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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
CUSTODIAN AT
INDIAN SCHOOL
UNDER ARREST
j. Howard Caldwell Charged
With Disappointing Gov
ernment Goods
HELD AT COUNTY JAIL
Valves Examination and is
Bound Over to the Federal
Grand Jury by Fort.
HELD AT. COUNTY JAIL

j. Howard Caldwell, custodian of
the Bismarck Indian school, was ar
rested today by Sheriff John French
upon complaint of Superintendent
Thompson charged with misappropri
ating goods belonging to the govern
ment to the value of $1,000. IT,
Caldwell was arraigned before Unit
ed States Commissioner John Fort
and waived examination and was
bound over to the federal grand jury
under $1,000 bond. He was unable to
furnish sureties, but friends were in
hopes of doing so before the day was
over. .r. t.
The disclosure followed an examina-
ton of the local food administrator
who alleges that he found 90 pounds
of sugar and 20 pounds Of flour in
Caldwells basement after his atten-
ton had been called to the fact by
Supt. Thompson of the school,
In foraging for the food supplies, it
is alleged by Thompson that govern
ment stores We're found to the value of
some 81 900 that had been secreted by
Caldwell and partially used.
MIR. Caldwell maintains that these
government goods got mixed with his
and that when an accounting was
made that he restored the goods or
their equivalent in money and that
all that he is guilty Of is carelessness
in handling the governments prop
erty. .s
He admits that technically speaking
he was in the wrong but that he new
er had any criminal intent to defraud
the government or anyone. =
Supt Thompson. however. in his
complaint alleges that the goods were
taken with intent to steal from the
federal government. r,
Caldwelrswife is sick and in q pre-
cariOus condition. He alleges that ne
has surrendered an automobile and
borrowed what money he could get at
local bank to make up. any discrep'
'ancy which an examination of his
books by government agents dis
closed. 4
When the school was formally
closed here last fall. Mr.. Caldwell
was sent from Fort Yates as a Gus
todian. Later Supt. Thompson was
designed to the school and in the
checking up process that followed the
alleged discrepancies, showed up.
Mr.. Caldwell has been in the Indian
service for about three years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
TWO TRAINMEN
FATALLY BURNED.
AT JAMESTOWN
Engineer Luce and Fireman
Brackeen Victims of Washout
Caused by Heavy Rains <.
SIX INCHES PRECIPITATION
Passenger Engine of Midland
Continental Turn Over; Occu.
pants Scalded to Death

Torrential rains at Jamestown
Monday wrecked the engine at
tached to he Midland Continen-
tai railroad causing the death by
scalding Of Engineer Thomas
Luce and Thomas P. Brackeen,
fireman.
The train was coming to
jamestown from Edgely. AS it
neared the city it ran into a
washout and turned over. Both
men were brought to the Trinity
hospital fatally scalded and died
in the evening. They are both
married and leave families.
i None of the passengers was
injured. The train with the ex-
ception of the engine held to the
tracks. =
Thomas Luce was we'll known
in Mandan. He was employed at
the Mandan hotel for some time.
jamestown was in the area Of
the greatest rainfall yesterday.
A total of GAS inches fell in a
few hours. In the afternoon
3.45 inches fell and in the even
ing there was an additional pre-.
cipitation Of 3 inches, one of the
heaviest rainfalls ever reported
in the state.
There was some hail. Shocks
of grain were almost covered,
with water. Easements were
flooded. Telephone and power
wires were put out Of commits
sion by the lightning. Base
ments were flooded and the sew
ers were unable to carry off the
torrents that poured in rivers
down the ~treets.
Bismarck received only 81 Of
rain but nearly all of it came
within the period of an hour. It
taxed the storm sewers in places.
O. w. Roberts of the local
weather bureau stated today
that practically no damage was
reported to the crop. There was
slight hail damage at New Eng
land. The rain was general from
Bismarck east to Jamestown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
F0RDlS ship PLANT SOON
TO LAUNCH 'EAGLE' A DAY
Warships Turned Out Like Flivvers in Great
Steel Fabricating Factory on the River
Rouge

