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inston farKe Suslls ana Eleanor Tafke
CLstis.
X \ .,.
George Washington Parke Custis,
who inherited the Arlington estate
from his father, was member Of
Washington's family until the death
Of Washington in 1899, and soon after
removed to Arlington, where he re-
sided until his death, October TO-,
1857. BY his will, bearing. date of
March rs, 1855. he devised the Airing
ton House estate to his daughter and
only child, Mary Ann Randolph Lee,
wife of Lieut.. Col. Robert Il. Lee,
u. S. A., for her use and benefit during
her natural life and on her death to
his eldest grandson, George Wash
ington Custis Lee, to him and his
of the President of the United States
dated January 6, 1864, the entire tract
of LOO acres more or less was Sc
lected for government use for war,
military, charitable and educational
purposes under the provisions Of the
February 6. 1868. BY the same order
it was directed that the property be
sold to meet the payment Of $92.07
direct taxes due thereon. This was
done January II, 1864, and the prop
erty was bid in for the United States
for the sum of s26,SO0. Mrs. Lee
having died in 1873, legal proceedings
contesting the legality of the tax
sales were instituted by George Wash
ington GUSTS Lee as heir under the
will of his grandfather, George
Washington Parke GUSTS. The cause
was heard in the United States cir
cult court for the eastern district of
Virginia and verdict rendered in his
favor, which. upon appeal, was af-
firmed by the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States December
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\ HOUSANDS of Americans who
fell on the battlefields In
France will find their final
resting nlace Mt Arlinpton
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FRENCH AND AMERI CANS STORMING
4 CHAMPAGNE; BULGARIA is INVADED
Continued From Page One

u
have been definitely decided according Dr. Veschnch the
ban minister to France
BULGARIA INVADED
Saoni Sept 26-Bgara has been invaded by allied troops
according British official issued
forces entered Bulgaria about six miles south Srumtsv
envy base in this region.
I'm LINE HAS BENIN CUT
London, Sept 26Repors in official quarters here indicate
that the Prep line has been cut sang the Bulgarian and
placing it in precarious position.
The pecarous condition Of the Turkish be judged
from the fact that Arab forces north of the British
while the south the allies pressing in the enemy
E# ~~f~. GREEKS ASSISTING
Athens, Sept 26Greek forces assisting with
paign three fronts Macedonia according official state
ment from the office today The Bugar full flight
with the British and the Greeks in pursuit.
tss@ ADVANCE INTO liberia
London Sept 26Britsh troops operating in the Palestine
extending their operations and on the borders of
the Dead Sea- it was officially announced today.
Pushing to the east of the Jordan the British occupied
the strategic town of Amann the Hedas railway
ON WIDE ATTACK
With the French Army Sept 26The attack the
army launched 80 this morning was along wide front
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have been definitely decided, according to DR..
bian minister to France
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WOMEN SET THE MARK FOR COUNTRY
CLUB SHOCKERS- $35 FOR RED CROSS

The Bismarck Country club estab
lished new record last night when
SO members, five Of whom were WON.
en-, shocked 80 acres of corn on the
Dan Falconer farm, south of the city,
in 10 minutes flat The Country CLUB.
ties assembled at o'clock and were
conveyed in autOes to the FalcOner
farm. The five ladies reported in
shocking garb of the most approved
type. and in spite of considerable
'badgering' on behalf of other club
members. they sailed into the field
with heads up and colors flying. The
corn was unusually dusty. thanks to
the recent high winds. and in very
few minutes there were five very
grimy and very uncomfortable women
shockers. but they stood by their
guns, and during the entire 70 min
utes that was consumed in setting up
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the SO acres of corn, they did not once
lag behind ~. =
The Country club is rather proud Of
its achievement, and it is especially
pleased with the work of the women
members. The Red Cross is $35 rich
er as result of the sortie, while the
Country club folks have most pleas
ant memories Of delightful lunch
which was served in the Falconer
home following the shocking. Mr..
talconer's check is the most liberal
yet received by the Red Cross from
these shocking expeditions. and it sets
a new standard for Bismarck farmers.
In the near future the Country club
threatens to do it again..
This evening Commander Jack
Whitney's veteran shockers will re-
pair to the w. P. Rainey farm, near
the Martin Bourgeois place. where they
will earn $50 by shocking 35 acres of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-26
ITALIAN WAR r@..
POSTERS FOR
STATE MUSEUM

