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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

The world always looks brighter
from behind smile.
1t is so easy to convince the aver
age man that he has many Of the qual-
ifications Of a statesman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

Seven thousand dollars worth OF
canning machinery and $4,000 worth
of cans were destroyed as the result
OF the fire which broke out in the
Fl. Atkinson Canning companys
plant on Monday of last week. a
corn shed valued at $4,000 was de-
molished. The fire started in the grass
along the tracks of the Northwestern
railroad.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
F
Now Il the Time to Get Ria Of These
Ugly SpOta,

NOW I IIkn6 70 Get fH0 Tn698
Ugly Spots.
There's longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles a. the
prescription othine - double strength - 10
guaranteed to remove these homeiy spots.
Simply get ounce of othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist. and apply .
little Of II night and morning and you
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. It 10 seldom
pisteiy clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, a. this 10 sold under guarantee Of
money back II II fails to remove freckies-
Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
eoNpENsED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAviNas. o oiNas .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs. sUFFERiNos, HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union Nsws Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

British retake most of ground lost
Il Fresnoy.
Great Britain's war cost to date is
$4,000. .oOo. 900.
Germany is feeling effect Of Amer
boan blockade of food products.
Imperial German counsellor to pre-
ssut statement on German war aims.
British troops recapture greater por-
Non Of Bullecourt and repulse violent
sounter attacks east Of village.
Great Britain announces that despite
heavy fighting casualties have been
eeduced from 50 to rs per cent.
Troops Of German crown prince
make heavy attacks on British and
French before Laon and Lens.
Six enemy aeroplanes brought down
has been Americas "bit" contributed
against Germany since April 9Th.
Seven British aeroplanes shot down
seven German balloons in resump-
Non Of q vigorous aerial offensive by
British fhers.
Along Scarpe river east of Arras
sanguinary encounters are reported
Advantage rests with British. Por-
tons of Roeux have been taken.
The loss of two prominent German
submarine commanders. in addition to
several previously reported, was dis
Aosed in q relchstag speech.
According to reports in Norfolk, Va,
aaval circles the American torpedo
boat destroyer Davis was attacked by
German submarine near the war
sone.
In Macedonia the Serbian troops
have captured and held against coun-
Ser attacks several trenches on Do
hropolye Heights, east Of the Cerna
DIVER.
South of Souehex river, Teuton ar
niles make third attempt to recapture
lost ground. First success is defeated
BY British counter attack. Germans
ase boiling oil.
The naval attack on the German
submarine base Zeebrugge. on the Bel
Etan coast. was the most destructive
yet made by British warships. Two
submarine sheds were blown up. Six.
V-three persons were killed and up
wards of hundred others were taken
% hospitals.
On southern end of line held by
French. Germans Sunday morning
made strong attacks on plateau Of
fCraonne, on sector north of Rheims
and in region Of Maisons de Cham
pagne. French put down all three at
tacks, with artillery and rifles, caus-
Ing heavy casualties.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
YVES ERN.

A campaign against needless waste
sf foodstuffs was inaugurated at a
meeting at Phoenix, Arix.
American Socialists send message
70 German Socialists saying that peace
cannot be restored unless kaiser is
banished.
Pres. Joe v. Prochaska issued q call
for the annual meeting of the Ocean
lo-Ocean Highway Association. at
Globe, Ark. June SO.
The national parks in California
will be thrown open for cattle and
sheep grazing as an emergency act to
increase the output of food, wool and
leather.
The National Council OF Women.
representing 100000 members of
women's clubs In the United States,
In session at Chicago. decided to de-
vote all its energies to performing
the maximum Of service to the coun-
Try during the war.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
SPORT.

The Western Golf Association will
subscribe $4,000 to the liberty loan,
using substantially all its available
surplus.
The University of Nebraska. at Min
neapolis, defeated the University OF
Minnesota in dual track and field
meet, scoring 66 points to Minnesota's 8
50.
A dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio.
states that Charles C"Chuck') Barrett
of Bellevue, Pa, has enlisted in the
mosquito fleet" of the naval reserves
and has gone to assume his duties.
Red Toner, former Denver corner
lot star, is now hurting for the Ray.
Ariz.. team and is anxious to see other
Colorado stars land positions with the
Ray club. Toner, it will be remem-
bered, some few years ago was a star
on the corner lots and also in the
Western league and was born and
reared in Colorado.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
GEN e RAL,

