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IN MEMORIAM

Whereas: 1t has pleased AL
mighty God in His infinite wisdom
to take from our midst, the clerk of
our Board of Education and our
friend, Charles N. Thomas, and
Whereas: Charles n. Thomas
has been a most faithful member Of
the Board of Education for a num-
Der of years past and always a
loyal friend of our school and was
always ready and willing to take a
share in all our activities, and
Whereas: We, as pupils and
teachers of the Cut Bank public
schools, fully realize and deeply
deplore the loss, not only to our
selves but to the public at large, of
a man who was so generous in his
efforts to help promote the welfare
of us all, it seems eminently fitting
and that we should place upon rec
ord our feelings of appreciation of
his services aid faithfulness, there
fore be it
Resolved: That we pupils and
teachers will ever hold in loving
remembrance, the sterling quail
ties, the patience, the integrity and
clear sightedness always displayed
by Charles N. Thomas, and be il
further
Resolved: That these resolutions
be placed upon the records of this
school, a copy be sent to the be-
reaved sister, and a copy published
in the local newspaper.
BENZ. H. Fairbrother, Jennie B
Richie, Lillian B. Lauver, Mrs
Marie Bowman, Laura r. Sauer
Cena Hebink, Mile Rasmussen
Mile G. Waldron, Edward Hal
Lora Richards, Fred Darlington
Fern Ohlinger, Wesley w. Brown
4 Erwin Milestone. Ralph Ransom
Mildred T. Anderson, Glen L
Ransom, Theodore B. Halvorsor
Bernice G. Bowman. Gertrude Ras
musson, Gertrude Corrigeux, Mar
Flint. Sally Pearce, Mabel F.,
Thompson, Flora l.. Richie, Hal
vey Halvorson, Pauline Diedrich.
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North Headlight

Walter J. Langdon made a bust
ness trip to Washington last week
and leased a large farm where he
will remove TO in the near future.
Mrs. f. r. Pierce visited with
Mrs. A. l.. Michaels on Monday.
r. G. Hull spent several days
with his family on the home
stead, looking after his threshlng.
Halgrimson and Omsberg finish
ed drilling a we'll on the Dunn
homestead and moved to the Warde
ranch where they drilled his well
25 feet deeper and secured a better
supply of water.
Mrs. D.. F. Stuff and daughter
and Mrs. H. II. Marney and daugh-
ter visited with Mrs. D. w. Haul
man Thursday afternoon.
Gladys May spent last week
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. b
Littleield.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Gosling are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a daughter.
Lea Langabeer made a short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Langabeer before leaving
for Detroit, Michigan, on NAvem-
Der list.
Mrs. Walter Langdon and daugh-
ter visited at the D. w. kaufman
home a few days last week.
Miss Mae and Ellis Phillips spent
Friday evening at the 1.angabeer
home.
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Smokehouse Bob is once more a
hero of the hunt. Bob went forth
last Sunday at peep o day to the
far northland and returned at dusk
with the cold remains of a wild
goose, thereby invoking the green
monster, jealousy, in the breasts of
sundry local hunters of mighty
proves. One evil minded person
circulated the canard that a red
flannel string was found on the
birds neck and. Bob promptly de-
clared that the fellow was so UNI
truthful that he could almost quail
ify as editor of the Helena indie
pendent.
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Local coal dealers are becoming
somewhat nervous over the diff
Guilty in securing shipments to sup
ply the increasing demand as win
ter approaches. Scarcity of cars
is the principal reason given.
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mers hereabouts.
H.. H. Ewing was over to
Sweet Grass last Saturday on
a business Grand.
Ray Bean of Minneapolis,
representing the Liquid Car
bonic Co., was a guest at Whet-
stone Grange several days this
week.
Several democratic candidates
were here on Monday and made an
effort to have a last word with the
muchly imp~ortuned plain voters.
The Conrad Observer states
on what it considers good au-
thority that the Montana Wes-
tern, the branch from Waller to
Conrad, will ba extended as far
as Solid.
A lrusty chinook swept across
the plains the first days of the
week and seriously interfered with
threshlng operations. Several far
mers reported loss of loose flax in
field.
A hearty welcome awaits you at
Browns Hall November It'll, where
the Catholic ladies will hold their
bazaar. Useful and ornamental ar
ticles suitable for Christmas gifts
may be secured here.
Senator HI. L. Myers and Lieu
tenant Governor w. w. Mcdowell
addressed an assembly of citizens
on Monday evening. A dance fol-
lowed the speechmaking. The
meeting vas presided over by
Committeeman S. J. Rigney.
Ladies! After you cast your
vote next Tuesday call at the
Catholic Bazaar at Browns
hall and secure something ap-
propriate for a Christmas gift.
A fine dinner and supper and
comfortable resting place.
The Equity elevator is now
going up rapidly and in about
ten days will be in readiness to
receive grain. A large coal and
storage warehouse is being built
in connection with the elevator.
0. J. Sumpter and family are
here from Riceville. Iowa, and are
guests at the George Locke home.
Mr.. S%umpter saw enough grain
threshed in the Locke neightor-
hood to convince him of the great
ness of this section as a grain pro-
Queer and has decided to purchase
a tract of land in Headlight Valley.
Rev. Father Greven spent
the first days of the week at
Sweet Grass and also visited al
the P. H. Buckley ranch
Father Greven states that the
crop in the Sweet Grass Sec
ton is splendid and the people
in that section are highly elated
over the big yields and top
notch prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whet-
stone arrived from Glentana
Wednesday morning. after Wis.
iting for some time at the home
of their son Joe and family
They will visit with their chill.
dren here for a few days ane
then continue on their journey
to Portland, Oregon, wher,
they expect to reside.
A defect in the lighting sys
tenn at the old school hous'
which started a blaze in tn
ceiling to make rapid headwa,
, for a while, caused momentar,
, CONSERVATION among the boy
who were preparing the build
ing for the ladies athletic NEE
Wednesday evening. The fir
department responded in goo
: time and the blaze was put on
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NUTS AN IMPORTANT
FACTOR FOR HEALTH

