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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
YOUR HABITS

You can toy with a tigers two
month's-old-pup, but don't try to play
with a grown-up wild cat. You car
fondle the eggs of a python, but yor
can't play with the python and play
safe.
Almost any man is willing to try 9
thing once, but the sensible man knows
that it's dangerous to repeat mis-.
take.
The sensible man knows that he is
a creature Of habits; that habits are
a REPETITION Of acts.
Do something at ten o'clock this
morning, and at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning the thought of doing the
same thing will recur to you. It is
not necessary to have this act in the
forenoon.
Have "party" at ten tonight, and
back comes the desire for another par
ty at ten tomorrow night.
Take the wrong trail, make a mis-
take once, and your footprints show
Walk the same way tomorrow, and a
route is mapped out. Hit the same
trail day after tomorrow, and a path
is blazed.
The secret of success is locked up
in the plan Of starting right. Get a
good start, and then make habit of
this start.
Habits hold man up or hold man
down. We are all made or unmade by
our habits. The whole point is, to get
started right.
You can fondle the eggs of python.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
NO TURNING BACK

President Wilson in his address at
the opening of congress Monday, told
the aims of America in terms so plain
that even the Kaiser by this time I'M
derstands why America is in the war
and just how long we expect to remain
in the fray. This is the first time the
President has addressed congress since
war was declared on Germany eight
months ago. The President urges
that war be declared upon Austria at
once, even though she be but Ger
many's vassal, for the central powers
must be considered as one and the war
cannot be conducted successfully in
any other way. He gives plain warn
ing to Turkey and Bulgaria when he
says: owe shall go wherever the
necessities Of this war shall carry us,
but it seems ITO me that we should go
only where Immediate and practical
considerations leads us and not heed
any Others"
Peace, the President told congress,
can come only when the Prussian mill
tary autocracy is beaten; when the
German people make peace with the
world through rulers the world can
trust, when they make PREPARATION for
the wrongs their present rulers have
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Carl Alderman, a Newspaper man,
who spent two years doing newspaper
work in Germany, wrote an import
ant article for a recent number Of the
Saturday evening Post, which gives
America a clear insight into Ger
manys aims. Alderman left Ger
many early in the winter of 1916. He
says that Germany plans her war
moves six months in advance. The re-
cent Italian thrust was planned sew
eral months before it was executed.
The object of the thrust was to divide
the forces of the Allies and in this
Germany has been successful. In the
spring the Allies will have two fronts
to maintain instead of one. Germany
always does propaganda work in the
country which she expects to attack,
shortly before making the attack.
Alderman says that another great
move is being prepared by the Ger
mans, evidently along the western
front. Alderman states that the de-
cisive battle of the great war may be
nearer at hand that America realizes.
Germany has reached her maximum
strength and her power should not be
underestimated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
COLD FACTS

Germany has been building, in this
country, for years, community more
loyal to herself than to the United
States.
Germany has been lavishly spend
ing money on societies, associations
alliances, in order to win the admira
ton and loyalty Of American citizens
Proof: Our universities have been
fattered, our professors have been
honored, for this very reason. Even
in our spelling books the Kaiser has
been praised.
Spies have been planted everywhere,
and you know this to be the truth.
Germany has counted on our good
nature as cowardice, on our unpre-
paredness as national lack of self
respect.
Our reason for going into this war
is-we could not keep out of it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

which we are allied where it has been
warmly received. The country is I'M
doubtedly behind the president. If it
requires the service of every male of
our country between the ages of eigh
teen and forty-five to crush the mon
ster which threatens our very exist
ence, we will remain in this greatest
of worlds fights till the finish.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Soldiers from every state in the
Union are now along the battle line
in France. Several U. S. transports
have been conveyed across the Allan
tic, carrying soldiers from every state
in the Union, without the loss of a
man. Just what North Dakota troops
were in the lot is not known, but it is
possible that many men of the Second
Regiment, which was disbanded. and
who were transferred to various d.
visions, are included in the soldiers
who were recently taken across. There
are now between four and five hun
dred thousands United States troops
on the French front and they will be
able to look after sector of from five
to ten miles.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Thirteen convicts who were in soil
tary confinement in the Illinois state
penitentiary at Joliet, sawed their
way out but ten of them have been
captured. The warden has again
placed them in solitary confinement
and will make an example of them.
The inmates of this penitentiary have
been coddled until they believe that
they are as good or better than the
people on the outside. Sentimental
women have had much to do with this
state of affairs and the warden has
without question been too lax with
them. Our jail-birds should of course
be treated in humane manner, but
the warden should not try to make
the fellows thinks that they are at a
Sunday school picnic.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
ADVERTISING HELPS HIM

