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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

up from a hundred homes and grea
cannon yomit volcanic fire 1t is liv
ing hell 1t is a part heretofore un
touched Flanders going the war of tn.
devastated regions OF the Somme, anf
so the gentle peasant folk stand ant
look, or wander on. AS they go they
cannot comprehend it. It's awfulness
| has numbed their brains.
No Tears; Silent Suffering
The correspondent found little
family group crouching beneath huge
British howitzers held in reserve
Their eyes were fastened on the
mounting columns Of smoke. which
! rose from the village whence they
came. There were no tears and nc
words, but the expression on theil
faces was like that OF those just con
demned to die. 4 @
Why they stopped beside the great
guns was unexplained. Possibly it was
because it gave them a sense Of pro
lection from dangers, out beyond
Many Of the refugees know only in
general way where they go; they
are following the lead of military
A few cherished belongings are all
they carry with them. and they cling
to these desperately as their last re-
naming possessions. g.
% Home Protectors Gone .
Hundreds Of Flemish homes have
been shorn of their protectors who
have been called to the French col.
ors and for these this has been time
Of double terror. Some OF the peasants
chung to their, cottages amidst the
crashing Of shells until E'itish sol
diers led them away. Some have died
by their own hearths before they
could be removed. A host of these pCo
Dle must have realized their danger.
but numbers refused to be dragged
from the homes which they had been
keeping so patiently. awaiting the re.
turn of husbands or brothers from the
war. There were many pitiful cases of
homes in which there were bed ridden
invalids, whom theri friends had no
means of removing without help from
the soldiers. -t5ss,t
ParaIytic Rescued Under Fire
1t was only yesterday that Brit
ish official photographer who was re.
cording the. history of the war on his
films. discovered helpless paralytic
lying in a house which had already
been partly wrecked by shells. The
invalid had no relative and his
friends. who had looked after him,
were dead or cut off from him, so the
with the assistance OF
a soldier, carried the man to safety,
though their road lay through what
might have been "a horrible death, a,
any moment this is one instance
among many. r@ .
ii Sometimes there is no way Of saw
ing valuables Of bulk in towns which
come first under the fire Of the Ger
man troops Relics and treasures rep
resenting the savings of years have
)een abandoned to the flames and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18
HOUSING BILL
STRIKES SNAG
Attempts at Amendment; Meas.
ure Called ''Step Toward
AutOcracy."

Washington, D. c., April 11.-UneX-
pected opposition from the republican
side prevented passage of the S6G..
100000 bill housing war workers, in
the senate today and determined eff.
forts to amend the measure will be
made tomorrow bofeOr the final vote
Republican leader Gallinger declar-
ed provisions of the legislation for
Communicating Of dwellings was "a
step toward species of autocracy."
While Senator Fall of New Mexico, re
publican, said the measure was in re.
Spouse to the voice Of the master"
Senator Swanson. of Virginia, the
chairman of the public buildings COM
mittee. and other democrats, defended
the legislation as vitality necessary to
expedite manufacture OF war mater
ials
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

vast building program, will assume his
duties late this week, according to
statements published here today
Mr. Schwab, with Chairman Hurlay.
of the shipping board, Charles Plez,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18
SCHWAB TAKES
OVER NEW JOB
Steel-Maker Will BE at Head of
Fleet Corporation

Washington, D. c., April l7.-Char-
les Schwab, SHOEMAKER and shipbuild-
er, newly appointed director general
of the emergency fleet corporation,
with unlimited power to put thru the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

vice president and general manager
Of the fleet corporation, and BaiE.
bridge Colby, a member of the board.
conferred with President Wilson yes.
terday. -. -..-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

