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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17
Pacific Coast League.
Draft DribbLes

Rozfon. Mass, Aug. Frances
Ouimet. western amateur golf cham
piOn and former national amateur
and open title holder, today an
0olInce5 he would not claim exemp-
ton from the * II. He has already
passed the physical examination
MY services are at my country s
disposal in whatever capacity I can
do the most good, he said. Whether
this proves to be in the army or
playing golf in aid Of the Red Cross"
Ouimet said he had received anony-
nous letters charging him with be-
ing a Stacker, based upon reports
that he would ask exemption
Harry LeEg. OF Minneapolis, who
recently Won the Minnesota state EOIf
championship for the eighth time. is
among the local athletes included in
the first draft call He is married.
hut says he has not decided whether
he viii enter a claim for exemption.
The first call for the new national
army also VIII take five members Of
the Minneapolis American assOcfa-
tion baseball CLUB. They are Morley
Jennings. shortstop; Louis Bechant.
catcher; William Stephenson, pitcher:
Sanford Burk. pitcher, and Carl Saw
yer, second baseman.
Rube Marquard is sore all through.
He is married and therefore doesn't
expect TO be called TO war.
Nevertheless, just To be patriotic.
RUDE went to a surgeon and was re-
jected before he had more than told
his identity. What forg-' protested
Buhe. Because" explained the sur
geon. we don't count lefthauded
pitchers as normal"
Some hours later Rube discovered
that some Of the other Brooklyn
players had framed IL with the sur
geOu-
Yale sloan and BIZ Jacobson. out
flelders of the Browns, have enlisted
in the navy, but are not TO be called
for service until after tine baseball
season. Both were caught in the
army draft, but prefer sea service
to digging trenches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17

ILL, Aug. IL ''The
best bit OF news I have heard in
~ years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17

"? Vt is $780, $500 N.Y. n H. tn . ' , IN:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17

- EOBABLY the youngest umpire
- in a league in the country is
\ William A. MCGOWAN ~ Vil-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
RICHARD G. TWEETEN PASSES
AWAY IN MINNEAPOLIS
(Copyright.)

The Fargo Forum of July had the
following Minneapolis dispatch an
nouncing the death of Richard G..
Tweeton. Mr.. Tweeton was a Wash
burn resident for some two years, op-
Grating the -four mill here in 1895
and is we'll remembered by all old
timers:
Richard G. Tweeton, North Dakota
land owner, formerly connected with
chain of banks in northern Mime
sofa and later in the banking busi-
ness in Wabasha county, southern
Minnesota, died at O'Clock this
morning in Minneapolis hospital.
, Death followed an operation which
he submitted to Tuesday. for goitre
Present at the bedside was his broth
er, Henry G. Tweeton of Barnesville,
Mimi, who was also present at the
time OF the operation, returning to
Barneswille, only to get further word
from physicians that death was but a
few hours away. -
Because of his banking interests in
northern Minnesota and his inter-
ests in North Dakota, Mr. Tweeton
was we'll known both in Moorhead
and Fargo. Before moving to southern
Minnesota, he was located at Halma,
Kittson county, Minnesota He was a
knights of Pythias and Mason.
According to a telephone message
from Barnesville late this afternoon,
the remains probably will be taken to
that city, his old home for burial.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13

had to pay for the grading he said,
"No, If the people will take out the
stones that is all we ask. We will
grade the streets of a corporation as
a bonus" Mr.. Richards further added
that the Auto club did a good Job of
removing the stones from the streets.
The past week the crew has been
working the road to Max and having
finished it they are now working on
the: road to Ruso. On Tuesday they
were about five miles from town.
The aim of the commissioners is to
connect every town in the county by
a good road and in addition to this
all side roads are being graded. AS
soon as the work is finished anyone
can drive to another town on graded
road.
The county commissioners of Ward
county are having the roads in that
county improved and it is the aim of
Engineer Robinson to connect the
larger cities of the state by good
roads. The people will surely ap-
preciate the work of the state and
county COMMISSIONERS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
Red Cross Society
Organized
Organized Here Saturday Afternoon
and Prospects Bright for Good
Organization

