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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
WINTER AND WAR

There will be no cessation of fight
ing in Europe during the winter eX-
cept such as is made absolutely im-
perative by changes in the surface of
the field due to the falling of snow or
the formation Of ice. But there will
be no general going into camp for
the winter, and waiting for the spring
to make fighting a little moro COM
Portable. The armed men along the
battle lin" are there for the purpose
of destroying each other, and, while
cold weather will impede some move.
mnnts, there will be no relaxation of
vigilance, and no cessation of effort
10 break through the enemy's line.
Because each side will know that the
other is ready to take advantage of
any stacking. both sides will remain
on the alert.
While the suffering will be great. il
anything like the present status is
maintained, there will lie no repetition
of anything like the conditions which
attended the retreat of Napoleon's
arnies from Moscow Then the great
army of the emperor had gone far
into the enemy's country to find the
whole land devastated ahead Of them.
and the city where they had expect
ed to make winter quarters in flames.
There were no railroads. and troops
had to transport themselves on foot.
There were no motor trucks, and all
supplies were hauled by wagon. To
remain il! Russia under the circum-
stances was certain death. Wearily
the army dragged itself back, har-
raised every day by the active cavalry
OF the Russians, and the results are
known to every school boy.
In France and Belgium the two
great armies are cntrenchcd against
each other. The men have literally
dug themselves into the earth. and
except when they are called on to
make or repel sally, there they live.
in some measure of comfort. Their
trenches are not mere burrows. but
great caves, in the construction of
which advantage has been taken Of
every possible natural feature. Many
Of these shelters are quite commo-
dious excavations in the hillsides,
rooted over with logs and covered
with earth. In them the men are Sc
cure from everything except the
bursting shells Of heavy artillery. Rife
fire and shrapnel have no effect on
them. Tunnels connect them with
each other, and with the lines OF sup
ply at the rear.
The suffering which the troops will
undergo will not be in these trenches,
but when they are compelled TO
move away from them. Then the bit
ter cold will tell and the human i'm
agination is too weak to conceive of
the suffering Of wounded men lying
without shelter during and after a
desperate engagement.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

ment against the government of the
United States Is extremely improb-
able. The Turkish government is far
from being ideal. but it is presumed
to be composed1ot men OF ordinary
prudence, ana reasonably sane men
who do not plun)ge themselves delib.
erately into trouble without the pros
pect Of any ultimate advantage. In
no possible way could Turkey benefit
by war with the United States, or
even by unfriendly relations with her.
By adopting an offensive attitude she
could cause this country considerable
trouble and expense. but she would
share in the trouble and expense her
self. and when It was all over, no
matter what the terms of final settle
ment might be, Turkey would have
gained nothing. The presumption,
therefore, is that the firing upon the
American boat was a blunder or a
friendly act, whose purpose was not
uderstood. Without question proper
explanation will be forthcoming, and,
If apology is called for, that will be
made,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

with statistical side In the United
States furnishes its staggering totals.
Even the cattle are living up to the
national standards in this respect.
Take the case Of Tillie Alcartra. a
Woodland. Cal. COW. According to a
dispatch from Woodland, Tillie,
which is a 5-year-old Holstein- Tristan
COW, has broken the worlds record
for milk production with trihe over
10000 pounds during the last year.
Think of it! Fifteen tons of milk
from one calm. contented bovine dur
ing the course of q single year! Many
times the cows own weight in the
product that nightly fills the brln,-
ming pals! Enough milk to drown
several Titles in at the same time!
L ood and drink for many families for
u whole year:
ind how easily it was accomplish
cd, While men and women went
rushing about their work with fuss
and fret and fury Tillie kept gently
and silently at her appointed task.
While men and women were too Oft
an called on To contemplate with
grave dismay the lack OF tangible re-
suits from all their noisy efforts Til.
lie delivered the goods" at morn
and eventide with regularity and ease.
From Tillie her owners have gotten
ir one year $4,000 pounds of milk
and n" doubt, great increase of fame
a ~, 1t. oil ne NC
can draw the useful lesson of the
frui:fulness OF silence, the vast eff
cheney of the calm, untroubled mind
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
TAXING WILD LAND.

