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The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
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Mrs. ID. u. Dunivan and
daughter Leona made a business
trip to Springfield Saturday.
D. w. Babcock and family left
Thursday for New York state.
where they will uisio his people.
Lee Berry and family. and
Bailey Wells and family were en-
tertained at the home OF E. B.
Clapp's Sunday.
John Steen spent Saturday
night with Joe Hankins.
Arthur Garvie visited at Jim
Davis Sunday afternoon.
LATHE Green and wife were
pleasant callers at E. B. Clapp's
Thursday evening"
Several from this community
celebrated the ith at Stonington.
All report a fine time.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
over the question of war prc

Over the question of war pro-
hibition the respective bellinger.
ents are still in their trenches al
Washington, each side using
great quantities of gas to over
come the opposition, with the
vets and the drys on either side
roofing ont new trenches, and
providing the necessary chemi'
Gals for the fermentation of the
gases used. Apparently the
whisky com batants have sue
cumbed to the deadly vapors,
but the beer and wine battalions
are still holding out and fighting
for dear life. However beer
and wine may come out, the
drys will anyway have won a
great victory when the war in
Washington is over and the
smoke of the great prohi battle
has cleared a way.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
E.,1dler

At this writing (Friday cpe1
we are having a light shower of
rain.
Pete Marsh took dinner with
Chas. Collier Friday. He ex-
poets to try his luck drilling q
well there soon.
Quite a number from Elder at
tended tina 4th of July celebra-
ton at Regnier. We understand
the Elder team beat in the bal
game.
Chas. Johnson's made a trip
to Springfield Friday
Earnest Bussard cut rye for
Alexis Stewar,, II. E. Bos1ey and
David Huffman this week.
F. r. Bosley and family and
Charley Bosley and sister and
hrother-in-law took supper with
H. E. Bosley's Tuesday evening.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
R|CHLAND

A nice social time was had at
the church the Fourth. Several
families gathered there ard
spent the time eating ice cream
and drinking leAonade, rs.
There was - nice rain the
night of the third. Faymers are
still planting sorghum and some
broomcorn.
Nixon Rich preached at We'll
come school house Sunday.
Five car loads went to Lamar
the Fourth from this part of the
county. !
Ella Cottrell and Enoch Hutc hes
went to Lamar for work, but re-
turned home Saturday. They
report ten men for every job.
Rachel Lockwood will preach
every Sunday night at the
church. Everybody come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

The American government
made powerful thirty day
drive to sell a two billion dollar
bond issue and succeeded in get
ting it oversubscri5ed. Howev-
er remarkable as it may seem,
Mr., Market Gambler during this
same time collected from the
people and stuck into his own
pockets more money in cash in
boosted prices than tine govern
ment got on it's Liberty Bond is.
sue. On flour alone during this
time the American public hand
ed over to the food pirates $50
100000 in excess prices-in cold
cash.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Friday afternoon a very heavy
rain passed over the south half
of the county from half inch to
over two inches, and Saturday
evening another one visited part
of the east half OF the county,
beginning with .15 at Springfield.
Sundaya good one swahg ar:
round to the NORTH part OF the
county, and Monday and Tues
day witnessed other heavy local
rains.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Out of the great world war
will come some good-indeed a
great deal of good, to the Ameri-
can people. The unhorsing of
John Barleycorn is one of the
direct things, and the opening OF
the eyes of the people to the fact
that they can be and are arbi-
trarily held up and mulcted by a
gang of organized robbers to the
tune of billions of dollars annu-
ally, will be another. After the
war control of these robbers, it
is our guess that the voice OF the
outraged is going to be heard in
the land when the robbers are
again turned loose on the public.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
Clyde

Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Davis, Will
Davis. Henry Fagg, Mrs. G. H.
Kirkendall, Mrs. H. f. Smith
and Luella Smith were county
seat visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershner and
son. from San Diego, Calf.
spent a few days last week with
MIR. Hershner's uncles, Mike
aershner and A. l.. Hersbner
and family. They wore on their
way to Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Swanner
and Edith Gulick took Sunday
dinner with the Claude Autrey
family.
Everybody reported a good
time at the party at Hershner's
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ed. Borer of La Hunta
spent the Fourth with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Madden.
A. L. Hershner left Thursday
on a business trip for Emporia,
kans.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Hon. j. S. Williams, controller
off the currency, estimates that
the people are paying four bill
lion eight hundred million COL
lars in excess profits annually on
Just two items-steel and coal.
Again we ask, how much excess
profits are the people paying an
nually on everything that they
BUY, and why shouldn't these
billions and billions of dollars be
used to win this war:
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
Paradise Flats