Saturday afternoon a Red Cross
Society was organized at Washburn
and the prospects are bright for q
large and enthusiastic organization.
Mrs. R. C. Thompson, Chairman CT the
Wilton Red Cross Society gave a very
interesting talk explaining the work
to be done.
The officers elected wcro: Chairman,
Mrs. James T. McCulloch, Vice-Chafr-
man Mrs. John e. Williams; Secre-
tary, Mrs. James O'Bricn, Treasurer,
Aug. E. Johnson.
Membership COMMITTEES: Mrs F. w.
Macomber, Mrs. W. l.. Gordon and
Mrs. C. G. Forbes
Decoration Committee-Mrs. F. A.
Callahan.
The finance. supplies and execu-
tive committees will be appointed
soon.
The next meeting of the Red Cross
Society will be held Saturday after
noon, July 14th, at three o'clock In
the Court Room in the old court
house. All those in Washburn and
vicinity interested in this work are
asked to be present. No one should
excuse himself or herself from gett-
ing in touch with this work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
DEANS POISON FAMILY AND
IA cREW. SHIPMENTS SEIZED

$Tw6 instances of bean poisoning,
one ILL Ellendale land one at Medora,
have been called to the attention of
the Nprths Dakota pure food lepart-
mentS Mithin the past two days, it has
been announced and as result, the
drive 10 rid the middle west of the
poisonous Orient variety Of beans
has been renewed with even greater
vigor, the outstanding development in
the campaign being the discovery
that the poison beans we're brought
into the, United States by way of Van
couYer, 3. C., Portal, NJ D., and were
distributed by two wholesale houses
at Minot. Neither poisoning case
proved fatal.
I The present efforts of the federal
and state agents that are engaged in
the campaign against the poison
beans are aime d at preventing the
future retail of the beans by store
keepers to whom they have been dis
tribnte ont OF Minot;5ssand~ ~theS'recal
of the shipments as largely as pos
sible. DIR. E. F. Ladd, head of the
food work in North Dakota, is direct
ing the drive against the beans.
In the Glendale case reported to
the North Dakota pure food depart
ment, members of family we're taken
Ill after partaking of the beans. None
were seriously injured. The beans
were sent to- the department for ex-
animation, and were pronounced
the poison variety.
The other case of poisoning was
that Of a crew of men near Medora,
Beans partaken of, samples of which
were sent to Fargo, were poisonous.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
Al GAMBRlEL RECEIVES Let
TER FROM BROTHER IN FRANCE

Mr. Gambriel had letter last week
from one of his brothers who are
fighting in France. He has two
brothers in the army and this one
writes the following: well am in
France trying to do my "bit" in this
great war. I see by the papers that
the u. 8. is into it now, that will
help us out fine. We have been driv.
ing them back all along tn cline and
it will only be matter of time until
they are beat, of course the more
that comes into it the sooner it will
be over. ,r~
II have been in few tight corners
but have come out of them so far
alright, and hope to continue to do SO.
II don't know whether the war will
be over this summer or not, but ]
hope it is: .... -. r..
Il went to see our old home in Eng.
land, Sid and went together on q
fsix days leave and we had fine time
They wanted us to 60 and visit them
again q but do not think we will be
able to get away. t5t ~ 5,. Il y
I'VE are having very fine weather
here now which helps. suppose we
viii soon have a contingent Of Ameri
can soldiers over here before long
FRANK ~:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
BIG EQUITY PICNIC
At STRAWBERRY LAKE