DR.. Melvin r. Gilmore, curator of
the State Historical Society of North
Dakota has just received from the
"Banca dItalia' Bank of italy, at
Rome, a large consignment OF wall
posters, placards, pamphlets, circulars
post cards, and other forms of pub
licity for the Italian National Loan for
the war. These posters are done in
the artistic manner characteristic OF
Italy. They are fine in color and
drawing and show power and resolu-
ton of mind as we'll as beauty. They
make very valuable addition to the
already large and comprehensive col
lection which the curator has been
building up for the state. This COL
lection will be of immense historic
value in the years to come as it will
show not only the military activities
Of our own country and that of our
allies in this tremendous struggle for
freedom, but also the humanitarian,
civic, industrial, financial and educa-
tional activities of the nations at the
same time.
In this matter North Dakota has
got the jump on her neighbOring
states, for her collection was started
at the beginning and has kept mp with
the progress Of the war, while the
other states are only now beginning
or have not even yet begun.
hi Another unique and very interest
ing series of was posters which the
curator has acquired is that of the
recruitment Of the Czecho-Slovak
army. This series is Of special inter
est because of the epic story of the
activities of the Czecho-Slovak army
in the reformation of Russia and the
consequent recognition of the Czecho-
Slovak nation by the governments of
the United States and of our allies.
This army is fighting under their an
cient free flag, and that is represent |
ed on the posters used for recruitment |
of their army in America.
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LOOK OUT!

special charter authorizing it's prepar-
alton and SALE
The good housewife of Holland
would almost as soon be without food
as without her Real Dutch Drops" as
she quantity calls GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules. Their use re-
stores strength and is responsible in
a great measure for the sturdy, robust
health of the Hollanders.
DO not delay. Go to your druggist
and insist on his supplying you with
box Of GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil
Capsules. Take them as directed,
and If you are not satisfied with re-
suits your druggist will gladly refurd
your money. Look for the name GOLD
MEDAL on the box and accept no
other. In sealed boxes, three sizes.
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KIDNEYS WEAKENING?

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
disappear of themselves They grow
upon you slowly but steadily. under
mining your health with deadly GER
tairty, until you fall victim to incur
able disease
Stop your troubles while there is
time. Don't wait until little pains be.
come big aches. Don't trifle with dis
ease. To avoid future suffering begin
treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules now. Take three or
four every day until you feel that you
are entirely free from pain.
This well-known preparation has
been one of the national remedies of
Holland for centuries. In 1896 the gov
eminent of the Netherlands granted a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-26
CROWDS RAID
HUN PAPERS

Rio de Janiero,. Sept. 20.-German
Newspapers at Oporto Allegro. in the
state Of Rio Grande do Sui, early this
week so aroused the populace by
criticising Brazilian affairs that at
lacks were made on the plants OF
three newspapers. The plant of the
Journal da Madre, formerly the Vader-
land, according to the report here, was
wrecked and burned. A police guard
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

OR sToLEN-Tuesday
evening $50: / female pointer.
mark dark brown and white spots,
scar on left side. Reward if returned
to Theodore Smith, 600 18th street,
Bismarck, II! d. 926 tt
--------buY W. s. $780, e ',.r.rr.'
ROOM FOE RENTAL 223 Fourth
street. Phone 62SL. n.tso>
, 8 90 st .
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twas thrown; about the offices Of the
|, Gazetta Popular and the Volksblat and
the crowds were kept at bay until the
excitement subsidized.
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corn. The shock, troops are request.
ed to report at the Grand Pacific at
& sharp, when autoes will depart for
the scene of action. r
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Insane Pretend Insanity.

Insane Pretend Insanity
A rather paraGOXicaI message comes
from the Paris Medical. In general. it
seems, the doctor is not lightly to dis
miss insanity which is obviously ;imu-
lated. A pathological basis should be
sought. There are cases where the pa
tient is insane to pretend to be in
sane.
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TABLETS! 1ARLETS!

