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Weather

PARTLY CLOUDY

Nearly All Soldiers and Young

Men Have Saved Artillery and

Will Soon Reform.

MACKENSEN LEADS ARMY

TO MEET RUSS MENACE

Little Activiy on West Front in

the Region Around Dy&isk

Turks Inactive.' f:

London, Nov. SO.—With the retreat

of the great part of the Serbian army

across the Albanian frontier, the slow­

ness of the operations against Monte­

negro and southern Serbia, owing to

the wintry weather and the absence

of any major operation on the west­

ern and eastern fronts, interest in the

military sirle of the war is now trans

erred to the AustroJItalian frontier,

•where King Victor Emmanuel's troops

are carrying on an energetic offensive

against, the Austrians.

Fighting Fiercely.

The fighting on this front has ibeen

the moist'Sustained and (fiercest battle

of pe whole war. iFor week3 the Ital­

ians hay.e (been attacking the Austrian

ibridges and mountain positions along

the Tsonz.o river and are throwing,

slowly but surely, their net around

Tolmino, Gorizia and iDdberdo. Their

attacks are being repeated time after

time against positions which have

'been- most carefully pfepareA~ and

while the A.ustrians' report that most

of these assaults have been repulsed,

their reports are considered here to

'be so wojrdftd as to prepare the pub­

lic for tsiefcrvjetirement from Gorizia.

-Sirbia 'Rejuvenated.

'Serbia, unless followed into Alba­

nia, .willJUjtbne probalbly reappear as

a rejuvefljtyed'army, for it is said that

EiyO.C'JO pjt them, including soldiers

and civilians, are taking refuge there

and that they have all their mountain

ibatteries and a portion of their field

guns. Also included in this number

are all the youths who can fill the

gaps when equipment reaches them

from the Adriatic.

To Meet Russian Menace.

German papers state that Field

Marshal von M&ckensen's army, with

Bulgarians and Turks, is to be direct­

ed against the Anglo-French forces

in the south, but doubtless many of

them are going down the Danube to

meet the Russian menace. The pub­

lic is expecting every day to hear of

the movement of the Russian army

•which the emperor recently reviewed

at Bssarabia, but apparently the nego­

tiations with Roumania for the use of

the Danube has not 'been concluded.

A Budapest report goes so far as to

say that Roumania has refused per­

mission to the Russians to use the

river through Roumanian territory,

which would be the most convenient

route for an attack on western Bul­

garia.

West Coast Apparently Quiet.

Artillery, grenade throwers, miners,

sappers and airmen continued their

activities on the westen front and

t'ritish monitors are making things

lively for the Germans along the Eel

gian coast.

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Members Hear Message Regard­

ing Taxation of War Profits

Bill to Be Introduced.

Berlin, Nov. 30—The opening of

the Reichstag today was marked by

an address of welcome by the presi­

dent, Dr. Kaempme, in which he con

plimented Germany on the satisfact­

ory military situation in the west and

east and the successful conclusion of

the Serbian sampaign, and a speech

by the secretary of the imperial treas­

ury, Dr. Karl Helfferich, in introduc­

ing P. bill arranging the preliminaries

for the taxation of war profits.

Tax War Profits.

Dr. Helflerich urged the speedy dis­

cussion of the bills so that no war

profits could escape taxation and

promised an actual measure on taxa­

tion of war profits for the next sitting

of the Reichstag in March.

:No Peace Talk.

The bill was referred to a commit­

tee. There was no public reference

to the subject of peace terms during

the day's session.

GOV HANNA ACCEPTS

INVITATION TO JOIN

IN PEACE VOYAGE

Makes Announcement of His Can­

didacy for the United

States Senate.

PLATFORM TO BE GIVEN

WHEN HE RETURNS

Chief Executive Begins First Leg

of His Trip to

Europe.'

Governor Hanna yesterday issued

two statements one announcing his

candidacy for the United States sen­

ate and the other that he had accept­

ed the invitation of Henry Ford to be

his guest upon a trip to Europe in the

interests of peacc.

