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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Bomb Plot in Chinese Palace!

Pekin, Jan. 19-Several servants
and higher employees were arrested to-
day in connection with an alleged
bomb plot in the imperial palace. 1t
is announced from the presidents Of
fee that all those arrested have been
released, as no case had been proved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Building DESTROYED by Fire.

Chicago, Jan. 19-Ffre which de-
stroyed today the four story brick
building occupied by the George Ras-
mussen company, wholesale grocers
did damage estimated at 100000.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-09
MORE GAS BEING USED
Output of Natural Product Breaks
Record in 1915.
Quantity Consumed Exceeds by Nearly
37yooo,ooo,ooo Cubic Feet, the
Previous High Mark.

The United States continues to In.
crease it's production Of natural gas, in
spite of the exhaustion of fields in some
parts of the country. Statistics pre-
pared by Uncle Sam show that more
natural gas was produced and con
'mmed in the United States than in
any other year.
The quantity used was 62S, 9,S42,-
600 cubic feet, which exceeds by ear
ly $4,000, 900, 900 cubic feet, or 6 per
cent, the former record, established in
1914.
The average price of this gas at the
point Of consumption vas 1912 cents a
thousand cubic feet, and it's total mar
ket value was $1O1 ,312,3S1, a gain of
0.22 cent in unit price and of $780,
S57, or 7.6 per cent, in total value COM
pared with the figures for 1914.
Credit for the increased production
of natural gas belongs, in the order
given, to Ohio, Oklahoma, West V1r-
giaia, Pennsylvania, Kansas and Cali
~fornia, which together produced near
Iy &C, 1000, 100000 cubic feet more in 1915
than in 1914. Significant increases, i'm
portant locally but unimportant as at
fecting the production of the entire
country, were credited to Arkansas,
Wyoming and Missouri.
The principal beneficiaries Of the
increased production of natural gas
were, in the order named, Pennsyl-
vania, Oklahoma, Ohio, California and
Kansas, which together consumed neal
ly $4,000 100000 cubic feet more in
1916 than in 1914.
Of the total production of natural
gas in 1915, it is estimated that 217,.
2o2, $4,000 cubic feet, or IS per cent,
was distributed to 2,195,OS1 domestic
consumers at an average price of 1882
cents a thousand cubic feet, and that
the remaining 65 per cent vas distrib.
uted to 1883 industrial consumers at
an average price of 81 cents a thou.
sand. Compared with the correspond.
ing statistics for 1914 these figures in.
dictate, with regard to the gas supplied
to domestic consumers, gains Of z per
cent in quantity, 6 per cent in the mum.
Der of consumers, and OPS cent in av.
erage price; with regard to the gas
supplied to industrial consumers, gains
of 6 per cent in quantity, 8 per cent
in the number Of consumers, and OH
cent in average price. The percentage
of the total quantity consumed fol
domestic purposes was slightly greater
in 1915 than in 1914.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-09
WILL DEVELOP GREAT PAPER
INDUSTRY IN PHILIPPINES
Growing Scarcity Of Materials Leads
to Investigation Of Possible
Sources in islands.

The development Of a great paper
industry in the Philippine islands may
be one result Of The growing scarcity
Of materials formerly used in the man
ufacture of paper. Prompted by this
scarcity, the bureau of science of the
Philippine islands has been making
some investigations, and Uncle Sans
commercial representative at Manila
declares that the facts collected are
regarded as evidence that an industry
Of great economic value could be de
veloped.
For several years, it Is said, the 81
reau has been investigating the suit
ability Of bamboo, cogon grass, ahaca
and various palm ibcrs for paper pulp.
Other Minox sources of pulp from Phil
inpine plants are bowstring hemp, TO
cs)anut coir, the leaf stalks OF the nip2
palm, parts of the betel-nut palm, the
p,ri palm and waste bejuco. Bamboo
finer, It is said, is emipently fitted for
took paper and for certain grades Of
writing md photographic papers, 81.
tt.ssr alone N. wis u blended with rag
w Suiptits VOID qua.
F&@%NMEET #1GA 8
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-09
WILL TRAVEL IN AIRSHlPS
New Corporation Proposes to Establish
Service Between Berlin and
ConstantinopIe.

