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The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

At our navy's ports in France, tho
Y. NJ. G. A. has to deal, is All sorts
They are CT the two extremes, and
every grade between, but once they
are in Uncle SANS navy there is no
distinction. Each man is offering all
he has to his country; that makes
them kin. Let me exemplify:
I was just coming in from my first
cruise with the, Mosquito Fleet. The
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14
. WITHOUT A WHImPER.

Yet all that is borne without 4
whimper. The sailors read, now and
then, Z stray home paper and see
the ACCOUNTS of cheering crowds bid
ding Godspeed to this or that depart
ing regiment; they feel that all the
public's heart is going out to the
army. They don't at all realize their
own devotion, and their attitude is
almost that of apology for not more
spectacularly serving their country.
They will tell you that they are glad
they Jumped to the guns" but every
mail brings news of friends that
stayed behind and have won commits
sions at the Reserve Officers Train
Ing Camps.
port, and there are liberty parties
going ashore.
The, British sailor is given bis
drink ration the British Y. NJ. c.. A.
serves light beer 1t isn't thus with
our men. At sea there obtains only
the taut rule Of fiat virtue. and the
man that goes ashore is his own
master. .a.
Do you begin to see now the prob
lem that our 7. NJ. c. A. has to face?
Any American sailor man will get
homesick after a week here. and it's
Just homesickness that's the matter
with most. Of these kids: if they
can't be cured Of it, they'll DO some
thing to forget it."
To be homesick-and. if you re.
member your first boarding school
day., after your mcther'd kissed you
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

Boys of Mosquito Fleet, Who Find
French Ports Dreary and Full
of "Homesickness Germs" Col
Back to Their Ships Cheerful
and Ready for Anything after
Meeting the Women Workers
Who have Gone "Over There"
to Make France Look as Much
Like Home as Possible.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

quartermaster leaned against the
starboard rail. gr
boy he said, as he nodded
to q blackened, barefoot lad emerging
from a hatchway. got honors in
French at Harvard last spring"
And he's here as common sea
man?' I wondered
AS coal HEAVIER" the. quarter,
master corrected me- We've got a
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

/ u over seventeen-he wore tn
uniform of sailor in tn
United States Navy. He had com
into this little room, opening off tn
main street of the dreary Frencl
port, with just a bit Of swagger.
"Des cigarettes" he said, and fun
upon the counter a ffty-franc bill.
What brand do you prefer?" asket
the girl-behind- nd-the.countcr.
Instantly. that faint hint Of bra
vado passed from the boyish face
leaving it clean and manly-glad, too
and yet wistful. -
"Gee!" he cried. "You're az
American, aren't you? Great guns
but it's good to hear American talked
In this town.
He drew out. as long as he dared
the details of bis purchase. He went
away slowly, and presently returned
and bought some more cigarettes. He
hung about the room, and then
bought itill more. He ostentatiously
pulled out shining cigarette case
from, 4 pocket, and filled it.
The clerk couldn't help smile
"You must smoke a great deal," she
sait .~... .'
Tie sailor blushed. Its not that"
he confessed. 'but--well, just to
hesr you talk is like home" He
fumbled with the cigarette case.
See that??' he said. II got it to-
day: from my folks in Boston. That
mohbgram-theyre my initials.
guessed maybe they'd send me ciga-
rettes, but didn't expect the case.
As it was, the use came alone"
(: ITS very pretty" said the clerk.
ITS the first word I've had from:
home for three MONTHS said the boy.
They don't wEite?''
He turned away, 81 grc-s the
mails are all balled-up."
"Still, you did get the case.''
~. LETTERS, THE DEMAND
Sure: but Id rather had a letter
than a hundred cigarette cases. OF
course I'm glad l enlisted; but, gee,
II the people at home knew how bad
uS fellows wanted letters. they'd
write every day, even if they didn't
have nothin' to say except Yours
truly IL they only knew"
That sailor was a fair example Of
our young seamen in France: unfal-
tering in his determination to do his
duty, but unremittingly homesick.
The room in which he revealed his
ieart was one Of many such rooms
where, daily, many of our enlisted
men are moved to similar confessions:
their one healthy substitute for home,
The Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters at
French port. .s..s. "a
These boys are the keepers-up Of
commerce, the food-bfingers, the
sleepless guides and guardians of our
troops that cross the sea.
The work of the Mosquito Fleet
is nothing short Of wonderful" a
French admiral recently declared.
I'm tho last report of two hundred
and fifty ships conveyed, only three
losses were reported: since the Mos
quito Fleet came here, the s. O. s.
calls due to mines and submarine at
tacks have decreased fifty per cent"
These results are achieved only by
labor that is hard, dangerous, and
without recorded praise. There are
days when men have to stand on
watch for fourteen hours without re-
lief; whole voyages when the gun
crews have never moved more than
Ave feet from their guns, snatching
sleep on the rain-washed decks;
cruises when the men in the fire room
and before the engines have never
once been able to come up for a
breath Of fresh air, .' "a,
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A MISS AND A MI.

