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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
WHEAT is SHORT
115,62S,OOO BU.
Report Shows Winter Played
Havoc in Many States.
WHEAT GOES TO So MARK

Smallest Prospective Yield Since 1904
Says Government Repcrt-Cono'-
ton Poorest Since 1e8S-Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and In
diana Hit.
CHICAGO ILL-Winter wheat met
disaster in several of the important
producing states from the severe
weather conditions, and the United
States department of agriculture is
sued a forecast Of the crop production,
estimated on May If showing de-
crease Of is, 1928, 900 bushels from last
years harvest.
May wheat jumped to SO a bushel on
the local board of trade just before
closing time, based on the anticipated
report of the federal department of an
estimated yield of less than 100000.
900 bushels. The figures sent broad
cast over the country from Washing
ton just after the closing of the board
of trade estimated the crop at 1885,
10000 bushels, against harvest OF
481, 744,OOO last year. Higher prices
are expected for, in the face Of
threatened world shortage in foods,
the winter wheat crop shows the
poorest condition since 1888 and tHe
smallest prospective harvest yield
since 1904
Late Reports Change Figures.
One month ago the agents of the
government in the wheat fields est
mated the crop yield to be approx
mateIy 430,000,000 bushels, but reports
from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Hi
nois and Indiana were such in the
last month that revision was made
cutting off more than 100000 bush
els.
The greatest acreage ever plarted
in the United States was sown last
fall. according to the government re-
port, kut owing to the killing weather
of the winter the present acreage is
estimated at only 27,653,000, com
pared with 40,090,000 acres sown lest
fall and 34,829000 acres harvested last
year
Advance reports of the bullish char.
acter of the governments forecast re-
ceived on the local board of trade sent
wheat prices soaring May reached So
fiat and closed at $2.97 while the J3iy
cereal touched $233% and closed at
$232H to 1921. Flour prices also shot
upward, jumping 81 a barrel TIE
price quoted Tuesday being S15.60
Further advances in flour were ex-
pected according to John G. Butler,
local manager for the Pillsbury Flour
Mills company.
other Crops Are Good.
Chicago traders see a ray of hope
in the wheat situation despite the pes
simistic gloom of the governments
experts. Agricultural conditions other
wise thar the winter wheat crop are
good throughout the country, and it
is recalled that although the winter
wheat crop of 1912 showed an equally
discouraging outlook the total prOduc-
ton of crops that year was the great
est on record.
Rye, considered strong substitute
for wheat, has wonderful crop fore
cast, one of the largest on record. The
figures given are 60,735,OOO bushels,
compared with 60,000,OO0 forecast on
April 1, 47,3S3,O0O bushels produced
last year and 54,050,000 bushels in
1919
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
u. S. to Aid Mississippi Traffic.

ST. LOUIS, MO.-Promise that the
federal government would give finan-
cial aid to the immediate rehabilita-
ton of river transportation was given
to the river conference here by Brig,
adler General William Black, chief of
engineers of the United States army.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
ATTEMPT ON KAISER'S LIFE
Three Shots Fired at Emperor While
Motoring.

ROME, ITALY-Kaiser Wilhelm had
a narrow escape from an assassin's
bullet while motoring to Berlin. a
Zurich dispatch to the Corriere d'Italia
asserted, An unidentified man fired
three shots at the kaiser's car, two Of
them striking the tonneau, the third
going wild. He was arrested.
The dispatch said the police were
silent on the incident.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
You Need a Spring Laxative.

DR.. Kings New Life Pills will re-
move the accumulated wastes of win.
ter from your intestines. the burden of
the blood. Get that sluggish spring
fever feeling out of your system,
brighten your eye, clear your COM
plexion. Get that vim and snap of
good purified healthy blood. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills are non gripping laxa-
tive that aids natures process, try them
tonight. At all druggists, Csc. 1
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
Surely Absent-Minded.

Caller-"Is it true, my dear, that
your husband is very absent-minded?
Mrs. Newly-'sYes. We've been mar
ried six months, and many an evening
at eleven he gets up, takes me by the
hand, tells me what delightful time
he has had, and would leave if dfdn'i
remind him.''-Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11

Five Americans on Uruguayan Ship.
WASHINGTON, d. Give Ameri-
cans were aboard the Uruguayan
steamer Gorilla, sunk by a German
submarine April 80, according to a
consular report to the state depart.
ment
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
Most Sacred Thinu.

