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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
LITTLE, CHANGE in FRONT

London July 16Advice received in London up to to-
day said that little change in the situation had been created BY
the German offensive The attacks which continued throughout
Boh who directing the operations Of the two armies
in the left wing of the German crown prince group
Great numbers of German hanging on the tan
gng babed wires in front Of the French positions and all
reports that the German losses must have been exceedingly
heavy 1* ~~, ~ee@
The main attack east of Rheims continued to o'clock
night The fighting in the vicinity OF Souan and
Prunay the captured wood south of the Will
age
The French line position remained intact everywhere.
EFFORT TO SURPRISE FAILED
Paris July 6-A from the battlefront indicates that
the element surprise avorte German total
failure Monday.
The French military Chiefs the Maurits Barres in the
Echo Paris with wonderful approximation the date
locality the German efforts and General Foc made all dis
position that the attack begun under conditions favorable
to the allies
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
BIGGEST DRIVE
OF ALL. BEGINS I |.|. s
This MORNING
Aggressive Teans Engaged i.
Csmpaign for Sale Of
$2s2,s4o ". S. S.
CRY IS RESP oNDlNG WE'LL
Believed Bismarck Quota Of
'lso,eoo WI! IN !! b sSR-
scribed Early
CRY IS RESPONDING WE'LL

\ ..srH (. ~ + T. F.. + X a- X ~.
The drive which is to put over the
sale Of $2S2, $40 worth OF War Savings
Stamps, the biggest contribution to
the financing Of the war yet asked
from Burleigh county was launched
this morning, when thorough can,
yass Of tie entire district was begun
by committee which had b en- primed
and furnished with inspiration sat q
w. 8. s. feed held at the Grand Pa:
cific on Monday evening. ies0re this
drive closes Saturday night it is ex.
pected that every business house and
office and private dwelling in the Tn.
tire county will have bsen visited.
and that every individual will have at
least his $40 per capita Of War Sav.
ings Stamps.
Although Burleigh ranks tenth in
the counties Of North DakO.a its sales
OF War Savings Stamps 1T the begin.
ming r0f the campaign averaged but
$3.OI per capita, 1862 pei capita
less than. the allotment which Uncl.
Sam has assigned each OF Ills more
than 1O0, ,OO0, 900 subjects. 10 make
u pthis difference for every nan, w0n-
ap and child, OF Burleigh ,county.s ~
$50 people Is the eitasK which lha War
.SaytnGS stamp committees have SCI
for themselves. s
II ta oismarek Quota Big.
Bismarck's quota is $3.50 900, the
slaEG5at essigned the c6pttal slcity ip
any OF OfsthSsNaI drives. The campaign
opens with sprObabt Ops.thjra. Of thi.
!xnhount risdsAd, alhanks to the work
az tAS Btssnarck merchants colnmi.
tee, which nader the direction oi
Chairman w. II. !. Webb, Jr., has Lis
posed .0f more than $4,000 worth OF
stamps, and with especial thanks to
tie Limit club committee. which, at
the opening OF the campaign. reported
a membership Of 20, which means the
purchase Of 100000 worth of stamps
by this score Of citizens who have
gone the limit. The Limit CLUB mem
bership yesterday was H. The three
names added today we're G. M. Dahl
Henry Tatleyr and A. B. Olson
. Every team reported on the dot at
8 O'Clock this morning. and the can
vass Of the downtown district was be
gun. At noon 1t was reported that
scores Of 800 and $50 pledges had
been received, and that others who
could not 20 the actual limit had ia.
ken 5000 $500 or $500 worth OF
stamps. The committees will report
at the close Of business each day. To
morrow systematic canvass Of the
residence district will be undertaken
k3c L. tnxl On, k0s,N GoV
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
Nitrate Plant
Blows Up; Loss
Of $25O,OOO.OO

Jacksonville, Fla. July l6.--Fire
caused by the explosion of nitrate to-
day destroyed the; fertilizer. plant or
the American Agricultural Chemical
CO. near here entailing the loss of
$3.50, 100000. a,'sss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
SMITHSONIAN HEAD
ANSWERS SUMMONS

Washington, D c., July 16.
DE-. Richard Rathbun, acting
director of the Smithsonian
institute, and noted natural
ist, died today at his home
here. He was ,68 years old
and q native of Bhf ffalo y.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
THIRD PAYMENT ON
LIBERTY LOAN DUE

Subscribers are reminded
that the third payment on
the Third Liberty Loan of
IS per tsht is due and'pay-
able on July 18.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16

