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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-21

sKAGwAY. Feb. 2l.-The officers of tho steamer Georgia have reported that they have seen what is supposed to be an aeroplane and the hum of the engine was plainly heard.
 The Gecrgia which left Juneau Sat urday at midnight, arrived here at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The fol. lowing statement is an exact copy of the entries in tho los book and is vouched for by First Officer Steve York. Quartermaster Jackson, the second engineeer and the freight clerk
 "At 2.l5 Q. m. Feb. 20, 1916, strange Lights appeared in the sky about three points on the port bow The lights changed from white to red to green every few minutes, at @ perpendicular angle of about 45 degrees on the star board bow, then disappeared about 2:SO o'clock about two points on the starboard beam. The steamer was heading west by southwest
 "At 4:2O the light again appeared about two miles northwest of Sentinel Island at an angle of about 30 de- grees and disappeared while tho Geor- gia was at Eagle river
 "The light appeared to riae and fall with sweeping notion said First Officer York" and 1t appeared to be from 5000 to 5000 feet high. The sec ond time the light appeared it was about 800 to 1000 feet"
 The freight clerk claims to have heard very plainly the hum Of an en- zine.
 DAILY ALASKAN. sKAGwAY.
 DOC" Keller the Billy Hearst of ' the Alaskan Journalistic field yas a passenger aboard the Georgia and his hypnotic influence might have been exercised on the crew Saturday night "Bnly Hearst Keller" attended the lOrpheum and witnessed Theda Bara pull the fool" around by the use of her influence and 1t might be that he absorbed some Of that influence from the screen.
 However, 1t does not seem possible, for it is we'll known that the crew of the Georgia are worthy disciples of facts and possess nothing Of the oc. cult.
 Readers of the Empire will remem. Der that about year ago strange aeronautic stunts were visible at sit- lSa. Might be possible that either the Oh, gee the telegraph editor ie go- ing-gone.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-21
GERMANS REPULSE THE BRITISH

Berlin. Feb. 2I-The British positions, 95O meters along the Yser canal were stoed yesterday by the Ger man troops The result of the battle has not been re ceived. -,-,..
 The British attempts to retake several trenches los on the Yres front failed utterly according to the war of flee announcement today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-21

Petrograd, Feb 21.-Late advices received by the
 war office this afternoon and made public state that the Russians are pressing every advantage gained at Erze rum On the right along the Black Sea coast by the CO., operation of the sea and land forces; the Russians are driving the Turks from one position to another To the east of Trebzond the operations progressing speed y An attack from both the land and the sea is expect ed on that important seaport this week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-21
AIR RAID ON COAST OF
 ENGLAND

LONDON, Feb 21-Four German aerOplanes not Zeppelns early today made raid over the east ana southeast coasts of England According to the report issued by the Admiralty the total casualties were two men and one boy killed and one marine wounded
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-21
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK BY SUBMARINE.

Paris, Feb. 2l-The French steamship Memphis has been sunk by an Austrian submarine off Durazzo No details have been received The Memphis had over three hundred passengers aboard and crew ot l5O.
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cents, pointed to by the producing
interests as clear velvet for the mill
ers, profit which should have ae-
crued to them, instead of to the mill
ing interests, providing the grading
of grain was on the milling value
basis.
"A No. 4 wheat, milled at the A. c..
produced like results. 1t netted 62.03
per cent -four; its bread loaf volume
was 2,4OO; the bread color was go,
and texture SO, all high above the
limit. This wheat was worth, when
milled, $3.50 bushel, and deducting
the 80 cents milling cost, it's value
to the producer should have been
$3.50, when, as a matter of fact, he
received only $3.50 1-8.
President Ladd's bulletin detailing
the whole question of milling values
probably will be off the presses about
the first of December.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
low GRADE WHEAT
BOUGHT TOO CHEAP
TESTS OF NEW CROP CONFIRM
DIR. LADD'S FORMER EXTEN.
SIVE EXPERIMENTS

