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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

The Valley City Courier says the
New Rockford State Center is trying
to stir up lot of trouble by circulat-
ing the report that the de facto board
of regents wants to GUST DR.. Ladd
from the presidency of the Agricultur-
al college The people of the state
don't want to get rid Of Ladd. He's
mighty active man for good and
while he may go a step too far now
and then, he's safe for the common
people,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

DR.. l.. T. Guild, publisher of the
Fargo Courier-News for several years
until recently, has purchased daily
newspaper at Santa Monica, Cal, the
only newspaper in that city, and took
charge of the paper March z. Mr..
Guild resided in California for num-
Der of years before coming to North
Dakota and according to his state
ment in the California paper, never
felt really satisfied until he returned.
He's an interesting editorial writer
and an able chautauqua speaker, oc-
cupying a pulpit in one of the large
eastern churches and in California.
He stirred up some trouble for him
self in the recent campaign by attack
ing the nonpartisan league.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

Twenty-one railroads have petition
ed for rate hearing. The strike has
been settled, the railroad employees
get their eight hours and proper in
creased pay for overtime and we're
glad of it. The railroads say that they
are out fifty million dollars a year
more, but they will be allowed to raise
their rates we suppose, so the dear
"peepul" will bear the burden after
all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association of America has
issued their anti-prohibition manual,
a booklet of more than 100 pages tell
ing the reasons why conditions are
more ideal where liquor flows freely
than they are under "bone-dry" laws.
The association might just as well
save it's money, for North Dakota is
going to be as dry as the Sahara
desert after July 1, anyway.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

Geo. A. Monteith, president of the
North Dakota Press association, and
publisher of the Finley Beacon, re-
Gently lost the ends of three of his
fingers in job press. Blood poison
ing set in and the editor entered a
Fargo hospital where the three fingers
were amputated. He is recovering
but he had narrow escape. Mr.. Mon
teith is one of the old time publishers
of the state, a mighty fine gentleman
and popular. His many friends SYM
pathize with him in his serious trouble
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

Indiana seems to be getting more
than her share of cyclones. New
castle, Ind, was recently visited by a
cyclone which caused the loss of more
than score of lives and last week
another cyclone visited the state and
passed through the heart of New AL
bany, killing forty people and destroy
ing a million dollars worth of prop
erty,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

The candidate for city commission
would incorporate plank in his plat
form favoring the employment of a
garbage man for the city would make
a hit with Yours Truly and few hun
dred more Minot residents. We are
a real city in some ways but brady
has us beaten when it comes to remov-
ing garbage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

The farmer who neglects to treat
his grain for smut this year, consider
ing the high price of seed, is taking
great chances. Nearly every farmer
plays the game safe. Sixteen ounces
of forty per cent formaldehyde will
treat forty or fifty bushels of seed
grain at cost of about 80 or IS cents.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

stomach trouble, which later developed
into diabetes, which was the. immediate
cause Of his death. Although the little
was no apprehension Of the end being SO
near until Sunday eve. He gave up and
went to bed and it was apparent to
those caring for him on Monday that
the end was near. The little fellow was
conscious to almost the last and Monday
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

Bluebirds and robins are reported
common in the Twin Cities, and they'll
be here bye and bye.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

Entered June Is, 1902, as second
class matter, at the postoffice at Minot,
N. D., under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

DAILY NEWS CORRECTED
In Fridays issue Of the Daily News
in an editorial under the caption of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

John McAfee, of the John Leslie
Paper Co., has been talking again.
He's right about the size of the paper
order, but he has his dates mixed. The
Independent was established fifteen
years ago by c. F. Truax and for
more than a year its two home-print
pages were printed on one-page
Army press which used to set on a
soap box in one corner of Ed Booths
bird gallery, located away up South
Main street. Fourteen years ago to-
day G. D. Colcord was taken in as a
partner in the business. The old Army
press was discarded and Washington
hand press took its place. This was
a great improvement, for two pages
at time could be printed, besides a
Washington hand press is a newspa-
per press and a complete gymnasium
all in one. Every up-to-date "gym"
ought to install one of these "arm-
strongs." For exercise, it beats rid
ing stiff-legged horse, bucking dry
hickory wood or wrestling with bear.
When the publishers became so strong
from this violent exercise that the
handle of the press would not stand
the pressure, "Jim" Johnson, who has
been one of the Independents very
best friends during all these years,
came to our rescue and advanced us
the money for a new Cranston power
press, which was discarded a good
many years ago for better one. The
Independent has been built up grad
ually because the publishers have al
ways paid for one piece of machinery
before investing in another. The In
dependent has grown because it has
had thousands Of good friends and the
publishers appreciate this fact thor
oily.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29
RECALLS ANCIENT HISTORY

