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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13
FAIR MANAGEMENT
ISSUES new LIST
Forty-Second Annual Fair to be
Held in Morris Three Days
Beginning Sept. 80

The forty second annual fair of the
Stevens County Agricultural Society
will be held in Morris three days be.
ginning September 80 this year. The
new premium list has been completed
and the books are being issued by the
fair management this week. A fine
list of prizes is effered to exhibitors,
with the largest premiums in the cat
tie and horse departments. 1t is ex
pected the fair this year will eclipse
all the rest of the successful fairs held
in Stevens county
The first day will be devoted to
making necessary arrangements and
entries. All entries must be made
on or before the first day and must be
in place before evening.
Competition is open to residents of
Stevens county only unless otherwise
specified. All exhibits must be en-
tered in the name of the true owner.
Vegetables, grain. fruit, dairy pro-
ducts and articles of domestic manu-
facture are required to have been
raised or produced within a year prior
to the opening date of fair. and nc
animal can compete for more than one
prize, except for sweepstakes. No
entry fees will be charged.
Judges will begin examination of
the various exhibits at / o'clock p.
m. on the second day of the fair.
None of the exhibits are permitted tC
he removed till after 5 o'clock p. m.
on the last day of the fair. Premiums
awarded must be called for within go
days otherwise they will be declared
forfeited.
No premiums will be awarded OF
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13
Sale of Ditching Jobs

Notice is hereby given. that on the
End day of September, 1915, at 10
O'Clock A. M, at the Court House
in the City of Morris. Stevens County,
Minnesota, ! will sell the jobs of
digging and constructing the Ditch
No. Is of Stevens County, established
by the Board of, County Commission
ers of Stevens County, State of Min
nesota. by their order bearing date
July Oath. 1915. viz: For the
work as one job, and also for one or
more sections of 100 feet each, and
also for one or more of the construc-
ton jobs. each of said sections to be
known and numbered by stakes as
shown by the report of the engineer
| in, said matter, commencing at the
one including the outlet. and from
thence, excessively, up stream to the
one including the source
Main Ditch. Station 0 to Station
800 plus 60, Maximum cut II. l3 #.
minimum cut O. Width of bottom 5
to 20 #. Cubic Yards 1875. 821.
Slope l #. horizontal to l #. verti
cal. "a
Branch No. /. Station @ to Sta
tion 9, 900 #. 10 inch tile. Maxi
mum cut 6. IS TT. Minimum cut 286
#.
Branch No. 2 Station to Station
70 plus "a. Maximum cut 1928 #.
Minimum cut 4.O8 #. Width of
bottom 4 to 8 fit Cubic yards &C.,
9O2.
Branch No. 3. Station O to Sta
tion 159 plus 20 Maximum cut
11.4O #. Minimum cut AGO fit.
Width of bottom to #. Cubic
yards So, 962 Slope / #. horizontal
to #. vertical.
Spur No. 1, Branch No. 3. Sta
ton o to 40. Maximum cut 7.3O #.
Minimum cut 2 so #. 1000 # 10
inch tile. 1000 #. 12.inch tile.
Branch No a. Station O to Sta
tion 159. Maximum cut 982 #.
Minimum cut 8. IL #. Width of pot
tom to z #. Cubic yards So, 468.
Slope i #. horizontal to l #. verti-
cal. LOO ft. 12-inch corrugated
metal culvert. ! concrete culvert. g
bridges. 200 #. SO inch pipe, zoe
#. 48 inch pipe.
To the lowest responsible bidder OF
bidders. and that bids are invited fol
said work said work to be completed
within the time required and in the
manner specified, in said engineer 4
report. And no bid will be enter.
tanned which exceeds more than thir'
ty, 80, per cent. over and above the
estimate cost of tbs construction, in
any case, as stated in said order; anc
the successful bidder will be required
to give a satisfactory bond. to be
approved by the Auditor of said coun.
ty, with two freehold sureties, for the
faithful performance and fulfillment
of his contract, and to pay all dam.
ages that may accrue by reason of his
failure to complete the job within
the time required in the contract
The said order and estimates and pro-
file are on file, and may be seen a
my office.
i The estimated total cost of the worl
is $35, S89. 90 dollars.
i All bids must be- accompanied by |
certified check payable to the auditor
of said county. for not less than ter
per cent. of the amount of each bid
j The right TO reject any and all bid
is hereby reserved.
| Dated August 10th, 1915.
Il G. R. Wollthan, County Auditor.
Stevens County, State of Minnesota
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13
Notice

