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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-14
ONCE MORE GREECE
IS NEAR A DECISION
CABINET RESIGNS IN DESPAIR
IMMEDIATE ACTION EX-
PECTED-ALLIES SUCCEED

London, Sept. 13.-With the res
ignation of Premier Zaimis and his
cabinet announced, entente diplo-
Greek situation immediate action
is anticipated, and the London and
Paris governments make no secret
of their belief that the next step
will be the entry of Greece into the
war on the side of the entente.
The French and English continue
their terrific drive on the Somme
front. Bouchavesnes, located in the
Combles district, has fallen into the
hands of the French. On the Yer
dun front, the French also con-
tinued their advance.
Word from the Macedonian bat
tie line was more reassuring to the
entente allies today. 1t is reported
that the Serbians, despite terrific
resistance on the part of the Teutonic
armies, have made much progress.
French Capture Village
Paris, Sept. 13.-The French cap
tured the village of Bouchavesnes, on
the Somme front, it was officially an
nounced today. The village, which is
in the region of Combles, was taken
from the Germans last evening. The
French also took by assault a wood
600 yards east of the road from
Peronne to Bethune. On the Verdun
front, the French progressed in the
northern part Of Vaux- -Chapitre wood
Notwithstanding the stout resist
ance of the Teutonic allies, Serbian
troops on the Macedonian front have
made important progress at various
points, the war office announces. Vio-
lent fighting is progressing in the vi
cinity of Lake Ostrove, where the
Serbians gained considerable ground
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-14
Cabinet Resigns

Athens, via London, Sept. Ia
French and Serbian troops have taken
the offensive on the western end of
the Macedonian front They cap
tured the town Of Sorovitz, near
Florina. King Constance has ac-
cepted the resignation Of Premier
Zaimis and his cabinet.
London, Sept. 13.-The belief is en-
tertained in the Entente capitols that
the retirement of the Zaimis ministry
is preliminary to the entrance of
Greece in the war with the Allies.
Recent dispatches from Berlin and
Vienna show that there also it is re-
garded as probable that Greece soon
will abandon her neutrality and join
the Entente.
The precise causes leading to the
resignation of the ministry have not
been disclosed, on account of the ex-
ceptionally rigid censorship.
1t is believed here that the resigna-
tion is due to the fact that Zaimis ac-
cepted the premiership on the under
standing that he was to maintain neu-
trality and that in view Of the Bull
garian occupation of Greek territory
he had found this impossible.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-14

Petrograd, Sept. 13.-The Russians
are holding the ground won recently
in the fighting in the Carpathians, de-
spite heavy counter attacks by the
Teutonic forces, according to today's
official announcement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Automobile Section
OFFICIAL CAR LOANED
BY WHY'S OVERLAND

That the eastern division of the
Dixie Highway, from Cincinnati to
Chattanooga which traverses the Blue
Grass region of Kentucky and the
picturesque Cumberlands, will be
open to tourists late in the fall, is the
expectation of the Dixie officials.
With the completion Of this section
of roadway tourists will be able to
travel from any point in the northeast
straight through to Florida over good
roads.
Judge M. M. Allison, president of
the Dixie Highway association, plans
to take a trip this month in the in
terests of the highway to Knoxville,
through the Cumberland Gap and into
Kentucky.
This trip will be made in the new
official car of the Dixie Highway as
Soda sion, an Overland Six con-
tributed for the use of that organiza-
ton by John N. Willys-Overland
company, one of the foremost boost
ers for good roads.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
A TERROR OF THE SEAS.
This Fish Resembles Torpedo and Is
Just as DANGEROUS.

His shape resembles a torpedo, and
his attack too. Fishermen and bathers
in seas where he is found regard him
as almost as deadly as the torpedo
and far more common i'm peaceful wa
tiers. Fishermen and fish alike are
enemy to him, and he will attack with
ferocity SURPRISING even the shark
He's called the barracuda.
His body is long and round, and his
head pointed. His wide mouth bristles
with large. sharp teeth. There are
more than dozen varieties scattered
over the oceans. all of them. fierce and
hungry.
Sometimes they grow to length Of
six to eight feet. These giants are the
ones dreaded by the fishermen. Even
when they have him fast on the end
of a hook and line he's n veritable load
of dynamite and will attack and bite
and snap at the hands that are haul
Ing him In.
Fishermen have TO guard against
poisoned flesh in the barracuda. Some
times the big fish eats a poisonous
kind of fish. which in turn poisons its
own flesh. The barracuda's bite Is re-
garded as poisonous in itself, and the
wounds caused by the giant fish's teeth
become inflamed and infected.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
CONTRASTS IN ICELAND.
A Curious Land of Fire and Ice, of Vol
canoes and Glaciers.