Private Frank e. Lenert OF Chicago
marched into the American camp after
the battle of. BeIleall ewOOd in charge
log Is German soldiers and five Of
ficers who had surrendered to him.
Lenart is only - years old, and he has
a brother also fighting In France.
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a AGAIN eoMeARDiNc. PARIS.
July 1S.-The long range
bombardment of Paris was resumed
this morning..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16
A. led DEFENSE HOL DS:
ENEMY SPIRIT BREAKING
AMERICANS DRIVE BACK
FOE FROM HUN SALIENT
IN HOT COUNTER ATTACK

YANKS CONTINUE TO GIVE GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES
THROWING CONSERVATION INTO RANKS OF GERMANS
BY COURAGE AND DASH OF THEIR CHARGES LITTLE
CHANGE NOTED ANYWHERE ON LONG FRONT-ELEMENT
OF SURPRISE RELIED UPON BY TElTONs PROVES A COM
PLETE FA1LURE-FIGHTING VERY SEVERE IN VICINITY OF
SOUAIN #*
With the American Army the Mame July 49, 0:45 m(By
the Associated received this morning from the battlefield
that the allied defense only still holding
enemy attempts advance appears have broken the
spirit.
At pont troops fighting
small attack late yesterday the flank Of
established by the Germans and drove them short order
but in otfghtng.
The American troops this occupied intermediate positions
line The allowed to thru
but they tried the operation field side grade the Amer
machine gunne1 excellent position moved down the
enemy ranks s#4a% *.s NJ. as:
operation conducted portion the front Of
Rheims sz.:s. ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-16

THE yvEll11s..-.
alghERALLv FAN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

to give battle to the cursed British, our
chief foes, as we all knew right well.
And when our ships same l4mplng
to home, leaving-I can tell the truth
however twenty-five at the bottom
of the sea, Or else entirely crippled,
shall never forget the Baroness face,
was with her in her sitting room,
making preparations to leave Cuxhav.
en-, when the news came in. 1t was
brought by an equerry direct from the
kaiser himself.
"'Mein Gott, Mein Gottl" she cned
"This means the end of everything. II
we can't win ON sea we shall never win
on land. Pahl the fools, the foolsl"
The One to Blame.
AS she said the last words she looked
out of the window down at the cheer
ing crowds in the street below-for the
news had already gone forth that q
great victory had won by Germany.
"He was right. He was right for
once," she went on.
And l knew what she meant.
Gle said all along that the British
navy was stronger than ours; that wc
must wait, wait until our new ships
were ready, but / persuaded him to do
it, and, mein Gott, mein Gott, we re
beaten Twenty five of our ships gone
to sixteen Of the British and they stiii
hold the seas, and we call it victory!
Mein Gott, mein Gott -
There 1 saw her as the real patriot
she was.
But the next moment the evil side of
her nature came uppermost as she look
ed at me and smiled.
"But, thank goodness" she said,
"I've plenty of money put away in
Britain, that false country, which will
never be beaten now. Oh, we shall be
happy yet some day, Schroeder!'
That is the story Of how the Battle
of Jutland came to be fought. It was
jealousy on the part of the army and
over-eagerness on the part of our navy
both cunningly worked and played on
by the influence Of an unscrupulous
beautiful woman, but for whom the
kaiser would have never consented to
allow the aGrman Fleet to leave the
safe anchorage of the Kiel canal.
And in that ont thing at any rate he
he was right. He derided the British
army, he thought we should walk over
it easily, but in his soul he knew that
the British navy was, and the great
bottle of Jut1and disastroIe MS it was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

