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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
SEVEN COUNTIES ARE
BONDING FOR SEED GRAIN
Ward County Issued Bonds Before
Special Session-Others Are
the New Law

Seven counties in North Dakota are
bonding for $1,315,00O to finance the
seed and feed situation this spring,
according to figures available in Com.
missioner of Agriculture and Labor
Hagan's office.
The seven counties are Ward, Bur-
leigh, Hettinger, Williams, Renville,
Sheridan, Divide and Stark.
It is said that at least fifteen other
counties will issue bonds. The state
commissioner estimates that appro-
ximately $5:oOO,O0o will be needed
by the farmers in this state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
SIX ALIENS WERE REGISTER
ED IN WASHBURN LAST WEEK
Question If Relatives Were
Fighting in Germany

! Six German aliens registered at
the local postotfice last week. Finger
prints, photographs and aftidavits
Iwere given by the registrants.
OF those registered two own their
own homes, the other four being la
borers. One owns a business, two
have lived on rented farms.
Everyone of them have relatives
a brother in the U. s. army. Only
one was registered for this draft, one
was too young and the others past
the draft age.
One took out his first papers when
he came over in 1907, these had run
out and he made another application
last December. One said his father
came over and was a citizen, but he
stayed in Germany and worked at his
trade until 1912, but had never applied
for his papers. Another had taken
out his first papers in 1909. but had
never stayed in one place two years
since then so could not take out his
second.
| One man said he had been a sailor
IL years but did not get treated
right so came to a country where
a person was treated the way he
should be. He said "You will find
that those who have lived In Germany
ARE not the sympathizers. but those
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

Red Cross Society. 1t is a charity hf-
fair from A to 2 for its funds. It gis
dependent upon the good will of the
people in the shape of popular dona-
tions and membership fees entirely
and it does not engage in any business
for making money, neverless members
of the Red Cross who have it's welfa ire
at heart frequently give entertain
ments or other social doings for the
benefit of the Red Cross but thisi ia
entirely independent of the Red Cross
Society but funds raised this way are
frequently donated to the Red Cross
and these are just as welcome as do
nations by individuals. AS an illus
tration the Ladies' Aid societies. of
the different churches here have with
in the past six months donated oyer
$50 raised by social doings. -
AS have said before we are depend
ent upon the good will of the people
and this should be all the people to
the extent of each individuals ability
in the line of donations and work., IT.
respective of creed or politics: This
is too big a thing to :allow.neighbor.
hood disputes, differences Sef odihasiesii
or party politics to interfere in. The
good work of mercy extended by the
Red Cross goes out to our soldier
boys and others coming under its
scope without regard to their nation.
ality, creed or politics, and for this
reason it is matter on which we
should all be united, and to do this it
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
CHANCES OF MEN
BETTER IN SERVICE
THAN At HOME

The following interesting
points are brought out in the
January number of the Western
Review:
The soldier has 29 chances of
coming home to one chance Of
being killed.
He has SO chances of recov-
cry from a wound to two chanc-
es of dying.
He has only one chance in
500 of losing a limb. I
He will live five years longer
because of physical training.
He Is free rfrom disease In
the army than in civil life. "a
He has better medical care al
the front than at home. In othei
wars from 10 to Is men dice
from disease to one from bull
let's. i. i
In this war one dies from
disease to every 10 from hui
let's. <a4
This war Is less wasteful d
life than any other In history
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
All Incomes Must Be Paid BY March I, 1913

is necessary that each one of US sac
rifce little of our selfish notions and
forbear with our neighbor, even
though we cannot agree with his view
of certain things, as our neighbor has
a right to his own convictions, too.
So let US join hands and pull togeth'
er on this big issue for the welfare of
our nation as a whole, and especially
our soldier boys"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
ALL SHOULD WORK IN
HARMONY FOR GREAT CAUSE

The following was written by c. A.
Nelson. and published in the last is-
sue Of the Turtle Lake Wave. It is
upon g subject that needs the hearty
cooperation Of every one. Read and
heed. y ... >.~ :,.
Owing to- a slight misunderstand-
ing. which has caused a little friction
among some members of the Red
Cross In this locality, and as chairman
for the branch, am going to write a
few lines about the activities Of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
LEAGUE MEET
ING HELD HERE TUESDAY