The chief executive left yesterday

•upon /No. 8 for Fargo. He left that

point for St. Paul and will 'be in Neiw

York, Decemlber 4, to make the trip

to 'Europe on Oscar II.

Hid announcement for the senate is

ibrief. It is merely an indication of

his intentions. In February, it is ex­

pected that a formal announcement

will be made, together with the plat­

form upon which the campaign will

i»e waged.

Chief interest now centers upon

Governor Hanna's trip to Copenha­

gen, Stockholm and other European

points, where efforts will be made to

feel out the sentiment for peacc.

Partial List.

The list of those going has not.

(been made public, however. In addi­

tion to Governor IHanna, a'oceptances

have toeen received 'by John Wanama

ker, Jane Addams, lMr3. Joseph Pels.

Philadelphia jMns. Helen RO'J

inson, Denver" ttie .liev. Cfearles Aiken,

San Francisco and Arthur Wethoby,

secretary of the Ne'braska Peace so­

ciety. IMiss 'Robinson is a state sen

ator and leading suffragist.

Acceptances have been received

from so many that Mr. Ford has char­

tered the first and second cabins ol

the Scandinavian-tAimerican liner.

'Frederick ViDII. This ship 'will sail

from New York, December 8.

'Governor Hanna is the only gover­

nor whose acceptance so far has ibeen

made public. It is thought that Mr.

Ford will within a short time an

nounce the full list of those deciding

to go.

Many Telegrams.

In response to the many telegrams,

letters and personal solicitation?

which he has received during the past

few. days, Governor .Hanna has ac­

cepted Henry Ford's invitation to go

to Europe with him and his party to

attend the peace conference to be

held at The Hague in Holland. Tim

party will sail Saturday, December 4.

on the Oscar II., for Copenhagen, anu

will be composed of men and women

of prominence from all parts of the

United States.

Conference at The Hague.

It is expected there wil Ibe repre

sentatives at The -Hague from each of

the warring nations and also from

ealch of the neutral countries of Eu­

rope. There will probalbly be alboul

a week's conference at The Hagur,,

where general plans jwill tbe discussed

and tentative propositions presented.

The party will prdbably then go into

Belgium, Germany and France, giving

about two weeks to a personal in­

spection of the hospitals and deten­

tion camps, and also obtaining an op

portunity to observe how the men

women and children at home in these

countries are affected iby the war.

'Some idea of the life of the soldiers

in the trenches may also be secured.

It is expected the party will then

meet again at The Hague 10 ormulate

some plan that may be presented to

the nations at iwar for their consid­

eration.

Governor's Position.

The governor said he fully realized

that perhaps immediate results may

not come from this conference, but

the conditions are so deplorable in

the warring countries it would seem

every opportunity to contribute to the

possibilities of restoring peace should

be ta!ken advantage of, and he believ­

ed there was an earnest desire on

the part of the people of tiiis sia*e

and country that the war should

cease. iSome individuals or some

country must pave the way and pre­

pare a proposal upon which the na­

tions at war may get together. If

any one of the belligerent nations

should make a tentative, proposition

looking toward peace, it might and

probably would ibe taken by the peo­

ple of that 'country and iby its allies

as an evidence of weakness, and no

one of these nations seems willing

to take a step of that 'kind at this

time. Someone must take the initi­

ative, and unless the step Is taken in

the near future the war may go on

indefinitely. The governor said that

only the other day he had read the

French were calling out the school

boys for service in their army. This

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GOV. L. B. HANNA.

Who yesterday announced his

candidacy for the United States

senate, apd also accepted .Henry

Ford's invitation to go on a mis­

sion of peace to Europe. Gover­

nor Hanna will sail from New

York, Dccomber 4.

Canadian

Tax Higher

Than Here

Man Who Has Quarter Section in

Each Place Reports on the

Year's Assessments.

