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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
REGION FAIR
HAMPERED BY SNOW

Devils Lake, N. D.. Oct. 1s.-The
Lake Region fair and festival which
came to a'close here last night, was
seriously hampered in the matter Of
attendance, by the snow storm which
swept this district Wednesday night
and Thursday. A. large number Of
outsiders attended the exposition
Wednesday and at that time every
thing pointed to a record-breaking
crowd for the remaining two days.
but the storm held most Of the farm
ers back.
; While the displays were not as
large as in former years, every ex-
hibit was good and the show was a
grand from this standpoint.
The fair has before come up
to the standard of this year SO far as
entertaining features were concerned.
A number Of good shows were placed
in different parts of the city and sew
eral good speakers addressed the
crowds each day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
FLICKER TALES

Valley City-Among those enrolled
1T the state normal school in the kim
dergarten are the triplet daughters Of
Andrew Gunderson, who are named
after the daughters of President Will
son, Margaret, Jessie and Eleanor.
McClusky - When Shaker Nassif
women folks how to save food. he
was told his advice was not needed.
He Immediately became abusive and
called them all the vile names he
could think Of, which action resulted
In his paying a fine of IS and cost,
amounting To $50. before the police
Judge.
Mcclusky-As the result of Chris
Lehman giving his views on the Unit
ed States government, he was arrest
ed and given a hearing before a U.
8. commissioner and bound oyer t
the federal court under $1,000 bonds.
Fargo-A dispute over the owher-
ship of a pillow resulted in the arrest
of Howard Campbell and Glen Camp
bell, the former charged by his sister
with assault with a dangerous weapon
the latter with assault and battery.
Hettinger-Melvin Seamands. like
his dad, is no Stacker. Although only
10 years old, he recently enlisted in
the aviation section. His father tried
to get into the service last spring, but
was not accepted.
Belfeld = During the last three
months there were ss births register
ed here. During the same period
there was only 9ix deaths.
Velva-William Luck and Leo Void,
farmers. were badly injured when the
al in which they were riding with
another man was struck by the asst
mail at Grenora, a small station on
the Great Northern. nine miles north
west of here.
: Hankinson - William Shuett, who
has held the Office of city
assessor continuously. with a
lapse Of but year, since 1888,
point Of service in the state Of North
Dakota. Before coming to Hankin-
son he held the office Of assessor in
Moran township.
Sentinel Butte. K. Jenkins, who
started the first newspaper in Dunn
county in h ear 1908. has purchas-
ed the Medora Herald from L. g.
Warner.
Hope-The overturnine of an oil
stove placed beside his bed. resulted
in a fire which destroyed the room
and caused burns to such an extent
that A. Savoie, who was carried out
through a window, died shortly after
being brought to this city for treat
ment. He was burned about the
head and face. Mr.. Savoie had been
confined to his bed for more than a
year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19

light-hngered fraternity while walking
through the streets.
"I'm not % sure, said Jones.
"Why. only yesterday one OF q
beggars tried to pick my pocket. but,
happily, my wife prevented him steal
ing q penny piece" h.
"'Oh," said Brown. becoming inter.
ested. shat vas jolly smart Of her!
What did she do-grab him or merely
scream ?" y.
Neither" replied Jones; ''as 9
matter Of fact, she wasn't with me ct
the time" 4
wasn't with you! What do you
mean ~
my dear chap. sighed Jones. you
wait till you get married. then you
may learn what IN advantage 1t is to
have q wife who goes through your
pockets every night
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
FROM FIELD
NET FARMER GOOD SUM

Moorhead, Mimi, Oct. 1s.-Henry
Schroeder returnd to this city last
night with a-check-of$225-asth the re-
suit Of 10 days spent cleaning a wheat
field near Edgeley. N. D. Mr.. Schroe-
der was permitted to CLEAN the 200
acre field. the farmer also donating
the use of his team, wagon, rake and
~threshing machine, SO the return was
net profit. He reports that a number
Of farmers in that section Of North
Dakota are cleaning their fields this
fall and that a large amount Of grain
has been conserved
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
COUNTY
DRIVE WILL START
MONDAY MORNING