and more powerful vessels. They are.
in fact, halfway between the "chaser"
and the destroyer" type, two hundred
feet long and 500 tons displacement.
The plant is laid out Systematically
so that the steel is fed into one end
while at the other completed boats,
with naval crews, guns, stores and
supplies aboard, sail away to the At
lantic. Across from it is the navy
departments cantonment, where the
naval crews to man the ships are be-
ing trained.
The boats are made out of sheet
steel stampings, pressed from sheet
metal. In the fabrication shop these
plates-keel, floors, beams, angles,
frames-are shaped, and then run
through great punching machines that
cut out dozens OF rivet holes at a
time. Service railways run from the
shop to the assembling plant, which
covers 13 acres Of floor space. The
keels are laid and the complete hulls
built on .12x12 timber mounted on II
standard steel car trucks. operating
on ordinary rails. There is room for
seven of these trucks in each ship
way and there are three shipways.
To the keel the frames are added, then
the bulkheads, plates, the decking, and
at the seventh operation the hull is
complete and the boat ready for
laun ching. ... :
\ How Boats Are Launched.
At the lower end of the assembling
plant, great transfer table oper-
plant, a great transfer cable oper-
ates. Onto this the car trucks car
rqing the complete hull are run, and
| this table connects with the launching
bridge The boat and it's carriage are
run onto the bridge and by means Of
large hydraulic jacks, the whole Is
=! lowered into the water. The carriage
with it's trucks is lowered away from
the scat, thus allowing it to float free.
After launching the hull is floated
down to the outftting shop, where the
boiler. engines and other equipment
| is added g.. = q
More than 5000 men are at work
now. The vista Of ships on the plat
forms, with the three nearly complet-
ed hulls far away at the lower doors,
and the three lines tapering down
until the lower end of the keel only
the keel and skeleton ribs represent
the ships, conveys clear idea OF the
plar of the whole thing. One can act
ually see these boats creeping for
ward day by day to their places in the
fleet that is hunting the U-boats.
The eagles" will be sent to the
Atlantic through the New York State
Barge canal. The fuel is oil, and the
steaming radius is sufficient to take
them across the Atlantic. Ford is
building the engines in big addition
to his original automobile plant.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
WHEAT GLUTEN
FOR GERMANY
C0NFISCATED

New York, Aug. 20:-Seizure of the
government of 1,057 ,O00 pounds of de-
vitalized wheat gluten which was said
to have been destined for Germany
through Switzerland was announced
today by A. Mitchell Palmer. alien
property custodian.
The grain worth about 100000 was
discovered in June in a warehouse
here ready for shipment overseas. 1t
will be sold at public auction August
18th.
The commodity had been stored by
a German firm. Wheat Gluten is used
in the making of diabetic foods and
has high nutritive value, and is al
so used in the making of extracts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
DON'T WAIT FOR
COLLECTOR

All city subscribers Of The
Tribune are asked to call at
office and settle for their pa
per so that the management
can continue-delivery each day
after October l.
The war industries board
has ordered papers stopped
after October /, where SUBJ
scribers are in arrears. This
ruling applies to mail sub.
scribers as well as those on
the city list:
It will be impossible in such
a short time to reach all city
readers so if you do not desire
to miss any copies kindly call
at Tribune office and ask for
circulation department.
&" Collectors are now checking
up the various routes. Be
prepared when called upon 10
pay all past due subscriptions
as the carrier boys should not
be asked to make more than
one call for the remittance.
After October first in COM
pliance with order of war in
dustries board, the Tribune
must. drop from its list all
subscribers who are delin-
quent.
The Tribune asks the CO.
operation of it's readers and
gives this notice so that no
one may be cut off without
due warning. n,F
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
SUBMARINE RAMMED.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The navy de-
partment announced that a captain
of an American steamer rammed and
probably sunk submarine. on Au-
gust of the northern Virginia
coast. The steamship struck the sub
marine on her port bow bringing her
alongside. The crew hailed in strong
German accents saying that they
were friends.
"You are no friends of mine,.' Stout
ed back the captain. ..... E5.s
The steamer is now in port with a
damaged side The captain thinks
that he sunk the submarine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20

