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The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
WILL Be HERE
SURE SATURDAY

w. G. Thompson, press repre-.
sentative Of the .Hagenbeck- Wal
lace circus assures the people Of
this city that the big tented amuse-
ment institution will appear on
Saturday, unimpaired in any way
as result Of the accident it sus-
tained on the Michigan Central
railroad a week ago. This show is
heading this way according to the
schedule prepared months ago, and
attracting crowds that fill its can
vas twice a day in every commun-
ity.
The loss of human life in the
disaster was confined almost entire
ly to the workingmen of the or
ganization, who were asleep in the
first three cars into which the troop
train crashed. The fourth car car.
ried performers and this escaped
demolition. The performers killed
or injured have all been replaced
and the workmen's ranks refilled.
All the horses, wild animals, pa
rade paraphernalia, costumes and
trappings of the rings and riggings
were on other sections of the circus
railroad equipment and suffered
no injury.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Don't buy rotten eggsd

You are violating the regula-
tions of the United States Food
administration and the State Laws
of North Dakota.
North Dakota merchants are
warned not to purchase spoiled or
rotten eggs.
The United States Food Admin
istration says:
GA rotten egg feeds nobody, it
brings nobody any money. 1t helps
only the enemy
For the past five years, during
the period from June LIST to Oct.
1st, 25 per cent Of all eggs were
total loss and 40 per cent ma.
terially deprecated in food value.
Much of this loss is prevent
able. 1t is due in large measure TO
care!essness on inc art of the pro
ducer and the first purchasers.
Help the American soldiers a!
the front. Eggs are needed fro
food. They take the place of meat.
Do not violate We law and help
the enemy by lrying bad eggs. In
sist on getting good fresh eggs.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
will be no more coherent nation
than the Americans, because our
unity is one in thought and senti-
ment and sacrifice.

Every citizen is the guardian Of
his hare or port. n IF tie nationd!
honor. Upon him rests the duty,
and sometimes the necessity, OF
performing some task or unde:-
taking some feat that will cause
him certain efforts and demand of
him definite sacrifice for the
accomplish. and what rests upon
common good. If man does not
know what is within his power to
him to do, then he is ignorant of
the fundamental requirements of
his situation. His first public task
is to discover his duty, and then
he must do it. 1t may be that the
faithful performance of a single
thing, oft repeated. may serve to
redeem the pledge mere living is
sufficient to prove against each in
dividual. Thus the workman driv-
ing rivets in the ships plates may
be doing his utmost and his best {;
on the other hand. men living in
the comfortable seclusion of study
and theory. may very we'll discov-
er that their portion can be done
only by abandoning their comfort
able and habitual lethargy for a
daring and active life. But the fact
remains, that no man can neglect
a national duty without peril to
his own conscience. and perhaps
to his own country. How far has
individual human neglectrestrictet,
the success of the hosts of civiliza-
ton? If any man or woman ne
elects his duty. who shall say what
the culminative effects will be
down the centuriese See your duty
and do it.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Wahpeton Mans
Trouble Arrested

"1'he past 4 years I have beer
going down, down, down with ca
tarrh of the stomach and had to
give up work a year ago because
of my weakened condition. I suf-
fered terribly from bloating and
collie attacks. Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy was recommended to me.
l took course of. it and am now
feeling fine." It is a simple, harm
less preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intesti-
nal tract and allays the infamma-
tion which causes practiclly all
stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose vii convince or money refund
ed. H. Miller & Co.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
fEDERAL|z|NG
THE RAILROADS