We had big rain Tuesday
night.
Wanda McAdam and Charlie
Wilson visited home folks last
Sunday.
The farmers are busy replant.
ing their crops.
Rev. White closed a very sue
cessful revival last Sunday even
ing at No. g..
Gordon and Clover Packard
have the measles.
People from all over Baca coun-
ty and fourteen car loads from
Morton county, Kans., we're at
Stonington the 4th.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
MoooSeland

We've had several good rains
lately ard crops look good.
Emery Orman of Indiana is
here visiting his cousins. Mrs.
Joe Dunn and Albert Harris.
Charles Finley purchased quite
a bunch of cattle recently.
Mac Hutson is working at the
Maxwell ranch now.
Oran Dunlap has gone to work
in harvest.
Eli Cottrell, Henry Allphir
and Adolph Hutches went to La
mar the first of the week,
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Coy. Gunter has called an ex-
ira session of the legislature to
meet on Wednesday next for the
purpose primarily of financing
army measures and enacting 9TH
er measures called for by reason
of the war with Germany.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

All the Indications are that
this will be a fair crop season.
We pulled through the ordinar y
June drouth, since which local
rains have visited about every
part of the county, as it usually
does in fair years. July having
started in we'll, we are looking
forward to copious showers till
up to the latter part of August
or to September, when we also
usually have a dry period. The
big thing now is to keep the
weeds down and good blanket
to keep the moisture from get
ting away.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
Big Flat.

Several of Big Flats people at
tended the celebration at Ston.
ington.
Calvin Eskridge delivered
freight the last of the week to
Wheeler.
Mr.. Enock was weed shedding
Saturday.
Joe V. Jackman and CALVIN Els.
kridge started to Lamar Friday
for freight.
Quite q number attended the
picnic at Yokum's grove the 4tt
of July.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
SOMETHING NOVEL
A Public Sale
For Church Purposes S

At the premises Of Geo. Erwin
Konkel at Stonington
July 28 SATURDAY 2 p m
Proceeds to go into the build
ing fund of the Stonington M. E.
church.
The sale will consist of such
things as the good people any
where in Baca county may bring
in and donate for the church,
such things as they can spare
and are willing to give for the
purpose.
Bring in colt, calf, a pig
chickens or other poultry, farm
machinery or tools you have dis.
placed with new ones, inclusive
of wagons and buggies and har-
ness. household goods and fur
nishings, ETC., etc.
We ask that chickens be made
a specially for this sale, and that
every good sister and good
brother interested in church
work give half a dozen or more
for this sale Zone, two, or three
would be accepted and arpreci-
ated) These will sell readily
and at fancy prices.
Schools and churches are the
salvation of the country and the
foundation stones of civilization;
so boost this sale with all your
might and help out all you can.
The auctioneer and everybody
else give their time. so every
cent of the sale will go towards
the building of the church.
Terms: $40 and less cash. Over
$40. six months on approved Sc
curity. 81 discount for cash on
all sums over $40.
W. A. Thompson. Auc.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Do you know why speculator
traitors are -able to make their
own prices on articles of COM
merce? Simply because foreign
competition is nullied as factor
just equivalent to severe case
of high protection. Brethren of
our republican contingency, how
do you like it?
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

If Mexico declares war on
Germany, as is now currently re
ported it is going to do, it will
probably save the United States
the humiliation of an invasion
from that quarter, with the ad-
ded humiliation of the probable
loss Of its one time Mexican ter
ritory.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
North Flats

A small shower of rain visited
the flats Tuesday.
a crowd of about eighty peo.
pie from the flats went to the
reservoir and had a 4th of July
picnic.
Fred Chatham had two horses
killed by tightening Tuesday
night.
One of Floyd Chenoweth's best
horses fell in an old we'll and
broke its neck Wednesday.
Elmer Chatham has gone t.
Kansas TO sell some horses.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
Graft

