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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19
GERMANS LOST
$4,000 men
CASUALTIES ON FRANCO.BRITISH
FRONT BELIEVED EXCEEDING
LY HEAVY.
SEVERE 1NROADS MADE IN THE
STRENGTH OF THE GERMAN
TROOPS IN WEST.

French Front, July 13.-Severe in
roads have been made on the strength
of the German troops holding the line
on the Franco-British front during the
attacks delivered on them in April,
May and June. Estimates demon
strate that their losses must approxi-
mate 350,000 men.
At the beginning of the Franco
British offensivcs, the Germans had at
their disposal on the front from the
North Sea to Switzerland lat divisions
and on June 20 the number Of their
divisions facing the French and Brit
ish was 155.
The strength of the German forces
on the Franco-British front cannot
however, be calculated exactly from
the number of their divisions, for no
fewer than 112 of the 155 have been
thrown into the battles at various
times and % of them have been twice
engaged, thus totaling in reality 1876
divisions which have been in action.
Losses Guaged.
AS a general rule division is not
withdrawn from the fighting line until
it has lost one-third of its electives
and thus the German losses may be
fairly and accurately guaged.
For instance, a German division
nowadays when at full strength num-
bers approximately $500 infantrymen.
Therefore the '35 divisions which
have passed through the fire have in
all probability each lost $500 killed,
wounded and prisoners, making in all
347,50o tasulties in the infantry alone
in less than three months, without re-
gard 70 the losses among the artillery.
engineers, and ether service troops.
Some German divisions have had to
be withdrawn after only two days
fighting on account of their losses.
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COMMISSIONS
! 2ND REG|M'T OFFICERS
OTHER APPOINTMENTS TO BE
MADE, is BISMARCK REPORT.

Bismarck, N. D., July Governor
Lynn J. Frazier tonight announced the
following commissions in the Second
regiment, North Dakota notional
guard:
Companu A. Minot: Willard Law
son, captain; William OLeary, first
lieutenant; Josiah Birdsell, second lieu
tenant.
Company B. New Rockford: Les
lie Wheeler, captain; John Cameron,
first lieutenant.
Darlington company: Edward E.
Kelleran, captain; Gordon Turner, first
lieutenant.
Glendale company: Harry E.
Thomas, captain.
Beach company: Charles I. Cook,
captain.
Dickinson machine gun company, F.
]. Fleurit, first lieutenant; Welland
Orchard, second lieutenant. Other ap-
appointments will be made.
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PATRIOTISM IS HIGH
IN RAMSEY COUNTY

This has been a great week for De-
wills Lake and Ramsey county, so far
as patriotism is concerned.
Several days ago the idea was con-
ceived to raise a fund for the local
company who was being formed here,
said fund being placed in charge of
the proper officials and to be used for
the boys to purchase extras with when
they go to the front. Accordingly,
over twenty cars of our citizens, in
Guiding many l,dies, accompanied by
part of the band. made a tour of the
county, covering all the towns on the
Farmers Line and Edmore branch of
the Great Northern, selling tickets to
the patriotic meeting which was held
here Tuesday afternoon and evening.
There had also been committees at
work in the city for several days sell
ing tickets, and the result was that a
large sum Of money was raised which
will be used for the benefit of the SOL
dier boys.
Tuesday was the day for the mus
tering of the new company which had
been organized here, and consisted of
about 100 members at present. In the
afternoon there was large parade
headed by the Second Regiment Band
of Harvey, N. D., followed by the new
ly enlisted men in charge of Captain
Thomas Lonnevik, then came the
members of the Red Cress, and the
Boy Scouts. Hundreds of people were
present to see the parade, and cheer
the soldier boys, who had so nobly
come to the front and enlisted wher
their country needed them. From the
balcony of the opera house there were
short speeches by different ones, and
in the evening there was a regula,
program including moving pictures
and the opera house wass filled to its
capacity.
Wednesday morning bright and early
the entire company marched to thu
Chautauqua grounds, where they viii
remain under their officers and drill
until their uniforms arrive and it i.
expected that in couple of week.
they will leave for New Mexico, ther.
to go into training until they are call
ed to the front.
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MANY COMMODITIES
ON EMBARGO LISTS
SPECIAL LICENSE REQUIRED TO
SHIP STEEL PLATES, SOAP
AND FOOD.

