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The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-29

Washington, Jan 2s. Reports of livestock receipts. shipments and prices, as received daily by the big packing concerns were put into the record Of the federal trade commis- sions meat packing investigation to- day as part of the evidence which Francis J. Heney, special counsel. said would show how the packers divide the supply and control the prices to their own advantage. Own ership of the stock yards and ter minal railroads and directorshipa in many trunk line railroads. Mir. Heney said, gave the packers an advantage
 in obtaining this information which nobody else could have.
 Walter Twombly, an investigator testified that Swift & companys daily report from all the big markets was required to be in by 730 a. m. and not later than 7:45 a. m, before the days business began and furnished basis on which all purchases were made.
 Purchases of livestock aecordine to the packers figures varied little pro- portionately from year to year and conformed closely in percentage to figures previously introduced as in- dicating a noncompetitive distribu- ton between the "big five"-iSwift. Armour, Morris. Cudahy and Wilson ---of all the livestock buying in the United States. Thus, for instance. Swift's purchases of cattle at ~ mae l1ets in 1912-19l4 was 34.6f = Cent of the whole and in 19i5-1916 was. 3i.5S per cent, while the same firm, r. purchases of hogs in 1913 were 3e.5s per cent and in 1916 were S604.
 References to an agreement as {
 purchases were frequent in letters taken from the packers files along with instructions to buyers to take certain percentage of the cattle of fered.
 Variations in price marsins between esvarious markets also resulted in correspondence which Mir. Heney found interesting in relation to has charges that competition virtually has been eliminated between the packers. Make an effort to get closer in line was an instruction sent by ] Thomas E. Wilson to his firms buyer regarding the Oklahoma City market and the buyer replied that he had
 been telling his men for two weeks
 to Hay back and purchase less until
 the price was fin line with Kansas City The same buyer also said he always had instructed his men never
 to interfere with another buyer mak- ine a purchase "as we were only put ting the cattle up on each other"
 Senator Thompson. of Kansas, took the stand curing the day to make
 statement regarding correspondence put in evidence characterizng him as
 q good man for the packers to ''stay l close to- He testified that he had | handled no business whatever for tho packers Air Heney told the com mission that the correspondence had | been inlroduod to show the packers ! ftf.Nrsr,fNTTrr~r, fs<f f1AftIr cxFHtfIrN
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GERMANY DON'T REPLY.

Washington. Jan. 2S-Germany has failed to reply to the proposal of the United States that German command ing officers held prisoners here re- ceive the pay of their grade in re- turn for similar privileges being ae- corded American officers in Germany so the war department today cut off the payments which were being made to Germans until Germany shall have expressed its willingness to reeipFo- cate
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Washington, Jan. 2S--America will have an army of half a million men in France early this year with a mil- lion more trained and equipped ready to follow as quickly as ships can be provided to carry them-and the out look for ships is not unpromisins
 Secretary Baker gave this informa- tion to the nation and to the world today in statement before the sen- ate military committee bearing much that until now has been carefully guarded with the army's military secrets in answering charges that the government has broken down prepar- ing for war
 From early morning until late af tern0On the secretary addressed the committee and crowd, including many members of both houses of con gross, gathered in a pig hearing room Of the senate office building lie spoke eXtemporaneously, beginning with details of the mammoth task of building an army of a million and q half answering such complaints of inefficiency as were cited by Senator Chamberlain in his recent speech and declaring that such instances were isolated and not general Some ques- tions were asked, and MT Baker from time to time had 10 go to the tele- phone for reports on specific ques- tions
 Then toward the close of the day the secretary delivered a dramatic general statement of the American war plan, telling of the coming of the allied missions. of the day and night conferences with men from the scene of battle in which the plans now be- ing executed were adopted and of suc- cess beyond the most sanguine e1- pectations in building the army and it's industrial supports at home, trans porting men across the ocean, con- structlng railroads in France and pre- pairing to strike the enemy with every resource at the country's com mand.
 When MT. Baker closed it was ap- parent he had created a profound i'm Q precision. Chairman Chamberlain said so before he left the stand There was no attempt at cross examination. The chairman proposed that the sec retary be given rest and it virtually was agreed to recall him for further examination later after the committee has completed ils hearines of officers of the medical corps, aviation section and other branches Of the service.
 While many things disclosed i'm pressed, the committee was ctankly amazed when told that the men of thir.yltwo national guard and army divisional camps are ready to go to- day at need When members wanted to know why such things had not been given publicity before Mir Baker spoke of the reluctance of military men to reveal their war plans and quoted German remarks about America's adyrtisement of her prep arations
 Emphasizing that he was moi there to defend himself or anybody else, the secretary urged the committee again and again to lay bare any shortcom Ing or failure of the department that il may be. corrected Frequently he paused to seek stronger languase tc describe the devotion of his assist ants in the department. military and civilian
 For one reason or another,' h.
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URGE IRISH SETTLEMENT.

