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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
PROSECUTING
LONDON POST
United Press Chased Wire. }

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Informa-
ton was lodged today against the
Morning Post and Col. Rapington,
its chief military critic, charging
violation of the defense OF the
realm act.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Bo-
mar Law announced in the house
of commons that both Repington
and the Morning Post would be
prosecuted for publishing informa-
ton concerning the work of the
inter-allied council at Versailles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
Copyright, 1918, by the United

PfeSS.)
Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. "a
After Belgium-is Switzerland
turn next?
Hindenburg is massing troops
against the French right flank
with vast stores of ammunition
and guns.
The people here are asking
whether the treaty of 1915 will be
the next scrap of paper"
Germans in Zurich are openly
Boosting that Ludendorff could
smash the Swiss army in As
hours.
The Prussians, while gorging
themselves on little republics, brag
they could occupy this city the
first day.
Sheer at Army.
They declare Switzerland's L.
500 machine guns, 16 six-inch
cannon, so batteries of three-inch
field guns and small stock OF am
munition is insufficient to cause
much delay.
They say there are only 100, 200
troops under colors and that OF
these but $4,000 are on the Ger
man border, which could be swept
aside and France entered before
the remainder Of the Swiss could
be modified.
The concensus OF opinion OF
people | have talked to is that II
Hindenburg does not attempt to
cross Switzerland in an effort to
turn the French flank, 1t will be
because he considers it strategical-
ly unwise.
am told the Germans have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
UNLEAVENED BREAD
FOR JEWS AT CAMP

Under the authority of the quar-
termaster general of the army. an
order has been issued at Camp
Lewis to furnish all men of the
Jewish faith with unleavened
bread at the rate of pound each
day to a man, from March q to
April 4.
Also Seventh Day Adventists will
be excused from all duties from
sunset Friday evening to sunset
Saturday evening, to devote 1t to
religious worship. Saturday will
be holiday for them instead of
Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
UNIONS PLAN
DAILY PAPER

SEATTLE, Feb. IA daily
newspaper, owned and directly
controlled by the Central Labor
Council Of Seattle, Is to appear
here within a few weeks.
Already the Seattle labor unions
have fostered a successful mutual
laundry as an outgrowth of Sc.
attle's recent laundry workers
strike and new cooperative
meat market is ready to start.
The paper will be named the
Daily Union Record. f. b. Adult,
editor-manager Of the present
Weekly Union Record, Is to edit 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13

compared the present with the
days of the Civil war, when SINH
lar issues were at stake and when
the leadership of Lincoln saved
America.
Attorney ii. p. Burdick gave a
sketch of the history of the
statue, the work of Sculptor Vic
tor Alonzo Lewis. The sculptor
was cheered when he was called
on to make a short talk. THE
statue is one which every person
may grow to love-" he said. Like
the voice OF art, 1t will endure
forever"
The statue was unveiled by
Marion Richardson and Harry
Osborne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13

it in the house and expects earl.
and favorable action by the com
mittee. No opposition to the reso
luton has thus far developed OF
the floor of the house.
The resolution reads as follows
''ResOlved: BY the house Of
representatives that the peo-
pie Of the United States he
urged and encouraged to use
Oh all possible occasions, and
live up to, and fight for, this
as the national war slogan:
Freedom for All, Forever
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
LEWIS LEADS
in INSURANCE

Camp Lewis leads all other ma
tional army cantonments in the
amount of war risk insurance is
sued to soldiers, with a total Of
81 per cent of the men insured, &C.
cording to q telegram received by
Brig. Gen. Foltz from the head Of
the war risk insurance office at
Washing on, d. G. The office con-
graduates Camp Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
(Special to The Tines.)

