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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Money Lost By
Untaxed Property
Tax Commission Wants All Ele-
vators and Railroad Com Z.
panies Assessed

Bismarck, N. d., August II.
For the first time in the history
of the state all the leased 81 tes
on the railroad rights Of way
will be assessed. This is due to-
the work of the Tax Commission.
1t is estimated that the Commits
sion has discovered during the
past twelve months $lO,OOO,OO0
worth of assessable property
which has heretofore escaped tax
alton. This property is scattered
throughout the state and some Of
it is such property as the leased
sites and buildings OH the rail
road rights Of way occupied by
the Standard Oil Company,
line elevators and line lumber
1ards.
The state, counties, cities and;
towns have lost thousands Of dol
lars in taxes during past years
on account Of taxing officials
failing to- assess them. If this
ten million dollars was distri-
buted amoung the $4,000 inhabi-
tants Of the state about $17.W
valuation would fall on each
person or tax of about seventy:
cents. The Tax Commission has
been making comparison be-
tween various counties and cities
in the state Of assessments on
elevators, lumber yards, Standard
Oil Company stations, cattle,
etc., and from data gathered it
seems that elevators in one coun-
ty might be assessed on an, ave-
rage value Of 1880 while in the
adjoining county the elevators
will average but $1,116. In com
pairing the assessments OF the
Standard Oil Company through
out the state it has been reveal
ed that the assessed valuation
1 placed OH the various distribut-
ing stations by local assessors
vary in figures from $3.50 up to
$4,000. The Company claims
that the cost Of their ball-bear-
ing tank wagons is $4,000 and
that one wagon and sleigh are at
each station-the $3.50 assessment
is comparatively very low. When
the farmer is assessed on his
cattle three years old and over
on an average valuation of $40
per head he makes up many de-
ficieces. The Tax Commission
is making a strenuous effort to
have all property assessed
throughout the state on UNI
form basis according to Its value
and to keep i'm close touch with
the assessors. 1t is said that
the next work of the Tax Com
missicn will be to investigate"
the physical value Of each tele7
graph and telephone company:
operating in the state.-News
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR
RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

Governor l.. B. Hanna has is
sued the following appeal to
the people Of the state: Dur
ing our war with Spain thou
sands Of dolla:s were sent by
the European Red Gross Societ-
les to the American Red Cross,
to aid in the care Of the sick and
wounded soldiers.
Now, in the hour Of their SUI
preme need, the American Red
Cross, both for the sake of hu-
manity and to express our graf
itude for their aid to us in the
time Of trouble and distress has
decided to charter ship and
send to each country involved.
doctors, nurses and hospital sup
plies. This ship sailing under
the Red Cross flag will be un-
der the protection of che treaties
of Geneva and the Hague and
can enter any harbDr for the
discharge OF its beneflclent duty.
The American Red Cross has
appealed to all Of our people, TO
the governors Of the different
states, as presidents of the Red
Cross State Boards, to the Red
Cross Chapters, to mayors of
cities, to chambers of commerce,
to boards of trade and to all
associations and individuals for
contributions to carry on this
work.
Contributions may be sent to
Hon. R. S. Adams, Linton, No.
Dakota, Treasurer Of the North
Dakota Red Gross State Board.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

C. H. Simpson brought in a
stalk of corn from VIM. Cary 3
farm north Of town that meas
ured eight feet in length and re-
ported that q good share Of the
field was the same. That g some
evidence Of corn growing quail
ties in Nelson county.-McVille
journal. (
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS OF
COUNTY AND STATE

In Kansas Jamica ginger is
called an intoxicant.
Marquis wheat near Lansford
went Is bushels to the acre.
Army and navy experts claim
that the European war costs $780,
( OOO, 600 a day.
The republican state central
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
committee will meet in Bismarck
September End.

