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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
FoREIeN.

FOREIGN.
The German armistice has been ex-
tended one month by the commission
ers who nave concluded their session
at Treves. The clauses offered by the
allies concerning agricultural imple-
ments, Russian prisoners of war, naval
conditions and the restitution of ma
terial stolen by the Germans from in
yaded countries We're signed by the
enemy delegates.
Germany's big Berthas" were not
the largest guns in the world, it has
just been learned. The armistice, it
develops, prevented the use of Brit
ish naval gun made at Sheffield which
would throw a shell fifty miles with
ease and probably cause damage at
ninety miles.
When band of armed mounted
Mexicans, supposed to be followers of
General Angeles, occupied Guadalupe,
Wednesday night, they interrupted a
wedding dance, the bridegroom aband
oned the bride and fled.
1t is the conviction of Marshal Foch
that the Rhine must be. made the bar.
rier between Germany and France. He
! expressed this clearly when he re.
ceived American newspaper cor.
respondents at Treves a few days ago.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, world
famous pianist, having reached an
agreement with General Pilsudski, has
succeeded partly in forming a new
Polish cabinet.
Maxim Litvinoff, former Bolsheviki
ambassador at London, has sent note
to President Wilson declaring that the
BolsheviA government of Russia is
! prepared to cease its world propaganda
If the allies will agree to enter into
peace negotiations with it, according
to a Copenhagen dispatch.
Socialists and members of the
|. W. w. made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to gain control of the national
labor congress at Chicago, called by
the International Workers Defense
league to decide upon a plan of action
to obtain new trials for Thomas ].
Mooney and Warren Billings.
Latest advices from Santarem, Port
ugal, where the war minister has been
investigating the recent rebellion. say
that conditions there have improved
and the rebel leaders have fled.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht has been shot
and killed while trying to escape as he
was being taken to prison, according
to the Frankfort Gazette. 1t is also
reported that Rosa Luxembourg, Mr.
Liebknechts chief lieutenant, was also
shot dead after being beaten into un.
consciousness by a crowd at Berlin.
During the week ended January 8
there left France for the United States
American troops to the number of %.
$50. The homeward bound contingents
comprised 1888 officers and q 7g7
men.
The French steamer Chaprol has
struck floating mine in the straits Of
Messlna, sinking in a few minutes
Five hundred passengers, mostl,
Greeks, Serbians and Russians. have
been drowned
Advices from Portugal report serious
fighting at Villa Real in Trazos
Monies, where the revolutionists were
bombarded for eight hours by govern
ment artillery, The revoluHonists fin,
ally raised the white flag and submit
ted themselves to the authorities.
A handful printed in Spanish and
! signed Mexican Bolshevists" was as
tributed at FL Paso, urging deatb ~
President Carranza, villa. Felix Diag
| ESfehnn CAntn pnrernnr -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
BISMARCK MOTOR
CO. MEETS NEED
FOR. EXPANSION y /
4 Pioneer Automobile Distributors
Reorganize and Take on
New Territory
TO BUILD MODERN PLANT
EWork Will Begin in Midsummer
| or Early Fall on Modern
Home for Corporation
TO BUILD MODERN PLANT

