davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
Worlds Longest Canal Lock at 500
Completed by y. S. to Help Win War
Last Bucket of Cement Is Poured
Into $3,5oo,!oo9o Structure
Which Will Hold Two Lake
t.sS .s -
Freighters.
1,75O.Foot Channel Lifts Vessels
20 Feet From Lake Huron
Level to That of Lake Super
ior.
nv Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)

(By Newspaper Enterprise ASSN
Sauh Ste: Marie, Mich, Aug u
The last bucket Of cement has Deen
poured into the last mold OF the long
est canal lock in the world.
The new fourth lock Of Uncle Sans
shin canal beside St. Mary's Falls is
almost completed. Already, an army
of workmen is busy tearing down
stone crushers, cement sheds and con-
crete forms, and plans are being rush
ed to lock the first cargo OF iron ore
through the SO, 100000 structure to be
made into cannon. -,
For more than two years shlpload
after shipload of cement has been
poured into the forms between the
cofferdams that keep out the waters
of Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Its creators term it another OF the
worlds wonders. 1t is another Waap-
on, to aim at the enemies of America.
More Pittsburgs will fspring up pc
cause of the iron and copper ores that
will be lowered from the level OF
Lake Superior to the lower lake ports.
Millions of bushels of grain will pass
from the northwest through this lock
to the seaboard. The northern forests
will be borne by water to the ship
yards of the east.
=; The fourth lock, lying just north
of its three companion locks and near
est St. Mary's Falls, is 100 feet long.
Between the gatse of the lock chamber
the distance is 1850 feet, in compari-
son with the 1000 feet chambers OF
the Panama canal locks. Two of the
longest lake freighters placed end to
end may be lifted to a height OF 70
feet at one time in this. lock- .
The width of the lock chamber is
80, feet. The walls are of solid con-
crete and IS feet high. At the bot
tom they are rs feet thick, tapering to
so feet at the top. '''". - =
BY means of the fourth lock only
one lift is necessary to change the
fevel Of vessel from the lower and
upper lakes. Six culverts, six by nine
feet in dimension, run the length OF
the lock chamber just underneath it's
floor. The water is introduced into
and emptied from the lock through
these culverts, which have outlets IN
the floor" There are 100000 cubic
yards of concrete masonry in the con-
struction of the fourth lock, rein
forced by 725 tons of steel rods
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
]. 8 AFTER
VAMPIRE
WAR BRIDE
Women Who Marry Many Sol
dicrs to Obtain Pay Allot.
ments Prosecuted

Washington, d. C.-The government
has begun nationwide crusade
against the vampire war pride"
Scores of these interruptions wom-
en- already have been arrested and will
be fntefned Or sent to federal prisons.
These war brides in numerous in
stances marry more than one soldier.
receiving from each SIS of the SOL
dier's monthly pay and like amount
from the government. One is charged
with having married twelve men, COL
lecting $3.50 a month, while her hus-
bands were in training camps and
in trenches "Over there" Each of
her husbands carries her photographs
nearest his heart, longing for the
day when he will come back to her.
Naturally these vampire war brides
are not anxious for the day when
Johnny comes marching home again"
L. Merriwether Smith. associate
counsel Of the War Risk bureau, has
been put in charge of the vampire
hunt. He has prepared cases against
more than 100 bigamous brides of
tauc1 lCdH oOluAC1 .. 11C AOpCo " SCHN
them all to prison, ,annul the mar
riages and see that the soldiers re-
ceive their full pay hereafter.
Country Boys Fall
Smiths Investigations show that
most of these husbands are country
lads, attracted by the camp widows"
who hover as near the training camps
as they may. The woman insists It
is "love at: first sight,"<and the mex
perienced hoy thinks she is really in
love with him. She suggests hur-
ried wedding, before he can be sent
across to fight the Hun. The mar
riage follows, and the, husband-sOldier
signs away half his pay to the YAM
pire. ..,
When the.soldier departs for France
his BRIDE while continuing to collect
the $50 monthly from the government.
hides her wedding ring and hunts for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