please DON'T said the secretary.
The big fist shot forward --- t
It didn't hit anything. II was
shunted aside as a little twist Of tho
slim switch shurts a train Of coal
cars. 1t dragged the boatowaia's
mate after it into vacant space-and.
as the boatsmain's mate went ",
something caught m-somethinl
uncommohly Ike an express engine
on the point of the Jaw, and sent, him
smashing to the floor.
Then the quiet secretary picked tho
giant up in his arms ard carried him
to a back room. Of which the two
we're the only occunants. Fss
81 hope haven't hurt you.' said
the secretary. Il tried not to-
The secretary was Presbyterian
minister. He was also q Colorsdo
rancher. And also he had been the
hest boxer in Prin"e+or during ;.hia
day there his name is @. F. Gardner
He nurs"d that hra s"air's mate :
hack to sobr;etv ard got him; cr his
shin. in time 10 rson," renrimand.
The next nioht the sailo- t,r,ed Up
again ct ,tb" Y. N. e. a. h"ild;r9. y,
'T've come here to apologize he
said. /. ~
That's all right said the secls.
tarv.t ". +.
s NO. it ain't.' the sailor pprsisted. !,
.'T made nuisance of myself hefo.a
all this crowd. and it's before the
whole crowd that I've got to apolp.t
gze. Here, you swipes!" he bel.
lowed. /, re
soATswA,N's APOLOGY.
Every man in the room fell silent. !
The boatswain's mate addressed
them:
Il want to tell you fellows" hs
said, that l was = fool last night,
and got what was comm to me but
I'm not such fool but what / can
learn a lesson. I'm cuttin. out the
booze. That man there treated no
square, and saved me from trouble
aboard ship, and after tonight if any
slob tries to get fresh around this
place. why any such guys got to
tackle the two of u.s." L3if} !.
Some college men and some men
that have hardly been to school Ut
all, a group of miAionaires and i
scattering Of rough.necks, but every
one sound at heart and brave IN
action-these make up the MOSQUITO
Fleet. The worst aren't bad. thew ara
only lonely. The best are enduring
a dangerous and. what 10 more, :
hideously monotonous, life ahoat and
one beset with the temptation "
emotional reaction ashore. For 18Th
sorts the choice lies solely bet~ cen
the aordidness of q foreign port and
the Y. NJ. c. A.
Which are you for-the Y. NJ. c. a.
or the port!
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0een ,showel--wAtef causes 0uen
fires, you know-and now, away q:
the bottom Of tho pile, that coal was
white hot. All We could do at fret
was to play the steam hose on it and
hold it from gaining for twenty four
hours.
Il was on the bridge at 2 80 next
mornlng-had the midnight to 1
A. NJ. watch-when tho starboard
bunker blew out. The dre had
crossed the ship. We did our best.
but before I o'clock there were three
explosions on the port side, and then
we knew that it was time for das.
perate measures. t'5s
The captain called for volunteers.
ne said he wanted men that would
60 down into that furnace b,,l1:ns
with fata! gas-fellows that would
wax straight into those lunse of
death and shovel away the top eoal
50 50 as to uncover the burning corr.
That was the only way to save tie
ship. ,N.
eo.IeSE BOYS FIRST.
well. sir, the first to voluute.,
we're the college kids-and Foui,
Stripes gave them the job.
by squads of four, With = p.ttv
officer t. >.ch, they jumped into thst
hell. Shovel! You ought to havs
seen them! Three minutes : ah;it
they were to work, but thev .veYe
gased so quickly that eleven kids
were carried out, one right after the
other, on the backs Of their ah;n.
mates Sawbones stood on deck vith
tha pulmotor and pumped them
through, but lot were can.ht
sneaklng out Of their hunks to 'su
Dack and fight the gas again. Itxss
as tough a job as I've ever aeen, q
sea, but those boys did II; thev AN.
lu!ered the fire and saved the ahip.
SINCE then, you don't hear mu.h
aaShlng at the College Kids" .a
Somehow that quartermaster had
'iven me hint about himself
w hats your colleee!" 1 asked.
:, : Yale 'ninety-four." he said. '.But
I'm an old hand. II was these hda
was talking about. Don't Iment;on ,
ny being a college man to anyhody
board. I don't want to seen ID s.
'utting on side" & -. ''t';'N
mat is one example. Hero's IN.
ther: ....,& ',5s
70 an orderly entertainment at 4
N: G. A. building ca M. ono niSht
brilliantly Illuminated boat.waII1a
:ate. ;: he was a splendid specimen
physical manhood, six feet three
'ches. and as hard IA nails, :,Bnt -
.'s intent on STARING .or.Ah;-~"
lie stopped, with one: believing
the singer on the. stage
e knocked down two Of his4 lpdrota,t:.
g friends, spilled crowded bennh
nd .swa9gered up to the secretaYv. ~
'arRe with! the maiesty Of breaker
reeping toward the beach. S
I'm going to break up. tAii show;
said. VI \
It, t looked very much !. tn.
Now. !. the secretary in change "a. a
net and 'Inassuming man. He had
ne wonders in his work ano:,g on
et in French waters. but Ne sspo,kaI
small voice and moved gently
IF ! We're you." said the secre. ,ci
~. 81 wouldn't interfere sF7'r
The hell you wouldn't" said ths
:st.wain's mate and shook :
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

