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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-11-27
WAGES, WORk-AOURS
AND TARIFF

Washington, Nov. 25.-The Repub-
Ilican Publicity association, through
its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr., today gave out the following
statement from its Washington Head
quarters:
"The declaration by Samuel Com
pers that organized labor will resist
to the uttermdst an attempt to reduce
wartime wages or lengthen hours Of
labor is one that will be read with
interest by all the people Of the coun-
try, as also will any statement he has
to make as to the means by which the
present high wages and short hours
are to be maintained. To the extent
that maintenance of high standards of
wages and of conditions of labor are
possible. Mr.. Gompers will have the
cooperation of the Republicans of the
country. The Republican party has al
ways endeavored to maintain an eco
nomic policy which makes possible the
payment of the highest wages, and the
observance of the shortest hours, and
we believe the records will show that
in time of peace American labor has
been better paid under Republican
policies than under those imposed by
the Democratic party. It is perhaps
true that, on an average hours of labor
have been shortest under a Democrat
ic administration, for in 1898 and
1894 millions of American working
men found their hours of labor cut to
nothing at all.
"Having made his declaration regard
ing continued high wages and short
hours, Mr. Gompers should explain
specifically how he expects to secure
and preserves a market for product
of low wages and long hours from
Europe and Asia. Republicans hope
to maintain the home market for
American producers. They hope that
we shall be able to sell our surplus in
the markets we have gained during
the war. We hope to accomplish this
through a protective tariff which will
build our home production to such a
high quantitive basis that our unit
cost of production will be low. thus en-
abling us to sell the surplus in com-
petition with all the rest Of the world.
That is a specific statement Of the
methods by which Republicans would
maintain high wages and short hours
for American labor. Now will MI.
lGompers state specifically his plan for
enabling American labor to market its
products in competition with the rest
of the world, for we must have mar
ket for products or. we can have
no satisfactory standard Of wages and
conditions Of labor
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-11-27

The world is now longing for a per-
manent place
And once more with life to have a new
lease.
If I had the final and deciding voice
I would lay down a rule so all would
rejoice.
I would stand by the weak against the
wiley and strong
For he who does this will seldom 60
wrong.
l would say to all nations, we have
done enough harm
In killing each other, so let us disarm.
Why costly forts and guns on a boat,
Why can't things be settled by a popu-
lar vote.
Our ships without guns should sail on
the sea,
It belongs to no man and ought to be
free.
Let me warn the whole world before
it's too late
We should never be guided bp envy or
hate.
If the world would be free, you will
find that we must
Be guided by thoughts that are noble
and just.
The thought that is right is best for
us all,
IF we falter In this we surely will fall.
The voice Of the dead, I hea: them
complain,
1--WE paid the great price, did we pay
it in vain.
We gave lives freely and will
never complain
If peace upon earth will always re-
main.
So sing US this song Ger the valley and
plains
They fought and we died to bind Sa-
tan in chains.
w. n. Brown.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

that lies between The Hague and
Rotterdam has lent it's name. Here
William the Silent dwelt and here
he met his tragic death. Here in
the little church is the tomb of
Admiral van Tromp. Here, too,
the Prince of Orange came to live.
Says Knowles, with the advent
of the Prince and the foreign mis-.
sions, with their extensive retinue
of servants, came increased wealth
on the top of Delft's own CONNER
cial and industrial prosperity. 1t
did more; it brought the cultiva-
ton of artistic feeling and luxury,
and a number of distinguished men
of foreign culture and rich,
sumptuous money spenders, ar
rayed in costly brocades, moving
in elegant carriages; notables and
magistrates from neighboring
provinces all with train of Of
ficialdom pertaining to their rank,
with the strict precedence and eti-
quette, and the ceremonies of the
times"
The requirements of the well-to.
do households of Delft gave en-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

