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The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05
N. D. GOOD STOCK STATE.

Climatic conditions are admittedly
severe in North Dakota, but from sta
tistics embodied in the government
crop report for April is CLEANED the
fact that the climate of some more
temperate states is more deadly for
all animals than that of this state.
North Dakota lost but 10 of every
thousand cattle during the last year,
a total of 39,482, and this is an I'M
usually heavy toll. Loss during the
preceding ten years was but 10 to
the thousand.
Illinois, where the climate is COM
paratively mild and temperate, re-
ports 1882 cattle lost; Oklahoma,
much farther south, 45,682; Arkansas,
42,840; Colorado, 51,319; New Mexico,
45,51O; Arizona, $500. Wyoming, a
neighboring commonwealth, averaged
a loss of 81 to the thousand, and
even sunny California exceeds North
Dakota in the death toll, proportion
ately, % of 1000 having persisted
there.
North Dakota lost but % sheep of
1000, as against IT for Montana, IS
for Tennessee, 33 for California, and
% for Florida. Ten-year average for
the Flickertail state is %.
An excessively heavy loss in swine
is reported for North Dakota, the
death rate having been 80, a total of
1880. Ten-year rate is %. Proper
ton of deaths in Illinois was Al; Me-
braska, As; Arkansas, 1879; Missouri,
So.
There is encouragement in these
figures for livestock raisers of the
state, as they show that, though the
climate may be unusually severe in
North Dakota, it is apparently as
we'll suited for the livestock industry
as are more temperate climates of
states situated farther south and west
Of us.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05
PLANT E G. R

Plant every acre and every portion
of an acre must be the rallying-cry
of every American this year. At no
time in history has the farmer been
so laden with responsibility as he is
today. The world depends on him,
on the fruits of his labors. In no
way can the stay-at-home American
display a higher degree of patriotism
than by planting, better cultiva-
ton, greater production. Millions of
acres of land in our country are not
producing their proportion of food
stuffs, thousands of acres lay idle,
producing absolutely nothing, this in
Guiding those portions of your back
yard and your neighbours back yard
which you have not thought worthy
the effort of cultivation.
Statistics of the department of
agriculture show that there were
327,OOO,000 bushels less of corr in
the United States March 1 of this
year than at the corresponding date
last year, 143, 900, 900 bushels less of
wheat and 204, 200, 900 bushels less of
oats. This deficiency would make for
soaring prices even in time of peace,
but now, with the whole world in
volved in the most gigantic conflict
on record, the situation is vastly more
serious.
On many farms are waste tracts of
from one to thirty or more acres.
These must be cultivated. Or it may
be only a narrow strip a few feet
wide which has been wasted be-
cause it was near a fence. Food
crops must be raised on this. It may
be unnecessary pasture land; it may
be a small portion of your back yard,
OF an unnecessary adjunct to your
lawn. All this ground, hitherto
wasted, must be cropped if the nation
is to be fed.
The railroads are showing the way,
blowing up their parks, on many of
which a great deal of work has been
expended, in an effort to provide a
beauty spot for the eye of the
travel-weary passenger. They are al
lowing their employees and others to
raise vegetables along the right-of-
way. Farm machinery is given pref
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

erenc over nearly every other class
of freight and is being transported
with all possible speed to the points
where it is most needed.
No tract is too small. Plant some
whatever is best adapted to the
soil, and take care of it after it is
planted. The farmers of America
must measure up to their RESPONSE
bility. A food Stacker in this time of
crisis is as despicable as the man
who marries with the belief that he
will thus escape military service.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

the vicinity Of that municipality that
are not under cultivation for grain
crops, the land being owned by a
metropolitan corporation. This tract
would offer a good living for a
hundred or more families, and would
produce thousands of bushels of
grain, sufficient to feed a multitude
of people, yet it has lain idle and pre-
sumably may not be cropped this
wear,
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05
New borrowers /:
Total No. of Borrowers ......... 142;