Grand Forks Independent: The
Ward County Independent, at Minot,
is one of the largest weekly newspa-
pers in the state, having grown from
very small beginning, according to
John McAfee, twin city paper man.
He says he remembers about ten years
ago when he sold the firm of Truax &
Colcord their first paper order. The
amount was $500. Since that time
the paper has grown rapidly and is
now recognized as weekly with the
largest circulation in North Dakota.
Brother Truax used to be boiler
maker before his advent to the news
paper game and maybe that has some
thing to do with the success of the
paper.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29

evening made disposition of his play
things. The bereaved parents have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire COM
borne was born May 81, 1910, at Burling-
ton, N. D., where he spent his childhood
days. Removing to Tasker last Septem-
Der with his parents has since made his
home here. Interment was made at Bur-.
ington Thursday, March 20, 1917.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
WILSON'S AID SOUGHT
IN FOOD BILL FIGHT
Senate Delegation Consults President
Over Pending Measure With View
of Speeding Up.

Washington, July IA. - President
Wilson's assistance was sought in
solving the Senate's difficulties over
food control legislation. His conclu-
sions to be communicated to the lead
ers before a vote is taken July Fl,
are expected to go far toward determ-
lining the bills final form.
While desultory debate proceeded in
the Senate and sentiment grew in IA
vor of compromise measure, Senator
Martin, the Democratic leader, and
Chairman Simmons Of the Finance
and laid before Mr.. Wilson the whole
situation, which is holding up action.
The President is said to have mani
tested much interest in the agricul-
ture committee amendment designat-
ed to prohibit government agents, in
Guiding the voluntary advisory COM
mission of the defense council, from
selling their own products to the gov
eminent. 1t is understood he opposes
any action which would cause the loss
of services of men of affairs especial
ly qualified to aid the government.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
HOUSE PASSES TRADING
WITH ENEMY MEASURE
Ia Modelled After Great Brtain's Law
Except As to Points of Doubtful
VaIidity-Goes to Senate.

Washington, July 10. - The admin
istration's trading with the enemy
bill containing prohibitions against
business intercourse with any country
with which the United States is at
war or it's allies, except under license,
and providing for governmental seiz-
ure of the property of alien enemies
and enemy patents passed the House
without record vote.
In general the measure is modelled
after Great Brtain's trading with the
enemy act but certain features Of the
British legislation which have been
considered of doubtful validity in in
ternational law were omitted. The
bill now goes to the Senate.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
EDITORS ELECT Il, c. H0TAL|NG
U. s. SOCIETY NAMES MINNIE
SOTAN AS PRESIDENT.
OF Springs and Little Rock Win 1918
convention-OHeer and Execu-
tive Committee Chosen.

Minneapolis, July 13.-Hot Springs
and Little Rock, Ark, were picked as
next years meeting place, and Herbert
G. Hotaling, editor of the Blue Earth
County Enterprise at Mapleton, MIMI,
was elected president of the National
Editorial association at the West hotel.
Both were just about fOregOne con-
illusions. The Arkansas people had
sewed up the meeting place plum and
Mr.. Hotaling had been conceded the
election.
Other Officers Elected.
Other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Vice president, Guy E. Hardy,
Canyon City, Colo; secretary, George
Schlosser, Watertown, S. D.; treasurer,
Byron w. Cain, Belle PLANE, Tex;
members of the executive committee,
GIL. Caswell of Iowa, A. B. Bragdon
of Michigan, E. L. Peterson of North
Dakota, M. H. Bliss, of Wisconsin, Ed
win Albrecht of Tennessee and d.
Lamade of Pennsylvania.
Schools Improve Standards.
Although it is only five years since
journalism schools turned out their
first graduates, they have caused a.
material improvement in newspaper
standards and put many of their short
comings on the road to correction. w.
P. Kirkwood, professor Of journalism
at the University of Minnesota, told
members of the association.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
PUBLIC SERVICE RESERVE
IS NOW BEING FORMED
Labor Department to Enroll Civilian
Army Of Patriots Covering
Every State.

