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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
PATROL KEEPS BUSY
Eager for CIash-No American Cas-
uaIties in Destroyer FlOtilla Yet.

With the American Destroyer Flo
tilla in British Waters. June a.
Americas submarine hunters over
here waste no time in the harbor at
the end of their sea tour of duty.
They dash into the sheltered harbor
where a big parent ship throbbing
and crashing with the activity of hun
dreds of skilled repairmen speedily
makes replacement of worn parts and
replenishes stores. then silently, mys-
teriously the slim grey sprinters of the
sea disa ppear again beyond the bluffs
One of the sea speedsterS hustled
into harbOr today and thru courtesy
Of the American commander I was
given an opportunity to look over her
and to see how the mother ship
takes care of her brood This moth
er ship" is a combination of hospital,
movie show, bakery, general store,
machine shop and war vessel
Officers and men on the destroyers
are eager for a real fight. They are
trying to content themselves with oc-
casionaI momentary flashes of action
| in which a periscope is sighted and a
shot is gotten in" before the stick
disappears.
The relations of officers and men
are even better than thos, in the
democratized British navy.
| So far there have been no casualties
among the Americans and the few
! patients III the nOSplLa1 are those VINO
/ have been accidentally injured
/ Message to Dear Old Z. s. A.
While an official photogra pher
| snapped the gun crew on one destroy
er the men eagerly appealed to me to
/ send over their names. So. when the
/ folks back home, two weeks or more
hence, see a group of these blue jack
cts printed in their daily newspaper
| they will know that these are the bows
| pictured therein-au of whom Incl
| dentally, wanted their friends at home
to know they are well and enjoying
! themselves:
! James Kelley. Worcester, Mass.
| Clayton Store, New York City; Ken
meth Jordan. Florence, Ala; John Per
CO, Appleton, Wis; Edward Adams
| Jacksonville. Fla; Joseph Gigantic
/ BroOklyn-the last named Italian borr
and a former news boy.
IF you want to send a real message
back home" they chorused. tell oul
friends to give US more destroyer-
and then enlist themselves to mar
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
Root May visit Stockholm.

Stockholm. June 22.-Reports that
the American mission to Petrograd
would journey to Stockholm for a
conference with certain elements of
the Socialist groups now here for the
German-caHed peace conference"
were circulated today. American
Minister Morris declined to confirm
them He admitted. however, he had
invited the mission TO visit him if they
returned to America via Sweden
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
FOURTH TIME CAUGHT
Elmer Inman Is Wanted at Winfield
for Daring Diamond Robbery

Joplin. Mo, June 22-Elmer In
man, who is alleged to have commit
ted a daring diamond robbery in Ar
kansas City. and who escaped three
times from the jail at Winfield. Kan.
where he was being held on a bur
glary charge, was arrested here yes
terday and is being held for Winfield
officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22

is estimated that quicker loading and
unloading would increase the number
of available cars by SIS, 200.
There are 2.575,0e0 cars in this
country, of which about SIS per cent
are normally under repair. The rail
roads are trying to reduce the per-
centage to 4, which would release 64.-
600 cars for active service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
AMsTER TO LAUNCH r. 1.
Chairman of Directors Will Be in
Charge of FormaHties-

Nathan L. Amster of Boston, chair
man of the executive committee of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad arrived in Chicago today to
take charge of the formaIities which
will result early Sunday morning in
lifting the receivership that has been
operative on that system since April,
1915.
Amster said the railroads annual
fixed charges had been lowered 81
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
UPHoLDs RR GRAIN POLICY.
Refusal to Accent Export Grain on
Own Responsibility Not Unlawful

The practice of railroads in refusing
to accept grain at interior points for
EXPORT unless steamship arrangements
for its transportation have been made
N advance has been held by the IN
terstate commerce commission to be
mot inherently unreasonable or oth-
e4rVise unlawful"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Wars Convictions.