J. l.. Whitney, director OF the shock
troup for Bismarck, today issued call
for thirty shockers to be duely accout-
cred and at the Grand Pacific hotel
not later than 6 p. m. Wednesday eve
ming. 1t is planned to make trip OF
25 miles into the country and set up
100 acres. Forty men are desired
and some automobiles to transport
them. All proceeds from this volun'
teer work is turned into the Burleigh
county Red Gross chapter. -
- Last evening the. shockers mo,tofred
to Brittin after the rain. When they
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
J. |. WHITNEY, SHOCK TR0UP
LEADER, ISSUES APPEAL FOR
FORTY VOLUNTEER HARYBSTERS

20 there they found it fine and dry
and the headers busy They had just
set up 100 acres when the rain COM
menced but the run back to town was
made easily.
Mr.. Whitney reports crops to be in
good shape but the need for labor Is
apparent everywhere A closer spirit
of cooperation between the city and
the farm is evident as result of
these parties.
The parties will leave each evening
from the Grand Pacific assTPong as
necessary. ..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
LLOYD GEORGES CANE
....| AUCTlONED FOR $500

(By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n:(
London, August 20.-Premier Lloyd
Georges walking stick brought $500
at all auction in aid of the Blind Sol
diers" children fund. SfrEdward Car
sons blackthorn brought 1926.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
WILSON RETURNS
TO WASHINGTON

Washington, Aug. 20.-President
Wilson returned to Washington this
morning after spending the week end
at the home of Col, House. His spe-
scialotrain arrived bat 1856 and the
President and Mrs. Wilson went i'm
mediately to the White House..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
EXPECTS TO
REGISTER
$4,000

Washington. Aug. 2O.--Revised esti-
mates announced today by General
Cr0wder showing that l53, 900 men have
become Of age since, June last and
should register next Saturday. OF
this number it is believed that half
will 60 into class on und be subject
to immediate call. 1t is expected that
1,09S will register in North Dakota.
CALLS FOR $500.
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug 20.-New draft
calls for, $500 general service and 500
special service registrants were re-
ceived today from Washington. The
men will leave for Camp Grant be-
tween Sept. and 6. Thirty-five ne
gr0es, the last in Glass l, are called.
1890 LAeoRERs NEEDED.
Minnesota today received a call for
1890 unskilled laborers for immedi-
ate service. The telegram came from
the Council of National Defense at
Washington, and stated the U. S. lis
faced with a shortage of 100000 un-
skilled laborers in war industries.
PROTEST ORDER.
Washington, Aug. 20.-Ofganized la
Dor has voiced it's emphatic opposition
to any work or fight amendment be-
ing inserted in the new man power bill
extending draft ages to from Is to IS.
F. Morrison presented labor's protest
to the military committee today, ap-
pearing in support of Gompers' pro-
test.
He declared that the application OF
this rule to deferred classifcations
would amount to a conscription of Ia
Dor and be reflection upon the 10y
atty of the American workman. Con-
scription of American labor he said
would be bitterly resented in every
corner of the earth.
After discussing certain phases of
the bill with DR.. Mann of the war de-
partment, the committee closed its
hearings and went to work upon the
bill. 1t will be reported in few
days and should be ready for debate
in the senate by Thursday. 1t will be
substantially as<drawn by the war de.
partment without a work or fight
amendment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
BRITISH OIL
TANKER SINKS
HUN SUBMARINE

: An Atlantic Port. Aug. 2O.-A 400
foot enemy submarine was sunk off
the Atlantic coast by a British oil
tanker. The tale of the battle was
told here today by Capt Crosby from
his hospital bed where he was taken
for treatment. He is in serious
condition and the peculiar part of it
all is that until last Friday after land
ing in port he was in the best OF
health He collapsed after the nerv.
Gus strain of the battle. \.
The second day out" he said, 81
was on the bridge at about 3 p m
There was never a sign of craft"
He said that he saw the streak
made by torpedo coming toward
the tanker. He yelled and the ship
was thrown out of it's course. ..s..
"The torpedo missed" he said. eve
saw nothing of the U-boat that started
the fire but what we did see was an
other torpedo. We lodged it as pret
tily as we could. Then the sub came
to the surface with her guns ready fo1
action. She was all of 400 feet Our
boat was good for II knots and we
began to go for all she was worth and
at the same time firing at the sub
marine. Our 26 shots took the sub
marine sQuarely. She did not blow up
but shifted around slowly and drifted
broadside. We made for port as swift,
as we could travel. Il
II am sure that we finished the sub
marine"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
GIRLS LEGS
CUT OFF IN
RAIL ACCIDENT

