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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

these blessed huts where brave and
self sacrificing fellows will see that
he swar1ned and fed and cheered up
and he is another man. The inch
come IN almost wrecks after the strain
Of fighting and the sight Of suKerinG
and death. They are unstrung and
not masters Of themselves. The
Transformation wrought in the huts Is
something marvellous. The hand
shake. the comradeship, the cheerful
bit Of music. the word Of counsel and
friendship, these tons a man up and
he is himself again Now he can go
out and fight.
The work Of these organizations is
not merely of great military value.
but it keeps men up to a high moral
standard Formerly wars were de-
moralizing to the character Of the
soldiers and many of them returned
forever corrupted by enfeebling vices.
The various huts stand for the clean,
manly soldier life and they will re-
turn our boys to US physically and
morally better than they were when
they left.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

How well these words Of Ralph
Waldo Emerson's apply to this pres
ent moment. Only four short months
ago, and the power of the tyrants
appeared as unassailable as the ALPS.
There they sat in dreadful security,
protected by millions of submissive
and ferocious slaves, armed with wea-
pons of destruction against virtue,
truth and innocence. Thence they
sent their armies, crushing, burning,
ravaging, leaving behind trail of
ashes, death and woe.
And then came the old result that
has always happened when the pow
ers of earth defied the laws Of God
and man. The image had feet of
clay. TIE throne was built upon
stubble. Nothing lasts unless built
on honor and justice.
There is something in human ma
ture that will not tolerate wrongs.
And so we have a long history of
struggle against those cruel tyrants
whose bloody deeds have stained his
tory. Sometimes the battle has been
long, not because the tyrants were
strong, as that so many men are weak
and inclined to submit. In the end
every tyranny goes crashing to dust.
SO today the infamous William of
Hohenzollern and his despicable son,
once the proud and mighty rulers, are
now outcasts, subject OF the worlds
disgrace and loathing.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
WHEN WILL THE BOYS RETURN?

-
With peace assured, everyone is
now asking when the soldiers will
come back. Some people think the
boys now over there will soon be sent
home, while others now in the camps
will be sent over to take their place.
This would involve much extra trans
portation and seems impractical.
Much will depend on the turn events
take inside of Germany. If a new
revolutionary government is created
that gives evidence of sincere desire
for peace, it may be possible largely
to reduce the force which it had been
expected to keep over there for the
next year. We have of course learn
ed that the German word is not to be
trusted. But it should be possible
so thoroughly to disarm them that a
large part of the army could be dis
charged.
AS Europe's chief need now will be
for food, it would seem as if France
and England and Italy would want our
boys to get home as soon as possible
so as to help increase the food supply.
Then the Russian situation will af-
feet the matter. Russia is still a
powder magazine, with explosions
likely any minute. The Bolshevik
rule has created condition of tyran-
ny and cruelty far worse than any
thing that existed under the car.
1t involves too many elements of dan
ger. The Germans could take ad-
vantage of it too easily. How far
our army must help restore order only
the future can show.
The quick transport of our troops
to Europe was achieved only by the
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

use Of q great number Of English
sh;~& With Enptand short Of its
food supply, we cannot ask her TO
lend us those vessels any further. We
must get the boys home in our own
ships. As yet our fleet Is not big
enough TO do that very rapidly, though
it is growing. Still it seems reasonable
to hope, all things considered, that
the great majority Of the boys will be
-joyfully eating turkey at home on
Thanksgiving day. 1919.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
THE DOWNFALL OF KINGS.

God said, l am tired of kings,
/ suffer them no more;
Up to my ear the morning brings,
The outrage of the poor.
Think We / made this ball
A field of havoc and war?
Where tyrants great and tyrants small
Night harry the weak and poor?
Ny angel-his name is freedom
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and west
And fend you with his wing.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
NO TIME FOR SPECULATION.

