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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02
CARD or THANKS.

We desire to thank all those who so
kindly assisted us in the illness and
death Of our beloved mother and
grandmother.
MR.. and MRS. VIM. BAXTER and
and Family.
MRS. CATHERINE HENDER-
II SHOTT, and Family.
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to- leave for Camp Lewis, and the Ep-
worth league is taking this opportun-
,itv to invite in heffriends to Join with
the leaguers in bidding her farewell
and Godspeed II
~ 'EnterA HOSPITAL. NJ =.
Miss Vesta Buzwell Of the office
force of Commissioner John N. Hagan.
at the capitol. has entered the Bis Z.
marck hospital for treatment. 80
i . ~ Financier n Town. ,@<-
|, H. ID. Hagerty of Minneapolis, rep
resenting the Midtown Investment Co.,
is in the city today OH a business mis-
sion. f., -ss,.s'. D. 49, -
/ n. Back From California. :Fel'
Walter Graham, formerly of Regain,
who is now living at Los Angeles.
Calif..was in Bismarck yesterday en-
route to Regain for months stay.
knights Of Pythias. -
A meeting Of unusual Importance
will be held by Elmo Lodge No. 4,
knights of Pythias, at the Castle hall
at this evening, and a general at
tendance of members is desired. q =
'--s, \ ~: = Y
Presbyterian Supper.
In connection with the meeting of
the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society
at the church tomorrow evening. a
public supper will be served at $50.
! Twenty-Five cents will be charged
and the ladies hope for liberal pa
tronage. ~.
IT. Drive Postponed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02

LANCER Taking Rest.
Attorney General William LANCER
has entered local hospital for a
complete rest. ..- -..
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low the program. Everyone is urged
to bring themselves and friends and
Is cents. To-,
q. Conservatory a Success.
The Bismarck Conservatory Of Mu-
sic, opened a week ago in the Bis
marck college building on Main street,
is proving "a success. New Students
are enrolling every day. Miss Berg
-liot Caspary, the director, announces
two interesting recitals for the near
future for the benefit of the Red Cross,
inone of which Mr.. Pc alas, the basso
whose work has attracted much fav-
orable attention here, will appear in
private recital. Students of the 3. c..
Of NJ. will take part in the program
at the lutheran church this evening.
" ... Threshino at Regain.
William Steindl Of Regain who was
in the city today reports that thresh-
ing is progressing nicely in his COM
munity. thanks to the unusually fine
weather, He is running his machine
at a yperdiem rate and has been very
busy Wheat so far has averaged ten
bushels; oats Is; rye II and flax IL.
Conditions fhave been favorable for
the work, and threshing soon will be
finished.
''"'- g., Perry to Minot.
W. z. Perry, for a number of years
prominently connected with Webb
Bros., will leave tomorrow for Minot.
where he will be connected with Julius
Weinrebe, the leading furniture dealer
in the northern part of the staten Mr..
Perry has established himself here as
one Of the, capital city's most promis-
ing young business men. He has been
active in, the development Of the city
and has won wide circle of friends
whose best wishes accompany him to
his new field.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02
U. s. Wants. Ren,otrts.35l,.

The attention of the housewives Of
the city is again directed to the net
cessity for securing cards for report
ing canned and dried products. Your
government is asking you TO, this. Let
us see how good a showfngt Burleigh
county can make. Call Miss Florence
Poole, home demonstration agent, or
PhoAe S79, Mrs. F. r. Smyth, county
food chairman, woman's committee,
either will be glad to- furnish cards
on request. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02
has taken up her studies at the Con-
ventsof the Visitation. in St. Paul.

has taken up her studies at the Con-
vent'of the Visitation. in St. Paul.
Reaches Ann Arbor.4 = ~. s$e.ss#4
=. Miss Wallie Dirlam writes friends
that she has reached Ann Arbor,
Mich is delighted with the city, and
that after registering for entrance in
the University OF Michigan, whose
fall semester opens today, she spent
Monday in j seeing the sights of De
troit, the wonder city. .~,s
1,sar 5,Sj Presbyterian Ladies. ~,.,.s.,..
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Pres.
byterian church will meet Thursday
afternoon at o'clock in the chapel.
At this meeting Miss, Florence Poole,
county demonstration agent, will dis:
cuss sugar saving measures She will
illustrate by making war cookies. This
work is most timely in view Of the
sugar famine.we are facing >~s
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lForMiss Swift,

