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The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
Summary of Latest War News.

The actual invasion of Germany is believed to be at hand. The Allies are expected to strike soon in Alsace- Lorraine and free France from the menace of the Hun.
 Allied troops have made rapid advance into Belgium an dhave out flanked U-boat bases in the move to- wards Bruges.
 Eight German divisions have been flung back in disorder by the British in Flanders.
 An American troop transport, America, foundered from unknown causes at q Hohoken pier, but there was no loss of life.
  Lost-Small white hound dog with a
 little red on ears: gone 6 weeks. $5 reward for recovery c. Fl. Frost, Parks, Arks-42-1
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
Italians Capture Duiazzo.

Rome, Oct. 15.-Italian forces ir Albanian after storming the Austro- Hungarian positions on the heights in front of Durazzo penetrated the city yesterday morning, taking prisoners and capturing war material, the ltal- ian war office announced today.
 Durazzo is the Albanian port al which British and Italian naval for ces recently raided and destroyed ths important Austrian naval base.
 East of Durazzo. Italian columns advancing fro Fl Bassen Sunday overcame stubborn resistance of en- emy rear guards at Kraba, and con- tinued their march.
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THIS LAD ESCAPES
 HUNS BEST EFFORTS.

Paris, Oct. 15.--A Tank got a ma chine gun bullet through the arm. Walking toward the rear shell burts nearby and couple of pieces of shrapnel struck him He was placed Tn an ambulance-and a second shell overturned the ambulance and he was hurt again, but he walked to the dressing station.
 "There," said the doctor, finishing his seventh bandage, lis that all 2"
 T guess so" smiled the soldier, hopping off the dressing table.
 But in ten minutes he came back.
 "Say, doc, here's another one in my shoulder I didn't find till just now"
 Huns Abandon Seaports.
 London, Oct. 15.-Several of Ger many's largest torpedo bouts recent ly left Zeebrugge, one of tbe German naval bases on the Belgian coast dur ing a stormy night, according to Dutch frontier message forwarded from Amsterdam on Monday to the Central News agency.
 The herman WarSnlpS We're fIilen to their capacity with soldiers and proceeded for Germany. The Ger mans also are reported to be evacua- ting Ostend.
 Huns Urged to Hold.
 With the American Forces North west of Verdun, Oct. f5-How great is the importance attached by the Germans to holding back the Amer jeans is shown in a recent order of General Won Der Marwitz, comman- der in chief of the Fifth Army, which has reached American intelligence of ficers.
 Tt is on the unconquerable resis- tance of the Verdun front" reads the order, "that depends the fate of great part of the western front, per haps even of our nation. The Fath- erland must rest assured that every commander and every man realizes the greatness of his mission and that he will do his duty to the very end.
 "If they do this the enemy's attack will, as heretofore, break against our firm will to hold'
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
French Capture Fritzies.

London. Oct 14.-In the attack on Flanders today the French took 5000 prisoners.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17

Lost--3- year-old Holstein COW, brand
 ed RI left hip, diamond on right. s6 reward for return to J. H Hasten, Hatfield 42-2
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PROMPTLY WHEN SUBSCRIPTION ExpTREs
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10
SEW ARD SNAPSHOTS

The hospital Helpers will meet to- morrow afternoon.
 Mrs. II. A. Bowers and daughter Katherine will leave on the Alameda for San Francisco and Los Angeles.
 Owing to having no yarn, the Moose ladies will not meet on Tuesdays until further notice. The ladies have been knitting for Moose members in the war service.
 The barge Barracouta has been shifted about 20 feet, and with more digging, the Anyox crew believe she will be fIoated at the next high tide at the end of this month.
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SOLDIERS 60
 ACROSS PLATE
 FOR FIVE RUNS

The Soldiers walloped the town nine yesterday afternoon by five swipes tc one. Looncy, of the cable office force tried to be the whole hog, going across the plate for four of the five runs for the militarists. Brashear pitched the nine innings for the Soldiers; Lucas pitching five for the town and Lien go- ing in for the remaining four. The game was a good one and plenty of rooters were on hand to cheer or de- ride as the fancy suited,
 r. F. Woolley was his Jumps"
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STOP AND READ - We have war bread -- nutritious and wholesome 8 pounds 20 cents. Seward Bakery JIG
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FOR RENT -- large sunny front bedroom suitable for one or two men or married couple. Rent reasonable
 Mrs. Leslie, Third and Washington. ti
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PROGRAM

Mrs. Elmer A. Friend and Company The delightful, distinguished dra- matic delinators, in a dramatic play in one act and three remarkable touching scenes entitled THE WILLIAM STILL PURSUED HER"
 Countess Kate ........ Mrs. F.. A. Friend A clever woman who takes a chance. Chuck Rogers -...........,... Bud Adams.
 A college coach
 Bud Stiles ....-......... Mir. J. Harmon
 His Star pupil
 Hawshaw, a detective w Mir. Henry. Who is on the right scent
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The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow is clearing, high winds and cooler.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Boys Dutchcss Khaki Knjckerbock- CTS, special value. Brown & Ha" kIEs. Quality First" V
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Read the Gateway.

