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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
New School at Wolseth to Cost $3.50.

new ScnOOl dC VOlSetn tO SOSl 90,ooU.
O. J. Kulsethmo of Wolseth, presi-
dent of the school board of Margaret
school district No. 60, was in Minot
Wednesday to sign up the contract
with J. H. Hack, the successful bid
der for the construction of the new
three-room school building to be con-
structed at once in Margaret district,
near Wolseth. Mr.. Hacks bid was
$3.50. The building will not be en-
tirely finished at present and when
fully completed will cost $1,000. 1t
will have a twelve foot basement, six
feet of concrete to the level of the
ground and six feet Of lumber above.
This will furnish plenty of light so
that a part of it may be used for a
class room. Two teachers will be en-
ployed the coming fall and third one
later. Two schools in the northern
part of the township have been con-
solidated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Food Merchants Talk Over Cash Plan.

Food Merchants Talk Over Cash Plan.
The merchants and wholesalers Of
Minot held meeting at the Associa-
ton Of Commerce rooms Monday night
to consider the plans Of all merchants
who are dealers of foodstuffs, going on
a cash basis. The merchants decided
that they are not yet ready for this
plan, altho it was conceded that this
will probably have to be adopted later
There is a national movement on
foot looking towards this plan. The
national food conservation committee
figures that considerable money can
be saved by the average consumer by
going on cash basis. Providing that
Ia dollar a month per capita could be
saved, this means a saving of $780,
100000 month.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
LEO MONTGOMERY
FOUND GUILTY
District Court Ended Tuesday-Aul-
den Rice Guilty of Serious Offense
-Moneysmiths Plead Guilty.

District court, which was in session
for two weeks, completed its work
Tuesday morning after Leo Montgom-
cry was found guilty Of bastardy. The
jury was out all of Monday night.
Montgomery was accused by young
woman, Miss Emma Peterson, who
formerly kept house for the Montgom-
erys. Montgomery and his wife were
divorced but shortly after the action
was started they remarked. The
Montgomerys have three children.
Aulden Rice Guilty.
Aulden Rice, the Aurelia farmer,
charged with rape in the first degree,
was found guilty. Rice was accused
by the fifteen-year- daughter of
Rice's r wife, who prior to her second
marriage was Mrs. O'Shea. Rice is
about 80 years of age. He will be
sentenced later. The young woman
claims that when she was girl of but
ten, Rice forced her to submit to in
dignities and she claimed that others
had had improper relations with her.
Two Others Convicted.
Two young men charged with rape,
the O'Shea girl being the complaining
witness, were found guilty. Jesse
Fulton was sentenced to serve two
years and 6 months in the reform
school and Oscar Edlund three years
in the state penitentiary, having been
found guilty of the charge. They
were placed on parole.
BOras Gets a Year.
Chas. Boras, former driver Of the
Dakota Bakery wagon, was sentenced
to year in the penitentiary for at
tacking his employers, the Grams
brothers, with hammer, laying them
out by striking them over the head.
Roteliuk Jury Disagreed.
The jury in the case against Ariton
Roteliuk, the Max Russian charged
with embezzlement, disagreed after
being out all Saturday night. The
man was defended by j. J. Coyle.
Moneysmith Brothers Guilty.
Albert and R. l.. Moneysmith,
charged with stealing brass and iron
from the L. T. Cotton mine at Bur-
lington, pleaded guilty. Albert got a
year in the penitentiary and r. l..
Moneysmith term in the reform
school until 21 years Of age, but upon
a showing made by the states attor-
ney as we'll as the attorneys for the
defense, Cne sentence was lloul!leu -
each instance to three years in the
penitentiary, with a paroled sentence
The young men stole the valuable
brass and iron from the mine and dis
posed of it at a Minot junk shop,
which led to their arrest.
q Auto Thieves Plead Guilty.
Roy Cyrus and Bert Wells, who
stole the Weber Ford car in this city,
driving it north Of Burlington and
selling it to Cyrus father, pleaded
guilty. Cyrus was sentenced to the
reform school until 21 years of age
and Wells drew year and three
months in the penitentiary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Men Who Broke Into Aurelia Depot
Fined SIS 40


Elmer Lundby and M. j. DuPaul,
two Aurelia businessmen who were
arrested on "a charge of grand lar
ceny, pleaded guilty to petit larceny
before Judge Leighton Tuesday and
paid fine Of SIS and costs each.
These men really didn't steal anything,
altho they superseded their authority.
A brother of one Of the men had or
dered case Of whiskey for Fourth
of July celebration and the men went
to the depot for it. The agent was out
and the depot was locked, so they
forced their way into the building and
got the wet goods. The matter was
explained to the railroad company and
it was understood that no prosecution
would follow, however someone swore
out an information and the arrests fol-
lowed. ...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Costly Chicken.

