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The Washington herald., 1918-02-21

Capt. Tracy Richardson. Aviation
section Of the Signal Reserve Corps.
has been detailed TO duty in the
Office OF the Chief Signal oficer in
this city.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-21
OPHELIA'S SLATE.

THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-21

man who did not know the war was
going on. He is a BOwery derelict
and admitted that he had been toe
, busy drinking to read the papers for
three years. Asked his occupation, he
said he was an advertising man. 81
carry poster boards on me, front and
back ne explained
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
SMITH SPEAKS
| IN BISMARCK ,
WITH PICTURE
Pershing Man Who Appears in
Great Council of Defense
Film Here for Opening
TO STAKE OUT HOMESTEAD
Has $40 Acre Option Awaiting
Him at Dickinson-New
Dates Announced
TO STAKE OUT HOMESTEAD

Corp. Harold J. Smith, who appear:
in tn. great war picture ''Pershing :
Crusaders" which is TO be exhibite.
here three days beginning Monday
evening at the Auditorium, will also
appear in the flesh on the opening
night, when he will favor Bismarck
with one Of his rattliny. slash.bani
talks which have proven so immenssl,
popular throughout the state. Secre
tary Thomas Allan Box of the council
Of defense today announced an exten
sion Of Corporal Smiths North Dakots
schedule a. follows: u. (,
Williston-June 13.
Minot-June IA. #."
Niagara-June Is. -, So. :.
y: Fargo-June rs: 't sNsn :,
: Bismarck-June II.
IN City Today. q
/. Secretary Thomas Allan Box ant
Corporal Harold L. Smith, the Massa
chusetts national guardsman whom
General Pershing sent back with 4s
other veterans from the French front
to tell America of the war, returned
last evehing from their official swine
:. y
OF which they touched almost every
county in the state and talked to al
least 100000 people. The tour leaves
Corporal Smith as thoroughly In love
with North Dakota as it has made
North dakota his devoted admirer
and the corporal plans to spend q
week of his furlough, which begin to-
day, in the state. He is now work
ing on his own time, without govern
ment allowance, and he will
speak in Bismarck, New Rock
ford, Minot, Williston and Fargo be
fore, he leaves the state He has al
ready spoken in practically every 9TH
er large town in North Dakota, hav'
ing travelled as high as 200 miles a
day BY, automobile and visiting as
many as, six towns in day.
After the war I'm coming back to
North Dakota to live" said Corporal
Smith this morning. "Ive never seen
a better country nor finer people.
l would be perfectly content to spend
the remainder of my days in any one
of twenty towns l have visited in this
state, and l have thoroughly enjoyed
this opportunity of meeting your peo
pie and sDeaking to them"
Corporal Smith is making arrange
ments for the taking up of a soldiers
homestead in the Bad Lands. with the
hope that If the war spares him he
may return to North Dakota to be-
come q cattle baron or wheat king
After speaking here next Monday Cor
poral Smith will go to Dickinson to
file on a $40 acre homestead staked
out for him.
This evening the corporal will speak
at Steele. filling an engagement made
for last week, but which had to be
postponed because of poor train con-
nections.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
FOR
YANK EES In
FRENCH REPORT j i
Courage Under Fire Wins Eu.
logyy Of Highest Official:
Praise Ambulance Men -.

Paris, Monday, June s10---Praise is
given the; marines and other Ameri.
can troops who took part in the fight.
ing last week northwest of Chateau
Thierry, in an official statement Is.
sued tonight giving a summary Of the
operations there 1t is declared that
with strong viii and irresistible nc.
tivity. the American troops, continue
absolutely to dominate the adversar.
les they oppose v'. t.
THE operations on the sixth Of
June in advancing our line" the state
ment adds, gave US view OF the
enemy which permitted US to exploit
the situation: Also In the evening tho
American troops, pushing forward to.
ward Bussiares and TOrcy. and con-
tinuing to clean upu Belleau wood
from local opposition, advanced their
line for more than mile.
.' THE American infantry showed It,
self very skilful in maneuvering. The
courage OF the officers and men bora.
cred on temerity. One Lieutenant
hindered in hi sadvance by machine
gun, threw himself almost alone into
the woods where it was established
and, having killed its crew. returned
with the gun over his shoulder.
The courage of combatant troops
was equalled only by the magnificent
coolness of certain of their ambulance
men, who amidst hail of bullets gave
first aid to the wounded before carry
ing them to a field dressing station.
Operating in Li2ison with the
Americans, our troops the next day,
widened considerably the gains Of the
day before, while the division on the
right progressed northward. During
the morning our troops captured Veu-
i.ly-la- -Poterie cemetery and, finally,
by single dash they carried the
heights southwest OF Hautevesness.
Our troops met with stubborn resist.
ance which they broke down com.
pletely.
THE German suffered irreparable
losses. One of the companies opposed
to us which counted 100 bayonets at
the beginning. yesterday only muster
ed 81. five OF whom belonged to an
other company and five to the regf'
mental reserves"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
CATTLE PRICE
HITS HIGHEST
OF AVERAGES

