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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23
XXXVIII
In a Prisoners Camp at the
Mercy Of Fever and Dogs.


Undoubtedly the worst prison cnmr
which visited In Germany was that
OK WittenherE N3ttenberg ~ the
ancient town where Luther lived and
nailed his thesis &c the church door
'rhe camp was situated lust outside
sae city ~ q very unattractive So y
NEXT 10 the railway An outbreak a
typhus Fever prevented us from visiting
the camp, alihourh Mr.. Jackson con
vrrsed W. some Ug The prisoners
from outside tbs barrier OF barr ed
wire
When the t,pbus vas finally driven
out. Mr. ILthgo0 Osborne visited the
camp aud his report % conditions
7here was such that I visited it my
@elf. I'm the meantime holding UT hts
report uatN. had verified &.
With Nh Charles II. Resell Jr. 1
visited the camp Typhus fever seems
70 he continually present in Russia
IL ts carried By the body louise and
II Is transmitted from one person
smother. Russian sol lters seem &
carry this disease with them wltbo
apparently suffering much from
themselves The Russian soldiers ar
living at W!ttenberg we're not proper
dtsinfectef md i0 consequence iyl"
fever broke out IN camp.
Several british medical officers were
there with their prisoners. because
hy the provisions ~ The Hague con-
Shntions, captured medical officers 4ay
be Kept with she tranps ~ thrir nation
IT prisoners have need of their ser
vices These medical officers protes
ed with the camp commander xafnst
the berding together OF the French
and British prisoners wish the Rus
SLAMS, who. as I have said. were SUI
feriag from typhus fever Put the
camp comma nder said. You will have
10 know your elites and ne kent
all Of his prisoners together. and thus
az surely condemned Ia death num-
Der OF French and British prisoners
81 war as though he hs4 stood them
against the wall and ordered thsu shot
by a firing squad
FRfCHTET-Tg CONDITIONS
OF VITTFNBFRG
Conditions IN the camp during the
period OF Tits epidemic were frigntfuI.
The CAMP was virtually deserted by
the Germans a~2 7 undere- and that
the German doctor did not 49, ',c IS
g1any visits TO the ca1ar as thu eitla.A
Ion required
~ The tirTe Z visited the can mp the
'yphuS enf7sts.c % -nnrse. had -heen
stRN 6'77 oIt The Germans employed
lrrC DuT her ~ police dogs IN thIs
carp. a"d tt@@a dogs not only vrere
used i7 v-ets9.-- the outside Of The
earnp IN order 70 .rsven, The ea~sr..
q u !scacr~- Hrt wc~e used within the
cav}p. MANY complaints rsere made To
gn@ ~ prisoners e0rceruiug these dogs.
statirr that nun had been bitten hy
she Dogs II seemed undoubtedly tr,Ir
that the prison rs there had teer
knocked aio8t aud beaten in ter
rlble manner bv their guards and one
Guar went So FAR 20 10 strike one
81 the British ueaicsi officers in the
eRfun.
Their. were sNo,t thirtv.sc.-a,,
civilian prisoners I'm tfa y.a'rln v,ha had
heer th.rs af} through. rha tvr,bus
epidemic r. s4zos,r4,i - t,ss. re5rss4-z.,t ~
sa3ese civilian urists., era to me general
,tvilis csmp az Hphleheu ana the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23

visit the embassy at least once a week
in that way ] was enabled to keep IN
direct touch with the camp. At two
periods during my stay in. Berlin
spent enough days at the camp to
enable every prisoner who had a COM
plant of any kind to personally pre-
sent ii to nae.
The organization of this camp was
quite extraordinary. found it i'm
possible to get English prisoners To
perform the ordinary work of clean
ing up the camp, etc, always expected
of prisoners themselves. and so, with
the funds furnished me from the Brit
ish government. the camp captain was
compelled to pay a number OF tht
poorer prisoners to perform this work
Secretaries Ruddock and Kirk, of our
embassy. performed the uninterestfne
and arduous work of experimenting
those payments as wei as our other
financial affairs. This work was most
trying, and they deserve great credit
for their self-denial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23

