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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22
100000 CHINESE
ARE DESTITUTE;
FLOOD VICTIMS
Nearly 1,OOO,OOO Are Made Homeless
Approximately 1000 Square Miles
Observation-Disclosures Loan
Is Halted by WARRIOR
tune Already Spent by
Red Cross ~ Pro-
|. tect Anhul.

Washington, September 2O-Nearly
1 zoo, 900 people have been made home
less by one of the greatest floods on
record in that section of China where
the American Red Cross already has
spent $4,000 900 for flood protection
and where the $3O,OOO,OOO loan for
reclamation work, which was post
poned by the war, was to have been
spent Reports to the State Depart
ment today from the American consul
at Marking said the Hwai river had
inundated an area of about 1000
square miles in Anhui province. APP
peals for aid have been sent out for
the homeless, who virtually are en-
tirely dependent on charity, as all the
autumn crops were destroyed.
The flood occurred in a very flat,
alluvial section, where the north to
south passage of the Grand canal has
damned up a large lake and allows
the Hwai river too little space 10
carry off the excess of water. Today's
delayed advices describe conditions
several weeks ago, but officials be-
lieve there probably has been little
Improvement. In the case of previous
floods in that district the waters have
been held for long periods by the allu-
vial soil.
The State Department sums up its
dispatches on the subject in the fol-
lowing announcement:
THE department has received from
the American consul at Marking dis.
patches giving detailed information
regarding recent extensive floods
along the Hwai river in Anhui prov
ince The inundation is equal to, If
not greater, than the one of 1903, I'm
area of some 1000 square miles was
submerged under from 3 to Is feet of
water, and from July IL to July Il, the
waters reached such a height as to
submerge all except very high ground
in an area estimated at 1000 square
miles.
"The food extended throughout
eight districts in northern Anhui.
There are ten cities of considerable
size in these eight districts with a
total population estimated at from
800 900 to 100000 people. The total
population of the flooded region is APP
proximatcly 100000 people.
while it is thought that compare
lively few lives were lost, crops and
personal property have been destroyed
and there are thousands of destitute
people nearly all of whom are now OBJ
jccts of charity. The supply of food
stuffs on hand will be inadequate to
feed the people and practically all of
the autumn crops in the eight dis
tricts have been entirely destroyed.
Appeals for relief have come in from
the various affected districts"
In the great flood of 1909, nearly
200, 900 lives were lost. Soon after
ward, c. d. jameson, an American
engineer, was sent to China to work
out a reclamation system. In 1914
Colonel Sieber, OF the Panama Canal
headed Red Cross commission, which
approved Jamesons plans, and the
Chinese government, began arrange
'ments for a $3O,OOO,OOO loan to put
them into effect.
The European war, however, made 1t
impossible to raise the capital
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22
PUBLIC SQUARE AT SOMERSET

to educate the public on the conven
fence and safety of electricity.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22

Central stations in America arc
spending more than $2.OOO,O0O a year
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22

We have a nice house and about 4
acres of land within the city limits of
Maysville that we will sell at bar
gain. House has Gas, Electric Lights
and Water in the house Plenty IF
fruit of all kinds on the place. This
is very desirable place. and will be
appreciated if you are looking for a
nice home close in.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22
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HoWsa Thia9


We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls C9tarrh Cure
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
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business transactions and financially
able to earry out any obligations made
by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
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and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonial Is sent free Price 75c per
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
nation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-22
FARMERS, TAKE NOTICE!

