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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06
RIGHT DEARER
IN PEAcE


From Pres. Wilson'S War Message.1
il fearful thing TO lead this
great. psaceful country into war, into
the most terrible \ and disast teroSis of
an Wars. civil ion itself seeming 90
be III the balanc
s2 But the right 81 more precious than
-. md We shall fight Tor the thing
which Ma have always carried nearest
1 sonr heart mocracy. for the
ghts sof those who submit to- authori-
sty to have = voice Al theii. own gov
D ssernments:s Tor the right ana liberties
'sasoi III nations for' y universal do
ssiininion 81 right by 1a,nch ~ concert 81
sffree peoples as shall bring peace md
,ssatety toSsaIl tionss and the
itssIf at least free. F5s ss;s
$50 oSsuch q task sWe can dedicates our
ssSliyess ana our for tunes, everything
that WI ] Saye L snd ever hing that ne
] haves nth the pride of those who
I know thaa has come when
q 1aertca iviIedg geds III spend her
blood md her NH ht the principle
That save hier birth ppinsss and
sths hlicIlil treasured.
od hsiping lier shs 4 q aii "a, 4 no other.
stspERsKoop, b " AsIa nj u sTo
s5slE1 ORG Afllz CONF ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

A concert will be given next Fri
day, April 13, at the Hub by the Mis-
ses Cornell and Brady, music teachers
of Bismarck. F'f .s;-'s t&S :z's. !. (. ~ -,
These young ladies, who are grad
yates OF Schools for the Blind, will
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06
ooeDEN CORRESPONDENCE

David Cross is back from Iowa .
where he has been visiting his sick
father T.. ts.'s~ Il - H. .,' IL, s,
:, Gust Crumbweedy took out q new
self player piano to his home five miles
west of this place his week. ~
/ -'ss-@Y% - =, -, = 5ts=sz..rE. II
. J. H. Christensen was in town Sat
urday from Mercer. a' ,,rls:: :s-s :. :. !
7: The lecture given by Arthur Katch-
Ell at the Congregational church this
week was well appreciated by the /,
Dogden people. q : 4
Miss Louise Muller who has been
teaching in the country the past
three years, has accepted q position
as teacher at Bene edict,s 5ss ~ n VI
T. Mulkayha returned from wis
consin after q SIX months visit at HID \
old home. :53S
-
! Howard Welch q ven along WITH
his seeding ;35
Mrs. Richard Falstad from CART.
son was the guest of her sister, lGisss
CraYans, over Sunday. 5s3sI
sEH &
Walter ConnOrs. auditor or theS
Boyey-s -shnte Lbr. CO.. was here we'd
|nesday checking np the yard Tor ths
company
| Fred Ross took q trip To- AnamDosss
and ~ had al his teeth extracted -
week
Henry kochnin wont HI Bismarck
sss ontinyie<l ND E'aSss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

Reservation homesteaders, who
paid 81 or more an acre for their
lands may secure their homestead
rights, again, according to law pas
'sed BY Congress. ;s:..- J" IL. '' ii :..,s@' ,.+
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

Ba1ed shay sold at $40 per ton at
Bowman last week. Montana stock
men did not care for expense when
it ca1ne.to saving cattle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06
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GOV. FRAZIER ,z... ~ +se. sii.s.i a
g.. ss,;,s;s PLEDGES SUPPORT

!. n NJ "President Wilson in this
crisis may depend upon the
\ sloya! support Of every North
Dakotan," said Gov. Frazier.
!. There never has been any
question as 70 the stand Of
North Dakota in any. matter
where loyalty and true epatrio-s (,
tism are cencerned-there can I,
be no question now.D'S es'7 7,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06
I GERMANY WANTS
5sSti .s55sS5iz >: -" - BIG '1-' S. A. SUPPORT

/ Amsterdam, April s.-Ger-. ;.
s4n1any is contemplating a formal ,
protest to- all neutral nations
q against Americas action In de- Z
claring war, Berlin adviees to- =.
day stated BY such an ap.
I peal Germany hoped to par .
4 tlenIariy influence South Ameri- .
lean nations in her favor. ,.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

canAd want men help
sitl thieir 1p spring nEorlk and 40 look.
sing hem n III III said
the 4 nv totrd l|lIEl Z
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

I Iowa did not vote down the "blue
law as anticipated. 81. r, .s5,,s!i = 10 -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

CONCERT BY BLIND MUSICIANS i
= GIVEN NEXT FRIDAY
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