Mrs. Fleming Hurt. of Roanoke, is
spending few days In this city.
Meeting at william FOX,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23

optimIstlc Thought.
There can be no permanent happi-
ness when there is departure from
prosperity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23

The PhTenI-IeAch6f9 ASsOCIhtlOn OF
William Fox school will meet this
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the school
auditorium. DIR. Roy X. Flanagan,
chief health officer, will talk on The
Necessit of. Open Air Schools" All
mothers and teachers interested in the
school will be present to hear DR..
Flanagan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23
ADDITIONS
TO THE CAMP DIET

BY arrangem ents with the British
government, | was also enabled to
pay the poorer prisoners an allow
nnce OF Ave marks week, thus per-
hitting them to buy little luxuries and
necessities and extra food at the camp
canteen which was early established
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

CONNECTION and tobacco stores. The
North Dakota Enforcement league has
not assumed the enforcement or THIS
law but has secured some evidence
and prosecutions. l find that the OF
ficials generally are not trying to en-
force it. Cigarets are sold continually
under the nose of police officers and
they seldom make legal complaint or
report to the states attorney as the
law provides, Complaints come to US
that many pupils of our schools are
smoking cigarets. Many pool halls, II
they do not directly sell cigarets, keep
the papers for gift so as to enhance
the sale of smoking tobacco. These
cigaret papers come in consignments
of smoking tobacco and are not often
shown on transportation records. 1t Is
a. shame that interstate commerce be
allowed to protect outside state inter
ests in their efforts to foist upon the
people of a state that which they
have prohibited. The principle of the
Webb Kenyon act ought to apply here.
"No one not in the work can fully
appreciate the far-reaching lines OF
work done by the North Dakota En-
forcement league and how by persist
ent effort better laws have been Sc
cured and enforced. We have OFTEN
been up against seemingly impossible
barriers in the way OF local puollc
sentiment or official indifference and
such have hindered but not deferred
the league in it's purpose. In many
the law has been enforced
in spite of public sentiment and the
public sentiment has fol-
lowed: officers have failed to act and
been removed from office or ultimately
defeated for office. The work Of the
league shows continual progress, un-
usual success and an ever-improVing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
Big DAYS
In. STORE
AT. :. COLLEGE !,
Interscholastic Events Will
be Staged May % and 26,
It Is Announced.

One of the big features at the North
Dakota Agricultural college this spring
will be the interscholastic contests In
which all the highschools Of North
Dakota and western Minnesota Will
be eligible to participate and big
May festival, both Of which will be
held on May 25 and 26.
These events. which Will be free 10
the people Of Fargo and Moorheads
are being arranged for with the ex-
pectation of making them something
entirely out Of the ordinary for the
entertainment of the large number OF
highschool pupils and townspeople
who will be in attendance.
On Friday, May %, there will be an
interscholastic track and baseball meet
on Dacotah field. followed by the May
festival, which Is being arranged I'M
der the direction of Miss Marie Kam-
meyer. In that event there will be a
Maypole dance and several other fes-
tival dances for which extensive prep
arations are being made.
Another feature on Friday will be
an English county fair, which will be
held on the campus between the Ad-
ministration and Engineering build
ings. This will be a typical represen-
tation of county fair in England. 1t
will be followed in tlne evening by sew
eral short PLAYS in the Little Country
theatre. ....-
On Saturday. May 2s. there will be
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
GARBAGE
CANS TO
FEED ALL
Enough Waste to Feed Any
of the Great
Armies.