The E, Roi Tan Cigar Is Tarticu- larly mild Try one and yo- viii oe a regular smoker of the brand. J2
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Many mountain goats were seen by those who went out to Mile 12 yester- day.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Boys Udtchcss Corduroy Enicker- lockers. We pay you Toe for every button that comes oT. Brown z Hawkins. Quality First" !"
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Tickets went on sale today for the Red Cross show tomorrow night. Re served seats can be secured at the Seward Drug Company.
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Screen doors - for sale at BrosiuS and Noon. If l
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Mrs. ". Ellis and Jack Bowling The cyclonic, careful, cherry, cavort' mg comedians in the sidewalk seine,
 GETTING ACQUAINTED"
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The Fl Roi Tan Cigar maEes your bit worth while. They are mild, burn even auG satisfy. tIS
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Fresh whipping cream-Seward Dairy
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Marjorie McPhail and Marit Eide Stewards sweet seductive singing sat elites in one of the latest song hits.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-06-10

Watch the specials at Hettels this week. See window display. If
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VICTORY THEATRE
LA. E. HALLl
SIG RED CROSS
 VAUDEVILLE SHOW

Business Manager and Treasurer, A. II. Mcdonald.
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Eyinrude engines at J. L. GaeCs. q.
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HERE IT IS''

HERE TT IS"
 AlaSkan's Al JoSlin ., Mr. J. Looney The rapid refreshing, remarkable re- ccntew in a little bit of family scandal Piano selection ............ Karl Rudolph
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YOUR DUTY

is to economize Make one pair of good ALL LEATHE shoes Iass you ALL summer and fal.
 ~U R B A c II s"
 The Store With a Conscience.
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Bud Adams ...... ........ $. w. Weir The celebrated, crackerjack character comedians, spilhng 2 little chatter.
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The return engagement of the fam )us singing comedian, Mr.. Erich Lucas and his merry mcIlefluous musical maids u their matchlcsS, mastadonic, magnificent musical melange entitled
 Madame Bctterfly'
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POWERS REQUIRED ~ wAa
Quality 81 osif-Nsilanee me PlU1
Requisite Of che Really Great
Commander.

War is wont to be associated WITH
the physical rather than the intel
lectual or moral qualities, says Col
Thee A. Dodge in the Forum. TAo
idea Of youth and strength and ardos
10 coupled with the military profss-
sion. Alexander at the Granicus,
Scipio at Zama. Napoleon in 'O0, Nc.
Clellan in 'o2, represent to the popular
fancy the typical soldier. But war.
from the standpoint Of the captain. 70
primarily an intellectual process. Tie
successful conduct Of q campaign ~.
quires. first, exceptional mental pow
srs; next, MORAL qualities Of high
order; and last, . physique to with
stand the drain Of unremitting mental
and nervous tension. The gladiatorial
courage which prompted the little
Roman legionary to close in upon the
burly Teuton with the sword, or tho
pluck which carried the
guards through the day at Waterloo.
are not as essential to the captain %
the moral force which On the broad
field helps him to push hl0
own scheme home despite the threat.
ening maneuvers Of his opponent
which on the narrower deld Of battle
enables him to risk the lives Of thou.
sands Of his men upon the result Of Q
or to watch with equipoise
the compromising movements Of his
or to hold back his battal.
ions for the supreme moment, are net
20 essential as that self-relfanco
which prompts him to great under.
eakings and sustains him through their
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cans visiting England have found
King George to be real sensible,
common, everyday sort Of man who
has been broadened by the world
events of the past five years. He has
even learned to enjoy a good game of
base ball. He has learned to Joke
with the American soldiers. Visiting
one of the U. s. battleships recently,
he went down into the boiler rooms
and threw shovel of coal into the
furnace. This is the first time in
history that king of England or any
other country ever shoveled coal on
a foreign battleship. The shovel has
been preserved and has become his
toric. Just short time ago, the
King and Queen received the % Amer
lean editors at their palace. The ed
itors were scratching their heads
wondering how to dress in order to
appear before royalty. They had got
ten out their silk hats, gloves and cut
away coats, when the King informed
them that he would like to see them
in the ordinary clothes. And that is
the way they were presented to the
King and Queen. Nobody was en-
barrassed and the editors spent
very enjoyable day with a couple of
big, hearted, common, everyday sort
of human beings.
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We shall need more food in peace
than in war, according to a statement
made by Clarence Ousley, assistant
secretary Of agriculture. He warns
that unless the people of the cities 20
to the country in 1919 it cannot reas-
onably be expected that the necessary
crops will be planted or harvested. He
cited instances Of the heroism of
farmers and their wives who have la
bored under great difficulties this year
that the world might not go hungry.
Now that the armistice has been sign
ed and the world war is practically
over, it will be the duty of America to
feed the starving Russians, Germans,
Austrians and others whose food sup
ply is negligible, and at the same time
we must continue to furnish our Allies
with what they need The food condi-
ton is so serious that it will tax Am
erica's greatest resources for an
other year at least to meet the de-
mands. The price of food stuffs is GER
tain to remain high for some time
The government has already set a
guaranteed price for wheat, so the
farmers know just about where they
are at.
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FIRE ENGINES OF ALL SORTS
Flrst Were Primitive Indeed Gem.
pared with the Splendid One
In Use Today.

