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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
LITER FLEES PRISON GANG
Murderer Escapes While With Ice
Cutters.

Charles Peltier, lifer in the North
Dakota penitentiary at Bismarck,
made his escape while employed as a
member Of the ice gang at work seven
miles from the p~enitentiary. Blood
hounds trailed the fugitive for some
distance, but Peltier has so far eluded
pursuit.
Peltier, his brother, Joe Peltier,
halfbreeds, and Little Rising Sun, a
fullblood Indian, murdered the post
master and his niece at Somber, in
the foothills Of the Turtle mountains,
five years ago. Charles Peltier plead
ed guilty and his confession gained
Communication of Joe Peltier's death
sentence. Rising Sun also is in prison
for life,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
DEDICATION ON MARCH is
Ceremonies at North Dakota Build
ing in San Francisco.

President Moore of the Panama
Pacific International exposition has in
formed the secretary in charge of the
North Dakota building at the expo
sition grounds at San Francisco that
the formal dedication of the building
will be held on Tuesday, March Is, at
3 p. m. at the exposition gates by Pres
ident Moore and his escort OF band
and military and the line Of march
will be taken up to the completed
building on the bay front, where Mr..
Moore will publicly thank the state OF
North Dakota for participating in such
a fine way in the great exposition.
1t is expected that a large number
Of former residents of North Dakota,
who are now residents of California
and other coast states, will be pres
ent at the ceremonies and that 1t is
hoped that all residents of North Da.
kota who intend to visit the exposition
during March will time their visit SO
that they may participate in this
event.
A movement is planned which will
result in Grand Forks being officially
represented at this opening and it is
| suggested that other cities in the state
see to it that they are also represent
ed.
The above event should not be col
fused with the North Dakota day
which has ben set for May Il, when
Governor Hanna and the rest OF the
North Dakota commission expect tc
be at the North Dakota building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
ALLIES AGAINST PROPOSAL
Not Likely to Accept American Sug-
gestions.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-While ad-
ministration officials still cloak their
European diplomatic negotiations
with extreme secrecy some admit that
published English opinions do not
lend optimism to the situation.
Newspaper reports indicate that
while Germany is amenable to most
of the American suggestions Great
Britain and her allies are determined
to wage unrelenting war on Germany.
The latest trend of events indicates
that the American proposals will be
partially successful.
The administration is now convinc-
ed that mines constitute an ever
greater danger to American COM
merce than do German submarines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04

London. March IA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Athens says:
The allies have d~lsembarked de-
tachments of artillery near the Oar
danelles forts and British and French
flags now are flying over them.
THE fleet continued a lombard
ment of the inner forts. A powder
numerous victims.
The fleet has reached as far as the
lighthouse near Fort kilid Bahr.
The forts on the European side
have been reduced to silence.
There are $4,000 Turks on the Eu-
ropean side and $4,000 on the Asiatic
side"
sit is officially announced" says the
Morning Posts Cairo correspondent,
that the Turks have evacuated the
Sinai peninsula. This confirms the
belief here that all danger of a second
in aston of Egypt is now removed"
According to diplomatic informa-
tica received i'll Rome" says the
Daily News correspondent in the
italian capital, the decision of the
Turks to transfer their capital to
Broussa, Asia Minor. was in direct
opposition to Germany, which wished
the transfer, if made, to be to Adria-
nople.
"The prophets mantle, together
with all the important relics and
treasures, already have been removed
to Broussa. where the sultan's harem
also has been sent"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
WHEAT STILL GOING DOWN
Allies Success at D~ardaneIIes the
Moving Factor.

Chicago, March 2.-Continued sue
cesses of the allied bombardment OF
the Dardanelles sent May wheat down
to $1.51A. uly wheat dropped to ST..
%.
Within fifteen minutes after the
opening May dropped to S1.49A and
July wheat to S1.21$.
At one time during the first thirty
minutes of trading May wheat dropped
as low as S1.4S.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
CREATES BOARD OF REGENTS
Senate Also Adopts Bill Permitting
Cities to Rent Halls.

The senate passed the board of re-
gents bill without opposition. A few
amendments were made. The bill pro-
vides that all higher educational in
situations in the state, including the
normals, shall be under the direction
of a board of regents.
The senate also passed the house
bill providing that cities may rent
halls or auditoriums for public use.
The house measure providing that
townships may extend aid to county
fairs vas passed, as was LieudahPs
bill changing the law with regard to
the management and organization of
mutual county and district fire, light
ming and cyclone insurance com
DanieS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
May Appeal to President.