Washington, July ia long list
Of commodities were named by the ad-
ministration board of the exports
council today as requiring license for
shipment abroad, altho they were not
designated specifically in President
Wilson's proclamation putting certain
articles under expert control. They
are as follows:
Sulphur, saltpeter, nitrate Of pot
ash, ,benzol, rice, dried beans, peas, con-
densed milk, structural steel, sh.. .es
and mild steel, including angles, te $;
beams and channels; steel plates II
ordinary tank quality, rolled steel
flour plates; rosin and turpentine; lu-
bricating oil, malt, washing powder
lantern oil, toloul, steel plates, tank
plates and boiler plates; soap an
soap products and vegetable oils.
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PROMISES TO RECALL
ALL POISONOUS BEANS
DIR. LADD TO DROP ACTION
AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS FIRM.

No legal action will be taken against
the Minneapolis wholesale rrocery
house responsible for the shipment Of
the poisonous Burma lima bean into
North Dakota, if the company carries
out promises made yesterday in let
ter to DR.. E. F. Ladd, state fool COM
missioner.
The letter states that the company
would cease the shipments, recall the
beans already shipped, and refund
money paid for them by the North
Dakota merchants.
Action against the company will be
dropped if it carries out its p :om;scs
DR.. Ladd stated yesterday. He l;
gathering data regarding few ship
ments made into the state by other
concerns.
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MEASURE FIXING MINIMUM ON
BASIS OF NO. / NORTHERN
LIKELY TO REACH VOTE IN
SENATE TODAY.
COMPROMISE IS. REACHED
BOARD OF THREE MEMBERS rs
. NAMED INSTEAD OF A SINGLE
!. DIRECTOR NOW FAVORED
OTHER CHANGES ALSO AP.
PROVED.

Washington, July 17.-Senators to-
day virtually concluded their task of
darfting compromise amendments to
the administration food control bill
and debate was continued with the
prospect of voting late today.
The compromise agreements, it is
believed, will command support from
majority of the Senate.
FOOD BOARD NEW PLAN
Creation of a boardsof food admin
istration in lieu Of a single individual,
composed Of three member directly
under the Presidents control, is to
principal change to be proposed by
the leaders. Other important changes
agreed upon, at the conference were
for fixing by Congress of minimum
price of $1.75 bushel for wheat, and
extension of the government licensing
and food purchasing powers in the
bill. It previously had been agreed
to limit government control of foods
feeds and fuels, including gasoline anc
kerosene. h.
The minimum wheat price of SITS
under the tentative agreement, woulc
be for No. / Northern wheat as a ba
sis Or standard for minimum prices o1
all other wheat grades.
Provisions of Senator Cores substi
tute bill regarding the wheat mini
mum price, the licensing and Fedora
requisitioning purchase and sale pow
ers were substantially approved b,
the leaders.
Gore Wins Point.
The proposed compromises woul,
provide for licensing of elevators, COLI
storage plants, packing houses, Goa
mine sand factories, limited, however
to products and agencies entering in
terstate or foreign commerce.
The conference also approved Sen
ator Cores proposal for government
communicating, purchase, lease o,
operation of coal mines and also hi
provision for government purchas,
and sale, to obtain reasonable price,
of fuel, wheat, flour, meal, beans anc
potatoes.
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five BILLION MORE
DOLLARS FOR ALLIES
FIRST THREE BILLION WILL
SOON BE EXHAUSTED AT THE
PRESENT RATE.
TO CONTINUE LOANS
BONDS OF INTENTE GOVERN.
MENTS TO BE FURNISHED AS
SECURITY.