Prussian capital on the natural OBJ
jections to such step. E =,
They claim it would result in a
breakdown in the real centers of Ger
man enterprise, which lie in the
Rhine cities. However, the main rea-
son of their objections seem to be
their fear of state restrictions.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, one of
their leading newspapers, points out
that the effects Of the absorption Of
practically the entire banking sys-
tenn of Germany by the Berlin syndi-
Gated banks must lead to- a prece-
dence in the affairs of the Berlin
magnates to the detriment of the 9TH
er industrial and ship-owning leaders.
.--BuY W. =. s--- - @--s -,
Tribune Want Ads Bring Results.
a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

year-old record held by Peter Volo,
another Peter the Great colt at 2.04
1-2.i,s a....i= t
Chestnut Peter, recently sold for
$4,000 and Hollywood Bob, 2.04. 3-4,
are two Of the wonderful three-year-
olds OF the year. In this same class
Celka and Peter. .Vonia cannot be
coupted out. f -a b. r..
& The two champion pacing mares,
both Peter the Great products, have
lowered their records this year; Miss
Harris M the pacing wonder, from
200 to s1.5s a., and Mabel Trask
from 2,O2 IA to 2.01 34. l..s:.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

another soldier upon whom to lavish
her affections! 4r III ae,,. t.. +.
More of these cases are found on
the Pacific coast than elsewhere,
Smith said. He explains this on the
ground that the women of the Pacific
coast, especially of San Francisco,
have had more experience in this
form Of fraud than the women of the
east. '.'1 "'''-7 ~.
Mail Carriers Help
"These cases were especially prev
alent during the time when soldiers
were being sent to the Philippine"
Smith added. "" ~ . 5s'} -1.'7..'' -,
!. A system of checking up on war
brides has been instituted by the War
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
WASHBURN HOME
GUARD IN STATE
MILITIA RANKS

Washburn, N. D., Aug. 22.-The
Whshburn Home Guard has been ac-
copied as unit of the state militia.
With total membership already Of
81. There were more than 100 in the
organization, formed six months ago,
but practically all the drill members
have signed up with the state mill.
tia. Officers have been: elected as
follows: Captain, John Starbuck; first
lieutenant, E. C.. Stocker, county aud
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
RHINE. CITIES;
FIGHT !; I BERLIN Be! !. N
Object to Capitalization moi Of Econ
Omic Life
nv Newspaper ENTERPRISE Ass'n.)

Dy Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)
Amsterdam, Aug. ga controversy
is raging among the leading cities OF
Germany to offset the attempts of the
city Of Berlin to assume the central
ization of all the Central European
economic life. '' ga
This movement, begun by Frank
fort, has been taken up by the Rhine
cities, especially Hamburg. They
base their objections to the central
izationr of industrial and commercial
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
WASHBURN MAYOR
TO LOCATE HER

e, Washburn, N. D., Aug. &c. w
Poe, who has been local agent of the
500 line for several years and now
the mayor OF. the town., has been ap
pointed assistant train dispatcher at
Bismarck He and his family will To-
cate permanently at Bismarck. Their
departure is greatly J regretted by
many friends in Washburn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

10y Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)
Washington, D. G., Aug. 22-That
Spain, now on the verge of joining the
entente against the central powers,
y - demand Gibraltar and Morocco as
its price for entering the war is the
belief in Washington. n
Its action in notifying Germany
thrat it Twill seize German ships equal
in tonnage to Spanish vessels sunk
by German torpedoes will in all prob.
ability be regarded by the HUNS as
a casus belli, for Germany holds 1t
her right to sink neutral ships at will.
If Spain enters the war 1t will be
a case of Hapsburg against Hapsburg,
for King Alfonso, is OF the same ruiz
ing family as Emperor Karl Of Aus
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

"Gets-it," the Only Genuine, Thorough
Corn Peeler Ever Discovered. Demand
"Gets-It." # ftEAEt
,callus the growth is doomed. 1t takes
but two seconds to apply "Gets-It."
The corn pain is eased at once. You
can sit at your desk or walk about,
dance, think, love and, work with alb
solute ease. You can apply "Gets-lt"
conveniently almost anywhere where
you can take your shoe and stocking
off for a moment or two: "Gets-lt"
dries at once; then put your shoe and
stocking on again. There's no further
excuse fof suffering from corns and
corn-pains. -
"Gets-lt" the guaranteed money
back corn-remover, the only sure way,
costs but a trifle at any, drug store.
Mfd by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
ILL., 80 ~ -
Sold in Bismarck and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Finneys Drug Store. l. ~ ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
"Corn-Less Day.. i. =
for Feet, Every Day