committee will meet in Bismarck
September End.
The investigation into ''war
prices is not bringing quick re-
suits.
The Farmers Cooperative AS
sociation bought the Crown ele-
vator at Goodrich.
Germany wants the United
States to appeal to Japan to
keep the war in the East.
An auction sale was held near
Ryder, the proceeds Of the sale
amounting to over $4,000.
Rye in Sheridan county thresh-
ed II bushels to the acre and
barley yielded 30 bushels.
A man near Martin has killed
$40 wolves and coyotes this year.
The bounty is $3.50 per scalp.
There were $4,000 dozen eggs
shipped to England last week.
These eggs cost 25 cents a dozen
here.
Western Canada has sent a
company of men to war. $50
picked men left Canada on Tues
day.
The state hail insurance busl-
ness is not proving satisfactory.
It has now been in existance four
years.
The German consulate is send
ing only those reservists back
to Germany who can pay their
passage.
The twentieth case of Bubo-
mic plague is reported in New
Orleans. A good place to stay
away from.
Two men were arrested at
Cheseley on a charge of shoot
ing ducks in violation of the
state game laws.
"A number of Germans in this
state have been collecting money
to be sent to Germany to help
the Red Cross society -5e..s
The Jamestown creamery was
inspected, as required under the
State Pure Food and Drugs Act,
and found to grade only 72.5.
The citizens. of Velva have
been notified by the health de-
partment to boil all wafer and
avoid spread Of typhoid fever.
Many of the young people in
Mnot are said to be forming
the cocaine habit. A few "snow
BIRDS are also seen in Bismarck.
Quarantine has been placed
on the, horses on the Berthold
reservation owing to the pres
ence of dourine, an infectious
disease.
One farmer in Adams county
threshed wheat that averaged 70
bushels to the acre. Oats are
turning out As to SO bushels per
acre. =
The harvest help scare is not
as great as was expected, in fact
the farmers will get through
nicely with the help Of each
other and a few outsiders.
Baron Won Enich, the great
German commander and chief
Of the general staff, committed
suicide because Of his failure to
reduce the forts at Liege.
There were 5000 Americans in
Berlin when war broke out. They
registered at the embassy and
were given small American flags
to be worn during their stay.
Pope Piux x. died Thursday
morning at Rome after a short
illness although his health has
been very poor for some time.
lis grief over the war in
Europe is said to have brought
on the final crisis. He was eighty
years old.
About $500 Americans left
liverpool this week for home
There were said to be about 3d.
600 Americans in Europe when
the war broke out.
Reports from Canada are to
the effect that all manner of
live stock is exceedingly cheap.
One instance is cited where
homesteader had several head of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

Somehow the fact that Austria
and Servia are at war has been
lost sight Of aince the Kaiser
got into the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
CRICKET CLUBS SHOW
 BIG FINANCIAL LOSS.

London, Dec 2s-Most of the prom inent professional cricket clubs in England show an alarming financial deficit for the season, as a result of the damper which war put on the sport after August 1.
 The Lancashire Cricket Club, with an annual income of about $40,0o0 had loss of $6,5oo. The Northamp- tonshire club was able to finish it's season only through the receipt of a gift of $2,5o0 from Lord Lilford, an enthusiastic follower of the sport. The club has decided to abandon the game for the year 1915 and assess all mem bers sum sufficient to enable the organization to start the 1916 season free of debt.
 2 The. Hampshire County Club after beginning the year with a large sur- plus, finds itself at the end of the season with deficit of $4,50O. Exact figures are not available for the other prominent clubs. but it is known that all have suffered severely
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
PAPERS IN PARIS
 ARE HIT BY WAR