,I In original bundles or in any guam
titles desired. Also all kinds school
supplies. See Faunce, Fourth streer,
for prices. 26 27 %.
u w ct
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

prayer. hoping that one of his strays
viii get some poor unsuspectlng Fritz
In the napper hundreds OF yards be-
hind the lines. 1t generally does that's
the reason the Boches hate the man
from Erin's isle.
The Saxons, though better than the
Prusslans and Bavariails, have a nasty
trait of treachery In their makeup.
At one point Of the line where the
trenches 'yere very close, a stake was
driven into the ground midway be-
tween the hostile lines. At night when
It was his turn, Tommy would crawl
TO this take and attach some London
papers to II. while at the foot he would
place tins Of bully beef, Tags, sweets,
and other dellcacles that he had re-
cclved from Blighty In the ever looked
for parcel. Later on Fritz would come
out and get these luxuriess
The next night Tommy would go out
10 see what Fritz put into his stocking.
The donation generally consisted Of Il
paper from Berlin, telling who was
winning the war, some timed sausages,
cigars, and occasionally a little beer,
but a funny thing, Tommy never re-
turned with the. beer unless 1t was in
side of him. His platoon got a Whit Of
his breath one night and the offending
Tommy lost his job.
One night a young English sergeant
crawled to the stake and as he tried to
Iafnah Tho n.rpnnu ana a Lar,I -
ploded and mangled him horribly. Fritz
had set a trap and gained another vic
tim which was only one more black
mark against him In the book of this
war. From that time on diplomatic re-
latlOns were severed.
Returning to Tommy, I think his
spirit is best shown in the questions he
asks. 1t Is never who is going to win
but always "how long will 1t take?'
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cross In some snell-tossed neld with
tears In his eyes as he reads the In
s~criptlon. And a little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on a stretch
err, patting him on the head.
More than once In a hospital | have
seen a titled Red Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for a wounded soldier,
perhaps the one who In civil life de-
livered the coal al her back door. To-
day she does not shrink from lighting
his flag or even washing his grimy
body.
Tommy admires Albert OF Belgium be-
cause he Is not a pusher OF men he
leads them. With him it's not a case
OF take that TRENCH" IL Is "come on
and we will take H."
II Is amusing TO notice the different
characteristics OF the Irish, Scotch and
English soldiers. The Irish and Scotch
are very impetuous. especially when II
comes 10 bayOnet fighting. while the
Englishman. though IA trifle slower,
thoroughly does his bit he Is more
methodical and has the grip of a bull
dog on a captured position. He Is
slower to think that is the reason why
he never knows when he Is licked.
Twenty minutes before going over
the top the English Tommy will sit on
the fire step and thoroughly examine
the mechanism OF his rifle 10 see that 1t
is In working order and win fire prop
erly. After this examination he Is sat
isfled and ready to meet the Boches.
But the Irlshman or Scotchman sits
on the fire step, his rife with bayonet
fixed between his knees, the butt Of
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

