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The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

i this means q large, fnt fee for the at- 1 torney or claim agent
 Congressman Harold Knutson of Minnesota read letter in the house showing that certain attorneys had been in correspondence with one of his constituents in regard 10 the back pay of soldier who died in France. The amount was 5000, not very large, but the Washington attorneys wanted To get a rake-off of % per cent, which would mean that the relatives of the soldier would receive S160 instead Of S200, and these attorneys would gel $40 for services of no account what ever as in due course of time the pay ment would be made to the estate of the soldier, to his next of kin. or who ever was designated as the person 10 whom 1t should be paid Congress- man McClintic of Oklahoma also pre- sented letters showing that the same sort of a game was attempted upon soldiers from his state.
 It is not likely that the exposures of Knutson and McClintic will have the effect of preventing victims from be- ing held up by attorneys and claim agents, but 1t may result in deterring many people from becoming dupes of these leeches in Washington who would pick the bones of dead soldier and de- prive his relatives of their just due in order to fatten their own pockets.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

sagaclt ional put in appearance
 Just chance" thought the officer. Then Washington by the and folks had great me.
 I'll officer doesn't know how the i their relatives they had determined that much. They Washington. When called their al and they telephones
  OF is way to
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
INTERESTING ITEMS

John Paul Jones died in Paris and was buried there. but q few years ago his body was brought to the United States and buried al Annapolis.
 Peter Chase of Newbury, Vt. in driving his new automobile the other day. drove the car through the side or his barn and emerged unscathed.
 The largest and fastest battle crui- ger in the world is being built by the United States. It will have 1Soooo horse power and speed of 8 knots,
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

Danish inventors have perfected mo- tors that are claimed to work well with peat gas as fuel instead of benzine or gasoline.
 A patent has been granted for a griddle hinged in the center so it can be turned over to bake cake on both sides at once.
 Alaska is still under a territorial form of government with officers ap- pointed by. the president and laws made by congress. Persons living In the territories do not vote for presi- dent.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

 advice
 
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  him ayore inaa in " @ natrioo a contributions and naa he a American ! e N"'
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Dietetic Habits.

Some people seem to think that vegetarian is curiosity. 4 rough calculation shows that the population of the world, now estimated approxi- mately at 1.600000,0O0. is said to be divided as to dietetic habits about as follows: Strict vegetarians. 2500o0,- 900; practically vegetarians, but eat ing a little fish or flesh. 4500o0. 900 eating meat about once a week lon high days and holidays), 500.000,000 eating meat daily and sometimes more than once a day. 40O000,000.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Berlin Children Deliver Coal.

School children in Berlin have been mobilized to serve as "coal transport ers," according to the Berlin Vor- waerts, which says that pupils aux Hilary service has been organized, the purpose of which is to deliver coal from the yards to old or i'll persons or To those who cannot call for the coal themselves. The children are to be supplied with small carts.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
SandcYcles.

Motorcycles fitted with triple rear wheels are enabling British dispatch riders to drive through desert sands at the eastern front. The arrangement is q simple one. Two wheels are joined by one cone and special spindle. The third wheel, without spokes, is held be- tween the other two by struts that bind all three rims igidly.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09


  the Youse to policeman holding mobiles.
 Then daWns you that the captain is merely trying get to  the sl It's a noveI
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

stopped III OIloh SlHti' At'N A~ train go through to Laurel, and there rest.
 It was an all-day wait, too. The boys felt pretty much cut up about being deprived of the opportunity of seeing their folks, but, of course, they said nothing.
 They just did something. Nobody can get ahead of American soldiers not even the commanding officer!
 The major or colonel, or whatever rank he was, have forgotten, was
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

of Look it7" sef'interfere domnes eXhotatlthN'
  by probably because the soeE" ana prominently Prely heduS group o1 sailors of fluffy pets tue os sitn ropn on the grass that picnic proper ehurchb behavior
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

span Of the HIghWay bfldse. ITe IS the senior operator and vessels which have to wait for the draw have 10 wait on Tillert. He doesn't keep them waiting very long.
 There is q tremendous toot, a great grinding and the draw begins to operate. You are standing talking to the captain, when you feel the iron bar against which you were easily leaning begin to reyolve. It reyolves calmly, pleasantly, brushing you aside, as 1t were. But when you feel it re-
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