AS advertised the Nonpartisan
League meeting was held at the Hub
Tuesday afternoon from two to four.
Hon. Judson King, executive secre-
tary of the National Popular Govern
ment League, was the only speaker,
and he gave an interesting talk to a
large gathering.
In opening his speech Mr.. King gave
little of his personal history, saying
he had been In the work of reform for
number of years, was a newspaper
man in Texas for time, and that hi3
home now is in Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. King has travelled extensively,
and told Interestingly of spending
nearly year in Europe, visiting Hol'
land, Sweden, Switzerland and other
countries. He claims the war was
| started between England and Ger
many over control Of the markets, and
that the ambitions of Wilhelm to make
Germany a center Of all government.
has kept it up; that the Bolsheviti
stands for the kind of government
that the people over there want, and
that the hearts Of the German people
are with them, not openly, as they
dare not but they all want to stop
this military grandeur.
Mr.. King said something big is COM
ing out of this war. 1t will be gener-
al democracy-that is what President
Wilson is fighting for
Mr.. King does not consider himself
an organizer, but only speaker for
the cause. He said he would fight
for any man who would put power in
the hands of the people, ,44he, did not
care whether they were democrats
republicans, socialists or I. w. WIS.
He told of the assendency of John
Baer in congress, saying he is more OF
a curiosity than Jeanette Rankin,
that his attitude on legislative quest.
ions is the key note for some 18 or
20 other members of the house of re-
presentatives.
| The organization to which Mr.. King
belongs, has had resolution introduc.
ed by Senator Owen of Oklahoma to
take away from the supreme court
the power to declare legislative acts
unconstitutional 20 states now have
the initiative and referendum and he
thinks is should be carried to the fed
eral government.
Mr.. King explained what is meant
by initiative and referendum and said
that those who wanted more data up
on the subject should write thei,
Washington office.
Chas. H. Heck of Wilton, an organ
izer of the league and one of the in
corporators of the chain stores, was
here with Mr.. King but did not speak
These men went to Garrison Wed
nesday where they held another meet
ing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

Sixteen former German merchant
men and two former Austrian steam
ships, seized at the beginning Of war,
have gone to Europe taking q large
number Of American soldiers. Her
holds carried thousands of tons of
liner, Leviathan, the biggest ship in
the world and the former Vaterland Of
the Hamburg American line.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
Sent Before Advisory Board

Sent Before Advisory Board
at Bismarck
Hazel Smith, Garrison
Veronn A. Myers, Blackwater
Lawrits Nickelson, Mercer
Harold w. Lee, Emmer
Helmer Haroldson, Dogden
John A. Benson. Washburn
Leslie Burgum, Washburn
Michael Johnson, Coleharbor
Evan Williams, Dogden
Albin J. Carlson, Coleharbor
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

who have lived somewhere else and do
not know the true conditions of az
fairs" He has four brothers fight.
ing in Germany, not having heard
from them he fears they have al
been killed.
When one was asked If his fou
nephews were fighting against US, hs
said You bet your life"
Those that registered in othe
towns who have reported here are
Underwood 3, Wilton and Max l.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
LEAGUE CAUCUSES WILL BE
HELD IN STATE FEBRUARY o2

Nonpartisan league township eau
cuses, at which delegates will be nam-
ed to attend legislative and county
conventions, will, be. held February
20. That is the same date chosen for
the caucuses two years ago.
At the legislative meetings dele
gates will be elected to attend tho
state convention. and legislative can
didates will be endorsed.
The state convention will be held
either in Fargo or Bismarck,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
Address Is
Considered Peace
Appeal to Austria