London. Jan 2s.-Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, in an announcement in the house oi commons today that messages offi- cial. or senii-official, emauating from high quarters in Washington and pointing out the urgency of q settle ment of the Irish question have been received by Premier Lloyd George.
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WRECK ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-A woman and a man were killed an forty others in- jured today when an Illinois Central passenger train bound from Omaha tc Chicago was ditehed by broken rail near Granger, III.
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THEIR PERCENTAGE OF LIVE. STOCK PURCHASES VARIED LITTLE FROM YEAR TO
 YEAR.
PACKERS DIVIDE THE SUPPLY
 AND CONTROL THE PRICES

MT. Heney Promises Additional Dis. closures Found in the Packers Con. fdential Files Win Be Dtsclosed--- Buyers Had instructions Not to ln- terfere With Other Buyers.
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NEW OUTBREAKS IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA AMONG THE PoPuLAcE BECAUSE OF
 FOOD CONDITIONS.
B0LSHfVIkl GUARD AND
 FINNISH ARMY FIGHT

Little Doing on Any of the Battle Fronts, Except Artillery Dues and Fighting by the Airmen-Roting m Bohemia Owing to the Shortage of Flour Rations.
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X FOR RENT 40 WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered An ad in the Sentinel-Record is almost sure to bring customer
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Forecast for Arkansas: Tuesday, fair, rising temperature in northwest portion; Wednesday, part cloudy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
GRAND CIRCUIT
 MEETING CLOSED
Track Was RainsOaked and l Heavy and Time Made by Racers Slow


 Syracuse, N. Y, September 1S.-The grand circuit needing in connection with the New York State Fair closed here with three races this afternoon. The races were late in starting and the time was slow because of rainsoaked and heavy track.e The last of two amateur events was raced in a rninstorm Murphy, DickersonAand Lyman were the days winners
 Murphy drove Billy Jackson to a straight heat victory in the 2:f0 class pace, after letting Walker lead to the three quarters pole in each heat with Harper. Hubbard was the third starter
 with Bellinardine. The opening event on that programme
 went the full five heats zoller drove
 Jenn dean to the wire first in the Jenn Dean to the wire first in whip-
 ping finish sent Mazda in by a nose in
 the third and came back again in tho
 fourth. Mazda led all the way in the
 fifth for heat winners and won first money.
 Baron Frisco won in straight heats n
 the 2:15 trot and Monte Volo was sec
 ond in the last two after training the
 field in the first w J. Mcdonald of
 Boston won the first of two amateur
 races with Eoce Volo and A. J. Fusbush also of--Boston, won the second with
 Byron.
 Most of the horses were shipped to Columbus tonight but Murphy kept Miss Harris M. here and will drive her in an exhibition mile against time tomorrow If thet rack dries out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Makes Larger. Amounts of
 Liberty Bonds Free From All Federal Taxation
EXPECTED TO HELP
 SALE LIBERTY BONDS
Measure Goes to Senate Next Week With Prospect of Speedy Enact
 ment-House Spends Whole Day on the Bill