Everything that is mine even to my
life, may give to one love, but the
secret of my friend is not mine to
give.-Philip Sidney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
FauIt-Finder's Folly.

He who seeks only for faults sees
nothing else, and will be so fully con-
scious of the faults of others that he
VIII be at fault himself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism

Now is the time to get rid OF your
rheumatism. You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment great help. The re-
lief which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
House Backs U. S. Using Enemy ships

WASHINGTON = The joint res
olution, already adopted by the SEN
ate, authorizing the President to put
into service vessels of the enemy in
American ports was adopted by the
house after an all-day debate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
Function of Manners.

1,IIrnclS mast adOrn knowledge and
smooth it's way through the world
Chesterfield.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
Women's WAYS.

4 nave nothing to say" says an in
ignunt woman today, and then she
talked her head off. These women !
Atch4:On Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11

Optimistic Thought.
Things hardly attained are longer re-
tanned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-11
To Keep lnkWeIIs Clean.

The ink should be poured out of the
In hot water.
The Lake County times., 1917-03-02

INDIANA HARROR.
J. ~. = ~ Indiana Harbor
F'rad Gastel. Jr, to Gertrude
The Lake County times., 1917-03-02

las 29 80, n IS H. I. rs, B 4.
SW 288--o. Mary Waklmsl1
The Lake County times., 1917-03-02

81 SW ex pt S3v SW 31-33-7
Waiter s.. Nichols To Ernie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
STATE COLLEGE WILL ADMIT
HIGH SCHOOL EARM WORkERS

State College, May IL. - Follow
ing the action of the State Board
of Education urging public school
officials to excuse their pupils for
farm work, the Pennsylvania State
college has announced that high
school students with proper credit
will be admitted to the college next
fall. 1t is expected that high school
principals will certify to the stand
ing of the students who leave the
class rooms to go into the fields.
The State board has said it is con-
vinced of the imperative needs OF
outstanding all the resources of the
Commonwealth, and it requests the
school authorities and the great
army of pupils, who have talent or
capacity for service of any type, the
patriotic duty of their contribution
in this hour of national need. The
boards announcement refers to the
great scarcity of farm labor, pointing
outEhat the school code provides that
dirgtors may excuse the absence of
pupils for urgent reasons.
According to the boards ruling, all
pupils above the age of twelve years
may be released from their studies
to engage in farming, trucking, gar
dening and their allied industries. A
careful survey is planned of the in
dustrial and agricultural schools of
the State for the purpose of ascer-
tanning in what way they may con-
tribute help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
COAST GUARD STATIONS TO
USE AEROULANES

Aeroplanes will be added to the
equipment of the United States
Coast Guard stations to aid in res
cue work if recent proposals are
adopted" says the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. MANY a vessel has
been wrecked on the rocks at a point
too far from shore to be reached by
the line-throwing gun, and while the
|sea was running so high that the i'm
periled crew and passengers could
not be rescued with lifeboats. In
such a case flying boat would be
called on to carry life line out to
the distressed vessel. Another task
which the air craft may be en-
ployed in is locatingf derelicts so
that they can be removed as quickly
as possible from navigation routes" !"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
ROOSEVELT GIVES
OUR PEACE TERMS
Colonel Outlines What He
Believes This Country
Should Get