What has happened Is that out Of
the blacklist, most Internal experience
through which, as far as we know.
the race has ever passed there has
seemed to come literally to millions
of men a redeemlng conviction, a heal
ing and TRANSPORTING assurance, that
brotherhood is not q deluslon; that life
has q meaning; that resolution and
courage and discipline and simple faith
in fellowmen and loyalty to ideals are
now. as they have always been, with
In that meaning; that these things are.
as they will be forever, within mans
heritage, to be displayed in war until
the better way is found.-E. I. Devine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
KNOW LITTLE CARE
sHANTY BoATMEN CERTAINLY
LIVE A HAPPY LIFE.
viii Sometimes Work, Though Pieac.
ure 10 the Real Business Of Exist
enee-Not Bothered About
Rent or Taxes.

II a nan were privileged to choose
his own manner Of living. sorting owe
the whole collection of llfe's various
forms of existence, and choosing the
one he liked best, no matter what any
body or everybody said, It Is likely that
In all that strange collection he could
find nothing more charming than the
life of the shanty boatman, remarks
the Indianapolis News. The shanty
boatman lives anywhere. according to
his inclination and the season. He
lives, anyway, according to his de-
slres. 1t sets you dreaming OF oil the
PARKWAY places to think Of him. He
moors his little house on the cool
northern streams in the summer, and
drifts down the warm blue southern
rivers during the winter. He Is not
averse to a bit Of work now and then.
enough to keep him In coffee and ba-
con, but he can choose his work as he
goes, and leave 1t when he grows tired
Of Ii. Work is his a%vocation, and. as
an ~avocation, work is not an unpleas-
ant thing. His real business Is liv-
Ing, smoking, fishing. drifting. He
pays neither rent nor taxes. He owns
only a bit Of an old shack. somehow
made watertight and balanced so that
1t will float. 1t is wen possible, you
must understand, for him to enter Into
the life Of city men. entering into 1t.
however, with no sense Of necessity or
re jtraint.
A shanty boatman WINS not so long
ago a resident Of this very town. With
a proper sense Of the fitness Of things
he tied his boat to a fence, In line
with the houses on the shore and even
painted n number over the front door.
It was n jolly looking little home, with
the smoke coming out Of the pipe In
the roof and lamplight shining from
the edge Of the curtains. and. for all
we know, he may have a regular Job
and have taken to city life very con-
tentedly for a while. The advantage
he had over the rest Of us, Of course,
wal that to get away to the faraway
places, he had only to unite his boat
and drift, accepting now and then q
bit Of q lift from a friendly craft.
The thing that is likely to bother us.
however, In choosing this sort Of ex-
lstence, is the question as to wheth-
err we should really be a shanty boat
man, or just pretend to be one. Steven
son was a sort Of shanty boatman. At
least, he did drift about through the
country In a boat, and lived very con-
tentedly and lazlly on the way. But
Stevenson has written a book about his
wanderings. and he was not really a
shanty boatman at all. 1t Is just the
difference you may say. between art
and vagrancy. Vagrancy has an Idle
sound, and art is a tempting thing.
The very point In being a shanty boat
man, however, is In not having to try
to be anything else, and, perhaps the
best thing about 1t is the fact that
1t is so far removed from art as to
be very nearly real.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
The Lowest Office.

Grant whistlar brings this n to
town:
Boss" said Ras LIghtfoot, the 9th,
er day. 81 gotta git off TOMORROW"
"Get Off tomorrow"
"Yessah."
"But / can't spare you very WELL"
IL gotta 60. It's lodge business"
"1hat new lodge you joined2"
"Yessah."
"Why are you so badly needed at
the meeting?"
"Ah am de sublime king"
Sublime kingr
"Yessah."
"You have been a member Of that.
lodge only two weeks and you tell me
you are sublime king alreadyT
"Yessah."
"How does that conner
"You see, sab, In ouah lodge de su-
blime king am de loves office what
dey is."-Youngstown Telegram.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Don't Trifle With Truth.

When you repeat something which
someone has told you, be careful to
give 1t the same meaning as the one
who impaired the information.
Often the change of M word puts
an entirely different meaning to a
story, which leaves a wrong impress
sion.
If you had a cataract on n eye,
and you contemplated n simple opera
ton In time which would effect a cure,
how would you like to hear that you
had gone bllnd?"
Perhaps your father has moved his
business to a distant city where there
is an asylum for the insane. Under
these circumstances how would you
like to hear In a public place that
your father had gone crazyT Yet
this very thing happened. An incor-
rect i~ntonation gave the impression
that the nan had gone to the asylum
and a stupid friend misconstrued the
statement.
Some people. too, like to add just a
little sensational touch to whatever
they repeat. They think 1t gives pep"
Satisfy your vanity In some other
way thun% perverting the truth.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
From FOREIGN Lands.