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to the firm of Clark & Bar
ringer will find their accounts at the
Morris National Bank. If not settled
by Sept l. 1915, the account will be
placed in the hands of an attorney,
so please take notice and save addi-
tional expense. We want to close up
our books.
]. W. Clark
S. Barringer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13

Farmers near Ortonyille have a
new scheme for harvesting their grain
in the low places. They attach gaso-
line motors to the binders after mount"
ing the machines on skids. In this
way they manage to save much of the
grain which looked like a total loss.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13

Ortonville has decided to cut down
it's police force to one man, discon-
tinue Sunday electric light and will
introduce forntage assessment plan
for street work. This economy is
RECOMMENDED by the finance committee
because of the loss of the saloon Ii
cense money.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13
Never Too Late,

President OF the Anti-tobacco Society
Young man, am sixty-seven years
old and never smoked in my life.
Gay Youth-Oh. well, don't worry.
Cato learned Greek at eighty.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13

For wells, w,ndmills, tanks and
gasoline engines, see D. & j. LAWYER.
Morris. Repairing of all kinds prompt
ly done. advtf.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-13

for manual training dept. 285. SO
There being no further business he
fore the board. the meeting was ad-
journed.
Amos Leuty,
Secretary.
Morris, Mimi, Aug. 9, 1915.
Independent School District No. 81.
Stevens county, Minnesota, board of
education was called to order by Pre-
sident Game with Members Caine.
Beise, Putnam, Kruger and Leuty
present.
On motion by Mr.. Beise and second
ed by Mr.. Putnam, j. r. Kruger
was authorized to purchase four cleo
trio motors to be used for driving
machinery in the new high school /:
two of them to be 2-horsepower and
two 3-horsepower. Mr.. Kruger was
also authorized to look after the pur-
chase of two sewing machines, and
Mr.. Putnam was authorized to pur-
chase typewriters.
President Game appointed following
standing committees for the ensuing
school year:
Building and Grounds-Putnam
Beise snd Leuty.
Purchasing Committee = Kruger.
Mullen and Beise.
Finance = Mullen, Putnam and
Kruger.
Auditing Committee -Beise, Krue-
ger and Mullen.
There being no further business tc
come before the board the meeting
was adjourned.
A. Leuty, Secretary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
BRITISH MAKE CONCESSIONS
Ambassador SPring-Rice Calls at the
State Department to Explain
New Blockade Ruling

Washington. Aug. 31-ConcessiOns
in the enforcement against American
commerce Of the British order in coun-
Gil were announced yesterday as a
result of informal negotiations Just
completed by the foreign trade advis-
ers of the state department
The British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, assured the trade advis-
ers that their informal representa-
tions in cases where the British or
ders have caused undue hardship"
to American commerce will receive
special consideration
Before June 10 the British authori-
ties declined to enter into informal
negotiations with the trade advisers
in any cases
The British note deals with the de-
tention of the American steamer
Neches, sent July 81, set forth that
in cases where -hardships may be in
fIicted on citizens OF neutral coun-
tries" the British government would
examine the facts in a spirit of con-
sideration for the interests OF neu-
trails
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
TO END GAS TANGLE.
The Utilities Commission Hopes
for Supreme Court DecIs-
ion September q.
MAY CONSOLIDATE ALL SUITS
Board Members Prepare Motion With
That End in View-Want Judge
FianneIIy Restrained.