The garbage cans of America would
feed any of the great armies now en-
gagged in the world war;" said DR.
Frank L. Mcvey of Grand Forks, pres
ident of the University Of North Da-
kota. in his address before 100 mem
bers of the Fargo Commercial club,
assembled for their second get-to-
gether banquet at the auditorium last
evening, and the waste of the indus
trial world. both in material and in
money, would clothe and munition such
an army
Americas wastage of her resources
reaches such proportions yearly that
II we gain nothing else from our en-
trance into that gigantic struggle
across the seas than to learn to use
our resources judiciously, our sacri-
fees will not have been in vain"
DR.. McVey went on record as favor
ing the voluntary method Of enlisting
men for the army and navy, declaring
that resort to CONSUMPTION would dull
enthusiasm in the cause which we are
championing. democracy. He also dis
cussed methods used in securing funds
to conduct warfare, namely bond is
sues and taxation.
When this war is over" said DR..
McVey in closing. "our ideas and our
ideals Will have been changed. Gov
eminent, democracy and religion will
have been enlarged and magnified."
A rising vote Of thanks was rendered
DR.. McVey at the close Of his address.
Atty. Aubrey Lawrence was toast
master.
The only other speaker of the eve
ming was J. p. Hardy, secretary of the
club. who in a few well chosen re-
marks called attention to the resolu-
ton adopted by the executive commit
tee at, its meeting yesterday noon, ask
ing Fargo citizens and organizations
of citizens to conserve all resources,
and pledging the club to curtail ex-
penses as. far as possible.
The showing Of a two-reel moving
picture film. entitled Two Hours From
Tacoma to the Glaciers. loaned by the
Tacoma chamber Of commerce, closed
the evening. ..... -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
RIVERS and
HARBORS BILL
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, April ia general
rivers and harbors bill, carrying prob
ably $33,000,O 900 will be introduced at
the present special session of con-
gress. Chairman Small OF the Rivers
and Harbors committee, announced last
night. Decision to introduce the
measure was reached after a confer
ence between President Wilson and
Senators Fletcher, chairman OF the
commerce committee; RansdelI OF
Louisiana and Representative Small
and conferences between the congress-
men and Secretary Baker. The pres
ident, 1t is learned, named as a con-
dition Of his approval Of the bill that
1t contain a provision for a depart
mental commission which would COM
prise the secretaries Of war, interior,
agriculture and commerce.
A meeting of the rivers and harbors
committee will be called by Chairman
Small as soon as the minority mem
bers, to be named by the Republicans.
probably tomorrow. are approved by
the house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
Shop at Ricker's.--Advt
Herbst's for hosiery.-Advt.
Hendrickson for shoes.-Advt.

Shop at Ricker's.--Advt
~, Herbst's for hosiery-Advt.
Hendrickson for shoes.-Advt
Take your films to. Reed's.--Advt.
Have Knight Prtg. Co. print it, tAd.)
DR.. Basye. osteopath. Phone 1887.
ADV. EEr .
Phone 1856. Fargo freproof ware
house.-Advt. ... #..,.
at pays to keep clean" Phone S26.
Fargo Laundry Co.--Advt.
For Rent--Double store on First
avenue north. Apply Walker Bros. &
Hardy.-Advt. .sr
Drive your car in dirty-it comes
out clean. Fargo Auto Laundry. Across
from Fargo house, Fourth street
Advt.
Minnesota .homesteads without resi-
dence or improvements. American
Investment Co.. Box 30S. Fargo. N. D.
-Advt.
J. G. Ness, representing the Pacific
Mutual Life, left yesterday for Devils
Lake where his company is enjoying
a nice business.
Wanted-Six horses weighing 1900
or better, mares preferred, ages four
to seven. Write full particulars with
color and price to p. o. Box 519, Fargo.
--Advt.
Mrs. c. o. Smith. grand regent:
Every member of the Court of st.
Anne, No. 261, Daughters Of Isabella,
is requested. to meet at the Cathedral
club rooms at o'clock Thursday aft
.ernoon, April 10, to take part in the
Loyalty day parade.
Three generations In one family
voted at the school election yesterday.
Mrs. Harriet N. Clapp, her son. At
itorney w. J. Clapp, and her grand
daughter, Miss Fannie Clapp, all went
ito the polls and cast their votes for
members of the board Of education.
Mrs. Clapp is so years of age, but
takes an active interest in municipal
affairs, and especially in affairs of the
public schools. 50
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18
Cocoanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair

