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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
IRISH INGENUITY.
The Story Of the Box and tho Missing
Bill Of Ladinq.

Bill OF ladno.
Several years ago friend OF mine
spent the summer in a lonely part Of
northern Ireland. She had most Of her
supplies sent from London, for there
were no good shops in the neighbor
hood.
On one occasion my friend ordered a
small box of groceries-on few dol.
lars worth-from London. 1t was very
long in coming, and after the lady had
made several fruitless visits to the
station she traced the parcel to anoth.
or little station not far away, to which
It had been missent.
So she hired young Irishman, John
ny Alger by name, to take her over in
his cart. When she arrived at the sta
ton she discovered that she had left
her bill of lading at home, but sup
posed that she would have no trouble,
since she and the station master had
cOrresponded about the parcel. But
the agent, an old man with q great
sense Of his authority, shook his head.
"And l can't be after letting yez
have it without the bill Of ladin'." he
said.
"But," my friend protested, I'VE have
correspondent about this box. You know
it is NINE"
81 know nothin' but that without the
bill Of ladin' yez can't have the box"
II forgot my bill of lading. left it
at home" explained the lady, whose
patience was ebbing.
"It's against the rules to deliver a
package without it. Yez can't have it."
'But have already paid Johnny AL
ger twice what the groceries are worth
to bring me over after them. I can't
come again. Won't you please give
the box to me? 1 must have it."
"Ah, and I'll read the rules again,
but yez can't have it; that l know"
said the agent as he stepped back into
his tiny office. Presently he reap
peared with radiant face.
"Would it hurt the box now to open
it and take out the things?" he asked.
"No, of course not
Jewell. the rules say We can't take
the box without the bill Of ladin', but
they don't say nothin' about the things
in it,
So the box was opened. and ten min
htes later my friend was driving home
with its contents, and the station mas
ter was congratulating himself Oh the
ease with which he had satisfied botll
the lady caller and his own conscience.
What subsequently became of the box
my friend never learned. - Youths
Companion.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
Got tho Glass.

= The new curate in the Scotch town
was very anxious that he should look
his smartest while preaching his first
sermon. But when he arrived at the
church he found that the vestry con-
tanned no mirror. so he sought the sex
ton, a prim old Scotsman. and asked in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
Don't Be Mean.

You cannot win by wishing that an
other may lose; you can never step up
by tramping some one else down. There
IS no merit in meanness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

low, nervous tones, "Er, James, can l.
that is, do you think you could get me
glass?'
James, with shake OF his head
disappeared returning after few min
utes carrying something under his coat
Then it was, we say, that the mistaken
James withdrew from under his coat a
large black bottle, saying to the horri-
fed curate at the same time, I'VE
thaunna let on ABBOTT it, for l got 1t as
a special favor, an wadna haze got It
at a. II I hadna told 'em 1t wis FUR
you"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

Our Logan friends are consistent
boosters. One of them, addressing a
letter to the Independent wrote, "Mi-
not, N. D.-Near Logan"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

New School Board for Harrison Dist
Mark M. Chatfeld, T. N. Void and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

Erik Hustad were elected members of
the board in Harrison school district
Tuesday, and Eldon White, treasurer,
all running on stickers. A ticket had
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

been printed with the names of Jos.
Loqua, j. N. Johnson and B. O. Vara-
berg, but no fight was made as this
ticket received but two votes.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23

. would regulate the use of the
tongue >
D. +
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 23.-Al-
though strong advocate of temper
ance and a believer in local option
where it is wanted, Cardinal Gibbons
yesterday afternoon denounced in
strong terms the proposed Statewide
prohibition bill now pending in the
General Assembly.
He gave vent TO his feelings and
spoke freely when a delegation of
representative business men of the
city, in no way affiliated with the
liquor traffic, called upon him. He
was told the delegation, with the in
terest of the city and State at heart
but in no way connected with liquor
interests. desired to know his views
on the great question.
Gladly, gentlemen, will / give yol
my views said Cardinal Gibbons, az
he seated himself in the red parlor o
his home. on North Charles street
Permission was then asked 10 talk
down his statements stenographicall.
and the Cardinal consented. For NOR
than fifteen minutes he sat and chat
ted with the delegation. pointing on
to them the dire effect that must of
necessity follow the passage of tn
bill: the results that have follower
time and again in other States tina
have abolished the saloon. the brew
cry and the distillery, only to wax
Evening journal., 1916-02-23