Washington, July 19.-All persons
willing to take public or private en-
ployment in lines of war work, either
in voluntary or wage earning capac-
ity are asked by the Department of
Labor in statement to enroll in the
newly formed Public Service Reserve,
whose organization soon will be ex-
tended to every state.
The plan contemplates the mobiliza-
ton of thousands of adults anxious to
do their bit outside Of the military
and formation of. reserve force of all
degrees of skill and attainment to
meet emergencies in employment con-
ditions with the government or with
industries and businesses on which the
success of the war depends.
The qualifications of each member
enrolled will be accepted for the pur-
pose of putting him in touch with en-
ployment openings.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
GRAIN SPECULATION'S END
is SEEN BY TRADERS
Ban on Futures Is Put by Action Of
Chicago Board of Trade in Fixing
Maximum Corn Price.

Chicago, July Is. - Traders inter
preted the action of the Chicago Board
of Trade in fixing a maximum price
of $128 for December and May de-
liveries in corn as practically term
mating grain speculation in the Unit
ed States during the war.
When trading recently was restrict
ed in wheat so as to forbid new deals
in futures, traders and spectators
turned their attention to corn Prices
had advanced until finally the market
value of bushel of corn was almost
equal to that of a bushel of wheat
at war time figures.
It is said the intensity of the strug-
gle in the corn pit during the last
month had surpassed all records. Not
withstanding favorable crop reports
corn continued to advance until yes
terday when all records were broken.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
NO LET UP TO RUSS DRIVE IT, S. SHIP ANsAN DESTROYED
SENT TO BOTTOM BY U.BOAT AND
FOUR PERISH.
Second American Vessel Sunk Within
Few Days-VaIued at Three MIL
Iion-Cargo Was for France

Washington, July 13.-TWo Amer1'
can ships in three days has been the
German submarine toll against Uni
ted States Merchant shipping this
week. The Orleans was report.
ed sunk the first Of the week. Then
the American-Hawaiian liner Kansan
was sent to the bottom with a report
ed loss of four lives.
Dispatches to the State department
merely announced the sinking of the
Kansan, but little doubt Is left that a
submarine was responsible
The master, several members of the
crew, and the entire armed guard
were picked up and safely landed, &C
cording to these dispatches
Eight Are Missing.
Those missing are M Murphy, first
assistant engineer, an American; T. A,
Guirre, English; G Hanan of Sigma.
pore, and A. P. Kua, Hawaiian, State
department dispatches also gave the
names of four men missing from the
Orleans, all of whom are believed to
be lost They are T. Clearly, Irish; A.
Murillo, Chilean; A. Nogot, Filipino,
and Tamarantes, a Grek.
Had Brush Before.
The Kansan was the vessel which
had brush with the German subma'
'rine U-53 during it's raid off Nantucket
last autumn and was spared because
of her American registry.
The vessel was valued at 100000
Of IT 10
foodstuffs, together with 1000 tons OF
steel, which, valued in all at $2,0O0,'
900, was consigned to the French gov.
eminent. A majority of her crew were
Am orleans.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
kOMiLOFF'S TROOPS OCCUPY
CITY OF KALUSZ.
Capture Austro-German Headquarters
in Taking Town-Continue Advance
After Taking Many Prisoners.