The huq arid,«ry that taxes are low­

er in ''Canada, than in this country was

succinctly answered Within the week

when ,a man who has a quarter sec­

tion of land in tiurleigh county, was

taxed $18.42. He also owns 160 acres

in Canada which was taxed first with­

out the addition of a special tax,

$21.30 and on top of this the special

tax levied under the Wald Land Tax

Act of $16.00, making bis total t&x

$36.30, or twice as much as it is right

here at home.

Comments on Fact.

In commenting on this matter the

property owner said, "Some of those

who lmve speculative tendencies and

wish to invest in Canada where taxes

are low should first ascertain

what the taxes amount to at home

and In the distant country. I have

found out -and am paying twice as

much tax in Canada for the same

property values that 1 do in liurleigh

county.

Ill EXPLOSION

E

Rescue Work Being Hurried at

Boomer Company Mine.

West Virginia.

Boomer, W. Va., Nov. 30.—Rescue

parties worked desperately tonight to

penetrate the workings of mine No. 2

of the Boomer Coal and Coke com­

pany, where an explosion caused by

a'blowout shot occurred today. Thh

ty miners were at work at the time,

but mine officials declare all but 30

had been accounted for.

Thirty Recovered From Mine.

Thirty had been recovered tonight,

by rescuers. E. A. Bell, chief clerk of

the company, said that thirty were

still missing. All suffered from the

effects of the explosion but none was

in a serious condition, except one man

whose leg was broken.

Saw Many Apparently Dead.

Ten miners were rescued from a

sub entrance at 6 o'clock in a semi­

conscious condition. When revived

they said they had seen many mei.

apparently dead a short distance from

where the explosion occurred.

W

FORD PEACE INVITATION

Miami, Fla., Nov. 30.—William J.

Bryan today said he had been forced

to decline to sail on the peace ship

on December 4. He said, however,

that he approved the plans and "ex­

pected to join the party later in Eur­

ope.

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THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 286 ^(NBWS OF THE WORLD) BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA^ WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1,1915. (BY ASSOCIATE) PRESS) FIVE CENTS

Senator Overson of Williston Ap­

pointed to Fillj Place and

Has Accepted.

QUESTION RAISED AS

TO ELIGIBILITY

Surprises for Many of the People

Who Have Beeil Closely Iden­

tified Withjtoard.

Tuesday aternoon a change was

made in the personnel of the board of

control when Hon. J. \V. Jackson of

Williston resigned to accept another

position, and Senator w'illard Over

son, Williston, of the Forty-first sena­

torial district, was appointed to take

the place vacated by Jackson.

Surprise to Ail.

The resignation of Mr. Jacksou was

a distinct surprise to all of his friends.

Even the people of tbe c.apitol had no

intimation of the act until the matter

had been fully consuni mated and the

appointment of Senator person to the

position made. Mr. Jackson retires in

order to give more time: to a business

proposition which he has recently

been investigating. A short synopsis

of his life is given he low.

Hon. J. W. Jiickson.

Joseph W. Jackson vas born at

Madison, Wisconsin, in 1878. Ills

parents were both E",iriFh his fath­

er. "DrTd./A. JkirfnotiFaStvisii during

the Civil war in the medical service,

being connected with the famous 8th

Wisconsin (Old Abe) regiment. Mr.

Jackson was educated in the public

schools of Madison, and later at Wis­

consin university. He came to North

Dakota in 1899 and located south of

Williston on the Missouri river, where

he engaged extensively in stock rais­

ing. In 1905 ho moved to Williston

and engaged in the farm mortgage

business, in which lie has made a

marked success. Mr. Jackson has

been secretary and president of the

Williston Commercial club, mayor of

the same city, and was serving

second term as a member of the state

board of control.

Mr. Jackson and Miss Julia Morris,

of Madison, Wisconsin, were married

in 1901, and have five children.

Is Well Known.

Nearly everyone in North Dakota

who is at all versed in the history of

the state and in its legislative work,

is familiar with the achievements and

efforts of Senator Overson. A brief

summary of his life us given in th$

North Dakota Blue Hook is given:

Senator Overson.