Director General McAdoo will
place in direct charge qf each rail-
road for operating. purposes rep
rcselltative TO be known as a Fed
eral manager. These federal man.
ayers will bs chosen, so far as
practicable, from the operating Of
fees Of their respective railroads.
The federal manager of each
railroad will endeavor to avail
himself to the fullest extent Of his
railroad organization. This, it is be
lieved, will secure the best results
during government control and
reassure the officers and employees
Of the railroads and the stockhold-
ers of the protection and just in
terest of all.
9 The responsibility for the oper-
alton of the roads will be directly
upon the regional directors, to
whom the federal managers re-
por., and not upon the railroad
board of directors, though the lat
ter will be consulted and accorded
the fullest opportunity to keep ad-
yised Of tire operation Of the prop
critics.
The regional directors and fed
eral managers will be required to
sever their official relations with
their respective companies and be-
come exclusively representatives
of the United States Railroad ad-
ministration.
The effect of this order will be
to take away the authority Of the
presidents Of the respective rail-
roads. but it is thought that in
many eases the presidents of the
railroads will be made Federal
managers. 1t will largely be a
change Of status and authority ra-
ther than Of personnel, and while
not militating against the welfare
If the various roads will secure the
fullest cooperation and unity in
the government administration of
transportation. 1t is simply fed
eralization of railroad manage
ment.
With this change will come
large reduction in salaries. though
it is believed that most of the re-
gional directors will receive
greater salary than Secretary Me-
Adoo hipself.
Director General McAdoo states
that the policy adopted will be ap-
piled with the greatest possible re-
gard Cor all the interests affected,
and with view to preserving in
tact. so far as reasonably practical,
the operating organizations of the
railroads.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Sugar Regulations

The sale of sugar for canning
purposes, no matter how much has
been signed for as maximum for
the full season, is limited to 100
pounds for each family. Beyond
this amount for canning and pre-
serving purposes, special permits
must be had direct from the Fed
eral Food Administration at Far.
go.
All sales of sugar. for canning
purposes limited to 25 pounds at
one time.
Sugar bought for canning pur,
poses may not be used for serving
fresh fruits. apple sauce or for
other household purposes. ANY
person violating this regulation is
subject to a heavy penalty or i'm
prisonment in the federal peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Hoover requests that all
sales of sug ar for household pur-
poses. be limited in town to 2
pounds at once time and pounds
in the country. In any case the
limit is 3 pounds per person per
month. All conflicting regulations
are void.
Merchants are quested to post
this in their stores and to remove
all conflicting bulletins.
f. F. LADD,
Federal Food Administrator
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
THE FOURTH TODAY

July 4. 1918 finds the country
in a different frame of mind than
on any previous Independence
Day; and more profoundly moved
than at any time since the darkest
year of the civil war.
l. We are embarked on great
adventure of national and inter
national realism. Some may doubt
whether in this. we are shrewd:
none will doubt that we are unself-
fish.
For no object of national ag-
grandizement and for no material
profit we are spending our blood
and treasure in behalf of peace
and freedom for the nations of
Europe. We are nerving ourselves
for the great task by motives of
the most attruistic character; to
bear the torch of Libery, to repay
the debt of Lafayette, to rescue
humanity, and to defend civiliza-
tion. And also to help reconstitute
international relations after the
war on a more Christian basis.
2. Fired bv these emotions the
melting pot is at a boiling point,
interfusing the various radical
elements Of our population more
effectively now, in a singl year
than heretofore in a generation.
Our conscripted millions are
drawn from all races and follow
the flag with a common enthusiasm
and their sires and kin allover this
broad land are living up to the
Americanism Of their sons in kha.
XII. Whoever is not able to swear
by the constitution and traditions
of this free land, is not vocal; he
hides his diminished head lest it
be broken head as well. We are
one voice and one people following
one flag for a common cause. When
this war is done and ended, there
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
LOCATING SOLDIERS

The northern division bureau Of
military relief has been making
fine progress in locating soldiers
in the service who are receiving no
letters from home.'
People returning from France
speak most feelingly on the i'm
portance of this subject and say
that home news or lack of it will
make or break a man. Captain
Richards of the Canadian armv
spoke principally on this subject in
his address to the Northern diyis-
ion recently. He remarked that if
ne were in command of a battalion
about to 60 into an offensive, he
would hold back all cheerful home
news until the day of the attack.
He declared that home news Of
the right sort works miracles. es.
peclally among the 'lonesomes."
Northern Division chapters have
been sent supply of post cards
to send to their men in the serv-
Ice. These cards are addressed to
the bureau of military relief. Min
neapolis, Mimi. and the soldier "a
requested to fill in the names. unit
addresses and home addresses Of
certain comrades who are appar.
emily not hearing from home.
When a card is received at Mime
apolls, the name and unit address
is sent together with letter, to the
Red Cross chapter of the bows
home town, regardless of what
part OF the United States from
which he may come.
The letter explains the neces-
sity of our men hearing from home
and suggests their finding some
patriotic friends or schoolmate who
will pledge weekly letter to the
man. The majority of these re.
quests meet with splendid respon-
ses and our "lonesomes'' abroad
are rapidly finding "backers" at.
home, but occasional names have
been received without home ad-i
rresses. =
Post cards will be furnished the
chapters of Minnesota, Montana,
North and South Dakota upon
request received at the Northern
Division office.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
:: This paper has enlisted
with the government in the
cause Of America for the
period of the war. ......
AFTER THE WAR