July 5
We had very much needed
rain this week.
Frank Foster is in Lamar at
work.
The Farmers are busy cutting
rye in this neighborhood.
j. M. Graft took Geo. Malone
to the doctor Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Ogari ard tile Misses Sey.
mours spent Sunday af.
terpoon with Miss Elenor Dance.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
A Gard of Thanks

We desire to thank the neigh
bors and friends for their kind
assistance during the sickness
and helping after the death angel
called to lay our beloved husband
and father to rest:
Mrs. ). P. h. Jackman.
Joe V. Jackman.
Dewey JackmRn.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
'Maxey

The picnic at the. Derrstine
grove the 4th was well attended.
BERTHE Dobbs of Willard, Okla.
is here making settlement on his
claim.
McEndree boys and Geo. Rob.
bins are at home for few days
looking after crops.
Several good showers this
week make crops look much bet
ter.
The Maverick young folks
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr..
Robbins.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

One of our exchanges comes
to us each week wrapped in a
mail order catalog sheet. But
the wrapper, like the mail order
special bargains, is pretty thin.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

The Sentinel accuses the
Springfield papers of being par
tial subsidiary editions Of itself.
But that's not necessarily fatal.
Facts are that they could be
complete subsidiaries of that vir-
lie sheet and still be readable.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Ten Socialist papers, including
the Appeal to Reason, have been
temporarily denied the mails,
pending a complete examination
by the postoffice department.
Also Tom Watson's Jefferson
ian."
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

At the fair meeting Friday
night the dates were set for the
last week in September. With
the present Indications of good
season, Baca county ought this
fall to pull ofAthe best dry-land
fair ever held in the west.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

There are about 400 autoes
now in Baca county. Would it
be too much to expect 400 autoes
facing the race track on the best
day of the fair? -.-t
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

The published announcement
last week by some of our ex.
changes. that conscription was
set for Wednesday of this week
was erroneous. No positive date
has been set up to our going to
press.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

The Second Colorado regiment
will mobilize at Pueblo, and af-
ter the 5th prox. ali the state
guards will go to California for
drill, according to the latest re-
ports.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Bro. Jones is death on million.
dollar" rains. BY the Sentinel
we notice he gave Baca county
another one of them last week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

The new date Set for the Cam
po soldiers reunion is August
80. 80. and 81. Make your ar
rangements to be there,
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13
Rodley

E. F. Macy and vile, with MI
and Mrs. Noble Butter, visited
]. T. Hawkins and family Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morteci celebrat'
ed the 4th at Clayton, N. Mexico.
Miss Kate Minnick left Satur.
day tor Virginia. Her mothes
is sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J: 7. Hawkins
we're in Villas Monday OF last
week:
Crops are loeking well, but we
need a good rain.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

If the American people have
been robbed OF $3.50, 100000 in
the last five months on flour
alone, how many periods of
figures would be required to in.
dicate the robbery in all other
lines?
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

Robt. Dickey and wife are Wis
iting at Foss, Okla. and order
the Herald to that place while
there.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-13

