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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE LEAD
GREAT ADVANCE MADE IN BET
TER FARMING MOVEMENT
MANY COUNTY AGENTS

Nothing, not even politics, has at
tracted so much attention to North
Dakota in the last few years as the
success Of the Better Farming move
ment in the state. Newspapers and
magazines have watched the working
out of the experiment and have given
North Dakota credit for leading the
modern agricultural movement. 9th
err states have not been slow to follow,
however, and at least dozen agri-
cultural states are today organized
for better farming upon the lines
which have proven successful in North
Dakota. Now comes western Can
ada to adopt the same methods. Far
mers and business men of Saskatch-
evan are now organizing their terri
tory upon exactly the same lines
which North Dakota adopted three
years ago.
When it is remembered that the
Better Farming movement was intro
duced into North Dakota only three
years ago this rapid progress and
spread of the idea is really remark
able. With more than half of the
counties of the state now cooperating
with the State Experiment station and
one eighth of all the better farming
field agents in the United States en-
ployed here, North Dakota still holds
good lead in the better farming
movement. 1t is more than likely
that North Dakota will be the first
state in the United States to bring
every square mile of her territory un-
der the county agent plan.
While the better farming program
was introduced into North Dakota by
the Better Farming assosiation, which
was in the experimental stage sup
ported by individuals, some in North
Dakota and some in Minnesota with
large interests in North Dakota, the
work is now wholly under the control
of the state federal governments. 1t
is wholly supported by federal appro-
priations supplemented by a proper
tionate amount secured in each local
ity where better farming agent is
located. Every county in the state
may take up the cooperative work
and secure an agricultural field agent
by providing it's proportion of the ex-
pense. Most counties now co-operat-
ing have raised their share of the ex.
pense by local taxation but in some
cases the fund has been raised volun-
tarily by the farmers benefited or by
the farmers and local business men
jointly.
The federal appropriation which
furnishes large proportion of the ex-
pense for county field agent work in
North Dakota comes under the Smith
Lever law which provides $4,000 for
the first year in North Dakota and
an increasing amount for other years
provided the state raises an equivalent
amount. Congress also provides more
than half the amount which is being
spent for agricultural research work
in North Dakota yearly, giving $780,
600 while the state aporopriates $685.
900. For extension and research work
combined the state experiment sta
tion thus has approximately $4,000
year.
The county agent work is likely ia
be very much enlarged this year. Di-
rector Thomas Cooper of the Expert
ment Station is working with several
counties which want county agents.
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SHARES GRIEF
OF PRESIDENT
HUSBAND AND DAUGHTERS
WERE kNEELING AT BEDSIDE
WHEN DEATH ANGEL CAME

Washington, Aug. Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, wife of the president,
died at the White House at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Death came after
a brave struggle of months against
Bright's disease, with complications.
The president is completely unnerved
by the shock, and his grief heart
rendering. He bore up we'll under the
strain, however, and devoted himself
to his daughters.
Group Awaits End
The end came while Mrs. Wilson
was unconscious. Her illness took a
turn for the worse shortly before 1
o'clock in the afternoon. From then
on she grew gradually weaker. Kneel-
ing at the bedside at the end were the
president and three daughters, DR.. G.
Gravson, U. S. NJ, and the nurse were
in the room. Just outside the door
were Secretary McAdoo and Francis
Sayre. President Wilson's son-in-laws,
and Mr.. Tumulty, his secretary.
Congress AdjOurns
Both houses of congress adjourned
when Mrs. Wilson's death was an
nounced. For brief time the wheels
of government were practically STOP
ped, while everyone paid respect to
the presidents great loss.
Last Hope Gone
The beginning of the end came at
10 o'clock in the morning when DR.. E.
P. Davis, of Philadelphia. called for
consultation and realized that the
time for hope had passed. He took
the president into the Red room of
the White House, and in broken
voice told him the truth. President
Wilson's face blanched, but he bore
the shock we'll. The president then
took his daughters. Mrs. McAdoo,
Mrs. Sayre and Margaret Wilson,
aside. and told them Of their mothers
condition. Until then they thought
there was chance for her recovery.
From then on, the president and his
daughters, remained constantly at the
bedside. The president held his wife's
CONTINUED on page 81
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PLUMMER TO TRAVEL

Frank PlDmmer, who has been en-
ployed in the First National Bank
handed in his resignation last Fri
day to take effect the first of Sep
tember. Mr.. Plummer has accepted
a position with Louis F. Dow & Co.,
of St. Paul. and his territory will be
the State of North Dakota.
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BABY PRIZES AT FAIR

