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-i-: ./i?'/'-'J. •'•••'•'V1 ,' .•'• MONDAY, JUNE 11,1917. Equity Co-operative Exchange and Hoble Brothers Sued for Its Value DIVERTED FROM WILMAR I ON FORGED WAY-BILL Wobted of Cogswell, Was Original Shipper of the Wheat St. Paul, Minn., June 11.—Mysteri ous diversion of a carload of grain from the Duluth market to St. Paul figures in the lawsuit of J. Greer against the Equity Co-operative ex change and Hohle Bros., which was argued today la the state supreme court on an appeal from Ramsey coun^ ty district cour torder denying a new trial after a verdict for the defend ant was directed. Woisted Bros, of Cogswell, N. D., in October, 1915, loaded 1,500 bushels of durum wheat in a Great Northern car at Brookland, L\. D., and consigned it on commission toTfgrain company in Duluth. When the car reached Wilmar it was diverted to St. Paul, apparently on a forged waybill, it is said. Later a man who said he Vras 0. H. Clark, and who claimed to be the, owner of the grain, ordered the Equity exchange to dispose of it and it was sold to Hohle Bros. (Greer, acting for the Great North ern road, it is claimed, bought an assignment of the claim of Wolsted BTOM .and then brought the reqoyery suife*$w in court. '.*• O-: NQ MM IS ASKED WILSON MS Continued from pagei. to the undoing of the very men they are using. Fighting for Liberty "The position of America in this war is so clearly avowed that no man can be excused for mistaking it. She seeks 110 material profit or aggrand izement of any. kind. She is fighting for. no advantage, or selfrsh object of her'pwn, but fo&tJie liberation of peo ples everywhere fftsffithe aggressions of autocJ#tic fbrtp-" "The,-:ruling classes in Germany have begun of late to profess a like liberality and justice of purpose, but only to preserve the power they have set up in Germany and the selfish ad vantages which they have wrongly gaiusdtior themsely,e8. ancl their pri vate prospects of power all the way l'rom Berlin to Bagdad and beyond. "Government after government has, toy their influence without open con quest o.l its territory, been linked to gether •in! a feet of intrigue directed against nothing less than the peace anil liberty of the world. $The meshes of that intrigue must be|brok)Bn, but cannot be broken un 1p3&'wrongs already dope are undone, amradequate measures-fliust be taken to prevent it from ever again being re-woven or repaired. "Of course, the imperial German government and those whom it is us ing for their own undoing are seek ing to obtain pledges the war will end in the restoration of the status quo ante. German Imperialism "It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous was issued forth, the power of the Imperial German government, within the empire and its widespread domination and influence outside Of that empire. That status mU&Jte altered in such fasblpn_as. to prey«$pf any suc^ hideous tMfljgfrom ev£fj»ppening again. ./.*. are fighting for the liberty,'the self-government and the undictated development of all peoples, and every 'feature of the settlement that con cludes this war must be conceived and executed for that nurpose. "Wrongs must first be righted and then adequate safeguards must be created to prevent this being commit ted again. We ought 'not to consider remedies merely because they have a pleasing afid sonorous sound. "Practical questions can be settled only by practical means. Phrases will not achieve the result. Effective re adjustments will, and whatever read justments are necessary must be made. But they must "follow a prin ciple and that principle is plain. Fntnre Peace "No people must be forced1 under sovereignty under which it does not wish to live. No territory must change hands except for the purpose of se curing for those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No in demnities must be insisted on except those that constitute payment for manifest wrongs done. No redajust ments of power must be made except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future wel fare and happines of its peoples. "And then the free peoples of the world must draw together in some common government, some genuine and practical co-operation that will, in effect, combine their force to secure peace and justice in the dealing of nations with one another. "The brotherhood of mankind must no longer be a fair but empty phrase. "It must be given a structure of force and reality. The nations must realize their common life and effect a workable partnership to secure that life against the aggressions of auto cratic and self-pleasing powers. Pour Out Blood "For these things we can afford to pour out our blood and treasure. For Cottage Cheese Creamed, ready for the table delivered Saturdays. Phone 40&13 MRS. J. W. BURCH these are the things we have always professed to desire, and unless we pour out blood and treasure now and succeed, we may never be able to unite, or show conquering force again in the great cause of human liberty "The day has come to conquer or submit. If the forces of autocracy can divide us, they will overcome us if we stand together, victory is cer tain and the liberty