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The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
Dickinson Students
Win Boys and Girls
DeclamatOry Meets

Dickinson, N. D., April 19.-Stu-
dents from Dickinson, Halliday and
Killdeer high schools won first, Sec
ond and third places, respectively. In
both the boys and girls section of
the eleventh district declamatory con-
test held here.
Iris Allen, Dickinson, reading "The
Littlest Rebel" won first place In the
girls declamatory contest. Ruth Olaf
son, Halliday. was awarded second
place. She read "A Perfect Tribute" /"
Irene Burke, Killdeer, won third place.
Her reading was THE Lost Word"
Richard Boulger. Dickinson, gave
sThe Signing of the Declaration" for
first place in the boys contest. Har-
old Olafson, Halliday. took second
honors with ''The Drums Of the Fore
and Aft" Charles Rychner, Killdeer,
who was awarded third place, read
sThe Cross of Gold"
The judges were 6upt. ]. c. Gould
and Miss Frey Of the Mandan city
schools and Prof. Accord Of the New
England schools. Mrs. H. Robinson,
Dickinson, was district chairman.
Schools represented in the meet
were Beach, Belfield, Sentinel Butte,
Dunn Center, Hebron, Killdeer, Wer-
ner, Dodge, Halliday, and Dickinson.
Students representing Beach high
school won major honors In the music
contest held Thursday afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
MINNESOTA COUNTY
ROADS Will GET AID
Conference Legislative Commit
tees Agree to Divert Gas
Tax Moneys

st. Paul, April 19.-(P,-Agrcemcnt
on the house bill providing for dis
tribution Of onc-third OF the gasoline
tax diverted to secondary roads was
reached today by conference commit
tees from both houses Of the Minne-
sofa legislature, and the conference
report will be passed this afternoon.
Attempts to amend the bill to per-
init counties to use some Of the money
on state aid roads were stricken out,
although Senator G. E. Adams Of Du-
luth voiced his objection to elimina-
ton of the amendment. The commit
tee agreed to retain a senate amend
ment permitting use Of gasoline tax
money on streets Of unplattcd por-
tons of villages.
Under the measure, as agreed on by
the committee. each county would re-
ceive minimum Of thrce-fourthS Of
per cent, or a minimum Of 3 pei
cent Of the gasoline tax fund to be
distributed each year The bill sets
up system of county aid roads, ir
whose improvement the county and
the townships would share.
County commissioners could desig.
nate any road outside the state aid
and trunk highway systems. anc
would be given authority to spend tht
money as they see fit without ap'
proval of the highway department
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
NEWEST WRINKLE IN
| B0OTLECC|NG FOUND

New York, April l9.-(AP)-Cus-
toms agents seized 100 bottles of
liquor ON the liner lie de France to-
DAY as bootleggers were fishing for
it from the roof Of an adjoining pier.
Officials said the method of land
ing the liquor. brought over by crew
members and without the knowledge
Of ships officers, was apparently the
newest wrinkle Of the bootlegging
business.
The French liner piers are between
those Of the Cunard and those OF the
White Star line Usually one ol
these Is vacant and bootleggers de.
vised the scheme Of climbing to the
roof of the unoccupied pier, walking
across to the roof Of the pier wher.
the incoming liner was docked, ane
letting down rope for the crew
members to fastcn the bags of liquol
bottles onto.
The liquor then would be takel
away in motor boat.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
Seeding Lags But
is Ahead of That
OF Two Years Ago

Though seeding In the Bismarck
district this year is far behind that
Of last year, 1t Is q good distance
ahead Of that two years ago. It was
announced today by agricultural ex-
perts Of the 500 Line Railway COM
pany.
Seeding completed so far in this
district totals 26 per cent, compared
to 55 per cent at this time last year
ant l8 per cent two years ago. their
report indicates.
That moisture condition this year
Is about 30 per cent better than a
year ago Is claimed in the report,
which estimates that the use Of bet
ter seed wheat has increased 80 per
cent. It is also reported that wheat
acreage in some localities is being re-
placed by barley, for animal feeding
purposes. flax. and corn.
The chart showing the percentages
Of seeding completed in various To-
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
BUSINESS BEFORE
PLEASURE MONTANA
LIFE AGENTS. PLAN
Annual North Dakota Session
Under Way, to Close in
Banquet This Evening

