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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
Four Thousand|War Heroes
Arrive On Mauretania

New York, Dec 2The steamer Mauretania, sister ship of
the Lusana port today with the first large contingent Of
Americans from The 1000 mostly noncombatan
troops who stationed England will be taken to Camp Mills
during the day. Demoblzaton will take place from this
future Because of heavy storms not until seven
last night that the liner entered the Narow She anchored for
the nig in Gravesend bay in sight of the statue of liberty
Shortly before the dropped anchor the hospital ship
Northern Pacific with 4OO injured soldiers and marines board
the bay unhered and docked at Hoboken Nearly
half the heroes board badly wounded section being
up who had lost legs and the other who had
had amputated. ....5
Troops board the Maureana included $50 wounded
from the battlefield of France.
When the liner left for the North River pier
Mayor Hyand and his party board Mayor Hyand
that Secretary Of War Baker had denied his request that
the troops parade before going to camp.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
NO CHANCE OF
REY0LUTI0NIN
:.READJUSTMENT
Norton Believes Country Will
Return to Normal Basis in
Natural Way
THE PERSHING CANDIDACY
Congressman c Thinks 1t too
Early to Say Who Will Be
Party's Choice
THE PERSHING CANDIDACY

individuals and organizations pre-
dieting social revolution in this
country as development of the war
are drawing largely on their hopes or
their imaginations, in my opinion"
said Congressman P. D. Norton of
Hettinger, interviewed this morning
enroute to Washington to attend the
session which opened today.
II believe that the necessary read
justment will be brought about sat
isfactorily and without friction of
any kind. l do not look for any
hard time nor for any period Of de-
preston. l believe our prosperity
better times than ever berore," said
the representative from the Third
North Dakota district.
Our country will naturally adjust
itself to conditions which peace will
bring. Many of our returning farmer
boys will 60 into the industries in the
cities. On the other hand, many city
boys, who have had enough of. town
life, will seek the broader .opportu:i-
ties which. the farm offers. lhe
,lieve a proper balance will be main
tanned without any artificial aids
"The effort of congress will be di-
rected to bringing about this read
justment along the simplest and most
natural lines. The present session
will be occupied largely with mat
ters of taxation and with appropria-
ton measures. | do not anticipate
any definite action on railway control
and other matters. Government con-
troll of railways is assured for some
time to come. At the end of that
period the railways may be restored
to their owners, but l think the gov
ernment will always maintain more
definite control than was exercised
before the war.
"The various bureaus and admins
trative boards which the war brought
into being will be terminated auto
matically by the provisions under
which they were created. We will re-
turn, as rapidly as possible, to pre-
war basis"
what do you think of the Pershing
boom?" Congressman Morton was
asked.
well, it's too early to say much
about that. The American people are
so changeable that it is difficult to
say who hteir hero may be two years
hence. Just now the most likely
presidential timber in the Republican
party looks to me like Harding of
Ohio"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
ENTIRE DAY is
GIVEN OVER TO
RATE HEARING

An entire day was consumed in
the federal court room here Saturday
in an interstate commerce commission
hearing of the North Dakota rail
boards complaint against the North.
ern Pacific railway, claiming a dis
elimination in favor of eastlbound
traffic in territory west of the Mis-
souri, river and an unfair discrepancy
between branch line and main line
rates. The rail board held that the
higher charge on westlbound traffic
works to the disadvantage of Slope
farmers who are forced to import
quantities of feed and seed. Several
Northern Pacific railway officials ap-
peared for the company. Investigator
Mackley of the interstate commerce
commission conducted the hearing.
Elevator men and other sinners gave
testimony as to the unfairness OF
rates. ae..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
GAS COMPANY.
CAN'T CHARGE
HIGHER RATE
Justice Robinson Says Corpora
ton Must Live Up to
Its Contract
PROHIBITION is DENIED
High Tribunal Refuses to Halt
Proceedings in Burleigh
County District
PROHIBITION is DENIED

