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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
BATTLESHIP
SUNK IN THAMES
SHIP WITHIN THIRTY MILES OF
LONDON-SOME BELIEVE THE
GERMANS BLEW 1T UP

If the suspicion of the British peo-
pie that German submarine blew
up the battleship Bulwark proves cor
rect it was the most daring exploit of
the war. For the ship was supposed
to be safe in a British harbor only
thirty-five miles below London. The
mouth of the Thames is said to have
been mined at the beginning of the
war, and the channels left open. were
said to be known only to the admir-
atty. =,
A submarine would have found it
necessary to travel only 400 miles
from her base at Heligoland or Cux-
haven to have reached the mouth of
the Thames. Some of them have been
found in the English channel, which
is farther off. Then the sinking of
the Audacious at the north of Ireland
proved how far they could go from
their base. The Germans have been
more and more daring in handling Of
submarines as the war has grown.
Captain Weddigen, who sank the
Hogue, Cressy, and Aboukir, had to
travel 200 miles from his base, which
up to that time was considered an I'M
possible feat for submarine.
Since no. British harbor is more
safely mined than that at the mouth
of the Thames, in order to protect
London, the proof that German sub
marine sank the Bulwark will prove
a shock to the people of England.
The admiralty insisted that the ex-
plosion was in the magazine Of the
ship, but the public suspected that a
German submarine had reached
across from Cuxhaven or Heligo!a 0d
and sent torpedo into the vessel in
the British harbor.
The Bulwark was one of the older
battleships of the navy, but was pow
erful enough to have met any vessel
of the German fleet had she been Civ
en- a chance.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
HANNA WANTS
BUDGET SYSTEM
BOARD SHOULD WORK WITH so.
Ions IN MAKING APPROPRI-
ATOMS HE SAYS

Bismarck, Nov. 27.-Excessive lev
les by the state Legislature are re-
sponsible for the condition of North
Dakota finances, by which revenues
for several state enterprises were ne
cessarily curtailed for the coming
year.. -
This statement is made by Govern
or L. B. Hanna in formal announce
ment bearing on the question of the
states. financial problems.
The governor would abolish the
scheme of making levies by the legis-
lature, leaving state administration
officials to handle the levy and giving
the legislature power to make its ap-
proximations from session to session
with more freedom than is now pos
sible, in view Of the many standing ap-
preparations and 1evies.
The creation of the board Of three
or five members, which would plain q
state budget and submit its findings to
each legislature, is proposed by Gov.
Hanna. This, he says, would abolish
the present grab bag scheme, by which
institution fights its neighbor, fearful
that somebody will get more than it
does.
Unnecessary duplication Of work in
the educational institutions also is
scored. Governor Hanna maintains
that the institutions, with their liberal
income, are quite able to conduct their
activities within the new income fig
ures if they would but confine their at
+optinn RI activities that rome ripht-
fully within their scope.
. The governor goes into details,
showing that the failure of the state
to receive the oil inspection fees, to-
taling 100000, held up by court pro-
ceedings, and the reduction in the
general fund, last year, to permit Of
the assessment of the full special
levies, has caused depleted treas
ury that demands just the action TAX
en- by equalizers in making blanket
reduction of fraction over 38 per
cent on non-preferred claims against
the state.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
TO BE CURTAILED
IN LIQUOR SALE
Robin DECLARES PLAN OF
CUTTING DOWN USE ARE UN-
DER CONSIDERATION

Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 1.-Premier
Sir Redmond Robin announces in a
long statement that the Manitoba gov
ernment has decided to take drastic
action for the curtailing Of the liquor
traffic during the war period.
The Forthcoming session of the leg
islature will be asked to pass gov
ernment bill giving municipalities the
right to limit, by majority vote, the
number of licenses, with clause in
powers to curtail the hours at which
liquor may be sold.
The government is working toward
closing the bars at 7 p. m. and the
wholesale liquor houses at 6 p. m. 1t
is practically certain that early clos
ing will become general throughout
the province Immediately.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
NO ACTION TAKEN
BY THE GOVERNOR
RESERVATIONS OF A. C. BOARD
MEMBERS NOW IN HANNA'S
OFFICE

