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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Prleklex Pear 4 Pest

In Queensland the prickly pear Is
literally overrunning millions Of acres
of rich land. All efforts to eradicate
the pest have proved futile. The rapid
spread Of the thorny plants and the i'm.
possibility Of killing them off SO that
the land that they occupy can be uti.
nzed for farming or grazing purposes
has so alarmed the government d
Queensland, as we'll as that of the com.
r1onwealth itself, that scientists har
been invited to study the perplexing
situation with the view or devis,ne
ways and means for Kidding the ccun.
try Of the ruinous pest.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Places.

In spite of the fact that they see
any number Of them every day there
is nothing that people know so little
about as places. The world is full of
all sorts Of places. Some places are
smaller than others, but none Of them
Is so small that 1t does not contain
several more still smaller. Places are
simply indispensable. You can't get
along without them. There are places
pleasant and unpleasant and some Of
the most unpleasant are electric
chairs. jailyards, tight places. summer
camps and last places. Everything in
the world has its place. but only a
small proportion Of the things in the
world stay in their places. The world
itself is only place, and a. rather
crowded place, at that.-Exchange.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Ideals Worth strivlnu For.

Ideals Worth Striving For.
Engineers and industrial managers
are glad to make needed personal sac.
rihces in support Of their government
1t is no mean call to duty. Many are
now consciously or unconsciously
passing through a period of thinking
that can lead but to one conclusion
that there are some things more valu.
able than earthly existence itself,
Every enlisted man, whether he real.
ICES 1t or not, has that belief. and 40
believing, 10 ready for his own supreme
sacrifice II It must come. Thousands
OF others must accept that principle
Of action for themselves before orr IN.
dustries can be made so effective "a
they must become to make the nation
strong.-L. p. Afford, in Industrial
Management.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
MODERN LIFE IN PATAGONIA
Prosperous and Up-to- Date City Hes
Grown Up at the Tip Of the South
American Continent.

The modern city Of Punta Arenas
has risen to importance at the ex-
IRENE southern extremity Of South
America since the advent Of the au-
tomobile.
Punta Arenas, or, as 1t Is commonly
called by its own people, Sandy Point,
can be compared the more readily with
American settlements because it is
not essentially a part of Spanish
America. The city and surrounding
territory are populated chiefly by
Scotchmen, and English 10 the pre-
vailing tongue. Three-fourths Of the
export trade Is with England and the
United States.
This southern outpost of civilization
was founded in 1910. as a convict
camp for Chilean prisoners, conse-
quently bearing a resemblance to Aus
tralia in demonstration Of the value
Of enforced colonization. The pres
ence of the convicts caused the estab-
lishment Of a coaling station for YES
sells passing through the Straits Of
Magellan, and Punta Arenas passed q
colorless existence until few years
ago. when the discovery was made
that southern Patagonia was the finest
sheep-raising country In the world.
We are accustomed to think Of the
tip Of the South American continent
as . polar region, says a writer in the
Americas. Its latitude does in fact
correspond to that Of Alaska, and the
Sea is occasionally encountered with
icebergs, but ocean currents warm the
land. producing climate more equa-
BILE than that Of Kentucky. The pas
lures are green all the year round, and
no houses need be built for sheep.
With the discovery of the sheep.
raising possibilities of Patagonia,
Scotchmen and Englishmen from the
Falkland islands thronged to the main
land. great sheep ranches were estab-
hshed, and Punta Arenas became a
modern city Of 1900 population. with
electric lights, theaters, banks, four
newspapers, good schools. etc. It is
the commercial outlet for a great az
ricultural and mining district.
The transportation demands of Pat
agonia developed after the coming of
the automobile, and as a result, all
passenger transportation is carried on
by auto. The one railroad in the coun-
try is not passenger road. Passable
highways and the internal combustion
engine are dependency of this newest
civilization in the world
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
eeanty Fare.

william Snyder. head keeper at thu
Central park menagerie, 10 willing tc
answer any question regarding animals
ut any hour Of the day or night. That
readiness frequently gives him an In
sight into domestic tragedies affecting
the life or liberty Of birds, dogs, cats
monkeys and even turtles kept % peta
In New York homes, says the New
York Herald.
Mr.. Snyder was called to the tele.
phone the other afternoon and cues
doned By an agitated woman who
sought to know the proper food for q
turtle. Mr.. Snyder explained that II
depended upon the type Of turtle, and
upon being Informed that It was q Lit.
tie one. 2 inches In diameter, sueRest.
ed that II b fed one lettuce leaf q
week.
'Oh, pshawi" exclaimed tho woman
sand I've just sent the maid over "a
get It . pound ae ch..3ed meat. -.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
sheep ov.ners Prospsr.

