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MONKEY JAMS ORGAN PIPE
Runn Away From Exhibits and Climb
into instrnment NJ San
Ernncisco,

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. s-Tb;s c;,,,
~ proud Of its great civic udiiorilI,n
anu is organ therein. That pride is
Hui tho massive organ emitted
strange saueaks and chatt," whrn 4
monkey NuCle by name-broke away
rom an exhibit in the auditorium and
alter Il merry chase from raftyr to
FA!Lcr ana rope to rope. secluded her
sell In a huge pipe Of the organ.
IN attempt TO play the instrument
brought forth only strange sounds mia :
gied with the monkeys chatter md
sGucakS while she vas incarcerattd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

IN the form OF pulpwood said Tn. In.
uustriai commissioner of the Canndi,r
National Railways At the cxnosition -
chemical Industries held recently IL,
One edition of large Chicago Jan,,
me- au"S' ,reiuir"s INC spruce of thirtv
dcrcS oil forest. With hut one nr,pn,,,i,
OF IA" worlds population. tho l;niteJ
states consumes one-h half OF tho ,yn,.,,i.a
production of paper. VIZ |" )
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CmICAGO LINE sTOCk MARkEr.

'III'ACO, NOV. H.-HUEs: Fccc!lts, s.yt
" to - cent? higher, cloA!ng. weak. bulk
!i:Vs lj.>J; top. iiis. pigs bJul5W
Cattle. receipts 800; compared with week
ago. strictly good to prim. steers mostly ~
cents higher; common and medium GRADE
,teady: best butcher bologna bun, - to %
cents higher: yca! calves. - 10 50 cent,
higher. best feeder steady.
Sheep: receipts, 500; SLOW. compared
with a week ago fat .aInbs. - to ~ cents
higher; sheep and yca'ius-. ste1Iy 10 -
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Mnmnn trrcsfcd

Mrs. Beatrice Stout. alias Bertha
Schaier livins with her husband at
Federal authorities upon the charge
Of attempting to detraud the United
money paid AS allotment and family
allowances under the war risk insur-
aAce act.
sentcd herself to be the wife of sew
eral soldiers, and has frauduiently oh
tanned money from the government
u is claimed that she is now under
Indictment in the Federal court of
kentucky under the same charges The
woman has been committed to Jail in
this city in default OF bail in the sum
OF $1,000
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Aged BRIDEGROOM in Court.

by Universal Service.
CHICAGO. Nov. S.--Albert Webb. Il
seventy iewo- year-old youIr2 Ster. was
haled before Judge Fry here by his
sixty threc-ycar-old bride Of less than
year on a charge Of nonsupport. Mrs,
Webb also said tina, her husband had
an unSoveFnabic temper.
II think We will continue this case
for thirty years 10 see II YOU two can
not become reconcilcd' said Judge Fry,
but on thinking the matter over he
changed the continuance to thirty days.
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Markets
CONTINUED from Fourteenth pugey
NEW YOKk "RU.,LUt. MARKET.

firm carly with cotton and commission
house puyla; OF May. but prices turned easy
later with lard aud for want OF outsi1 :
support. Final prices were generally to
j. points net lower Sa.es. 800 haIr.l,
prin. summer yellow. SPOT. 200: december.
-9Jp. March z2oa: May. - 70. all did. Prime
winter yellow and summer white, nom.IA.
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TO BUY NO MORE SILK HOSE
Cedar Rapids Women Unite in Move
mcnt to Reduce High
Cost of Living.

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA, Nov. S-No
more siik hose VIII be purchased bv
members of the current events DEPART
men, OF the Woman's Club here for
one year.
resolution pledgins the members
10 such course has been adopted as
on" step in combating the high cost
OF living ''S'
The women also agreed NOT 10 WAR
SIX stockings after those they nov
may have are worn out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

lU!Er.
moderate activity characterized the trading
ira n" CGrn mart during ,od.ys shorf
-r-sinn. There were few indc r1ient 0ii
stocks which featured tho marhet vain
their strength. GuIry Gillespie and later
national Petroleum advanced u.Grc than I.
POINTS to I,w nIrh I-N.!. Tor something
Shell rrad!fg AZ. TrAuspos; MS ssIEhn;
LIVER. Will" plpiuce'r "ud rehEers aHd
Whit. on ro7gaturd steady.
Th- weakest si": in IN" list w.s Allied
Packers. wh!ch on heavy trading declined
10 = ucw .u" with a .ues Of sUout points
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MISCELLANEOUS H.lKKEIS.
NAVAL. STORES.