When manufacturer or merchant
spends the better part of his life in an
efforts to surpass, naturally his en-
thusiasm over his success bursts forth
in some public announcement, and by
Analysing this, public announcement
you find what we call advertising.
The sour-mouthed man with his sly
trade tricks seldom gets worked up
over his success to the pitch of an
nouncing publicly announcing any,
thing. And if he does, his announce
ments sound like a second fiddle with
a broken bridge.
The successful merchant is not made
through advertising; he was born that
way. Advertising helps him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

You wonderful banner of the brave!
You starry flag of America! How you
float in lazy folds in times of peace!
But, now that war is on, you seem to
spread in a streaming blaze of battle
cry for our comrades to defend you.
From the wave-rocked topmast, to
the strong arms of an American color
bearer, there seems to be a call from
the flag that comes to a mans con-
science-the call of our country.
And this call is the biggest impulse
in all the world, for it makes churches
and civilization possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
The president in hi.

alien enemies. The president in his
message has set out very adequate
reasons why war should be declared
on Austria, Germany's ally and vassal.
Although we have been at war with
Germany for nearly year, the alien
Austrians in this country have been
given free hand and without doubt
the president has learned of consider
able activity among certain Austrian
spies which has caused him to take
this step.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

The government urges the mer-
chants Of the nation to adopt the CO.
operative delivery service of foodstuffs
as much as possible, thus eliminating
great deal of expense in conducting
their business and saving millions of
dollars to the customers, at the same
time releasing thousands of men who
may be employed in other lines. The
government wants to cut down the
deliveries to one per day in any part
of the city, but if this cannot be done,
it is desired that the limit should be
four deliveries a day. The govern
ment estimates that by cooperative
delivery, the expense could be reduced
fully SO per cent. Minot merchants
have already considered this PROPOSE
ton and it may become effective here
within a short time. One Minot man
makes them the proposition of taking
over such a delivery service, claiming
that during the first six months he
could cut down the cost about Is per
cent and make ten or twelve thousand
dollars besides. It is estimated that
it costs the Minot merchants about
$4,000 a month to make their deliv-
cries. Under the proposed plan it is
estimated that saving of from $1.50
to $500 could be saved. during the
year for each man, woman and child
in Minot. The man who buys his gro
ceries, pays cash and carries them
home, would effect saving of from 3
to 10 cents on each delivery in addi-
ton to the 1921 which the govern
ment proposes to add to the account
of the man who let's his bills run to
the end of the month.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
RATHER IMPRESSIVE

The I. w. w., bent on destruction
and violence, must have been impress
sed with the satire Of the situation
when the American army, to whom
they were compelled to appeal to save
them from starvation, took them in,
and fed them with the hand they had
tried to bite.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Fond parents are now engaged in
buylng Christmas presents for the
Riddles, for bless their little souls,
Santa Claus must not pass them up.
But this year, there is tendency to
cut out lot of expense by eliminat-
ing many things that can be gotten
along without. A toy train Of cars
never did fill Billy's little stomach
or keep his fingers warm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

many will not get all of these things,
IN TACT on second thought, she will not
get any of them, for when the Allie.
are through with her she will accept
exactly what she deserves.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
STOP LOOK! LISTEN

Sixty-nine drivers out of a hundred
go right on over the railroad tracks
without looking either way.
And twenty-eight per cent fail to
look both ways.
No wonder folks get under the cow
catcher.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

;. IN the year 1912 the Germans pub
llshed over seven hundred books on
war. In many of these books the cul-
ttured class told exactly what would
happen in this war, and they told the
details in the most audacious way.
NO one could believe that they were
really planning to conquer the world,
but they were, nevertheless.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

The United States will declare war
on Austria, it being predicted that the
resolution would pass both houses
some time next week. In this event,
it will be necessary to intern about &
million Austrian-H ungarians in the
United States, who will be considered
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Germany is willing to make peace,
but she wants an indemnity Of fifty
billion dollars, it is said. Besides, she
wants control Of Belgium, certain por-
tons Of France, besides numerous
other possessions. OF course Ger
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

What's the use of using sugar, any
way? Two hundred years ago sugar
was unknown. Of course there was
always the sugars in the various
foods, but the people took it in its
natural form. When one had sweet
tooth, he'd hunt up bee tree. We all
use too much sugar. It might do us
good to cut out sweets for time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
EXCEPTIONAL COURTESY

Office manners have much to do
with business success, but this does
not suggest the exceptional courtesy
of kissing the stenographer every
morning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

THOUGHTS OF SELF
When you dwell on thoughts that
are solely on yourself and only for
yourself, you are wasting a lot of val
liable time on mere trif1e.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06

Entered June IS, 1902, as second
class matter. at the postoffice at Minot,
N. D., nuder the act OF Congress Of
March 3, 1879.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
THE FARMERS AND FooD CONTROL.

