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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
LAW HAS PROVED Beneficial
British Employers Of Labor Give Cor.
dial Endorsement to the daylight
Saving" Proposition.

Inquiries in the leading centers OF
Industry indicate that the operation of
the summertime act is, among other
results, having the effect of increasing
the output in shipyards and engineer
Ing works, says the London Times. On
the northeast coast some of the yards
have been able to arrange additional
spells of daylight overtime, and in
other establishments there has been
an increase in output owing to the fact
that there are in the aggregate a large
number of extra hours when. the work
can be carried on without the aid Of
artificial light and with a lessened
n Of fatigue.
If statistics can be kept which will
enable comparisons to be instituted be-
tween the output of the present sum-
mer and the corresponding period of
last year it is believed that the COM
parison will be all to the advantage of
the present year.
Additional evidence of the benefit of
the act from the industrial standpoint
comes from the railways. It has been
stated in the official organ Of the Ma.
tional Union of Railwaymen that the
alteration of the clock has been fol.
lowed by an improvement in the work.
ing of long-distance night goods trains.
It has been found that the extra hour
Of daylight has enabled the trains tc
be made up and loaded in less time,
and there is a general feeling in rail.
way circles that the summertime act
should come into permanent operation.
as it would enable the work of railway
goods yards to be conducted with
greater rapidity and safety.
A point which seems to appeal to the
men who are on an eight-hour shift is
that, whatever the turn of duty tc
which they are assigned, they either
begin or finish work in daylight. This
may seem to be a small and unimpor.
tant matter, but the fact that it has
caused comment among a large body
Of workers reveals an unexpected di.
rection in which putting working hours
In advance Of solar time has proved
beneficial.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
PUT UNITED STATES FIRST
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in New Mexico
Have Nothing in Common With
People Across the Border.

It is absurd to talk about any com
munity Of interest, sympathy or fel
low feeling for old Mexico Mexicant
among the native people of this state
They have absolutely nothing in com
mon and the average New Mexico
Spanish-American doesn't take kindly
to being classed in the same category
The New Mexico natives live "close
to the soil"; they are intensely loca.
in their affiliations and their loyalty
is based simply on the fact that theil
home is the United States. New Mex.
leo is their home state and they live
largely in the same spot where their
forefathers have lived for centuries
With Mexico they have no more ties
than with any other foreign country
save that they speak the same Ian.
guage. The fact that the native peo.
pie have furnished three companies OF
the National Guard at the border and
that the Spanish-American company in
Santa Fe went off with a larger initial
number of recruits than any other
company in the state ought to be sui.
fcient answer to these limitations.
A well-known wool grower declared
that in the lambing season, when 8
large extra number of hands is EN-.
plOyed, he uses old Mexico labor
for the reason that the poems are lazy
and inefficient and never get along
with the native New Mexico laborers
by reason of the deep-seated antipathy
Of the latter to the Mexicans.-Sants
Fe New Mexican.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
Soldier Didn't Impress Her,

Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood
who, at the age of s~eventy-nine, has
recently contributed some ~cleverly
written articles to the periodical press
tells this story:
An. entertainment was given in hi:
honor at his Norfolk home on his re
turn from Egypt. Among the Grove
assembled on the occasion was the
wife of an agricultural laborer. She
was very eager to know Sir Evelyr
Wood, and a bystander pointed hin
out to her.
"What!" she exclaimed, in amaze
ment, "that little man General Wood
Why, my old man could clout (thrash)
him easilyw -.
Never" said Sir Evelyn, as he con
Guided his story, "had I felt NOR.
humiliated."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18