started and the first training CAM
was announced, he consulted me a
once In regard to going and l die
what l could to have him admitted
but in the formation of that trainint
camp the government was looking
for those who had had previous mill
tary experience or who had had tech
nical training which could be util
lied in the mechanical development
OF the war. When he failed to be
admitted to the camp he did not give
up his desire to serve his country
and when he finally decided to go tc
the Great Lakes station and keep or
it would give him chances to see
things and lead to some place where
he could be of greater service. He
studied and read about the war con
stantly and was getting an enlarged
view of his country and his duties
as many other young men are doing
who are going into its service.
No one can watch the changes
which have come over the young me1
who have gone into their country's
service without observing the great
benefits which have already accrued
to them in a broadened character, a
strengthened Americanism, and q
feeling that, in spite of all that Is be
ing said, this country is worth saw
ing
Before training many slouched il
person and slouched in character
and neither had that respect fol
themselves nor enjoyed the respect
of others which they felt they enjoy
ed when they returned on their frs
furloughs. No one can read the let
ters which come from the young mel
in camps without observing the
changes which are occurring il
them.
Even the young man who wrote
"You have to be very clean dowl
|'here-you have to take bath ever,
week whether you need it or not,
was getting his first lesson in patr'
otism. We used to think cleanlfnes
was next to Godliness. Now we thinl
that cleanliness is the basis Of patr!
otism, not only cleanliness in body
but cleanliness in health and clean
liness in character, and the youn!
man who goes to France and come
back clean in health and clean II
character can we'll afford to e.
change leg or an arm for the goo
which the training and serving hi
country will have done him.
Knowing Alvin Boen as Z did, witt
his impulsive, energetic nature, cal
almost hear him say, What a sham
it was that had to die before ha'
a chance to do ething"-Elmer E
Adams
The above article was published
in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal, OF
February II. Alvin Boen is tn
young man who worked as foreman
of the Leader for six years. Whel
he left here he went to Fergus Fall
and worked on the Daily JournA! W
to the time of his enlistment
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
800 MEN, 10 SHIPS
=. LOST BY AMERICA
SINCE WAR ENTRY

Washington, Feb. TN the
torpedoing of the Tuscania the
United States suffered its great
est losses in men during the war
to date.
Navy and army casualties at
sea since America answered
Germany's challenge have been
as follows:
Lost.
Oct. II, Antilles, transport,
torpedoed en- route home 81
Oct. 81, Finland, transport,
torpedoed but reached port 9
Nov S. Alcedo, patrol vessel,
sunk by submarine. 80. 20
Nov. 10, Chauncey, destroy
or, sunk in collision. 60. 81
Dec. 6, Jacob Jones, des-
y troyer, sunk by submarine 64
:1Oct. 16, Cassia, destroyer.
torpedoed but reached port
~ Minesweeper, founder
=" ed In storm, two patrol H..
i. vessels sunk accidentally none,
Feb. S, Tuscania. transport -
e. torpedoed approximately lat
Total lives lost. -. -. -. 329.
NJ. Crew losses are included in
yaEove.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

John Dobrovolsky, Ruso
Guy Pachneau, Elbowoods
Willie Fighting Bear. Elbowoods
Fretrich Kempf, Coleharbor
Peter Lieb
Adolph Hormeson
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15
Men Called Here
For Examination
EXAMINING BOARD PASSED BIG
MAJORITY OF FIRST HUN
DRED CALLED HERE
SOME WILL GO BEFORE
ADVISORY BOARD At BIS.
NO DATE SET FOR DEPARTURE
OF NEXT QUOTA FROM THIS
COUNTY-OR PLACE GOING