Renewed evidence of the develop.
ment Of the capital city as a distrib-
uting center is found in the import
ant reorganization of the Bismarck
Motor Co., one Of Bisnlarck's oldest
automobile distributors, and its expa,.
sion into new territory which will
carry the business Of this concern
west to Forsytha Mont, taking in all
of eastern Montana and southwestern
North Dakota. ~ X
In recognizing the Bismarck Mo-
tor Co., increases its capital stock to
$5O, 900, and it includes In the director
ate and the active management of
the company M. b. Finseth, well
known Burleigh county financier who
resigns the 'cashiership Of the Farm
ers' & Merchants bank at Driscoll,
with which he has been identified for
some time, to take advantage OF the
broader opportunities offered by the
automobile business.
7 3. C. Solum, a well known automo-
bile salesman, Chris Bertsch, Sr., q
pioneer Of the capital city, and j. ].
Schweigert complete the executive
board. Chris Bertsch, Jr., who has
built up the splendid business of the
Bismarck Motor Co., remains presi.
dent of tho reorganized corporation.
Takes on New Line.
In addition to expanding tho terri
tory In which it will serve patrons Of
the Studebaker and Cadillac cars, two
machines which the company has
made a standard of value in it's dis
trjct, the Bismarck Motor Co. has
Mken on a new line, the bort car, one
of the most popular Of medium-priced
machines.
The bort is a light, powerful car,
manufactured at Flint, Mich, by the
bort Co., which has been in the car
riage business for more than half a
Century and which was one Of the
founders of the Euick-Automobile Co.
The bort has back of it more than a
generation's experience in all phases
Of automobile manufacturing, and
wherever introduced it has achieved
q great popularity.
owe feel" said President /, Bertscll
this morning, shat in adding the bort
we have completed our line. We can
now meet all tastes, whether it be for
the kingly Cadillac, which stands
i1lOuC Ill l06 CltSSS, VI ttHS. 0tuuCudhCA
today one Of the most beautiful and
stable cars manufactured, or the
sturdy bort, built for service and sat
isfaction." 3s,
70 Build Soon, 7i4is
In order to accommodate its East.
growing business the company expects
in midsummer or early in the fall to
begin the erection of a modern three
story distributing and assembling
plant on a site already selected. 1t is
possible that operations will begin
earlier, as the business outlook is
very good.
Complete Organization.
The Bismarck Motor Co. now has a
complete organization of specialists
and experts. President Bertsch will
continue to exercise general super
vision of both the retail and whole
sale business in the whole territory
Mr. Finseth will devote his attention
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
DESIRE TO HEDGE Is
STRONGEST T0C0MBAT
But Extent of Harmony Is Surprise to Conference

for being afraid the Germans wu:.ld
suddenly turn around and lick hin.
after being deprived of their fleet ana
submarines and lot Of arms and
strategic points; largely under his own
direction, it was little too much.
One rumor was that an alliel com
mission in Germany had discovered the
Germans frantically manufacturing
hundreds of new submarines f1Or thc
renewed war that was about tOt break.
3 An American paper published in
Paris came out about that time with
AHEAD story cut out by the cent or, y
but a few lines. That "unpi .inted'''
story circulated in America! l am
told, said iii effect that the American
and British were so sick Of the prOpa-
ganda that was floating arotmd France
that there was talk Of moving the
peace conference to another city.
It may seem hard III America to
understand how such story would
gain footnold. But France has been
for 40 years living under real war
menace, has been the victim Of scores
of war scares, and the war, just over,
finally came. ' =
It is doubtful whether there ever
was any serious talk about moving
the conference. But there was Cos
sip about it, and gradually and quickly
the war scare died and some OF the
so-called propaganda died. ~.
SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE 6.
AMONG ALL DELEGATES y
The other delegates realize that
France has been living under the slla-
dow Of the war which has left her
bleeding, for years, and they sympa-
ttize with the French desire for absO-
Lutte security. | ..s .-
They are confident, that as the plans
for the league Of nations develop, and
as the extent of Germany disarmament
required is understood she will be re-
assured and will enter into the league
plan with unlimited enthusiasm, as in
deed she does now outside points which
she regards as vitality affecting her na-
tiOnal security and peace. u. W.
France was not the only nation
which showed an inclination to ask for
exceptions" on certain vital points,
either. 81: 80.
But the American mission feels more
than satisfied with the results OF the
work during Wilson's first stay in Eu-
rope, and 1t is believed that as tic
league of nations plans become known
more thoroughly and in more detail,
other questions which might otherwise
involve delay and disagreement, will
disappear.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
Time Brings Happiness
With The Dava
TLs Coming Of Baby Marks the Al,
vent Of Glorious Futurs.