I A couple Of Minot young men en-
route in an auto to "some place in
Montana" saw nice covey of chick
ems near Ray and just to see whether
the Colts pistol they carried was any
good, one of them pointed it at a
chicken and off came it's head. A mo-
tor cycle from nearby farm house
came up and young man said, PA
wants to see you." He was informed
that they would dine in Ray and that
spa" could see them there. "Pa" was
on hand-and it cost them exactly
$23.05. v.a...r,y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Women Pull Hair.

A good sized hair pulling match de-
veloped Monday night between a num-
ber of women employed in a local ho-
tel, who have apartments on South
Main street. One woman claims that
two others attacked her. The woman
who claims she was beaten has gone
to Williston
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Wife of DR.. U. Renner Insane.

The wife Of DR.. q. Renner was adj
judged insane and committed to the
jamestown asylum last week. Mrs.
Renner and her husband were visiting
at Benton Harbor, Mich, and the wo-
man worried considerably over the in
ability to collect rentals from some of
the doctors Minot property.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
SuDt, Macdonald Here,

State Superintendent of Public In
struction N. G. Macdonald, enroute to
Bismarck from Portland, Ore, where
he attended the national educational
meeting, addressed the students at the
summer school Friday afternoon on
"Rural Schools"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Crawled Quarter Of Mile to Summon
Doctor

Charlie Haller, who worked for a
Deering farmer, suffered fractured
leg and fracture of an arm in two
places when his team ran away early
in the week. HALEY pluckily crawled
quarter Of a mile to the house and
telephoned to doctor He was alone
at the time, looking after the farm,
the owner being away on a visit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
Glenburn People Picnic at Park.

Six auto loads of Glenburnites drove
to this city Wednesday and held an
enjoyable picnic at Riverside Park.
The ladies of the Fortnightly Club
were entertaining their husbands and
the children. There were the Gilbert
sons, the Goulds, the Healeys, and
other good Glenburn folks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26

days later, with most of them in khaki.
Advocates of universal training say
its good effects will not be confined to
military uses, but will build up the
youths and young men of the country
to a condition Of physical and mental
effectiveness never attained before.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26

Just what military training and dis
cipline may do in very short time is
we'll illustrated in the two accompany
ing pictures, which show group of
young men as they began service in a
city public park and the same men tw>,
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

papers have said Germany would not dare oppose neutral opinion unless she were willing to have the rest of the neutral world added to her enemies.
 Two opposing views of American
 hostilities have been allowed to pass the German censor The first was that
 the harm the United States could do Germany as an active enemy was no greater than as a neutral supplying munitions and loans to the allies and that the crippling of allied shipping would be the turning point of the war. This apparently is the view now adopted The other view, known to have been held by some high officials
 here, was that Germany might in des- peration seek to involve the United
 States as an actual enemy on the ground that her influence at the peace conference would be a generous one. officials here. stunned at the sud denness of the German action, do not hesitate to reveal their disquietude over the mental unpreparedness of the American public for what may be coming.
 The recent flood of peace discussion.
 started by the Germans. increased by the presidents note and again by the
 entente reply. are thought to have tuiiitu ODlillOll III lifS COulll y entirely away from the possibility of war and to have focused attention on the terms of a near peace.#
 A revulsion is expected to take place in the entente countries with the re- suit that the world war will enter a period of frightfulness unimagined
 heretofore. With the massing for huge offensives by land and the announce | ment of ruthlessness by sea, officials look forward to at least a spring and summer of unprecedented slaughter.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

The German note sweeps away all the issues that have previously loomed so large, such as what armament a merchant ship can carry, where it must be located how 1t may be used, whether the ship is chartered, requi- sitioned, or still private, and replaces them with one clear issue which can not be brooked or ignored
 In this situation President Wilson's previous policies offer the only inti- nation of the future.
 When the channel liner Sussex was sunk the president, threatening a sev- erance of relations. wrote:
 If it is still the purpose of the im- rerial government to prosecute relent- less and indiscriminate warfare against vessels of commerce by the use of submarines without regard to what the government of the United States must consider the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the government of the United States is at last foced to the conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue.
 Unless the imperial German gov ernment should now immediately de- clare and effect an abandonment of it's present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels, the government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German empire altogether. This action the government of the United States con templates with the greatest reluctance. but feels constrained to take in behalf of humanity and the rights of neutral nations"
 To this note the German government needed in it's reply of May 4, 1916, in
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

