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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Railroad accident statistics show
casualties in 1914 We're fewer than
ever before under circumstances at all
comparable. The exhibit shows a
gradual reduction. the casualties in
1914 being fewer than in 1913, and
those in the latter year less than in
1912. And yet wooden coaches are in
general use. light and imperfect rails
are common, the block system signal
is far from universal, and an auto
matte train stop that never fails is yet
to be introduced. While there is much
room for improvement in safety ap.
planes. improvement is in sight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The practice of selling abroad at a
low profit or no profit or even a sub
stantial loss, at any price necessary to
get the business away from somebody
else, has been carried further by Ger
and ever assistance of their govern
ment than anywhere else, and it &C.
counts in great part for the enormous
expansion of the German foreign trade
in the period preceding the a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Just about a year ago and the after
math of the election of 1914 was
becoming an acute realization to those
whose lot it was to find the latest re-
turns from the outlying precincts dis
quietening, and perhaps WE might in
some cases say disgusting. Of course
there were others who had become
convinced of the. truism of the popular
idea that once, if not twice in a while,
dreams may come true. Another
twelve month and that old political
deck of cards will have to be shuf1ed
again. Look out for the little joker.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

One phase Of the present state of af-
fairs can be accepted as proof of sub
stantial and permanent lettering Of
business, and that is the demand in
nearly every state for good agriculture
al lands at generally advancing prices.
Farmers have the money to buy lands
for themselves and their children and
also have the confidence in agriculture.
Real estate in manufacturing districts
is being sold at considerably higher
prices than it was possible to obtain the
last three or our years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The Chicago Daily News laments the
decay Of vagrant minstrelsy and the
midnight serenade. The editor puts
the blame on the passing Of the bar
Der shop cult before the march Of the
safety razor. The old time barber
shop, the editor thinks, was a train
ing school for budding minnesingers.
Perhaps, however, machine music is
chiefly responsible for the change.
Some of this is so good as to discour-
age amateur effort, while much Of it
wearies and disgusts the auditor and
thus reacts upon young musical genius.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The first order for Huerta's family
Of thirty mouths, when it reached the
Long Island bungalow, was forty-fve
steaks and fifty chickens. If the deal
err takes Huerta Mexican bonds in pay
ment he's in for the biggest gamble of
his life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The elegant weather of the first
week in November reached a tenn
porary jumping off place Sunday night
with a snowstorm which requisitioned
the use of the snow shovel first thing
on Monday morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

No one Of the contending nations Of
Europe can escape the charge Of war
fare against noncombatants. Air craft
Of practically all have dropped explo-
sives Upon city and village homes, and
women and children have been the
most frequent victims.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The Democrat already has several
very readable letters from farmers
over the county which will have space
in its issue of next week, but wants
more Sit right down and tell US
whatCavalier county has done for you.
That's all that is wanted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Some Of the doings in New YORK
high life tend to prove that the old
adage might also read, GA fool and
her money are soon parted"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Women love a clear, rosy complex
ion. Burdock blood bitters is splendid
for purifying the blood, clearing the
skin, restoring sound digestion. All
druggists sell it. Price 81.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Last week the Wales Progress gave
editorial endorsement to the movement
being made toward the organization of
a county breeders and live stock ASSOC
citation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Two weeks and Thanksgiving Day
will be here and it will then be only
another month to Christmas and it's
accompanying season of festivity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Victoriano Huerta is now a COM
muter, and when Sonora Huerta calls
him down for forgetting that errand to
the notion shop he'll wish he'd saluted
the flag.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Another grievance due to the war is
that Americans will be expected to
tour the new battlefields after it's over
and pay big tips to guides who were
in the thick Of it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The Bathgate Pink Paper possesses
one distinct advantage these days over
agreat number of our exchanges. 1t
don't take long to read it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

They say that ex-Secretary of State
Bryan is getting fat. Now supposing
that he were to get a double chin.
'Twould be some music then. Huh!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

No nation need worry about having
Gods side.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