himself a heaven-born general. PAIL
The fellew's only shad experience
at manouvres, and then he's made a
muddle of everything he had to do,
Look how he throws lives away here,
Oh, it's the navy that'll haev to help
us, and that's why I'm here.n
"But the navy ism It heIe, Frau bar;
oninl' 1 couldn't help saying.
my young friend s getting witty"
she said, a little bitterly.
"Well, I'll. tell you why I'm here,
Schroeder, because you are coming with
me. I've got leave for you-at icust,
you II get it Immediately you apply, and
no questions will be asked you-and
you e got to come with me to Cuxhaven
| must have an escort, you know"
The German Fleet.
1 was used to being the Baroness IS
personal attendant-lucky almost it was
then beginning to seem to me-and the
kaiser himself seemed to prefer me to
any one else as q sort of confidential
attendant and go between for him and
the Baroness. And so once more l did
as she asked.
On our way to Cuxhaven she told mo
that the German generals on the French
front had sent for her, that they had
decided to ask her help. They knew
what hopeless struggle they were en-
gagged in and they didn't see why the
navy shouldn't help-shouldn' It at any
rate take a chace.
For there was intense discomfort on
the part Of the army. That the navy
should all the time be lying in the Keil
canal angered men who were fighting.
And may tell you here that every
German really, absolutely and literally
believed that our navy was invincible
4 thought So myself-and that is why
it was not sent out to fight. 1t was
the kaiser's favorite toy, and he coula
not bear the thought of any of his be
loved ships being knocked about.
That was one reason.
Another was that the Crown PrlAse
was against the navy coming out, for
he was so convinced in his brainless
head that he was going to achieve a
colossal victory at Verdun that he did
not want his light in any way dimmed.
To the Baroness, then, had the Gen
erals appealed, and she had consented
to 90 to Cuxhaven and use her influen
CO with the kaiser to get him to send
the ships out in force to battle with the
British navy, which, strange as it may
seem, was really despised.
cts for the Fatherland I'm doing
this" she said. 81 may have taken
money before, but that was when I thot
victory was certain. Now 1 know that
it ism It, I'd crawl on my hands and
knees from here to Cuxhaven if neces
sary. Just remember that, Schroeder ,
A Council of War.
"Take this to him." she said to me,
when we had established ourselves in
the Hotel Germania at Cuxhaven, Civ
ing me a note which she had scribbled
and put into a thick envelope.
Every one knew, Of course, where the
kaiser (who was then comforting with
the naval chiefs) was staying, and when
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

Surprised
1 should think I was surprised, in
deed, when on May 25, 1916-how wei
/ remember the date, for it was that Of
one of our great attacks on the Frencl
at Verdun-l came face to face witt
the Baroness Elsa Baronin Schweirin a.
L was bringing back handful of mer
after hours of murderous and unsuccess
full fighting.
We came dribbling back, tired, sweat
ing, bleeding and angry and detected
There stood the Baroness at the ent
rance of my dug-out.
can say now that it was no uncom
mon thing for lady visitors to be enter
tanned in our trenches, and it seemed
that no one had the slightest idea that
this lady with the rather thick veil was
the notorious Baroness Elsa Schweirin
"You're not uncomfortable here
Schroeder" she went on, stepping in
side with me. ga bed, table, ichairs
photographs even. 1t looks as if you
were going to stay here some time, my
friend, doesn T. itR'
No one was within hearing, so
spoke freely.
Course it, yesl Stay here for ever
we shall. We shall never get Verdun!' .
i answered.
Those Cursed British.
1 was just dead beat, and l knew as
did pretty well all Of us the uselessness
of our assaults. But orders had to be
obeyed, and we were simply flung in
to the pit of slaughter.
"That S exactly what I think" The
Baroness leant closer to me. "We were
to have had our Christmas dinner in
Paris, 1914, and what is it nows 1916
Schroeder, this war is going to be q
failure for us, l can see, and it's Brit
ain that has done us. But what fools
we have beenl What fools! What
fools!"
She had thrown back her veil, and ]
saw spots of angry color on her cheeks
eyes, the British, those cursed Brit
ish-" she went on. "Whoever would
have thought they would have baffled
usf You know as well as / do that the
retreat from Mons was not a British de-
feat; it was British victory, and we
shall never win, never, never, never, un
IeSS-O
"Unless--what7" asked, seeing
her hesitate for moment as if in deer
thought
,"Unlcss we take chance, :. 1le
chance, great big risk, and that with
the navy. What's the good OF savsas
our ships loafing their time away in
the Keil Canals It's that old fool Tir'
pitt, pleading caution all the time
Mein Gott. Schroeder, they've got tC
Go out, and they shall. 1t means ruin
ntter ruin, for Germany if we can't dc
something on the seal"
He is Funny Hun.
tThat fool, that dolt, that idiot, the
Crown Princcl" went on the Baroness
angrily. cts his fault. He thinks
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21
ADVERTISING THE VALLEY.
(Hubbard Enterprise.l J

The Northwest Products company
with offices at Salem, are doing more
for the Willamette Valley just now
than any other agency in it. Their
advertising plan carries the expendi-
ture of more than $4,000 in one con
tract alone, with the Saturday Evening
Post, for fourteen pages Of ads, ad-
vertising their products, LOU, Applju
and their jellies and jams. The com
pany is offering to write attractive
five year contracts with berry growers,
for berries of all kinds and if Hub
bard gets busy on acreage juice
plant could be located here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21
FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.

