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M|NOT WOMAN may
JOIN RUSS MISSION

Mrs. F. w. Strange of Minot, N. D.,
may be the first American woman to
join the Russian Railway service
corps in Manchuria. Her husband,
who left st. Paul with other railroad
men Nov. II, 1917, has cabled her to
join him, and Mrs. Strange was at the
Ryan hotel yesterday arranging for
the trip.
Mr.. Strange was a Great Northern
train dispatcher at Minot before en-
tering the railway division. In letters
to his wife he declares the members
of the service corps who are in earnest
in their efforts to help reorganize the
Russian railway system will not return
to the United States until after the
war. Because of the chaotic condi.
tions in Russia they now are unable
to accomplish much.
Since her husband left, Mrs. Strange
has devoted most of her time to knit.
ting for the Red Cross. She declares
the prospect of being the only Ameri.
can woman with the railroad party has
no terror for her. She expects tt
leave America about Aug. 1.
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The motor vehicle registration de-
:partment of the state is without funds
as a result of the supreme court de-
cision, revently made in the case in
volving the constitutionality of the
motor vehicle act. The court held
that legislation attempted to vest in
the secretary of state, powers, that
belong to the legislative assembly.
These included the administration ~of
the department out Of funds collect
ed for automobile registry, the expen-
ditures being wholly within the pro-
vince of the secretary of state. In an
opinion, given to the secretary of state
Thomas Hall, by E. B. Cox, assistant
attorney general he holds that ex-
penses incurred by the secretary of
state and remaining unpaid, cannot at
this time be paid. He also holds that
the secretary Of state is without pow
er to purchase the automobile tags for
the 1919 registry. The contract u.s.
ually is made six or eight months
ahead Of the time they are required.
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SOLDIER BOYS
OFF TO CAMP

The citizens of Devils Lake, aug
mented by large number from over
the county, assembled yesterday noon
to bid farewell to another large quota
of boys who are off to pay their re-
spects to the Kaiser. This is the larg-
est bunch of boys to leave this coun-
ty, and as some one said, "there does
MT seem to be any limit to the num-
ber,an each bunch seems to be lit
tie more enthusiastic than the bunch
that went before" That is a great
tribute to our young men and it shows
that they all possess the true Ameri-
can spirit-that they all realize the
task that lies before them and that
they enter the service with deter
mination to make good.
The band was out and rendered sew
eral selections, as was also the newly
organized fife and drum corps, which
led the procession to the depot from
the Elks home, where the boys were
given the customary banquet Thru
the efforts of D. G. Duell, the fife and
drum corps was organized and we hope
that new members will be added from
time to time, as the fife is really the
instruemnt that furnishes true Amer
ican martial music! It lead our fore
fathers into battle at Bunker Hill and
was the recognized military music in
the Civil War days. It should be pre-
served.
A number of ladies' and men also rem
derei several patriotic numbers and
march songs at the rtain, the chorus
Of which was joined by the crowd.
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Householders are requested to bend
every effort to conserve fuel and in
particular, to sift their ashes. One
man has said that he obtained suffi-
cient coal from twelve barrels Of
ashes to heat his home for month
during the last winter. There is
wealth of coal in the earth. Many
more million tons than were mined
last year will be taken from tbs
depths this year,, but beyond certain
limits, increased production is impos-
sible for the want of transportation
facilities. Coal must be saved in ev-
cry home in the land and every frac-
ton of very ton of fuel must yield it's
full heating, lighting and power value.
The patriot may find his highest
measure of devotion in small things
done faithfully and we'll. Let every
one do his best to help.
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Chicago packers for nearly five weeks,
however, six months will elapse before
delivery is to be completed.
Mr.. Swift said:
"At the current prices on the day,
last week, when the: purchase was
made, the packers would pay the 1--we
stock producers about $4,000, 900, for
the necessary hogs and over $50,000,-
900 for about 100000 cattle required.
The cattle will cost us twice as much,
and the hogs two and one-half times
as much as in the pre-war period.
"The whole order will be made up
before the first of the year, despite the
fact that, even before this purchase,
one-fourth of the packers facilities
have been devoted to filling military
demands.
"In order to get out the canned goods
the packers will find it necessary to
employ night and day shifts of can
ners. Notwithstanding the fact that
the products are being rushed forward
thus hurriedly, not a single cmoplaint
has been received on emats delivered
to the armies abroad.
"The five packers are now killing
about 100000 hogs weekly to keep
abreast of military and domestic need
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BAR ASSN. TO
MEET soon

