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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
DEN MARX

-"
The report that the Dan1s,. govern.
ment might reopen the old question of
the sale of the Danish West Indies to
the United States has attracted atten-
ton to the Industrial and economic
conditions there at the present time.
In answer to inquiries from the United
States it may be said that the cOndi-
tions are most unsatisfactory both on
this island and the island Of st. Croix.
There is a serio1s depression in trade
and scarcely any money in circulation
in St. Thomas This is chiefly due to
the European war and thu closing OF
the Panama canal. The chief industry
Of the island has always been the sup
plying Of coal and water and other
necessities to ships; but this is now
practically at standstill particularly
because of the suspension of the
steamship service of the Hamburg.
American line This company gave
employment to large number Of Ia
horers and others, the majority of
whom have had to emigrate to Santo
Domingo or other agricultural islands
in 'arder to make livelihood. The
Hamburg-American line has, more
than was heretofore realized, been the
main support of the island, disbursing
large sum of money annually. An
extensive system of harbor works,
with an up-to-date dock and all mod
ern appliances such as electrical coal
cranes, warehouses and oil tapks, was
7@certly completed here and with tho
orening of the Panama canal it was
expected that a great trade would de-
velOp. But the slides in the canal
have prevented these hopes from be-
ing realized. On the island Of St.
Croix this strike which has paralyzed
the sugar industry tor a time was a
serious matter. Tie island, very
much more so than s. Thomas, is az
ricultural, and this years production
of sugar and ruLi promises to be ex-
ceptional. Following the formation of
labor unions, the laborers on the
sugar estates contended that with the
increased prices for sugar they should
be paid more wages, but this was re-
fused by the planters. Thousands Of
the workers were turned off the es-
tates and flocked, with personal be-
longings, to the towns OF Frederick
sted and Christiansted, where for the
past month, they have been living in
tents and matched houses and schoo,
buildings. A wage concession has
ended the strike. Notwithstanding the
unsettled conditions, there have been
few disorders, except for small
amount Of suspected 1ncendiarisnA.
The government has recently passed
several bills looking to the improve
ment of the laburers OF both islands,
including the parceliIsg out among
them Of small lots Of land under Ger.
tain conditions. If these measures
are carried out they should improve
the situation greatly.
The population of Denmark is very
close to the three million mark. Ac-
cording to the first summary of the re-
cent census the country had 2,913,7e6
inhabitants February 1, 1916. The in
crease for the past five years was
10000, or 1.15 per cent annually;
during the five-year period Of 1906
1911 the increase was 10000, or 1.27
per cent annually and during the five
year period of 1901-1906 it was 1885,
CO, or Ill per cent annually.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
statement Of Steve
SchWeitzberger
L " dO UOI II III
Wisconsin, b ut
moved with nv

parents when a boy to Stephen Co.,
Iowa. I was there farming for so
years. I sold my land there for over
5000 an acre. I moved to Saskatche-
wan, and located near Briercrest in
the spring of 1912. I bought a half
section of land. I have good neigh.
bors. I feel quite at home here the
same as in Iowa. We have perfect
safety and no trouble in living up to
the laws in force. My taxes are about
$65 year on the half section for ev.
erything. I have had splendid crops.
Wheat in 1915 yielded me over So
bushels to the acre. That is more than
l have ever had in Iowa, and yet the
land there costs four times as much
as it does here. The man who comes
here now and buys land at $50 an acre
or less gets a bargain. (Sgd.) S.
Schweitzberger, February 9th, 1916"
Advertisement.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
Domestic

