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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21
Pictures Terrible Scene Where
Great Armies Battle; Vertiab1e
Valley of Death is River Aisne

"A correspondent of the Times sends the follow
British Lines" dated September ID: sF ,s.
lraws to close. Exhaustion, rather than shot
terrible peace along the river banks peace
OF the last few days lead me to believe may be
That, at least is how read the situation.
troops and the French go Into battle these Last
weary men, but as conquerors / have seen them
this valley OF death with the conqueFfng spirit
Here Is typical description from the trenches
Is and their shell fire is terrible But we keep
Z Well, we dig ourselves in--we British lads have
nd then We 30 on hshting and fighting until the
nd ON. s3s3%
course comes to cold steel We're all right there,
river ut night was magnificent was appalling
hole valley was swept with . blaze OF search
!ntf dawn. Great beams moved mp and down,
9 lying along the ridges" is! $7s 4
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21
Germans Defeated.

Toxic, Sept. Git is officially an
nounced that the Japanese expedition
ary forces attacked the Germans thir-
ty miles north of Kiao-chow and de-
feated them on September 18. The
Germans are said to have abandoned
fortified position, and fled in disor-
der.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21

London, Sept. Al.
ing from Behind the
@The great battle
and shell, has wrough
which my experiences
tho herald Of victory.
II have seen our
days, not as worn and
return wounded from
famed to fierce fury.
OF the great struggle.
"sWe are slowly
for they have huge 60
pegging away. How?
learned that lesson
moment comes when ]
and dig ourselves In, {
= AT the end, It q
scThe scene ON th
beyond words. The Y
lights from darkness
searched the skies an
heights and dark forI
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21
over 5000 ON
TODAY'S STEAMER
"
Great Influx of American
Travellers in Europe Ar
rive at New York.

New York, sept3 e1.-Three trans
Atlantic liners, cay'ying 4.273 pas
sengers, arrived hire today, three
more with 1,1oT aboard are due this
a majority Of whoE are Americana.
The ships docking this morning
were the New Amsterdam, from Rot
terdam; CameronfH from. Glasgow,
and ST. PAUL from 4 txsrpoe q,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21

| cruiser attacked and sank a German
armed merchant cruiser. either the
cap trafalgar or the Berlin, of the
east coast of South America The sur
VlVors of the German ship were res
cued by collier. The Carmania had
nine men killed and rs wounded"
half Million Under Arms,
Rome, via Paris, Sept. 21.-1taly Ii
under arms. The best Of these troons
are in camps and barracks In tf1e
Leombardy and Venetian provinces
Put q Defense.
Berlin, Sept. FL, via Rotterdam ard
London.-It was officially annonnce6
that the situation in the western cam
pa1gn was unchanged along the entire
front. The Franco British forces
have been obliged to take the defen-
sive In entrenched positions, the at
lacks upon which are slow in results.
Submarine Lost.
Melbourne. Australia, via London.
Sept. 21.-Rear Admiral Sir George
Patey, commander of the Auetralisn
navy. In q wireless dispatch to Tho
government states that submarine
AD-1, which was reported yesterday
as lost, disappeared with All handaS
on board. Other vessels OF the feef
made a search but failed to discover
any wreckaSe. The loss 10 attributAA
to accident. as there was no enamv
within 100 miles and the weatherWaas
fine at the time. 5. 49,. ~ rs Is 4
This is the nrst disaster in the III,
tory OF the Australian nayy. The AN-f
was under command OF Ideutonnn ~.
Commander Thomas r. Besant
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-21
Merchant Cruiser sunk.