! The Eqnity Picnic and Fourth of
July Celebration at Strawberry Lake
on Tuesday and Wednesday afforded
a very delightful outing to large
number of people of Mclean and sur
rounding counties. The attendance
while good on Tuesday was simply
astonishing on Wednesday. In fact,
we do not remember having ever seen
so many automobiles gathered at
one place as we saw parked around
the Lake during the afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon an organizer
for the Nonpartisan League was in
troduced by Hon. A. L. Mawxell who
presided over the speaking programs
on both days. Some of the remarks
of the speaker were we'll received, but
near the close of his talk, he made
some statements refecting upon our
government which were challenged by
men in the audience as unpatiotic and
traitorous, and, for moment it look
Fed as If there might be trouble: The
hspeaker, however, sensed that he had
"stroked the fur" of the audience the
wrong way, and brought his remarks
to speedy close. Whatever his state
ments may have been justly called,
he showed extremely bay taste in voic-
ing such sentiments at time when
revolutionary and anarchistic views
are very much out of place, especial
'ly on an occasion which at least in
part was patriotic occasion and at
a time when the public mind is easily
wrought up.
The next speaker introduced was J.
M. Anderson, president of the Equity
Cooperative Exchange of st. Paul. He
outlined the progress made by the
Equity Cooperative Exchange, Equity
Society and cooperative movement in
general. He introduced his address
with some we'll timed and sensible
patriotic remarks. OF special interest
to the farmers present was his report
of the committee representing the
farmers of the northwest which re-
Gently returned from Washington
where it went to confer with Presi-
dent Wilson and with congressional
leaders and departmental officials and
predicted that the work of the COM
mittee would be reflected in the legis-
lafiOn affoctinp the farmora of tho
Lake Wave.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
BENEDICT WELL PLEASED
V WITH COUNTY ROAD WORK

~, # v = 49,
The streets Of Benedict are now a
pleasure to look upon. Saturday af-
'ternoon the graders, who had been
working to the south of town on the
road to Max, started to work on the
streets.
At first glance one would imagine
that the western battle front had NOV
ed to Benedict and that the town
was being attacked by machine guns
mounted on tractors. The exhausts Of
the engines sounded like they might
have been machine guns. And the
tractors themselves looked as big and
powerful as any on the battle front.
The crew consists of about dozen
men, three gasoline tractors, two 30
hp. Aultman & Taylor and one 4O-hp.
Twin City, two graders and one road
finisher. w. F. Richards is in charge
of the crew and in an interview with
this paper he told of some interest
ing work that is being done by the
County Commissioners.
Under the supervision of the State
Road Engineer, Robinson, and the CO.
operation Of the Mclean county COM
missieners, all the roads Of the county
are, being improved. Mclean county
has two grading crews while the other
counties have but one. This gives the
county better advantage as they are
able to grade the side roads as we'll
as the main road through from Wash
burn. ssS 4 I5 = sS. "''.'.' .5-s#
1t took the crew, six and q half hours
to grade the streets of Benedict. A
grader worked on each; side Of the
street and the finisher came along be-
hind and mounded the dirt into the
center 5of the road. Main street was
graded from the railroad out past, the
school house and End and Bird streets
were graded to their full lengths,
second street being graded out until
1t meets the graded road that leads
to svelya. ist3.
Asking Mr.. richards if the town
stt Z
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
MAN Is
SHOT TO DEATH