= ! do not believe that drastic 4
Z force need be applied to main i
4 tain economic distribution and =
& sane use of supplies by the 4
+ great majority Of American peo- 4
+ pie, and l have learned a deep 4
+ and abiding faith in the intelll- =
+ gence Of the average American i
4 business man, whose aid we an Z
: tlcipate and depend on to rene 4
4 dy the evils developed by the 4
/. war-Herbert Hoover, August 4
= 10, 1917. 4
! neutrality-suspicious.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21
Americas Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Hour

Whatever rs necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge to
the interallied food council. And be-
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good they took heart
and went forward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21
Revelations From Secret
Chapters of Hun Royalty

Colonel Schroeder officer with the armies
trusted of the confident
BarOnn Shweirn and until recently aecamp Rupprech
Prince OF Bavaria der Denmark makes sensational revelations
and reveals the hdeOu secrets of kaser intrigue before and during
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

Farm enterprise and much soft corn
increased pork supplies, food conser-
walton increased exports-total ship
ments doubled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21
" * 4 y 4 = 4 x 4 x y X =

Wh'n you use Journal classih-
ed ads get what you want them
to--they work fast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

:. CONTINUED from last Saturday, :.
"Well, Schroeder, you look surpris-
edq"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-21

X 4 Il 4 4 4 4 y y x 4 4 !
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
PRESBYTERIAN
FUND CAMPAIGN HERE
Headquarters for Sl5o.00o Drive fof
Church Bcnrvelenees Establish
Cd in This City
THE REV. R. A. BOYD IN CHARGE
Part Of a S1.O0o.O0o Campaign to BE
Made simultaneously in the
Southern Churches

State headquarters for a $4,000
bensyOlenee drive for the Southern
Prcsbyterian Church Of Missouri, have
becn opened in this city with the Rev.
r A. Boyd. manager Of the Missouri
Synod. and pastor Of the Farming
ton Presbyterian Church, in charge.
This drive is a part Of a Ss,OOo,00O
campaign TO be launched simultane-
ously the third Sunday in March in
all % the southern Presbyterian
Churches. Ameeting was held in the
Hotel HoNsey, in this city, Wednesday,
10 complete all preliminary details.
Those present we're: The Rev. R. A.
Boyd. Pennington; the Rev. II. II.
Sweets, Louisville, Ky; Dewitt Mas
tiers and the Rev. John Kerr, Of Per
ny; the Rev. R. C. Lippard, st. JOS
eph; the Rev. NJ. L. Eaves, Potosi; the
Rev, w. p. Nelson, Kansas City; the
Rev. f. F. Abbot, Fulton; the Rev. A.
A. Wallace. Mexico. and the Rev. J..
W. Roe, st. Charles.
An every member canvass is planned
to raise the sum placed as a goal for
Missouri in this drive. The Rev. R.
A. Boyd has secured a months leave
of absence from his church to direct
the work in this State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
REyERsEs AuDRAIN COURT

The case Of Tony Trower vs.. the
City Of louisiana, which was tried in
the Audrain County Circuit Court and
resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff,
was reversed in the Court Of Appeals
Wednesday. Trower was sueing the
City Of Louisiana for injuries re-
eeived from a bullet which glanced
from a shooting gallery in that city
during astreet fair. The trial was
on a change Of venue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
DISTRICT h. P. CONVENTION
To Convene in C~entralia in March
Nine Towns in the District

The Sixth District Association Of
the knights Of Pythias Lodge will
hold their annual convention in Gen.
tralia on March 9Th. A splendid pro-
gram is being prepared. The degree
Of Amplified knight will be put on by
Huntsville Lodge n. 1877 with the Gen.
tralia Nirginius Lodge No. 90 in
charge Nine towns are represented
in this the Sixth District as follows.
Centralia, Columbia, Fayctte, Glas.
gow, Higbee, Moberly, Mexico, Hunts.
vile, and Wellsville. Addresses will
be made at the meeting by Grand
Chancellor DAVIS, p. G., Chancellors
L. II. Kesley. Of st. Joseph, and Sam
Hutchison, Of Kansas City. and Grand
Keeper Of R. & S. Edwin Ettingel
Of st. Louis. A large delegation from
Mexico will attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Of administration upon the estate
Of
JOHN A. TRATCHEL, Deceased,
been granted the undersigned by the
Probate Court of said county Of Aud
rain. bearing date of the 18th day OF
January, 1918.
An persons having claims against
said estate are required 10 exhibit
them TO US for allowance within six
months after date Of said Letters
or they may be excluded from any
benefit Of such estate and II such
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the time Of the publiea-
ton of this notice, they will be for
ever barred. P. A. Hicks,
49-4t Administrator.
Attested by me this twenty-fifth
day of January, 1918.
W. W. Bolts,
Judge of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14

