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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
FARoo's vain RoAsTINo

; Inc Courler-News of Fargo
makes great fuss over the car
load of flour donated by that city
for the relief of the Belgian suf-
ferers and in big headlines points
to the circumstance as evidence of
the great enterprise and public
spirit of Fargo's business men
and people generally.
Wahpeton has an entirely diff
erent way of doing things. More
than month ago, when the dis
tress among the Belgian people
became generally known, Mayor
Fligelman went out among our
people and in one afternoon Sc
cured money enough to purchase
car load of flour. He promptly
purchased and paid for the flour
and sent it on to its destination.
There was no noise, or blare of
trnmpets. or boasting over what
.Wahpeton had done. The situa-
ton called for prompt action and
our people responded promptly
and effectually. but with no noise
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

aileEe ii party pri,0iaio IScNlimiiiOli 81;
snanaRement or Org nixa ton.
That the party has suffered 60
some extent in the past. by such
Difference there is no use Of deny
ing. In this era Of the new free
dom it surely is essential that
the party which most truly
the interests and as
5pirations OF the common people
should not be fettered by even a
zemblance OF adherence to the in,
privilege.
Prohibition by Jaw may or NAV
not be wise. bat absolute freedom
of the Democratic party from the
nomination or control of the liq-
uor interests is not only wise but
essential if the party is To retain
the public confidence il has SO
we'll merited by its record Of
achievement in the past two years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
BoAsTED EMoLIsH NAVY

more tnan 1Ouf months have
passed since the European war
began. but up to this writing the
German navy has destroyed as
many English vessels as the Eng
lish have of German vessels.
Where then is the much Wanted
superiority of the English navy?
When it worsted and destroyed
much of the German fleet in South
American waters. it had much the
larger number of vessels in that
fight and did nothing more than
any other country could have dono
under like conditions.
On the other hand, the Ger
mans were able last week TO slip
warships through the English
navy on the North Sea, and pro-
coed 400 niles to the English
coast. where they borbarded Eng
lish cities unmolested, and then
returned safely to their base aoain
unframed. If the English navy is
so greatly superb" in numbers
and fighting ability to the German
navy. how could this happen9
1t seems to an outsider that
it is time for the English navy 20
demonstrate its great superiority
on the waters or quit claiming so
much for it. A navy that can do
nothing to prove its superiority in
four months is not likely to do
much toward it ri eight months
OF a year, and perhaps never.
Let the British navy do some
thing worth while or acknowledge
that its boasting has been with
out warrant. If Uncle Sans navy
had not accomplished much more
in four months than the English
navy has, or our American people
would have demanded an expla-
nation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
NO TRUCKING TO BOOZE

William Jennings Bryan has in
as busy life time advocated many
Kings which many big newspap-
hrs did not like. AS q natural con-
Seduence he and his ideas have
leen the subjects of great deal
b3 criticism, much of it harsh and
malicious. Yet Mr.. Bryan has liv-
"a to see most of his policies be-
nome respectable" as he has
ENTHUSIASTICALLY put it. They have
been accepted as good by many of
hose who were loud in their con-
aemnatiOn a few years ago, and
bOme of them have become laws.
Now Mr.. Bryan has raised an
0ther storm about his ears by TAX
Lng an advanced stand on the lid-
1Or question. He wants the Demo-
eratic party to divorce itself abso-
utely from. any connection, real
Dr imagined. with the booze bust
ness. He favors absolute prohibit
aOn of the liquor traffic and he
would like to see the Democratic
party put itself on record to that
teffect.
Mr.. Bryan is in this. as in many
Dther policies he has advocated.
10y ~ q low yOoxS duCdu vi tllc
eimes. But it is not without the
realms of possibility that he will
live to see this reform enacted in
Ito law as he has lived to see SO
'many others that were even more
Bitterly attacked when he first
|espoused them.
We do not propose in this ar
eicle to go into the merits of the
controversy which is bound to
Rage over whether prohibition is a
Question for national or state iur-
1sdiction. There are good argu-
nents on both sides of that phase
of the question. What we do wish
10 say is that Mr.. Bryan has a per-
t1ect right to advocate prohibition
MS q party policy if he wants to,
ind the critics who attempt to
deny him that right will have little
pympathy from the open-minded
public. On the other hand, a large
[element of self-respecting Demo-
kcrats who are not prohibitionists
In fact or theory will second Mr..
Bryan's demand that there shall
he no Difference to the liquor in
Eterests-one of the most conspic-
lous beneficiaries of special priv
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON EAST FRONT
Continued from page Is

slams that they have repulsed the
enemy's attacks on the left bank
of the Vistula. and lower comrsa
OF OF the plllca river. inflicting hea-
Wy losses: The report adds: I'VE
evacuated only some small posi-
tons. and fell back toward the
east in order to occupy more ad.
vantageous positions. Our counter
attacks have resulted in throwing
INTO the river German troops who
had crossed the Bzura. Their
troops suffered heavy losses.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
a CHRISTMAS THOUGHT