Langdon. N. D., Oct. 1e.-The drive
in Cavalier county to sell $1,000 900
worth Of Liberty bonds will start
Monday morning, October 20, in ev-
cry section Of the county. All details
of the drive were arranged at a meet
ing called by County Chairman Arch
lie. Sillers, and every town in the coun-
ty sent a representative to attend the
meeting.
The quota for Langdon, the largest
for any city in the county, is $50, 900,
and local members of the campaign
committee are confident that the
quota will be. over-subscribed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
MILITARY TRAINING
NOW COMPULSORY AT
KANSAS UNIVERSITY

Lawrence. Kan, Oct. 1s.-Every
male student in the University Of
Kansas fit for service must take mill
tary training during the school year
and every student, including women.
must take regular physical exercise
five times a week. This ruling by the
university senate was made public to-
day.
Each student will be given a ply
sical examination and the proper work
for development designated.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
MEN TOBE
DROPPED FROM
OFFICERS CAMP

Fort Smelling, MINI. Oct. 1g.-The
wedding out Of students at the second
officers training camp here Is sched-
weeks according to Captain Arthur
N. Ferguson camp commander. Dur
ing the eight weeks the training has
been in progress more than 200 men
have been eliminated and 1t is believ-
ed that at least 800 more will have
been dropped before the camp closes
in November. Company commanders
are making recommendations for dis
missal as rapidly az men prove them
selves inefficient, Captain Ferguson
said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
SHIPMENT OF
CATTLE TO ST. PAUL

jamestown, N. D., Oct. 1s.-Thaf
was information received yes
terday when Senator Thomas Pendray,
a farmer of 'Stutsman county, desired
to ship a carload Of cattle to the
yards there The railroads refused
the shipment, saying that, owing to
the congested condition at the yards
they could not unload them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
Grand Cayam Island
Swept By Hurricane
Severest. In History

Georgetown; Grand Cayman, Brit
ish West Indies, Sept. 29.-(Corre-
of the Associated Press),-
The Island of Grand Cayman was Wis
tied by the most violent hurricane in
its history On September "a. Wind,
rain and giant breakers from the
Caribbean sea combined in damaging
shipping and property. The property
loss, exclusive of shipping. is estimat.
ed at $500. 900. Two lives were lost.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
p . i Names Delegates
/ To Educators Convention

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 1s.-Gover-
Is Frazier has named as delegates
Ethe seventh annual conference Of
educators, to be held in.
6icago November IA to- II P. j. 1ver-
n of Lakota, A. C. Berg of Towner,
n +. Eilert Of Napoleon, Katrine b.
Of the state department Of
lncation and c. E. Gazette of LIS
IN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
QUOTA FILLED
! SAYS L. E. BIRDZELL

N. D., Oct. 1s.-"we be-
Eve that every county in the state.
lbw has its full quota Of eligible men
hr the draft" said Chairman L. E.
6rdzell when the district board, hav-
3g completed its work, adjourned
htil Monday. A large number Of ap-
balls have been taken from the de-
9sions Of the district board to the
The board feels that this
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
THE HUNT

Youths Companion: We'll. Susan,
what did you think of the pictures at
the academy" Mrs. Noyes asked her
new maid.
20 num- said Susan. "there was
a picture called Two Dogs, After
Landseer.' but I looked at it for half
an hour and came back to look a it
again. but I couldn't sec Landseer!"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
TEXAN IS CHIEF
OF MILITARY RELIEF
OF THE RED CROSS

Washington. Oct. disappointment
Of Jesse H. Jones, a Houston. Texas,
business man, as director general of
military relief of the American Red
Cross was announced today. He will
serve without compensation for the
duration Of the war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
MEXICO SENDS CASH
FOR 100000 Blu.
OF AMERICAN CORN

Mexico City, Oct. 1e.-The Mexican.
government has deposited 1000, 900
pesos in a New York bank to cover
the purchase of 5000, 900 bushels of
American cor to be used in relieving
the food situation in Mexico.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
Dakota News.

is largely due to the TACT that the
blank upon which the registrants are
notified Of the fate Of claims and APP
peals, contains what il, in effect, an
invitation to appeal to the president
for further consideration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
SHE GOT THERE FIRST.