uOW tuS Oo6uU1Iul groves VI LEeoS
over the county would have CIV
en- it a home appearance that
it could not otherwise have.
Not having the gift of 100 as
an incentive, it is up to the peo-
pie of the county to plant those
trees for their own value and for
the value of the beautifying effect
on their individual homes and
the county as a whole.
The first step in this direction
should be the early planting of
trees about the home premises.
If this alone is done over the
whole county it will add wonder
fully to the appearance Of things,
to say nothing Of the added
acreage value it will give to the
country.
This home-premises grove can
be maintained either by tillage
or irrigation or by both. Every
home of course wants one or
more wirdmills and reservoirs,
and with these, especially in con-
nection with tillage, a garden.
orchard and grove can be we'll
cared for.
The second step in tree plant
ing should be on public prope rty
premises, of which school house
premises are the principle, with
cemeteries aim ost equally impor-
tant. ....
About every school premises,
or on them, there should be a
nice little park in the course of a
very-f years. Every school
house needs its own public well.
as many of them now have, and
the installing of a windmill, either
with or without a reservoir,
would do the rest OF it after the
trees were properly planted.
The care of the mill and the
watering of the grove after the
system was installed would prob
ably cost the district $500 a
month during the growing sea-
son, and from $1.O0 to $500 dol
lars per month during the bal
ance of the season; aud what a
difference it would make in the
morning when those trees had
developed to manhood" size
/; There is really no more reason
for not providing a school house
grove than q home grove, and
there is no excuse for either.
Our idea of a cemetery is not
a grove. but lowering plants
! and shrubs, cared for the same
as the school-premises trees.
Now comes the thing that next
ought to be done and probabfy
| won't, On every creek along
which cottonwood and willows
have a foot hold, trees of value
should be planted. as far back
from the creek as sub irrigation
would grow them.
There are great many Of
these sub irrigated creeks.
along which in some places prob.
ably as much as ten or twenty
acres could be planted on a sin:
gle farm.
The planting could be very
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
WOULD FIX RANGE OF
PRICES ON CORN
Want Minimum of rs Cents to En-
courage Production and Maximum
of 81 to Help Stock Raisers.
(Bv Associated Press.)

Chicago, Aug. IL. - Resolutions
asking the federal government TO fix
a minimum price of rs cents and a
maximum price Of 81 a bushel for
corn for the purpose Of insuring a
sufficient acreage to encourage
stockmen and also urging exemption
from the draft stock feeders were
adopted today by the Chicago live
stock exchange. They were forward
ed to President Wilson, Herbert c.
Hoover and Secretaries Houston and
Baker. The purpose of both resolu-
tions was the increased production
OF livestock.
The resolution asking exemption
read:
"a farmer or feeder OF livestock
who proves to the satisfaction Of his
local exemption board or the board
Of appeals that he Is actually pro-
ducing whether as a renter or an
owner of land, livestock which shall
add to the supply meat food to the
extent that he is OF more value TO
the commonwealth as a producer
than as soldier shall be entitled to
exemption"
The effort to fix prices on corn
was based on the contention that the
present price OF corn IL abnormal
and prohibitive and is deterTing
feeders from fattening cattle. hogs
and sheep and causing them to mar
ket prematurely, thousands OF ami
mails not ready TO yield the maximum
amount of meats.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
REPORTS FROM WHOLE STATE
CARRY OPTIMISTIC TENOR
YIELDS SUCH that FARMERS
ASSURED RETURNS GREATER
Than ANY PREVIOUS YEAR
The spirit of "ninety-fve." "


That's the spirit that has swept the famed Red
River Valley of the North this wonderful harvest time
Not since 1895, is the way the pioneers have talk
ed of their grain crops in the Red River Valley in years
gone by and the younger generation has taken it up
mot since 1896"
But now it's 1917 that holds the lime light.
The magic of rich profits has been laid over the land
and and down. and its great BREATH and way and
beyond the crets of the highlands that mark the boun
daries of the breadbaSket of the world their wonder
full power is to be felt as never before.
For the 1917 grain crop in the Red River Valley is
the greaest paying crop" ever known, and the test
mony of of Observers located in all sections of the
district in full harmony that point bearing out
previous statements carried by The Forum with respect
the tremendous money value the 1917 crop represents
Today, The Forum presents facts relative to
the actual conditions that exist in the agricultural dis
rics of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota
well the conditions in the central and western
tons of North Dakota.
From Amidon, in the extreme southwestern portion
of the state encouraging report than has
heretofore been available. Reeder in the terri
tory, steps to the front in like Mclean county,
in the western center district and Mnot in the north
west, all have stories Better than expected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
LABOR MEMBER RESIGNS
FROM BRITISH CABINET
Premier Accepts His Resignation
Following His Speech On Stock
holm Conference.
(By Associated Press.l