: 6heep owners in New Mexico will
receive the largest income this year
from sale Of lambs and wool In the
history Of the industry In that state.
Conditions during tho lambing season
were not a. favorable a. In an aver.
age year In some sections Of the state
and the Increase for the state q q
whole win b Approximately 20 per
cent, compared with q normal increase
Of 60 per cent Shortage Of lambs.
however, 70 moro than made up On
the sheep gfower4 balance sheet BY
nigh -nrieea 6oe. both lambs ana RQQL
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
TIME FOR CUTTING ALFALFA
When Plants Turn yellow Il Should
% Cut lmmsdIatsIy-soii May
% In Need Of Lime.

When for any reason alfalfa turns
yellow It should be cut Immediately
and removed from the field. A care.
eul examination at such q time may
indicate Q lack Of effective inoculation,
disease. OF the need Of lime. Yellow.
Ing sometimes occurs, however, when
an OF these conditions are apparently
favorable 70 the growth Of the alfalfa.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Rodent. Proof oranary.

els Of ear corn and 500 bushels Of
small grain. A crib on one side Of
4foot central alley will be feet wide
and IL feet long, while on the other
side Of the alley the grain bin would
be 9 feet wide and 10 feet long. The
grain bin might be subdivided into
smaller bins.
The studs may be set in patent SOCK
cts in the concrete floor instead of
spiked to sill bolted to the f0unda-
ton. The concrete floor should be five
inches in thickness. A tile drain
placed around the foundation will In.
sure against dampness.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Ready 70 Pleas.

A French lady Of consequence. who
had a lawsuit, came to solicit the n.
vor OF the president Of the court in
which the case was to be adjudicated,
Inc magistrate. not receiving her in
tne way she expected, she was some
what chagrined. and on passing into
the antechamber. said loud enough "a
be heard: "Plague take that old ape. y
The next day. the lady gaining her
cause, she ran directly to thank the
president. who merely replied:
Know, madame, another time; that
On. old ape 10 always ready to please 9
young ons."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
IN STRANGE CITY
Lot Of One TranspIanted From
Small Town Is Hard.
You Can't Tell Whom You Want 20
Know Until You Know, Which
Makes Things Complicated.

1t gives you queer feeling to be
suddenly transplanted from the little
home town to crowded city street
made up Of houses, houses, houses,
where you don't know a soul, and never
expect to, says writer in the Indian
apolis News. City folk don't care who
lives across the street or next door.
They have their friends scattered about
In various places where they can find
them when they want them. But we
small town folk just wonder and Won
der who lives behind all those lovely
front doors, and when we catch q
glimpse Of the inhabitants we're inter-
ested in them and wonder where they
came from and what names they all
bear.
II by chance we find, from the tele-
phone directory, that the people Just
back Of US wear the very same name
we wear. we wonder If they might be
some of our long lost kith and kin,
and II we'd like 'em II we knew 'em
It's always risky business hunting up
kinfolk. SO we'll not try It; but really,
the woman Is so pretty, and the baby
10 cunning, and the young man who
comes home In the machine at the end
e the day 10 % yroud Of both of them,
that we'd just nte to say "Howdy-
you've got the same name we have ~
and take the consequences.
There's the two-ycar-old baby three
houses down the street, who waves her
tiny hand and calls "By-by" when we
pass. We'd like 50 to know her name,
and answer the friendly little greeting.
And there is the lonely boy across the
street, who isn't used to city ways yet.
He sits on the front steps with his
elbows on his knees and his chin In
his hands. the most detected looking
lump Of boyhood that you could imag-
Inc. You want to cheer him up. aud tell
him things will be better when he gets
acquainted. but how in the world IL he
to get acquainted7 And the young
woman who walks up and down the
back yard Of the house across the al
ley. carrying q tiny baby in her arms
and looking anxiously down into its
little face. Il I was only little grayer
I'd risk assuming . grandmotherly ni-
md ak haf r. the baby Is slcx, T.:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04