couragement to the potter's art.
The Dutch were we'll acquainted
with the enamelled and glazed pot
terry of Italy and of Spain. Such
maiolica we're undoubtedly in
spired experiment. With the i'm
portation of the Chinese blue-and-
white porcelain-probably all that
came to Europe at that early peri
cd passed first to Holland-the dis
tinctive faience we know as old
Dutch Delft came into making,
but it assumed distinctive qualities
Immediately, differentiating it
from either the porcelain of China
or the white ground wares of Italy
and Spain.
Someone once said to me, L
wish I could begin to collect real
old Delft, but l am afraid it is so
difficult to pass judgment on pieces
that without an expert to turn to
constantly l should find my cabi::
net full of spurious ware. Mr..
Antiqueman tells me it is very
difficult to tell a piece Of genuine
old Delft, unless one has had the
years of experience he has had
with it, Happening to have a
slight acquaintance with this Mr..
Antiqueman it was not difficult to
understand why he chose to throw
such mystery around the subject.
Personally l think too many an
tiquemen lose more than they gain
by so zealously guarding those
trade secrets that are no secrets at
all.
Once to know old Dutch Delft is
never to forget it. The knowing
is not difficult matter once it is
explained and one has contact with
q genuine piece as an object lesson.
In the first place, old Dutch
Delft is pottery, not porcelain.
Pottery is ALWAYS opaque while
porcelain is always translucent.
Break pottery object and it will
be seen that it was formed of q
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

much of it will participate in the
great battle which is still going on,
no one can foretell. 1t is known
only that American troops have
been moving about recently and
that many troops which we're
slated for three months additional
intensive training behind the bat
tie lines were found to be in state
of such perfection that they were
ready to meet any emergency.
Americans we're sent to the big
front not long after the battle be-
gan. Official announcement to that
effect was made. Publication of
the fact caused feeling of exulta-
tion to sweep over France. Every
where one could here the French
saying:
America is now in the line!''
Americans had been in the front
line long before that, but not in
the front line of the biggest battle
of the war. The French newspa-
pers commented widely on the mat
ter and later gave great prominence
to the statement of General Perish
ing that anything America has is
at the disposal of France for what
use she wishes to make of it.
This was regarded by France as
the most generous and patriotic
offer ever made by one nation to
another. The people Of France
are overjoyed. They never feared
the result of the big battle. Pos
sibly they worried sometimes about
the capacity of a nation bled as
France has been bled to continue
indefinitely if years we're required
to give the Germans the licking
they deserve. But now they are
flushed with optimism and conf
dence, and they are swelled with
pride and a new love for America.
In the drive" of July the Huns
have been surprised in our fighting
boys. One German prisoner say
ing that the report of a million
Americans in France was not be-
lieved, rumor going the rounds
of the front trenches to the effect
that there were ten million. The
Huns must be getting dizzy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

Dutch Delft. The Dutch ware
made today which passes with the
old name is a glazed ware and not,
like the old, an enamelled ware.
In modern so-called Delft one can
see through the glaze. AS 1 have
said, old Dutch Delft presents a
completely Opaque surface.
Just here l should say that in
some of the later sorts of old Dutch
Delft a glaze was added to the
enamelled surface. But as the
enamelled coating is there, one
will readily recognize it beneath
the glaze. AS the clay base of old
Dutch Delft was so soft and friable
the surface of a piece was entirely
coated with the tin enamel. While
not metallic in the sense of it's
having a metallic lustre like the
maiolica of Deruta or of Gubbio,
light glinted across the surface of
a piece of old Delft reveals tinny
sheen. While. the surface will
prove smooth to the touch, it will
not feel CLASSY as with a glazed
ware.
So friable is old Delft that it is
prone to chip at the edges, there
revealing the brown body base of
the under clay. A drop of strong
acid dropped on the body clay
thus exposed will effervesce, since
there is carbonate of lime in the
understructure of old Delft. This
body clay is so soft that it is easily
cut with knife. This cannot be
said of the English Lambeth Delft,
which English ware. though in
spired by the old Dutch Delft and
contemporary with much of it, was
of a much harder body base. denser
and more glossy than the Dutch
clay. The enamel lay much more
closely and evenly to the body base
of old Dutch Delft than it did with
the English Delft. Dutch Delft
rarely crazed in the kiln; English
Continued on page s. column -
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
Knowing and Collecting Dutch
Delft

