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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
]. S. CAMOUFLACE
FOOLS GERMANS
Mane-BeIieye Forest Is One Of the
distinctly New rroIact3 Of the
War.
Associated / ress

BEHIND AMERICAN LINES IN
IhaNCE, OcJ. ga make-DaIe,e
forest stands along the edge OF the
iC"u al lne entrance q Lne american
calaoaItage station here. II look as
n"sual as the real woods alOng The
HShJ'ng lrOnJ, WICn tne sniny SILVER
OAK Oh the baaches, the rough, jagged
uUnNa OF the Old apple trees ana the
'pt4"Jthg Uops OF Jue dwarf WILLOWS.
let, every tree III the CamOuUage
IoIea. has steel core within when
al Observer peers I0run To waCCn the
movements ut an enemy or machine
gun IS located to sweep forth IRON It's
hidden recess. Tney are only one OF
V"e nahy SCrange devices u deceive
ana myatiIy the eaemy Walch TINS
american camouIlage station Is send
ing lorth TO the tIhtlng army
Iamouflage is one ot the distinct
~ new prouucts OF the war, even IN
1He lame, winch was used for the
INST time by General de CasJIenau,
Nnlei Of Stan of General Joffre. Inc
"o'a IS not good French, but comes
IRON the argoJ, or French slang, the
leto "camoutIer beng used by
french pOhce to indicate any disguise
Used to capture CRIMINALS. FOR exam
Pc detective camJuIage himself
Dy dressing as a coacHmau
Larly N the war the famous por-
tfa'I painter, Gron de Siyeia, con-
cetFed Jae idea oI dIsgA3lng batteries
ana ouidIngs by painting them IN
I1".aauc patterns bending with the
VI .a'l45eaFe. he laid tie, plan before
De"efai de Cast!enau, VINO, struck
"iIn The practledi value Of the plan,
exclaimed Uamouflage.' and from
mat time the words grew and with 1t
Grew INTO tremendous magnitude
''is art cf misleading the enemy.
ine american army has been quick
y make a lull use OF the Strange new
weapon OF war4are and tie camou-
I-ase pla4t IS one. Of the most COM
plele m existence with a working
Iofce of. nearly one thousand and a
ssalt including many Of the we'll
h-s9"n mural artis.s and decorators
and sculEtors Of America, all Of them
engaged in producing these curious
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10

devices by which military art deceiv-
es the enemy.
One OF The officers, Captain Homer
SAINT bauuyns IS a son Of the Amer
.can Sculptor Saint GaudenS. Anoth-
v3 Major Tracey, is prominent
a.yu.tu-. who dat much Of the work
on the Lincoln Memorial Lieutenant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10

diers have entrusted their sons to the
battle and we fail if we neglect any
effort to safeguard them in every
way. We have the common ground Of
humanity; we have the well consider
ed conclusions of the best scientific
minds on our side, and from the fact
that, in this war Of nations in arms
the soldier is merely citizen on war
service, we have all the elements
which will force cooperation between
mil tary and civilian authorities
Leniency by courts martial in deal
ing with cases arising from non-ob-
servance Of the order, General Perish
ing stated would not be tolerated
"and to insure this he said, "the
records Of al sentences viii be care
fully examined andscompared and lax
courts and officers held strictly ac-
c0untable."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
DR.. COnger Died of
Spanish Influenza

Or. j. G. Conger Of Crugcr, died
this morning at II O'Clock at the
Kings Daughters Hospital after a
weeks illness Of Spanish Influenza
which resulted in pneumonia. The
remains were shipped to Walden,
Miss, for interTnent this afternoon.
Dr. Conger has resided at Cruger,
Miss, for the past ten years where
he was d practicing physician. He
is survived by wife and two chill
dren.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
Three New Policeman
Added To City Force

A number Of new policemen have been
added recently to the city force. Mr..
T. f. Morgan was recently appointed
traffic policeman. Mr.. Walter Had
Jfy has succeeded Captain Carr as
night policeman, Mr., Frank Word
has been added to the force, to as
sift in enforcing the labor ordinances,
Chief Bonner stated this morning
shat a number Of arrests had been
made during The past few days for
yagrancv and fines were imposed by
the Mayor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
Buy Liberty Bonds
GREENWOOD BOY WRITES FROM
CAMP MILLS, n. Y.