'JTNISsS.
arm. -, sal.s' 80 receipts. 81; shi
:ucnis ). stock. 1915.
Ho,.n STEADY; -.te",o 2:i: regeip,.4 i,s22
lo.,3. y, +. q. 1855. ais. II Il ila.s. j. Is ~
q %. *. go. ". $50. y. .Lri VIC. q -.
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to oNcr 10 eastern ANA Canadian mills last
night. ana That exporters We're active buy
crs In the tarOlinas The western belt
forecast for rains followed by "a drop In
temperatures stimulated buying In the late
trading ana there was a broadening COM
mission house demand for the .priu. ANA
summer months. -
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tHI'NUu' Nov. -IfosD"cis That an ac-
Dci"rat"d movement Of N" corn crop wpuiU
iahc rlac" next week had !. decided bes
ish effect ,oday on tnc corn market. QUO
'aiou- closed heavy az - 10 az net lu@es
with December la3i- to i.32t- and May 2si.
I" i2je oats finished unchanged to !.
Ut. cent do"n and provisions of 10 IL s.
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NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MAKKET.

Calves steady; vcsls. lJo0W2..op: euils. 100
Il 1850. westerns. 1890.
Sheep And lambs. steady: sheep 159aSig:
cpils. 400. lambs. 1850 400: 10 choice Of
tered.
IinEs. no trailing.
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approximation Held In.

An appropriation OF $500. recon-
mended by the finance committee. for
remodelins and converting the Peg
body School building into an arinory
ior the Petersburg Grays. was help up
a second time in the Council Thursday
night, due to the fact that sufficient
!!ulnber OF members were not present
10 pass the appropriation. 0uiy thir
teen tounciimcn were present ut the
meeting, while under the charter, six
teen must be present TO vote on an
appropriation Sercra! members cx-
pressed their willingness to become
responsibie for the amount. but this
vas declared 10 be irregular. The
Council adjourned until Monday night
when an effort viii be made TO secure
full meeting, in order TO act on til.
matter. Six army officers will visit
Petersburg on the 10th instant, 20 in
spect the Grays and their armory. and
unless their quarters are arranged il
Is possible the company would be mus
tered out Of the service. Tie Grays
have the largest number OF men by
twenty six. OF any company in the
State. The appropriation for an
armory Will be made If the Council
can vote on 1t. =
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DIR. Drrrum Visits President,

WASHINGTUN, Nov. SIDE Frunci-
:. nercum. OF Philadelphia. paid h.5
regular weekly visit to President Wi.
son to-day. and ac!d a consliltat!n,
WIN fsar AGm!rals Grayson and Stitt
and Or. Sterling Rufin. OF This civ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

=. Warren. OF this city. were married
Wednesday evening at the brides
nome: By the Rev. f.. W. Moore. After
his discharge from the service. he will
practice his profession in ST Louis
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CONSUME 5000 TREES DAILY
ChicnEo Newspapers Playing Large
Fart In Using Up spruce
supply.

CHICAGO. Nov. S.-The newspapers
~ 'htcdSo alone consume daily more
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"fIylnE psr.on, ln.ited to .Pe,er.burg

Rev z. ". Ma ynard, the "fying
parson." who is ROW with his home
people in North Carolina. has been
invited by the publicity committee OF
TO visit Petersburg in the interest of
that campaign. He Will be urged to
come on ArMistce Day. If not then. on
any day that may suit his cOnve n fence
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

NEW YORK Nov. cotton GOODS aud
tSrnS today continued in active demand
specially all nnc yarn qualities. Won
markets az" broadening auction an-
= pTOa hes. F}uriIrs Were nTncy Fine
ysorsted dress goods were much waited.
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f.lt..I,E
NEW YORK CIK9 MARKET.