Washington, March 2.-President
Wilson may be asked to intervene di.
rectly in the Eastern Ohio coal strike,
Representative Francis told the presi
dent he might later ask him to take
steps to restore industrial peace in
that region,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
BERNsTORFF DENIES STORY
German Ambassador Says Statement
Published Is False.

New York, Feb. 27.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
denied a statement printed by the
London Daily Telegraph in a telegram
from Washington, according to which
Count Won Bernstorff had officially
informed President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan that the commanders
Of the German submarines had receiV-
cd a secret order not to fire at ships
flying the American flag.
Il have not given to either Presi-
dent Wilson or to Secretary of State
Bryan any communication except such
as was published in the American
press" the ambassador said.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
STEAMER DACEA Is SEIZED
French Cruiser Recaptures American
Cotton Vessel.

Paris, March IA French cruiser
has arrested the American steamer
Dacia in the channel and taken her
officially.
The steamship Dacia left Galveston
for Rotterdam on Jan. 81 with 11,O0O
bales of cotton, to be transshipped to
Bremen. 1t was fully expected at
that time that the ship would be
seized on her way to Rotterdam, as
Great Britain questioned the validity
Of the recent transfer of the Dacia
from German to American registry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 1.-Wheat-May,
S1.47A; July, $1.1S. Corn-May, T1Rc;
July, 73hc. Oats-May, 54Bc; July,
515sc. Pork-May, SLIP; July, ST.
so. Butter-Creameries, 29c. Eggs
1S019Rc. Poultry-Springs. 16m17c;
fowls, 14R M15c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
PEACE CONFERENCE ASKED
Emergency Federation Calls on Presi-
dent Wilson,.

Chicago, March RESOLUTIONS ask
ing President Wilson to call d con
ference OF neutral nations to attempt
to end the European war We're passed
by the Emergency Peace federation
and plans We're made for the organiZa-
ton of a permanent body to be known
as the National Peace organization.
A resolution protesting against any
increase in armament in the United
States also was passed.
The resolution expresses the belief
that the time has come for an extern
sion of the principle of neutrality by
a conference of neutral nations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
FRENCH DESTROYER
IS SUNK BY Mine

3 Paris, Feb, 27.-The destruction Of
the French torpedo boat destroyer
.Dague in the Adriatic sea vas an
nounced by the French ministry OF
marine. The official announcement
follows:
THE French torpedo boat destroy
@r Dague while escorting a convoy
with provisions for Montenegro, struck
an Austrian niue off the port of An,
tivari ~(Montenegrol and sank.
"Thirty-eight of the crew disap-
peared. The accident did not hinde:
finishing the work of provisioning
and the return of the convoy
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
TRIO ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
Grand Forks Police Believe Many
Burqlaries Are Solved.

The Grand Forks police arrested
John Mullen, twenty-three years old;
Ed Malloney, twenty-six years old,
and William Gardner, thirty-one years
old, who will be charged with robbing
the grocery store of j. Wilson and the
theft of a large quantity Of merchan-
disc.
The police believe they have round
ed up members of a gang operating on
a large scale there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Withdrawal Order Upheld.

Washington, Feb, .24.-President
Taft's withdrawal Of oil land in Cali
fornia and Wyoming in 1909, without
empowering legislation, was, hpfleld''by
the supreme court and entry claims
of individuals and corporations valued
at hundreds of millions of dollars an.
nulled thereby.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
FRENCH PRESS AGAINST 1T
Unanimous in Declaring England Can
mot Accent American. PROPOSAL,

Paris, Feb. 28.-The French press
Is unanimous in declaring that Great
Britain cannot accept the informal
proposals, said to have been made by
tire United States, that the embargo
on foodstuffs for Germany be raised
provided Germany abandons it's inten-
zion of destroying merchant ships.
{The papers. however, express ap-
s%orsciation of the spirit in which the
proposals were made.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
WHEN STEAMER CARIB SANK
Three of Crew Of American VesseI
Lost Their Lives.

the crew OF the American steamer
Carib lost their lives when their ship
was sunk in the North sea, probably
by a mine.
1t has been learned that the Carib
went down off Borkum island at the
mouth Of the Ems river and not neal
Helgoland, as was presumed from the
first announcement.
The American steamer Evelyn also
was sunk off BOrkum island.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
TEsTIFYlNG ABOUT WAGES
A. w. Trenholm Still on Stand Before
Arbitration Board.