The sea-faring young man had writ
ten his mother an unusually affection
ate letter. He was coming home. he
said. and was bringing her a number
Of presents, among them q striped
Japanese kimono. The mother got the
sense Of most of the letter unalded.
but, finding herself unable to grapple
with all her sons big words, she hand
ed 1t to the visitor for a second
perusal.
"a striped Japanese kimono" the
visitor exclaimed, when she came to
that part Of the letter. How nice !"
"NlceF" exclaimed the perplexed old
lady. you may think so, but will you
kindly tell me what I am to do with
such a thingf / suppose l can keep
1t tied up In the backyard, but whit
on earth am l to feed It on goodness
only knowsp
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
"Fourth Of July" In March.

Fireworks on Independence day are
denied the children and grown folks Of
Alaska for the simple reason that the
July nights are almost IS light as the
days and 1t does not pay to attempt
~pyrotechnic displays II there Is no
darkness to show them Off by contrast
Consequently II has become the Gus
tom In many Alaskan cities, including
Fairbanks, to hold a Fourth Of July"
celebration on March 4. when the
nights are still very long. Then there
is abundant opportunity for displaying
fireworks Of every variety. '
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
According to Rules Of the Sea.

A sailor who had landed after a long
voyage, and having been paid of.
called a cab, threw his luggage inside.
and jumped on top himself.
BEG pardon. SIR" said the aston
lshed cabman, ,"but you should get ln-
side and put your boxes on top"
"Steer the craft ahead, sonny. Pas
sengers always 60 on deck and lug
gage in the hold" was the reply from
the top.-London Tit-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Danger In Artificial Eyes.

Explosion of their artificial eyes Is
a risk patched up wal victims should
hardly expect. As the ball Is made up
OF many grades. colors and thicknesses
Of glass, proper ~anncaling Is difficult.
and 1t is found that one eye In a thou
sand flies to pieces even on the factory
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01

Joel w. Bunkley, Jr., is the latest
grandson of Senator John Sharp Will
liams Of Mississippi. The youngster
is living, with his parents, at Senator
Williams home In Washington. His
father is q lieutenant in the navy, now
In charge Of the only naval recruiting
station in Washington. Mrs. Bunkley
was Miss Sallie Williams. for several
years popular In Washington society.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
RAD ON RABBITS.

GRAND Forks, Nov. 22.-Rabht
hrrn1s have started in North Dakota
and n repurt of the first one of ths
season was sent to the North Dakota
Development League Press Bureau al
Grand Forks. This hunt Was held in
the Calvin district and was conducted
on the patrntic basis instead of the
losers putting up feed for the win
ners
The north half of Calvin townsh;.,
was matched against tn. south half
and the hunt started. The game last
ed an entire day, and the hunters met
with fine results. The winning side
was force to pay 25 cents for each
man entered in the contest toward tire
Red Cross fund, and the losing sid.
was forced to pay SO cents per raan
to the sociesy, accord ng to the rules
Of the hunt, and neat l.ttla sum ". 9
sent int the Red Cross Chapter IN
that district.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
vlVI,f Promised
ULD orIsOI Eand Time
AUTO ACCIDENT
LAST FRIDAY

Friday of last week sad accident
happened to the little 7-year.old
daughter of S. Schlosser, who lives
8 miles east of town.
The little girl was playing in the
road by the Kuntz school house when
two automobiles came along at high
rate of speed, and one of them ran
into the little girl greaking her leg
and causing several other bruises.
The little girls playmates carried her
into the school house and DR.. Hogue
was called.
The driver of the car did not stop,
;and no one succeeded in getting the
number of either car. Shooting is
too good for person who, after
running a little child down, will not
stop to see if they can help repair
the damage that they have caused
and we hope that If the culprit is ever
apprehended that he will be made to
pay and pay dearly for the suffering
that he caused this little child to go
through.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
MEETING HELD
LAST SUNDAY