Uncle Sans vice consul at Carlsbad,
Austria, Robert 8. Townsend, has re
ported the formation of an interna-
tional airship corporation in Berlin
which, as a result of the great develop
ment Of aerial travel during the war,
proposes to establish an aerial post
service between Berlin and CONSTANT
nople. If this proves a success it is
proposed to establish a passenger line.
It's plan is to have the route extend
from Berlin to Carlsbad, continuing
to Vienna via Budweis, from there to
nople yer Sofia. Between these larger
cities are to be numerous landing sta
tons, the cities chosen for landings to
subscribe for shares. In this way the
corporation hopes to obtain the neces-
sary capital to finance the project. A
representative of the corporation has
already visited Carlsbad and has
talked with the city council as to the
probability Of obtaining an old race
course as a landing station, and as to
the chance of the city raising the nee
essary amount of money a. its share
of the capital. The scheme also in
cludes the building Of a modern hotel
at the landing station there.
It is believed that with the advanced
experience with heavier-than-air ma
chimes during the present a there
is no reason why such an enterprise
should not be practicable, as we'll as
possible, should the necessary capital
be obtained for it's foundation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-09

Fashionable women at Florida re.
sorts last winter and spring started
the fad Of wearing baby AIlioators az
c~-nznncnts. Nov you may see women
in Rev York. Chicago and other north.
srn cite; wearing them with silk rih.
Der oops 81 gold chsins. This IS Z
d aii.s t~.ssrito Es--af anc
~. q ..n - g Gays 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
TO GIVE
CORN SHOW
PREMIUMS
Club Agrees to Pay Trans
portation Charges on Ex-
hibits to Tri-State Meet
WINNERS TO DISPLAY HERE
Fargo Commercial Club to
Offer Cash Prizes in
Every Show in State

At every corn show held in North
Dakota this year the Fargo CONNER
cial club will offer cash premiums for
the first and second best ten ears Of
corn shown.
This matter was decided by the
commercial club for the reason that
1t is realized that corn is the prime
crop in the state this year and that
II Is desired to get a large exhibit Of
corn Tor the North Dakota Corn show
which Will be held here during the
Tri-state Grain Growers association
convention in January.
Inc hrst best ten ears Of corn shown
at any corn show in the state will be
awarded a cash prize of SO and the
second best ten ears will be awarded
81 providing the exhibitor agrees to
sent his exhibits to the Fargo show
during the grain growers meeting
The club agrees to pay all transporta-
t1on on these winning exhibits to this
city and grand sweepstakes prizes will
be ottered at the convention for the
first and second best ten ears of the
entire group. The first sweepstakes
prize will be SIS and the second will be
$40.
The present prospects are that North
Dakota will harvest an excellent corn
crop this season. The rain of the past
two days has been excellent for the
growing product and the skies have
cleared off without frost which was
feared by some.
With the indications good for ex-
ceIlent corn, the corn shows over the
state should be splendid ones and the
action taken by the Fargo Commercial
| club should result in a large showing
during the Tri-state Grain Growers
convention here this coming January.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
TELLS OF LONDON
LIFE IN WAR time
MISS LANcETTA STEELE, GRADU-
ATE OF FARGO CONSERVATORY,
TELLS OF THREE YEARS IN
ENGLAND's METROPOLIS RE-
TURNED LAST NIGHT,