Grand Forks, Dec. mo action
has been taken as yet r. Governor l..
B. Hanna regarding the designations
handed in by three members Of the
board of trustees of the state agri-
cultural college, following the rescind-
ing of the action of the board in ap-
pointing Prof. E. F. Ladd, president
of the Fargo institution.
The governor was in Grand Forks
this morning. He stated that al
though the three designations were
awaiting him at Bismarck he had had
no opportunity as yet to act on them
officially.
"I have not been in Bismarck for
several days." said Governor Hanna,
"I have been advised, however, that
the designations in question are in my
office. AS soon as I return and ascer-
tain what form they have taken, I will
be in position to say just what ac-
ton I shall take in the matter.
"All l care to say at present, is that
the present difficulty at the agricul-
tural college will be settled in such a
manner as to convince the people Of
the state that the best interests of the
institution are being carefully safe
guarded"
Asked as to whether or not he
would be in favor of an official inves-
tigation of the affairs of the college
Governor Hanna said that he felt this
to be a matter to be decided by the
legislature, and that it would be an
infringement of the perogatives Of
that body for him to express any
views on the matter at the present
time.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
IN POLICE COURT

The case of Fritz Nearing vs.: c.
C. Martin was heard by Police Mag
istrate Smith Monday. The case was
dismissed for lack of evidence.
Chas. Mcclure. charged with sell.
ing intoxicating liquors was in court
last week. The case was dismissed
for lack of evidence.
F. K. Kearney was in court Monday
charged with assault and battery on
the person of Roy Miller. The case
was dismissed. '..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
NORTH DAKOTA
BANKS WEALTHY
BIG CROP AND HIGH PRICES
SPELL PROSPERITY LIKE
THAT OF 1902 I.

Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 26-Banks
in western North Dakota have been
in the Minneapolis money market,
buying commercial paper. There is 80
much cash in their tills that they are,
unable to find use for it at home.
This is remarkable situation. II
arises from the big grain crop and
high prices. In 1902, there was .
similar condition, on a small scale,
comparable to the existing stage Of
partial development of the north and
west counties of North Dakota. In
the IL years since, there has at no.
time been anything like it until now.
Full of Money
Small banks in territory roughly
defined as embracing Bottineau, Nc
Henry, Ward, Renville, Mountrali, )
Burke, Williams, Divide and contln-
uous counties to the "far out part OF
North Dakota, are full of money. The
grain yields ran heavy, prices were
good, farmers sold, put their money
into the banks and paid off their i'm
mediate obligations and left the re-
mainder on check account or on time
deposits.
Some Figures
One small bank in that part Of
North Dakota, in it's statement on
call of October 81, showed that for
every s1OO in its deposit total, there
was nearly $50 in cash in the bank,
or in the form Of money due from
banks and Immediately available
Other banks in the same territory
showed cash balances ranging from
25 to AZ per cent. In seven banks,
ranging down to $4,000, there was 3.
combined deposit total October 81 of
s1,147,053. OF this 1888, 991.72 was
cash.
For every 500 Of deposits in these
CONTINUED on page q
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
HEARING OVER ROAD CASE

Several farmers living west of
town laid charge against Frank
Sterns charging him with obstructing
the highway. A hearing was held
Tuesday before Justice Field and the
case was dismissed. The road runs
across the Kerns farm known as the
old Denny place and Kerns fenced the
road up. It was claimed there had
been road laid out across the Den
ny farm but the records at the court
house did not show this so the case
was dismissed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
IDENTITY LOST IN
NORTH DAKOTA
BULL MOOSE PARTY ONLY Sc.
CURED FOUR THOUSAND
VOTES IN THIS STATE