London, July 13.-Gen eral Brush
lofts offensive in Galicia is developing
into drive with little or no let up
at least so far as the part in it played
by General korniloff's armies is con-
cerned
News of the capture Of Halicz is fol-
lowed by the announcement that Gen
eral Korniloff's troops had pushed on
beyond Lesiuvka, southwest of Stanis-
lau, and had occupied Kalusz, city
of 5000 population seven miles west
of the Stoka river The Austro-Ger-
mar headquarters in this sector was
situated here.
Drive Past kaIucz.
Kalusz was stubbornly defended, but
after a. sanguinary battle the Russians
rushed into the town, and according
to advices from Petrograd they are
continuing their advance after having
taken large number Of prisoners.
The central point of the Posiecz.
Observation-Disclosures line, reached by the
Russians is Lesiuvka, four miles west
of the River.Bystritza. 1t Is about %
miles east of Kalusz, the nearest large
town west Of Stanislau, and which is
situated in a bend of the Stoka river.
Roumanians Join Slavs.
The capture of Kalusz indicates an
amazing progress of the Russian Of
fehsive forces through the break in the
German lines around Halicz.
Word received in Washington says
the reorganzed Roumanian army has
joined the Russians.
In 10 days of the offensive the Rus
slams have extended their battle lines
until they are now battling on a $50
mile front, they have penetrated the
Austro- German line at two places,
have captured a score of cities, towns
and villages, crossed two great rivers
and taken close to $4,000 prisoners
with a vast number Of guns and ma
terial
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
VOTE REFORM OFFERED;
H0LLWEG QUITS, RUM0R
Kaiser Promises Action on Proposal,
Swiss Hear-Resignation Not
Yet Accepted.

Basic, July 13-Kaiser Wilhelm has
notified Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg that bill is to be submitted
in the Prussian diet experimenting
and carrying out the reforms proposed
in his Easter announcement for equal
voting rights in Prussia.
Says HolIweg Has Resigned.
Berne, July 13 (By Wireless) The
Vossische Zeitung of Berlin says the
German imperial chancellor, DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, has resigned. En-
peror William, the newspaper adds,
has postponed his decision whether to
accent the chancellor's resignation.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
British Successful in East Africa.

London, July 14.-Three columns of
British troops in German East Africa
have carried out successful converg-
ing movement against the German
line between Ukali and Mayongo. The
British right, the war Office announces
reached a point three miles west of
Mnindi, the center advanced to the
Tumba river and the left pushed for
ward to Mayongo and Kiwatama. The
British took c few prisoners. Progress
also has been made southeast of Irin-
ga, in the Songealiwale area and in
the vicinity of Kibambawe.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
Italian Mission Reaches France.

Washington, July 12.-The first an
nouncement that the Italian war mis-
sion had left the United State has
been made by the Italian embassy in
stating that the party had arrived
safely at a French port after leaving
this country June 80. William Mar
conf is the only member Of the mis-
sion remaining in this country. He
expects to spend several weeks in
New York The mission worked out
plans by which the United States will
supply food, munitions, coal and fuel
to Italy.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
APPEALS TO BUSINESS INTER-
ESTs TO GIVE AID TO GOVERN
MENT AS FREELY AS THOSE
WHO OFFER LIVES.
WARNS AGAINST ATTEMPT
TO EXTORT GREAT PROFITS
"Let Us Never Speak Of Profits and
Patriotism in Same Sentence" Says
Nations Chief-Just Treatment
BY Government and Public
During Crisis.

Washington, July 10. - President
Wilson has appealed to the country
business interests to put aside every
selfish consideration and to give their
aid to the nation as freely as those
who go out to offer their lives on the
battlefield. In statement addressed
to the coal operators and manutactur-
ers he gave assurances that just prices
will be paid by the government ana
the public during the war, but warned
that no attempt to extort unusual prof.
it's will be tolerated.
"Your patriotism" said the appeal,
"is of the same self-denying Stuff as
the patriotism of the men dead ana
manned on the fields of France, or 1t
is no patriotism at all. Let us then
never speak of profits and patriotism
in the same sentence"
Business Summoned to Colors.
The appeal is considered as sum-
moning American business to the COL
ors and explaining that prices mean
victory or defeat.
II shall expect every man who is
not a Stacker to be at my side through
out this great enterprise. In it no man
can win honor who thinks of himself,
President Wilson declares.
One Price for All.
The President declared there must
be but one price for the government
and the public. He expressed conf
dence that business generally would
be found loyal to the last degree and
that the problem of wartime prices,
which he declared twill mean victory
or defeat" will be solved rightly
through patriotic cooperation.
In unmeasured terms, however, Mr..
Wilson condemned the shipowners OF
the country for maintaining schedule
Of ocean freight rates which has plac-
ed almost insuperable obstacles" in
the path of the government
"The fact u.s." he asserted, that
those who have fixed war freight rates
have taken the most effective means
in their power to defeat the armies
engaged against Germany"
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
Twins Enlist In Army.

