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Possible Agreement Upon
Which We Entered the War

vored nation there; that the trade
of China shall be open to the world
to the end that we may feed. a!
the year 60 on, our commerce ant
our ideas to these 4OO,000,0O0 oi
people and thaat ancient country
shall remain intact under the con
troll of her people to work out, in
conjunction with the other nations
of the world, her rightful destiny
Third. There is some world wide
discussion that the coming treaties
of peace will make the kiel canal
the Suez canal, and the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles international
highways. in the control of joint
high commission. But, gentlemen
American brains and American
money constructed the Panama
canal; it is highly essential to our
eternal peace and welfare that that
highway remain forever in the
hands of this government. | want
assurance that nothing will be done
to interfere with this arrangement.
Fourth. There are few planks
in our foreign policy, but the most
important of what few planks there
are is the Monroe Doctrine. The
Western World is now owned by
western people. 1t must remain so.
No matter what may be said around
the green table, the observance Of
this doctrine by the world shall re-
main fixed and inviolate.
Fifth: We will want nothing out
of this war for ourselves. If we go
in, it will be for the sole urpose of
upholding our honor and the pre-
servation of the highest ideals to
the future for the race. Therefore,
there must be no separate peace,
but we all wage war together. And
where there is controversy among
ourselves this government shall be
deferred to and our decision shall
be final.
These assurances were given by
all OF the allied governments
Whereupon, this government en-
tered the war, pledging the entire
resources of this great country to
its successful prosecution.
This makes President Woodrow
at this moment, the most
valuable single life on this earth.
His means of securing information,
coupled with his vast academic
knowledge, in the very nature OF
.hings causes him to know possibly |
more than all of us together. When
he acts, he knows what is going on
back OF the curtains on the worlds |
stage. Therefore, let us not criticize
It least, TOO hastily. He knows what
lie is about. None question his love
IF country, none doubt his integrity,
lone doubt his eminent ability. Per
onally, | think he is one OF the
greatest men that ever lived in any
latio nor in any time.
In the temple OF the omnipotent
iod the clock OF destiny is strik
ng the hour. And in these most
olemn moments let us so act that
Ie knows that we are with him, ito
he last dollar, the last man, and
o the last heartbeat"
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list OF perpetual motion machines
with which inventive "cranks' have
occupied themselves from time i'm
memorial, and which practical sci
ence pronounces an impossibility.
1t is an axiom of science that you
cannot get something for nothing
in the realm of energy, any more
than in the realm of finance. All
the machinery evolved by civilized
man has never really produced
any energy; it has merely trans
formed certain kinds Of energy into
other kinds, which happened to be
more useful for our purposes. At
no point, in any of the various
processes, is there any evidence OF
any gain of power. Every sue
cessive step is attended by some
less of perceptible power.
Actually, the theory is, the guam
tity Of power never changes. Some
we use for work; the rest disap-
pears in the form of dissipated
heat, electricity, etc. You cannot
beat natures game. The best you
can do is to obtain and tap big
reservoirs OF easily utilized energy,
such as coal mines, petroleum wells,
waterfalls, wind, etc.
And yet, are we always to be
bound by such limitations? Grant
ed that we cannot create energy
out OF nothing, will ii be forever
impossible TO tap unseen sources of
energy, after the manner professed
by the Boston inventor?
We know that the world is in
stinct with energy, that the whole
universe is energy. Big scientists
agree that the ether which fills
and permeates all space from here
to and beyond the outermost star,
is vibrant with energy intense and
beyond anything we
can imagine.
Sir Oliver Lodge has worked out
by experiment and computation the
of the universal ether of
,pace-a volume about as large as
he head of small pin-has in it the
equivalent OF a thousand tons of
natter, "squirming internally with
he velocity OF light and that this
'quirming represents AN energy
equivalent to the output of mil
ion horsepower station for 40 mil
ion years
Shall we remain forever unable to
ap the merest fraction OF this in
energy encompassing
is on all sides? Many scientists
believe that some day a mechanical
,enius will succeed where Garabed
and all his predecessors
laye failed. Ii SO, the lot of the
iuman race henceforth will be an
nviable one. All man has ever
Ireamed OF material achievement
nd leisure may become a reality.
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(By |. s. Mullen.)

