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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
STATEB0ARDOR.:
.HEALTHBACKAT
IT'S OLD ID GA IA. N I E |:
Boosts Bismarck's Death Rate
More Than 100 Per Cent
in Its Report ..s
CHARGED N0N.REsIDENTS

Declaring the death rate in Bis
marck had increased 80 per cent Ill
five years through preventable caus>
es, Attorney General William S. Lang
er last evening filed with the city
commission letter threatening the
removal of city officials who refuse to
enforce the health laws. The attor-
ney general advised that Dr. F. r.
Smyth had been appointed reporter
of vital statistics for the state board
of health, and that DR.. C. J. McGurrin
had obtained through Dr. Smyth the
information upon which charges of t.
too-high death rate were filed
DR.. F.. P. Smyth today admitted that
Bismarck IS only one of six cities in
the state whose death rate ha.
climbed, and he admitted that in some
instances this apparent increase is
due to poor bookkeeping" In Bis.
marck, for instance, with an average
OF. 200 patients week in its hospit-
ais, deaths Of people who come in
from outside the city and even out
side the state are charged against
the capital city. Bottineau, one of
the cities against which action is
threatened. has a death rate of 40
per thousand, while Bismarck ana
the other five cities which the health
board has sent similar notices, have
reported an average of 20 deaths per
thousand. For Bismarck this would
mean 100 deaths in the last year, and
far less than that number of Bismarck
citizens have passed away The actu-
al number of Bismarck deaths is not
in excess of 60, or trifle more than
seven per thousand population. In
the past years the state board of
health has credited Bismarck not only
with deaths occurring in it's hospitals,
among non-residents, but with deaths
occurring in Driscoll and Regan and
Mckenzie and elsewhere in the coun.
ty. among people who could by no
possible stretch of the Imagination DO
considered residents of Bismarck, ev.
en- at the time of their death. Tho
highest death rate shown by actual
statistics for Bismarck was 10 per
thousand in 1915, and this number
was found to include residents OF
smaller towns outside thte capitaf
city. s-
The attorney generals letter has
been referred to DR.. F. B. Strauss,
city health officer, who is compiling
statistics from which an accurate re.
port will be made to set Bismarck
right in the eyes of the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY
COMMISSION APRIL 20, 1918.

The City Commission met in regu-
lar session April 20, 1918. There
were present Commissioners Bertsch
Best, Kirk, Thompson and President
Lucas. Commissioner Thompson was
empowered to repair the sewer pumps
on the Front Street sewer Alex Couch
was appointed poundmaster for the
east side Of town and William Cook
for the west side of town. P. G. Rem
ington bid $3.50 per hundred for the
$4,000 Paving District Number One
warrants, his bid was accepted. A
committee from the Methodist church
was present and asked that the side
walk be lowered on the east side of
the church. The city commission re-
fused to do this unless the walk was
lowered to the established grade. The
following bills were allowed and or.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
THE WAY OUT OF THE MIDDLE

A German subject walked into the Office OF
the United States marshal for the District OF
Columbia couple of days ago and asked to be
interned. He actually pleaded for internment as
a personal favor. ,... -..
Why did he do this? Simply because he had
found life made miserable for him in places where
he had been employed. He was everywhere put
on the suspect list by his fellow employees. He
was threatened with violence. 1t didn't help him
any to say that he was Swiss and not German.
This man has sensed the situation here better
than the government has sensed it. He knows
that he ought to be in an internment camp. he
claims only what is due him under the usages OF
war when he urges the government to intern HIM.
The extraordinary lenity of the department Of
justice in dealing with enemy aliens has stirred
up spirit of mob violence. Mr.. Norman H. White
of the military intelligence section OF the war
department, with headquarters in this city, told
the senate military affairs committee the other
day: "You are going to have more ,tarring and
feathering and lynching." Judge John F. MCGEE,
chairman of the Minnesota public safety commits
sion, testified 1.-THE department Of justice has
been CHASTITY failure in Minnesota" He added
that unless more vigorous measures were taken
Ku Klux Khan would spring up thousand times
stronger than the night riders Of reconstruction
Mr.. White also said: 1.-THE steps taken thus
far for the regulation of enemy activities are
hardly worthy of notice. Twenty thou
sand of these (enemy) aliens are at large today
in New York city,"
No additional legislation is required to intern
enemy Aliens Their status makes them liable to
internment. They are also entitled to it as mat
ter of protection. The least the government can
do in its own interest and theirs is to put them
where they can cause no military damage and will
at the same time be safe from mob violence
New York Tribune.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
YOU CAN'T TELL FROM LOOKS OR
TALK WHAT THEY'LL DO IN PINCH
Being Story of Slasher Who Didn't Slash,
and of Artie, Who Demonstrated Real
Back Bone When Time Came
BY c. c. LYON.
~ y. =. IIVN.
(DaiIy Tribune Reporter With Perish.
ino's Army in, France.) .,..


