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Coming Euents.

. . . . . . . . . .
. (Mayors and Commercial Clubs
. are invited to send in dates for
. this column.)
. Sports tournament, Pulkwana
. August II and IL.
. Old Settlers Picnic and 25th
. Anniversary celebration, FIT.
. Pierre, August II and IL.
Brule County Fair, Kmball,
. S. D., Aug. 26, 27 and %.
. Hanson county fair, Alexan-
. dria, September 2, 3 and A.
Sanborn county fair at Rus
. kin park, near Forestburg, on
. September 2, 3 and 4.
Aurora county fair, at Plank
. inton, S. D., September o, 10
. and II.
. State w. c. I. U. convention,
in Mitchell, September IL, 12,
. 13 and IL.
State fair at Huron, week Of
. September IA. "a
. Sixteenth annual Corn Palace
. Mitchell, week of September %
. to October 3, inclusive.
. State Presbyterian synod
. meets in Mitchell October s.
. Fourth Annual Picnic Of
. Edues Council X. of c., Ruskin
e Park, Tuesday, August 25.
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JOHN i. ERICK SON
DIES SUDDENLY Y
WE'LL KNOWN SOUTH DAKOTAN,
FOR YEARS CRAWFORD'S /.
SECRETARY, PASSES
AWAY AT WASH
INGTON.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-John l.. Erick-
son, of this city, attached to the
Washington office of United States
Senator Thomas Sterling. died sud-
denly yesterday morning at Wash
ington. No details came with the
telegraphic information that he is
dead.
Private Secretary Bitterness, OF
Senator Sterling's office, advised that
he would leave for Sioux Falls last
night to accompany the body home.
Mr.. Erickson was SIS years of age.
He leaves wife and five sons, three
of whom reside with their mother at
the family home. 413 West Seven
teenth street.
He was born In Norway. ; At the
age of 90 he came to America. He
was a highly educated man and a
deep student Of political and sociolo-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-06
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
NEAR U. S. COAST
HEARD EARLY TODAY
Heavy Guns Fire Ten
Shots Near Port
land, Me.
8 WARSHIPS NEAR.
Battleships of Three Warning
Powers Are Known to be
in American Waters.
8 WARsHIPs NEAR

Portland, Maine.-The firing of
heavy guns off the Maine coast was
heard early today. Eight or ten
shots within two minutes were heard
about seven O'Clock by the keeper of
the Portland observatory. The sound
seemed to come from a point twenty
five or thirty miles southeast of Port
land, probably in the vicinity of Sc
guin Island. The shots were also
heard at the harbor forts, at points
between here and Bath. The Seguin
is small island off the mouth of the
Kennebec river, few miles below
Bath.
1t is reported the firing was not
heard by the life savers at either
the Cape Elizabeth or Popham beach
stations. At Pophan beach, which
is near Seguin Island, the life savers
are certain they would have heard
the guns if there had been naval
engagement off Seguin. No informa-
tion is available at Bath or Booth
Bay harbor, but in this city reports
continued to come in from all SOURCES
that there had been heavy firing,
One of the newspaper officers re-
ceived at least two hundred inquiries
about it during the morning.
Eight Warships Near U. S. Coast.
New York City, Eight cruisers,
three German, three British and two
French-are lowering somewhere off
this coast. For days incoming
steamships reported news of frag-
mentary wireless messages, indicat-
ing that these vessels were in Am
erican waters, but no skipper was
able to fix their positions.
The firing off the coast of Maine
may have marked the first engage.
ment between either German and
English or German and French ships.
The British cruisers known to be in
American waters are the Berwick,
Essex, Lancaster. The German crui-
sers are the Dresden, Strassburg and
Karlshruhue; the French vessels are
the Conde and Descartes.
These vessels were primarily con-
cerned of late in attempts to inter-
cept merchant vessels of the enemy.
Several big liners, notably the Kron-
prinzessin Cecilie, which put into
Bar Harbor. yesterday, after aband-
oning her trip to Europe, had mar
row escape. Captain Polack of the
Cecilie believed at one time that she
was in Imminent danger of capture
by one of the French vessels
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LUsITANIA RISKS CAPTURE by
SAILING FOR LIVERPOOL

