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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
In the Rear of
Il Rearguard

/ am now tete-a- tete with the younger of
the two soldiers, the one who up to now
has shown himself the less eloquent. He
carries his glass to his lips. He gazes at
the tlmepiece on the bar, then drinks again.
lie examines me for moment with the
look that always precedes grave conf
dences. I perceive in him something like
an imperious need to communicate to me
some painful memories with which he
seems obsessed and which torment him.
He again inspects the timepece. One
o'clock in the morning.
ut was at this very moment" he begins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

and took handful of mud and threw it
all over the Leopard
"Buh,' he shouted, you have spoiled
my well-guarded coat"
The Rabbit laughed and said, "Do l
care about your precious old coat?"
They caught fish and wanted to roast
them.
"Where shall we find fire." queried
the Rabbit.
cover there said the Leopard
But the Rabbit knew it was the set
ting sun, so he answered, "Who shall go
to fetch it?"
you" said the Leopard
The Rabbit ran, but he merely ran into
the tall grass and lay down. Then he
returned, crawling softly. The Leopard
L. F,.,, A..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Stepping Tzco Years
Blackboard

We enter cautiously into the sumptuous-
" lighted hall. From the gloomy street to
this hall, which, with its innumerable mir
rors in which clusters of incandescent
lights multiplied resembles the in
terror OF an enormous lighthouse, the
change is startling. We have the illusion
of having made in time bound backward.
transporting ourselves to two years earlier.
Richly dressed women, champagne on the
tables, violins rendering a negro dance
with all the nawkishness of a sentimental
balad-it is a vision of before the war. But
among the male guests no evening dress is
10 be seen. All these men wear uniforms
There are French, Belgian, English, Rus
sian and Serbian officers, whose war-soiled
appearance throws gloomy note. The or
chestra Is composed of British soldiers who
answer with smile the applause or excla-
nations Of the public. These soldiers have
replaced the Tziganes in scarlet costume of
peace time. The women point each other
out one of the musicians who is no other
than the son of lord made famous for his
title and his millions
Comrades, since we have to die to-mor-
row, let US enjoy these minutes of pleas
ure'' And all these men, who have placed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
THE WILD CAT AND THE,
ELEPHANT

Ages ago Ateet the Wild Cat, used to
be the size of a tiger. One day he went
on journey. AS he travelled through
the forest he came to the Ele-
plants sleeping place and drank the
milk which the Elephant had put aside
in a gourd. By and by the Elephant
came for his milk When he saw what
had happened he began hunting for
fight. The Wild Cat began fighting
back, but was finally thrown to the
ground so hard that he broke up into
pieces.
So Affect, once one of the large beasts
OF prey, became but a small animal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
THE CROCODILE AND THE
TRUSTFU. FISH

A certain day, long, long ago, a Croc-
odile was walking in the river and he
met Gour Ga large river fsh).
The Crocodile said. "Buh, relative.
your chest is immense and your mouth
is very wide. Are you out to capture
something?"
And the Gour replied, Relative, it's
my ribs that are big; but look in my
mouth. There are no teeth here"
The Crocodile came and reached In
with his hand and found no teeth. A.
he withdrew his hand he said to him
self, Il was afraid of that which Wa
merely food" Ana he lcaped upon the
Gour and ate him.
And ever since river fish have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Chapter w

They reached the father-in-law's vii
lage, and when food was set before them
the Rabbit brought out his spoon. Then
they got into an argument.
"Buh," said the Leopard, "why don't
you offer the spoon to me?"
"Why don't you ask your father-in-
law for one? Did you not tell me to
throw it away? Eth, with my spoon will
| eat, and you eat with your hands" So
the Leopard ate with his hands. He
could scarcely smother his rage.
The meat was brought, and the Rabbit
cut some nicely with his spear. "Buh,"
grumbled the Leopard, "why don't you
give the spear to me?"
81 should like to know" retorted the
Rabbit why your father-in-law has not
provided one for you"
1t became late and the Rabbit said,
1--WE feel sleepy
The people answered, eve viii put
you in fine house"
But the Leopard refused, saying, "A
sheep barn will do very we'll"
The Rabbit slept, but the Leopard Law
awake, and by and by he got up stealth
lily and killed sheep. He devoured il
and carefully put the bones over near
the Rabbit. He daubed little of the
blood on the Rabbits mouth and went
over to his corner and slept.
Very early in the morning the Rabbit
woke up, saw what had happened, put
the bones back. went down to the river
washed himself, dried off in the sun re
turned and lay down in a clean place.
A small boy came and called, Il bep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
"Me, brother, mel"