NO TIME FOR SPECULATION.
The stock market within the past
three months has seen a very consid-
cradle advance. The greatly improv-
ed military position has helped it.
When the German front in France be-
gan to crumble and Germany's allies
to weaken, then the spectators be-
gan to take notice. They looked
around over the stock market and
saw sound securities selling for prices
below their value. They began to
pick up bargains and the result of this
buying movement has been the ad-
vance referred to.
Now this moderate rise has had
some uses. 1t tends to make bust
ness men more cheertui and helps to
look to the future with confidence. 1t
probably helped put over the Liberty
loan. Some men were able TO get rid
of stocks without loss and put the
money into government bonds.
But it will not be 81 accordance
with government policy for any big
advance movement to be promoted
now. Such movement always de-
ponds largely on borrowed capital. If
this capital is tied up in the hands of
spectators who are buying for a rise,
it will not be available to help put
over the next Liberty loan. az
All financial operations for the next
six months should be planned with
respect to the way they affect the
bond issue due for next March or
April. People ought not to be allow
ed to have funds for speculation. If
they have idle money awaiting invest
ment, let them put it out on short term
securities that can be exchanged for
the next Liberty bonds.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Although all kinds Of foods cost so
to 100 per cent more than formerly,
the people who raise and sell these
foods all claim that they aren't get
ting as much profit as they used to.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Society not from the winter re-
sorts: Mr.. William Hohenzollen il
staying in Holland for his health.
The newsp11{fs1Q mD seem queer
without war n4xs and with nothing
to put 96-point headline onto but a
fire in the coal sheds. < tif.@M
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Having exhorted his soldiers to die
in the last ditch for him, ex-Kaiser
Bill packed up suit case and ran for
Holland.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

LET us then stand by the constitution as 1t
n. and by our country as IL Is, one, uniteds and
entre: let II be truth engrayen on our
hearts let IL be borne Oh the flag under which
We rally In every exigency, that we have one
country. one constitution. one destiny. Daniel
webster.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
HOME TRADE PROSPECTS.


One effect of the war will be to
lead people to buy in their home towns
even more than ever before. The
cost of living has advanced fast in
the cities. 1t costs q great deal
more to conduct mail order houses and
department stores than formerly.
Rents in these places have advanced,
taxes on them are very high, they
have had to pay greatly increased
wages to their help who are suffering
from big city prices.
The expressman will demand a
larger fee for carrying his packages
to your door. If sent by freight, it
will take an interminable time to get
it, and the charge may be 40 per cent
higher than formerly.
Passenger travel costs more. Mrs.
Buyaway will have to pay literally
for her shopping trip to distance.
In the days of lavish spending,
some women would go 20 a. distant
city To get a dress, and including ex-
penses would pay double what the
garment would have cost in the home
town. When people are right up
against the limits of an income that
can expand no farther, they are go
ing to consider these items. They
will at least look over the home
stores stock first. And when they
do that, they will be so pleased with
what they find, that SO times out of
100 they will buy.
The home store suffers from the
. difficulties Of these times less than
any other. 1t buys its goods in large
shipments and bulk, 50 that. freight
and express charges are divided up,
and increases do not amount to much
as q part of any single purchase. Con-
ditions of living are easier on the help
in a town like this. They have to pay
less for car and railroad fare and
other expenses, and are as well of
even If working for a little less
wages. All which helps keep down
the scale Of merchandise prices.
THE WAR COMFORTS CAMPAIGN.
It 10 not enough to arm and clothe
the soldiers and provide them with
all the munitions and enginery of
war. They are not mere machines.
They are human beings. our own dear
est ones who are suffering and dying
for us.
The Christian associations, the
Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare
board and other organizations for
which the war work canvass is now on
are absolutely essential to the sue
cess of our armies as fighting force.
Morale is everything on the battle
field. 4he soldier who is lonely, home
sick, discouraged, Is poor fighter.
But you take him down to one OF
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
KEEP OFF THE a

