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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

Jean Dufour and Edouard Boyer
when the great European war broke
out we're intimate friends One of their
/ girl companions. CIachette Larrabee,
had received a declaration of love from
each, but neither men know Of the 9th
+ ers proposal, nor did Clochette tell
them or make any difference in her
4 treatment Of them from what iii had
been, The truth is that both these
declarations were made shortly before
the young men marched away in the
same regiment 20 meet the German in
vasion.
In the battle Of the Marine Bower was
severely wounded ana was sent home
10 recover. ClochetJe nuFsed him, but
showed only the sympathy of friend
She also revealed such soliCjtude for
Dufour that Boyer knew she had given
him her heart He recovered from his
wound and before he returned told her
that he knew she loved bis friend
Then she admitted that such was the
case but charged him not TO communi-
cate il 70 Jean.
For. she said, IF Jean is killed and
my marrying you will add TO your
comfort I VIII do so
Edouard shook III head mournIuI1E
but said nothing.
It did not occur to CIochette that she
had given Boyer a reason 20 wish for
his friends death. Did such wish
thrust itself unbldden into Boyers
breast2 Such a thought might come
TO any one under similar circuu-
stances.
Dufour was 10 years older than
Boyer. They had been playmates. and
Dufours superior age and strength
caused him to look upon his friend as
something to be protected though
Boyer seemed perfectly able and will
ing TO take care Of himself This feel
ing Of an older for q younger brother
chung Ia Jean in the war. and If there
was any exposure needed from one or
the other Jean insisted upon bearing
IL. Not that Edouard ass6nted to this.
Indeed. he did what he could 10 de
feat his friend thus from favoring him
one day a Comrade in passing from
an advanced trench 10 one in the rear
was feuad by a bullet before he reach
ed his goal Jean and Edouard both
started to bring him In. Jean ordered
Ed0uard back Edouard TebelIed ana
SO derceiy that his friend was sur
prised. Both went TO the rescue. and
for a wonder both returned unframed
with the wounded man. though they
carried him through storm Of bull
let's.
Jean Dufour was puzzled as 10 the
cause of his friend having become SO
harsh with him at his having desired
10 assume the risk Of bringing 10 the
wounded man 1t was the first time
Edouard had ever protested with 5rri-
tatiou against being thus favored But
Edouard volunteered no explanation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
The Daily Story
What Might Have Been-By F. A, Mitchell.

: and Jean asked for none. Eeverths-
/ less from that time there was some
thing unexplained between them. Iha
| first OF its kind for up 90 that time
/ the relation between them had been
that of older and younger brother.
One day the Germans made an aH
slaught upon a certain position de-
tending Eerdun For awhile trench
fighting was abandoned and the hafue
was in the open The regiment ta
which The two fritnds belonged was
much scattered. but Jean, ever solicit
Gus for his friend, kept him iD sight.
and u time the two found themselves
in what before a destructive Gre had
robbed il Of it's trees was forest
Edouard had gone in advance pE his
comrades and jean went to bring him
back. In this way both had been left
ON neutral ground. There was nothing
left for them 10 do bat hide BEND what
was left Of some tr-e that had been
shot away above Jean chose Log
and Edouard a stump
a small party OF Germans came 70
occupy the ground The officer COM
handing them was heard TO say. "F
saw a F'renchman duck near here We
must find him before we move orr
show no quarter
Edouard arose and began to Ere a.
the squad. Before Jean could realize
the situation. his friend fell riddle4
with bullets. Then the Germans bur
ried away
Jean DHfour remained where he WAS
and when night fell went to the body
OF his friend. took it UP and carried II
into the French lines.
Jean was at q loss to understand
why EdouArd had not waited until the
Germans found Inn Iha more be-
thought Of Edousrd's act the more na
was puzzled At the same time the
words Of the German officer that there
was one man 70 be found would come
mp In Jeans mind to suggest that
Edousrd had sacrificed himself that
Jean might escape.
Some months after Jean Dufour wss
SO badly wounded as to 2ncapacltate
him for further service and was sent.
home.
HE recounted 10 Clocbette the cir
cumstances attending Ed0uard's death.
II was not until after jean and
CIochett8 were married that she ra-
vealed I'd her husband the remarkable
sacrifice his friend had made for him
and her Not until then did Jean know
that had Ed0uard returned instead 0t
jean he would have possessed tlc-
Ghetto.
There is nothing more sacred with
jean aad Giochetle Dufour than the
memory OF Edouard Boyer. Jean had
marked the place where Edouard
body was buried, and together the hus-
band and wife made q pilgrimage TO
the spot and removed the body 20 q
place near their home where they
could keep the grass green.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
By Other Editors
The Recovery Of Jerusalem.