campaign for the development Of the
Scout movement.
It was not only in Wilmington that
The day was observed by Scouts, but
they celebrated il throughout the
country wherever a troop is located.
From the Rock Island Arsenal. IL
linois, was relayed throughout the en-
tire country a radio message in keep
ing with the spirit of the day.
In this plan $4,000 amateur licensed
operators and Boy Scouts took part
The Boy Scouts work consisted of
delivering the messages throughout
their respective territories, copies OF
which were handed to each Governor
and Mayor Of the larger States anc
cities
In working out this innovation. Off.
GERS Of the various wireless stations
have pointed out the importance o
radio communications as the quickes
manner in which to arouse the coun
| try i'm time Of danger They SHOW
/ that Paul Revere. in the time of loni
/ ago, was Obliged to use a horse Il
spread an order for mobilization. AM
Caesar Rodney's ride is also illustra
I tive OF the newer methods OF com
munication.
The messages sent out yesterda
were read at Lexington. Mass. an
Mount Vernon. Va. the home O
Washington, with appropriate cere
monies, under the auspices OF tn
Boy Scout organizations.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23

up the next morning and realize the
great mistake that they had made.
He Cites History.
Here is what Cardinal Gibbons has
to say on the question:
Il am strongly opposed TO any
Statewide prohibition bill being
passed by the Legislature, because
believe that such a law is impossible
Of enforcement in city the size Of
Baltimore and its environs. Such be-
ing the case. law Of this kind inter-
feres with personal liberty and rights
and creates hypocrisy in the people.
The history OF the world down to the
present time demonstrates the fact
that people always have INDUCED and
always will indulge i'm the use of in
toxicating liquors. Further. ! am op-
posed to the passage of such a law
because it would deprive the State Of
a large revenue without accomplish
ing results. and that, too, at a time
when both the city and State are very
much in need Of the revenue pro-
duced.
However. I am heartily in favor
Of temperance and whenever it is my
| pleasure to confirm a class of boys
! always exact from them a pledge tC
abstain from the use of intoxicants
until they become of age. ! am also
la firm believer in local option, and
whenever the majority of the citizens
of county or any portion of the
State want to vote on the question o.
local option ther wishes shoIld be
gratifed / do not hesitate to say
that | contributed in no small meas
ure to the suppression of the SAFE o
lintoXicants in St. Mary's county II
this case was satisfied that the loca
circumstances demanded it.
An Apt Parallel.
Furthermore, il is true that th
use of wines and liquors is oftel
abused and leads TO lamentable re
grets. This ! have observed from
long service in the ministry, yet tn
best commodities are liable to abuse
What is more harmless, for instance
than the organ of the tongue? w
all know the social and domestic jo
and utility derived from converse
tion. and yet the bad use of tn
tongue daily leads to lying and mil
representation. to quarrels and slal
der to 'bloodshed and often even
murder. It is a favorite practice {
/, some friends of prohibition, to charg
their opponents with being subsidize
by the liquor interests. That is
most grievous charge and often will
. out the slightest foundation. Bl
would we be justified in putting
paddock on our mouths because
the occasional misuse of the tongue
] We should regulate the use of intoX
cants as we would regulate the use
I our tongues. by proper safeguard
q and restraints
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
OXFORD Girl HADTWO
MARRIAGE Licenses
Miss Art B. Morrow Finally
Accepts New Yorker
AS Her Husband
INSLEY LOST BECAUSE
HE WAS TOO LATE.

EASTON, Md, Feb. 23-Charles B.
Lloyd, clerk of the Circuit Court for
Talbot county, issued marriage liz
censes for the marriage of Miss Art
Baxter Morrow. of oxford to two diff
ferent men within one week Miss
Morrow, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Morrow, had been receiving the at
tentions of two young men, Morris II.
Insley, express messenger for the
Adams Express Company, running on
the Delaware and Chesapeake Rail-
road, between Oxford and Clayton,
and who made his home in Oxford,
and Norman j. McMillen, of New York.
II appears that she decided she would
marry young Insley. and so informed
her parents, who were perfectly sat-
ished. The wedding was set for
Thursday evening and as Mr. Insley
had to make his run on the train from
Oxford to Clayton. he asked Mr.. Nor
row TO come up to EastOn on the train
Thursday afternoon and procure the
J license for him, which he did, so that
the marriage could take place that
I
Young Insley, while in Clayton. Sc
cured some one to work in his place a
week or two, and when the train
slowed up. as it was going into Ok
ford that evening, he jumped off be-
fore it reached the station, and Sc
cured some one to take him in
motor-boat to Cambridge.
In the meantime Mr.. McMillen came
to oxford. Sunday. to press his claims
for Miss Morrow's hand, and after
considerable persuasion she consented
to become his bride Monday night the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Morrow, in OK
ford. was the scene of a very pretty
wedding, when Miss Morrow became
the bride of Mr.. McMillen. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. ]. b
1 Derrickson. pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church After the wedding
a reception was held. Yesterday Mr..
and Mrs. McMillen took the carly train
over tEe Pennsylvania railroad for
their future home in New York.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23

