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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
TALK RATES AT
EQUITY MEETING
AT. T...YA:L|.L|EE|Y. /. ! : CITY. I [
Politicians Have Eyes on Confer,
ence-Attitude Toward -
League Awaited. "
MAKONEY CHIEF SPEAKER

Valley City, N. D., Feb. 13.-Thc an
lual convention of the North Dakota
Union Of the Society of Equity opened
acre today with a large attendance
md an interesting program for the
session which is expected to last
three days.
D. O. Mahoney of Viroqua, Wis, ma
tional president of the society, Attor-
ney General William LANCER, and J.
A. Little, rate expert Of the state rail-
road commission, who will discuss the
rate situation, are among the speak
ers who will address the convention.
Predictions that the society would
be an important factor in the coming
POLITICAL activities in North Dakota
this year made recently have tended
20 create additional interest in the
conventions proceedings. It is also
thought that because OF the govern
ment's entry into the farm loan field,
the convention probably would close
up the affairs of the Equity Rural
Credits association, which was organ
lied some time ago with capital of
s1,000,0OO The company is dissolved
at the present time.
Just how far the Equity is prepared
to endorse the league and Townley is
a matter of deep interest. 1t is known
that the line of chain stores is not
popular with the Equity or Farmers
Union.
NJ. P. Johnson, state rail commits
sioner, prominent in Equity circles,
has had several clashes with Townley,
especially on the terminal elevator
bill vetoed by Governor Frazier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
M'CUMBER
ASKS$2.75
FOR WHEAT I I
Bill Boosting Price from 81 Intro
duced in United States
Senate
GORE DETECTING
Would Fix Minimum at $3.50 Per
Bushel-High Prices the
Reason.
SENATOR GORE oBJECT1Na

Washington, Feb. IA bill
to fix the price Of wheat for the
1918 crop at not less than &.76
a bushel, instead of $500 as now
provided, was introduced today by
Senator McCumber, republican, Of
North Dakota and referred to the
agriculture committee. The sen.
ator said the price of material and
labor had become so high that
something must be done to in
crease the profits of the farmers
and induce them to increase pro.
duction.
Senator Gore, democrat, Of
Oklahoma, also introduced an
amendment increasing the gov
ernment guaranteed price to $3.50
per bushel. ...
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
UDlNE PjlIAGEO
(6v Associated Press, J

Paris, Feb. 13.-The Austro.G German
invaders in northern Italy, daily are
resorting to increasing acts of vandal-
ism, violence, pillage and brutality &C.
cording to the statements Of prisoners
captured by the Italians, a Havaas
dispatch from Rome says. Ofiicers as
we'll as soldiers are participating.
Udine has been pillaged and stores
and buildings destroyed wantonly, by
intoxicated troops. The rivalry in
stealing, it is said, has been SO great
that fights have broken out between
the various groups Of the Central Pow
ers. In Udine, these fights resulted in
the dead Of fourteen Germans, ana
three Bosnians. There were also
bloody conflicts at Polo Cattaro, be.
tween the Germans and Austrians.
Women and children, it is added,
have been stripped of their clothing,
which (has been sent to Germany,
while foodstuffs, whenever found, also
are sent away by officers. Italian
prisoners working on roads for the
Austro. Germans are reported to be
underfed and forced to subsist on the
carcases of horses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
PROTECT AMERICANS

Paris, Feb. ia decree extending
to American residents in France the
benefits of the law Of August 5, 1914.
is published in the Journal Official
BY this, American families, whose
bread-winner has been called to serve
in the American or French army, will
on proof of need, be entitled to daily
allowance of one franc, twenty-five
centimes, with an additional allow
ance of fifty centimes for each child,
under sixteen, dependent on the bread.
winner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13