NEW YORK. %5y. soo: coaee fair
l:iD ~. IS. SAntok Is. ~.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Ronning and
daughter, Miss Ada A. Bethke, prin-
cipal Of the Kramer schools, and the
Misses Gjertson and Kookin, teachers
at Kramer, were supper guests at the
Tangen home last Sunday.
Miss Theodore Buer called at the
George Page and M. Deraas homes on
Sunday.
Miss Matte Anderson Of Kramer is
doing the cooking for Anton NJ. Am
undson.
Miss Agnes Mortenson is assisting
Mrs. j. II. Mclean through the Spring
work.
Miss Jorgan Stensrud, q neice Of
Ole johnson, is assisting Mrs. Hannah
Mclean.
Anton M. Amundson made q short
call at Rev. M. Teigen's Sunday after
noon.
Clyde Hamblin of Lansford called
on friends ia this neighborhood last
week.
Mrs. Peter Brundsyold and Herman
and Mr.. Eric Anderson TRANSACTED
business il souris Saturday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
N AMI VICINITY

M. E. Moen and family of Souris
visited at the O. l.. Gorder home on
Saturday.
Chris Cunning and family of Lans-
ford visited with Mrs. Cummings par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. Larson, Sunday.
Anton Kolstad and family of Bot
tineau were Landa visitors Monday.
Messrs. Emil and Melvin Bergen
and Henry Wall of Souris visited at
the Bergen home Sunday.
T. T. eleven has been On the sick
list lately.
Leslie Hunskor is employed by T..
D. Miller near Roth to work during
spring.
Private Mclean of Westhope who
was to have spoken in the Eidsvold
town hall Sunday evening, was pre-
vented on account of illness. Mr.. w.
T. Mum of Westhope spoke on the
Victory Loan in his place.
Messrs. J. H. johnson, c.. C. Jacob
| son and families and Elmer johnson
were entertained at the J. Martinson
home Sunday.
Messrs. l.. C. Gorder and P. Larson
made a trip to Canada Monday.
By all means do not forget the Jap
anese operetta, Ohara San at the opera
house Saturday evening, May 3rd.
Proceeds will go to the Souris and the
Landa schools. Time $3.50. Do not
forget to come. I.
Alvin and Gildard Boreson spent
| Sunday afternoon with Lou and Ro-
bert Larson.
What we need in Landa at present
is a place to eat. We have an excel
lent lunch room but no place where
meals are served.
Miss Olga Festvog spent Sunday
with May Boreson.
Services will be held in the Luth-
eran Free church Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour.
The Misses Helen and Alvina Bor-
gen and little Harold spent from
Saturday until Monday with friends
in Bottineau.
Hans Festvog spent Sunday after
noon in Bottineau.
P. B. Peterson spent a few days in
Minneapolis the last part of the week
while Mrs. Peterson has spent a week
visiting with her parents at Ambrose.
Miss Mabel Dravland who has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Langness
during the past week, returned to her
home near Carbury on Tuesday.
The Misses Stella Peters and Es-
Their Larson were county capital visi-
tors Saturday.
Hans Festvog has purchased a Ford
roadster from c. R.. Gleason of Bot
tineau.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

ored to Westhope Sunday and visited
with Mrs. Wareberg's brother, Berg
J. Hagen.
J. Ostlund and family have moved
into their new home recently pur-
chased from E. E. Holt, the Holt fam
lily having moved into the Cannon
house.
Alfred Hanson has rented the house
recently vacated by N. B. Arveson.
Alfred will be employed as lineman
for the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson have also taken
over the restaurant business formerly
conducted by Mrs. John Glomseth.
County Agent Humphreys was seer
in town last Tuesday. He was on his
way to Antler. =
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Sivertson of the
Turtle Mountains were in town Tues
day.
Miss Selma C. Dahl visited with
home folks at Willow City over Sun
ady, returning Sunday evening by
automobile.
Howard M. Hagen went to Landa
Friday, as usual, returning Monday
morning via the Turtle Mountain
flyer.
S. B. Dyrstad has just received a
letter from his son Ole in France and
from the way he writes it is doubtful
whether or not he will be back to the
states before next fall. This is quite
a disappointment to Mr.. and Mrs
Dyrstad as they had been expecting
he would be home this spring.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

Mrs. Anton Wall and Miss Alma
Wall called on friends in Bottineau
Tuesday.
!, Rev. Jordheim Of Landa was a bust
ness caller in Carbury Saturday.
Pickering township including Car
bury was the first township to 60 over
the top in the Victory Loan drive, fol-
lowed by the village Of Landa.
John Wall has been kept busy the
last few days tuning up the different
tractors in the community.
j. L. Glomseth of Bottineau came UP
Tuesday and will spend a couple Of
days looking after the spring work
on his farm.
The Turtle Mountain Ladies Aid
will be entertained by Mrs. Fred Ro-
bertson Friday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