out effort goes down hill. Every ef-
fort you make toward character build
ing will be held dear to you in after
life when through II you have made
yourself a credit to your community
and country"
L. $. Bishop OF Philadelphia, told
briefly OF the financial campaign held
in that city year ago and extended
the greetings OF the Philadelphia
branch to the local boys, wishing them
a successful campaign Mr.. Buddy
spoke briefly OF the campaign which
opens on next Thursday and asked the
boys TO get back OF the movement and
give it their support by their daily
work.
Following the address Of the even
/ ing the scouts participated in a con-
test OF scout exercise.
( The first aid contest was won by
3. Troop No. 8. with Nelson Fritz and
Macdonald Cloward as the winners.
The Morse Signal code contest was
won by Troop No. 70, represented b.
Henry Mill and George Ward.
The Semaphore Signal contest wa
, won by Troop No ?. represented b.
James Morford and Paul Ward.
Medals were awarded the winner II
. each contest and Troop No. . re
ceived a first aid kit as the troop gift
The movies" of this city are tC
, cooperate in the campaign next
week.
Managers of practically all OF the
moving picture theatres who have
been seen have cheerfully agreed ia
show slides during the three-day
campaign to bring some brief mes
sage concerning this campaign to the
attention of all who attend the shows
Due to the lack OF time one or two
of the managers have not been ap
! preached on the subject as yS and as
soon as they have been seen and il is
possible TO do So list Of the theatres
e which will show these slides will b'
81 announced
The management of tho Victorii
d Theatre. having learned that Lewi
n Buddy, Ill who is I'm charge of tn
- campag gn. had some buttons TO dis
n tribute, volunteered to give out foy
= thousand of them TO those who pur
= chase tickets TO attend the show. Thi
/, offer was gladly accepted by MI
:, Buddy. and these buttons are now be
. ing distributed by the Victoria Thea
:, tire management. These buttons rea
IL $500 Roy Scouts, 10000" TIL
meaning OF the inscription lis that
Is is the purpose of this campaign {
81 increase the number of Boy Scout
IN i'm Wilmington to 1900. thus maxim
'y Delaware the first State in the Uniu
as to the number Of Boy Scouts
C. has compared to population and thu
h. it is intended TO raise $4,000 in tn
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
BOY SHOT ACCIDENTALLY.

Harry Hilyard aged Is years. of No.
S2S Chestnut street, was accidentally
shot yesterday in the check by a bull
llet from a 22-calibre rifle. in the
hands Of Lewis Webb, aged 13 years
of No. 1914 Chestnut street. The
wounded boy was attended at his
home by a physician.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
WHAT HE ADVOCATES.

Local option whenever a ma
iority of the people in a county
or portion of the State desire it
because of the conditions.
Temperance in the use of in
toXicants at all times.
Regulate the use of it as one
would regulate the use of the
tongue.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
Cardinal OPPOSES
STATE PROHIBITION
In Public Statement Catholic
Prelate Says He FavorS
Local Option
HEARTILY IN FAVOR
OF TEMPERANCE
.
WHY CARDINAL Is AGAINST
PROHIBITION.

Because the law cannot be en-
forced.
Because 1t interferes with per-
sOnal liberty and rights and
creates hypocrisy in the people
Because it would deprive the
State of n large revenue at time
when it is most needed.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
HIRZEL IS COMPANY D CAPTAIN.

Company d. Organized Militia of Della
ware. last night elected Lieutenant A.
$. Ilrzcl captain, TO succeed Captain
Harry G.. Lawson. resigned. Captain Il.
NJ Carswcll conducted the election.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
no REPEAT DISTRICT SCHOOL.