Bismarck, N. D., July Ex-senator
James Watson of Indiana will be the
principal speaker at the annual con-
vention of the North Dakota Bar as
sociation to be held in Bismarck on
August 6 and Z. The lawyers work
in war; patriotic law-making and the
rapid development of state socialism
will, in general way, be among the
principal topics to be discussed.
Senator Watson will address pub
lie meeting at the Bismarck Auditor
ium on some patriotic subject. Others
who will address the business sessions
of the barristers are John E. Greene,
of Minot, Aubrey Lawrence Of Fargo,
George A. Bangs of Grand Forks,
John J. Kehoe of Cando, and Chief
Justice Andrew A. Bruce of the North
Dakota supreme court.
Judge Bruce will meet for the last
time with the North Dakota Bar as.
sociation as a member of the supreme
court. He has declined to seek re-elec-
ton, and when his present term ex-
pires next December, he will enter
a law professorship at the University
of Minnesota, which he recently ac-
cepted.
President F. T. Cuthbert of Devils
Lake advises the local commottee that
in addition to Senator Watson he
hopes to have present for the session a
prominent representative Of the Ca.
madam bar and possibly member OF
the uniform laws commission. For
mer Senator Theodore Koffel is chair
man Of the local committee on ar
rangements, whose members include
c. L. Young, Benton Baker, Judge E.
IT. Burke and F. H. Register. The
general sessions will be held in the
commercial club rooms. A banquet on
the evening of Aug. 6 and auto tours
to nearby points Of interest are among
the entertainment features arranged.
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GERMAN SPY
SY}' :: m IS
Revelations Of
German spy sys-
tates were made

Chicago, July 3 Revelations of
the methods of, . German spy sys-
tenn in the Uni i" tates were made
today by Castor. y. rAeans at the $3,-
100000 King will hearing to determine
the legality of one of the two instru-
ments said to have been left by the
late millionaire.
Means, who appeared as witness
for the heirs of Mrs, Maude A. King,
for whose alleged Staying he was tried
and acquitted in Concord, N. H., last
summer, freely admitted receiving
money for acting as a secret agent for
the German government before the
outbreak of the war with the United
States.
He told of receiving $4,000 at one
time and $4,000 another for his SER
vices to Germany and of delivering
81 100000 which he received on check
to Captain Boy-Ed, one of Germany's
chief spies in this country, who was
subsequently expelled.
Asked regarding the services for
which he received the $4,000, Means
said:
"I made that money the way lots Of
other Americans did, some of them
the biggest lawyers in New York. I
can easily tell you the place where I
collected it-right in the Trinity
Church yard at designated tomb
stone."
The witness also admitted that he
and German spies in this country were
to tie up the building of electric boats,
the "Mosquito" fleet building for the
allies in this country. Means said
he found the boats had been given en-
placements and that Captain Boyd
this attention to the neutrality board.
President Wilson then very properly
asked him why he was doing detec-
tive work in the United States, de-
clared Means. "And now for the first
time the public knows why Captain
Boy-Ed was sent back to Germany.
II turned all my information over to
the government"
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TO ANNOUNCE
S[Av POLICY
VERY soon
MILITARY EXPEDITION WITH JA-
PAN, BRITAIN AND FRANCE
: FORECAST.