(DaiIy Tribune Reporter With PERISH
ins's Army. in, France.) ....
In the American Trenches In
France, May 6--This is the story Of
q hard guy" and how he acted ulI
der German fire. 49,.
. ".You can't tell from fellows talk
what he will do In a PINCH" an old
captain had often remarked.
r So for a long timeI had been watch
ing and studying this hard guys
claimed by himself and conceded by
his comrades to be the toughest man
in the regiment. =
His nickname is Slasher-a remind
or of Vera Cruz days, when, accord.
ing to bis own stories, he almost de-
populated the male portion Of Mex.
lean village with q sharp butcher
knife after he had run out Of ammu'
milton. Ii& ~
:, In, the French training camp, far
back Of the lines, used to hear this
middle-western nan.eater RECALLING
groups of younger warriors with hair.
raising yarns Of his bloody deeds In
Mexico. 't
Honestly, i've killed SO many .ot
those greasers that I've lost track OF
the number" he said. I'D rather
fight than eat. Jpst let me get a
crack at those Huns. l don't want
any Of these long distance scraps.
Hand to hand stuff for me-"
when the regiment was. ready for
the trenches Slasher was top sergean>
of his company. .
Hes the kind Of man we need in
this bloody business his captain told
me one day when that fellow goes
over after those Boches, take my WORD
for it, he won't give any quarter and
he won't ask for any"
Now that's one Side of this picture.
Here's the other side:
"A few days ago, when this regl.
ment came out of the trenches and
started for rest camp in the rear.
I men the outfit on the road and
hiked along for some distance with
the Slasher's company.
Well, Lyon" the captain began,
"the cigars are on me. missed
my guess completely on the Slash
. er. Just glance behind and you'll
notice that he isn't at the head Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
BUCK TO BE ARRAIGNED I.
THIS WEEK FOR MURDER

Minot, N. D., May 7.-Arthur NJ.
Buck, confessed murderess of Officers
Devaney and GOWN will be arraigned
early this week on a charge of murd-
er in the first degree, States Attorney
Herigstad announced today Accord
ing to word received by Chief of Pol
ice Dougherty Buck is on parole from
the state refractory of Iowa where
he and his wife were arrested for lar
ceny. According to the record in Iowa
Buck was known there as Levore. The
LEGAL officers are also endeavoring to
secure the record of Tickner, implicit
ed in the double murder by Bucks
confession.
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the column but 10 back there car
rying gun and that he Is minus
his serQeant's chevrons.