There will be baby contest at the
Williams County Fair and there will
be three classes, babies six months
and under; six months to year and
those between the ages of one and
three. ..H
Doctors MacManus, Hagan and
Windell will be the judges.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
SHIP CANADIAN TROOPS

MontreaI,' Aug. 1I.@Ihe Br1tlsh
admiralty has cancelled all trans-At-
lantic sailings of the Allan line steam
ers Alsatian. Victorian, Corsican and
will use the vessels to transport sup
plies and troops presumably from Can
ada to Europe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
Bulgaria Neutral

Sofia, Aug. 12.-(via London)-
Premier Radoslavof announced in the
Sobranje that Bulgaria determined to
observe strict neutrality but must
take measures to repulse any viola
ton of her frontiers.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
GERMAN ARMY
ON TO BRUSSELS
FIRST GREAT BATTLE MAY BE
NEAR THERE-WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF

Brussels, Aug. 12.-Kaiser Will.
helms mighty army is on its way tc
Brussels. The turning movement tC
the north and west around Liege has
taken on vast proportions, and the
ewes of all Europe are now turned
upon this city which is menaced by
the legions of Germany, while the
armies of France, Belgium and Eng.
land are pouring into the plains ia
the east of Brussels to defend the city
The first great battle of the wal
seems destined to be fought within
earshot of Brussels.
This city is greatly excited. All
day trains of French artillery have
rumbled through the streets, and the
people gathered to cheer them and
wish them we'll.
It is not known how many English
are in the field, nor is anything given
out as to their disposal; but it is we'll
known that the allies are working to-
gether, and that they expect to meet
and turn back the Germans before
they can reach this city.
A close watch is kept on the Ger
man advance by French and Belgian
aeroplane scouts, but most of the in
formation they gather is kept secret
by the war department.
Two divisions of German cavalry,
with supporting infantry and artillery
are operating at Tongress, Is. miles
north Of Liege. where fighting has al
ready occurred. German engineers are
engaged in fortifying Tongress.
Last Sunday German cavalry pass
ed the outskirts of Liege, following a
route to the south of the province of
to Tongress and st. Trond,
and evidently proceeding toward Hes
baye.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
State of War in Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria, via London, Aug.
pa state of war has been pro-
claimed throughout Bulgaria to en-
able the government to prepare to
guard the frontiers against violations.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13

London, Aug. 1.-Two salient
points emerge from the latest news Of
the great war.
The first is what is described as the
"silent victory" on the North sea.
Steamship services from Denmark to
CONTINUED on page 81
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Misses Ruth Marmon and Fern
Lacey are in from Marmon this week
to take the teachers examinations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
FOR AUTHORS LEAGUE

unique entertainment for the benc-
MT OF the Authors League Is being
planned TO be given a. the Plaza liote!
N Thursday afternoon. February ~, at
. $50
The feature OF the entertainment will
lie unique moving picture him, which
is now being made 10y the NitaRraph
Company especially for the occasion and
upon which 1t is spending $4,000.
The Aim vii! show eight prominent au-
thors. members of the league. who Will
be Miss Ida Tarbell. Amelie Rives (Prin-
cess Troubetzkoy, Booth Tark!ngtsn'
George Barr McCutcheon. Rex Beach, FL
lis Parker Butler. Louis Joseph Vance
and Cleveland Moffett. Each author will
first be shown writing In his or her library
and then the fayoritc scene from the ia
vorite book of the author will Ice repro
luced on the film In moving pictures.
These pictures are now being taken at
the studios of the Nitagraph Company In
Brooklyn. Miss Tarbell and the Princess
Troubetzkoy will go to the studio on Mon
day afternoon OF next week for the pur-
poss OF having their pictures taken on the
MIN. Messrs. Beach. McCutCheon and
Butler will be there on Tuesday and
photographer from the Nitagraph Com
pany will probably be sent TO India
napols for the special purpose Of taking
Booth Tarkington's picture. This flm
will be shown AZ the entertainment At
the Plaza.
Another feature of the entertainment
will be short readings by prominent mem
bcrs OF the Authors League from their
own work. The readers will be introduced
by Augustus Thomas. and while they are
reading James Montgomery Flagg, who
will have his easel on the stage, will do
cartoons OF the readers. and these will be
sold at auction during the afternoon,
John Luther Long will read a passage
from Madam Butterfly" and other read
ers will be Jack London. Percy MacKaye,
Henry Sydnor Harrison. Rupert Hughes
Rachel Crothers. Mary Stewart Cutting
and Josephine Daskam Bacon.
A special one act play is being ar
ranged for the occasion and will be pro-
duced by Cyril Maude and Miss Laurette
Taylor tMrs. j. Hartley Mannersl, Miss
Ruth Draper will give one OF her well
known monologues and there will be some
Indian songs by Dyneman Prince. Many
prominent members OF the Authors
League have donated copies OF their latest
hook with an autographed inscription. and
these will be sold AT auction by Augustus
Thomas, Gelett Burgess and VIII Irwin.
The entertainment promises to be a
unique feature of the winter season, and
on account OF the limited number OF seats
the price OF tickets will be s.. They may
he procured at the office of the Authors
League, 80 Broad street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
FORECLOSURE ON PIERCE HOME
Stone Dealers House ON East Sist
street MOrtgaxed for 5000. 900.