Washington, July 22.-Plans of the
United States for participation in the
expedition to give military aid to Rus
sia-are expected to be announced in a
public statement by President Wilson
very soon, probably before the end Of
the week.
Plans for the military expedition to
be conducted jointly by the United
States and Japan, with Great Britain
and France, it is understood, do not
at this time, contemplate the recon-
,struction of the eastern front as a
battle line to German troops from
the west.
The objects of the expeditions, as
they will be outlined in detail in Pres
ident Wilson's statement, which he
personally is preparing, will be to pro-
tect American interest, the interests OF
the Russian people themselves, in their
fight for democracy, and for the safe.
guarding of vast supplies which will
be sent to Russia at part Of the pro-
gram of economic aid.
WILSON ASSUMES TASK
The presidents statement will be
the official announcement to the
world Of the decisions which have
been referred to in recent news dis
patches from Toxic and London. NJ
official announcements have been made
before, it is understood, because tn,
United States has been waiting off
cial word from Toxic Of the acceptance
of it's proposals which are understood
to differ somewhat from those advanc
ed by Great Britain and France. S,
far as could be learned, no oficia
communications from France had ar
rived today, but they have been fore
! cast in the Associate Press dispatch
es. President Wilson has been con
ducting the negotiations, practically il
person, giving them almost his undi
vided attention. His determination
to see democracy preserved for tn
Russian epople has been unaltered b!
any Of the difficulties which have mad
the task of finding a way to exten'
aid to them most discouraging one
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WOLFORD TEAM
PLAYS SUNDAY

Announcement has been made that
the fast Wolford ball team is out af-
ter the scalp of the local team. VOL
ford has ployed wonderful ball this
season and has met all contenders in
that part of the state and has won a
big ma :ority Of the games. After the
local team beat Grand Forks Sunday
Wolford has conceived the notion that
if they could beat the Devils Lake
team they would be able to claim the
championship Of the north half Of the
state. Arrangements have been COM
pleted and the fast Wolford team will
appear in this city next Sunday after
noon. It is to be expected that 2
|crowd even larger than witnessed last
Sundays game will be in attendance
at this game.
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i. S. USING
MUSTARD. GAS

With the American Army in France
July 21-The American army is rec
ceiving mustard gas shells in large
quantities. Since the Germans started
using mustard gas last November, it
has been the most used of all their
gases against the Allies.
It seldom kills outright, but it SER
iously affects the skin and membrane,
inflicting the most painful burns and
putting the men out for three months
It's great value lies in the fact tina.
mustard gas is heavier than the others
and will lie in the woods or valley or
shell holes for days at time, while
the other gases float away.
Soon after the Germans started to
use mustard gas Allied chemists found
out how it was made and produced
it. Up to the immediate pa: the AL
lied fo,ces at the front did not have
mustard gas to use, while the Allied
chemists could produce it in their lab
oratories. they could not produce it in
large quantitie:
The first use of mustard gas by our
TROOPS took place two nights ago,
when ((delatedJ thousand shells Of it
were hurled against the German con-
centration troops west Of Charteau
Thierry just north Of the Marne, in
q neck Of the woods. The concentra-
ton was bESbea up, and next morning
twas found the Germans had in the
edges Of the woods material for pom
tson bridges with boats already con-
:. structed.
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LOYALTY WEEK
NETS &c FOR
RED CROSS
HEAVY ADVERTISING BILLS OF
BISMARCK PAPER CUTS REV.
ENUE CONSIDERABLE.

Bismarck, July 19.- The Loyalty
week celebration here last week un-
der the auspices of the state council
of defense and which was extensively
advertised in all the papers of the
state as staged for the benefit of the
Red Cross netted this organization 92
cents, according to a statement pub
lished in the Bismarck Tribune.
There was hardly a paper in the
state that did not devote half a COL
umn or more to advirtising this "Loy-
atty Week" celebration, and the dali
les, at least the anti-Townley papers,
devoted several columns to this affair.
All this advertising, according to the
statement in the Tribune, was donated
and no charge was made in any in
stance. Here in Bismarck, where all
the papers, even the Tribune, is under
the thumb Of Townley, charges +. ad-
vertising were made by all of them.
The following figures are taken from
the published statement: Tribune, ad-
vertising, $297.45; Palladium, adver-
tising$37, and the Public Opinion, $37.
Corporal Smith, who has travelled the
state lecturing and appearing mostly
under the auspices of the Red Cross,
was paid s100 a day for three days and
$82 for railroad fare.
All advertising sent out emphasized
that this celebration would be conduct.
ed for the benefit Of the Red Cross
Thomas Allen Box, secretary Of the
council of defense, let it be known
months ahead that the great affaol
would be conducted for the benefit Of
the Red Cross and that every cent o1
profit would be turned over to this or
ganization. He repeated time anc
again that the Red Cross was in neee
Of more money and that he expected {
large sum would be realized from thi!
Loyalty Week celebration. It so fal
has neted 90 cents and it was intimat
ed yesterday that not all bills have
been submitted and that there woule
be deficit.
According to the statement apepar
ing in the Tribune, thhe cash received
amounted to $1,557.S0 and "money
paid out to date", $1556, leaving {
net profit to be turned over to the Rec
Cross of 90 cents.
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Will SEND
100000 NE { n
DESPITE SUBS