This Christmas. beyond all that
have gone before in the memory
of the present generation, should
inspire humanity to a reverent
consideration of what the day
means. To the minds of the cyn-
zeal may appear only images of
the soldiers of Christian nations
tearing at each others Threats.
But the devout will see another
vision accompanying that the
vision of Christ's kingdom es-
tablished on the ruins of man
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES

Services at the Wild Rice
church Dwight. Christmas Day,
tO:45.
Services Christmas Day in the
afternoon 3 u'clock at the BethaA
ny church. .f. -.
Services at Wahpeton. Christ
mas Day in the evening at 1870.
Services at the st. Johns
church. Dec. Goth. at II a. m.
Services at Mooreton next Sun
day forenoon at H..
W. B. DAHL,
Pastor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
Ihe sneet Anenor.

"That was my sheet anchors-.l. a..
ny best hope. my last refuge the sheet
anchor of . ship. which in stress Of
weather Ia the sailors chief depend.
ence. The. word sheet L. corruption
OF the word shote thrown out), mean.
ing the anchor thrown ont" In foul
weather The Greeks and Romans
said. my sacred anchor" referring to
the sheet anchor. which was always
dedicated to some god.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
FOR PRINCIPLE.

They went to war against a
preamble. On this question Of
principle they. while actual suf-
fering was as yet afar OF,
raised their flag against power
to which. for purposes of foreign
conquest and subjugation. Rome
in the height of her glory is not
to be compared: q power which
has dotted the whole globe with
her possessions and military
posts. whose morning drum
beat, following the sun and keep
ing company with the hours, cir
cles the earth daily with one
continuous and unbr0ken strain
OF the martial airs Of England.
From Daniel Webster's Trib-
ute to Revolutionary Fathers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
WHAT RoosEvHLT MOULD 30

WHAT WOO88vGlT WOULD DO
No man can forsee the outcome
in Mexico. but it requires no Great
accumen to figure out what might
have happened. so far as this
country is concerned, had Roose-.
welt been elected president two
years ago. instead of Wilson. The
COlonel's recent utterances are
enlightening in this regard. He
contends that the occupation of
Vera Cruz was war, and that thus
for months we were at war with
Mexico. He further contends that.
we are now under obligations to
prevent anti-clerical outrages and
all other forms of disturbance
there. This is equivalent to say
ing that we should occupy Mexico
permanently with a large force of,
troops and sacrifice hundred
thousand American lives, if nee
essary, to perpetuate our domina-
ton.
This is characteristically
Rooseveltian, but it is not the SEN
timent of the American people.
They are we'll content, even if the
Warrior of Oyster Bay is not, that
President Wilson by his GOODNESS.
Judgment and foresight, has thus
far prevented an actual conflict
of arms with our neighborino re-
public.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The President asks in his mes
sage: ''Who shall tell us now
what sort of navy to build?
Well, if Teddy Roosevelt and
Gussie Gardner can't do it, we'll
have to give it up.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The Globe Gazette complains
that it failed to get its copy of the
Times for a couple of weeks. Sor-
ry but that's nothing. Our files
show not less than twelve or fiji
teen COPIES Of the G.-G. missing
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The pay Of privates in the Ger
man army is said to be 1880 a
year, and in the Russian army
1855. Judging by the reports re-
ceived from the front. we should
say they are not overpaid for
their work.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
PRINCE AUGUST WOUNDED

a French aviator dropped q
she'll on the automobile carrying
Prince August, the fourth son Of
the German Emperor, near
Rheims and he was wounded.
This SO angered the Germans that
they at once began bombarding
that city. which is unfortiffed and
empty of troops; So says the I'm
tied Press report.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

or vain boasting or attempts to
attract attention.
The injunction: LET not Thy
right hand know what Thy left
hand doeth," seems not to have
impressed the newspapers of Far
go.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
NEWsPAPER MAN PAesEs

Chas. Wilson for the past six
teen years an employee Of the
Forum at Fargo, died last Friday.
He was one of the oldest and best
known newspaper men in the
state.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
Enioy,n,.snt.

Enjoyment.
A certain rich woman. having run
her eye over the latest report Of the
bureau Of statistics touching food.
stuffs. grew very blithe all at once.
why shouldn't ! enjoy life when so
few can really afford it?'' she exclaim.
ed glowingly. Puck.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

1t seems strange that in all
this controversy over what start
ed the war nobody has vet thought
to lay it to the fact that there is a
Democratic Administration i'm
this country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
Political Definitions.

