The Washburn leader., 1914-11-27
NORTH DAKOTA $50, 100000
RICHER BECAUSE OF WAR

RICHER BECAUSE OF WAR
The Millers' Belgian Relief.
movement, in which North Da7
kota is taking active part, has
been organized with the advice
of, and in cooperation with the.
central committee Of the Belgian
Relief Fund Of Washington and
the. American ambassador in
London says the Tribune.
1t purposes collecting 10000.
barrels Of flour Of the approxl-.
mate value Of half million dol,
lars, one-half to be contributed
by the general public and one
half by the millers..
The railroads have agreed to-
transport this flour to Phila-
delphia without any charges
while the cost Of the ocean trans
portation-$41 600 has been COM
tributed by few individuals. 1,
The British and German gov7
ernments have consented to the,
arrangement, thus insuring its
safe carriage and delivery.
The American ambassador in,
London cables: "Food cannot.
be bought on this side of the.
world. Money sent will be Of no.
use. Food sent, except through.
this commission, may never reach
Belgium or may be confiscated. y
Those who contribute to this
cargo are not thereby showing
partisanship. Relief Of the starv
ing women, children and old men
of Belgium is the common duty
Of humanity. It helps the Ger7
maps as much as the Allies to
assist in alleNating the frightful
distress which has befallen inno5
cent non-combatants on account
Of war.
Every bank, newspaper, elevator
agent and flour mill manager
in the state is authorized to re7
ceive donations of wheat, flour
or money.
/! The wheat and money contri-
, buted will be- converted into
four at the nearest mill and the
flour will be shipped, free Of all.
freight charges, direct to the
chartered ship, Northwestern
MMer,'' att Philadelphia from,
which point the personal repre-.
sentative of the Northwestern
Miller will accompany the shi ip-
ment and personally assure it's
delivery by permission OF the
American ambassador in London
and our minists r in Belgium.
/ For each $1.25 handed to your
local bank, newspaper, elevator
agent or miller, at Least one 49,
pound sack Of flour will reach.
Belgium, without further cost.
For each five bushels Of wheat,
delivered 20 the elevator agent,
or mill, one barrel Of North Da7
kota patent flour will have like
delivery.
The 1914 wheat, rye, oats and
corn crop of North Dakota will,
realize at least $30,O00O0O more.
money because Of the European
war.
| The farmers and business men,
of North Dakota are richer BY
just this amount by reason Of
the war.
| Hence the farmer and BUSINESS
man should be the first to re,
s pond to this urgent CALI
If every farmer in the state,
will today deliver to his elevation
one bushel, five, ten OF twenty
bushels of merchantable. wheat,
according 10 his ability (or n'he
has already sold his wheat, then
the proceeds in money!, it will,
save the lives Of thousands Of
suffering Belgian women. and,
children, and furnish evidence to.
the world that the hearts Of TIT,
mem Of North Dakota are as ex.,
pansane as the prairies Of their,
noble state.
If every man woman, not a,
farmer, will today hand his or.
her cash contribution to the near
est mill, elevator agent or bank,
oher thousands. Of lives may be,
saved.
It is believed that $1,000 ,O0c:
4 worth Of food for each of th'
next several months will be re-;