German newspapers face suspension
because of paper famine.
Reunion Of Northern and Southern
Presbyterian churches to be consid-
cred.
A great parade of the Filipinos of
Manila was held at Manila as DEM
onstration and pledge of their allegi-
ance to the United States.
Frank Millen, a young farmer at
Elkton. KY, killed his father, Charles
Millen; his mother, Mrs. Betty Millen:
his brother, Elmore. and his brothers
wife, Amy, with an axe and hanged
himself.
the Dundalk Company, $5,100,0O0
corporation. to develop hundreds OF
acres of land adjacent to Sparrows
Point and the Baltimore branch of the
Bethlehem Steel Company.
Fourteen Mexican government SOL
diers were killed and two wounded
during the fighting which occurred at
Vado de Piedra, thirty miles from
Ojinaga. opposite Preside, Texas. Jose
Ynez Salazar's Villa command lost
nine killed.
British official statistics of retail
prices Of food given in the Board Of
Trade labor gazette show an increase
up to March 31st of "a per cent, as
compared with July. 1914. Food prices
In other countries show increases as
follows: Austria, 171.7 per cent: Italy.
TO per cent: United States. over "a
per cent; Canada. 3s.5 per cent: Aus
tralia, 25.3 per cent, and New Zealand.
52.2 per cent
The federal office Of markets at
Washington reported an increase OF
2e0 per cent in poultry held in storage
May 1st, a. compared with stocks on
the same date year ago. but marked
decreases In all classes OF meats, ex-
cept cured beef. Storage turkeys
showed the greatest increase, 7Ss pee
cent.
Two moaths Of campaigning for .
million gardens In the United States
are estimated to have tsrned the ~
tention Of more than 3o.No.0oo psaoss
to the task q produeing fooA
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
FOREIGN.


A coalition ministry VIII be formed
in Russia.
Minister Of War Bossboom has tsAr
dered his resignation to Queen VIZ
helmina.
The extreme wing of Russian Social
lists will not be represented at the So
cialist conference to be held at Stock
holm.
A collapse in rubles. attributed to
the chaotic state Of affairs in Russia.
was q feature of the foreign exchange
market.
The secretary of state made denial
Of the report of revolution in Boliv-
Ia. He said the situation in the re-
public was tranquil.
Joseph Jacques Joffre, marshal of
France, paid visit to Montreal that
will rank as one OF the greatest events
Of Canadian history.
The Norwegian steamers Tiger and
Leikanger have been sunk by Ger
man submarines ten miles off the
northwest coast of Spain.
The increasing efficiency of the al
lies submarine destruction is recog-
nized in speech by the German Sec
retary of the navy in the reichstag.
LOSS of big passenger steamer
with seventy persons, including sew
eral people of note" aboard was an
nounced in London Chronicle edi-
torial.
Emperor William recognizes no
state of war with the United States
SO far as his personal comfort is con-
cerned He has summoned his Amer
lean dentist, Arthur Newton Davis Of
Piqua, Ohio, to visit him at Great
Headquarters and attend to the neces-
sary repairs to the imperial jaw.
A Havas dispatch from Milan says:
"The Petrograd correspondent of the
Corriere de La Sera wires that a se-
cret dispatch read at the historic night
conference between the members of
the Russian provisional government
and the workmen's and soldiers coun-
Gil came from the American govern
ment and dealt with the conditions
required for the granting Of loan.
The reading of this dispatch, says the
correspondent, decided the representa-
tives of the workmen's and soldiers
committee to accept the views of the
provisional government"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Girl Killed as Auto Leaps.