Use "Gets-it." the Great Corn Discov.
cry! Makes corns Peel Right OFT.
Look at the illustration beloY. See
the two fingers peeling off "a corn as
though it were banana peel. And
the man is smiling while he's doing
it! All done painlessly joyfully. The
moment "Gets-It' touches a corn or.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22
DR.. Caldwelll|'s :
Syrup: Pepsiin|:
THE Perfect LaxatfVe
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
SO cts. (asi",:s') $1.00
THE Perfect La*atiVe

A combination of simple laxative herbs with
Pepsin, mild and gentle in its action, that re-
lieves constipation quickly. A trial bottle
can be obtained free of charge by writing to
Dr.. w. B. Caldwell, 458 Washington Street,
Monticello, Illinois. = - i
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

Risk department. As the pay checks
are sent to the wives by mail, letter
carriers have been instructed to pc
watchful in delivering them and to
report Immediately if their suspicious
are awakened. Vampire war brides
will be prosecuted for bigamy and
forgery. ~ s ~ Z; .,:'
A campaign of advice to young SOL
diers is to be pressed at all training
camps. They will be urged to ignore
women whom they meet near the
....., ...-.,, ....s. ~. ....-. <
camps. .&,..... ~ +: '''-.sa: i
-BUY W. S. $685.
Enjoy the dinner and dance at the
Mckenzie Thursday evening after
"Tho Wandnrer )" , T.: 8 I'll 1t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

>"TFEEL that l must write and tell:
1 you the great benefit ! have ex-:
perienced from using DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pep.
sin. / had always suffered from indigestion
but since taking Syrup Pepsin ! am no longer.
troubled in that way, and l cannot praise it
too highly as laxative" !.
From letter Dr. Caldwell writ by\ ::
Mrs. Geo. Schaefer, 1908 West Ave ]
y Utica, NJ Y. u
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

itor; and second lieutenant, Ernest
deck ".' ~, ...>s. VI
During the past six months the
guard has been drilled regularly ev.
cry week and now executes the move
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-22

trla. But Alfonso IS having >nttle 10
say about his country's policy. The
Spanish cabinet is the decisive fac
tor. @ y t,,,...s. ~. .-,.,st, !, s,s 4,
Premier Maura has always been bit
ter toward England for it's refusal to
give up the rock of Gibraltar and it is
expected that he will demand Spanish
control of the great fortification in re-
turn for sending an army to the west
ern front, Forengn Minister Dato coin
cides with Maura's policy.
Spanish control of the straits OF
Gibraltar is essential to SPANS am
bition to rule Morocco, now a French
protectorate. Spain will also demand
that the French relinquish their con
troll if it enters the war, 1t is belieV'
ed here. t'E..f & 81 s- VI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
FIGHT IN THE ARR
80 German and 16 British
Planes Lost in Two Days.
Twenty-FOur Tons of ExpIO-
sives Dropped on Germans.

London, June 29.-Thirty-three
German and sixteen British planes
were lost in air fighting Thursday and
Friday. the British air ministry an
nounced today.
More than twents--four tons of
bombs were dropped on enemy posi-
tons.
ION the afternoon of June %, our
airpIanes attacked the railway work
shops, station and sidings at Thion-
VILE" the report stated.
Observation was difficult but d.
rect hits were observed on the works
and the railway line. Nearly three
tons of bombs were dropped on this
objective.
Our formations were attacked by
hostile airpianes. Severe fighting en-
sued. during which three hostile air
planes were shot down and one other
was driven down. Two of our ma
which is known to have been forced
to land thru engine trouble.
Attack Enemy Airdromcs.
ION the night of June 27-2s our
airplanes made successful attack on
the enemy's airdromes at Bolchen. All
our machines returned safely.
The enemy bombed one of our air
dromes last night. No material dam
age was DONE"
An earlier CO 1muniQue said:
"On June %, a full days work was
done by our reconnaissance artillery
and Photographic machines and by
our observation balloons.
Twenty German airplanes were de-
stroyed and nine others were driven
down out of control. Fourteen of
our machines are missing.
Bombing was carried out vigorous
ly behind the German lines and TWEEN
ty-one tons of bombs were dropped
by us during the twenty-four hours
on railway functions and other tar
gets"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
T0PEKAN is AT HEAD
Edward auckland Named President
of N. ", NH. & H., Railroad.