Glen Ullin,, Aug 20.-Therese Mar
tin, 8 year old daughter of Joseph NJ.
Martin, is in Dickinson n spital with
both legs cut off below the knee and
a right hand severed when she was
run down by freight train at the
crossing here. She was sent on an er-
rand and tried to pass a moving train.
Her parents rushed the girl to Dick
insOn hospital. "f''>
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
Murman Railway
Workers Are Sick

(By Newspaper Enterprise ASSN :,
Stockholm, Aug. s20.-SiXty per cent
of, the railway workers on the Murman
railway, running from Petrograd to
the Arctic coast, are reported to be
suffering from typhaid fever and sour
Wy ,asva9result ofuthes lack of food
stuffs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-20
Railwaymen Join
Strike In Ukrainia

10y Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)>.
London. Aug. 20.-The railwaymen
of Ukrainia have joined the $4,000 re-
voting peasants in defiance Of the
Germans and are now a0ohhi strike goo, 900
strong.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
WILL BURN HUN CITIES
IN WAY OF REPR|SALS

Washington, Oct. 3.-An ultima
tum to Germany regarding the ruth
less destruction of cities and private
property in northern France and Bel
gium is being urged on the allies and
the United States and is under con-
sideration.
The burning Of Cambrai and St.
Quentin and the devastation Of one
Of the most populous regions of Eu-
rope as the Germans retreat, has
aroused great Indignation. and it was
said in diplomatic circles today that
Germany would he warned soon that
II she allows the work of destruction
to continue, severe reprisaf will fol-
low. >
1t is suggested that the cities OF
the Rhine should be marked for des-
truction and the Berlin government
told that for every French and Bel
gian city ruined without military rea-
son city equally important and val
liable sentimentally and materially
will be laid waste.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
POUND LOAF Of BREAD
TO RETAIL AT 10 CENTS

An article which recently appeared
In several daily papers regarding the
price OF bread was rather misleading,
since It stated that the price OF bread
would be reduced one cent per loaf.
While this effected the situation In
those cities where IL cents were ask
ed for the pound loaf Of bread, 1t
made no change In this city, since the
price for the pound loaf was not
raised to II cents here. The follow
ing notice has just been received by
the Moore Bakery, from Food Ad-
ministrator Aver Of Portland:
"The food administration In
Washington has advised me that the
baking division investigation of man
ufacturlng costs and wholesale and
retail prices Of bread warrant the
establishing OF a maximum wholesale
price OF Sh cents for the pound loaf
and I'm cents for the pound and a
half loaf, the pound loaf to retail at
not more than 10c and the pound
and half loaf not to exceed 15c,
In accordance with these instructions
beginning Tuesday, October 1st, you
will please make your prices con-
form to the above.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
BEAN GROWERS ADVISED
no NOT SELL CROPS

County Agent Hurd has just re-
ceived a letter from Prof. Geo. R.
Hyslop. farm crop department, Ore
gon Agricultural College. in which he
states that the recent severe rains in
California has greatly damaged the
bean crop of that state as we'll as
done considerable damage to barley
that was piled In the fields.
The following quotations from Mr..
Hyslop's letter should be Of interest
to the bean growers Of Douglas
county: california contributes SC
largely to the bean yield Of the Unit
ed States l believe this unusually
wet season for that state may favor.
ably influence bean prices In Ore
gon. ."--Roseburg Review.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
THE TAMPA IS
SUNK At NIGHT
Lost on English Coast With Heavy
Loss Of IAfe--No Eye Witnesses
Heavy Explosion