The Daily Commonwealth is in re-
cent Of a card from Sergt. Lee ,.
patrick. a Greenwood boy, who is now
at Camp Mills N. Y. Sergeant Pat
Tfck is in the Motor Section Of the
iIafh A. r. Headquarters Co. Of the
8qth Division known as the cyclone
Division ..,.1.
In tha letter to The Commonwealth
gergeant Patrick said: Il am ready
10 20 over and am anxious to be on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
AMERICANS ON
HONOR ROLL

AsSbCidltu tftAS
WASHINGTON, Oct, 9-~The
following casualties are reported
by the Commanding General of
the American ExpeditiOnary
Forces:
Killed in action, So.
Missing in action, u.
Wounded severely, 16i.
Died from wounds, %.
Died frCm accident and other
causes, 2.
Died from disease, 25.
Died of aeropIane accident, 2.
Wounded slightly, |.
Prisoners. 2.
Total, 80.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
MlSSISSIPPIANS.

MlSSISSIPPIANS.
Killed in action - Private
Prentice S. Edwards, Union, Miss.
Buy Liberty Bonds
X X X n # X Il 4 Il X II X X X X
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARK EFT.

Closed 73 to 76 down.
New Orleans Spots 31.25--138 off.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-10-10
THE MARKETS
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARX EFT

Closed 40 to 6l down.
New York Spots 32.O5-45 off.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
RED CROSS TO
MAKE OVER MANY
YANKS' SHIRTS

The supply department of the Unit
ed States army has asked the Amer.
lean Red Cross to undertake the alter
alton of many thousand shirts which
through some mistake of the manufac-
turer were made incorrectly. These
have been sent out to the different
chapters, the Burleigh county chap
ter share being three hundred. These
must be finished in a very short time
The shirts are made with a neck
band which must be ripped off, and
collar attached. The ripping is prov
ing to be q difficult, and tedious piece
of work Workers who are respond
ing to the appeal in Mondays Trib-
une are requested to come early, and
to bring with them either sharp
rointed pair of scissors. or razor
blades which have been found to be
convenient instruments for this pur-
rose II this, call Is well answered,
and the work rooms filled with work,
III turing the remainder Of the week,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04

A report of the canteen committee
was read, showing that all trains car
rying soldiers or sailors have been
met by members of the committee anG
assistants who have distributed re-
freshments of all kinds to the boys.
The 'Sammiewaacs'' under the direc
tion of Mrs. French have been very
active. and have enjoyed the. work
themselves, and given much pleasure
and cheer to the boys. Mrs. E. A.
Hughes has inspired much of this
work. and has assisted materially WITH
it. Mrs. G. A. Rawlings has given the
use of her car. and spent much time
in meeting trains, etc. The conteen
committee appreciates the assistance
of tAese individuals, as does also the
executive committee of the chapter.
The canteen committee consists of
Philip Myers, Mrs, J. P. French
Charles J. Anderson. Emanuel Brown
and Henry Duemland, Il.
1t was brought to the notice of the
executive committee that some indi-
viduals in the county still are of the
opinion that the bookkeeper and secre-
tary of the chapter receive salaries
for their work. The committee wish
es 1t distinctly understood that not
one person connected with the Bur.
leigh County chapter receives one dol
lar in remuneration for services
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
HIGH COURT
WILL DECIDE
LOCAL FIGHT
Ed. S. Allen Brings Auditor
to Bar on Mandamus
Proceedings
ACT NOT CONSTITUTIONAL
Counsel for Democratic Com
mittee Presents Strong
Argument