Word has been received in Topeka
of the election of Edward G. Buck
land, formerly OF Topeka, to the pres
idency of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railway Co. auckland
lived in Topeka a good many years
ago, and it is remembered by many
Topeka people. He graduated from
Washburn college in the class of 1887.
He has been for twenty-five wears
with the company which has just
made him Its president. Previous to
that time h. was professor of law in
Yale university. He left that position
to SO to railroad work, and for some
time was first assistant to the presi-
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
PACKER ANSWERS
Declares Charges Are Meant To
Impress Headline Readers.
Profits Were Used for Enlarge
ments To Meet War Demands.

Chicago, June 29.-"These charges,
like previous ones from this commits
sion are designed to impress the head
line readers" ]. Ogden Armour said
today, referring to accusations of
profiteering in the federal trade COM
missions report.
Only Fourth of Cent a Pound.
1T is a fact known to government
auditors that our company's profit on
each pound of product in the meat
food lines is only one-fourth of a cent.
We have developed our business to
point where those quarter pennies are
brought in fast enough to make
millions of dollars. The return on our
investment is now less than per
cent"
Armour designated the commissions
charges as the .old cry against bust
ness because it is big" and claimed the
packing business is the one industry
measuring fully up to war needs.
Profits Went>to Meet War Needs.
History will show that in order to
feed the American people the pack
ers have had to find SO of outside
capita for every 81 provided from
earnings of the business" Armour as
serted.
1t was unfortunate, the packer said.
for one branch of the government to
make such a report when another de-
partment had placed such large orders
with the company for feeding soldiers
that new capital had to be sought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

war, and the Hun agents feed into it
the rumors and unverified reports and
alarms from Russia that they desire
to put out. AS the true news as well
as the constant stream of rumors all
pour thru Stockholm it is difficult not
to carry as news at times, the prop
uganda and reports that the Hun
agents in Russia desire to put out to
influence opinion and decision in
America and the allied countries. This
is particularly perpleXing because
Russia is so disorganized that it is
difficult to get thru the ordinary
channels of state information anything
like an accurate report on events that
occur from time to time.
Russian People With BoIsheyiki.
The common impression has been
current in diplomatic circles here that
the Bolshevik government was about
thru-that its downfall was coming
on it's fail re in distribution of food
stuffs. This person who had just
come out of Russia didn't think SO. 1t
is known that Raymond Robbins and
other agents of the American Red
Cross who have recently come out of
Russia don't entertain that view. They
believe the Bolshevik government has
firmer hold today on Russia than
any government since the revolution.
1t is stronger, rather than weaker, in
their opinion than it was months ago.
Conditions are far from rosy. They
are ba1 enough and in some portions
as bad as could be imagined. But the
forces that are strong enough to over
throw them hadn't appeared yet on
the scene. AS they see it, the danger
lay in a counter revolutionary move
ment from the reactionaries backed
+. Germany and a Hun army. But
the great mass of the Russian people.
80 per cent of whom can't read or
write, were sympathetic with the Boil
sheviki cause in their opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
MESSAGE BY PIGEON
Governor Capper Sends ''Test Letters
to General Wood.

Clear skies coming to Topeka late
this afternoon, Governor Capper sends
a special message to Major General
Leonard Wood via the homing pigeon
route. Corporal r. M. James Of Camp
Funston, is in Topeka today with ten
carrier pigeons to test the special de-
livery ability of the birds by sending
messages to Camp Funston from To-
peka.
The real purpose of the test is to
determine the relative speed and &C
curacy of birds delivered by train and
those carried by motorcycle. Five of
the birds were brought by motorcycle.
Five additional birds were brought to
Topeka on a Union Pacific train.
James, who is in the pigeon section
Of the national army at Camp Fun
ston, is among the men in charge of
$50 homing pigeons at the army
camp. One of the hardest tests for
the birds is today's flight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
MORE TOPEKANS LEAVE
Nine Men to Take Special Training at
Mcssila Park, New Mexico.