New York City.-In the face OF
possible capture by German cruisers
in the waters just outside the har-
Dor, the Cunard liner Lusitania to-
day passed out to sea on what prom
ises to be record-breaking trip tc
Liverpool While hoping to escape
capture by German cruisers by her
speed, 1t is said that the Lusitania's s
captain has the assurance of the
British naval authorities that she
will be met off Fire Island by the
British cruisers, Esex and Lancaster
and conveyed by them as far as
New Foundland, where it is reported
other British naval vessels would ac
company the liner to the Irish coast
The Lusitania slipped out to sea will
only her masterhead, and side lights
showing, at 1:55 a. m.
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commit TTEEAPPR0vE
LAST7WOMEMBERS
OF NEW BANK BOARD.
Confirmation of War
burg and Delano Is
Recommended.
TO HURRY SYSTEM.
New Bank Plan viii Be Put
Into Operation In Short
Time.
TO HURRY SYSTEM

Washington, D. C.-Confirmation
of Paul M. Warburg of New York.
and Frederick A. Delano, of Chicago.
president of the Monom railroad, to
complete the federal reserve board
was today recommended by the sem
ate banking committee. Their con-
firmation will follow quickly.
This means that the organization
of the new bank system will be rap
idly completed, as the other mem
.bers of the board have already been
appointed and confirmed. On &C.
count of the European war, the new
bank plan will be hurried into OPP
GRAFTON as it will provide q system
whereby the financial interests Of
the United States can be fully pro-
tected.
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PROBLEM OF EXPORTS SERIOUS
ONE FOR THE UNITED STATES

New York City.-Although the
financial machinery of the country
was working smoothly today as re-
suit OF the emergency measures. tax
en- yesterday to meet the present ex-
traordinary situation, little progress
was made toward resumption Of the
interchange of credits between the
old world and the new.
The great part of the import trade
from Europe already has been cut
off on account of the seizure of rail-
road facilities In France and Ger
many by the governments for mill
tary purposes and the holding In,
these countries. Merchandise Inn
portations here from France and
Germany alone average $1,OO0.O0O
daily.
Export Trade Big Problem.
The export trade presented still
larger problem. American exports to
Europe under normal conditions av-
erage $4,000,O00 daily. nearly 1-3 of
which is for France and Germany di-
rect. All of the trade, at least for
the moment, is blocked. The remain
der. including the one-third which
usually goes to England is halted
by the present tie-up Of facilities for
financing the export movement. With
this problem the commercial and
banking interests Of New York be-
gan to deal today, but even the most
experienced bankers were unable to
give an idea of what the solution
would be.
Stoppage of foreign trade already
has been reflected by the holding OF
wheat at ports and inland storage
points. The great Industries also be-
gan to feel the effects of this decis-
ion. The United States Steel cor
poration, for example, annually ex-
ports nearly 25 per cent of its en-
tire product. Word came from the
steel districts today that men were
being laid off
The copper trade was even more
directly affected since one half Of
the American output is exported. Sew
eral Of the larger copper companies
