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TU SON PLANS FOR GREAT WAR
 COUNCIL TO MEET
It Is Thought That Broad and Far-Reaching Cues lions Will Be Discussed Which May Lead to World Peace in Future Years-Allied
 Representatives to Arrive at Once

Washington April 14-Presdent Wilson personally began today the formulation of definite programme for the great conferences begin here next week with official repre- sentatives of Great Britain and France
 The subjects be discussed expected to extend further than military cooperation between the United States and the allies The President believes the greatest result which from the world is agreement under which conflict be avoided in the future and guarantees of the right of self government every naton large sma and
 this ideal is certain to find it's into the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15

though private capital is already offer ing millions for the work
 General Goethals was chosen to head the work, it was explained tonight for three reasons--his capacity, his German descent, and as a testimonial to the loy- atty of American citizens of Teutonic ex- fractions, and because he is considered the one man in the United States most offensive to Germany. Germany, it has been said, has never forgiven the man who constructed the canal when German experts said it could not be accomplished
 In their efforts to persuade General Goethals to take charge of building the ships, it was pointed out that he prob ably would spend before the war was over as much or more than was expended in building the canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
Deaths and Funerals
Dr. k. w. Roland

Funeral services over the remains or pr. k. w. Roland will be held from his late residence, 2016 Highland ave nue. at o'clock this afternoon Tn- terment will follow at Elmwood ceme- tery. The active pallbearers will be z H. Benners, Thomas Bellsnyder, Rob- ert Ritchie, l.. A. Christian, J. " Adams. James Arthur Smith, W. D Tynes, Dan Dimmick. J. Goslin and w. c. Sterrett; and the honorary pail bearers A. w. smith, Dr. Cunningh ln Wilson. Z. T. Rudolph, D. J. Smy ar pr. T. E. Magruder, L. Sevier. A. O Wilson, T. 0. Smith, John F. Tillman ]. S Gillespy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
Frank K. Brown

Frank K. Brown, aged 33 years, died at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his late residence, z33O Fourth avenue. north, after an illness of several months. The de- ceased is survived by his widow. The remains are being held dt the private chapel of Lige Loy. pending funeral ar engagements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
Experienced Evidence

From the Stanford Chaparral
 My cross-examination didn't seem to worry you very much,' said the famous lawyer after the trial. Have you had any previous experienced"
 Just little" replied the witness. q have six children Belle Isle, made famous in fiction by Dumas Man in the Iron Mask" now is a prison for Germans of rank captured in the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
TactlesS

From the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
 Alphonse-Where is ze maid?
 Jean-Ze maid is arranging ze hair of madame!
 Alphonse-Oui. Et madame, is she with her2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
OF
 GIGANTIC WOODEN
 FLEET TO BEGIN

 ships supplies allies will definitely
  the vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
$27:so $
For This 75-lb. White Mountain

Our beautiful "Boston" in the superb ssWhite Mountain Grand" construction. LargeHt pro- vision space consistent with Ice chamber. Lift put the Duplex grate and flue. the strong Gleam-
 Ing shelves, the waste pipe with it's automatic frnp-cleanse and sun-replace; cold, pure, sweet and EIisteninE interior maintained with
 little care. Nickeled locks and hinges of solid bronze. Made of genuine ash with mirror finish.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

Try a Shirley special 25c din
ner. (20tf)
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
20. M. Thomason.)