Total No. of Borrowers .---- 1928
Books mended 262
The following IS books have been
taken from the rental shelves and
placed on the free shelves: "Tim,"
1.-THE $4,000 Request" "Letters Of a
Lincoln" ~In Old Bellaire," "Crime
of Sylvester Bonnard," "Amarily of
the Clothes Line Alley" Crowds"
children of the Earth" "Father and
Children" "In the Hollow of the
Hills" "Toby," "The Toy Shop" "A
Cathedral Courtship," "My Garden
Doctor" "Burbang Stoke" Life"
"Old Judge Priest" "The Honorable
Mr.. Eawnish,'. t'The Treasure" t'The
Upper Crust" "Forsaken Inn," "The
Lady and saba San," "Stover. at
YALE" "My Lady Of the Chimney
Corner" "New Men for DID," Letters
of a Woman Homesteader," "Henry
Christian" "Mothering on Perilous,"
Typography of a. Prairie Girl" ellie
crona's Home" "The Last Shot,"
"Bealby."
The following new books have been
placed on the rental shelves:
"The Man Between" Arthur Frost;.
"The Inner Law" Will Harden; "'The
Wooing of Rosamond Fayre," Bertha
Ruck; "The Romance of War;" James
Grant; "'The Boomerang" H.. Osborn.
ZENKA TRINA TRINKA,
Librarian.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

New England will vote on the
question of adopting the commission
form of government at a special cleo
ton on Tuesday, May 8. Nearly 600
American municipalities have already
adopted the commission form or some
variation or %outgrowth of it, and the
plan has worked for greater efficiency
in the great majority of cases Out
come of the balloting in our progress
sive neighboring municipality will be
awaited with interest by those who
have had occasion to observe the
workings of the commission form as
opposed to the old aldermanic, form
of city government.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

"Plant enough to feed one soldier"
is the slogan for every boy in North
Dakota. A tract 25x50, carefully
tended, is said to be large enough,
and every lad who takes care of a
plat of this size will be- doing his
share in providing for the nations de-
Tenders,
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

Today is Arbor Day. Did you do
your part by planting a tree or did
you play a slacker's part and put it
off until next year?
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

The Marmarth Mail asserts that
there are 10000 acres of rich land in
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
If Food Disagrees
Drink Hot Water

When food lies like lead In your
stomach and you have that uncomfort-
able, bIoated feeling and your stomach
Is sour and burning. 1t is usually be-
cause of extensive secretion Of acid or
food fermentation from chronic ca
tarrh.
In such a case n good and safe treat
m ent for catarrh OF the stomach Ia to
take before meals a teaspoonful of pure
bisurated magnes!a in half a glass Of
water. as hot as you can conf ortably
drink It, The hot water washes the
mucous from tho stomach walls and
draws the blood to the stomach, while
the bisurated mhgnesia Is II solvent for
mucous, thus Increasing the efficiency
Of the hot water treatment, Moreover.
the fbisurated inHEnesia, as physicians
oaH toll you. is a powerful but harmless
an ta6id which when taken after mea Is
quickly neutralizes the excess acid and
sWeetshs your stomach contents,
This hot water and masnesia treat-
tent is far better plan than that Of
swallowing some pill or tablet which
and sends il stiff a sour. fermenting
acid mass into the ihtestineH, where II
will do almost as much harm as in tho
stomach,
As there various FERNS eff mag
nasia be sure in following abeVe dl-
rections to ask tine druggist fog BIZ
suFa ted Magnesia faither In powder or
tablet feFm1 whisil is especially pre-
pared for the correction of stomach
seidity,-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
County Doctors Volunteer Services
Eighty Physicians and Surgeons Gathered Town Hall
Monday in Response Government Call-Thirty-srx
Ready to Enlist in Medical Corps.

