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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Board adjourned at II O'clock m. to
meet again at p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board met at 2 p. m. as per adj
journment. Com. Anderson in the
the chair, all members present.
Board spent afternoon viewing as
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Moved and seconded that for the pur-
pose Of equalizing valuations Of I'M
plated portions in incorporated vii
lagos in the county the following in
creases or decreases be made so as to
eaualize as between the different in
corporated villages Of the county. Car
ried.
Villages % Inc. 20 Dec.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Moved and seconded that for the
purpose of equalizing valuations on
structures and improvements on farm
lands following increases or decreases
be made as to equalize valuations as
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Moved and seconded that for the
purpose of equalizing the valuations
on structures and improvements in in
corporated villages in the county the
following per cent of increase or de-
crease be made so as to equalize val
uations as between the different incor-
porated villages in the county. Car
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Moved and seconded that for the
purpose of equalizing valuations Of
real estate exclusive Of structures and
improvements in incorporated villages
the following increases or decreases be
made so as to equalize valuations as
between different incorporated vii
lapes in the county. Carried.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
Is Strongly Fortifying
Against Summer Flood

At this time the current of the river
flows over the site of the levee as it
stood before the recent flood, which
necessitated the building of the pro-
lection nearer the railroad. The new
levee swings around the old line in a
graceful curve, making line Of work
almost 5000 feet long to close the
washed-out length of 2,400 feet. 1t
will take 10000 cubic yards of rock
to cover the levee it's entire length
along a surface of 25 feet from top
ito bottom.
The break in the levee at this point
was threatening the railway line of
the Inter California railway, and while
the railway is said to feel that this
work of repair should have been done
by the Irrigation District, they also
realized that coming at the time of
transition of ownership, the district
was hardly in shape to care for it,
with the result that they rushed into
the work their equipment and organ
ization and financial resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

levee that he figures the rock facing
will begin tumbling into the river and
do the work of rock dumping auto
matically, which is generally left to
be started after the river has begun
its damage to the protective works.
The Southern Pacific has about 175
men working on the levee and in the
rock quarry at Andrade, who, with
100 head of stock, train equipment,
a clamshell dredgcr, a Jordan rock
spreader and the quarry working
equipment of drills, etc, are today
busily repairing the damage done
about month ago. The break is now
entirely closed, but the men are rails
ing the levee above the high water
mark, laying track across the levee
as fast as it goes up and dumping
from 1000 to 1900 yards of rock daily.
They have been en- the work since
February a, and expect to have the
repairs completed in something like
two weeks. 1t is estimated the cost
of the work will be $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

Engineer H. B. Titcomb, in charge
of the work of repairing the damaged
levee at C. d. Junction by the South
ern Pacific, does not say that his
work will withstand the floods of the
Colorado, but he insists that he is do
ing more than any other engineer has
ever done at that POINT in an attempt
to stop it, according to the Calexico
Chronicle.
With the resources of the Southern
Pacific back of him and with instruc-
tions to use his best judgment, he is
building a piece of levee about 5000
feet long around the 2,400-foot hole
left by the recent flood and facing
the entire piece of work with rock
work from to 10 feet in thickness,
and is trenching from a to feet
deep at the base of the levee and fill
ing the trench with rock in an effort
to keep the river from cutting under.
But in case the river should cut below
the rock-filled trench he is piling the
rock so deep upon the face OF the
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
CARRANZA HAS MADE
CITY OF MAZATLAN DRY

San Francisco, Feb. 22.-When Cap
tain H. L. Jones and party of pas
sengers from the steamer San Jose
landed at Mazatlan days ago for a
little shore relaxation they found the
place double patrolled by Carranza
soldiers. Life was gone from the
streets and gloom pervaded the once
gay city.
Martial law had been declared by
General Carranza, who had $500 men
in the vicinity. When his forces ar
rived, hot on the trail of supposed
Villistas, Mazatlan was occupied and
the soldiers ran wild in the wine
shops. From Mexico City came the
order to make the town "dry." An
unprecedented condition for Mexico
was established.
Three wine shop keepers violated
the order and were shot in the public
square.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
"SHADOW FIGHTING"
SAYS THE GOVERNOR