New York, May IL. - Theodore
Put the Flag on the Firing Line"
in the June Metropolitan Magazine,
outlines what our peace terms should
be. In part he says:
"Tbe Prussianized Germany of the
EohenZollerns has shown itself even
more the enemy of freedom and
humanity and justice and interna-
rpnal right than was Napoleon's s
France. Let us strive for the peace
of justice and of international right.
Did they hut know it, the German
people themselves would benefit by
our victory; and especially the peo-
pie of South Germany and of Austria,
who would be free from the tyranny
of Prussia, and would be guaranteed
IN all their rlghts-surely more than
an offset for not being allowed to
wrong others. Belgium and France
must have all that has been taken
from them restored. The Turk must
leave Europe-a Democratic RUSSIA
at Constantinople will threaten no
one. Armenia should be freed and
autOnOnOu Austria = not IL Coull-
try but a knot of nationalities, OF
which two tyranniZe over the others.
Let the Hungarians keep Magyar
Hungary, and the Austrians German
Austria Let the Italians have the
Trentino and Trieste. Let there be
great Servia, a great Bohemia,
great Roumania. Poland should once
more se q nation, which should IN
clude all the Polish lands, and have
an outlet on the Baltic through old
Polish Prussia, old West Prussia.
East Prussia, which is German,
would be uravoidably separated from
the other German lands; but 1t could
be kept United with them politically;
and also commercially by arrange
mentJ for through railway traffic
such as we have with Canada as re-
gar4s our international railroads.
-ne Germans would keep Germany,
would lose nothing except the right
to oppress others, would suffer no IN
Justice ireland should have Home
Rule. Seek justice for everyone; the
Dane of North Schleswig; the Finn,
the Uniate, the Caucasian in Russia.
Endeavor to secure u guarantee OF
real religious freedom and fair play,
for Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox,
and Jew alike"
In his magazine article the colonel
describes his proposed eXpeditionary
force to France and points out the
important duties of the private
citizen" with America at war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
FIGHTING IN BRITISH ARMY

Marietta, May IL. - Professor and
Mrs. ]. G. Bowman, of Lancaster
have received letter from their son
Boone, who is fighting with the Brit
|ish in Northwestern France. 1t was
dated April l, and bore the field post
mark of April 6. In it the son states
that he has received a letter from
home, which was mailed February
p l, via London, bearing an official
statement that the letter had been
hescued from steamship whfc
twas sunk by a torpedoboat and had
|besn soaked with salt water. The
So is in the Lahore division of the
artillery corps, having gone to Eng
Hand in the summer of 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
ADAPTABLE PEDESTAL

The nation wide discussion of
measures for increasing our defenses
on sea gives added interest to a ma
chine-gun pedestal for the navy.
manufactured by Buffalo concern.
This mounting is designed to be fas-
tened to the deck of coat cutter, or
|harbor- patrol boat. etc. 1t consists
of abase with gun mounting, and is
so constructed that a complete cir
Gle can be described in the opera
|tion of the gun regardless of the
|angle at which it is placed. The fir
ling piece can be elevated to prac-
|tically 80 degrees or pointed lower
than horizontal.--Fro the Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
ATTENDED RECEPTION

New Cumberland, Pa, May II. -
Mrs. l.. NJ. Walker and daughter
Lorene of New Cumberland, attend
led the wedding reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brady Ashburn, which was held
lat their newly-furnished home at
|2004 Derry street, Harrisburg, on
Wednesday night. Mrs. Ashburn is
Ia sister of Mrs. Walker and was Miss
Irene Senseman, of Mechanicsburg,
before her marriage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
TWO POUND LEMONS

Marietta, Pa, May IL. - Clayto
Nissley, of Rohrerstown. has a lem
zpn tree which is bearing fruit. Yes
terday he plucked two lemons that
weighed nearl ytwo pounds each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
FARMER LOSES -FOUR HORSES

Marietta, May IL. - Jonas H.
5henk, of Penn township, lost fur
valuable horses recently, the result
being traced to the sickness of a
Western horse he purchased.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
HAND TAKEN .
FOR MOTOR THEFT

Ray Hart, employed on the farm of
Joseph Bray, residing about eighteen
miles northwest Of this city, was ar
rested Thursday evening by Sheriff
T. N. Hartung, charged with stealing
a motorcycle and side car, property
of Robert I. Rudiselle of this city.
The machine was taken FROM the
Rudiselle garage last Sunday morn
ing.
The lad was brought to the city
early in the week after it was ascer-
tanned that he had been seen riding
the machine, but he eluded the officers
after reaching here, and no trace of
him was found again until yesterday,
when he reappeared at the Bray home.
Driven by hunger he was forced to
come to the house for food, and
his recapture resulted.
Hart is a mere boy, thought to be
not more than II years of age, though
he claims to be Fl. Little is known
of his previous history, as he has been
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
LOCAL MEN MAY BE ,..s
CALLED TO I'D CAMP