Scientists say great stress should be laid
upon the remarkable influence which the
mothers happy prenatal dispOsition has
upon the health and future OF the genera
:, tons to come. ~.4t r. 80
There Is . splendid preparation women
for over half century have applied b.
fore the stork's arrivalf Known a. Mothers
Friend. This IS a most grateful, penetrating
remedy that at once softens and soothes
the myriad Of broad, fat abdominal muscles
under the skin Of the abdomen. By its reg
ular use during the period the nerves, ten.
i,ons and cords are relaxed and there IL an
absence Of nausea. bearing.down pains,
strain ana gsnera, dissofors NOR s,, o,se
Enaided. rs Il !. .rljs
BY the use Of Mothers Friend night and
morning the muscles relax with easc when
baby comes, the time a. the crisis IL shorter
end pain and danger is naturally avoided.
Write the Bradfeld Regulator Company,
Dept. E. Lamar Building. Atlanta, Georgia.
for their Motherhood Book and obtain q
bottle Of Mothers Friend from the druggist,
Nv ali means: and get Into condition TO mest
&, crisis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
OUR BOYS 10
REACH DODGE
ON MARCH 4

The adjutant generals office yes.
terday yeceived advice from Major B.
e. BOYD of Hillsboro, commanding
the 500 North Dakota men who re.
turned with the 164th U. S. infantry,
that these boys will proceed to Camp
Dodge on March 4 for discharge and
muster out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01

primarily to the wholesale end, while
b. G. Solum will be travelling retail
representative.
In addition the company has skill.
ed staff Of service men, and it is pre-
pared to undertake any work wAich
patrons may require of 4.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
WIRE CONTROI !.
WILL CONTINUE
= UNTIL JULY ]

Washington, March 1.-No effort
will be made IN the house before the
adjournment OF congress attempting
to end government control of wire
companies before July l, next. Action
in the senate was regarded as I'M
possible.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
DR.. HILL OF
FARGO DEAD

Fargo, N. D., March DIR. $. J..
Hill, ~ years old. secretary Of Scot
fish rite bodies and d 33rdS degfee ma
son, died at his home here this morn.
ing. He had been ill since last Ap.
ril. He was active in Masonic circles
since 1875. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
JACK JOHNSON DOWN
 AND OUT IN SPAIN

Paris. Feb. IS - Jack Johnson is broke in Spain. The ex-champlon Is fighting ten round bouts with various ham fighters and is lucky to grab off 1000 pessetas in purses. Guy Garner, a jockey, who has just returned from riding at St. Sebastian, says the negro is in evidence everywhere, looking pretty seedy, wearing a shabby old fur coat which he boasts cost S5,OO0, but he does not say how long ago, and every little while one of Mrs. Johnson's diamonds disappears, pre- sumably going to a pawnshop.
 A few days ago Johnson fought an interred German U-boat sailor whom he nicknamed Bill Flint of Brooklyn, at Madrid In the first round the sailor poked Jack in his fat stomach, worrying the nego, but in the second round the German walked right into Jacks stiff arm, turned around three times and dropped like q dead man for the count. Jack said afterward he would not take on mother tough guy like that.
 Previously Jack had been fighting Blink McCloskey in different Spanish cities Before Blink starts he takes his glass eye from the socket and Jack cuts up McCloskey at will and the Spanish fans think it Is a great sight when the ex-champion makes his one-eyed opponent bleed at the mouth, eye and ears.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
BLUE RIBBONSVS. PITTSTONTONICHT
Local Team Will Go Out After Seventh Straight Win.
 Tom Thorp Absent.

The Blue Ribbon basketball team will have their hands full tonight when they tackle the fast Pittston team. The Pittston team Is rated as one of the fastest teams in the coun- try and last year copped the cham pionship of Pennsylvania.
 The Pftston team will have in their lineup Hobey Fyfe one of the greatest men that ever trod basket ball floor and he positively guarantees to be on hand.
 John Leavy Is satisfied with his present lineup and will go out after their seventh straight victory, Tom Thorp will be unable to referee tonight and either Wallurn or Hall will hold the whistle. Dancing will be enjoyed before and after the game. The teams will nne- up as follows:
 Blue Ribons. Pistston. 6edran BUICK dafris
 R.F. Holman ScneiKe
 LF. Powers --.--.-..'..'--.. Ruchert Clinton s. Harris
 R.C.
 LG.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
TURKISH PROMISES.