AS a result of the meeting thirty
six physicians and surgeons pledged
themselves as ready to Join the med
ical reserve corps. The physicians
who so pledged themselves follow:
DR.. p. J. Cassidy, DR.. John Black
mar, DR. George Thompson, DR.. a. c.
Freeman DR.. David Sussler. DR.. John
Keyton, DR.. w. B. Casey, DR.. w. T.
Driscoll, DR.. N. G. Gray. DIR. Louis
Cassidy. DR. j. J. Manwarrings DR..
Lewis, Dr.. F. ]. Harper, DR.. Daniel
Sullivan DR.. Carlisle Ferrin, DIR. G..
M Miner, DIR. o e. Winship, DIR. E.
p. Douglass, Dr. w. D. Cronin, DR..
J. F. Young, DR.. c. 3. Graves, DR.. w.
L. Douglass, DR.. e. ]. Haviland, DR..
F. H. Dart, DR.. w. E. MCKINLEY, DIR
DIR. F.. w. Rogers, DR.. G. P. Cheney,
DR.. j. G. Burr, DR.. Thomas Soltz, DR.,
e. A HenkIe, DR.. J. H. Hoover, DR..
Atkinson, DR.. Meyers, DR.. Hill and DR..
c. G. Barnum.
Just before the close of the meeting
DR.. Patrick Cassidy referred to the
fact that he has two sons ready to
join the medical corps and that he
himself in spite of his years stands
ready to serve his country here or
abroad as a. physician and surgeon If
he is called upon. DR.. Cassidy after
wards moved a vote of thanks to Dr..
Mcknight and the vote was unani-
mously given.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
MOTORCYCLE MINUTE MEN
UNIT FOR NORWICH
Effort to Enroll Local Drivers Will Be
Made by c. V. Pendleton, Jr.

Realizing the immediate need of
quick action to make the resources of
the nation quickly available at this
time of need. an organization known as
Motorcycle Minute Men of America
is being formed and c. V Pendleton,
Jr., of this city. is endeavoring to form
unit i'll this city. This organiza-
ton is formed to enroll. instruct and
train motorcyclists of America so
that they will be fitted for active SER
vice on short notice. Local motor
cycle companies are to be formed in
all cities and towns throughout the
country for education and practice in
despatch riding, signal work, first aid
scouting, artillery fire observation
mobile machine gun squadrons, and
other branches of activity in which
experienced motorcycle riders have
proven of ineStiInable value in
Europe. Arran genaents will be made
for such instructions to be given by
the United States Army officers, mil
itary experts and men in close touch
with the largest developments in use
of motorcycles in modern warfare. D.
G. Perkins. formerly of this city and
son OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Donald 6.
Perkins, is the director of mobiliza-
ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
TWO ACT PLAYLET
BY THE SODALiTAS
Amateur Production Successfully
Staged at Broadway Church Parlors.