Grand Representative R. L. Best,
of the knights Of Pythias, Of Bib.
marck, was in Linton Sunday, where
he met with the local Order Of knight
of Pythias, and took up the matter of
"Pythian War Relief Commission,
wherein the Order of Knight of Pyth-
las have pledged themselves to raise
the sum of $500, 900. 90 for the erect
ing of buildings, providing enertain>
ment and making things comfortable
for their members at the various can
tonments throughout the United
States.
Mr.. Best stated that the Knight
of Pythias of North Dakota would
over er-subscribe the amount allotted to
them.
(The Knight of Pythias, along with
other Orders, have been granted per-
mission by the Secretary of War to
enter all cantonments on the same
footing With the Y. NJ. C. Al
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
HUNTER is APPOINTED.

Grand Forks, Nov. pa. I. Hun
ter, president of the First National
Bank of Grand Forks, has been ap-
pointed by member of the North
Dakota Bankers Association Com
mittee to meet with the state officials
and confer with them regarding the
supply of seed grain for farmers in
the western part of the state. The
conference will be held in Bismarck
on Saturday, No"cmber oath.
The North Dakota Bankers Asso-
citation has been considering some
r"nns Of financing he sea-! grain pro-
position next string and tn, confer
e,,ce will determine upor some teasi-
be plan. 1t is said that farmers in
Ire west will need large qu,.ltities
Of seed ux1s, barley and fax next
spring.
Mr.. Hunfter some time ago suggest-
ed that township boards of county
commissioners issue grain bonds, SO
That the bnnlks would be able to
finance the Farmers with litte Difficult
T.
The seed situation in the west has
c1used q great deal of disturbance and
excitement among the farmers be-
csuse of the fear that seed grain
wsnld be Impossible to secure. This
trsdble has been greatly aO.d and
nov business men and bankers are
bending every effort to procure finan-
cia1 assistance for the farmers who
lost heavily IN the 1917 crop.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
John Quashnick
Fred Heinrich
Mrs, Backhaus
Rev, II. Tim,ncke
A. J. JANCuLA
JOINS BENED|cTS
YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED AT
ST ANTHONY CHURCH,
NOV. 18th.

Married 1T st. Anthony church at
eight O'Clock Saturday morning, No
pember II, 1917. Miss .Annn 4. Now
ry to Mr.. A.. J.. JangulR, Father
Strand of Bismarck performing the
ceremony.
The bride is one of the popular
young isdies of Lennon, S. D., and
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. W..
Mowry, formerly of Emmons county.
The groom is well known in this
city, being the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. .Jangula, of this lpface.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Jangula will make
their home in Bismarck. The Rec
ord joins with their many friends in
wishing them ssaany years Dof lhappi-
.ness y
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
DAWSON HAS A1RsHlP SCARE.

I Whether the Germans are figuring
on dropping bo1bs on Dawson or not
we do not know. but we do know that
mysterious airship has visited here.
T Last Thursday evening about TAO
an airship visited Dawson, coming
from the east, and sitter making q cir
Gle over our peaceful burg headed for
the northwest.
We failed to see the mysterious
air craft and therefore was little
skeptical in believing the report un-
til several Of our residents wAo had
Seen It and whose veracfty is unques-
toned.
Orrin Baertsch, cashier of the Far
ners' State Bank, was one of those
who witnessed it. He was return
ing in his car from north Of town
and very plainly saw the machine
circle over the town. A number Of
persons at the depot saw it and heard
the hum of its engine or its exhaust.
Even the young boys about town re-
port seeing it. It was not at very
great height,
Where the machine came from and
- what point is was headed we have
been unable to learn.-Dawson
Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
YOU ARE WELCOME
at the
M E. Church.

; Sunday School at 1O:30 a. m.
, We invite all who are not attending
any other Sunday School to come
next Sunday. =.
Epworth League at 6:45 N. m.
We invite you to attend these devo-
tional meet;nes.
Evenir~ Worshin AZ 7:20.
"The Chal'en~e of the Cross" will
be the subject of the sermon. Come
and enjoy this evening hour of wor-
shin.
Prayer Meeting at 7:3O every
Wednesday, evenine.
Tho neatin"s are full of interest
and insp;ra+ior.
We especially welcome youn~ peo-
pie and straupors tn our church.
Everyboy's Friendly.
S. M. Swaney, Pastor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
NO LOAFING ON THE JOB.