Three men from local draft board
No. 1 and six men from board No. 2
left Topeka today in response to a VOL
untary induction call for men to take
special training at Messila Park, n. M.
Their names follow:
Local Board No. I.
Harry Bruce Fraser. 935 Madison.
Roy william Seward, 1112 Kansas.
Dee d. Irwin. .23 East Eighth.
Local Board No. 2.
Noel Albert Lodge, GA Chandler.
Roy Stage. Station A. North Topeka.
Robert Mccullough. 211 Jackson.
Herman f. Shultz. 211 Chandler.
Emel J. Carlson. 21S buchanan.
Homer A. Herrick, 10 East Fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
ARMY BILL SOON
Defeat of Draft Change Payes
Way for Passage.
Provides for an Emergency
Aircraft Corporation.

Washington. June 29.-Rejection of
the Fall amendment proposing extern
sion of the draft ages to 20 and 40
years paved the way for passage by
the senate today of the $12, 200, 1000, 900
army appropriation bill.
40 to 25 Against Change.
The long discussion over the extern
sion of the draft ages which was con-
Sidered unnecessary by Secretary
Baker and General March, chief of
staff, in statements made before the
senate military committee, was ended
by an adverse vote of 40 to 25.
The debate on the Fall amendment
as we'll as on similar amendments Of
fered by Senator Hardwick, of Geor-
gia and by Senator Weeks of Massa-
chusetts. indicated that the majority
of members prefer to postpone all eff
forts to extend the draft ages until
the new army program promised by
Secretary Baker is submitted.
Provides Air Corporation.
The appropriation bill as it stood
for passage today contains several i'm
portant senate amendments. The or
ganiZation on the same lines as the
Emergency Fleet corporation and of
the $1O0,000,000 aircraft production
corporation for the purpose of CO.
ordination is authorized.
Quotas Based on Glass 1.
Basing of draft quotas on the num-
Der of men in class l instead of upon
state populations also is authorized.
Nentrals who claim exemption from
the draft shall not be eligible for
United States citizenship according to
the provisions of another amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

Word has been received that Irwin
E. Stitt of 812 West Third street has
arrived overseas.
The Central Park Christian church
will give community patriotic pro-
gram on the grounds of the Central
Park schoolhouse at o'clock Thurs
day evening. July 4.
Mayor j. E. House will leave tonight
for Independence, where he is on the
program to make an address Sunday
afternoon at the dedication of the
citys new park, which has just been
approved.
A picnic party will be given tonight
by Capital Council No. /, X. & l.. of s.
at the home and hospital farm on the
site of the new dormitory. A con-
cert by the *. & l.. of S. band will be
a part of the entertainment.
Syrian and Chaldean Civiliza tons"
will be the subject of Prof. Roy
TONNES lecture to the Bible class at
10 a. M, Sunday, at the First Congre-
gational church, corner of Seventh
and Harrison streets. All men are
welcome.
Services at First Church of Christ,
Scientist. Huntoon and Polk streets,
will be held Sunday at IL a. m. and s
christian Science" Children's Sun
day school at $3.50 a. m. Wednesday
evening meetings at p. M.
A D. Bauer of Topeka, who has
been selected as the delegate to the
convention of the International Typo
graphical union at Scranton, Pa, in
August, has been notified by President
NJ G. Scott of the union of his ap-
.,ointment to the laws committee of
this body. The laws committee ap-
pointment is considered a big honor
among members of this powerful or
ganization.
utopia or HELP is the subject on
which it is announced the Rev. Robert
Gordon will speak at the union service
on the state house grounds Sunday
night. The service begins at s O'clock
and will be held on the east side. If
the weather is unfavOrable for the
outdoor meeting it will be held at the
First Presbyterian church instead. The
music will be provided by the choir of
the First Baptist church.
The flour mills are receiving the
new wheat. Four carloads were re-
ceived at one of the mills Friday, from
Nice, Okla, which grades No. 1 dark,
hard wheat, testing SO pounds to the
bushel. The mills expect the Kansas
wheat shipments early next week. 1t
is reported to be of extra fine quality,
and will be right for grinding. mas
much as very little rain has. fallen on
nc eIoP since IL was mary esteu.
Threshing is now in progress in the
southern part of the state.
The Shawnee county unit of the
Kansas branch of the woman's COM
mittee, national council of defense, will
have a meeting Monday afternoon
July /. in the assembly room of the
, National hotel. All the vice chairmen
are requested to be present, and COM
plete reports will be made of the work
done by the Shawnee county branch
of the committee in the child welfare
campaign, and in the war savings
stamp drive. All members of the unit
are asked to attend the meeting, at
which the chairman, Miss M'Edna
Corbet, will preside.