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The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-08-23

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talking about what you would do
= if YOU were in such and such
place. : In reasoning from the
known to the unknown. you 4 be
doing at any other place Just
what YOU are doing where you
are now. Get down at it where
you are and stick TO it until all
the glue wears off before you
quit it.
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Chicago Defender-While it is
true that the rise of any people
came only after a battle, it is also
true that the changing of Senti-
ment is gradual process, and
while one might take advantage
OIL another in a helpless position,
i, is only temporary gain and
the end would not Justify the
means. There is such a thing as
shame. and there is such a thing
as gratefulness wrapped UP some
where in the white man 5 body.
At times il seems a little long in
coming to the surface. but every
once in while it crops out IN I'M
expected places. If we only went
where we are wanted or welcome.
be il IN the north, south. east or
west. our movements would be
very limited. AS rule we are
heralded as big, black, burly
burly brutes. and when we APP
pear on the scene and fail to live
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Don I fail to count your chick
ems after they re Matched
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What other people don t know
about your private affairs, YOU
don I need to tell them.
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Foolish indeed is she who puts
her good name in the keeping OF
another.
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The scandal monger is the so
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B L A D E L E I S

Don t knock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
HOSPITAL SHIPS
sunk BY DIVERS

London.-The British hospital ships
Donegal and Lanfranc, with many
wounded aboard, were torpedoed and
sunk without warning.
Of those on the Donegal twenty
nine wounded men and twelve of the
crew are missing.
THE Lanfranc, i'll addition to 234
wounded British officers and men,
carried 1877 wounded German prison
ers, a medical personnel of fifty-two
and a crew of 1873" an admiralty
statement said. "Of these the follow
ing are missing and are presumed to
have been drowned: Two wounded
British officers, eleven wounded Brit
ish of other ranks, n royal army
medical corps staff, five of the crew,
five wounded German officers and ten
wounded Germans of other ranks.
Zone hundred and fifty-two wound
ed German prisoners were rescued by
British patrol vessels at the imminent
risk of being torpedoed themselves"
The placing of Germans on hospital
ships which do not carry the charac.
teristic signs is one Of the methods
of reprisals decided upon by the Brit
ish government because of the un-
warned sinking of these boats.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
1 PRESIDENT Dimes
BRITISH VISITORS

Washington. - Hon. Arthur J. Bal
-FOUR, the British foreign secretary and
s1eaa Of the delegation Of British
statesmen in Washington for a war
conference, was the guest OF honor at
The White house dinner. one of the
zncst notable in the history Of the
nation.
FIR. Balfour, British Ambassador
'Spring-Rice and all the ranking men,
ners Of the British commission were
3snvited to meet President and Mrs.
Wilson, members OF the cabinet,
Chief Justice White, the advisory com
E.a1ittee Of the Council OF National De-
tense, Secretary Tumulty and Miss
%Helen Woodrow Bones, the presidents
N2ousin.
At the same time other members of
75he commission were being entertain
led at dinner at the Sixteenth street
s11ansion occupied by Balfour's imme.
Hate party.
The. official prediction was made
chat no formal conferences will begin
's1ntif the arrival of the French com
ssnissioners, expected in the next few
Says.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
.DRAFT MEASURE
May PASS HOUSE
Sentiment Is Inc|ining Towards
Presidents Plan.
FORMER SOCIALIST IN LINE
Representative Lunn of Schenectady,
N. Y. Speaks in Favor Of
CONSUMPTION.
Sentiment Is IncIining Towards