"Me, brother, mel"
And they sOntended for their turn AS
though they feared the arrival of the enemy
before the fraternal sacrifcer would be
able to accomplish his task. They had in
stinctively discovered the favorable posi-.
ton. They bent the head sideways so that
the stretched out neck might offer to the
mortal stroke the rigid and visible artery
"Me, brother, mel" And in an empurped
pool they sank down the bodies of their
companions who poured out their blood like
the emptying Of skins of red wine.
The bar is beginning to empty. Women
supported on gold-laced arms depart, leav-
ing behind them a wake of perfume and
poudre de riz. The violins of the English
utter their last plants in the midst Of
pueTile and joyous laughter.
The Serbian captain holds in his hand
small knife stained with rudy brown, and
with the gesture of man who cannot for
get he continues to tap mechanically the
table-"Tacl Tac!''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

The Leopard sleepily responded
Rabbit, get up and give him the sheep
You are responsible if anything is
wrong"
The Rabbit whispered to the boy, "Lit-
tie man, run and call the owner Of the
sheep"
And while the boy ran the Rabbit
jumped out of the window
The father came and all the big men.
armed with clubs. They made rush
for the Leopard, and beat him until no
place remained untouched on his body
They beat him nicely. Then they re-
leased him, but he was left alone, for
the Rabbit was far away in the forest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

tire. All of sudden distressing thought
occurred to the captain-the wounded!
The wounded had been left
In barn with ball-rddled roof,
stretched on straw, lay more than fifty hu-
man bodies, the prey of painful torpor, or
whining and tossing about in fever They
We're the wounded of the preceding days
who had succeeded in dragging themselves
to this place; others whose fresh wounds
were bound up in improvsed bandages
and women, too who had been stricken in
the combat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

The Rabbit watched from the grass, and
when the Leopard helped himself to one
of the broiled fish, he jumped out and
said, care you going to eat them alt?"
"Oh," replied the Leopard, very much
startled, II wasn't going to take them
all; was just tasting them"
The Rabbit declared, "I'll do some
tasting, too"
(I Bah" IN the Shilluk language Is
an exclamation something like or
"Hello," and often expresses surprise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Serbian Night, Thrilling Episode of Serbian Valor

their days as an Offering on the altar of
,he pale goddess, are now drinking
draughts to life; they laugh, touch glasses,
love, sing, with all the ardor of the sea-
man who spends night on land and who
at daybreak will find himself face to face
with the tempest on the deep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

The Hycna met the Rabbit, who
greeted him, saying, Cousin, how do
you do? Why are you SO thInY'
The Hyena replied, "Was not beaten
by the Lcopard's father-in-law?'
"But why were you beaten?"
"rhc Leopard ate sheep and pre-
tended that atc it, 80 ! got thrash
,...s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

The boy saw that one was missing, so
he ran to call his father. Presently the
father and all the chief men Of the viii
lage came with clubs. The Leopard had
disappeared. They took the Hyena by
the heels and gave him good beating.
He ran away bowling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Translation OF a War Story by Blasco lbanez, the
Spanish Novelist -- From sJe sails
Tout

launch few chances in the direction of
neighborng table. Two eyes, encircled with
dark pencIlings which, between the rim
of large plume crowned hat and the
snowy down of white boa have been fixed
upon him, no doubt interest him. Feeling
himself irresstibly attracted, he finally
changes the table. Soon after he rises,
and both hat and boa disappear with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

without preamble, as though continuing
aloud his internal monologue, exactly
month ago" -.
And while he pursues his narration the
black night, the snow-covered valley, the
white mountains whence emerge, phantom
like, beeches and pines shaking in the wind
the snowy flakes from their foliage appear
before my eyes. And then the ruins of
village, and among the ruins the extreme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

