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,:
May IS, 1919
OF PEtCE TREATY
INS ME TO SIGN
COVIN ANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS 18 FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALSACE-LORRAINE RESTORED
Sur Valley and Danzig International
ised Germany's Military and
Naval Power Mad* Nominal—
Total Reparation to Bo
Dotorminod Later.
The official .summary of the peace
.treaty submitted to the German repre
sentatives at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol
lows:
The preamble nes as parties of
the one part the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy and Ja
pan, described as the live allied and
associated powers, and Belgium, Bo
livia, Brasfl, China. Cuba, Ecuador,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjas,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ser
bia, Siam,' Cxecho-Slovakla and Uru
guay, who with the Ave above are de
scribed as the allied and associated
powers and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section One—League of Nations.
The covenant of the league of na
tions constitutes Section 1 of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. It may question Germany at
any time {or a violation of the neutral
ised zone east of the Rhine as a threat
•gainst the world's peace. It will ap
point three of the five members of the
8aar commission, oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. It will
appoint the high oommissioner of Dan
si*, guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange tor treaties be
tween Danzig and Germany and Po
land. It will work out the mandatory
•ystem to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as a final
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgian-German frontier, and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal, and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
oq labor is to be held In October under
Its direction, and another on the inter
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two—Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor
raine, 6,900 square miles of it In the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxemburg and Holland,
totalling 989 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln, most of
Posen and West Prussia, 27,68ft square
miles. Bast Prussia being isolated from
the main body by a part of Poland. Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 40 •square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
Internationalised areas about Danzig, 729
square miles, and the basin of the Saar,
738 square miles, between the western bor
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxemburg.
The Danzig area consists of the be
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
Into a W by the addition of a similar
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude S3 degrees
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by popular vote, 6,785 square
miles, as is to be the case in part of
Sc^ileswig, 2,787 square miles.
Section Throe—European Political
Classes.
BELGIUM.—Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1839 by
wlKch Belgium was established as a neu
tral state and to agree in advance to any
convention with whlcji the aillled and as
sociated powers may determine to replace
them. She is to recognize the full Sover
eignty of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory of Moresnet and over J)art of
Prussian Moresnet. and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
of Eupen and Malmedy, -the inhabitants
of which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change of
sovereignty either in whole or in part, the
final decision to be reserved to the league
of nations. A commission is to settle the
details of the frontier, and various regu
lations for change of nationality are laid
down.
LUXEMBOURG. Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg, recog
nizes that it ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January 1 last,
renounces all right of exploitation of the
railroads, adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as to it, reached
by the allied and associated powers.
L1SFT BASK OF THE HHIWE.—As
pmlM is the military clauses, Ger»
•may will aot maintain aay fortMea
ttoas or armed forces less (hsi fifty
Urometers to the east of the Rhlae,
Held aay maneuvers, aor maintain aay
."works to facilitate mobilisation.
In case of violation, "she shall be re
garded as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace of the world."
"By virtue of the present treaty
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league of nations
may think it necessary to address to
her."
ALSACE-LORRAINE.—After recog
nition of the moral obligation to re
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many to France and the peo.ple of Al
sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded to
Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
'are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1OT1, to date from
the signing of the armistice, and to be
tree of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are immediately restored to full French
citizenship, those who have to make
formal application therefor, and those
.for whom naturalization is open after
three years. 9he last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
who acquire the position of Alsace
-Lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
ty of German ex-sovereigns passes to
France without payment or credit.
France is substitutt-d for Germany as
regards ownership of the raMroads and
rights over concessions of tramways.
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
the obligation /or their upkeep.
THE SAAR.—in compensation for
:the destruction of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on Ac
count of reparation, Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with, their
subsidiaries, accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights wtU be governed by German law
In force at the armistice excepting war
legislation, France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
to Indemnify. Trance will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
,for local needs and contribute in Just
"proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as re-annexed to France north aS far
-as St. Wendel, including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar
jholzbach and on the east the town *of
Homburg.
In order t-o secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran
tee to France entire freedom In work
ing the mines, the territory will be
Cv
overned by a commission appointed
the league of nations and consisting
of five member* one French, one a native
Inhabitant tf the Saar and three repre­
senting
three different countries
{ocal
other
than Fiance end Germany. The league
will appoint a member of the commission
as chairman to act as executive of the
commission. The commission will have
all powers of government formerly be
longing to .the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
rower to Interpret the treaty clauses. The
courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
held by communes to ascertain the de
sires or the population as to continuance
of the existing regime under the league ot
nations, union with France or union with
Germany.