The first IRE engine seen in America
was received at Boston in 1879. II
was made in England. and was Of the
type called "hand squirts." The In.
strument required the labor Of three
men, one on each side to hold the ma.
chine steady and to direct the noszlo.
while the third man worked the plung.
e..
This contrivancs was not much q
an improvement over the "siphons
used in CONGREGATIONS" described By
Hero of Alexandria in his work On
pneumatics, written about $50 b. @
At the close Of the seventeenth cen
fury slight advance was made In
Newham's improved engine, patented
In England. which consisted Of q
strong cistern Of oak. mounted On
wheels, and suction pipe Of leather.
Steam fire engines had their begin
ming in England In 1880. when Braith-
waite built an engine Of six horsepow-
er. weighing 5000 pounds. Though IT.
performances were highly spoken Of,
this attempt to apply steam to IRE en-
gines cannot be- said to have been
successful, owing to its great weight.
A. p. Latta Of Cincinnati built an en-
CINE that was vast improvement over
its predecessors, and 1t was in the
Ohio city, in 1868, that the steam dre
engine first definitely supplanted the
old style Of flre-nghting apparatus.
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Statues Of Great Men.

The fashion Of placing statues Of
popular heroes in parks and squares
has prevailed for long time, and IL
apparently not losing any of the popu'
lar favor, says the Ave Maria. II
would not be so prevalent, however, II
Rossini's plan were carried out.
The great italian composer was
waited on one day by delegation who
informed him that statue Of himself
was to be erected in white marble,
and that it would adorn the public
square of his natal city. The artist
inquired how much the statue would
cost.
Twelve thousand francs" was the
reply.
SWELL" said Rossini, give me that
sum, and on state occasions I'll 20 and
stand on the pedestal myself, 80 that
instead Of a mere copy you'll have the
original"
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BUY THEM, .W \! Is: s! BUY THEN,
THE ALLIES ARE MERCIFIJI,

THE ALLIES ARE MERCIFUL.
President Wilson, addressing Con-
gress, just after the armistice had
been declared, outlined the program
OF this country in dealing with the
vanquished peoples. Altho the Ger
mans, Austrians, Bulgarians and
Turks have committed atrocities that
were so horrible az to be almost un-
0ellevable, America and the Allies are
willing to supply them with food and
relieve the distressing want that in
% many places is threatening their
very lives. Steps are to be taken i'm
medlately to organize those efforts at
relief in the same systematic man.
ner that they were organized in the
case OF Belgium. The president points
out that hunger does not breed re-
form, but that it breeds madness and
all the ugly disten pers that make an
ordered life impossible.
1.-The peoples who have just come out
from under the yoke of arbitrary gov
eminent and who are now coming at
last into their freedom will never find
the treasures Of liberty they are in
search Of if they look for them by the
light of the torch They will find that
every pathway that is stained with
the blood of their own brothers leads
to the wilderness, not to the seat of
their hope. They are now face to face
with their initial tests. We must hold
the light steady until they find them
selves. And in the meantime, if it be
possible, we must establish a peace
that will justly define their peace
hn ~ OF <o Ill
Of their neighbors and of their for
mer masters, and enable them to live
in security and contentment when they
have set their own affairs in order.
II, for one, do not doubt their pur-
pose or their capacity. There are
some happy signs that they know and
will choose the way of selfcontrol and
peaceful accommodation. If they do,
we shall put our aid at their disposal
In every way that we can. If they
do not, we must await with patience
and sympathy the awakening and re-
covery that will assuredly come at
last"
What different speech the Kaiser
would have made, had autocracy won
instead Of democracy. And this is the
very reason why autocracy had to fail.
This big world of ours is too small for
both to exist. The Teutonic people will
now be given an opportunity to build up
a republic on the ruins of what once
was the most autocratic, cruel power
the world has ever known.
The leaders do not deserve such
humane treatment and the punishment
they deserve will undoubtedly be met
ed out to them, but their subjects will
be given an opportunity to make good
The great war has .brot the nobility
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Power u III. Oh Sens.