Local men who qualified for the Of
fcers' reserve training camp, but were
not called among, the first detachment
of $500 to report at Fort Smelling,
MINI, will probably be called for a
second session, to be held at the Min
.nesota post, beginning in August. No
official announcement has been made
with. regard to the second camp, but
it is the opinion Of high officials that
such call will be issued. III
Certificates of suitability of men not
accepted for the camp now in session
will be given careful examination, and
will be rated A, B and C.sFrom this
list, reserve candidates will be selected
to fill vacancies and:in contemplation
Eof additional camps. 1
If the second course of training ma
te%rializes, it is probable that all the
eight candidates from this city who
qualified will be called on. Nearly
the entire Dakota quota was taken
from east of the river for the ses-
sions which opened May Is.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAS BUSY SESSION.

\ Dickinson Commercial Club held i'm
'portant meeting in rooms Of the or
~ganization ) Wednesday night, first
session since election Of new officers
for the ensuing year. An interesting
meeting was held, despite a rather
small attendance.
Several important matters were up
fol, discussion. l.. r.. Baird told of the
recent visit Of Secretary Dale of the
state Y. M. c.. A. to this city, for
purpose Of asking the Commercial
Club to appoint a committee to col
lect $1,000 here for use Of the Army
Y. This would be added to a fund
which is being raised to enable the
organization to erect a building for
the use Of each army division, and to
employ men who would work for
better camps; better sanitation, for
welfare of the men. and their enter
tainment. A committee was named to
look into this matter, consisting of
Mr.. Baird, chairman; John Orchard,
H. L. Reichert, Alfred White, ]. v.
lessen, W. L. Richards and John F..
Brodie.
E. l.. Peterson reported that the
committee in charge Of entertainment
arrangements for the visitors in the
city at the state press convention had
perfected arrangements. This conven-
ton will be held here on Friday. and
Saturday, June % and %.
There was considerable discussion
anent ACCESSIBILITY Of adopting the
budget system for the organization,
and a committee was ordered appoint
ed to Investigate the plan.
Committee to make arrangements
for a fitting observance of Memorial
day was chosen, A. j. Osborn, w. F.
Blume and Walter Sterland being Sc
lected. :.
President E. J.. Hughes described
his recent trip Of inspection to the
Scranton briquetting plant, and Of de-
sire of the promoters Of the venture
to confer with the local body. It was
decided to extend an invitation to
them to meet with members of the
local organization the evening Of June
20, the night before the opening Of
the s~tate~press convention.
ACCESSIBILITY Of changing name of
the Organization. from commercial
club to chamber of commerce was
also discussed. ... u
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
W. C. 7. j. HOLDS -.
ANNUAL C0NCLAVE
SPLENDID SESSIONS

First annual convention of the w.
C. T. u, Sixth district of North Da-
kota, was held in Dickinson Monday
and Tuesday of this week, and SEES
sions were of great interest to the
large number in attendance. A recep-
ton and program were given Monday
evening, and three sessions were held
on Tuesday. Invitation Of Beach to
hold the next annual convention in
that city was accepted. The gold
medal contest, M of the features of
the convention, was won by Seibert
Snyder of this city.
Reception Monday night was held IN
the Congregational church. Musical
selections e. enjoyed, addresses OF
welcome given by the Rev. j. G. Dull
ing and F. C. Heffron, and the Rev.
R. H. Craig read from the Scriptures
and delivered the invocation. Inter-
spersed was an interesting report Of
the National w. C. T. U. convention
at Indianapolis by Mrs. B. E. Noark,
district president. A. social ho1r,
when refreshments were served, was
also enjoyed.
Tuesday morning session was occu-
pied with. business matters. Reports
We're given by Mrs. Shafer for. the
Beach union, Mrs. Cooke for Fryburg,
Mrs. Seibert for Belfeld, and Mrs.
R. T. Crawford for Dickinson. Mrs.
A. A. Dinsdale, superintendent of the
medal contest work, gave an interest
ing report of work of her department,
and Mrs. S. H. Smiley reported on
flower mission work.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Seibert, Belfield.
Vice president-Mrs. j. c. Cooke,
Fryburg.
Recording secretary-Mrs. j. G,
Dickey, Dickinson.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. K
J.. Steinquist, Taylor. "a
Treasurer-Mrs. Eide, Beach.
Executive meeting was held Tues
day afternoon, and following depart.
ment superintendent were selected:
Evangelistic-Mrs. Shafer, Beach.
Flower mission-Mrs. Smiley, Dick
inson. I&.,&s
Mothers and purity work--Mrs
Eide, Beach.
Soldiers and sailors work-Mrs
Noark, Dickinson.
Medal contest-Mrs Dlnsdale, LICK
inson.
Publicity-Mrs. Parker, Belfield. .
At this meeting Mrs. B. E. Noarl
was appointed field worker for thu
Sixth district.
Mrs. Shafer gave ansaddress in tn
opera house at 4 o'clock Tuesda!
afternoon on Effect Of Intemperanc'
on Babies" At the high school audi
forum Tuesday evening the golt
medal contest was held, with Seiber
Snyder declared winner of the medal
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
FLORIAN KRANK IS
-. ORDAINED PRIEST