An attempt to settle all pending
litigation and contests over the Kan
sas Natural Gas receivership, includ
ing rates to Kansas consumers, will
be made before the Kansas supreme
Court September 22 This is the date
set for hearing the application of the
public utilities commission for writ
of mandamus against Judge Thomas
F'lannelly and his receivers to pre-
vent their changing rates without con-
sent of the utilities commission and
to compel acknowledgment of the jur-
isdiction of commission. Since the
application was filed with the SUI
preme court and the date set for the
hearing, Judge Flannelly has ordered
rates increased to 80 cents, the new
rate to be effective October l. The
commission will move to consolidate
all gas litigation pending when the
mandamus proceedings come up and
try to get q rate order before Octo-
Der l. Failing in this an injunction
Will be asked to restrain F'lannelly
from enforcing his rate order. 1t was
pointed out at the commissions Of
fees that Flannellys order for extern
sions is what the commission has been
fighting for all the time, and that a
partial victory for the consumers al
ready has been won.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
STILL PLENTY OF LAND LEFT
Millions of Acres Yet to Be Disposed
of by Government, Says Com
missioners Report

Washington. Sept More than
II 300 acres OF land were eliminated
from the public domain the past fis-
cal year by homestead and other en-
tries and sales 10 individuals, the an
nuaI report of Commissioner Tallman
OF the general land office will show
There are still, however. open now
or will be, 279, 554, 4O4 acres, @unap-
propriated and unreseryed of which
III, S97, 912 acres are surveyed and
the rest unsurveyed-'
All this is in the twenty-five pub
lie land states and in addition to this
enormous area there are approximate
" goo, 600, 600 acres in Alaska. which
will be available to American citi-
Zens
Nevada is shown TO have the most
public land, 55,417,746 acres. of which
almost 10000, 900 acres are already
surveyed, and Missouri with only 923
acres represents the least public land
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
is COURTING AMERICA
Both England and Germany are Seek
ing Friendship of United States
Great Diplomatic Game.

Washington, Aug. 31-A great
game of world politics is being played,
with the friendship of the United
States as the grand prize. Diplomats
and officials of the Washington gov
eminent are watching the moves with
great interest, some of them with anx-
iety, for they realize the vast posi-
bilities involved in the outcome.
Dovetailing into the situation are
the Balkan diplomatic crises, the sub
marine issue between the United
States and Germany, and differences
between this government and Great
Britain over the restrictions on Amer
lean commerce through the applica-
ton of the British blockade, the mu-
nitions shipments investigation, the
German propaganda in this country
and above all what seems to be an
effort to create the impression that
President Wilson may be able to take
the lead in a new and positive pro-
posaI for peace between the warning
powers of Europe.
Developments in the great game to-
day involved the Arabic incident,
which at one time threatened to cause
a break in American relations with
Germany, and the British policy of
restricting the shipments to the
United States of German bought
goods A dispatch to the State De-
partment from James w. Gerard, the
American ambassador at Berlin, told
of opposition by Grand Admiral Won
Tirpitz to the promised program of
giving complete satisfaction to the
American government for the sinking
OF the Arabic, while the British en-
bassy notified the department that it
was due to German and not British
opposition that cargoes of dyestuffs
bought in Germany by American firms
were not shipped to this country. The
British notification showed that Great
Britain was willing and ready to mod
fly some of the restrictions on Ameri-
can trade with Germany and neutral
countries contiguous to German ter
ritory, for which this government has
been contending.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
U. S. TROOPERS KILL OROzCO
Mexican RevoIutionist Shit During
Raid by Desperate Bandit Gang
into Southern Texas.

Van Horn, Tex, Sept It'll,
body Of General Pascal Orozco. hero
of the Madero revolution OF Mexico.
lies today in an undertaker's estab-
hshment here. Beside him are the
bodies OF his companions killed in the
fighting yesterday with, a posse COM
posed OF troops Of the Thirteenth Cav
airy, custom house officials and civil
ians- The body has been identified
positively as that of OTozco by a gov
eminent official from FL Paso.
The battle took place in Green River
Canyon OF the High Lonesome Noun
tains in Culberson county. Texas, fol-
lowing a raid ON the Dick Love ranch
yesterday OroZcO and four compan-
ions were pursued from the Sierra
Blanca country int the foothills The
last of the band died at dusk
Gen Victoriano Huerta would make
no comment when informed OF the re-
ported death of his former chief Off
Ger.
PascuaI Orozco was the son of a
small storekeeper in Chihuahua When
he reached manhood he became a bull
lion conductor and, with his party Of
guards. escorted the pack trains load
ed with bullion from the mines in Chi
huahua through the bandit infested
hills to the railroad 1t was in this
work that he first achieved a reputa-
ton for bravery and skill with
weapons
Orozco was one of the first to join
Francisco Madero when the latter or
gained his revolt against President
Diaz in 1910 Orozco took the field in
Northern Chihuahua and in company
with his bullion guards as a nucleus,
soon raised the most effective fighting
force under Madero's banner Facing
tremendously superior forces, he Te-
NAMED in the field throughout the Ma
dero revolution, even throughout the
time when Madero himself was forced
into hiding in the United States, eS-
Gaping the pursuing federals by his
knowledge OF the mountains and the
mobility of his mounted men OroZco
was the senior general among those
with Madero at the taking Of Juarez.
and took command OF the captured
town.
When Madero became president.
Orozco accompanied him to the City
of Mexico, but it was not long before
a disagreement arose over large sums
of money Orozco alleged to be due
him and his father, Colonel Orozco-
Orozco abandoned his allegiance TO
Madero and again took to the hills,
taking with him the majority Of his
men who had followed him through
the Madero campaign
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
PUNCTUREs IN HULL OF "a
Investigation in Dry Dock at Honolulu
Begins-One Body Has Been
Identified.