.....t 10y RSSOOIH cO
Out Of the chaos Of the tremendous
battle along the I.ys river, south and
southwest of Ypres. the thunder OF
which may be heard forty or fifty miles
away, there have come during the past
day reports which are more encOur
aging to the allied powers. The Brit
ish not only have held the ground
which they were defending on Tues
day, but have struck back so power
fully that Meteren and part of Wytsch
aete were retaken and held for time
Only after heavy attacks did the Brit.
islrretire again, from the villages.
Huns Claim More Towns
The most disturbing news has been
a report from Berlin that POelcapelle
and Langemarck, north Of Ypres, have
been taken by the Germans and the
admission from London that the Brit
ish have retired from certain Of their
lines in the Ypres salient. The retire.
ment here was expected for the adj
vance of the Germans at Neuve Eb-
lise and Bailleul left the positions in
front of Ypres open to flank attack.
It was officially stated that the retire
ment was orderly and it is probable
that it will have more of a sentimental
than a strategic effect Just how far
the British lines have been withdrawn
is not known It may be, however. that
the German claim Of taking Peolcap-
ellie and Iangemarck was the result
of the British retirement.
Battle Intense
The battle now is in it's ninth day.
has deepened intensely at manv points
along the curved front from Messines
ridge to Meteren There have been re-
ports that the Germans have occupied
the.village of st. 'ElOi. which lies less
than three miles south Of Ipres. but
these have not been confirmed. 1t al
so was said that they have taken pos.
itiOns on the south slope of Mount
KENNEL, which is about two and 4
half miles north Of Wnlverghem. This
also has not been confirmed
Foe Suffers Heavily.
On all the rest of the front from
Nessines ridge sOuthWestward the
Germans have flung themselves
against the granite wall Of the Brit
ish defense. Official and semi-official
dispatches have told Of the frightful
losses inflicted on the attacking mass
es of troops by the British rifle and
ma chine gun fire.
On the southern side of the salient
there have been engagements of some
magnitude, especially east of RobecQ,
five miles northwest of Bethune, where
the Germans were caught by the Brit
ish artillery fire and scattered
The line in front of Arras has again
been the sccene of lighting. but here
the British took the offensive and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

A New Onslaught is Ex-
Dected Between Bail
leul and Wytschaete,
in Wake of Tremen-
dOus Battles British
Fought to Regain the
Towns, Giving Them
up Only Before In
paralelled Massed At
tacks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

plundereds. Many things have been
deliberately destroyed by their own
ers in order that the Germans might
not get them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-18

Ottowa, Ont, April 17.-An
attack is impending between
Bailleul and Wytschaete, says a
Reuters correspondent at Brit
ish headuarters in France in a
dispatch received here tonight.
The correspondent adds that
the British are maintaining their
positions at Boyelles, south Of
Arras. >
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-15
GEN. HORATIO c. KINGDEAD
Lawyer. Author, Composer and
Civil War Veteran Expires
Br thc Associated Press

>ew York, Nov. 15.--General Iioratio
g King veteran of the civil War law,
y,r. lecturer. author and composer and
mouth church, died at his home IN
Rrouklyn today at tho age Of eighty
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-15

Robert u. Noble. Gordon 90. Ieiner,
James A. Shipton, Frederick a
Folz and George W. Gatchel are
returned to their former rank OF colo
mel. General Gatchell is under orders
TO return TO the United states.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
gUmY AS WRESTLERS' AID
Invention Designed to Give Athletes
Practice 40 Nearly as Possible Like
That With Living Opponents.

William p Armstrong of Washington
has Invented wrestling dummy which
sil Gnd favor with wrestling teams.
Al tha present time there is no gym
f8sian apparatus available with which
yrestlers can practice. With the dunn
my illustrated they can go through
nany of the movements they would
assume ia tackling ana throwing liv-
M opponent says the Popular Science
Monthly
The figure Is shaped so that no pro-
trading points viii injure the one
prcucing with ii. The head portion
of the figure is nearly round, the arms
are stubbed, and the base, although
heavy. is padded and upholstered. The
entire body consists of canvas suit
fitted over raw cotton, excelsior, hair
or any other yielding material. The. de-
vice IS supported on an upright board
embedded securely III the base of heavy
wood.
In order TO throw the figure to the
floor the wrestler must secure a hold
on 1t and exert considerable force be-
fore it win yield. The dummy Is light
enough TO be used at home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
PARIS oBELs IS war TINES
Those fer Who's Services Great
Artiats once Fesgsst Are Now
Working for Esers Pittance.

