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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
PERSHINC is PROMISED
WILSON'S FULL SUPPORT
General Surprised That President Asked
Nothing About Part Army Should
Play in World War.
BY GEN. JOHN J. PERsHING.
Commander Chief Expedtionary Forces

B
In
|
first and my only meeting with President wilson until after the asce
IVl May "a
Baker After conversation with Baker shipping
replied expect
President"
smthing
in he sal nothing.
ferred by the assignment realize
sibies it entails but the that
Pershng ChOsen Upon Record
the President replied
General
hdnce that will succeed shall full support
The President then asked me to to the King of Great Britain
Ito the President of France his wishes
His assurance of confidence gratifying the difficult
OF
In the actual conduct of operations entire
respect enjoy
day from York Secretary Baker
sent me letter of instructions concerning command authorities and duties
in Europe, which is quoted in full:
communicate to you the following
a. The President desgna all the land the
including any part Corps which may
detached for service there with
O. You will proceed with your staff to Europe Upon arrival in Great
Britain
embassy and through ~ ] WITH the n 20 @ ~ s,s
the be
g. invested with
regulations and
authority
devolved
authorities
command
Forces" Separate"
French war
all
arrangements essential to active
IS In military operations the imperial
directed employed against
updsng
forces of the United States separate
identity
subject to such minor exceptions particular circumstances Judgment
ready fer action onhded to will exercise fun discretion
mining the of cooperation But until the the
are in Judgment sny strong operations Independent
command understood that will
be assigned
IS You will keep the department fully
the department And general vested with all
the vigorously with
victorious conclusion.
ts:gned)
STAFF Chiefs Instructions.
At the time the chief CT
assigning you
necessary France via England
The Secretary OF War further directs that
efect plan and conduct active operations CONJUNCTION and in coa
AS preliminary step the Secretary War deems desirable that
thorough
camps CT instruction that direct preparats the arrival
active service OF the troops under your command the trenches the firing
line should be carried rapidly possible While
into the ear Of active operations will be left entirely judgment
presence in
troops and
matters pertaining the
the military representative states
exercise general authority
Csigned) "TAsKER BLISS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15

Ct You probably already
have learned that the
story of Americas World
War activities, written by
Gen. John j. Pershing and
now appearing in The Eve
ming and Sunday Star, is
invaluable in your school
work.
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have never understood why there should have been two letters of instuc
changed ampHhed
both British
utilize requirements
building independent
understood
In
emily conflict According
the letter Of the chief of limited
the French Army
indicate clearly
according circumstances
n
On the day sailing
civilian clothes until
the
dashng uniform
announcement something out Of the
published
During the most spent
stan departments regarding their duties and
the Baltic
thrill
and the weather perfect Throughout
Il
nents
Hin but fought beside Rebellion China
on the anspnk the band played spaned Banner
(Continued Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
WEATHER.

10. 3. weather Bureau ForecaskJ
Fair and continued cold with lowest
temperature about lS degrees; tomorrow
fair with rising temperature. Tempera-
Highest, So, at $3.50 pm. yester-
day; lowest. 81, at TAO am. today.
Full report on page 8.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-19
IS. D. LEGISLATORS
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
Message Regretting Burning Of
N. D. Capitol Received
by Shafer

Governor George F. shafer Nom
day received q certified resolution
from the South Dakota legislature <
pressing sympathy to the people of
North Dakota for the loss of their
state capitol by fire.
The resolution reads:
whereas, 1t has been brought to
the attention of the 22nd biennial
session Of the legislature Of the state
Of South Dakota that the capitol
building Of the state of North Dakota
has been recently destroyed by fire,
together with all valuable records.
archives and trophies Of said state,
Whereas. the history Of the state
Of North Dakota Is closely interviewer
with the history Of our own, and the
loss Of said valuable records, archives
and trophies constitutes q loss to our
state as well as to the state Of North
Dakota;
Nov therefore be 1t resolved, by
the legislature Of South Dakota, that
we hereby extend to the people Of our
great sister state Of North Dakota
Dur sympathy In this great loss.
BE 1t further resolved that q certi-
fled copy Of this resolution be for
warded to the governor Of the state
OF. North Dakota, secretary Of state,
president Of the senate and speaker
OF the house Of representatives Of
that state"
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LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