David Cross is back from Iowa
where he has been visiting his sick
father, r.. t,.,s.- Il - l. q % II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06
5NAsH6uRN WILL HAVE ts ss15 Il S..5s'.
ANOTHER LYcEuM couRsE

ys@1
EN-. Sherry, representative Of the
University Extension Division, spent
last Friday here making arrangements
Tor = splendid Iyce cum course for next
winter There viii be three musical
numbers. one reader and one lecturer
on the course and it sis planned & the
tickets Will sell$ Tor two dollars. q
Each ot the four numbers given this
year was greatly enjoyed. One of the
numbers viii be repeated. 4e Apollo
male quartet It 1 drew the hest house
of$ any number given sad All were
satisfied with the program ID given.
II # Miss vilmar y Who u ave .s rhe sign
[ot the Cross, 3. 3. q numb sr 81 years agc
Win beS here next win az stos the sisle
light IS All those who Il e ard her Sbe
tore It a SAID man m : that he,
reading Was the hest ever siYans III
EWashbur
M another nuinber on the coul lsa VIII
Ebes seven piece solchsstr This VIII
probably Sbs ssthes opsnine numh HI Il
wo young ladies' furnish one even:
|ing of music It'll tha lectnrs II 81
though good Winters program haa
been chosen
Underwood and (sarris son nave both
signed m Tor cetlIa courseSan
have chs,ss.n Some off Nun nbasf
~ 81S = u
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

~
New York World: President
I Wilson's address TO n congress is
more than an expression Of ma.
stionwide patriotism. IT is an, ap-E
peal to every instinct, every i'm
/ pulse, every tradition Of democ-
. raey. The case Of the American
people can rest upon no higher
plane than that upon which Pres
idsnt Wilson has placed It and his.
statement Of reasons Is no less ad-
n,irahle than his statement Of
means and methods. :ss Ri s#ss
New York Stats rZeitung :,S The.
address sof the president demand
ing: q full and complete warfare
against the German Imperial gov
eminent will come as shock to
millions Of Americans Of German
ancestry. We are g be one Of:
the allies In fact ass well as In
name. The president need have
no concern as TO the loyalty ot;
Americans Of German ancestry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

he senate passed the war reso-f
iution yesterday and II Is now be-
fore the house. 4 Is possible il :
be passed there today. A5si
.s5 state Of war with Germany will
$50 then be declared. .;=S.s / +
Senator'S Gronna and H LaFol-s
lette voted against the resolution
PRESS OPINIONS ON THE PRES
!: iDENTs STAND TOWARD GER
MANY 5y So I S. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

den - no ~ nre n shpWs u
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

=, Gust Crumbweedyr took out new
self player piano to his home FIVE miles
west of this place his week. ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-06

t Cont tinue \ ! 4 4 onl 4 h AK
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
"Roumania, Fear Not the Oppressor
Queen Marie Says Nations Children Will Free 1t =

lost. The sun will be shining, the
birds will be singing as though nc
mighty Spirit Of Death had passed
over the earth.
Yet over there! In spite OF sunshins.
and the calling Of voices OF spring !
this year our Rumanian soil will have
a tragic awakening-our blessed Ru.
manian soil When the plow OF the
stranger will tear It asunder. forcinaa
It to bring forth fruit for the hated
foe, q cry OF anguish will rise from
its depth, a cry of protest. a cry OF
despair, and its banished children VII
hear II and understand its meaningl
Their hearts will thrill with the Holy
desire to free It from bondage, TO save
II from the humiliation Of having Ia
give forth its riches to feed those whe
burn It villages, and cast shadow.
over its name!
Yes, indeed, blessed art thou, on
Roumanian soil, Thy bounteousnesf
has no limit. Like an all-lovinae
mother dost thou give, and art al
ways ready to give again: the small
est seed instructed to thy bosom ffs u
hundredfold brings forth its fruit
and II thy weeds are nearly az
plenteous as thy flowers. It Is just
because thy generosity Is 50 great
manial Thy children will come anf
free thee from thy chainsl It is tho
message they send thee with thCTs:
awakening voices OF spring. They
will not weaken, they will not trem g
BILE before the struggle that still haI
to be. Deeply hast thou drunk otyTs
their blood; but they are ready that I.
deeply thou shouldn't drink again IL oi'-
with the sacrifice Of their lives, theJ
can buy back thy freedom and drive
the enemy away from the lRndl
And II It were not to free the iv,
ing that thy children would come, Ma
would be to free thy graves
thy many uncounted gravesi
Never will we know where they
all lie, those brave sons OF thine whf -
by thousands have died. We cam -
only pray that thou shouldst NOT ~
weigh too heavily upon them and
that within thy bosom their rest
should be sweet
Far and wide, scattered IN all fouI. az
corners of the land. silent and un-Eaf
they lie in graves that
are marked by no crosses, in place1
that have no names.
They lie waiting. and they are moi
impatient so sure are they that wa ftst
Ihall come back! tAag
When was young-duite young -
! beautiful dream did I cherish. lslz
ireamed Of planting gardens wherever.
went, wishing that nothing butsss
lowers should mark the places wherGs,a
had passed. AS I grew older that
lear dream vanished with many van. --F
shing dreams. Reality called me and 10
lew gardens had leisure to plant "a
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
ny THE QUEEN OF RUMAN1A.