Washington, July 22.-Troop ship
ments to swell the great American
army in France will 60 on, undimin-
ished and unafraid, despite Germany's
second U-boat coastal raid now under
way.
The war department intends to keep
at it's accelerated program and the
navy department is ready to afford the
needed protection. This is the answer
the new German effort to shake the
American morale and disturb military
land comercial shipping.
Reappearance Of a German U-boat
with it's sinking of four coal barges
and a tug off the Cape Cod shoals Sun
day came as no surprise to we'll posted
naval authorities.
Sinking Of the coal barges natural
1y linked with the destructior Of the
United States cruiser San Diego last
week. But there was still a belief that
mines laid by this or an accompanying
submarine were responsible for the
San Diego sinking. -
The German has brought "schrek-
lichkeit" to America and has dropped
the mask of courtesy and care with
which the first raiders sought to de-
-ceive the nation and to influence Pan
American opinion into disbelieving
stories Of Teuton frightfulness. OF
Orleans, Miss, vessels were shelled
without warning and without regard
to the women and children aboard.
Send 100000 in July.
July movements will aggregate al
least 100000 men from this side.
The board of army engineers, rivers
and harbors section, will start hearing
tomorrow the arguments for govern
ment purchase Of the privately owned
Cape Cod canal as part Of the federal
inter-coastal underway system. The
Fire Island and Cape Cod incidents
will be presented as one reason fo,
taking this link to assure greater
safety for coastwise traffic.
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U. S. FARM is FEEDING
YANKS 0N BATTLEFIELD

Chicago, July s23.-American SOL
diers on the battlefield in France are
eating fresh vegetables daily grown on
200 acre truck faIfn operated by Un
Gle Sam, according:sto a letter from
Captain John G. Cohater in France and
received here by Pjbf. John M. Coul-
ter of the University of Chicago.
The fresh vegetables reach the cook
within five hours after being taken
from the ground. In addition, the
letter states, company gardens"
planted right behind the trenches in
the firing zone, are contributing to the
menu of the soldiers,
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INTER-OCEAN-vOLUME XXXvI NO. 8

fcials for. taking ship and shipyard
plans out of the country, revealed that
agents of the shipping board recently
seized in New York a large amount of
valuable specifications on ships clear
ing for Scandinavian ports.
Military interests of the United
States were considered to be jepar-
died by the marine documents which
We're taken from passengers and men,
bers Of the steamers crews. The docu.
ments are said to include detailed
drawings of American shipyards, pho.
tographs of ways, plants and ships
blueprints of American steamships
sailing vessels and mine sweeeprs, anG
specifications of ships being built fol-
France.
Explanation of the attempted send.
ing of the documents abroad has beer
asked of several builders.
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ARMY MAKES RECORD
MEAT PURCHASE

Chicago, July 23.-The largest sin
gle order for bacon aind canned meats
in the history of the world-99, $780,
900 pounds of bacon and 134,000,000
pounds Of canned meat-has just been
placed by the Quartermaster's De-
partment, U. S. A., for the American
Army over esas.
Louis F. Swift, in commenting on
this today, said the order will take the
bacon from approximately 100000
hogs and if other work were dropped
to produce it would be equivalent to
the total production of the five largest
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W|SHEK JURY
CANNOT AGREE
AFTER FORTY HOURS OF DELHI
ERAATION JURY CAN'T REACH
VERDICT IN TRIAL OF BANK
Err.