perilious voyage from Ireland, is able
to give the first accounts of the last
moments of many of the American
victims who perished as a result of
the Tuscania disaster and Of patriotic
incidents attending their burial on the
bleak and rock shores of this barren
coast.
The correspondent today assisted
in the burial of sixteen Americans,
bringing the total Of those buried thus
far to 145. Fourteen bodies of Ameri.
cans were recovered today and will
be buried tomorrow. The bodies of
eight members of the crew also have
been recovered.
Buried at Waters Edge
Todays burial was at the waters
edge at the base of rocky cliffs and
was picturesque in the extreme. All
the tiny villages for miles around
were in mourning for the Americans,
and farm and fisher folk came great
distances to attend the ceremonies
twenty-five American survivors of the
disaster who had been left behind for
the purpose of assisting the natives in
digging the graves into which the
khaki clad troops tenderly placed
their dead comrades.
Looking down from the top of the
cliffs 300 feet above stood the mourn
ers, headed by British colonel, and
an American private carrying an "old
glory" made for the occasion by
group of Scotch women.
Two clergymen came many miles
and read the Scotch and Episcopal SER
vices, after which volunteers fired
three volleys, which re.echoed against
the hillsides. .... IL ,&
Y Bodies Badly Mutilated
The ceremony was much the same
as carried out at the same spot on the
previous day, when "a Americans were
laid at rest in two graves. So badly
mutilated were many OF the bodies
that twa American army officers who
. were sent here from London express
ly for the purpose, found it impos.
sible to take finger prints for tdent1'
ASdIlOA pul pO0C0' oil
Wooden crosses, with distinguish
ing numbers, have been placed on
each grave, all of which are enclosed
by temporary fences. The bodies OF
the Americans have come ashore thus
far at eight widely separated points
along the coast. All but IA, whichswere
recovered today have been buried at
three of the most central points, or
where the greatest number were re-
covered. ess7,a Iis.
So many bodies came ashore be
tween the cliffs and in inaccessible
points that great difficulty was ex
perienced in conveying them to burial
places Some bodies were dashed up
on the rocks al. the base Of pEeciptous
cliffs higher than the palisades of the
Hudson river. At one point Al bodies
were recovered at the base Of cliffs
| which rose to a height Of 800 feet
making it impossible to remove them
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13

Up to TueSday niglt, a week altel
the disaster. III victims Of the ill-fat
ed Tuscania had been laid to rest at
fidderent points on the Scottish coast
These were divided as follows: Amer
leans 131 identified, and 80 unidenti
fled; crew 4 identified, and unident
flied.
None from North Dakota.
No men from North Dakota arc in
cluded in the list made public.
The following from Minnesota and
South Dakota, appear in the list
however:
John A, Eichhammcr, East Grand
Forks, Minn.
James J.. Buckley, Minneapolis
Minn. ns
Walter Crelline, Virginia, MINI.
w. F. Tragesser, Cottonwood, MINI
John G. johnson, Big Falls, MINI.
Edwin r. Burkley, Bemidji, MINI.
Fred M Unger of Parstown, S. D..
Fred X. Allen, Ada, MINI.
James J. Buckley, Minneapolis. !
G. A. Austad. Oakley, Minn. :.
Frank Drahota, Jackson, Mimi.
The, Associated Press correspond
ent cooperated with the American
army officers in obtaining these fig
ures which go forward to Washing
ton as the most accurate and com
plete list obtainaole. The last sever
of these bodies recovered,-all Ameri
cans-were buried this afternoon, vii
layers again coming many miles in {
downpour of rain to pay their tribute
to the American dead The bodies
were brought to the burial place or
one big motor truck, which was fol
lowed along the route several miles
long by squad of 25 khaki clat
American survivors ana the village
mourners. One of the villagers car
ried the Union Jack, while an Ameri
can soldier held aloft the Stars anC
Stripes. ~
Sang "star spangIed Banner"
At the graveside, the American sol
diers sang the "Star ,Spang]ed Ban
ner," followed by the natives sing
ing "God Save the King" r"
Temporary fences have been bull
around the graves to be replaced by
a permanent enclosure as soon as tht
materials can be brought to these
desolate shores. A British colonel
who has. worked day and night since
the disaster, helping the American:
bury their dead, announced toda,
that the people of the nearby country
side had started public subscrip
tion to erect a, permanent monument
to the Americans.
There are: eight Americans here
still too ill to leave. They are quar-
tered in nearby farm houses, and vii
lage hotels. One American office
and fourteen men are still in hos
pital at Glasgow.
Each body, whether identified O.
not, was given a number. Thus, a
one point. where seventy ty-eight victim
were buried side by side in lonl
trench. the numbers run from one t.
seventy-eight.
A correspondent Of the Associate
Press who reached here this mornin
with two American officers, after. ,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13