The following provisions are en-
bodied in the newly proposed consti-
tuition submitted by Representative
A.. M Hagen on behalf Of the mem
bers Of the Nonpartisan league:
1.-THE right Of the state or any poll
teal subdivision thereof to engage in
any occupation or business for public
purposes shall not be denied or pro.
hibited."
The terms Of representatives in the
legislature, and Of all state and cOun.
ty officers are increased from two tc
tour years.
Legislative sessions to be held only
once in our years.
Salaries of state officers to be gen.
orally increased.
A short ballot law to be permitted
at the option Of the legislature, pro-
viding for the election Of governor
and lieutenant governor. all Other
necessary officials to be appointed by
the executive.
Supreme court membership to b<
increased to seven when state has at.
tanned population Of one million.
Money in the, state school fund tt
be invested in securities within thu
state unless otherwise provided by
law.
Exemption from taxation of all farm
improvements, and empowering the
legislature to classify property fol
purpose Of exemptions.
Increase Of public debt limit to one
half million dollars.
Redraft liberalizing provisions TO
initiative, referendum and recall.
A four-fifths vote Of supreme cour
to be required to declare any legisla'
ton unconstitutional.
Provision for the registration ant
guaranty of land titles.
No change is made in the suffrag'
amendments.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
CONVENTION
Big ISSUE
CONSTITUTION TO BE CHANGED
but HOW2
Senator Mcbride Anticipated Nonpar.
tisan League Draft-DeadIock
Now Seems Imminent.
LEAGUES Draft Introduced.

Bismarck The Nonpartisan
league members Of the legislature
on Friday afternoon took the first
step toward carrying out their
constitutional program, when
Representative A. M. Hagen Of
Bottineau county introduced in
the house the draft Of the leagues
proposed revised constitution for
the state. The redraft is based
upon the old constitution. Accord
ing to league opinion, old provis-
ions, unless clearly out Of date or
in conflict with the few proposed
changes, r left untouched. Many
provisions Of the present constitu-
ton which are believed to be use-
less are cut out from the new
draft, 81 that the proposed consti-
tuition will be shorter than that
which is now in force.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18

Bismarck-With the idea of con-
stitutional changes for North Dakota
apparently agreed upon, n only the
substance of these changes n the
method of submitting them left to de-
bate, it seems hat the issue has beer
fairly drawn between the Nonparti-
san league and non-league members
Of the legislature. Senator Mcbride
of the n~on-league forces sprang q
coup early in the week by introducing
a constitutional convention resolu-
ton in the senate before the Non.
PARTISAN forces were ready with theil
plan Of action. In quarters outside
the league the senator's proposed
method is spoken of as a plausible
one, and speculation has been in
dulged in as to whether the league
would not have to accept it for want
Of having a tangible plan of its own
matured in time to offset the favor
with which the public might accept
his. But II the league leaders lacked
IN promptneSs they made up In dlsc1-
pline of their forces, for despite some
rumblings Of discomfort limited at b!
the press, the administration soon had
it's plan sufficiently matured to ap-
parently' satisfy the majority of Its
ports are to the effect that the ad-
ministration's organization will stand
pat, with only the non-organized
forces in the senate to fear trouble
from. Meantime. a consistent cam
paign has been organized among the
league voters back home, and sena-
tore or others who are suspected OF
being "reactionary' are already be-
ginning to receive urgent promptings
from the boys who wear the wei
Stick" buttons.
Senator McBride's Offering.
Senator McBride's plan for making
in a concurrent resolution proposing
q convention to be assembled July IL
1918. for a forty-ive-days' session
Preliminary to this he only action to
be required, other than the sanction
Of the present legislature. would be 9
referendum vote which could be had
at a special election Nov. 6. 1917. and
the election Of delegates, which. ac-
cording to the senator's resolution
would be held in conjunction with u 5ne
regular primaries in June, 1913. Th1s
provides for but one special election
which would also be required to ef-
feet the changes proposed under the
leagues program.
Hero is the Leagues Plan.
Leaders of the league got quick &C
ton following the presentation OF the
Mcbride resolution, and by Tuesday
It was said that a draft of their pro-
posed new constitution was already
nearly completed and would be ready
for presentation to the legislature
shortly. Announcement to this effect
was, in fact, made before the Non
partisan caucus Tuesday evening
though later arrangements are said to
have considerably modified their pro-
cram as then proposed.
Mr.. Bowen Gives Details.
A. E. Bowen. chief clerk OF tne
house. who is the duly accredited
spokesman of the league members
says the new constitution will first
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
Supreme Court TanaIe Bobs Up.