We have Just received a supply Of
coal fresh from the mines and are pre-
pared to deliver your coal right at
your coal house, provided you live
where we can go with a motor truck,
We will haul your wheat to town for
you and only charge you what 1t is
actually worth. Yours for business.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-12-16

Every has right Hooser Kitchen Cabinet All the
modern has devised for stemng kitchen work
when you have oosier Kitchen Cabinet ooser Cabn
miles steps hours time work half places 40
within This the when you need you
Hooer finer Christmas gift earth for the hou
wife We can tell you all about them but ~oo a. n.o ~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-12-27
See! "Whispering Smith. "

Have you heard the: Pathephone :?
-, City residences for sale at from
$125o.oo up To- $4,000. L. NJ. Olson.
Miss 'EsteHe <Grindeland came
home from Detroit on Saturday for
the Christmas vacation.
New Years Dance, Monday, Jan.
LIST, at Warren, opera house, good
music. Tickets $1.00, gallery 15c.
Magnus Pihlstrom spent Christ
mas day with his brother Philip
who is 500 agent at Forest River
N. D.
DR.. o. F.. Mellby, Of Thief. River
Falls, arrived on Monday to spend
Christmas day at the home of Judge
Grindeland, e.... ~ -~-.~~ ~ ...-
"a Dance! Dance! Dance! Friday
night, Dec. 10Th, at the Warren
opera house. Music by Malchow's
Orchestral. Tickets $1.00. Gallery
Is cents.
Wilberth Olson and Byron Lund.
quist, students in the electrical en-
gineering department at the univer-
sity, are spending the Christmas va.
cation with their parents in this
city,. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-12-27
See!. Children Of Eve.

Learn to say Pathe-Pathephone.
Helen Holmes in Whispering
Smith," coming Monday, Jan. 1st.1
Mrs. J. P. Mattson will leave to-
night for Ortonville to visit her
daughter, Mrs. E. N. Schoen. "
New Years Dance, Monday, Jan.
LIST, at Warren opera house, good
music. Tickets $1.00, gallery 15c.
Mrs. E. R. Kezar and son David,
spent Christmas day visiting at the
home of her parents at Crookston.
DR.. Walter Larson, of Starbuck,
Mimi, is spending a few days visit
ing friends and relatives in the city.
Ingolf Grindeland will go to the
twin cities this evening in the inter
est Of MorkassePs real estate
agency.
Miss Esther Hanson, Of Donald
son, arrived last evening for a visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. N.
6. w. Knudsen.
Dance! Dance! Dance! Friday
night, Dec. 10th, at the Warren
opera house. Music by Malchow's
Orchestra. Tickets $1.00. Gallery
Is cents. :.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
TREATING WOUNDS OF STOCK
Handy ia Every Barn-Potassium
Permanganate Is Good.

There should be in every barn q
quantity Of disinfectant that may be
readily mixed with water and used in
the cases of wounds sustained by any
of the stock. Potassium permanganate
is excellent, and can be purchased at
any drug store in powder form and
used in water in amounts such as will
color the water a light red. It has the
advantage over many antiseptics of
not irritating a wound. But any of
the commercial antiseptics will keep a
wound free from infection if used ear
~, and the formation Of large running
sores will thus be prevented.
A scratch or wound small as it may
be at first may quickly become infect.
ed and then it will not heal until the
infection has been freed from the
germs that are causing the trouble. But
If treatment is begun at nee the trou.
BILE can usually be prevented by bath.
ing two or three times a day with an
antiseptic solution which will keep the
wound clean so that it will rapidly
heal.
The best home treatment of old
sores is to battle them two or three
times a day with hydrogen peroxide
and syringe them out with warm wa
ter followed by a small quantity of the
same antiseptic.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
Rivals in Fist Fiqht.

Soldier stories of amusing happen.
ings at the front are many. There is
considerable rivalry among the Cana.
dams and the Anzacs-the men from
Australia and New Zealand. The Eng.
fish think they r both such good
soldiers there is little to choose be.
tween them. This incident happened
Australians first came to the western
front. Several Canadians were within
when they espied the wide-brimmed
campaign hats that distinguish the
Anzacs from all the other soldiers.
The Canadians gave. their fellow CO.
lonials a hearty welcome and an equal.
ly hearty invitation to shave some"
thing" These %fraternal details hav'
ing been attended to, a Canadian
turned to one of the Australians.
"When did you fellows come over?'
he asked.
"Just got in this morning"
swell what are you going to dO?"
This was too good an opening fol-
the Anzac.
"Oh," he said in a ~"swanky" tone:
tive came over to finish what you fel.
lows started"
"Humph,' replied the Canadian, it's
a wonder you didn't first finish what
you started yourself down at CALI.
poll"
Then the trouble began. 1t was a
DOnnybrook affair for a time, but
eventually peace was declared with
renewed and mutual respect for CO.
lonial fighting ability.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
Australian Band Good.