Chicago, March "A. w. Tren,
holm, general manager Of the Omaha
road, continued his testimony before
the board of arbitration of the de-
mands of engineers and tiremen of
Western railroads.
The wages paid to engineers and
tiremen on assigned runs was the bur
den of his testimony, representatives
of the trainmen withdrawing objec-
tons to statistics which Mr.. Tren-
holm endeavored to introduce last
week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
pacia Taken to Rrest.

Brest, March 2.-The American
steamer Dacia, formerly a Hamburg
!American liner, which was captured
.tast week by a French cruiser and
brought into this port, has been tow
ed from the roads into the Brest naval
WARRIOR.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
SEVEN FREED OF MURDER
Former Striking Colorado Miners Are
Acquitted by Jury.

Pueblo, Colo, March 1.-The seven
former striking coal miners on trial
for the murder of Luke Terry, chauf-
feur, near La Veta, Nov. s, 1913, were
declared not guilty in the verdict of
the jury returned in the district court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Enforcement Agent Bill Killed.

The senate killed a house bill Great
ing. the office of enforcement commits
'%sioiperi whose principal duties would
be sto-see that the prohibition laws OF
the state are enforced. That it might
be definitely killed the clincher motion
was applied, requiring a two.thirdD
vote to resurrect the measure.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, March 1.-Wfteat-
May, $1.39A; July, $1.34N Sept, ST.
1Ok. Cash close on 'track,;fNo. l,
hard, $1.45A.; Mol Northeri,, $1.40A'
@1.44%; No. 2 Northern, $1.36%@1..
42A No. 3 Northern, $1.31A @1.39A;
No. 8 yellow corn, 66A @67c; No. 3
white oats, h@5l&c; flax. $1.S6 b.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
HAVANA BOUT NOT SETTLED
johnson Denies Arrangements for
Fight Have Been Made.

Havana, Feb. 2S.-Jack Johnson
has fatty denied the report that it is
all settled for him to box Jess vii.
lard here.
Il have signed no agreement to box
here and | won't take any action un.
til | see Jack Curley." he declared.
Curley Is expected to reach Havana
within q few hours.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 1.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. l hard, STAG; No. l
Northern, $1.45; No. 2 Northern, ST.
4O% m1.42A. Flax-On track and to
arrive, S1.S5b.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, March 1.-Cattle-Steers,
S5.5O@9.OO; COWS and heifers, $500
TO; calves. $6.75@1O.25. Hogs
Light, $6.55@6.S2k; mixed, $6.45@
ESQ; heavy, $6.25@6.75; rough, $6.25
@6.35; pigs, $5.75@6.90. Sheep
Native, $6.90@7.S5; yearlings, s7.7O@
S.65.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Wilson Signs Pension Bill.

Washington, March 2.-President
Wilson has signed the pension appro.
xdyiation bill, carrying approximately
tS16A,000, 900. 1t was the first of the
large appropriation bills to reach the
president. ~.'s ~,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
South st. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, March Cattle
Receipts, $500; steers, $4.50@7.75;
COWS and heifers, 4.50@6.25; calves,
$4.OO@9.00; stockers and feeders,
$4.25@7.00. Hogs-Receipts, 10000;
range, $5.50@6.50. Sheep-Receipts,
1900; lambs, $4.5O@S.75; wethers,
S5.O 90; ewes, $3.00@6.75.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
St. Paul Grain,

St. Paul, March 1.-Wheat-No. l
Northern, S1.4OM @1.45; No. 2 North
ern, S1.36M @1.42%; No. 2 Montana
hard, $1.41M @1.43A; corn, 66A@
SIC; oats, 51h @51Ac; barley, GAO
74c; rye, $1,11@1.12; fax, S1.S5A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
RAILROAD OFFICIALS PLEAD
New Haven Directors Say Not Guilty
to Conspiracy.

to Conspiracy.
New York, March 2.-Tentative
pleas of not guilty were entered in
the federal district court to suppressed
ing indictments handed down last Fri
day charging twenty-one directors and
former directors Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company with criminal conspiracy un,
der the antitrust law.
The nine defendants who pleaded
are Lewis Cass Ledyard, Robert w
Taft, Edward d. Robbins, Charles NJ.
Pratt, Thomas De Witt Cuyler, Theo.
dore N. Vail, Francis r. Maxwell, Ed.
ward Milligan and George F. Baker
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
JAP WARSHlPS AWAITING
GERMAN CRUISERS.