Willard B. Overson, of Williston.

senator from the Forty-first legisla­

tive district, was born at Cambridge,

Wis., November 28. 1872. TFe was

married in June 1006 to Miss Alicc

Dillon, a daughter of Colonel Moses

Dillon of Sterling, III. tie was grad­

uated at the Cambridge high school

in 1890, from the University of Wis­

consin in 1894, and from the lav,

school of the same institution in 1896.

He came to \. illiston in 1899. Was

state's attorney in Williams county

tvo terms, elected to the senate in

1908, and re-elected in 1912, as a re­

publican.

Mr. Overson studied law in La Foll

lette's office and is a close friend of

U. L. Burdick.

Is Act Constitutional?

The question has Ijceu raised as to

the eligibility of Senator Overaon to

qualify for the ollice. Section $9.

•Constitution of the State of .North Da­

kota, says:

'Wo :ricn:rJor of the legislative

assembly shall, during the term

for which he -was elected, 'oe ap­

pointed or elected to any civil of­

fice in this slate which s-iall

have been created, or the emolu­

ments of whicli slia.ll have been

increased, during the term for

which he was elected nor shall

any memlber receive any civil ap­

pointment from ie governor, or

governor and senate, during the

term for which he shall have

'been elected."

Raises Question on Others.

If Cie foregoing section applies !.'•

Senator Overson. it will likewise ap­

ply to the appointment of Hon. Jo­

seph Purcell to the secretary's of­

fice of the game and fish control and

also to the appointment of Senator

Englund of Ward to tlie office of dep­

uty bank examiner.

JANE AiDDAMS IN HOSPITAL.

Chicago, i*ov. 30.—Jane Addams,

settlement worker and peace advo­

cate. was taken to the Presbyterian

hospital today, suffering from a fever,

which, it was said, was severe but not

critical. The exact nature of her ill­

ness has not been determined.

FACTORY

Dr. Buenz Takes Stand and In­

forms Court That He Alone

Is Blamable.

SECURED NEUTRAL SHIPS

TO SEND WAR SUPPLIES

Simply Followed Orders of His

Government Plans Made in

Fall of 1913.

iNew York, Nov. 0.—The German

government was revealed as the main­

spring of the movement to sue'eor

German cruisers at sea with coal and

supplies shipped on neutral vessels

from American ports early in the war,

toy testimony of Dr. von Buenz, man­

ager of the Hamiburg-American line.

Dr. lEuenz took the witness stand

late today in the trial of himself «and

other line officials and employes for

conspiracy to defraud, the United

States.

iHelped to ftttind. .u

Dr. Buenz, elderly and someyv'iat

infirm, was assisted to the witness

stand, after WSlli&m Rand, Jr., had

concluded the opening addft&p'to the

jury in behalf of the 'defense.

Previously Federal' .fudge' HfrWe had

heard protracted arguments upon a

motion of Mr. Rand toidiUnVis'sthe in­

dictment. This motion wa^ "denied

and Dr. Buenz was the chief witness

for his own cause. The first being a

local customs house employe, who

identified certain clearance pajwrs in

the'case.. A

Aqreement Antedated War.

In the fall of 1913, Dr. Buenz testi­

fied, he received from the head officer

the line in Hamburg a letter which

notified him that his superior officers

and the German government had

signed an agreement which would-be

come operative in time of war—of

which there was not then a whisper.

The letter outlined the salient

CLOTURE RULE

BE

(points

of the agreement, which were, as re­

called iby Dr. Buenz, about a3 fol­

lows

Must Send Supplies.

"That the Hamiburg-American line

•would undertake to send coal and

supplies to any German war ships

needing them in the Atlantic ocean

should Germany engage in war and

should there be any war ships in We

Atlantic at that time."

Signals Provided.

"Thiit certain methods of communi­

cation would bo used by the whole

office of the line in Hamburg to ad­

vise the line officials in New York

where to send I he supply ships."

Received Messa^:.