On6 0uQOrou men III CldoS O10 "0A
called here for examination on We'd
nesday and Thursday. Those who
did not pass this board will go before
the advisory board at Bismarck to be
given another examination.
The local board has not been not.
ified as to when the next quota will
be called. or where they will be sent
some are under the impression that
they will not go to Camp Dodge.
Following Is a partial list of those
examined. Some were still before the
board and others who were examined
elsewhere had not sent in their re-
ports.
Passed Examination
VIM. Miller
Ira Waters
sWm. Coyle
Albert Flingeger
Christian Berg
Richard Click, Ryder
VIM. Rieb, Max
Emanuel Sackman, Turtle Lake
John @. Adams, Dogden
Frank Lynch, Turtle Lake
Frank j. Liebel, Raub
Henry Christianson, Mercer
Ben G.. Okert, Garrison
.Adolph Anderson, Turtle Lake
Jess &. Duty, Douglas
Army l.. Satterlee, Turtle Lake
VIM. U1rich. Max
Mike Pilipanko, Dogden
Uladamer Golamaga, Dogden
Anton Polichek, Ruso
Irving Krendel, Underwood
Herschel J. Boots, Coleharbor
Dementia Lucenko, Ruso
Adlai S. Lacy, Garrison
Gilbert Alvorson, Underwood
Andrew Nelson, Mercer
Mat. ]. Krebsbach, Max "a; ~-*-.r' -:
Lee Axtell, Uhderwood
Peter Olson, Washburn
Chas. Huston, Turtle Lake
Peter Glovitch, Max
Ernest Hecht, Washburn
Jos. Perkl, Washburn
Jacob A. Sackman, Turtle Lake
Lloyd Sharp, Raub
Clyde M Albrecht, Underwood
Marion Rishel, Washburn
Andrew Kvale, Roseglen
Ernest Herring, Max
Glen Claflin, Underwood
Reinholt Potsfut, Max
Emil Haas, Turtle Lake
Frances Dewitt, Dogden
J. T. Crow. Elbowoods
Rudolph Klein, Washburn
Carl Peske, Mercer
Chester Peterson, Wilton
John Heulien, Garrison
link Zovolney, Garrison
Gust Greenwood, Underwood
Roy Warf1eld, Garrison
Mathew Chalupaky, Max
Harry Depew, Turtle Lake
VIM. Morris, Mercer
Edward Dickens, Elbowo0ds
Halvor Omud, Ryder
Harvey Hopkins, Elbowoods
Jos. Stadick, Underwood
Arnold Kohls, Blackwater
Ernest Fox, Elbowoods
John Westerbur, Garrison
Those Rejected
Stenhon Wash E!lhOwO0ds
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

Those Rejected
Stephen Wash, Elbowoods
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-02-15

&.*$*4e$<*+#-s*..s*s*s..**.**.
j. Devoted to the Best In i
+ terests of the City, Coun-
~ty and State-Official city j.
+ and county paper. j.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

and the southern cities-and Paris has seen
no sadder procession than the lines of
dlspossessed people streaming through its
stations. There are the incredibly ancient,
men and women of eighty and ninety, who
mad made their way back to ruined homes
because they had not the vigor to take up
life in a new place; women with white,
set faces and children who crnge in terror
at the occasional distant explosion of one
of the shells which the long-range German
gun is sending into the city. One group
brought man of sixty-seven in charge of
two women, one eighty-three, the other
ninety-two. In another was a boy of four
teen, plotting a bewildered old grand
father, little sister and chubby brother
of four, who had been a baby when the
Germans took the mother away during the
first months of the war. The father is
still prisoner in Germany, but the mother
has been repatriated recently and the fam
lily was going on to rejoin her at ST.
Etienne.
"Some of these people had lived under
one wave of an invading army, and this
time they left no living thing behind.
Many an old grandmother was plotting her
dog, and one family of twelve had refused
to stir unless their white goat was brought.
too. They hoisted it triumphantly into the
IEaIn at AInlens ana ll1ted 1T down at Paris,
where it stood bewildered in the rush of
metropolitan terminal. A hen cackled
gayly from beneath its owners rusty black
cape.
ITO meet these people and see they had
food and rest before they went on-where
they did not know-the American Red
Cross organized its Paris staff into an emer
gency relief service The nurses in the De-
partment of Civil Affairs were divided into
three squads; some of them were always
on duty at each of the important stations;
assistants in the bureaus, clerks and ste
nographers volunteered to work one night
in three on one of the two night shifts in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
- Around the World and Back Again

people had had evil intentions upon their
posterity"
But there are things in Bolivia other
than the temperature to impress the
traveller. "a really remarkable land"
the writer calls it, continuing:
This mountain republic stands at the
distributing crossroads for traffic through
South America. Two-ffths of its area is
mountain region, and the rest is composed
of vast stretches of swampy bottom lands,
forests, low hills and plains, lying on the
eastern border. 1t is land rich in mines
of silver, tin and copper. The climate is
Diverse and, like Peru, it il capable of great
extremes. One sees in La Paz lamas loaded
with ice from the north coming into the
market place to meet there mules loaded
with oranges and tropical fruits from the
south and eastern borders. 1t is land of
contrasts and rich resources, and is as de-
pendent upon the Indian race as is Peru.
La Paz, which is called the Mecca of
Andes, chief city of the Bolivian Republic,
is one OF the great picture cities of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