The first of more than a hundred treaties wrung from Turkey by which the Porte promised protection to the Christians within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire was signed 145 years ago today, al the instance of Russia. Not one Of these hundred d promises has ever been kept-a fact sufficiently indicated by the fact tha, all the treaties cover practically the same points. Every time the Euro pean powers saved Turkey from dis memberment the reigning Sultan, in his gratitude, solemnly promised that he would grant his Christian subjects sn European Turkey liberty and equality before the law with Mos lens. After France and England, at the tremendous cost of the Crimean war. had saved the Turks from the Russians, the Sultan issued the fa- nous Hattihumatoun of Feb IS, 1856, In which he swore by the beard of the prophet to give Christians full equality. The promise, like so many others, was but a scrap of paper" Abdul Hamid, on his accession to the throne. declared that he would make Tho distinction of creed" and posed as the protector of the Christians and Jews-of whom probably more than a million were slain during his reign of B years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
YOUNG M'AULIFFE EXPECTED
 BACK FROM FRANCE SOON
Local Boy Expected Home
 From France Soon-Will
 Receive Big Welcome

Sergt. Henry Gerrity, better known to followers of the padded gloves as Young McAuMffe, Is expected home soon. Mac, as he was familiarly known, was one of the best of the local fighters and was especially known for his gameness.
 At the outbreak of the war he en- listed and was immediately dispatch ed to Camp Raritan in Jersey. While there Mac had many fights and at one time when he had a chance to make nearly a thousand dollars out of couple of fights he passed 1t up to go across the pond and take part in the big fight.
 Mac put up any 6 good battle while in this city and he had a large crowd of admirers.
 He came of fighting stock and his brother who is now on the detective force of this city. was formerly pret- ty handy with the mitts and as far as that Is concerned he has not gone back much as yet.
 Macs many friends will ibe glad to see him back and If this new box ing bill which Is now in the legisIa- ture goes through he expects to be & pretty busy man.
 One of the matchmakers in this city who Is keeping his eye on him is Dan Hatfield, and there are many others who would not mind running him in a local show as he always draws a good crowd.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
MATTY RETURNED FROM FRANCE,
 REFUSES TO COMMENT ON CHASE

Capt. Christy Mathewson arrived in New York yesterday afternoon on the Rotterdam which sailed from Brest. Feb. '. The former manager of the Reds enlisted in the Gas and Flame division at the close of the abbreviat- ed season of 1918, and was in France for several months. He did not get chance to get into any of the fight ing.
 When Matty was informed that Hal Chase had been acquitted of the charges made against him last sum- mer he refused to comment on the case. He said that he returns fres agent and is anxious to get back to baseball. When asked about becom- ing member of the Giants as a coach he said that he considered New York his home town, and strongly in- timated that he would consider any offer which might be made to him by the Giants
 Matty has been ordered to report to Washington mediately, and it Is believed that he will be discharge q before the major league clubs depart for their southern training camps.
 '"The former leader of the Reds said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
WILLARD BOUT W ILL BREAK
 ALL RECORDS

The Willard-Dempsey bout next July promises to attract almost as much attention as the JeffrieS-J ohm son at Reno in 1910, which was known as the battle of the century" Possibly the coming bout will not re- ceive quite as much advertising as the battle between the white man and the black, but it is sure to be more profitable.
 For months before the Reno fight the sporting pages of every newspa- per in the country were filled with the news of the g1adiators. A full week before the fight the story as stunned front page proportions, with pictures of scenes in the training g camps apearing every day to the ex- clusion of news of national import ance.
 The result of all that publicity brought out a crowd of some 20, 900 persons, who paid S270,775 for tick cts. However, by far the larger part of the crowd had come from long distances, so that the cost of the tick ct was only a minor part of each fans expenses.
 For the coming bout Promoter Tex Rickard plans to build an arena with double the capacity of the one he
 