decided today to reduce their output
to one half. From The anthracite
fields came reports that operations
were being curtailed II was feared
in Wall street that If that portion a
the countrys industries dependent
upon the export trade should be cut
off indefinitel by a prolonged Eu-
ropean war. the result would be felt
seriously by the business community
and wage workers. fs. sss9s
The optimism was expressed In
some quarters, however, that q way
would be found To overcome these
conditions. 40 ~. fsis6
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.1c,rRs VIA LoNDoN-ApTER BoMBARDING ALGER-
IAN TOWN GERMAN CRUISERS GoEBEN bREshAo
AND PANTHER BY BRITISH AND FRENCH
sQuADRoNs, HAD BEEN AWAITING THEM FRENCH WAR
SHIPS CAPTURED THE GoEBEN BREsLAU AND SANK THE
PANTHER.
VIENNA AusrR1A-accoKpING THE NEuE FRElE PRESS
oErneEMS WA. as roRTaST MILITARY STATION OF
HUNGARY AND AUsTKIANs THE MACHINE
CRASHED GROUND AND THE TWO OFFICERS WE'RE
ST. PETERSBURG Russ1A-nuss1AN HAVE EsIAB-
En m Tn % IN
GERMANS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN M % ,auN
TO BE BURNING vahaAGEsonER AN ENORMOUS STRETCH
L1EGE, BELGUM-rHE CAPTURE OF THE BELGIAN FRoN-
TIER TOWNS OF w WAS EFFECTED GERMAN TROOPS AFTER
ENGAGEMENT LASTING SEVERAL HOURS m ~ Is ] snAin @
THE POPULATION RESISTED THEM THE TOWN row @ OF !,
K sE nnroRrIp As1 IS N TO- nsHAncS on
c. THE GERMAN @ MEM hMBasse @ IN l rn
THAT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN Berlin Berlin Hap @
aMEnioAN STATE DEPARTMENT. REPORT
OF n1SAo %
ED GOVERN NiENT WOULD ASK % FOB anonH
Err CREDIT HUNDREDNllIIloN DOLLARS ToMofSoM @
FOR MAKING a rorALoF ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR
VANcouvE GERMAN coSsy1ATE ATT ,oo 81
eagle above m the G aoo of of
t sn %heh with threats of
s s ss @ ,s
the ns psv fs sns' %ashps
sussss @ that
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losses s .ns o%Rase z
every accommodating parties
ss . s at
Island.
offered good ohlc
enth message to Emperor
Great
% i , p; s s S .
that to a friendship
in would afford
atin for gratitude ana happiness .s;oned
WILSON"
HOPE ACCEPTED
D. az
in is necessary o
their present status ey ~
agreemen
other measu
after
absence agreel
enttO Itb
messages pe a.
President Wilson, urging the acp
Of the goodo
""s" " ~ " CABLE Is CUT
cable Emden via the Azores was
Ais
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tied, calm and resolute trusting in
God"
Take Over Battleships.
London, England.-The British
admiralty officially announced that
the government will take over all
lbattleships now in course of con-
struction in Great Britain for for
eign powers.
This includes two Turkish dread
naughts, one completed and the 9TH
er nearly so, and two iestroyers
ordered by Chill. The battleships
have been renamed Erin and Agin-
court.
| Work is being pushed on all the
British vessels in the hands of re-
pairers and builders.
Italy has declared her neutrality,
but is mobilizing her forces on land
and sea. This is also true of Bel
GUM and Holland.
| Switzerland has also mobilized
her troops. Germany's demand on
the Belgian government to permit
the free passage of German troops
through Belgium was answered by
hasty preparations to resist such an
i advance across the Belgian territory.
: Spain is reported to be preparing
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a proclamation of her neutrality.