The farewell reception for Miss May
l.. Swift announced to be held at the
Methodist Episcopal church, will be
held instead Thursday evening at the
home OF. Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hoffman,
$40 Ninth street. Miss Swift soon is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02

4 Drive Postponed. -
Mrs. F. L.. Cdnklin, secretary of the
Burleigh county Red Cross chapter, to-
day was officially advised that the
drive for clothing for Belgian refugees
has been Temporarily postponed be-
cause Of the epidemic of Spanish influ-
enZa in the east. "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02

!. NdIeI2ITlINJdO 1ISIS' ! =
"a. w. Bristow, progressive leader
in civic affairs at Raleigh and organ
izer of the splendid Raleigh home
guard company. was in the city this
week on q business, mission. :, : x:
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low the program. Everyone is urged
to bring themselves and friends and
Is cents. w. ..-,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-01
Moment of Prayer on the Stroke of
Noon"

the Silent Moment" thoughts soldiers
Sailors adopted by the Red Cross War Council has been
being by the Woodward LOtrop Store
early July We give each day Of meditation and
send a silent prayer upward for country
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20

Grant leaned forward to catch the name
ne felt was about to be spoken.
But instead of words there came y
ss,range rattle in VOLTS throat. His arm
cropped and his whole body slumped
PACK on the pillows. A physician stepped
forward. then draw n sheet over the
rapidly filming horror-strcken eyes o.
sne , mend Death had shut of complete
CONCESSION of his crime.
mere Is no evidence against Won
Lertz said Grant as he moved away
IRON on the cot with Dixie.
,,,r,M,io no evidence on which he can ~
convicted in court of law" answer66
pixie. But YOU know and / know that
hermany is responsible. The wretche1|
VII! De brought to justice before I rest.r
Amen TO that" nurmured Grant.
within the week. had Grant or Dixie
needed more evidence that Wolf wan
responsible for the whole epidemic, the.
iulDer or new cases reported ha1
dropped to a point so that it was plain
mat the plague had been at last cor-.
trolled. Within a month it was almost
forgotten except in the thousands Of
families where vacant little chair or
crippled child was a constant reminder
cf the horrible summer.
But even this condition of affairs ala.
not satiate the brutal Prussian maW.s
Already two men who had been expelled
from America for their connection with
the diabolical schemes were on return
voyage. They We're not bound for the
United States for both knew that Cap
tam franz Won Papen. former military
attache.' and Captain Karl Boy-Ed, fofs
mer naval attache Of the Imperial Ger
man embassy at Washington, would u,
arrested Immediately they were recog~.
nized on the soil of the country from
which they hadsbeen recalled. They
were bound for neutral southern cCan-
try with plans for campain agalnst
one of Americas greatest commoditieos
and already the spy forces within Amer.
lea were mobiiZing to carry out their
orders soon thew iSSuod
Nert saturdays episode-No. 49,
Ho,c Germony used the Innocent
cotton bloom TO spread hcroc through
the rOrh. The poisoning of band
ages through ritriol and puirertxed
glass, their factories for the birth OF
pain.
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for the services he had rendered in
making the country so easy to conquer
when Dixie Mason entered. They had
seen but little of each other, and Won
Lertz was unrestarainedly glad to see
the little Secret Service operative, whom
he believed to be loyal to Germany. He
hardly realized that he was holding the
medical report on the isolation of the in
fantile paralysis germ open before him
until Dixie exclaimed:
so this is what has made you neglect
your friends and your work. Reading
musty old medical records?"
NO, no." exclaimed Won Lertz hastily
closing. the book. 1T is an old maga-
zine which has been lying around the
office. and ! was glancing through it
merely because l had nothing else to
do"
so 1t is true, then. that Germany has
stopped its efforts to strafe America be-
cause no competent leader can be found
for her forces since Won Papen and Boy
Ed We're recalled?" demanded Dixie, i'm
pudeHntIy, hoping that the, thrust would
p,eh, prheh hasra ms esotlsm enough SO that he
Won Bernstorff and Albert may feel
that way" replied the German, falling
into hnS. the trap but ,, before many months
nav passcu II viii Dt Known 10 those
that count that Heinrich Won Lertz is su-
perior to either of them"
VI always knew it," said Dixie, fairly
beaming with admiration. Il knew vol,
would show them that it WIS a mistake
not giving you absolute charge. How
are you going to do it?"
Probably II the scheme had not been
so near his heart Won Lertz would have
told her then and there and America
would have been saved a great deal of
suffering. But to the German spy the
plot was as the first manuscript is .to
an author. He was. afraid of adverse,
criticism and therefore answered:
In a few weeks you will know all
Miss Mason, and then you will know tina
your confidence in me has not been mis-.
placed. 1t is a greater blow than Won
Papen or Boy-Ed had ever dreamed Of"
Then you do not care as much for
my admiration now as you do that of
Won Bernstorm, Albert and that Ver-
becht woman" The last was snapped
out with well simulated jealousy. whic,
fiattered Won Lertz nightly.
There, there" he cajoled, you need
not feel Jealous of any of them. None
OF them knows a thing about II. nor will
they know the credit is to be ali nine
Dixie knew that II Was useless 10
coax. Won Lertz possessed in an un-
usua. degree the native Teutonic stub
bornness. So she refused his Invita-
lion e iYnchsoE. ard hastsned away-fo
! & ! J ! ! 4 s,ss, 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
Disease Was Carried on the Feet of Flies Doctored
by Scientific Eend and Then Released in Different
tlaces to Spread Death Among the Children of
Nev York
Novezed by COURTNEY RYLEL furnished bv
WILLIAM J. FLYNN