Iceland is known as land of con-
comparatively small compass fire and
ice, volcanoes, glaciers and geysers.
There is magnificent scenery in its
desolate plateaus. 1t has more than
100 volcanoes, of which the largest is
Hecla. 800 feet high. There are thou
sands Of craters in Iceland, the chief
among them being Askya, with an area
of thirty-four square miles.
or glaciers there are more than 100,
with aggregate areas of about 500
square miles. The largest is Vatna.
Not far from Hecla is the so called
geyser region, where there are many
hot springs. The Great Geyser is six
~ feet in diameter. One geyser was
found to have water at temperature
of 262 degrees F., which makes 1t pos
sibly the hottest spring In the world.
One-eigbth of Iceland is glacier hid
den, and there are ice clad mountain
domes, of which the highest is Oraeta-
JOYFUL, 6,424 feet
There are not many settlements In
Iceland. The capital Is Reykjavik,
with a population of 11.600. and after
that the two chief towns are Akureyi,
2,0S9, and Isafiord, 1859 inhabitants.
The people of Iceland are described as
unusually intelligent. and one author
ity states that perhaps In no other
country of Europe are so many books
in proportion 10 the population printed
and sold as in Iceland.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
SECRET OF A FLOWER.
How Did the Trumpet Vine Discover
the Barred Stump?


Ii some one advanced the theory that
this plant had some unknown power
OF reasoning you would probably reply
that plants can't reason because they
have no mind" You may change your
opinion after you hear this story,
related by Royal Dixon. who writes
entertainingfy about how near like hui
man beings I'm their actions plants are
The story Is about a trumpet vine.
the favorite OF many an old fashioned
garden. About twenty feet from where
1t grew was an old pine stump with
the bark on. One day fire was built
about the foot OF the stump. and the
bark was burned on.
Immediately the trumpet vine sent
forth long trailer across the garden
to the stump. 1t raised the tendrils,
felt the smooth surface of the stump
and started TO climb. Before long the
whole blackened surface was hidden
beneath the leaves and blossoms OF the
new vine.
With the rough bark on the stump
provided no surface for the clinging
tendrils of the vine. After the fire de-
stroyed the bark the vine found a
place to climb.
How did the plant know that the
fire had prepared the stump? We don't
know. Ask the fiower.-Philadelph
North American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
SKETCHING MARK TWAIN.
cartoonist Ward Found the Humorist
an impatient Subject.

Many of the difficulties experienced
by the cartoonist are related by Leslie
Ward in his volume, Forty Years OF
Spy" He writes as follows with ref
erence to Americas great humorist:
mark Twain was another subject
who came under the category of the
walkers l had a good deal of diff
Guilty I'm getting hold of him, but when
i eventually caught him at his hotel
found him decidedly impatient
"'Now you mustn't think I'm going
to sit or stand for YOU he told me. for
once I'm up Keep on the GO
THE whole time | watched him he
paced the room like Gagged animal,
smoking a very large calabash pipe and
telling amusing stories. The great
humorist wore q white flannel suit and
told me in the course Of conversation
that he had dress suit made all in
white that he wore at dinner parties.
He had Just taken his honorary degree
at oxford. and he wanted to put his
gown on, but Iipreferred TO do him in
the more characteristic and widely
known garb. He struck me as being
very sensitive man. whose nervous pac-
ings during my interview were the re-
suit of highly strung temperament.
The only pacifying influence seemed to
be his enormous pipe. which he never
ceased to smoke"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
What the Automobile Might Be