''The Belgians are very grateful for
the relief work that America has been
doing and give Americans all possible
difference. They are naming their
streets after American cities and per-
sons" This statement is made by Miss
Lancetta Steele, a graduate of Fargo
conservatory of music, and who has
just returned from England where she
has been studying in the Royal acad-
emy in London.
America is caring for 100000 Bel
gians at the present time and there is
no denying that the Belgians appre-
ciate what is being done for them"
Miss Steele arrived here last eve
ming and is stopping at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Siegfried of Ninth
street north as their guest. She ex-
poets to remain in Fargo several days
and then go to Sanborn, where she will
visit her sister. after which she will go
on to her home in Portland, Ore.
Miss Steele has many interesting
things to tell of England in war time,
having been in London for the past
three years and having an exceptional
opportunity for studying conditions.
She has been through several air raids
on London but fortunately escaped
without injury though on one occasion
she had very close call.
Once l had gone to the SALISBURY
theater to hear Faust when there was
a Zeppelin raid. One of the air craft
dropped bombs which came through
the roof of the theater in one place and
dropped all around the building. 1t
seems strange, but I can only remem-
Der once when l was afraid. That was
when report was given out in which
it was stated that Zeppelin raid was
expected in which the hostile air craft
would use poisonous gas bombs. For
nights we slept with everything pre-
pared for immediate departure, but
fortunately the raid did not come"
Miss Steele has many interesting
things to tell of the hospital camps,
she having been active in the work Of
relief and entertainment. She took
part in many concerts for the benefit
of wounded soldiers and for relief
funds and has been particularly active
in the work of the soldiers and sailors
tobacco fund. She says that the SOL
diers say that they can get along with
little good If they have cigarets and
it is a great work to keep them sup
piled.
Miss Steele is a singer of great tai
ent and the many Fargoans who know
her or of her hope to be able to hear
her while she is In the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
GOLFERS
TO STAGE
SPECIALS
Feature Event for Each
Saturday Announced by
Fargo Country Club
BEST FALL FORESOME FIRST
Pairings and Drawings for
the Play This Week
Are Announced

On each Saturday afternoon here
after. a special event will be featured
on the local links.
The event for next Saturday will be
best ball foresome against hogey,
with prizes to the players making the
best scores against the redoubtable
colonel.
The drawings for this event and
pairings are as follows:
L. G. Stranahan and Sweet play
Tegan and r. T. Bristol.
DeCamp and Lawrence play C.. E.
Bristol and Murphy.
E. H. S. Stranahan and Harris play
Sheldon and Montgomery.
Warner and Twitchell play McNair
and Moore.
Hull and weiser play Dignam and
Irish.
Each team scores its hest ball at
every hole; those under boEey, scor-
ing 1 up, and those over bogey,
down. and holes played in bosey are
halved. and the two teams making
the best scores for the 1S holes will
be winners.
1t is desired to start these matches
as near after l o'clock az possible
and players are requested to get in
communication with their partners,
and arrange to be on hand together
as early as convenient.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
URGED TO SAVE
ALL SEED WHEAT
NORTH DAKOTA FARM ERSI
SHOULD SEND IN SAMPLES Az
TER THREsHING, SAYS RoLLEY
-sHRIVELED WHEAT SOME
TIMES GOOD SEED.

"All farmers should remember that
plump, bright wheat will be a valuable
thing this year in North Dakota, be-
cause the call for seed will be large"
says Prof. H. L. Bolley in a circular
letter that is being sent over the state,
advising farmers to take exceedingly
good care of their seed grain.
Last spring there was a shortage of
good seed corn owing to the almost
complete failure of the corn crop last
year. Now the same conditions apply
to seed wheat, and the farmers are be-
ing urged to save their best wheat and
have it tested at the pure seed labor
atory during the winter.
Anyone who has CHANGED to harvest
a field of early maturing wheat or any
cereal which is unshrivelled should be
careful to get it threShed dry if pos
sible," say the letter. IF the threshing
machine is not at once available, stack
the grain. 1t is very important for
those who are saving their own seed
from the shrivelled crop to keep it dry
and free from molding and mustiness
and then graded to the best plump
stuff.
1t is our desire here at the college
to make the pure seed laboratory of
as much use to the people of the state
as possible. There is but a small an
nual fund available and but one reg
ular analyst to help in the work. but
a very large amount of testing can be
done if those who make use of the
laboratory will but distribute the work
over the year by sending in the ir sam
pies as early in the fall as possible.
Send in any samples you wish test
ed as soon as you thresh. If fit for sale
as seed and you wish it done, we will
place your name, address, and amount
you have for sale as seed, on the state
seed list and send to any who wish to
buy seed. The first list will be pub
lished about November 1.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
HEADS UP IN TRAILL,
SAYS HILLSBORO EDITOR
Short of Wheat, But Other Crops are
Better and Farmers are IN
Good Shape.