which victory will secure. We can afford to be gen erous, but we cannot afford then or now to be weak or omit any stogie guarantee of justice and security." -i TO HAVE FIELD Engineer Now Connected With Federal Office of Public Roads Coming Friday COUNTIES CHANGING LOCATION OF TRAILS The state highway commission is to hSve an experienced all-around field man and publicity agent. J. E. Kaulfuss, ah engineer formerly em ployed iby the Wisconsin state high way commission, by the highway com mission of Maine, former instructor in engineering in the University of Maine, and more recently connected with the office of public roads at Washington, will join State Engineer Jay )W. Bliss' staff Friday. Mr. KauU fuss has had wide experience in or ganizing the work of state highway commissions, and in addition to be ing a practical engineer, he is a good talker and a writer on highway en gineering subjects. He will spend much of his time in the field, meet ing with county 'boards and explain ing the workings of the new state and federal highway acts. Home from Meetings. Assistant State Engineer P. W. Thomas is home from a meeting with commissioners in McKenzie, Wells and Foster counties, where 300 miles of state and federal aid road is pro jected. Change Location. Because as now established much of the Meridian trail through Rich land county is not used as a post road, the county commissioners have notified State Engineer Bliss that the location of the road between Wahpe •ton and the Cass county line has been changed to comply with the federal requirements. The county is also ask ing for state aid on the Meridiap trail from Wahpeton to the South Da kota line, practically all of which is used as a post road. Altogether Rich laiid county has asked for |5,000 in federal aid. A number of cotfnties are changing the location of roads recommetided for state and federal aid, in order that post routes may be included. This action?' is solving the big difficulty which has confronted the highway commission—that of making the coun ties' requests and the federal require ments "jibe." Veteran Engineer. J. M. Hanson, city engineer of Jamestown and countK surveyor for Stutsman, is in the staHs engineer's office cleaning up some work which he has done for Mr. Bliss in Nelson county. IMr. Hanson formerly was connected with the state engineering staff, and he is a veteran in high way engineering. RVE FilEFM FIRST DISTRICT Bangs, Burtness, Vick, Cuthbert and Baer's Petitions Re ceived Today Up to 4 o'clock tnis afternoon the nominating petitions of five congres sional candidates in the First district had beeta filed with Secretary of State Hall. Mr. Hall announced at that hour that he would continue to receive any petitions which were mailed Sunday, the date upon which individual nomi nations officially closed, according to the opinion of the attorney general. The last man under the wire today was Frederick T. Cuthbert, republi can, of Devils Lake, who filed more than 3-00 signatures. His entrance on individual nominations assures the presence of two republican candidates, on the official ballot, Judge Vick of Pembina having filed last week. The other candidates are: George A. Bangs, Grand Forks, democrat, and John M. Baer, Fargo, nonpartisan. Burtness in Late. Late this afternoon the petitions of Olger B. Burtness of Grand Forks, running as a republican, were receiv ed with sufficient signatures to assure the presence of the third republican on the official ballot. Petitions mailed in 'by H. H. Aaker to date show but 1.50 names, insufficient to place his name on the official ballot. Secre tary of State Hall is of the opinion that some petitions have been lost in the mail, as Aaker writes as though he were enclosing more than 300 sig natures. Aaker requests, that his name go on the ballot as a "Nonpartisan progressive-republican." GOES TO BEULAH Mott, X. D., June 1.—ttev. Mark Wilson, former pastor of the Mott Congregational church, has accepted a charge at Beulah, on the Kildeer branch. MAYVILLE SUMMER SCHOOL Mayville, N. D., Jane 11— Mayville is looking forward to an unprecedent ed attendance for its summer school, which opens June 27. U' !. .r 'A '.^j At the top are American troops of the medical corps lined up for drill at Blackpool, England, be fore being sent to the battle front in the middle are three Ameri can nurses of the United States medical detachment, and an Am eriean, enlisted man in" conversa tion with British "Tommies." At the bottom is the first official American flag on the French front, flying over the French tri color before the aviation cajry of the LaFayette squadron, which is composed entirely of American aviators. This flag was present ed by Orange City N. J.) Elks. The American flyer standing be side th fighting machine is Corp oral Edward Iiinkle of Cincinnati and Minneapolis, a graduate of the Paris Beaux Arts. HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES EOOD BILE Washington, June 11.