Montana Life Insurance agents be-
gan their North Dakota conference
here this morning. at the Patterson
hotel. had luncheon at the Prince
at noon and -ill cap the gathering
this evening with q banquet and
dance in the main dining room OF the
Patterson.
From all over North Dakota with
their wives, staff men Of the Cook
and Haggerty general agency here
and the Fisher general agency at
Fargo arrived here last night and
today. to participate in the annual
meeting.
A. j. Clemo. secretary at the home
office In Helena. came in on No. I
to join in the business and festivities.
Harry r. Cunningham, president Of
the company { I'D one Of the big opti-
mists of Montana. was desired here,
but he is in Seattle on business OF the
company and couldn't come. He
sent telegram, instead, conveying
his greetings to the meeting ana ex-
pressing regrets at inability to be in
attendance. With it went his best
wishes for good time and his pre-
diction that the Cook and Haggerty
agency probably would lead all
agencies In the amount Of business
transacted for the year.
| james Morris, attorney general
maintained his reputation for grace
full speaking, in an address Of well
come to the agents. The response
was made by ]. H. Fisher, general
sgent at Fargo.
F.. l.. Conklin, secretary-manager Of
the Provident Life Insurance COM
pany, gave an example Of the splen-
did courtesy existing between COM
petitors in the insurance business
here, by a talk on 1.-The Agents Re-
sponsibilities.
c. G. Hoskin, in charge Of agencies
of the Provident Life, showed the
gathering that professional good fel-
lowship runs in pairs in the Providen1
Life, by a talk on Days to Come"
The session was opened b. q chorus
song and after the luncheon at thu
Prince, the afternoon session wa
taken up In insurance salesmanShiI
talks.
| At 8 o'clock this evening the ban
Quet at the Patterson will begin
Governor George F. Shafer is to bt
the guest of honor and an entertain
ing program OF songs, talks ane
dances Is scheduled.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
GET WORK ON
GRADUATION DAY

Before the ink was dry on their
diplomas from Dakota Business
College, Fargo, Ruth Kronemann
was placed with Northwest Sash &
Door Co., Fergus Falls, and O. L.
Olson with American State Bank,
Moorhead.
Dakota graduates start work with
experience, thanks to their AC-
TUAL BUSINESS training (copy-
unobtainable elsewhere.
They are better paid, advance fast
cr. About 230 are bank officers.
Follow the $ucceSSful." Save
time and money BY summer study.
Enroll May 1-8. Write F. L. Wat
kins, Pres, 800 Front ST., Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
Raiding, FanaticaI Mohammed-
ans Massacre Thousands
in Religious Frenzy
FAMISHED PEOPLE EAT DIRT
Famine Sufferers Sell Women
and Children to Those Who
Can Give Them Food

Shanghai. China. April l9.-(P)-
With drought. earthquake and flood
added to the disasters of religious
wars and famine. the population of
kansu province has been reduced
from 100000 to 100000 within q
year Straw. dried leaves. bark. cotton
seed and thistleS have become staple
articles of food in the famine districts
and those who have survived hunger
have pcrished In thousands by the
sword welded by raiding, fanatical
Mohammedans.
Eighty thousand troops, Intellectual
in checking the uprisings. remain in
the province helping to dcvour the
small supply of food which remains
In one city the people, unable to
find even grass, ate the Garth on O
hill. Their appetite was appeased
and word spread that the gods had
answered the prayers for help. Hun
dreds of others flocked to the hill
ate of the earth and died.
The price of grain In the stricken
areas has gone up to $l0O picul, Of
1873 pounds. The highest price reach.
ed in any previous famine was $3t
a picul. 1t is estimated that $38. .00O..
600 will be needed to provide food fol
Kansu until the next harvest time
which will be in June, but there vii
be no harvest unless seed grain Il
sent to the farmers, and seed grail
sent without food would be devoured
History shows that from the yea
636. when the HISTORIAN missionarie
arrived in the country. until tn
present time, there have been -
disasters OF major size in China
These do not include food shortage
or guerilla warfare. for the latte
; arc. to the Chinese. part of norma
life. Millions die, but the race con
tinues to live. to multiply and out
f. grow the power of the land to sup
+. port 1t.
One of the first expedients q
famine sufferers is to sell the wome
!. and children, to those who, the
;. hope. can give them food. At presen
!, the market price Of manageable girl
: in stricken provinces is from SIS
. to $3.50. There are few buyers.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
100000 CHINESE STARVE TO
DEATH, KILLED. WAR, in YEAR
Braves Beat Dodgers
In Ninth Inning Rally