while Traill county will not ralse
an average crop this year, tnere are
fields of wheat in the vicinity of Hills
boro that will yield ten bushels to the
acre" said L. E. George, editor of The
Hillsboro Banner who Is in. Fargo to-
day en- route home from a business
trip to points on the N. P. west OF
Fargo.
Hillsboro is enjoying a nice growth
according to Editor George. The city
is spending $4,000 for new munich
pal hall, while a $4,000 garage and a
number Of residences are being erect
ed. ...... .r....
The fax, oats and rye crops are bet
ter than the average and farmers in
east central North Dakota are not In
bad shape in any sense. the Hlllsboro
business man declares.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
Notice to Contractors

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors Of the Hotel Min
nesota Company, at Detroit, Mimi, will
receive proposals up until the hour Of
400 P. M, September 4th, 1916, for the
erection and completion of four story
Fireproof Hotel Building, including all
labor and materials, according to plans
and specifications prepared by E. F.
Broomhall, Architect Contractors may
bid upon the General Contract and the
Plumbing, Heating and Electric Wiring
combined or separately. Bids must be
made on the blanks supplied by the
Architect and conditions thereon com.
piled with.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tained from the said Hotel Company
or from the Architect by depositing
Thirty Dollars which will be returned
when a bona fide bid is filed and plans
returned.
Bids must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check in the sum Of five per cent
of the bid.
The right is reserved to accept any
bid or parts Of bids or to reject any
or all bids.
HOTEL MINNESOTA COMPANY.
BY A. N. Truedson,
Its Secretary.
(Aug. 1s-22-24.) ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
four new COUNTIES
IN The FEDERATION
Nelson, Ramsey, TOwner and RoIette
Now I'm N. ID. Insurance Fedora
tiOn-Others Coming In.

The Insurance Federation of North
Dakota has been completely organized
in Nelson, Ramsey, Towner and Ro-
lette counties, according to Harry G.
Wilbur, executive secretary of the or
the city from a visit to these counties.
A meeting will be held at Langdon
on wednesday for the organization of
Cavalier county and on Thursday. a
gathering will be held at Cavalier for
the purpose of organizing Pembina
county. Walsh county is expected to
be organized on Friday, when a meet
ing will be. held at Grafton. -.
been completed in eighteen counties
up to the present time and in all parts
Of the state is meeting with the hearth
est endorsement of insurance men of
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
ON WHICH SIDE?

On which side of the desk or
bank counter are you? Hundreds
of A. B. C. students are on the
side where there are more dollars
and pleasanter work. You have
Just as much talent. Get started
right by getting our catalog.-
Aaker's Business college.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
EXAMINATIONS FOR
HARDWOOD POSTOFFICE
Tests Will be Held in Fargo on Sat-
urday. Sept. 9 For Postmas ster-
ship.

commission has sent out notices that
an examination will be held in Fargo
on Saturday. Sept. 9 to fill a contem-
plated vacancy in the position of
fourth class postmaster at Harwood.
N. D., and other vacancies as they
may occur in that office.
The qualifications necessary to take
this examination are that the appli-
cant must be at least 81 years old, a
resident Of the territory supplied by
the Harwood Office, and a citizen of
the United States.
Application forms and full informa-
ton may be secured from the post
master at Harwood, or from the u. S.
civil service commission at Washing
ton. D. c..
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
FORM BOY SCOUTS

Harvey. N. D.. Aug. 22.-An enthusi-
astic meeting of youngsters was held
at the city hall under the direction Of
H. r. Luebke, and subsequent meetings
resulted in the formation of two pa
trolls of the Boy Scouts of America
held every weekday morning at 10
o'clock, at which plans for the future
are discussed, and some interesting
"hikes" have been taken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
xARoRER ASSAULTS ANOTHER.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 22.-C. H.
Burke, a member of the crew of labor
ers employed by the Grand Forks Con-
crete Co. in the work of paving district
10 in this city, was arraigned before
City Justice r. j. Purcell on an assault
and battery charge and fined $40. The
warrant for the arrest of Burke was
sworn out on the complaint of August
Buss, another laborer employed by the
same company.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22

THE NEW VERNwooD SUITS AT
$500 COMBINE STYLE, QUALITY
AND VALUE. HERBSTS. -Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea.