—The second administration food control bill, grant ing broad powers to the president, was agreed to by the house agricul tural committee today by a vote of 12 to ?». An immediate report to the house was authorized. Chairman Lever expected,, it to pass less than two weeks' debate. The ?ifirst bill now pending is to stimulate pro duction of food,"the seeeriff w-to con trol distribution, and price. The bill guarantees a minimum price to producers of non-perishable products under plans projected by the president. The committee dropped the plan for maximum price fixing on the ground that it was unnecessary. A good deal of opposition was ex pressed to it. The biii appropriates $•2,500,000 for purely administrative expenses and $ 1 SO.'O'O0.fl-O 0 for carrying out all other purposes which would include guarantee of minimum prices, operation of factories, or other plants, and, if necessary, the handling of Wheat suppiles by the government." Spain Has Crisis New Cabinet Formed Madrid, .Tune 11.—Eduardo Dato, who has accepted the task of forming a new cabinet, declared today that the conservative party, which he rep resents, would follow its traditional policy in helping solve the govern ment problem. He expects to submit his list of ministers to the king at noon today. Hanna Says Farmers Are Buying Bonds Fargo, XL D., June 11.—L. B. Hanna, chairman of the Sorth Dakota execu tive committee, in charge of the sale of Liberty bonds in this state, return irtg today from a trip over the state, issued a statement in which he as serted that North Dakota farmers when solicited have responded liber ally in purchasing bonds. "I find there have been reports made that the farm ers of the northwest are not doing their part," he said. "Wo report of this character has been given to any one nor to the papers from the ex ecutive committee or myself, who have charge of the placing of the bonds in iXorth Dakota. My experi ence after 40 days' traveling in the state is that the farmers wherever I BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE Photographs From France and Uncle Sam's Uniform and Old Glory, Officially on Western War Front STL'**-- solicited have (been very good about coming forward and taking bonds." Mr. Hanna alludes to the poor crop of last year, and the scattered popu lation of the stale, which does not allow for such a general personal ap proach, as reasons for a probable hesi tancy on the part of some farmers taking up new obligations. 5 NORTHERN LEAGUE. Club— W. L. Pet. F'argo-Moorhead '. ,..21 8 .724 Minot 12 1.1 .480 Winnipeg .12 1f .429 Warren 'J 17 JUG GAMES SUNDAY. Minot, 11 'Warren, G. Fargo, 15 Winnipeg, 8. Winnipeg at Fargo. Club— K. H. E. Winnipeg 8- 9 4 Fargo -li» 20 1 Batteries Stevenson and Moore Board man and Bachant. Minot at Warren. Club— ft- H. E. Minot 11 12 1 Warren 6 0 Batteries—Murray and Furnar Del bern and Withrow. Troubled Him Some. Uitfle Si bad paid a visit to Bos ton, and while there attended a swell dinner given by his nephew. Ills folks were greatly interested in hearing Uncle Si's city adventures, and espe cially wanted to know how he got along at the dinner. "Weren't you troubled about the tableware, pa?" inquired his daughter jHepsy. ."Should say I was," answered Uncle "Why, gal, they came near wearln* lOthln' at all, the ladles didn't." '1^- KNEW NOTHING ABOUT CASE But Woman Got Herself Called as Wit ness So She Could Express Her Opinion of the Defendant. Senator Tillman, discussing an In vestigation, said the other day: "Some evidence Is malicious. It re minds me of old Mrs. Bing. "Mrs. Bing, a thin, wiry old lady, took the stand in a case against one John Bang. The lawyer began: 'Now, madam, you will please give your evidence in as few words as pos sible. You know the defendant?' 'Know who?' "'The defendant, Mr. Joshua Bong.' 'Josh Bang! I reckon I do know liira. and I don't know nothlu' to his credit, nuther. Why—' 'Please answer yes or no to my questions.' "'What questions?' 'Do you know Mr. Joshua Bang?' 'You ask .Tosh Bang if I know him! Ask him if he knows anything about tryin' to cheat a pore lone widder like me out of a three-year-old cow. Ask—' 'Now, madam—' 'Ask Josh Bang's wife about that thor brick she put in a batch o' butter she sold last summer. Ask—' 'These matters, madam, have noth ing to do with—* 'Ask Josh Bang about lettin' his old mother-die in the almshouse. Ask Mehitubil Bang about the time she was caught in a neighbor's field milk in' four cows on the sly. Ask—' 'Really, madam, do you know any thing about this case or do you not?' "'No, I don't know nothin' about It. but I've had it in for them Bangs for the last thirty-seven years and I got myself called as a witness, so as to get even. I guess I've done it, too. Good afternoon,, slrj." TO NIGHT 1 & -l. it Tnmnrrnui ISINN FAIRS III PARAMOUNT OFFERS I IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FEATURE Jury Dismissed. With the unexpected conclusion of the Finlayson case, the jury for the May term was dismissed. The court now is trying the case of the First National bank of Oakes versus F.anrk E. Packard, who is chairman of the state tax commission, Beulah Pack ard and W. C. Taylor, an action brought on a note. IYOIICET WEI? Yesterday's rains soaked a lot of good clothes. Did you get wet? If so, your suit will need pressing. Klein, Tailor and Cleaner. The McKenzie dining room open af ter Al'Jolson. Dancing good music. clARA 1 omorrow official Matinee Daily at 3 P. M. ismarc Theatre Dufblin, June 11.