London, Sept. 21.-The ofiicial press
bureau made the following statement:
THE Carmania. armed as an auxiliary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

Words and music complete; large,
clear type; notes and words easily
read from a distance-all as large
as the standard size song folio, but
there are SEVEN classificatiOns in
this one volume.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26
FAVORITE SONGS FOR ALL READERS

- a - y ~
Partial Contents
Here are a few titles Of old favoritt
from this complete collection See no
many of these songs you can find
any other similar book:
America,
Aud Sang Syne,
Aura Lee,
Austrian National Hymn
Battle Cry of Freedom,
BeaUty's Eyes,
Ben Bolt,
BInEO,
Blue AIsatian Mountains,
Blue Bells Of Scotland,
BOhunkus,
Bonnie Doom
Bridge, The,
Campbens Are Coming,
Cheer Boys, Cheer,
CIoehette.
Columbia,
Come All Ye Faithful,
Come Back to Erin,
Come, Holy Spirit,
Come, Ye DiscOnsOIate,
COMM Through the Rye,
Danish Hymn,
Danube River,
Darby and Joan,
Darling Nellie Gray,
Dearest Spot is Home,
Dear EvaIina,
Dixie Land,
Do They Miss Ne at HOmes
Douglas, Tender and True,
Dream Faces,
Drifting,
Drink to Ne Only with Thine Eyes,
Evening star
Ever OF Thee,
Flag of Our Union Forever,
Flow Gently, Sweet Alton,
FOrsaken,
F'Orty-uine Bottles,
Flag Of the Free,
French National Song,
Funfculi Funicuia.
Future Mrs 'Awzfns.
German National Song,
Girl 1 Left Behind Me.
Glory, Glory, HalIeIujaE,
Goodbye, Sweetheart,
Goodnight, Ladies,
Hail! Columbia,
HaIIelujnh Chorus
Hurk! HarIz! My Soul
Harp That Once Through Tara's Hall,
Heart Bowed Down,
Hollands National Hymn.
14o--e - I F7o--et TbeeF
Home. Sweet Home.
Hours That Were,
How Can I Leave Theef
Cannot Sing the Old Songs,
I Dreamt Dwelt in Marble Halls,
In Old Madrid,
In the Cleaning,
italian National Hymn,
It Was n Dream.
I Was Seeing Nellie Home,
Jerusalem. the Golden,
Jesus, Lover Of Ny Soul,
Jingle Bells,
John Anderson Ny 10.
Juarifa,
Kathleen MaVOurneens
Kerry Dance,
Killarney,
King Christian.
Last Night,
Last Rose Of Summer
Lead, Kindly Light,
Life on the Ocean Wave.
Listen to the MOcking Bird,
Little Brown jug,
Long. Long Ago,
LOreley,
Lost Chord
Loves Old Sweet Song,
LcyT-Backed Car,
Lullaby CErmInie),
Maid of Athens,
Maple Leaf Forever!
Marching Through Georgia,
MarsefIIaise,
MARYLAND. Ny Maryland.
AIaEsa's IN De Cold, Cold Ground,
Weerschaum Pipe,
Mermaid, The,
Minstrel Boy
Ny Bonnie,
nv Country IT'S Of Thee,
Ny Last Cigar
Nv Old Dutch.
Ny Old Kentucky Home.
Nancy Lee
Ninety and Nine,
No, Sir,
Now the Day Is Over,
Nut-BrOWn Maiden.
oft in the Silly Night,
Old Arm Chair,
Old Black Joe.
Old Cabin Home
Old Folks At Home
Old Oaken Bucket,
One SweetIy Solemn Thought,
Only a Face at the Window.
o, the Land That We Love,
o, Paradise.
o, Thou Joyful Day
Our banner,
PalOma. Ia
Polish Hymn.
Polly Woody Doodle
Portuguese Hymn.
Red, White and Blue,
Riga Jig.
Robin Adair.
Rocked in the Cradle OF the Deep
Rock Me to Sleep Mother,
Rock Of Ages,
Roll On, silver MOOns
Resale.
Rule! Britannia.
Russian National Hymn,
Sailing.
Sally in Our Alley,
Scarlet Sarafan.
scotch National Song,
Serenade (Schuberf),
Sleep, Gentle Mother,
Soldiers Farwells
Soldiers Life
Solomon Levi,
Some Day,
Spanish National Hymn,
Spring. Gentle Spring.
stars of the Summer Nights,
Star-SpangIed Banner,
St Pafrfck's Day,
Strangers Yet,
sur Of Ny Soul,
Suawanee River,
Swedish National Song,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
CRUEL BECAUSE HE MUST BE
A, c. Gardiner Describes Lord kitch-
ener az a Cold, Stern. Ruth
less Martinez,