When public utility enters into a
written contract with a municipality
to furnish a service for not to exceed
certain rate and when this contract
is made condition to the granting
OF franchise, the public utility can.
not violate such contract by charging
higher rate, and when such viola
ton is attempted, the attempt does
not give the railway commission orig
inal jurisdiction over the matter,
ruled the supreme court Saturday
evening in denying the Bismarck Gas
Co. a writ of prohibition preventing
Judge w. L. Nuessle in district court
from hearing an action brought by
the city of Bismarck to enjoin the
company from adding to its rates a
surcharge Of Is cents per thousand
feet.
Senator F. e. Ployhar of Valley City
was granted franchise by the city
OF Bismarck three years ago giving
him permission to use the streets for
the laying Of his mains. Justice j.
E. Robinson, who wrote the opinion
of the court. In his syllabus says:
THE franchise fixed the highest rate
which might he charged for gas. The
grantee agreed in writing to furnish
gas at prices not to exceed the limited
rate. There is no claim that the con-
tract was made without consideration.
or. that it was affected by fraud, dur
ess or imposition. Hence, the gas
company has no right to charge foc
gas any sum in excess of the limited
rates."
The Bismarck Gas Co.. claiming that
1t had lost $4,000 on its first years
business and that the loss the second
year would be greater because OF
the increased cost of labor and ma
terial incident to the war. applied to
the city commission several months
ago for permission to increase It's
rates SO cents per thousand: This
permission was denied. 4 The gas COM
pany then proceeded to notify it's con-
sumers thAt the charge would be add
cd, without authority from the city
commission. The city applied to dis
trict court for an injunction, and the
gas company appealed to the supreme
court for writ of prohibition. hold.
ing that the railway commission and
not the district court had jurisdiction
over such matters.
The supreme courts ruling may
have an important effect on other It'll
CATION now pending and on hearings
soon to be held by the street railway
commission on public 'utility rates in
Grand Forks, Fargo and jamestown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
BURLEIGH BAR
H0N0RS BRUCE
Banquet Staged Saturday Eve.
ming in Honor of De-
parting Jurist

Members Of the Burleigh county
bar. friends and associates of the SUI
preme bench united Saturday evening
in a rousing farewell banquet to Chief
Justice Andrew A. Bruce, who re-
signed his place on the bench and
several his official connection with
the state Saturday. The various mem.
bers of the bar made appropriate re-
marks, to which the chief Justice re-
sponded, expressing his enduring love
for North Dakota and all it contains.
and his satisfaction in the knowledge
that as professor of law at the Uni
versity of Minnesota he still will be
in close touch with North Dakota and
it's people and institutions
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
"NO Private Purpose"

''No Private Purpose
Declaring he had mo private
thought or purpose in going to
France" but that he regarded it his
highest duty, the president added:
1T is now my duty to play my part
in making good that they, the Ameri-
can soldiers offered their lives to OBJ
tain"
Democratic representatives arose
and applauded when the president an
nounced his intention of going to the
peace conference. The republican side
was silent, and so were many senator's
on both sides of the house. The pres
ident left the house admidst applause
limited to the democratic side.
Questions which had bee nthreaten-
ed by some republican members of the
house did not materialize.T "
The president said in part:
Crowded With Events ts&
"The year that has elapsed since T
last stood before you to fulfill my con-
stitutional duties to give the congress
from time to time information on the
state of the union has been so crowd
ed with great events, great processes
and great results that l cannot hope
to give you an adequate picture of
its transactions or of the far-reaching
changes which have been wrought in
the life of our nation or of the world.
1t is too soon to assess them; and we
who stand in the midst of them or are
part of them are less qualified than
men of another generation will be to
say what they mean or what they have
been. But some great outstanding
facts are unmistakable.
"A year ago we had sent 145,918
men overseas. Since then we have
sent 1,950,513, an average of 162, 2,542
each month. The number, in fact, ris-
ing in May last to 245,951; in June,
to 27S,760; in July to 3O7 7,182, and
continuing to reach similar figures in
August and September, in August
2e9,57O, and in September 257 ,438.
Only 75S Men Lost
mo such movement of troops ever
took place before across 5000 miles of
sea, followed my adequate equipment
and supplies and carried safely
through extraordinary dangers of at
tack, dangers which were strangely
and infinitely difficult to guard
against. In all this movement only 758
men were lost through enemy attack,
63S of whom were on British trans
port sunk near the Orkney Islands.
But it is not the physical scale
and executive efficiency Of operation
that would dwell upon, but the metal
and quality of the officers and men
we sent over and the sailors who
swept the seas, and the spirit of the
nation that stood behind them. No
soldiers or sailors ever stood more
quickly ready or acquitted themselves
better when put to test. l am proud
Continued on Page TWo.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02