Here is Donahey, of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, with another little SER
monette in cartoon. An automobile
stops before humble home, laborer
alights, says Thanks fer the ride
home," his little daughter taking dad
dy's dinner pail from his hand adds
her smile to the autoist's reward
Truly here is "scene of noble dispo-
sition" as one of Donahey's admirers
phrased his praise.
Every automobile can be made to
deliver such a lovely experience
Many owners delight i'm serving those
less fortunate. One such benefactor
carried a free load of citizens up
Cherry street on the worst day of the
year. 81 walk in fine weather." he
said heartily, "but when the going is
bad / save my feet. But, say, / Just
naturally can't pass a fellow by when
there's a vacant seat in the old bus"
The fact that the "old bus" cost $500
last spring did not detract from the
comfort of the passengers. Luck to
him kindly.
Both this man and the one in Dona-
hey's cartoon approach an under
standing an idea startling in its nobil-
ity. The greatest reformer and
Christianizer in the world would be
the automobile if used for the great
est good of the greatest number by
the few, out of the goodness of their
hearts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
EDITING SHAKESPEARE.
Nicholas Rowe, Poet Laureate, Was the
First to Attempt IL.

The first folio was printed partly
from the earlier quartos and partly
from manuscript copies in the hands of
players. 1t did not have the careful
editing that so important a work
should have had, but IL preserved from
destruction number of the plays that
had not appeared In quarto form.
Nicholas Rowe, poet laureate and
dramatist, I'm his edition of 1909 made
the first attempt to edit Shakespeare in
the modern sense. He modernized
spelling, punctuation and grammar,
added lists of dramatis personae and
divided the acts and scenes properly.
Since his time editors have been busily
engaged in corrections and emenda-
tions.
Alexander Pope, the second editor,
issued his Shakespeare in 1923, and
this was followed In 1888 by Lewis
Theobalds edition, whose bitter attack
upon Pope in Shakespeare Restored"
led TO the latter's making Theobald the
dull and pedantic hero of his "Dun-
clad" The handsome edition by Sir
Thomas Hammer appeared in 1744 and
William Warburton's in 1747. DR..
Samuel Johnson's edition was publish
ed in 1765. Then came Edward Ca
pel's in 1767-6S, George Stevens In
1873, Joseph RAMS in 1864 and
Edward Malone's in 1790.-New York
Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
BRASS COMPANY WERE
BlANkED SATURDAY

The Grand Rapids Brass Company
team came here Saturday for a de-
feat of z to o. Bailey was on the
mound and tripped the furniture city
sluggers for seven strikeouts. When
opportunity presented itself to bring
his backing into play Lefty" walked
his men then crossed them off at the
sacks. Only twice was the whitewash
in danger and then the possibilities
were clipped with ease.
The outfields were full of water and
in several instances the fielding COM
bined with water and mud splashing
presented humorous spectacles. Suth-
erland Of the visitors was relieved in
the fifth by Wander Mere, who had a
bum arm. Wander Mere specialized
on slow balls and was hit all over the
garden.
Score. 12 8 4 5 z 8 9LRH Z
Bedding IL 3 / 0 0 2 0-0-7 8 /
Brass Co. O o 0 900 0 O 90 2
Bailey, Siner; Suther-
land, VanderMeere, Fenske. Umpire
Durham.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Houses Built on Rollers In Early DAYS
ME sale OF the last two sections OF
land in Maple Grove township, Barry
county, clears up a situation when
has bothered residents Of the township
for the last rs years.
Back in the forties A. p. Cook
bought the two sections from the gov
eminent for speculation purposes. he
never lived on the property nor I'M
proved il. He held the price so high
that few could buy. Some bought and
paid part down for various parcels
and later let it go back, losing all
they had paid. Some parcels were
sold as many as Is or 20 times. Some
of, the buyers built their houses on
rollers, SO if they failed to pay for
their farms they could roll their
homes away.
Cook is said to have been lax about
tax payments, paying what ne did I'M
der protest. Sometimes he let them
be returned and escaped payment
through some technical point. All
this agitated the neighbors, but no
action could be taken, or at least,
was not.
About Is years ago, A. p. Cook
died and his son, Percy Cook, now
fell heir to the property. He has been
selling small parcels of this land at
various times and only recently dis
posed of the last of it. The land is
being improved and the neighbors are
satisfied.
The history of this land is interest
ing. There was huckleberry swamp
of bout 200 acres on it and each sea-
son would find pickers from far and
near after berries. Indians used 10
come there every year and camp out
during the season, disposing OF the
berries to Grand Rapids and kaiama-
zoo markets.
Many residents used the forest of
this land for their "back forty"
When they wanted timber they would
help themselves.
One incident which is still being
told about the community has to do
with two men who sought to make
some easy money from the sale OF
lumber from the Cook woods.
The first man went into the woods
and cut some timber. The second
found it out and during the night
drew the logs to the saw mill mile
or so away. The first man found the
logs in the mill yard and drew them
on the skidway and had them sawed.
Later the second man drew the lum-
Der about mile south of the mill and
piled it beside the road. The first
man found it and drew it to Battle
Greek and sold it.
Mr.. Cook had agents to watch his
timber and paid them by giving them
all the down timber. They took
advantage of his offer by telling trees
during the night. next day they
would go and claim the timber be-
cause it was "down."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
LOCALS WIN HOLLY
CONTESTED GAME
IN TWELFTH FRAME
SCORE TIED IN NINTH JUST IN
TIME TO SAVE DAY FOR
BELDING