Washington-Sept 13.-The ad-
 ministration measure designed to stim-
 ulate the sale of Liberty Bonds by
 making a large amount of them held
 by individuals and corporations free
 from federal taxation, was passed to-
 night by the House without a dissent
 ing vote.
 All of the bills important features
 exempting from income and war ex-
 cess profits taxation the interest on
 Liberty Bonds up to s30,000 of the
 fourth issue and s45.00o of the prev
 ious issues, authorizing regulation of
 Liberty Bond transactions and increas-
 ing War Savings Stamps authoriza-
 ton from s2,o00.0o0 to $4,00o,ooo, were
 left unchanged by the House.
 The bin now goes to the Senate
 with prospects of speedy enactment
 next week. The House spent the en-
 tire day considering the measures, put
 ting over the bill until tomorrow, whom
 general debates will be closed. Lead
 CTS plan to begin initial considera-
 tion- of amendments Monday under the
 5-minute debate rule.
 Enactment of the bond bill had been asked by the treasury department be-
 fore the beginning of the fourth Lib- erty Loan campaign September 28, and all speeches in the House today agreed that the measure would greatly stim-
 ulate subscriptions to the loan. AL
 though there was no opposition to the provisions for increasing tax exemp- tions of Liberty Bonds sharp fight
 developed on the clause authorizing l the President to regulate or prohibit transactions in government bonds or other certificates The provision, however, was retained in the bill, the House reversing previous action in committee of the whole after a stirring appeal by Majority Leader Kitchin. Representative Hayes of California, ranking republican of the banking com mlttee, led the fight on the clause au- thorizing regulation of bonds sales. The power proposed for the President he declared, is unnecessary, extraordinary | and might frighten prospective bond pur- chasers. Representative Kitchin declared the clause necessary to protect the small pas well as large bond holders, and said 3lt was inconceivable that the President or Secretary of the Treasury would use his authority to depreciate the price of bonds. Little syndicates of men have or sanized to buy bonds, Mir. Kitchin said. to dump" them on the market and depress the price in an effort to force the government to raise the prevailing in- terest rates.
 The House amended the section of the sbill authorizing the Secretary of the fTreasury to stabilize foreign exchange so as to provide that the authority shall terminate in two years~,after the war ends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Firms Buy Tickets to Americas Answer at
 the Jefferson Theatre

"America's Answer" the second United States government war film will be shown at the Jefferson theatre Septembe, F, IS and 19. with matinees daily. This film is one of the most thrilling war pie lures yet depicted, and one that every American citizen should see.
 The following named concerns Of this city have taken large blocks of seats for the presentation at the Jefferson theatre on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1T. IS and 19, of the second official United States government war film. "America.s Answer" These tickets are to be distributed among their em- ployes:
 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. through the president, George G. Crawford.
 Crane company. through W. H. Kettig. sts.i-smith Dry Goods company. 4'stRga w. H Johnson, president.
 J Bitz tDry Goods company.
 yEn lc tie Pifitz, president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
lDR. H. A. ELKOURIE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
 ION SYRIAN ELLIE F

Russell A. Harty, secretary for the southwest of xhe American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. spent yestepday in Birmingham There is to be m Important coulter ence in New York city September 19 and 20 for he purpose of making plans for winer campaign in behalf of the people of western Asia Mir. Harty is seeking to enlis6 the attendance of business men upon the conference and others who may be in New York at that time
 nr. H. A. Elkourie has consented to be representative from Birmingham at the conference A group of his friends will share the expense of the tffp with him This is in line with the policy of the. national committee. which uses no funds collected for re- lief to pay expenses
 The Birminghani committee of which Rev. T. P. Hay Is chairman. Col. T o.
 smith of the Birmingham Trust and Savings company. treasurer, and Dr,
 Elkourie secretary. have adhered to that policy.
 In conversation with an Herald
 reporter Ng. Harty stated that his
 committee had distributed more than
 s1, 10000 to the war stricken people of
 western Asia.
 ' feel very strongly, declared MT.
 Harty. that our people have. not yet
 rec egnized the full significance of events in the eastern war zone The military victoH, will probably be won on the western front. but Russia's col
 lapse surely ought to teach us that what takes place in the near east will either hasten or delay that victory.
 We need everS element of sympa- thy and strength that wa can get in the east. he continued. There is a group of Afmenians and Georg:ans in the Russian caucasus contesting hcroi- cally against the Germans and Turks in that region. Our committee is feed ing the women Snd children Of these far-away allies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
GRAND CIRCUIT
 RACE SUMMARY