Will our boys still consider it q
pleasant pastime to devise wayside
signs after they have lettered q few
thousand Of another sort . For exam.
pie: 'aTo the Memory of , One
Of the Best Defenders Of His Coun-
try and a Regular MANI" or ITO On
known. He Lost Life and Identifica-
ton Tag at the Same Time, Yet His
Comrades Know Him as Hero"
These epitaphs are British.
Our troop trains in France pass
signboards familiar to every Ameri-
can, among them the insistent re.
hinder Of "57 Varieties" and the three
matted milk cows.
The biggest war sign is at the Butte
de Warlencourt, on the Bapaume-Al-
bert road. It has the dimensions Of an
American bill board and reads: ITO
Be Kept Intact by the French Govern
ment. Do not Disturb" The butte,
q rocky cone hillock, is surmounted BY
i've crosses erected to the memory OF
British troops who lost their lives by
the thousands In storming the butte
in October, November and December,
1915. The big signboard is moving
testimonial of the appreciation Of the
French for their loyal ally's sacrifices.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
ABODE OF LOVE

abode Of Love" must have been
~ work Of q Ghicagoan. When I
hved in Chicago several years ago GER
lain celebrated affnitiw were spend
ing Sweet seasons" in q little cottage
on southern Lake Michigan, which they
called abode of Love-"
Along still another division Of the
malitary railway In American hands II
spent two days visiting our engineers
ct the 'front.' we found a Missouri hu.
morist making q sign for a httle
fenced-off square already marked
Danger" Within was a huge unex-
ploded German shell that had descend
ed on too great a slant and had not
buried itself. Such shells and hun
dreds of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
moved bombs are found on the battle
fields near the front, where the labor
battalions have not yet removed or ex-
ploded. them, and most Of them are
fenced in, as I have described, and
signed danger" or "Do Not Touch"
What our American engineer letter
ed on his cardboard for the big shells
little park was:
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
ii saHli y s! at.a "A We 80 y
IDLE ACRES

Nearly every farm has some portion
Of it that is either not used at all or
is used in such 2 way as to produce
very little. On many farms there are
patches Of low ground which can not
be titled because they are too wet.
Usually when drained these wet ar
eas are the richest land on the farm.
Just at present, when the world is
engaged in the most gigantic struggle
in its history, TIE forces of democracy
agains those Of ~autocracy, the product
of thse idle acres is needed. This is
an excellent time to put them into use.
Small patches Of wet land can be
drain at small expense. Between now
and the opening up Of spring work
there is ample time to do the work.
This year the farmer has been able
to sell his products at a fair price
and has the money with which to buy
the tile. Every farmer, part Of whose
farm is unproductive because it needs
drainage, should take advantage of
the present opportunity to add to his
cropping area By supplying the neces-
sary drainage. These lands will pro
duce more than average farm lands.
Every product will help win the war.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
MINERAL SPRINGS OF ALASKA

MINERAL SPRINGS OF ALASKA
Hot springs are widely distributed
in Alaska, many of them yielding
water that is near the boiling point
round. During the Russian occupa-
ton Of the Territory primitive bath
ing houses were built at several hot
springs, notably neal Sitka, and the
hygenic value Of hte springs was rec
ognized. In recent years more elab-
crate bathing establishments have
been constructed at several accessible
hot springs, but some that are more
q 'fiicult of access are occasionally Wis
led by p%rospectors. The demand for
more accurate information about the
qualities of the thermal waters led to
an investigation whose results are set
forth in q recent publication Of the
United States Geological Survey, De-
partment of the Interior-Mineral
Springs Of Alaska, by Gerard "A. War
ing, water Supply Paper 418).
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
HEALTH. III ] |. Il letter.
4 DAY IN BED.