bringing are formed, under materna
chaperonage, to meet sailors of ,thei
own sort that have some knowledge
Of the French language. 1t is al
these gatherings that the sailor talk:
most freely, and most lightly, of hi
work. -, r.. .5....., >,
Looking for subs:" l heard on
say to his newly met companion. vi
am going blind doing it! There is i,
sub that rigs up to Look like a sal
ing vessel, and one that hides IT.
~. 4s~tte u~..--.-- ~. ----.--.---
'fin, and now they've got ore that
spouts water Ike whale. The ro:.
poises drive us crazy: so1ethinc
came dashing at our bcat the Other
day; its track was exactly like a tor
pedo's. Humphrey saw it first. liz
pointed it o3t to me. We're gone
this time!' he yelled. Then it jumped
and we saw it was porpois". We
call porpoises Humphrey tcrpedoes
now"
The French girl wanted to know
about re-cues at sea. n
IA PICK UP SURVIVORS :.
last trip she was informed, eve
picked up three small boats with
fifty.nine men in them. About hall
of those men were from a ship tina t
had been torpedoed the day before.
They got away and were taken Oh =
passing steamer, and they hadn't
been aboard her for twelve hours ne
fore she was torpedoed, too. We got
those fellows into the drum-room and
laid them over the boilers. When.
ever we. sight life boat the com.
missary steward starts supplies Of
soup and coffee. so we had plenty OF
the warm stuff ready for them, and
We lent them our clothes while their
own were drying"
His companion laughed. ~
why don't you tell tha.rest'" ne
asked. We
"Oh, what's the ,usew grumbled the
first sailor!
"Then I'll tell it," persisted the
second. "Our crews clothes were 50
much better than the slops the
rescued men had come aboard in thai
some of the rescued forgot to change
back to their own duds before they
went ashore. If you see any stray
uniforms walking around this town,
they're ours"
However, if good company is 2
moral force not to be neglected. so
is good food, and in that particular
the Y. NJ. G. A. has thus far been
fortunate. There is story told in
one port. where Vincent Astor has
been staying when on shore leave, to
the effect that he was complaining Of
the restaurant in his hotel.
"You can't get really good meal
there" said Astor.
.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-14