Bismarck, Feb. 1.-House
Bill "a lies mouldering in the
tomb, but it's soul goes march
ing on. It's death occurred Tues
day when the standpat major
ity in the senate voted to in
definitely postpone the measure
and put the clincher on it. The
vote stood FL to %.
When the vote was announced
the throng that had packed the
galleries and the corridors and
had cheered and applauded to
the echo the speeches made in
favor of the measure, sullenly
and silently left the chambers
with the fires of indignation
smouldering in their breasts.
There were in all ten ballots
taken, and it was clear from the
first one that the bill was des-
tined for slaughter. Stolid and
sullen the senator's, who had ev-
identity entered into a pact to
kill the bill, sat with necks stiff
fened. eyes closed and hearts
hardened, while the supporters
of the bill pelted them with rea-
son, argument and appeals that
the bill be submitted to the peo-
pie to accept or reject. Not
once did they finch or bulge.
The fact that hundreds who
taxed the capacity of the stand
ing room of the chamber cheered
and applauded their approval of
the bill; the fact that on Monday
alone out of the petitions bear
ing 5000 names which reached
the senate, more than 5000 of
them favored the bill; the fact
that $4,000 people of the state
had set their seal of approval
upon some such measure; the
! fact that the eyes of the nation
were upon them-none of these
things feazed the senators in the
slightest. In spite of all this
they stubbornly thwarted the
manifest will of nearly million
people, did these % senator's.
They turned their backs upon
the lesson of the past, ignored
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

tions in corn growing were the
results and much interest was
promoted in the cultivation of
this crop and the boys encour-
aged to enter another year.
A Girls Butter Making Con-
test has also been held for the
past two years, hoping thereby
to stimulate interest in making
of a good quality of farm made
butter and to interest the girls
in this very important industry.
Prizes were offered in the con-
test by the county commission
ers, $500, $500 and $1.00 being
offered for the best three five
pound jars of butter made by a
girl in each commissioners dis
t1ict. This form of contest has
aroused only a partial interest,
some nine girls taking part this
year. It has not been decided
yet whether this contest will be
continued another year or not.
Farm Boys Hike and Encampment.
Another project was the Farm
Boys Hike and Encampment,
which was held in July and in
which it was planned to give the
farm boys of the county an out
ing, at the same time some val
Continued on Page 81
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
HOUSE BILL 4l4KILLED
BY STANDPAT SENATE
HOLD0VER SENATORS THROW DISCRETION TO THE WINDS
SIMPLY TAKE LEAGUE MEASURE OUT FOR ROMAN HOLIDAY.
LEAGUE MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER TO "sTlcK"
SENATOR SANDSIROM PARTICIPATES IN HIGH EXECUTION

the thunderous clamor of an
outraged commonwealth, closed
their eyes to all consequences
and willfully scooped out the last
shovelful of dirt from their own
political graves.
After it was over with they
actually showed signs Of jubila-
tion. Evidently they honestly
believed they had done the right
thing, or that the people would
forget and that peace and calm
will be theirs two years from
now. They nailed their flag to
the mast and went down with
the ship, and apparently did it
with fanatlcal and fatalistic
joy.
1t is universally agreed that
the largest consignment Of
League ammunition that has ev-
er been delivered arrived today,
as a result of the death of a..
The standpatters made the de-
livery. It is the most powerful
explosive yet used in this great
battle. All past conflicts in this
great war are minor skirmishes
compared to it. The flag Of
truce is thrown away and the
word compromise and surren-
der are forgotten. It is a war
of determination of the reac-
tionary political fossils who
stand in the path of progress
and block the onward movement
of the people. "To this end we
pledge our sacred homes, ou1
lives and our fortunes" These
are the sentiments as expressed
among league members here
tosignt. Determination marks
their every bearing and deer
conviction thereon.
"I have two thousand dollars
two years of time and a Ford cal
that I am going to give to finish
wiping off the map every stand
patter in the state," exclaimed L
L. Stair, and the crowd cheered
Historians may now prepare
to write another chapter in the
gigantic drama of northwest
politics.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
PETITIONS POURED IN
BY THE HUNDREDS

In response to last weeks ap-
peal n these columns, the Cour.
ant has received hundreds OF
petitions from every section OF
the county, asking Senator
Sandstrom to support House
Bill Al.
These petitions were to be
forwarded to the senator this
morning, but, in view of the fact
that the senate has already
killed the bill, and Senator Sand
strom assisted in the execution,
the petition will be held in the
Courant office in memory OF a
misrepresented people.
The tremendous response
through these petitions leaves
no question in the minds Of the
people as to the desires of Bot
tineau county. The petitions
were not only signed generally
by the farmers, but a large per-
centage of business men, par
ticularly in the city of Botti-
neau, expressed their approval
of House Bill A.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

applied for at the organization
represent an amount
much larger than anticipated,
it is known fact that this is
only a beginning of the amount
of business that will be done,
once the organization is under
way.
A similar meeting for the wes-
tern part of the county will be
held at Maxbass Friday, Feb.
9th, and it is possible that the
two organizations will affiliate
so as to transact business joint
ly with only one secretary
treasurer, thus materially re-
ducing the office expense.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

FOR UNCLE Sam
New German Submarine Policy
Occasions Fear That u. S.
Will Be Involved.