Kitchener's merit il for organiza-
ton rather than for battle. He is not
q great warrior. but, like Carnot or
Moltke, q great organizer of victory.
Some men say that he Is cruel. But
he is only cruel In the sense that he
is engaged in a cruel game which has
NO place for the humanities. You can
not AFFORD to have a kind heart when
you 60 out to kill Q He believes
in Lord Fishers three RS OF war
ruthless, relentless, remorseless. Rob-
erts' failure after P%aardeberg was due
to his horror at the sacrifice OF life
and his determination to walt for sur
render rather than shed more blood.
Kitchener,s message to poor Han
nay at Paardeberg had the same quail.
ity Of ruthlessness that Stonewall
jackson displayed when n Of his OF.
ficers pointed out that a certain In
struction meant the total humiliation
Of his men, and he replied. Colonel
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
French and Germans Enjoy Unof-
fetal Armistice Daily.
Permits Freedom From Trenches and
Songs Enliven the pay-Germans
Have No Such Understanding
With the English.

London.-A German officer attached
to the great general stan In a dis
patch, a copy Of which has reached
London, mentions a curious system OF
arranging unofficial armistices which
has lately grown up between the allies
and the Germans facing each other
day and night at close quarters in the
trenches in Northern France. He al
! most makes one believe that the
French and Germans, after weeks OF
intrenchment within few yards OF
each other. have lost their animosi-
ties and regard the great siege battle
north Of the Aisne as a sort of friendly
match away from home. He has a bit
ter pen, however, when he writes
about the English.
From noon to two o'clock In the
afternoon" he says. both sides in the
trenches call an armistice. 1t is a
strict agreement, quite unofficial, be-
tween groups of men in the front fir.
ing lines, and it has been h%onorably
kept SO far by both sides.
when. a soldier has to leave the
trench for some reason or other he
raises the butt end of his rifle in the
air as a signal to the enemy. The en-
envy answers the signal in same man.
ner, and there is a mutual agreement
to leave the trenches at the same
time. The understanding Is that the
German or the Frenchman shall be
allowed to leave the trench without
being fred on. II the enemy should
break the armistice and fire on our
man we would reply instantly and kill
the corresponding F%renchman as he
was'leaving the trenches. This agree,
ment with the Frenchman works
amicably, but with the English we
have not attempted to come to such an
understanding. Our bitterness toward
them prevents It.
1.-THE trenches are so close together
that the Frenchmen "a hear Us sing
ing our songs. They listen, and when
we have finished they burst into song
and we listen to them. We take 1t In
turns to give these little concerts,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Many UhIans Are Killed in Vic.
torious Charge.
officer Writes Of Heroic Assault
Against Automatic Guns-of 142
In Squadron, So Replied at
Roll Call After Battle.