Honolulu. Sept. lone body found
In the forward compartment of the
United States submarine F-4, which
was wrecked in the harbor here March
Is, was identified today as that of
George E. Ashcroft of Los Angeles,
gunner's mate, first class. Ashcroft's
body, although little more than a
group of bones, was recognized by a
dental bridge, naval officers said.
The work of dry docking was COM
pIeted at 1O:45 o'clock last night, and
squads of marines were stationed
about the exposed hulk to keep away
curious sightseeres. A string of cleo
trio lights was erected over the sub
marine and labo-ers began scraping
off masses of mud and sand that had
adhered to the sides
Shortly after midnight a great
jagged hole was discovered in the
bow. Powerful lights were played
through this aperture, disclosing thick
layers of muck, dead fish and all
sorts of wreckage and debris
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
CARDINAL AT WHITE HOUSE
Catholic PreIate Delivers Message
Regarding Peace from Pope 6ene-
dict to President Wilson.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Cardinal Glib
bons today presented to President
Wilson a messige from Pope Benedict
regarding peace in Europe. Later he
saw Secretary Lansing on the same
subject.
After the conference at the White
House the cardinal announced that he
had discussed the possibilities OF
peace with the President. He said
that he had conveyed a message from
the pope on the question, but could
not reveal its exact contents at this
time
Cardinal Gibbons said the settle
ment of the submarine issue between
the United States and Germany had
greatly aided the cause of peace and
had placed the United States in a
very advantageous position to be OF
service in ending the war. He said
he had informed the President that
he believed this to be true
While the cardinal would not go
into details regarding his message
from the pope, it was indicated that
it was in the nature of suggestion
that neutral powers join with the Vat
lean in making further efforts to re-
store peace. The cardinal said the
plan in mind was along the general
lines of recent public discussion OF the
question in newspapers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Because of repeated acts of van
dalism, James B. Duke, head of the
American Tobacco Company, has
closed his 2,00O-acre park in New Jer-
sey to the public. Instead of the IA
miliar signs This park open to the
public on Tuesdays and Fridays"
signs marked CLOSED" are up.
"A demand for better working con-
ditions, higher wages, uniform scales
and blanket wage contract is to be
made this week upon their employers
by 5000 women garment workers of
Chicago.
Since the outbreak of the war at
least a dozen German airships have
been destroyed In several of these
cases the crews were killed or many
injured, Germany thereby being de-
prived of their most skilled aerial en-
gineers.
The appointment of Joseph Stew
art, second assistant postmaster gen.
eraI, to the post of special assistant
and counsel to Attorney General Greg
DRY and of Postmaster Otto Praeger
OF Washington to the second assistant
postmaster generaIship is announced
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz, Great
or of the German submarine policy
that gave rise to difficulties with
America, believes with Chancellor
Bethmann-HoIiweg and Foreign Secre-
tary Won Jagow, that all differences
with America should be adjusted.
The woman's section of the Navy
League is growing rapidly. Letters
have been received from women all
over the country enthusiastically in
dorsing the league. and memberships
have been pouring In at the rate Of
several thousand day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
GERMANS RESUME
ADVANCE IN EAST
Only Near Riga are the SlaVs
Able TO Hold Won linden
burg in Check.
WILMA is THE NEXT OBJECTIVE
Western Forts of Grodno Evacuated
After Two of Them Were De-
stroyed by Heavy Guns.