forty injured in the wreck of three of
the New York Centraps crack passen-
ger trains a mile west of Amherst, O..
The signal set by the first section OF
the east-bound Baltimore
Buffalo limited was not observed, caus-
ing another section Of that train to
crash into it. A short time later the
bound. crashed into the wreckage
which had piled up on the west-bound
track. A slip on the part of a do2!rg
tower man was to blame for the
wreck.
The will of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. SIS
ter-in-law of Andrew Carnegie, has
been filed at Pittsburgh, Pa, for pro-
bate. The document gives her $1O.-
100000 estate to her five children.
An attempt on the part of her hus-
band to kill her mother with gas was
related by Mrs. Clara Louise Peck
Waite to DR.. A. w. Wishart at Grand
Rapids, Mich. But for the fact that she
awakened and detected the noxious
odor he might have succeeded, she
said.
A legal attempt to GUST the Wander.
bilt interests from control of the man
agement of the New York Central
railroad was begun in the supreme
court at New York.
American citizenship was denied to
Takao Ozawa. Japanese, in a test
case at Honolulu, H. l. The court
ruled that Japanese are Mongolians
and that the word white" does not
include the Monaghan race. Judge
Charles F. Clemens of the United
States district court denied Ozawa cit
izenship papers.
Chicago faces a milk famine begin.
ming April 1. A strike has been called
for that date by the Milk Producers as
ISOLATION, which takes in the territory
of northern Illinois and Indiana and
southern Wisconsin. A raise from
$1.33 1-3 to $1.55 per hundredweight is
demanded
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. editor of
the Los Angeles Times, continues to
improve in his fight against pneumonia.
He passed a good night without the
aid Of stimulants.
Judge A. B. Anderson granted the
motion to quash the indictments re-
Gently returned at Youngstown
against five steel companies, charging
them with conspiring to fix the price
Of labor and steel products.
DIR. Arthur Warren Waite confessed
at New York that he killed his moth.
er-in-law, Mrs. Hannah Peck. with dis
ease germs and murdered his father
in-law, John E. Peck, with arsenic.
The dentists confession was made to
District Attorney Swami.
Gov. Hiram w. Johnson issued 4
proclamation at Sacramento, CAL, ex.
Guiding fron fntrastate business in
California about $500 corporations. in,
clading the Ford Automobile com,
pany, for failure to pay the state iran.
chtaa ta,:
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say that I have been in good health
since and able to do considerable
work at the advanced age of seventy
two. I am glad you induced me to
continue their use at the time, as l
am cured.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for indigestion have been proved.
Soc per box.-Adv.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
Washington

Consul Frost at Queenstown cabled
the state department at Washington
that the British steamship Eagle
Point. with one or more Americans
on board. had been torpedoed by q
submarine. Among the survivors was
one American.
Representative Woods of Iowa was
elected chairman OF the national Re-
publican committee at Washington.
Appropriation by congress for eight
new capital ships this year was rec
commended by Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt in concluding his testimony
before the house naval committee at
Washington.
The senate agricultural committee
at Washington ordered favorably re-
ported the bill appropriating $15,000..
900 for five nitrogen manufacturing
plants for commercial and war pur.
poses.
Senator Taggart of Indiana called
at the White House in Washington
and paid his respects to President Will
son. The senator was accompanied by
his colleague. Senator Kern.
Without dissenting vote. the house
at Washington has increased the Mex
lean war pensions from $12 to $40 a
month.
Woman suffrage and national pro-
hibition were set aside for the present
session of congress by the house ju-
dietary committee at Washington.
More than $8,O0O,000 to defray the
expenses of the expedition sent after
Villa and to provide for recruiting the
army up to full war strength is pro-
vidcd by bill passed by the house
at Washington. The total amount
carried in the bill was $S.611,50211.
The United States has inquired of
Germany. through Ambassador &C.
rard, whether any of it's submarines
torpedoed the British channel steamer
Sussex.
The house at Washington voted, 225
to 50. to retain the literacy test in the
Burnett immigration BILL
1t was authoritatively stated at
Washington that the president woult:
communicate the situation fully to
congress before taking any definite
steps which might lead to rupture
of diplomatic relations as result OF
the attacks on the steamers Sussex
and Englishman. It was stated thai
should it be known. that German sui
marine attacked the Sussex. Germany
would disavow the act.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06

Dodd's Kidney Pills.
It is now three
years since l fin
ished taking these
Pills and I have had
no trouble with my
kidneys since. I
was pretty bad for
ten or twelve years
prior to taking your
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
AN APPREclArlvE LETTER.