Sacramento, Feb. 22.-Characteriz-
ing the proceedings of the Republican
state central committee Saturday as
SHADOW fighting" Governor johnson
today issued proclamation denying
that Meyer Lissner, Progressive state
chairman, had made any compromise
proposition to the Republicans. The
governor announced that he would ego
direct to the people" if he should ever
be a candidate for office. His state
ment follows:
"The proceedings of the Republican
state committee Saturday afforded a
splendid example Of shadow fighting.
With full knowledge that no propo-
sition would ever be made by the Pro-
gressives to the men there assembled
in order that these men, just in
number, might make pretense of
virtuous regularity, it was stated,
without any justification for the state
ment, that Lissner had proposed
compromise, and thereupon, in mock
iiuiSHdCioii lIc Q, WHO HldSnlIleQ
themselves $4,000 times, declined the
fictitious proposition.
"f any man in the state can i'm
agine me holding my nose and making
a proposition of compromise to Nixon
of Yolo, Caughey of Mendocino or
McCray of Shasta, he has concep-
tion that my friends wouldn't recog-
nize. These people represent nobody
not even themselves. 1t would be
impossible for Lissner to make any
proposition to them, and certainly he
had no authority to do so from any
Progressive in California.
"f I'm ever again a candidate for
any office, will do just as l have al
ways done, without asking any mans
permission-go direct to the people.
"In the last couple of months per-
haps 200 people have spoken to me in
some fashion or other about possibili-
ties of a coalition in California, and
in every instance I have used exactly
the same phraseology:
"'If the Progressives of California
want anything from the Republican
party, they will go into the direct
primary, and ask no politicians con-
sent"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

flying 80 miles an hour, 10000 feet
up, looks as large as fly.
"It is these that will come to burn
London"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

port tax of about $2.4O On bale Of
cotton grown on the delta, and it ap-
parently is the view Of Carranza that
cotton produced by Americans on Mex
lean soil in this region should pay as
heavy tax as that grown elsewhere
in that country. He may be led to
change his plan when he realizes that
the SO export tax is prohibitive and
will lead to the killing of the indus
try.
]. B. Spears said today that he
knew of no new developments in the
embargo matter, but he was in hopes
the differences would be adjusted, at
least temporarily.
He endorsed the proposal of the
Press that in case the Obregon order
is not revoked there should be a gen
eral move to make good the loss of
Mexican cotton acreage on this side
of the line. He said there would be
no difficulty in getting enough land
in the valley to offset the Mexican
loss, nor would there be any diff
Guilty in getting labor to harvest the
crop.
During the last few weeks the cot
ton market has been much hampered
by the lack of shipping, with conse-
quent falling of values. But the end
ing of the war will bring about great
demand for cotton, and most persons
believe that will come next summer
or fall, assuring good prices for the
crop to be grown this season.
The land which would be, secured for
a cotton crop this year would natur-
ally be that which is not in the high
est state of cultivation, and to with
draw this land for a cotton crop
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

A committee of CaleXico man, after
the conference with Governor Cantu
yesterday, wired to Carranza, asking
quick moderation Of the law for $40
export duty on bale of cotton, and
it is understood that Governor Cantu
also telegraphed the details Of the sit
Iation.
There is hope that prompt action
will be taken to restore the former
rate Of about $2.4O bale, in which
case extensive planting will go ahead.
But unless there is modification of
the order within 3 or weeks many
of the growers will withdraw from
the business of growing cotton in
Mexico.
No steps have yet been taken to
organize extensive planting on the
American side of the line, but numer
GUS individuals are starting a quiet
search for valley lands for cotton
growing during the coming season, and
there is talk among growers OF spe-
cial efforts in this line if the Obregon
order is not revoked.
It is learned that in other cotton pro-
ducing districts in Mexico the hand
of the revolutionary government has
fallen heavily. 1t is stated that in
the Laguna district the government
gave the growers the privilege of sell
ing the government the crop at one,
half the Liverpool price less freight
or having the crop confiscated, while
lin general the law has imposed an ex-
port tax of about $40 bale, which
left a bare sustenance to the Mexican
producers. 'a'
1t was as a special concession that
Cantu was authorized to place an ex.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
London Expects Zep
Attack To Burn City
And Kill Thousands

