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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-03-02
FAMOUS LECTURER COMING

Hon. H. Scott Bennett, for seven
years member of the New Zealand
Parliament, and who for some months
past has been on tour of the U. S.
is now on his return trip to his home
in the South Pacific.
Through the efforts of some of our
local citizens who learned in advance
that he was travelling via the Great
Northern road, he has been induced
to stop off at Williston on Saturday,
March II, and remain over Sunday,
speaking in the court house both
evenings. To those interested in
stories Of that far away country, this
will be q rare treat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-03-02
WilliStOn Student
Gains Distinction

At the University of Wisconsin
Washington's birthday was celebrated
by the fifth military ball, given by
the University Cadet Corps.
"surpassing anything previously
given" says The Daily Cardinal, a
university publication, "the ball re-
asserted Wisconsins preeminence in
having the most brilliant military
function of the middle west." A full
description of the splendid appoint
ments and elaborate features of the
ball is given. Appropriate military
form and dignity were regarded to the
fullest degree. AT eleven" says the
account, "tatoo was sounded, the
lights dimmed and the candles in the
boxes lighted during the presentation
of the military feature by the crack
drill squad of the corps under COM
mand of Lieutenant Robert D. Mans
field. This spectacle was the result
of two months work by the men, most
of the practice being done after ten
o'clock at night"
The description of the spectacle
shows it to have been both thrilling
and intricate. To have perfected a
crack squad to a point fitting it to be
the central attraction of such an
occasion is high distinction for "Bob"
who is we'll known in the city as the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Mans
field. Local friends congratulate the
lieutenant on the success that his
faithful work at the university, which
is by no means confined to military
drill, is bringing him.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-03-02
ACCEPT NEW POSITIONS

Miss Mathews and Miss Anderson
former clerks in the Bruegger store
have resigned their positions and will
enter the employ of O'Dell & Co. Miss
Anderson will have charge of the
alteration department.
The new firm will open for business
in the Kassis building on East Broad
way, March IS. The building is now
being remodeled. Among the most
noticeable improvements will be
city arcade front.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-03-02
BUYS TWO FAST HORSES

o. L. Hide of Wheelock has bought
the fast. PAGER King billiard, record
2:09 1-2, and the green trotter, Boy
Angeon, Of Jos. Bianchi, New Ulm,
MINI. Mr.. Hide has placed his
horses in charge of E. H. Alleman Of
Williston to be trained and raced.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-03-02

CONTINUED on page 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17

will be OF advantage to the COM
munity. for I can imagine no more
satisfactory and solid Investment than
this system will afford those who
have money to use.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17

Petrograd, July l7,-Profoundly
Impressed by the Russian advance,
which see-saws first at this point and
then at that. the Germans are mass
Ing enormous forces before Kovel.
They are bringing up every available
reserve In the hope Of stalling the
new Russian moving machine.
The present comparative calm Is
deemed here to be q mere prelude
to Russian offensive Of great force,
The fall OF Koyel now would be
a staggering blow to the central pow
ers, completely disrupting their
plans. Lemberg would be menaced
more than ever, the road to the great
fortress OF Brest Lltovsk opened and
the rear OF the Pinsk region threat
ened. necessitating a German with
drawal.
The Russians apparently do not
lack ammunition. Printed on the
cartridge cases are the phrases:
'qDon't spare bullets Don't spare
courage. There's enough aplenty for
all"
Cossacks from the Don. Urals,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
THE KAISER SAW
RETREAT AT SOMMEE