ssT is not as if l was asking for a
l large amount" said "A tall, robust.
mucn bewhiskered, dirtily dsessed man.
WHO sat in the former Office Of Captain
franz franz Won Papen. the dismissed military
s.,ache o. the Imperial German EN-
nave culture of the germs sent to
me, and provide me with sufficient to
i've on in the meantime. I will promise
tp. yUu mat when the right time comes,
VIII be in a position to strike a blow
from which America will never recover"
You entirelo misunderstood me and
my ~ yh ahttltude, & said Heinrich von Lertz.
70 wnom the stranger had addressed bis
remarks. II am trying in my own way
TO do what ] can to make America
understand that Germany has none but
the most kindly feelings toward her. Such
MY only interest would be the advance
Oh science: From your credentials you
are Or. Ernest, Wolf, with high honors
IN research work done in Berlin. If
! provide you with the germs it is only
because l believe that YOU have the
ability to aid humanity by your experi-
And If an epidemic were started ac-
cloentaliy In the pursuit of the expert
ments. 1t would not be unforgivable ?"
grinned Doctor Wolf evilly
Heinrich Won Lertz made no answer,
put put the s,sLasin geam in his eyes showed that
horrible to him as his words of a
moment before would seem to Indicate
Noh Lertz had grown cautious. Since
ms discovery that Madam stephan had
been constantly under surveillance he
suspected every one. Doctor Wolf
might be what he claimed, and then
again he might he an agent of the
secret Service, which had grown dia-
bolically clever recently. The physi-
elan carried credentials of the best, but
Won LertH knew only too we'll how any
credential MAY be forged. The plan
which DIR. Wolf had proposed was
vicious and diabolical enough to appeal
to the distorted mind of the German
did not want to lose Doctor Wolf If he
was what he purported to he. a clever
scientist devoted to the Kaiser. and
yet he did not want to commit him
SELF fearing that Doctor Wolf might
be connected with one of the investi-
ernment; So he considered as to how
he should best proceed. Doctor Wolf,
misunderstanding the. cause for his ST.
lence. broke in:
Disease germs are the greatest wea-
pon p we can employ. The German War
held off declaration Of war for three
weeks our glorious troops would have
had no opposition. Anthrax germs and
glanders germs had already been sent
there. but our agents were forced to flee
by the sudden declaration of war. There
fore, many of our troops were killed be-
fore the well-stocked granaries and the
other supplies of Rumania were availa-
Bile to us. The poliomyelits germ is far
superior to anthrax. There is no known
cure for 1t. 1t spreads rapidly in warm
weather, and in addition it is most dead
1y to children. That is why we should
use 1t here. Imperial Germany need not
fear America today. II is the armies
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n" confided in anyone at All. He wanted
to show the German War Office that
he was Uapab" of carrying out "A plot
without anyou" discovering il, and to
b" safe hetrusted no one. not even Won
Bernstorff, Albert or NerbcCht But here
we are at the hospital"
Their connection with the Secret Serv-
ice and the inquiry for Doctor Wolf
brought the superintendent of the Cen
.ral Hospital in person.
"One of the queerest cases which has
yet appeared" said that individual as,
he led the way to the ward. THE in
iccttOn comes from a cut in the left
fand. and the paralysis is rapidly spread
ing toward the heart. His death is GER
tain. and it Will be a HORRIBLE one. Slow
para lysis of the heart"
Already the Hun fiend was suffering
horribly when they reached his bedside
An orderly was restraining him. while Il
nurse was placing bandage on the left
hand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
BOMBARDAMENTO DI
ANTIVARI E CATTARO
eli AviatOri Italiani ed Inglesi
DevastanO lie Basi
Nemiche
LA LOTTA IN FRANCIA
lie Truppe Alleate Continuano
nei Loro SUGGEST. Avanzando
e Respingehdo Tedeschi
LA LOTTA IN FRANCIA
Roma, 30 luglio,

