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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
THE RESOLUTION HABIT

Some kind friend should warn the bankers
against the resolution habit After procuring
from the council of defense what they wanted
last Saturday. special committee of the North
Dakota Bankers association in exchange for the
favor unwittingly gave the state council of de-
tense weapon which Townley can turn against
every independent newspaper published or circ1-
lated in North Dakota. ~ ST..
AS predicted by The Tribune on Saturday, The
Courier-News, which gave front page position
to the most misleading story which has yet eman-
ated from the council of defense, that which had
to do with the councils adoption Of an order direct
ing the seizure upon these resolutions as con-
demnation of that portion of the North Dakota
and Twin City press which has not bowed the
knee; to Townleyism. =,
The Courier-News, pursuing the usual Town
ley tactics, ignores the fact that it used on it's
front page. under big headlines, and with every
evidence Of approval the same story which the
bankers short-sightedly criticize the independent
press for using. The Courier-News does not ex-
plain that it received this story from John B.
Brown, assistant secretary of the North Dakota
council of Defense U. s. farm help specialist,
Townley newspaper correspondent, ETC., who, if
anyone, should have been in a position to verify
the story before sending it out, It refers to the
story as one emanating from political factions
opposed to the league. If the council of defense's
own assistant secretary is opposed to the league,
the council should find way of getting rid of
him as it has of other hired hands, even down to
bookkeepers and stenographers,' who were dis
charged because they were not loyal to the
league"
The State Bankers association special commit
tee urges that newspapers investigate reports be-
fore giving them publicity. This course as to any
matter emanating from the council of defense has
already been adopted by the decent, independent
press: of the state for it's own protection The
Tribune would recommend to the State Bankers
association the same policy, which, if followed,
will prevent the association from stumbling into
league traps in the future.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
WITH THE EDITORS
PICTURESQUE WEST!

Who says that the middle west is not pictur-
esque? The thousand men who are attending
the vocation school for army training on the
grounds Of the state school for the deaf near In
dianapolis needed a larger space in which to drill
The superintendent of the school had no place to
offer them except a field Of II acres, and it was
covered with sheaves of wheat which he had been
unable to get within reach Of threshing ma
chine, owing to the lack Of teams and men. The
field was at their disposal he said, if they would
clear it Of the sheaves. Nothing was simpler. Be
ginning at o'clock in the morning, the men went
at the sheaves. A new band of 40. pieces, COM
posed of members Of the training detachment,
assembled at q spot where they could be heard
with the maximum Of efficiency and performed
the office that music has always performed in
heroic assaults upon enemy positions. While the
main force transferred the wheat to where it could
be threshed, the musicians struck up things like
Bringing in the Sheaves" All accounts agree
that this helped nightly. Before noon the last
sheaf had been cleared away, and the field was
ready for the open warfare that q few hours pre-
yiouslly !. had been imReggiRRls. New York Post.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
VAR wnO0PING INDIAN
cAAsEs 20 GERMANS
Works .So~Fast That Even tho
!. Enemy Stops !. TO- Watch u
Crazed Redskins Actions, 2

One North Dakota Indian is a match
tor. 20 Germans, according to letter
received at Mandan, N. D., from Sergt.
E. H. Tosteyin, now IN service in
France. The Indian Is Charlie Rogers,
= full.blooded Sioux Of the Standing
Rock reservation, and 4 member of the.
Eighteenth United States infantry.
"You ought to have seen that Indian
The first time the Boche made 4 q raid
IN our trenches" writes Sergeant Tos.
:evin. HE leaped over the parapet
swinging his old rife over his head.
BE let out yell that he had saved for
Years, and 1t was a genuine warwhoop
~ one of the people who made war.
vhooping famous.
"The Germans were pretty close be-
ore we mixed. Rogers, Of course, had
his gun loaded with Ave rounds, and
lis bayonet fixed. After swinging his
gun around his head a couple Of times,
ae brought It down to his shoulders
and emptied his shells at the enemy,
swung it again, yelled and jabbed, and
used the butt Of his gun to smash the
skull Of another. 1'i.'7s
II had my hands full all this time,
but the ,crazed Indians actions were
20 fast that we half watched him, Ger
mans and we fellows alike. It was
only small fracas anyway. The
crazed Indians actions terrorlzed the
Huns and they beat 1t for their lives.
Rogers never got a scratch. It
vas In fact very much one.man
scrap. almost an exhibition. l never
saw a man move so fast in my life.
and I guess the Germans hadn't either"
? Rogers Is now being utilized as a
sniper. and is enjoying himself pick.
Ing of enemy snipers, Sergeant Tos-
tevin adds. and says that other In.
dams in the regiment are being used
tor scouting and patrol duty because
Of the natural instinct which flts them
for this kind of work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