London. July 17.-Kaiser Wilhelm
was at the Somme front when his
army retreated under battering Brit
ish blows in Saturdays lighting, it
became known today. An official
statement issued at Berlin confirmed
previous reports OF the kaiser's pre-
sence at the front OF the great Anglo
French offensive, where he has been
visiting his troops and inspiring them
to more stubborn defense. The Ber-
lin statement said that the kaiser
conferred with his chief of stan and
commanding generals, visited the
hospitals and conferred several Iron
Crosses. G *s
These dispatches showed that the
British advance carried forward the
lines to the outskirts of both the viii
lagos of Pozieres and Martinpuch,
two OF the most strongly defended
German posts before Bapaume. The
assault was begun just before day
light on moonlight night. II fol-
lowed an artillery attack which for
intensity, II not duration. exceeded
the bombardment that marked the
beginning OF the Anglo-French offen-
sive two weeks before.
British guns bptted out enemy
works, leaving only ruined redoubts,
from behind which German machine
gunners raked the attackers until
blown to pieces by bombs.
The fighting for Longueval on
Friday was bitter battle from un-
derground works and cellars.
SIN some OF the cellars the Ger
mans fought like wolves at bay
wired one correspondent, Down In
the darkness OF these places men
fought savagely, seeing only the CLINT
OF each others eyes and feeling FOR
each others throats unless there were
still bombs handy to make a quicker
ending, It was primitive warfare
Icayemen fought like that in such
darkness. though not with bombs
which belong to our own age"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
Paper
OFFICIALS THINK
VILLA DEAD AND
TROUBLE OVER

Washington. July 17.--yilia is
dead, General Pershing's troops win
be out Of Mexico within month. and
the national guard back home within
three months. high war department
Official said today.
Villas name Is being used by
minor leaders to inspire fear amoas
carranzistas, the official declared. He
said Carranza was stronger today in
Mexico than he ever had been. prin-
cipaily because he had ayerted war
with the United States without loss
of dignity by Mexico"
Army men in touch with border
and Mexican interior conditions sSld
today there "is not chance In d
Thousand" OF further trouble with
Mexico, either by a repetition Of the
Parral and Carrizal incidents or by
bandit raids.
Since the Carrizal attack was clear
ed up, and the last Carranza note re-
|ceived, the war department has taken
the view that the Mexican trouble is
over. Pershing's moving his base
north helped immensely. it was de-
clared. Now rains have come and
threaten to necessitate further short
ening OF the lines.
I'VE expect Pershing to be out Of
Mexico In a month or So" said a de-
partment Official today. I'm three
months the national guard probably
will be back home.
The Carranza government was
never stronger than 1t Is now. Sen
ltiment has crystallized behind him
since the recent trouble. This be-
cause without loss Of dignity to Mex
leo he STAYED on war with the United
States. villa himself could not hurt
him for that reason.
And villa. according to our re-
ports, is dead. We believe his name
lis being used by leaders to embarrass
Carranza and to inspire fear in the
Mexican people. We think he is dead
Iand his cause buried with him"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
OREGON COAST ARTII.LERy
COMPANIES ARE IN CAMP

Fort Stevens. Ore. July 17,--Near-
ly 700 militiamen today began two
weeks grind OF living like regular
soldiers. Under command OF G. c..
Hammond. eight companies OF coast
artillery. Oregon national guard. are
encamped here today to spend the
next fortnight practIcing with the
coast defense equipment at the mouth
OF tho Columbia river.
Although the coast artillery COM
panies are not recruited up to war
strength. az the war department re-
Gently ordered. there are more men In
the two battalions here today than
on any previous summers encainp-
ment. Two Of the companies are
from Eugene. The others are from
Ashland, Roseburg, Albany, Cottage
Grove. Medford and Portland, with
q sanitary detachment from Rose
burg.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
STRIKES MAY
fORCEU.S.10.
RUN ROADS
Department Of Labor Officer
Predicts That Government
viii Take Over Railways
If Strike Is Called

st. Louis. July 17.--Declaring that
the United States government was
better prepared now than ever before
to operate the railroads OF the coun-
TRY. J. ]. Keegan. Of the department
OF labor. predicted today the govern
ment would take over the railroads
should the four great railroad
brotherhoods call strike OF their
members.
Keegan said that once the govern
ment took charge of the roads the
men would go to work Immediately.
He based this assertion on the fact
that the government had long since
recognized the elght-hour day. one OF
the bones OF contention in the pre-
sent controversy between men and
employers.
Keegan. who Is in st. Louis as me-
ldiator between the Missouri Pacific
and Its trackmen. who threaten to
lstsike, would not say plans had been
formulated to take over the roads.
Eowever. he said that. according to his
information. this step can not be
avoided II the men leave their posts.
He said he was practically certain
that the four brotherhoods would
vote to strike.
But l can not conceive that either
the railroads or the brotherhoods will
let a break occur" he said. "A COM
promise seems more probable. How
ever. should the break occur and
nearly half million men leave their
work, paralyzing transportation and
threatening starvation Of the nation.
the government would act in "a
hours.
1T could do nothing else. Every
railroad in the country would be
seized. and once these roads passed
into the control OF the United States
they would never again be returned
Ito private ownership"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
RURALCRED|T'
MEASU R {
now LAW
Pres. Wilson Attaches Sig
nature to Bill Establishing
Line Of Land Mortgage
Banks Throughout Nation