lCorreSp ondence of Associated PreSs.0 )
 Paris. Dec. 23.-As the war in Eu- rope progresses, the difficulties that beset newspaper publishers in France, particularly in Paris have greatly in-j creased. With the outbreak of the war, many newspapernen went to the front, and their places had to be ill., ed. The provision had to be made for paper, in event the city should be besteged. The various journals re- duced their circulation to the fewest number possible, and in their desire to econontze, cut down their pages from six to eight sheets, and in some eases as low as two pages. Advertise ing dwind1ed down to nothing. and the proceeds from the subscrip ton and sales were all that remained. Sacrifices were made on every hand, and curtai1ment practiced wherever possi b1e. From the editor-in-chie to office boy, scalary reductions from 10 to 50 or even SO per cent. were made, and these were accepted with correspondence from the provinces was disrupted by the call to arms. and consequently incoming news service was most unsatisfactory.
 But soon these unfavorabIe condi- tions were overcome, and in their place arose the task of competing with a stringent censorship. Today the censorship in France is fully as rigid as that in England In the be- ginning military alone, the censorship has now, become administrative as well.
 A double censorship exists one in Paris and the other in Bordeaux The newspapers complain that the censor ship concerns itself with everything including many things that are none of it's business, and also alIege that it is arbitrary and capr1cious. A certain news story might receive the ratifica- ton of the censorship in Paris, while Bordeaux would condemn the same story and vice versa Under these con ditions the Partisan newspaper editor has been at a loss to know what he can do or what he can expect
 Papers have to go. to press an hour and, a half earlier than usual, in or der to send three copies of each sheet to the cens0rs office Then they anined and permission te1ephoned to use it or not to use certain indicated portions. Only after every sheet has thus passed, can the paper go to press If the regulations of the censorship are ignored, all copies are confiscated d and publication suspended, a very se- were punishment Protest against against these conditions is constantly being made. and it is known in Paris l that Great Britain has found it ex- pedient to intervene in this matter. The French newspapers admit that | the movement of troops obviously should not be published for patriotic
 reasons but they find it most difficult l to understand why the glorious deeds | of their armies and the men compos- | ing the mshould not be recorded fol the perusal of not only the French ! public, but for the people of non-beI- | Iigerent countries as we'll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
28,OOO, 900 MEN
 ON BATTLE LINE

6Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
 London, Dec 2s.-The belligerent armies in the fields of war today mum Der all told nearly Is, ,5oo,ooo men. or 28.ooo,oo0 with all reserves and new troops counted. according to a French statistician, M. Yves Guyot.
 The expenditure required he esti- mates at an average of nearly $2: 50 daily per man, or about $11, 900. 00o.- 900 for one year of warfare. A single year of the present war, he thinks, will cost about the same amount of money as the total expenditure for all the wars of the previous fifty years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
LORD RAGLAN SURE
 IN SERIOUS FIX"

tCorrespondenc of Associated Press )
 London. Dec. 23.-Lord Raglan, Governor of the Isle of Man, is placed in a. curious position by the present war. Although he is British peer, 11ls Island is regarded as not forming part of the United Kingdom, and when war broke out 1t announced it's Neutrality. Nevertheless, the Isle Of Man Territorials are portdon of one Of the Liverpool regiments, and as such have gone away as a part of Kftchener's army.
 Meanwhile. notwithstanding the neutrality declaration, there are Brit ish troops on the island, and a deten- EHton camp for prisoners has been es- tablished there
 The Isle of Man is administered &C., cording to it's own laws and is not hound by any acts of the Imperial Parliament unless specially mentioned in them. The island is not represent ed in the House of Commons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
Who Is Prisoner in Tower?

London, Dec. 2s-Who Is the pr4s- oner in the Tower of London? That is the question actively debated by ev- cry woman in society and in the more fashionable clubs, though nothing has vet come into print on the subject. The prisoners identity is as much discussed as was the Russian army In England at the end of August.
 The chances are that this twentieth century parallel to the '.Ddan in the Iron Mask may be equally mythical. At the same time quite a number of socially important people have con themselves that there is such a mysterious prisoner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
H. LEWIS, NOTED WRITER, IS
 DEAD IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 2s-Alfred Henry Lewis, author and newspaperman, died at his home here today. He had been i'll only a short time.
 MT. Lewis was born in Cleveland 55 years ago. Though a lawyer by pro- fession, he entered newspaper work in Kansas City in 1890 and sulbse- ,qlfent1y became a writer Of books and political articles.
 In 15 years he produced eighteen books. many of which obtained a wide circulation. He was well known also as a writer of western stories as well as articles on underworld life in this city.
 For several years he was the Wash iii1gton correspondent Of the! Chicago Times which he left in 1896 to serve in the same capacity for two years with the Hearst newspapers. He then be- came editor of The Verdict, a humor- o1s weekly, but soon turned his at tention again to fiction and political writing Of late years he had been employed as a political writer for the Hearst papers
 Among his best known books are .twolfville,'' s'The Sunset Trail, z and The Boss
 MT. Lewis is survived by two broth CTS who control the publication of the Morning Telegraph in this city. He was unmarried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
Tolstoy Family At Front.