Boston. April 19.-tP}-Thc Boston
Braves defeated Brooklyn in a MORN
ing game as part Of patriots day
double bill by score Of to S. shov-
ing across the winning run In the last
half Of the ninth inning.
The score by innings:
Brooklyn
o o o O o o S o 0-5 6
Boston,
o o o o o 2 30 1-6 6
McWeeny and Deberry: Jones and
Collins. Elliot pitching for Brooklyn
in 7th. Pattison In 9Th. Hearn and
Spoher Boston batter 9th.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
BISMARCK AND new
ENGLAND ENTERTAIN
! FOR BANKER MEETS
3. e, Groom, G. N. D. A., Is
Principal Speaker at May
13 and "a Sessions

New England and Bismarck will
nlay host for two Missouri Slope dis
trict meetings Of the North Dakota
Bankers association May 13 and IA
respectively.
This announcement was made In
Fargo last night. The schedule o!
various district meetings in the state
follow:
west Missouri Slope. New England
May 13.
East Missouri Slope. Bismarck,
May IA.
Third district, Fargo. May l6.
Fourth district. Lisbon. May II.
Northeastern district, Grand Forks,
May 81.
Second district, Devils Lake. May
q.
Fifth district. Harvey. May %.
Northwestern district. Minot. June
IL and IL.
state Meet at Minot
The meeting at Minot will be con-
Quoted at the same time as the an
nual state convention.
Banking and farming problems Will
be discussed from various angles at
each of the meetings.
b. E. Groom, of the Greater North
Dakota association. will be one OF
the principal speakers at each OF the
sessions. 1t was announced following
the meeting. Under q general sched-
ule adopted for all meetings. regis.
tration will be conducted first. fol-
lowed by reports of officers and re-
ports of county association officials
Discussions will also center arount
protective programs, county auditing
bureaus, regional clearing houses
bank management. talks on bank
and banking, agriculture. and th'
activities and work Of county agents
The meetings will close with election
Of officers for the ensuing year
Officers Arc Listed
Officers of the groups listed a
president, vice president and secre
tary, respectively. are: Northeast
ern, C. w. Ross, Grand Fox; F. l
Lewis, Neche and D. r.. Green, Ca
Waller; Second district, v. D. Lore
Cando; Arthur Idavoog. Maddox
and H. s. Pond. Crary; Third distric
M. j. Ford. Casselton: Adolph Dok
ken, Kindred. and f. T. Carle!
Armenia; Fourth district. Robert n
Crichton, Verona; A. w. johnson
Underwood. and e. r. Danielson. En-
derlin; Fifth district, L. p. Larson
Binford; Fl. J. Malm, Sanborn. an
Guy Cook, Darlington; Northwest
ern district. D. Ray Gregg, Sherwood
p. N. johnson. Ignite, and H.
Thorndal, Minot; West Missou
Slope. H. C. Bowers. Regent; J.
Milsten, Belfield, and E. w. Christie
plaer, Scranton: East Missouri Slop
J. p. Wagner. Bismarck: Verne Well
Robinson, and w. j. Watson. Man
dan.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
ANALYZ|NG STOMACH
| Of HIGH SCHOOL GIRL

Grand Forks, N. D.. April 19.-(R)e
Analysis of the contents of the stom-
ach Of Verna Ellingson, Crary high
school girl who is believed to have
died from an overdose of insulin. will
require at least two days, DR.. G. A..
Abbott, head Of the chemistry depart
ment at the state university. said to-
day.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
BOOTLECGERS FACE
SEVERE LIQUOR LAW

Lansing. Mich, April 10 -N - A
minimum sentence of one year inn
prisonment and $4,000 line was pre-
scribed for bootleggers yesterday by
the Michigan legislature. The maxi
mum sentence for q first offcnse
would be four years and the fine. It
is said to be the most severe liquor
law in the United States.
Governor Fred w. Green has indi-
Gated he will sign the measure. and
the action of the legislature virtually
makes the bill law.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
Dickinson Trainman
To Assist Strachan

Dickinson, N. D., April &c. T.
Sponscl trainmaster for the Yellow
stone division Of the Northern Pacific,
with headquarters here for the last
four years, has been promoted to as
sistant to w. H. Strachan, general
superintendent of lines east of Man
dan. The appointment will be effec-
tive Monday, April %. Mr.. Sponsel
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19
REBELS ARE KILLED
IN SURPRISE ATTACK

Nogales, Ariz., April 19.-(R)-A reb-
el lieutenant colonel and several sol
diers were killed in fighting this
morning at Sasabe, Sonora. Mexican
federal authorities here announced
today. Federal troops surprised reb-
els who had been holding the border
town and forced them to flee after q
sharp engagement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19