Washington. July li.--.Accompany-
Ing the act with speech paying
tribute 10 the farmers OF the country.
President Wilson today signed the
rural credits bill. II provides estab-
hshment OF a HIST OF land mortgage
banks to handle longtime mortgage
loans to farmers.
On invitation OF the president.
many interested In the Initiating OF
the rural credits system were present
at It's signing. These included house
and senate members who had handled
the BILL Speaking before he signed
the bin. the president said:
"On occasions OF this sort there
are so many things to say that one
would despair OF saying them briefly
and adequately, but | can not go
through the simple ceremony OF
signing this bill without expressing
the feeling that I have In signing II.
II Is a feeling not only OF profound
satisfaction. but OF real gratitude
that we have completed this piece OF
legislation. which I hope will be I'm
mensely beneficial to the farmers OF
the country.
The farmers. II seems to me. have
occupied hitherto q singular position
OF disadvantage. They have not had
the same freedom to get credit on
their real assets that others have had
who were In manufacturing and COM
mercial enterprises, And while they
sustained our life. they did not In
the same degree with others share
In the benefits OF that life.
Therefore. this bill. along with
the very liberal provisions OF the fed
eral reserve act. puts them on an
equality with all others who have
genuine assets and makes the great
credit OF the country available to
them.
Zone can not but feel this Is de-
layed justice to them and can but
feel that It is a very gratifying thing
to play any part in doing this act OF
Justice. look forward to the bene-
Ats OF this bill. not with extravagant
expectations, but with confident ex-
pectations that It will be OF very wide
reaching benefits and. incidentally. 1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
NO FUS|NC WITH /.
M0OSERSFOR THE.
PROH|B|T|ON|STS.

ST, Paul. July i7.--Prohibitionists
won't fuse with progressives In the
latter's post-season series at Chicago
August 9. Eugene w. chafiin said to-
day chanin, who was prohIbitionist
presidential candidate In 1908 and
1914. arrived from Tucson today.
He launched an attack at v. G.,
liinshaw for carrying on several
weeks correspondence with John NJ.
Parker. looking forward to a pro-
gressive-prohIbltion amalgamation.
and then announced he would support
Hinshaw II nominated
However. chafin brought 10 town
a Sulzer boom and pretty daughter.
The boom is TO nominate william
sulxer. OF New York. The daughter
In delegate from Arizona. who could
not vote last election because she was
too young.
iinshaw and Chailin are due for q
clash tomorrow. when the project Of
changing the name OF the party Is
slated for pre-conyention session.
Some factions favor the name
American party" and others ma
tional party with q platform based
on Issues other than suffrage and
prohibition. chaiiin gets all heated
up when lnterviewers make the pro-
posal and balks.
Raising 100000 and mobilizlng
10000 voters is also due for. dis
oussion tomorrow.
Plans to run Henry Ford for pre-
sldent and W. @, Calderwood. Minne-
apolis. for vice-president. were oil
mussed up today when caIderwood
cited rord's statement that ne would
not run. Calderwood had previously
intimated his disincllnation to run as
vice. president with Ford.
Presidential timber today narrow
cd down to Ex-Governor Foss OF
Massachusetts,. VIM. Sulzer Of New
York. J. Frank Hanly and s. w.
Haines OF Indiana.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
MERGER OF COLLEGES
FAILS TO WIN APPROVAL

Portland, July i7.--Nearly every
Congregational church in the state
was on record today In opposition to
a plan to merge Pacific university at
Forest Grove, 0re,. and Albany col
lege at Albany Into one Presbyterian
school. Pacific university was found
ed in lS4s by the congregationalists.
Eight years ago II was made non
sectarlan. The congregationalists
are willing that the, two schools be
merged into one'ipcn-sectarlan col
lcge, but are opposed to any plan 70
make the consolidated school sec
tartan one Regulations to this effect
we're adopted throughout Oregon yes
terday. Tl'm''Nfyin'w 8
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
ARGUE SIR ROGER
EASEMENTS APPEAL