The locals won hard-fought battle
Sunday in a three-inning overtime
game with the REQ All-Stars of Lans-
ing. Bedding hung up the first tally
in the second and WIS hard-fought
until the first of the sixth when the
visitors showed two runners over the
keystone. The locals came up and
with close figuring pulled another
runner over the plate and tied the
score. From this point the contest
was on in earnest. Both sides came
up and were retired scoreless. Then
in the eighth the Reos hit Voss hard
for another run. The locals worked
close for tie score but failed. In
the ninth the -All-Stars again drew a
run, and as they supposed pocketed
the game.
In the last of the ninth the locals
came up with the strong end of their
batting line and plugged their OPP
ponents for two scores, thus tieing
which had been high all through the
game, increased a hundred per cent.
In the ensuing struggle for the decid-
ing score Siner sprained an ankle and
was taken out of the game. Mahoney
finished the game at the receiving end.
The pelt was taken by the locals
late in the twelfth when the deciding
man was thrown over the ticker just
in time to prevent the retirement of
the side. Voss pitched a good game
and was well supported. In the out
field especially some feature playing
was displayed by Gould.
Score:
Belding .O100010O2OOO-5 9 2
All Stars 000002011000-41 10
Batteries-Voss and Siner; Schultz
and Aten. Umpire-Soules.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Beckwith- Markle Nuptials

Mr.. Oliver Beckwith and Mrs. Mar
garet Markle, both of this city went
to Ionia last Thursday and were mar
ried. The bride and groom returned
the same evening and went immedi-
ately to her home where they are now
living.
Mr.. Beckwith is a veteran of the
Civil war and an old citizen here apd
his bride has resided in the city for
more than twenty years in the home
they now occupy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Relatively of Space.

1t so happened that a new professor
of music had just been installed in a
certain college for women. Naturally
he wss the subject Of a heated discus
sion among his pupils to be. Said one:
Handsome! Why, his nose and the
point of his chin nearly meet"
"My dear" cautioned his champion,
with dignity. "why do you exaggerate
so? You know as well as / that they're
miles apart New York Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

do you suppose that was real
brick he hit that man with?' asked the
sweet young thing as she and her
young man sat watching the motion
picture comedy.
"Of course II was" replied her es-
cort you don't suppose after paying
an actor $4,000 week they'd be such
tightwads as TO ring In fake brick
on him. do youT-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
THE Pinebox PhiIosopher.

Keep a-going, even if you have to
race a rainbow.
The only way to get the life out Of
the land is to prove your title to 1t.
When you meet Tribulation tell him
he looks like Joys brother-in-law.
Even Tribulation loves a sweet liar.
You don't have to travel far to the
glory place. It's right where you shine
your own light along the road.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

The two national forests OF Alaska
contain about 7s,000.O00000 feet of
merchantable timber. and it is esti-
mated by the forest service that more
than So0,000,000 feet could be cut ev-
cry year forever without lessening the
forests productivity. Talks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

II like to see a young man energetic
and able to push himself" said the old
banker sadly. But when he borrowed
the money from me to buy an automo-
bile In which to elope with my daugh-
ter it was carrying things little too
far
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Mr.. Bacon-That hat you have on is
becoming. dear.
Mrs. Becoming? Why. it is.
"Is whati'
ld."-Yonkers Statesman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
ENORMOUS GROWTH IN
MOTOR TRUCK INDUSTRY