Boys, I'm sorry, but orders have just
been received %cancelling all leave. If
you had been three hours earlier you
would have gotten away. Just stay in
that train, as it is going back. Rations
will be issued to you for our return
journey TO your respective stations.
Beastly rotten. l know Then he left.
A dead silence resulted. Then men
started to curse, threw their rifles on
the floor of the car; others said moth
ing, seemed TO be stupeied, while some
had the tears running down their
cheeks. II was a bitter disappointment
10 all.
How we blinded at the engineer %
that train 1t was all his fault $50 we
reasOned) why hadn't he speeded up a
little or been on time, then we would
have gotten of before the order ar
rived? Now it was no Blighty for US.
That return journey was misery to
us; l just can't describe It.
When we got back to rest blllets, we
found hat our brigade was In the
trenches (another agreeable surprise)
and that an attack was contemplated.
Seventeen of the %forty-one will lever
get another chance TO so on leave
they were killed In the attack. Just
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which perhaps Is sinking into the mud
the bolt couldn't be opened with n
team of horses Il is SO rusty-but he
splits on his sleeve and slowly pollshes
his bayonet when this is done he also
Is ready TO argue with Fritz.
IL Is not necessary to mention the
colonials (the Canadians. Australians
and New zealanders), the whole world
knows what they have done for Eng
land.
The Australian and New Zealander
Is termed the Amaze" taking the
name from the first letters of their Of
fetal designation. Australian and New
Zealand army corps.
Tommy divides the German army
into three classes according to their
fighting abilities. They rank as fol
lows: Prussians. Bnvarlans and Sax
ons.
When up against a Prussian regi-
ment II Is a case of keep your NAPIER
below the parapet aud duck. A bang
bang all the time and a war Is ON. The
Bavarians are little better. but the
SaNons are fairly good sports and are
willing occasionally to behave as gen.
tlemen aud take It easy. but you can
not trust any Of them overlong.
AT one point of the line the trenches
were nboat thirty-two yards apart.
This sounds horrible. but in fact II was
easy, because neither side could shell
the enemy's front-line trench for fear
shells would drop into their own. This
eliminated artillery fire.
In these trenches when up against
the Prussians and Bavarlans. Tommy
had a hot time of IL. but when the Sax.
ons took over" It was a picnic; they
would yell across that they were Sax
n and would not fire. Both sides
would sit on the parapet and carry on
IA conversation. This generally consist
ed OF Tommy telling them how much
he loved the kaiser. while the Saxons
informed Tommy that King George
was "A particular friend Of theirs and
hoped that he was doing nicely.
When the Saxons were 20 be relieved
- q ANH1ANAAF VI AHAN AAAAAHf AANN NNAAh
yell this Information across No Mans
Land and Tommy would Immediately
tumble into his trench and keep his
head down.
II an English regiment vas TO be re
lieved by the wild Irish. Tommy would
tell the Saxons, and Immediately u vol
ley of Bonner und Blitzensr could
be heard and II was Fritz's turn TO geI
a crick in his back from STOPPING, ant
the people in Berlin would close theil
windows.
Usually when an 1rishman takes ovel
"A trench, just before stand down" IL
the morning. he sticks his rifle owe
the top, aimed In the direction Of Der
lin, and engages In what is known al
the mad minute This consists o
firing fifteen shots In a minute. III,
Is not aiming nj anything in particula.
just sends over each shot with
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

! spent a week trying 10 teach some
Of the Tommies how 10 play poker, but
because ! won thirty-hve francs they
declared that they didn't ~"fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games: the
general run never heard of poker. eu-
chre. seven up or pinochle. They have
a game similar TO plnochle called
"Royal Bezique." but few know how to
play II.
Generally there are two decks OF
cards IN q section, and IN "a short time
they are 20 dog-eared and greasy, you
cnn hardly tell the ace Of spades from
the ace Of hearts. The owners Of these
decks sometimes condescend 10 lend
them after much coaxing.
SO you see, Mr.. Atkins has his fun
mixed Ia with his hnrdships and. con
frnry 10 populnr belief, the rank and
file u the British nrmy IN the trenches
Is n big happy family. Now In yir-
einin. M school. / was fed on old Nc
Guny's primary reader. which gave me
nm opinion Of m Engllshman about
equal to n 20 Minute Mans backed up
by a Sim Feiner's. But I found Tom
my to be the best Of mates and a gem
ilemnn through and through. lie never
thinks OF knocking his officers. II one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood. there Is no gem
erHl condemnation OF the officer. He
Is just pltied. II Is exactly the same
az Il was with the Light Brigade at
B%alaclaya. to say nothing Of Galllpoli.
Neuye Chapelle and Loos. Personally
! remember a little incident where
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