sdozen OLA hundred Enthusiastically as bad? is
the son who breaks his mother s heart by disobe-
dience, by stealing from others, by neglect, COM
hitting lesser offense than the one who takes
money from her purse? HI >i.
Is there mother on earth who wouldn't rather
that her son robbed her than that he stole from
others? And who is better judge Of q boys
worst possible offense" than his mother? Surely
no man judge! Few mothers, we think, would
say the worst possible offense her son could be
guilty Of would be the taking of dollars from
her purse. ,u
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
. 81 DIE THE DEATH / COVETED"

Il DIE THE DEATH / COVETED"
With these words son Of NJ. Jean de Reszke,
the famous old Polish singer, passed away ON the
battlefront of France
He was only % when he was called upon to make
the supreme sacrifice. Nobly and willingly he
went and when his turn came he passed away with
the simple words, II die the death coveted" on
his lips.
There's wonderful likeness in the death of
this young Polish patriot, fighting for the freedom
of his own land and that of the world, to that Of
our Nathan Hale, who passed away with those
memorable words, Il only regret that have but
one life to lose for my country
Both fought for the principles of liberty and
justice, both fought to make their country safe
from the tyrants Of autocracy, and both died for
cause that has triumphed and will triumph till
the principles for which they fought are estab-
lished in all corners of the world.
There are thousands upon thousands Of these
young patriots from overtrodden Poland, from free
America from France and England and Italy and
from every freedom loving country in the world
who will keep on battling against the standards
OF autocraey and greed till they are banished from
the earth. And those youths who must give their
lives to attain this end will give them gladly,
dying the deaths they coveted sg
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
THE OATH

The sturdy Americanism of Rice county, Kan,
resents the form of oath required Of officers enlist
ing in the American army. .at. I'LL. n. 4
: These farmers have discovered that there is
one form of oath for the enlisted man and another
for officers, the army having followed the tradi-
ton established by General Won Steuben In Kan
sas no reason appears why an oath which is good
enough for an enlisted man should not be good
enough for an officer, and a petition has been,
forwarded to the senate through Senator Curtis
to substitute the enlisted mans oath for the Off
GERS oath. ,. m
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
is IT THE WORST?

An Ohio Judge believes that stealing from ones
own mother is the worst possible offense" He
said so in sentencing 2o-year-od boy charged
with stealing money from his mother
Stealing is bad. Stealing from ones mother is
bad. Stealing money is bad. Stealing time is bad.
Stealing anything is bad. But is stealing money
from ones mother the worst possible offense?"
What do you think about i. Can you name
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Bismarck have any reference to the
Indians, the red men or does 1t mean
bloody trail" or what.
Kindly answer or refer to party
that is posted about 1t, and o5lige. q
Yours truly,
.-,,- =. SAME.
The term "Red Trail" comes from
the color adopted by the National
Highway association as designation
for this trail and, has no further, sig.
nificance, although the, fact that Sib-
ley, Terry, Reno, Custer and other
great white warriors fought equally
famous Iidian chieftains over this ter
ritory might also entitle the trail 70
this .name.-Editor. aa;o.&:!;lr,. 4, :.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
trammeled working of his destiny to
which he is called by the Creator,