On the profe ssional models of Paris
The mis- ~ the war has weighed
most heayiiy That IS apparent in the
studios IF The younger artists. While
IN former times They could afford
only cilefly models of more or less
faded beauty. they are now engaging
for pittance famous models for
whose services great artists once over
Lid eacl other. Six francs a day is all
these natlels get fs eight hours Of
ld niag. with q siarr rest period
Tie end of each hour, writes Nine.
rlisi-sio ested. 81 Cartoons Mag
True. there Is taken up for
fir q cofnet--a collection which gers
from the paper scoop into
1ich the coins are thrown-8. 10 or
francs aocording 10 the generosity
0g sse Students; iaf in times like
l it Doesn't 60 amy too far.
7un cf The Tniian academy.
Ger, model, told me-
elrl certainly must have
u ha has lost at least 20
had magnificent phys
eorious'g tinted skin. Now
IS f1ly and hor complexion is
sre use ha out Of pity"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
MEANING OF s7,ooO.OOO,ooo
Spent at Rate Of . Dollar a Minute, It
Would Take 1888 Years to Dis
pose Of Il All.

Americas war loan Of S7,000000000
surpasses the powers OF the mind to
grasp, Thomas #. Logan writes in Les
lies. Spent ut the rate Of 81 a minute
it would take 1898 years to dispose OF
the appropriation. Loaned out ut 9 per
cent. S13 could be spent every second
for an indefinite period without touch-
ing the principal.
Converted into silver dollars, the
coined pieces laid end TO end would
reach more than four times around the
earth ut the equator Piled on top Of
one another. these silver dollars would
extend nearly 600 miles in the air.
Made into dollar bills, they would
cover 26,6s6 acres.
The interest on the loan is greater
than the entire running expenses Of
the government less than half a CEN
fury ago, while the amount itself would
conduct the affairs Of the government
for fully seven years, on the basis Of
the annual expenditures of the last
decade.
Another and more cheerful way Of
looking at the situation is that, great
as the loan is. the wealth of the United
States is such that It amounts to the
lending out Of 81 out of every $40 Of
our existing Tangible resources. A
penny a day saved by every inhabitant
would cancel the principal within 20
years.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
Standards in Japan.

1t is not known when the sigAboards
first came into use in Japan, but pre-
sumably it was not long after the in
PRODUCTION of writing. though that
would not be necessary among a peo-
pie where pictures and designs pre-
coded ideographs representing them.
Indeed, Japanese writing, like Chinese,
consists of signs rather than express
sions of sound, says L. Nakayama. NJ.
Coligny writes in the Cincinnati En-
quirer. The national ideographs are
for the eye rather than the ear; to be
seen rather than to be heard.
There is no mention in japanese his
tory of the fact that in the reign Of
Emperor Godaigo (1319-1339) each gov
eminent official set up door plate sig
nifying his name and occupation,
which may be regarded as the first
mention of signs in Japan.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
FaF''el' It algeria
lave fsofe Tfsog 5 il 0ran Than
Sly Iehn Il France.
Streets Are FIJI a Soldiers in Pictur.
ssque cce.r.aes, Including Arabs
IN TEsif F. ing White
Garments.