The Sodalitas of Broadway Congre-
gationaI church entertained a ''capac-
ity house" in the church parlors OH
Monday evening when they presented
the First Telephone Line in Goose
Creek. The young people in the cast
showed unusual ability as amateur
players and the sketch was exception
Daniel Dutton, the wealthy farmer,
carried out his role to perfection as
did also Lucia HarVie, as Mary Ann
Dutton, his wife. Miss Vilette Peck
made q most charming daughter OF
the house and Miss FIorine Scofield as
Caroline FfeIding, a matchmaker, was
ideal. The role of Little Wimpie Wig
gins was admirably portrayed by Miss
Lillian Dyer.
The cast was as follows:
Frederick Fielding. in love with
Thankful Carlton Bowers
Daniel Dutton, the largest stock
holder, Frank Clinton
Reuben Rogers, in love with Mar
iorie Avery Gallup
Marjorie Dutton, always inter
rupting her Pa, Vilette Peck
Mary Ann Dutton. very kind but
a scold Lucia Harvie
Thankful Thelander the school
teacher, Elizabeth c. Wilson
Caroline Fielding, u matchmaker,
F-lorine Scofeld
Mrs. Minerva Battles, a widow
who gOssips, Marion Beebe
Little Wimpie Virgins, an or
phan who lives with Mrs: Bat
ties Lillian Dyer
Mrs. Smith. Helen Spalding
Mrs Woodward, Marguerite Wulf
Mrs. Drake, Anna Calkins
Mrs Allen. Helen Boynton
Neighbors who attend Social Circle.
Act Living room of the Dutton
home.
Act II-Living room of Mrs. Battles,
a few days later.
Between acts one and two Mrs. Al
fred B1iven entertained with q whistl-
ing solo, Memories, and for an encore
she rendered Aloha De.
The candy table was in charge of
Mrs. William Baker who was assisted
by members of the Sodaiitas.E The
ushers were Osten Ferguson, Gordon
Harvie and Richard Gregson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Bridgeport. All local cabarets
closed with Saturday nights perform
ances a week ago. The war is the
reason for the order.
Madison.-L. Arthur Scranton has
sold his house on Boston street to
Miss Georgia Stanton, of New Haven,
who will occupy it this summer.
New Haven. - Announcement is
made of the enga cement of Miss Alice
r. Friend, of Milwaukee, Wis, to
Professor Lafayette 3. Mendel, of
Yale university.
Hartford. Preliminary plans for
organizing a Hartford branch OF the
womens league for service. were made
at the informal meeting in the home
of Mrs. Richard NJ. Bissell recently.
New HaVen.-The New Haven Real
Estate board has appointed a COM
mittee to secure vacant lots about
the city and to turn them over to
the Farm Bureau for garden pur-
poses.
Hartford.-The annual May meet
ing of the Hartford County Teachers
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01

Thirty-six doctors, representing all
sections of this county are ready to
join the medical reserve corps for
volunteer service either in this coun-
try or abroad on the firing line.
Eighty physicians and surgeons gath
cred at the town hall in this city on
Monday in response to a call rom the
government to take UP the matter OF
volunteering for the medical reserve
corps The meeting was held at three
o'clock and was opened by DR.. John
c. Stanton OF New London. The roll
was called by the secretary, DR.. Le-
one F. I.aPierre.
DR.. johnson spoke of the world wide
conflict now raging and said that our
country must act Immediately to pro-
tect itself He urged all the physi-
clans and surgeons to signify their
willingness to volunteer.
DIR. E. J. Mcknight Of Hartford,
representative of the state commission,
told of how the situation appealed to
him. DR.. Mcknight said that If Rus
sian remains with the allies Germany
will not be able to get sufficient food
and that Germany is doing her best
to bring about a food shortage in
England. Russia may make a sepa-
rate peace. If the conflict continues
Uncle Sam will be called upon to
send troops to the battle line. Physi-
clans and surgeons will be needed for
service both on the battlefield and at
home.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
FUNERAL.
Or. c. C. Tracy

With oral tributes from four pas
tors and numerous floral offerin ss
the funeral services of the Rev.
Charles G. Tracy, DID, were held
at the First Methodist church in HOl-
lywood, California.
The Rev. Ray F. Carter, who was
DR.. Tracy's pastor in the Hollywood
Congregational church, conducted
the services. He was assisted by the
Rev. z. G. Ryland the Rev. DIR.
Campbell of Pasadena and two Ar
menian pastors, the Rev. a. $. Yeret-
zian of Los Angeles and Rev. NJ.
c. Knadgian of Fresno.
Active pail bearers were six Ar
menians, two each from Pasadena,
Fresno and Los Angeles.
kilograms were read at the church
fro milne American missionary board
of Boston and from the Rev. Mr..
Tracy a son of DR.. Tracy, who lives in
Vermont. Many other kilograms of
coincidence were received from friends
throughout California.
Immediately following the funeral
services about 200 Armenians who
went in automobiles and two special
cars placed at their disposal by the
Pacific Electric railway, to the Holly
wood cemetery. There they raised an
American flag where DIR. Tracy's body
was inferred. A monument will be
erected.
DIR. Tracy's son, now in Vermont, is
the Rev. Mr.. Tracy who married Mrs.
J. E. ShermanS daughter, well known
in the Second church.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
AT THE DAVIS THEATRE
Vaudeville and Moving Pictures.