Bismarck, Nov. 29.-FlgureS Wnlcn
are practically official show that the
Progressive party has lost it's identity
in North Dakota. 1t has failed to get
the 25 per cent Of the average vote, as
Moose candidate, received 3,817 votes
with three counties missing, so that
his vote probably will hardly reach
the 1000 mark.
The Socialist candidate for COVER
nor, polled 5,188 votes, while Brown,
candidate for United States senator,
only got 2,597, and will be low man
on the ticket.
Hanna BY ?,451
Governor Hanna rolled 44.269 as
against Hellstrom's 34,8O9, or a ma
jority of 9,451. Senator Gronna's lead
over Purcell will be more than $4,000.
His total vote is 48,583, as against
29,918 for Purcell.
Woman's suffrage is defeated by
more than 1000. With Sheridan and
Morton counties to be heard from,
there were 45,410 against and 1916
for. 1t carried in the following coun-
ties: Adams, Billings, Bottineau,
Burke, Divide, Eddy, Golden Valley,
Griggs, Mountrail, Mckenzie, Rem
Vile, Towner, Ward and Williams.
Mcintosh registered proport;onate-
ly the heaviest vote against the issue.
In that county there were only II in
favor of woman's suffrage to 1893
against.
One of the peculiar condolences
was the Socialist vote, which went
solidly in favor Of woman's suffrage.
Those counties with large Socialist
vote were the one in which the issue
carried.
ChristiansOn's Lead
In the official returns received by
Secretary Thomas Hall, Christian
sons lead has increased to more than
5000. The total vote stands: Spald-
ing, 41,439; and Christianson, 44,845.
Figures in congressional contents
show that Bartholomew gave Helge-
sen the close run of all Democratic
candidates in the congressional con-
test. Bartholomew received 1896 to
15,472 for Helgesen.
Young won out over Weeks by H.
314. His total vote was 17,779, to
6,465 for Weeks.
With two counties out, Norton has
1O,952 and Halvorsen 5,535.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
BURNS CASE
ON AT MINOT
BURNS MURDER CASE TAKEN TO
MINOT FOR TRIAL-CASE
UP YESTERDAY

The Burns murder case has been
transferred to Ward county for trial
before Judge Leighton. The case
came up yesterday morning when the
work of securing jury was taken
up. There are about forty five wit
nesses and the trial will last for sew
eral days. Among those subpoened
were Court Stenographer Hanyen and
Surveyor Field.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
ANNUAL STAR ELECTION

TIL Annual election of officers in the
Eastern Star will be held at the next
meeting, December 10th. In addi
ton to the election there will be in
itiation and refreshments will be serv-
ed. All members are asked to make
a special effort ODE present.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03
CASES BEING FILED

A good many cases are being filed
in the Clerk of Courts office this week
ten being filed yesterday. There will
be about seventy five cases on the
calendar for the coming term.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03

No store ever failed if its newspa.
per advertising was good enough and
big enough. No store ever succeeded
if it was not.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03

Women consider store advertise
ments as purely "business documents,
to receive the same attention and con-
sideration that anv business PROPOSE
tons get.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-03

Attorney Burns. Of Tioga was
among the visitors in the city the
first Of the week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08

the city, during tine three days Of
their stay, and the bills will be
footed by the citizens. THIS is
made possible through the energy
displayed by the Little Rock Press
Club, an organization of 20 news
paper writers IN the capital city.
The entertainment committee has
been very busy arranging for this
convention-in fact too busy, for
with all the entertainment features,
it was found that the business ses-
sions would be wiped of the slate,
and the boat ride on the Arkansas
had to be abandoned. In its stead
the editors will have the privilege Of
hearing leading Little Rock mus-
clan render a number Of selections
on the pipe organ, and later attend
the Performance at local iheater.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08
SLEEP DISTURBING BLADDER WEAKNESS '
BACKACHE. RHEUMATISM, QUICKLY VANISH

the blood. and drive it out of the
system.
So sure, so positive. so quick and
lasting, are the results obtained from
the use of Croxone. that three doses
a day for a few days are often all
that IS required to cure the worst
case of backache, regulate the most
annoying bladder disorders, and over
come the numerous other similar
conditions.
1t is the most wonderful prepara-
ton ever made for the purpose. 1t
is entirely different from all other
remedies. There is nothing else on
earth to compare with it. 1t is so
prepared that it is practically impos-
sible to take il into the human sys-
tenn without results.
You can obtain an original package
OF Croxone. at trihing cost from any
hrst-class drug store. All druggists
are authorized to personally return
the purchase price if Croxone fails to
give desired results, regardless Of
how old you are, how long you have
suffered, or what else has failed to
cure you.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08
Even Most Chronic Sufferers
F5ad Relief After A Few
Doses Are Taken