Sales Of lambs viii bring the growers
a minimum of $12,OOOOOO. The wool
clip is normal at around 100000
pounds, but the price will average bet
ter than 30 cents pound for the
state, as compared with an average
Of 20 cents last year and II cents in
1915. The income from wool sales
probably will reach $5,5O0,O0O.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
AIM FOR HIGHER STANDARDS
Achievements Of Today to Become
More Frequent and Production
Will Be Raised.

In the future there will be higher
standards of farming, whether it be a
fruit farm or other branches of agri-
culture. The achievements that TODAY
read like the fairy tales Of our child
hood will become more and more fire.
quent until the whole average Of farm.
ing production will be raised.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04

there's the old man who sits on the
front porch of the handsome house
nearer the car line. We can't decide
for certain whether he is sad or
grouchy-feeling the bitterness Of hav-
ing to live of son-in-law-or wheth-
er he is hectoring old duffer, worry
ing the soul out Of his daughter-in-law.
Back home we'd know all about 1t. And
the handsome woman who sometimes
buys fruit on one side Of the Italians
cart while you're buying on the other
side-you'd like to know her, or you
think you would.
That's the trouble In the city. You
can't know for certain whom you want
to know, until you know-which makes
things complicated. Gradually you
grow accustomed to the strange houses
and strange faces, and form your own
ideas.
Gradually you get on speaking terms
with the shy baby boy next door, 50
that when you 60 out on the back
porch he doesn't make a wild dive for
his back porch, but stands up in his
sand pile, waving his hands excitedly
while he tells you some wonderful riga.
marole about his bucket and spoon,
and you find him quite as lovable az
any baby at home.
The city throws the spell about you
and you find 1t mighty interesting and
entertaining, and you grow to love the
strange street because 1t seems home
after the little trips away from It, but
for country folk used to country ways
give us the home town, where every
house beams on us like a familiar face
as we pass-where we know the people
behind the front doors, and love them
just because they are our home folk.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
Tho Lesser Evil.

"H0w many times has Mr.. Gpabcoin
net Reginald Grabcoin up in business3"
~Three or four times
II should think he would get tired
Of that"
"And 80 he does, but Mr.. Grabcoin
saysLhe would rather have Reggie
make a fool Of himself on his own
account than take him In az q member
of the firm"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
LISTENING.

The sergeant-major was addressing
q squad Of new arrivals, and noticed
one who had his eyes on the ground
and his head held downwards in lis.
tening attitude.
"What were you In civil life1" he
raped out.
"A gardener. SIR" replied the 10.
crutt.
"Oh, I See" said the sergeant ma.
3or. you're listening for worms. chr
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
CANVAS COVER FOR ALFALFA
With High Price Of Hay and Frequent
Showers Protection Affords DIG
Dividend.

This has been year when The can
vas covers for alfalfa have paid divi-
dend. with the high price Of hay and
the frequent showers. Stack covers
win pay - well, - no one can afford
70 have any loss In :uahty q Ids hay.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
FERTILIZER FOR GARDEN USE
Should Contain Three Chief lnoredl.
snts, Nitrogen, Phesphorle Acid
and Potash,

For general garden crops q fertilizer
should contain the three chief inered.
tents In the following per cents: Nitro
gen, four; phosphoric acid, eight;- and
potash. ten. II for bulbs the potash
content should be at least doubled.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16