About two years ago ! had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which lasted
over a week." writes w. G. Jones,
Buford, N. d. IT became so weak that
| could not stand upright. A druggist
Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The
first dose relieved me and within two
days / was as well as ever" Many
druggists recommend this remedy be-
cause they know that 1t is reliable.
Obtainable everywhere.--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-22
new BROKERAGE FIRM
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
F. w. Thomas G. Son Name of New
Concern That Will Conduct a
General Brokerage Business.

F. w. Thomas and his son, Law
renee, have established new broker
age firm in this city that will cater to
field that has not been actively
handled here in the past, the object
being to market anything under the
sun that has money value. The
establishers of the new firm say that
there has been a great demand in
Fargo for a general brokerage estab-
lishment. 1t is probable that quarters
will be secured in the Laing build
ing on First avenue north.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

were in citizens clothes, as they
have not yet received their uni
forms. Lieutenant Hoey was also
in citizens clothes but he took his
position in front of the battalion
and gave the boys heart-to-heart
talk, bearing especially on the inn
portance of discipline.
Many members of the faculty
as we'll as the entire student body,
were on the campus when Lieu
tenant Hoey gave his talk to the
cadets and all were favorably i'm
pressed with it. HE means what
he says" was a comment made by
more than one student when the
companies were dismissed.
The college officials believe that
such discipline as Lieutenant Hoey
pl opposes will be of great benefit
to the entire student body.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

bringing $3.50 per hundred. Cab
bage is a luxury at 60 to Is cents
monkey"
Celery needs rain; no turnlps
in sight; fall and winter spinach
very questionable.
Sweet potatoes down state
promises a good crop. Old New
York soup beans quoted at $500
bushel. A few farmers have
prepared for the winter. Pork
quoted at IA cents. Sounds good
until we reckon cost of production.
Milk $1.9O at the creamery and
talk Of going higher. 1t simply has
got to meet the costs. The farm
ers organization will see to that.
Producing milk is more and more
being considered a business prop
osition. And still it is dry, dry,
dry.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

During the last session of the
Senate, when the Committee on
Military Affairs was working on
the different measures for prepar-
edness, Senator du Points long mil
itary experience was of the great
est value to the committee, and
Senators of both parties, who were
members of the committee, ex-
pressed theselves in terms of the
highest appreciation Of the impor-
tant assistance he has been able
to render them, for his advice was
sought on every point Of military
prepare dness, from ordnance,
coast defenses, organization, dis
cipline to the minutest details of
military activity.
AS a member of the Philippines
Committee he assisted Presidents
Taft and Roosevelt in the settle
ment of the Catholic Church cues
ton in the Philippine Islands and
himself introduced bills to make
these settlements effective.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
NOW THE TICKET

The Primaries are over. The
Republicans have presented then
candidates for the consideration
of the voters. A glance at this list
shows the ticket to be represen'
tative one. AS such they will APP
peal to the rank and file voter
They are representative of party
thought, coming not as any mans
men, but chosen by the voters
themselves. This is true Of the
ticket throughout the state. 1t is
Republican desiring Republican
victory. Any set of men, so dis
gruntled by personal defeat, as to
oppose the ticket will have to face
the QUESTIONABLE you working for
self or party? Locally, we are
glad to say that those who were de-
feated are coming out boldly
pledging support to the successful
nominees. The party with the
ticket as it now stands, awaits the
challenge. The nominees of the
party can we'll expect the proud
support of Republicans. More than
that, they can look with confidence
expect support from the indepen-
dent vote. Still more, the Demo-
cratic situation pr. misses support.
To date, Republican success is as
sured.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
Farm Talk

Dry-Dry-Dry. Beautif u |
weather as it is, the farmer can
scarcely appreciate it. He needs
rain for his blowing and fall seed
ing. Just now he is taking advan-
tage and getting the corn cutting
over. The crop promises normal.
Wheat is not turning out quite up
to the standard years.
Prices of potatoes causes him to
scratch around the late paintings
but dry soil causes him to look
skyward again. Sweet corn is