"a Balfour, n d, June 30.-Martin
Dillman was arrested on the charge. Of
numbering William Gefroh, both of
whom are Karlsruhe farmers, by De-
putty Sheriff F. Swanson of Balfour.
Dillman is alleged to have shot and
killed Gefroh after midnight in a
quarrel following the Schwab-Senger
wedding. On his way home from the
wedding, Gefroh and party of friends
stopped at the Dillman farm, where
Dillman had party of four men visit
dng him. Gefroh quarreled with one
of Dillman's visitors, and the latter
ordered him to leave the house, which
he did. He came back about 8 o'clock
Iin the morning with his brother, An
ton, and is said to have renewed the
quarrel. Dillman went into the house
and got twelve.gage shotgun, the
gun discharging, presumably accident
ally, before he got out, and a hole was
torn in the door,: u. ~ st.
Dillman reloaded the gun and step.
ped out in the yard where the &C.
froh brothers were sitting in an auto
mobile. William Gefroh stepped out
of the ear and was shot in the right
hip as he was walking around the car.
The charge severed large artery and
he died from loss ;of blood a few; min;
utes later, his only words being, "An-
ton, Anton!'' as he called to his broth
er. .Fl. ..;s35
4 Dillman was arraigned before City
Justice T. q. Ellis and his hearing
set for July 8. An inquest was held
by coroner E.. G. Stone Of Balfour
and the verdict was that Gefroh came
to his death from q shot fred by Dill
man. Dillman claims the shooting
was accid dental; and that he only tried
to scare Gefroh. ss't1 8,5'*.t
Dillman Is 50 years Of age and is
conducting cream station at Karls-
rlhe. He has q wife and several
small children. He occupied . farm
one mile and q # half 81 southeast Of
Karlsruhe ellis County Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
GRAFTON MAN PAYS LoTs OF
! COIN FOR TALKING ABOUT WAR

Grafton, n D., July Frank Ro-
siski has learned that the high COST
Of living extends even to war argu
ments. When Mrs. Frank Matejeck
interferred while he arguing about
the European conflict with another
man, she alleges Rosiski struck hers
with shotgun. Arranged before
Justice Of the Peace Ball, Rosisky
paid u fine amounting to $45 ana 800
discharged.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
ID Saturday Z, evenings 3 electr

n Ip Saturday evenings electric
storm the river elevator was struck
BY lightning. Il s. happened that
Capt: Leach and John sarbuck and
some other employees .: the Benton
Transportation were near BY and saw
the lightning strike the cupola and
quick / action "a their part and the
dreS department saved the property
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
SUBSCRIBERS 90 NOT AP-
PROVE STANLEY'S STAND

During the past two weeks the Ad-
vance has lost two subscribers be-
cause it is taking stand for pure
lnadulterated AmeHcanism. One OF
these parties was prominent farm
er and the other a prominent man in
and fair with these parties and there
fore do not publish their names. How
ever, we think that If these same peo-
pie will but be fair they will find that
to be loyal Americans is the greatest
service that they can render to the
world today. This is our home and
the place from which we get our hv-
ing and our protection. 1t is not the
right thing that we should serve it in
the best manner possible? There
are times when we must render SER
vice; one of those times is the pres
ent. The best service is loyalty
II~ ,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-13
NATIONAL GUARDS GET
RECRUITS FROM BENEDICT

Recruiting officer, Fredinant Fisher,
of First Company D. of the National
Guards. located at Minot, came to
town Saturday to hunt for recruits.
The men recruited are, at Governor
Fraziers order, to 60 to make up
second regiment of the North Dakota
National Guards.
Recruiting officer Fisher has had
success in Benedict with his work.
The following boys have enlisted: H.
M. Stoffer, Fritz Olstad and Roy Fol-
Ion. r. A. Sparks says he will join
If he, can sell his pool hall. The fol-
lowing girls have enlisted in the Red
Cross work: Hazel Johnson, Ellen and
Ion. A. Sparks says he will join
1t is said the opportunities in the
National Guard is much better than
when one is drafted into the regular
army. The salary is said to be $40 a
month, all expenses paid, and good
chance for promotion. The boys think
they have chosen wisely when they
handed in their names to officer Fish
'er.
The girls are surely to be praised
for enlisting in such noble work as
the Red Cross, as the Red Cross work
will go down through ages as the mob
lest work that the world has ever
known.
Both the boys and girls must pass
an examination before they are ac-:
cepted. The first of the week officer
Fisher took the volunteers to Max to
be examined
In connection with Benedict, Officer
Fisher is working Douglas and it is
reported that he has several recruits
from that town.
The Banner and many friends of the
boys and girls wish them the best Of
success in their chosen work.-Ban-
ner.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-19