LONDON, Aug. 1l.-Arthur Hender-
son, labor member of the British war
council has resigned his membership
in the cabinet.
Mr.. Henderson is the labor MEM
ber of the British war council who
yesterday addressed the British labor
conference and advised the sending
of British delegates to the Stockholm
congress. Premier Lloyd George has
accepted it.
The labor conference by more than
three to one voted in accordance
with Henderson's advice thereby re-
versing the policy to which the labor
party had committed itself at an
earlier convention.
Considerable feeling was aroused
in England last month when Mr..
Henderson went on a mission to
Paris with the pacifists James Mac
Donald and George J. Wardle, act
ing chairman of the labor party in
the house of commons and several
Russian delegates to confer with
French socialists regarding the pro-
posed conference of entente allied
socialists in London and the subse-
quent international conference at
Stockholm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
522 ANETA FOLK
ENROLL FOR RED
CROSS WORK In
CITY CAMPAIGN.
Branch of the Nelson Coun-
ty Chapter Raises $2,-
644.47 In Drive
TWO MORE COUNTY
CHAPTERS COMPLETE
Pembina and Bowman Join
the Procession in Great
War Relief Work

Aneta, a city of 654 population, ac-
cording to the 1910 census, has a Red
Cross branch with membership of
522 and fund of $2,644.47 as the re-
suit of a weeks campaign, according
to word just received by Judge N. C.
Young, Fargo, state Red Cross chair
man.
OF the membership two are patron
members with subscriptions of 800
each, 81 are life members with sub
scriptions Of $25 each, and 13S are
subscription members with annual
subscriptions of 50 each. They re-
ceive the Red Cross magazine.
The record of the Aneta branch,
which is a branch of the Nelson
county chapter, is exceptional, and
will provide goal for other cities in
the state Ito shoot at"
No little credit for the success Of the
campaign is due Mrs. j. G. Gunder-
son. chairman, and Mrs. A. B. Hutson,
secretary of the branch. They or
workers for the campaign, and were
on the job every minute while the
big drive was on. .
Two Chapters Organized. -,
Red Cross chapters in Pembina and
Bowman counties have been organi-
zed, and have been recognized by the
state chapter.
c. r. Green, Cavalier, is president,
J. Z. Lee, Neche, vice chairman, =. T.
Thompson, ST. Thomas, treasurer, and
w. N. Felson, Cavalier, secretary of
the Pembina chapter.
D. Stewart, is chairman; Email Scow.
vice chairman; G. e. Norton. treas
urer and c. j. Phelan. secretary of
the Bowman chapter. All are Bow
man residents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
COMMISSIONS -,
ANNOUNCED
Fargo Boy Gets Lreuten-
ancy-More F.t. Smell
ing Acceptances
IRr Associated Press.l


Washington, Aug. 11.-Commis-
sions awarded to students at the
Fort Sheridan. Illinois, training
camp announced today by the adju-
tant general included Jack f. Far
rand, Fargo. N. D., to be second
lieutenant. The commissions an
nounced today were for the Tenth
provisional regiment Commissions
awarded to men in the Eleventh pro-
visiopal regiment will be announced
Sunday evening.
Washington, Aug. 11.-Among
commissions issued at the officers
training camp at Fort Meyer. Va,
announced today was that of Ran
dali ]. Larson. Crosby. n. D.. to be
second lieutenant.
Fort Smelling, Mimi, Aug. lin
list of men accepted for the sec
ond officers training camp appeared
the following names:
Albert A. Ahrdal, Moorhead.
II. o. Dohlen, Grand Forks.
Charles II. Dale, Minot.
Sam A. Erickson, Crookston.
Karl o. J. Eklund, Crookston.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
Neu1 Coal Dictator
Will Fix Prices For
Fuel In Illinois
'(By Associated Press.) J

Chicago Aug. Chicago today has director of
COAL whose duties involve the regulation of price, pro-
ducton, distribution and transportation Of COAL until
March 81, 1918.
preme court, whose appointment was announced last
night after Governor Lowden and coal operators
had been in conference for more than four hours.
Working in conjunction with the director of coal
will be committees representing the state council of de-
fense the Illinois coal operators and the mine workers
of the state Under the agreement however the drec
tor has the power from time to time to determine the
price of coal at the mines mouth in the various districts
of the state" The price is to exceed the maxi
fixed from time to time by the federal government
and it is not to be established in the state until the var
committees have been given opportunity to be
heard. .. L. -.