What would be done with the dri-
.ser of an ammunition wagon who was
supposed to be carrying ammunition
to the American soldiers ON the battle
front who quit his job to go fishing? :?
What wouN be done with the man
whose business it was to get food to
Hthe boys in the trenches who quit be-
cause he thought he had done enough
for that day, znd who let the soldiers
go without their supfan?
Wn.+ --a,1aa IL" ,oae with the army
doctor who quit miriiatering to the
wounded because he dKh,'t think much
Of the war, anyway?
r'hat which would be do1e to each
Of these men would be good and ple:.-
ty. And it wSild be done with the
FUN approval Of all of US.
Thsn how abssn the ,nnan who neg
leess or refuses to .do his part toward
getting the ammunition to the man
who is to take it to the front; the
food to the man wthp lis to carr.
it the taenches; the dressings and
bandages TO the surgeon in ostlsr that
he may perform operations and save
life? Is there any di erence? The
sold 'er at the front is che e to do his
part. The man just behind him Is
there to do his. And the rest Of us,
rank by rank, are here in order that
we may make It possible for all thooe
men to perform their work. There
must be no losffng on ths job.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
RED CROSS FERNS
LOCAL CHAPTER
XMAS PACKAGES MADE READY
AND STARTED ON THEIR
WAY TO FRANCE.

At the Red Cross meeting held at
the court house Wednesday night of
last week, a Local Branch Chapter
was formed and officers elected as fol-
lows: Miss Frances Petrie. secretary;
Miss Hauge, treasurer; Mrs. A. r.
Corwine, chairman.
There were several Y,w members
added at this meeting and others join
ing daily.
There is plenty of yarn and knit
ting needles on hand now, and the la
dies are meeting every afternoon ut
the Hogue Garage and are busy knit
ting various articles for the soldiers.
There will also be a meeting on Mon
day evening of each week.
The Local Branch CHAPTER prepared
% Christmas packages and shipped
them off Friday to the boys in
France. The Hazelton Branch Chap
ter also sent 27 packages, and the
Omio Branch Is packages. DR..
Hogue took charge Of the packing Of
the Xmas boxes.
Mrs. Remington, field worker for
the Slope Division, visited Linton
Thursday of last week, and spoke to
gathering of ladies at the court
rooms, and gave members Of the local
branch much enlightment as to the
work being done by the society over
the country, and also helped the la
dies who were doing work here to
more fully understand just what was
required.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
TAX LIST IN THIS ISSUE.

In this Issue of the Record is pub
lished the delinquent real estate tax
list for Emmons county for the year
1916. The land advertised will be
sold for the taxes by the county au-
ditor December 1lth. The successful
bidder is the one who offers to t:ke
the tax title at the lowest rate of
interest in addition to paying the tax
es and penalty due. The maximum
rate is IL per cent. The owner Of
the hand h1s thrse years to redeem
from the holder of the tax title
Tracts not bid in by outsiders is bid
IN for the county and carries the max
imum rate Sf interest.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
.KOENiC HERE
LAST WEDNESDAY
SPOKE AT COURT ROOMS IN
BOTH ENGLISH AND
GERMAN.

Prof. Alfred E. Koenig, a member
of the faculty of the University Of
Minnesota, spoke in the court rooms
Wednesday night of last week, on
"Prussianism Although the meet
ing had not been advertised there was
a good-sized gathering present.
Prof. Koenig spoke in both German
and English, and it is needless to say
that he held his audience from starr
to finish. Prof. Koenig came here
from Germany twelve years ago and
that is the only thing that saved him
from the fate that the rest of his ia
mily suffered.
Mr.. Koenig has lost four Of his
brothers on the battlefield while fight
ing for the Kaiser. His father has
been held for more than two years
in a German prison and Was lrrested
by order of the German government
for political reasons. What his fate
has been is not known and whether he
is still living is a secret that will not
be told until the end Of the war.
Prof. Koenig's mother, her heart
broken by the terrible tragedy tina.
overlook the family, died about two
years ago.
Prof. Koenig left for Fargo on
Thursday morning where he will make
one or two speech 6.