Ed S. Allen, representing the Bur-
leigh county democratic committee
brought the county auditor before SUI
preme court yesterday afternoon un
DER writ OF mandamus directing that
he show cause why the democratic
county ticket should not lie placed on
the ballot. Auditor I. E. Flaherty, act
ing under an opinion OF The attorney
general. withheld from the ballot all
democratic candidates for office ex
cept the three legislative nominees
the four candidates foN justice of the
peace and the candidate for sheriff
on the grounds that the other nomi
nees at the primaries did not poll %
per cent of the vote cast for govern
or, secretary OF state and attorney
general by their party in the last gen.
eral election.
Attorney Allen argued that the act
OF 1913 under which the attorney gen.
erals ruling was made was not con-
stitutiOnal. He cited an opinion of
the supreme court in 1910 holding that
the old provision requiring for nomin-
alton 80 per cent Of the vote cast sor
he secretary OF state was unconstftu-
.iCnal. and he recalled the fact that
Governor Burke had vetoed on the
same grounds an act OF 1911 making
The vote for governor, attorney gen.
eral and secretary of state the nom.
mating basis. The present act pass.
ed in 1913, is not constitutional for
the same reason, argued Attorney AL
-, VINO clled instances to show the
inequalities which would result from
using such a basis for the nomination
of party candidates. The plan is Who'll
'ly lacking in uniformity, the counsel
for the petitioners contended
F.. Il. Cox, appearing for the attor-
ney generals office and the county
auditor stated that the attorney gen.
erals opinion had upheld the law be-
cause it was the belief of this depart
ment that ruling upon the constitu-
tiOnality or the reverse of any act was
duty for the courts and was not
within the province of the attorney
general.
A nique fact brought out during
the argument was that Ed 5. Allen,
democratic nominee for states attor-
ley. would have been nominated on
he old basis of 80 per cent of the
vote cast for secretary of state in the
asst general election, but that he did
'ot obtain % per cent of the vote of
is party at that time for governor, It.
orney general and secretary of state.
t also was stated that Rollin WEIGH.
eHu1l'cal nominee for sheriff. nomi-
ated his opponent, H. A. Thompson,
" polling 26 votes at the primaries
N the democratic ticket. thus bring.
AVA ''tal number of voter for the
office Of sheriff I'D to the required
ercentage, although the actual vote
." Mr. Thompson was less than the
'erCentage specified.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
RED CROSS REPORTS SHOW ACTIVE
SEASON FOR BURLEIGH'S CHAPTER

AT meeting of the executive com,
mittee of the Burleigh county chap,
ter Tuesday afternoon reports were
read showing that goods shipped to
the chapter by the northern division
during July and August cost the chap
ter l,594.38. This covers the cost of
the entire allotment for, the chapter
for the two months. There are 1.7OO
garments at an average cost of $1.14h
apiece. These garments are practical
ly finished, and will be shipped Sat
urday. A display of the work may be
seen in one of. the windows of Webb
Brothers dry goods store during the
rest OF the week and will prove inter.
esting to any one who understands
the work and nancy these garments
represent. =. .....
Yesterday the knitting department
shipped LOCO pairs of socks, IS sweat
ers. 10 helmets and, p pairs of wrist
lets and four mufflers. The allotment
OF socks for August was $50, hence
) the chapter made $50 more than it was
allotted. Our full allotment of surgical
dressings was shipped August /. Miss
Orr Is forced to resign from the super
visorship of this department on ac-
count of being called into foreign SER
vice for the Red Cross and will be
succeeded by Mrs. Thorberg who was
appointed by the committee yester.
day. ,..... .',t 49,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
MUCH INTEREST
IN. :. BENEFIT FOR
RED CROSS FUND

A great deal of interest is being
shown in the Red Cross benefit re-
c:tal to be given,.next Monday even
ing BY the piano pupils Of Mrs. E. G..
Wheeler. .,s.. ~. ,....
Peer Gynt' is one of the master.
pieces of the great Norwegian poet
and dramttist, having as its princi-
pal characters one of the semi-mythi-
cal, fantastic heroes of the Norwegian
peasantry. The scenes, incidents,
moods and character of this drama
are essentially Scandinavian-wild,
gloomy, fantastic, by turns.
The drama was first produced In
dramatic form at the Christiania
theatre in February, 1876. On this &C.
CASTOR Grieg's famous incidental mu-
sic was played. 1t is from this music
that the Peer Gynt Suite" has been
arranged by the composer. thus rem
derinE it available for concert per-
torrance apart from the drama.
It Is hoped that substantial sum
may be given to the Red Cross from
the proceeds of this entertainment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
SHE WAS GRATEFUL, ANYWAY
AND the Young l.adys Error Was
Quite Natural, Under the
Circumstances.

Edward Barrett, state geologst, who
lives at Thirty-sixth and Meridian
streets, was on Meridian Heights
car on his way home recently. At
Massachusetts avenue a young couple
got on the car. They appeared to be
very attentive ard devoted to each
other. There were only two vacant
seats on the car, one ut the side of Mr..
Barrett, and the others6n the opposite
side of the Car. The young woman sat
down in one of the vacant seats and
the young man in the other, but too
far away to talk to the young woman.
The couple looked at each other with
longing eyes, as If they wished to sit
together. The car was rafting along
ut noisy rate, (which made it impos-
sible for one person to talk to another
any distance away. Mr.. Barrett mo-
toned with his fingers to the young
man, and pointed to the seat he was
occupying, and also to the seat the
young man was Occupying, Indicating
4 change of seats.
The young man gladly accepted the
proffered change of seats, and soon
lhe two were seated together and en-
joying each others talk. The car
stopped at the next crossing and Mr..
Barrett was surprised and amused to
hear the young woman murmur to the
YOUng man, as both looked at Mr.. Bar
'ett with thanks in their eyes:
1T was so kind of that deaf and
iumb man to give you his seat"
And the car jostled on.-Indianapo-
ds News.
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Am. E. F. June %. 1918.