 will be a trif1e higher, ranging from $10 to $50. The scale at Reno was from s5 to $50.
 Because of the fact that the Jef- fries Johnson fight was held In far away Nevada, the crowd was not such a large one, considering that the whole sporting world had been talk ing of nothing else but this match for a whole year before it was staged The total number of paid admissions was only 15,760. There were 76O complinentaries issued and 1t was es- timated that about 5000 impecunious persons were allowed in free of charge at the last moment, when it was made apparent that the seats would not be filled otherwise. | If the coming bout is held in or near one of the largest cities there is not a doubt that every seat will be taken, so that the only limit to the 1 size of the crowd will be the seating i capacity. Promoter Rickard asserts t hat the plans for the arena which was in course of construction in San Francisco for the Johnson-Jeffries l fight before word came from the governor of California to stop pro. i ceedings were for an area seating 50. 1 900 persons
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
WILLARD DTOSTART
 LIGHT WORK SOON

Chicago Feb. 1-Jess Willard. the heavyweight pugilistic champion, yesterday was Officially" advised by Tex Rickard that Jack Dempsey would be his opponent in the cham p1onship fight s,n July 4.
 There was no significance in our meeting yesterday" Rickard said. ''I was in Chicago on the way west on some personal business. Willard came on some other business and de- cided to talk things over with me. There is a stipulation in our contract that I am personally to advise him who the opponent Is to be. I did that yesterday"
 Rickard started last night for Fort Worth, Tex, in connection with some oil business. He said his trip had mo connection with selection of a site for the fight. He declared he had received many bids, some of which were favorable beyond ex- pectations, but that the arena would not be chosen until every considera- tion had been given all bids, which probably would be several weeks
 Willard came to Chicago from Kansas City where he disposed of his remaining circus equipment for 47,000. The champion is now free to prepare for the contest.
 "I expect to start light training within a couple of weeks.' Willard said That may seem & little early but I have not taken much strenuous exercise for so long that I plan to to start easily"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-18
LITTLE BENNYS
 NOTE BOOK
8y LEE PAPE
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Yestidday me and Puds Simkins was trying on each others caps, him having a green one with wide red stripes wich everybody could always tell who was coming a long ways off by it, and I tried 1t on, Puds saying. G, you look swell. I ~-ished I looked half that swell in it, c.
 It cOit@S .,"t over my eyes. I sed, and Puds sed, Sure, that's ware its supposed to come. it's too small f.r me, G, you serteny look swell And I went in our hall and looked in the hatrack Inirrer, wich at ferst couldent hardly reckonize who it was, thinking, G. wonder if he will swap. And I went out agen, Pl!l5s saying, How did you like it? and me saying. O, fare. it don't lock 2 s good as wat mine does on you, tho, mine looks grate on you, if you Nunt uo swap III do you a favor and swap if you wunt to.
 Wich Puds quick sed he did and we swapped, and after suppir pop was in the setting room shocking and look ing satisfied. and I put the cap on and went in and stood behind his chair. saying, Pop. do you w11nt to see sunthing dtffrent?
 l trust that my mind will always rename young and eager for novel, ties, sed pop. Meening he did. and I sed. Then tern erround Wich pop ddf, saying, Well in the name of all the huns, who does that attrocity be- long to?
 Wats the mattir, pop, don't you like It? sed, and pop sed, I love 1t, I love it as the cat loves the bull dog, as the Frentchman loves the Kaiser. Meen- ing he dident like it, and l sed, It was Puds Simkinses cap, pop.
 wy the pasc tents? sed pop, and I sed, I swapped him for mine.
 Holey suffiring Haydeez, sed pcD. well 1T you don't have it swapped back agen before bed time it will be the paneffllest swap you ever swappei.
 les sir, I sed. And I quick went erround to Puds Simkinses and he Woudent swap back till I threw in marbHs and : rubber bands on a key ring, wich maybe III win back the marbils but the rubber bands in a kev ring is Troberly gone for good.