lAG AA@~D "a y 10 q ~A aae+tGA2As
--.- -~-.-.-- III +r-. .rfs.. +, ,.-- ---
quest 81 Ea.ea-Lhe ana lae capture VI
Jerusalem The aHameutea British
-.---4.-=--.--- r--.- F--- 49,.
9HeE5t.Hs VIVA ,1s ts.,77-ai armies u.
Asia Aal-r and The English troops ia
the le=oposznian valley. has sd
vaucaa northwarG. and defeating a
force 81 Turks and Germans has on
enee the v-av into the HOLY Land.
This victory has O peculiar sfguEH-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

After placing the bag in his left hand
oveEcoat pocket, he arose. walked 10 3
mirror on the wall. coubed his nous
tache, walked to the waiter. whispered
in his ear and departed. walking dur-
rjedIy to the tunnel that connects oar
town with the village On the other side
of the river
Tt was darkeuing rapidly. The spy
disappeared in the tunnel Our mar
shall waited at this end. momentariIy
expecting him to set of a bomb. pune
tuTe the tunnel and then return 10
this side. where he would he
captured by our arm Of the Law. Our
marshal waited through the night. the
black coffee having made his task
easy but the spy never came back
However thanks 10 oar faithful mar
shall, when morning broke the tunnel
was Still there Our marshal has every
reason TO believe that the stranger
came to our village for the express
purpose Of destroying the tunnel IF
ne ever returns be viii be instantly
recognized ny our marshal Good
work. Hen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

@EF zEEEEHA .88@btEz
BerryvuIe. III. april ia spy was
almost run down i'm our midst last
night Our town marshal, Hen Hawk
/ ms. spent the greater part of the after
noon ON the tra5E Of stranger with "a
musaacae twisted after the fashion az
1eetea bv the kaiser He wore q ceIIu-
IoGa collar and there was lurking
Ieer in his left optic He paused be
fore ali OF the store windows and care
fully examined the contents He
passed a haEf hour gazing at q neck Of
potatoes II was first suspaesed biz
our town marshal that the stranger
might have been getting the lay of
The land urenararorv 10 burgIariz{uz
tie store 6fsBravfrz the potatoes when
night came on. uaen he stopped be-
fore a meat market be drew forth b
package Of efgarats Our marshal
could nor 20 TOO close to the stranger
for fear nj frfgnfanfre him nf7t he wa
almost certain mas The clearer mack
age contained -ha nfr-rre of p Ger
man instead Of The usual Turk. Could
il ba D1ssfhra tr4ar me Germans rad
taken over The kurdish rfparaf fac
+orfas2 our marshal asked himself
pnF f6a+ was an 77nfunorfan+ De-
tail h wound be more interest
5nz 20 learn whether the stranger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
DaIN History CLass-BprII Il.

end of the war Of the Spanish sue
cessiou, which bad lasted eleven
years.
1SI4-Nap0leoH g. emperor Of the
French. signed the act Of a1dIcatlon.
Proclamation by President Nc
Ainley Of peace with Spain
German converted cruiser kron-
uriBz Wilhelm which haa sunk
fourteen merchsnt vessels. arrived
nit Newport News. Va
121G-Germans launched strong attack
az Dousunont and Nauz, Yerduu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