| Am. r. II. June 70. I3lS.
~ Dear Sister:
Your loving letter and picture re
ceived and glad to hear from you as
usual. Guess you thought was dead
hadn't heard from me for so long, but
don't work., you will hear from me
once in while any way. Am in a
place where it rains hot steel and
lead night and day and a little gas
for side issue. Believe me, it sure is
a young hell most of the time and
the boche is getting more than h:
wants. They nearly got me the 9th
er /ght but am not due to 60 west
yet don't know how soon it will be
though. 49,
l guess you know we have turned
our nights into day and just raise al
kinds of hell all night and sleep a
holes with the rest of the rats. 1t is
great if you don't weaken and all OF
the Americans like it better every
day. The farther ',o 60 the better
they like it and the more the Boche
sends over the more we laugh and
send back ten to this one. You
spoke of fellow by the name OF
Moore don't know where his out
fit is and haven't the least idea. but
will try and see him if | ever run into
his regiment And about souvenirs,
/ will try and get you some the next
time l go out. Will send you the
kaiser if YOU want him dead or alive.
Have got big goose for a mascot.
How would you like to have her, but
no chance, wouldn't part with her.
She is getting so she can talk this
Yank stuff now as you know she is a
French goose, and takes quite lik-
ing to us for saving her life. I found
her in a coop in deserted village
near starved and she keeps you we'll
informed of anybody coming around.
Some class to our goose.
Give everybody my best wishes and
will drop a line later.
Hoping to hear from you again
sOOn,, with love and best wishes.
am as 3D.,
Your loving brother.
ARTHUR.
Arthur Conner,
Sgt Co. H 30th Inf.
Am. E. F. France.
Via New York.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04

hind the Liberty 49," mounted in the
first OF the De Haviland As produced
in America. The Dayton Wright Co.
completed it Oct. 20, 1917. The one
thousand and thirty-first of these ma
chimes was in the air at the same
moment, being tested The machine
in which l went up has already flown
more than 900 flying hours; it is now
using. its third Liberty motor.
l climbed into the pilots seat in
front Of Howard M. Rinehart, who
has been All air pilot for seven years.
Rolling away over the field. we lift
ed and climbed sharply for less than
two minutes, when the altimeter read
$500 feet; then for Is minutes we at
| tanned a speed of over 100 miles an
hour; we Topped the loop; we did a
vertical nose dive; we climbed again,
spiraled. dived; did straightaway
flight and. spiraling again, landed per-
machine did everything it could be
! called upon to perform at the front.
Only One Accident.
The outstanding facts about the De
Haviland are these:
The first production machine has
been subjected to more than nine
months of strenuous flying; it is quite
capable of flying indefinitely.
In nearly years experience in act
ual flying tests there has been, just
one accident. That was due to the
pilot miscalculating his distance from
the landing field.
Quantity production Of the De Hav-
land has been reached. April s. 1918,
the final "go ahead" order was given.
On April 80. 81 d: H. As had been
completed. During May, 1863 were pro-
dWced; in June the production reach
ed 372; in July it jumped to 453. The
scheduled production to Sept. Is calls
for $50 more machines. The 2000th
De HayilaEd should be finished on
that date. 1t took about four months
to make the first thousand. 1t will
take less than a month and half
to produce the second thousand.
The British are now using all the
De Haviland As they can produce, US
nlca'l De Haviland, with the Liberty
II. develops more than 400 horse
power; the Rolls-Royce motor only
e" The American product is far SUI
pcl ior.
iicunts Four Guns.
The De Haviland is a fast type of
reconnaissance, observation and bomb
plane 1t carries two men, and
mounts four guns. 1t carries 10
o~' :. esch weighing rs pounds. and
ado ard Photographic apparatus. 1t
can fight it's way through against fast
ar bu; less heavily armed pursuit
planes The only criticism that Brit
ism ard French aviation officers have
had to make Of it is that it is too COM
plete They are satisfied with ma
chine that can do just ONE job we'll
The American built D. H. can do
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04
WE SURE GAVE THEM HE'LL, WRITES
BISMARCK BOY WITH GEN. PERSHING