Syracuse, September 1s.-2:2O class, trot,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
ACTIVITY IN MACEDONIA

Paris, September 12.-The official state- ment issued this evening regarding oper. ations in Macedonia says: Near East, September 11.--There was artillery activity on the whole front. En- emy reconnoitering parties in the regions of the Struma and Cernia rivers were driven off.
 Aviation: French and British air planes dropped more than 400 kilograms of explosives in the region of Demirkapu, Gradsko and Seres."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Today's Amuscments
THEATRES

xHEAlhES Lyric-Keith vaudeville and Photo weekly. Bijou-Loews vaudeville; photo drama and weekly. Best-Musical comedy and motion pictures.
 PHOTOPLAYS Strand-Theda Bara in Cleopatra" and Pathe News. F Colonial-Franklin Keenan in More Trouble
 Odeon Two-Ford Sterling, in His Wild Oats," comedy, and a Bison drama, .Flowers of the West'' Alcazar-Dorothy Phillips in "The Risky Way"
 Trianon-Alice Brady in '.The Death Dance.''
 Rialto-Clara Kimball Young in ..The Savage Woman"
 Princess-Drama, comedy and weekly. Odeon One-Comedies and War Weekly.
 PARK RESORTS East Lake-Bathing, boating. dancing, midway features.
 West i1ake-Bathing, boating, skating, tlarcing.
 AvondaIe-zoologica, exhibits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Killifer Drafted

Chicago, September 13.-Catcher will liam Killifer of the Chicago Nationals today was officially notified to report at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. Tuesday Killifer's battery mate. Grover Cleveland Alexander. is in France
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
At Loew's Biiou

Offering one of the best bills of the season, including the usual five all-star acts of vaudeville and the big seven-par, feature photoplay. Loew's Bijou for to. day. the last day of the weeks bill, will have four shows. the first at o'clock, then at 4, ' and 9 p. m.
 The photoplay for the last half of the week. in vogue today. is Boston Blackie's Little Pal," celebrated crook play, in which that great film star, Bert Lytell, is shown at his best Unusual in its ending this crook play is very strong and will appeal to any audience, for it carries a moral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
At the,Lyric

All for the Ladies' at the Lyric. pre- sented by a large company, including an unusually clever comedienne, is brimful of high-class entertainment. Ryan and Joyce are clever singers and render a most pleasing programme, while Harry Austin Bond and company in Our Wife present sketch that contains a big surprise. Sense and Nonsense is the title of the vehicle of Norwood and Hall, unusual entertainers. Clemenso Brothers entertain in music, acrobatie work and comedy General Pershing and his boys, in France are seen in the Lyric Screen Telesrams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
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with the "A. Z. forces in Etanea. Nhat,
he has been III with infection g u
arm, but on the road to recovery.
Notice Of Dissolution Of Cs-Pastasr-
ship,

Notice is hereby given that the %.
partnership heretofore existing ~
tween John s. Wallace and DanIel ~.
Bowker, Co-partners AZ Wallace q
Bowker, has been by mutual consent
this day dissolved, Daniel w. Bowisr
retiring from such business and said
Co.-partnership and John 8. Wallace
heir whom is Mrs. John S. wallace
remaining in charge Of said business
all creditors are requested to present
their claims to the Wallace Coal Co,
at the office of Wallace and Bowker
and The Wallace Coal Co. is authoris-
ed to collect all outstanding accounts
due the said Wallace & Rowker.
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this
LIST day Of March, 1918.
(Signed) DANIEL w. BOWKER.
(Signed) MRS. JNO. s. WALLACE,
3-21-t3 Per e. E. Dsvol.
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MlNOT and VICINITY