Owing to the number of requests
"The District School at Blueberry
Corner" given by the Ladies' Aid Su~
ciety of the Brack-Ex NJ. Z. Church,
will be repeated on Friday evening.
Evening journal., 1916-02-23
TOWNSEND TOPICS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
TOWNSEND Del. Feb 23.--The
revival services in the NJ. E. Church
closed last Sunday The Rev. w. R.
Burr announced that the revival SER
vices would start at Blackbird next
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin enter
tanned a number of their young
friends at a Martha Washington dance
at their home on the road to Smyrna.
Those present were: Misses Margaret
Daniels. Mollie Stats. May Conner
Clara Hadley, Maybe Conner. Maggie
Marvel. Georgia Farris. Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Austin. w. A. Watson. Jr.. Jacot
HiH. ID. W. Webber. Douglas Conner
Paul Jackson. David Stats. Norman
Mannering, Roy Austin and T. w.
/ Bruno.
The Epworth League of the NJ. q
Church Of Odessa will hold a supper
i'm the Odessa House on Friday night
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
DRIVE HALTED,
IS GERMAN VIEW
Correspondents Say That
OffenSive's Results Are
Slight.

Berlin via London, July l0.-Ger-
man correspondents on the west front,
telegraphing Sunday, agree in report
ing that the great offensive is virtually
Al a standstill. They also assert that
il achieved no results OF practical i'm
portance in the week il lasted and that
what gains were made were quite out
OF proportion TO the losses suffered.
The correspondent of the "Lokal
Anzeiger" telegraphs:
The offensive has been at a stand
still for the last three days and is
shattering itself into a bitter group of
conflicts on the wall of our second
lines. Our defending forces have
damned up the advancing enemy in
basin and they are unable TO unite
forces sufficient to enlarge the borders
Of the basin to any extent worth
noting"
The correspondent of the "Vossische
Zeitung' reports that the first week Of
the offensive has not brought the
enemy any nearer his goal" He inti-
mates the possibility of an extension
OF the Allies efforts, saying:
Demonstrations By the Allies con-
tinue at La Bassee. Lens the Aisne
and in the Bois de Pretre. Places far
behind our front are being bombarded
and squadrons Of aviators ascend 10
disturb our transports and rear COM
munications. The success OF all these
efforts ia very scanty."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
COEBEN AND BRESLAU
SINK FOUR TRANSPORTS
Former German Cruisers Attack
SQUADRON Off Caucasus Coast.

Corstantinople, July 10. The former
German cruisers Goeben and Breslau,
now part Of the Turkish navy, have
been busy rading hostile transports off
the Caucasus coast, according to an
official announcement here to-day. The
statement says:
THE cruisers Yawuz Sultan Selim
and Midullu formerly the German
cruisers Goeben and Breslau) attacked
squadron of hostile transports of
the Caucasus coast. sank four ships
and several sailing vessels and bonn
barded the new harbor works near
Puab. southwest of Novorossysk. caus-
ing a confagration in a large petroleum
depot and in material at another place.
During the passage they saw no hostile
vessels. An enemy torpedo boat ap-
preached Fotche and was driven of by
our artillery.
"On July : a British aeroplane, car
ried by a French torpedo boat, arrived
off Beirut SYRIA. The aeroplane as,
cended from the ship and dropped
bombs about the port, wounding three
civilians
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
SAYS SUBMARINE IS NOT
GERMAN GOVERNMENTS
Bernstorff Eager to Get Uncen.
sOred Mail.

The German government. officially,
was in no way responsible for the
transatlantic voyage Of the Deutsch-
land, Ambassador Won Bernstorf stated
positively yesterday. The vessel was
simply a new type merchantmen Of the
North German Line, he declared, in
which Germany had no official interest.
AT the time the submarine sailed
for this country | was notified of its
departure by the North German Lloyd
people. and since that time have re-
ceived my entire stock of information
from the news papers" he said. My
government has notat any time commu-
nicated with me in regard 10 the vessel.
Earlier in the day. the counsellor
Of the German Embassy in this coun-
try left New York for Baltimore, but
his purpose was not to determine the
status Of the Deutschland, since | am
alreday certain of that. He went TO
see whether Captain Koenig brought
anv letters for the embassy, or any
personal communications for the am
bassador.
"Pcrsonally. | trust the submarine
VOYAGES TO this country will continue.
shall be glad to get my mail before
the British censors open 1t.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
French OverWhelm I'm
pregnable" Stronghold
Near PerOnne.
GUNFIRE WIPES OUT
FIRST LINE DEFENCE
Germans Take Refuge in Gel.
lars-Every Defender Is
Captured or Slain.