T0uHgsGer Of IL Tries Ia john
every American were as patriotic GO
his country as Master Hugh q. Brt1a-
land, Uncle Sam would not be one Dis
worried about filing the ranks Of his
army. Master BrIceIaud is II years OF
age. He resides at 822 Aiusw0rt1
The youugster applied at national
guard headquarters and andeaTorsd
To enlist The officers rejected him
because OF his age and for the fact
that he was under weight His arEu-
uents of no avail He pleaded eco
join and fight alongside nay brother
Harold Harold Bricalaud is q COR
p0ral III Battery b.
Another Patriotic Moye.-Daganpar
made another patriotic move when the
school board decided TO give diplomas
10 the students who hear the cell of
country and Join the coIors This will
affect members of the senior class.
This action is i'm line with that taken
bE many school boards throughout tho
country. it was decided that diplo-
mas could be granted to boys who
would receive them anyhow i1 less
than two months time $50 member
Of the high school is now enlisted. but
several are expected TO join the ser
vice soon. Several have been waiting
to see what action the school board
would take
Seize Wireless PIaut-0na of the
largest and most expensive private
wireless stations iu the tr5-cities-ehar
OF Herman Fodder Of tH#8 West high
etTaet-Was c0ufscaTed hu the United
States government IL being found that
the station was iu operation lr viola.
y.H vol a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
Doing Their Part.

tampa Tribune
inFee hundred 6fty thousand women
Io NoFslnE i'm the government
controlled mun.tion factories in
franco
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

Miss Beatrice Giggles, who had made
elaborate plans 10 entertain her en-
br0idery club Thursday, has been
Obliged to cancel same because all her
HaViIanE dishes fell from the shelves
during the earthquake Yesterday and
were broken inro thousands Of pieces.
Miss Giggiez had just bought the set
and was to have shown them To her
friends the first time Thursday The
meeting viii be arranged for a later
date
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

Men 10 Use Both Hands,-Orders is
sued bv Chief OF Police Charles
Boetteasr to the traffic squad. com
uauded the traffic men to use both
arms hereafter to handle tramc in the
loop district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
HERE. is THE DOCUMENT THAT PUT
UNITED STATES AND GERMANY AT WAR

pUBLG RESOLUTION 10 ath copcRrss3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

Twelve Hore Enlist.-Unlted states
army recruiting records took another
big jump upward when = men en-
listed ~ the local station bringing
the total number Of eBlistn'ents since
the first Of the month UP TO S. men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11
CEIORIDg AND
d I S c o r d S
EARTHOUAKE REPORTS

Dry Creek. Ill., April l0.-David
CakIer. who lost a pair of new sus-
penders in the san Francisco earth
quake 10 years ago is authority for
the assertion that our village was in
the zone OF an earth disturbance yes
lerday afternoon. He was asleep in a
chair in his library when he was sud
denly aroused By the rafting Of his
teeth. The latter are false. but Dave
SAYS that fact does not detract from
the verify of his observations.
Further proof that there was some
sort of an upheavsl was had When
Jason Jepsou was seen standing at a
cigar counter purchasing smokes for
himself and acquaintances. Among his
friends IL has always been agreed that
it would take an earthquake 10 loosen
Jason
Mrs Cynthia Weller spilled a cup Of
tea yesterday afternoon. It was the
first time this happened to her in her
whole life, and she is convinced that
it was caused by a shaking Of terra
arma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

Bonneville, Ia april 10.-SeFeral Of
our citizens who were seen staggering
on our streets between 8 and 4 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon claimed that their
unsteadfuess was due 10 a shaking of
the earth that is said 20 have occurred
over this entire section They had
Just stepped from q train that they
had boarded somewhere in Illinois
when the pheuome affected them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-11

E-peral Governments committed Fd arts e
against she people Of be uaiaa States e
America Therefore be
Rese tg tie 5ens and Hee Of Rsa aa q die Casiaa saa
-s Cos aas That abe STATE Of basTsan he United
Imperial which hes f thrust
barely formally declared and @ BE President be- se4
hereby 5isa employ hs eaa@ a4vs and military
forces Of the United States and s resources sayoaa
AGAINST the Ynsl German uavsrneHt. A5zg conflict
r aaru1sdoa q hs country hsreT pledged Hs
gag ro7sres e he United ssslez "A
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
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BIG PROJECT
HAS been
LAUNCHED
The Splendid Opportunities of North
Dakota Will Be Advertised.
FULL WEEK GIVEN
TO PROPAGANDA
January 81 to 27, 1917, Will Be Time
for Stirring North Dakota People.