The South American habit of revolt
ing against a revolution crossed the
Atlantic and struck Portugal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
DIN, Cavalier county, North Dakota. -.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon asmall
mstter of the Sacoud Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Subscription $3.50 per aunum Canada 500
psr annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communication must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Every mans hand Is against the fly,
but he seems to thrive on 1t.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

This is the last call for letters from
our farmer readers for the Democrats
issue of North Dakota booster week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

Neil Nicholson, Commissioner
The following bills were audited
and allowed:
Walker Bros. & Hardy, sup
plies for court house. -. S 80
Jerry Kelland, services and
mileage, civil actions for
October 16 rs
Cavalier County Lumber Co.,
lumber for bridge in Lang
don township. % SO
Olga Township, county poor
for Olga township. ..... 81 70
Calvin Times, supplies for
court house. 10 90
Langdon Farmers Elevator
Co., part payment on coal
contract 1873 80
Iona Township, road cor
tract for Iona township. $50 90
The Nyal Drug Store, at
Hannah, N. D., drugs for
county poor 5 96
Upon motion the board adjourned
until Tuesday, November 2, 1915, at
nine o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1915.
The board convened pursuant to ad.
journment. All members present.
Upon motion the beard proceeded to
examine bridges built in Cavalier
county this season.
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1915.
The board convened at two o'clock
p. M, after having made an examina-
ton of all the bridges built this year.
All of the bridges built by the
Fargo Bridge & Iron Company having
been accepted the following warrants
were drawn in their favor:
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.,
balance of bridge contract 1915 90
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.,
Hannah bridge contract. 1924 90
The following bills were audited
and allowed:
Henderson Township, county
poor for Henderson town.
$151 So
Treir Township, county poor
for Trier towship....... as 90
M 0 Strom & Co., sup
plies for court house,. 35 IS
w A Bolton, wood for court
~ 80
Thos Hall, secretary of
state, twelve copies 1915
session laws. 10 90
Times-Hera)d Publishing
Co., supplies for court
D lO
L c Smith Typewriter Co.,
typewriter for register of
deeds office "a 10
J U Hemmi, county judge,
Stutsman county, expenses
of Ole Johnson of Milton,
insanity e........ IS 25
Upon motion the board adjourned
to Thursday, November 4, 1915, at
nine o'clock a. m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 1915.
The board convened pursuant to ad-
jourment at nine O'Clock a. m. All
members present.
The justice report of George Nc
Lean was presented and upon motion
the following fees were allowed:
State of North Dakota vs.. Fred Weed
George Mclean, justice
fees. S 5 70
| A Marlette, constable
observation-disclosures. 6 80
The following bills were audited
and allowed:
J M Arnold, auto hire for
commissioners. S 80 90
Sam lverson, auto hire for
commissioners. ...... 80 90
East Alma Township, road
contract $50 90
Montrose Township, road
contract .............. 200 90
Jerry Kelland, sheriff, mile.
age and livery, criminal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11
f WMANI COLUMN

HOUSE FOR RENT Small house to rent,also
a furnished room. Apply to Miss Nettie Prin-
yer, Langdon, 16-17*
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

GAS ENGINE FOR SALE-A Racine engine,
in good shape and has been recently over.
hauled. Can be seen as this office. Price and
Terms upona application A bargain if bought
right away. IS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11
LOFFIC1AI.J
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of County Commissioners
IOFFICIALl
CAVALIER COUNTY N. D.