LTHOUGH he goodbye cried a little and told
ad-he didn't look to all
senteenhe the mendin and your SHAKER
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HUSBAND TRIES
TO KILL, AFTER
WIFE CONFESSES
Dining Car Cook Tries to Kill a
Grand Forks Man in Salts
faction Unwritten Law

Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. 2.-Fer.
nando Campos, dining car cook for
the Great Northern, was arrested Fri
day on charge of firing several
shots at Harvey DAVIS, who claims
that it was Campos' intention to kill
him. The shooting. occurred at the
Great Northern depot tonight just be.
fore Campos' train pulled out.
Campos said tonight that his wife,
formerly Lillian Gilchrist, of this city,
made confession last night at their
home in Fargo duplicating DAVIS. To-
night he invited DAVIS into the dining
car, saying that he had package
for him." When he told DAVIS not to
move or he would shoot, the latter
jumped from the train, whereupon
Campos fired several shots.
Campos then ran out of town, and
boarded his train when it slowed
down, Policemen, who had ridden out
in the engine, put him under arrest.
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night stars shine more brightly and
the moon seem to smile in half
happy, half-sad way.
Signs and Cheers
Friends of many years were parting,
possibly for the last time. Mothers
were giving up their sons to.America.
fathers stood stiffly erect and tried to
appear self composed.
But there were tears in smiling
eyes, and sobs in cheering threats.
The passengers on the train caught
the spirit of patriotism, which is more
contagious among Americans than la.
grippe. Nearly a thousand voices bade
godspeed to the boys selected to serve
the flag.
Those Who Left.
Nine of the boys 60 to Fort Leav'
enworth, Kan. They are:
Leonard NJ. Sather, Bismarck. in
charge; Isaac Turney, Wing; Tide
man r. Brunick, Wing; Chester K
Boyd, Menoken; Walter L. Krug, Bis
marck: Robert M. WEIGH, Menoken;
Fred Mulari, Wing; Louie Clooten
Bismarck; John Gourdette, Bismarck
Parke A. Fenninger, Bismarck II
charge: Emery w. Zibble, Bismarck
60 to Camp Greene, N. C.
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district, and it is said that the league
does not regard his candidacy with