H. B. 43-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $4,000 for state
board of auditors.
H. B. 44-Erickson of Kidder and
Hanson and Northridge of Barnes:
Prohibits display along public high
ways OF public places any advertise
ment containing the likeness of any
female person for purpose of adver-
Using tobacco, cigarettes or cigars.
H. B. 45-Bishop of Stark and VIII
son of Slope: Asks $25 900 appropria-
ton to aid construction of bridge
across Little Missouri river in Slope
county to connect highways No. 81
and No. 16.
H. B. 46-Erickson of Kidder and
Holthusen of Richland: Asks $500
appropriation to pay L. j. Wehe, Bis
marck attorney, in connection with
special investigation work.
H. B. 47-Halcrow of Pembina and
Twichell of Cass: Amends present
state prohibition law to permit use of
pure grain OF Ethyl alcohol for non
beverage purposes In hospitals, la
boratories, clinics. and for manufac-
turing and industrial purposes.
Senate Bills introduced
S. B. 33-Fowler of Cass: Appro-
PIRATES $l13,035.75 for payment Of
deficit in general maintenance fund
Of Agricultural college.
s. b. 34-Fowler of Cas-: Makes
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-19
HOUSE Bills Introduced

H. B. 34-Bohnsack of Trail: APP
propriates s35, COO for construction of
bridge across Red river between
eastern terminus of state highway No.
7 In Trail county and Minnesota
highway No. 6 in Norman county,
MINI.
H. B. 35-Johnson of Trail: Linn
its time for attachments and refunds
of unjust and invalid tax assess
ments.
H. B. 36-Cox OF Burleigh: Extends
time within which additional taxes
may be assessed upon certain income
returns.
H. B. 37-AppropriationS commit
tee: A~ppropriates $30,050 for voca-
tional education and vocational re-
Mobilization.
+ H. B. 38-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $12,340 for state
board of administration.
H. B. 39-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $780, 60 for state
penitentiary.
H. B. 40-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $23 800 for state
historical society.
II. B. 4l-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates 500 ,565 for state
commissioner of immigration.
H. B. 42-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $4,000 for depart
ment Of coal mine inspection.
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Ask Legion Post to
Call Mass Meeting

Request that the Bismarck Ameri-
can Legion post call q mass meeting
OF all World war veterans in this
to ascertain their desires with
regard to Legislative action on the Inn
mediate payment Of adjusted service
certificates was made today by Jack
Williams, North Dakota department
adjutant.
Williams asked that the meeting be
held January rs and that he be ad-
vised Of the desires Of the veterans.
Bills now before congress call for:
Immediate payment in full of
adjusted service certificates.
Increase In the loan value Of the
certificates, making so per cent Of the
full amount available for q loan at
four per cent interest.
3-Payment Of Is per cent of the
certificate In cash In addition to the
present loan value.
Williams estimated that the first
plan would put p,379, 724.25 into
circulation in North Dakota. Plan
No. 2 would make half that amount
available.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-19

fool. She was more than q chap
you've flown BEFORE" 1 said, Gu
riously. You know something
about planes"
She twinkled. oddly, but said
nothing.
/ leaned back, thoughtfully. Who,
really, was she? Her name meant
nothing. She was young, still in her
twenties, a bit masculine, smart,
quick and stunningly good-looking.
hafen had vouc)led for her to
Pearls father, Homer +. Dare. Her
face was soft, but I had discovered
she was hard and absolutely knew
no fear. And She meant business,
She was a lucky find for Pearls
father and an unlucky one for Pearl
and myself.
We flew all night. A damnably
still tail breeze helped US along.
From time to time the wireless
clicked. She handled 1t, acting as
II that, too, was no new experience.
She didn't tell me what she picked
up and I didn't ask, for I knew she
would lie to suit her own purposes
Her changing facial expressions,
as she listened In indicated that
the news in the air both gratified
and disturbed her. She turned and
said. urgently
steer north by northeast!"
I did so, on edge to ascertain what
was in the wind. I had been flying
south by southeast, virtually retrac-
ing the course back to Shanghai.
IT we adhered to this new direc-
ton We would soon be out of China
and in Siberia.
The shift, was maddening. what
changed your mind?" I blurted out.
Il was taking you back to turn
you over to the authorities on those
warrants against you," she said,
teasingly collected. But I find you
have friends in China"
"Oh!" I felt more hopeful. "Weng
WI OF the air service, eh?"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-19

his newest First National Vitaphone
feature, 1.-THE LASH" which opened
today at the Paramount theatre, has
again established him not only as
one of the finest actors on the screen
which he has been for many years
but most certainly as one Of the most
consistent box office stars.
There Is hard-riding in 1.-THE Lash"
and romantic love scenes to make two
signs grow where only one grew be-
fore. And the Barthelmess of "Son'
of the Gods" and 1.-THE Dawn Patrol"
LAS never looked better or handsomer.
Those who missed romance in "The
Dawn Patrol" will have their wishes
more than repaid in 1.-THE Lash"
Some beautiful love scenes have been
incorporated in this version Of the
Bartlett novel Of early California.
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all bond issues of all political sub
divisions of the state due serially.
AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL THEATRE