spent couple Of weeks at the camp, ac-
cumulatng a good coat of sunburn and
getting into condition to go back and take
up life's battle again.
"A municipal camp ground is rather a
novel idea, but, for that matter, there are
many novel things in California Indeed,
some one has said that the whole state is
the biggest experiment in social govern
ment in the world and one of the most
successful. The people of Californian
cities have a way of thinking for them
selves, and they don't feel bound to follow
the cut-and-dried precedents set by some
of the older municipalities of the East
THE eight dollars and a half each vaca-
zionist pfys covers his fare to and from
Los Angeles, board and lodging for thir-
teen days and leaves a little over. Last
season the camp not only paid all ex-
penses, including the salaries of those in
charge, but thee was an actual surplus.
Good man cement did it.
Needless to FAY. the camp is success
Hundreds of persons have been benefited
in a way that the expenditure of four or
five times the money elsewhere would never
have accomplished. Indeed, it is SO much
of a success that the Fairgrounds Depart
ment has leased another site, which will
be operated in addition to the Seeley Flat
camp this year to take care of the over
flow That of itself tells what the Los
Angeles folk think Of their camp; and they.
after all, are the ones who have the say"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
Monoplanes and Triplanes

FOR the last two years of war the
biplane type has been in practically
universal use, although during the last
year the British have employed few
squadrons of Sopwith triplanes with ex-
cellent results. However, at present
there are many indications that design
ers are again swinging back to the mono
plane in search of greater speed, better
climbing ability and greater manoeu-
wiring power. In a recent British official
statement it is admitted that excellent
results are being obtained at the front
with new monoplane On the other
hand, the Germans are now trying their
hand at triplanes, and it is reported that
they are rapidly increasing the number
OF this type flying at the front.-.Sciem.
tifc American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

structure. The concrete pole as now used
,aefs many advantages, declares Charles
aalus Harte. in "The Electric Railway
journal, who continues:
Inc concrete itself is practically ever
ssuhs az regards decay or corrosion. but it
'aii through mechanical injury The
siefcement cannot rust so long as it is
N'sa In the concrete. and it is also thus
e'sssc'ea from electrolysis.
was feared by many that moisture
ss'a work into the metal and rust it; that
,sss would spall off the concrete from the
leaving it unprotected, and
- hghtnlng would shatter the poles. but
M % these fears has been realized.
sas.. inc concrete has cracked, either from
q, ..s'on when setting or from mechani-
osa.ss' there have been some instances of
u,aa s''on' rs would naturally be expected
eys, me circumstances. Lightning, how
k,o.. ~ the rare instances when it has been
H. 70 strike, has only slightly chipped
reoS snesete, leaving the pole practically as
~ ~ new In the event of q grass fire. or
d ~ onanctor grounding on the pole. there
va, 'ess liability TO trouble than with
ssn." a hot fire or heavy ground NAV
jurv spaiiins Of the concrete, but II the in
u n, = not too long neglected the pole can
rssa nsd and made as good as new. with
a.as pcis any loss Of material can be
I'D i, ;v0a only by complete replacement.
4 u ~. : astonishing how small q bunch 81
) cpins WA serve to set wood pole
y failure, reinforced concrete
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

Fruit, rice, cloth, nails, knives. swords. hats
sandals, skins, horns, baskets, mats, cross
bows, arrows, pottery, tea, opium and scores
of other articles of food or household use.
Dozens of natives were arriving and de-
parting. bringing new goods or packing UP
their purchases; under open, thatched pa
vilions silent groups Of men were gambling
with cash" silver, and in the tea
houses" white-faced men lay stretched upon
the couches. rolling pills of opium and OBJ
liyious to the constant stream of passers-
by.
ut was picturesque, ever changing
group, Kaleidoscope mass of life and
color, where Chinese from civilized Canton
drank and gambed and smoked with wild
natives from the hills or the depths of the
fever stricken jungles.
THE Kachin women were extraordinary
looking individuals. They were short and
strongly built, with q mop of coarse hair
cut straight al around and thck lips
stained with betel nut. Their dress consist
ed OF short black jacket and skirt reaching
to the knees, ornamented with strings Of
beads and pieces of brass or silver
There were only few Burmans in the
market, although the border is hardly
dozen miles to the west. The girls were
especially attractive, for their bright pretty
faces seemed always ready to break into
smile, and their graceful figures, draped in
brilliant sarongs, were in delightful con-
trast to the other, not over-clean, natives
The Burma girls were not chewing betel