In my Imagination, and, perhaps
the following actually happened. a
subsequent history will develop.
Sometime early in March, 1917
the English and French ambassa
dors to this country arranged con
ference, highly secretive in its char
acter with the president. The,
frankly told the president that b,
reason of the forty years prepared
ness of the Germans, the probable
collapse of Russia, and the pursuit!
of peace leading to unpreparednes!
of France, Italy and England. thai
the cause of the allies was doomed
and that ii America ever intended
to enter the war, we must not wait
moment. They urged that civili-
zation itself stood imperiled, and
the domination of the world by a
single power was imminent. Where
upon, the president, regarding the
solemnity of the hour, and the inn
portante of the occasion, possibly
made the following statement;
We are fully aware of the viola
ton OF The Hague conventions up
on the part of Germany and her al
lies; the rape of Belgium; OF her
atrocious conduct in northern
France; OF her trying to array
Mexico and japan against US; of
her practice OF sabotage and de-
struction OF property in our own
country, and of her inhumane sub
marine activities. But leading our
people into a world war is the most
serious proposition in the history
OF our country. wish to be sub
stantially assured:
First If we enter the war, we
must of necessity take our naval
forces through the Panama Canal
for service along the Atlantic and
in European waters, and transfer
all OF our troops from the west to
the east, leaving the PHILIPPINES, Ha
waii, and the Pacific coast unguard-
ed. 1t has been rumored that
Iapan is both ambitious and none
too friendly to us. She may abandon
the cause Of the allies, and using
our extremity as her opportunity,
join with Germany, seize the Phil
ipines and Honolulu, employing
these as bases, attack and i~nd ar
mics upon our western coast. | de
sire to know that Japan will remain
true.
Second: 1t is the hope OF Ameri-
ca that by righteous conduct to
earn and merit the confidence and
good will Of China, have caused
to be sent to Cahina, as you are
aware, learned professor, holding |
the chair of political economy i'll
one of our best institutions OF learn
ing, for the purpose of educating
he Chinese people and the high Of
icers of thata republic in the ways
Of this country. Japan may wish
% dominate the Orient. She may
axe this as an occasion to impose
secret treaties on China violative
If our open door policy, and dis
member that empire. We wish as
;urance that there shall be no ia
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WAR SUMMARY
(By The Associated Press


A new provisional government
for Siberia has been set up in Vladi-
vostok in control of Czech -Slovack
forces. 1t will oppose the central
powers. The new government is
reported to have the support OF the
population.
Admiral Won Hintze, the German
minister at Chrstiania. it is reported
will succeed Or. Richard Won
kuehlmann as German foreign sec
retary. Emperor William is said
to have accepted Won Kuehlmann's
resignation which probably was
brought forth by remarks made in
his recent speech to the reichstag
as to the imprabability OF ending
the war by force of arms. Admiral
Won Hintze is the former minister
to China and Mexico.
Fighting activity on the western
and Italian fronts still is confined
to local operations. The lull on
both fronts, however, will not be
~ oioiiSOu aS thSiS arc iudiy SiSHS
that the great combats which
marked the German offensives on
the west and the Austrian stroke in
Italy will shortly be rivalled.
Satisfactory as have been the
'nibbling" tactics of the allied com
mand, apparently they have not yet
aroused the Germans TO action.
Franco-American troops on the
French front have taken S,400 pris-
oners since June IS. The German
hesitation in resuming the offensive
is giving the allies. although pre-
pared to meet it, little concern as
day by day they improve their po-
sitions by advances in local opera
tions which year or so ago would
have been looked upon as sizeabe
battles.
In an attack against the new
French positions in the Longpont
region south of the Aisne, the Ger
mans have failed.
Enemy Doesn't Strike Back
The enemy has made no attempt !
to recop the losses sustained in the
French forward movement south
west OF Noyon, and which the Ger +.
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Ardinore, wednesday, Jul, 10 1913.
THE PROFITEERS.

The "intense and pitiless light
mentioned by President Wilson III
his address to congress last May IS
beating. as he said ii would, upon
every man and every action in this
tragic plot OF war that is now upon
the stage" 1t is beating now par
ticularly upon the profiteerS, as a
result of the revelations made by the
federal trade commission.
Ther1>are Strenuous efforts beng
made by interests involved to CON
iuse the situation. 1t is possible that
in some instances the figures OF the
commission give the wrong impress
sion, and that some OF the alleged
profiteers have made less money, or
made their money less questionably,
than the conclusions imply. But
the public is not interested in de-
tails. 1t is interested in the main
fact which looms up clearly enough
out OF all the mess OF argument and
recrimination, that there has been
proiitecrng on big and shameful
scale.
Packers, millers, copper men, coal
men, oil men, leather men, steel
men. Gamers, virtually all the big
interests controlling the basic nee
eSsarics OF life, seem to have taken
advantage Of the war situation to
charge all the traffic would bear
They have found their opportunity
in state OF economic confusion
which made it possible for them to
raise prices on false preteNts, with
out the public being able to prove
eNtortion.
In some industries it seems al
most as if manufacturers, jobber5,
wholesalers, and retailers were en-
gagged in one great conspiracy 20
persuade consumers that prices
were bound to rise, and then, hay
ing rcconciled them to the idea, rails
ing prices arbitrarily in tulfilment
OF their own prophecy Everything
is going up" has been the trade
motto; and so, naturally enough,
everything has gone up.
1t is time to stop this movement,
to eliminate whatever parts OF II
are artificial and dishones. In some
instances legal prosecution may he
proper. Enlightened public opinion
may accomplish good deal, For
the rest, the president himself OF
Tered sound suggestion in that
same speech to congress: The
profiteering that cannot be got At
by the restraints OF conscience and
love of country can be got at by
taxation"
There is a good, big job of work
cut out ior congress this summer.
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Drafted Man Cuts Throat.