The greatest names OF stage and
screen combine In the widely-herald-
ed production of "Whoopee", the
Samuel Goldwyn-F lorenz Ziegfeld
musical riot which comes to the Cap
itol theatre. tonight. Its sponsors are
respectively the. greatest pioneer of
the motion picture in America and
the musical comedy king Of the
American stage. It's star, Eddie Can
tor, is, known wherever there are
theatres. as a comic artist of genius.
In its stage form, produced by Mi.
ziegfeld in New York, with Contor
in the lead, it ran over a year and
a half.
Included in its cast are Eleanor
Hunt, the red haired beauty whom
Samuel Goldwyn considers one of his
greatest finds, Dorothy Knapp, famed
most beautiful girl in the world"
Paul Gregory, $4,000 tenor, Ethel
Shutta, and such famous Ziegfeld
glorified girls as Jeanne Morgan,
Muriel Finley and Virginia Bruce.
Thornton Freeland, brilliant young
director who is known as one Of the
fastest rising people Of Hollywood,
directed this picture.
Seventy-four changes of scene, 512
different changes Of costume, scenes
in which four and five hundred peo-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-19
Sargent Asks Bonding
Officials for $4,000

A claim TOR $4,000 has been made
to the state bond department by the
auditor Of Sargent county as the re-
suit Of the closing Of the First Ma
tional bank Of Forman last Novem-
Der, Fred Tunell, head Of the depart
rcent. announced Saturday.
It Is charged by the auditor that
B. e. johnson, Sargent county trea-
surer, exceeded his $4,000 depository
bond by $4,000 when he permitted
the bank to carry $4,000 Of county
deposits at the time Of the closing.
The matter is being investigated by
the bonding department, to determine
II the loss shall be allowed.
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There are Others" she answered.
begrudgingly.
Bert Hill, for instance! T. bel
Bert has been freed and Is hunting
me?"
saw By her manner I had hit on
the facts.
aHe'I rot find you!" she, said,
flatly.
fell silent. It was some conso-
lation that Weng WI and Bert Hin
. were Concerned over my disappear
ancc.
ANY news from the Queen Of the
She refused to reply. from which
I gathered that the Zeppelin had
broadcast that she and I had taken
Oft together mysteriously. By this
time Pearl had recovered, ne doubt.
/ wondered what kind Of cock-and-
bull yarn Frank Thornton would
give her. He would try to frame me.
6nquestionablyl
when an Armored Plane
Catches Fire! q
I'll bet Thornton has told Pearl
we have eloped," I said suddenly.
Her insinuating smile convinced
me that again I had struck on the
bald truth.
you're a pair Of highbinders, and
I'll get you BOTH" I Kissed. will
YOU or will you not tell me whether
the Queen Of the Skies has got
under way AGAIN."
1.-THE Queen of the Skies has re-
sumed its cruise" she said, frigidly.
Nyn uhat d~irertinn9 q"
wouldn't you like to know" she
I clenched my teeth tightly. You
know damn we'll / would"
She merely shrugged.
To Stifle my rage, ] drove the
Flying Dragon harder than ever.
Long ago we had left the Desert.
were over wilderness. desolate
lakes and winding rivers. We crossed
the Trans-Siberian Railway, skirted
the Siberian border and. making q
semi-circle, shot southeast again. We
were flying fast, believe me. Before
l quite realized we we're in North
ern Manchuria.
The air must have been buzxtng \
with news, for she listened breath
I wondered whether she knew we
were IN War-Scare country. We
flying high, but our route lay
through the middle of the region
the Russians and the Chinese
we're rioting and engaged IN
guerilla scraps. The Reds and the
Fellows were maSsing troops on their
frontiers, the Chinese
Eastern being the stake. This was
the business my friend Weng WI
was mixed up in and the Flying
Dragon was his official scout plane.
The country wasn't safe and !
pumping in the gas when my
started to blaze.
Have you ever been in an arrnored
plane with your motor catching fire.
with bombs and cartridges packed
the fuselage tank?
Ten thousand feet from q chance
lnding, with q woman, marble
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os Score Prohibition AS sUnworkable' and Cause of Graft