The Canadian province Of Alberta
holds land he should either use 1t,
and thereby make 1t productive. or
pay for the privilege of holding 1t
idle.
Under Il law recently passed in that
province. Il special tax is levied on all
unused wild land in the province.
This tax amounts TO Id cents an
acre. or $40 per quarter section, not
a very large sum, 1t is true. but some-
thing. This tax is in addition to the
general tax which is levied on all
lands. according to value, The own
err OF land, therefore. is ut liberty to
do as he pleases with his land. He
may improve it, or he may let it lie
idle, If he chooses the latter course
it will cost him ten dollars year on
a quarter. If he does not like that
lle may sell the land to somebody who
will Use it..
One result of this will be that. on
tho basis Of the. present acreage of
wild lands, the special taxes paid will
amount to $1,500,ooO in the province.
This Is of itself not an insignificant
sum. 1t will help pay expenses. An
alyzing the situation a little further,
we find that there must be held in
that province the equivalent Of $50
quarter-section farms by persons who
are making no use of them, but are
holding them for purposes of specu-
lation. Doubtless this figure should
he reduced materially because of the
fact that many owners Of lands who
are living on them and who intend to
improve them, have as yet had time
to improve only part Of their hold
ings. But there will still be left an
immense area held for speculative
purposes only.
That kind Of land holding is the
worst possible for community.
Those who engage in it contribute
nothing to the building up of COM
munity. but they benefit by the labor
performed by others. They should be
taxed for the privilege. In strict JUS
tice, all of their profits gained in this
way should be taxed away from them
Ii this were done all over the coun-
try there would still be an abundance
Of land available In this country for
all who wished to use It,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
FOR INDIVIDUAL. EFFORT.

Wall Street Journal: The country
who understand the management of
everybody's business but their own.
But what it needs now is individual
effort. Charity begins at home and
often stays there. When reform be-
gins at home 1t spreads outward with
out effort or consciousness.
This is the time that every man
must do what he can. chiefly In the
direction Of minding his own business.
Do YOU believe that the business Of
the country has turned and on the
road to prosperity: Then expand
your credits, loan your money by the
purchase of sound bonds, preferably
through stock exchange house, work
harder, and do not spend quite so
, much time at your club. or even in
your office. explaining the reasons for
the war. OF the shortcomings of the
administration.
DO you want TO take advantage of
the trade openings arising out Of the
war in Europe? Then do not wait
for organizations to clear the way for
you, or for the administration to en-
bark in speculative operations in cot
ton. tobacco or ships. Get in touch
with banking houses who know how
such trade should be financed. Work
a few hours day longer, and find
out what new customers want III the
/ nf ING
Doubtless there are opportunities, but
it is for YOU to seize them.
Do you want to see a better basis
| Of credit for the railroads, a reduction
Of wastefulness in government, the
abolition of useless, expensive and OBJ
structive commissions? Tell your
congressman so, and tell him often.
So long as he does not care. YOU may
be perfectly certain it is because you
are too indolent to protest. You are
getting the kind Of government you
deserve. How do you like it?.
If you do not like it. do not say
| that the politics Of country you are
proud to live in, or in other words.
the government of that country, are
beneath the attention of business
men. Doubtless some Of the politi-
clans are cheap enough. But good gov
ernment is not cheap so far as per-
! sonal sacrifice is concerned: and If
you will not make the sacrifice. why
| do You expect your neighbors to do
it?
1t is up to you, the eminent banker
or broker who is reading this over
! his coffee at breakfast, or in his Of
| flee before the Cotton Exchange
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
+ LAUGH WITH US 4


A tourist in the mountains Of Ten
nessee once had dinner with q Queru-
lour old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times fifteen minutes at a
stretch.
''why, man." said tho tourist, "you
ought to be able to make lots OF
money shipping green corn to the
northern market"
yes, orter." was the sullen reply.
"You have the land, suppose. and
can get the seed"
Yes, guess 90"
.,.1I,,s Then nv VII! J.! don't you go into the
mo use, stranger" sadly replied
the cracker; 'tf1e old woman Is too
lazy to do the ploughin' and plantln'."
A benevolent and pious old lady ir
ono Of the streets which still retain
the red brick houses of old time New
York looked out her parlor window
one day and saw 4 man walking uE
and down the sidewalk apparently ir
great detection. There was some
thing pathetic ana appealing in hi.
manner, so she took a dollar bill: pu,
1t in an envelope, and wrote on the en-.
velope, "Never say die" She slipped
out of the house in the most casua
manner she could assume and handed
the envelope to the man as she pass
ed him. Next day the same melan
choly man called at her house ant
presented her with ten dollars. ''1t'i
funny" he said, you're the only ont
that backed that horse called Never
Say DE-"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
ALAsKA's IMMENSELY.