N VOW that the victories of the Allies
on the Eastern front have freed
- Serbia from the German Bulgarian
woke and have caused to strike for
,o, the hour of liberation and just repara-
ION we shall read with emotion sketch
,,Aerein the Spanish master of romance,
,,asco lbanez, the author of the marvellous
~gour Horses of the Apocalypse" relates in
,o;gnant manner an episode of the heroic
,otreat of that valiant little nation This is
is story:
Eleven o'clock in the evening. 1t is the
hour at which the theatres of Paris close
.heir doors. Half an hour earlier cafes and
restaurants had therefore to get rid of their
customers.
At the corner of the boulevard, while the
crowd leaving the theatre disperses in the
shadows, our group halts, undecided. The
few cowled street lamps spread a dismal
light that soon is lost in the dark The
sky, all palpitating with glimmering stars,
attracts many eyes. Formerly the stars
could not be distinguished in the night.
Now the great searchlights can sweep the
azure and discover the Zeppelin, which in
their rays seems like long amber cigar.
We feel the need of prolonging our eve
ming party. We are four of US: a French
writer, two captains of the Serbian army
and myself. But where shall we go in this
nocturnal Paris, whose doors are all closed?
One of the Serbians proposes to finish our
evening III the bar of hotel a la mode,
which closes only against outside custom
ers and where officers who want to spend
the night waking received as if they
belonged to the house. This secret is
transmitted by the brothers in arms of the
different Allied nations, whenever they
have the good fortune to spend a few days
in Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

at was imperative to retreat immed-
ately," continued the captain, abandoning
everything that might impede our march.
At any price we had to gain the mountains
before dawn" The long files of women,
children. old men, beasts of burden and bag
gage had fed in the night. There remained
IN the village only the disabled, who fired
while taking shelter behind the rubbish
Fart OF them began, in their turn, to re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By Mrs. David S. Oyler
From The World Outlook

These naive adventures of ami
mails were written originally in
the language of the Shilluk tribe,
about million strong, who lived
in southern Sudan, along the
White Nile and Sobat rivers.
Most of them are dark skinned
and woody haired, like the ne
groes of West Africa, but some
OF their aristocrats, with thin
lips and well-modelled fore
heads, show traces of white
blood.
TIE RABBIT, THE HYENA
AND THE LEOPARD
Chapter
~ nee upon time the Leonard
met the Hyena in the forest
~ "Hyena," said he, "let us on nm
a journey" "Where shall we
journeyw asked the Hyena. eve viii,
visit my father-in-law's village" "Come
on"
The Hyena, who was walking ahead.
found large shell.D as not this a fine
spoon" he said, with which to eat
cornmcal mush at your father-in-law'sl"
The Leopard's answer was, "Throw it
away. There are plenty OF spoons at
ny father-in-law's." So he threw it
away, and as they started on again the
Leopard picked it up and kept it,
'fhsn the Hyena found a spear, and
- said, What nice spear this is! 1t
WI serve 70 cut the MEATH at your
isaer-in-law's."
Throw it away replied the Loop
e'a' we will find another"
ne Hyena had no sooner dropped it
sa's'a him than the Leopard slyly
Picked Il Up.
!, aey arrived nj pond and the
IS. spsgested that they go fishing,
,s,'.. ~ Leopard Objected, saying, II
q. ssas carr not 10 soU my beautiful
s's Y should it,s be NJ 10 be pre-.
II The King. W.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

VOW that the victories of the Allies
on the Eastern front have freed
q Serbia from the German Bulgarian
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
NORTH DAKOTA'S
INDUSTRIAL PLAN
IS IN OPERATION
Non-Partisans Establish Their
Bank and Prepare to Work
State Resources.