Fargo, N. D., Oct. Glow grade
wheats Of this year, which have been
proclaimed by milling interests OF the
northwest to be unfit for milling pur-
poses, have been milled into high
grade fours at the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural college experiment -four
ing mill, according to announcement
by President E. F. Ladd.
Within short time, or as soon as
his Investigations have continued to
a point where it is absolutely certain
that this years low grade wheats are
valuable for milling purposes. Presl-
dent Ladd will issue bulletin set
ting forth the whole situation.
President Ladd has established the
fact that this years low grade wheat
is of high milling value through the
tests conducted at the experimental
mill, and in the bakery at the A. c..
where the -four has been converted
into high class bread.
Low Price Propaganda Charged
That the price of the low grade
wheats is being constantly kept down
through a propaganda by which it is
made to appear that the northwestern
wheat production is valueless for
milling purposes, and that the millers
must purchase their grain elsewhere,
is the charge made by the producing
interests of this state, represented by
the Society of Equity and the Nom
partisan league.
Tests so far conducted have indi-
Gated that wheat grading from No. 2
down to rejected, and weighing as low
as "a pounds, have been converted
into good flour, which flour produces
bread above the standard used by
millers and bakers.
From Pembina county sample OF
hard spring wheat was submitted to
the experiment mill which took the
rejected grade, weighing 46 pounds
a bushel before cleaning, and So
| pounds bushel after cleaning. Fig
uring out the 5.45 pounds in clean
ing, and .093 per cent in milling, this
-four produced 66.4 per cent OF flour
Wheat is considered doing we'll If
it produces 68 per cent Of flour, al.
though much wheat produces more
than that percentage, and many sam.
pies of poor looking 1916 wheat has
milled higher.
This sample of Pembina county
wheat, in addition to the -four, pro.
duced 17,7 per cent of bran, and 17.4e
per cent of shorts, in addition to the
66.4 per cent flour.
Made Very Fine Bread
Bread made from the flour was very
fine, with $3.50 cubic centimeters
volume, as against 1900 STANDARD
volume.
In color, it scored 90 per cent, while
88 per cent is considered standard
AS to texture, it was 81 per cent, Il
points above standard.
J Based on these facts, the bushe
of wheat in question was actual.
worth, in finished product, the sun
Of $1.75 1-2. Figuring so cents :
bushel as the cost of milling, the value
of the wheat at the time of market
ing should have been STAT 1-2, whil'
the wheat was actually listed on tn
market at the time at only $1.18 l.:
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12

North Dakota's 1915 coal produc-
ton exceeded half a million tons
the greatest in the history of the
state. In 1908, State Engineer Bliss
report showed 65 coal mines operated
in North Dakota, producing 320,742
tons of Ignite. In 1915 there were
1877 mines, producing 586, 116 tons. OF
the 1877 producers reporting in 1915
lis were underground mines. The
average number Of men employed in
1915 was 730. During the winter
months 96O were engaged in the in
dustry, and 500 were employed in the
summer. The daily output a man
averaged 3.S9 tons. One fatal and ID
nonfatal accidents were reported in
1915. The average selling price is
$1.57 a ton; 366,331 tons of Ignite
were shipped and 219,7S5 tons were
sold to the local trade.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
Second German Sub
Reaches i. S. HarbOr

Newport, K. l., oct. Zine Ger
man submarine U-53, from Wilhelm
shaven, arrived in the harbor late to-
day. 1t crossed the ocean in II days.
The submarine U-53 is a man of
war, flies the flag of the German navy
and has single gun mounted on it's
deck. -
The submarine anchored in the
outer harbor two miles down the bay.
No one came ashore but press rep
resentative was allowed to go aboard
and learn the vessels story.
Sights No Hostile Craft
The U-53, in command of Lieuten-
ant Captain Hans Rose, appeared
spick and span upon it's arrival here
and looked as if it had been out only
for maneuvers. It's commander re-
ported that he had not sighted any
hostile craft, adding that the boat
was plentifully supplied with provis-
ions and fuel and that nothing would
be taken aboard.
Shortly after the submersible came
in Commander Rose paid an official
call upon Rear Admiral Austin M.
knight, commandant of the Nara
pansett bay naval station, to whom
he stated that he was preparing to
leave port tonight.
A newspaperman who boarded the
submarine was asked to take ashore
a large batch Of official mail for Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor, and this was forwarded late to-
day.
Bernstorif Surprised
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, said he had no idea what
the U-53 was doing in American. Wa
ters. Dispatches to the embassy have
not mentioned the vessel. German
officials when first advised that sub.
marine had arrived assumed that II
was the merchantmen Bremen.
1t is believed in some quarters that
the mission of the U-53 is the delivery
into proper hands of preliminary
peace proposals.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO The STATE
CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 81 (H. B. No. 143-T Twichell,
1915 Session Laws.
INCREASING COUNTY DEBT LIMIT.