—Police Inspector Mills was injured fatally last night/ while preventing holding of a nieet£ ing called to protest against the im prisonment of Irish rebels, and died today. Several Sinn Feiners were ar rested. Lieutenant General Mahon, commander of the British forces in Ireland, had forbidden the meeting, but in spite of his order 2,(KI0 persons gathered opposite Liberty hall. Count Plunkett, member of parliament, and Sinn Feiner, who was arrested in con nection with the revolt last spring, and other equally defiant members of the Sinn Feiners attended the meet ing with the intention of speaking. Count Plunkett and four others were arrested. While he was taking these men to jail, Inspector Mills was struck with a stick or a stone and knocked down. His assailant has not been arrested. WITNESSES JAILED DEFENDANT FREED Men State Depended on in Fin layson Case Show Defect ive Memories •Frank Finlayson as defendant and William Olson and William Johnson as witnesses for the state changed places in the Finlayson trial on a bootlegging charge this afternoon, when Judge :Nuessle threw Olson aijd Johnson into jail for perjury, and di rected the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in favor of Finlayson. Olson, Johnson and Jack Farrand are said to have signed affidavits up on which State's Attorney McCurdy depended for conviction. This after noon on the stand the first two forgot practically everything they had seem ed to know aibout the case when the affidavits were made, and are said to have given testimony so radically different that Judge Nuessle ordered them jailed as perjurers and held them under bonds in the sum of $2,000 for their appearance at the next term of court. The court also directed that the prisoners be re quired to furnish bail in the sum of $1*000 apiece for their appearance in the case of the state versus John 1 Volk, another pigging action, and or dered that a bench warrant be issued for Farrand, the third witness, who failed to put in an appearance. Alma 1 TONIGHT OFFER RUSSIA 9 3 kimball touwe in Matinee Daily ait 3 P. M. Petrograd, June 11.—The Council of Soldiers' and Workmens' delegates has made public the fact that the German commander-in-chief on the eastern front sent a wireless message inviting the Russian armies to a sep arate armistice and proposing that they enter into secret pourparlers with the German leaders. The coun cil denounced the proposals. In the telegram, the council's an nouncement says, the Germon com mander proposed to show the ariptes a way toward ah honorable pe3.ee and a means of ceasing to wage war without a rupture with the Entente allies. •The council addressed to the (Rus sian army the following appeal: "The commander-in-chief ol the German armies on the eastern front has sent to our troops a wireleBs mes sage proposing to indicate to them a way toward an honorable peace and a means for,ceasing to wage war with out a rupture with our allies. "The German general talks thla way because he knows the Russian revolutionary troops would reject with indignation any overt proposal f^r a seoayate neace. S00 EINE GETS $300 DAMAGES EROM FARM PHONE GO. O. H. Meyer, Swept From Top of Car by Wire, Recovers— Pigging Cases Dismissed G. H. Meyer, a Soon Lips brake man, in district court j^is morning recovered $300 damages from the Stewartsdale Rural TeJephoue com pany, for injuries. systained when be was swept from the, top pf a bos car by a telephone wire which he claimed was strung too low. Newton, Dullam & Young represented the plaintiff, and F. E. McCurdy and Judge E. T. Burke the defendant company, among whose stockholders are J. \V. Burch, H. W. Voight, John Yegen and other farm ers residing south and southeast of the city. Cases Dismissed. Because of the disappearance of the principal witness for the state, boot legging charges against Jack Christo pher, A. H. Ritter and Bill Bo wens were dismissed this morning on mo tion of the defendants' attorney. There is now on trial the most re cent of the several liquor cases in which Frank Finlayson of Bismarck, is defendant. LYNCHING MAY BE RE SULT OE BABY MURDER (Continued from pace one) would have to be overcome in taking them from their guards. Father ftrlef Stricken Mrs. J. H. Keet, the baby's mother, was on the verge of a complete breakdown tonight, the physicians at tending her said. The father too, after the long search since the night of May 30, when the child was kidnapped from the fam ily's beautiful home here, was grief stricken. Authorities were continuing their efforts to clear up the mysterious death and were being aided by agents of the Department of Justice. The black silkateen skirt wrapped about the body of the baby formed the only new clue, and little hope was held out it would aid materially in solving the mystery. Rapid Tach A Tractor Makes Your Auto Pay For Itself Finlay D. Cameron General Northwestern Distributor, Will be at the McKENZIE HOTEL Thursday Afternoon, June 14th. to arrange for distribution in this territory. All parties please call and get full particulars. interested