Washington, Feb. 13.-Creation of q
Federal grain standardization board
with one representative from each
state, that produces more than 100,
100000 bushels of grain, and modifica.
lion of present grain standards, was
urged upon President Wilson and Sec.
retary Houston today by Rep. Ander-
son, of Minnesota, and delegation
from Minnesota and North and South
Dakota. About thirty states are af-
eected.
The idea is to give these states =
direct representation in determining
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
Commissioner AANDAHL JOINS
DELEGATION TO URGE FEDERAL
GRAIN BOARD BEFORE WILSON

what standard grades shall be estab-
lished. They want modification of the
standards to include increase of per-
centages of wheats of other classes
mixed with any particular class Of
wheat, fixing of oyster contents, in
separable materials and other stand
ardizing questions.
The delegation included Col. G. H.
March, of Litchfeld, Mimi, O. p. B.
jacobson, OF the Minnesota state rail-
way and warehouse commission, and
Samuel Aandahl, representing North
Dakota. (
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
STATE EQUITY MEETING
Administrative Officials Go TO
Valley City for Session

A. S. Olsness, commissioner of in
surance; P. M. Casey Of the state
board of control, and Reps. Noltimier
and Pray of Stutsman county. who
spent the day at the capitol, left
Tuesday evening for Valley City to
attend the annual state convention Of
the North Dakota Equity eocielys
which opened this morning, Ana WA1ch
is expected to prove u intes e1nS q
mot exciting seosiOo .ss I:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
AMERICAN SECTOR NORMAL
pv ACC0CIATED PRESS

with the American Army in France,
Tuesday, Feb. 12.-Aside from increas-
ed artillery activity, the American
sector has been normal for the last
twenty.four hours. Harrassing artil-
lery fire, and patrolling operations
have been kept up but there have been
no clashes.
The American gunners are said to
be growing more accurate daily. They
have been especially effective in regis
tering on the roads and light rail
ways back Of the enemy lines So &C.
curate has been the shrapnel fire
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13

WANT FIFTY +..
TRAINlNEN
FOR TANKS

Washington, Feb. 13.-The war de-
partment has asked the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers to furnish
fifty men for tank service, and 1000
engineers for transportation service
in France. Warren S. Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood, today told
the railroad wage commission he
would furnish the department the
names of men available.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
|I0URNERS WITNESS BURIAL0F i.
TUSCANIA VICTlMSFR0MT0
...... OF 300-F00T CLIFF F0N COAST

A Scotch Seaport, Monday Feb Il: y the Associated
The American dead result of the sinking Of the
been buried along the Scotch coast and II additional bodies
recovered today Funeral services the latter will be
held tomorrow. ..>.. ..f,
The bodies of majority Of the Americans identified by
Of metal disks which the and the of about
twenty Others which bore blank tags Identification made Of
Of them by general dcscrponof the bodies by letters
found in the pockets Of The ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
Lowest
FATHER OF BUILDERS

Thomas Thompson of Eau Claire,
Wis. was in the city over night en-
route to Whshburn to visit his sons,
Frank and Thomas, Jr., substantial
citizens who have been prominent in
the development Of Mclean county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
ROOSEVELT SHOWS
BIG IMPROVEMENT

New York, Feb. 13.-A marked i'm.
movement in the condition of Col.
Roosevelt was announced at the hos
pital today. He passed a comfortable
night. Mrs. Roosevelt spent some
time early in the day at his bedside.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
THE WEATHER

Forecast.
For North Dakota: Snow with cold
wave and fresh northeast to north
winds tonight; Thursday generally
fair and colder.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-13
LLOYD GEORGE
CHALLENGES
OPPOSITION
Dares Them to Move Want of
Confidence ote-Asquith
Is Chief Critic.
BIG PUSH FOR NEXT MONTH
Austria Hungary Loathe to Send
Troops Against English and
American Soldiers. ..
DEMAND on RVMAN,A