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 10.
Freedom, for all. forever" may
be the official war slogan OF the
United States.
A Joint resolution making
Freedom, for all, forever" the
war slogan of all Americans has
been introduced in the National
house of representatives and re-
ferred to the library committee.
Carl c. Van Dyke, representa-
tive from Minnesota, is the author
Of the resolution. He introduced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
SIGHT TEUT
DESTROYERS

tUnited Press Leased Wire.l
COPENHAGEN, Feb. ia
number of destroyers, supposedly
German, passed Mandal, speeding
westward, 1t was reported here
today. Many submarines have
been seen in that vicinity in the
last Few days.
Mandal is the southernm0st
town in Norway and is located
on the Skaggerack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
THE LAST DAY

Today is the last day for alien
Germans to register at police
headquarters. Any unnaturalized
German who has not registered
during the past week will be ar
rested beginning Thursday, and
will be informed for the period Of
the war. Less than 200 alien
Germans had registered In Ia
coma up to noon Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
3 Die in Raid

PARIS, Feb. 13.-Three civil
ians were killed and five wounded
when two German airplanes drop
ped several bombs on Nancy last
night, the war office reported
today.
There was mutual artillerying
northwest OF Rheims.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
Kieff Siege

Omitted Press Leased WiPe.)
ZURICH, Feb. ia state Of
siege has been proclaimed al
Kieff, according to dispatches re
ceived from Lemberg today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13

Kieff, in southwestern Russia,
has been fought over by the boil
sheviki and the Cossacks for sew
eral weeks. 1t was last reported
in the hands of the bolsheviki.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-13
"A Prodigal Varietyof Spring
Most Charming Cotton Fabrics

"A display that transports one
in mind to the Towering orchards
Of spring time-the whole cotton
goods section is in full blossom
with the choicest weaves and
patterns that fashion could
evolve.
style reports state that be-
cause of the great need of the
government for wool and it's
scarcity that cOttons will be in
great favor, both from a patriotic
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
FARGO EDITORS PICKED
NICE NIGHT FOR A FIGHT
Managing Editor and Telegraph. Edi-
ter OF TOwnlcyF Sheet Mix With
Disastrous Results to Mac.

y Seeing an editor get swatted in the
eye is mighty funny, until the swat
comes home,-say's the Fargo Forum
Of Saturday.
That, at least. must be the opinion
today of Frank Ward, managing edi-
tor of The Courier-News of Fargo, for
Frank. tits whispered, wears his left
eye in mourning, all because he ran
afoul the sturdy left fist Of 1. F. Nc
Dowell, telegraph editor of the same
paper.
Frank had just come in from Bis
marck and had written a glowing ac-
count Of the visit Job Brinton made
on the editor of The Bismarck Trib-
une Saturday afternoon. To Franks
notion, that Bismarck swatSfest story
was a wonderful yarn, n o was
given lots of space in which to tell
his story, and brag Of his fistic abil-'
ities.
But when Frank got one in the eye
himself, twas q different story.
1t wasn't told in the columns Of the
newspaper.
Instead, it was told to a police Of
1cer-in fact It was related to two
aforesaid police gathered Mr.. Nc
Dowell to the fold. 1t was after three
o'clock this morning. but n of the
printers had 500 slowed away in his
wooden leg and provided bail money.
When 10 o'clock q. m, h hour
for. the trial arrived, Ward was tout
Of town" and the cas- dismissed
IT'S said that it was a beautiful
affair.
Ward, somewhat heavier than his
telegraph editor opponent. rushed the
battle. In fact, he rushed right into
a left fist, that laid open the cheek at
the side of he left side Of the eye.
Then they came to q clinch and when
printers about The Courier-News Of
fee separated them, Ward and Nc
Ipowsll were rory looking humans to
Wards wound bled copiously and
profusely.
police station to make complaint
against Mcdowell. he was a bloody
specimen. and small wonder Captain
Mcdonald thought for a time. that
murder was in the making.
AS one of the witnesses remarked
while waiting for the case to be
a. nice evening for it."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
ASSAULT WAS
. PREMEDI|TlATED
SAYS TRIBUNE
Attack Followed Threats to
Get Editor Mann, IS the
u Report.