Section Four—European Political
Classes.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.—Germany rtc
ecalsea the tatal ladepeadeace si Ger
wn Aastrla la the beaadarlee traced.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA—Germany reo
ognlsea the entire independence of the
Csecho-Slovak state, including the au
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south of the Carpathians, and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de
termined, which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
of Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu
lations as to acquisition and change of
nationality follow.
POLAND—Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia. ~Posen and
the province of West Prussia, on the left
bank of the Vistula. Afield boundary
commission of seven—five representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within IS days of the
peace tfl delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
of other nations shall be laid down in a
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUSSIA—The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia ia to be
fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re
gency of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier ot Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein, from where it meets the
boundary between East and West Prus
sia to its junction with the boundary be
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers
Iburg, thence the northern boundary of
.Oletsko to its junction with the present
frontier, and the second in the area com'
prising the circles of Stuhm and Rosen
burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
Vistula.
In each case German troops and au
thorities will move out within 15 days of
the peace and the territories be plaoed
under an international commission of five
members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers, with the particular
duty of arranging a free, fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re
sults of the plebiscites to the five powers
with a recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The five ^killed and associated powers
will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula. A subsequent con
vention, of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland,
Germany. and Danzig, to assure suitable
'railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus
sia to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East Prus
sia about Memel is to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality of the inhabitants.
DANZIG—Danzig and the district Im
mediately about it is to be constituted
into the "free city of Danzig" under the
guaranty of the league of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives of
the city and shall deal in the first
Instance with all differences arising be
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by a commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and ene each by
Germany and Poland.
A convention, the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po
land and Danzig, which shall Include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the port insure to
Poland, the free use of all the city's
wa'terways, docks and other port facili
ties, the control and administration of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal, tele
graph and telephonic communication be
tween Poland and Danzig provide against
discrimination, against Poles within the
city and place 'its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland.
DENMARK—The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops ana
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei, south of Kappel, Schleswig
and Friedricbstadt, along the Eider to
the North sea, south of Tonning the
workmen's and soldiers' council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an International commission of five,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HBLGObAND. The fortlficatleae,
military estaMlsbmeats asd harbors of
the Islands of Helgoland sad Dnae are
to be destroyed uader the sapervlslea
St the sllles by German labor and at
Germany's expense. They may not be
reeonstracted "for any similar fortlfiea
tloa built la the fotare.
RUSSIA.—Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and 'Inalienable the inde
pendency of aW territories which were
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogation of the Brest
Lirovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government of
Russia, to recognize the full force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were a part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the fron
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re
serve the right of Russia.to obtain res
titution and reparation of the princi
ples of the present treaty.
Section Five—German Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her .allies' territories to all
the allied and associated powers, and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers In relation thereto.
COLONIES A Pip OVERSEAS POS
SESSIONS—Germany renounce* la fa
vor of the allied and associated powers
her overseas possessions with all rights
aad' titles therela. All movable and
.Immovable property beloaglBg to the
German empire or to aay German
state shsll pass to the government ex
ercising authority therela.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation of German nationals and
las to the conditions on wlWch German
subjects of European origin shall re
side, hold property or -carry on busi
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
aration for damage suffered by French
nationals in the Kameruns or its fron
tier aone through the actsJof German
civil and military authorities and of
Individual Germans from January 1,
1900,'to August 1. 1914.
Germany renounces all rights under
the conventions of November 4. 1911,
and September^, 1912, and undertakes
to pay to Frapce in accordance with an
estimate presented "by the repatriation
commission all deposits, credits, ad
vances, etc., thereby secured. Ger
many undertakes to accept and observe
any provisions by the allied atnd asso
ciated powers as to the {rade in arms
anil spirits in Africa as well as to the
general "act of Berlin of 1886 and the
generaft act of Brussels of 1890. Dip
loma'tic protection to inhabitants of
former Geaman colonies is to be given
by the governments exercising author
ity.
'CHINA.—Germany renounces In favor
of China ail privileges and Indemnities
resulting from 'the 'Boxer protocol of
1901, and all buildings, wharves, barracks,
farts, munitions of warships, wireless
plant* and other public property except
SPOTS IN
TREATY.
The German army la reduced
to 100,000 officers and men, and
conscription within Germany Is
abolished.
The German navy la reduced
to 24 warships and no subma
riner
Germany may have only 100
unarmed seaplanes,1 to search for
mines off her coast
Germany will pay an Indem
nity, the amount of which la not
yet fixed, the initial payment to
be 25,000,000,000 marks, about
$6,000,000,000.