II you want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash it
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and Is
very harmful Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (Which is pure and eS-
tirely greaseless), is much better than
the most expensive soap or anything
else you can use for shampooing, as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub 1t in. One or two teaspoonfu.s
will make an abundance OF ricn,
creamy lather, and cleanses the hair
and scalp thoroughly. The lather rfnses
out easily and removes every particle
of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessi -
oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly,
and It leaves 1t fine and silky, bright.
fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. 1t is very
cheap and a few ounces is enough to
last everyone in the family for months.
ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

a baseball game between the Univer-
sity Of North Dakota and the Agricul-
tural college, which will be followed
in the afternoon by the tenth annual
interscholastic field meet on Dacotah
field and in which large number of
the highschools Of this state and west
ern Minnesota will participate. There
will also be drill and parade by the
cadet battalion of the A. c..
In the evening the annual inter-
scholastic declamatory contest will be
held in the Little Country theatre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

Beautiful Greek vases were dug up
in the trench work at GallipoH. Pere
Dhorme, of Jerusalem. Is an expert
in ancient things and was serving as
a French soldier at the Dardanelles.
While under fire Of the Turkish guns
he dug out a large connection Of
Greek vases and five splendid sar-
cophagi and some jewelry."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

The main naval strength of the
United States is as follows: 36 dread
noughts and predreadnoughts. 10
armed cruisers. 16 protected cruisers,
1875 torpedo boat destroyers, 10 tor
pedo boats, SO submarines, and 80
gunboats. These figures do not tell the
whole strength, for we have others
building and are increasing our ability
to build rapidly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

BY one Of the largest votes ever cast
at a school election in this city, the
people of Fargo endorsed the work of
the board of education in re- electing
the retiring members for another term,
leaving the board for the next year the
same as it has been for the past year.
In the election yesterday there was
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

In Utah the law provides for COM
pulsory enlistment in the national
guard and training between the ages
OF Is and as.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-18

a total of 1874 votes cast. DR.. E. F.
Ladd, John S. Frame and Mrs. e. s.
Blake, running for reelection on a
ticket of Economy. Efficiency and Elk
perience, were elected by large maJori-
ties over George Hancock, j. w.
Hodges and Mrs. Emil Euren.
Last evening the city commission
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
LEAVES FOR PITTsBURG.

Lieutenant ThOs. D. Wilson, who
has been spending the time since he
came back from the Mexican bor-
der, with his Manchester relatives,
left last Wednesday for East Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, where he resumed
his duties with the Westinghouse
Electric company. Mr.. Wilson is en-
ployed as an inspector in the depart
ment which handles electrical appli-
canoes for automobiles. position OF
great responsibility, and incidentally
carries with It a neat salary. Mrs.
Wilson will join her husband as soon
as he can find house. This move
by the young people is rather un-
certain at the present time. Should
an order to mobilize the Iowa troops
come Mr.. Wilson would have to re-
turn in that event.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
CARL W. HEIDERMAN.

After a struggle of five weeks
against the inroads of q relentless
disease, Carl W. Heiderman, died at
his home near Ryan Thursday morn
ing, February 9Th, 1917 Mr. Heider-
man was in his 3sth year. When Mr.
Heiderman was first taken i'll, it was
believed that he was suffering from
a severe cold. This soon gdeyeloped
into pneumonia, Of the most violent
form. !. Is vHes.>
Despite the best care his condition
continued to grow worse. until death
came as n release from his sufferings
early Thursday morning.
Carl Heiderman was born in Kri-
enka, PQpmern, Germany, May 6, 1879,
and came with his parents to Amer
lea in 1887. At that; time the family
located in the southern opart,of Della
ware county. In February, 1903, Mr.
Heiderman was married to Miss Clara
Scheer of Monticello. Mr.. Heiderman
is survived by his wife, and eight
children-Id Ida, Carl, Raymond, Harold,
Emma. Harry. Annie and Esther;
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Heider-
man, who reside east of Manchester;
and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Kreumpel
OF New Rockford, North Dakota; and
Mrs. Martha Andrews Of Masonville.
Mr.. Heiderman was devout MEM
Der OF the German Lutheran church
of Ryan, and was an industrious, up
right man and held in high esteem
by his neighors and friends. His
death is blow Of unusual magnitude
to the wife and children, robbing
tlaem of a kind, affectionate husband
and an indulgent father. This sorrow
is felt in large measure by many
outside of the immediate family cir
Gle. Sincere sympathy is felt for the
family in the, heavy grief which has
come so suddenly upon them.
Funeral services were held at the
Lutheran Church in Ryan on last
Sunday at IL o'clock. A brief ser
vice was held at the home before the
remains were taken to the church.
Rev. Eugene Melchert had charge of
the services.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
Presbyterian.