A telegram received in Bot
tineau this afternoon expresses
the fear that the United Stats
may become involved in the Eur
opean war, as the result Of a new
submarine policy just announc-
ed by the German empire. =.
According to the dispatch,
Germany has announced a
blockade of all armed merchant
vessels. This means that the
United States will have to re-
treat from her former position
or, sooner or later, become in
volved in marine difficulties
that will lead to a break with
the German empire.
The seriousness Of the situ-
alton is indicated in the stock
market by a falling off Of 15c on
wheat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

IS ORGANIZED
Farmers of Eastern BOttineau
County Perfect Farm Loan
Association Here.

The Eastern Bottineau Coun-
ty National Farm Loan Associ-
alton was organized at a meet
ing held in this city yesterday
by farmers. The territory COM
prising the association is that
portion of Bottineau county ly-
ing east of the Mouse River and
Currie township in Rolette
county.
No less than $55, 900 in loans
were subscribed for at the meet
ing, besides $4,000 in stock.
At the organization meeting
held after the stock subscrip-
tion closed the following direct
ors for the association were
elected: ...
Director for the First Dis
trict-Martin Rothe, Carbury.
Director for the Second Dis
trict-Duncan Cameron and
Geo. R. White, both of Whitby
township.
Directors for Third District
John Martinson Of Landa and
J. M. Daily of Scandia township.
Directors at Large IF. w.
Lonsbrough of Oak Valley
township and A. H. White.
The board of directors i'm
mediately organized by electing
the following officers:
A. H. White, President.
F. w. Lonsbrough, Vice Pres
ident.
John T. Neville, Secretary
treasurer.
John Martinson, Martin Rothe
and T. Thronson, Loan Commit
tee.
From all indications the asso-
citation will be a success from the
very outset. While the loans
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
Home Boy Killed in War.

Mrs. T. A. Findlay received
the sad news Tuesday of the
death Of her brother, Will Kin
sci, who was killed in the trench
es somewhere in France on Jan.
End, while fighting with his reg
iment, a Canadian contingent,
which he joined a year or so ago.
Thus the great war is brought
right home to us. Will was a
young man about 26 years old
and was known to good many
here and in this vicinity, who
will sympathize with the be-
reaved ones. Besides his faith
er, Wayne Kinsel of Sherman
township, he leaves five broth
ers and two sisters. Very little
news of a definite nature have
as yet been received. West
hope Standard.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

Farmer.
]. =. Deschamp, Westhope, Farmer.
Paul Hagan, Westhope, Farmer.
Thos. Stead, Westhope, Farmer.
M. Fletcher, Westhope, Farmer.
Joe Maier, Westhope, Farmer.
Jas. Townsend, Westhope, Farmer.
K. ]. Ratekin, Westhope, Farmer.
J. N, Belcourt, Westhope, Farmer.
Matt Ladoen, Westhope, Farmer.
Jas. Stead, Westhope, Farmer.
VIM. Lawson, Westhope, Farmer.
P. Stead, Westhope, Farmer.
Chris. Jenson, Westhope, Farmer.
Andrew Rehu, Westhope, Farmer.
o. N. Henry, Westhope, Farmer.
Thomas Hennessy, Organizer.
Bottineau, N. D.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
MAXBASS MEET POSTPONED.