Supreme Court Tangie Bobs Up.
An interesting bill, in view Of recent
egal and newspaper discussions, 10
that by Representative Walton. intro
iuced for the purpose of settling the
lime for the commencement Of terms
II supreme court members. It was re-
erred to the committee on judiciary.
House bill No. %, introduced by Mr..
0Connor, is a bill designed to provide
or the proper observance Of Memorial
Day, and prescribing penalties for its
RESERVATION. Ball games, horse races
nd sports that interfere with the
proper observance OF the day, Accord
ng to the terms Of the bill. would be
prohibited.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
s.n,+. Passed Suffrage Bills.

' S0nafO Pa8t0d 8unFd0o oJIto'
The senate on Thursday passed two
woman's suffrage bills, both by Sena-
tor Lindstrom. one Of which provides
for giving women the ballot on all
non-constitutional questions without
delay. and the other being q concur
rent resolution. to be submitted to the
next legislative assembly, providing
q q constitutional amendment grant
ING full suffrage. IL the last mention
ed bill should result in the amendment
proposed, it would also carry features
making restrictions al to length OF
residence less tringent thar formerly
Fach measure passed the senate BY Z
large majority.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
Picking 4 "Peach."

"Marcella?" "Yes, Waverly-"
"Where is the milk?"
fright there in the bottle"
'This one"
mo, the next one. That is JUS
like you"
"What ISL"
ITO reach right over the sweet on,
and pick the sour one. You Away
do that"
"Not always"
It'd like to know when you didn't
"When I got you"
'Huh!" a
"When I got you, Marcella, Preached
over a whole bunch Of lemons ant
picked q peach"
"Oh, Waverlyl" - Chicago Dali,
News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
DELAYED Decisions

1T took a long time to decide th.
election
eyes," replied Senator Sorghum
1T seems that you've got to stop ant
hold an Investigation Of nearly every
thing at the present time"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18

Truth is stranger than fiction, and to a
all forms Of disease can be overcome
medicine is hard for the average perso
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
zimmerman DEFENDS
ALLIANCE AGAINST u. 5.
Says Wilson Has Virtually Declared
War on Germany.

Amsterdam. March 3o.-Dr. Alfred Zim-
mermann. secretary of state for foreign
affairs. in the Reichstag today defended
his proposal of a German-Mexican-Jap-
anese alliance as fulflment OF a patri-
otic duty.
He emphasized with considerable vigor
that the proposal was meant solely for
the event that the United States should
declare war on Germany.
DR.. Zimmerman severely criticised the
attitude of the United States toward
Germany.
He said their action in breaking off
diplomatic relations with Germany was
virtually a declaration Of war.
Count Westarp conservative leader,
said:
''Whosoever eats OF England dies. OF
course. Germany cannot NEEDLE with
Russian affairs. Germany will be ready
TO conclude with the new Russian gov
ernment a peace which will safeguard
Germany"
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg said
in the course OF his speech:
"As far as we can see. Emperor
Nicholas has fallen victim Of his own
tragic guilt
We wish nothing but a peace based
upon ? conditions honorable to both
parties"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
Observation-Disclosures,
joins F Street PARADE
Trips Jaundly Down Boulevard. Ac-
companied BY Wife.

One of Washington's most prominent
residents, by his mere presence, created
furry among crowds on the city's fa<
vorite promenade, F street, yesterday aft
ernoon about $50 O'Clock.
Woodrow Wilson. President Of the
United States, accompanied by Mrs. Will
son. strolled jauntily along Washington's
Fifth avenue, swinging a cane and look
ing in shop windows. from the Treasury
along the north side of street to
Seventh street and back toward the
White House. on the opposite side Of the
street.
Many F street promenaders, especially
girlf in their spring finery, saw the Presi-
dent approaching from a distance and
lined up on the curb to witness the un-
usual spectacle. Trailing the President
and Mrs. Wilson were six Secret Serv-
ice men.
As the President swung along, his face
was from time to time wreathed in
smiles. and his whole appearance was
that Of a man who had shaken or a
heavy burden, had not a trouble or care
and did not care who knew it, From
his carefree attitude during his stroll,
many persons remarked that the Presi-
dent had at last decided upon his course
of action in the international crisis, and
after his arduous cares of months, had
emerged from his retirement a different
and happier man.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
SPY-NET SPREAD
Every Government Field En-
ploye Is Secret. u. S. Agent.