Chicago News: Brown had been
saying that the pickpocket scare was
nothing more than a lot of panicky
exaggeration. and that a man IL only
he were sensible and moderately IN
full had very little to fear from the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
GEBA1AN AIRDRoaaE BoMBED.

London, Oct. l9.-Many bombs
were dropped yesterday with satisfac-
tory result on the V~arssenaere air.
drome (F1anders) by naval aircraft,
says an official announcement given
out here today. "All our machines
returned safely"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19

The bottom soon drops out OF a
quickly made friendship.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19

fed 1t grain daily. When the red let
ter day arrtved-much t o the disap-
pointment Of all PRESENT. refused
to leave Its new pen.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
MAKING OF IRON MONEY.

London, Feb. 2.-The manner in which. iron money is made in Austria is thus described in the annual bull 1ioh Circular 6f MessrssN Samuel Mon- tague and Co.,: "The problem of pro- tecting the pieces from rust has been solved by super-imposing a slight lay CT of zinc. The discs of metal, to- gether with some zinc powder, are placed in a vessel, and heated for a certain time at a temperature some what below that of the melting point of zinc, whereupon a surface is formed upon the discs, which not only preserves the pieces from rust but also enables the die to be impressed without cracking the surface of the metal. This zinc-plated iron money hardly differs either in aspect of weight from that formed of nickel"
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
JAPANESE HAVE
 FAITH IN SNAKES
1917 Is Known As Year of the
 Serpent

Tokio, Feb. 2.-The year 1917 in the year of the Serpent, believed by the same tradition to be associated with good luck and fortune The outgoing year, known as the year of the Dragon, fulfilled it's traditional expectation that it would be accom- panied by progressiveness and de- velopment for the Empire of Japan.
 Among Japanese the serpent is al- ways regarded as the emblem of good fortune and on that account is revered instead of being killed by the great masses of the people. The popular Japanese word "mi' meaning serpent also signifies "fruitfur' because it's pronunciation corresponds to the sound of the Japanese word for fruit. Thus the year of the Serpent is fruit ful, rich and prosperous.
 The goddess Benten, one of the seven popular gods and goddesses of fortune, is traditionally believed to be the patron of the Serpent, and at every shrine dedicated to the popular goddess of fortune are kept number of the reptiles sacred to the deity. They are treated with reverence and som ething of awe as the messengers Of the goddess. No, farmer will de- stroy a serpent, but will rather keep 1t and feed it. Many stories are told of families having amassed wealth through having kept and fed the creature in their household as a ] 4treasure or sacred thing.
 The last year of the Serpent fell in 1905 when the Japanese army scored a great victory over the Russians in the memorable Manchurian campaign, Also the country witnessed prosper ous and happy year with unprece- dented activity and prosperity in com mercial and industrial circles conse- quent upon the conclusion of peace with Russia
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
LIGHT AUTOS BEST IN WAR
Able to Scale Sleeps Where Once Only Mules Could Travel to Bring Wounded Back to Hospitals.

Paris, Feb. 2.-The advantages of
 the light small automobiles for ser vice at the front Is the one discovery which the American Ambulance Field Service has contributed to the war. It is now nearly two years since the Field Service first sent section of its light cars into the mountainous region of Alsace, showing the possibility of car rying wounded by autom obile up and down the mountains in regions where up to that time the wounded had only been carried on mule-back or in orSe-draWn cars.
 Since that time there has always been one or another of the American Ambulance sections in this region un- til a fortnight ago when the last sec ton was transferred elsewhere. With in week after it's departure, the Gen. eral in command of that region sent word that no other cars could do the work which had so long been en- trusted to the Field Service cars and asked that another detachment of the light American cars be sent at once to help in this work. The Field Service has therefore just sent a new detach-- ment to the Vosges under the charge of Louis Hall of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the brother of the ambulance driver who was killed in that region Christ mas 1915.
 The Army of the Orient has also asked for another of the American Ambulance sections, and section 10, a newly organized section of thirty am- balances with American drivers, is now in the way to the Balkans.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
DEFICIT IN FINANCES.
Of Paris to Increased Charges Result
 ing From War.