At q reinforcement camp 'some-
where in France" the Australian con-
tingents have a fine brass band they
brought with them from home. The
band has become famous in the vicin-
ity, for whenever the Australian group
Is called up, no matter how small it
Is, the band always is there to give
the men a musical sendoff. Usually
this occurs at 4 a. M, a fact which
adds materially to the renown Of the
band,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
THINGS TO REMEMBER IN
CONTRIBUTION OF SILO

The walls must be alright.
The walls must be smooth in
side.
The best type Of silo is round.
The roof should be water
proof.
The materials out of which
the silo is built should be strong
enough to withstand great press
ure.
The cost should be from 50 to
S. per ton capacity if the total
capacity is to exceed 100 tons.
A silo should be placed as
near as possible to the place
where the silage is to be fed.
One hundred tons of silage
will feed 25 head of stock for
200 days.
A silo II feet in diameter and
35 feet high will hold 100 tons
of silage.
Any kind of good silo is a
valuable piece of property on
the farm where live stock Is to
be fed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

such ann that the wires may move
in a horizontal direction to take care
of the contraction and expansion due
to changes in temperature, and to dis
tribute the force of a blow along the
fence line so that the strain will not
come entirely on any one or two posts
or any one point of the wire.
A barbed wire should be placed a
short distance above the top of the
wire to prevent cattle and
horses from crowding it down when
reaching over or rubbing against the
fence.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
BUILD THE FENCE PROPERLY
Absolutely Necessary to Construct Il
Well In Order to Secure Maximum
Amount Of Service.

To get the maximum Of service out
Of a fence it is absolutely necessary
that it should be we'll built. The cor
ner posts must be placed solidly In the
ground in such a manner that they
cannot be heaved by frost or drawn
loose by the pull Of the fence.
The fabric should be strung tightly
to the end posts, but it ought not to
be tightly stapled to the line posts. II
should be fastened to line posts in
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOILS
Lime and Phosphorus Play Important
Part in Operation Of Vegetable
. Garden as Elsewhere.

Vegetable growers should be just as
much interested in economic soil i'm.
provement as any other class of farm.
ers.
They should realize that lime and
phosphorus play just as important a
part in their operations as they do in
the production of general farm crops.
This is especially true wherever the
less productive soils are found.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

A popular young Canadian officer in
multi and.on crutches recently swung
his way with NO little difficulty into
the lounge of a hotel in the
Strand. His left leg was shattered
from the knee down and hung stiff
and helpless in steel braces.
"Have something, Livvy?" asked one
of his fellows in khaki.
"SOrry, but l can't tonight, old man."
replied Livvy; "yOu see | have got a
crippled friend to look AFTER
In came the friend, an even younger
officer with right leg gone at the knee.
"tO see which m of us would look
after the other, and I lost"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
NOVEL BUG-SWATTING DEVICE
Pump Attached to cuItivator Throws
Liquid or Powder Onto Plants, /
Killing Insects.

Keep swatting the bugs If your
profits are to be all that seed, soil and
attention should combine to make
them on your farm. Two Texas men
have recently patented the %bug-swat-
ting attachment for cultivators shown
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

here. A pump connects between the
reservoir and the wheel, so that the
turning Of the wheels as the cultiva.
tor is drawn through the field pumps
the liquid or powder onto the plants
below to destroy bugs.-Farming
Business.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
Deadly Niqht Raids.