Suit was begun yesterday 10y the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company against
John and Abby h, PIERCE to foreclose
a mortgage on their property, five story
dwelling AT IL East Fifty first street, just
across from ST Patricks Cathedral and
in the block with the Union Club The
property is valued at about 5000. 600 and
is mortgaged for 100000 which amount
the life insurance company wants paid,
The mortgage was placed in 1905,
Mr.. PIERCE IL president OF the John
Perce Company probably the largest
stone dealers In this part OF the country.
He was one of the hackers Of John Il.
Mcdonald, who built the present subway,
and is said to have made large profits
out OF many big contracts, including that
for supplying stone for the Public Library
building at Albany. 100000 contract.
Recently he sold the thirty story West
street Building to the American Sugar
Refining Company, receiving In payment
for his equity, according to report, little
cash, hut much vacant land.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
AUTHOR BUYS EGGS
POLITELY IN ANDES

Harry A, Franck, the wandering author
OF "a Nagabond Journey Around the
World' and Zone Policeman S." is
somewhere In the wlds OF South America
Just where. no one 80 far away as the
United States knows. One OF his most
recently received letters, mailed from La
Paz, Bolivia, told In humorous detail of
his long trip down the spine Of the South
American continent from Bogota TO
Buenos Ayres. He writes In part
"From the day I left Lima until |
landed here ! did not have "A single cold
meal. so much for the cooking outfit /;
carry one by all means. Forty degree
alcohol Is to be had at a sol a bottle In
some six or seven towns along the way.
Eggs are plentiful. though in the Andes,
when you enter a shop with four bushel
baskets OF them sitting around In various
corners, the invarahle reply is, They
are not for sale The proper and la
mode answer TO this Is to say In your
most fluent and regal Quechua, 'Of course,
know very well they are not for sale /;
no Andne lady who considers herself a
lady would think OF selling eggs--mean-
while you are fllling your basket or
sacks with the fruit In questlon--'hut
have taken three dozen. how much do
I owe your
'"rhe answer IL sure 70 be . meek
Dos reales. senor.'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
WHY MY NEW NOVEL CENTRES
ROUND A REVOLT OF WOMEN

, son Crusoe" Ia the degree In which Swift
was greater human being than DE Foe.
ne Foe was merely an observer. a man
who 1otted down impartial notes OF what
no saw as he passed through life, Swift
was an observer too but he was also a
! thinker, rebel, satirist He was OF
Dantes kidney--a great muckraker. Yet
when he came to write his magnificent
satire "Gulliver's Travels" he took pains
! TO tell first straight story and to bury
his rebellions and disgusts and loathings
so deep that they CLEAN through the mar
rative only here and there He produced
story so exciting that a child can read
IL from beginning to end without realiz-
ing that those rebellions and disgusts
and loathings are In 1t. And yet II the
child reflects on "Guliver's Travels" as
he grows older he must see that there
| Is flame OF revolt back OF the narrative
| that throws a lurid Light on human ma
ture
When / came to write angel Island
l borrowed leaf from the book OF these
two masters. l decided to use the ship
wreck uninhabited island situation and
decided TO use new race OF creatures
winged women. I wanted to make these
| winged women romantic and beautiful. ]
wanted to make their discovery and cap
ture adventurous and exciting. But /
wanted to make my heroes on the other
| hand five typical Americans. thinking the
! thoughts OF ordinary American men and
talking In the slang OF every day
wanted to write n story that children
could read without getting the dark ul-
4 terror motive and l wanted TO write a
story which would compel people 70
realize the conditions which at this mo-
ment make unrest and ferment in one en-
| tire sex
| 1t was not easy writing angel Island, -
for 1 had the perturbing and disquieting
sensation all the time OF writing two sto-
ries ut once. Very often after I had
finished weeks work found tina,
| though the story seemed to have gone
ahead famously I had moved out OF touch
| with the symbolism. or though the sym
bolism was apparert-perhaps too APP
parent-the story Jagged. Ii seemed TO me
that the hardest thinking have ever done
was the welding OF the two when they
started to associate. wrote the frs,
chapter at least twenty-five times the
first half of tho book five times, the las,
half three times. On and of I was -four
years writing IL. But my real trouble
came when I finished my first version. Ir
that there were no children. 1t was sug.
gested to me that the introduction of chill.
dren would help. saw that that was
true. but II was long time before
saw how I could get them in and In wha,
way. Then one day II came 10 me tina,
the fight must not be made by the women
lVr WOIIltH nave
never yet fought for themselves alone.
saw that the fight must be made for their
children.
I will adm the spirit of humorou.
confession-since ! have seemed TO men
ton myself frequently in connection with
two great masters of English prose. that
have plenty OF moments in which
think ] have fallen far short OF the &C
complishments OF the late Mr.. De Foe
and the late Mr.. Swift.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
u, I>Ez NAMES GILMORE.