1t is difficult for those of US vino
live in the older part of the United
States to form any adequate concep-
ton of the immensity Of the terri
tory OF Alaska. We may be aided
in this by making comparisons. We
have learned to know of the Yukon
AS a great river, but how great it is.
we fail to realize. The length of this
great stream, with it's two main trib-
stream long enough to reach from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean across
the broadcast part Of the continent. 1t
drains an area Of 100000 square
miles. as against o03.00o miles drain
cd by the Ohio. and $4,000 by the st.
Lawrence. Ordinarily we do not
think of the Yukon valley as greater
than the Ohio valley, or nearly equal
to the great valley of the st. Law
renee, which includes the territory
drained by the Great Lakes.
Navigation on the Yukon has so i'm
portant bearing on transportation
in interior Alaska that 1t has given
rise to a general recognition of two
seasons--the CLOSED season." when
the Yukon is either filled with floating
ice or frozen over, and the open sea-
son." The breakup Of the ice usual
ly occurs about the middle of May,
after which the river is open to trans
"ortation for five or six months, OF
II, little longer. The breakup is not
only an event. of great economic sig
nifcance to the inhabitants in the
interior of Alaska but it presents fea-
lures of great dramatic interest as
well. One who has not witnessed It,
according to the authors Of the sur
vey report, can hardly imagine the
tmpressiveness of the spectacle. From
bank to bank the surface of the river
Is a solid mass Of huge moving ice
cakes, which are constantly grinding
and disintegrating with an awe-in.
spring exhibition Of resistless force.
The freeze-up is less spectacular.
With the increasing cold Of the au-
fuma slush tcs forms in the river, and
o. the cold becomes moro intsnss the
Z Ice increases in volume until finally
II \ sufficient to bridge the entire
stream. This means the termination
of navigation on the Yukon until the
following May.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. County Of

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. County Of
Grand Forks, 50.
IL. ]. Smith. City Engineer Of the City
of Grand Forks, North Dakota, do here
by certify that have assessed the fol-
lowing tract Of real property, herein at
ter described. for the construction Of q
sidewalk, with the sum set opposite the
descriptions; that such assessment is for
the expense Of construction of side
walk abutting such piece Of real pro-
and all other expenses Incurred for such
work and that the same is assessed
against the tract Of land properly
vided by law and that the same is Just
and true.
Dated at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
this 18th day Of November, 1914.
J. j. Smith,
Lot, II; block. 8; addition. Stones; So.
IT,. lso; assessment, 3l7.S5; engineering.
1863; total cost. 42Q.51. ~. ~
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

opens. You cannot make profits out
Of the misfortunes of your fellows.
local or International. But you can
make profits. in the worst of times.
by setting such an example that your
fellows will learn from you the uses
of adversely.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
NoTIrr rO TAypAvupo

Notice is hereby given that the city en-
Dakota, has hisd the foregoing e. special I
assessment for the CONSTRUCTION Of side.
walks, in the office Of the city auditor.
In the council Chambers Of the City Hail Hsii
in said city on Monday, December 7.
1914. at O'clock p. M. when said as.
sessment % WI! oe ~ approved, II correct.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

tests against. said assessments, IL ag-
grieved thereby.
Dated at Grand Forks. North Dakota,
this 18th day Of October A. p, lel4:
W. II. ALEXANDER,
Attest. (Seal) City Auditor.
(Nov. 20-27.)
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

There will be due on such mortgage
at the date Of sale tho sum Of ;66.75,
default having occurred in the condi-
tions Of the said mortgage and the
fault declared the whole sum secured
by. said mortgage. due and payable, and
said MORTGAGE having also paid thu
sum Of $4,000 interest on the prior In
cumbrance against said premises. which
Is included in the amount above declar-
ed to be due.
Schanke & Company,
corporation,
Mortgage.
Attorneys for Mortgagee,
Mandan, North Dakota.
(Nov. 13-20.27 Dec. 4-11-18, 1914.)
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
NOTICE TO CnEDIToRs.

NOTICE 70 C8EDIT0Rs.
State Of North Dakota, County of Grand
Forks. Sc:
In County Court.
In the matter Of the Estate. Of George
Jauss, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by Anna C..
George Jauss. deceased. to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims against
said deceased. to present them, with the
Jauss, ct Grand Forks, n. Oak, within
months after the first publication Of
this notice.
Anna c. Jauss.
(Nov. 13-2O-27, Dec, Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-14
FIGHTING
STARTED.
BIT 1T IL MOSTLY SKIRNf-
ISHES or THE AID
VANCE GUARDS. al
WARNING HOSTS STRETCH
ALONG FRONTIERS.
BLOODY BATTLE SOON.