Ambrose Rierce. the satirist gave ct
g dinner these rather cynical political
definitions.
"A conservative said Mr.. Bierce, .is.
statesman who Is enalnored Of exist
ing evils. whilea radical would replace
them with Others Washington Star. &
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

A Minnesota politician. when
informed that his wife had pre-
sented him with triplets. demand
ed q recount.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
VILLA TROOPS REVOLT

San Luis Petosi, Mexico, has
fallen into the hands of the Car
rama troops, the Villa garrison
having revolted against Villa and
surrendered the city to Carranza
troops.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The instructions issued by the
Agricultural Department on how
to draw a chicken ought to be in
great demand among rattle pat
rons.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

Villa and Zapata announce they
will retire as soon as they have
pacified Mexico. But even a life
time job may grow tiresome.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

Though Germany has two years
supply of sugar on hand she cam
not be said to be having q sweet
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

4 man should never allow him,
self TO get 80 hot-headed that ne
mas TO wear stOvepipe hat.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

3ss Uncle Sam stands ready any;
minute TO go to war to preserve
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

Rear Admiral Badger says that
ship for ship. the American navy
compares we'll with any other" It
is refreshing to find a naval Of
ficer who is not lingo.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

|lll g + i. \ d s
Ohristianit IL not fs 81 S thou1Ik
half Of the chris tiafis rld ID mt s.
ing mockery OF ito precepts No
and fire is necessary for It's puri-
flcation. In the end. Christianity
will have been strengthened, not
weakened for the unchristian
doctrine Of the divine right or
earthly kings to send their SUBJ
iects out to murder and be MUIR
dered at the royal command will
have been consumed by its own
excesses. t,sj
Brotherly love will succeed un-
reasoning hate in the masses Of
men. A brighter day will dawn at
ter the dark night. The man. OF
Galilee was not born at Bethlehem
nor crucified on Calvary in vain.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

!, To some men the chief advan-
tage OF q wife is the fact that she
makes them forget all their other
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

Germany is feeling pretty GOOD.
thank you. over the success. 81 its
ilrst naval dash to the English
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The German Emperor has six
sons on the battle line, showing
that where he puts the common
people the royal family are there
to share the dangers with them.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

The public generally suppiies1
tne legs for the politician with 8
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24

e remark able l1as small
/. ga h y men can BOT. ~ TINES s.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-24
THE WAHPEToM MARKETS
GRAIN MARKET
PRODUCE MARKET

Butter. dairy j. !. i 81 !.
cutter creamery !: ]. -. i j I
EGGS 80. s.. So. -. II. /. & Il, !:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
FREE POUCH WITH PIPER.

Men who chew tobacco dislike to
have to carry the plug loose in their
pockets. The tobacco is bound to pick
up odd bits of cloth and dirt. This is
what makes the pouch so popular with
plug users. The American Tobacco
company, realizing this demand, has
decided for a few days to give away
free with every ten-cent purchase OF
Piper Hiedsieck a leather pouch made
handsome tan leather. The flap fast
ems tight with patent snap clasp thai
keeps the pouch closed when you wan
it closed, yet opens instantly at you
touch.
seThis offer" says the American
Tobacco company, SIS made to get NOR,
men acquainted with the wonderful
qualities of Piper Heidsieck. No matte
what tobacco you thought was best, tr.
Piper Heidsieck, the chew with tn
champagne flavor. That rich, wine-lik
! flavor never fails to make a friend. ;"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

h. =, ,-l,;aL 49, III .,---.-..
eli. my VIII appear l. "s
~ -,
III 'oAn AoPAlhSoh carter,
Alfred thompson
lhomas AVerlh Hussey,
Morgan sherman
hoy n o.a al , Ton2 scatter clarence Merrill
my a. tu III eari LeltslhSer
n i.aJah OF haJputana, Arson j. Dugan
CouF n A' 1ll,, Lawrence Barber
I -, NiaF r Joseph broeklnSton,
- oh a. = ., Nie4olS'
21 ai'les N, l'ushpoItle, Aopott hlehmond
MISS hathefihe h9Shoottie'
MIS- Lamar costello
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
TRAIN ROBBERS GET LITTLE.
Dynamited Great Northern Mail Train
Near Rexford, Montana.