IIAWF generals office the role of adviser and confidante to the men whose fate her groping hands decided when she plucked their numbers.
 Having been referred to by Wash ington correspondents as knowing more of the draft regulations than any one in the draft office personnel. queries are sent to her instead of to official heads. Her mail increases each day, including everything from re quests to get the sender out of Jail
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

out of the window on the trouble side.
 Only one passenger kept his place He was fat man with two chins and fhe symptoms of q third. He just sat here and smiled complacently as if the only thought he had in this world was of the good breakfast he had eaten and the good dinner that was .o come.
 You will have your thoughts And II you are woman you are bound to put them in words, which accounts for one mark pf- of Io J,+ r,.;,,,, 1,
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
StranQe Currency.

Porcelain money is used in Burma and Siam; and feather money, manu- factured from the short red feathers from beneath the wings of a species of parrot. is the ordinary currency of the Santa Cruz islanders.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09


 good measure
 would be He's his good times any one woman Be a all ~ fer a him up 9,,, 1
  docilty a no overb1gh P We all right dear, us by and hut When cticzing know no,in abou be wearing - ' "ot"ins
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

In the senate one day during the consideration of various bills on the calendar the body received a. rude shock when the clerk read the title Of bill for public building Ut Knoxville. Tennessee.
 Il object
 Everybody turned 10 a rear seat on the Republican side and looked with amazement and some pity upon Sena- tor Lenroot of Wisconsin. As far back as the memory of senators and others connected with the senate goes no one ever objected to the c5nsidera- ton of pubiic-building bill. Public building bills haye always been con sidered sacred 10 senators They have been passed as a matter of course ev- eryhody knowing that when the time comes all bills of that character will he finally passed in an omnibus bill. Senator Shields of Tennessee reasoned with Lenroot. but il was no use. The Wisconsin senator insisted that cities in his state were entitled to as much consideration as Knoxville, and would not withdraw his objection.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

war camp community service is in charge and the navy yard band pro vides the music ClergYmen from all denominations make addresses, while the congregation, drawn from every state and all ages and conditions of war workers, constitutes the choir.
 These outdoor services offer many amusing incidents. Prayerful posturt with pended head disappears when the birdmen cut capers in the sky di- rectly over the preacher The drone Of thn hirlapa tbp minister's
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Possible Reason.

No. Roberta, We don't know why that card game is called ''bridge,s un- less 1t is because 1t is principally a game of "coDe across. Tran script.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

At the end of the year there were 17.773 miles of railroad, with outstand- ing securities amounting to SSGS.936, SOC In the hands of receivers.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
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Outdoor Church Services Popular at Capital

AsHNGToN-Was durchgoins is out o doors Al " vesps White House rnay until 0e-o9eI ln asILlc
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Many Draftees Seek Advice From "Maior' Billie

CNCE Major Billie Welbon prominent by drawing inc order O June dralt she has had to add to her clerk of inc br s
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

There is possibility Of water power legislation. judging from the discussion that took place in the house before the adjournment. al- though the adjournment has tended to postpone action on the bill. But it does seem as if the special committee on water power had prepared a meas ure which might get through. At all events less opposition was manifested to it than to any other such bill that has ever been presented. This was noticeable in the discussion of the measure by Western men. As a gen eral thing In the case of representa- tiyes of states where there are vast forest reserves, Indian reservations and other large bodies of land with held from development and settlement. there is nearly always strong opposi- ton to any water-power legislation satisfactory to the representatives of Eastern states. Western men as q general rule claim that the resources of state. even if they are on public lands. are to large extent state prop erty and ought to be handled and de- yeloped independently of the national government. But the large majority of members of the house have never aequlesced in that view.
 At present there is considerable doubt as to what will happen when the bill reaches the senate. The bill now pending in the house is a substi- ute for one which passed the senate and was agreed to with some reluc- tance on the part of Western senators, and the changes which have been made may make it obnoxious to them to such an extent as to cause them to use all possible efforts to defeat it. The condition in the senate possibly will make water-power legislation doubtful at this session.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