twenty of Us were sent ON a trench
raid. only two of us returning. but !
viii tell this story later ON.
said It was a big happy family. and
50 it is, but as In all happy families,
there are servants, so In the British
army there are also servants. officers
servants, OF go. s. as they are termed.
In the American army the Common
name Tor them is dog robbers" From
u controversy In the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment. MS far as | can remember. that
the officers servants In the British
forces totnlcd nearly two hundred
thousand. lie claimed that this re-.
moved two hundred thousand excep.
t~ionnlly good aud well.trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting q man
Tor servants duty. generally ked the
man who had been "A the l~,.-rst and
know the ropes.
but from my observation / find that
Il large percentage OF the servants do
HN NhNN AAN NNNh NMN NAAAisM AAf AAAiN
they very seldom engage In digging
parties, fatigucs, parades or drills.
This work Is as necessary as actually
engaging IA an attack. therefore | think
10 would hc snfc 90 say that the all
round work OF the two hundred thou
men who are ON straight military du.
ties. la numerous Instances. officers
servants hold the rank of l%auce-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of a butler. the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots OF amusing stories
told uf SO So
uue day one Of our majors went into
the servants billet and commenced
binding coo them. saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
soually knew that straw had been is
sued for this purpose. He called the
l-uuce-cOrpurul 90 account. The cor
poral answered, "Blime me. sir. the
straw was issued. but there wasn't
enough LETT over from the servants
beds; 10 fact. we had TO use some of
the 'ay to 'elp out. sir"
1t Is needless 20 say that the serv.
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless Il Is not the fault OF
the individual officer, Il is just the sur
viyal Of a quaint old English custom
You know an Englishman cannot b,
changed IN "A day.
But the average English officer is 4
good sport. lie will sit on a fire steI
and listen respectfully 10 Private
Jones theory OF the way the wa
should be conducted. This war a
gradually crumbling the once insur
mountable wall OF caste.
You would be convinced OF this /
you could see King George 60 anon.
his men on an inspecting tour unde
fire, or pause before d little woode.
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the same rations ind equipment rs the
regular French army before 1t went to
the front. Their food consisted of
bread. soup. and vino. as wine is called
almost everywhere In the world. In
the morning they received half loaf
of Vienna brend and coffee. At noon
they each had large dixie Of thick
soup, and at three In the afternoon
more bread and bottle of vino. The
soup was more like stew-very
thick with meat and vegetables. At
one of the officers barracks there was
q cook who had been chef in the larg.
est hotel In Paris before the war.
All the prisoners were well clothed.
Once a week. socks. underwear, soap.
towels and blankets were issued to
them. and every week the barracks
and equipment were fumIGnted. They
were given the best of medical atten-
ton.
Besides all this. they were allowed
to work at their trades. II they had
any. All the carpenters. cobblers.
tailors and painters were kept busy.
and some Of them picked UP more
change there than they ever did in
Germany, they told me. The musi-
clans formed bands and played almost
every night at restaurants and thea
tiers In the town. Those who had no
trade were allowed to work ON the
roads. parks. docks and at residences
about the town.
Talk about denr old jail! You could
not have driven the average prisoner
away from there with 14-inch gun.
I used to think about them In Bran
denburg. when our boys were rushing
the sentries In the hope Of being bay
onetted out of their misery.
While our cargo was being unloaded
spent most of my time with my
grandmother. I had heard still more
about the cruelty Of the Huns, and
made up my mind to get into the ser
vice. Murray and Brown had ali 'ady
enlisted in the Foreign Legion. Blown
being assigned to the infantry AID
Murray to the French man-of-war Csa-
sard. But when I spoke Of my inten'
ton, my grandmother cried 20 much
that promised her would not enlist
that time, anyway-and made the
return voyage In the Virginian. We
were no sooner loaded In Boston than
back to st. Nazaire we went.
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(ro BE coNTINUED)
semsthIno to "oreet" About.

semsthIne to "oreet" About.
Persons casting about for something
to worry about may take pleasure In
recalling from 1.-THE Little Minister"
the manner in which self.styled simple
folk In Scotland regard the northern
llghts-'the devils rainbow" Waster
Lunny called It. II saw II sax times
In July month";" he said. land It made
me shut my cen. You was out admir-
Ing 1t. dominic. but can never forget
that It was seen In the year 'l2 Just
nfore the great storm. was only a
laddie then, but mind how that awful
wind stripped a the standing corn In
the glen in less time than we've been
here at the waters edge. 1t was called
the deil's bosom. Ny fathers hinmost
words to me was. It's time eneuch to
greet. laddie, when you see the au-
rora borealis.'" Waster Lunny was
greeting" DER the drought then. but
twelve hours later the Quhartty was
out of Its banks. washing out the corn
and with q years store Of wool ON its
crest was dashing out to sea.