Both Canadians and Anzacs delight
in the nocturnal raids made almost
every night on the clcse-lying German
trenches. On one Of these recently a
Canadian lieutenant worked his way
unseen to an enemy dugout and sud-
denly peered over the top. 1t was a
nasty, rainy night, cold and damp, and
a group of Germans were seated about
a little stove.
"How many Of you fellows down
there?" called out the Canadian in q
raucous voice.
"Nein," came back a startled and
ambiguous reply.
SWELL, share that among yOu," shout
ed the Canadian as he hurled a bomb
into their midst and threw himself fiat
on the ground to avoid the effects of
the explosion.
There is one chaplain at the front
who insists upon living up near the
firing line. He has a nicely fitted-up
little dugout that he has labeled "The
Vicarage." Recently two men belong
ing to a draft fresh from home-Cock-
neys they were-happened along this
particular trench.
"Look here, Bill" cried one, "blimey
If ere amt a bloomin' vicarage."
Out popped the padre at that with
half his face lathered and 4 razor In
one hand.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
But He Came Back.

In this same hotel, which is a sort
of headquarters for the officers from
across the seas, a report was %circulat-
ed one night of the death of a young
flying corps captain. He had often
been in the "club," and only a few
days before had "Swanked' quite a bit
about the easy life he was living. AL
he had to do vas to take new machines
across the channel and turn them
over to the aviators at the front. In
this way he spent about every other
day in London, much to the envy of
the other fellows lover there" who
were longing for the sights of town.
But now Gil was gone and a company
of his friends drank a silent toast to
his memory.
Three days later Gil created conster-
nation at the club by appearing very
much alive and as hale and hearty as
ever.
"Why, you old cheater," shouted one
Of his friends, "go back where you be-
long or pay us for that very expensive
round we had the other night. What
right have you to be living, anyway?
Gil admitted the obligation entailed
by his return from the grave. paid it
handsomely, and is still flying new ma
chimes cross-channel for the "wingers''
at the front.
Another young Canadian of the fly
ing corps told of a joke he had played
on the folks at home. He had not
written for nearly a month, when along
came a cablegram:
mo letters for weeks. Is anything
wrong with the boy?"
Promptly he had cabled back "col-
lect:"
"Very serious matter. Boy abso-
lutely broke. Send much money"
"That," explained "boy," fought to
stop them worrying for a WHILE"
Instances of the lightness of heart
with which the soldiers go into the
war are many. In embarking for &C.
tive service the Canadians are given
pay books in which their allowances
are entered from time to time. The
book also serves for Identification pur-
poses, and the last page is set aside
for the making of a will. Some of
those that have turned up lately have
proved grimly humorous. One said:
Il give everything I have to the
Home for Stray Cats, London, provid-
ed they don't take in any more black
cats"
I'm case I should die-(cheers)-I
will everything to my mother Cloud
and prolonged cheers)."
Both were held to be valid.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07
TOMMY atkins EN7ERTAINS ALL
LONDON WITH HIS CEEERINESS

Wounded Men, Just Back From France, the Most Optimistic, But
They Won't Discuss Their Hurts Or Adventures-There is
Much Rivalry Between the Canadians and Australians
and Sometimes They Settle Doubts With Fist Fights
-Theaters Reflect Hopeful Attitude of People.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

Observation-Disclosures the we'll
nigh total darkness of the nights and
the number of wounded seen upon the
streets, London life is not without it's
lighter shades, even in these crucial
days of the great war. One reason for
this is that the wounded soldiers are
about the most cheerful lot London
has vel known. Most of those en-
countered along the Strand, in Picca.
dilly and other prOmenades of the
West end are from Canada, Australia
or New Zealand. The wounded Eng
lish Tommy is more often found in
the suburbs, in the neighbOrhoOd Of his
old home.
1t would seem decidedly out of place
to sympathize with these often perma-
nently crippled men in hospital toys,
for that is apparently the last thing
deeply resent it as a rule. In crowded
tram or tube cars women often rise
and offer seats to wounded soldiers,
only to have them politely but very
firmly refused.
Nor will the men ordinarily talk Of
where they 'got it,"
ooh, somewhere out in No Mans
Land" they'll say. One chatterbox Of
a Tommy went so far as to add:
Il vas topping along from one dug
out to another when l ups and stun
bles over something ard. l guess it
must a been a bomb. Anyway, it
blew me bloOmin' foot Off"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