There the matter rested until flic

.list of July, 1!M4. On the morning

of that day, when the shadow of war

rested over Europe, 'Dr. Buenz re­

ceived a cablegram rom Hamburg, as

follows:

"Are you prepared to carry out our

agreement with the German govern­

ment?" To this he sent one word

book over the wires: "Yes." iAnd

then feeling that German ships were

soon to be swept by Allied war ships

from the sea, he set in motion the

machinery to provide neutral vessels

to carry cargoes of coa\ and supplies

to his compatriots in the South At­

lantic. Thus, the defense contends,

was fashioned what the American

government has tried to term the con­

spiracy to deceive and defraud Uie

United States. Dr. Buenz said the ac­

tivities of the three other defendants,

all his subordinates in i\:ie line, that

lie alone was to iblame, II there was

any blame. Attorney Rand told the

jury in his opening address that in

any event Dr. Buenz was simply fol­

lowing orders.

Democrats in Caucus Are Confi­

dent That Senate Will Fall

in Line.

Washington, Nov. !(.—Democrats

of the senate will resume their caucus,

tomorrow and arc prepared for a live­

ly discussion over a report from the

special rule committee recommending

a modified form of limitation on de­

bate. Senator Owen, chairman of the

special committee, said tonight he ex­

pected the cloture rules would be ap­

proved by the caucus and later met

with the approval of the senate.

The president pro tempero of the

senate and vice-chairman of the cau­

cus will be elected tomorrow. The

re-election of Senator Clarke of Ark­

ansas is expected.

=sf"

FRIDAY NOT

Celebrated Traveler and Lecturer

to Appear in Lyceum

Course.

Lincoln Wirt, who lectures here Fri­

day evening on the European war, is

a celebrated traveler. His explora­

tions in the artic and in other un­

known parts of the world have earn­

ed him ihe title of Fellow in the Iloyal

Geographical Socicty. He has a great

story and tells it vividly. He was eh

gaged to speak on his artic explora­

tions, but cft-hit* v*J%«ru to. HtwMire- uti

brought brought back a story cjf such

breathless interest, a message ot such

vital importance, that everything else

is forgotten. His journeys in the war

zone took him to the 6cene of great

battles, to hospitals where the sick

and wounded lay, to trenches where

terrific fighting was going on. He was

in London during one of the most fat­

al of the Zeppelin raids in Italy when

that country declared war against

Austria. His lecture is an appeal to

which America may well give heed.

Eminent Testimony.

'Doctor Gunsaulus: "Dr. Wirt's lec­

tures bring back the fine old days of

the lecture platform: Again one seems

to be hearing Bayard Taylor, with tne

added grace and light which we used

to know in John B. Gough's descrip­

tions of men and things.

"The companionship I have enjoyed

with one whom the Armour Institute

of Technology has hastened to add to

her list of distinguished and honored

'Fellows' will not be forgotten in the

certainty of Dr. Wirt's larger influ­

ence as a. public educator."

Lorado Taft: "Last night at Ful

lerton Hall, .Art Institute, the one

thousand members of the Polytechnic

Society of Chicago gave their enthus­

iastic approval to Lincoln Wirt. Spon­

taneous applause called him before

the curtain many times.

"Speakers of international fame

have given us of their best, but this

graphic recital of adventure and

achievement held us spellbound, ana

thrilled every listener as never be­

fore in the nine Jars of our lecture

course."

Governor Hadley of Missouri: "I

want to tell you of the pleasure I had

in this most enjoyable lecture. It

brings not only a realization of the

hardships incident to life beyond the

Arctic Circle, but graphically pre­

sents a great national problem—a

great national duty. It is more than

a story of adventure: It is an import­

ant instruction to the American peo­

ple."

Bishop Quayle: "Of travel lectures

this, in my judgment, has no superior.

It is simple, straight-forward, manly,

modest, thrilling. It gave me great

pleasure and profit.

"Any community can do itself a real

service by securing this modest hero

and discoverer for the enlarging of its

community life."

U. S. Senator Burkett: "Thrice

have I heard Lincoln Wirt. H"is is al­

ways splendid message. No lectur­

er leaves a finer impression.'