Nuts as an important diet-factor in
restoring health to human beings, was
the theme Of the principal address before
the Northern Nut Growers Association
At the National Museum this morning by
Dr. ]. II. Kellogg of Battle Creek, Mich.
The association is meeting In annual
convention here. and has made an in
spection OF the District which has re-
suited in a recommendation to the park
authorities here to plant nut trees alonx
the city's streets.
The meetings today will include an
address by Dr.. Robert T. Morris, Of
New York. In which he proposes to
detail his experiences in attempting to
make cross between the chlnkapin,
the chestnut. beech and oak, ali OF
which belong to the same botanical fam
DR.. j. Russell smith. president OF the
association. delivered an illustrated lee
ture before the association last night
on his experiences In growing nut trees
during the last twenty years.
The delegates will go this afternoon
to visit the farm OF Thomas p. Little :
page at Bowie, Nd. to inspect the
remarkable development of the nut
trees grown on II.
There are fine specimens of pecan
and walnut trees on the farm. and
Mr.. Littlepage Is rated as an expert
at nut culture.
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PLAN TO ENFORCE
FAKE AUCTION" BILL

With the passage Of the"fake auc-
ton bill the corporation counsel's Of
flee is preparing to enter prosecution
against violators Of the law. While 1t
is estimated by officials that there
were In Washington at least fifteen es-
Establishments where goods were sold by
auction under questionable conditions.
Il is believed that few. II any. will
apply for licenses under the new meas
nre.
gent in it's regulations. 1t provides
that a license shall not be issued un.
til the Commissioners ARE satisfied
that neither fraud nor deception OF
any kind Is contemplated or VIII be
practiced." The Board Is authorized
temporarily to suspend the operation
of the license whenever they may
believe that the act Is about to be or
Is being violated.
Bidders are assured under the law OF
n daylight inspection OF the goods pur-
chased From April !. until September
30. the sale at public auction OF 1ewelry.
diamonds. watches. gold and silver
porcelains and bric-a-bric between the
hours OF y. m. and a. M. Is pro-
hibited. -,
lar restriction applies between p M
and s a. IN. Auctioneers. In extolling
their goods, are required to be truthful
with respect to the character. Kind and
description OF the same The penalty
for violation IL a fine OF not less than
| $40 nor more than 500, or imprisonment
for not more than sixty days, or both. .
the Retail Merchants Association, aided
by former Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Roger G, Whiteford
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TWO MEN RISK LIVES
T0LAND N AMERICA
Stowaways With ManacIed
Hands Leap From Liner In
Baltimore Harbor.

