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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
SAFE Council Of Defense
To the Editor:

10 the EQltOf:
The Committee on Education Of
the Stat. Council of Defense las
for some time been preparing to
meet the calls that have arisen :or
speakers upon patriotic subjects iii
connection with the crisis now
confronting our nation. \ large
number Of prominent men Of the
state have volunteered to give thei..
services to this cause and list Of
speakers and subjects may be Sc
cured by application to the Com
mittee on Education, University Of
North Dakota, or to the Exten, On
Division Of the University thru
whom arrangements may be made.
There will be no charge for the
services Of these speakers but it is
expected that the localities calling
for them will pay the necessa y
travelling and other expenses 1t
is hoped that YOU can give this u
formation such publicity as may
be possible.
Respectfully yours
H. R. Brush.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Authority.

"And is Henry getting along we'll at
the fort?" inquired the friend Of the
family of Mrs. Jones, the bride.
The bride had just visited Henry at
his training camp so she was we'll post
ed on the subject. But just a word Of
explanation. Henry was only clerk
at the headquarters Of the regiment.
II should say So" answered the
bride. "Why, all Henry has to do at
the fort is to write out orders for the
troops. Then he calls an orderly and
the orderly delivers the order. He has
every orderly at his command. can't
understand one thing about the army.
Henry always puts Smith. command
ing officer at the end Of each letter,
Do you suppose that Henry enlisted
under the name of Smith instead of
Jones1"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Ny Name ls Mud
am the unimproved highwa!

! am the unimproved highway.
My name is Mud.
The foot that battered in prim-
eval slime gave me birth.
Unchanged while the ages pass.
l have endured. Time has but
served to increase my infinite vari-
ETY.. Earth-born and without u
soul, yet have / lived. From the
beginning have | been man s enc
my.
A dust-colored python am |:
stretching my lenth across hills,
awaiting my time to crush en-
deavor.
l have shared caravans that |
left bleaching bones in lands now
desert.
Empires have fallen because of
Inc.
l have turned victories into routs
and | have trapped mighty leaders
and have crushed enemies.
l am without faith; and those
who trust me | deceive.
Today, am fair to look upon /:
tomorrow q steam ng bog.
! add diff guilty 20 distance.
With isolation do I conspire to
unjoint the endc4vors of man. l
tug at the wheels of the gristing
cart. that brc,d lay be dear. !
hamper 1hos, that would feed the
race.
! am the enemy of the church
ard school. ! ~ re the healer on
his rounds and .selay the coming
that l;it|c one, 'n.ly die.
! am g disrupted of the home. I
speed he frs; !.:.rn to the cities
when ! am fair &, see; and when
he would return face him with
my ion h;tldrn dc,.ths. I minister
to bitterness and lay a tax on all
the world. There is none who lives
who doe, moi pay me tribute.
Whr,, man r;ov ed with crock
ed stock, | was there. When the
ancicnts covered ne with stones, I
slipped away to other lands.
am the Oldest line that lives today.
Men count me cheap. know the
price they pay who count me Sc.
] am the unimprovcd highway.
Ny name is Mud.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
ssrvlnp the Nation

Hundreds of thousands of tons
of coal ADMINISTRATIONS of bar.
rels oil unconsumed-man power
saved to the extent of thousands of
days of labor-because the chill
waukee Roard,, has electrified its
line across the Great Continental
Divide.
The tremendous power of noun
tain waterfalls. sp:'::ung away Was
efully for ages has been har,lessed
to perform the great task of NOV
ing the heavy steel trains of this
railway across the mountains of the
northwest, releasing an invaluable
store Of the earth s treasured en-.
crgy>to other purposes so necessary
to the nation.
And this great achievement so i'm
portant in conserving the nation s
resources, redeeming mountain
travel from smoke and cinders, is
now being extended through an
other great range-the Cascades in
Washington.
When next you journey to the
cities Of the Pacific Northwest take
the modern electrified route-the
Chicago, milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway.
Electrification literature free on
request to the agent Of this rail-
way.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Benefits Of Conservation