Mr.. M. A. Page, Osceola, Wis, un-
der date of Feb. 16, 1916, writes:
Some years ago l was troubled with
my kidneys and was advised to try
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
European War News

German troops have broken the
French trout for more than 2,C00
yards. capturing several lines OF
trenches. in the fighting north Of NAL
ancourt. ten miles northwest of Yer.
dun. the war Office announced at Ber.
i'm. The Germans captured 49S pris.
oners and five guns.
The war Office at Rome announced
tnat Italian infantry has elected the
Austrlans from positions Gil the
heights northwest: OF Gur;t4 wh,ch
were lost to the Austrians Sunday.
IN retaliation for an Attack on Ger
man camps north of the Greek frontier
by q squadron of French aeroplanes,
seven German aviators bombarded ga.
lonih from the air. Four Greek sol.
dlers and a number Of civilians were
killed by bombs
Reports have been received at Rer.
lin from Athens that a French trans
port with troops on board from Sa-
loniki had struck mine and sunk.
Seventy.three persons were rescued.
In a furious counter-attack in the
Lake Narocz region German troops re.
captured the positions lost to the Slavs
on March 20, adding ISL men and Of
hcers to the captives taken since the
cars troops began their attacks in
that region
The British liner MINNEAPOLIS was
sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub.
marine. according to Captain Bibby of
the British steamer Leicestershire,
which arrived at Marseilles from Ran
COON.
Three British hydroaeroplanes were
brought down by German guns on and
about the island Of Sylt, during an air
raid on northern Schleswig, according
to German official communication is
sued at Berlin. The crews were TAX
en- prisoners. Bombs did no damags,
says the statement. London says two
German patrol vessels were sunk by
British destroyers
4
The British admiralty announced
the sinking of the German commerce
raider Greif and the British auxiliary
cruiser Alcantara in the North sea.
with loss of 254 lives The British
loss was "a men. The Alcantara was
torpedoed by the Greif.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
Some Consolation

Some Consolation.
Wlfe-Everything we have here in
the house is so old and shabby.
Hub-Have little patience. nv
dear. When they get bit older they
will be antiques.
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Asked and Answered,

V9NV0 eHQ NTS"0TCUs
What are the air castles we hear
SO much about built off," asked the
frivolous female boarder.
Gold bricks, l believe promptly
answered the cheerful idiot.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06

Rudolph Spreckels, the sugar mar
nate, has spent millions Of dollars in
the cause Of reform Gan Francipon
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06

Husband to Support.
Are you certified cook?"
Yessum. Here's my certificate"
But that's marriage certificate"
Yessum. That certifies I've got to
work."
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
The Compromisc

The Compromises.
knicker-What do you tin the watt
or?
Bocker-Half way between what he
expects and what can afford.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06

Secretary of Labor Wilson bega1
his career in the coal mines Of Penn
sylvania.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06

For fouls In cattle use Hanford's
Balsam. Adv.
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The following unsolicited letter has
been received from Mr.. ]. F. Ward of
Donalda, Alberta. It is a plain state
ment Of conditions as Mr.. Ward has
found them:
:.;:" 1T is with plaas-
as a settlers e..s. ure drop line to
-.a.n Le..cr. you. We had a
good year. Off Of 65 acres, oats and
wheat, l got over $500 bushels Of
wheat and oats. Oats went here from
so to 100 bushels per acre, and wheat
from Is to So per acre. Just see nae
being here one year and have over 700
bushels Of wheat. It is now over $1.00
per bushel. Oats is AZ cents, and 60.
Ing up. You told me the truth, and l
want the people Of Toledo to know it..
Hogs are 81 cents; cattle are high.
Canada is good enough for me have
good horses. l sold 2 good colts, 2
COWS and IS head Of hogs and killed 2.
l have 6 hogs left. got 400 bushels
Of potatoes off an acre and good
garden last summer, fine celery and
good onions. One neighbor had over
1900 bushels Of wheat, and sold over
$500 of hogs and 1000 bushels of oats.
This is a great country. If you should
tell the people of Toledo of this it
would get some of them thinking. The
soil is rich black loan, and a pleas.
ure to work it.
eve have good farm. We have a
flowing we'll with soft water. 1t is
the best water in the country. Some
people think they got to 60 to war
when they come out here. They need
not be afraid Of war. There is no wa:
tax on land; only school tax, $1,000
on $50 acres, and road tax of two
days with your team. I tell you the
truth, there is no land in or around
Toledo as good as our land here in Al.
berta. If anybody wants to write us,
give them our address.
I'VE have had nice weather. We
have had it quite cold for one week,
but no rain and sleet, and the sun
shines nearly every day, and it is hot
in the sun. Coal is 1925 per ton. The
people are very nice and good here.
We are we'll enjoying the West.
The horses and COWS are feeding on
the prairies all the winter. We just
have two horses in the stable to 20 to
town with" Yours truly, (Sgd.) j. F..
WARD, Donalda, Alberta, Feb. 9, 1916"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
Foreign