Washington, July 16.-Unless the
unforeseen develops, congress probab-
ly will be asked before adjou m ent
of the present session to authorize an
other gigantic loans for the allies, The
present authorization Of So, ,OO0, ,00O,-
900 will be exhausted within from,
three to four months at the rate at
which the government is lending mon
ey to entente governments.
MAY ASK FIVE BILLION
Indications are that the amount of
the second authorization will be no
less than the first and may go as high
as $5,O00,000,000. i
There is every reason to believe that
the administration policy of financing
the allied governments for purchases
they make in this country will be con-
tinued during the period of the war,
and that the vast sums to be loaned
them in the future will be loaned as
in the past, at the same rate of inter
est the American government will
have to pay for the money and on the
security of entente government bonds
While no official announcement has
been made Of what the goveinemnt
intends to do toward continuing to
finance the allies when the presen,
loan of $4,000, 100000 is exhausted, il
is shown that nearly one-half of the
So O00, 100000 already has been, ex.
hausted, the amount totaling $1,3O3f;
100000, and this covers the financing
Of only two months and 20 days.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19
new ROCKFORD Man
KILLED BY AUTO
FRED ELY, WELL KNOWN GRAIN
BUYER LOSES HIS LIFE IN
AUTO ACCIDENT.

Fred Ely, prominent grain buyer
of New Rockford, was killed when the
auto he was driving Monday Of this
week turned turtle, pinning him under
the car. He was driving alone at the
time, and just how the accident was
caused is not known. He is the son
of Col. John Ely, of Cando, and at one
time was sheriff of Pierce county. The
funeral was held at Rugby yesterday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19
RECALL OF BERLIN MINISTER
TO NORWAY IS ANNOUNCED

Amsterdam, July 18.-The Berlin
Reichsanzeiger publishes an official
announcement of the recall and re-
tirement of Herr Michaelis, the Ger.
man minister to Norway.
Norwegian advices on June, 27, an.
nounced the recall of Herr Michael;s
which was reported to have been re.
quested as the result of the arrest in
Norway Of three Germans, one o1
them said to be courier Of the Ger.
man foreign Office, in connection with
the recent conspiracy to blow up No.
wegian ships.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19

Wind an dhail did about 100000
damage in the vicinity Of Tioga, in the
western part Of the state recently.
Many buildings were wrecked and
thousands of acres of crops was de-
stroyed. =
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|. v. N|'S...GE|'T.
COLD SHOULDER
LOCAL FARMERS DO NOT BE-
LIEvE IN CONTRACTING WITH
THAT ORDER.

meeting in this city between delega-
ton of members of the Non-P Partisan
League from this part of the state and
a delegation of A. w. WIS which is
really a part of the I. w. WIS said
meeting being for the purpose of
learning whether the farmers were in
favor Of entering into a contract with
this organization to hire them during
harvest and threshing at wages rang
ing from $4 to SO per day.
As usual .Townley was represented
by his fright bower, Coates, who had
apparently oiled the machinery very
nicely to see that no cogs were slip
ped in turning the labor of this state
over to one of the most dangerous
organizations that ever infested a
country.
This was supposed to be a delegated
meeting, consisting of one member of
the League from each township in this
part Of the state, and out of about
forty supposed members present there
: were about fifteen from this county.
After the meeting was called to order
Coates, who was head spokesman,
made talk, which was followed by
different members, or "cappers" for
the A. w. WIS, and several farmers
also expressed their disapproval of
having anything to do with this or
ganization, and finally a vote was
taken and the result was IA for and
20 against entering into any negotia.
tions with them. This did not seem to
satisfy Coates and his band Of A. w,
WIS and there was more talking and
this was about all that was to be TAX
en- up at the meeting. several farmers
left the court house.. thinking that
nothing further would be done, but
before adjourning it was decided to
take another vote, and the result was
that there was a majority of one in
favor Of entering into negotiations
with them. One Of the leading mem
bers Of the League from this county
stated that practically every member
Of the league from this county voted
against having anything to do with
the A. w. WIS, but that it was the
outsiders who was trying to carry the
thing through, and that they were en-.
tire strangers, and whether they were
farmers or not he was not prepared
to say, but he was inclined to believe
that they were bunch of "cappers'
who were brought here for the pur
pose of forcing The thing through.
The terms on which the A. w. W..
would enter into contract with thu
farmers are that they are to be give,
81 per day for 10 hours, and for an!
overtimethat they get time and one
half, and for Sundays they be give,
double time. In other words, if the,
put in day of IL hours in threshing
they would be entitled to $500, and i.
they worked Sundays they would draw
$10.40.
After the meeting was adjourne,
Coates and his aggregation of A. W
WIS blew out of town, and we hear'
the expression from many farmers
that it was about time that the,
wake up to the fact that the leader
Of the League were trying to tie tn
members up with one of the worst ag
gregation Of tramps that ever infeste
any country.
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After pleasant visit with relatives
and friends at Grand Forks and Graf
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Toombs are
home again.
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DRAFT CARDS
NOW COMPLETE
STATE GUARDS EXPECT EQUIP
MENT TO ARRIVE IN A SHORT
TIME.