Sterling.-viola Fleming. II yeafs
old. is dead from injuries received
when an automobile took flying leap
from the roadway east Of this place
and. after turning clear over. brought
up against telegraph role. @. Riser.
. railway conductor. OF Denvsr. suf-
fsred . broken rib; Ella Walker. rs
years cid. received . broken collar
bono, and Isaac McCoul, roundhouse
foreman at this place. was injured
and bruised.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Redfield wants every
farmer to have a pond and raise fish.
Senate approved amendment prohib,
itins use Of grain in manufacture Of
whisky.
House war tax measure subjected to
psvere criticism in Senate committee
bearing.
House reverses previous action and
orders Roosevelt be permitted to take
army to France.
Moved by the pleas of Marshal Jof-
ere and other members OF the French
1ar missions, President Wilson has
eeoided to send American troops to
ne European firing line - soon as 1t
= physically possible.
Saturdays sharp rise In July ana
0sotsmber grain prices ON the Chi
sago exchange drew from the Asricul-
tusal Department . statement do
bouncing 'foed gamblers" and eco
aomio parasites." Carl vrooman, the
assistant secretary. declared the time
bad come for the government to take
decisive action to check the upward
tronA.
Secretary OF State lansing an
n0uneod tAA4 Q Russian commission.
esDeeseatfAG tie nsw pfovisiooal gov
sennsnL = - - seat to the Uaitsd
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
COLORADO CROP REPORT
WHEAT CROP IN UNITED STATES
LEAST IN THIRTEEN YEARS
Winter Wheat Yield In state Esti.
mated At 7,51o.0oo Bushels, Com
pared With 7,40o,o 900 in 1915.

Western Newspaper Union News servios.
Denver.-A summary of the May
crop report for the State OF Colorado
and for the United States. as compiled
by the Bureau Of Crop Estimates (and
transmitted through the Weather Blu
reau). United States Department Of
Agriculture, il as follows:
Winter Wheat
Stats-May forecast, 100000
bushels: production last year (final
estimate). 100000; two years ago.
100000; 1904 average. 4.3s4,00o.
United States-May forecast. 1885,
600, 900 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 4s1.744.00O; two years
ago. 673.s47.oOo; 1904 average. 4s4,-
$4,000.
State-May forecast, 100000 bush
els; production last year (final esti-
mate), $4,000; two years ago, 525. 900.
United States-May 1 condition
1877, compared with the ten-year aver
age of 87.9.
Pasture
State-May / condition SO, COM
pared with the ten-year average of 80.
United States-May, forecast, co.
100000 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 47,3s3.000 two years
ago, 54,O5O,000.
Meadows
State-May condition 96. COM
pared with the ten-year average Of "a.
United States-May condition 81.9,'
compared with the ten-year. average
of 85.2.
Spring PlowIng
State-Per cent done to May 1, 1917.
estimated go per cent, compared with
"a May / last year and 81, the ten
year average.
United States-Per cent done to
May 1, 1917, estimated 72.4 per cent.
compared with 70.4 per cent on May
last year and 69.3. the ten-year aver
age.
Spring Planting
State-Per cent done to May 1, 1917.
estimated so per cent, compared with
65 May 1 last year and 50, the ten
year average.
United States-Per cent done to
May 1. 1917, estimated 5S.7 per cent.
compared with 58.7 per cent on May
last year and 56.3 per cent, the ten
year average.
Hay
State-Old crop on farms May 1. o.
timated 145.000 tons, compared with
265. 200 a year ago and 100000 two
years ago.
United States-Old crops on farms
May l, estimated 12,500.OOO tons, COM
pared with 14,452.000 a year ago and
10.797,000 two years ago.
The first price given below IL tho
average on May this year, and the
second the average on May / last
year:
State-Wheat, 1879 and 90 cents per
bushel; corn, 1876 and SO; oats, - and
81; potatoes. 256 and 101; hay, $17.To
and 1910 per ton; eggs. 80 and 10
cents per dozen.
United States-Wheat, 245.9 and
1925 cents per bushel; corn, 1906 and
1913; oats, ITO and 42.6: potatoes.
279.6 and 94.s; hay, $14.44 and $12.22
per ton; cotton, 1879 and lis cents
per pound; eggs. 300 and 1871 cents
per dozen.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Student Reserve Go to Fort Riley

Denver.-The last of the student Of
ficers Of the reserve corps, ordered to
the training camp as 1000 assembled
men and women stood by and cheered.
There were about 100 in the party.
consisting largely of applicants from
Colorado Springs, students Of the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder, and
from other towns scattered through
the state.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Fort MORGAN Bows Join Re.erve.

Fort Morgan.-Carl Shadowen, Her
bert Thompson and George Alten, all
Fort Morgan boys in the officers re-
serve, departed for Fort Riley, Kan,
in answer to a call from the United
States. They were escorted to the
depot by the high school cadets and
high school girls.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Trampled to Death by Horse.

Colorado Springs.-Archibald Glenn.
70. an express driver, was trampled TO
death by his horse. The body was dis
covered several hours later by a mar
ried daughter when Glenn failed to
return from the barn.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Thirty-one Respond to War Call.