We plan to win the war; and
that, in itself, is a great object, be-
cause, we thus escape the calam-
ity of defeat. We hope to end the
war and establish a permanent
peace, which, of course, is the
great boon that all the peoples of
the world now pray for.
But the end of the war will not
be the beginning of the millenm-
ium. We shall have the consequent
ces Of the war to meet. Wars do
not put the world forward nor
make the world better. They inter
rupt progress and set back the civ
ilzation Of their day.
A new invention, like printing
or steam, accelerates progress more
than any war that was ever fought
We say that we are fighting t.
make the world safe for democra-
cy. We are certainly fighting tc
ward off a danger to democracy :;
but, in the process.-as war mea-
sure, we are limiting many of the
liberties of civil life. When the
war is over it will take time OF get
back to the spirit and practice of
such liberalism Of thought and life
as we enioyed before the war. We
have had to pa. OF the stern aspec,
of Mars in order to overcome the
autocrat. We may need to continue
1hat aspect III meeting some Of the
af1erwar problems. England. for
instant. may regard Home Rule as
a bolshevikism: and the rights of
small natlonalities. so strongly up-
held when it constituted an often
slve against Prussianism. NAV
dwindle to phrase.
The State. which is everything
in war. which may conscript
wealth as we'll as life. may not cas-
lily resign its autocratic power in
face of the problems of the new
situation. We may return very
slowly to the old amenities and
free ways Of the decades before
the war. 1t may be deemed neces-
sary to keep the population regi-
mented and the world regulated.
. Taxes will be high and food will
be measured and Hooverized. All
this will not be like the millennium
it will not be the promised land Of
milk and honey. But it may mean
q better world, a more serious
world, more dutiful world, with
millions of people chastened by the
sacrifice of their kin, and spirit
ualized in their aims and ideals.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04

Waal, yes, it S getting kinda har.i
10 buy another bond.
| reckon that it S just as tough to
fight across the pond.
Two of my boys are lover there
to wrestle for our freedom;
l don t deny l don t just like thes
tug to.raise the stuff to feed 'em.
You bet your life Ill work amt
substitutes they re choosing,
If Kaiser Bill was running thing
ground-hay We would be using,
So Bill could loll in finest silk and
talk of world dominion,
And aud his kultur to the skies
leastwise that's my opinion.
Why wrangle Ger the price of
spuds and sundry other lingo? ?
Might better raise a bumper crop,
and win the war by jino!
Before we talk ''mob law and
strikes" we better can the kaiser
Dogged if I'll be kultured Hun
perchance he may be wiser;
I'd rather be with Washington
asleep in the silent tomb,
Than be afraid to do my part to
seal the Kaiser's doom.
Why, just supposing Bill should
win, would he recompense these
buffers
Who talked of peace at any price
along with all the other traitors,
Not much! He'd lock 'em in the
jug with all the other traitors.
To liver or die in sawdust cakes
and peelings off from taters.
Small matter would it be to Bill,
once he was sure of rulin,'
Whether we talked of peace or war
he'd set about to ruin
The things our fathers died to
save and taught us to cherish:
Better we all were in our grave
than Liberty should perish.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
CONTINUED from Page ~