WashinSton.-In the first days dis
cussicn OF the army bill admins
tration forces control the house. The
tumult and the shouting were with the
advocates of the volunteer system;
the votes are With the selective draft
forces and the draft provision seems
sure to pass by a safe majority.
This is a fair summary of the sit
uation after a careful study. While
the vociferous applause which greet
ed speeches for a volunteer army was
lacking in response to arguments for
the draft provision the sober, think
ing NE in congress are convinced the
presidents plan is the best and in
justice to the interests of the country
and the success Of Americas part in
the war it should be enacted.
Advocates of the draft are using
with telling effect the argument Ger
many is ~anolauding those who favor
the volunteer provision.
Senators Wadsworth and Weeks,
VIGOROUSLY dUVOCdlluS ulc uTdIC ana
Senator Thomas as strongly opposing
it, made the principal addresses in
the senate.
Representative Lunn, Democrat, for
mer Social st mayor Of Schenectady,
speaking il the house, urged con-
scription.
Representative Eagle of Texas in
%terrupted ] nm to say his Office is be-
ing flooded with protests against con-
scription, signed by t'a same persons
who a yeac ago were pleading the
cause of Germany.
The first speech for straight out
CONSUMPTION in the house was made
by Representative Mckenzie of ILL
nois.
Are we going to rest the burden
upon the brave men who are willing
to volunteer" he demanded. COR are
we going to make every man perform
his duty to his country?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Wins
GREAT LAND CASE

Washington.-In deciding the Ore
gon-California land case the federal
supreme court affirmed the Oregon
federal courts decree enjoining the
Southern Pacific railroad from dispos-
ing of timber and minerals on it's
lands received by congressional grant.
By the same decision the govern
ment won it's suit against the South
ern Pacific railroad to regain nearly
1890, 900 acres of Oregon and Wash
ington land worth $780, 1000. The
decision entails:
FORGETTING the railroads title to
land, timber and minerals, with fu-
ture payment to the railroad of $3.50
ar acre for the land only.
Denial to the railroad Of any pro-
ceeds from timber and minerals.
Disposition Of timber, mineral, DOW
er and agricultural rights under direc-
ton of the interior and agricultural de-
partments.
Payment to Oregon and Washington
of about $1.300,000 in taxes due.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
British Resume Offensive on
Western Front
PRISONERS ARE POURING IN
German Lines on an Eight-Mile Front
Being Subjected to Severe Artil.
Terry and infantry Attacks.

With the British armies in Northern
Rsronce.-The battle of Arras, which
mad been ~smoldering for a week
'F,urst into flames again and is ragins
with some Of the heaviest fighting O.
'7ehe war in progress.
The fighting covered approximately
IA eight-mi!e front. from south OF
2fiuy ridge to a point we'll below Croi
STILES.
AT the north end OF the attack the
British swept owe German fixed pc
'@sitions running almost due south from
Nsns and captured long sections of
German positions i'll front of the Hin
taenburg line and q great number OF
.Hurisoners.
More than 1900 prisoners were
.UpHnted in this sector and others still
are coming in. The largest number
IF prisoners was from the One Hun.
f.red and ~Forty-first Pomerranians
'sho surrendered in hundreds after
foelef resistance. A battery of field
Guns also was taken.
Between Gavrelle and Croisilles the
heaviest fighting occurred along both
lt,ankS of the Scarpe and around Mon
fehy-le-Preux. where the British east.
t-Sn advance has projected a sharp
ssssiient into the German lines.
Wall of Exploding Shells.
Fhe fighting about Guemappe, due
SS,uth of Monchy. was extremely bit.
Ter, The attacking British waves
vent over in the half gray light OF
@xsake a fiery spectacle OF the barrage
.Ghich crept ahead OF them-a verita.
sNke wall Of exploding shells.
4 modern barrage, as set up by the
British and French gunners, is a ter.
cifying thing to face and the Ger.
Srsans Involuntary break before it,
many of them seeking any dugout
available.
t3n many parts of the battle fronts
there were no more dugouts to serve
.s shelters II the Germans had to
stand and fight. with the result their
~asualties were1 igler and the pris
<sIeTs fewer in those sections of the
time.
The British advanced in nearly ev.
&asy instance from mere half trenches
where they had been lying for the
ssast week awaiting the bringing ny
~ artillery and the order to advance
The Germans opposite them had
..s,een digging at every possible oppor.
unity, but they, co.. were unable to
construct more than sections of an I'm.
Connected trench. with machine guns
concealed in every possible nook and
- lI1rner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
OLD GLORY FLOATS
OVER PARLIAMENT