A great net Of spy-catchers was spread
over the entire country, from New York
to the smallest desert hamlet in New
Mexico, by the Federal government yes
terday.
The spy-catching plan will give the gov
ernment an espionage agent in every
city. rtown. village Or countryside,
throughout the nation. ready to transmit
to the Federal authorities every scrap of
Information as to threatened disloyalty
or plots against the welfare of the coun-
try. There will be thousands of these
agents. all OF them in more or less close
touch with the government heads at
Washington, and all under orders to
make immediate and complete reports on
every detail Of spy Information reaching
them
The plan will make every government
employe In the field forces Of the govern
ment departments, a spy-catcher. 1t will
thus place government agent in touch
with every line Of activity in all sections
Of the country. The plan was worked out
by the various department heads at the
suggestion of Attorney-Gen Gregory,
and the orders issued called upon all Of
the field employees to transmit at once
nhy CNiochSo IHeIn InrOuRn any
channel that would be Of use to the gov
ernment in combating spy activities, or
in handling threatened disloyalty,
The administration expects great re-
suits from the new plan. and reports from
various sections of the country have
already begun to reach the Department
of Justice relating to various spy plots
Among the new spy-catchers are the
thousands Of postmasters. the field force
of the Internal Revenue Service, customs
inspectors. the field forces of the Indian
Service. Bureau of Mines. Land Office,
and other bureaus of the Interior De-
partnent, the great network of employees
of the Department of Agriculture and the
immigration Service. Specific instructions
as to how to make their reports and make
them promptly will be forwarded to the
heads of all of these services in various
parts Of the country. and the Federal
government will then have thousands of
unofficial police agents at work to avert
spy dangers.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
MILITIA ON GUARD
Two Companies Ordered Into
Camp to Patrol City
Approaches.

Companies A and D, First Separate
Battalion. District, National Guard, Maj.
James E. Walker commanding, last night
went into camp on the Potomac fats, and
shortly after midnight were assigned to
guard duty at Long Bridge, Highway
Bridge and other vulnerable points In
that vicinity, relieving the troopers from
Fort Myer who had been stationed there
Orders from the Department of the
East to go into camp were received late
last night, and in less than an hour the
equipment Of the men had been trans
ported from the armories to the fats.
The infantrymen in camp number 160
Companies B and c, the other two units
OF the battalion, still remain In the arm
ories, but expect to be called to duty
this morning.
1t Is expected that today SQUADS Of the
men In camp will be assigned to duty at
the tunnels into Union Station and along
Conduit road. At this latter place regu-
lars were still on duty last night
Major Walker declared his men had
never before been in such excellent con-
oition. He attributed this to the months
OF service on the Mexican border He
also expressed satisfaction over the fact
that he has long waiting list of eligibles
eager to enter the organization. Com
pany A Is commanded by Captain Davis
and Company d is under Captain Smith
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey, COM
manding the District militia, stated last
night that SO far as he knew no orders
for mastering In other units of the
guard had been issued
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
TEUTON RAIDER SEEN.
BY AMERICAN VESSEL
Ship. Believed St. Theodore, Maneu-
vered About Freighter Mongolia.

(By the International News Service. }
New York, March 30.-A German raider
swooped down on the American freight
steamer Mongolia, about 1000 miles east
of Sandy Hook. last Tuesday. Sending
wireless messages to a companion. some
where over the horizon. the raider man
euvered around the American freighter
in a half-mile circle.
Capt. Emery Rice, and his crew of l4I.
seventy-two OF whom are Americans. who
arrived safely at an Atlantic port today.
watched the stranger as she crept to-
wards them. They were greatly relieved
when after a couple OF hours she steamed
away.
Those on the Mongolia. which was
finishing the first round trip across the
Atlantic made by an American ship since
ruthless undersea boat warfare was be-
gun by Germany. were able 10 make out
every detail OF the raider distinctly. Their
opinion was that she is the st. Theodore,
which was captured by the German raider
Moewe. last December, in South American
waters.
The st. Theodore, however, was re-
ported in dispatches from Copenhagen
today to have been sunk near Rio Janeiro.
Those on the Mongolia said three big guns
bristled from the raiders deck and that
she had two masts and one funnel. They
estimated her speed at sixteen knots.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
Rev. DR.. Vincent Writes
Sermon for The Herald