One of the best vaudeville and NOV
the Davis theatre mana gement in this
city is the bill that they have secured
for the first three days of this week
and which was played before capacity
houses at both the afternoon and eve
ming performances on Monday. The
bill is so long that time allows for
only one evening performance and it
was nearly 1870 last night when the
curtain was rung down for the last
time. This Is simply trial as the
mana cement wishes to please the
public Manager Al Craig has re-
quested that those who attend drop in
the box as they leave the theatre o
vote of approval OF disproval. 1t IS
safe TO say that the votes dropped in
tho box on Monday afternoon and eve
ming approve this style of show.
The vaudeville acts were all of the
best and the stage settings were very
attractive. The moving pictures were
also up to the usual high standard
shown Mt this theatre. Here is the
bill as shown Monday afternoon and
evening. VIM, 3. Hart in the Ave pa TT
triangle play. The Sduare Deal Man:
Beddington & Grant, The Boys from
Bounce Inn: cireen, Miller J Green, in
a feast of varieties: James Ksiso s.
Blanche Leighton, Here and There in
Vaudeville: Jack Polk. an eccentric
comedian. still "Polioing" Alens; A
FiFeside ReYfPia, a miniature fausieal
comedy; Ford Sterling. in the two-reeI
Keystone, Stars and Bare,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
LOYALTY GLASS HELD
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
Mrs. Frank Waters Elected President
for Coming Year.

The Loyalty class of the First Bap-
fist Bible school held its annual meet
ing at the church Monday evening.
The class had as guests the eX-class
opening of the business meeting Mrs.
Anna Kammerer, the president, pre-
sided.
The reports were read and approved,
showing the class finances as crafty
ing and it's interest in the Bible school
and the work of the class unfiagging.
The annual election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs.
Frank Waters; vice president, Mrs.
John Mitchell; secretary, Mrs. George
W. Rathbun; treasurer, Mrs. Minnie
Amburn; teacher, Mrs. Herbert Wiley.
Following adjournment, a short pro-
gram of entertainments opened with a
paper by Mrs. Herbert Wiley, giving
the percentage of the class in the life
of the church and school, emphasizing
the name loyalty as name to encour-
age the best in one. The paper closed
with an original poem. A solo by Mrs.
Frank Waters was greatly enjoyed.
The class was delighted to have with
them as a guest Miss Frances Eliza
beth Cornicl<, who is a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Will ]. KoonZ. Miss Cormick,
who is a Il eiocutionist, gave three read
ings, adding greatly to the evening S
pleasure. Reading by Miss NJ. A.
Ward.
Mrs. Herbert Wiley. Mrs Minnie
Auburn and Mrs. Frank Waters served
ice cream, cake and coffee.
Reading of humorous scribes found
at the places closed one of the most
enjoyable meetings held by the class.
Miss Frances Elizabeth Cormick,
who has been student at the Elmer
son School of Oratory in Boston. is
the guest of her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII ]. Koonz. of Peck street. Miss
Corrnick expects 10 visit in New York
and Washington before returning for
the summer to her home in Anthony,
kas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
Seventh Annual Conference ST Being
Held at Mer;den.

DR. Hastings Hart of the Russell
day evenings meeting of the seventh
annual Connecticut state conference of
charities and corrections at Meriden
told his audience that the state school
for boys in Meriden and the state
school for girls in Middletown are no
table and leading institutions in the
country and asked the members of the
conference to do their part to secure a
place in the lead as regards the coun-
ty Jail. The county jails of the coun-
try. not excepting the New Haven
county Jail. the speaker said, are not
only schools but normal schools of
crime, when they should be reforma-
tories.
Efficient methods of handling family
deSerters were told by Monroe NJ.
Goldstein, secretary and counsel of the
national desertion bureau of New York
city, i'll an address on Non Support
and Abandonment Laws: Their En-
forcenent
The morning session was devoted to
mental hygiene. with DR.. c. F. Havil-
and of the state hospital for insane at
Middletown, DR.. F'ran<wood Williams,
associate medical director of the ma
tional committee on mental hygiene of
New York, and DR.. William Thompson
Of the Mental Hygiene society of Hart
ford the speakers.
The afternoon session was on chill
dren, at which the speakers were Prof.
Robert Fife, Jr.. Wesleyan university.
Roy Wallace Of Philadelphia and Rob
ert W. kelso of Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
TOWN FLAG RAISING
IN CENTRAL VILLAGE
Big Event Has Been Planned For
Saturday of This Week.