,...,r, ",rcot isi,,a, ,.,,, +,
4,o,,n,7o ,ho, ,,,,,,,s -,
-. e"''''e WI iu
"."' "'N' Va "''"'' 'cNoit-tne
i,uus. movement III short-is back of
al nc minor political and social eddies
Ella, O..5,n are making to-day. I chose
.,t. ~. .vrboIic form for ".,,uo,
sue
Island because ! pcii.Ne 'nat IL Is the
most tt'""S way VI manning o"'ious truths
obvious ~ eNti pou!' VI ure iiius,rlous
dead, AFS'oi''a"eS' -r.eop' pai"e, swift
and Bun! an nave h'os, successfully USED
the s\lnuo'C ioI"l Vi riouerh Wr'ters.
Naur'm"hH' Nos'ahu anu Maeterlhck. -!
suppose u We shou.u take ,he consensus OK
opihioh Oh an Ihs''sn speakii!s people
We s1"u'd iiu 'na'' ai.er 'ne bioie ana
shaNesl,"ie' hopliisom Crusoe ana iui-
lNers IiaN'.s were .he TWO most popu-
lar DOCKS III '"e I'"ei'sh ,ansuaee'
neiIeNe 'hat 'he popularity vi fopin-
son Cfusoe ies'S On WV iac's hrst' that
the cehtIh sluatioh IL absolutely real
and couId happen 10 anyoody. an ad-
venture th"' III our chiiuhood we all
hoped TO experiences some Day l. e. ship
wreck on an uHiiihapiteu isiahu seconu,
tAat X y written with inc minimum OF
literary eHect ana the maximum 81
convincing detalI. rms thene--shlpwreclt
OF an unihhaoi'ea island-is good 800
days IN the year III is STOCK situl-
ton, as oid as yesterday ana as new
as tomorrow sometimes think that
It should be part OF the apprentice
ship 81 all young writers TO turn out at
least one shlpwreck -uninhabited-island
story AS IL Is " would De almost impos-
sble TO count the stories, realistic and
fuctul. that have already been woven
about this theme. The truth or the matter
H. that YOU nave only 10 imagine any two
people you know shipwrecked on an I'M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07

several publications in this held. notably
Irrigation and Drainage" and The Soii"
both OF which are In the Rural Science
Series"
Fame takes strange forms Rem. Cary
Sheffield. whose husband threatened suit
because he claims that he Is the villain In
her recent novel. The Golden Hollow" has
been rendered an offer TO go into vaudeviil.
and a Flf.h avenue hat ies ler has named a
new style OF hat after Balmacaan, the couu-
Try place where Frederick Townsend Martin
author OF Things Remember" spends SO
much o: his time.
Mrs. Nema swanson Howard, the trans
lator OF Selma Lagerlors THE Wonderful
adventures of Nils" lectured on Selma
Lagerlof at the Studio club o. New York
on February 2 She gave Interesting per-
sonal "reminiscences OF Miss Laserlo. and
read passages from "Nils." the child classic
by the famous swedish authoress
william Caine, a relative Of Hall Caine
and the author OF "Honman's Chance
whose Irresistible Intruder" has just been
published by John Lame Company, Is shortly
TO visit this country.
Edna Ferber. who Is spending a few days
/ in New York before sailing for an extended
/ visit abroad was the guest OF honor al a
tea given Tuesday by the editors OF the
american Magazine. Among the writers
4 and publishers present were Ida VI. Tarbell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07