proclamation of her neutrality.
Austria-Hungary, for the moment
retired from her campaign against
Servia for the purpose of holding
back Russia.
Servia has mobilized with the re-
ported intention of invading Bosnia
Turkey Mobilizing.
Turkey has informed Great Brit
ain that the forces of the Ottoman
empire are being modified. The
mobilization, she says, is precau-
tionary measure, but that Turkey
will remain absolutely neutral.
In some quarters, however, it is
believed that this step is taken by
Turkey in fear of the Russian Black
Sea fleets attempt to force the Bos-
porus or that Russia may even land
troops on the Turkish shores of the
Black Sea to seize Constantinople.
With Turkey thus mobilizing
there is every possibility that
Greece and Roumania will also mo-
hilize their forces as a precaution-
airy measure against Turkey.
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sunrnarily shot.
GREAT BRITAIN DECLARES WAR.

London, England.-AI Europe is
the greatest war of modern times. An
will hurl their armies into the eneI
bloodshed of what is feared to be til
history.
Great Britain's declaration of VIZ
Russia, France, Great Britain, Servia
Hungary and Germany.
Italy has declared her neutralit
land and Switzerland have mobilized.
quiries of Russia and Germany, regal
to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live Ill
in case of certain eventualities. 1t i.
proclamation of neutrality.
Great Britain's declaration of
o'clock, following Germany's SUNNI;
that it respect Belgium's neutralit
had declared war on Great Britain
ity's statement.
Shortly after it became General
between Germany and Great Britai
man embassy here and groaned an
dows by throwing stones. A force
ed by the regular guard, drove off
Already two of the greatest wo
their strength. A British mine-lay
fleet, which pursued another BIRTHS
stroyer Pathfinder, but which escap
The Germans invaded Belgium ne
namur.
French fleet off the Algerian &C
| ther, it is unofficialls reported, ar
Eighty thousand volunteers, be
ready joined German army.
King George proclaimed the N
| the reading of this proclamation wa
More rigid than ever, a severe
European countries, making it extrt
rumored fighting in various places.
London, England.-The British
| foreign office issued the following
statement late yesterday:
lowing. to the summary rejection
| by the German government OF the
request made by his Britanic ma
jesty's government that the neutral
lity Of Belgium should he respected,
his majesty's ambassador at Berlin
4 has received his passports and his
niajesty's government has declared
4 to the German government that a
state of war exists between Great
Britain and Germany from eleven
;, o'clock, p. M, August a."
Thanks British Colonies.
;, King George addressed message
to all British colonies expressing his
depp appreciation of their spontan-
, eous assurances that they would give
. the fullest support to the mother
land.
"They recall to me" His Majesty
said, "The generous self sacrificing
] help given by them in the past to the
t mother country. I will be strength
: ened in the discharge of the grea
responsibility which rests upon mt
: by. the condent belief in this TIM
Of trial that my empire will be VI
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SAYS GERMANY FORCED
WAR UPON HIS NATION.
Paris, France.-President Poin-
care, in a message to the senate and
chamber late yesterday, declared that
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Graham guardian., 1914-05-15
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

Unexpected interest is being
shown in the formation of Boys and
Girls Clubs all over the State.
Among those who have recently re-
ported the formation of clubs are
5. B. Tatum, of Glendale, a Corn
Cub, and A. L. Paschall, of San
Simon, Grain Sorghum Club.
Through the efforts of Mr.. r. N.
Fredericks and Aaron H. Powers, of
Prescott, number of clubs are be-
formed in Yavapai County and about
S75worth of prizes have been offered.
In Glendale $50 worth Of prizes have
been offered. Reports from Gila
valley and Yuma indicate that a
total of fifteen or twenty clubs will
be formed in these two localities.
Prof. S. F. Morse, Agriculturist,
Agricultural Experiment Station,
who has charge of this work, states
that the interest ir the Boys and
Girls Club movement is greatly
exceeding his best expectations.
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15

herd, Four pure-bred animals Of
the same breed have recently been
added. Following the advice of the
dairy expert. better methods Of
feeding increased the yield of milk.
The herd records show that during
the year ending September 80, 1918,
the average yield of milk per COW
was 502 pounds more than during
the previous year. Because of the
improved condition of the buildings
a better price is received for the
milk, so with the increased yield,
combined with the higher value of
the product, the average profit from
each cow was increased to the ex-
tent of $24.79 per annum.-- Weekly
News Letter. ..
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15
INDEPENDENCE DAY

Right now is a good time to get
busy on Fourth of July celebration
A meeting of citizens should be
called and the committees who will
have charge of the different parts
of the program should be appointed
without delay, so that they can get
to work for the best celebration of
Independence Day ever held in SAT-
ford. .....
Last year we had very fine
celebration and the people from all
over the valley attended in large
numbers. Everybody. enjoyed the
day and went home well pleased.
The celebration this year should
be the best yet, and if we get to
work at once we will have time
enough to plan a program that will
bring people from all parts of the
county, as we'll as from Globe,
Miami, Bowie. Wilcox, Duncan,
Clifton and Morenci.
Independence Day is the day of
all days for US to celebrate. 1t
should be day of great enjoyment
for the people and it is up to US to
get busy and make the Fourth of
July, 1914, a red letter day in the
history of the Gila valley.
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15
HAS FORD FOUND THE KEY?

Is the Socia)istic problem on the
road to solution?
The whole world is watching with
deep interest the experiment of
profit sharing that Henry Ford is
making in his great factory.
Perhaps from this may be evolved
II permanently Harmonious relation
ship between labor and capital, the
arms and head of industry.
Ford himself is a living example
of how readily the laborer in this
country may become the capitalist.
Twenty years ago he was an employe
Of the Edison Company. Today he
is the. greatest automobile manu-
facturer in the world.-Clifton Min
ing Journal.
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYING
very II UTyI
w. K. CHAMBERS.