A Concurrent Resolution Amending
Section 1873 of the Constitution of the
Increasing the County Debt Limit
for the Construction, Improvement
and Maintenance of Public Highways.
Be it Resolved by the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the State OF North Ia
kota, the Senate cOncurr1ng:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state of North Da-
kota be referred to the Legislative as
eraI election in said state, to be by
the last named legislative assembly
submitted to the qualified electors for
aRprova or e}eGt,on NJ IN section ao2 Of
the constitution of the state OF North
-lHHiNT AMENDMENT, TO coNsTITTT1eotNS;l e,; Ut II n ]
constitution of the state of North Da :
kota is hereby amended to read as
Section 1873. The debt of any county,
township, city. town, school district or
any other political subdivision, shall
never exceed five per centum upon the
therein; Provided, that any incor-
Increase such Indebtedness three per
centum on such aantMm assessad yaus
further, that any county may, BY two
thirds vote, Increase such indebtedne"s
three per eentHn -. on such H go. ssss:se:l ss.,.st
Tor the construction, improvement and
maintenance of public highvvay.. and
for NO other purpose whatever. In es-
timating the indebtedness which q city,
county, township, school district or any
other political subdivision may incur,
the entire amount Of existing Indebted
seouent to the adoption of this consti-
tu ton, shall be included; provided fur
ther that any incorporated city may
become Indebted in any amount not ex-
ceeding four per centum on such as
sessed value without regard to the ex-
listing indebtedness Of such city, for
chasing water works for furnishing a
supply of water to the inhabitants OF
such city, or for the epu purpose Of con
nose whatever. All bonds or obliga-
tions in excess Of the amount of in
debtedness permitted by this consti- d1svn
tuition given by a any city, county; toWn, otTn,
political subdivision shall be void.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12

mentioned Legislative assembly to be
by it submitted to the qualified electors
Of the state for approval or rejection.
in accordance with the provisions Of
section 2O2 Of the constitution of this
state:
Section 1. AMENDMENTS That the
constitution Of the state Of North Da-
lPta be amended by adding the follow
Ing section:
The legislative assembly may by law
provide for the levy Of tax uDOn s1eA
lands N may be provided by law Of the
state for the purpose Of creating fand
to insure the owners Of growlng crops
against Losses by hail, provided, that
s1eh tax shall not affect the tax Of foHF
mills levied by the Constitution: The
legislative assembly nay elass1fy such
lands 81 the state a. nay he provided
by law, and divide the state intO dis.
tFlcts en such basis - shall seem just
and necessary, and may vary the tax
rates IN such districts IN aecordanee
with the risk, In order to seeure N
equitable a1stF1buti0A Of the burden Of
such tax an0AG the oWneFs Of saeA
lands - nay be provided by law.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO The STATE
CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER SO (H. B. No. 32-Hendrickson)
1915 Session Laws.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Coneurrent Resolution Amending the
State Constitution Of the State Of
NoFth Dakota.
Be It Resolved by. the House of Rep
resentatives of the State Of North
Dakota, the Senate concurrtng:
That the following amendment 70 the
constitution of the state of North Da-
kota k;9 be agreed to az, and referred to the the
state for approval. to be by the last
named legislative assembly, submitted !
approval or rejection in accosdancs sda
the constitution of said state:
AMENDMENT.1 That section S9 OF
the constitution Of the state of North
Dakota as, amended be now amended
so as to read as follows:
Section 50. The supreme court shall
consist Of Ave judges. a majority Of #
quorum or pronounce q decision, but
one or more Of said judges may ad-
= day certain. provided, hcwever. th.t
nent or law of the state Of North Dn.
kOta be declared Unconstitutional un.
less at least four of the Judges shall
80 decide.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
A RATION WITHOUT sILAGE