London. - The people of England
and the Americans in this country
celebrated Americas partnership in
the world wal by a religious service
in st. Paul's cathedral, attended by
the official heads of the nation and a
great congregation.
There was a great display Of Ameri-
can flags in all English towns and
popular demonstration by the crowds
which surrounded the cathedral. The
Stars and Stripes floated from the
highest tower of the parliament build,
ings at notwithstanding first time a
foreign flag was ever displayed on
that eminence-and above all govern
ment buildings in the British capital.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
PRESIDENT Will AID
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC

Washington. - President Woodrow
Wilson probably will name within a
few days a group Of distinguished
Americans AS a commission to be sent
to Russia to confer with members of
the new provisional government there
on ways in which the United States
can assist to strengthen the democrat
ic movement and aid Russia in the
wal against Germany.
Elihu Root, former secretary Of
state, appeared to be the probable Sc
lection for chairman of the commits.
sion. The commission will be entirely
nonpartisan.
The president desires to demon
strate by the character of the men he
chooses the deep interest he feels in
the success of the democratic move.
ment in Russia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of The State,
MANY ITEMS or INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusai Easier for
Busy Readers.

So patriotic has Halliday become
that the demand for flags and flag
poles resulted in every merchant be-
ing sold out.
Alfred, the three-year-old son of A.
Spellman, a New England druggist,
died from injuries received when he
fell into a tub of hot water.
The postoffice at Mayville was
broken into and robbed of about $40
in stamps and cash. Entrance was
gained by breaking in a window.
Hamilton Holt, editor of the New
York Independent, will address a Bis
marck a meeting in the interest of
a real and permanent peace April 80.
Minot has Joined the ranks of the
Northern league, completing a four
team circuit composed of Winnipeg,
Fargo-Moorhead, Warren, Mimi, and
Minot.
George Smith, alleged to have blown
Horace Ball to death by placing dyna-
July, has been acquitted by a jury at
Mandan.
Gladstone, regarded as the strong
est German town in North Dakota,
celebrated Lexington day with aus
ual enthusiasm. T. D. Casey of Dick
inson was the speaker.
Immediate prohibition OF the liquor
traffic in the United States as a war
measure was urged i'll a resolution
adopted at Fargo by the North Dakota
Enforcement league at its closing ses-
sion.
julie Wilmart, a Stutsman county
farmer living at Montpelier, was in
stantly killed when the team he was
driving bscame unamanageatle, throw.
ing him under the wagon, the wheels
breaking his neck.
Peter Roden, forty years old, a
wealthy farmer living three miles
north of Armenia, was found hanging
in the barn of Christ Christensen,
with whom he boarded. No cause for
the act can be given.
Soren M. Kjelland, sou of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Kjelland, who reside near
Park River, has died in an English
received while fighting with. the Cana
dian army in France.
Nels Folsom, the potato king Of
Hoople, is showing his patriotism In
a most potent manner. He has in his
warehouse $500 bushels of seed pota-
toes and will use every bushel for
seed. He will plant 275 acres.
Stockholders of the Farmers Ele-
vator company of Wimbledon will
build a elevator to take the place
of the N destroyed " fire recently.
The new structure will cost about
$4,000 and will have a capacity of
$4,000 bushels.
Irving Witt and Mike Michael, farm.
e-s residing lear jamestown, were Sc.
verely injured when the a in which
they were riding was struck by train
at Eldridge. Witt sustained a frac'
ture of the skull and Michael suffered
severe cuts about the head.
Bud Doherty, former st. Thomas
(Minn.) athletic star, will manage the
New England IN. d. semi-pro base.
ball team the coming season. He has
signed Northrup, a pitcher. and has
lines On several other players. Do
herty is baseball coach at Jamestown
college.
University of North Dakota students
and civilians In Grams Forks have
taken hold of the military drill propo'
sition with a readiness that insures
success to- plans. With the approval
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
SENDS APPEAL TO PEOPLE
General o ~Hindenburg Asks strik.
ers to Resume Work,

London.--A t~elegraphic message sent
by Field Marshal von Hindenburg to
General Groener, head of the German
munitions department, with reference
to strikes in industrial communities,
has been received here b, wireless.
Field Marahal Won H%indenburg says
he recognize that the population has
been hit hard by the reduction of the
bread ration but that undoubtedly the
increase III fHeat and the regular de.
livery OF potatoes will compensate
therefor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Minneapolis Grain.