Bismarck, July 17.-Pembina coun-
TVS registration cards on their way to
the adjutant generals office will COM
plete the second step preliminary to
the drafting of North Dakota's section
ofthe select service army.
The county registration boards have
performed two important tasks-the
registration of all of the eligibles
within their jurisdiction and the prop
er numbering os the registration cards
and listing of c; oh registrant.
The next step will be taken in the
adjutant generals office when Charles
Lesissman, in charge of the detail,
undertakes the important task of fig
uring each county's quota. Blanks
for this purpose have been mailed
from Washington last week, and
should reach the adjutant generals
office today. Upon their receipt, the
department will have exact informa-
tion as to the states quota, and then
will priced to apportion this quota
among the So counties. In doing this
note must be taken of all the credits
and known exemptions to which each
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19

DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Addison and two
daughters of Fargo were guests at the
A. M. Powell home the first of the
week.
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EQUIPMENT SOON

Bismarck, N. D., July 17.-Supplies
for the national guard which has been
called into federal service will be for
warded by express as soon as the
commanding officers at their home
stations give the strength of their
commands and other information as
directed in telegram sent from
headquarters to Governor Frazier on
July Ia.
This advice was wired to adjutant
general Fraser by adjutant gedenal
Heistand Of the central department.
The information required. should be
in the hands of the central depart
ment by the middle of the week. and
supplies should begin arriving by the
middle of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
KAISER TELLS RElCHSTAG
U-BOATS WILL WIN WAR
"Politics" Said to Have Been Avoid
ed in Conference Witt:
Party Leaders.

COPENHAGEN. July e3.-Emperor
Williams conference with the parlia-
mentzry leaders evening Is
treated by the g. ewspapers re-
ceived here as u Of his deter
minatiun heTeaft- -i.4tain and cul-
tiyate closer feia H. .v!th the parla-
ment. perhaps the beginning of a
new era of common work of the people
and parliament and the government
neous warning is uttered against at
taching any excessive weight to the
meeting.
The proceedings took the line of in
formal conversations between the en-
peror and the m-moeTs tne ..l,..,-
tag. the emperor. as usual. prescribing
the subject for conversation. The en-
peror evidently aimed 70 impress his
auditors with the great success of the
submarine warfare, wnicn, acco. d l,is
to the Nossische Zeitung, he de-
tons and bringing nearer England's
sure destruction.
Emperor William seems to have paid
less attention TO the question of re-
form. The Tagebiatt says he avoided
politics. while another account saws
Philip Scheidenann. the socialist lead
er. tactfully RETAINED from pressing
him concerning political conditions
The Tagcblatt says a war and peace
composed of pariiamentarians and rep
resentatives Of the imperial govern
ment and federated states The chan
cellor is to be chairman of the council
Is to exercise an influence in an unspe-
ciHed manner in overcoming events and
save the nation from unpleasant sur
prises on the conclusion OF peace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
ARTICLES DESIGNATED
FOR EXPORT LICENSES
Official List Promulgated "Supesed-
ing an Unauthorized and Incorrect
Statement Hitherto Published.'

All.articles for which export licenses
now are required were included in q
new official list promulgated by the ex-
ports council last night, an accompany
ing statement declaring that the tabu-
lation "supersedes an unauthorized ana
Incorrect statement hitherto publish
ed" The councils new complete list
follows:
coal, coke, fuel oils. lubricating oil.
benzol, head lantern oil. toluol. naph-
tina, henzne. red oil. kerosene and gas
oline, including bunkers.
Food grains. -four and meal there
from. corn flour. barley. rice -four, rice,
oatmeal and rolled oats. fodder and
feeds, oil cakes and OIL cake meal.
malt, peanuts.
Meats and fats. poultry. cottonseed
oil, corn oil. copra. cocoanut. desic-
Gated; butter, fish. dried. canned or
fresh.
Grease inedible or edible. Of animal
or vegetable origin; linseed oil. lard,
meats, all varieties; timed milk. pea
nut oil and butter. rapeaeed oil, tallow,
taIlow candles. stearic acid.
Pig iron. steel billets. steel sheet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
NUMBER OF GARDENS
INCREASED THREEFOLD
Their Products Will Be Worth $3.50.
Ooo, 1000, According to Estimate
of Charles Lathrop Pack.