Chicago, July 13.-Ray Edwin and
Roy Edmond Stearns, twiss of Auro-
"a, ILL.,, enlisted in the marine corps
here. They are % years old, alike
in stature, facial features and manner
and in their desires to serve the nation.
Lieut.. Frederick Kensel, who swore
them into the service, and Dr. R. H.
Michaels, who examined the two, were
puzzled to tell one from the other. The
surgeon finally made Ray, or perhaps
it was Roy, stand at one side of the
room while his brother was being ex-
amined on the other side.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
DRAWING TO DESIGNATE WHO
WILL FIRST HAVE TO REPORT
FOR MILITARY SERVICE
IN WAR.
OTHERS HELD IN RESERVE
FOR DEMANDS LATER ON
Each Man Registered Has About One
Chance in Fourteen of Being
Sent to the Trenches
Army Of 100000
Figured On.

Washington, July 14.-Every man
of the 100000 or more in the United
States who registered is to be drafted.
The actual drawing which is to be
made next week, probably Wednesday,
will determine merely who is to be
called first if drafted.
The first numbers drawn will be the
men first ordered to the colors. There
will be a million Of them. II out OF
that million the War department finds
when physical and industrial exemp-
tons are made, that there are not
enough left to form national army
of 100000 and fill the ranks of the
regular army and National guard to
war strength, additional men will be
called out until this is done.
This plan was made public by Secre-
tary of War Baker in a long interview
with newspaper correspondents.
May Not Be Called.
The fact that every man is to be
drafted does not mean that he will
have to serve. He may never be called
to the colOrs. But his name will be on
the list, no matter how far down and
he will be subject to call if needed.
Government officials hit upon this
plan as the simplest and most effect
i've. 1t does away with the necessity
for a separate draft for each new in
crement as conditions prove necessary.
But One Draft.
There will be but one draft for the
entire war unless conditions so de-
velop that the demands for man-power
are such that the entire 9,500,O0O are
used up and a new call to take in men
OF ages other than between 81 and 81
is found necessary.
1t also does away with the necessity
for draft for few hundred thousand
men in case it is found that more than
the first million are needed to form
an army of 100000 and fill the ranks
of the two forces now in existence,
after exemptions have been made. In
stead Of drawing men until the re-
quired number is reached, men will
merely be ordered out in the order
their names stand in the list.
Mans Chances ID to 1.
The chances of the Individual are IA
to 1 that he will not be sent to the
trenches, officials estimated. In the
first place on the basis Of 100000
men, it is a 10 to 1 shot that John
Smith or w. X. Citizen will not be
among the first million.
Then after he is called, should he
he Called it is a to | shot that he
will not fill the requirements. Officials
are going on the theory that only one
man out of four will meet physical re-
quirements for active service and at
the same time not be exempt because
of national, industrial or family rea-
sons.
Out of the entire 100000 registered
only about 100000 at the outside will
be secured.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
"He'Il Get You Yet"

Two extremely we'll dressed young
men were sitting one day in a Big
spick and span high-powered roadster
drawn up by the parade ground at
Fort Benjamin Harrison as company
Of student officers, tired and dusty
swung by, returning from the en-
trenching ground. The young men
grinned at the student officers and the
student officers grinned back. Then
one Of the latter sang out:
ooh, you kids! Uncle Sam hasn't
got you now, but he'll get you yet.
Indianapolis News.
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
Anarchists Are Sent to Prison

New York, July IL Emma Goldman
ana Alexander Berknfan, anarchists,
convicted of conspiracy to obstruct op.
Grafton of the selective draft, have
started for prison in the custody of
federal marshals. Berkman will be
taken to the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, Ca, and the Goldman
woman to the state penitentiary at
Jefferson City, Mo. Each was SEN
fenced by Federal Judge Mayer to
two years imprisonment and to pay
fine of $4,000. They are liable to be
deported
The Tomahawk., 1917-07-19
WARNING SENDSSTOCKs DOWN
Wilson's Message on Excess Profits
Hits Gotham Exchange.

New York, July 13.-Stocks broke
sharply at the opening of Thursdays
market as result of President Will
sons warning to business interests
against excess profits. Shippings were
most seriously affected.