North Dakota Appreciation Week,
January 81 to q, 1917. Put the date
down in your date book, and plan now
to observe it properly.
That is the week the people of
North Dakota will resolve themselves
into a committee for the express pur-
pose of presenting to the world facts
and figures on why North Dakota en-
joys the remarkable prosperity that
has fallen to her lot.
1t is to be a week of big things for
the state, according to the plans of a
general executive committee consist
ing of officers of the North Dakota
Press Association, Commercial Club
men and public spirited men, who are
willing to give of their time and mon
ey to further the prosperity of this
great state.
It is to be week during which the
people of the state will, if they accept
the spirit of the movement as they did
last year, devote themselves to state
service. It will be time for arous-
ing state pride among the people who
already make North Dakota their
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homeland it will be week devoted
to putting other people in touch with
the splendid opportunities offered by
the state.
Last year special attention was call
ed during Appreciation Week to the
gigantic crops raised that year, but
this year a new departure will be
taken up, that of live stock, and nat
ural resources that make this state
one of the greatest in the galaxy of
states in the Union. In other words,
the people of other states will learn at
first hand about the tremendous depos-
it's of coal that will eventually come
into their own, the great deposits of
clays that will soon be used in the
manufacture of all kinds of manufac-
tured products that have clay as one
of their constituent parts. The dairy,
the garden, the hogs, the beef cattle,
the sheep, even the humble chicken,
will come into their own this year.
North Dakota has much to be
thankful for. 1t is the Sunshine
State" the arose State" the state of
long days in summer, with their beau
tiful sunsets, unrivalled anywhere else
on earth, the cold, crisp days of win
ter time, when the red blood courses
through the veins of the people and
sturdy health asserts itself in winter
sports that even kings do not enjoy.
Conditions are just right for such
an Appreciation Week. The herds of
the state are constantly increasing,
and North Dakota is being reckoned
with as one Of the few states that can
be depended upon to furnish the meat
of the nation, if not the world. Beau
tiful homes are the rule in North Da-
kota, and in an incredibly short time
the sod shack has crumbled to decay
through disuse. The farmers have
heir acknowledgement al 900 of them
now being in use in the state. Pros
perity is here to stay, and why not
rejoice, and rejoice heartily.
North Dakota, during Appreciation
Week, will try to point out to the peo-
pie of other states the splendid advan-
tages open here-and the praises of
North Dakota will be cried up and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
APPRECIATION WEEK AS MEANS
Of DRAWING new SETTLERS IS
SPONSORED BY STRONG COMMITTEE

down the highways and by-ways Of
the world.
Appreciation Week will be observed
in many ways:
The week of state effort will be
opened on Sunday, January goth, with
the expectation that ministers of the
gospel throughout the state will use
Appreciation Week as their theme in
their sermons and services.
Commercial clubs, civic organiza-
tions of all kinds, will hold booster
meetings throughout the week, prefer
ably on Thursday, January 25th, when
the humble baked potato will be used
as the principal and exalted part of
the dinner menu, and every energy
will be devoted to putting forward the
states interests.
Probably the most striking plan for
the week is that of publishing special
newspaper editions. Every newspaper
in the state has been asked to issue
special editions during the week, and
these papers will be spread far and
wide. They will carry the story Of
North Dakota's phenomenal progress,
it's resources and opportunities to the
homeseeker.
1t is safe to say that upwards Of
800 newspapers in the state will CO.
operate with the committee in the
matter of these special editions, and
the circulation for that week may
reach 100000 copies. Surely a great
and glorious way to advertise the
state.
On Friday afternoon it is planned to
have all the schools in the state hold
Appreciation Week exercises, and the
school children will write essays about
North Dakota. Last year over $4,000
essays were written by the children,
and it is hoped that this year over
100000 essays will be written. An
other excellent way to teach the chill
dren state patriotism.
Prominent men from all over the
state are interested in this statewide
movement. It will be great week for
North Dakota-and the dividends ac-
cruing from the effort put forth by the
citizens of the state doubtless will be
manifold.
The following executive committee
has charge of the Week this year:
R. J. Hughes, Wahpeton.
D. R. Carlson, Towner.
M. I. Forkner, Langdon.
w. H. Brown, Grand Forks.
j. F. T. O'Connor, Grand Forks.
E. L. Richter, Larimore.
VIM. H. Greenleaf, University.
Will E. Holbein, Minot.
C. w. Graves, Grand Forks.
The committee needs contributions
of money from the public spirited PEG.
pie of the state in order to carry the
work to grand finish, and all those
who wish to contribute can send theil
money either to Mr.. c. w. Graves
treasurer, Grand Forks, or Will E
Holbein, secretary, Minot. CONNER,
cial Clubs and real estate men are es.
pecially urged to assist in a financial
way.
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s1sy