trammeled working of his destiny to
which he is called by the Creator,
We believe in a government of the
people, by the people. for the people,
as nenunciated. by the trust expressed
by the spirit OF American democracy
In republic. = sS
II the people have a right and priv
ilege to govern themselves in religious
matters and political. matters, don't
they. have Alright to direct their own
matters, In the realm .of, economics
which is the next field and avenue of
progress which is emancipation?
r. Who can stop progress? Who can
stop liberty, which are synonymous?
3 II: Progress Is an avalanche the times
bring down the aisles OF time, ana
amy limpediment Of self-appointed
critics and oney.making at the.ex-
pense-of.any notwithstanding has
the smell of >Prussianism that believ-
ed might of money, of people in high
places. made right. That's what all
the world is fighting against out i'll
Europe and the farmers here in the
United States. 4 q e,f n
The i tNonpartisan movement is
brought by the times, that are ripe
to abolish the cruel claims of poverty,
want that. kills the joy Of life that the
majority of the citizens OF the world
of men have a right to- radiate and
which the birds OF the world of ma.
.ture gladden. our daily life. ss:. li.5
Liberty along with gosd villas our
war president has said, are the essen
tial spirit of the republic.
II 1t is not that, it is nothing. And
If we try to throttle liberty, the right
of the people to govern themselves in
religion, politics, economics, then we
are un.American and class ourselves
with tho Prussions who are trying to
turn this beautiful world of ours into
a hell, which all mankind is fighting in
Europe Shall we allow Prussianism
here nd@push it on? ~
I'VE can't stop the blissful tidal wave
of progress by building flimsy fences
In it's way. Si{
ss r. Yours truly So.
~ JOSEPH VADJ, B. A.
M r. S.-Gentlemen: Does the. name
Red Trail of the road that passes
thro,oh nricc1l1 .o,>J, r~o. Il.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
SEES SON IN MOVIES
Mother Recognizes Boy Among Sol.
diers on March.

IF you ever see a moving picture
camera while on the march, wave your
arm. smile and say Hello, mamma y
Perhaps III see II" was the parting in.
junction Of Mrs. II. G. Bass Of Atlantis.
Ga. to her son, Lieut.. Arthur Bass, a.
he left them for service cover there"
Recently Mrs. Bass, watching a
screen show. suddenly screamed and
cried:
s "There he is: see him smile and
look. can hear him saying: Hello.
mammal" :.
The picture showed, the Yankees
marching smilingly down long muddy
road toward the trenches. when sud
denly there. came into view the young
lieutenant, who waved his hand jaunt-
lily and his lips moved as If obeying his
mothers instructions.
The picture ,was continued several
days IN the hope Of showing other At.
Ianta boys: ,-.-.
.s --BuY W. S. S..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
PEOPLES FORUM.
."BY An cams cHANcE no

"BY AIk.hEANs CHANGE 80:
Bismarck, N. D., Aug 2, 1918.
Editor Tribune: 7 ~ q. S. 4, g, Z
Sir: have read in yesterdays Trib.
New Yorker swiio would have US call
oursctty for allark Twaiif.' WHO ever
heard &c o! 4 funny man being SO hon.
ored j. sst. I Z. II ' :.'3 ~,
1thave two letters Hof recent date.
one: 1E0nlya friend intJ eresy City, Ma.
andkahe rom PHI delphia, Pa. asayins
that thAsbapers In the east are calling
for 9 change Of name for our faffrs
city. ss i n NJ Il. Nh .s " ".
BY Az MEANS change It. but, IT'S our
own business Cali a meeting ,Of .'live
citizens: let us have, vote on Il, ana
give the honor to a worthy resident.
~ & \ I. 8, / m: T. J:' TULLY IN. IN.
i. 1 4, ~. ,S,. q. /, -. s!s 4,
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BOZ aS5' Drlscoll, ~ OAK,
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Inc t5lsmQarck tribune, * ~ III .ff ...-
bismarck. N.5Dak, =. II Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
TOP 'Ptie, ser Calves.

EN-. Wilson shipped II calre. to
market = 'ke from Ills farm near Emporia,
mo- and from the consignment he r.
ceived $4,000, which is the top price In
me history of Madison county. Each
OF the calves brought Il cents per
pound', or an average Of $3.50 each.
they were all fourteen months old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
ABOLISH RENO?

Shall the Reno divorce mill be wiped off the
map is one of the questions before the nation
wide conference of leading lawyers in Cleveland,
Aug. %. The occasion is the meeting of the COM
missoners on uniform laws of the several states.
One of the most important questions before these
men is that of having all the states agree on
uniform divorce act ~. ss2sas< a 81 ~
The varied Interpretation of the divorce laws,
the commissioners say, involves serious questions
with regard to the status of children and the
ownership of property. While four-ffths of the
states now recognize the same causes for divorce,
the legal machinery for the granting Of divorce
has been made uniform in only two states. Meth
er is there anything like uniformity in marriage
licenses The law on this subject which the con-
ference has formulated would, if adopted, have
radical effect, since it proposes to abolish COM
mon law marriage providing that there must be
a license to marry and duly authorized offciat-
ing person or recognized form Of ceremony !, to
make marriage valid. Stringent laws forbidding
marriages between parties Of certain degrees Of
relationship are said to be aagrantly disregarded
in: some states by parties who step across the
state line and marry, then return to the state
where such laws exist and laugh at the authori-
ties. 4, >At>1' ,.:>. s.
The conference has power only to formulate
and recommend The laws must be- made uni
form by the action of the state Legislatures One
purpose of the Forthcoming meeting will be to]
emphasize on voters the importance>of impressing1
their state senator's and representatives with the
Importance Of enacting the uniform laws the ma
tional conference agrees on.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
lul..B Q! ! MYSTERY IS SOLVED !:
eubmarine Reported In Cult Of Msxlee
Turns Our 20 B9 Whale. +