CANADIAN OFFICERS
IN SIBERIA CARRY
SWORDS AS OF OLD

REGINA, Sask., Dec. 2.-Officers Of
the Canadian Expedition into Siberia
will carry swords on active service
under an order promulgated last Sep
tember and now demanded to be car
ried into effect by the military au-
thorities of Canada.
The use of the sword during the
war was done away with in the early
stages of the campaign. After repre-
sentations had been made that very
little hand to hand fighting would be
done, the war office authorities order
ed all officers not to carry swords as
had been the custom in the Empires
army for centuries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
FIRES
WIRE CHIEFS

New York, Dec. 2.-Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson has dismissed from gov
ernment service Edward Reynolds,
vice president and general manager
of the Postal Cable Co., and A. B..
Richards, general superintendent of
the company's Pacific Coast division
for alleged INSTRUMENTATION against
the governments plan to amalgamate
the Postal with the w. U. Tel. Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02

mi. ". W. RIOTS
ARE QUASHED

Tucson. Ariz., Dec. 2.-Judge Nor
row of San Francisco, sustained the
demurrer and quashed the Indictment
in the Bisbee deportation caoses in a
decision filed this morning in the
United States court. Twenty-Five cap
italists, mine operatives and public
citizens of Bisbee were involved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
0PP0SEPLAN TO
SENDSENAT0RS
T0PEACE MEET

Washington, Dec. 2.-Senator Cum
minis of Iowa, republican, today intro
duced resolution proposing that a
senate committee of four democrats
and four republicans he sent to Eu-
rope for the peace conference to keep
the senate informed of qustions aris-
ing thre. Senator Kellogg said he
would oppose the resolution and hoped
It would be killed. E,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
Big REDUCTION
IN EXPENSES

Washington, Dec. 2.-Cessation OF
war will result in reduction Of gov
ernment expenses for the fiscal year
starting July 1st next to $7,O44,415,-
S3S from the $24J5O0,OO appro-
priated for the current year according
to tentative estimates submitted to
congress today by Secretary McAdoo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
KING NICHOLAS
OF .M0TENEGR0
Is DEP0SED

London, Dec, 2.-King Nicholas of
Montenegro has been deposed by the
Skupshdina, Montenegartan assem-
bly,, according to message from
Prague today. The dispatch was sent
from Prague by the Czecho4Slavak bu-
reau by way of Copenhagen.
The family of the King was includ-
ed In the act of deposition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
WILSON TELLS CONGRESS RETURN
TO OLD CONDITIONS WOULD
Be DlSSERVlCE TO COUNTRY
In Addressing Congress Before Trip to Peace
Conference President Outlines Policies of Ad-
ministrati0n- Solution of Rail Problem
DECLARES OFFICE VACANT

. Washington, D. c., Dec 2.-Senator Sherman of H.
hnos republican,, announced today that he would to-
morrow introduce resolution to declare vacant the office
of president because of the presidents absence and decla
ing that the duties Of president devolve upon the vice
president, because of the presidents absence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
R0STANDDEAD
FROM GRIPPE

Paris, Dec. 2.-Edmond Rostand the
poet and playwright died this after
noon. He had been i'll from grippe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
Col. Parrot Relieved at Camp School