Longmont.-Though the movement
for the organization of cavalry
troop Of Longmont young men was
started only three days ago, thirty
one already have signed and indica-
tions are that the required seventy
one will have been obtained in a few
days.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Just the Thlna,

Just the Thing.
Where can learn to be an expert
on tear" II suppose a samovarsity
would be the idea for you"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.

COMING EVENTS.
May l7-2o-Convention Colorado sun-
day. School Association at Colorado
Springs.
June 16.-Annual Strawberry Festival
and Carnival at Glenwood Springs.
June 21-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Salida
Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept; l7-ss-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
HEAL BABY RASHES
That Itch, Burn and Torture With Cutl-
cura-Trial Free.

A hot Cutlcura Soap bath is soothing
to irritated skins when followed by
gentle application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. Use CutidGra for everyday toi-
let preparations. to prevent such trou-
bles. After this treatment baby sleeps
mother rests and healment follows.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-17
Mean Consolation.

"Dobbs has been stealing all my
best ideas. Now, what would you call
that?" "Petty larceny"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
LEAGUE PROGRAM ENDORSED
AT GRANGE MEETING

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 5.-Eighty
delegates to the annual convention Of
the State Grange unanimously went
on record tonight as favoring the pro.
gram of the National Nonpartisan
League, CONSUMPTION of excess wal
profits, and government ownership Of
railroads and mines in resolutions ad.
opted at the closing session of the con-
vention which came to a close after a
tWo-days' meeting at II o'clock to-
night. After coming out for the farm.
ers' union, the resolution of endorse.
ment of the Nonpartisan league
states:
"Whereas, we farmers are get
ting what we want through poll
tics, be 1t resolved, that we pledge
our unqualified support to the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league"
Similar resolutions, State Master
Ray McKaig stated tonight, have been
passed by the state grangers of Ore.
gon, Washington, Idaho and Colorado
making an almost solid northwest sup.
porting the program of the National
Nonpartisan league.
Condemn Profteering
A strong resolution condemning
profteering calls upon the federal
government to Immediately conscript
excess war profits to the amount of
80 per cent of everything above the
normal profits and the CONSUMPTION of
all incomes over 100000 a year as a
means Of financing the war. Still an
other resolution demands of the gov
eminent the immediate confscation of
all railroads and coal, copper and iron
mines as war necessity.
Mckaig Resigns.
The resignation Of Ray McKaig, for
two years state master of the grange
in North Dakota, came as a surprise
and disappointment to all the eighty
delegates. Mr.. McKaig was one of the
founders of the organization in North
Dakota and was one of the state or
CARNATIONS first officers. Mr.. McKaig
resigned the state mastership to de-.
vote all his time as field secretary Of
the Nonpartisan league, and at the
close of the convention he will leave
for Idaho and Colorado. The cenven-
ton adopted resolutions of confidence
and concentrations of the administra.
ton of Mr.. McKaig.
T. M. Williams, one of the pioneer
grange men Of the state, of Des Laos
was elected state master to succeed
Mr.. McKaig.
B. E. Evans of Mercer county, G. N
Bowman of Ward county, and E. E.
McDougal of Towner county were
elected members Of the state executive
committee.
T. M. Williams, the newly elected
Master, L. D. Mann, G. N. Bowman
Simon Debit and Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Williams from the Des Laos and Lone
Tree district were in Minot Saturday
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
JIM JAM JEMS PLEADS GUILTY
Charged With Misuse of Interstate
Transportation-He Fined

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. GA case
which has dragged through federal
courts several years came to an alb
rupt conclusion at noon today when
Sam Clark and Clarence H. Crockard,
publishers of Jim Jam Jems, pleaded
guilty before Judge Wade in the U.
S. district court to misuse of inter-
state transportation privileges in send
ing by express from one state to
another copies of Jim Jam Jems, con-
tanning objectional matter.
Clark was fine $4,000 and Crockard
$1,000 and the actions were dismis-
sed. Clark and Crockard were in
dicted by a federal grand jury at Far
go last July.
Arraigned in district court on a
charge of embezzlement of $3,40O of
the automobile registration funds of
the state, Secretary of State Thomas
Hall this morning pleaded not guilty.
Hall will be tried Immediately upon
conclusion of the Pankow murder case.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13