CAVALIER COUNTY N. D.
Langdon, N, D., Nov. l., 1915.
Minutes of special a session of the
board of county commissioners held at
the County Auditors office, Langdon,
N. D., Monday, Nov, l, 1915, at
200 p. m.
Present: S. G. Erickson, Chairman
R. B. Laing, Commissioner
Alex Russell, Commissioner
Sam Iverson, Commissioner
Neil Nicholson, Commissioner
The following bills were audited
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11

HOUSE FOR ~SALE-Seven room house with
summer kitchen, coal shed and auto garage.
located on a 100 foot east front. INQUIRE at
this office for particulars IA
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

May |. The president of the Pennsyl-
about that too; no suffrage babies
would be checked-for the reason, we
suppose, that the public might notice
the surprising scarcity of infants or
children among the women who are
seeking the new freedom of the
franchise,
Press Agents Blamed.
1t is an old publicity stunt. prac-
;iced by INSCRIPTIONS press agents
since Noah edited the Ark Gazette, TO
spring something sensational" and
then deny that it ever happened or
was ever said. The denial never catches
up with the original 'story"-and is
not intended to-but merely to serve
as a fence for notoriety. great
press agency fake of this sort was
gotten up to advertise one of Maeter-
links plays years ago. 1t was an
nounced that the Belgian poet himself
had bet that he could visit America
incognito. and persons were hired to
dress like him and be discovered" o..
the landing piers by newspapermen.
The poor reporters were kept "on the
job" for weeks and ran down every
suspect. and when they thought they
had the real Maeterliuk at last, the
poet cabled from Belgium that it was
somebody else. The suffragists are
using the papers likewise and trying
TO film fam" the public at every turn
of the wheel
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
ANOTHER PRINCE SOON
TO BE ON WAR LINE
Leopold of Battenberg Given Ap-
pointment-Eight Members Of
Royalty in Active Service.

Special Gable 70 The Washington Herald
London. May 1.-Prince Leopold. of Rat
tcnberg. the second son of Prince Henry.
of Battenberg. has just been given an
appointment upon the headquarters staff.
and 1t is expected that he will leave for
the front almost Immediately.
This will bring up the number Of MEM
oers or the British royal family actually
on active service to eight The Others
are the Prince OF Wales. Prince Albert
frince Arthur of Connaught Prince
Alexander of Teck. Prince Alexander Of
Battenberg. and the two young sons Of
Prince Louis of Battenberg, both of
"hom are now with the fleet.
The Duke of Teck is at prcsen, rccu-
peratins in the south of France from a
rather severe illness contracted while at
the front. while Prince Maurice of Bat
tenberS was killed in October last. Thus
no fewer than eleven relatives of kim
reorSe have so far taken part in the
war and this might he brought TO ,
round dozen If We count the services OF
the Duke of COnnaUCht in raising and
the Canadian continGents.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Germany Meant to lnvade
France Through Sutherland

, the official bulletins which are never
| quite satisfactory to the people of the
| lighting countries. though they are writ
ten and published to show each country
the advantages gained by their fighting
sons.
But just as Germany was surprised at
ireland and India not Selling the oppor-
| tunity to tight for their rights while the
mother country was having the most Sc
riouS trouble in her history, England
| made miscalculations, too. for she en-
pected to crush the German navy while
Russia steam rolled into Berlin. and be-
lieved the French alone would keep the
German army too busy for much serious
| opposition elsewhere. Austria planned
to not only stop Russia. but finish her
! completely and be in Warsaw months
ago.
Nobody expected little Serbia to main
tain her position SO bravely. and Ger
! many is both shocked and astonished at
the bravery and persistence of brave lit
tie Belgium and King Albert-who in
Berlin was CariCatured rs the Moving
Picture King. France. too. made the
fatal blunder of ncgleCtinS the oppor-
tunity to stop the always Increasing
number Of Prussians pouring into Bel
GUM. and Northern France ny putting
too much strength in the effort to take
AlsaCe- Lorraine. Just as Germany missed
her opportunity to take CalaiS-whiC
she could then have done-by youthful
royal vanity debating against more
serious military reasoning-a side trip to
capture Paris
IF foresight were good as hind
sight. though. the officers of the various
armies would not be now talking of
these things. for II is they who say these
very truths. and they know, for they
wcr" on the firing lines of one country
or the other. 4 long winter in which
little could be done in the way of actual
lighting gave Germany a chance to build
trenches and Law mines throughout Bel
Gium and Northern France. which will
take the lives of thousands of the men
now trained and equipped the great
est and grandest armies that France or
England ever had or ever dreamed they
would need or possess. And so it is the
things We never hear Of that win and
lose battles in this the greatest war in
human history-a war which overnight
changed the entire map and future of
Europe
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
U. S. TO SEE JOFFRE PORTRAITS
Paintings of French Soldier viii
Be Frisco Fair Exhibits.