Of the three ships destroyed, two were unloaded and homeward bound and all were American built, American owned and officered and manned largely by American citizens Meager dispatches indicate that all were sunk with complete disregard for the safety of those on board and that some of the members of the crews may have been lost
 Today's developments brought the government face to face with the prob lem ct formulating definite policy for the nation in case the United States actually enters the war. This poss- bility was mentioned by the president in his inaugural address March 5.
 Ali of the conditions outlined by the president in his message announcing the diplomatic break with Germany as leading to a state of armed neutral ity have now been fulfilled. The overt act" described by him has actually ceme; if in fact # had not been com 'n7itted when the president went before congress again. Since then he has established a state of armed neutrality with the specific act Of congress.
 Through Secretary Tumulty the president was given all available facts. In the meantime Secretary Lansing and other state department officials as
Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wlrel

WASHINGTON, March. 1S.-Re- ports of preparations for dash to sea by eleven war bound German ships at Santa Rosalia, Lower California, in the event of war between Germany and the United States. have been received at the state and navy departments and by the French and British embassies.
 The interest of the United States in such a dash is, at present, purely pas sive as the ships are not in an Ameri can port~and this government has no Jurisdiction oyer them. The allied governments undoubtedly look to the Mexican government to prevent the German ships taking to sea as com merce raiders. Japanese warships which have been conducting practically all operations in the northern Pacific for the allies probably would be called on to look after them
 Sailors from the ships, who had been in Nogales. Arizona. to seek employ ment, returned to santa Rosalia when the news of the break with Germany was made public One stated he had been called back by his captain. Min ing men from Santa Rostlia state that although the German captains assert they are merely preparing their ships for service after the war, it is evident they are being made ready for sea.
 When the news of the crisis between Austria and Serbia. forerunner of the war, became known to the German shippers. then plyin~ among the little known ports of the west coast of Mexi- co, eleven of the captains who had been 'dsposing of many of their cargoes to the French settlement at Santa Rosalia took account of the credits due them
Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
MhNAGERS' COMMITTEE GIVES MED|ATORS POWER n ARRANGE
 FOR CALLING 0FF IF WALKOUT
(sy RepubIican Associated Press Leased Wirsl

NEW YORK March l9.-The conference committee of railroad managers early this morning authorized Pres ident Wilson's mediaors to make whatever arrangements were necessary with the railroad brothehoods to call of the threatened strike
 The formal letter in which this authorization was made signed by Elisha Lee, chairman of the manag CTS committee, follows:
 Tn the national crisis precpitated by of which we heard this afternoon the national conference of rail roads join with you in the conviction that neither at home nor abroad should there be fear hope that the efficient operation of the railroads of the country will be hanpered impaired
 Therefore you authorized to assure the nation there will be strike and basis for such hereby authorize the committee of the council of national defense to grant to the employees who about strike Whatever adjustment your committee deems necessary to guarantee the uninterrupted and efficient operations of the railroads indispensable of national defense
Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
Republican A. p. Leased wirel


 NEW YORK, March 19-An official of the conference commission of rail- road managers announced at 12:45 o'clock that the railroad strike was off. A few minutes after the announce ment was made. tho railroad mana agers went from the central terminal to the conference hotel and were joined i'm mediately by the meditators. They re- fused to make any statement on the way to the meeting room.
 It was presumed that the statement would be made through Secretary Lane. The meditators and managers were believed to be awaiting the arrivel of the brotherhood officers who had re- tired before making the announcement that the strike had been ayerted. The brotherhood men arrived at the hotel at 1:20 and immediately went to the conference room.
 The managers left the conference room at o'clock but the brotherhood chiefs remained in conference with the meditators. It was learned that Dan iel Willard. one of the meditatofs, had informed the hotel management that he would give up his rooms this morn ing.
 The managers. headed by Elisha Lee returned to the confereice room at ?: 20 and Secretary Lane sent for the news paper men.
 Secretary Lane issued this state ment: Regardless of the decision of the supreme court on the Adamson law the basic eight hour law will go into ef- feet"