The owners of a farm in Virginia
which was managed in the old. fash
ioned way, kept 16 cows and sold
their butter in the local markets
for 27 to 30 cents pound. The
herd consisted of ordinary cows of
mixed breeding which were allowed
to run most Of the year, hut were
tied up in the "overshoot" at milk
ing time. In 1911, becoming dis
satisfied with results, the owners
decided t, ship cream to Washington, Z,
D. C. This was found to be more
profitable, as they received As to so
cents pound for butterfat; but on
the first visit of the district in.
spector the buildings were pro-
nounced insanitary. The cellar of
the dwelling house was used as q
dairy house; the barn was an old.
time general purpose barn; there
was no silo on the place. The water
supply, which was pumped by a
windmill from the neighboring
creek, was considered unfit for
washing dairy utensils. .s -
The owner built a new barn. n
dairy house and silo at a cost of
81, ,7S9. according to plans furnishes
by the department. The depart
ment furnishes such plans to per
sons contemplating the erection of
a new dairy barn, milk house, or
silu. or for the remodeling of an
old building, if requests are accom-.
panied by statements of character
and size of building desired. The
new barn is a one-story building
large enough for 30 cows. but so
constructed that the cows can be
kept clean with the least amount of
labor. The old barn was retained
for storage purposes.
Record sheets and scales for
weighing milk were obtained and
daily weighings of milk were made.
A representative from the depart
ment assisted in making tests Of
the milk with the Bahcock tester,
and gave advise about feeding and
general management.
At the present time the herd has
increased to 80 head of as good cows
of mixed breeds as could be pur-
chased, but it is doubtful II they
are as good as those in the original
herd. A pure-bred Holstein bull
has been placed at the head of the
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15

In addition, desire to say for
myself. that at the last election
voted for the Beebe tract. | did
this because q condemnation pro-
ceeding did not seem advisable, and
the best price offered on MIR. Hamp.
tons tract was $4,650.00 for what
believed to be about nine acres, or
$5l6.67 per acre. My attention had
not then been called to the probable
annoyance from the railroad, and
did not consider that the advantage
In location was worth $4,000 an
acre. With the two tracts at the
same price, desire to change my
vote. and there may be others.
The question has been asked:
What will the School District do
with that part of the Hampton tract
west of ] street? There is Ala
acres In that part of the tract. Up.
on the plat as surveyed by Mr..
Andrus for MIR. Hampton, 1t makes
eighteen lots. The plat has never
been filed and it is optional with the
public whether J street be opened
or not. II opened and the School
District desires to sell these lots at
$4,000 each, they would bring
81 800. 90; at $3.50 each they would
pay for the whole tract. | will
guarantee to find buyer for this
Ala acres at $l,5OO.O0 within thirty
days after the School District pur.
chases, leaving the price $3.000.00
'or the 1886 acres remaining. Will
lssre pr.fsrtrr II rre Bs4t> trst,
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15
THIS REFORM A FAILURE

The eugenic marriage law in Wis
consin is not working altogether ac-
cording to calculations.
1t has been found that couple.
whoIcannot obtain marriage licenses
solve the difficulty by living togeth-
er without any marriage ceremony.
This result might have been ex-
pected by person or foresight.
, The trouble with the persons who
are forever formulating laws for
the control of everybody else is that
they seldom have any foresight.
Foresight presupposes judgment,
reasoning power and mental balance.
The fsddist seldom has either of
bthese possessions.
We are opposed to neither expert
ment, change nor reform. But it
is quite possible to do more, harm
than good by hasty legislation. The
first thing any man has is individual
liberty. Each new law regulating
mems affairs, whether business or
political or moral affairs, must in
its nature, take away a little or a
great deal more of the individuals
liberties. And so each new proposed
law should be we'll considered.
That is the reason our fathers
posely made new legislation an
indirect and slow process. Of course,
they did not know much, poor souls,
but still they had very creditable
notions. once in q while. Among
these was a decided conviction tl.at
it was nobody's business whom a
Graham guardian., 1914-05-15

man or woman married or how either
one Of them ate or drank or dressed,
30 long as the public peace was not
disturbed.
1t is comforting to know that if
one Of those old fogies-sav Ben
Franklin or Thomas jefferson was
to wander into a real progressive
American community today he would
be arrested by nightfall for having
broken more local laws and ordi.
nances than he could have found in
the whole world when he was alive
before.-Los Angeles Examiner.