Wheat-May, s2.28A; July, $2.1SA;
Sept, $1.74k. Cash close on track:
No. / hard, $2.56h @2.60A; No. l
Northern. $2.46A @2.52A; No. 2 North
ern, $2.42M @2.52A; No. 3 Northern.
$2.32A @2.44A; No. 3 yellow corn, ST..
AK @1.43A; No. 8 white oats, 67M
CSC; fax, s3.28h.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
RUSHING UP WORE TROOPS
Germans Concentrating Large Bodie:
on French Front.


London.-One of the correspondents
at British headquarters in France in a
dispatch says:
"The cardinal fact of the battle in
France is that the intense %concentra-
ton of German troops exceeds any.
thing known during the war. That
concentration is being intensified now
that Field Marshal Hindenburg's eff.
forts to avoid a battle is known to
have failed.
"The German morale perhaps has
fallen since the reduction in rations.
There is great anger among the in
fantry against the artillery, but the
enemy is fighting stif1y and working
feverishly at his defenses."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
GENERAL Won Kissing DEAD
Governor General Of Belgium Ruled
With Iron Hand,

With Iron Hand.
London, April 20.-Reuter's Amster-
dam correspondent says that, accord
ing to a Brussels dispatch, General
Won Kissing, German governor gen
eral in Belgium, is dead.
General Baron Moritz Ferdinand
Won Kissing was appointed governor
general of Belgium in November, 1914.
He was born in 1874. During his rule
in Belgium General Won Kissing has
come into prominence many times,
notably in connection with the xecu-
ton of Miss Edith Cavell, the English
MERCER, primate of Belgium, and the
deportation of Belgians.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; steers. So
900 1915; COWS and heifers, $500
11.00; calves, $8.25@12.75. Hogs-Re.
ceipts. $4,000; light, $14.5O@15.O5:
mixed, $15.O5@15.80; heavy, $15.05@
1886; rough, $15.05@15.25; pigs. 3d..
T5@13.50. Sheep-Receipts, $4,000;
native, $l0,6O012.75; lambs. $4,000
1890.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
VILLA BANDITS STRUNG UP
One Hundred Executed Following an
Engagement.

Juarez, Mex.-General Villas forces
suffered heavy losses in an engage
ment with troops under the command
of General Francisco Murguia in the
Babicora district, Western Chihuahua.
Official reports from General Muir.
guia say 100 Villa followers were hung,
200 killed and wounded and arnmuni'
ton and horses were captured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Wheat-May, s2.32A; July, 1884;
Sept, $1.75A. Corn-May, $1.39A;
July, $1.35M; Sept, $1.29. Oats-May.
63Bc; July, 61%c; Sept, 53%c. Pork
May, $685.; July, $500. Butter
Creameries. 42@43c. Eggs-33@34c.
Poultry-Fowls, 22c.>
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
South St. Paul Live Stock.

Cattle-Receipts, 5000; steers, ST.
5O@11.25; COWS and h%eifers, $7.50@10.-
so; calves, S6.5O@11.25. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; range, $15.00@15.30.
Sheep-Receipts, lis; lambs, $4,000
1850; ewes, $7.00@11.5O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
St. Paul Grain.

Wheat-No. 1 hard, S2.56h @2.6OK;
No. 1 Northern, $2.46A @2.52A; No.
2 Northern, $2.32A @2.44A; corn ST.
41A @1.43A; cats, 67@68c; barley, ST.
15@1.35; rye, $1.88@1.S9; flax, $3.28k.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
TWENTY-NlNE MEN DROWN
Captain Sole Survivor of Torpedoed
Scandinavian Ship.