Chicago, June 11,-Prices paid for
cattle at the Chicago stock yards have
reached the highest known at that
market, it was said today. For sixty
six steers averaging 1,427 pounds, one
big packing firm paid $3.50 a hun.
dred. the highest ever paid for good
bunch of steers, according to yards
statisticians. One fancy steer sold
at $18, or ten cents higher than any
previous figure.
r. l.. Gunderson of Centerville, S.
D., is homeward bound after dispOs.
ing of twenty four cars Of cattle at
$3.50 and $17.S5 and carload of hogs
at 1855 a hundred. He took with
him in all $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
FIGHT ON STATE
B0ARD0F UNION
TO BE RESUMED
Row Growing Out of Townley
Chain Store Scheme Comes
Up Again Friday

The fight on the state board of the
North Dakota Farmers union, growing
out of the Bismarck meetings which
this committee subjected Townley to
quiz on his chain store scheme, will
be resumed at the quarterly meeting
of the Burleigh county union to be
held at Baldwin on Friday. After
a hot debate at the last meeting OF
the union, in Bismarck, prepared reso.
lutions. presented by stockholders In
local chain stores, demanding the re-
moval OF members of the state board
for their criticism of Townley we're
laid on the table These resolutions
come up again Friday, when the Town.
ley and anttTownley faatdQns will
be prepared for stiff fight, and in.
teresting developments are anticipat'
a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
NORTH DAKOTA
TELEPHONE MEN
FL0CKlNG IN
From 800 to 400 Expected Here
Wednesday for Twelfth
Annual Convention
BIG PATRIOTIC MEETING
Tracy r. Bangs to Address Pub.
lie Gathering at Auditor.
ium Tomorrow Night
BIG PATRIOTIC. MEETING

Between 300 and 400 telephone Of
ficials and operatives, with their fam.
lilies. will assemble here Wednesday
for the twelfth annual convention of
the North Dakota Telephone associa-
tion.. which opens at 10 tomorrow
morning, when the visitors will be well
coined to the city by George N. Ken.
iston, secretary OF the Bismarck com.
mercial club, who assumes this pleas.
ant task in the absence Of Governor
Frazier. The response will be made
by Judge John Car,nody OF Htllsboro.
assistant q. district attorney fof
North Dakota, and the, annual address
OF the president, by H. w. Wilson of
New Rockford, follows. Business mat.
ters will occupy the remainder of the
morning. ILL.,.
In. the afternoon an hour will be
devoted TO visiting thest numerous ex:
hibits which will be found In the COM
merical club rooms, and at 2 the form.
al program will be resumed with an
address on regulation Of telephone
companies from a representative of
the North Dakota railway commits
sion, Miss Esther Sorenson, traffic
director for the North Dakota lnde.
pendent Telephone Co.. will tell Of
the small exchange operator, and H, l..
Reade, state fire marshal, will discuss
the telephone and the fire alarm and
A. J. McInnes, manager of the Cen.
trail North Dakota Cooperative Tele-
phone CO.. will talk on the managers
problems.
Patriotic Meeting.
In the evening a big patriotic meet.
ing is to be staged at the Auditor
ium, where Attorney Tracy r.. Bangs
will be the principal speaker. The
Grahd Forks barrister will be intro
duced by Judge Carmody and will talk
on "The Mobilization of our Resour.
ces." Thursday morning will be de.
boted to an inspection of exhibits and
to a managers conference and meet
ing with the board of railway CON-
missiOners. Thursday afternoon
Frank =. Packard Of the North Da-
kota tax commission will discuss the
taxation OF gross earnings, and NJ. E.
Young of Chicago will talk on saw
ing on maintenance. The annual cleo.
tion of officers will Immediately pre-,
cede adjournment Thursday evening
1.-THE Whispering Wires Of War" an
interesting and authentic picture
showing phone men at work In the
trenches in France, will be exhibited
at the Bismarck and the Orpheum.
The public is invited to attend all
Of the sessions of the phone men and
is especially urged to assist in we'll.
ing the crowd at the Auditorium on
Wednesday evening.
Officers OF the North Dakota Tele-
phone association are H. w. Wilson,
New Rockford, president; J. P. Smith,
Beach, vice president; H. A. Liver
more, Fargo. secretary.treasurer; A.
J. McInnes, Dazey; MN. Eorman. Ab-
ercrombie; W. F.. 'Ruck, CandO; J. D.
Ordegard, Northwood, and H. A.
Brown, Cooperstown, executive CON-
mitte0
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
Ayerted Wreck:
Gets so Cents
= And a SC Cigar