The morning service next Sunday
will deal with the second great Ques-
ton which confronts every young
person. What Shall Do?" How dec
ide my life work."
Sabbath school at 11.45. Junior En-
deavor 400 P. M. G. E. $3.50.
Evening service. 7.3O theme How
Prepare for life Work."
, Prayer meeting THURSDAY evening
at 1880.
The Anchor Class will give a Soc
ial Friday evening" of this week at the
home OF DR.. E. G. Dittmer. A caf-
feteria lunch will be served during the
evening. Everybody is invited.
The men of the congregation are
planning to entertain the women and
families of the, congregation with
supper, at the church Friday eve
ming, Feb. %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
An Unusual RECORD.

o. e. Huene, Of this city, received
a letter from the st. Paul and Marine
Insurance company the other day con-
tanning new $40 gold piece, and in
forming him Of the fact that he holds
second place among the companys
agents as business getter. Mr..
Huene has turned over to the COM
pany. In premium. money nearly
5000 during the past year. That his
work is appreciated is plainly evid-
.enced by the letter the company wrote
him, and the token Of appreciation in
the form Of $40 gold piece. Mr..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
MANCHESTER Roy HONORED.

A. L. Beardslee OF Manchester,
president OF the Phi Beta ri medical
fraternity, is one of the seventy Univer-
sity Of Iowa students, who has been in
vited to attend the Finkbine Kuehnle
banquet at the Hotel Jefferson on Feb
ruary 81.
This banquet will be one Of the i'm
presive affairs Of the college year. It
is financed by W. O. Ti,ikbine Of Des
Moines and Carl F. Kuehle of Den?
iscn, prominent alulhniof the Unlver-
sity. The purpose ofyhs banquet is to
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| 4 . s. d . /. .
reward students who have shown lead
ership in University activities and to
foster spirit of good fellowship and
enthusiasm among students and alumri.
Invitations are awarded on q merit
basis pure and simple. 1t was impos-
sible to accommodate more than sew
enty guests; SO it fell upon the pro-
moters of the function to select this
small group from body of two thous.
and men. Because of this fact an in
vitation to this banquet is looked upon
by the student body as one of the high
est honors that can come to Unver-
sity man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
BOSTON COLLEGE GIRLS TO PLAY
u. ". rs.

Lovers Of basket ball will have
rare treat in store when the Boston
College Girls team will meet the To-
cal D. v. team for game at Cen
trail Opera House next Wednesday
evening, February 21st. The girls
team is making q tour through the
west, and plays such teams as Len
OK College, Waterloo High school,
ands,othery fast teams in this section
OF the state. This team is on its
eighth tour. They are clever basket
ball players, and will put up game
that is worth seeing. The admission
is only Csc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
AUDUBON, SOCIETIES TO MEET.

The Audubon Society will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. ?. p.
Triem, when an interesting program
will be given. The birds to be studied
are:
Canadian Warbler.
The Worm-eating Warbler.
The Pine Warbler.
The Black-throated Green Warbler.
On the same afternoon Audubon
Society Chapter No. 1, will meet with
Miss Blanche M. Terrill, when the
following birds will be studied:
American Pipit.
Summer Yellow Bird.
MYRTLE Warbler.
Black and White Warbler.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
BOOSTING SUFFRAGE CAUSE

Mrs. Culiom Jones, Of Waterloo, one
of the state organizers 7 for woman
suffrage, spoke to an enthusiastic COM
pany Of women on Wednesday after
noon, Feb z, at the library. On that
day North Dakota became full suf-
frage state, and the event was cele-
brated by our women at the library by
prolonged applause.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14

Huene is not as young in point of
years as he once was, but when 1t
comes to writing insurance he can
put his record up against any agent
and show them how he got the bus
mess.