REAFORD, Mont, May 16. Great
Northern passenger train No. 1. the
Oriental limited, was held up by two
masked men early yesterday near this
town. The combination mail and bap-
gage car was detached from the train
and run four miles west to Rondo.
where the car was rihed Little of val
ue was obtained by the bandits, as the
registered pouches had been taken
west earlier by the fast mail As soon
as the train stopped the mail clerk and
baggageman jumped from the train.
locked the doors and hid in the bush
es alongside the track. When the
bandits could not open the doors they
dvnamited the car and put many bull
| lets into it.
Seven years ago the Oriental limited
was held up at Rondo and $4,000 IL
| currency was obtained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

Norway eompels registration and Of
fetal examination of all moving pie
ture films intended for public exhibi-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

NJ. Agnes Wolcott of Jamaica, Miss
Eva Wolcott of Mortified, Mass, Mrs.
j. e. Coleman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.
Coleman and Mrs. c. f. Randall Of
Keene. n. H., w. w. Waterman of
Bridgeport, Conn, Chandler Waterman
of Mount Hermon, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Archibald of Ludlow, Miss
Blanche A. Bemis of Boston and Mrs.
Harold Hartwell of Springfield, Mass.
Other guests from out of town in
Guided Judge and Mrs. Fred NJ. But
Ter of Rutland, Clarence w. Read of
Holyoke, Mass, and Rev. and Mrs.
\. f. Hartwell Of Jamaica.
Judge and Mrs. Waterman were re-
cipients of many expressions of good
will, both verbally and in the form of
gifts, among the latter being numerous
articles Of gold. One especially beau
tiful floral remembrance consisted of so
yellow roses. The members of the
Windham county bar presented a hand
some banjo clock with mahogany case.
The children 5 gift to their father
was a gold watch and to their mother
gold chain with pearl and amethyst
pendant.
As representative in the legislature
from both Wilmington and BrattIeboro
/ state senator from Jamaica, states at
torney, judge of probate, president OF
/ the Vermont Bar association and su
| pericr judge since his election by the
! legislature in 1906, besides serving UNI
/ der special appointments as a practi
TONER, Judge Waterman has been an
honor to his profession and to tn,
state, and he enjoys the greatest re
spect of the bar and the public gen
orally. Mrs. Waterman also Is accord
ed the same high regard. They have
long been identified with the Congre
gational church, Mrs. Waterman having
held the office of president of the
| Woman 5 association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

Surrounded by their six children
and seven grandchildren, besides
other relatives, Judge and Mrs. Z. l..
Waterman observed yesterday their
golden wedding anniversary, the OBJ
servance beginning in the afternoon
with family gathering at their home
in the Colonial on High street and
closing with public reception at the
home Of their son, Attorney f. J. Wat
erman of High street. Thirty or more
were present in the afternoon and
about 200 in the evening, and a de-
Iightful spirit of good fellowship pre-
vailed. Supper was served at the Co.
lonial, and refreshments also We're
served to the guests at the reception.
One of the afternoon guests was Miss
Mary E. Stearns of this town, who at
tended the marriage of Judge and Mrs.
| Waterman.
Judge Eleazer Lee Waterman, son
| of Chandler and Polly Thayer Water
man of Jamaica, and Jane Elizabeth
| Bemis, daughter of Aaron and Julia
! Dutton Bemis Of Windham, were mar
| ried May 10, 1864 at Windham by the
| late Rev. Stephen Harris. Their children
and families present at the home gath
ering We're: label Julia, widow of DIR
D. =. Webster; DR.. Halbert Lee Water
man, his wife, who was Mary Eller
Smith of Wilmington, their daughter
Miss Marjorie; Hugh Arthur Water
man of New York; Ernest jaime:
Waterman, his wife, who was Susar
Harris Mather of Rutland, their tire,
daughters, Ethel Mather. Eizabetl
Jane and Harriet; Ethel Louise, he
husband, Charles a. Boyden, thei
three children, Alice and twin sons
George Albert and James Waterman
and Alice Maude Waterman.
Relatives present from out of tow
were Mrs. Olive E. Shumway and Mrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
THOMPSON SHOWING UP WE'LL
Pitching Against Trinity Was Bril-
liant Feature of the Game.

Onslow Thompson has given a good
account of himself in every game he
has pitched for Norwich university this
season. He has been handicapped
lately through the absence of his reg
ular catcher, Munsell, who is suffering
from an injury. The Hartford Cour-
ant, in its account of the game which
Norwich lost to Trinity Thursday o.,
speaks of ''the brilliant twirling of
Thompson, the Norwich pitcher, who
held the hard hitting hill team to sew
en- scattered hits, as the biggest fea-
ture of the game. The substitute
catchers were very weak in handling
Thompson's delivery and the Courant
says their seven passed balls counted
in giving Trinity five runs. Thomp.
son retired eight men by the strike
out route, caught two mapping on the
bases, and accepted all of his fielding
chances faultlessly.