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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11

Now Is the Tine to Get Rid of These

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. the
prescription othile-double strength-iE
guaranteed 10 remove these horaely spots
Simply get ounce OF othfne-dCubie
gtrength-from your druggist. and spplF p
little Of Il night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun TO disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely It Is seldom
that more than ounce Is needed 70 con-
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
othine, IS this Is sold under guarantee OF
money back II II fails to remove freckleG-
Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
Whole Mine Field Set Adrift.

London, March A Stockholm dis
patch to the Morning Post says that
according to a message from Karls-
krona, Sweden, whole mine field of
several hundred mines is drifting from
the north, having presumably been set
adrift by the ice and wind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
o.trieh H. Many Years Of Value.

An ostrich often lives to be more
than seventy years old and yields
marketable feathers from the tine Il
Is six months old until It Is more than
afsy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11

When a man tells a woman joke
he usually has to follow il up with an
exclamation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11

Denver, March 1.-The United
States mint here holds 4O7 million dol
lars in gold and so million dollars in
silver, according to figures issued to-
day by the superintendent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
Foolish Bill.

They say Bill carried OF a shoe
string"
Yes, aud nov he's On his upPers-" -
Boston Evening Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11

Throw Of Colds and Prevent Grip.
Wien ron feel cold coming On take LAIk-
Gods and Grip only one BRONC oCTSISK=
Il W. GROF SIS signature On box &se-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
March II, 1915.

March II, 1915.
British captured NeuVe ChaPeile
after three days Of severe fighting.
Bombardment and mine sweep
ing in DardaneIles continued.
Panic in constantinopIe, many
foreigners fleeing.
Million men battling in North Po-
land on So-miIe front
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
NotInduIeina.

Youth-Loye is intoxicating
Old Bach-Tm On the water wagon
Boston Evening Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-11
British Extend Front

While nothing of especial impor-
lance has taken place along the Brit
ish part of the line, the effect Of the
German offensive in the Verdun region
is shown in the frightening of their
front in order to release the French
for the reinforcement of the army
opposing the German advance.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
amount of interesting matter
such a reDOrf

amount Of interesting matter in
such report.
Let us for example study the
report of a large railway COM
pany-the Northern Pacific, for
the fiscal year ending June 80,
1915.
The income received from the
mechanical operation Of the road
was $63,0OO,OOO and the CORES
bonding operating expense was
$37 100000. The cost of opera
ton plus the taxes on the prop
erty equalled almost &C per cent
OF the entire operating income.
That is fact worth remember
ing. \ few items of expenditure
showing how the bulk of this mo-
ney was expended will prove of
interest.
Road maintenance, including
track laying, surfacing. etc, cost
So, 900; replacing old rails
cost $4,000; new ties, $780,
600; ballast renewals cost $780,
600; the expenditure for bridge
repairs. ETC., was 100000. Along
another line, locomotive repairs
amounted to s2,275,OOO: repairs
to freight ears cost $2,862, 900,
and those to passengers cars,
$4,000. Labor received nearly
$2i 100000 for its services OF
81 per cent of the total operating
expense. Fuel for locomotives as-
gregated more than s5,OOO,OOO in
cost. Labor and engine fuel alone
consumed 20 per cent approx
mately, of the total operating ex-
|penditure.
Such an enumeration as this
shows how wonderfully railway
enters into the life of every com
munity along its line. The track
crews, the numerous work crews,
the train crews, the shop engine
and other operating and repair
men constitute small army
whose wages form an important
part of the money that circulates
in their respective communities.
w ltnOut TINS corps OF men and
their resources many town
would vanish from the map. The
railways Importance to CONNER
cial interests in general is also
clearly revealed.
Although no extensive construc
ton was carried out last year, yet,
in the many reconstructions, ad-
ditions made, here and there, dur
ing the year, and in realigments,
lt2 miles were added to the mile
age. the total operated and con-
trolled main and branch line mile
age. now being nearly $500 miles
The most important additions
were some new lines in North Da-
kota that opendd a productive
agricultural country and stock
raising country. and a new dou-
BILE line from Tacoma. Washing
ton, west. This line, 43 miles in
length. eliminates a line of heavy
gradient and that was operated
at a great expense.
During the year 1877 new cars
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
about forty Inspections and NAV be re.
jected at any stage.