Tho Bismarck Tribune for Saturday
had the following to say about the
attack on Editor George
D. Mann by j. w. Brinton. general
manager Of. the Townley stores:
Walking directly from tho federal
court room, where he had just been
acquitted Of two crimes against the
government OF his country to The
Tribune Office, Job w. Brinton, gem
eral manager -of the Townley chain
stores, Friday afternoon asked the
publisher for an interview, and. as
his private Office Brinten seized him
by the throat and committed q vicious
and most cowardly assault.
,Brinton made a 'pretense of being
Interested in the facts surrounding a
letter from j. e. Sullivan of Garrison
which The Tribune published in it's
readers column in April, and upon
which, in part, the indictment of
Brinton' on three counts under the
espionage act Of 1915 was based. He
insisted upon q private interview. The
publisher had barely seated himself,
and had only begun to give 'Brinton
the information requested when Brin-
ton, who had refused to take a seat,
seized the. newspaper man, by the
throat. pinning him against his desk,
and struck him twice. The publisher,
although dazed and blinded by the
blow, grappled with his assailant and
other members of the force separated
the men before any further blows
could be- struck. Brinton, cringing
apologies, explanations and excuses,
and promising to proceed directly to
police station and deliver himself over
RI tho n11fhnriffAc yryoc vn,naitfoF1 -
leave the Office without the beating
which .he richly deserved,
NO argument or discussion or heat
ed words preceded the murderous as
sault. The interview had been car
ried on in a conversational tone. Brin-
ton struck without any warming what
soever The ature of the injuries
which include a badly ruptured eye
ball and a fractured nose, would in
dictate that Brinton had used brass
knuckles or some other device to add
force to his blow. That the assault
was p~remediated there can be no
question. Brinton declined to talk to
other members of the force, but in
sisted upon an interview with the
publisher, and he demanded that it
be private. The assault followed as
soon as the unsuspecting newspaper
man had seated himself and placed
himself at the mercy of HIS cowardly
assailant. Brinton did not give him
self vi as he agreed, and when Officer
John Huber made the arrest. he found
Brinton at the Mckenzie hotel. e.
G. Patterson accompanied his guest
to the police station, where Brinton
waived examination, ad Patterson
signed Brinton's bond of 500.
-. Developments yearly indicate. that
the assault was plotted land premed-
lated, and it is said that Brinton had
boasted that if acquitted he would
threats had been made by representa-
tives of Townley's Fargo. newspaper
early in the day. Apparently several
! people We're in on the plan.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Nonpartisans Dissatisfied
3 With Own Candidates

I. Amidon, N. D., July 29.-The slope
county Republican central committee.
dissatisfied with the ticket of candi-
dates for county office nominated in
the recent primary election on the
Republican ticket, have called a
county convention to be held August
2, when a new. county ticket Of can
didates will be nominated. 81
The call places the Republican or
ganization in the position Of opposing
the election Of the ticket nominated
In its own primaries, and is brought
about by the Nonpartisan interests.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29

school buffding, examined and held to
hosA valid petition and to have been
signed by residents OF the school dis
tricti who were parents of o persons
charged with the support and having
the custody and care Of the requisite
number Of children OF school & to
sntitle said residents. to sign such pc
tition.
(2,) The number Of children Of
school age named In the petition was
.fftssn. ten OF which we're Of school
age and lived within said school dis
trict and not less than two and q half
miles from any other school in the
school district. Such being the case,
petftion was %suf1cient and the petit
TONERS were entitled to the relief
asked for in such petition.
go The fact that there may be
another school and school building in
another school district less than two
and a half miles from the residence
OF the children whose names. appear
upon the petition is not sufficient
reason for the refusal to grant the re-
Aef asked for in the petition, for such
other school districts could not be
compelled to admit to its school the
children whose mi appear upon
the petition under consideration.
Ward county, N. D.. Hon. K. q.
Leighton, judge.
Afirmed. Opinion Of court by
Grace, J.. Christianson, ~ concurs
specially. Robinson, j., dissents.
George A. MCGEE. Minot, attorney
for plaintiff and respondent. (E. B.
Goss, Minot, Of counsel.)
Ben e. Combs. Donnybrook, attor-
ney for defendants and appellants.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
TAX STATUS St OF
MUTUAL COS.
INVESTIGATED
Mutual Companies May be
Exempted From Paying
Internal Revenues.