Conservation is bringing wild ami.
NAL and plant life into kind Of semi
cultivation. In its lead in efforts to
preserve vanishing life forms the Unit.
ed States is not only reserving many
areas Of protection for birds and other
animals. but Is seeking to better these
wild homes. A bulletin of the depart
ment Of agriculture gives data col.
lected on the food Of wild ducks, with
instructions for stocking waters with
the plants most attractive to the differ.
ent species Of ducks. These birds are
useful as part Of the human food sup.
ply, and as many as 60 species Of
plants are described that may serve
for their own living.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Railroads Doing Good Work

"What do we want of govern
ment ownership of railroads when
we have something far better in
this country right now?"
The question was put by Will
lam G. Adamson, famous as the
author of the Adalnson railroad
law, which averted a nation wide
railroad strike in 1916, at the
Brown Palace hotel this morning.
Government ownership of rail-
ways is not only fallacy, but is
entirely without excuse for having
a champion in the United States
at this time, the congressman
says. He has been on the com.
merce committee of the national
house for nearly a quarter of a
century and considers himself fair
ly we'll posted on railroading in
this country and the relations of
the railways to the government.
"When we faced this war there
was at once talk of the government
taking over the railroads. said
Mr.. Adamson at breakfast this
morning. 81 thought the govern
ment was too busy preparing for
the greatest war the world ever
dreamed of to stop to wrestle with
the herculean task of taking over
the most enormous and complicat-
ed network of railroads on any
continent on the globe. And. be-
sides. it would have cost billions
of dollars. We have no right to
take over anyone property with
out paying the owners. This gov.
eminent knows nothing of operat-
ing railroads, so I suggested that
we make the president of the Unit
ed States the traffic agent of all
the railroads in this country, anl
the president agreed with me.
"Then we passed a clause in tie
war bill which provided for pre-
ferential shipments-that is. gov
eminent business was to move
first.
"The result was that millions ~
tons of equipment. hundreds of
thousands of soldiers and all sorts
OF supplies have moved on schedule
time during the last seven months
and without a hitch. No country,
even where they have government
owned railroads, ever duplicated
this feat. England had an enor-
nous task to move men and muni-
lions, but we saw not the slightest
delay or confusion. We told the
railroads what to do and they co.
operated not only with splendid
spirit but with an efficiency that
demands the admiration of the
world. The government got JUS.
what it wanted and the railroad
chiefs-men whose life work has
been railroading were there to
carry out our Wishes
For the last seven years Mr.. Adj
amson has been chairman of the
interstate and foreign commerce
committee.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Ready for Sunday School Drive

Sunday Schools and Sunday
School wokers are very busy these.
days finishing up in preparation
for making next Sunday a red let
ter day in their history. A splen-
did program has been furnished
free by the North Dakota Sunday
School Association together with
posters, blanks and live sugges-
tions. There has been great call
for this material and all sings
point to an influx of visitors and
new members into the Sunday
schools on this day. The fact that
Sunday Schools all over North
America are participating in this
movement is giving it unusual in
terest and volume.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
That's tho Question

Dakotan Republican: Some peo-
pie were made to be soldiers, but
the Irish were made to be cops;
sauerkraut was made for the Ger
mans and spaghetti for the Wops;
fish were made to drink water and
buns were made to drink booze;
banks were made for money, and
money was made for the Jews; ev-
crything was made for something
most everything but a miser; God
made Wilson for president, but
who the hell made the kaiser ?-Ex.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
The Clearly Eel.

FresL water eels are very clean feed
trs; they are sometimes seen cropping
the leaves Of watercresses and other
aquatic plants as they float about In
the water; but they are immense de-
vourers Of spawn of all kinds Of fish.
There are certain well-known spawn
ing grounds in the Norfolk Breads
where the roach and Dream collect in
vast numbers to spawn in the spring.
To those grounds the cells follow In
hundreds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
First Women Voters.

The first experiment in woman sui.
frage was in New Jersey, which or
ganized as an independent state two
days before the Declaration Of indie
pendence, with q constitution that al
lowed universal suffrage, male and fe-
male. without regard to color. This
constitution was not changed until
1874, when suffrage was restricted to
males on the alleged ground that
women, as class, did not care for It
Or exercise II.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Very important,