The gardening campaign has resulted
In the planting of more than three
times the usual number of gardens in
the United States. with the prospect
that their products will reach the total
value of $356.000.000. according to an
estimate made by Charles Lathrop
Pack. president OF the national emer-
gency food garden commission.
The commission. which has wased an
active propaganda for more gardens
recently completed a canvass showing
the Increase in each section of the
country. In the middle western states.
according TO these returns. the num-
Der is 2s5 per cent more than last year
In New England the grain is set at US
per cent, in the eastern states at $50
per cent. in the south Atlantic section
Mt -35 per cent, IN the south central
states 200 per cent. in the lake region
100 per cent. In the Pacific states 1856
per cent and in the Rocky Mountain
states l35 per cent
South Dakota, is credited with hav-
ing increased the number Of its gardens
I35 per cent. the best showing to be
made by any state Tennessees per-
centaRe. increase is given as 500 and
New Hampshire. Florida and Iowa have
estimated increases at 400 per cent The
only states listed as having failed to
double their gardens are Montana,
Idaho, Utah. Nevada, Georgia, Alabama.
TexAS and Missouri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23

bars. steel blooms, steel slabs. ship
plates and structural shapes. iron
plates, 4 beams. mild steel plates,
rolled steel plates, steel channels.
steel angles. mild steel plates. ordinary
tank quality; steel beams. steel plates;
ne-eighth inch thick OF heavier: steel
sheets. one eighth inch thick or heavt.
er, are classified as steel plates; steel
tees and gees. structural steel shapes.
boiler plates. tank plates. steel doors.
steel car frames. stool towers. scrap
iron and scrap steel. ferro manganese.
"FertiliGers. cattle manure, shredded :
nitrate Of soda, poudretts. potato ma
nure. potassium salts. land plaster. pot
ash, cyanamide. phosphorte acid, phos-
phate rock. superphosphate. chlorate
potash, bone meal. bone fiour. ground
bone. dried blood. ammonia ana ammo
mia salts. acid phosphate. guano.
humus, hardwood Ashes. root, sheep
manure. pulverized: anhydrous ammo
MIA.
Arms. ammunition and explosives.
nitrate of potash. rosin. sulphur, salt
peter. turpentine."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
U.BOAT ATTACK FAILS.
Germans Fire Two Torpedoes at
British Freighter and Miss,

AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 23.-An
unsuccessful attack by a German sub
marine off the British coast July was
made on a British freight steamship
which has arrived here. The U-boa:
fred two torpedoes. One passed eight
cen feet to the freights stern and
the other the length of the starboard
side not ten feet from the ship. The
British vessel returned the fire, send
ing four shots at the periscope, the
only part Of the submarine visible. APP
parently every shot missed its mark,
but this firing had the effect OF causing
the C-boat to cease its attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Doubt Public Will Benefit.

The campaign to have the purchaser
carry his bundle home is now well un-
der way, but thinking men are hesitat-
ing in this matter and are asking who
is to be the beneficiary. Past expe-
rience has told them they will not be
the beneficiary of any reduction in
costs.
The results will come rapidly if in
every community the people bring pres
sure to bear on the merchants to place
fair prices on all commodities; nor must
the pressure end with the merchants
the producers of the country must come
into line and work for the general
good.
The public must have assurance that
certain merchants are not 'cashing In
on the patriotic devotion Of their GUS
TONER'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23

Lot of Bon Ton" Corsets. made of
handsome materials: in discontinued
models and broken sizes Reduced from ,
9J.3U "
"R 4 g" Corsets of mercerized mate
rails. In lace front models. medium length.
Broken sizes. Reduced from $500 to-.
american Lady" Corsets of fine ma
terials. in extreme long hip models.
Broken sizes Reduced from $500 to-.
Corset Dept.-Third Floor.