Houghton. Mich, June 11.-Matt Pc
terson. q former section hand, was
walking along the South Shore and
Atlantic tracks near Pilgrim, few
mile seast Of here last night. He dis.
covered a pitce of rail missing The
evening passenger train from the
south was due. ePterson tagged the
approaching train.
The passengers crowded about
Peterson and one man gave him fifty
cents. Another gave him a cigar.
Peterson does not smoke
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
NEWSPAPERS
MUST WATCH
THEIR STEP

Washington D. c.. June ll.-Federal
court DEGREES prohibiting newspapers
from publishing articles held to EN-.
barrass the administration of Justice,
although not acts committed within
the presence OF the courts, were sus.
tanned today by the supreme court III
upholding judgment against the TO-
ledo Newspaper Company. publisher
and N. D. Cochran. editor in chief. OF
the Toledo Ohio News-Bee for con,
tempt Of court.
Justices Holmes and Brandeis dis
sented. Justices Day and Clarke. both
from Ohio, took no part in the de.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
French in Brilliant Counter Attack
Check TeutOns in Lunge Toward Paris
FIFTEEN NEWLY
FREED CONVICTS
WILL GO TO WAR

Fifteen out of 20 minor Of
tenders, whose terms would
soon expire, pardoned or pa
rolled from the North Dakota
penitentiary, will Immediate
ly enlist for service overseas,
announced Nelson A. Mason,
secretary to the governor, to-
day. The pardon board COM
pleted it's work last evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
HOME GUARD CALLED :
OUT TO REPULSE THE
NONPARTISAN CLAN

Red Wing, Minn., June II.
The Red Wing home guard
was modified this afternoon
to disperse q parade Of Nom
partisan league members
which was said to be march
ing toward this city. An or
der was issued this morning
by the county attorney pro-
hibiting the parade, =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
HUNS GREATEST GAINS SINCE SATURDAY b."
NET SIX MILES IN VICINITY OF YlGNBM0NT
MOST THREATENING SECTION NEAR ANT0VAL
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Moving with seadines spite of the rghfu losses inflicted
t the Germans their plunge southwark the line from Noyo
Moner continue gain here and there the center the n
where their effort has been and where the French
stance might have been expected to be most stubborn
The greatest advance Vignenont miles from
the line stood Saturday. French have launched counter at
cs the left of their ne which be indication that they have
reached the front where they will make their final stand This seems
to be along the Aronde small stream flowing west and northwest
from the Disc and roughly paraeing the line Of the advance
The Germans, according the official statement issued by the
French office reached the vicinity Of this This marked the
limit of their advance however, and the French Immediately attacked
and drove the back the line passing through Be south OF
st. Ma south OF Marquegse and Vandecor The village OF Me
west of Beoy retaken by the French Monday night
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
SUBMARINE IS REPORTED
SUNK BY BRITISH CRUISER

An Atlantic Port June 1-A German submarine appar-
emily sunk by British steamship ago Sunday morning off
British port according passengers the vessel which
rived today United States army officer who the
single shot fired the Uboa expressed the opinion that clean
hit made. 5ys..
Two destroyers then closed in and depth charges
the spot where the submarine had disappeared
The liner carried 176 passengers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06