ever saw. and I an shout . teD
you why.
Have you ever seen = mx1estic
Great Dane annoyed by . pack Of
loud-mouthed, frantic little mon-
grels?
That's, what was happening g
the Queen Of the Skies. Hall =
dozen Fostering planes were swarm
ing on all sides, dog-fighting the big
bag to wear 1t out and force it to
land.
Eightinx the Scavengers
OF the Air!
Apparently. their pilots were not
armed. Or, if they were, they had
emptied their rifles and revolvers.
At first glance ! wondered why
Capt. Goodmaster did not shoot
them down. As I drew nearer, J
understood. Those old, rickety
planes were In the hands Of ex-
Extraordinarily skilled pilots who
were clever enough to use the Yep
pelin,s great hull as q shield.
Flows the gas, now?" ] de-
manded, in brittle tones.
you'll have to work fast!"
take the sticks!'
We scared roaringly until I WIS
we'll above the two planes Tying
directly over the Zeppelin.
"Vertical dive" I yelled.
We pointed straight down with
rush, got within twenty-five feet.
trirnYned quickly and-1 blazed
away! Bullets ratified through the
shallow fabric of their wings ana
bored the fuselages! I grabbed two
hand bombs, letting each fly.
"Up!" I called.
AS we mounted, ] looked back
swiftly. The planes had scattered
In q too hasty EFFORT. to avoid my
fire. From each q wing had Was"ed
out. They were crumbling!
In the same manner we SWo0peo
and banged q third plane into
atoms.
Then I made for the pair menace
ing the big ships nose. The loss OF
their comrades had spurred them
to retaliation. But not on mel Their
quarry was the Zeppelin.
Their movements were 80 rapid
that neither my gunftre nor my
bombs took effect. But ! was on
their heels. ! was gaining. ] kept
on firing!
they spread apart. ] shot In the
lane they opened. They closed in.
like a wedge! They thought they
had me!
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and demanded the necessary length
from their own exhausts. AL the
time yelling like . lunatic:-
.Weng Wul Big Boy! Seer o.
Their moon : faced expressions
altered. "Weng Wu?" one OF them
grunted and poured q torrent Of
Chinese verbal laundry marks DC
his companions.
They al exclaimed r1istily' ""ens
This wasn't headway. I separated
four feet Of pipe from one OF their
engines borrowed an emergency
tool box, returned to the Dragon
and went to work. In half an hour
I had heightened my exhaust and
tested my motor, which Mrs. Rich
ards hAd cleaned. She was grease
and SCOT to the elbows and be-
grimhd from head to foot, but she
had done q good job. The engine
sputtered and coughed like q one
"ffn willing to risk t." l said to
Mrs. Richards. "You can stay here
with these Chinks II you want to.
I really ought to turn you over to
them after the deal you gave me-"
She vas In her seat before I FIN
ished. There was q woman for you,
even II she was playing me 4 dirty
hand. She did not make any &C
knowledgment Of my remark.
Those Chinese rallroaderS! They
hadn't uttered 3 sound or moved q
muscle during the whole proceeding.
Once In the air, all my earlier
anxiety over Pearl flooded back.
The fire had burned some Of our
radio wires. and the air was dead
to our instruments.
All. we could hope was to fly on
blindly.
Richards, uneasily.
Il know It," / answered, grimly,
but I'm going on till the last drop.
II we reach the Queen Of the Skies
in time, I'll refuel. Now, tell
me-" and my voice grew hard.
rejecting my feelings.
why did you make me change
course away back there? Was the
Zeppelin sending out an s O 81"
"Nol The Marking army field
was warning the Queen OF
the Skies to avoid the riot zone.
and"
She smiled slightly. II got cold
feet. II anything happened to
Pearl in my absence. her father"
II understand, I broke in. Darned
II this woman didn't have q heart
and q glimmer Of q conscience!
did he instruct you to kidnap
me?"
mo. I conceived that. I knew
It would have his approval"
made no comment. didn't
have IN opportunity. Far ahead,
crossing at right-angles, was the
great silver sky wandercr, driving
like a t0rmented aerial ghost. An
six Of its $50 horse power motors
were beating. The skyship vas Zig
tagging at fully ninety miles an
hour. It was the strangest sight /
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llCl -
Keep on flying, Jack. yor los,
out that time! If you land, I'll shoot
you'll" And I knew she would fulfill