London, Sept Except in the re-
gion Of Riga, where the Russians are
presenting a solid front to Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, the Austro-Ger-
man offensive again is making head
way, and, as they have been doing for
months, the Russian troops have re-
sumed their withdrawal movement.
The western forts of Grodno were
evacuated after two Of them were de-
stroyed by the heavy guns and
stormed by the German infantry, and
it is considered extremely likely the
whole fortress already has been left
to its fate, for it was no longer ten
able after the Germans had crossed
the Grodno-Vilna Railway. Wilma
doubtless will be the next objective
on this front.
In the southeast Vienna also re-
ports successes, which virtually have
driven the Russians out OF Galicia;
they now hold only a very narrow
strip between the Sereth River and
Bessarabia Across the border in the
latter province the Austrians say the
Russians set fire to a number of vii
lagos, which might indicate further re-
treat Thus the hopes raised in the
allied countries by recent successes
that Russia at least was making a
stand have been dissipated-
On the western front the Germans
claim to have regained trenches they
lost in the middle of August in the
Vosges, while the French simply refer
to heavy artillery engagements, which
have been the feature of the last nine
days, with no suggestion of what they
foreshadow.
Active at DardaneIIes.
Increased activity at the Darda-
neIles is shown in all the official re-
ports. Besides their successes in cap
turing an important position east OF
Suvia Bay, the fire of the ships across
Gallipoli Peninsula has made the
movement of Turkish troops by land
Or sea more difficult.
According to the Turks, mine
sweepers have been busy at the en-
trance of the straits, which suggests
that an attack is contemplated by the
Allies from another direction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
ADMITS The WRONG
Germany Promises to Sink No
More Merchant Steamers
Without Warning.
WILSON DIPLOMACY WINS OUT
Danger of War Passes and Nations
viii Resume Cordial Friendship
of Long Standing

Washington, Sept. 2-Germany has
accepted the declaration Of the Unit
ed States in the submarine warfare
controversy.
Count Won Bernstorf. the German
ambassador, yesterday gave oral and
written assurances to Secretary Ian
sing that no more passenger ships
viii be sunk without warning.
After a conference at the state de-
partment Ambassador Won Bernstorff
sent Secretary Lansing this letter:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: With ref
erence TO our conversation of this
morning. l beg to inform you that my
instructions concerning our anwser to
your last Lusitania note contains the
following passage:
Liners will not be sunk by our
submarines without warning and with
out safety of the lives of non-combat-
ants, provided that the liners do not
try to escape or offer resistance
Although 1 know that you do not
wish to discuss the Lusitania question
until the Arabic incident has been
definitely and satisfactorily settled, 1
desire to inform you OF the above be-
cause this policy of my government
was decided on before the Arabic in
cident occurred.
Il have no objection to your max
ing any use you may wish of the above
Information
Il remain, my dear Mr.. Lansing,
yours very sincerely,
u. Won BERNSTORFF."
Secretary Lansing Immediately sent
the communication to the White
House and discussed it in a cheerful
vein with his callers, who included
Chief Justice White, Secretary Nc
Adoo and Senator Tillman of South
Carolina Everywhere in administra-
ton circles there was a visible relaxa-
ton of the tension which had existed
ever since the Lusitania tragedy.
though lessened by the earlier assur-
ances Of Count Won Bernstorff and
advices from Ambassador Gerard as
to the attitude of officials in Berlin.
The next step, it is said, authorita-
lively, will be a formal communities
ton from the German government dis
avowing the destruction of the Arabic
and rendering regret and TeparatiOn
if the attack was made by a German
submarine. Even if the submarine
which torpedoed the liner subsequent
~ was sunk by a British man-of-waT,
as has been suggested both from Ber-
lin and London, the Berlin foreign Of
fee is expected to send its disavowal
as soon as q reasonable time has
passed without a report from its com
mander
Once the situation growing out Of
the Arabic incident has been disposed
OF, the response TO the long IN
answered American note on the Lusi-
tania will be dispatched and if Ger
many's explanations and proposals in
this case are accepted by the United
States, both officials and diplomats
here expect the way to be cleared for
complete understanding between
the two governments on the subject
of freedom OF the seas