vessel. near the Dutch frontier. four
Teen East and West going lines. all
oWhcd by the l'rusSian and other Ger
man governments She Was far better
equipped with railroads than her hes,
equipped European advcrsnr Minis
t"r "i isaiiroadS Won Rh.inoaban said
that on amy on" lin" she could send
from east to west. every ten minute.
Il t"''i 81 hitS cars. so that on Il &iun Ia
iine she cold transport louooo mon
from Russia I" France in two DAYS,
'Sii''c nationalizins her railroads by
letting the states purchase them. ,;cr
many mas continued 10 Strike n....
Ei:'niarck'S plan 10 unity them by maxi
'hs me Imperial government sol.
owner. There is Il strong agitation il,
l".or o. 'rFVinE the extinct Imperial
railroad department"
As Il step towards that. tbcrc cx;,,
four railroads 'Gcncinschaftcn" an,
organizations common 10 All IN. ,:.,.
man lines. which regulates the hand
tin2 OF freight ears. the single passru
Ger AID freight rates and other mat
irrS OF common interest. Til. establish
meni al ot the freight ''r.ruciu&chof,"
IN l?"' alone caused I'm Immediate ran
oi operating expenses ny decreasing
the number OF empty freight cars by
seven per cent.
America need not object Ia lc,rpi,,,.
from 3crnany'S experiences Tn. Cor
man railroad system was founded bv :,
man VII" lcarnccd everything he knew
~ America. This was the ccunifnis;
ff'"hrich List who first himself huilt
- f"liroht III Pennsylvania and then
brought home the fruits Of his studios
AN" experiences.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
NEED FOR GLASS Is GREAT
TO REPAIR WRECKED WINDOW :

That which gives us the most
troubl" 10 replace they tell me. lis
window glass. Aftcr two or three
years Of bombardmcnt one cannot find
any for hundred Leagues around. So
look "c are putting il in only two
openings. In the others No arc uniting
Il waXcd cloth, which j. Transparent
You cannot see so much sadness then.
can YOU. my good woman" they asked
mother who was repairing Tho lower
part.
In another place white haired
grandmother was half asleep in nm
arm chair. "Ah, good evening. grand
mother. can YOU walk better To-day"
In speaking - them they show no,
tn" least harShncss
la another village r,r,c,,h.,
ARG elderly woman complaining bit
i"rIE because they had brought her
90" '"', was too narrow. They looked
~ me then with smile in the corner
% 'h'F eyes Is II /" say: Can YOU
Imasin" II. such aplomh'' But ,b.v
i"bi% most seriously. "Do not worry
my good woman; to-m"rrow mornipr
We VIII bring sou 4 larger one. l. there
anything "itS" you need"
lAltt by little all those poor wo.
th"n who HAY" some favor 10 ,.L
gather around th,m. Very main NO.
men. Tor the mos. part Ob.causc ,bo
pretty ones. only the i,nch.s kn,,,
"h'i" th"y arcD. very hom.ly roo soo,
"4th"icd. Ola and bent before mi.
t''h"' sorry group OF humanity. VIM
nave suffered q thousand deaths ana
"h" nave shrlN.icd up under ,hr .,..,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06

crnmcuts are the owners In the
year before the war. OF about 10000
miles OF railroads in the empire less
than 1000 miles remained in private
hands. and these were mainly narrow
gauge lines. In Prussia. OF 1900 miles
only Loo miles. also mostly narrow
aauSc. were IN private hands.
LONGEST RAILROAD NET
ANYWHERE ~ EUROPE:
i:oth in peace and war German state
railroad ownership has been u un-
qualified success. Germany has M.
longest railroad net in t.,ironc and
with one exception. she has tuc closest
railroad net among the large nations
The passenger service is efficient. BIS
marck. in 1882. said to union OF
manufacturing societies: Even our
much -taiicd-of technical education has
DON" less than our nationaiized rail
roads Tor commerce and Industry"
The first result Of Maybach's scheme
was an all-round lowering OF frei.h,
rates. carried through simultaneously
with AN increase of earning power an
ideal never realized under private own
crShip.
Politically. German railroad nation.
li'.sti I''li tl.'S lldi St3blllEll2 results In
Prussia 35h.Vu". AMI in All Germany
""".ooo private railroad employees hay,
become stat. officials. Nearly all thcs,.
are former "n-comm;Ssioncd army Of
i!c"rs vii" voluntarily prolonged their
term OF army service from TWO /,
wnlvc years. and thus became Nh.
backbone of the German ariny. Even
ia peace times. military discipiin,.
exists on the railroads. which. though
i; Influences politics in "a reactionar,.
direction makes inpoSsibl. railroad
strikes and duVetails neatly into IN.
fashionable system OF state socialism,
From 4 stat" financial stantlpoint
railroad naturalization has achieved
It's greatest success. The success -
great all over Germany. bat creates, in
PRUSSIA. In the German railroads.
there had boon invested M 10 IN.
outbreaks Of the war abcu, Si25o. oao
bat as = result of thrifty management
ana OF savings due L. the elimination
OF wasieful competition. such !arr.
annual surplus Was attained that Ia.
naiional!Hcd railroads wiped OF a
great part ~ their outs,andinn can
ital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
,SNTED-Salesmen',or