Spring is coming The snow Is melting,
the air is full of sounds OF life Like a
warm promise the sun smiles down upon
those who long to hope. How Is It posi-
BILE not to hope when the grass Is sprout-
ing and the birds beginning to build
their nests?
Like q hideous nightmare that on
awakening we leave behind US with the
darkness Of night. this winter that had
thrown its chains about us retreats ever
farther as we go forward into the grow
Ing light
1t Is to me as though I saw many
faces, with diffrent expressions, all turp-
ed toward this resurrection Of light
Tired faces. suffering faces. faces with
eyes that have looked closely at death
but besides them there are also the faces
Of children ana other faces-of those
who can smile. OF those who can hope
and Of those who can forget
Even into the most hidden corner does
the new light carry its message Of hope.
Out Of the dank. dark novels miserable
creatures crawl forth to stare with
wonder at the sun. for so long had he
ferings can only be equaled by the pa
tience with which those sufferings were
borne. The mud and the filth Of their
surroundings become less soFdid I have
seen ghostly faces lifted toward the
skies as though some great Joy were
hiding behind the clouds. Even the beg
gar's outstretched hand seems to be ex-
tended rather toward the growing
warmth than toward the scarce coin
thrown him by those hurrying by.
But above all II Is the faces Of our
soldiers that I seem to see Of those
quiet, uncomplainIng heroes who more
than any other have suffered from the
winters SHOWS.
see them at daybreak in their
far-off trenches, gazing at the sun
that each morning rises a little earlier
to announce to them that cold and
frost and endless night will soon be
thing OF the past. 1 saw their eyes,
that have that special expression of
those who are accustomed to watch.
who are closely acquainted with dan
ger, who have buried many a COM
rade and who have overcome every
fear. Steady eyes, like the eyes of
eagles accustomed to contemplate
horizons a great way off.
What Is he thinking OF. that silent
sentry leaning on his gun7 Was he,
perhaps, in happier days a shepherd
guarding his flock? Or was
he peaceful laborer who at dusk re-
turned to the children he loved? Has
he q vision of his village where his
cottage lies hidden beneath fruit trees
just bursting into bud7 Is It per-
chance in a far-off region which the
enemy has overrun, and as he looks
at the sun rising over the mountain
Is he wondering who has care OF those
he left unprotected? Who feeds them
who clothes them7 Who dries their
tears? Perhaps he has an old, old
mother who each evening comes out
to sit on her doorstep in the vague
hope of seeing him come back.
Spring Is comingI Who will till his |
field, SOW his maize. feed his oxen? /
Who will tread the path leading to !
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

axis. The motors are encased In
armored nacelles. each OF which car
ries its own landing gear which
serves as part Of the landing chassis
for the entire machine.
But the main feature OF the Gotha
is to be found in its machine-gun tun-
mel, which makes It a formidable an
tagonist since II has no so-called
blind spot Most aeroplanes have a
blind spot under the tail, which
means that their machine guns can
not be brought to bear on a target
situated on line with the tail MEM
bers. since to hit the target would
mean shooting on ones rudder or ele-
vator. 1t Is this very feature which
determines aerial battle tactics to
great extent; for the prime effort OF
an airman is to maneuver about until
he succeeds in reaching a position in
back OF his opponent either above or
below the tail, so that he can shatter
his opponent with machine gun fire
while enjoying immunity from re-
taliatory fire. This is the practice
known as sitting on the enemy's
tall
A Rude Surprise.
I'm the Gotha battleplane. how
ever, the enemy airmsn attempting
the usual tactics receives q rude. and
perhaps fatal surprise. The fuselage
of the new German machine is Vaulted
below like q tunnel, along which q
machine gun is trained to meet q tau
attack Normally. the rear gunner
operates a machine gun above the
fuselage in the usual manner; but
when a hostile airman attempts to
seek shelter below the tail the rear
gunner of the Gotha goes below and
uses the machine gun in the tunnel,
as shown in the accompanying illus-
tration. Thus this latest battlepIane
is not hampered by blind spots and
therefore possesses a tremendous ad-
over the usual battleplane
with one or more blind spots.'"
(Copyright, 1911, Mum q Co.. Scientific
American, by Otis F. wood)
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
@ Iar7 MUhH<C