SPECIAL Gable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. May l.-Gen. Jotfrc Is not the
sort Of man who likes sitting for his
portrait. However. he had to submit
In favor of an American woman. Mrs.
Spreckles. who is arranging a sale, for
the benefit of the families of French
soldiers. at the San Francisco exhibition.
The painter chosen was NJ. Henri
lacquer, who lately took the prize on
lowed by the famous military painter.
Alhl onse de Neuville. Gen. Joffre sat
TO the painter-not for very long. one
imagines-but. at any rate. NJ. lacquer
has managed to paint two portraits of
him One shows him in full uniform
which nc never wears in wartime-With
the cooked hat and white feathers. The
other is the workaday Gen. Joffre, bare
headed, in his black jacket. on which
he wears only the yellow ribbon of the
military medal. The two portraits will
not be shown in Paris. as they are to he
dispatched at once to San Francisco
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

II he would authorize a statement that
the Y. NJ. c. A. maintained a neutral
position on the woman suffrage ques-
ton. he answered that most decidedly
he would.
The '.antis' are now on the trail OF
all these loose statements regarding
facts. laws. and organizations that are
being published broadcast as part OF
the suffrage propaganda. and are ben,
on forcing their opponents to tell the
truth in the public prints.
Morality Of Women.
suffrage speaker on the streets
of Philadelphia. opposite the Equal
Franchise headquarters, makes a per-
sistent practice of quoting laws. in
dustrial conditions and figures that she
should know are untrue. The cause
of votes for women is poverty-stricken
indeed for arguments. when it can
not make a fair plea on the basis of
it's record of forty-five years in Wyom-
ing, twenty-three years in Colorado.
and nineteen years in Idaho and Titan.
but must use distortion and cunning
suppression of relative conditions and
comparisons in order to center spe-
cious appeal for the ballot There is
not one Suffragist in this State who
will stick to the subject and conduct
we have been able to find, and we
have been hunting for one for some
time. We have always heard much of
the superior morality of women. but
whatever we may conCede regarding
morality from the standpoint of chas-
tity. we canot admit that these suf
fragist women, at least. exhibit very
manly" regard for intellectual hon
esty or the plain truth. when they are
constantly circulating falsehoods.
Some of them are foolish that
even the suffrage officials enter de-
nials-to get more notoricty. For in
stance. when the Philadelphia North
American published full page signed
article by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president of the National Suffrage As
sociation on cut Out the Marriage
Ceremony" DIR. Shaw. after Life and
the New York Sun had started A Wig
orous condemnation of her preach
ments that went from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. emphatically denied that
she had even been interviewed" about
the article. and blamed the "antis' for
circulating il, although a suffrage pa
per that the ants could not get even
an item in was the original pub
Usher.
Then A week ago, another suffrage
organ announced that we would have
fluffy ruffles' at the polls. to show
the men taht all suffrarists were not
masculine. A vigorous denial was sent
to the papers again on this-for the
reason. we suppose, that the Suffra giSts
did not have the beauty squads" to
exhibit Another press agency story
the suffragists sprang was a "ba by
checking outfit to accommodate the
"mothers" In the suffrage parade on
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