THAT big wind bag proved to be
the worst coward and gutter In this
entire company. He was scared to
death from the minute he got within
earshot of the firing. Time after time
he played off sick. -
THE night we sent part OF Oul
men over the tops l saw to 1t that
he was in the detail An day He was
scared stiff. All of US, officers were
watching him to see howihe would get
out of it.. One of my, lieutenants bes
be box Of cigars he would go over
Half an hour before the time set.
the Slasher pulled something entire
ly new on US: In some manner he
succeeded in dislocating his arm. He
said he slipped and fell. Anyway, we
had to excuse him.
The first thing did this morn.
ing, when we got out of range Of fire
was to bust him. l stood him up be.
fore the whole company and with. my
own jack-knife cut his chevrons off
his sleeves. never thought could
make a speech but certainly did
bawl him out when I got through the
whole company broke into cheers; and
didn't stop them even if it was
against regulations" rrtryyaA j.
Wearing the stripes of the top ser
geant this day was little pale,faced
chap Of about 20, who looked as If he
had had a dollhouse bringing up.
He had been pointed out to me
one day as the boy who had cried
before his fellows when the mail
was being distributed and he had
failed to get a letter from home.
His name was Artie.
"Yes," said the captain, 1--WE made
Artie top sergeant. My God, how that
boy did behave under fire. WONDER
Full! One night, under a hot ma
chine gun fire from the Huns he went
out into No Mans Land and brough,
back one of our boys who had been
wounded on patrol duty. And he cap
tured two German prisoners single
handed the night he went over the
top.
You can't tell from their looks OF
their talk what they'll do in pinch
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
EVERY EIGHTH
PERSON BOUGHT
LIBERTY BONDS
Final Report on the Third Loan
Drive Is Splendid Showing
for Burleigh County
FARMERS NoBLY DID BIT
Although Short of Funds, Agri-
culturists Took a Liberal
Slice of Allotment

One person out of every eight in
Burleigh county purchased a Liberty
bond of the third issue, according to
complete report made today by H.
p Goddard, county chairman for the
loan drive. The total number Of sub
scribers was 1886. OF these $50 were
farmers residing outside of any or
gained town or village; Ais were
women, and 1874 were men.
The total Liberty loan subscription
for Burleigh in this Third drive was
$235,2O0. Approximately $4,000 OF
this amount was taken by railway
workers Of the capital citv' $3S,5OO
was taken by the ladies; $196,S00 by
the men. Farmers subscriptions to-
tailed s3S,50O, which is considered very
good in view Of the crop conditions
with which Eurleigh county agricultur-
lists have had to contend during the
last two years. "7'
The average male subscriber bought
$125y50 worth Of bonds; the average
woman subscriber took $92.H worth.
The ratio Of bonds as compared to as.
sessed valuation Of Burleigh county Is
is .O25.. None Of the numerous COM
mittees had any great call for blue
cards. The spirit throughout the coun.
ty was excellent.
Bismarck has 1886 subscribers in
a total population of 5000 or a Is per
cent subscription, and they took STA
800 worth of bonds or more than the
allotment assigned for the entire coun-
ty. AS we'll as Bismarck did, it must
take off its hat to the country towns
and rural districts whose final sub
scriptions are reported as follows:
Rior,o roL, en- GE0
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
THE GUIDING RULE

F. H. Goff Cleveland banker, who has been
nominated by President Wilson for the Capital
Issues commission, says this:
"Our big job is to conserve the money of the
country for the war-making power of the country.
Our guiding rule will be to discourage any venture
that is not essential to protection Of public health
or to prosecution of the war;"
When every man and woman amonsgt US gets
Mr.. Goffs conception of war necessity soaked into
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
BUYS MORE CATTLE
Joe Cain Pays $40 the Head for
400 Critters

Belield, N. D., May 7.-Joe Cain of
Grassy Butte, one Of the Bad Lands
most successful ranchers, has just
driven in 400 cattle which he bought
at $40 the. head. Last year Mr.. Cain
sold $4,000 worth Of horses and $14,-
900 worth of cattle,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
dead ON THE FIELD OF HONOR"

An English boy of only 20 years was killed in
France Found on his body was a letter OF COM
fort to his parents:
1--WE shall live forever in the results of our
efforts We shall live as those who by their sacri-
flee won the great war. u
"You must console yourself with the thought
that am happy. The measure of life is not it's
span but the use made of it." q q .
This is the fine spirit Of the true soldier and
there is no compensation to the world for the loss
of those who have it. # s8sy as,
1t makes debtors forever of those who remain
at home to profit by the peace to come.
We can never close our account with those who
die on the field of honor. Perhaps the humblest
tribute we can pay to their memory is to follow
the wisdom of the young English hero: 81.
1.-THE measure Of life is not its span but the
use made Of it."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