about forty inspections and may be re-
jected at any stage.
After shell has survived this ordeal
it ought to be. one would think, per-
feet. but test shell is taken from
every 120 and actually fired from gun
into a bank Of sand. 1t is then again
examined, and If the contour about the
powder pocket is expanded away goes
the whole batch, because IL they were
fired the growing might be torn out Of
the gun.
Perhaps the most striking illustration
Of the minute care exercised in projec-
tile making is that every shell is weigh
ed over and over again. II you produce
an eighteen FOUNDER high explosive
shell it must be only few drains over
or under its normal weight; otherwise
it is rejected.
In this connection 1t may be of inter-
est to note that an explosive shell that
weighs only about seventy pounds will
break into q shower Of some 100
pieces. A single one of the monster
prOjectiles fired from q fifteen inch ma
val gun will weigh 1850 pounds. 1t
takes twelve seconds for the projectila
of twelve inch naval gun to reach its
point of impact when firing ut range
| of five miles. TO fire battleship
| broadside costs about $4,000. Elk.
| change.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
GREAT PRESS ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION PROMISED

Grand Forks, Jan. 2th,-Feb-
ruary is usually convention
month i'm North Dakota and this
year is no exception. The first
glib state meeting will be that Of
the North Dakota Press Associa-
ton which will be held at Grand
Forks on Friday and Saturday,
January 28th and goth. From
notices received from all over
the state the attendance at this
meeting is now estimated at over
three hundred and that means
that about scventy-flive per cent
of The newspaper boys of the state
will be i'm attendance. The pro-
gram both business and enter
tainment is being more carefully
prepared and a profitable and en-
joyablr convention is assured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13

mental cares and worries, the
hardships incident to the opera
ton of trains in wind and storm,
rain and cold, the economics nee
essary to reduce expense without
at the same time reducing effici-
ency, the proper upkeep of the
railway. the installation of new
and useful methods of safety and
operation, and through it all the
acts of courage, fortitude, and
heroism among employees THAT
more or less continually occur in
the simple, daily line of duty
these must all be filled in by the
imagination to make the picture
or the story complete.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
the STORY OF ONE RAILWAYS
OPERATIONS FOR ONE YEAR

Of the more than one billion
passengers carried annually on
American railways. not one, per-
haps, in hundred thousand, has
an opportunity of perusing the
pages Of the annual report of a
railway company. To many, such
report with its many statistical
tables and its brief and more or
less matter of fact statements,
would prove somewhat dry read
ing. But there is. actually, large
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
ADVERTISED LETTERS
In tho Wahpeton, North Dakota
PostofFioo January 9Th, 1916

In tho Wahpeton, North pakots
Postotfloe January eth, 1916
LADIES
Miss Margaret
Doyle, Mrs. Bessey
Doyle, Miss Bessie
Diehl, Mrs. John
Helerud, Mable
Hausadouky, Mrs.
Matson, Miss Sadie
Olson, Miss Lena
Star, Miss o. C.
Schubert, Miss Jewel.
Tousely, Mrs. Mary.
Todd. Miss Erma
Witcher, Mrs. John
White Wings, Miss Angelina
Iacker, Miss Josephine
GENTLEMEN
Aune, Edgar.
Bliss, Thco.
Booth, Walter s.
Brumley. Ben.
Braun, O.
Brown, Ii. w.
Drake, Chas.
Hannum, Morris
Hausadowsky. Gust.
Harter, Mr.. d Mrs. w. l..
Lawrence. A. E.
Modday, J. r..
Malmberg, Osker
Nelson, Albert \.
O'Neil, John
Peterson, Ellis R.
Riby, George H.
Richardson, Bryan
Stafford, Eddie
Staples, +. j.
sanford. w. NJ.
Smith, John
Spain. WILDER
WaShburn, r. S.
Wall, William
Winter. r. +.
When calling for letters, pleas
say "advcrtiscd," giving date o
list.
+. H. MYHRA, P. NJ.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13