There is a rule in London that ex.
cept in emergency cases, military am
bulHnces must not exceed five miles ar
hour. This slow pace, designed for
the comfort of the wounded, sometimes
proves ir'':some to them. One badly
shattered Tommy lifted his head from
the stretcher a few days ago and
hailed the chauffeur. Il say, would
you mind driving a bit faster, this
amt no bally funeral"
There is also the story of Tommy
DOdd, the most cheerful and indomita.
BILE little fellow in his command. Tom.
my was badly laid out Il day or two
ago with four Or five nasty shrapnel
wounds. He was arranging some
barbed-Wire standards along toward
evening. and in the enthusiasm Of his
work got q bit carer "WhiZz Bang
Corner than he should. A she'll burst
low overhead and Tommy Dodd went
down in a cloud of dust.
"Looks almost like a Blighty for
me, sir, don't it?' he said to an officer
who al to his rescue. Then the
stretcher men came along to bear
Tommy away to the dressing station.
Tommy gave a grim little smile as they
Strengthened up. "Home, James, he
sighed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

Shakespeare makes nineteen allu-
sions to boots. thirty-twU to shoes and
seven to slippers and pumps.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

Some Of the London papers have re-
Gently complained that the British her
has taken on Il holiday mood and is
distinctly not "doing her bit" The
price Of eggs accordingly has risen to
an equivalent of sc cents a dozen. Co
lonials are again to be called upon tc
help out, and it is admitted now that
much depends upon the Canadian
chicken.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

The London theaterS reflect the spir.
it of the times. Serious plays are all
but forgotten, "~revues'' and musical
comedies holding the boards at all
the better houses. OF course, there
are n" chorus men in the productions
"a new evidence that cruel war has
it's alternating circumstances.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-07

Part Of the line of march lies be.
side n general field hospital, and in.
variably the nurses, or "sisters,' as
the soldiers call them, turn out tc
wave Il parting salute.
"Save me a nice bed, sister" called
out one Of the Tommies a day or two
ago. I'll be back in a few minutes !"
Oddly enough, he was.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-17
COP IS NOW
ON HIS JOB, SO BEWARE

Well we've got the right man this
time. and all speeders had better be
on their guard was the declaration
Of Chief Of Police Ben Phillips when
approached by Daily Express man
this morning.
The appointment Of Sammy Dwyer
as motorcycle cop was made last night
by unanimous vote of the police com
mittee of the city council. Mayor Coff-
man and Chief Phillips, with no dis
senting voice. For several days the
chief had been casting about for the
right man and though there were sew
eral applicants for the job the quali-
fications were not all met until Sam
my Dwyer happened in.
You see" said Chief Phillips, "a
motorcycle policeman must have pc
culiar characteristics. He must be
dareaevil. one who can go in and
out Of tight places and not be afraid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-17
WOMEN TO
MEET HERE

A cali has been issued for all rural
clubs and farm women to meet at the
city hall in Chickasha Aug. "a to form
county organization to affiliate with
International Congress of Farm Wo-
men.
A Grady county woman. Mrs. A. B.
Crouch. Of Tuttle, is state president
and it is expected a large attendance
will be on hand. Mrs. Emma Coyner
Of Edmond. chairman Of the fifth dis
trict will preside over the meeting and
Mrs Mabel Bates Williams of the
Good Cheer department of the Far
mer-Stockman win be one Of the in-
teresting speakers. Everyone Is in
vited to attend and farmer women are
urged TO be present
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-17

to go after the worst speeders at a
rate that will insure their arrest be-
fore they reach fhe city limits. Furth-
ermore he must be careful AID adept
with the buzz wheel and above it all
be must be an honorable man and
active"
"sammy'll get them" was the lacon-
ic comment Of another upon hearing
Of the appointment
Dwyer has recently been engaged
in the garage business but up to a
month ago had been connected with
the Chickasha fire department for
nearly three years. His appointment
seems 70 meet with general approval
by those who were cognizant Of it
today. He entered upon his duties
this morning and good results might
be expected promptly. Dwyer furn-
ishes his own wheel and receives 500
a month. SO being the usual salary
for new Officers.