With perfect confidence the treasury department Is making arrangements for the fourth Liberty loan and no doubt is expressed about putting this over with the same success that has attended every other loan thus far. It Is believed that the people have been getting the habit of doing whatever Is necessary to make the war sue cess. Money Is one of the chief req uisites. and while We may have more than d million men in France now, with possibly 100000 a year from now. 1t Is absolutely necessary ) pay their expenses and see that they are sup piled with everything necessary to beat back the German army. That the fourth Liberty loan is going to be a success there cannot be the slightest doubt.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
How the Boys 0utwitted the Commanding Oficer

stopped morning not so long ago. on The commanding by thousands of relatives hey
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Women Passengers Had Msjudged the Fat Man

IT grinding that means the
 slipped the The followed poked
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09
Ride on DraWspan Recommended as Novel Thrill

you rides airpane tanks baess automobiles
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The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

When John J. Fitzgerald was chair man of the committee en appropria- tions at the time the United States sen- tered the war he rather startled the country with the statement that the war would cost the United States S25,- 000.000,000 a year. Many scoffed at the idea, but 1t was only the other day that Senator Shoot, who is an authority on all kinds of figures. told the senate that for the first year of the war We had appropriated $24o00.000- 900. Fitzgerald was in Washington q short time ago and referred to his pre- diction and the comments that 1t eaus- ed. .I observe that was not very far wrong" said the New Yorker. "and if the war goes on we will find that the average cost will he around the figure I gave. But we are rich country and can find the money"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
FARMERS UNION
IN TRI-C0UNTY
ANNUAL PICNIC
Big Event Planned for Near
Belfeld by Stark, Billings
and Dunn Agriculturists

Dickinson, N. D., June 12.-An at.
tendance of at least 1000 is predicted
for the fourth annual tri-county Farm.
ers' union picnic to be held at the
Schlewitz frove, east of Belfield, Sat
urday. June Is. The picnic embraces
Stark, Dunn and Billings counties, and
is advertised as purely a farmers
meeting entirely devoid of political
significance. GeorgaW. Sorber, presl.
dent of the Tri-County Farmers union;
D. E. Shipley Of Bismarck, state or
ganizer for the union; Mrs. D. E. Ship
Icy, state secretary; kev. J. G.. Duling
of Dickinson, A. H. Neuman, Stark
county agent; H. 0. Pippin, distric;
club leader for boys and girls. and
Miss Elsie Stark of the agricultural
college demonstration department will
be among the prominent people on the
program, which will include music by
the Belfield band and the Queen City
male quartet and a business session.
The picnic opens at 10:3O a. M and
will continue all day. .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
RUSS cQUh Ter RE vQLUT|Q|
TO FORMULATE
WAR PLANS OF
MEDICAL MEN

Chicago, June ,12.-War plans of the
medical profession will be formulated
at the sixty.ninth annual session of
the, American Medical association
when opened here today to continue
throughout the week. Chiefs Of the
United States army and navy medical
forces, members Of medical missions
from France. England, Italy and Bel.
GUM and organizers of the new medi.
cal reserves being formed in this coun.
try are to take an important part in
the deliberations Of the body Regis
tration Of delegates and visitors which
began today indicated an attendance
of $500 Of the leading physicians and
surgeons Of the world.
Among the early arrivals was Major
General William C. Gorgas, surgeon
general OF the United States army.
1--WE are putting into the field the
best army physically and mentally, in
the world" said Major General Cor.
gas. "The parents of the boys who
comprise this great army should know
that they will receive the best pos.
sible treatment
"We estimate that rs to 80 per cent
of all wounded men viii be restored
and returned to active service again,
and that the number permanently dis.
ab1ed will not exceed ten per cent"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
GERMAN EFFORTS TO BATTER DOWN FRENCH
DEFENSE ABOUT M0NlDDlER HAVE FAILED
French Critic Says Today's
Fighting May Decide, Battle