Municipal finances of Paris for 1917 will again show a deficit, accord ing to the forecast of the budget com- mittee. The deficit is estimated at Ill, ,470 francs and is due to. in- creased charges and decreased re- ceipts both resulting from the war. The deficit for 1916, not yet definitely known, was estimated by M. Delan- ney, Prefect of the Seine, at 143,000,- 900 francs. MT. Dausset, head of the budget committee puts it at nearer 300,000,000. The war cost Paris 134, 4,445,94S francs in 1914 and 156,- S35,297 francs in 1915, about equally divided between reduced receipts from city taxes on food and other products and increased expenditures for war relief.
 Indemnities to city employees on ac- count of the high cost of living add S,37O,000 francs to the budget of 1917. All the deficits since the be- ginning of the war have been provid- ed for by the sale of one year mu- nicipal bonds the first issue at 5 1s per cent. and the second at per cent.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
TO SAIL IN FLOTILLAS.

The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. D. In view of the great dangers from mines and collisions with belligerent warships, the fishermen of Ymuiden have resolved to henceforward sail in f1otillas of dozen steam trawlers, such of which f1otillas will be under the command of an admiral chosen from among the respective shippers. The local fleet of 146 ships has been divided into three classes for this pur- pose, in accordance with their speed. The convoy system is already in vogue in Britain, where a large number of fishing craft put to sea and return in company.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02

when the boy was a litt1e more than a year old, his mother bought for him a speaking book, fifteen disks for a music box, three "roly polies" and two boxes of horns and balls. In the following June he received a go-cart costing $30, and when he and his mother were about to go to the sea- side the boy was equipped with pail. a sprinkler. a sand scoop. a sand sieve, book on Animal land. a iMother Goose toy donkey and a toy railway.
 At the next Christmas the young ster received a menagerie consisting of the following toy annals; A cam el. S3O; lion, $15; q goose, $50; a bear. $3.75: q donkey $6; lamb, $50, and a duck, S2. In August. 1915 the boy was given five "rollo- mobiles s15; three bears on wheels, s12; five hoope, $10; a see-saw, $5; a soap bubble blower, $1; a magic fshpond and athletic slides, $20.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
ART VALUES SOARING.

London, Feb 2.-The huge am mount of money seems to be available for the purchase of works of art in Eng land at the present time, is attract ing the attention of treasury officials. Competition for works of first, second- ary, and minor masters is keen with values soaring in price. A large pro- portion of the purchases are known to have been on behalf of America but in expert quarters it is believed that quite a proportion of the buying is being done on. German account. Belief is expressed that from funds remaining in neutral lands, and even in this country, Germans are anx- ious to make an investment in works of art which can remain here for realization after the war.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOVERY.

Mexico City, Feb. 2.-The four hum dredth anniversary of the discovery of Mexico by Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba will be celebrated elaborately here March 1. under the auspices Of the Mexican Geographical society aid ed by the local Spanish colony. That Hernando Cortes was the first to touch Mexican soil when he landed April 21, 1519, has been accepted by many, but investigations of the so- ciety have shown, it is claimed. that de Cordoba, bearing a commission from the governor of Cuba, landed on the peninsula of Yucatan in 1517 and took possession of that territory in the name of the king of Spain. The expedition apparently was not suc- cess and returned to it's base. The exact date of de Cordoba's debarka- tion Is not known certainly but ac- cording to the chronicles of the his- torian Bernal Diaz del Castillo. it probably was March l, 1617
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02

moortngs were cast off and the boat having first been allowd to drift quiet ly out into the stream, Full steam ahead" was soon ordered and she flew along the river in the darkness
 The first shot was fired by a sentry near Wise. Searchlights were turned on the escaping vessel, and machine guns joined in the chorus of rifle shots from several sides. But all on board were safe down below except the sturdy Belgian captain, who stuck grimly to the wheel while sacks of coal stacked around him caught the bullets. The arch under the new railway bridge little farther on had been shut off with beams, but the solid little tug was headed straight
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02