~.
Virginia has beerr--1o sell our MIR in
op"ning the doors OF nsnri, HS' trnuonai
schools. However the woar: iiboyc.
When The bureau Of Vacations f1I NO.
men decided 10 transfer it's oiilcc. in
luiries Tor office space began II COMO
IN from professional women IN such
numbers that the idea of II womau's
professional building WAS surres,rd
u" as"n' Was 50 sympathetic with tho
pan that he has helped to evolve il
successfully.
On January u. the crstwhilc club
nous" II II" East Grace Street. adj
hirably fitted f,r the burmese will
op"h aS the Woman's Professional
hulihiils win enough tenants to guar
antec its financial life. and with ,ruc,,
nope Tor the future. The Bureau or Vo-
r"tionS VIII occupy the three front
rooms on III" frs, nour. Mrs. Everett.
the hortr@!t painter, VIII have a studio
"h IN" 'hird noor. and between those
limits viii he room taken by Miss
Helen Ealcr for tho alumnac ,ssocia
t"h or her school. and others by wo-
men III various technical caliinrs Tho
lefh professional" viii H." broadly in
'ernr"tca. but for logical reasons
SOME professions mus; bc excluded as
vocal Or instrumental music teaching.
for instance.
II IS hoped 20 establish a tea room
ia "a" basement. which was formerly
IN" bar of the club ;tnI 80 viii lend
NS"lf r"adil" To the necessary aitcra-
lions. Something special aud timely is
under consideration for this space
MI rentals are made through the
regular agents. but tn" bureau of vo-
GATORS IS IN consultation with them,
and it's approval is promised before any
l"hs" i made
THAT i.i"hmo nj has the beginning OF
50 modern ana diIn!ti"d plan in line
"ith other cities, - a matter for con-
graduation. II rs confidently expected
inat IN VIII h" 4 nucleus for all wo-
men bidding for public favor in the
professions. IN" rents arc extremely
moderate. heat. light and service in
clnd"d ana tho atmosphcr" or con-
genial oceupatioms is spur TO All
workers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
Motor Dusse. yer.n. Railroad.

AShENll.LE, y. g.. January Sit is
proposed that ~ least some OF the
in"untain tourists who Shall visit thcs.
parls next summer shall he indepen-
ueht oi government operated railroads.
nc henderson AsheNiile Interurba n
"ihpahF mas Just been organized for
tho purpose of operating n line of mo.
'oi buSScS between this cit" and Hen
Jacksonville. :nd 10 and from, yarious
points IL tho Black Mountains. A line
VIII also BE- operated between IIenaer
Sonvlil" and Chimney Rock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
FOR WOMEN PROPOSED
bureau Of Aora,IonS to Move 10 IN
East Grace street on
January IL.

u" - going 10 l;"op house. 10
,l"nd and brew" signs til" man who
''"MS ""1N ward ~ his view of lie
sur" cnouch. who is" rLnr i. d.,
ON" 81 III" problems facing tin. wo,il.
h.i" ar" many things. awry. aai Il,
saou!d not h" overlooked that women
"a NOT choose the new conditions: rr.r
are only trinS TO adjus, th.,n..!y,.. -
'""in ana una remedy for an ;hai j.
r'hS Inc first need Is education
N" atnbi tioaS giri watched no., broth
crS 70 10 College i lone timc-an1 ,,,,n-
""r'd. Then since She also inh,rits
from h. father. She began 10 agi;at.
Education leads stra light to PROBES Iohs
aud professions have not been uui,c
ready !" accept woman although she
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
Extracts Factory in Franklin c.untv

=, no, ki MOUNT. VA January -
Tn" Blue Ridge Manufacturing Com.
pany is pushing to completion i,s
'hfc"-s tory building. and Will have the
factory In operation carly in tho wear.
II has been decided 10 add Gavo,inr
extracts and toilet articles 10 the out
put "f tn" factory. /, was at frs. in
tented !" mnnufac'urc only medicinal
ariiclce The corouany was ;,cnr-
bofa'"d several months ago with :!50-
600 capital stock.