Turns Out 20 Be Whale. Y !.
!, The mystery, of the recently report.
"a submarine IN the Gulf Of Mexico, 1t
IS snow believed, has been solved. o.
dcers on o. steamers plying between
Cuba and Gulfporf report they sighted
y, whale IS miles Of Sandy Light, It
the mouth Of Mobile bay When sight-
cd the whale was asleep, looking not
unlike a submarine, the big in some.
what resembling periscope. The ven.
eel BUMPED into it and the whale dis.
appeared. :s;t,5es
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
War. '.Maearen,.

Somebody.i IL complaining Of the size
or the war macaropi. We have always
preferred the 44.calibre kind to tho
sort they call wermicell:, IL Sannivel
Weller would say
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

New Hun Weapon Proves 70 Be
:" ~. Double. Edged. r.
Ar. ARE SORRY they STARTED Il

Whom, " - Dlreeted-Rema'nl
Active IL Vicinity Where Shell ex.
Modes Tor Long Period-Huns sus.
fer severe'y'From Own Poison.
Hun ingenuity Ii producing gas With
which to overwhelm, the, enemy has
not always worked out asaintended or
wholly to the advantage Of those EN-.
ployin8 IT. III the recent offensive the
intensive gas shell bofnbardtnent With
which the Hun gprecedes his attacks
has had occasionally unforeseen after
effects upon the Germans themselves.
For the purpose Of the offensive, the
enemy employs shell contalnins Z
double.purpose chemical, affecting first
the, eyes, and then the skin. &. It is a\
modification of the normal "tear gas
shell, and the usual distinctive odor IL
very much reduced, SO. that the gas ID
not 50 easily detected. Men who sui
fer from its effects are. temporarily
blinded, and close contact with the
fumes produces an, unpleasant skin
Irritation. For the average case eight
or ten days hospital treatment IL
necessary, but the gas Is neither fatal
nor does It innict permanent injuries.
tor our men are not exposed to 1t long.
So much for our side 81 the question.
II. New Weapon TNos Edged.
4 loH N nun poln. - ..e s... .ac
weapon nas proven uss, u, uouule
euseu' IMs "as espel'a ~ 80
On tns eolnn,e uulus ~ ~. v y, ~.
ane.nelu'.a, w, ~ eons 49, ~
= Was mhlseu.y - 1919 t,.an =.
usuu, s us :ne'i a;' so anu
! sne!l ex .paoe . consloelaDle pIopo9'
gop oI.atae cnalse 'm ~ .ne
surrounding = y! erounu. ne lunes 7os'
pended IN the ar oispersea ialrly rap
loly, our TIE actua' sue ,tne. expo.
SION renamed y,l1'entlss Poisonous' =
me usual way me spot .Where q SO
snel' mas onrst y aaoserous Ior g
hours or 30. Dut lM. ! con lpl!
cnemlcal renamed actlVe TOT. m4en
longer period: t5,s GO
!. ~ nes result vi decidedly comic, for
Il Whs' evidently one Of the many little
Things that the "grosser general STAB
omltt etl. lts eaicnatiGns. me nun
alt,hefv 'a'nered tne aimec ?osit 1s'ns
WIN gag sheiis ~ tne .: MOST iavish man
nei. Every redouot, support. nne' ruined co
vliase ana road center was p 81
win me stun. Inc greai assault was
!auncned and the $allied line yielded
ground. 5,ine Huns moved up ana
occupied IT,. sIhelris son 2! aFdment thad
Deen miles deep ;stnetr ADVANCE was IN
tiNa-- ~ III, ( e II:
rolsoneo ~ !neifs own 3N'l1 Gas. ~
4, !. g. lha * hnn troops poured
ap INTO tne eas:;ln y q! aren' sat GOWN
lor cover ~ vi l. poisoned smell
noles, Aiieted themselves "a s al9ndoned
91 y I! SPRAYED WITH their own gas-:
an az OILY began 70 n 1 the erect
ABOUT SIX SIX hours ~ later. Y! During the
actlon our men hnd been exposed to
Ine Fumes Tor Ash: q sncrt period but the
Huns cnlne and IN their ignorance lit.
pra.ly stepped themselves 1!al.s ~ IT..
y, Etxn =, lne men !sy down IN the dusk
% DENVER GROUND wnere the stun had
9 l?ul tqey , woke later to f,nd the
venom actually corroding their bodies
through their clothes. Forward mn
sva{w 80
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Fritz's front line Hotel de Trench surely has
become most uncomfortable place Of abode
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Man found in, dam near Hoboken after pro.
German utterances, A dam phool to the end. h
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Farmers asked to increase next years wheat
acreage And have you planned your next years
war garden? Iy
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