An illuminating side light situation contained in
inserted in the Congressional Record recently by
Senator Smith Of Michigan These from farmers oganza-
tons and individual farmers they without exception endorsed
the food control measures before congress.
These expressions pretty clear idea
the panic prices We told with great this
the first time history that the
products what they really worth.
But let us see What is the object of food control? Whence
comes the nsent demand? Plainly the demand the direct
suit of food that of all proportion wages
prices in other line 1t is reasonable believe
farmers receiving anything like the present
nus of course reasonable of mddemens prothat they
would not only be willing but anxious kill the goose that
golden egg?
The plain truth is the farmer benefited by the
high prices food any degree ecompense
injured by extravagant prices in other lines He paying vastly
more for purchase he makes from pow point
Sne What he gains from his small profits his of
more than offset by the increase in
thing that ne must buy his farm This know
and this why they almost without exception heartily favor
OF government food conrola control which will mini
mum as well as maximum price
The specializing food pirates will have hunt
scat for their sins instead the farmer and his Interests
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
WOODMEN CONVENTION
BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY

Atlanta, Ga, July THE vanguard
OF Woodrnen began arriving in the
city today to attend the annual con-
yention of the Sovereign Camp of the
order which meets next Tuesday and
runs for a week, with an expected at
tendance of more than 25,OOO
Two aviators engaged for the en-
tertainment of the visitors have ship
ped their machines and will arrive in
the city Monday and begin practicing
for their exhibition flights on We'd
nesday and Thursday when they will
NY over Atlanta and give exhibitions
of battle flying at Piedmont and Lake
wood Parks.
w. A. Fraser, sovereign command
err OF the Sovereign Camp, has been
in hte city several days. along with
other sovereign officers, and through
out today, tomorrow and Monday a
constant stream of visitors will be
pouring into the city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
PROTECT THE SMALL INVESTOR.

Some of the financial papers dpore the fact that the American
public is slow in taking stock and bond investments 1t is
difficult find the for this failure they shouldn't
with the American public for failing place little confidence
the stock and bond offerings which the public invited
Past has tended educate the investor
from the usual opportunities stock investments BY far the
share of railway and investment stock which the savings
OF the people have been attracted have been total failures
instances and good straight swndes rugged up
catch the confdng public.
In the older countries where experience long has taught the
that the greatest good the largest numbers really
includes the small investors provided such safeguards
small savings Of the that the stock obbe has had
small pcng The people have been taught look with confidence
investments offered for their savings while have educated
the public away from such frequency with which
thieves have been allowed fleece the public under the
cloak of chartered stock company only often having greater
assets than the of paper upon which such applications
granted
surveillance of stock companies and guarantee
honest management would bring the surplus savings
ment channels they flow them France Germany
England
In getting closer acquainted with Of the practices vogue
Tor the protection OF the investor Chicago of cound
made the Withdrawals for the Liberty Loan of their
rob them of the their deposits Unfortunately
such treason the people who entrusted their savings
tos be reached by the federal law
the derauded dposto they'd take the pair hang
TO lamp post AaeN
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK,
FOUR SEAMEN DROWNED

Washington, July 1.-THE Ameri-
can steamer Orleans of the Oriental
Navigation Company has been torpe-
doed and stink by submarine -Four
of the crew were drowned but all
members of the armed naval guard
were saved. The State Department
announcing the sinking today, with
held the place and the time of the
attack
Z AS the first ship flying the Ameri-
can flag to brave transatlantic voy-
age after. Berlin announced her poll
icy of relentless submarine warfare.
the Orleans was given great demon
stration on her arrival at Bordeaux.
Members Of the naval gun crew in
Guided William B. Christ, chief gun
ner mate, Lynn, Mass; John f. Ma
ioncy, gunner mate New York City;
Leo Richardson, boatswain's mate,
Lake View, Chicago, and Seaman R.
P. Walton, Atlanta.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
.GOMPERS Boards
TEDDY In PUBLIC