lCOntlnued from rage i
and the jack-in-the-box, mines, Ian
ces and paper caps will provide
din and diversion in celebration oi
the nations birth.
For the fiery glories that breal
in brilliant clusters in the skies thu
large colored shells will suffice
though the decorating bombs will
not be part of the aerial perform
ance. The ware department ha.
found that the chemical colorins
used in these shells is not consum
ed in large enough quantities tt
warrant any curtailment in man
ufacture and the gunpowder usec
in fireworks was likewised discover
ed to be of an inferior grade, ant
therefore of little value in max
ing ammunition.
The law permits the use of som,
fireworks which have been in stoc'
and says that all rockets and 10
man candles Of greater size thar
named in the regulations and al
shells up to six inches in diameter
which had been manufactured pr
ior to November Is, 1917, and ar,
now stored in factories, or in tn.
hands of jobbers or retailers, may
J ho sold nnder lcnnSo
The use of star shells by the ar
! mics in France has increased, thu
need for Illuminating devices sim
liar to glorified sky rocket. but
development of this kind of pro
.ecticn has advanced so that thu
ingredients form a specialized pro
duct. and the light powders usec
by the American-made Fireworks
have been permitted to be manu-
| featured. as usual. for the pyro
technic shells.
The government will keep a
strict watch over the vast guam
tity of explosives consumed on In.
dependence day. (today). Persons
buying more than the stipulated
amounts will be required to have a
license. and to enforce the regula.
tions the President has appointed
an explosive inspector for every
state.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
Continued from Page ~

For change of occupation,
Is a regular vacation,
Rests the mind,
Such work helps and will not in
jure.
To the grind.
So Jet every man and maiden,
Who with outing plans are laden,
Hit the sod.
Plan a trip for Jack and Harry,
Take the wife and sister Mary,
Also Maude:
Grab a hoe and do your duty.
Or enhance your strength and
beauty,
Pitching hay,
Help the country with your outing
And you II come back home ashout
ing,
"Hip hoo-ray."
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
FARM labor:

Thel abor situation has become
more tense during the past week.
Men are in demand everywhere. As
a result Of this some of the men
employed at various places are
quitting their jobs and asking for
unheard of prices. The time has
come for Richland County to set
price on labor and to pay the
same throughout. The going wages
during haying will be 1925 to
$3.50, depending on the man. This
means Of course. that the man
will be well cared for in addition
to the above wages. Men coming
to this County must 60 to work o.
get out. We have big crop COM
ing. We are willing to pay good
wage but at this time of all times,
we can not stand for men loafing
on our streets when they are need
ed in the fields. The above men
toned wage will hold until the har
vest begins. This will be about the
end Of July. Cards stating the
above mentioned facts will be
posted in depots and public pla-
ces over the entire county. Farm
ers desiring men may write to this
office.
Farmers having fields of pure
strains of seed grain, ought to have
them inspected at this time. This
will enable them to enter their seed
with the purse seed growers asso-
citation. Growing of pure seed is
one of the best kinds of fatming.
1t gives the biggest yield and com
mands the highest price. Good seed
is always in demand. There are
always plenty of farmers that need
good seed. This office would like
to hear from men who want to get
into the business of growing seed
for others.
The Red Cross is making anoth-
er call This cali is extended mor:,
especially to the farmers. Tt asks
for the gross returns OH an acre
or more of wheat to be given to
aid in this wonderful work. In re-
turn every farm will get metallic
sign to post up on his farm,
showing what he has given. Other
counties are carving out this work
in fine shape. Why not Richland
The county chapter has decided to
take up the acre pledge work. It
has turned over to this office this
work. Any questions concerning it
will he answered bv this office.
GEO. P. WOLF.
County Agricultural Work.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04

The first issue of the Richlan1
County Farmer was published last
week. This is aNonpartisan League
publication. owned and controlled
by the farmers Of Richland county
and edited by John Andrews, for
many years owner and publisher
Of the Lidgerwood Broadaxe. and
one of the best writer's in the state.
The farmers purchased the Broad
axe plant. moved it to Wahpeton
and added considerable new equip
ment. The paper is seven column
eight papa paper. neat in appear
ance and we'll edited.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04

NONPARTISAN
County Supt. of Schools
Mrs. Mertz 80. IA
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
PRIMARY VOTE

Richland County's vote on can.
didates where there were more
than one candidate for the same
office at primarye election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20
SCHWAB IN SHIPS RED CROSS
Emergency Fleet Chief Warm in
Praise of Movement