There are Eraes when everyone
realizes .that he is on the verge OF
illnesss The symptoms vary accord
ing 70 the individual case but wheth-
er It be : cold, grippe, or exhaustion,
Nature usually has a way Of sound
ing q warning which is not be be mis-
taken.
When danger signals are displayed
in this fashion for our benefit there
is one course OF action which will
often prove Elective, even at the
eleventh hour. A day in bed, in a
well ventilated room, with an extreme
~ light diet, is frequently sufficient
to save n from severe illness.
Rest is n Of Natures simplest and
most effective aids to healing and if
taken in time it may be warranted far
superior in the appetite effect to any
quantity Of drugs taken after the
damage is done.
An extremely light diet, or a fast
for twenty-fou-. hours, serves the
same purpose in giving the digestive
organs a needed rest under such con
ditions. A day or so in bed, adher-
ing to the resolve not to allow the or
binary annoyances and responsibilities
of life to interfere with ones COM
plete relaxation, would often be more
valuable than travel long distances
for a change Of climate.
There are some people who boast
Of their ability to keep going, regard
less Of the warnings which Nature
serves in times of danger. AT times
they may avoid the penalty but they
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10

Nfla { mi Known ~ slonr
belaifd =. ie 9 Legends q
Various naturs.
! DEoFlOvE'MlM


Paris.-Among all the legends that
appear on sgnboards !at and near the
Front three plainly show the American
spirit newly at work, writes George 4.
Bye.
The first Of these I came across wal
e q railroad siding that formerly had
been part Of the depot yards Of q
!hustling little town, G nov thor
oughly ~obliterated. American en-
gineers wer operating and maintain
ing this division Of the military rail-
way, and at the siding a lean-to lunch
room has been propped up-the only
structure to mark the former site Of
G This lunchroom, supplied by
British ~commissariat, had a capacity
Of four customers, two standing and
two seated on boxes, The agony Of
desolation Of the PROSTATE town was
cheerfully answered by a bold sign
nailed to the side of the lunchroom:
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
VALUE All Of I: N Mill Il .
PRODUCTS

The value Of the mill products Of
wheat for the years 1911 to 1916 are
given in Pure Food Bulletin, Vol. I,
No. u, North Dakota Experiment Sta
ton. The market prices Of the wheas
are also given for the years and
grades. The greatest difference be-
tween the value of mill products No.
l Hard and rejected wheat per bushel
was 27.9 cents in 1916. In 1915 this
difference was $50 cents; in 1913 less
than a cent; in 1911, S IL cents and
in 1912 the mill products from the re
jected wheat were worth nearly a cent
more than those Of No. 1 Hard.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
BOOST FOR CO WATCH
III oRoWi

Not so far from this evidence Of
.pulsating Yankee push we passed a
German internment camp, q collection.
Of black hints surrounded by several
barbed wire fences, the center one
probably charged with electricity. This
= the second stage Of internment
.fof Hun prisoners, the first being In
wire cages at the trenches. More
Americans were close BY.
On the front Of one Of these huts
Z hasty arm had chalked In white let
tiers: 5@ / .s
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
RATS FAST.

The common brown rat breeds six
to ten times a gear and produces an
average of ten rats to a litter. Young
females breed when only three to four
months old. At this rate, a pair of
rats may in one year increase to L.
122, and in two years to 629,442.
From this it is ulain that rats must be
exterminated. As long as a few are
left they will in a very short time be-
come very numerous.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
Burleson TO Divyy swag.

After the recent Executive order
placing more postmasters under the
civil service it comes as a severe
shock to read the bill introduced by a
Democratic Congressman from Ten
nessee, who would give the postmas-
ter General autocratic and absolute
power to appoint and remove all post
masters of whatever class. The pas
sage of such legislation would have
the effect, among other things, of de-
priving the President of the right Of
making appointments of first class
postmasters, and the necessary APP
prevail of such appointments by the
Senate. Heretofore Senators have
have had opportunity, by securing the
rejection Of a nominee on the ground
that he. was personally %objectiona-
ble", Of controlling to some extent the
class Of men appointed in their states,
particularly in their home cities. This
safeguard will be: destroyed If the
new bill becomes a law, and all pre-
tence Of complying with the civil ser
vice requirements will be thrown to
the winds.
GARABED !
The bill to give special consideration
to the inventor Of a machine to util-
ike free energy, known as the Cara
bed" has. been again passed by the
House, after failing at the last session
by q pocket veto of the President.
Representative William R Wood Of
Indiana, has interested himself in the
proposition, and it was due in part to
his advocacy Of the measure that it
has received the approval Of the House
thus early in the session. MI. Wood
declares that the patent laws of the
country are entirely Inadequate to
protect the inventor Of an important
device. Especially is this true where
the invention is revolutionary in its
effect. For that reason Mr.. Wood be-
lieves that Congress should give ev-
cry protection to the designer of an
invention, which, if practical will win
the wal for us, and be of untold bene-
fit to the country after the conclusion
Of peace.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
Babies Healthier Nowadays,