corning the points of such projectiles.
After the heads have been worked the
shells are left for weeks before they
undergo the next stage. because, strong
as they look. they are liable to snap.
Why? Think Of the razor. Constant
stropping twists the grain. with the re-
suit that the steel gets tired and will
not yield a keen edge. But If you put
the thing away for n few weeks the
grain will return to its normal state,
and you can get satisfactory shave.
In q similar way the grain Of the steel
Is affected by working. though of course
to much greater extent, and until it is
''set" the makers must go cautiously.
Steel shows like eccentricity in the
making of test gauges. Some of the
measurements Of shells are very fine,
and the instruments employed are so
delicate that they have to he used
quickly lest the heat Of the hand causes
the metal to expand.
Now. when a groove Is cut in piece
Of steel which is to be used as test
gauge the work is laid aside for weeks,
perhaps months. Why not finish it at
once? Because the groove. though dead
true when cut out. may be otherwise in
short time. even though it has been
absolutely untouched.
AS concrete proof Of the elaborate
nature Of projectile making take the
case of the sErapnel shell. The steel
portion undergoes about score of op.
erations, and the brass cartridge case
attached to the base requires about six
teen, counting from the disk of sheet
brass to the finished article. Then
there is the fuse. the delicacy of which
resembles matchmaking.
Altogether the shell is subjected to
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
TESTING A SHELL.
0rdeaIs Through Which a Big Gun
Missile Must Pass,
THE SOFT NOSE PRoJEcTILE,
its Ability to Bore tie Way Through
Heavy Armor Plate Without ExpIod.
ing Until After tie Impact Was Dis.
covered by Accident.

Heavy Armor Plate Without ExpIod.
ing Until After its Impact Was Dis.
covered by Accident.
Everybody knows that the modern
shell is one of the most diabolicaI of
mans inventions, but how many of us
realize that it is also one of the most
delicate and complicated?
Recently some firms holding con.
tracts for making high explosive shells
took upon themselves to Correct a
detail in the specification, and, as q re.
suit, a certain thread was improved"
They will never do anything of the
kind again. because all their work was
rejected. The apparent absurdlty-it
is, in fact, an absolute absurdity, from
an engineering point of view-is de.
signed Of set purpose.
There is a somewhat similar anon.
ally in the big shell for penetrating
armor plating. which was introduced
3 consequence Of an accident. One
Aay test shell was fired at a piece of
armor plating from the soft side. and
the projectile went clean through 1t
and exploded after impact, whereas a
similar shell fred against the 'front.'
the hardened and tempered side-shat.
tered and left an indentation Of only
few inches.
This singula. incident set somebody
thinking. and in consequence the high
explosive armor piercing shell is now
given a soft nose. To the hard point is
attached cap of soft metal. with
which addition it will so through the
toughest piece Of armOr plate. What
happens on impact seems to be this:
The cap spreads. holding the point and
20 enabling it-remember that the shell
b revolving rapidly-to force its way
through the hard face Of the
plate BY sort Of boring action.
No less. curious 70 another fact con-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-01-13
Literal.

Pop. tell me some conundrums."
"Conundrums? Why. don't know
any conundrums. my son."
"Oh. yes, you do! l heard mother
tell Aunt Mary the other day that you
keep her guessing most Of the time."-
Boston Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06
Precedent
Is Claimed
By England

NASHlNGTON. April .. - Great
Britain's reply % the representations
OF the United States regarding the
lhirty-eight Germans who wer. remov.
ed by a British cruiser from the Amer.
lean steamer China near Shanghai re-
Gently is understood TO make II ct.ar
mat the assertion of the right to 70.
move subjects of an enemy co,,ntrv
from a neutral shin on the higb sass
is limited strictly To- persons WHO form
part Of the military establishment of
the enemy
Publication OF the British note
which reached the state dspartrpc,,
yesterday. has been DELAYED on 20
count OF some obscure passages in t,s
cabied text 10 o. said. however. thai
u gives assurances that II investiga.
ton shows that there are among Inc
men removed any who are not parf
OF the German army or navy they viii
he released. The contention liz that
there is nothing Inconsistent I'm this
attitude with that assumed by tho
BRITISH government in the fanous
Mason and Slldell case arising during
the civil war. when the two confeder.
ate commissioners were removed bv a
federal warship from the British liner
Trent
Apparently an important factor IN
ih' case would b" the status Of a re
servist. and 10 any Of these German.
are Of military age and are subject to
military service upon return To Ger
many. DO might bo held that actually
they are a part Of the Germna military
establishment
From The state departments views
me destination Of tho passengers ON
mo China is also q factor 10 boz taken
into confederation and their status
would b" materially affected on
purpose ON their part 20 proceed To
Germany
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06