London. July 17.--Sir Roger Case
ment's appeal from his conviction OF
treason. carrying with It the death
penalty. was argued before Justice
Darling and four associate justices
OF the court OF criminal appeal today.
Easements counsel argued that
the actions described In the indict-
ment did not constitute a statutory
offense. He argued further that the
definition OF treason given to the jury
by Lord Chief Justice Reading was
inaccurate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
MORE REIEUTON
TRENCHES
TAKEN
Britons Continue Progress
Along the Western Front,
While in the East the Rus
SLAMS Maintain Advantage

London. July i7.--British troops
stormed and captured German second
line positions on q front OF 1900
yards In n continuation OF the steady
drive north OF the somme. General
Halg reported this afternoon.
The advance was made northwest
OF observation-disclosures woods. which Ia
now In the hands OF the British. and
pressed the British line forward to
the very edges OF Martinpulch village.
ono Of the German strongholds de-
Tending Bapaume.
The German war ONCE admitted
this afternoon that the British have
made further progress toward the Inn
portant highway town OF Pozlcres,
penetrating ovlllers wood. southwest
OF poxieres. whore heavy nghting con-
tInues. The Berlin official statement
reported lively lighting west OF Per-
onne. the objective OF the French
armies. though the French war ONCE
was silent on the French operations
south OF tho Somme.
The British left flank. near Or
viliers and la Boiselle. made further
progress. capturing the remaining
strongholds and the brave rem
nants" OF q German garrison. Gen.
eral Haig reported.
AZ the same time. the right flank.
advancing east OF Longueval village.
captured the waterlct farm, further
widening the breach TO the German
second line.
Reports Of the new British success
only slightly overshadowed the news
Of allied victories on the eastern
front. The German war otflce this
afternoon off'clally admitted that
General Won Linslngen's right wing In
volhynia had been compelled to re-
treat behind the Hpa river. The
Russian war ONCE reported the cap
ture OF 10000 prisoners In yester-
days fighting In volhynia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
GERMAN RE|NFORCEMENTS ATTEMPT
TO STOP SLAV ADVANCE ON KOVEl
CONTINUED on Page A.

fresh young giants from Siberia and
elsewhere are fighting like game.
cocks, striving to outdo each other in
daredevil charges. The quarrel with
the Germans is now personal, owing
to the Germans use Of liquid fire and
gas. Consequently fewer German
prisoners are taken In proportion to
the number OF dead on the field.
Russian officers appear satisfied not
only with the situation on the Russian
front but with the spirit of the
troops. which, they declare. was never
higher
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
PORTLAND MAMMALS SEND
GOODIES TO SOLDIER BOYS

Portland, July 17.--High school
boys In the Oregon militia at the
Mexican border will be distinguished
from their comrades by the number
or luxuries they can afford.
Having entered q vigorous protest
against their sons being taken to tho
border, parents OF more than score
OF the school boys today planned to
shower the lads with luxurles. As
gtp+cr they viii send $3.50 q month
regularly to the machine gun COM
pany OF the Third Oregon infantry,
in which most Of the high school boys
ARE enlisted.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
RUSSIANS PAY HEAVY
PRICE FOR ADVANCE

Berlin. via Sayville. July i7,-Rus-
sian losses In killed alone since the
beginning OF the present offensive,
from June 4 until July /, total more
than 100000. the semi-ofilcial news
agency estimated today.
According to official reports is
sued at ,Petrograd since the begin
ming OF the Russian offensive until
July |. the killed include $4,000 Of
Hcers, among them II generals and
20 regimental commanders, and 24S,-
900 men," the news agency stated,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17