Paris, June 12.-Today's fighting
probably will decide on which side
victory will rest in the present bat
tle,s says Henri Bidou, the military
critic, in reviewing the situation. He
says the fighting is taking the classi.
cal form in which each side has won
on one wing. The scales are now
even. .-a
BY their counterattack the French
stopped the enemy from carrying out
his plan at the same time assured
themselves Of better line of de-.
Tense The Germans now are Obliged,
NJ. Bidou believes, to keep abjectives
to the fighting front, to dip into their
stock of reserves for fresh divisions
The German plan for the present
battle, says Marcel Hutin of Echo De
Paris, in reporting the statements OF
prisoners, included the attacking and
storming Of Compeigne by the cav.
airy of the guard under General Won
Schoeler on Sunday evening. Now the
Germans not only are not at Compi-
egne, but they show a great deal less
vig0r In their efforts, exceut on their
left
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
PUBLIC ASKED
TO ATTEND Big
RALLY.T0NIGHT'
Cordial Invitation Extended All
Bismarck People by Tele.
phone Association .'
TRACY, R. BANGS TO TALK
Popular Grand Forks Orator
Will Speak on Mobilization
of Our Resources
TRACY, r. BANGS TO TALK

An especial invitation is extended
all the people Of Bismarck to join with
the North Dakota telephone men, VINO
opened their annual session here this
morning, in great patriotic rally al
the Auditorium this evening, when At
torney Tracy II. Bangs of Grand
Forks, one of the most eloquent ora
tors in the state will deliver an ad-
dress on "The Mobilization of Our
Country's Resources" ~
This evenings program will open at
S:15 with the singing of America by
the audience. A four-minute address
on War Savings Stamps by G. F. Dull
lam will follow, and Henry Ealverson
will sing the Marseillaise. Mr. Bangs
speech is next on the program A
selection by the Bismarck male quar-.
tette and the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner by the audience will
complete the evening.
Successful Convention.
The twelfth annual convention of
the North Dakota Telephone associa-
tion, which opened at the Commercial
club rooms this morning with approx.
mately 800 telephone men in atteno-
ance, is proving a big success from
every standpoint. The program is one
of unusual interest; the attendance is
good, and the exhibits are Of ecepti0n-
al excellence.
Secretary George N. KKeniston OF
the Bismarck Commercial club we:
coined the visitors to the city this
morning, and Judge John Carmody re-
sponded on behalf of the city's guests.
The annual address of the president.
H. w. Wilson Of New Rockford, fol-
lowed.
The afternoon session is being dc
voted to shop talks, and this evening
everyone will take in the patriotic
meeting at the Auditorium. Tomoi>
row morning will be devoted to the
inspection of exhibitsan a confer.
ence between the phone managers
and the railways commission. Tomor-
row afternoon Frank E. Packard or
the North Dakota tax commission will
talk on gross profits taxation, and ~
E. Young of Chicago will discuss saw
ing on maintenance. In the evening
the phone men and their families
will take in the new war picture,
Whispering Wires of War; which
will be exhibited at both the Orpheum
and Bismarck theatres The annual
election of officers takes place
Thursday afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
KEEP WAGES
UP LABOR
TELLS WOMEN
Warming Against Child Labor
Urged at Federation
of Labor
MUST KEEP THE JOBS SAFE
While Men Are Away at War
Positions Should Be
Kept at Par
MUST KEEP THE JOBS SAFE