Owing to the stormy weather
the Farm Loan meeting to have
been held at Maxbass on Friday
of this week has been post
poned until Friday, Feb. 9th.
All those interested are urged
to be present at that time.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

The number of instruments
filed, (bills of sale, chattel mort
cages, threshing liens, labor
hens, etc.) was 1924, which is
IS more than last year, when the
total was 4169. The grand total
of all instruments filed and re-
corded is 9163. The certificates
and copies made totaled 1913.
The total amount of fees for
the office for the year, includ-
ing transfer fees on deeds, is
$5956.1O. The total for the
previous year was $5541. 90:
It is interesting to note that
there were 318 more satisfac-
tions than there were mort
cages.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
Ground Squirrel Campaign.

= A Boys Short Course in Ag-
culture.
Ground Squirrel Campaign.
''In the first project much in
terest was developed and a gen.
eral campaign was put on
aganG9tt the ground squirrel,
which has occasioned a loss an
nually to the farmers of the
county by the destruction of
; their grain crops of from $780,
900 to $4,000.
A plan of campaign was SUBJ
mitted to the county commits
sioners whereby the county was
to purchase the necessary poison
and other Ingredients through
the N. D. Experiment Station in
wholesale quantities and supply
the various townships at cost,
the county agents to do the mix
ing of the poisoned grain for
the farmers of the townships at
a convenient place for ,distribu-
tion according to the formula
recommended by the N. D. Ex-
pertinent Station.
Meetings of the township
supervisors were called in the
various towns in the county
during the month of February
and the plan explained which
was adopted by most of the
townships and dates were made
, !, for mixing the poisoned grain,
the townships providing the
oats, molasses, soda and starch
and the agents taking with them
the strychnine and glycerine to
be- slsed. In most of the town.
ships 100 bushels of oats were
mixed with 100 ounces of
strychnine and other ingredi-
ents called for in the formula,
the mixing being done without
cost to the townships. The cost
of the material used was mater
tally reduced and the 1875 ounc-
es of strychnine used and the
necessary saccharine and gly-
cerine were furnished to the
townships at a saving of more
than 100000 over previous
methods of purchase.
The ground squirrels were
so generally exterminated in the
county that no damage resulted
to crops this year. Thirty-one
of a possible thirty-nine town.
ships were served entirely or in
part. It is believed that by
conducting another similar cam
paign the coming spring using
about one-half of the material
used last year that a general
cleaning up Of this rodent pest
will be accomplished. The farm
ers were generally enthusiastic
over the results obtained and in
uuiries from a number of dis
ta11t states have been received
as-to the methods employed in
this work.
+ Boys and Girls Contests.
= The Boys Acre Yield Corn
and Alfalfa Contests. Some
l fifty boys planted acres Of corn
and thirty-four took part in the
! Alfalfa production.
! The corn contest was not as
successful as it would otherwise
have been owing to the early
frosts which visited this region,
killing all vegetation, the twelfth
Of September. This prevented
the corn from maturing and in
terfered with the saving Of ma
ture corn for seed in nearly so
large quantities as would other
wise have been done. It had al
been planned to hold q Boys
<sdln Show in connection with
s6he annual Boys Short Course,
but this had to be abandoned.
However. some good demonstra-
II II
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
REGISTER OFFICE PAYS
PROFIT TO COUNTY.

The register of deeds office of
Bottineau county is one of the
real revenue producers for the
taxpayers, the receipts for that
office for the year 1916 exceed
ing the expenditures by more
than $1,000.
Register of Deeds Quamme
has compiled the following sum-
mary of work done in the office
during the past year, which
should prove interesting read
ing to every taxpayer:
Number of real estate instru-
ments recorded, 1889. This is
359 more than the previous year,
when the total was 1880. The
instruments are classified as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01

Remember-When you eat a
steak at Golden's it's a T-Bone
and costs you but 25c. (22tf)
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
THE REAL FACTS ABOUT
THAT WESTHOPE MEETING