The sermon in Sundays Herald
will be by Rev. Clarence A. Vim
cent, d. D., pastor of Mount
Pleasant Conversational Church.
DR.. Vincent was born near Cleve-
land, Ohio, on a farm. He attended
Oberlin Preparatory College, and
graduated at Oberlin Theological
Seminary. later taking a post-grad-
uate course at Yale University.
He was ordained a minister in
1888 and assigned to his first church
at Sandusky, Ohio, where he re-
mained for five years.
DR.. Vincent was for nine years
pastor of College Church at Gales
vile, ILL.,, and for nine years at
Boston. He has been pastor of
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church in this city for the past
three and a half years, and last
year was president of the Pastors
Federation OF the District.
The text of his sermon, written
especially for the Sunday WASH
lngton Herald, will be: He
Maketh Everything Suitable"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
GUARD INCREASED
5000 More Militiamen to Pro.
tect u. S. Buildings.

Three thousand more National Guards
men were called out by the War De-
partment yesterday in pursuance OF its
works and buildings. Under the depart
ment's orders. these additional militia
men brought into the Federal service will
perform the same duties as the $500
members of the militia, already ordered
cut in a score OF States.
The additional troops ordered out are
New York's Forty-seventh and Twenty
third Infantry regiments and the First
Squadron Of the First Cavalry; Battery
A, Georgia Field Artillery. and Com
panies d and E OF the Tenth Field Ar
tillery Of Connecticut.
Mobilization OF the civilian employees Of
the Panama Canal Zone is contemplated
by an order made public by the War De-
partment, creating a board to consider
the possibilities of such a step. Men,
bers Of this board are Lieut.. Col. Chester
Harding. governor OF the Canal Zone:
Commander Hutch l. Cone, and Maj. Oil
YER Edw ards.
The government began placing hurry
orders for steel cable nets to catch sub
marines. The award OF one contract for
100 nets to the American Steel and Wire
Company. of Philadelphia. was announced
by the Navy Department. They are to
be built and delivered with all possible
speed Deliveries will commence within
three weeks. Secretary Daniels was as
sured by the company.
The nets leoatracted for are similar 70
those now used by the allies to guard
their Iivers and harbors against the sub
marine menace. They will be constructed
at a cost of S1,SS1 each. and are to be Of
1e-foot steel mesh. 1,5oo feet long and "a
feet deep.
Efforts were redoubled in all branches
Of the government service TO detect the
presence Of German submarines of the
Atlantic seaboard. Particularly active n
the work of scanning the coasts are the
Lighthouse Service. the Fishery Service,
Coast and Geodetic Survey. and other
maritime bureaus, in cooperation with
the Navy Department.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
REICHSTAG APPLAUDS
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Members Cheer Chancellor's Mention
of Slavic Overthrow of Monarchy.
BY KARL H. Won WIEGAND.
Untern ationaI News SeryIcel

international News Service.)
Berlin (vla Sayville wireless), March .
Oelayed).-The Russian revolution was
cheered in the Reichstag today.
Germany. in the carefully selected and
highly si.5nificant words Of DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, the chancellor. virtually
held out to the Russian people the olive
branch for a peace honorable to both
sides"
In words perhaps less enthusiastic but
no less significant, the chancellor touched
upon the coming momentous decision OF
the United States Congress, as regards a
declaration Of war against Germany.
In declaring that Germany does not
want war with the United States, Chan
cellor Won Hollweg called at
tention to the fact that Germany had
once abandoned her submarine war In
the hope that England could be induced
to return to the bounds of international
law and conduct her blockade in accord
with international usage, but Germany
was. doomed to disappointment.
The chancellor's declaration in this re-
spect, in which he told how the hand of
friendship had been extended to the Unit
ed States, has been interpreted by some
as meaning that Germany Is willing to
adopt the same attitude again.
The three subjects which held the at
tention of this most important session of
the Reichstag were Russia, the United
States and the characterization of Prus-
sia-