Berlin.-Letters from the 'front.'
are being published in many news
papers in Germany. Extracts from
one written by an officer to his wife,
from the infirmary, Dienzei Lothr,
which appeared in the Frankfurter
Zeitung, is given here:
Il was thrown under my horse as
he fell, and thus bruised my left side,
and contracted q hemorrhage in my
thigh. After the exertions of the last
few days, l feel very comfortable here.
and am we'll taken care Of by the SIS
tiers.
August II was a great day for our
regiment, and in due time will be re-
corded in history, as e Gravelotte
and Marsla-Tour. 1t was a death
ride in the fullest meaning of that
word: against automatic guns and in
fantry, in which the first, third and
fourth squadrons of my regiment, and
the second squadron of another regi.
ment took part. One thousand pris.
oners, including twelve or eighteen
commanders, cannons and automatic
guns, were captured.
Our brave brigade suffered bitter.
ly; of the 142 men in my squadron,
only fifty-eight replied when the roll
was called. And / was the only Off
GER! All the rest dead or wounded!
my squadron suffered most, for
they took part in the worst attack.
Our regiment ought to be spared q
little now; at all events, we have the
hardest day Of the whole campaign
behind US. The success, particularly
from the moral point of view, is splen'
did. Everybody behaved %splendidly
and August IL will, for all time. be
a day of honor for our regiment. and
this attack of Lagarde will stand
forth as one Of the bravest achieve
ments of the whole campaign.
Never before was I as conscious
of the proximity of my guardian angel
as on that day. / cannot quite ex
plain 1t, but all the while / was moi
a bit excited, and had a feeling oil
absolute safety.
The great moral success Of this at
tack l have mentioned already. II
seems quite strange to be counted as
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
IA WOUNDS; OTHERWISE 0. K.
Sturdy German Defender Of the
F%atherIand Thought He Was
Not Badly Hurt.

Berlin.-The report Of the following
incident was sent to the Berliner
Tageblatt by a physician:
in the royal surgical clinic in lie
gelstrasse there arrived a new trans
port filled mainly with severely
wounded men, most of whom had to be
carefully carried to their beds. One
sturdy defender of his country clam
bered without assistance out OF the
wagon and approached the physician
who was receiving them.
well, my man. said the latter.
you were not badly hurt?
mo- the man in the field gray an
swered, only three blows on the head
with the butt end of a rife, ten bay
onet thrusts and a shot through my
chest. Nothing else.'"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
CHOLERA OUTBREAKS
IN THE NORTHWEST
Where Disease Has Not Yet Ap-
peared It Is Possible to Pre-
vent Its Introduction.
(By J. W. KALKus. washington Expert
ment Statiou,l

(By J. W. KALKuS. washington Expert
ment Station.)
During the last year there has been
a comparatively large number Of hog
cholera outbreaks In the northwest.
The condition, Of course, will continue
to increase unless every hog owner
does his utmost to suppress It Where
the disease has not yet occurred 1t il
possible to prevent Its Introduction
The disease is due to infection. and
Is usually introduced by new hogs from
infected regions being added to the
herd; the infection may also be q ].
ried on the clothing Of human beings.
by birds, dogs, coyotes and in streams.
The disease Is usually recognized by
the fact that the hogs begin dying
suddenly and rapidly.
When an outbreak occurs 1t is we'll
to Immediately call a veterinarian, pre-
ferably one who is employed for this
purpose by the state. II the disease
proves to be cholera 1t is advisable to
Immediately separate the well hogs
from the sick ones. and isolate them as
completely as possible. All carcasses
should be burned or deeply buried and
covered with Quicklime. All pens.
houses. utensils and feeding troughs
should be thoroughly disinfected with
one part crude carbolic acid to thirty
parts Of water.
There is at the present time on the
market a serum which. II properly
made and injected, a large per
centage of both the well and sick hogs.
and II the serum a be obtained It is
highly recommended. It should be
administered by q competent veteri-
marian.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
SEED SELECTION IMPROVES THE POTATOES
Product Of a Single Hill, Showing Uniformity Of Size and Shape Resulting
From Hill Selection Of Seed.