There are more Ereaeh soldiers 10
he seen 81 Gran e. IN any town il
Elance In renee are at tie
front 81 II the pa'a X concentration
near tls1 1raf.t Ties ARE there right
a 81, e sae docs nor see them
q lsc sto because they are Ia the
teentAes EHt in .eria il is differ
ent The streets are full OF soldiers;
"a the q les 1ae street cars. the stores,
inc docks. TIE public gardens. The Of
heiaI figures give the population If
Gran at la9 eco. To tie casual visitor
there Seem 10 be at least half as many
soldiers besides.
And they ere all Freneh-French or
French colonial. not allied troops.
Besides. the casual, familiar army
types, here IS every kind of exotic
fighting man. including native troops
from Indo-China. looking more like
japanese than anything else, and uni
formed as ordinary French colonials
ef the line. There are the zouayes,
with their. baggy red breaches and
lhdli pattees now o. days, instead OF
the white CATERS OF the OLD parade
days before the war; Their short,
bIack-hraided jackets, sashes and
blouses, however, are unchanged.
There are the Chasseurs d'Afrique-
the African light cavalry-with sky
blue uniforms and rcd fezes, the most
elegant Of French military horsemen.
More gorgeous, however, are the
.tirailleurs," the sharpshooters, equal
~ in slyy-blue uniforms, faced with
yellow. and also wearers of fezes. on
active service this magnifcence is sup
,planted by Khaki ard Khaki fezes upon
which star and crescent indicate that
the wearer is follower Of the prophet.
More characteristic Of the country are
the ''-Afohammedan troops, Of
ficered by Frenchmen. They wear
flowing scarlet cloaks and the soldiers
wear turhans and native costumes; the
officers, unequal 10 coping with the
turban, content themselves with feZes,
but sacrifice nothing Of the respondent
scarlet cloak. The most picturesque,
and the most numerous, are the
"goums,r the Arab cavalry regiments
raised by the Arabs themselves. They
wear the flowing white garments, the
"boumous' of the desert.
At tea time any sunny afternoon the
Boulevard Seguin. the principal street
of Oran, is crowded with these uni
forms. and more besides The terasse
of the Cafe Continental hasn't a va
cant table. and the tables cover the
sidewalk almost to the curb. There
are no regulations about the hours at
which drinks may be served in Algeria,
for the war is far away and the garden
OF Africa is for.those who are sent to
rest, TO forget the war for a while,
for the conyalescents and for those
|. who stop a few days or few weeks
between service in Macedonia or Egypt
or wherever else the world of war may
send them.
There are French sailors in Oran,
too, for Oran is Frances nearest naval
port to the Straits Of Gibraltar, and
the great amphitheater harbor so full
of ships of commerce. whose enlarg-
ed wharves are piled with stacks of
grain and acres of wine casks, is also
AN important naval base.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
The Workers.

In an article on how labor can aid
in the war, advising longer hours, in
creased production. etc, the Industrial
Economist says: According to the
census there are at present about So
o90000 workers in the United States,
including all over the age Of ten. The
figures submitted by the secretary of
the American Federation of Labor
some time ago show about 1,S1T,000
persons. working on IN eight-hour ba-
sl IN the United States, and of this
number $4,000 We're either federal,
state, county or municipal employees.
Since that time the number Of those
working on an eight-hour basis has
increased. and today there is 4 mini
mtn of 100000 workers operating
on an eighf-hour basis and these p
100000 workers are probably the ones
who viii be very directly concerned
with producing that which the govern
ment needs through the various fac
tories, mills, mines. etc, throughout
the country"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
UNIVERSITY CLUB
OF ANNAPOLIS
Holds Interesting Meeting In 7. y. {.
A. Rooms, Mcdowell
Hall.

last evening 1.-THE University
Club of Annapolis. held q most inter.
esting ard profitable meeting IN the
". M. C. A. room of Mcdowell Hall,
st Johns College.
The presentation Of the following
topics. limited to ten minutes, opened
a full and free discussion Of eaen
theme on the program: "0ld Mining
CAMPS in California, " Prof. Angelica
Hpll; Explosives, George B. Pfeif.
fer; TIE shipping Problem, Charles
If. Gross: my Experience on the
West Coast OF Africa" Prof. J. 4.
Wilmer; Modern Tendencies ~
Painting Irot. W. o. Stevens.
The officers Of 1.-THE University
| Club are president. c. Alphonse Smith,
US. Naval Academy; vice president,
Il. J. Fenton, U. S. Naval ACADEMY
secretary, j. B. Rippsre, st. John'
College; treasurer, ]. R. Wilmer, An
napolis.
The Executive committee OF which
the President is an ex oifieio member,
consists Of Prof. w. o. Stevens sno
W. l.. De Baufre.
The meetings are held on the third
Thursday Of each month in the 7 N.
C. A. Room, Mcdowell Hall. st.
Johns College.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
FACE ONCE WAS EXPRESSIVE
In Modern Times, Says Writer, Gen.
eral Aim Seems to BE to Conceal
Emotion of Every Kind.