working along the Black Sea coast
in the direction of Trebizond.
An engagement IN East Africa re-
sulting in the repulse of the attack
ing German force is reported in an
official statement given out here to-
day as follows:
General Smuts states that Febru-
ary 16 an enemy force of four Euro
peans and 200 native soldiers at
tackled the post Of Kachumbe, on the
Uganda border, Is miles northwest of
Kyaka.
"The strength Of our post was two
Europeans and about 35 native SOL
diers.
"The enemy was driven off with a
loss of Europeans, SO natives, ma
chine gun complete, As rifles and a
quantity of ammunition. Our casual
ties were nil"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

WASHINGTON IN 1776
"There's nothing likely to produce peace as to be
we'll prepared to meet the enemy
"Separated as we by world of water from
other nations if wise shall surely avoid being
drawn into the labyrinth of their politics and involved
in their destructive wars"
"The madness of European powers and the calaml-
tons situation into which they thrown by the pres
ent war ought to be serious warning to us to avoid
similar catastrophe, long can with justice and
honor to our national character."s
EARNS should be the last resort
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
By Mary Boyle O'Reiily

BY Mary Boyle O'Rei,ly
London, Feb. 2z.-The burning OF
London from the air seems likely at
any time
Persons in position to know just
what is going On III the war look daily
for q rain of fire that will tear build
ings asunder, kill and MAIN.
l have just interviewed squadron
commander in the royal air service.
Here is his view:
"As soon as milder weather sets in
there will be hundreds of heavier-than-
air machines over the city. If wealth
err conditions favor attack there is no
known defense which will prevent the
enemy inflictipg enormous damage.
1.-THE raids which heretofore have
killed hundreds Of people and de-
stroyed millions OF dollars worth of
property are trivial and ineffective
compared to the raid which will pres
"The big coming raid will xii! thou
sands in an hour.
"These feeble experiments have not
paid their way yet every attempt OF
our hornets to deal with them has
failed. Whenever the Germans feel
like it they cruise across the channel
and drop bombs at their own sweet
will.
Germany has completed thousands
of bomb-carrying aeroplanes capable
Of carrying death-dealing loads enor-
nous distances, for use against Eng
land.
Incapacity, inertia, petty jealou-
sizes and ignorance in high places jeop-
ardizes the safety of 100000 of peo-
pie. And no man in parliament or
out of it can get one word of straight
forward reason for this screaming
scandal.
Indolent old men with a strangle
hold on cabinet offices bid anxious
Englishmen to wait and see.' We
waited. We saw Zeppelins kill our
women and return in safety to their
stables.
"Up with the lights of London, and
England, too, except along the coast
No gloom can hide from raider the
moonlit river, the furnaces of speed
ing trains. That Lights Out order
has killed more people, crawling home
in darkness, than ever died by Zep-
pelin bombs.
"The thing to do is to meet an air
raid in the air or attack the Zeps
where they are being built, or fight
them over the seas. l pray God to
spare me the task of bringing down a
blazing Zeppelin, with its cargo OF
explosives, on the roofs Of houses
filled with women and children.
"The chief damage to London will
be the risk of a thousand fires set
simultaneously. That, and the con-
sequent panic.
"For so years Great Britain has
spent millions on the navy. That gave
us supremacy Of the sea.
"The Germans have been building
thousands of powerful aeroplanes to
fly at great height. An aeroplane
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22