Col. Parrott Relieved at Camp School
Lieut.. Col. r. B. Parrot, who has
been in command Of tie Camp Dodge
Officers Training school, has been re-
leased from his duties and assigned to
the 366th infantry. Tie new COM
mander for tie school has not been
named. Lieut.. Col. Charles F. Bates,
who is relieved by Colonel Parrott, is
without assignment. Maj. William
Neumarler of the Medical Reserve
Corps, has been promoted to leu
tenant colonency and will assume COM
mand Of the 313th Sanitary Train.
Campaign Against Flies.
Sanitary rules provide for an elm
nation of the fly nuisance. With TO-
600 or 10000 horses at the remount
and at other places upon the outskirts
of tie camp it is to be expected that
millions Of flies will be on duty as soon
as warm weather sets in, but this is not
the intention of the sanitary authorities.
A complete schedule has been outlined
by the sanitary regiment.
Four forms of attack will be made
against tie fly. First, Kitchens, mess
halls, garbage platforms and stables
will be kept clean, in an effort to starve
tie fly.
Those who do not starve will meet
living death and torture for time
in various size fly traps. There will
be total of 12,433 traps of all sorts
used.
Wary flies who happened to escape
the traps may lose their life if they
do not watch their step, by sticking to
the SAP rolls of tanglefoot that is to
be distributed throughout the canton
ment.
After all other measures to exter-
inmate the flies have been tried, and if
there are still insects flying about the
camp, trying to innoculate men with
disea-e germs, fly snipers will be called
into action. With 1866 snipers welding
a like number of fly swatters, results
should be gained quickly. "
Over 5000 traps will be placed around
mess halls and kitchens, while 1863 will
be used on garbage can platforms.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
CAMP DODGE LETTER.

TIE past week was enlivened by the
coming of 5000 new men from Illinois,
and North Dakota and 1900 negroes
from Alabama. The negro regiment
in camp is a part of the Ninety-second
division. The newcomers will form a
part of a provisional regiment which
officers say may form part of an
other division. Four boards of four
teen examining surgeons and forty
clerks were stationed in barracks adj
jacent to the mastering office. Each
one of the fourteen examined the re-
cruit for a certain defect. There were
twelve specialists stationed at the bar
racks to consider the doubtful cases.
In this manner 1900 recruits were
handled in a single day. Those found
physically fit were vaccinated for
smallpox, received typhoid incubation
and had their finger prints taken at
once They we're assigned to the de-
pot brigade or the supply station for
other units of the division to be called
as reeded. Lieut.. Paul Kerfoot and
II irty members of the Second Mime
sofa artillery Of St. Paul, preferring
to take their chances in the national
army to being held at home awaiting
orders, have arrived at Camp Dodge
and were must cred into service. Lieut.
Kerfoot was assigned to the quarter
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
RESUME OF COUNTY
FINANCIAL OUTLAY
Continued from 1st page)

was a balance on hand in the sum of
$1S3.93. The private redemption fund
showed a balance on hand in the sum
of 1896 and of this nothing was dis
bursed.
The county contingent fund dwindled
from a balance of $488.28 on hand
Jan. LIST to $4.66 at the end of the year.
The total receipts for taxes, penalties
and costs amounted to 1887, 1852.
Of this amount $64, 4S2.12 was disbursed
in the March settlement; $22l, 955.93
in the June settlement, $98,648.32 IN
the November settlement, and $28l.l4
to the forfeited settlement. There was
on hand at tie end of the fiscal year the
sum of $1,979.41. The receipts for
tie general school fund amounted to
$139,650.9S and this was all disbursed
among the various school districts. For
the general town fund, Sis, 225.83 were
collected. This money was paid out to
the various municipalities and towns.
County Assets
According to this statement the ditch
bonds and road bonds outstanding to
be paid for by private parties aggregate
the sum of $299,OO0. The real estate
of the county is valued at $14, 1850, lit;
the personal property less the 100000
exemption, at $2,117, 1921; the moneys
and credits at $1,336,002, grain for
taxation, $6,946, making grand total
of SIT, 520,386. According to this state
ment the assets over the liabilities
amount to $1S3, 825.23. The value of
the county court house and fixtures
is given at $4,000; the county jail
building at $4,000; county poor home
and farm $4,000; road machinery and
tools, $4,000 In the assets are included
county taxes for the year 1917, amount
ing to $128,84S.10 and county taxes for
the year 1916 and prior years amounting
to S537.87 The county revenue fund
was at the end of the fiscal year over
drawn to the extent of $18,000.35;
the county poor fund, $12,533 .18; the
county road and bridge fund, $29,031.21.
The amount due on the Poor Farm is
$4,000.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
IF YOUR CHILD is CROSS,
FEvERlsH, CoNsTIPATED
Look, Mother! II tongue 10 coated,
cleanse little bowels with Cali
fornia Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving.
California Syrup Of Figs" because il
q few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have.
= well, playful child again.
. Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit Laxative"
Millions Of mothers keep il handy be-
eanses they know its action ,on tie stom-;
;sch, liver and bowels il prompt and ssure.s
Ak your druggist for . bottle Of,
e{Jelh0rnia Syrnp Of Figs Z hioh epn-si
tains directions for babies, children e
I'll ages and for grown.uph
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
Clear, Peachy Skin
Awaits Anyone Who
Drinks Hot Water
Says an inside bath, before break
fast helps US look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Sparkling and vivacious-merry,
bright, alert-a good, clear skin and
a natural, rosy, healthy complexion
are assured only by pure blood. If
only every man and. woman could be
induced to adopt the morning inside
bath, what a gratifying change would
take place. Instead of the thousands of
sickly, anaem1c-looking men, women
and girls, with pasty or muddy
compilations; instead of the multi
tudes of nerve wrecks "rundowns,"
brain fags' and pessimists we
should see a virile, optimistic throng
Of rosy-cheeked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning, before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, sour
lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sWeetenins and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iouness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who have
a pallid, sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are urged
to obtain quarter pound of limestone
phosphate at the drug store which
will cost but trifle, but is Sufficient
to demonstrate the quick and remark
able change IN both health and appear
ance, awaiting those who practice in
ternal sanitation. We must sremem-
Der that inside cleanliness is more i'm
portant than outside, because the skin
does not absorb impurities to con-
taminate the blood while the pores In
the thirty feet of bowels do.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03