BALTIMORE. Sept. "a man and .
boy with steel handouts on their wrists
fought OF exhaustion and death In the
harbor early yesterday morning. The
big black hulk of the English steamship
Marina slowly vanished In the dark.
and somewhere In her hold were the
chains that had held the bracelets to-
gether. broken. beside a worn-out fiie.
Toward light that looked like .
buoy the man. weakening with every
stroke. and the boy. striving TO help
him. struggled. Closer up the light re-
Elected the decks and rigging OF a tug
boat and the boy shouted for help.
Rescuers came and they were hauled
aboard.
With this little act began the Balti.
more chapter OF melodrama that
started in Belfast. Ireland. several
weeks ago. when George Mckenzie: fif-
Frank Dobson. twenty-six. Of England I;
Thomas Mare. sixty-four. and Archie
Douglas. twenty-five. both Of Scotland.
sneaked aboard the Marina with 2 pand
OF American muleteers and slowed away
below decks with scant supply OF
food. They wanted to get to America
Turned Over to Police.
The rest OF the Baltimore chapter
was more pitiful than melodramatic.
Capt. william Taylor. OF the tug M. w.
Hunt. which picked up Mckenzie and
Dobson from the harbor. came to a
quick decision regarding their status
when he saw the handouts on their
wrists. He took them to the police boat
l.annan and then they were sent to the
Eastern Police Station. Their handouts
were taken off. their lifa-preservers I'M
strapped and they became prisoners
awaiting the action Of the immigration
authorities and OF Capt. j. III. Brown,
master of the Marina.
Action came quickly. Captain Brown
reported to the authorities that Of four
stowaways he had d>~oyered OH the
trip over and had hanocuffed and lock-
ed In a cabin two had gone overheard
in the darkness: that they had filed
their handcuffs off with tools left In
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the cabin. and that he only discovered
me me general plot to escape when a mem
per on the watch saw Douglas sitting
hIepoat and Mare wandering aim
a ey , about the deck as the ship came
Al official Inquiry was started. RESI-
Ins w Dobson being allowed to stay. IN
. sc because he had a profitable
q, aue and could make his own way, and
they will walt in jail for The departure
VI 'he Marina some time next week.
File on Handeuffs.
BUT these hardy Britishers who risked
.ne rates Of stowaways to become
americans almost got away with It,"
Ihey were not discovered until the Ma
rins was two days out from England.
ana from that moment they were put In
irons.
They fled each others handouts and
then attacked the door. timing the
whole campaign 80 that they would not
ma themselves free In mid-ocean. for
when a crowbar parted the door from
Its lock the Marina was just entering
the harbor.
Mckenzie and Dobson led the way to
the deck, donned life-preservers and.
telling Mare and Douglas to- follow,
come III on the way over and was weak:
NICK enEie's life belt broke and slipped
OF Just as he leaped from the rail- and
he lost several precious minutes hunting
for II In the water. After he had read.
Justed II both struck out for the light
that proved to be the tug. but Mare
and Douglas had drawn back from the
dark plunge and we're stu on the
Marina. The escape Of the men was not
discovered until nearly an hour later.
Mare was ordered deported because oil
his age. Douglas because OF defective
eyesight and Mckenzie because he IT, a
minor. Mckenzie told the authorities
his father had been wounded with the
British army ut Saloniki and had died
at home several weeks ago.
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Lawyers Widow viii Go to
New York to Aid In Search
for Slayer.
TRAGEDY CLUES TANGLED
New Witness Says She Saw
Woman Run From Scene Of
Shooting.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-The innocent
victim of the tragedy which cost the
life Of Dwight p. Dilworth on Lovers
Lane" In Van Cortlandt Park, is COM
ing to New York to try to solve the tan
Efed mystery which surrounds her hus-
bands death. the authorities here told
today.
Mrs. Dilworth has said she will leave
Kansas Immediately for the East to set
tie Dilworth's business affairs and help
the police In the puzzle of the Golf Links
road.
Meanwhile. the story the woman al
legged eyewitness Of the shooting 10 still
being investigated. but so far has only
further tangled the threads Of the case
This new witness claims to have seen
woman In a large hat running from
the scene of the crime just after the
shots were fred.
Fifteen detectives. using the old drag
net methods. are at work on the case.
but up to an early hour today their
efforts had been vain.
Mary McNin. companion OF the dead
lawyer when he was shot down by an
Unknown assaiiant. still clings to her
original story through innumerabie in
Quisitions. and Coroner Flynn and Dis
trict Attorney Martin have found moth
Ing to shake them from their original
impression that her story is true.
home OF Representative A. NJ. Keene.
nut there was no service except a
prayer at the grave. Six boyhood friends
OF Dilworth were pallbearers. The
widow and Dilworth's mother went TO
Kansas City last night and they will
% together in Now York this winter.
FORT SCOTT. Kan. Sept. s.-Mrs.
Dwight s. Dilworth. wife Of the law
yer who was mysteriously murdered
IN Van Cortlandt Park, New York.
Sunday night, fell unconscious at the
grave. during the burial service here,
but she was soon revived
She had not seen her husband, she
was killed.
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LABEL MIX-UP MAKES
NEWPORT FOLKS GASP
Nude Figures Were Designated as
Well Known Matrons.