that its machine guns may be fired in
any direction-even straight to the
rear-thus obviating what aviators
call blind spots" in their aeroplanes.
The danger of attacks ain retreat
an ever present source OF dread to
the air fighter-is thus materially
lessened, the battleplane crew being
able to return any shots that might
be fred by their pursuers and to
keep them at bay.
Carry Half Ton.
On a bomb-raiding expedition they
are able to carry as much as 1000
pounds Of explosives-an arrange
ment obviously suited to Operations"
against cities at a distance.
The article states:
'Tn the air, too, Germany has
proved q formidable foe. Both in
number and In quality her aircraft
production has always been able to
keep pace with the allied nations, or
at least so close to them that they
have never had things all their own
way in the skies. German constructors
have always succeeded in matching
machine with machine, armament
Every time the allies have introduced
new and formidable aircraft, the
Germans, following their initial sur
prise and embarrassment, have al
ways responded with a suitable equiv
alent to OFFSET the temporary allied
advantage.
Il of BipIane Type.
"Just now 1t is the Gotha three
scatter battleplane which Germany is
using as q challenge to her aerial |
foes. The usual Gotha measures
about seventy-hve feet from wing-tip !
to wing-tip. and thirty-eight feet in |
length The machine is Of the bipIane |
type, and the upper wings are pro-
vided with huge ailerons which ex-
tend slightly beyond the lower ones.
THE body of the Gotha is Of spe-
cIal interest While the two passen-
gers Zone in front and one behind the |
pilot) evidently sit In the center OF |
the axis, the pilots seat is placed at !
the left, 50 as to give room for a |
gangway enabling the occupants to |
pass from one end to the other The |
armament consists OF three machine |
guns. One Of them. placed in a turret |
In front, fires forward and, at certain |
angles, both above and below the |
wings. Two other machine guns run |
in grooves on two transverse tubes |
hxed behind the rear passenger-one |
above the body and the other nearly |
level with the floor, which is here |
deeply followed out to form the gun
tunnel described later on. It is thus |
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

HIS home? Who will knock at his
door? Spring is coming! The woods
will soon be full of tiny blue flowers
which his children will gather into
punches; but the flowers will wither,
for the village is deserted; no one is
passing that way.
Spring is comingi And still other
faces do see turned toward its grow
ing light and the hope that It brings.
These are also the faces of soldiers.
but thin, emaciated, pale as death, the
faces of those who have stood every
hardship and who, after long weeks
Of illness, are slowly creeping back to
life. These are the faces with which
I am best acquainted, which I have
hunted up In desolate corners where
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
GREAT WARPLANES
USED BY GERMANS
INSTEAD OF ZEPPS

A huge threS-seated battleplsne,
measuring seventy-nve feet from
eight feet in length, and mounted
with three machine guns, is Ger
msny's lstsst instrument Of fright
fulness," according to the Scientific
American An article in the current
Issue Of that publication describes
the Raiseg's new aerial mon
writer the ootha, as the wonder
machine is called, Is now being used
instead OF Zeppelins for bombing
cities.
The battleplane- is so constructed
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

many dread to 90, faces over which
1 have bent in place Of the old, old
mother who every evening on her
doorstep patiently waits IN vain. . "
With parched lips these lonely suf-
ferers have spoken to me about their
homes, about their children, about the
wives they long to see. They have
clung to my hands and kissed them:
they have called me mother" beg
gtng for tidings OF their loved ones,
begging for consolation, begging for
hope and have endeavored
to comfort them. feeling that my
words had more meaning when the
sun shone brightly without
Over thsrs IL II also springtime!
Over there In the regions we have
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
Drill in Moonlight
To Hurry Marines
Recruits for War