p,ckache, urinary disorders, ana
rbeumatiim, are caused from weak, e;
inactive kidneys, which iail 70 Lined hIteI
ont ths impurities and keep the blood
Dure and the only way on ear ear'n TO 70
DDTe1,,osntly Du.n a and positively cure such
trou5ies. Is to remove the cause .,,.,.
The new discovery Croxone, cures cures
such conditions because 5it,,ss i rea'hfs Is
the very roots Of the s,,nsd dlsdaSg, nn IN. =.
active kidneys, through the, the "siis sitsL;,o anu
5;ninS,: aII,g cleans out the little hltering IN
% csljs and glands; neutralizes an and .lIs dls-
solves the poisonous uric ;,a. aGIa SUP and
Stances that lodge in the ;-yit5te JGlnts snd snd
r.nse rheumatism; it neutralizes l!a. the the
nr;ne so Il no longer irri'a.ss liitSsd i1 tne
tnnd.r I'M. membranes OF the bladder,
.T~pI snd cleans out and strengthens .Ln. tne
Stonoed stT up, lifeless kidneys 30 s,;, .ney
6stsr tgg aai silt all the P0i'0n' "oA
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS
~ FROM Int -
CAPITAL CITY
BY ". Parke

Little Rock, Ark. May G-It
must he good news to the business
interests e Arkansas to know that
one o. the largest mail order houses
Of Chicago has made arrangements
20 ship into the state IS car loads
o. catalogues for distribution among
the people who do not care to buy
a, home.
The Little Rock postoaice
has received notice that the Is ex.
press cars filed with the large cata.
loge vail soon be headed this way
and the parcel post will be used to
distribute them from Little Rock.
Tae concern has figured that il will
b. ohelper TO send the catalogs out
from Little Rock, parcel post, than
50 send them to direct from Chic.
sr5, and that perhaps the service
vii be better too.
l. would not oe stretching a
paint 20 wager there are many
merchants Of Arkansas who would
sand aside aud see this train
wrecked without expressing senti-
Esnts Of regret.
Wa clouds, mine warfare and
a.nletics have shadowed the senate
RAJ contest during the past week,
bzt the forces are silently yet dill
gently going ahead with their work.
Senator Clarke Is IN Washington,
b1s be has lieutensnts on the ground
vao arc daily checking over the ist
o. delegates to the State Democrat
1. Convention. Judge William F.
X irby, who makes the contest de-
s.inea to discuss the matter, but the
f1ct that be has not yet returned to
sis duties on the bench Of the su'
preme court, is taken for ample ev'
iience that he is very busy prepar-
ing foe the state convention.
There are 62e delegates to the
convention, and Clarke supporters
claim there are fully $50 of these in
favor of the candidate declared the
nontoee by the state committee
= KIRBY advisor made tie ''2isia''''
re1F..hoy tnat Judge KIRBY has a
slight ma jority IN the convention.
so keen is the interest that II Is
probabje that few proxies viii oe
presented at the Pine Bluff conven-
ton Juue 3, for all the delegates
will he on hand.
Senator CLARKE is expected 10 re-
turn to Little Rock about May 20
and begin his preparations for the
cougentiou. 1t is uulthorltlvely
stated that Congressman D. "
Flovd of Yellville will be the choice
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08