One farmer east of the city is disc
ing today.
Frank Hoey has returned from a
visit at his old home in Missouri.
Supt. Of Schools Lane of Bottineau
county was Minot visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Goldberg
have returned from their honeymoon.
Otto Bengston, a prominent Plaza
farmer, was in the city on business
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon White are in
Williston today attending the funeral
of Mrs. Jos. Grove.
Mrs. c. E. Colcord Of Glenburn has
gone to Shakopee, Mimi, for treat
| ment for rheumatism.
Jim Ryder, an old-time Minot cloth
ier, member of the old firm of Ryder
& Mansfield, was in Minot Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Saron Luth-
eran church met at the home of Mrs.
M. o. Hulberg, March 10.
A government inspector, looking up
| the seed and feed situation in Ward
county, was in Minot several DAYS this
| week.
Don't neglect to make out your in
come tax report. The government
has stationed special representative
at the federal building to assist you.
Henry Freund, an Illinois lad, q
nephew Of Jos. NJ Freund of Glen
| burn, has been receiving treatment in
a Minot hospital, but is better.
| Andrew Hegreberg reports seeing q
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work was supervised by the efficient
instructor, Miss peggy" Johnson.

work was supervised BY the efficient
instructor, Miss peggy" Johnson.
L. r. Sonenberg Of Saco, Mont, who
has been suffering with weeping &c.
zema, arrived week ago and Is tax
ing treatment from specialist. He
is feeling much better. Mr.. Sonen.
berg formerly resided in this vicinity
Nick Zuzulin, who has enlisted with
the war department to do expert forge
work, left recently for Norfolk, Va.
to report
Harry Frost, the 19-year-old son Of
r. T. Frost, the Minot architect, 4
now a member Of Co. A, 133rd Inf
at Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. Harry
is corporal and sharpshrooter
Harry has attended three special army
schools and has been athletic directo,
for his company.
l will have car load Of Missouri
Mammoth Jacks at Darlington, N. D.,
to sell about April 1. l will contract
all mule colts at five months. Will
buy mules three to ten years old any
time. Write me at Darlington, N. D.,
for further information. B. w. Elder.
3-21-t4cg
J. J. Beeghly arrived from Rock
Lake, N. D., where he owns large
farm, to transact business. Mr..
Beeghly, who handled considerable
Irvine last year, kept $4,000 pounds
over, and the raise in the price will
net him in the neighborhood Of q
couple of thousand dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Erickson of Devils
Lake were guests Of Marius Erickson,
manager of the Case Co., brother Of
the former. Sidney Erickson, their
brother, is in the Minot hospital re-
covering from an operation for the
amputation Of the woes on one foot.
He will be out in about week as well
as ever. Ed Erickson is the Case
manager at Devils Lake.
The Minot Builders and Traders
will hold Get-together dinner at the
assembly room of the Association Of
Commerce Tuesday evening to which
a number of guests will be invited.
Moving picture films showing the pro-
cess Of making roofing and asphalt
paving will be show.A A program OF
music and vaudeville stunts will be
given.
Forest Rice, the next sheriff of
Mountrail county, piloted by VIM. En-
gelke and R. c. Finley, visited Minot
Tuesday. Forest says he noticed the
first ducks returning from the sunny
south March 10, three weeks earlier
than usual. Mr.. Rice says his horses
came off the range looking fat and
sleek, having been rustling all winter.
He saved about four cars Of hay which
he is selling for SIS ton F. 0. B.
cars at Tagus.
Thos. Johnson, who has been a SUI
ferer with rheumatism all winter, Wis
tied the Independent office Saturday.
Tom has been doing about everything
that anyone can imagine to get relief
from "the seven devils of toothache
in the marrow of ones bones" and he
is reminded of the fellow who asked
the doctor what really is good for
rheumatism, anyway. Sympathy,
my dear sir, sympathy" was the
truthful answer.
Dan Doherty, chief Of police, re-
ceived word from his brother, James,