Bismarck, N. D., July 22.-After de-
liberating for more than forty hours
the jury which tried John H. Wishek
on charges Of distributing German
propaganda and seditious literature
reported disagreement at o'clock
this afternoon in Federal court. The
jury spent all Saturday night, Sunday,
and until 2 O'Clock this afternoon go
ing over the mass of evidence submit
ted at the trial.
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Washington, July 22.-An order is
sued today by Secretary McAdoo in
stlucting customs collectors to refuse
permits to all except government Of
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U. S. MILITARY INTERESTS
ARE JEJARDIZED

GOVERNMENT SHIPYARD PLANS
FOUND IN POSSESSION OF OUT
BOUND PASSENGERS
ISSUES ORDERS.
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MOTOR BANDITS SHOOT
PAYMASTER, GET $4,000
Seriously Wound Official of General
Electric Company at Ever
EFT, Mass.

EVERETT, Mass. December 90
Six men in an automobile held up
Frank Brown of Lynn, paymaster of
the steel foundry of the General Elec-
trio Company. here today. shot and
seriously wounded him and escaped
with the weeks pay roll reported to
amount to $4,000.
Brown was taken to the Massac hu-
sets General Hospital in Boston.
With Brown in the car were Everett
Kibby. night Waterman at the plant,
and Joseph Shackley, the chauffeur.
The chauffeur said they had turned
out of Everett Square when a limou-
sine swerved across the road and
blocked the way and five men jumped
out. While one of the men covered
the chauffeur with a revolver, others
demanded the money which Brown
was carrying. The paymaster en-
deavored to put up a fight, but was
instantly shot. The night Waterman,
although armed, was unable to use
his weapon.
One of the bandits put the pay
masters machine out of commission
by smashing the spark plugs, and as
soon as others had Snatched the money
bag they jumped into their car. which
disappeared at high speed.
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Mr.. STERLING ATTACKS
WAR RISK METHODS
South Dakota Senator Discusses
Suffering Caused by Failure
to Pay Allotments.

Criticism of the war risk insurance
lotments to soldiers families was
voiced in the Senate today by Senator
Sterling of South Dakota He de-
clared that the country should know
Of the actual suffering caused to the
wives and children of men who have
eminent has failed to pay over the
allotments from the soldiers pay.
He said that there was little excuse
for failure to pay the allotments after
first payment had been made, and
yet in many instances months elapsed
after the initial payment without the
beneficiaries receiving another check.
Senator Sterling presented a letter
from the local exemption board in Min
ehaha county, South Dakota, in which
instances were given showing the fail
IRE of the allotmentS to arrive.
More than 100 cases where actual
suffering resulted were reported to
have been found in that county. The
letter mentioned a woman with two
children, aged two and four years, who
had received only one check in six
months time. Both of the children
were sick and the woman was without
food for the family, when she reported
the case and asked the exemption board
to aid her.
In another case a mother with three
sons in the service, each of whom IS
making her an allotment, has received
only one check, although the boys have
been in the service for months. This
woman has two small children also to
care for. These cases were turned over
to the Red Cross, along with others.
The Red Cross has cared for them.
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OBJECTS TO SOLDIERS
TAKING STRIKERS Jobs
Shipping Board Protests New York
Harbor Mems "Ads"-Matter
Taken Up Here Today.

whether the boat owners in New
York, who are engaged in dis
mite with their men on the subject OF
wages, hours of labor and other
matters, are justified in inserting an
advertisement in the papers inviting
returning soldiers to take the places
of striking harbor men, is a matter
which r. T. Bass, director of the
marine and dock industrial relations
division of the shipping board, will take
up with the War Department and the
war Labor Policies Board this after
noon.
1t is explained by officers of the
shipping board that the boat owners
are trying to make strikebreakers OIL
the returning soldiers.
1--WE have submitted the whole mat
ter in dispute to the national war Ia
Dor board" said Mr.. Bass. land we are
expecting a decision from that trlbu-
nal. The men appeared to be perfect
ly willing to submit to that author
ity and have shown a disposition from
the beginning of the controversy to
arbitrate their differences"
Gov. Bass said that pending con-
ference with the War Department and
tie war labor policies board and pos
sibly with the Department of Justice
he didn't care to run the risk of COM
plicating the situation by making an
extended statement.