Print and plain crepe dresses
specially reduced for Saturday
selling $15.75; dressy and tai.
lored coats, $19.75, and $500;
hats. $1.95. Rose Shop.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19

will leave for st. Paul the following
day.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-19

caiities this year. q year ago. and two
years ago, follow:
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forcing of the User. They telephoned
to Gen. Foch, who fastened to the spot
and decided the line of resistance. Il
said: Hold the railway line did not
know the ground, but it was either an
embankment or cutting. In any case,
it was line which would be well mark
ed on the map, and it might provide
some cover.
1T was an embankment, and We dug
in on one side. Then the floods came,
and stopped on the other side"
A few days later, it was the English
troops who were in a tight corner. On
October 80 the British list Corps was
attacked so strongly that it was on the
point of falling back.
Lord French, at Ypres. said to me:
We are all in for it,! We shall see.
In the meantime, hammer away; keep
on hammering, and you win get there
Nevertheless on the following day, in
spite of the reinforcements. further re-
sistance seemed impossible. French
was desperate. "All that remains for
me to do is to get killed." you must
not talk of dying, but Of winning!o
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retreat. withdrawing first the seth and
then the 18th to the heights of Cha
eau-Saline. But the roads were blocked
by troops in disorder, by supply COL
umns and by magnificent motor cars
from Nice.
withdrawal and cross the Seille in order
to hold the heights OF the Meurthe. 1
went to Nancy. They wanted TO evacu-
ate it. I said: The enemy is two
days from Nancy, and the 29th Corps
is there They won't walk over the
goth without protest Besides, the Ger
mans were making for Buneville by
way of the gap of Charmes.
Between the Esd and the 25th
attacked strongly on the Einville-Lune-
vile road. We had to stop their adj
vance, and I gave them a good ham
mering They had their artillery at
too high. For three days We were at
it hammer and tongs. They didn't
break through"
Joffre Remains Calm.
Gen. Joffre, faced by failure and dis
order, remained calm. In readiness for
the great battle which he contemplated
and which would decide the fate of
France, he reorganized the higher COM
mand.
In front of this new army, composed
as it was of a general staff selected at
random and of WORKOUT troops, the
enemy was specially threatening. Its
attacks succeeded and became Of in
creased violence. Foch deduced from
this: Since they persist in attacking
in such strength, it is evident that
things are going badly with them in
other sectors" Daring though 1t was
his assumption was justified. When,
after two days of incessant fighting
after desperate resistance his army
was pushed to the verge of the preci-
pice, he chung desperately to the sacred
ground which he was charged to hold.
On October 4, 1914, Gen. Foch was
appointed deputy to the commander in
chief. and was intrusted with the task
of co-ordinating the operations of the
French Army groups in the north. He
had side by side with him the English
and Belgian armies.
The commander in chief of the
former had been instructed by his min
lister. Lord Kitchener. not to place him.
self under the orders of French gen.
.eral.
Split Command Almost Tragic.
Both during the retreat from Char
leroi and Just before the Battle of the
Marine. this duality of command had
almost led to tragic results. The Bel
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gian army, under the terms of the con-
stitution. could be commanded only, by
the King of the Belgians. u
The gravity of events, the violence
of the German attacks. were about to
result in a solution which, thanks to
the tact. the activity and the energy
of the man who adopted it, proved to
be an excellent one.
During the whole of this battle, Gen.
Foch was the real director of opera
tons.
81 had no right to command; nothing
was put on paper. But did not need
1t. I have never exercised such effec-
tive command as in 1914. when 1 was
deputy to Gen. Joffre. was in COM
mand Of the Belgians and Gen. French,
but 1 gave them no orders .. but
nevertheless gave them some hard
tasks"
On October 81 the Germans threw
themselves madly on DiXmude. which
had been battered with bombs and
shells. The Belgian lines were becom-
ing exhausted. and, lacking reserves
and ammunition. they were on the
point of succumbing.
It was necessary to prevent the
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BY CoMMANDANT BUGNET.