New York, July 6.-Denial by Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, that trades
unions had had any share in the East
St. Louis riots, which was met by
vehement denunciation by Theodore
Roosevelt of the murder of helpless
negroes, precipitated tumultuous
demonstration at a mass meeting held
in Carnegie Hall here tonight in honor
of the Russian mission to the United
States.
Mr.. Roosevelt was interrupted by
Mr.. Gompers, who rose from his seat
and approached the former President.
"Why don't you accuse after an in
vestigation?" the labor leader de-
manded.
With these mords he returned to his
seat. Col Roosevelt strobe over to
his chair and exclaimed:
"Mr Gompers, why don't I accuse
afterwards? I'll answer that now,
when murder is to be answered"
Kisses and Cheers
With that the colonel brought down
on Mr.. Gompers' shoulder his open
left hand which he had raised above
his head. At this juncture many of the
men on the platform leaped to their
feet and there was storm of Kisses,
cheers and "boos' from all parts of
the house When Mr.. Roosevelt could
make himself heard above the din, he
went on:
Il will go to any extreme to bring
justice to the laboring man, but when
there is murder | will put him down"
When the former President had fin
ished, Mr.. Gompers, evidently deeply
stirred, started to rise to make re-
joinder, but was pushed back into his
seat by those who sat near him, while
Mayor Mitchell, who presided pound
ed vigorously with his gavel, in an
effort to restore order. Several min
utes elapsed before it was possible to
introduce Boris Bakmeteff, the Rus
sian ambassador, and continue the
meeting. AS the excitement subsidized
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Gompers
found themselves sitting side by side.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
Police Chief is Blamed
For East St. Louis Riot

East St. Louis, ILL.,, July 1.-The
resignation of Chief of Police Payne,
Of East St. Louis, and of Cornelius
Hickey, night chief of police, will be
demanded of Mayor Mollman by the
citizens committee of the chamber
OF Commerce as result of the race
riots here Monday, it was announced
today.
The committee will demand the
resignation of the 3 members of the
police board, or a promise Of radical
reforms.
Maurice v Joyce, vice president of
the chamber of commerce, today de-
clared the rioting was the direct re-
suit of the long reign of lawlessness in
East St. Louis.
I'VE have police department that
lis incompetent and inefficient, if not
worse. Not only was the word sent
out that the law would not be rigidly
enforced, but the impression was al
lowed to spread that law violations
would be winked at and ignored" he
said.
Mr.. Joyce declared all sorts Of vic
ious resorts were allowed to operate.
This condition became so pro-
nounced that certain bad element OF
both blacks and whites became con-
WINGED they could do just as they
pleased This led to excuses by the
negroes against the whites, and was
responsible for the subsequent out
RACES committed by whites upon the
negroes"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
WOMEN IN TROUSERS

NO. there Is no satire in that heading the cold logical
winch we must tace-and that probably very
In Europe the doing mems work while are
at front smashing their enemies necessity which they NAV
not shk and which they do shir skirt is Sc
s obstacle to the performance duties hence the
SKIRT has been discarded and replaced by the
# this war lasts for year onger-and wise men declare
It wthen the Of country will be performing the tasks
st our own men who the trenches.
It quite within the bounds of possibility probability that
cr army will be increased FIVE million men, in such
event millions OF women must into the shops
the eldswherever has been away and there
other to take his place
Sane people Of both welcome the adoption Of any gar
ent that will aid them their life less ksome for
Item.
few senseess pudes will Mortified the prudes
ve not made the world have been little it. and they
VII not end it.
Women in trousers inevitable 1t come And the
sooner become reconed thought easier will he for
those upon whom necessity forces the innovation.
Keep smiling That sow viii keep you out Of the trenches
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
BULLOCK COUNTY SUED
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Savannah, Ga, July 7-R. w. Court
ney, of Aiken, S. c., today filed suit
in the Chatham County Superior
Court against Bulloch county for $780,
600 damages, which he alleges to have
received in an accident on the Bulloch
county highways. According to the
petition, August 8, 1916 the damages
were sustained when bridge on the
road between Rocky Ford and Portal
gave away with him under his ma
chine. He sustained two broken ribs
and other injuries in the accident.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
LOST

LOST-Gold wrist watch On Jess
anime avenue between Lee and Main
streets, or on Main street between
Jessamine and Palm. Return to the
Leader-Enterprise and receive re-
ward. st
LOST-Dark gray raincoat on
either Grant or Main street ON We'd
nesday afternoon. A liberal reward
offered by H. C. Simmons, of Doug
las, if returned to the Leader Enter
prise. 2t-p
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
w. R. C. WILL WORK FOR THE
SOLDIERS

At meeting of the w. R. C. Tues
day the members voted $1,000 for Red
Cross work. They also voted to meet
every Wednesday afternoon at the
members homes to work for the sol
diers. The first meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. B. K. Knapp.
Clara A. Bryan, President.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09

Do your feet hurt from Corns, bad
toe nails, etc? See D. M. Tibbott, D.
IS. c., sos West Altamaha street
Phone EOS. Sweating, bad smelling
feet cured. tf-adv
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
NOTICE

The ordinance prohibiting people
from occupying automobiles not their
own without the consent of their own
ers will be strictly enforced.
c. F. DIXON,
If Chief of Police.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-09
EsTRAY NOTICE

Taken up on my place one red sow,
both ears marked. Owner may have
same by paying for this adv. and feed.
George Drexler, Route 4, Fitzgerald,
Ga. 2-o-l6 e.