up, looks as large as fly.
at is these that will come to burn
London"
New York, Feb. 22.-The "Sick Man
of Europe" is very sick, and not only
is Turkey in Europe in this condition,
but Asiatic Turkey is in Just as bad
shape. in fact, il is among the pos
sibi.ities that the Turkish empire will
cease to be.
Inspired to revolution, Constanti-
nople is threatening overthrow of the
military despotism and troops are re-
fusing to move eastward to meet the
incoming Russian forces, which latter
are, grinding the Turkish armies to
atoms.
A hall million Armenians, inspired
by centuries of brutal treatment of
their race by the Turks, have joined
the Russian army, and the broken
Turkish troops, fleeing through Ar
menia, are being killed by the thou
sands by Armenian snipers.
Now it becomes evident what Eng
land meant when she declared some
months since that Russia was entitled
to an outlet to the Mediterranean.
That outlet is being opened now by
Russia. 1t includes a strip of terri
tory through Armenia and Mesopo-
tamia, and may give to the Russian
empire an outlet to the Persian gulf
as well as to the Mediterranean sea.
Moreover, the great Russian drive
may restore Jerusalem to Jewish or
Christian hands accomplishing what
all the crusades failed to do.
News is expected at any time that
Trebzond has fallen to the Russians
who are seemingly meeting with no
organized resistance in their onward
sweep of conquest.
On the west front fighting is grow
ing more severe, as Germany appar-
emily feels desperate need for a VIC
tory to offset the adverse political
effect of the Russian victories, and
the near future may be expected to
develop on the west some of the most
desperate fighting the war has shown.
TIL rapid advance of the Russian
forces in Turkish Armenia, following
the fal of Erzerum, is complicating
the task of the Turks in efforts to
reform their scattered forces.
From Tiflis, the Russian headquar-
ters in the Caucasus, comes the report
today that two Turkish army corps
on their way to reinforce the garri-
son at Erzerum turned back when
they learned that the fortress had
fallen.
Unofficial accounts of the Russian
movements record an advance both
to the south and TO the north, in the
former direction toward Diarbekr and
the Bagdad railway, SO miles beyond,
and in the latter an effort to cut off
the retreat of the Turkish forces
which have been operating along the
Black Sea coast. ....,.
Petrograd dispatches indicate that
definite results are earliest expected
from the movement to the north,
whether another Russian force is
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
Villa Men Attack.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 22.-Francisco
Villa with 300 men attacked an equal
Carranza force under General Jesus
Cavazos at Cusihuriachic last Friday
and drove Cavazos to Chihuahua
City, according to private messages
received today from Chihuahua.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
WILSON IN 1916.

W1LSUN IN 1910.
"You may count upon to keep you out of war
long possible, but to protect your honor always"
"If there is one passion deep-seated in the
hearts of fellow countrymen than another is the
passion for peace"
"We must defend the life of this nation against any
.or+ of ;ntarfaranca We wish to
maintain the peace and unity of the Western Hem-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
Appeal To CarranZa
To End the Embargo

would add greatly to the value of the
valleys output.
The Press has repeatedly called at
tention to the possibility of making
cotton this year raise the value of all
products to S2O,OOO,OO0, and it is not
yet too late to adopt that specific OBJ
jective point.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
War Notes,

London, Feb. 22.-Numerous fights
in the air between Garman and French
aviators have taken place. Paris re-
ports that several German machines
were brought down. Aero raids have
been carried out by French and Brit
ish aero squadrons.
There has been liberal fighting on
the eastern and Austro-Italian fronts.
The Albanians, fighting for the Teu-
tons, are reported to have reached the
Adriatic sea. Thtis would indicate
that the Austro-Hungarians and their
allies have completely surrounded Du-
razZo.
In Asia Minor the Russians are fol-
lowing the Turks, who retreated from
Erzerum and are pushing their way
northward to the Black sea with the
purpose of establishing base for
their warships and transports.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-22
Standing of Candidates
February l6, 1915

Candidate No. was in the lead at
the first counting of votes last night.
Some of you are very close to his
number. By a little exertion you
may be first at the next count. Come
and see us and get new ideas of how
to increase your votes. Watch for our
Special Sales. We are having one to-
morrow. Come in and see about it..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-09