That no agreement exists between
the entente allies for the neutralizs,
ton Of the Dardanelles was the stat,.
ment made in the duma at Petrograd
by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sap
noff.
At meeting Of the managing com
mittee of the socialist party at Berlin
says the Overseas News Agency, the
events which led to the formation of
the new socialist faction were con
demned. Herr Haase resigned the
presidency OF the party.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-06
A Different Rird

A Different Bird.
"Sho made a goose Of herself"
"HOw?"
Trying to act like chicken
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YOU TOLD ME- THE TRUTH
ANDIWANT THEPEQPlE
TO KNOW IT.

The following unsolicited letter has
Donalda, Alberta. It is a plain state
ment OF conditions as Mr.. Ward has
found them:
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A winter imperialist-old King Coal
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-08
DETENTION AND EXAMINATION
 OF JAPANESE MERCHANTMEN
By British Converted Cruisers in la-
 dian and Chinese Waters.

Tokio. March II Correspondence Of The Associated Prcss) The frequent recurrence of detention and cXamiEa- tiOn of Japanese merchant steamers by British converted cruisers in Indian and Chinese waters, especially the re- ported firing on the Nippon lusen Eaisha liners ChikUzen Maru and Aiiyazaki Maru. has excited public opinion in Japan. The press and prom incnt naval officers deuounCe the re- ported action of the British warShips as unlawful and go even to the limit of calling it an insult to the national flag of Japan as well as a menace to Japanese shipping, involving losses to OVCTSea trade.
 The Nippon Kaiyokai CJgpan Mari time assoCiationD and the Eaiji Rengo TsusEinsi5a Associated Maritime News asenCy) jointly started a movement to arouse public opinion in connection with the incidents. and yesterday they presented a memorial to the foreign minister urging the neccsisty of lodg- ing a protest to the British govern ment The national diplomatic league which recently passed a resolution con demnin- the administration of Yuan Shi kai in China in connection with the revolutionary disturbances. has also taken up the question of inaugu- rating an investigation preparatory Co
 definite action.
 It is reported that the government has requested Great Britain to eN- plain the recent seizure of nine Hindu passengers from the Japanese steam ship TCnyo Maru. The matter is one requiring delicate handling from Japan because she is an actual ally of Eng land and committed to a war for the defeat of Germany. Some newspapers l interpret the action of the British | cruisers as a result of British feeling 1 that Japan is not carrying on a suffi- | Ciently energetic campaign against ! enemy intrigue. At all events, it is | believed here that Great Britain and ! Japan will settle the question in a | manner satisfactory to both countries England taking into consideration tho resentment caused among the Japanese public.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-08
EIUMOR OF IRE DAY