BiHnarck, N. D., July 2s.-state In
surance Commissioners OlBness is en-
gagged in an endeayor, to straighten
put mutual hail, cyclone and fire IN
surance companies. particularly, and
mutual telephone. creamery and eie-
workings SSof the federal income tax
law a. regards such corporations. Mr..
Olsness has had considerable CORE.
spondence with B.. C. Keith, deputy in-i
ternal revenue commissioner, and
with Commissioner Daniel Roper
relative to the question. Paragraph
10 Of section IL Of the income tax law
this kind which are maintained pure
~ for mutual benefit. Internal Rev
enue Collector Coffee has held other
wise, and he has levied against mutual
companies whose treasures showed>a
balance at the close Of the year
Probably fifty per cent Of the COM
panies have paid this tax, while the
remainder have awaited q definite de-
cAsion from the insurance department.
greater than. $50, and in many in
stances ~ has beenAas low as fifty
cents. The balance assessed has been
that usually accumulated by mutual
companies which charge q small.
premium fee at the beginning of the
year. This fee usually is not large
,enOughsto ove any heavy losses, and
an assessment is made on the mem
bers in the event of such losses.
Commissioner Roper has advised
Insurance Commissioner Olsness that
companies of this type do not lose
their exemption if they receive merely
an incidental income, but he states
that any mutual fire insurance COM
panies which issue policies for a stipu-
lated cash premium is not exempt
under the income law. BY incidental
income" the commissioner refers to
interest on deposits, etc. a
Commissioner .Olsness. stii unsatis-
fed with the status Of the question,
has finally asked the department at
Washington Twill the mere fact
tina a partial premium is collected at
the time of the application, which is
often inadequate so that in case of
, heavier losses IN assessment must be
made anyway. be the decisive factor
to determine the question of liability
for this tax or the %reverse?" MI. OILS
ness has to date received no reply to
this question.
Farmers mutual insurance. COM
panies, creameries, telephone com
panies, elevators and like organiza-
tions conducted purely for the pur-
pose of meeting losses and expenses Of
their members r excluded from this
tax, apparently. in paragraph 10 OF
section II. of the act, said Mr.. Olness
in discussing the matter. liam now
endeavoring to discover whether 4
mutual Insurance company is subject
to income tax under this act. or
whether Commissioner Roper would
include all such&companies as 7 have
described under paragraph 10. section
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
STATE rs FURNISHING
$40 VOLUNTEER NURSES

Bismarck, N. D., July 2s.-North
Dakota began today to furnish $40
volunteer nurses for war work. For
more than two weeks intensive prep
arations for this campaign were un-
der way and. the woman's committee
OF the national council Of defense is
In charge of the state drive.
This is the most definite thing our
country has asked the women Of our
state and nation in the battle to beat
the Hun and I feel that we will prove
equal: to the task" said Mrs. F. l..
Conklin, chairman Of. the women's
COMMITTEES Of the state council, Of de-
Tense. today. /.
Women between the ages Of 10 and
81 are eligible. County committees
will accept applications.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Williams Yo. Jail Is
Poor Business Getter

The county bastile presented a very
deserted appearance from Friday
o on until Monday afternoon, being
quite devoid of %habitation, says the
Williston Herald. This is the first
time since October 6, 1906, that the
jail has been entirely empty. At that
time. the reason, for said emptiness,
according to the notation Of the sher-
tfs records, was due to the fact that
the prisoners broke Jail. \.
On August II and 10, 1913, the Jail
was empty Of Wolliams county prison.
ers but was used on the night of the
18th by the Mckenzie county sheriff
who lodged a law breaker from his
county there between trains. On the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Flynn g Traynor, Devils Lake, Tor g
From Hettdnger County.
Otto Thress, plaintiff and respondent.
VI. r. w. Semple, defendant and