the Charlotte division went out at
a. m. Trains are unable to proceed
beyond Salisbury. and no wires are
in operation south OF that point. At
lanta being reached by way Of Chi
cago and New Orleans.
Ten million dollars worth Of
property destroyed. i've persons
known to be dead. hundreds injured
and missing. railroad traffic and tele-
graph and telephone communication
demoralized, Is the toll of the flood
sweeping the Carolinas and Virginia
known to date. Meager, disjointed
details are drifting into Washington
over the crippled lines Of communi-
cation. The floods are the result Of
hurricanes Of wind and rain which
struck the south Atlantic coast
Thursday, lifting rivers and streams
far over their banks.
Asheville. N. c., the famous resort
city, is hard hit. The French river
has broken It's course near there.
flooding factories and homes In the
lower part of the city. Two persons
were drowned attempting to put food
in the upper story Of the Glenn Rock
hotel. Many are marooned in their
residences along the river, while
rescue parties fight against the rush
ing current to rescue them.
Asheville was without lights last
night and water is flowing in swift
streams down many OF the streets OF
the lower city.
The Southern railway depot and
buildings in the vicinity are flooded
to depth of six feet
Western North Carolina is report
ed facing serious situation. Lake
Toxaway's big dam and two dams at
HeIdersonville are reported to have
collapsed, setting free hundreds Of
tons OF water.
The Southern railway bridge over
the Catawba river at Belmont. N. c.,
was washed away. carrying IS men
into the river It has not been learn
ed whether they were saved. NM
The missing reported to Washing
ton in scattering dispatches are; n.
lP. Grifiin. road supervisor; Joseph
Kildan. resident engineer; G. 8. Bar
Continued on Page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES
REPORT FAvORS HAY

Washington, July 1.-THE senate
Judiciary committee today reported
fayorably on the presidents nomin-
alton OF Congressman Hay to be Judge
of the United States court OF claims,
A subcommittee was named to con-
slider the qualifications Of Judge John
II. Clarke. Cleveland. Ohio. for the
supreme bench. y.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-17

Is ARE DEAD
IN PATH Of
FLOOD
Rivers Are Outof Their Banks
IN North and South Care
Ina, and Damage Of More
Than$ $1,000 OOReporied

Asheyille, N. c., July live
Cincinnati-bound trains, the Carolina
special. which left here Saturday
night. and another which left last
night. are lost ss result OF the
Good which swept eastern North Caro-
lima, with the loss OF Is lives. All
railway and commercial telegraph
lines are down. The dead In the
food caused by overflow OF the
French broad river are:
Louise Cressler. Asheville; Lucius
Frazier. Asheville; ]. B. Lite. Bilt-
more; Charlotte Walker, Biltmore;
Mabel Foster. Biltmore; Louise Walk
Ter, Biltmore.
Three are dead at HendersonvilIe.
and six at Charlotte.
Many bridges were carried away In
the food and railway trafic is para
|lyzed. Danger OF food famine in
Asheville caused the local oficials TO-
day to seize the food supply Of the
lefty.
More than 500 persons are home
less The flood came so suddenly
that many had to wade from their
homes. Those drowned at Biltmore
we're caught in the current and swept
away.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

SANC"CoN" MEN GOT $4,000 OF
OLD MAN MORRISON COIN
Clean details in the case of Old
Man Morrison came out in the hear
ing before Judge K. M. Lands yes
terday.
One instance where a bunch of
ICON" men who represented them
selves as detectives in search of
bonds which they told Morrison he
had lost was related. Over $4,000
was squeezed from him on the plea
that the chase after the bond thief
was expensive.
A former chief of police, deputy
cherif and two con" men were
named. The, federal grand jury is =
expected to investigate.
MOULD FREE LAKE FRONT
Members of % business mems as
of the South Side met yes
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

GUESSED RIGHT ON LOEB MOVE
Those who said Jacob Loeb had
three district superintendent fired
from the schools because he wanted
to put some Thompson adherents in,
their $4,000 jobs think they were
proven right yesterday before the
school management committee.
Loeb's crowd moved to make
these three fired officials principals
at lower salaries. Trustees Lpsky,
MacMahon and Huehl voted against
this. They had not been taken into
the usual secret conference before
the regular meeting and didn't know
what the Loeb faction was trying to
put across.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

IVVOOLD q NE L-FlTNE z MUM
Members of % business mems as
sociations Of the South Side met yes
terday at the Hyde Park hotel to dis
cuss means of freeing the lake front
from the clutch of the l. c. R.R
The Access to the Lake Front
Club" was started