g. - - t-El.t " Ils- -t-t. .a-sZkaT-IS F-1LsIk ~.
The death rate among babies in the
larger American cities has been re-,
duced II per cent since 1910. accord
ing to the infant mortality survey Just
completed by the New York milk COM
mittee. This reduction has been made
among cities Of 100000 population and
over.
The smaller cities have not done 80
we'll. The reduction in cities between
$1,000 and 100000 population is only
2 per cent, while those under $1,000
show an increase Of s per cent. The
general reduction is'0 per cent. The
survey covers $50 Of the largest cities
In the United States since 1905. The
marked decrease in infant deaths did
not begin until 1910, when organized
infant welfare work became general
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
FEW WOMEN CAN CAN
AS MRS. BRUN CAN CAN

Hutchinson, Kan.-Mrs. Jack
Brun of this city lays claim to
being a strong ally Of Herbert
C.. Hoover. She has put up S21
quarts Of all kinds Of fruits and
vegetables. There Is scarcely a
vegetable or fruit she does not
have in her stock. Besides, she
has jellies and spices of all
kinds, and, relishes and buffers.
All this work she has done in
addition to her housewOrk in
caring for . family Of four.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10

I am in a position to make heavy
loans on farm lands, at 6h per cent.
Better merge all your debts in one at
q low rate Of interest.
98-n. F. X. Etevens, Crary. N. II
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10

Estray-Two black geldings, weight
about 1850 each, one has some white
on hind leg; n gray mare, weight
about 1900. All 4-year Odds. Notify
Albert Stas, R. 2, Edmore, N. D.
50-t2
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
BLAND LOOKED AHEAD

Another evidence Of Republican fore
sight, which it would have been well
for the Democrats to have followed,
is the bill app opriating $100,0O0,0O0
for the construction of freight cars.
That measure was introduced a month
before the adjournment Of the last
session by Congressman Oscar E.
Bland of Indiana, giving plenty Of
time for its consideration and passage
before the end OF the session. Had it
been enacted construction Of the con-
templated cars would be we'll under
way, and it would be a matter of
weeks only before the country would
be relieved Of the rail congestion
from which it is now suffering. But
for some reason, best known to the
Southern Democrat who presides over
the Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce TO which the bill was
referred, the measure has v been
reported back to the House. 1t is now
rumored about the Capitol that legis-
lation embodying the proposition Of
Mr.. Bland is imperative if we are to
maintain q sufficient flow of munitions
to our armies abroad.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
ASKS DAMAGES FROM
GAS and ELECTRIC co.
Mason County Farmer Says Gas Line
Company Damaged His Property
IN Digging in Search Of Leaks
In Their Pipe Line.

Mr.. r. s. Scott and Lucy Scott, Of
the county, have filed suit in the Ma
son Circuit Court against the Column
bia Gas and Electric Company, the
firm which owns the gas pipe line
passing through Mason county asking
for damages in the sum of $3.50 for in
jury to their land and growing crops,
The plaintiffs state that agents Of
the defendant company entered upon
their land in Mason county in search
of leaks in their gas lines and dug So
or 60 different holes and that in so
doing they damaged and destroyed a
part of the wheat and other crops be-
longing to the plaintiff and damaged
and rendered useless a part of the
land and interfeared with the cultiva-
ton of same and with the work OF the
plaintiff and others working for him
on the farm.
The plaintiffs state that they have
been damaged in the sum of $3.50 and
pray for judgment in that amount and
for all damages The suit is brought
by Attorney M. j. Hennessey, of Au-
gusta.