Washington. Oct. 3.-The U. D.
8. Tampa, formerly q coast guard
cutter In the naval service, was lost
on the English coast on September
20 with all on board while on convoy
duty. Ten officers. 102 enlisted men
OF the crow and one British officer
and Ave civilian employees lost their
lives. The steamer was sunk at night
In the Bristol channel. having prob
ably been struck by a torpedo while
In the act o. conveying.
There were no eye witnesses. Fol-
lowing the explosion. great quantities
OF wreckage were found drifting
about. Life belts and two bodies
we're picked up. Captain c. satter-
lee was commanding the cutter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
AMERICANS MEET OLD ANTAGONISTS,
PRUSS|AN GUARDS, IN new BATTLE

With the American Army in
France. Oct. 3.-In the valley OF the
Aire the Americans met their old an
tagoHists, the lPrussian guard. This
division, with the reputation of be-
ing the best in the German army,
was thrown in against the marines in
Belleau wood last June and soundly
beaten. The guard Jared badly
against the Americans, being thrown
back distance Of one mile.
North of Montfaucon lies Tuilerie
hill, a natural fortress, dominating
the town. This hill was held today
against American frontal attacks
But late in the day cavalry was
thrown into the fight, with the task
of aiding the infantry surrounding
the hill with its myriads Of machine
guns, and the last reports have II
that the hill Is nearly surrounded.
This Is the hottest spot OF the
whole battle.
The German command apparentl.
had an idea for some days of the
coming American attack, for troops
had been on the move in this sector
for several days. But as in the st
Mihiel battle, the Germans miscal
culated the day, They had the at
tack scheduled two days after /
started and in this sector captured
orders set September 25 as the tim
for the American blow, day to,
soon. When It did not come tina
day the foe eased his caution, so W
surprised him.
Captured documents also shoy
Y
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
TWO ARE ARRESTEDFOR
REASONABLE TALK

Two sensational seditious utter
ance arrests were made In Jackson
county within the past IA hours
which are being Investigated by Unit
ed States District Attorney b. L. Ha-
ney OF Portland. who Is here attend
Ing the federal court session. says
the Medford Tribune. Both OF the
prisoners are OF German descent, and
on one OF them after he was taken to
the federal building yesterday fore
noon, q loaded 3S caliber revolver
and a small bag OF cartridges was
found.
The prisoners are Marvin Jackson
vedder about 35 years old. floating
laiborer and socialist, on whom the
revolver was found. and who was ar
rested Wednesday forenoon. and
Rolph Bieberstadt, 81 years old and
single. who is registered for the
draft and who resides with his par
ents on the Bieberstadt ranch In the
Eagle Point district. He was arrest
ed Tuesday night and brought to
Medford.
After questioning both men at the
federal building District Attorney
Haney Is holding them for further
examination.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03

that the Germans expected an Amer
ican attack on Metz on the same
day as the attack in Champagne. One
Of the captured documents, under
date Of September %, noon, read in
part.
The attack which was expected
today against the third army has not
yet taken place. Strong concentra-
tions in towns in the back areas Of
the enemy opposite the third army
and the known presence Of tanks give
definite indications that attacks are
to be expected. The order to this
group is being increased in readiness
for action"
ran across an interesting piece OF
German propaganda, recently drop
ped over the American lines, 1t
read:
:Austria-Hungary has proposed to
enter into peace negotiations. Ger
many, Bulgaria and Turkey are not
opposed to It.
peace is in sight-peace before
winter.
"The German successes OF the
spring and summer have been fol-
lowed by entente successes. The
German army now occupies Its old
and strong positions.
"The two adversaries are ready
for new battles. but what result car
the entente obtain even under thu
most favorable circumstances. 4
slow withdrawal Of the adversary
greater devastation Of French soil
and all this at the price Of unheard
Of sacrifices"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-03
OSBORNE De VAR|LA IS
AGA|NsAT THE FRONT

Mrs. J. 8. Pool today received a
letter from her daughter In San
Francisco, in which she states that
a card had just arrived announcing
the safe arrival of her son, Osborne
Devarila, over seas. Young DeVarila
was one Of the so Americans sent
homo on sick leave to work In the
Third Liberty loan campaign. He
had been in the United States about
three months travelling and speaking
and Ia now again at the front with
his battery. Devarlla is the lad
who fired the first American big gun
against the Huns.