When Horace Walpole's kera-
mic treasures at Strawberry Hill
came by inheritance to Lord
Waldegrave they were sent to the
auction room. It took twenty-sev-
en- days of long sessions for the
auctioneers to dispose of them,
notwithstanding the fact that there
were eager bidders for every lot in
his extensive collection. Of Wal
pole it was said:
China the passion of his soul
A cup, plate, a dish, bowl,
Can kindle wishes in his breast
Inflame with joy or break his rest
And how many others there are
of US who succumb to this same
passion! Pottery and porcelain
have, l think, more devotees in the
temples of antiques and curios
than almost any other of the house.
hold gods. Clay feet we know
them to have, but we display their
shrines!
Dutch Delft is one of the sorts
of pottery that is especially dear to
the gatherer of things keramic.
Its popularity has brought it to
be uncommon, but if it is true that
twenty years is, as statisticians say
it is, The average time for collec-
ton to rest before it comes upon
the market again, we may take
comfort in the fact that opportuni-
ties for picking up old Delft are
not vanishing. We have only to
lie in wait for them, to be coura-
geous in competition and alert in
interest.
No faience has crept more win
ningly'into literature than this to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

baked clay base glazed or enamelled
over with substance that has
given it coating which does not
seem to be incorporate in sub
stance with the base. Break a
porcelain object and you will dis
cover that all the way through it
appears of a translucent substance.
Old Dutch Delft of the earliest
sort was composed of a soft. friable,
reddish clay base. Dutch Delft of
the 18th and 18th Centuries had a
body base of yellowish or pale
brown color.
These bases instead of being
glazed were coated with an enamel
like slip. Tin entered into the
composition of this coating and
this tin-enamel gave it a surface
which / would discribe as densely
Opaque. with a metallic feel but
without the metallic lustre, for in
stance, of the maiolica wares of
Italy and of Spain. The surface
of old Delft is absolutely different
from the glazed surface of porce-
lain, of modern pottery.
The modern Delft Of today is
not to be confused with the old
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMERICA

7 HAVE spoken that the whole
L world may know the true spirit
of America that men everywhere
may know that our passion for JUS
tice and for self government is no
mere passion, but a passion which,
once set in action, must be satisfied.
The power of the United States is
menace to no nation or people. 1t
will never be used in aggression for
the aggrandizement of any selfish
interest of our own. 1t springs out
of freedom and is for the service of
freedom. ! Pres. Woodrow Wilson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

ISe4NGN gigantic things Uncle
lAWlgg Sam is doing here some
times wonder if the people who are
subscribing for Liberty loans and
giving their full moral support to
the national government fully real
ize what their money and their
support are making possible over
here in France, writes Don Martin
in the New York Herald.
The rule of the army is that
Americans must not boast. In
simpler, backwoods language,
Americans must saw wood and let
the other fellow do the talking.
Consequently the folks back home
get only fragmentary pictures of
what Uncle Sam, three thousand
miles away, is accomplishing.
Forests in places have been
cleared away to make room for
sidings. Immense structures have
come almost like magic out of the
ground. Railway tracks have been
laid so swiftly that one could al
most see them extend themselves.
To see a thousand hardy. eager
young Americans working in an
isolated part of France is a sight
to be encountered many times any
day. And the work has just be-
gun!
Only a few weeks ago while
driving along a well-known high
way of eastern France / saw young
engineers surveying along a dis
tance of perhaps twenty miles.
They were young college men. A
few days later they were some
thirty odd miles further. along
the road, and where they had been
we're gangs of men digging holes
and unloading coils of wire from
trucks. Next day tamarack poles
were scattered along the route.
What l saw along this 50-mile strip
was merely a duplication of what
was going on in every 5O-mile Sec
tor all the way from the coast to
the front line. Now there is a
fully-equipped American telephone
line.
This is just an incident in the
enormous program of organization
and preparation which the United
States is carrying out. If we lack
perhaps in the long military ex-
perience of some of the other ma
tions, no one can accuse Americans
of lacking in quick organization
and achievement in construction
work. France is marveling at the
speed with which our engineers
and their bands of men have pro-
gressed with their mammoth tasks.
She knows now, although she real
ly never doubted, that the United
States is in the war to finish and
is determined to prosecute it with
the same vigor she has every other
conflict sne has ever engaged in.
American soldiers, as Secretary
Baker predicted, have been pour
ing into France for many weeks.
They are distributed in villages
where until now no American was
ever seen. One has but to see, the
gigantic barracks being erected
here and there along the line of
communications to realize that
StupendOuS things are IN the I'M
mediate future. At one point
thirty one-story frame buildings,
each 100 feet in length. we're built
in two weeks. Now they are filled
with soldiers going through inten-
sive training for service at the
front.
So, as the Americans are gradu-
ally coming to realize that some
where back home there has been
wonderful speed and efficiency in
getting men across the Atlantic,
the people of France are beginning
to understand that Uncle Sam has
a vast army here already. How
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01