London.-The unwarned torpedoing
vi an lnarmed Scandinavian, steam
ship with the loss of all on board ex-
lssept Captain Karstein Olsen is report
Ttsd in a dispatch from Christiania. The
. captain says the submarine rose to
! Lire. surface and watched Twenty-Five
persons drown without offering as
.SiStance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
TWO RELIEF SHIPS
SUNK BY U-B0ATS

Amsterdam. - The Belgian relief
ship Kongsli has been sunk by a mine
or submarine. One member of the
crew is missing.
The vessel was struck on the star
board side. Because of the darkness
the of the explosion remained
undiscovered. The crew, which in
Guided nineteen Americans, was res
cued by trawlers.
The Kongsli carried 5000 tons of
wheat from Portland, Me, for the Bel
gian relief commission.
London. - Officials located here of
the American commission for relief in
Belgium have been advised that the
steamship Ringhorn, outward bound
from Rotterdam with a safe conduct,
has been sunk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Wheaton, track and>to arrive, No.
1 hard, $2.39%; No. 1 Northern, 49,.
34% @2.38M; No. 2 Northern, $2.30B
@2.33b. Flax-On track and to ar
rive, S3.2S12.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
GERMAN REVOLT 0 W
tlndirect F7epprts OF Instruction In
Brazil.

Huenos Ayres, Argentina.-With an
aaartight Brazilian censorship clapped
mi. exports from Uruguay declared
iShassfsarman revolt In Brazil's province
snenr ahe Uruguayan boundary was
sssxszxing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21

FARMS-175 acres. all level bot
tom. 100 acres irrigated and cul-
tivated. Price $4,000. Terms.
100 acre cattle ranch. so acres
irrigated. so acres cultivated.
Price $500. Easy terms. L. A.
Iauner. real estate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21

The konpo IL the uIosi wonderful
system uf waterway IN The fnrc OF the
globe Il has twIre the extent OF the
navlgnblc waters of tue Mississippi
aud its tributaries aud three times it,
populatioi Professor Dnlnrit. once d.
rector ~ the Museum of Natural His
tory ut Brussels. said tbnl Its fertile
valleys were destined to be the grnnar,
Of the world India rubber. gums. ivory
dycstufrs. silver lead. iron. coffee and
palm oil are there In immense quaint
ties
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21

Originally the word etiquette meant
a ticket, label or slip of paper attached
to Il bag or object to Indicate its con-
tents, II then came to be used of a
ticket given to person taking paN IN
n ceremony 20 tell him what he should
do; hence the modern meaning FIX
change
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21
y,r,eue. OF nlosau,,oes.

The total number of species Of
mosquitoes described ly I. q Howard.
II. q. Dyar and +. knnb In their work
on mosquitoes is H'S, Professor i. ID.
A. Cockercll oI the University OF Col
orado. reviewing The hool; Tor Science.
says that probably The total number II
not less than 5OO. as these authors have
no statistics from certain large areas
Of the United States aud Canada.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21
Our First Wbmen's Riches p,oer.

The tlrst womal'S paper TO he estab-
llshcd IN this country for the definite
purpose OF spreading abroad news OF
the new yoman's rights propaganda
was the LILY. II tiny -four page weekly
sheet edited by Mrs. Amelia Rloomcr
of Seneca Falls. n. y This wac heg,lu,
in 1910, lust the year nfter that famous
first womnn's rights convention called
by Elizabeth Cady stanton and a few
other women. the radicals of those
times. Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21
TROOPS IN BATTLE.
FACE DEATH WITHOUT FEAR.


unIaus Arslouy from Railroad LIE.
The thought of not coming out ~ q
battle alive rarely cutters thu mind Of u
seasoned soldier and he goes Into the
conflict Hred only With the sense OF n
patriotic duty 10 be- well and faithfully
performed. with perhaps q vague hope
or promotion Tor deed or bravery or
daring. Very few people are afraid OF
u natural dentii. but violent death II
different. and yet hundreds OF thou
sands OF men have gone To meet pracn.
cally certain destruction without CIV
Ing sign of terror
Concerning the absolute Indifference
or the Trained soldier TO death 10 the
midst OF battle nnd tue reasons there;
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-21

The last blow to Gretna Green as n
clearing house for marital romance was
dealt In 1886. when the Scottish law
made It necessary for one Of the con-
tracting parties TO reside three weeks