San Francisco, Feb. 28.-
A report Of five Japanese
cruisers guarding South Pa
cific lanes of travel and look
ing for the German cruisers
Dresden and Prince Eitel Fred
erick has been brought here
by Captain William Stevens of
the British steamer Natal,
which has arrived from Sgd
ney, Australia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
Hope 10 Check Hos
tile War Vessels.
FIRST FORTS IN RUINS
British and French Fleets Con-
tinue Operations,

X :. :. =. Il :. - = :. i. :. :. I. :. !. Z.
-, :
=. London. March 1.-THE Daily
= News says that it has been re- =.
=. ported from Athens that the
-. Turks concentrated a large .
:. number Of old merchant ships
- in the Dardanelles and loaded
= them with stones with the in =
= tention of sinking them to "
= prevent passage OF a hostile :
= fleet. .
y. -.
-, %. y. =. =. y. =. =. y. -. =. =. =. =. y. =. /.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-04
COMPENSATION BILL PASSED
North Dakota Senate Barely Approves
Measure.

The senate passed the working
mems compensation act, patterned
after Minnesota's law. 1t was backed
by the North Dakota Federation of
Labor. The was given a
bare constitutional majority.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-07
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

This AFTERNOON 1 was wawking
alawng and l startid to go past a lot
or tuff kids standing avn a cornir, and
Wun of them sed. O look whose going
past. Meening me. and anuthir sed
l bet l can lick that guy, and anuthir
wun sed, Hay mack, l bet I can lick
you.
Meening me, ony I jest kepp avn
WaWk1ng past as if l dident no who
they ment, n pritty soon I passed
a little tuff kid standing by himself,
and he sed, Watts the mattir, mack,
was those fellos yelling at you.
Yes, thare pritty fresh, I sed.
Hay. fellos. heers a guy ses yure
pritty fresh, the littel kid yelled, and
the whole gang cain running up yell
ing like enything, and they got err.
me in a ring, and the biggest
kid sed, Let him ite Casey, Caseys
his size. And he pushed a kid at me,
beeing a kid with a derty Ease and so
meny holes in his cloze you mite think
he was wareing holes insted of cloze,
and the kid put up his fists like a prize
filter, saying, Fite me, I dare you.
I will If nobody elts butts in, sed.
Go ahed and fife him, nobody elts
will toutch you, sed the biggest wun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-07

they came out of the movie place.
Because they take care of the cat.
tie replied his mother.
What cattle?"
why the cattle on the big ranches
out west where these men live. There
are thousands of cattle grazing on the
plains, and the cowboys are employed
to look after them and see that they
do not stray too far from home.''
But how do they get time to watch
the cattle, mother?" asked Robert
Why. Robert. you ask such funny
questions said his mother. THE COW.
boys haven't anything else to do but
look after the cattle"
"They do too have something else to
do contradicted the boy. Every
time l see them, they're busy shooting
Indians and MeXicans."
Here's a scientist" said hubby look.
ing up from his paper, who says it is
only the female mosquitoes who sting.
That's just like you men," excleim.
ed wife. always blaming things on
us poor women"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-07
BY C. A. vOIGHT

And the littel kid with the holes start
Id to run at me and I startid to fte
him, and l was licking him awl to
nuthlng Wen awl Of a suddin l felt a
fearse bang avn the eer and wat
was it but anuthir little kid jumping
GROUND in back of me.
Hay, no fare, no fare, l yelled.
| don't wunt to fife eny moar, sed
the kid with the holes, you fife him,
PIGGY.
Anvil rite, Ill fife him sed the biggest
kid. Reeing about twise as big as me
with freckils awl oyir him.
No, | don't wunt to fife you. | sed.
c. avn, fife him. he cant fife, can
you. PIGGY, sed the xii with the
holes.
No. sed PIGGY.
Awl rite, waite till l get something,
/ sed. And startid to push throo
the tuff kids, saying. I wunt to get
something, waite a mint, l wunt to
get my thing. And they let me out,
saying, Let him get something. And
as soon as l was outside the crowd I
startid to run like Ienything and I ran
hoam and slammed the frunt doar wen
the tuff gang was 2 pavemints behind
me.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-07