We are accustomed to the idea that
our facial expressions are keys to the
lives NE lead. and that one who un-
derstands human nature may easily
read human faces. That this is true
TO a large degree is unQuestioned, for
we have only 10 look about us TO judge
for ourselves CT the happiness or nss-
happiness of those with whom we
happen to come IN contact. Indeed,
in the ages long since past, before
even spoken language permitted the
freer Interpretation Of mans emo
lions. the human countenance was
the chief means of expressing. says
the Charleston News and Courier.
one by one the great thoughts Of the
human race have been reproduced as
far as possible in the eyes and gen.
eraI expression of the face, now fash
ing ont with startling significance,
now shining with tranquil assurance,
now displaying ugly lines and eharae-
teristies. AS civilization advanced,
however, and the means of human
intercourse broadened and developed
the need for transating the inner
needs and energies into facial express
sion lessened, until, unfortunately, it
is often difficult to read correctly the
message of the countenance.
Where in former days the natural
effort of all human beings, uncon-
seious though 1t may have been,
seemed to be to reveal their wishes
openly upon their faces the general
aim now is to conceal emotion Of ev-
cry kind.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
Had Too MANY pets.

The exact reason vhv q man refused
TO live with or support his lawful wife,
was set forth in the domestic relations
court in New York II will never re-
turn home" explained the recreant
husband. "as long IS my wife keeps
pets. She's got a turtle. two parrots a
canary. two cats and n fox terrier and
it ain't no place to live.n "He needn't
come if he don't want TO; no one cares
and no one asked him to-" said the
helpmate. "What / want Is three dol
lars a week from him and no CONVERSE
ton. l gave away al the pets but
Cuckoo. the pup, and I'd keep him il
my husband talked forever. He's bet
ter company than some people | know
anyway-swears less. eats less, and
only barks when there's something TO
bark about"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
------------------------------
Worlds Chan1nion SpeIIer.

Prof. David Jones, the worlds cham
pion speller, retired on well-earned
pension after schoolteaching for 90
years in Missouri, notes an exchange.
For SO years the champion issued an
annual challenge to all corners to
spell against him. Many tried to
wrest from him his title, but none sue
sceeded.
His record is $4,000 words correctly
spelled straight off the reel at one sit
ting without q single mistake Pro-
fessor Jones defeated in spelling con-
tests heads of universities, famous
teachers, scholars, authors, and profess
sional proof-readers. and his sideboard
is loaded with silver cups and other
similar trophies, won all over the coun-
try at the once popular spelling
bees" With him spelling is an art,
Just as music or painting or scuip-
ture is an art with others. He pounces
on and treasures q rare and difticut
word as eagerly as an enthusiast does
on q scarce and elusive butterfly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
Value Of Dairy Cow.

r. H. Washburn ia the Lippincott
Farm Manual, Productive Dairylng,"
predicts that in a short time the United
States viii he largely devoted to dairy
products, Instead Of beef production.
For he tells us the food value produced
by MAY Rilma, the Guernsey COW,
egnaled in one year that of so steers
weighing Compounds apiece Itwould
take he assures us, eight acres Of
good wheat land to produce an equal
food value to the years production Of
Duchess Skylark 0rmsby, and this is
coming to be typical of the value Of
the dairy COW. Now The COW does this
Is working over hay, corn, ensilage,
and various rough or by-product
grains.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
Two Billion Bricks a Year.

At the annual meeting of the Amer.
lean Ceramic society, ]. 3. Shaw Of
Alfred, n. T., told Of some very sue,
cessful tests he had made in making
paving brick from blast furnace Stag
These bricks were worth about $50
per thosand in 1915. They may be
successfully made Of almost any blast.
furnace Stag at a cost OF 50 to 81 per
thousand. He figures that there is at
present available about 100000 tons
Of Stag annually In Che United States
after leaving 100000 tons for cement
manufacture. This would provide
2,00o000,000 bricks for permanent good
roads every year-say. for 1000 miles
annually of 50-foot road.
Time and again failure has been en-
countered in the effort to make paving
brick in this manner, but the problem
seems TO be fairly well worked out
now. The Stag must be treated hot as
it comes from the furnace, and the
brick must be heated out Of contact
with air or steam lest it become brittle,
Ellwood Hendrick.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-18
Fish by the shoveIful.

There is a fish of the smelt family.
which, according to Or. David Starr
Jordan, is reducing the cost Of living
on the Pacific coast and might profit
ably be shipped. IN the spring the
beaches about the mouth Of the Co
lumbia river are fairly lined with the
fish, which come there 10 spawn. They
may be literally shoveled out of the
water. and sell ut to 5 cents pound.
Although then in poor condition they
are excellent food. being full Of a very
digestible oil. 1t is said that if a wick
is placed in one Of these fish it will
burn like 4 candle.