DEMAND ON RUMANlA IL
Amsterdam, Feb. 13.-The Rer.
lin TagebIatt says that the Cent
raj Powers have addressed de-
mand to Rumania to enter peace
negotiations and requested an an
swer by this evening. The news.
paper says the demand did not
take the form Of an ultimatum,
with an inherent threat.
10y Associated ,Press.)
Count Won Hertling, the Imperial
German Chancellor, it is reported un.
officially, will answer President viii.
sons address to Congress in the
Reichstag next Tuesday E
Facts are known in London, the
Daily News says, which bring closer
the possibility Of separate peace be.
tween Austria.Hungary and the En-
tente. Austria is said to look with
disfavOr on sending her soldiers
against the troops of the United
States and Great Britain. -,
Challenged to move, want of con-
fidence in his government by Premier
Lloyd George, the British House Of
Commons yesterday failed to take
such action. Criticism OF the Ver-
'.dilles council and the premier's atti-
tude+ concerning 1t was voiced in the
House by former Premier Asquith and
other speakers. AS to reports that
Field Marshal Haig and General Rob.
ertson had been dismissed or had re-
signed, spokesmen for the government
denied the truth Of such statements.
Premier Lloyd George in the House
and King George in an address to Par
lament, asserted no basis for dem
ocratic peace, could be found In re-
cent statements ST; leaders of the
Central Powers. Tho Premier said he
could see no difference In substance
between the recent utterances of
Chancellor Won Hertling and Count
Czernin. Before the Italian Parlia-
ment. Premier Orlando has declared
that Italy will fight on until victory is
achieved. .,.,., ....
There is no indication that military
operations on the west front are
about to be resumed on a larger scale.
Attempts by raiding parties are grow.
ing stronger, especially on the French
front near Verdun and in the Worvre
but there have been no attacks in
force.
Sometime in March," according to
a German prisoner, the Germans
will attack on the British front. He
did not know whether general Of
fensive would begin then, but there
is marked activity behind the German
lines. "The weather on the British
front continues favorable, and the
fields and roads are drying fast.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
MOTHER is DOING HER BIT.

Mother can't join the army and mo-
ther can't go to sea,
But mother can do her bit, you bet
whatever her bit may be.
She's up in the morning early, she's
late to her bed at night,
Yet she sings song the whole
day long that shows her full of
fight
It's Columbia, Gem of the Ocean, +"
that echoes through kitchen and
hall.
melody sweet, yet as sturdy as
though twere bugle call.
She starts the children off to school.
flag upon each breast.
A symbol sweet she tells them, of
the land they love the best.
Then mother gets her housework
done and hurries off to town,
There to do a woman's part in Red
Cross cap and gown.
And all along the table where the
bandage makers sit
They hear her hum Columbia and
see her do her bit.
Mother can't join the army and mo-
ther can't go to sea.
But mother can do her bit, you bet
whatever her bit may be.
She doesn't go round complaining
because she isn't man.
Instead she sews and sings and hoes
and does the best she can,
For Columbia, too. was a woman, as
as pictured in story and art,
And Mothers our Mother Columbia
"A patriot doing her partl-By
William Hersehell in Indianap-
A VtAs nS"S. s.sns .sEk.ims5sRaatN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
EUROPEANS
CHARGING
BIG PRICES
BY j. w. PEGLER.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Expeditionary
Army France, Dec. 18-(By MaiL)
Pretty soon the clothing pirates of
Paris and London will begin to
realize there's war on. It's a war
cf prices
When an American officer can buy
trench boots for SO from the Quar-
tcrmaster's canteens therell be a
slump i'll sales in the forty-dollar
boot stores. And nine dollars is the
price fixed for leather trench boots.
The first supply is on the way
Boots will be followed by stock
OF whip cord breeches to sell at 81
a pair. Just now you can buy fair
ly goYd pair of whip-cords in Paris
military tailor-shop for about $40
and in London they cost 1926.
Sam Brown belts are another ar
ticle Of officers equipment which
will be sold through the Quartermas-
ter at bedrock prices. Some Of the
officers who bought belts in New
York before sailing paid as high as
800 for them. Quartermaster will
sell them for SS each.
And there will be trench-coats with
the detachable lining. for $2S There
seems to be no limit to the price Of
warm-Iined trench-coats in Paris and
London. They can be had for $40
and they run to $50 and over.
All the big officers outfitters in
Paris and London cls1m tne~ av
selling at the lowest possible prices.
They blame the high cost of equip
ment on scarcity of labor and ma
terial.
Maybe that's So but you can get
uniform from civilian tailor in
the American headquarters town for
about S95. And good Paris tailor
wants about $50 for a suit. A diff
ference of 500.
And the Quartermaster will under
sell them both.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

lfyour skin is yellow complexion pallid
tongue coated-appetite poor--you have
a bad taste in your mouth--a lazy, no-good
feeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
orcalomel--were prepared by DR.. Edwards
after II years of study with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
To have clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, feeling OF buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
SThey start the bile and overcome consti-
patton. That's why millions of boxes are
sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. All
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
EXPRESSION LESSONS
CHICKASHA IRON WORKS