|. Dakota Farmer-To Dairy Editor:
I am starting in the dairy business
this year on q small scale. I have
two pure.bred Holstein heifers due to
come fresh the latter part of Sep
tember. Would you advise me as to
how shall feed for best results? !
am also going to milk three or four
of my best scrub cows.
have some first crop alfalfa with
about one-third pigeon grass in it
and plenty Of wild upland hay, ali put
up in good shape. I intend to put up
some corn fodder, and also have plen-
ty of corn, oats and barley. Bran
and shorts are shipped into our town
by carload lots. Other feeds would
have to be shipped by local freight.
Ny pasture has been little short
this summer on account Of being too
small, but l have been feeding the
heifers some oats and they are in
fairly good shape.-A. ]. K, Roberts
Co., S. D..
The above correspondent is in good
condition to feed balanced ration to
his dairy cows.
Every feeder of dairy cattle should
emphasize three things: first, feed
plenty; second, feed balanced ra-
ton; third, feed succulent feed.
With the feeds on hand the first
two conditions can be easily complied
with. The only thing that is lack
ing in the above feeds is succulency.
A good ration to give the cows
would be alfalfa hay each night and
wild hay each morning or during the
day. This will enable the correspon-
dent to use both Of these rough feeds
on hand though the heaviest pro-
ducing cows I should feed only al-
falfa hay. l should also give the cows
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
EDEN VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Keltner were
guests of Mr.. Carlson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Adams went tt
the City Of Opportunity Monday.
Ora Myers and family and Mrs
Stutsman were guests, of Ben Franks
Sunday.
Kratzer butchered a hog Tuesday
forenoon. He is selling it out to the
neighbors.
Will Lands and family from Deer
ing, N D.. are visiting with his Sis
ter Will Marsh.
Harvey Kaufman and Mrs. Mary
Kaufman were geusts Of Horace
Spoerlien's Sunday.
Jack Pankowski went up to Char.
ley Myers near Spring Brook one day
last week for a load of Rye.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Kaufman
Gladys, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Lands were guests Of
Roy Marshes Sunday.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
RHEUMATISM ARRESTED

Many people suffer the tortures OF
lame muscles and stiffened joints because
of impurities in the blood, and each sue
ceeding attack seems more acute until
rheumatism has invaded hewhole system.
To arrest rheumatism it is quite as I'm
portant to improve your general health a.
to purify your blood. and the cod liver oil
inScott Emulsion is nature 'sgreat blood
maker, while its medicinal nourishment
strengthens the organs to expel the
impurities and upbuild your strength.
Scott's Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not find other relief.
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12

THE KNOCK
We were up in North Dakota,
But will not go there again;
God made that land for Indians,
Not for Caucasian men.
Thousands of miles Of prairie
No ploughshare ever turned,
Ten thousand year or over,
That land the sun has burned.
There is no soil to speak Of,
But gravel, sand and clay,
No trees. no shrubs, no verdure;
Sage and thistles all the way.
Rude houses are built Of prairie sod
No wards of flowers in bloom.
For fifty miles the eye can see
Naught but desert gloom.
Some of these huts have blown away
While others still abide;
To make them look more stylish
They whitewash the outside.
The few white men who live there
Have turned an Indian hue,
1t would puzzle any traveller
To tell the difference twixt the two.
This land is full of sand dunes,
Some seem to touch the skies;
The horses clumb the highest peaks
For winds to fan off flies.
The train jolts on around the dunes
Yet, with eyes that are never still
The only signs of life you see
Is the lonesome whipporwill.
The red man is the monarch;
He will chase a passing train,
To sell horse to passengers
With neither tail nor name.
The water is frightful;
Looks like stale or muddy beer;
1t tastes like water from q swamp
Which was stagnant for . year.
We never saw a graveyard,
Those who die must blow away;
Where whipporwill and crickets
Sing the only funeral lay.
God pity those who live there,
Far from the joys Of life;
Where storms and thirst and hunger
Make one continuous strife.
God made the earth in six days,
Then rested, so they say,
Dakota might have been made better
Had he worked another day.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO The STATE
CONSTITUTION
Chapter 30 (H. B. No. 10-Smfth) 1915
Session Laws.
VOTING PRIVILEGES IN CO-OPERA-
TIVE CORPORATIONS