Court House, in the City Of Bottineau,
County Of Bottineau and State Of
North Dakota and:
You, and each Of you, are hereby
cited to be and appear before this
Court at said time and place and an
swer said petition and show cause,
if any there be, why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted.
BY the Court,
John e. Martin,
Judge Of the County Court.
Dated the 18th day Of April, A. D.
1919.
Let the service Of the above Citation
be made by publication in the Botti-
neau Courant, a weekly newspaper
published in the city Of Bottineau for
three successive weeks, and by person
al service on all respondents who are
residents of the County at least 20
days prior to said day of hearing.
St. John E. Martin,
Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

Seed flax for sale.-Carbury Farm
ers Elevator Co. It.
Kredsformand C d. Eikness Of Ov-
erly conducted services in the Turtle
Mountain church last Sunday.
Anton Johnson of Roth transacted
business here Wednesday of last week.
John Wall went to Westhope We
nesday Of last week and disposed of
of an Allen touring car to station
agent Sundberg.
Ohara San, the home talent oper-
eta which was put on by the Souris
high school students here last Satur-
day night was we'll attended. The en-
tire troupe played their respective
parts in a creditable manner, and
should these people ever desire to Wis
it our town with a similar entertain
ment they may be assured of a well
come.
The Turtle Mountain Young Peoples
society held their regular meeting on
Sunday at the Carbury school house.
The following program was rendered,
Reading, Olga Setter, Reading, Julien
Noun, Reading, Gladys Setter, Piona
duet, Mrs. Carl O. Setter and Alice
Bakkom, Reading of Society organ by
Pauline Henning, Reading, Miss Lar.
son, Reading, Mrs. Wareberg, Read.
ing, J.. H. Engh. The next meeting
will be held Sunday evening, May 10
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Engh and child.
rem motored to Willow City last Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. O. Wareberg mot.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of North Dakota, County of
Bottineau, IS. County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of P. A.
Peterson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by Hans D.
Kofoid, Executor of the estate of P.
A. Peterson, Deceased, to the cred
itors Of and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present
them, with the necessary vouchers, to
the said Hans D. Kofoid at B~ottineau,
N. D., within four months after the
first publication of this notice.
Dated this 18th day Of April, 1919.
Hans D. Kofoid, ,
Executor Of the Estate
4t Of P. A.. Peterson, Deceased.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
School Notes

~NAeS~ ~S
The following pupils were perfect
in attendance during the last month:
Primary Department, Widar Forde,
Thelma Utgaard, Borghild Brekke,
George Martinsan, Sadie Cook, Grace
Hagen and Kathleen Engstrom. In
termediate Department., Alvhild Mar
~tinson, Dorothy Kinley, Louie Hagen,
Otto Taralseth, Milton Martinson and
Emelie Martinson. Grammar De-
partment, Ovila Vinje, Raymond
Bangs, Bella Taralseth, Lloyd. Hal
vorson, Herman Brekke, Alvina Bor-
gen and Ralph Hagen. High School
Department, Nellie Hjelmeland, vi
ola Jacobson, Viola Kinley, Melvin
Martinson, Clara Albertson, Lillian
Bangs and Gladys Scheflo.
AS a beginning for u athletic ap-
paratus we have procured a volley ball
outfit.
The literary society rendered a good
program Friday afternoon.
Do not forget Ohara San.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

Anton johnson spent Sunday. with
his parents MI. and Mrs. J. G. John
son. H.
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Page, who went
to Saskatchewan last winter are now
at Los Angeles, CAL, where they have
joined their son Ernie and the HAM
bin families, who went out there last
November. IT,.
Oluf Romsos has been blowing on
the Martin Walker farm with his
Fordson tractor.
Misses Mary Tangen and Barbara
Wollan with Edmar Tangen as chauf-
feur called at the county seat Tuesday.
Miss Theodore Buer has resigned
as teacher in school 8 on account of
sickness in the family. 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
NOTICE OF BIDS