Lees WORK on the MOUND was
better than common, due. no doubt,
to the fact that he had couple of
hours TO timber up in before the
game was scheduled to take place.
The result of which was be had
much better control both in mind
and body. He struck out fifteen
men and allowed six scattered hits.
He got one hit himself, scores
once, stole one base and got two
assists. This is a good showing
for a pitcher and wonderful i'm
provement over his work in the
two former games.
Under the supervision of our
musical director, the local band
rendered several solos for the Wis
itors' benefit after the game was
over. This, however, proved to
be as entertaining to them. if not
more 80, than the ball game itself.
The most dominating and in
spring feature of the day WAS to
witness three small babies who
we're just able to walk playing up
on the grass in all their innocence
and happiness. They cared not
who was going to win the game,
or who is going to win the game
that is now being staged in foreign
lands. God bless their pure and
innocent hearts.
PLAY BY INNINGS
FIRST
Visitors-Olson gets on by Bran
throwing the ball clear over Jams
head and goes to second on the er-
ror. Baer struck out. j. johnson
gets a safe hit scoring Olson. H.
johnson gets on by Helms wild
throw. Thompson struck out. Nc
Kinzie out. fly to Burn. One run,
one hit, two errors.
M. S. East draws a pass on
balls. Brad dropped one along
first base line and beat the ball to
first: Bush gets a hit to center
field scoring East. Brad overran
third base and was bottled up be-
tween third and home and was out,
Larson to Dakto. Burn out, An
derson to Thompson. Jam out,
fly to Anderson. One run, two
hits, no errors.
SECOND
Visitors-LarsOn gets on by
Brad heaving the ball over Jams
head but moment later is thrown
out trying to steal second, Helm to
Brad. Dakto struck out. Ander-
son out, Add to Jam. No hits, no
no runs, one error.
M. S. P.-Add struck out. Helm
out, fly to Olson. Bran struck out.
No runs, no hits. no errors.
THIRD
Visitors = Olson gets on by
Burn mufing his fly bali. Baer
struck out but Olson safely steals
second base and goes to third on
j. Johnson's hit. H. johnson
drives one to short center and o.
son tries to score on the hit but is
thrown out, Bush to Helm. Thomp-
son struck out. No runs, two hits,
one error.
NJ. S. P.-Lee is passed to first
by being hit with a pitched ball.
East grounded one to Anderson
forcing Lee out at second. Brad
draws a base on balls. East scores
on Bush's hit. Burn struck out.
Jam gets on by j. Johnson's err
ror and Brad scores on the same.
Add gets on by Larson's error and
Jam scores on the same. Helm out,
j. johnson to Thompson. One
hit, four runs, two errors.
FOURTH
Visitors = Larson struck ont.
McKinzie out, Bran to Jam. Oak
to out, Lee to jam. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
M. S. P.-Bran out, fly to III.
johnson. Lee out. Thompson un-
Continued on page .. column ~
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
VISITORS NEARLY SHUT OUT
Before Large Crowd Outside Spectators and Local Fans
The M. S. p Covered Themselves with Glory
By J. r. S.