THE State Highway Department
urges all county courts, township and
district boards, 10 get ready FOR a big
drive in state road and other road
construction in 1915. Road graders,
wheelsrs, slips and plows should be
repaired, II broken, and gotten IN
readiness for use as soon as the sea-
son opens. Roads should be worked
when the ground is in condition-iust
like in blowing a fcld-and remom-
Der, you CAM make a good road out
Of sod, weeds, brush and brisrs. Har-
row all foreign substances out Of the
road, open up the side bitches and
drains, and let the water get away
from the road as quickly as possible,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14

A. p Green and family VIII leave foE
Miami, Fla tomorrow ahemoon. Mr.,
Gneen viii Be absent about two weeks,
while his family yin remain in Miami
until Spring. The Greens had intended
70 leave for tho South in December,
but were unable to get the residence
which had been promised them last
year in Mani.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
&c n INJURED
Engisr,r at 4. p. Green Brick Co Has
Arm Braken by Falling Clay

J. q Burnell. an engineer az the A.
P. Green Brick Co. had his left arm
broken In two places Thursday morn
ing while al work
He was struck by a large piece q
clay which fcll down the dump. Il is
thought the warm weather had
thswei the clay, which had been froz-
en- in places, freed il. lie was knock
cd 20 the ground, when struck, it is
understood and caught between some
cars and the clay, with the fractures
resulting. His friends join the Led
ger in wishing him an early recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
DIR. r. c STROBE INJURED
Runaway Horse Causes Him to b,
Thrown lnto Diieh-iniuries
Are Not Serious

Dr. r. c. Strobe was badly bruised
and cut, but no bones broken, when
the horse be was driving while max
ing a cali Wednesday night, ran
away. Dc was just returning from a
call, nine miles in the country, when
the tongue Of his buggy came loose
and frightened his horse. The tongue
l--Jsk go road. the buggy swered and
The doctor was thrown into a ditch.
Hl was driven TO town By a small boy
and placed 10 the hospital.
Although his wounds are severely
painful. they are not serious. The
Ledger Joins friends in wishing him
q speedy recovery
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
w. " 49,
Judge Of Probate Court
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration upon the estate OF
MAMIE w. MYERS, Deceased,
Of Audrain County. Missouri have
been granted the undersigned, by the
Probate Court Of said county, bearing
date February l, 1918.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after date Of said Letters or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate and If such claims
b, not exhibited within one year from
the time of the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
PARABLE C. CAMPBELL,
scat Administrators.
Date of LIST Insertion. Feb. 7. 1918.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
BUILDING FINE CApArr

Charles Mutton, of the Mutton Mo-
tor Co, of this city, is building one
of the finest garages in the county a.
Vandalia' Roy Neeley, of this city. i
at present in Vandalia overseeing the
work. When completed Mr.. Mutton
says he expects to spend most Of hi.
TIME in charge of his vandalia
branch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
Fiend Tampered With Randarns

Mrs. Caskie Outright this week re-
ceiVed a letter from a friend at Shcr-
man, Texas, telling of poison and
ground glass being scattered over Red
cross hospital supplies that were no.
ing prepared for shipment to France
by the women of that place. Except
Tor some n accidentally discovering
that the things had been tempered
with q lot of wounded men would
have been ruined when they were used,
Similar outrages have been perpo-
trated at a number of places.-Paris
Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
MARYLAND FOR DRY NATION
Both Houses Have Voted in favef Of
R%atifyinE Amendments

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb S-The
Maryland Legislature has practically
ratified the federal prohibition eonst-
tutional amendment By . vote Of IS
to q the house joined the senate lats
yesterday in approving the request Of
the temperance committee in favor Of
ratification. An amendment provid-
ing for a referendum to the people to
vote on the question was defeated IN
both houses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
Blind Man Makes 900 Rrooms

James p HOldsworth, though bIine
and badly crippled, has made 9OC
brooms in his little shop at Paris since
last August. During this time he ba,
furnished a market for most of II,
broom corn raised in this vicinity,
Paris Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14
lily IA GONE RACK-

J. +. Seitz and family and c. W.
Miller and family have returned from
Texas End viii continue 10 make Mex
leo their home. The Ledger joins
their many Mexico friends in weleom-
ing them "hack home"