Paris. July 10. The taking by the
French of the Biachcs village. on the
bank OF the Somme, opposite Ste. Rade-
gonde, the principal suburb of Peronne,
was accomplished in about an hour and
half A French lieutenant who took
part in the assault thus describes the
action:
About noon word came for the di-
visions TO keep ready and at once our
soldiers advanced to the attack all
along the front from Sormont farm to
Belloy-en -Santerre.
"The first German line was passed
almost without lighting. so effective
had the preparatory bombardment been,
but when we entered Biaches Mt 10
minutes after . we found every house
organized as fort and supplied with "a
number of machine gune. Our artll-
lery. however. by its accuracy and
power. destroyed these defences,
though il still left cellars and caves
full OF enemies.
LAS we entered the village, the com
mandant. who was at the head of a
battalion with rifle in hand. ordered the
trumpeters 20 sound the charge. All
the Germans in the village were capt
urcd or killed. The commandant was
wounded by shot from lieutenant 5
revolver. but he knocked his asSailant
down with a blow from his rifle.
"At 2:35 the village was completely
in our possession, although a recent
German order had declared it TO be I'M
pregnable, We are now less tnan Two
kilometres from Peronne."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
LAKE SAYS HIS
PLANS WERE USED
Inventor, However, Denies
That He Plans to Libel
Deutschland.
iBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Baltimore. July TO- Captain Simon
Lake. inventor OF the submarine. came
10 Baltimore this morning upon learn
ing of the arrival of the German under
sea boat, and after calling on Captain
koenig and congratulating him upon
the completion of the voyage said that
he came here in the interest of patents
held by the Lake Submarine Boat
Company. The German submersible,
he added, is designed after plans sub
mitted TO the Germaniawerft Keil,
which constructed the vessel, when the
Lake company and the German COM
pany planned to get together on the
construction Of large feet of sub
marines. The plans ia that time were
turned down. The Deutschland, Cap
tain Lake went on, is, from outside APP
pcarances. an infringement on Amer
lean patents. He is in communication
with Baltimore and New York attor-
neys.
There was p statement in one
paper ne Ndlus lidA l was NDlllliH "
Baltimore to libel the submarine. but
this. Of course. is not true. ! am not
prepared to discuss what action will
be taken with regard to any infringe
ments on our patents"
Captain Koenig talked pleasantly
about Mr. Lake, whom he met in the
Office Of A. Schumacher & Co.. agent:
of the German Ocean Transportation
Company. Ltd. owners of the subma
rine merchantmen. He was asked il
Mr.. Lake had requested permission tC
board the vessel.
HE did not ask 10 board her." saiC
the captain. 81 would not let him. No
body will be allowed on board except
government officials, who have already
passed her. Mr.. Lake told me that h'
came down to pay me a social call anC
10 congratulate me. He said his ides
had been proved a success by my voy
age. He claims that all submarines are
his idea. think there is some rivalry
between his idea and some Of the
French builders"
Whose idea is your vessel?"
"Why, German. of course. Mr.. Lake
did not point out any particular feat
ure that he considered his. But | be
leve that when the old ideas about sub
marines were abandoned he was one OF
the leaders. Each submarine built Il
an improvement on a former type"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
8 BRITISH TRAWLERS
SUNK BY GERMANS
Three Are Shelled While Flee.
ing. After Being Warned.

Berlin. July 10. The Overseas News
Agency says to-day that German war
ships. between July 1 and July sank
eight trawlers near the English coast.
They were the Queen Bee. Anil Ander-
son. Peep O. Day, Watchful. Nancy
Human. Patuna. Carrelbessy and New
ark Castle. Of these the Queen Bee,
Watchfu and Petuna were shelled with
artillery because they attempted to es-
cape after being warned.
Other recent dispatches from Berlin
have spoken Of the activity Of German
warships near the English coast. An
nouncement was made in Berlin. on
Jrly 7 that the British steamship Les
iris had been seized near England by
a norton OF the German high seas
forces.p On June Is the British steam
shin Brussels was captured by German
destroyers. She was taken into Zee
brugge.