Editor COurant:
The Grand Forks Herald's
special service item in Sundays
issue, bearing Westhope date
line stating: "Westhope at a
meeting held Saturday night
unanimously passed resolutions
opposing passage of H. B. 49,"
is an absolute mis-statement of
facts.
The facts are that petitions
were signed almost unanimous
ly by farmers attending the
Westhope mass meeting, petit
ioning for the favorable consid-
GRAFTON in the senate of House
Bill a..
The Herald statement is in
line with the campaign of mis-
representation that has been
carried on by a few avowed en-
emies of the League in and
around Westhope. The farmers
present at the meeting held on
Saturday afternoon will bear
me out in my statement that
mo RESOLUTIONS WERE
ADOPTED.
A resolution prepared by
Page and Mum (Westhope
bankers) was presented by Neil
McDougall and an attempt was
made to take a vote on the
adoption of the resolution, but
was not completed. During the
attempt of the chairman to
verify the vote, quite a few. of
those present began moving
around and creating what con-
fusion they could by talking and
otherwise, trying to prevent the
determination of the vote. It
was quite apparent that a ma
jority of those present favored
H. B. Al.
There were estimated to be
about one hundred persons pres
ent at the meeting, not to ex-
ceed fifty of these being actual
farmers, the rest being West
hope townspeople. After the
meeting almost forty farmers
signed petitions addressed to
Senator Sandstrom, asking him
to support H. B. Al. So it is
very apparent that the oppo-
sition to H. B. A was not unan-
imous.
The farmers around West
hope ought to see through the
Page-Munn scheme and prevent
it's repetition in the future, and
especially ought they to resent
the misstatement of facts re-
garding their meeting.
Following is a list of those
who signed the petition to Sen
ator Sandstrom for the favor
able consideration of the bill:
O. M. Ladoen, Westhope, Farmer.
Thos. J. Hagen, Westhope, Farmer.
A. M. Boucher, Westhope, Farmer.
James Hulse, Westhope, Farmer.
R. o. Haugen, Westhope, Farmer.
A. Ledoux, Westhope, Farmer.
F. B. Henry, Maxbass, Farmer.
O. J. Deschamp, Westhope, Farmer.
Dune. Mcintyre, Westhope, Farmer.
J. P. Hultburg, Westhope, Farmer.
Royal Phelps, Westhope, Farmer.
r. Perfontaine, Westhope, Farmer.
VIM. Simon, Westhope, Farmer:
r. J. L. McKelvey, Westhope, Min.
B. F. Brown, Bottineau, Farmer.
Dan McInnis, Westhope, Farmer.
Arthur Downs, Westhope, Farmer.
J. C. Ryder, Westhope, Farmer.
Howard Acheson, Westhope, Farm
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-01
COUNTY AGENTS
ANNUAL REPORT
A. P. Henderson Presents Inter-
esting Report to County
Beard on Work Done.

The Courant takes pleasure
in presenting herewith the an
nual report of County Agent
A. P. Henderson, for the east
ern half Of Bottineau county,
made to the board of county
commissioners.
The report which follows is a
summary of the work carried on
during the year 1916 by the Ag-
ricultural Extension Department
and divulges some very inter-
esting facts:
"At the beginning of the year
the work was outlined under
four major projects, namely,
A Ground Squirrel Extermin-
alton Campaign.
The Boys Acre Yield Corn
and Alfalfa Production Contest.
! A Boys Hike and Chautau-
+ A Boys Short Course in Ag
culture.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-03-30

FOR SALE-Single harness, practical
" as good as new. Gala Maxwell.
Clio, Mich. 9
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-03-30
B. j. Wilson.

State of Michigan. County of Genesee. IS,
At session of the Probate Court for said
County of Genesee held at the Probate Office in
the City of Flint the oath day of March. in the
year one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
Present Hon. John c. Graves. Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of James A. And
rews, deceased
Charles NJ. Dusenbury administrator having
filed his final account. requests the allowance Of
the same and his discharge from said trust.
1t is Ordered That the Goth day of April, next.
al nine O'Clock in the forenoon, at said Probate
Office. be appointed for the allowance of said ac-
count.
1t is Further Ordered. That a copy of this
Order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing in The Clio Messen-
ger. a newspaper printed and circulating in the
county of Genesee.
John c. Graves,
A true copy Judge of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman,
Register II