Germany cedeo a large part
of her merchant fleet to tho al
lies.
Germany agrees to the trial of
the ex-kaioer.
The dieposition of the surren
dered German fleet, the German &
colonies and the German cables
is left to future action.
The league of natione becomee )*J
a living organisation. 6
dlplomatio or consular establishments in
the German concessions of Tientsin and
Hankow and in other Chinese territory
except Kiaochow and agrees to return
to China at her own expense all the
astronomical instruments seized in 1901.
China will, however, take no measures
for disposal of German property in the
legation quarter -, at Pekln with
consent or the powers signatory to the
Boxer protocol. Germany accepts the
abrogation of the concessions at Hankow
and Tientsin, China agreeing to open them
to international use.
MOROCCO.—Germany renounces all her
rights, titles and privileges under the act
of Algeciras ana the Franco-German
agreements of 1909 and 1911 and under
all treaties and arrangements with the
sheriflan empire. She undertakes not to
intervene in any negotiations as to Mo
rocco between France and other powers,
accepts all the consequences of the French
protectorate and renounces the capitula
tions.
EGYPT.—Germany recognizes the Brit
ish protectorate over Egypt declared on
December 18. 1914, and renounces as from
August 4, 1914, the capitulation and all
the treaties, agreements, etc., concluded
by her with Egypt. She undertakes not
to intervene in any negotiations about
Egypt between Great Britain and other
powers.
There are provisions for jurisdiction
over German nationals and property and
for German consent to any changes which
may be made in relation to the commis
sion of public debt. Germany consents to
the transfer to Great Britain of the pow
ers given to the late sultan of Turkey
for securing the free navigation of the
Sues canal. Arrangements for property
belonging to German nationals in Egypt
are made similar to those in the case of
Morocco and other countries. Anglo
Egyptian goods entering Germany snail
enjoy the same treatment as British
goods.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.—Germany
accepts alt arrangements which the allied
and associated powers make with Turkey
and Bulgaria with reference to any right,
privileges or Interests claimed in those
countries by Germany or her nationals
and not dealt with elsewhere.
SHANTUNG—Germaay cedes to Ja
pan all rights, titles aad prlrlleges, no
tably as to Klaoehow, aad the rail
roads, mines and cables ae^ulrcd by
her treaty with Chlaa of March S,
18W. and other agreements aa to Shan
tang.
All German rights to the railroad from
Tslngtau to Tslnaufu, including all facili
ties and mining rights and rights of ex
ploitation, pass equally to Japan and the
cables from Tslngtau to Shanghai and
Chefoo. the cables free of all charges. All
German state property, movable and Im
movable, in Kiaochow Is acquired by
Japan free of all charges.
Section 8ix.
In order to render possible the initia
tion of a general limitation of the arma
ments of all nations, Germany undertakes
directly to observe the military, naval
and air clauses which follow:
MILITARY FORCES—The demoblll
sstlos'of the Germany army must take
place within two meatbs of the peaee.
Its ntresgth may aot exceed 100,000, la
clndlng 4,000 officers, with aot over
seven divisions of lafaatry aad three
of cavalry, and to be devoted exclu
sively to mainteniBce of internal order
and coatrol of froatlers.
Divisions may not be grouped under
more than two army corps headquarters
staffs. The great German general staff Is
abolished. The army administrative serv
ice. consisting of civilian personnel, not
included In the number of effectives, is
reduced to one-tenth the total in the
1914 budget. Employees of the German
states, sucli as customs officers, first
guards and coast guards, may not exceed
the number In 1913. Gendarmes and local
police may be increased-only In accord
ance with the growth of population. None
of these may be assembled for military
training.
ARMAMENTS—All establishments for
the manufacturing, preparation or stor
age of arms and munitions of war, ex
cept those specifically excepted, must be
closed within three months of the peace
and their personnel dismissed. The exact
amount of armament and munitions al
lowed Germany is laid down In detail
tables, all In excess to be surrendered
or rendered useless. The manufacture or
importation of asphyxiating, poisonous
or other gases and all analogous liquids
Is forbidden as well as the importation of
arms, munitions and war" material. Ger
many may not manufacture such ma
terial for foreign governments.
CONSCRIPTION Conscription is
abolished in Germany. The enlisted per
sonnel must be maintained by voluntary
enlistment for terms of twelve consecu
tive years, the number of discharges be
fore the expiration of that term not in
any year to exceed 5 per cent of the total
effectives. Officers remaining in the serv
ice must agree to serve to tte) age of
forty-five years and newly appointed offi
cers must agree to serve actively for
twenty-five years.