says:
 From February 1, 1917, within barred zones around Great Britain, France, Italy, and in the eastern Med iterranean s* all sea traffic forthwith will be opposed" It virtually is a renewal and an ex- tension of the celebrated submarine
 blockade of the British Isles proclaimed l on February 1. 1915, and which became effective February IS, 1915. Under it ships were sunk without warning until l Germany abandoned the practice and gave her assurances, in the Sussex case,
 to abide by international law. The ] Lusitania, Falaba and scores of other 1 ships were sunk under tine decree. American citizens anG American
 ships are warned from entering the war
 zones, although certain precautionary
 measures are suggested for distinguish : | ing American steamers rot carrying
 contraband according to the German 1 list. These conditions in almost the
 same form were rejected when proposed | by Germany early in the negotiations
 over the Lusitania. At that time Ger
 many proposed to guarantee immunity
 from attack to certain specified pas
 senger ships, sailing on prescribed
 courses, with agreed distinguishing
 marks and carrying no contrabfnd. | President Wilson rejected the proposal 1 promptly on the ground that the | United States was contendinG only for l it's rights.
 l The new German proclamation | brushes aside all the perplexing col
 lateral issues which have surrounded | the submarine controversy and brings l 1t back to the point where it was left at the conclusion of the Sussex case. Todays announcement, reiterating
 the refusal of Germany'e enemies to
 discuss her peace proposals and refer
 ring to the starvation blockadcs says: Thus a new situation has sprung up
 which forces Germa ny also to new | decisions"
 | The new decision is exactly the one
 forecast when the Sussex negotiations were closed
 | In the note conveying her pledges to keep submarine activities within in l ternational law, Germany included a
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

what has become known as the Sussex pledge, as follows:
 The German government. guided by this idea notifies the government of the United States that the German naval forces have received the follow ing orders:
 Tn accordance with the general principles of visit and search and de- structon of merchant vessels recog nized by international law. such yes sels, both within and without the zone declared as naval war zone, shall not be sunk without -arning and without saving human lives, unless these ships attempt to escape or offer resistance. !"
 This was followed by the qualifica- tion that the United States declined to recognize.
 Today's new orders denying the right of visit and search to vessels within a wide area follows close upon an extension of the British field of naval operations announced from the American embassy in London of Sat urday in which an area running out from Jutland and enclosing part of the North Sea, was declared dangerous be- cause of belligerent operations.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

surance rates tomorrow was consid- cred tonight to be inevitable. One way rates today for American vessels were seven per cent. while there was a ten per cent war risk r2te on ships clear ing for Mediterranean ports.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

ambassador must receive his pass- ports forthwith and diplomatic rela- tions must cease.
 We have made ever concession to Germany that self respect will permit and all these concessions have proved to be in vain. No peace is worth the surrender of a nations sovereign rights.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Louisville Courier-Journal: Surely the president has been awakened from his dream of the millennium by Ger many's latest note. It is a direct challenge of war to the United States. The challenge should be accepted with in twenty -four hours, and the war thus entered on by America should not end until the imperial despotism of Ger many, which dares plunge the world into such a war. is completely and eternally crushed.
 New York Americans: I. is a time to walk warily, to decide coolly, to be very sure of each step and very confi- dent of each decision. And certainly we must assure the president that whatever the issue may be, the nation is Loyalty behind him.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01
BRITAIN READY TO MEET ANY
 GERMAN MOVES

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Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

New York World: There can be only. one answer on the part of the United States to the new German sub marine proclamation and that answer should be made today. The German
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01
ANNOUNCES WILL
 STARVE ENGLAND
 BY BIG BLOCKADE

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Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Worcester (NIass.) Telegram: It is declaration of war against the United States, sent in the form of an insult which red blooded Americans cannot stand for. It is the most astonishing paper ever issued by a government sustained by sane people.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

ogden Standard: Germany's note calls for stinging reply from the United States. It is a challenge. It is challenge to Wilson's warning as to strict accountability; it is a reverting to the barbarous-to the poisoning of wells in warfare.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Hartford Courant: Germany an- nounces that she is going to increase the ferocity of her marine warfare and warns us to look out. The allies de- clare that they want no peace without victory. That is the return so far from President Wilson's surprising in trusion into European affairs. Eng land has the great navy of the world and it is up to her to protect the ships that Germany threatens to destroy
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Washington Post: Germanys note will fall upon the American public with stupefying effect No doubt it was in view of this danger that President Wilson made such eX- traordinary efforts to bring about peace It is impossible for this government to tolerate the new rule which Germany seeks to impose.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

san Antonio Express: This nation will not submit to any German naval outrage against it's nationals and their rights of passage and property in any waters.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