Consider the old song. Immediate.
y ill the things that make up thu
present existence fade into dim %.
0curity and for while. for the dura.
ton Of the melody at least. We live IL
glory Of the song and it, association.
One thing has remained the same
and that IL the senS. The years have
made no change in the beauty Of the
meaning Of that. In the face Of the
constant change and activities which
mean mans existence and the worlds
progress, the song has remained, the
same.
With the keen insight Of human M.
ture, authors have been appreciativs
Of the power Of the haunting melody,
and have made It The thsms Of theiS
wofk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-14

What momentous events can take
place in six short months. 1t was only
last April, after the big German drive
which started March Fl, had gotten
well under way, threatening the dis
ruption of the British and French ar
mics, that Haig announced to his men
that they were fighting with thei,
backs to the wall. The Huns were fir
ing shells into Paris from 81 mile
range and the French troops were a
little later driven back to within 35
miles of the outskirts of Paris. You
remember how we all held our breath
and wondered if the Allies could hold
them. And then the Americans be-
gan to arrive in vast numbers. Those
already there had been trained like
pugilists ready for the ring and when
they were thrown in in sufficient num-
bers they gave the Allies just the
needed weight and strength to not
only hold the Huns but to turn the
tide of battle. The big drive resem-
bled vast football game as the con.
testants surged backward and for.
ward across the bloody field.
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Commercial Morals Low In Japan.

China, for long centuries a highly
developed nation, has an elaborate
code Of commercial ethics. japan, on
the other hand, which is nation COM
paratively new to civilization, is not
80 scrupulous, says writer in Sys-
TEN. He continues:
I'm Japan they say a contract 10
never a. settled thing, whereas In
China it is absolutely binding. The
japanese admit they have no tradi.
lions in trade, and the average Jap
anese merchant is firmly convinced
that If he orders goods today. and the
market declines before they arrive, he
does perfectly right to refuse them.
Banks In Japan recognize this trait
in Japanese character. There IL no
such thing as lending money to q man
o. his personal note"
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Belgian soldiers would like to re-
ceive Christmas presents from Ameri-
cans, young ladies especially, and
when one looks back to four years
ago when the brave Belgians stopped
the Huns from overrunning all of
France, we must agree that the poor
fellows have coming all the favors we
can grant them. Without Belgium
the Allies would have been beaten and
America would have had to clean up
the Kaiser alone.
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Someone has suggested that in
stead of erecting expensive monu-
ments as was done at the close of the
Civil war, in honor of great generals,
the same money be used in erecting
Memorial club houses for the returned
soldiers. Money thus expended would
do great deal of good to thousands
for all time to come and those who
have won fame could have their names
engraved on bronze tablets to be
placed in the buildings. This sounds
reasonable.
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Dogden Woman Died in Minot.
Mrs. Selmer Halvorson Of Dogden,
n. D., aged Al years. wife Of Annum
Halvorson, died at st. Joseph's Hospi-
tai early Wednesday morning from
influenza. Mr.. and Mrs. Halvorson
were married q year ago. The deceas-
ed was born at Excelsiore, MINI. Her
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Mccoy Dept. Store
Minot, N. Oak.

are the soldiers votes, 200 some Of
which are to be counted, and while it
is possible that they could change the
results, they are apt to remain as at
present. While 200 ballots were sent
to the soldiers, it is believed that some
of them did not receive them
There is no question but what A. p.
Scofield has been elected sheriff.
The commissioners meet tomorrow
as canvassing board.
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Walter Compton Tested lee Today.

Walter Compton, lad Of eleven
years, attempted to test the ice on
Spring Lake this morning and the ice
giving way, the little fellow was pre-
cipitated into the icy water. His cries
for help soon brot Clinton Hunt, ,,ho
coming to his assistance with the aid
Of long pole succeeded in pulling the
boy to land. He was taken into q
neighboring house where he was fur
nished with dry clothing and thawed
out.
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Waller Appears to Be Elected.
A. M. Waller appears to have been
elected county superintendent Of
schools, his majority at the present
time being just 40. OF course, there
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brother, Oscar Johnon Of Line, s. 81
was here and arranged to have the -.
mains shipped to Velva for burial.

County Food administrators Dill an
nounces that flour can now be pur-
chased without buying substitutes.
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The great war has .brot the nobility
of Europe. down to the evel of the
common people and it is we'll. Ameri-