Professor William Herbert Hobbs says one Of
the most amazing facts connected with the war
is that it was not foreseen by any of the histo-
rans and statesmen of any of the allied countries:
We fail to see anything amazing about that. Ma
turally historians are not expected to know about
anything before it happens and statesmen don't
know about it either before ar after. KILL, J.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

A former resident of Missouri tells us that the
governor had not exhausted the alphabetical pos
sibilities when he appoint Xenophon Whitley U. S.
senator. Had Xenophon declined the governor
could have offered the job to Zachary thinner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07


In his Evolution Of Baby Killer" our his
torian errs somewhat in stating that the kaiser
started as IAN ordinary, wilful" child. Wilfu he
was but he was one of the most extraordinary
boys ever born. He hated his mother, showed it
from the time he could first express his sentiments
in words and just as soon as he was able, he made
her life one continued round Of insult and abuse.
Heaven be praised! such boys are most extra
ordinary. 4~
Wilhelm hated his mother because she was
English and BECAUSE when on drive ordered by
her, he was so injured that his left arm became
"withered." To be physically "withered" was too
much for the proud head Of a nation going mad
over physical and material power. @
In the vast majority of instances, cripple be-
comes sour, vengefu super sensitive, selfish, ar
rogant and altogether ugly, or the opposite AS to
disposition there are very few ordinary, halfway
cases amongst cripples. They're either mighty
mean or mighty fine folks.
Willie Hohenzollern started out believing that
he was the greatest boy on earth, and there was
always that withered arm to keep nagging at his
belief. It really was tough on boy who was being
taught that might is right and Hohenzolern
can't have too much of it. His affliction, logic
ally, made him the extraordinary child that he
was and the extraordinary devil that he is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

A cable says Nick Romanoff tried to quit his
job as car back in 1905. Nick made great mis-
take in not quitting then, when the quitting was
good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

A soldier at Spartanburg S. c., has been sem
fenced to serve for two years at hard labor for
bigamy. Strange, but few men appreciate the fact
that bigamy always carries hard labor with it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

Terrible accident on the Santa Fe! Albu-
|querque dispatch says Secretary McAdoo acted as
engineer and ran over the mountains!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

1--WE have strong future before us" says
Wilu1. We don't know how strong it is, but take
our word for it, Willun1, it'll be hard one.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
him and her, plenty and thorough, we'll be in this
u,or no

him and her. plenty and thorough, we'll be in this
war as we should be. ...,
Money, nothing else, makes the soldiers, ships,
guns, munitions, and food go across. The estimate
for Americas expenditure on her armies alone, in
1919, is Is billions of dollars, not dollar of which
can we borrow from other peoples We have al
ready been called upon to subscribe for eight bill
lions, the bulk Of which has already been spent,
or will be, this year. The present odds most de-
cidedly favor {. long -draWn-out war. Anyhow,
we'll be downright foolish not to work with this in
view.
Let every man and woman consider the effort
that has been necessary to raise the eight billions
and then consider that we've got to come forward
with more billions more, than twice as much next
year!
The guiding rule of every individual, as we'll as
Of Mr.. Goffs commission, has got to be discour-
agement Of every non-essential, to say nothing OF
the ever-growing necessity for our saving and
producing more of the essentials.
Begin following this guiding rule, NOW!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

We hear talk of Russia having counter revo-
luton The next revolution in Russia that we ex-
pect is Of the lunch counter variety.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

A pacifist has been elected to office in Berlin.
A couple of air raids on Berlin and you wouldn't be
able to find anything except pacifists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

Once year we hear about the Queen of the
May but we never see one till sometime in July.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

Upon motion the board ADJOURNED
to meet again May 6, 1918, at eight
o'clock p. nj.
Attest:
c.. L. BURTON.
City Auditor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

These subscriptions were almost
wholly voluntary Had there been
necessity for q determined drive, II is
believed Burleigh could have easily
gone over the 100000 mark. So.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07