Sealed bids will be received for the
construction Of a three room frame
building with full concrete basement
on the 18th day of May, 1919 at. 2 o:
clock P. M. by the Board Of Directors
of Brander School District No. AZ. Sep
arate bids will be received for the heat
ing plant. Plans on file at the Clerks
office, Dunning, North. Dakota and
with the County Superintendent Of
Schools, Bottineau, North Dakota
BY order Of the District School
Board.
st. B. C. Phipps, Clerk.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01

cred by Henry E. Martin and Hannah
X. Martin, his wife, Of the Village Of
Newburg, County Of Bottineau and
State Of North Dakota, Mortgagors,
to Newburg Opera House Association,
a Corporation, Of Newburg, North Da-
kota, Mortgage dated the 18th day
Of January, A. D. 1918, and filed for
record in the office of the Register OF
Deeds Of the County Of Bottineau and
State Of North Dakota, on the 18th,
day Of February, A. D. 1913, and re-
corded in Book 80 Of Mortgages on.
page 373, will be foreclosed by D. sale,
Of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front.
door Of the Court House in the City
Of Bottineau, County Of Bottineau, and
State If North Dakota at the hour Of
2 o'clock P. M. on the Goth day Of May,
A. D. 1919, to satisfy the amount due,
upon such mortgage on the day Of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to.
satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows:
Lots numbered One and Two Il & y
in Block number Seven ca, Village Of
Newburg> according to the plat now
on file and of record in the office Of
the Register Of Deeds in and for Bot
tineau County, North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum Of Seven
hundred fifty four and 45-100 Dollars
($754.45) together with the attorney
fees and costs and disbursements of
this sale.
Newburg Opera House Association,
a corporation, Mortgage.
Thomas Hennessy, Sheriff Of Bot
tineau County.
John E. Martin, Attorney for Mort
gage, Bottineau, North Dakota. st.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
T I TO CREDITORS.

State of North Dakota, County of
Bottineau, SIS. County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Ro-
bert TAFT, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by D. A. Fer
guson, Executor Of the estate of
Robert TAFT, Deceased, to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present
them, with the necessary vouchers, to
the said D. A. Ferguson at Westhope,
North Dakota within six months af-
ter the first publication Of this notice.
Dated this 22nd day of April 1919.
D. A. Ferguson,
1t. Executor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
CITATION AND NOTICE OF HEAR.
ING PROOF OF WILL.

State Of North Dakota, County Of
Bottineau, IS. In County Court, Before
Hon. John E. Martin, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Amelia Boettcher, Deceased.
Albert Boettcher, Petitioner
VS..
John Boettcher, Edward Boettcher,
Mary Buelow, Charles Boettcher,
Amelia Bake, August Boettcher, John
Raddatz, Emma Raddatz, Richard
Raddatz Herman Raddatz Amons Rad
datz Martha Raddatz Anna Mayors,
Herman Peterman, Richarda Peterman
Minnie Peterman, Willie Peterman,
Esther Peterman, c. S. Fairfield as
Special Guardian and L. J. Glomseth,
County Treasurer ....---Respondents
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKO-
ia, To the above named respondents
and to all persons interested in the
estate of Amelia Boettcher, Deceased:
You, and each Of you, are hereby
notified that Albert Boettcher, the pc
titioner herein, has filed in this Court
a document in writing %purporting to
be the Last Will and Testament of
Amelia Boettcher, late of the County
of Bottineau and State of North Da-
kota, deceased, with his petition, pray
ing for the admission to probate of
said document as the. Last Will and
and Testament of said deceased and
for the issuance to Albert Boettcher
orJ Tob~ poo++oho,. of 1o++orc +octo.
mentary thereon, and that the said
petition and the proofs Of said pur-
ported Will and Testament will be
heard and duly considered by this
Court on Thursday, the 9Th day of
June, A. D. 1919 at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of that day at the Court
Rooms of this Court, in the County
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-01
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage, executed and deliv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Little Stories of the
 DayFro1, Washington
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, February 16.-(Special) The legal code of the army, as inter- preted by court-martials, is more se- were than that of any other country of the globe save Russia and Germany, according to Assistant Judge Advocate General Ansell.
 In giving testimony before the mili- tary committee of the Senate, which is considering the bill of Chairman Chamberlain to undo the cruel punish ment inflicted in 15,00O cases, General Ansell related stories which he, him self, characterized as horrible.
 He told of soldier who left for the bedside o fhis father and returnin g voluntarily immediately after the death of the father. was sentenced to death.
 A soldier of a months service who deserted to see his sick baby and it's mother, in destitute circumstances, and who, returning, was sentenced to 35 years.
 A soldier who refused to obey the command of a lieutenant that he yield up a pack of cigarettes, was sentenc- ed to serve 40 years.
 When the latter case was recited, Senator Thomas of Colorado exploded:
 That lieutenant was a damn fool,' he said.
 You do not want that to go in the