St Paul Pioneer Press: The worst provocation has happened. Secretary LansiRg's fears of the imminence of war have been fulfilled. And still the people of the United States, proud and un-angered but perplexed will hope that our participation in the European struggle may be averted.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Fresno (CaL) Republican: It is now plain that the purpose of the original German peace note was to lay the foundation of this war move. It con- stitutes the abrogation of the law of nations and a declaration of war on the world. It means the severance of our diplomatic relations with Ger many.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Nebraska State Jougnal: On it's face the notice given of the coming of un-
 restricted submarine warfare means @ clash with the United States. The definite promise given after the Lusi- tania incident is now to be withdrawn.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Albuquerque (N. M) Journal: Ger many evidently believes she has count ed the cost of this last desperate step which makes severance of diplomatic relations with the United States in- evitable.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-01

Springfield Republican: This means impossible conditions for the United States and no American in his senses would consider for a moment acquies- cence in Germanys action. It is a grave question whether President Will son should not hand to the German ambassador his passports immediately.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
3 OKLAHOMA CITY
men ARE GIVEN
Officers JOBS
Fort Sheridan Camp Turns
Out 7 From State,

FORT SHERIDAN, H., Nov. n
Especial Three Oklahoma City men,
and four others from Oklahoma were
among those successful candidates at
the reserve officers training camps
here who received commissions in the
army today
Those from Oklahoma City are:
John W. Sheppard lSt It. infantry
Albert N Murphy, 2nd It. field ar
tillery.
Robert G, Hoose, 2nd It. field artil-
lery,
Others from Oklahoma:
Donald C. Burnett, BartleSyille, l't
1t infantry.
George L. MORN, Muskogee lst It.
infantry.
Fessenden o. Wcstiall, FL Reno, lst
1t. infantry.
6. II. Truesdale, Kingiisher, lst 1t
infantry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
GENERAL LIGHT RAINS IN STATE;
WHEAT REPORTED D GROWING WELL
IN NENID AND WOODWARD DISTRICT
Heavy Showers Reported at BateSNIe and Tulsa No Rain
as Far South as Ardmore IA Of an Inch of PreCip-
ation Here at O'clock

the morning. At noon, however the
sun was shining ~.
Enid reports a rainfall of about 2l0
OF an inch up to noon today, and ad-
vices there this morning were to the
effect that wheat which had been lying
ungerminated In the ground had been
brought up and was thriving as re-
suit OF the last\ain a few days ago
Chickasha, southwest of Oklahoma
City, had light rain early this morn
ing and drizzlc was reported at II
o'clock. More rain is needed by the
wheat in the Chickasha district
Ardmore reported no rain in its ter
ritory.
Fourteen hundredths Of an inch. Of
rain had fallen here at | o'clock this
afternoon II was the first prccipila-
ton since November lS, when .lj Of an
inch was reported.
The local weather forecast predicts
unsettled and cloudy weather with prob
ably rains tonight and lower tcmpcra-
ture
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27

General light rains fell in scattered
sections OF Oklahoma last night and to-
day, wheat is reported to be in good
condition in the great grain districts
around Woodward and Enid. and the
weather bureau forecast holds out the
hope Of still further precipitation for
the next twenty-four hours.
This summed up the weather situation
in the state today after an unprcce-
dented drouth which was broken with
light rain about ten days ago and which
was still further broken by the rains
of today.
Heavy showers were reported from
BartleSvile in the extreme northeast
ern part of the state, and from Tulsa,
fifteen miles south.
Woodward reported the presence of
a heavy mist" this morning, with
cloudy skies and prospects Of rain.
McAlcster was visited by the ex-
treme south end of the rain belt. and
was visited by light shower early in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
kALED|uES GAINS
power IN, RUSSIA, /
He HOLDS GOLD
Leader of CoSSaCkS Controls
q Richest Country,

LONDON, Nov H.-The Russian
reyolutionists have made a "ghastly
failure" of their attempt at adminstra-
tion, according to the Petrograd corre-
spondent of the Morning Post writing
under the date of Saturday he adds:
But behind or beyond all this ap-
parently hopeless chaos the forces which
made Russia and the empire are not
idle and those who know Russian his
tory understand perfectly we'll how
matters will end.
Situation Is Clearing.
Even as | write the situation is be-
coming clear. The election TO the con
stituent assembly will take place but
the constituent assembly will not meet
the success of the Bolshevlki move
ment whatever that movement may
really cover as it already has damned
the constituent assembly
Meantime | would call attention to
the following facts
"The vast gold reserve Of the Rus
sian empire, which was removed from
Petrograd to the ikrcmlin in 1913 was
later carried still farther into the in
terror 1t is in safe hands
Kalsdines in Power.
General Kalcdines, hetman Of united
cossackdom is in secure possession
with trustworthy and disciplined
troops of all arms, Of AL those regions
Of European Russia that produced a
harvest this year, and is rapidly cap
turing those remaining territories wpon
which Russia relies for its daily bread
General Kaledines holding the gold
reserve and the broad supplies, is mas
ter of the situation and those he serves
will accept dictation neither from Ker-
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