Just back from the line after the
big fight, land we sure gave them
hell all the time we were after them, .
writes Sergt Arthur Conner, a Bis
marck boy who enlisted in the regu-
lar army with the troops stationed at
Fort Lincoln five years ago and who
served in the Mexican expeditionary
force with General Black Jack Perish
ing and now is fighting with him in
France.
Writing under date of July 20 to his
sister, Miss Faye Conner of GIG Sew.
enth street, Sergt. Conner says:
Il. On Active Service with the
American ExpeditiOnary Force
70 -. '.'> v. July 49, 1918
my Dear Sister:
Just line this evening to let you
know l am one of the living and
don't feel so bad now after the big
fight. Just come out of the line and
we sure gave them hell all the time
we were latter them but it is sure
trying on ones nerves and you are
all in all the time but just keep 60
. Ing but they make it hot for you some
times with shells and when a guy
picks you out for a target with a ma
chine gun; there was a guy sent
enough bullets after me with a ma.
chine gun the other day to sink
ship but they haven't got ME yet and
L don't feel as If they swill. l went
through the big bombardment of the
night of the 14th and it was sure
something fierce. l don't know how
got out alive but come out without a
scratch and when you hear one of
those big ones coming you think il
sure is going to get you. -.,s- ..~'
\, Well have seen more dead Dutch
men in the last. ten days than there
ure bricks IN the First National bank.
You asked about some souvenirs.
have had some but they are too heavy
To- carry when you are moving all the
time You are tired and excited and
etimes you throw away everything
but rifle and belt.J}"r':T
Everybody is fee ing good and ready
10 hit them again. and push them
back some more. a....
l will ring Oft for now and try and
write Marie next time when I get my
nerves little more settled and feel
more like myself again. -,
!. Don't forget to write.
q am as B.4 II >-,Js2j,,.-
+ a.. q Your loving brother;
st., .y:-.. s.s ARTHUR.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04

Following in the footsteps of the
-hree sons whom he has already CIV
IN to The colors, J. A. Flow. a veteran
Of the regular armies Of No: way and
he United States and Il man we'll
over the new draft limit, leaves this
evening for Jefferson Barracks. Mo-,
having returned as an instructor OF
buglers to the service in whichs he
spent SO many years.
MT. Flow is the fourth of his fam
lily to enter the service. Sergeant
Norman Flow, his eldest son, is in an
officers training camp in France, hav-
ing gone from Bismarck as corporal
n Bismarck national guard unit:
eEnton Flow. his second son, is drill
master at the Great Lakes naval train
ing camp, and his third son. jewell
T'ow Is seaman on the U. S. S. Ne,
braSka. , ...,...
When the service was opened to
men over As, Mr. Flow promptly volun-
teered Notice that he had been ac-
cepted came yesterday. when he was
ordered to report for duty at .Jeffer-
son Barracks. Close on the heels of
this order came a second, directing
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04

\ +
There are 81 sparkling selections
in all among these September COlum-
bia Records by such pop
ular artists, in addition to those men
toned above, as Van and Schenck,
Robert Lewis, the Farber Sisters,
Campbell and Burr, Lieutenant Gitz-
Rice, Evan Davies, James Harrod and
Louise Robinson
There are dance records by Princes
Orchestra, Jazarimba players, Band
and Don Richardson, the celebrated
Irish reel player.
OF especial note, in this group. is a
wonderful record takeR from Serbian
folk-music. One side is stirring
waltz, tao "Kossovo Waltz" played by
the Ro. Il Serbian Tamburitza Or
chestra, This is a novel record which
every = onorraph owner should have
in his -. .ectiOn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-04

the local recruiting officer to cancel
all enlistments. Mr. Flow appealed
to the head of the district recruiting
service at Aberdeen, and this after.
noon came message stating that he
had been accepted, and directing him
to entrain this evening for Jefferson
j. A. Flow graduates as a youth
from the Norwegian national military
school at Trondihem. He served five
years in the Norwegian standing army
as a musician and then came to Amer
lea, where he enlisted in the regular
army for another five years service,
je e!vi'.,~ his honorable discharge in
1898. our years ago he came TO Bis
marck taking position with the To-
mas Hardware Co. He las been
prominent here in musical circles, and
his sons have been active in high
school circles. The three boys who
share with their father the honor OF
serving Uncle Sam are graduates of
the Bismarck high. and Lloyd Flow.
aged 16, the only man OF the family
left at home, is a, student in the local
high school while his younger sister,
Audrey aged II is a student in the
grades. t