A Concurrent Resolution for Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State
%oting " Priviiese. Of Member. Of Coz
operative Corporations.
Be it Resolved by the House Of Rep
resentatives of the State Of North
Dakota; the Senate e.esaS coneurring;
to Article vii, section 1856: Of the con-
stitution of the state of North Dakota.
is hereby agreed, to be referred to the
the next general election of the state
OF North Dakota, and to be by said
last mentioned Legislative ASSEMBLY.
fh tSis Rstae state for To- their approvai or rejee-
Of o'; section 2o2 Of the constitu ton Of
the ii NC1th rbat aTtic,e VIII of
section 1885, of the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota, be amended to
read as follows:
ayers of a corporation, each member or
shareholder may cast the whole num-
ber Of his votes for one candidate, or
distribute them upon two or more can
didates, as he may prefer, provided. any
cooperative corporation may adopt by
laws limiting the voting power Of it's
stock holders.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY
of Burleigh-ss.
], Thomas Hall, Secretary of State of
the state of North Dakota, do hereby
eeFS nHt the eebes g m e 1r
amendments to the constitution of the
state Of North Dakota passed by the
Fourteenth legislative assembly of the
ferred to the Fifteenth legislative as
sembly of the T5nNss s5ats q N3II North Dakota
oGREAT sEAL1 NseS secretarS rn Of state
this 9th day of July, A. D. 1916.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO The STATE
CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER SO (S B. No. 17-Thoreson)
1915 Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR STATE HAIL IN
SURANCE

A Concurrent Resolution for an Amend
ment to the ConstitutiOn Of the State
of North Dakota, Provided for the
Levy of q Tax on Such Lands Of the
state as May be Provided by Law, to
Create a Fund to Insure owners OF
Growing Crops Against Losses by
Hail.
Be it Resolved by the Senate of North
Dakota, the House of Representatives
concurring therein:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state of North Da-
kota be referred to the legislatise as
erai election, and If ratified by the last
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
some corn fodder once or twice each

some corn fodder once or twice each
day.
As to the grain ration, I should feed
q mixture of one part Of ground corn,
one part Of ground barley and two
parts of ground oats and one part of
bran. This mixture would balance
we'll with the rough feeds on hand.
The heaviest producing cows should
feed only alfalfa hay.
Feed about I pound Of this grain
mixture to about 8 or 4 pounds of
milk given by each cow, or about l
pound of grain per day for each
pound of butterfat given per week.
If the above correspondent wishes
to get the best results with his cows,
he should have a succulent feeds of
some kind, such as corn silage or
roots. i
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO The CONSTITUTION

The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution Of the State of
teenth Legislative Assembly, will be
submitted to the Fifteenth Legislative
Assembly for approval or rejection.
THOMAS HALL.
Secretary of State.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12

I THE COMEBACK
We are up in North Dakota,
We will not 60 East again;
God made the East for infants
And travesties Of men.
We've thousands Of miles Of prairie
No ploughshare ever turned,
That's raised more beef, my brother
Than your bum cooks ever burned.
We've soil you can eat with butter,
Twill taste like Eastern bread
We've trees and shrubs and verdure
And blue sky overhead.
We've palaces of Kingdoms
Flowers our yards perfume
For fifty miles the eye can see
The coming Of the Mazum.
Some old time huts are standing
We want it just that way
A look at them reminds US
Of poor old Iowa.
What few white men leave here
Come back in year or two
but q kIOCkor Is Ol Luc DcVu
And not of the white mans hue.
This land is full of fortune,
Some seem to touch the peaks
Pet horses stand on hillstops
And watch the Fords whiz by.
The train glides thru the cities
With the tenderfoot and his roll,
He'd best beware of our charmers
Or in his heart they'll tear hole.
The red man has good judgment,
He will chase a passing train
To bunco some Eastern wise guy
Poor Lo gets there just the same.
The water here is useful
It helps to put out fires;
The Fastener says he drinks it,
But they are awful liars.
We have no use for graveyards,
No dead ones on the stem.
Mckay and Hodson beat it
For we were next to them.
God bless those who live here
Amid the joys Of life
Our wheat crops feed the nations
And lessen hungers strife.
God made the world in six days,
Then rested, so they say.
He devoted five to Dakota
And then made Iowa.
Williston graphic., 1916-10-12
n. Rural Williams County

badped hole and tipped over. By
jumping from the car in time Tom
escaped unhurt and after getting help
to right the car he drove off, himself
and car none the worse for accident
but the coyote didn't wait to see.