Petrograd, Dec. 2s-Nearly the whole of the family of the late Count Leo Tolstoy is taking some active part in the present war; Some are at the front, and one was included among the first victims.
 Two sons. Count Ilya and Count Leo. are with the troops as comnis- sioners in the Russian Red Cross. Count Leo was wounded during a train collision near the firing line. Another son. Count Michael. is a re- serve officer with the active army. and he has received the St. stan islaw medal for bravery.
 A daughter of the famous writer. Countess Alexandra. is a Sister of Mercy at the base hospital at Rielo- stock. The widow, Countess Sophia. with another daughter. Countess Ta- uana, has established a hospital for wounded soldiers at YasnayaI Polyana.
 Three grandsons Of the Count also are with the active forces One is a private in the volunteers, another an officer in the army. The latter has been made prisoner by the Austri- ans. The third is a lieutenant in the Baltic fleet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
STlR JOHN FRENCH GETS KINGS HIGHEST HONOR

Sc zrsspondence Of Associated Preag.) 1.qndpn Dec 2R I'M erab ership in ka1sa Order Of AEerft which King fGeoEgs conferred on Sir John Preach kdung his recent trip to France, is s2he hfgaesk dfst1nction of it's kind Evvlnach the king can give. AFenbership &an the order is limited to twenty four kbiz& has in fact never exceeded if sEeeu- The order was founded In 1902 ! for the reward of men who 'shave ren- dered exceptionally mer1to1fous ser twice towards the a.dvance0nent Of art, ] lffeEatl1re and science
 Lord Roberts was one Of the first lto receive the orders which was con { Eerred on him in August 19e2. Since then only eleven names have been added to the membership. The list is now as follows: Vfscount Kitchener, Lord Rayleigh, Viscount Morley, Ad- ] TniraI Sir D. Seymour, Admiral Lord | FIsher Earl Of Cromer. Viscount
 Bryce, Prof. Henry Jackson, Sir Will l liam Crookes. Thomas Hardy, Sir I George Trevelyan. Sir Edward E1gar, Admiral Sir Arthur BEilson, Sir Jo- eeph Thonson1 Eaeld Marshall Sir IoEhn French.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
GERMANS ATTACK PORTUGUESE FORTS
 IN WEST AFRICA

Lisbon, Dec. 2s-The Germans have again invaded Angola, Portuguese West Africa The fact was announc- ed in the chamber of Deputies by the minister of colonies who said that Ger mans had made a fresh attack on the military post at Naulila, in the prov ince of Angola.
 The first invasion of Angola occur ports from Laurence Marquex, East Africa, when a small party of Ger man cavalry arrived at Naulila and asked for an interview with the com mander. A fight occurred, according to the reports, during which three Ger mans were killed before the party re- tired
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
RED PANTAIOONS
 IN ARMY TO 60

(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
 Paris, Dec 23-The success of the new bIuish gray infantry uniform, supplied to men who become eligible to service this year sounds the death knell of the red pantaloon.
 The red panta1oons were long in passing. The heroic associations of their 85 years reign made a change seem a sort of sacrilege, and in spite of the lessons of the Transva1l, the army clung fondly to the old red, inn mortaiized on so many fields of battle and fani1iarized to the world by Detaille and other military painters.
 Napoleon the First was opposed to red for the infantry The adoption of this color must be credited to NVicomte de Vaux, minister of war in 1929, and it was his sole contribution to military history.
 During the second empire a pro- posed change to blue was defeated by the minister of agriculture, who ob- jected that the change would ruin a, Vauc1use, which furnished the mad der with which the cloth was dyed.
 After the Transvall campaign the question came up again and the min ister of war appointed a commission to examine it. Nothing developed and the Japanese Russian war broke out and the question being agitated
 