To meet the great demand of the
business world for motor trucks the
manufacturers of the commercial mo-
tor vehicles has become one of the
vast industries of the time, and all in
comparatively few years. The pro-
duction has grown enormously, as is
shown in the following table of COM
mercial motor vehicles manufactured
in America by years:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Estimated
Estimated

statisticians of the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce and mo-
tor truck trade publication. A very
large and rapidly growing increase
in motor truck production since 1909
will be noticed. This is due to the
abolition of many merchants and
manufacturers of their delivery SER
vice by horse wagon or truck and the
substitution of the motor truck.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Wife - That new lady next door
stood in her dining room for half an
hour today staring rudely into ours.
Husband-How do you know? Wife
Why, / happened to be in our front
bedroom watching her.-London Tele-
graph.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
collected Some AIimony Also.

She-ThIs is Maud's third husband,
and they all bore the name of William.
He-You don't soy SOL Why, the wo-
man is a regular Bill collector-New
York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

In olden times ivy bushes used to be
hung over the doors of taverns as sign
boards because the plant was sacred
to Bacchus, the god of wine
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Social Inanities.

She-You know, Mr.. Jones, thought
you much older than you are. He-Oh,
no; not a bit, | assure you.sBoston
Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

II is not the instruction OF ignorance
that is dangerous, but the revolts Of
intelligence.-Lowell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
Angry.

"She trumped his ace"
did he say anything?"
"He couldn't have said more IL he
had been married to her."-Detroit
Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Collector-Did you look at that little
blu I left yesterday, sir? House Mem
ber-Yes. 1t has passed the first read
ing.-Boston Transcript
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Sin every day takes out patent for
some new invention.-W hipple.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14

Many a man who is capable of Civ
ing good advice is not capable of
earning his salt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
D0NN BARBER, SCENIC ARTIST.
We'll Known Architect Makes
scene o Miss lIawksvy orth.

Dom Barber has provided a most
unusual and beautiful setting rs O
background for the dancing OF Basil
Durant and Miss Margaret Hawkes..
worth at the Palace Theatre to-mor.
row Afternoon. primarily exhibition
dancing Of this type Is done In
front Of heavy velvet or somo other
solid material, and usually the orches-
ira for the dancer is placed with them
In front Of this background, the or
chestra occupying much OF the dan.
GERS space and usually on one side or
the other. so that the symmetry of the
resultant dancing area Is broken UP.
In this case the orchestra is placed at
h rear In the centre and completely
outside Of the eclosing background.
The background provided in this
case is OF soft mouse colored trans-
parent material decorated with applied
motifs on its upper portion. and hav-
ing a deep black border al the bottom
against which the dancers feet should
silhouette. This black border har-
monies with the black velvet floor
carpet. The transparent material
used IS backed UP al n distance of two
feet by a solid material very rich ana
brilliant IN color and studded with
a design in gold. Lights are o..
ranged between tho outer and inner
packgrounds so that any degree OF
transparency and color can he effected.
IL the scenery Is entirely lighted from
the o the transparent BACKGROUND
cunts for itself in its own solid color.
II the lights between the two en-.
closing planes are used the outside
plane becomes transparent, and the
solid background with It's color and
design count together with the design
on the transparency, and certain por-
TONS or the transparency are made
solid so that they silhouette IN a heavy
dark color against tho lighter and
more brilliant background. by all this
arrangement, which has never before
been used on the stage in this wy. .
background can bc treated for tho
dancers Of any intensity desired and
o. any color combination. In other
words, with tho tremendous range Of
possible effects the BACKGROUND could
be arranSed II SUIT any type Of
dancing lone IN from. uf e. The
scenery Is. moreover. enclosed with it,
" frame In harmony Of color and
design n material with tho scenery
Itself. rlan!rs a uui. oc the entire ar.
rangcment.
Mr.. Barber, though an architect. IN
well lovn for his decorative EcMcmeo
pure and simple, and he has conceived
and produced many interesting novel
ties through Nmt nations Of lights
and materials. Th's latest creation a.
applied 20 exhibition dancing seems
more ~appropria." IN It's possibilities
than anything that has hitherto been
undertaken.