will be compelled to explain in writing
why they refuse. All of the men who
thus far have lost their lives in France
carried $4,000 insurance which means
that the party named in the policy as
the beneficiary, will draw from the
government $50 per month for 20 years.
Insurance takes the place of pensions.
Officers are making man to man can
vass of the new recruits and are writing
on an average Of five million dollars a
day insurance. Up to the close of the
past week tie war risk bureau had
written over $25O,OO0,OO0 insurance on
soldiers of the Eightyeighth division.
A noted Visitor at Camp Dodge.
The soldiers were honored the other
day by visit from Miss Anna Perish
ing, Of Lincoln, Nebraska, sister Of
General Pershing, commander Of the
American forces in France. The lady
was greatly interested in the various
activities at the camp. She witnessed
a number Of features given especially
for her instruction and entertainment.
It will be remembered that the wife
Of Gen. Pershing and his three daugh-
tiers were burned to death in fire in
the Generals quarters at the Preside,
San Francisco, few years ago. Only
one member of the family escaped and
that was the only son. He IS now 3
lad Of nine years and makes his home
with his aunt, Miss Anna, at Lincoln.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03
LaGRANDE SISTERS
Are Coming With Their Own Com
Fany.

Sherman Kelly will offer the Three
LaGrande Sisters and their own big
Musical Comedy Stock Company at
the Turner Theatre for seven days,
starting April 7th, when he will offer
the greatest line of plays ever seen in
this city at popular prices.
In presenting Tie LaGrande Sisters
Stock Company, Sherman Kelly has
spared no expense to make this TIE big
gest and best Stock organization that
has ever been seen in this City and only
the very best plays and vaudeville will
be presented. =.
Tickle Me Again., an original COM
edy with music will be the offering on
the opening night and each member of
the Company will be seen to good ad-
vantage and complete production will
be given as the Company carries
special carload of scenery.
Besides tie musical numbers that
will be introduced during the action
of the play there will be high class vaude-
vile between acts which. will include
The LaGrande Sisters, in many Of their
big acts, Chas. Richards, Ar1nine Lamb,
Chas. Martin, Richards and Burnison,
Bess Delmore, and Mock-Sad-Alli and
Co., the worlds greatest maeicians.
All the above acts will be changed at
each performance. To introduce this
Company to TIE local theatre goers
ladies will be admitted free on Monday
night under the usual conditions. The
seats will be on sale Friday morning at
the Pioneer Drug Store. Prices, Is,
IS, and Soc; we pay the war tax and
remember every Theater Ticket helps.
Adv. s 81 st4