Angela, sitting there with the chile
In her arms, felt a passionate desire
to run away with her.
81 need her" she told herself; ''sucf
a beautiful baby, such a heavenly com
fort and no n wants her, really"
And at that very moment Bruce
Fosdick parted the hedge and stood
before her, smiling gravely.
$50 this Is where my runaway lamb
is" he said calmly.
Angela was angry at the red flush
which swept her face from brow to
chin.
"she is fond of my garden" she said
rather lamely.
"Yet it is smaller than her own, An.
CELIA"
1T is her way to be happy with The
small things; she had a story to tell
about bees and dolls and she came to
-" Angela hesitated. She wished
Emmy's father would not look at her
in that ~disconcerting manner. Years
ago, they had been sweethearts and a
trifing quarrel had separated them;
then another girl had caught Bruce
Fosdick's heart on the rebound, but
she had not lived very long, this deli
cate mother of Emmy, and so Fosdick
was left alone with his baby and his
shattered dreams.
Angela, his next door neighbor,
spent much time in the west with q
married sister, and it was very rarely
during the past seven years that they
had met. This very afternoon, Eos.
dick, missing his little girl, had in.
stinctively followed down the path
that led to the gap in the hedge, and
for a long time he had watched them.
while Emmy told her story clasped
closely in Angela's hungry arms.
Now Emmy stirred and was instant.
ly awake. Angela silently gave her in
to her fathers keeping and with a few
commonplace words to the man and a
handful of flowers to the child she let
them go, watching their departure with
eyes unconsciously wistful.
And the very next day, Emmy came
back, this time in great distress, tears
trimming her blue eyes.
"Oh, Miss Angela" she sobbed. I'm
never going to be happy any more!"
"Oh, OH" soothed Angela, folding
her in her arms. Tell me all about it,
Emmy"
I'm going to have a new mother!"
sobbed Emmy. 81 don't want any new
Angela felt that her heart had al
most stopped beating.
"A new mother" she said slowly.
You should be happy, Emmy! You
need a mother, darling!"
THAT Is what Miss Weed told -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-07

and she said 1t would be Mrs. Smytl
and she has crooked teeth and
don't love her. What shall l do, Mis-
Angela?"
BE a good little girl and make you
father happy. I am sure your new
mother cannot help loving you, Emmy
dear"
Angela was silent for a long time
her chin pressed against the colder
head. Jealous pangs tore at her hear
as she fancied Emmy in the arms o.
Bruce Fosdick's new wife. All, fate
was cruel indeed to give, so much tc
some women and to deny all the joys
of motherhood to others!
Emmy lifted her detected head, q
newborn hope in her sapphire eyes.
Miss Angela, won't you be my new
mamma?" she pleaded.
"Oh, Emmy, darling I wish I could
cried Angela breathlessly.
why can't you?" insisted Emmy
I'm sure my father would like you
better, than that horrid Mrs. Smyth,
I'm positive he would"
Angela laughed TREMENDOUSLY.
"And I'm positive he would not, EN-.
N.Y." she said. looking into the child's
eyes. But We can always be good
friends"
I'm going to ask my father" cried
Emmy suddenly, and she slipped to
the ground and ran toward the opening
In the hedge.
Angela pursued her and found to her
discontinue that Bruce Fosdick was
standing there smiling at her across
the green wall.
He caught Emmy up In his arms and
pushed his way through the opening.
What is it you're going to asl, me,
Emmy he questioned.
Cant Miss Angela be my new
mother?" began Emmy.
TITS for Angela to say" said EN-
my's father, in a queer tone.
But Angela's face was hidden in her
hands.
Angela whispered Emmy's father,
and he was neal enough to hold her
hands in his free one, "shall Emmy
have her wish? Will you be her moth
er? VIII you be my wife,"
Angela looked at the two people who
were SO dear to her and quiet peace
filled her heart.
81 am afraid to be SO happy" she
whispered.
"You can't be any happier than l am
at gaining my hearts desire at last
said Emmy's father, drawing her close
to his breast.
And Emmy with a dimpled hand on
bowed her head smiled joyously.
"My way is best, you see, Miss An
gela," she insisted safely.