of the Clarke men for permanent
chairman of the convention. No
one has been mentioned for the place
of temporary chairman by anyone
connected with either headquarters,
but several delegates have suggested
the Vincent NJ. Miles, a young at
torney Of Fort Smith, aud a strong
supporter Of Senator Clarke, The
Kirby forces have remained silent
as to their iryo-ites tor convention
officers, but they will prepare a slate
and the first test of strength will be
inthe selection Of presiding officer.
The temporary chairman is selected
by tue State Democratic Central
committee, and Mr.. Miles is a nem-
Der of that body.
Because of the great interest IN
state convention, Pine Bluff will be
crowded during that week, and
many are now reserving their hotel
in order to escape
a night under tree, dueto the over
crowded condition of the hotels at
that time.
Great activity Is displayed this
week in the newspaper publicity bill
which the press of Arkansas seeks
to initiate, and unless there are
many who fail to do their duty, a
sufficient number of names will be
fled by Saturday night to insure
this bill being submitted to voters
Of the state.
This bill will. Of course, be of
benefit to the newspapers, but the
benefit to them is inintessimal COM
pared to what 1t will do for the tax
payers of the state. The bill will
give to the newspapers OF Arkansas
possibly $50, 900 year, and save
the tax payers several million. The
newspapers are required to print the
proceedings stated IN the bill, at
rates which takes most Of the profit
out of the publication, so the public
is the real gamer.
The greatest benefit of the bill is
that, if adopted by the voters at the
next general election. it will entire
lY do away with dodging. No long
er will the man with the forty acres
and a mule bear the burden Of taxa
tion. He will be taxed on every
thing just the same, but the bIg fell
low, who secures the services of the
attorneys in tue state to show him
how to dodge taxes, must now step
up and bear his portion, thus reduc-
ing the rate of the little fellow.
This is accompanied by the county
Judge being required to publish re.
ductions IN taxes, and the county
boards of CIVILIZATIONS must do the
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08

speak for 20 minutes to the Arkan-
sas squirrel heads. In order to do
this the telephone company must
have two wires open all the time be.
tween Washington and Little Rock
because there might be mIshap to
one, and the other would be imms-
diately placed in commission aud
the conversation proceed without
interruption.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08

A decided feature Of the programe
will be a speech made to the editors
by some national man Of promi
nence, through courtesy Of theSouth.
Western Telegraph & Telephone
company. This speech will be de.
lrvered over the phone from New
York, Washington, or some other
city, and if it can be arranged,
President Woodrow Wilson will
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-08
10 CENT "CASCARETs"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath-candy cathartie.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your mead
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, Indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels--you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme.
diately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour, fermentlns foou
and foul gases; take the excess pile
from the liver and carry of The con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestlnes and bowels. A
10-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-12-31
NO PETITIONS FOR
THE TONNAGE TAX
LAW CAN NOW BE URGED IN U.s.
UAL WAY ONLY BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY WAS The LAST DAY
of State Cannot Go Before
Law Makers Under
Initiative Method.

Lansing.-Not single petition for
the submission of either the tonnage
tax question or the Torrens system
of land transfers through the initiative
was filed with the secretary of state
by county clerks prior to closing time
at the state department Saturday.
This was the last day petitions to be
submitted to the legislature could be
filed with the state department
Under the law, Deputy Miller says,
the petitions should come from the
county clerks, with whom they should
be filed by those circulating the petit
tions. AS none were received, it is
taken for granted the state grange,
which was circulating the petitions,
is of the opinion that not a sufficient
number could be obtained and con-
cluded not to file any.
The only way the two questions Can
now be submitted to the coming legis-
lature is by the ordinary method of
introducing bill in regular form. 1t
is stated that if the legislature does
not take action this year, the grange
will be prepared with sufficient petit
tons in correct form for the next
session.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-12-31
OLD CRAFT OF ODD DESIGN
Mesopotamia Boat, Known as kufa,
Known to Have Been in Use Be-
fore Christian Era.

The Kufa, a curious circular boat
made Of basketwork, and seen no.
where else in the world, is a COM
mon sight in Mesopotamia. The fer
rymen charge only cent each pas
senger. There is one good point about
these strange craft-they are not cas-
lily upset. Their carrying capacity also
is great, and the kufa men pack in
their passengers like behring's in bar
rel. / had the good luck to take pho
tograph Of the actual building of a
kufa on the banks of the Tigris river,
says writer in the Wide World. They
are made Of date palm branches
woven together with rope made out Of
leaves of the same palm, thickly plas-
tered on the. outside with bitumen.
They range from four to twelve feet
in diameter. Nowhere but on the
Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers can
one see these curious craft, which
serve principally for the transport Of
passengers. country produce and
beasts of burden across the river.
About three men are required to make
a kufa of respectable size, and it
takes them some twenty days to build
1t. Like the kelek, the kufa is OF
great antiquity, for both these strange
craft were in use long before the time
of Christ. The evidence of this is in.
disputable, for on the bas-reliefs taken
from the palace of Sennacherib both
craft are clearly represented.