district, and it is said that the league
does not regard his candidacy with
disfavOr. .s... ...
"Burdick has always played fair
with the league" said a local man
ager of the organization, "and am
confident he will make an acceptable
candidate"
There is some question as to the
leagues endorsement of Eurdick, or
of anyone else, for the republican
nomination in the Third district. Pat
Norton of Hettinger, the incumbent
has not been unfriendly to the league.
He has pushed many of the organic.
atoms measures in congress, and he
stands well with the farming popu;a.
ton of his district. He is also q
brother-in-law of Assistant Attorney
General Daniel V. Brennan, who is
very close to Attorney General Will
liam S. LANCER. Mr.. LANCER has a
habit of having his own way. It IS
regarded as probable that his influ-
ence will be used in behalf of IBrel:-
nan to prevent the league endorse
ment of Burdick or of any other Op-
ponent of Norton's.
Leslie A. Simpson, Charles Simon
and a number of other prospective
candidates are being groomed in the
south end of the Third district, but
it is understood that Burdick would
be the favored son. of the north
western section of the district
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-02
DELVE DEEP IN
PACKING HOUSE j Is I
WAGE HEARING
Officials Refuse to Answer Cues.
tions on Government Con-
troll of Industry.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 2.-Taking of
testimony in the packing house wage
arbitration is nearing completion. The
packers expect to call their last wit
nesses Saturday after which there will
be several days given to rebuttal ties.
tfmony and arguments of counsel be-
fore Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler,
the arbitrator, takes the case under
advisement.
At today's session Chester S. Chur-
chill, advisory superintendent for the
Swift & Co.'S plants at Chicago, Den
yer, Omaha, Kansas City, st. Joseph,
East St. Louis, st. Paul and Fort
Worth, testified that in his opinion
1t would be impracticable to install
the eight hour day. q
Evades Question
Attorney Frank P. Walsh. for the
employees, asked the witness II he did
not think there would be great saw
ing Of men, energy and money II the
government operated the packing
plants during the war The witness de-
clined to express an opinion on the
subject.
Attorney Walsh read statistics tend
ing to show that the big packers had
not been operating at their maximum
capacity for several months.
He. referred to a decrease in the
price, Of hogs in Chicago Of fifty cents
yesterday and 40 cents the day before,
and asked the witness II the packers
ct times did not refuse to buy live
stock so as to depress prices.
Lower Prices BY Short Purchases.
Mr.. Churchill said he did have any
thing to do with buying livestock.
! Attorney Walsh said the packers
only bought 1900 hogs in Chicago yes.
terday, although they have killing
capacity Of $500, and that as q result
Of the small amount purchased Is, 900
were left over l1nsOld until today.
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WAR FINANCE
ACTION SLOW
Leaders Think Passage, With
Amendments Almost Ger.
tain in Today's Session

Washington, D. c., Mar. 2.-Slow
progress was made by the senate Fri
day in disp0sing of amendments to
the administration bill for war finan.
ce. corporation, but Friday leaders be-
lieved it's passage was assured.
With virtually all senator's agreed
regarding necessity for the legisla.
ton, to afford government financial
assistance to war industries and con-
troll private security issues, an unex-
pected number of amendments pro-
posed including several from banking
committee members has delayed final
action.
An amendment adopted Friday pro-
hibits directors of the corporation
from participating directly or indirect
ly in passing upon any matter of in
terest to themselves, or any concern
with which they are connected. The
provisions is substitute for the
clause eliminated by the finance COM
mittee, which prohibited the directors
from continuing personal connections
with any bank or other corporation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-02
PARADE H0N0RS
SELECTED 5! ! /. y : J. :! BOYS
Eleven Leave in Answer to the
Worlds Battlecry of Free
dom, Amid Cheers

Marching in gallant, If unmilitary
style into the home guard armory last
night, eleven boys who have been
selected to serve the flag, babe good.
bye to friends.
q well escort them to the depot, any
how" someone shouted. And they did.
From the armory to the N. p. depot,
marched a gay martial line Of men,
part of whom were leaving for less
happy, grim pursuits of war. The Elk
band had been notified. It appeared a
few minutes later, before the parade
had gone very far, and struck up the
airs Of America. The steps became
swifter but more soldiery. Then a
crowd Of ordinary folks formed in line
behind the parade nucleus. 1t grew.
Hundreds of people were in the line
when the parade reached the depot.
These cheering and music made the
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TWO ARMY MEDICS
4 TO BE TRIED BY
COURT MARTIAL
'sDeplorabie Conditions Charge
Against Heads of the
Medical Corps