ISIS NAME WIIRDRAWtt

Oyster Lay. L. I.,

Nov.

30.—'Former

President Theodore Roosevelt an­

nounced today that he had requested

the secretary of state of Nebraska to

withdraw his name from tlie ballot to

Ibe used in the coming primaries in

that state.

!Mr. 'Roosevelt had just recently

ibeen

notified that a ballot petition

in his Ibehalf as a candidate for the

republican nomination for president

had been filed with the Nebraska sec­

retary of state.

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EXPLOSION KILLS, 31

MORTALLY WOUNDS 4

DEMOLISHED PLANT

DUPONT POWDER WORKS AT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,

BLOWN TO ATOMS YESTERDAY AND BUILDINGS

FOR MILES AROUND WERE SHAKEN

BY DETONATION.

Wilrniugton, Del.{ Nov. :i0.—Thirty-one workmen were killed

and several fatally Injured today in a terrific explosion of about

four tons of black powder in tlie packing house of the Hagley-Du-

Pont Powder company. It was the worst accident that lias occur­

red in any of the company's factories iu a quarter cf a ccntury.

The cause of the blast is not known.

According to a statement issued by

the company the "origin will probably

always remain a mystery." Neverthe­

less, a most severe investigation lias

been started by officials of the com­

pany and every employee who was

near the building that was blown to

pieces will be put through a thorough

examination in the hope that some

clue as to the causc might be learned.

No Theory of Cause.

There was the usual rumor afloat

that some outside agency may have

caused the explosion. But Du Pont

officials said tonight there was not a

shred of evidence upon which to hang

any theory.

Nearly All Young Men.

Nearly all the victims were young

men between 16 and 21 years old.

Quite a number of them lived in and

about Wilmington.

The explosion occurred In the pack­

ing house where blacK pellets arc pre­

pared for shipment: These pellets' Kre

used fo? rifles and other purposes.and

are being shipped to the warring na

{Ioust"

ecurred At ...

1: :IO o'clock whena .slight

Occ

It wap

explosion vas heard irf the neighbor*

hood followed by another one .leaver

which was succ6?aed by a tprriiic

flash that not only rocked the whtole

valley but shook and startled tbe

whole of Wilmington.

Only a Hole Left.

Workmen ran from every building

and shop in the wide area which the

company's plant covers. A great col­

umn of smoke rose on the spot where

the building stood and ^When the

cloud disappeared therei was only a

big hole in the ground.

'Sickening, Horrible Sight.

Workmen who survived the tremen­

dous flash said the scene was one of

horror. Krom every tree left stand­

ing in the neighborhood there was

hanging either pieces of flesh or pSrt

of clothing worn by the unfortunate

men.

Blown to Atoms.

Forty-six men were in the packing

house when the powder exploded and

not enough of any of them was left

for identification, with the exception

of Allen A. Thaxter, the foreman. A

part of his body was found hanging

on a tree across the bridge. It was

identified by shreds of clothing that

still clung to it.

Were Working Outside.

Four of the thirty men killed were

blown to pieces while at work beside

the packing house. The pellet house

was a one-story frame building, 18x20,

and was divided into six rooms. Not

a single part of it was to be found.

Nearby buildings were badly damag­

ed. The men injured were outside

the plant. They were struck by de­

bris and all were badly mutilated.

One or two had eyes blown out and

several lost an arm or leg.

May Have Been Caused by Spark.

One theory advanced by workmen

of the yards is that the explosion may

have originated in a spark from a

horse shoe or froip a spark caused by

small car running over some powder,

causing a llash to reach the powder in

the car exploding it and the powder

in the house.

RESIGNED OFFICE FtW

Rev. S. A. Danford, who has for a

short time enjoyed the temporary ap­

pointment as deputy examiner in the

bank examiner's office, has resigned

and will devote his time to the min­

isterial and evangelist work. Rev.

M.r. Danford left for Montana, to take

up some churc'i work the first of the

week.