enroute home from the convention.
Mrs. j. S. Smith and o. O. Morrell of
Surrey, the latter being the state Sec
rotary, also attended the convention
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. McCarty from
Drake went as delegates. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Kilbourne of Berthold were
also delegates.
The returning members of the or
der expressed themselves as being
well pleased with the results Of the
convention. The Grange of North
Dakota is growing in numbers and
usefulness steadily.
The delegates were shown through
the penitentiary and were especially
interested in the splendid stock on the
penitentiary farm, the cattle being
among the best in the state.
The last night of their convention
the delegates were rendered an enjoy
able banquet. The convention went
on record as endorsing the recent mes
sage of President Wilson to congress.
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The School Red Cross will give a
benefit entertainment at the school
house on Friday, evening. 1t is hoped
that full attendance of citizens and
parents may turn out and encourage
the efforts of our young people.
Several of the Burlington boys have
already begun the drafting of New
Years resolutions. We wonder why
The immense barn owned by c. A.
Bugge e. Co., which for years has
occupied the site back of their general
store, has been sold to Dave Houston
ST., who has had crew of men en-
gagged in moving the building to his
farm west of town this week.
Dave Houston, Jr., started for some
point on North Prairie Wednesday
morning and in driving along the road
near the Fred Miller farm his auto
turned turtle near one of the cattle
runs and now lies in heap at the
bottom of a run.
Arthur Amundson, who is engaged
in the meat business at Alamo, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jacob
son this week
Lloyd Hogy was a Minot visitor
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vices of local medical practitioner.
The Ladies Aid will meet at the
church Thursday afternoon. 1t is
hoped that all will make it point to
be on hand promptly.
Ira Stoddard, who shipped a car of
stock to St. Paul last week, returned
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Wallace are
now comfortably ensconced in the
little square cottage north of the 500
tracks.
The Red Cross society have fitted
up the city hall with carpets and fur
nishings and hereafter all the regular
functions Of the local chapter will be
held there
George Rue, who was recently
threatened with an attack of appel
dicitis, is considerably better and it
is hoped that an operation may be
averted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Anderson are re-
joicing in the arrival of fine baby
boy who made his appearance last
Friday.
Mrs. David Houston Jr is slowly
convalescing from severe illness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Buettner Has a Good egg" Story

J. w. Buettner, the Norwich black
smith and past president of the North
Dakota Mechanic Association, in a let
ter under date of Dec. 6, tells an in
teresting story about what was found
in an egg at Norwich. Mr.. Buettner
is regarded highly for his truth and
veracity. He says:
II must give you some news-some-
thing | never heard of or known be-
fore. 1t may seem like a fish story,
but it is not. 1t is true. l have seen
the piece of paper Last week, while
Henry Duffee and his family were eat
ing their breakfast, and while their
youngest son, Vernon, broke an egg,
(they had eggs for breakfast), he
found a piece of paper inside of the
egg, about an inch and quarter long
and five-eights of an inch wide with
the inscription, "P-17-39." l know
Mr.. Duffee well and know that he
would not tell a story. l know that 1
can believe what he says"
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Wednesday,,


Andrew Jacobson and Mr.. and Mrs.
M. ID. Graham were among those who
went to Minot Tuesday on 10o.
Herb Yuly met with a serious acct
dent on Friday Of last week when in
taking bunch Of horses TO his ranch
one of the horses bucked and crushed
Herbs leg against a fence post. For
tunately help arrived at once and the
unfortunate man was taken to a doc
tor where his injuries were attended
to. 1t will be some time before Herb
will be able to get around with any
degree Of comfort. The accident oc-
Cured at the Andrew Jacobson
ranch south of town.
o. K. Spires went to Minot Wednes-
day despite the fact that the Their
mometer was lowering around the
3O's.
The Misses Gladys Miller and Hazel
Spires were Wonder City visitors
Saturday.
Andrew Lazarus was in Minot Sat-
urday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Madison were
the guests of Minot friends Tuesday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
DRINKING HARD CIDER IN
WASHINGTON STAT

The Independent received an inter-
estlng letter from Emil Num-, form
er Minot business man, who owned at
one time the lot upon which the North
ern States Power Company's building
is now located. Mr.. Num- is conduct
ing a billiard hall and barber shop at
Denison, Wash. He says: Chimes are
fairly good out here so far. We had
good crop of apples and a good price
for them; 10000 boxes were frozen on
the trees and these did not bring much.
He says the bone dry law is in effect
IN Washington, but the people are
drinking hard cider and getting along
fairly we'll"