MONA, ~ lugllo.
Dale notizie giunte dal fronte di bat.
taglia in Italia 81 rileva che lungo tutte
lie linee 81 e. verif1cata moderate attiyita
da parte dellartiglieria e che raramente
duelh con quella avversaria raggi-
unsero una certa violenza.
lie pattuglie ed riparti di incursione
taliani continuano a molestare Il nemi-
co. infiggendogli perdlte e cattura ndo
qualche prigioniero.
IL Ministero della Marina ha uHicial-
mente annunziato che la mattina del II
corrente ina squadra di idroyolanti
italiani bombardo con successo lie opere
militari nemiche ad Antivari Monte.
negro) lie navi che 81 trovavano anco-
rate mel porto
10 stesso communicate annunzia che il
giorno precedente. mentre gil aviatori
italiani al comando di Gabrielle DAN
nunzio bombardavano Pola, gil aviatori
lnglesi b1mbardarono lie opere militari di
tattaro. Areoplani nemici che 81 alza-
rono per attaccare gil aviatori Alleati,
1urono respinti. Tutte le machine
italiane' ed inglesi tornarono salve ALA
loro base.
un communicate ufficiale spiega II ca
rattere ed II significato della misura
presna nei riguardi del general Cadorna,
Porro Cappello, dice che e. state
erroneamente riportato che tire general
siano stati messi in ritiro con la perdita
della paga senza range. II communicate
dichiara che essi furOno messi semplice-
mente in disponibilita' perche' mo-
mt
Ventuno americana conducenti delle
ambulance della Croce Rosa Americana
al fronte italiaLo. sono stati decorati
per II valore dimostrato durante le
operazioni in occasione delpoffensiva
austrtaca sui Piave. ,l.s-,
I'm dtppaccio d. PariEi apnunzia, che
Deoon1o lntoRWa1ion1 oolas n1unta. : ohn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
GERMAN SPY RESPONSIBLE FOR LNFANTTLE PARALYSIS: =
"EAGLES EYE" LEARNS FACT TOO ATE TO STOP EPTDEM
Agents of Kaiser Planned to Grin
pie America, Believing Bereaued
Fathers and SOrrOWing Mother8
Would Haze no Heart for Var u