John Jacob Astor. four years old, has been living at the rate of $75.27 a day. That is what it cost his mother, Mrs. William K. Dick, who was Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor. widow of Colonel John Jacob Astor, to keep him clothed, fed and sup piled with toys, according to the first general accounting of her guardian ship. which she has filed in the sur rogate's court in New York city,
 The accounting extended from Nov. '12, 1912. to Dec. 31. 1915. Tn this time the total cost of keeping the child was $S6,o34.21. His mother received from the estate $6O,36O.O7 for his maintenance. The boy was born Aug. II, 1912, four months af- ter his father had lost his life in the Titanic disaster. after placing his young wife in a lifeboat.
 Toys form an interesting part of the account. For Christmas, 1913,
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
A SPOONFUL OF
 SALTS RELIEVES
 ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat, which clogs Kidneys, says
 noted authority.
If back hurts or Bladder bothers, stop all meat for
 Ur,I,i

If back hurts or Bladder bothers,
 stop all meat for
 while.
 When you wake up with backache and dull misery in the kidney region it generally means you have been eating too much meat. says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which overworks the kidneys in their effort to filter it from the blood and they become sort of paralyZed and loggy. When your kidneys get sluggish and clog you must relieve them, like you relieve your bowels; removing all the body's urinous waste, else you have backache, sick headache, dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy. full of sediment channels often get sore, water scalds and you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night.
 Either consult a good, reliable phy- sician at once or get from your phar- macist about four ounces of lad Salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with lithia, and hes been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to neutralize acids in the urine so it no longer ir- ritates, thus ending bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is life saver for regular meat eaters. It is inexpensive. cannot in1ure and makes a delightful, effer- yescent lithia water drink.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
WHEN YOU WAKE UP DRINK GLASS
 OF HOT WATER
Wash the poIsons and toxins from system before putting more
 food into stomach.
Says 1nslde-bathlng makes any. ono look and feel clean,
 sweet and refreshed.

Wash yourself on the inside before Lreakfast like you do on the outside This is vastly more important because the skin pores do not absorb impuri- ties into the blood, causing illness. while the bowel pores do.
 For every ounce of food and drink taken into the stomach, nearly an ounce of waste material must be car rled out of the body. If this waste material is not eliminated day by day :t quickly ferments and generates poisons, gases and toxins which are absorbed or sucked into the blood stream, through the lymph ducts which should suck only nourishment to sustain the body.
 A splendid health measure is to Grink, before breakfast each day, glass of real hot water with a tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in it, which is a harmless way to wash these poisons, gases and toxins from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels; thus cleansing. sweetening end freshening the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the stomach.
 A quarter pound of limestone phos- phate costs but very little at the drug store but is sufficient to make anyone en enthusiast on inside-bath1ng. Men and women who are accustomed to wake up with a dull, aching head or have furred tongue, bad taste. nasty breath, sallow complexion, others who have bilious attacks, acid stomach or rcnstipa ton are assured of pro- nounced improvement in both health and appearance shortly.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
FIRST WOMAN PROFESSOR.

The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. D. The appointment of Hollands first woman professor is just announced in the official Gazette. Dr. Zohanna Westerdyk, the 33-year-old daughter of an Amsterdam physician, becomes extraordinary professor of plant pa thology at the University of Utrecht. She is not unknown in America, for it was only in 1914 that she travelled across the United States with some fellow phytopathologists, featuring at different American universities on the subject of plant diseases in Java and Holland.