No military schools except those abso
lutely indispensa'ble for the units allowed
shall exi3t in Germany two months after
the peace. No associations such as so
cieties of discharged soldiers, shooting or
touring dubs, educational establishments
or universities may occupy themselves
with military matters. All measures of
mobilization are forbidden.
FORTRESSES.—AI1 fortified works, for
tresses and field works situated In Ger
man territory within a cone SO kilo
meters (30 miles) east of the Rhine will
be dismantled'within three months. The
construction of any new fortifications
there is' forbidden. The fortified works
on the aoudhern 'and eastern frontiers,
however, may remain.
CONTROL.—Interallied commissions of
control will see to the execution of the
provisions, for ^rhich a time limit is set,
the maximum named being three months.
They may establish headquarters at the
German seat of government and go to
any part o'f Germany desired. Germany
must- give them complete facilities, pay
their expenses and also the expenses 6t
execution of the treaty. Including the laber
and material necessary in demolition, de
struction or surrender of war equipment.
WA VAI«^—The German navy must he
demobilised within a period of two
•tenths.after the penee. She will'he al
lowed als small battle ships, six light
crnlsera, twelve destroyers, twelve tor
pedo boats and suheuiriaee, either
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WILLISTON GRAPHIC
PEACE
to
Alsaco Lorraineoo
Franco.
The Saar valley will bo tem
porarily international lied*
Danzig will be permanently
internationalised.
Germany renounces all terri
torial rights outside of Europe.
Germany recognises tho Inde
pendence of Poland and Czecho
slovakia.
KOSITKY'S FALSE
FIGURES REFUTED
LEAGUE SPEAKER EXPOSES
MIS-STATEMENTS BY OFFI
CIAL OF I. V. A.
Bismark, N. D., May 12.—State
Auditor Carl Kositzky's value as an
assistant to the Independent Voters'
association in its campaign against
Nonpartisan League program laws
was completely destroyed in this city
last Saturday when Walter W. Lig
get, league writer and speaker, com
pletely routed the turn-coat state of
ficial In a joint debate.
Mr. Liggett not only proved that
Auditor Kositzky's assertions about
taxations were filled with gross ex
aggerations and ridiculous errors, but
he also showed Mr. Kositzky was fal
sifying when he recently declared
the state was bankrupt, and wound
Up with an array of damaging facts
which indicate that the state auditor
is either incompetent or else deliber
ately attempting to cripple the Fraz
ier administration by refusing to col
lect more than $900,000 in outstand
ing taxes now due the state from var
ious counties.
Mr. Liggett's expose of what looks
like either incompetence or double
dealing on the part of the state aud
tor left that official completely flab
bergasted and he was only able to
come back wih the lamest excuse that
he did not know such large amounts
in unpaid taxes were outstanding be
cause the various county treasurers
had not notified him of this.
State Had Big Balance
Mr. Liggett also proved by figures
taken off Auditor Kositzky's own
books that on April 1, 1919, the date
Kositzky had declared the state bank
rupt, State Treasurer.had more than
$2400.00 in deposit in various state
funds in addition to the $900,000 in
outstanding unpaid taxes.
"Now let me give you some facts
which may explain why the general
fund seems depleted at the present
time." said Mr. Liggett. "I have a
record which shows that last'month,
March, Mr. Kositzky did not collect a
single penny in taxes from some 17
counties in the state—17 of the big
gest counties owing the state an ag
gregate of several hundred thousand
dollars.
"I have another sheet, the record of
the tax collections for last year, and
look to the record of March last year
and find that there was not a single
county from which the state auditor
had failed to collect taxes. But Mar
ch of this year, when he starts to
fight the Nonpartisan league, when
he gives out statements that the state
i3 bankrupt, for some mysterious
reason, or other Mr. Kositzky fails to
collect the state taxes from 17 coun
ties. Now I do not know why.
Maybe he can explain it when he gets
up here on the platform, but I am
frank to say that it looks to me as
though Mr Kositzky was trying a
little sabotage on the state of North
Dakota
Kositzky Said Didn't Know
To this serious charge the state
auditors's only answer was to declare
that he did not know how large
an amount of taxes were outstanding
and that he would collect them as soon
as the county traesurer notified him,
The many wild mis-statements
which Auditor Kositzky had made
about the increase in state taxes were
also crushingly refuted and Mr. Kosi
tzky admitted that his position was
indefensible by refusing to discuss the
figures which Mr. Liggett placed on
a large blackboard in full view of the
audience.