Down at the Marine Corps Bar
racks at Paris Island, s. c.,
they're drilling by moonlight.
mo man who has entered the
Marine Corps car say he has not
been busy from daylight till dark
every day since he enlisted"
said Major General Barnett, COM
mandant Of the marine corps to-
day.
"At Paris Island 1t is not un-
usual for many OF the recruits to
request their non-commissioned
officers to drill them by moon
light SO they can hasten the day
when they will have finished
their recruit drilling"
The Washington times., 1917-09-30
LuTHERANs TO GREET SOLDIER

A social reception for soldiers and
sailors will be given at St Paurs Lu-
theran Church. Eleventh and H
streets northwest, at so'clock this
evening. Before the social the nrst
musical service OF the season will
be held. The quartet, composed Of
Mrs. Bertha Hansen Gottsman, Mrs.
Julian Brylawski, Roy Glider. and
Milton c. White will sing.
The Washington times., 1917-09-30

possible for the Gotha to nre at the
sides, underneath, upward and to the
rear; indeed, 1t Is a machine for all
round FIRE.
The bomb-dropping apparatus Is
arranged to carry twelve to fourteen
pounds OF explosive. These bombs are
carried inside the body OF the ma
chine, between the pilot and rear gun
ner's cockpits. Arranged horizontally
on racks in two tiers, one each side
of the fuselage, the bombs can be re-
leased in quick succession. When one
bomb is released the next above auto
matically slips into the position va
Gated
an addition to these two main
the Gotha bombing plane
carries two bombs under the forward
cockpit, in tunnels built into the floor
OF the fuselage and held by spring
clips or collars. Essentially. this ma
chine is a plane, and as such
IT is being used in the aerial raids
on London instead of the Zeppelins,
which appear to have been dropped
for this class of work.
Carries Two Big Motors.
THE power plant of the new Gotha
OF two Mercedes motors of
26O-horsepower each, placed one on
either side OF the body at a distance
of somewhat over six feet from the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-04
One Germa,'-Amer;ca
Gives Novel Reason
For Voting Dry

Special to Times-Republican.
Written, Iowa, Oct. $50 you are
going to vote dry, Fritz, are you?
asked Written merchant of one OF
his German Americans who holds dear
to his heart the personal right to go
into a saloon and buy glass OF beer
whenever he wants il.
'Yaw." answered Fritz. Il tink vote
prohibition
II like 10 be able to so into a saloon
and buy n glass OF beer once in While
when ! comes 10 town, all risht, but
vote dry just the same"
The merchant WAS surprised anu
curious 10 know F'risx's reason for vot-
ins dry when he knew the ccun,ryman
was NJ heart in favor OF taking his
beer occasionally. So the tradesman
put the query TO F>ri,x thus; Well,
I'm surprised, Fritz, that YOU should
be convert to prnhiniiion. WAY are
you cu:Ti sta vote dry next Week:
Veil" replied Fritz, You see all
dose automobiles aat dcre in lie street!
Tie pointed 10 the fast that the main
street a. the vsiIase Nn both sides was
lined with rows % aWrcs owned es
farmers Imaay OF whom were the
German Americans friends and neigh
oorS
Now, continued Ssn speaker, II
there vas saloons i. town ii would not
Re safe 10 drive ND.saS. Some people
would -; drank. aaS5 there would De
all kinds OF Salaa>..slsss- / guess vote
DIV"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-04
YOUTHS TRY TO ELoPE.
Boy Of te ard Giri Of is Frustrated /,
Efforts to Get Married,

Fort Dodge. Oct 4.-Tillman II
Luckendili To- and Della Elsey, IS
both of Fort Dodge, were arrested in
Boone yesterday where they had gone
TO elope. They will be brought back
TO the city.
Luckendills home formerly was IN
the city. He has been in the city fire.
ouently, staying with an aunt at 500
South Fourteenth street. Della is the
daughter of Tom Elsey.
According to a story told by rela-
iives Luckendill had planned to leave
on the interurban to go TO his home in
Missouri for q visit. Della with a
younger brother started down to the
station to say goodbye. The interur-
ban had gone when they reached the
station of the Fort Dodge line and the
three walked on down Central avenue.
Little brother was got rid of at
Central and Seventh when he was
given cents to buy some candy. He
went into a store TO make the purchase
and when he came out the other two
had disappeared. He notified rela-
tives and the search was begun.
Luckendill had SIS in his pocket
which was to pay for his trip to Mis-
souri,