NEWPORT. r. l.. Sept. s.-Newport
society looked. gasped. and then looked
again. 1t was at the third annual ex-
htbit Of water colors Of the Art Asso-
citation. Two charmingly nude women
smiled down at them from two can
vases. and the labels read-'Mrs. Will
liam Payne Thompson" and Miss
Madeleine Aebert." the latter the
daughter OF the French Consul General
in New York.
The printer did It. The nymphs on
the wall were "A Sphinx" and "A
Profile" by william Cotton. while the
portraits OF the women named had been
painted by G.. Howard Hilder. and were
In another part OF the hall. The pic
lures labels were hastily corrected
amid bushes and explanations.
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HUGHES MISSES GAIT,
MARSHALL DECLARES
Tells Blue Grass Kentuckians
G. 0. P. Candidate Fails in
"First Quarter"

WINCHESTER. KY. Sept. e.-"In
this Blue Grass region. l need not
remind you that the horse that doesn't
strike his gait during the first quar-
ter. never finishes under the wire a
winner" said ce-PresidentiaI Mar
shall. here today at the opening OF
the State campaign.
Republican Candidate Hughes, IL Is
seid, has not struck his gait.
However. the Republican nominee
Is more to be commiserated than
criticised In attempting to please both
Roosevelt and Barnes-both Penrose
and LaFollette." said Marshall
A declaration of lust what the Re.
publican party would do and how /,
would do IT, was demanded by the
Vice-President.
"They. cannot hope to succeed to
power by mere criticism" he said
they must be specific. They must
say what they will repeal; what they
Will Substitutes: what they will creat e
UP to this good moment. the reasons
why the Democrats should be put out
OF power are left to the Imagination
The Washington times., 1916-09-09
Cars Chief of Staff Declares Only the Kaiser Can
Hold East Front, Which He Calls Demoraized.
Sees Little Hope for Early Peace.
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMS,

IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS. Rus
sian Army. Sept. 9.-Germany must send
10000 troops to the aid OF the demor-
allied Austrians II she hopes to stiffen
their resistance. Gen. Michael Alexieff.
chief Of stan of Emperor Nicholas lis
armies. told the United Press today.
Furthermore. German troops must
provide the driving power II Won Hin
denburgs attempts the great eastern
offensive talked about In Berlin.
The Austro- Germans cannot count
upon the Turks for substantial aid. said
the man who directs the movements Of
Russia's millions of troops. The Turks
can send no more than 1890 men TO
support their Teutonic allies.
Resembles Kipling.
General Alexien received me In n
small, plainly furnished office adjoin-
ing the quarters of Emperor Nicholas.
A fiat-top desk, few chairs. and
maps were the only furnishings. The
general sat behind the desk like an
American business man. He resem-
bles much the pictures of Rudyard
KipIing. His hair is beginning to
turn white over the temples. The long
enuS o. MS Wnltc No' ~ eb
slightly above the fighting jaw. His
eyes are deeply set. small. gray and
piercing. He wears silver-rimmed
spectacles. In conversing he habitu-
ally pencils lines as IL drawing rivers
and roads. sketching in arrows show
ing the direction of attacks.
l asked him II he credited the re-
port of an Austro- German-Tu
combined offensive against Russia.
Despite the encircling ring of the
allies and the continual pressure they
are exerting on all sides. I would
hesitate to say that such an offensive
is impossible" he replied. The big
Gest mistake a general can make Is
to underestimate the enemy. Should
such an offensive develop. 1t will be
FOR us to beat II. This / am most
confident the Russian army can do
ION July IS. the Germans started q
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counter offensive on the Lipa. 1t fail
cd. Future offensives stand to meet
the same fate. ,..
Austrians Demoraliezd.
''I will not say that the Austrian
armies on our front have been crushed.
They are. however. badly demoraliIed.
The Germans have filled In the gaps
with twenty divisions. thus effecting a
stiffening. but the Austrians are still
badly disorganixed. From the Turks
able for the Russian front, SO II the
combined offensive comes. the Germans
must carry the principal burden.
The Russians have shown what they
are capable Of doing when properly
equipped. They are now entering the
third winter OF the war stronger than
ever Their defeats at the start OF hos
ton. We have the munitions now. The
drive on the southern front which be-
gan In May and Is still going on Il
proof Of this.
"The Austrians are so badly shattered
that they will require 100000 Germans to
cement them together"
Peace "Scme Distance or"
General Alexiefr praised the work
done by the allies on the western front.
But what about peaceT' asked.
on leaving.
A look OF grimness overspread his
face.
Peace probably Is some distance OF"
he replied. Neither side has attained
the object for which II is fighting. There
can be no thought OF peace now. War
must follow it's inevitable. historic
course"
The Washington times., 1916-09-09
Studebaker Four Used
In Railroad Inspection