From Het4nger County.
Otto Thress, plaintiK and respondent.
W.. F. w. Semple, defendant ma
appellant.
Syllabus: Al q mortgage in pos
session Of livery barn. defendant
insured it for 1900 charging the
premiums paid to the rents q
PROFITS of the barn. For the loss Of
the barn by Are. defendant received
q draft for $4,000 payable to himself
and the plaintiff, the owner Of the
property. Under facts presented It Is
held, that the trial court should have
directed a verdict for. the plaintiff for
the insurance.
.trict court of Hettinger county: Mon.
". C. Crawford, j.
h. Defendant appeals.
Affirmed. Opinion of the court by
Robinson, j.
neys for appellant.
w. F. Burnett. Thos. n. Pugh and
Otto. Thress, Dickinson, attorney for
respondent.
From Bottineau County.
Mrs. z. G. Auth, formerlyMSophie
VS.. Kuroki Elevator Co., defend
and appellant.
Syllabus: ~ Sections 1854 and
1856, compiled laws, 1913. authorize
and provide for the making and fill
ing OF a thresher's lien. Evidence ok
amined and held to contain no>proof
showing a compliance with the re-
Iquirements OF said sections.
Appeal from the district court of
Bottineau county; Hon. A. q. Burr.
judge:4
Affirmed. Opinion of the court by
Grace. j.
hplaintiff and respondent.
w. j. Cooper, Westhope, Oh. S.
Blood, Devils Lake, of counsel). at
torneys for defendant and appellant
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Clay County Enlists
879 Mentor Farm Work

Moorhead, Mimi, July 2s.-Clay
county has enlisted $40 men for farm
work. with county labor committee,
headed BY j. M, Witherow Of Moor
head, making such report today. +,
OF this number. 593 are class 1
men. available for all kinds of harvest
work at a moments call, while 286
are In class 2. ..
! With the harvest operations due to
commence in earnest next week, the
indications are that a great many of
the men will be called into farm work,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29

Duluth, MINI, July y ss.-siftsd5
down, after ~ hours work by. meme
berss Of draft boards and officers q
the Stacker raid Conducted IN Duluth
and on the .Mesaba and Yermillion
iron ranges Saturday; night total 102
men. Some Of These. according to re-.
ports from boardeofices, may be able
to prove that they registered.
Others already admit that they had
failed to comply with the draft act.
and they will be taken to F~ort>Snell-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Otter Tail River is
Too Low For Power Co.

Fergus Falls. Mimi. July 29.-The
low stage OF the water in the Otter
Tail river may prove serious for the
Otter all Power company, which op-
crates a big electric power plant from
power generated at its dam near here.
The company already has been
forged to use its steam plant at WAh-
peton to carry portion of the load,
may be compelled to rely and
more on its steam plants if the stage
OF the river continues low. :.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Northwestern NelUs

night Of the 18th, 1T was used for the
same. purpose by the Mountraill coun-
ty sheriff. A boarder from = own
county took up his abode there on the
night of the 18th Of August. 1918, and
he spell was broken again. -
The bone dry law and, various other
laws. aided by the vigilant law en-
lforcers inSthe county, are having their
effect and conditions are improving.
we are sorry to say, however, that 1t
became necessary to make use Of the
jail again Monday afternoon, since
which time 1T has been occupied
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
ALL MUST SAVE COAL.

The country is again warned by the
Fuel Administration that homes,
churches, schools and factories must
save Is million tons of coal this year.
Coal ration orders will allow consum-
ers just enough fuel to keep their
homes at G8 degrees this winter.
Women will have to dress warmer,
and breweries close up.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
BANK EXAMINER MET
KNOX BANK CREDITORS

Bismarck, N. D.. July 2s.-state
Examiner j. r. Waters WAS in Min
neapolis last week meeting with
bank creditors Of the Security state
bank Of Knox, which was closed two
week sago And placed in charge OF r.
M. Stansier, deputy examiier. The
family. A statoItent. ef III t1iAbilttiee
and assets haa not yet boon made
available.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29

Fargo, n. D.. July 29.--Ths Nom
parttsans have not controlled the cleo
stionso the Democratic committeemen
IA sargent county Il has been deflnite-
~ ascertAlnsd, though eArlist rspotts
Indicated that the iNag1s had can.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
FLYING D KILLED.

Fort Worth, Texas, July 27.-Flying
Cadet Fred C.. Campbell, Jr., whose
home is at Rosedale, Kan, was killed
dropped into a tail spin at d low alti-
tude. He was 26 years old. His
father lives at Browning, Mont.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Canadian Wheat Fixed
At 1924 Per Bushel

Winnipeg, Man., July 2s.-owing
to increased freight rates, announced
Friday. the Canada grain commission
has decided to fix the price of wheat
in Canada at 1924,