The Russian offense in the Riga re-
gion of Russia having abated to such
slight proportions that neither the
Russian nor German official commu-
nications deal with it. Rumanfa con-
t1nues to be the only theatre where
vigorous operations are in progress,
although there are indications of the
possibility of another big battle on
the MACEDONIAN front in the near fu-
ture. There have been engagements
in Mesopotamia in the vicinity of Kut
el-Amara, with both the Turks and
the British claiming the ADVANTAGE
On the other fronts bombardments
and encounters by small parties con-
tinue.
The Teutonic allies are now in full
control of Vadeni, six miles southwest
of Galatz, Rumania, and Galatz is un-
der fire of the Bulgarian artillery from
the right bank of the Danube After
the occupation of Vadeni which was
the last town south of the Sereth held
by the Russians and Rumanians the
Russian made vigorous attack in an
attempt to dislodge them. The Turks
however, put down the attacks, ac-
cording to Berlin, which also reports
the repulse Of Russian offensives near
fundeni, on the lower Sereth and be-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16
Broad Scope Of
White Slave Act
COVERS EscAPADEs AS WELL AS
coMMERcIALIzEp VICE
SUPREME COURT RULING
Decision Affects Many Pending Cases
Broad interpretation Given to the
Law by a Divided Court, Five to
Three.

Washington, Jan 15-The federal
white slave law was construed by
the supreme court today to prohibit
interstate transportation of women for
any immoral purpose, including pri-
vate escapades as well as commercial
lied vice.
In three test cases the court, in a
divided opinion, affirmed con convic-
L Diggs of Sacramento, Cal, and l..
T. Hays of Alva, Okla. Their impris-
onment sentences and fines will be-
come effective within thirty days.
Court Divided, Five to Three.
The court divided five to three in
broadly interpreting the law, enacted
in 1910. Chief Justice White and
Justices McKenna and Clarke in a
minority opinion, held that congress
intended to have the law apply only to
actual traffic" in women and not to
personal immoralities> Justice Nc
Reynolds, who was attorney general
during prosecution of Caminetti and
Diggs, took no part in the cases.
"For Any Other Immoral Purpose"
The majority opinion, given by JUS
tice Day, held that while congress may
have intended the law to prohibit only
its plain terms include interdiction Of
their transportation for any other
immoral purpose" If it was not SO
intended, the majority said, it. was
to amend the law.
Ruling Affects Pending Cases.
Wider scope in enforcing the law
now is open to- the department of
justice, which contended for the broad
er Interpretation. The ruling affects
many pending cases, including that of
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, who
is a fugitive from justice.
Whether the law makes accom-
plices" of women involved in personal
escapades was not definitely decided
by the court, but their testimony
against men indicted was upheld as
permissible.
In the test cases, Caminetti was
sentenced to Is months Imprisonment
and fined $1,000; Diggs to two years
and $4,000 fine, and Hays to Is
months in prison. These sentences
will go into operation when the courts
mandate is issued, under the--ruies,
within thirty days, unless earlier ac-
ton is requested by the department of
justice and assented to by the court.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S LIFE
GRADUALLY EBBING AWAY
In unconscious State-Doetors Say
He May Live SO Hours


Washington, Jan. 15.-George Dew
ey, admiral Of the navy and hero of
Manila Bay, is on his death bed A
general breakdown accompanied by
arterio sclerosis has shattered the
veterans strength in his eightieth
year and tonight he lies at his home
here, semi with life grad
ually ebbing away. The doctors say
he may live thirty-siX hours.
The. admiral was stricken last
Thursday as he was leaving home for
the navy department, where as pres
ident of the general board he has
been at his desk almost daily during
the past 16 of his 62 years of service
in the navy. He collapsed and had
to be carried to his bed.
1nquirers were told that the ad-
miral had cold. But there was no
recuperation. This morning his con-
dition had become so serious that it
was decided to state the facts TO the
public. Later it became known that
Admiral Dewey had a. severe illness
more than a year ago about which
only his physicians and intimates
knew and that he never had been the
same physically since.
Mrs. Dewey and the admirals son
George, Jr.. are with him and have
been told that the end is near.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16