They say that everything one learns
In youth helps one in maturity, and,
while you wouldn't think at first blush
that it would do college girl SO very
much good to learn to high-jump feet
inches. on sober second thought we
suppose 1t gives her distinct advan-
tage over her less highly trained sisters
when the mice come around In after
lne.-Ohio State Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Advertised Letters

in the Wahpeton, n. D. Postolf.cc
October 9th: 1877
Ladies
Bell, Mrs Hugh
Burns. Mrs Rosa
Crissicr, Mrs. Eva
Hanson, Mrs. O w.
Outzen, Mrs. f. p. Y.
Osman. Bessie
Reed, Mrs.. VIM.
Wigger. Mrs. w. A
Gentlemen
Greeley. johnny
Heger, Robert
johnson. John j.
Mccullough, VIM.
Martinson. Thorn ...
Manure. Martin
Martin, Ernest
Manager Farmers Elev. Co.
Ostling, Olaf
Peterson, Theodore
Smith, C. o.
When calling for letters please
say g advertised" giving date of
lSt.
c. D. Rittenhouse. P. NJ.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Business Came First.

Some time ago two Chinese generals
had planned battle in the Chengtu
plain, writes Owen Williams in the
Christian Herald. It was within few
days Of the rice harvest. The people
petitioned the generals to call of their
battle until the rice was harvested,
and they did 80. Then they went on
with the fighting. But the days Of such
common sense are passing. Militarism
Ii coming to demand moro 70.
spect than that
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Courage.

Tenacity Of will, or willfulness, lies
ut the root of all courage, but courage
can rise into true manliness only when
the will is surrendered, and the more
absolute the surrender of the will the
more perfect will be the temper Of our
courage and the strength Of our man
liness.-Exchange.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Burning Coal Ashes.

This is a chemists formula for burn.
Ing coal ashes: One pound common
salt, two ounces oxalic acid, one gall
lon water Mix and moisten with it
Z mixture containing one part coal and
three parts ashes, and a better fuel
cannot be burned. This mixture will,
upon being placed upon burning fire,
fuse into cokelike mass and deposit
but little residue.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

The Steady Advertiser is making his
Daily Trip to the Bank with the Days
Haul. He is Loaded Down but he
doesn't Seem to Mind. He knows 1t
Pays To Advertise and couldn't do
without The Paper any more than The
Paper could do without him. He never
complains about Business being Dull.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Nine Safe Rules.

Drink less, breathe more; eat less,
chew more; ride less, walk more;
clothe less, battle more; worry less,
sleep more; talk less, think more
waste less, give more; scold less, read
more; preach less, practice more.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Congregational Church Notes

Services next Sunday.
1890 A. NJ. Morning Worship
1900 NJ. Sunday School.
800 p. NJ. Junior G.. f.
6:30 P. NJ. Young Peoples So.
Getty.
1870 P. NJ. Evening Service.
Mid-week meeting every Thurs
day at 7:3C l.. NJ.
Everybody cordially invited.
F. f. Stilwell, Pastor,
Phone 1851.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Lieut. Car, n. vIsaker Married

Word was received in town last
week announcing the marriage of
Lieut.. Carl NJ. Ulsaker to Miss An.
nahue Comir. No particulars Of
the wedding We're given only that
Miss Comir is from Texas. They
We're married by the Army Chap
lin. Rev. Proel.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
The World Do Move.

has always worn detached cuffs was
congratulated the other day BY
young sport who thought the old man
had started q new fashion.-Kansas
City Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

Sh-h-h. Don't wake the Cop! He's
all Tired Out catching criminals. The
town is asleep But it has nothing on
the Cop. When the Cop sees this, will
ne not throw the Editor in the BOBBY
Hatch? Nope. the Cop is a good ma.
tured Cuss and stands for lots. That's
why Everybody likes him.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
HEADACHES

nervouness, sleeplessness and
other ills are often caused by dis
ordered stomach or liver
is the remedy for all such Attic
tions.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
WANTS !

FOR SALE-Will sell my mod
ern home on sixth street at a
bargain. G. j. johnson. Wahpeton.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

FOR RENT-House with large
garden space. Inquire at Time Of
flee. If
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Uhr mahprtn&, Tim,es
L .. CAMERON Publisher

Terms: $3.50 per year IN advance.
Entered .. the pos,off!ce At WanpeIon,
y. D.. as second class mail matter.
Church, school ana society news IS cord
lally solicited for free publication, also.
Sut advance notices OF all meetings where
- ADMISSION fee Is charged, and I'll cards
OF thanks will he charged for st Is cents
Tor each 10 lines or less
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

FOR RENT rooms for rent
over Miller's Drug Store tt
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

Dietz & Murray always have
fresh milk and cream every day. tt
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01

FOR SALE-Household furni
ture. Am leaving the city Mrs. j.
Novak, LOG Wis. Ave {.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
REVENUES JUMP:
RATES BOOSTED.
Western Railroads, Showing
Greatest Financial Gains in
the Nation, Will Charge
More to Haul Coal.