There will be a town flag raising
in Central Village on Saturday night
followed by a large Red Cross bazaar
which will be held IN the town hall
under the auspices of the Central Fire
Co, No. I, The fire company will be
represented at the meeting by Ed
ward Gallagher. T. H. Tillinghast, DIR.
J. L. Gardner, Charles Bragg, Chief
William Thompson, Assistant Chief
Arthur Bradley. Foreman John Green
ha1gh. Secretary Bert Cooke. 1t is
crowd ard John c. Gallup. first &C.
Rectman. and Charles Williams. re-
cruiting officer for the Home Guard,
will be in attendance DR.. Gardner has
been appointed as press agent This
flag raising will take place at p. m.
The Moosup Drum corps. the Plain
field band. the @. A. r., .. A. r.. Boy
Scouts. HONS Guards and other So
cteties will turn out.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01
GREEK GOVERNMENT NOT
GUIDED BY GERMANY
King Constantine Makes Formal
Denial of Stories,

Washington, April 30-F'orrnaI state
ments by King Constantine and by
the Greek government denying stories
that the king had been guided by Ger
man influence or had harbored hostil-
lty to the entente were made public
tonight by Charge Vouros of the Greek
legation. who at the same time issued
on his own initiative denial of GER
tain Fabricated interviews" with the
king published in this country. .
Constantine's statement denies
specifically a story published in the
Paris Temps. Referring to this arti-
Gle, the king says he never received
from any sovereign of the group enc
my to the entente any telegra ms, note
or counsel whatsoever on the sub
1ect of the policy he should follow to
maintain his throne" He then EN-
phatically disclaims differences that
he or his governmtnt ever harbored
hostile intentions of any kind toward
the entente"
-, Mr. vouros. in his denial, pointed
given certain authentic authorized
statements to the correspondents of
The Associated Press in Greece, as
well as to certain British and French
correspondents, but that a number of
wholly Fabricated interviews have
been published, giving an entirely
false impression of the attitude of
King Constantine which impression
Is now being widely exploited by fac
Greece
The statement of the Greek gov
ernmont makes "the most formal and
categorical deniaI' of The Temps
article, and goes on to declare that
stories of a wireless station at the
Greek royal palace, of Greek aid to
German submarines in the Miditerra-
mean and of a Greek ambush against
the allied marines landed in Greece
last December are all false. On the
contrary, it is declared. the royal
government has set ftseslf scrupulous-
~ TO fulfill the engagements II as
sunes towards the powers"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01

Mrs. William r. Lane is spending a
few days with her son In Mystic.
Miss Randall has returned to Man
tic after spending the week end at her
home in Yentic.
Commissioner Is. NJ. Bruce of the Boy
Scouts is able to be out again after an
attack with tonsilitis.
Mrs. A. e. Randall who has been
very i'll at her home on Spalding
street since October is in very Sc
rious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doane (NelIie
Wade), who were married in Colches-
ter Monday are in Norwich to spend
a portion of their honeymoon.
Al Cote, head meat cutter in the
Mohican companys store for the past
three years, has resigned to enter the
employ OF the A. & p. company al VII
limantic as manager Of the meat de-
partment.
r. B. S. Washburn. superintendent
of the association grounds at Pine
Grove, Mantle, was there Sunday in
consultation VITA few members OF
the board of management. He will
move his family there about May ID.