All Mr Kositzky's estimates of in
creased taxes have included $1,020,
000 for interest on the $17,000,000
bond issue, $566,666 as a sinking fund
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for the bonds, and $2,478,000 for a
two mill school levy.
Mr. Liggett showed that neither
interest or principal need be raised
on the $10,000,000 real estate bonds
as the money will be paid back by the
mortgagors that the $7,000,000 bank
and elevator bonds do not require a
sinking fund until five years from
maturity or twenty-five years from
now and that the last legislature re
duced the school levy from two to one
mills.
This proved that Mr. Kositzky's
estimates were $2,405,000 too high
and explained why his estimates of
state taxes have been so widely ex
aggerated.
State Levy Only 3.1 Mills
Mr. Liggett showed that the total
amount which will have to be raised
by state taxes this year is $3,711,
021.05(and this includes $600,000 for
the soldiers' compensation, $420,000
interest on $7,000,000 bonds and $172
000 on old indebtedness left by form
er administrations) and proved that
a levy of 3.1 mills on the new assess
ed valuation of $1,239,615,851 would
more than raise this amount.
Mr. Liggett also read a letter from
Secretary Lyman Baker of the state
tax commision which declared that
the state tax levy would not exceed
3.1 mills and probably would be under
that sum. Mr. Kositzky had been
asserting that the state tax levy
would exceed 5 mills.
Mr Liggett also placed on the
blackboard before the audience de
tailed tables showing that the state
tax on the average quarter-section in
Burleigh county will be increased
$4.55 this year. Mr. Kositzky refused
to dicuss these figures although re
peatedly challenged to do so by Mr.
Liggett and those inthe audience.
His evasion was generally taken as an
admission that he was cornered and
could not dispute the facts concern
ing Burleigh county with which the
Bismark audience was familiar.
Mr. Kositzky has posed as an auth
ity on taxation and state finances,
but he dodged the taxation issue and
tried to avoid discussion of the finan
cial condition of the state after Mr.
Liggett exposed his former falsehood
and showed that his own official neg
lect was responsible for the fact that
more than forty per cent of last
year's taxes remain uncollected. The
state auditor spent most of his hour
and a half abusing A. C. Townley and
other leaguers and in reading an arti
cle praising himself which recently
appeared in the Mandan paper con
troled by William Langer. Mr.Kos-
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itzky wound up his speech by polling
a red flag out of his pocket waving
it, declaring that he would always
fight the principals for which it stood
and then throwing it away he pulled
out a small American flag which he
flourished over his head as he walk
ed from the platform.
Hoodlums All For Kositsky
A crowd of hecklers and town hood
lums, evidently inspired by Kositzky's
supporters, interrupted Mr. Liggett.
About half the audience of 1,500 was
composed of farmers, who enthusias
tically applauded Mr Liggett, but act
ed like gentlemen and never inter
rupted Mr. Kositzky. Even Kositzky's
supporters, however, were disgusted
with his failure to face the issues and
the Bismark Tribune, his staunchest
supporter, was afraid to print his
speech in full because it so plainly
showed he was evading the issues and
so clearly convicted him of distorting
the facts in previous interviews.
ACS MEAT
CLOGS THE NONETS
Tfcln (laa of Salts if your Bisk hoi*
sr Bladder bothere yon—Drink
•or* water.
If you must have your meat every day,
eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts
occasionally, says a noted authority whs
tells us that meat forms urie acid which
almost paralyzes the kidneys in their ef
forts to expel it from the blood. They
become sluggish and weaken, then you.
suffer with a dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or siclc
headache, dizziness, your stomaeh sours»
tongue is coated mod when the weather
ia bad you have rheumatic twinges. Hw
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, ths
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or thrcs
time during the night.
To neutralize these irritating aeids, to
cleanse the kidney* and fluSt off ths
body's urinous waste get four ounces of
Jad Salts from any pharmacy here?
take a tableapoonful in glass of
water before breakfast for a lew days
and your kidneys will then set fine. This
famous salts is made from the add of
popes and lemon juice, oombined with
lithia, and hss been used for generations
to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys*
also to neutralise the aeids ia uriae,
so it no longer irritate* thua ending
bladder weslnwws.
kcquelii\e
Jad Baits is inexpensive cannot ia-
tithia-water
ure, aad makes a delightful effervescent
drink.
DOG and a damsel are
by no means unusual in
New York City, but
they lead a young man through
a serils of as strange adven
tures as anyone ever experi
enced, ending in the snow
country of the North. Of
course there is a romance that
adds to the charm of the story.
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