Fargo, n. d., Aug. 3.--The industrial
program of the national non-partisan
league, which was endorsed by the voters
of North Dakota at a special referendum
election on June 26, is being put into
operation.
The bank of North Dakota, in which
all state, county and municipal funds are
to be deposited under the new laws, is
in operation. but is not yet ready to make
loans and handle deposits on a big scale.
The bank now employs 20 persons with
an annual payroll of $4,000 The bank s
resources will be more than S31 600. 900.
been reported and there are state bonds
of S10,G00,O00. Only about 100000
worth of bank bonds have been sold in
the state, but bank officials explain this
by saying investors held off pending the
outcome of the referendum. The bank
had planned to sell 100000 worth of
bonds.
When the institution is in full opera
tion a statement similar to those from
the federal reserve banks will be issued
monthly outlining conditions over the
state. J. X. Waters formerly state bank
examiner, is head of the bank and +. W.
Cathro. for 80 years a North Dakota
banker, is director general.
The bank will provide funds for carry
ing out the industrial program, and an
industrial commission will control the
state-owned Industries to be establish
ed.
The Home Building association. which
will provide funds for persons desiring
to build homes. is expected to be in OPP
Grafton soon The Mill and Elevator as
sociation. in charge of the leagues wheat
marketing and distributing system, has
been inspecting mills and elevators with
view to purchasing two or three to
start the experiment The state is not
expected to start an extensive building
program for several months.
Those directing the work express CON
fidence that every phase of the program
will meet with success, despite strong
opposition which they say is being Of
fered by league opponents.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Secret Service Men
in Tampico Oil Fields

Washington, Aug 3.-Adyices from
Mexico City today report the sending of
number of secret service men into the
oil fields at Tampico. in an endeavor to
secure evidence against foreign oil COM
panies operating in that region.
Attention of the state department has
been called to the action which is be
leyed to be another move on the part
of the Mexican government to bring
about the confiscation of the foreign
owned oil properties 1t was charged
that the foreign oil companies were aid
ing revolutionists, but according to a
state department official. the rebel
Pelaez is the only person, aside from the
Carranza authorities, who is receiving
any aid from the companies.
Pelaez, it was explained, is being paid
a salary for protection of the oil fields
south of Tampico. The salary is appor
toned among the various foreign COM
panies and has been approved by the
state department here and by the British,
Dutch and French foreign offices.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
WEST POINT EXPERT
URGES JUSTER LAW
Of COURT MARTIAL
Declares Present System Obso.
lete and Undemocratic; Sug-
gests Non Military Review.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Reforms in the
present military court-martial system
were urged before the senate military
sub committee by j. f. Runcie of New
York; a former instructor at the West
Point military academy. The committee
is holding hearings on the bill of Senator
Chamberlain, or Oregon. revising the
present system of military justice. Sam
uel r. Ansell, who resigned from the
army recently, after making a long fight
against the present court-martial system,
will testify Monday.
Mr.. Runcie declared the existing arti-
cles of war relating to court martials
were obsolete, unjust. absurd and un-
democratic and provide for no authorita-
tive Interpretation Of the court-martial
code. He also said too arbitrary power
was conferred upon the military officers
and that there could be no appeal from
court martial proceedings. He recon-
mended modifying existing regulations so
as to require trials to be conducted by
men familiar with the law and permit
appeals to body not under military con
troll.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Russian General Held
in Stockholm Mystery

London. Aug. 3-Ten persons. includ-
ing Russian general and colonel and
several women, have been arrested in
connection with the death of Nkolai
Ardasieff. a prominent member of the
Russian colony in Stockholm. says a
Stockholm message dated Wednesday
forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Copenhagen.
Ardasieff has been missing since July
3. and it now develops that he was
murdered. He is declared to have had
close connection with the Russian boil
sheviki and the Stockholm message says
il is believed he was killed by supporters
Of the old regime.
The police are reticent, but it has
leaked out, the dispatch says, that Ar
dasjcff was made prisoner by several of
his countrymen and conducted to villa
outside of Stockholm where he was sen
fenced to death By court martial, sub
sequently being hanged and his body
thrown into the sea.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Russ Situation Grave,
British Are Alarmed

railroads and transport services shall be
tied up by general strike.
The Daily News repeats its charges
that five members of the British govern
ment are considerable investors in the
securities of Russian mining companies
and other development companies. The
record shows Austin Chamberlain, chan
cellor of the excheGue,, holds 5000
shares of one mining company; Waiter
Long. first lord Of the admiralty, $500
shares in the Anglo Russian trust; Sir
Auckland Geddes, 800 and Sir Eric Ged-
des, 40 shares in another corporation.
1t is pointed out that the stock of the
Geddes brothers was bot this year and
tnat most of Walter Longs holdings
were purchased the last day of 1913.
What is their answer to the allega-
tions?' asks the News 1T is not the
effect the shares will have on their
policy which will interest," the public. 1t
is the effect their policy will have on
their shares
The News also quotes the statement
that $4,000. 100000 of British money is
invested in Russia.
1t is known French investors hold
many millions of bonds issued by the
government of the former car.
The evening papers print a message
from Paris that what is left of the peace
council is Indignant at the determine
ton of the United States to lift the
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Belgium to Present
Side in Treaty Case