Not being able to wait any longer for tractor
to pillow our garden, we have bought bicycle to
which we shall hitch hoe and do our own blowing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

Mr. Behler had
did of
On December
TO call Chids Chld
O'Clock Dr. Chid
left pills him
Dr. Childs did
ropracor kngsbury told us he a
Sunday Behler
feeling
had
the
up Chropacor kngsbury
Sh after seeing
asked Mr.
did Mr. 8ehler
and thought
instead of DR. Chlds
much better chance
Behler did
hows
About Mr.
DIR
had
him in
tWitness) ELSIE kOPASkI (Signed)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
"DIED FROM LACK OF PROPER CARE"

and seemed if could hear something rumblng guess
some people would call it rafting around up their upper
story.
eve told me time that brain fever something
like headache only lots and person has to have brains
before they have the disease Oh yes, invited
of those War Dances time but somehow didn't
they lust wouldn't 20 ahead With the celebration They inst
kind of looked each other the big CHIEF acted and
looked like he wanted to And heard aerwad that
he did.
But since that time they don't invite me any more And
do you know am just awfuly sorry spoiled their good time
OF that all happened about four and half years
ago, when man died Of believe they said carcinoma of
the liver. Guess You remember it.
You unless you talk suit chaps these Pow
Vows they get mad and won't let you i'll the next
Oh yes it is rather funny, but you know of
chaps that hold Pow Vows spoiled when they
people say they do.
Yes, it is funny about those chaps. know
to Audubon time from another state that is he To-
Gated here Seems he just couldn't get the "doe' at the 9th
place. Anyhow know he came here -with-wel-I
Just don't remember with what but believe with the seat of
But the last time 1 him he seemed be getting
along all right OF didn't ask him. but from the
WISE look he had the front side of his head way
srhtted down the street. think maybe he half the
now and just going down close deal for the other half
Oh don't know which half But might up
per half, because he was looking that direction
Oh yes he knows how to sign death certificates Any
way people tell me he has signed lots of them the
three months
This fellow said a certain party in a knocking
way that Chropracors ignorant bunch and that he
could learn Chiropractic in six weeks Well to that will say
tha investigate Will find that the Palm
School of Chropracc at Davenport Iowa, gives three
years course in Chropractc
But will say that if this dear chap would just step
down to the Palmer School of Chropctic at Davenpart
spend the six weeks he speaks of he would have good
sound in his head than he had in it before
in his life.
And furthermore if that chap would just try getting
business without knocking, believe he would have
lasting business.
| know don't have any trouble getting all can do
without knocking OF You have got to get the people
we'll too. That if you don't know how sign death
ficate.
But you will notice. knOckcr has to change his oca
ton often Because that knows his business always
too busy to Knock and don't need to knock his competitor
cover up his own bunders and failures Hop to it, and
red nose Pill Peddng Knockers But don't monkewwh
the band wagon, if can't play horn. You may bump
into hornets nest
lfyou Medics want to get rid of me why don't you spend
your own money IN trying It, Don't spend the farmers
ey. Their taxes are high enough now.
The following clipping from the Audubon Republican
under date OF March 1917 will give you idea of the
You have had in the past and how the farmers feel the
ter:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
KINGsBURY CASE DISMISSED

will perhaps be of considerable interest to number of
our readers to know that the of District
Court the indictments against NJ O. Kngbury Chropracor
were dismissed The charges made against him the in
dtcmens that he bad been praccng medicine without
license Our readers will recall that twice tried
such charges and the jury each time refused convict him
and were discharged by the
The trial OF these has cost the county consider
able of money and the witness fees certified the
Board of Supervisors by the Clerk, March g. 1917.
On being appraised of the facts in these cases. Mr. Ras
mussen the County Attorney felt that would be mpos
sble to conviction and that further effort waste
OF the peoples In this believe Mr. Rasmussen used
good judgment and that his action will generally commended
by the taxpayers of the county
. Now, my dear 'medcal friends if you don't like all
this explanation to the people just take of your black
white pills. 1t may relieve your feelings.
''Oh, you little black and white pills.