TNMTllIHE Nichols, Dean and
IATEH Gregg ball tossers from
9NkG0 St. Paul, who invaded our
lN-NlN Recreation Park Satur.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
UNCLE SANS BIG WORK
Gigantic Things Being Accomplished IN France by Men
from United States-Astonishing Speed
Selected

NIaXR7lnMERICANS in France
0GMgD who are familiar with the
NSS4SGN gigantic things Uncle
OlGNOlAlH Con, ic doipr horo c,,poo
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26
Doyle Dares Frazier To De-
fend His Official Acts And
The Record of his Admins
tration.
Frazier Lacks Courage And Courtesy
To Reply To Invitation To Discuss
Campaign Issues Jointly.
HERE is DOYLES LETTER. READ 1T.
"Hon. Lynn J. Frazier,
"Bismarck, North Dakota.
Fargo, N. D., September z, 1918.


j. Frazier,
North
"Th 1916 legislative assembly through the lower and
through
Bill No. A. entirely constitution the
North Dakota majority of the members the house, how
voted defeat Some the
provisions of H. B. "A before the people of this state the
will be general this
understanding that favored
that still legislation this and the
amendments The writer the other hand
B. IA direct violation
of member
legislative assembly voting for this did thereby violate
the people the the constitutional amend
ratification rejection that they
constitute the and elaborate scheme
PRODUCTION of socialism and operation would in
evay result the State North Dakota
lossto o its citizens.
assembly
erecting leasing operating renting selling
therefor This bill
vetoed
you violated promise the platform which elected to
Office
platform which elected to Office also pledged to
people efficiency economy
the conduct of their public affairs charge again
has exhobtan
conduct nearly all the
government
given
opportunity understanding the which they
their the
opposing candidate jointly
public platform
the herein FORTH 1t suggestion that the number OF
where held shall be determined
the six select the seventh he to the e
vote all disputed questions Such discussions would stimulate
tn of involve
% that the committee and each of ample
make and preparation and that
majority of the
the state that reply to this let
not later Tim the fourteenth instant
'~ epeco0'Sys Ss ]. DOYLE"
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE

Notice Is hereby given, that that GER
tain mortgage executed and deliver
mortgagor to state Bank OF Alamo.
a corporation under the laws of the
state of North Dakota. mortgage.
dated Dat S ths 29h 9t raS day Of II sa e ss
register Of deeds in and for the coun-
ty OF Williams, North Dakota. on the
2a3dc S21d DAY snd Of Dofas 1sls ana At
corded in book 125 of mortgages on
page IS. and which mortgage was
dulX sold iass1gned E;n ana
North 10 D Nv an % IN
writing dated the 18th day of June.
1918, and which assignment was filed
for record in the office ,!,, Of register Of
August. 1918, at 9 O'Clock A.. NJ, and
recorded in book 103 of Assignments
page 7 vii be dorecsS foyeGiSsed d. BY sya,a
mortgage and hereinafter described. at
the front door Of the court house at
the city Of W WilNistGn s911ty OF Non
day the, 14th day. of October, 1918; at
2 o'clock P. NJ. Of said day. to satisfy
the amount due upon said mortgage
the terms and conditions of said mort
gage and the power Of sale contained
therein, the said mortgagor having
Of 1--WE hundred twenty dollars $3.50; oo)
dated December Goth 1915, and due De-
cember !, 1917, with interest thereon
from the date thereof until fully paid
at the rate OF ten per cent per annum.
The premises described In and coy:
cred by said mortgage, and which Will
be sold to satisfy the indebtedness Sc
lows lows: The south one hall Of the south
west quarter Is 1-2 Of SW I'D OF sec.
ton twenty (20) and the south west
quarter OF the south east uQarter (SW
IA OF Sc 80 Of section twenty (30)
all in township one hundred nifty nine
west of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
containing one hundred twenty acres
more or less according to the United
States Government Survey thereof
That there will be due on said mort
gage on the day Of sale the sum Of six
hundred fourteen and sixty cents
($61460) besides the legal costs ana
expenses Of these foreclosure proceed
ings, including statutory attorneys
fees allowed by law and provided FOR
in said mortgage.
Albin Atkinson,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
P. o. Satire, Attorney for Assignee
Of Mortgagee.
Finley, North Dakota.
c. c. MackenrOth,
12-6t. Sheriff, Williams County, N. D.