Trainmen put off two young men
who had boarded a box car at
Weatherby, Mo. Between that place
and MaysviIle the train had a wreck
and that particular car was badly
smashed. When the boys later
walked into Maysville they hunted
up the brakemen and thanked them.
for saving their lives,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-09
CLEVER CHILD

The little 5-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Field accidentally
stepped her right foot on the spout
of sewing machine oil can. The
chicken pOx broke out next morning
on the little girl Nadine. The oil
can may be seen at this office.-Rulo
(Neb.) AIliance-Press.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-09
5 TO TAKE SEA TRIP

MARGlE. PLANS TO TAKE SEA TRI
am learning, little book, that con-
valescence from a serious illness is
almost always new birth. Never is
life so sweet as in the comparative
calm following physical suffering.
After the long agony of mind and
body, have come back renewed in
health and spirit, and 1 have found
each day a more natural, freeT, light
er outlook on life than l have had
since my marriage. Nothing worries
me. 9.
Today Eiene came with the glo-
rious news that Malcolm Stuart had
put his yacht at her disposal for two
weeks.
Immediately, Margie,' % she said, 81
thought how perfectly. delightful it
would be to have you on board with
us. If Alice will come with you, 1
think your doctor will give his per-
mission"
I felt as though my entire skin
were growing pink. had to know
if Malcolm Stuart had made this plan
with Eliene for me.
did Mr.. Stuart suggest that to
you, Eliene?" I asked.
mo, dear, he doesn't know about
it yet. You see, Malcolm Stuart,
Harry and have been friends and
chums ever since we took bites from
the same apple. 1 have always
thought he was a much maligned
man. But he certainly has been good
to me-and for that matter to every
body. Just think what he did for
that darling doctor of yours"
What did he do, Eliene?"
why, he persuaded him to take
this trip over here. He said it would
do him good, and when the doctor
said he could not afford it Malcolm
insisted on giving him $4,000 to
make the trip"
My skin was fairly burning, al
though my flesh had a cold, creepy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-09

2 ON MALCOLM STUART s YACHT
And now he has made another
plan, hoping Eliene would ask me to
accompany her on this trip. 1 know
1 will get well faster at sea than any
other place. l shall be able better to
adjust myself to conditions.
Somehow the ocean has always
the mysterious peace of my mothers
arms for me, and 1 shall abandon my
self to it, knowing 1 shall receive
comfort and encouragement
To the sea 1 shall confde my
warnings, my dreams, and 1 shall
look for some uncommon enighten-
ment, some unexpected significant
help to guide me toward my new life.
l wonder why, little book, it seems
to me new life! 1 wonder what
Dick will say when I tell him want
to go with Eliene!
wonder if my love for Dick is only
sleeping is it really dead?
Somehow I feel 1 ought to be sorry
for him-for myself. And yet, little
book, at this moment all can sense
is that bracing odor of the sea, an
Odor that means life. viii it be a
continuation of the old life or am I,
Margery WaverIy, on the threshold
Of the new?
Ito Be continued)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-09
The High Price Conspiracy.
(New York WORLDLY

The more the abnormal coal situation
is probed the more apparent becomes
the responsibility of a group of I'M
scrupulous middlemen for the exorbi-
tant prices. The big producing compa-
MES have not advanced their rates, and
the output of the mines, though tenn
porarily reduced, remains sufficient for
all normal demands.
What has happened is that the tenn
porary shortage of supply i'll this vicin-
ity has served as an excuse for unprin-
cipled spectators to bid up the price
and rig the market. Who are the
operators whose "eoal fields are
only an office and a stenographer and
who are taking advantage of the condi-
lions to advance prices by preying on
the fears of the public? When they are
discovered and prosecuted, the artificial
famine they have engineered will come
to sudden end
The conditions clearly call for an of
fetal investigation. Both District At
torney Swami and United States Attor
ney Marshall have intimated their read
mess to prosecute conspirators on exi
denee. Why is not the fact of $12 Goa
of itself evidence enough3 Certainly
prices have been manipulated with {
barefaced disregard of the public vel
fare, amply iustifying government in
PREVENTION. If consumers have any rem
edy under the law, it should be applied
without delay.