 another commission.
 After the Balkan war; during which the Bulgarian officers found it ex- pedient to tear off the red trimming of their cloaks a third commission was appointed.
 In 1903 the Boer colors were most favored. In 1905 sort of violet blue I had more partisans. In 1910 grayish green was preferred and specimen Il uniforms of this color. designed by | DetailIe. were worn by selected com I panies at the manoeuvres I In the meantime commercial war had bested the industry of the depart l ment of Vaucluse and the coIorine l matter for the French infantry panta- I looms was made in Germany. No com 1 mercial obstacle remained, but off | cial routine had tangled the question I in so much red tape that the outbreak I of the war found the army still in the | conspicuous red trousers.
 I Mil1erand ab olished all commissions I and dressed the class of 1914 in the I shade he preferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
Many From 0 s. with Canada

Ottawa. Dec. 23-Nei1 Macdonald, a noted Canadian mining engineer section of the Canadian contingent at Salisbury Plain, has written Ito an Ottawa friend:
 am surprised to find the mum ber Of young Americans of Scotch and Irish extraction who are in the Cana dian forces in this fight against Ger many Tn the American civil war and the Spanish American conflict there were many Canadians in nearly every division of the Union armies. Now the sons of Uncle Sam are show ing how reciprocity in war works out. The western machine gun men in- clude many Americans and they are hoping to get into action soon.,ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
FACING ENEMY'S DEADLY FIRE
 DESCRIBED BY MAN AT FRONT

London Dec 23Under what pie
 tureaqq1e circumstances men often
 move forward to the firing line is de- scribed by London artist, a member
 Of the Honorable Artillery Corps, who,
 with the sensitive eye of his craft,
 tells Of his impressions with more than
 ordinary vividness. His letter Is un-s
 dated, but was presumably written |somewhepe in Belgium.
 ..After doing work all over one eoun :
 try he writes, i've find ourselves in
 another, with every prospect of having
 a very hot time, which we have all
 been praying for. At the last place
 but two we were digging a second line Of trenches and came in for some very
 hot fire The next day they caught us as we went to dig in slightly more advanced trenches; and we lay in a small ditch for about three hours with shell and rifle bullets jumping about over our heads and hicking leaves off the stunted willow trees in our ditch. One was quite safe and rather bored, as 1t poured with rain. I played a game of picquet with the man next me and won twosfrancs, then the rain stuck the cards together.
 ssThe night before last we left. at about B. It was quite pitch black and intensely cold and snow lay heavily everywhere on fields, roofs, and trees Ias we marched silently through the yiI- IIage and out into a. long, long road with a wonderful avenue of trees like Hobbemass famous picture at the Na- t1onal Gallery. On we go, hardly able to keep our footing on the frozen and uneven ground and always, like a tre- E1rendous surf beating on an iron shore, comes the booming Of guns. Rockets shoot up. leaving a long stream of stars, and showing up the silent coun- tt1y, snowbound and very peaceful- looking, until one comes to a village totally deserted ruined walls, heaps of debris and great shell holes in road
 and roof telling their dreadful story. And as if a miracle had happened, there stands the church untouched.
 tsEve halt. silently and move on again, and as if to remind us that the world l is not so peaceful after aH shells come bursting through the air. One
 bursts quite close, setting a ruined
 house in a tremendous blaze and light l ing up the whole scene (qufte one for a painter). We are just out of it, five
 minutes earlier would have shown us l all up, and we should probably have
 been very effectively shelled. We
 climbed down little slippery slopes and up others very war11y. Cone is carry ing everything, and the nails in ones l boots Spn the hard ground make bad gofng). Over fields, and then we reach reserve trenches at about 7:30. I hate reserve trenches. One of my great
 fears is suffocation, and to stagger in- to a. hole in the ground and find ones- self under the earth head touching knees and roof above, in black dark |