Then the suffragists answered that
they "cheerfully admitted that there
have been errors in the treatment OF
the subject, errors not due to any de-
sire to conduct a campaign of deliber-
ate distortion of the laws of this
State, but due to the fact that the
subject of legislation should be
treated only by legal scholars quail
fed to interpret statutes.
Mrs David Werner Amram. secre-
tary of 'the Womans Party of Phn-
adelphia, who, we are glad to acknowl-
edge, is the first honest suffrage pub
licist We have met, admitted that her
information committee" was in sub
stantial agreement with the point,
made by the Pennsylvania Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage regarding
the legal status of women in Penn
sylvania." Furthermore, Mrs. Amram
says: Il cannot say and l doubt
whether any one can prove that
liquor interests and white slavers'
are for or against suffrage. | quite
agree with the 'antis' that such
charges should be substantiated or
dropped" And yet the Equal Fran
chise Society of Philadelphia. to show
its contempt of fairness or truth. eN-
hibits at its headquarters all this
week Il detestable cartoon linking the
''antis" with the liquor interests ana
white slavers.
"JustIce" Bell Not to swing.
Another feminist fake the "antis"
ran down this week was the announce
ment that the suffrage Justice bell
would be placed in Independence Hall
when the true Liberty Bell goes TO
the San Francisco Exposition.
l. .i..1-
the management of city property in
Philadelphia told our officers that the
suffra gists had not even made any
request for such a thing, though their
enterprisinG press agents had pug
liShed the thing as an assured lact
several days previously.
Then, too. the suffragIsts' publicity
bureau gave out a long string OF or
ganiZaIions that were said TO Endorse
woman suffrage officially and woulu
take in the parade on May |. At least
two of these organizations vigorously
denied that any such Endorsements had
been given. DR. Horace stanton. sec
rotary of the Ministerial Union. en-
phaticaIIy denied that his Orsanlzt-
ton had akcn any action whatever on
woman suffrage. and when asked If he
would parade with the suffraElsts he
returned an explosive no!
Walter Wood, speaking for the Y.
NJ G. \. branches of the entire city
of Philadelphia. said that he had seen
the announcement. but that it was en-
tirely untrue He stated that il is
the recognized duty of the Y. NJ. Z. \.
to concern itself exclusively with ques-
tions Of morality. and TO take a pub
lie stand only on those matters which
are unquestiona hly and universally
recognized to he right" when asked
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

Because 'Deering' had not arrived in
1911 or 1872. as long expected in the tight
little isle. some of the old ladies in
politics had persuaded the majority Of
people that it would never come and so
they were thoroughly unprepared for 1t
when in 1914 the long war commenced
since which time very few people. eN-
Cept those quite intimately connected
with the business management of the
war-and it is business being conducted
on all sides in every department by the
worlds most able business men-know
anything of what is going on outside Of
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

Mr.. Charies Murray. manager of the
kinemacolor war pictures. with the
Fighting Force of Europe now on ex-
hibtion at the Belasco is an American
journalist. and during his long sojourn
abroad gathering these films. has had
abundant opportunities to observe the
inside of European politics leading up TO
the present great International war. In
an interview for The Herald he said:
Der Tag was quoted in the Washing
ton newspapers on Monday as scoring
certain German DIPLOMATS who had
placed the Naterland in a critical posi-
ton by erroneous predictions as to what
Ireland and the colonies would do when
the long and oft-toasted Der Tag ar
rived.
''G"rmany was not the only European
nation that had the wrong dope on what
the other countries would do under GER
tain conditions
peaceful little Switzerland was the
one possible eXception-for she alone
was prepared for any eventuality. and
before tho vast armies of the Kaiser in
vaded Belgium those same fearless SOL
diers had formed an army of more than
quarter of million men. stretched
out along the snow capped mountainous
border awaiting their arrival. and so. in
all reality. they were stopped before
they started on the march to Calais. for
that has been the objective of every
thing that has happened in these past
nine terrible months. So it came about
that instead of a straight uninterrupted
march the Prussians were forced to
make their way, and at what a cost.
through Belgium. fighting for every inch
of ground they occupied. but against an
army not nearly as ready was that of
Switzerland.
And that was the first shock to Ger
many. whose leaders expected no serious
obstacles in either Switzerland Bel
GUM. believing that self-preservation
would he the uppermoSt thought of both
countries