acres were planted In a special plat
for seed, to be used for the main
crop the following year. This plan was
followed for IL years with g.. potato
which 1t was said would degenerate
and ultimately run out; but that po-
tato continued to improve during all
that time.
Several years ago Prof. E. r. Ben
nett, a specialist in potato work, be-
came interested in the work the writer
was doing and freely complimented
him on his success in potato produc-
ton; but he wanted to take up and
further improve the stock. Out Of
specially selected seed he selected
perfect tubers and planted them In .
field by themselves, and when the DO
tatoes were ready to harvest We dug
all Of them by hand and kept the
product of each hill separate. All
hills that did not have 20 tubers OF
uniform size, without knob. crack. or
rough end. were discarded. No hill
was selected unless 1t came within
these requirements. and surprisingly
few hills were found which passed
muster. Enough were selected, how
ever, to make about two hundred
pounds, and these were planted the
following spring. When harvested It
was a most marvellous row of pota-
toes. BY pursuing thiA method It il
expected that we will DON have q
potato that will make Is perfect tu-
bers to the hill.
Had we bred our Shorthorn cattle
as we have been in the habit of Sc
lecting and breeding our seed pota-
toes, we would now have no breed OF
Shorthorns. II we used only the culls
and scrubs to breed from, our breeds
of stock would soon run out. These
breeds have been brought to their
present standard by selecting the best
on scientific principles Of breeding.
One reason why potatoes have degen-
Grated in the past is that the potato
growers Of the United States have
planted their culls and screenings un-
der the impression that
such methods in seed selection would
produce as good results as any other.
In. selecting potatoes in the field.
considerable dependence a be
placed on the appearance Of the top.
A large, perfect top, with several
stems Of good shape and size, a be
depended upon to have more tubers
under II, and Of more uniform quail
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
IN RIDE OF DEATH

one Of the Uhlans OF Lagarde. Moth
ing else is talked of here. Officers
constantly congratulate one and ] can
not suppress a feeling of satisfaction
at having taken an active part In an
important historical event of the cam
paign.
How did it all come about? All
the while we had been partly in
France, partly in Lorraine, wandering
about very strenuously, without see.
ing or accomplishing anything in par.
ticular. On the 18th, bright and early,
as always in good humor, we started
out, realizing less than ever before
all that the day might bring. At $3.50,
the fighting between artillery and in.
fantry broke out, in which we took a
hand at twelve o'clock.
"As we advanced, l felt thoroughly
Indifferent; the only thou hit that pos.
sessed me was to whack away. With
remarkable rapidly, one accustoms
ones self to the sight of the dead and
wounded. One becomes SO hardened
that the most awful sights seem abso
lutely natural. Wherever we rode
there were the French in their red
trousers. Many batteries were de
stroyed. and the shells burst and the
shots sang constantly about one.
"A French infantry officer who
called pardon / hit on the head. VIVA,
became Of him l Go not know. As We
were about to enter Lagarde, my
horse was shot in the chest and fell
under me.
with two Of the brave riders Of
my division, l took shelter in a ditch
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
GREEN CUT BONE IS
RELISHED BY owls
It Contains All Elements Found
in Egg From Shell to Center
Saves Grain Bill.

Some years ago a certain poultry
keeper wrote of his success with green
cut bone in a flock Of laying hens. All
the extra care this flock got was to
see that they got all the extra green
cut bone they could eat every day.
Laying was heavy, cockerels and hens
grew heavy; it saved other feed. When
next l heard that flock had gone to
smash after o couple OF years, says a
writer in Twentieth Century Farmer.
Too much pushing, too much green
bone. You cannot give hens all they
will eat of fresh meat, for green cut
bone is certainly fresh meat and fresh
bone mixed. A few years ago every
poultry writer was experimenting
with green cut bone and giving re-
suits; then the enthusiasm over green
cut bone died out. And yet there Is
much to the advisability of feeding
green cut bone In moderation each
day in certain amounts II you can get
it fresh, as it contains all the elements
found in the egg from shell to center,
while often much Of the other animal
matter fed for eggs contains moth
ing of some of the egg elements. and
these must be supplied in other foods
An ounce of green bone each day Is
enough for a laying ben. 1t must be
fresh; to feed 1t tainted e sick.
ness in the flock. and soon worse. A
bone cutter Is a necessity where win.
ter eggs + furnished In large mum
bers for market; or. II handy to Q
meat market, the butcher often dis
poses of his green bone scraps. ready
cut or shaved. and at low prices. An
ounce Of green cut bone a day fol
each hen ave just that much on
the grain bill.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