that threat. Next to Pearl, she was
the most daring woman / had ever
met and not afraid to try a para
chute jump.
You can take it from me, | kept
on flying. l sat stiff as a poker,
figuring things out. BY her own
admission she had heard every con-
fidential word Pearl and I had ex-
changed in Pearls stateroom on the
Zeppelin, using a photograph con-
nected with Frank Thornton'S quar-
tiers across the corridor.
Commanded to Fly
Away from Love!
whats your gamc?" | demanded
I'll tell YOU in due time. Keep on
ilying!"
My wireless was making a loud
racket. | reached forward to grab
the receiver. She trust my hand
back.
Let 1t buzz!"
ct may be something very lmpor.
tamil" ! protested.
The only thing OF any impor-
lance right now is to put miles be-
tween you and Pearl Dare" she said.
with curt candor.
You're a domineer'ng kind OF
person." ! snarled.
II am" she said. quite coOlly.
l was helpless.
tried to trick her by gradually
altering my course, In the hope Of
stealing back to the Zeppelin be-
fore she got wise. Did ! succeed?
Her eyes dashed the instrument
board and covered me at the same
time. She read the workings Of
every needle with the swift UNDER
standing Of an expert.
Straight ahead. Jack!" she
snapped.
I glaredl This woman was no
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white, sitting beside you, her ear,
throbbing with bad news In the air
'.WeTl be crenated elive!" Mn
Richards shfieked. "And.the Queer
Of the Skies is over Hardin and BE-
Ing attacked by sky-band1ts. She Y
calling for help"
Hardin was the center. OF the rai1.
road riots!
There was a double header fol
You! Pearl was in peril from thu
worst horde Of brutes on earth
. sea or sky. and we were In an In.
GENERATOR, apt to be blown init
smithereens any second!
I couldn't see our distance indica.
tor or the charts.
How far are we from Harbin?"
An hour or tWo!"
Which way is the Zeppelin head
ing?" -.
Toward us!" z
THANK cur stars for th&t!"
No secrecy about Mrs. Richards,
now. She had put away her gun
and was wringing her hands. And
what was I doing?
I dashed the Dragons tail about
in the dizziest turn ] had ever at
tempted, in order to duck the head
wind. shut Oft the power and spun
into a spiral.
Can you hold the sticks a min
ute?"
She had regaired her marvellous
poiSe, thrown back her cloak and
torn off her veil. "You might as
well have the truth" she said in a
rush, taking the controls, Il hold a
pilots license. That's why MI. Dare
employed me. He wanted a flying
chaperon for Pearl"
Il hardly heard. I had leaped out
Of the seat, into which she at once
slipped. and stopped the flow Of gas
from the tank.
The wind was now in our favor.
/ grabbed the fire extinguisher.
sprinkled the exhaust and drenched
the motor. The flames were stub
born.
"straighten her out!" I beloved.
She obeyed like q veteran. The
Dragon responded beautifully and
sailed into an easy glide.
We were Shriveling and whitening.
Our skins were black and splotched
With burns from flying specks Of
red hot grease. But the blaze had
suddenly vanished.
Two minutes from the ground I
took the. sticks.
We landed on a cinder bank In
the midst of a network OF railroad
wards in the outskirts Of a terminal.
Switching eneines dragging trains
OF freight cars had come to an
amazed stop. I beckoned the engi-
neers They hurried to us. They
were Cinnamon and could not speak
or understand an English word.
I dragged them to my exhaust
pipe. TOO Short" / said. Must
have pipe. Four feet Of pipe"
/ pointed and explained that my
exhaust was too near the carburetor.
They understood. but they did not
know what I wanted Of them. So
I hurried them back to their engines
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George w. Knauer, Fargo, chief en-
gineer for the Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone company In North Dakota,
also has been named chief engineer
and plant manager. AS manager Of
the plant department he succeeds e.
I. Hannah, who has been given q
leave Of absence because Of illness. +,
MI. Knauer will have charge Of the
construction and maintenance forces
Of the Bell company throughout the
state, which number 200 employees.
His work will include supervision Of
line construction and repair, build
ings, central offices and equipment,
installations and repair services. mo-
tor vehicles and other equipment used
in this work.