Paris, Aug. 3.-By( the Associated
Press Next Monday Belgium will pre-
fourteen which is discussing the ques-
ton of the revision of the treaty of 1880,
under which her neutrality was glaran-
teed by Great Britain, Austria, France,
Prussia and Russia.
The commission is composed of two
delegates from each of the five of the
great powers and two each from Belgium
and Holland.
Belgium does not seek any territorial
expansion. but asks to be placed in such
a position that, should there be a repeti-
tion of the wanton aggression of 1914,
she will be able to defend herself on the
Meuse and Scheldt rivers, instead of op
the User.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Fear Repetition of Dis.
asters at Antwerp
and Gallipoli.

blockade of Russia and to let in food for
all the population, whether they are boil
sheviki or otherwise. They have cabled
President Wilson their feeling.
Meanwhile the United States food COM
mission is sending large fleet Of army
trucks into Russia to distribute food
from ports thru the interior of the coun-
try.
Arthur Henderson and most of the
other leaders of the British labor party
are doing their best to make clear that
the bolshevik government is harder on
the working man than on any other class.
But the propaganda bureau which con-
stantly floods the press with wild tales
of bolshevik atrocities is actually doing
more harm than good in the anti -bolshe-
wiki cause.
The most recent tale widely printed
in the London papers was that $50 chill
dren sick with typhus in one Petrograd
hospital were such a bother to the boil
sheviki that they calmly chloroformed
them and threw the bodies ont the back
window. The true story of the bolshe-
vik terror is bad enough. but circulation
Of such tales as that only make people
doubt the truth.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
MONTANA AND CANADA
WILL COMBINE PARKS
Four National Outing Places to Be Linked To-
gether in Two Districts Road Improvement First
Step; Urge Building of Permanent Highway

Glacier Park, Aug. 3.-Canadians and
Montanans including superintendent of
four national parks. assembled at Gla
cier park today and joined hands in
project to tie together national parks
of Montana and Canada and to develop
tourist traffic along parks of Rocky
mountains. The first step in the pro-
gram is improvement to a 14mile
stretch from Bahb. in Glacier mark, TO
the Canadian line, and with the co-opera-
ton of Glacier park officers, this work
will be done Immediately Complete
good road connection between Banff and
Glacier and the building Of a perma-
nent road over the distance is urged on
Secretary Lane and Senator Walsh by
the conference. Delegates at the con
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04

ference included Harry w. Child. Hele
ma; r. S. Skinner and Scott Leovitt, of
Great Falls; j. y Eddy, Helena; repre-
sion. A. G. Graves, City Commissioner
of Calgary Geror w Craig, city engineer
Of Calgary, George w Benan, superin-
tendent Of Waterlon Lake park. Alberta
Horace NJ. Albright, superintendent of
Yellowstone park, Roe Mermey, Glacier
park; VI. Max Goodstill, Helena: James
W. Davidson, president of the Calgary
good roads association; r. ]. Lydiatt,
president of the Calgary board Of trade;
j. NJ Wardle, superintendent of Banff
park; ". w. Haynes, superintendent Of
Glacier and Howard a. Noble, Many
Glacier hotel.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Jap Labor Unrest
Spreads as Price of
Rice Mounts Daily

Toxic, Aug. 3.-(By the Associated
Press)-Because of the steadily in
creased cost of living with the price
of rice soaring daily labor unrest is
spreading in Japan. Numerous strikes
have occurred in Toxic. Yokohama,
Osaka and Nayoga, in which women
have participated.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-04
Nebraska Ratifies
Suffrage; 18th State

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug 3-Nebraska to-
day joined the list of states that have
ratified the federal woman suffrage
amendment when the house Of the state
legislature by vote Of "a to o passed
a joint resolution providing ratification.
The senate voted for ratification Thurs
day ~ to 0. Nebraska, whose legisla-
ture was recently called into special ses-
sion by the governor to act on the
amendment, is the fourteenth state to
ratify.