St. Paul, June 12.--Women delegates
addressing the annual convention o
the American Federation Of Labor, to
day sounded warning against the
employment of child labor and urget
the thousands of women who are nov
coming into the industrial field te
join labor organizations 80 that liv
ing wages may be maintained" Miss
Melinda Scott of New York, represent
ing the wOmen's trade union league
emphasized the necessity of teaching
incoming women their labor power and
the need to stand on their own feet
We must not take jobs at lower
wages than men and we must keer
these jobs safe for the boys when
they return from European battle
fields she said.
miss Anna Fitzgerald of New York
representing the woman's information
al union labor league, also pointed
out that taking positions with lower
wages greatly tend to undermine me.l
employees.
With the entrance of the United
States into the war the imaginary
boundary line separating Canada and
this country Immediately vanished
Thomas Moore, Of Niagara Falls, Ont.
representing the Canadian trade and
labor congress, declared in an ad'
dress: 3.s%
Previous to this time there Was
growing feeling that Canada was
separating from, the United States
because it was thought that the Am.
erican government was not giving the
principles Of democracy proper treat.
ment." He said, with Americas en-
try into the war feeling disappeared
and the United States is now looked
upon as one Of the leaders in the
great struggle"
Canadian labOr's response to the
call for volinteers;5 dts earnest sup.
port of the government. and the com.
paratively small number Of strikes In
that country were cited by the speak
er as evidence OF the widespread de.
mand that autocracy be crushed. !!
He also gave assurance that there
never would be any conflict of duty
by Canadian workers as far as war
work is concerned.
Although delegates from the Brit
fsh trade union congress have not put
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
HUN SPIES
TRY DRIVE0N
SOLDIER MORALE
1nsidious Propaganda Uncovered
by Agents of Department
of Justice
ASSAIL WIVES CHARACTER

Chicago, June 12.-Insidious German
propaganda designed to undermine
the morale Of soldiers by casting sus-
picion on the conduct OF wives left
behind, has been uncovered here.
Last Monday a we'll written letter
purporting to come from q soldier
whose wife, the letter said, had been
insidiously lured to martial disloyalty,
was received by the clerk Of the NOR.
ais court and as the letter itself sug-
gested that publicity was desired, 1t
was given to reporters.
1t was dramatic story. well told.
1t was so we'll told, in fact, that sus.
picions were aroused and investiga-
tion I'D no trace of the Soldier"
supposed to have written it in tho
hospital where work. over his wife's
conduct had put him. The writer de-
clared that public sentiment must be
aroused to deal with men who, taking
advantage of the loneliness and Of
ten the nancial necessities Of soldiers
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS

German efforts batter down the French defenses between
Monder and the Ose begun Sunday to have been
checked the third day of the struggle. a. = >4
On the western end of the battle line the French have
ter attacked and reganed important ground while the center
and right repeated efforts by the exploit his earlier sue
have been met with resistance from the French who
Cclaim the Germans are being held @ &f+ 4:
At the moment when the plunge of the foe west Of the Ose
appears have met with the front the southeast
allied line southwest of Sossons the neighborhood Of Dom
mers Cuy and south of Ambeny the Germans have begun
what be serious threat the security of the allies
north to the Disc. @45.25a
"Go. TRY TO OUTFLANK FRENCH
The attack would for the moment to be almost
equal Importance to that east of Monddier It appears be
effort the part the to cut in south Of Copegne
forest outnkng the French to the north and compelling their
retirement and relocation of the whole allied line from Mont
der to Chateau They Except for the fact that heavy fight
in progress nothing known of events this battle
until the magnitude of German thrust developed The
French still hold the left bank Of the Oise although they
have readsted their lines in the northern sections of the Ours
camp and Caepont forests Their positions there however will
become very awkward should the Germans drive west of scissors
and make considerable ground. t
SUCCESS OF COUNTER
of French counter attacks along the western wing
of the battle line has forced the Germans sort of pocket
bounded the east by the Disc river and the west by the high
ground lying west the Maz Squarey in front of this wedge
the French appear to be holding the e for the least
of Mondde planned at least in part for the purpose of
drawing allied from the bateed of Pcardy and Fand
nothing has yet occurred to indicate that the Germans
template immediate attack Amens toward the channel
ports Only radng operations reported by the British
office. #.~-#-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
Advances Date for
Taking Over of All
ShOrtline Railroads

Washington. June 12.-Director Gen.
eral McAdoo today requested congress
to extend the time within which short.
line railroads may be taken over by
the government. to January /, 1919.
The law now fixes the time as July
next. A resolution embodying the
request was prepared by Senator
Smith of South Carolina, chairman OF
the interstate commerce commission.