written exclusively for The Star and the
North American Newspaper AllienceJ
The war?
IT had been expecting it for the last
20 years." Marshal Foch said, but I
was beginning to think that I should
end my days without having seen. ii"
Suddenly it looIned on the horizon;
there was hardly moment for consid-
Grafton.
y THE Germans were bent on it: they
would have had 1t by hook or by crook.
The proof? The Serbian ultimatum:
all their conditions were accepted, but
despite this they attacked the Serbians."
Time to Be Leader.
It was no longer time for making
leaders, but for being one.
mo sentiments, no preconceived
ideas. First of ALL let us look at the
facts" Russia was stirring, but was
slow to move. If the Germans had at
tackled first, she would have been tardy
in her preparations. By beginning with
Russia, they caused her to hasten. They
pushed into Belgium and extended their
(: front toward the north. We were
forced to turn cur attention to some
thing other than the battle of Nancy,
AN obsession. on the part OF all our
military chiefs.
Accordingly. leaving Nancy, which the
enemy did not attack, Gen. Foch, act
ing upon orders from Gen. Castelneau,
entered Lorraine at the head of his
Goth Corps.
: On August 20 In front of Morhange
one of his divisions, the 39th, assaulted
the heights held by the troops of the
Prince of Bavaria. They were held up
f. But no matter! The next division, the
]. 18th, was on the cpot at full strength,
ready to save the situation. But sud-
. denly the ordc- to retire came through.
Tempted to Disobcy.
: What a rebuff! IF ever I were
tempted to disobey, it is today" he
frankly confessed to his chief Of staff,
!. Col. DucheSne.
The latter replied: you do not
know what is happening to the neigh
boring army corps" And, indeed. on
. the left the 9th Corps had been held
up by enemy forces thrown forward
from Metz, while on the right the 18th
Corps had been driven back and left
! the flank Of the goth Corps in the air,
He was right. I therefore began to
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DIVIDED COMMAND
MENACED ALLIES
MWHHu VI NVGS 1S
FoCh Tells of EffortS~to Unity
Leadership and First
Failures.

Commander Bugnet, aide-de-ca mp to
the late Marshal Foch from June, 1921,
until the generalissimo death, gives in
his book ''Foch Talks" intimate ard re-
yealinS conversations with the man who
commander the allied forces in the
World war. Marshal Foch knew and. ap-
proved of Commandaht Bugnet's vork OF
revealing the real Foch but asked that
the book be withheld from public ton
until his death in order to escape pos
Eible criticism that IL was inspired. This
is the twelfth of a series of articles writ
ten exclusively for The Star and allied
newspapers of the North American News
paper Alliance, incorporatinG the most
important parts of 'Foch Talks,'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-26
TO VOTE UPON
SCHOOL. BOND
issue FRIDAY

Voters of Central Union High
school district will be given an op-
portunity to vote Friday on the
proposition to authorize a bond is
sue of $l50,0OO to provide a junior
college building and complete
high school plant for the east side,
Polls will be open from s a, m, to
p. m. at Acacia school, Central I'm
ION high school, (for r. Centre vot-
crs,) Elm school, Eucalyptus school,
Hcber school, McCabe school, SilS-
bee school, Seeley school, Westsidc
school and the home of f. w. Fisher
for Ceptincla and Lone Star school
districts.
In addition to the bond issue, the
voters will be asked to elect a
trustee for three years. w. NJ.
Paine, present trustee, seeks re-
election and Frank g. Weir has also
filed as candidate.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-26
JACOBSON SAYS
BRIBE OFFERED
BY VICE BARON
Much Bickering Over
Testimony OF Council
Member.

Los ANGELES, March 26. U.P-
City Councilman Carl l. jacobson
was offered $4,000 to stop IA vice
campaign he was conducting in 1926,
he testified today at the trial of
eight persons charged with plotting
his false arrest in 1927.
The bribc, he said, was held out
by Albert Marco, defendant in
the present case. Marco, already un-
der two prison sentences, until re-
Gently was one of Los Angeles most
prominent underworld characters.
Marco came to my office,' ia
cobson testified, land asked me how
much | would take to stop my cam
paign.
~ told him that money was no
object and that was doing my duty.
First he offered me $4,000 and then
$2j 900. -
The defendants now on trial are
accused of having brought about
jacobson $ arrest so that his cam
paign could be silcnccd by ridicule
and by defamation of character.
jacobson reached the witness box
Just before thu noon adjournment.
He told his story with difficulty be
cause of the constant pickering of
attorneys over the admission of the
evidence.
Al Nathan, newspaper reporter
preceded jacobson to the stand.
Nathan was cross-eXamined ON his
testimony of yesterday in which he
said that when jacobson was arrest
ed he admitted the morals violation
charged against him.
Jacobson was taken into custody
in bedroom of the home of Mrs.
Callie Grimes
Nathan said that Jacobson said
he felt like mouse that stuck its
head in trap and got caught.
Jacobson admitted that he was
guilty of the rcsGrting count pre-
ferrcd against himself and Mrs
Grimes, Nathan said.
The state contends that Mrs
Grimes was paid by Marco to lure
Jacobson to her home and to hen
bedroom SO that the arrest could be
made.