She's her own chaperon."
 "HoWs that"
 You ought to see her face."-The Cargoyle.
 But I thought you spoke French" oh er-er-ye-s,s Major I-er-speak French, but-er-I don't understand it."-Passing Show.
 Before l married her she thought me a trcasUre.'
 And nOw?'
 Now she thinks I'm a treasury."- London Opinion.
 You know they say s400 goes up in smoke every time they fire one of those big guns"
 Gee. And nobody gets any Cou- pons! s!'-Yonkers Statesman.
 Teachor-Tommy, what is the diff ference between angling and fishing Tommy-Wcu. the rich man angles and the poor man 1ishes.-Chicago Herald.
 shes a very frivolous woman
 EegleCts her children and husband fearfuily. I'm told" pay any attention to her rubber nt!"-Louisvire Courier Journal Grocer-We have some very nice horseTadish today, madam.
 Mrs. Newlywed-I don't think I'll take aEy this morning, thank you. 1'- see we JtSt started HCuEeNeeD- ine and haven't horse yet.-AIfchi- gar Ga--oyle
 There is TO such thing as luck" remarked the severely practical per son. You must depend on your own iutelIigerce."
 Maybe so,' replied the patient friend. but some of us aren't lucky enough to have that much intelli- Gonce. ce.'--WashirgtCn Star.
 Now. to illustrate the roundness Of the earth" said Columbus, T will show you an egg"
 That doen't convince me" replied the court astronomer. If you had waited until the egg had become ar cneIet. it would prove that the earth is 1at.'-Eew York American
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-08

portunIty of fz-!liarizinG themselves with German methods of TubIlcit--~
 It cCmmcuds these methods. -Dng feature Of the catalogues which is of special interest tn British manufaC- tureTS wIO are thcrns@lves puhlisEfur- catalogues with a view Co increasing their export trade" it states. lis the number of languages in which the German catalogues are printed. The collection includes catalogues printed in English, French. Spanish. Portu- Euesc, Euw-nian. Russian. Finnish. Polish. Italian. DutCa, Hungarian and Greek Many are nolyElUt in rharar- ter, and arc printed tn -hrge. four. and .n some cases. five different langu- ages"
 Edward Percy Stcbbin-. head of the Forestry Department of Ediubur- University. also has been telling the Royal Society of Arts what he thinks oU-ht to he done to solve the timber problem and get ahead of Germany. Tn a lecture entitled Forestry and the War. he suggested that the Allies should place themselves in a position to control the European timber mar Eet at the end of the war. to eNer- Cl~C. in fact. l state control over prices for @ time as the o-Iy effective means to cope with the enormous de- wand which will exist and Go prevent the formation of timber rings either by rho Central Powers or others.
 He urged that arrangements should be made in this country tp lease for number of years a large area. or sev- crll areas of tho Russian forests And that they should be worked under English control to ensure that this country obtained from them. and at a reasonable price, a considerable pro- portion of the timber it would re- guirc.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-08

the Putnam Country club that present indications are for the golf course Siry- ing out within ten days or two weeks in such degree as to make it ready Tor the first of the seasons playing.
 During the past month forty cases of measles have been reported .n the city. At the present time the number of cases is said to be diminishing.
 p. c. Wright a9.
 P. C. Wright, who passed his S9th birthday a few days ago. is in good health this spring and goes about the city almost daily. usually driving. 5Tr Wright gained fame by having a monument. now erected on his lot in tho Grove Street cemetery. inscribed with the line-Going. But Know Not When.
 The Labelle Trophy.
 The silver trophy cup that is to be awarded the team winning the cham nionship in the Northern section .S the Eastern Connecticut Interscholarshin Baseball lCague-Putnam. Eillingly. WindEam. Webster and Southhridge- has been selected bv W. F. Iabelle. the donor. r. is to bc % inches in height and is to have a scene showing an man sliding to base and another player attempting to touch him out The cup is to he awarded from year to year and is to be known as the La belle trophy. It will be placed on exhibition in she towns represented in the league.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-08

the matter in the superior court here last week. on Friday filed a mcmorau- dunn sustaining the demurrer Of the plaintiff in the case of Paul F.. Meiss- ner ys. O. r. Wood. Mrs. Ncissncr is now Of Clinton, Mass.
 Tn t5li, the information sets forth, Meissner. claims to have entered into a contract with Wood to become agent of a mill at Elmyille and that he was to have received S2,500 as salary for the first years work. S3.0OO for the second year and S3.5OO for the third year. Late in 1914, in December. Meissncr claims, he was discharged without cause. He claims damages of SS.OG0.
 It was claimed by attorneys for MT Wood that the contract over which Mir. Neissncr has brought suit con taincd a clause providing that the con- tract should become effective upon the purchase of the mill a- Elmyille by Mir. Wood. but that it was not established by the defendant that Mir. Wood ever bought the plant.