That a great battle is impending.
between the Germans and the Brit
ish. French and Belgian allies Il
the news that comes out Of Lonl
don. For days these opposing na-(
tons have been bringing up their
forces. which now stretch in two,
long lines in northern Belgium and
on the French frontier.
That the advance guards are irt
contact Is evidenced by the reports
Of serious engagements at various
points. perhaps the most important
at Haelen.
Earl Kitchener. the British sec-
retary Of state for war. has warned
the British press against the pub
lcauon of news, other than of
hcial. relating 10 naval and mill
tary movements. infringement Of
which order will mean suspension.
Italy Is reported To have mobi-
lized about 100000 troops on the,
Swiss and Austrian frontiers, as a
precautionary measure. All the.
passes over the Alps are strongly
held. At the same time the Italian
foreign Office has summoned home
for n conference on the war situa-
ton its ambassadors al Paris, ST.
Petersburg. London and Berlin.
The government Of Holland has
officially given the French govern
ment renewed assurances Of neu-
trality and IFS intention 10 make
this neutrality respected. Sixty
thousand Dutch troops are. on the
line Of the frontier and large areas
Of land have been flooded.
a number Of wounded troOps
have arrived at Southampton from
Belgium and although nationality
has not been made known, IL Il
supposed that they are British.
The Austrian troops have entered
Russian Poland. where German
troops also have been engaged. and
Russian forces have captured the
Austrian town Of SOkal in GaIicia.
by assault.
The American ambassador will
take over the Austrian embassy In
London, the Austrian ambassador-
having departed.
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ORGANIZE
First District Republican Core-ss,ion.
~ Committee Gets Together ara
Maps Out Vigorous
Campaign.

Special II.rat.H f1 ffe TrtsmFsr-s-
CLARK HF. $751; Ea hrr #H-
or.anlzaUon was perfected and plans
iaid Tor o. vigorous csmraIrn bg tho
Republican executive committee OF
-f' Fir.t 'on-r.s .onaI district tfis
afternoon or the Waldo hotel here
j Guy Prehard. of Fa.rmont. was
chosen chairman. = R Iau. of Wp--
Ton. -srrrfary and Julian %. Hea-n..
OI NN.sIrE treasurer. while ar rf.
...nff committee was APPOINTED con-.
.Irin" Cf N a. OGDEN. rf EEaarIrr
M p NfII.. Uf N.urI IIarrurE com.
james ID surIfy. 0f N1lrfstHr.
Moore ol N'w NarfIusfIIr. and
'1grl'F r. Coduar. 0f CarFshgrr
favorable reports Indicaurr that
ih0 people ~ the district arc sIrE ard
tr'1 nt Democratic u' a-uIa and Urrr-
o.It'.. hard Times we're received frrrr
.Nf't county .u .rr district and fr.
H''NnA vas very enthusiastic ar
rhe afherinE wac attended tv 4
a1.f of prominent Republican,
I.l .tr.o-s points .r tnr district. ir
auoiaou to Che urwb.-a 0f The com.
IIt'r and o. ErneraI conference IN
ine situation vas held following fHa
fau.l'NUr % committee hrIe.rr.a
Among those attending tfe rorferrrra
vas George p White. o. Weston. fha
pal.f nominee i0r Conarses
Do members 90 flt Uonerees.o-aI
'.-IIe are Ir George Vs. Otto
.I ONO county. Walter uurrrrs rr
N eirel county. Charles p Car-fra-
of Marshall. D A. Mckenzie. al IIs-.
cock. I. ID Goodwin. % lewis. : I
.,en ham. of Harrison prank Arros 81.
MARION. ard "a. A. sfenrle. of p-ootr
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Special Dispatch 90 the frtsIIfv.r-.-
COLUMBUS OHIO Augus, ra
Courfafa buf ltuoeFi,I.t -.
Il. ,,....... TURNS IRON
''l- '''a received today a. the Of
nee OF Secretary % state Graves
rrarsirsff, s..,,-...f .t... ---..-..-
r,t. tf .. Won oi
'''" ~. NIN'io or columbus Tor Lieu
tenant Governor on the Republican
ticket but lsn fr doubt the p.r,,ttf.
can rrr..-... o. -.......-.. =, .-.-.
.-f ..-.- W 'lal'
'.r 'i'a-lLff.
'I couuues give Arnold 52-
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ATTACK ON BRIDGES RESULTED IN ENORMOUS DEATH TOLL
WHEN MEN AND HORSES FELL LIKE FLIES.
FINALLY FORCED TO RETREAT.