The Maryland and Pennsylvania
railroad recently purchased a stude.
baker four. had the wheels removed
and metal Hanged wheels substituted
and operates the car over steel rails
baker runs forty miles an hour on
railroad schedule. and averages TWEEN
ty-two miles TO the GALLON OF gaso-
The Washington times., 1916-09-09
CANAL DID RECORD
BUSINESS IN JULY
More Freight Passed Through Thar
in Any Month for Year.

More freight passed through the Pans-
ma Canal in July than In any month
for a year. according to an official
bulletin issued today.
Seventy-six vessels passed from the
Atlantic to the Pacific; seventy-three
in the reverse direction. They paid
tolls of 34S0.123
or the number OF ships using the
canal In July. twenty-seen were Ameri-
can. seventy-fve British. and eleven
Japanese.
The Washington times., 1916-09-09
Movies Win Senoritas,
Toreador Loses Favor

NEW YORK. Sept. Spanish seno-
ritas are warming to the movies. and
turning a cold shoulder on the activ-
tiles OF the toreador and the we'll
known bull. according to latest
advices from that country brought
1ishman.
Bull lighting 10 rapidly losing its
popularity in favor Of the movies, the
traveller said.
The Washington times., 1916-09-09

counter offens on the Lipa. 1t fail
cd. Future offensives stand to meet
the same fate. ,..
The Washington times., 1916-09-09
Bothered by Bundle Bees,
Farmer Burns 600 Acres

TOPEKA. Sept. s.-Frank Koehler. a
farmer. southeast OF Topeka. found he
could not put UP his hay because Of
the swarms of humble bees. He decided
to burn them out and set fire to a patch
II spread over four neighboring farms,
burning ten stacks of hay and wheat. it
took 100 farmers to get the Are undeS
control. The dry grass and weeds. with
the help OF a good breeze, spread the
asa ever 800 acres.
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General Alexieff. chief OF the Rus
sian general stan. known in Petro-
grad for his aversion to newspaper
correspondents. has given to q
United Press stan correspondent.
the only representative of an Amer
lean press association or newspa-
per at the Cars headquarters. the
following important interview re-
garding the possibilities OF a great
German offensive In the East.
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FUNNY, ISN'T TT NTH he hort
ase OF labor everywhere, md especl-
ALI n1 tho Gaal Hzlnes, comparatively
fen people 70 putting n 1heiF CoaI
fer winter. ! wholesaler I'D yastere
d., FL VIII Hs--tHIs winters 8ive
Smith : KeIlsnider TIT order today.
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WESTMINSTER, Nd.

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Iunes
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DAILY EVENTS
Free Acts Daily 1T % =. II. and q P. >
TUESDAY 18TH

Boy Scout Day. Contest At 10 A.
n. Program IT P III. Concert
b. the Boy Scout Band Of West
minister, Md.
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The First AID class its farewell takes
The tears are none too few,
AdrIft upon sea Of breaks.
! weary world of stomach aches.
o. was Il kind of you
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ed fathers hat from hi head. put It
on his tousled mat OF hair md 9TH
q bow handed father hIs own latter
ed old SLOUGH. which was dropped in
the gutter. 1 number q people were
standing by and either before or If
ter the incident some ladies address,
ed father As Doctor" for the cavalry
man laughingly called ont Good
bye Doc. as he rode back In the line
Of troopers. IS boy ! have heard
my father and mother tell tho story
frequently and 1t seems TO 1t In 18th
the recollection OF the Johnnie him.
self
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III Kinds d Printing Dsss.
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When fractured, simply smile smile.
The First Aid won't forsake you.
You'd better die or some such vile.
Rise from the dead and run mile
Before re undertake you