l always make Il a rule to attend to
my wounded and bury my dead. You
have heard the instructions. Col" With
Grant at the Bloody Angle he would
have lit another cigar and poured
more men into that pit Of carnage.
II he could not have beaten Lee by
generalship he would have beaten him
as Grant beat him, by sheer destruc.
ton of life.
He Is not cruel, but he is without
compassion. He keeps his eye on the
end and steels his heart against the
tugs Of pity. To him soldering Is not
a profession, 1t is q religion. Soil.
tary. without home ties. living his life
In strange lands. he wear himself the
hair shirt not Of the mystic, but Of the
Manifestation pillars of Society,""
by A. G. Gardiner.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

an accident and lost his left arm. He
bought four acres Of land in Milford
valley, Utah, of which but a little over
an acre is under an irrigation ditch.
From this small portion OF irrigated
land he says he has supported a fam
lily OF IA in comfort. He raises
vegetables. fruits and berries.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
fRv F.. Fl. GRUBB.)

(By T.. ID. GHObbD
The natural home Of the potato is
the mountain valleys Of South Amer
lea. Where natural conditions are ia
vorable for the growth Of a plant,
there It will reach the highest degree
Of perfection. In the mountain valleys
of parts of the West are found con-
ditions Of altitude, soil and moisture
naturally favorable 10 the growth OF
the potato, with an almost entire abb
sence Of harmful freezes and bac-
terra enemies.
In providing a suitable soil for po-
tatoes, the question naturally arises,
How shall we perfect and husband
fertility? Live stock is the real basis
of success in every agricultural dis
trict in the world. The feeding of
grains and grasses on the farm re-
places in the soil the vegetable matter
which produces the humus and fur
nishes the nitrogen that keeps up the
fertility of the soil. 1t is utterly i'm
possible to grow good. potatoes with
out an open, porous soil.
Nothing but the legumes-alfalfa or
clover are good-should be used as a
foundation crop. The writer grows
alfalfa or clover-sometimes both
for three or four years previous to q
potato crop. The soil is broken up
in the fall quite deep. Fall blowing
is beneficial for the reason that It
puts the soil in better condition to re-
ceive and store heat from the rays
of the sun than spring blowing. In the
spring the soil should be worked over
with a disk or a spring-toothed har'
row until it is thoroughly fined. It is
very important that the soil be well
fined and firmed In order that the
root system Of the young plant may
be able to secure plant food as quick
ly as possible.
or all the factors in potato growing
seed selection is by far the most i'm
portant. Some years ago the writer
undertook to improve and develop a
potato along the same lines that he
follows in improving his Shropshire
sheep and Shorthorn cattle, using the
best method of selection and giving
the seed plat the best possible cult
walton and are in order to obtain uni
formity Of product. Since that time
he has been selecting seed potatoes o.
the size and type which he wants tt
produce. As a Bounce. potato IL
about ideal in size, seed potatoes o.
that size were selected from the biz
in the spring and then four or five
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
FOES FORGET HATE

which are generally held during the
armistice. The Frenchmen seem fasci.
mated by n favorite song. 1t Is a ia
mous old students' air from Heidel.
berg. The words were composed by
an officer in the trenches"
The song. freely translated. de-
scribes life in the trenches in the
rainy season, the horrid oozy sound
when the boot is taken OF and the
Jet Of mud that strikes the ear when
a comrade jumps into a trench, the
last line Of one verse being: "The
only things which are dry are our
threats and our humor."