! washington, D. c., Mar. s2.-Investi.
CATION of the treatment of Private Ar
bert Hestwood of Liberty, Kan, who
died of spinal meningitis at Camp
Doniphan, Okla, has resulted in Score.
tary Baker ordering the trial by court
martial of Major Philip B. Connolly.
medical corps, U. s. A., of New York
City, and first lieutenant Walter H.
Kirkpatrick, medical corps, National
Guard Of Haven, Kan.
It was announced tonight that Major
Connolly. who was in charge OF the
base hospital, had been held resp0n.
sible; by the investigating officer for
conditions characterized o nothing
short Of deplorable. -
Charges Nssleek
Lieut.. Kirkpatrick, medical nicer
examined Hestwood, and II charged
with having sent the soldier to the
base hospital without making known
that fsct that he suspected spina
meningitis. Major General =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-02
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TO MEET IN MANDAN
Bismarck Council Will Conduct
Special Session Across
River

! Bismarck Council, No. 1904, Knights
Of Columbus, will hold a special meet
ing at Mandan on Sunday March 3, at
two o'clock. Knights will go over on
No. 8 and return home on No.E2.
This meeting will be held for the
purpose of arranging for the next In
itiation. Every member is expected to
come to take part and make this meet
ing q great success.
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RUSS-GERMAN
NEGOTIATIONS ] ! / !, !, !. | !
MAYBE, ENDED
Dispatch Asks for Armed Train
to 11 i Bo 4 ! Dele
gates to Petrograd

London, March "A message re-
ceived by the Bolsheviki government
in Petrograd from Brest. Litovsk, dat.
ed Friday, ordering train under mil.
itary guard to meet the Russian dele.
gates at TOrOshaets, was considered
by the government as probably signi.
flying that the peace negotiations have
been broken off, according to wireless
communication received here from
Petrograd tonight.
-. The Wireless
The wireless communication fol.
lows:
''To all the councils:
\ The following message was receiv.
ed Friday from Brest iLtovsk.
To the council, of commissiries,
Petrograd: a
Send us train to Torossaets, near
Pskov. escorted by sufficiently large
forces. Communicate with Krylenko
concerning the bodyguard.
: ,. 'Signed-Karahan'
This message most probably sig
nifies that the peace negotiations have
been broken off by the Germans We
must be ready for an immediate Ger
man advance on Petrograd and on all
fronts. 1t is necessary that all the
people arise and strengthen the meas
ures for defense
'Signed-Lenine".
Revolutionists Retreat. -
The occupation Of Rostov-on-Don
by the Bolsheyiki after a sanguinary
battle and the forced retreat of the
troops of General kaldeines and Gen
eral Korniloff is reported by the semi
official news agency today
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here on Monday evening, March II in
a finish bout.
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Relieved BY HamlIn's
'r .-s Wizard OIL e."
IMITATION BRICKS =!

Hamlin's Wizard Oil is simple
and effective treatment for sore
throat and chest colds. Used as a
gargle for sore throat it brings quick
relief. Rubbed on the chest it will
often loosen up hard, deep seated
cold in, one night. ~ 's:z. 81; Id
How often sprains, bruises, cuts
and burns occur in every family, as
we'll as little troubles like earache,
toothache, cold sores, canker sores,
stiff neck, and tired aching feet.
Soothing, healing Wizard Oil will al
ways bring quick relief.
Get it from druggists for 80 GEMS.
1f.not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick
headache? Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 80
cents. Guaranteed. IL -
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Do Not Get. Careless
With Your Blood Supply

ing. a few bottles Of s. S. s., the
great vegetable blood medicine, will
revitalize your blood and give you
new strength and a healthy, vigorous
vitality. Everyone needs It Just now
to keep the system in perfect condi.
ton. Go to your drug store and get
2 bottle to-day, and if you need any
medical advice, you can obtain It
without cost by writing to Medical
Director, Swift Specific Co., rs Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.