Foundry, machine shops, black
smith, boiler works. automobile re-
pairing, and cast iron and aluminium
Welding
Our foundry Is in charge OF Mr..
John Dicks, first class moulder
The blacksmith work is in charge
OF Mr., j. w. Branson who is able TO
surn out anything in the blacksmith
line.
Our boiler works is In charge Of
Millard Hicks and we bar nothing in
this line
]. w. Minner is in charge Of our
machine shop and is first class ma
chinist.
In our automobile department we
have Mr.. John Scott.
NC. and J. J. CONRAD,
Proprietors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
SC -..- 1Oc
WEATHER ELSEWHERE

+ Western Union reports re-
= ceiyed at a. m. today;
= North Texas, generally
+ cloudy, %. Paris showing, %.
+ Bowie, 8-inch snow, 90. Ft.
j. Worth, snow still falling 21
+ Greenville, 2-inch snow, 20.
, Gainesville, snow 80. Sher-
+ man, showing, 21 Central
+ Texas, generally cloudy 25.
'e Mckinney, 9-inch snow, "a.
+ Temple, cloudy, 25. Corsicana,
f. showing, 25 Waco, showing
+ hard, 2S.
+ East Texas generally cloudy,
4 %. Marshall, sleeting, "a Ty-
Il Ter, showing heavy, 26, Ter
+ rell, showing, 2S. Texarkana,
+ showing, o.
+ Gulf coast generally cloudy,
= 81. Corpus Christi, clear, 81
+ Navasota, cloudy, sleeting, 80.
+ El Faso, clear, IT, Laredo,
i cloudy, a. Galveston, rain
+ past "a hours. Brownsville,
+ misting, Sc. Beaumont, freez-
+ ing 80. Beeville, showing, is.
T. West Texas generally cloudy,
+ II. Brownwood, 2-inch snow,
+ %. Amarillo, clear, 10. Sana-
+ gelo 4-inch snow, 10. Quanah,
+ showing, IS. PIainview clear,
+ 10. Weatherford, 4-inch snow,
+ still falling, 81. Abilene, 1-2
+ inch snow Wichita Falls, 3
+ inch snow, 30.
+ Arkansas, generally cloudy,
+ Is. Ft. Smith, showing, Is.
+ Little Rock, cloudy, Is. Pine
4 BLUFF, cloudy, 20. Helena, clear,
= 10.
+ Louisiana generally cloudy,
+ 81 Alexandria, cloudy, 20.
+ Shreveport, cloudy, 23.
+ Oklahoma generally cloudy,
+ %. Durant, S-inch snow, 20.
! Ardmore, showing, 90 Okla
+ homa City, cloudy, light snow,
i 30 Muskogee, showing, is.
? + + + = = + = + 3 = = ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
LaRoon In Hospital.

A letter has just been received in
Chickasha from Lieut. w H. LaBoon
Of this city from Hampstead, l.. l.,
stating that he is now confined in
hospital. His illness is not serious
He was sent to that point from
Leon Springs in charge of 172 men
He states that had there an
equipment on hand, he is Of the
opin'on that they would have been
sent Immediately to France, but in
the absence of it, they were held
at his present location.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21

LOST-In the court house at
Chickasha, abstract of title to NV
Ia and NE Ia of SW IA, Sec, 10,
township 91-N 16-W. Finder return
to Cochran Abstract Co., and receive
reward. 21-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
Big Guns Heard.

Chickasha is not war front city,
but it might be at that Judging from
the noise that was waited here this
morning from the direction Of Fort
Sill, Owing to the stiffness Of the
atmosphere the big guns Of Fort Sill
and Camp Doniphan could be plain
ly heard, This is the first time
that the sound of the big guns has
been noticed in this city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21

WANTED-Neat appearing young
man under 21 to travel. High-class
advertising work Must be able to
leave town Immediately See Mr..
Voelker, Chickasha hotel. No phone
calls answered. 21-1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
Lieut.. Cochran Here.

Lieutenant b. Cochran returned
this morning to his post at Fort
Sill after spending the night in
Chickasha with friends and rela-
tives. He was in charge of a motor
transport en- route from Oklahoma
City to the post