Of SUSSEX
DELIBERATE
REAR ADMIRAL GRAsSET RE-
PORTS TO FRENCH GEN.
ERAI STAFF
Captain Saw Track Of Torpedo
From Bridge and Tried Un-
successfully To Avoid It
Many Passengers Saw 1t and Re-
marked About Big Fish Com
ing-No Warning Given

WASHINGTON. April 5.-A graphic
account OF the wreck OF the British
channel steamer Sussex with the as.
sertion that the vessel was torpedoed
deliberately and without warning bv
an enemy submarine. is contained i'm
report by Rear Admiral Grasset 10
the French general stan made public
here tonight by the French embassy.
The report. dated at Boulogne. on
March 80. says:
In conformity with your instruc-
tions ! proceeded to Boulogne. where
conducted an inquiry relative to the
attack on the Sussex. On March "a
the sussex. belonging TO the State
railway Company. and running the
regular service between England and
france. left Folkestone at I:25 n m
Tor Dieppe. This boat carried sbout
80 passengers OF all nationalities n
great number OF these being women
ana children, as well as the Indian
mails This approximate figure Is
gwen by the captain; according to
the company. there were asa nasseD,
gers the officer in charge OF the con
troI or the tickets was severely
wounded and taken TO Dover: no is
lars. pal ucu-
She was not possessed OF anv ar.
mament. The crew Consisted of ar,
tConrnued on Page Tzeivel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06
Federal Volunteer Provision
Of Army Bill May Go Through
vote On Amendment To Eliminate Was Again Deferred R,
FRIENDS OF Bill Say 1t Will Be Defeated BY Small Majority
National Guard Denounced

WASHINGTON. April J-Advocntes
of the federal volunteer provision Of
The senate army bin believed the sec.
lion had been saved by n narrow mar.
gin when tho senate recessed TONIGHT
without having reached vote on the
Lee amendment 20 strike o. ont Sen
aior Chamberlain. chairman Of The
military committee. aEain asked that
action Do deferred as one or two sen.
H'ors sfiIl desired 'o bo heard
Debate on tho volunteer proposition
lasted AZ day. champions ~ the Na.
uonal Guard supporting the amend
mcnt occupyinE much of the time Ia
fhc closing hour. however. Senator
Chamberlain vigorously defended the
provision as vital to any military plan
and denounced attempts Of National
Guard examinations to interfere with
legislation Ile was Joined hv sera-
tors OGorman and Williams I'm warn.
ing The senate that al the close of the
European war. the United STATES
would need "a great navy and an ade-
qu" o. army to back her demands upon
The bclligcrent powers for indemnlfi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06
MAKES PUBLIC TELEGRAM
FROM GENERAL BERTANI
AT MADEIRA
In Which He States Bandit Is
Badly Wounded and Is Hiding
Near Satevo
This Is Ideal District For Fugi-
tive-Action Regarding Plot
ters Is Mysterious