Sasy Z 1sccs1..-
Acre Yield Corn Contest. Clarence
Knudson of Grand Forks county won
first prize in the northern section with
yield of "a bushels of mature corn.
The 81 prize winners in the contest
received $3.50 in prizes. Arthur Gran
lund raised his corn on a sandy loan
soil. The land was MANFRED in 1915
and top dressed in 1916. The corn
was planted May oath. He used Rust
lers' white dent corn that had been
raised on the farm nine years and
carefully selected each year. Clarence
Knudson raised his corn on timber
land near the river. The soil was
heavy clay. The land was fall plowed
and the corn planted May 23rd. He
used seed from his field that won first
last year.
A study of the records shows that
seed from a nearby county, that the
seed bed was well prepared and in
most cases the land was MANFRED. The
corn was planted early, the average
date being May 23rd, and good cult
walton was given the corn. Many va
rieties of corn were used, Northwest
ern dent was, however, the most popu
lar.
The conditions of the contest were
that each contestant raise an acre of
corn under field conditions aid each
boy to furnish his own seed. Circu-
lars of information on corn growing
were sent the contestants by the EX-
tension Department of the Agricultu-
raj College. The winners in these
contests have done much toward dem
onstrating the corn growing POSSIBLE
tiles of North Dakota and in empha-
sizing the Importance of homegrown
seed corn, early planting, manure,
well prepared seed bed and good cul-
tiVation.
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|DOAN, WHITE SLAYER, 6 MONTHS
IN COUNTY JAIL.

Fargo, Jan. Harry Doan, for
mer Minot baker, was yesterday SEN
fenced by Judge Page Morris to serve
a term of six months in Cass county
jail for violating the Mann act. Doan
was arrested early in November on
complaint of Miss Jeanette Gagen, a
Minnesota school teacher.
Shortly after his arrest Doan mar
ried Miss Gagen in the Cass county
Jail, but being unable to secure bail
he had been confined ever since the
arrest. He decided to plead guilty and
was taken before Judge Morris for
sentence yesterday.
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THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT
Twelve Articles, Article No. z.
Federal Farm Loan Board.

The new act provides for Farm
Loan Board, consisting of five men,
bers, including the Secretary of the
Treasury, who is member ex-otticlo,
and four members appointed by the
President. The term of office is eight
years. Every two years the term OF
office Of one member expires. Not more
than two of the appointed members
can be from one political party. One
OF the four is called Farm Loan Com
missioner. This Board will have d.
rect supervision of the twelve Land
Banks, and will also issue charters to
farmers incorporating local farm loan
associations. The administration and
control of the whole rural credits sys-
tenn provided in the Act, will be in
control of the Farm Loan Board.
President Wilson appointed, as the
two Democratic members of the Board,
George w. Norris and Herbert Quick,
and as the two other members Chas.
f. Lobell and W. S. A. Smith.
Captain w. S. A. Smith, success
! full Iowa farmer, before starting farm
/ ing, was sea captain. He is reported
ir the agricultural press as a particu-
larly strong and competent man. He
KNOWS agricultural cOHQ1ClOHS III Cne
middle west. He has had business ex-
perience, including banking and rural
credit.
Charles E. Lobell is from Kansas,
and is also familiar with conditions in
the middle west. He was educated as
a lawyer, but has for some years been
identified with banking.
Herbert Quick was born and raised
on an Iowa farm. He later taught
school, studied law, and entered jour
nalism as career, becoming editor of
an eastern farm paper. He has writ
ten books dealing with farm life prob
lens.
George w. Norris of Philadelphia,
was trained as lawyer, but entered
into banking and investment finance
as a career. He is familiar with the
bond and investment business at first
hand and hence has been designated
as Farm Loan Commissioner of the
Board.
Thus, the Board is made up Of two
bankers, farmer and an agricultural
editor, and three of them are men Of
the middle west, while one is an east
ern man.
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