LONDON Aug. l3 500 D. m-The Germans engaged in the
battle Of Haen according late details Exchange Telegraph
Company from Brussels numbered than 10000 composed of
cavalry artillery and small force Of infantry The Belgian
numbered about 1000
III believed the dispatch that the object
mans TO take position north of the 81 Trond
from which they would be able
the Belgian army.
through efficient Belgian
or obtained accurate information Of the Of the
force To reach Dc the
and before this place that the egan principal
position erecting arrade building entertainments placing
where they could he NEST effectively employed
The Germans sight II morning and
soon after that the artillery both sides
fire had little effect The Belgian
Of 1000 metres and PLAYED havoc with the cavalry which
nOtw th landing. continued To advance.
The Belgian cavalry repeatedly charged the
formation Of the which interested and hloc
could attack cny small The again again
hurled at the tarcade only To be shot down BY the
Belgian fire
The attack the bridges spanning the
German officers could be urging their attack meet
almost certain death from the Belgian guns Men fell like
flies until when almost shattered the order given at
o'clock in the evening
The German defeat complete, amounting to more
than 1000 and they retired the disorder At nghtfa hev
we're making their way hastily toward TOngres."
behaved Themselves. tbov sd not
p would
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BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPS
IN LONG RANGE SEA FIGHT
GERMAN SPY Is
CAPTURED ON TRAIN
BY BELGIAN WOMAN.

BRUSSELS. Via Paris. Aug.
IL. $40 p. ma woman caught
a German spy on the train from
Antwerp in the act of releasing
carrier pigeons which he had
concealed in a bag She seized
and held him until other passen-
gers came To her assistance.
The man was handed over 10
the military authorities. He
was tried by cOurt-martial and
shot.
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GERMAN CRUISER SURPRISED
WHILE COALING AT SEA
AND CHASED.
Another Vessel Heads Her on and
Battle Rages For An
Hour.

HALIFAX. y. &. Aus. r7-For hat,
su hour last THURSDAY night H NJ g
Bristol the smallest British varshi1
10 The North Atlantic. foIeht Iou-
range duel with the karlsruhe. the
largest and fastest o. fha German
rfuIrtr- which have been irving fo
NCrfh Atlantic
Fleeing from tho British cruiser
ouuoik. which Intercepted the KarIa-
ruha Cu1liuE af sea from tho Norfn
Errm1u Lloyd steamer kronurIrfy
m Nlrlm. ln" German cruiser was Iu.
ttrcepted hy The Bristol .rufhvp.t .-
Nrrmuc1 and Tor half au hour % Irue
range running frht took place n frs
DE. knees 0f -emif-opicli nIehf
Racing fHrnuEn che heavy swell nf
20 terrific rliU tho ships errnar..F
broad .dne without flficurr mrsl
g.latf,. conditions lein- uufavorabIe
l.r accurate gurufrF. Although tho
Hrlst0Is roneCrts were at Ilaaf loo
u Doe aaffru. .he German would nod
stand ana rrrt according t1 tHe
|.|i.I HHr'rHIr. .rfa H'Fnr.u. H.r
course. -rr gradually drew ava. from
..t 'rI..gL owing fI hrr superior
n'rd. and Hffrr half Ir hour was orf
of rar-a 1f fha British ships s.T i-rr
bow chaser
Tha chase continued but .4marta--
iu fhH darkness tho German doubled
.NI made on south fn San pUar. where
HN rI' Iu Tor coal some Ha.. a.H
"Details ut fn.a action. Ilf nref .Ir.ra
SLID hrnf In which nj British mar.r
var has ENGAGED Ir these water. .r .
lrnfrrf years were truurff fr H.r.
fFr today hy H 80 81 -rrrrt fHs r.a
-Iip of Rear Admiral rrado.k. com
nHrdin- fne fourth rrr .ar .Tuafrln
Story % the Fi1ht
we were efram.rr north on Time.
tsF morning 'Haf and fr. crow rrf
Nsi been ordered fn general stations
ben from 'rH frrawr afrrad raua trs
.f| Enemy .n rrH port bow said
tH' ra- captain nf tra -.TrrE .r af.
nr orf a1 Official statement rf fHr
chase 70 OBJ. hHrI.rIr. today .ha
soon as ur knew that war raa. f.-T4H
81 ffe sh.r had been prepared for
.OT tho port bow about d. o- d
miles away. ar could goo fr. Er-T..
'H. ana 'rn hru-rr.rr Wilhelm Tho
karlsruhe bed Der hnafa out rnafrr
ff0T InH North German fnrf shin and
.s We buried down toward her 10 va
I I.' -nnF rHr bad rHr sn short Ir
1fr 1Inkrrs that We could catch her
re soon aa me Germans sighted ua
feN .1os fo their rarI- The KarTa.
i'e ID nn' even sfur ro pick ur hrr
Boats. Nrr men c'suhrr.f ahra~F q
h.si 'fr' could and srr hustled away
Scouunusa o. Fars rszI