You are the specialist" demanded
Wolf as Grant paused at his side Then
amputate this arm Immediately"
He pointed to his left arm, which was
dangling at his side, already withered
from paralysis.
81 can't do anything until I know the
full history of the case" Grant retorted.
81 know, | know" almost screamed
Wolf. Great drops of perspiration were
standing out on his forehead and face,
and already he was raising himself in
bed because OF shortness of breath.
caused by interference with his heart ac-
ton.
Listen closely" he continued with
an obvious effort. "or you will be too
late. Nine days ago ! fell onto test
tube filled with infantile paralysis germs.
| cut my hand. and the inCision was
filled with the germs ! was drunk at
the time, and neglected II until the next
morning, when | cut away most of the
flesh, but it was too late. too late
"a fine story" said Grant. intention
ally antagonizing the fend. "The polio
myeltis germ has never been isolated
at has. it has gasped the German.
catching at his throat. Imperial Ger
many did 1t. and to me, Or. Ernest
Wolf. came the honor Of receiving the
first shipment of the germs ever made.
1t was for glorious use. and though
1t succeeded wonderfully | lost my full
project by drinking"
stick to the fact. if YOU want help"
said Grant, sternly. What was the
glorious work."
II did it for Germany" said the
wretch. his voice almost n whisper and
his breath coming in painful gasps ITO
demoralize America and make opposition
to the All Highest impossible, by kill
ing the children. And it worked. 7
killed, killed.. killed. every day more of
the kaiser'S enemies were taken. And
my little flies kept carrying their mes
sages of death, always killing, kill
ing
The man had run into a sort of sex-
alted hystcria. Grant brought him up
shortly by the command:
by whose orders, tell me, by whose
ordcrs?"
Doctor Wolf made a pitiful attempt
20 draw himself erect. and started his
right hand to form the salute given to
only one man in Prussia by civilians.
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'TATES SECRET SERVICE

man Government If II were discovered,
Neither had abandoned the general plan
OF stopping America, as far as possible.
from aiding the Allies by selling muni-
tons and supplies, but none of the plans
which Won. Lertz had suggested had
seemed quite safe from discovery. nor
worth the risk they involved,
Ven Lertz believed himself more COM
petent that either Won Papen or Boy-Ed
as a field leader for the plotters and
spies. His natural Teutonic egotism
saTsea a,f nm 10 blame every one but him
plans. He was anxious to prove his
worth. and therefore the inaction of
Won Bernstorff and Albert nettled him.
with this feeling came the decision to
pack Wolf in a plan to cause an epi-
delnic of infantile paralysis in America
Won Lcrtz found that the results would
IN all ways agree with the teachings Of
German kultur. and the objectives Of
the imperial board of strategy. Only
second in Importance to severing troops
from their supply base was the weak
ening of the morale of troops, or poten-
tai enemies, and through striking at the
children of America Won Lertz believed
that the American morale would be So
weakened that fighting Germany would
be the last thought in the mind of the
Government.
lie had ordered the germs from Ger
many. They had arrived concealed in
the hollow walls of pewter stein which
had been mailed to
c . German farmer in
Terms arrive Illinois as q keep
IN pewter sake of his father,
stein who had but re-
Gently died, accord
which accompanied it. Wolf had re-
ported that he had been extremely sue
Sessful with his cultures. Won Lertz
had visited his small laboratory twice.
ana had become convinced that the sci
enlist was able and willing tS perform
MS part in the diabolical scheme. SO
Won Lertz determined to supply the nee
essary money and proceed with it. He
was afraid to- broaCh the matter to either
Won Bernstorff or Albert for fear they
would refuse him permission. He could
iinance the small demands of Doctor
Wolf without the aid of Doctor Albert.
SO he. pledged himself to give Doctor
Wolf the funds necessary. and in order
to be sure of success. he spent many
hours in reading all that there had been
written about poliomyeltis or infantile
paralysis, and everything he read made
him gloat. He found that it was
centage which escaped death after being
attacked by 1t were almost invariably
crippled. He found also that it was
very contagious, but that nothing was
known OF its origin. and that there was
nothing authoritative on the method of
contamination. He had many pleasant
day dreams contemplating the position
he could be assured of after the youth
of America had been killed or crippled.
and he was revealed to the Kaiser and
the Imperial German Government as the
man who had discovered, fostered and
directed the campaign.
He was indulgng in one of these
dreams in which he pictured himself as
governor general of America after the
German occupation. as partial reward