tween the Kasino and suchitza river
near the Moldavian frontier.
Petrograd takes issue with the Ger
man report as regards the Kasint
River sector, saying the Rumaniar
here forced back the invaders ana
that also heavy casualties were in-
nicted on them in attacks northeast OF
F'oksshani.
In Macedonia on the western -zvire
south of Lake Ochrida there have been
several encounters between the French
and the Austro Germans, in which fbe
Teutonic allies are declared bv Ger
many finally to have driven The
French across the Czerna river. Far
ther south. on the eastern shore Of
Lake MalilS, the French record a eliQhf
advance for their troops near Zvezda.
To the east along the Doiran front
the British have raided the viIIaEe of
AkinJali and also bombarded the town
OF Neochari from both land and sea
According to the London war once
the right bank of the Tigris river. er-
cept for a small strip northeast Of
Kut-el-Amara, has been cleared 81
ottoman troops. The Turkish war Of
hce says that east of Kut-fn a coun-
ter-attack the Turks penetrated the
British position, made prisoners and
captured three machine guns.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16

every word Of his testimony was the
truth.
every word have uttered here to-
day was the truth. so help me God,
without variation he fairly shouted.
Immediately after leaving Chair
man Henry 1 went to New York and
laid all the information I had before
John O'Hara Cosgrove, Sunday editor
of the New York World. / also sum-
moned Errnan J. Ridgway of Every
sbody's Magazine, and told him how
had seen Chairman Henry. I describ-
ed my trip to Washington and how,
because of the seriousness Of the sit
uation, had been requested to aban-
don my efforts for an Investigation
The next morning, Immediately after
akfast, met Donald Mcdonald, of
Boston, whom 1 had not seen in fif-
teen years and told him the story, too"
Call these men," thundered Law
son, '-and they will bear me out in
what / say.
Lawson spoke particularly Of having
told the three men that Henry had
spoken to him about Secretary Lam
sings alleged breakfast meetings with
Bernard Baruch in New York.
Think of it" he quoted Henry as
saying, ..he had breakfast four times
with Barney Baruch at the Biltmore
Hotel in New York, but I know there
fcontinued on Page Three, Sixth coI)
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16
Perkins Failed to
Attend Dinner
INDIGNANT AT ACTIONS TAKEN
BY REPUBLICANS
TO EXPLAIN TO-DAY
Asserts That Action of the Executive
Committee of Republican National
Committee Leaves Split Between the
Republican and Progressive Open.

New York, Jan. 15.-George w. Per-
klns, chairman of the national pro-
gressive party, issued a statement
mere tonight in which he declared
that 'the several actions taken this
afternoon" by the executive commit
tee of the republican national com
m1ttee over the protest of Chairman
WILCOX and other members of the
committee had failed to heal the
breach between the republican and
progressive parties. This, he added,
left no doubt that the split between
the republican and progressive parties
was as wide open as ever.
Mr.. Perkins and several other pro-
gressive leaders failed to attend a din
ner given tonight by Chairman Will
cox of the republican national com
mlttee. His statement said in part:
Statement by Perkins.
"At o'clock tonight we withdrew
our acceptances to Mr.. Willcox's din
ner to the republican executive and
campaign committees.
I'VE did this because of the sew
eral actions taken this afternoon by
the executive committee over the pro-
test of Chairman WILCOX and other
members of the committee.
VIII Explain Matters Today.
1T is too late this evening to cover
the matter properly in a statement
We will do this tomorrow.
Briefly, the action of the executive
committee was deliberate and wilful
reflection upon Chairman Wilcox and
an affront to every progressive voter
in the country"
The selection today of John T.
Adams of Iowa to be vice chairman
of the republican national committee
was reported tonight to have been in
opposition to the wishes of Chairman
Wilcox and victory for the so-call-
ed ''old guard" faction of the party.
Persons who claimed to be in close
touch with the situation asserted that
it might create a dual control of par
ty management, with Mr.. Wilcox in
charge in the east and Mr.. Adams in
charge in the west.
Beyond the bare announcement by
Chairman WILCOX that Mr.. Adams
had been named vice chairman, there
was nothing prior to the issuance of
Mr.. Perkins statement tonight to in
dieate that disagreement had arisen
bet ween republicans and progressives
as to the action of the executive COM
mittee today.
The statement issued by Mr.. Per-
kins was signed by himself and Ev-
erett Colby of New Jersey.