Ell PASO, Texas. April 5-The
story that Francisco Villa is wounded
and that his capture was imminent
was asserted tonight by General Ca
vira, the Carranza commander at
Juarez.
General Gavira made public a tel
egram which he said he had received
from General Bertani at MADEIRA stat
ing specifically that the bandit had
been shot and was in hiding some
where between Bachineya and Satevo
The message Is confirmatory or re-
ports from American headquarters
that villa was located heading to-
ward Satevo. While the story that
he Is wounded is still accepted here
with considerab bic reserve, IL is point
ID out that several days have elapsed
since the fugitive was reported in the
ueighborhood OF Sateyo: on his way
10 Parral and that nothing has been
heard since of mis- movements. II
Villa was in full possession OF his
health and travelling at his usual
,peed OF forty or more miles a day.
he should have reached and passed
Parral by this time. fact which
could hardly escape being reported
Bachineva is located on the eastern
side of the Continental divide. about
20 miles from Guerrero. with which
o. IL connected by the famous Bachi-
reya pass. II Is true that all accounts
gree Villa made his way south after
ne defeat of his followers BY Colonel
Dodd near Guerrero. From Bachineva
TO Sateyo the trail runs about 20 miles
through a broad. well watered and fer
Tile valley. on each side OF the valley,
however. there stretches for many
miles the widest mountain wastes in
Mexico. an almost ideal country for
fugitive. Thoroughly to search this
distritt would take weeks. accordin ing
Co Americans who are familiar with IT,
Mystery Is involved in the condem-
nation to death Of the three riuglead-
'rs Of the alleged plot to seize Juarez
and their sudden reprieve az midnight
by General Gayira. Both General
Gavira and Consul Garcia have alter
rately described the plot as that OF
villa and DiaZ followers. As villa and
Felix Diaz represent opposite ends Of
The pole in Mexican politics the former
heing the sO-called champion Of the
ieOns and the latter representing the
property and clerical classes. there is
much speculation in ri Paso a. to ihe
details Of the alleged plot The Mey-
can officials refuse 20 discuss the
matter. The alleged conspiracy vas
-upposed TO have been hatched in ~
PasO. but the American authorities
deny any knowledge Of H. Fifteen
Mexican suspected Of being villa foL
lowers were arrested here today and
are being held for investigation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06
Diplomatic Aspects Of Punitive
Expedition Now Claim Attention
EVIDENCE OF GUILT OF
GERMAN SUBS INCREASES

WASHINGTON. April 5.-President
Wilson discussed with Secretary Ian
sing tonight the situation growing out
of the accumulation of evidence indi.
eating that German submarines were
responsible for the numerous recent
marine disasters in which the lives
OF American citizens have been lost
or endangered
Dispatches received today contain
ing the reports Of the naval attaches
at London and Paris regarding the ex-
plosion which damaged the British
channel steamer Sussex and other
messages regarding the attacks upon
the British steamship Berwindale and
the bark Bergairn were before the
president
Secretary Lansing declined 10 iii.
vulge the contents OF the dispatches.
AT reports from abroad have indi-
Gated that the evidence gathered by
the attaches went 10 show that the
Sussex was torpedoed The secre-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-06
British Defeat
The Turks on
The Tigris River

LONDON. April .. S:O9 p. ma
victory for the British over the Turks
ION the Tigris. below Kut-eI-Amara.
has been reported by General Lake.
in command Of the British forces
there. The Turkish entrenched posi-
iion az Umm el Henna was attacked
and carried at . o'clock this morn.
ing by the Tigris corps. General
Lake telegraphed. and the operations
are proceeding satisfactorily.
The capture Of Umm el Hcnna.
which is on the Tigris. about twenty
miles down stream from KuteIAus.
ga, Is the most important news from
thls theater In some time. and lis re.
taIded here as giving promise Of tho
edrF relief Of General Towusbend's
force. which has been besieged In
kutoi-Amara since the first we,t in
December.
mm 81 Hcnna is strong position
az an important bend of tho river
and is said to b. the last serious bsr
heud. although TWO or three f...
sifonS Positions are -fiII to he o,er
firr t0 the relief ~ General Tovns.
come before Kut-ol Amara Is rsscb.5
N'Nt to The DardauaiIes expedifion
the operations in Hezopotamia have
been a subject ON which tho govern.
m'ut ha- been more criticized tBsp
any other. not only on account Of tho
breakdown boo hospital ARRANGEMENTS
bIi ou th' question OF reHpousibIIif,
Tor OBJ" advance. with Insufficient
forces toward Bardad
81 In The eas, uf Tho psrdaraI..
ll' critics accused the ministers at
home of insisting ON the expedition
aFf'n.f fh' advice ~ tho military ag.
iho.'."s r India and on Tho apof
h'- accusation. however. mot win
"n unqualified contradiction bv All.
.i'n Chamberlain. secretary Tor India
in OBJ. house of commons YESTERDAY
Nf Chamberlain declared that ffe
advance on raedad was undertaken
ON if' adtir. of frn commander. .fr
chief in N'.oro ANITA
Imm .i HerHa De- ON the Tigris
fif'r about .' miles below kufel
NHar1. where British force under
General I.NrHherd Is bsIearuored.