Charles M. Schwab has given his off,
cial Endorsement to the newly formed
Shipbuilders' Section of the Navy Auxil-
larry of the Red Cross, whereby 1t is
proposed to join the combined forces Of
the Hog Island and Emergency Fleet
Corporation under the Red Cross banner:
THE value of this work Is beyond
question. Without the sailors to man
the ships we are now pushing to COM
pletion, II Is sef-evident that the ships
themselves would be worthless" COM
mented Director General Schwab. in
signing the card that made him char
ter member Of the newly formed ship
builders section.
II am heartily in favor of this move.
ment as strengthening the morale OF
the naval forces, thereby enabling us
to shoot more ships to Germany and
help. America win the war that much
quicker"
Charles Piez, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation Howard Coonley. vice presi.
dent in charge of administration; Ed
ward NJ. Hurley, chairman of the ship
ping board; Peter o. Knight. advisory
counsel for the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration; Frederick Holbrook, presi-
dent of the American International Ship
building Corporation, and his staff of
assistants also signed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20
TREACHERY CHARGED
TO GERMAN CAPTIVES
Philadelphia Soldier, Inva.
lided Home, Says They Have
to Be Killed

"Cold steel is the only medicine that
the Germans deserve and 1t is being
administered in large doses by our
Philadelphia boys in France"
That was the striking feature In a
story told today by First-Class Gunner
Lewis W. Dillon, of Battery B, Fifty
second Coast Artillery Corps. who has
now at the base hospital in Lakewood.
n. J. His right leg was so shattered
by shrapnel that amputation Is neces-
sary.
Despite his suffering young Dillon,
whose home is at 6035 Usage avenue,
does not talk about himself and prefers.
when discussing the war to relate the
experience of others He Is warm In
his praise for Philadelphans and says
they are full of spunk and fight" That
the German prisoners are treacherous
and never lose an opportunity to turn
upon and slay their American captors,
Is the assertion of Dillon.
"A comrade of mine." said the SOL
dier captured six Germans. When he
arrived in camp there was only one
boche trailing behind him. The other
five made a cowardly effort to get my
buddy, but they didn't, and somewhere
in France are five Germans, thoroughly
bayoneted and silenced for all time"
Theodric c. Dillon, brother of Lewis,
and a member of the 109th Infantry,
was wounded in June and is now at
the St James Military Auxiliary Hos
pital Liverpool, England,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20


there" stating that young jury is in
,o,,,i.,I r.oo,,er;n, from, wounds The
letter was daleu SIN uaSS at'er 'he uas
en- which Jury was supposed to have
+ baa,, t-ilIad Nrs Jury 10 anxiouslv
,,
awaiting oeilnite i'iio'i''a''on IL
ing her son.
Three more Camden boys in the serv-
ioa IN France are injured This Informal
ton came by mail to the families of the
wounded lads Yesterday. George L.
Roberts. 1868 Kaighn avenue, a driver Of
an ambulance in the French Army, is in
a hospital recovering from wounds re-
ceived when shell struck his machine.
/ He is a son of Eugene B. Roberts, sec
rotary of the Board of Health.
Bernard Rafferty,, twenty-three years
old, 12G Clinton street. is in a French
hospital with two jagged holes in his
back He wrote his mother. who had
not been previously notified, that he
fears he will not be able tG return to
the service. He enlisted in the cavalry
that was transferred to the infantry.
George r. Thompson son of Police
man Thompson, 325 walnut street, also
is n victim of n Hun shell. He wrote
his father that he is wounded IN the
leg and that they got me on 'he 'n'ro
dav of the big drive. ,r,u,a,,
Word mas peeh receIesG e5 ~ t 10.
roster "+zf ED''n ,1',,,Tnn T., Con,ran,
his son: frahcis, ,strr of tbo regr,Iar
H. SlNtet',tn "''ndad =, Er,rco and
army, mas pee, iat,or roceiyed bv the
is IN hosp''ali ~, ,ous how he was
parent iror' ~" ,o., .nd arm, bv shran.
wounoea IN '"e shaTl hoIe ,ntiI the
mel, ana h'u III a,d cantured ths
American tuop t sontion Then. beneath
grouho III e,,;ns shot and shell the