Ascension Day was fttingly cele-
brated in this city Thursday by mem
bers of St.. Joseph's church, the oc-
casion being made especially notable
by reason ordination Of Florian Krank
of this city to the priesthood. Mr..
Krank is the first local boy to achieve
this honor, and is said to be the first
German Russian on whom the holy
order has been conferred in North Da-
kota. He has studied for the priest
hood at St. Mary's, Richardton, st.
Thomas college at St. Paul, and re-
Gently returned-here after completing
his studies in theology at St, Johns
college, Collegeville, MINI. He is a
son of MI. and Mrs. Frank Krank, re-
siding four miles south Of Dickinson.
His parents have resided in this vi
cinity for the past Is years. h
Bishop Wehrle of Bismarck ~oficiat-
ed at the ceremonies of ordination.
Members of the different societies
of St. Joseph's church gathered at St.
Anthony's hall Thursday and marched
in a body to the church, where the
ceremonies were held. Next Tuesday
a banquet will be held in st. Anthony's
hall for relatives Of the newly or
dained priest, and 800 invitation cards
have been sent out. Many will be
present from out of town.
Special services were also held in
st. Patrick's Catholic church Wednes-
day, with the Rev. FIR. Dignam in
charge, and members of the Bohemian
Catholic church also observed the day.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19

was bowling along in the car at a
rapid rate, with everything serene.
The editor suddenly came to the con-
clusion that it was a warm day for
May, a warm day indeed, especially in
the region Of the seat on which he
was reclining. The heat increasing at
q rapid rate, his curiosity was aroused,
and examination showed that his
mackinaw was Attire, and likewise the
cushions of the car. And then there
was more speed, this furnished by the
occupants of the car, not by the lizzie.
In a moment the blaze had leaped
from the boat to the dry grass along
the roadside, and, famed by the
strong wind, a fire which threatened
the prairie in the vicinity was under
way.
Only after strenuous efforts on the
part of the speedy trio were the
flames extinguished, and then the a
resumed it's journey to it's destination.
But the sheriff declares that the loss
of . car more or less, or Peterson's
mackinaw, can not be allowed to clog
the wheels Of justice, and that his
motto is Get the guy first.
Peter Koppi lost a valuable cow this
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
MARVELLOUS SPEED OF
HARTUNG'S FORD CAUSE
OF THREATENING BLAZE

Speed is a hobby with Sheriff Ted
Hartung, especially when a prisoner
is in sight, but it almost cost the
sheriff his reliable Ford in a hurry-up
trip to the Bray farm to- capture Ray
Hart, alleged motorcycle thief, Thurs
day afternoon. One of the occupants
Of the car ventured to say that a
spark from his pipe started the blaze,
but it is said that the sheriff SCOTS
at this explanation, declaring that
only the speed with which his force
operates could have started the fire
demons work.
Deputy Chase, accompanied by Edi-
tor E. L. Peterson and j. McAndress,