How the slackers will stink to the rear when
the troops come marching home! 4 s%2sg .st
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Too bad Kaiser Bill didn't hear Lincoln say,
'You can fool some Of the people all the time,
etc."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
Men to the cannon; women to the cannin'.

Even the Turks have noticed that the war wind
has shifted. ,.gs5 sEt 81 ss5,Saae 4S Y !; t*
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05

Just in the of6ng is Hindenburg's successor. old
General Disaster. sissas 15$5ss.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-05
Yours truly,
= JOSEPH VADJ, B. A.

es r. S.-Gentlemen: Does the. name
Red Trail of the road that passes
through Driscoll and goes west to
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
INDOOR PRACTICE AT
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. 20
Although the University of Michi-
sans baseball team viii not make a
southern trip this spring, indoor
practice is under way and a number
of home games will be played. IL
is hardly possible that Michigan will
have classy team this year as many
of the best players are in war ser
vice, but Coach Lundgren has a few
experienced men left and hopes TO
build up a fairly fast organization
from untried material.
Parks and Morrison, the veteran
battery are back Ruzicka, pitcher
ON the freshman team last year and
his catcher. Genebach, also are eX-
pected to-be in the squad. Not one
member of the 1917 inield or out
field is back i'm school Capt Bran
dell. NiemaHn and Newell have grad
uated. EIorWitz, Dancer, Walter
house. Reem and Kirchgessner have
enlisted.
Two men from the freshmen nine
who are expected to make good are
Kobe. second baseman. and Froemke,
the football player, who is a third
sacker.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
ROCKNE To PICK
N. D. RELAY TEAM
Gold and Blue Will Enter Lists
in Carnival at Urbana
Saturday Night.

Weary. though far from down
hearted, following their gruelling
meet against the University of Hi
nois on Saturday night Coach
Rockne's trackmen were let Oft with
a minimum amount of work on Mon
day afternoon. No particular i'll eff
fects were noticeable among the diff
ferent members of the squad-all
reported for practice and went
through the stunts assigned by
Rockne.
For the most part the men were
called off for only short joys. Some
OF the sprinters practiced starting,
but the track has been dampened
after the meet of Saturday and was
in no shape for anything but the
slowest work Murphy, Harbert and
Smith were sent a mile and a half
with a quarter mile sprint on the
end of that distance. Call, who par
ticipated in three races on Saturday
night. had a set of stiff muscles but
felt better for the slow three-quar-
ters of a mile he logged under the
direction of Rockne. GnhIlan, the
high point man of Saturday, also
was somewhat lame and after prac-
ticing a few starts went TO the dress
ing room. Sweeney. who showed un-
usual pluck Saturday night, running
a good mile with scarcely any train
ing. was out on the track, deter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
FORMER CHAMPIONS
GIVE EXHIBITION

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 20. - Two
worlds champions and two former
champions are TO play exhibition
cue matches in a series here for the
benefit of the American Billiard
Players Ambulance fund. The Sc
ries opened tonight and will con
tinue through March and most OF
April
The title holders are Augie Kieck-
hefer. worlds champion three-Cush-
ion billiardist and Frank Taberski.
worlds champion at pocket bill
liards. The ex-champions are Alfre-
do de ORC, and Charles McCOurt.
former holders Of the worlds three
cushion title.
Cleveland's quota is $4,000 Of the
100000 TO be raised in America to
equip ambulances for service in
France.
The association OF billiard room
proprietOrs has arranged for the
men 10 meet Cleveland's stars Of
the cue. among whom is Pierre
Maupone. champion Of the Inter-,
state Three-Cushion league.