LEHH 20
Washington, July 24.-Orders permits
ting western railways to increase coal
and coke rates 10 cents a ton were en-
tered today by the Interstate Commerce
commission in a large numbe of indi-,
vfduaI applications in which the roads
lad made application for specific In,
creases.
The rates are effective Auguse 4 next,
and the roads are given 80 days there
after to adjust any inequalities which
may result 4
ASTss five months of decreased earn
Jngs compared with a year o re-
ssrns froEz all the railroads to the In,
rersrare Commerce commission for
N.Y. made public today, show an in
crease IA net reyenue of approximately
ssss2ssssas8, and an increase of $1.1o0.000
IN rzEEza4Y operating income over May,
angaa
Hiss 8eegESkAKainw1sssh6w hysEest-
s-Ta csassdss wsaose regehuessjumped $22,-
atttaatAb TO s~15ssIss57e, while expenses
showed an Increase of approximately
Sa5s 800.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
Drafted MEN CAN'T
ENLIST AFTER POSTING
Local hoard gnmnaors for Ex-
arnjhation--Hars Them From
Regulars end Guard.

Washington, July z4~-RegSatrants
utaler the setectfvc draft law are MOI
eligible for voluntary enlistment in the
arrny or the national guard
after their names have beer, posted by
local exemption boards al snmr1ored
for examination.
grtgadfer General Crowder, provost
marshal general, promulgated this RID
ing today to make definite the stairs OF
men on the registration lists who now
may desire TO join the regulars or the
national guard.
Regulations to govern the application
OF the magtcr list by the local exeynp-
ton boards have already been pro-
mufgated and include a method by
which any difficulties artaing from con-
fusion OF serial numbers are to be
overcome. The plan is TO regard such
registration cards as additional to the
number already provided and the local
lists. A separate drawing will be held by
the state authorities to place these adj
ditionaI cards and such other cards, as
may nave come In by mail since July
10, in order as they are drawn.
They will then be appended to the
registration list of their district and be
Immediately affected by the seiection
drawing of last Friday just as though
they had been included in the list at
that time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
ARMY OFFICERS HOME
PRAISE TROOPS ABROAD.

An Atlantic Port. July 24.-Eleyen.
american army Officers, members of q
special commission sent to France,
England and Belgium early In June al
tnyegtigators Of army conditions. ar
rived here today.
The officers visited all the commands
on the western from and shrapneI
Scared steel helmets which they
brought back as souvenirs. supported
under fire.
They conffrrnsd reports Of the 4
lthusfasm withWhich the American col
diery were received by the French
people, and, as one officer ex~pressedSi 1t.
" aree1,ighty proud lot the way our
boys sized up along Side the soldiers OF
whom theysSaFen now ilfes.ss
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
ITALY BEST0WS MEDAL
OH QUEEN OF BELGIUM

paris July 24--King Victor En-
ssss1ases Of Italy. a presented a medal
for rsafsstary valor to Queen Elizabeth
OF Belgium in expression Of his admir-
ssasssa 9 ths courage which the queen
mas Shown since the beginning Of the
Msass
This incident Is another refutation
s5aaee the Germans made their success.
faas stand in Belgium, near Newport,
ssat the queen of Belgium had been
Efade prisoner by the British for hav-
Ing supplied information to the enemy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-26
8 T1EMg GENERAL RULES
CIV STATUS az THEESHERs

Pierre s. Il, Jtsly A-Fhe attorney
general rules nIat the professionaI
chrestsr Is under tfle operation Of the
WarsSa1eFTs Compensation law. as to
bis aS5ors--osIr thar the tiuresfaer far
rTser gvsIs goesf and helps his n~sigfIbor,
sid 1T return receives like help is d
5Dsrsxasssg srnders this law This Will
gzss1se considerable Inference to- The
ssssstfsssse sssrssssifsss outfits IN the stare
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