Kathleen Norris. Mrs. Wilson woodrow,
stewart Edward white. VIII Irwin. Frank
lin =. Adams. T. A. DAILY. Rutger Jewett
Albert A. Boyden. William Morrow and John
y Phillips.
Readers Of Stewart Edward White will be
Interested to hear of the organization OF
THE White Brotherhood" Stewart Edward
White was the guest Of honor at a dinner
given In New York recently by Doubleday
Page 4 Co. his publishers. To every ons OF
the twenty-five persons present was given
as souvenir of the occasion ten volume vel
OF Mr. Whites works. Into the first volume
was bound special page, at the top OF
which was printed THE White Brother
hood" This page was autographed by Mr.
white and then by all those present,
Kathleen Norris's new novel, The
Treasure" deals with a home problem In
which the servant question figures. While
..rhs Treasure" was being written one OF
the maids In Mrs, Norris's employ was dis
covered reading the manuscript.
why, this has = lot about servants ano
running q kitchen In It. hasn't III" She
exclaimed, Mrs. Norris admitted that the
hook PRESENTED some modern phases OF AZ
old problem. with a suggested solution
well" said the maid artless'y, you Ger
,.inly ought TO he able TO make II viva
YOU had enough trouble with servants
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
LATEST NEWS OF BOOKLAND

Is his ftne tribute to frOr. Norton. READ
before the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety last June. OF Death and Fame:
have planted q flower on the peak;
My soul has cast Its star.
Star and peaki and dawn's astreahi
And my tomb is where they are.
Though never q climber scale the height
Where my love exhaies its FIRE.
Though only the heavenly side OF night
Shakes with my souls DESIRE
There. on the peak. a iifes perfumsi
There. cresting the dark a star!
There. light that breaks upon q tomb
And fame Is where they are.
Fifteen hitherto unpublished pieces
are included with THE Collected Poems"
OF Margaret L. Woods (Lanc). OF these
new compositions two successive ones,
Under the Lamp" we'll worded but
utterly unconvincing bit Of academic
sociologizing about q might wandering
woman" who will have her ending
Like a crushed worm in the mire OF the
city," and High Tide on the Victoria
Embankment." are an object lesson In
the relative productivity under the
poets ploughshare Of fields native or
alien to the muse. Mrs. Woods offers
nearly 400 pages Of closely printed
verse, most of 1t OF high quality. some
of 1t impressively beautiful. a consid-
cradle achievement.
So delicate and sure an art as that
Of Arthur Symons, not decadent in his
"Knave of Hearts" OLAne). gives pause
to the impulse to criticise the modern
poet horde for its choice of subjects.
~ 10
even tragic, themes without being
brutal. Some of the moderns with their
shibboleth of realism" cannot see
muck. but they must prove its presence
by wallowing in 1t and displaying the
stains. Mr.. Symons's workmanship is
careful but unobtrusive.
A noteworthy piece of work has been
done by George Rafael Noyes and
Leonard Bacon in their Heroic Ballads
of Serv!a" (Sherman. French and Com
pany). Folk poetry Is always interest
ing. and this of the Servians has
adventurous contemporary claims tC
attention in addition 10 It's inheren,
permanent literary and historical bear
ing From The Ballad OF Kosovo":
And now rods out Tsar Lazarus with hi.
whole host along.
Seventy thousand gallant serbs ana sever
thousand strong.
They scattered the Turks by Kosovo; the,
scarce would let them stand
To look upon the army for the liiting OF tn,
hand.
Then would the Tsar have won the war FOL
Servia by Gods aid
Gods curse be on Nuk Brankovich, tn
bastard that betrayed
The father OF his wife that tide'--ths tsa
OF all the land
The Turks smoto down Tsar Lazarus with
the edges OF the brand.
Seven and seventy thousand men lay deaC
upon the SOD.
| All gallant Serbs and their pure blood wa
dear unto their God
! Readers unable to enjoy these stirrint
/ pieces in the original may wonder JUS
how strictly accurately the English bal
lad meter and vocabulary reproduce
the spirit and form OF the Servian
d The collection gives every evidence o
faithful adherence 10 the spirit of tn
| rugged original.