Monroe, La, July l0-Lloyd Las
sitter. alias Laster, wanted by the
local draft board at Thomasville,
Ga. cut his throat and died within a
few minutes when confronted here
last night by officers with a war
rant for his arrest. After Lassiter
died the officers prevented a woman
who claims to be his wife from
slashing herself with the weapon
Lassi,er had used. A message from
Thomasville stated that Lassiter
had deserted his wife there.
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-EREE ENERGY"

~Garabed7 has failed. \ commit
tee OF scientists. appointed BY CON
gressional resolution. has pronounc
ed failure the mysterious machine
invented BY an Armenian residen;
OF Boston, and much advertised as
= producer OF free energy They
were convinced that If vas only one
mere specimen added TO ghe long
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Figurelcss New-Rich.

Birmingham Age-Herald: She
needn't ptu on no fne airs with me,
sneered Bertha. the shoplady.
What's the matter. hun? :" asked
Tillie. at the next counter.
One OF them nevertheless was IN
here just now. She amt got nothing
on me. Stars grammzr's concerned.
an I've got her beaten to a pulp
when II comes 10 . figure"
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1000 souterns strong; price led
steers l7.50 a 1885; dressed beef
steers 1900 M H.2S; southern
steers 800 M 1900; cows 200 "a
1900; heifers 500 "a $500, stockers
80 "a l4.00 calves 800 $500.
Sheep. receipts 1000; strong;
lambs $500 "a 1900; yearlings 1900
"a 1000 wether 1900 "a l4.OO; ewes
800 "a 1900; stockers $50 "a 1850
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FOREST FIRES RAGE
IN NORTHWEST WOODS

Spokane, Wash, July lO.-Dry
electrical storms have aided the
havoc created by forest fires IN the
Clearwater district OF Montana and
in the Cispus district i'll Washing
ton. A fire at the edge OF the
Rainier National forest reserve was
spreading and now covers an area
of $50 square miles.
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Return of Old Friend.

jacksonville Times-Union: The
commencements are on and now
again our old friend "Baccalaure-
ate" is featured in every story and
is as hard :, spell as ever.
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Soldiers Want Home Papers.

London, July l0.-"More home
papers," is the constant appeal from
the American soldiers in the camps
and hospitals in Great Britain says
an American Red Cross report made
public today.
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Too Late.

Wadsworth Gas Attack: Raw
National Army Recruit 0talian
parentage )-iIalt Who dere?
Soldier latter taps)-Friend.
Same Recruit-No friend. Too
late.
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PRODUCE

Kansas City, Mo-, July l0.-But-
ter and poultry unchanged. Eggs,
irsts 80, seconds 80. Potatoes firm,
250 26S.
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A Bang-Up Wedding.

Grand Rapids News: The mar
rage is announced Of kathryn
Cannon and William Popp.
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Baltimore prohibits professional
ball games on Sundays.
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GRAIN

Chicago. July l0.-Bearish as
poets OF the government crop re-
port brought about only temporary
weakness in the corn market today.
On the decline, buying in which
one of the largest houses was COM
pletely led 10 a sharp rally. Open
ing prices which ranged from 5-S
cents off to Is cent advance, with
August at lS+ rs TO l55 l-S, and
Sept. ls5 3-S to ls5 l-2. were fol-
lowed by a general upturn TO well
above yesterdays finish.
The fact that temperatures were
below the seasonal normal through
out the belt. operated as a bullish
factor. Prices closed unsettled IA
to IS net higher, with August l55
81 TO ls5 7-S and Sept. $50 Ia.
Oats swayer with corn. After
opening l-2 cent down to Is cent
up, with August 20 IS to Il. the
market scored a moderate gain all
around.
Lack OF support caused provisions
to sag.
Subsequently stockyard longs who
were said TO have been good buy
eTs Of late. did considerable unload
ing.
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LIVESTOCK

Kansas City Mo-. July l0-Hogs,
receipts 1900: steady ) to 10 cts.
higher; bulk 1906 "a H.l5; heavy
100 "a E.25: light 1855 H.l0;
pigs loo "a l6JS.
Cattle receipts 1900. including
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Enemy Doesn't Strike Back

The enemy has made no attempt
to recop the losses sustained in the
French forward movement south
west OF Noyon, and which the Ger
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STOCK MARKET
IS IRREGULAR
Extreme Deluges Charae-
tezize Tradsng-Ship-
pings made Gains

New York.. JAN, O,-~rhs sse>S
market today. faAsa6 iffse sNsrssss
de,asas after, the, first haas> TIE
trend becoming more ietekaear, ~
stsAaaiN i'm pfosaainent war lsSsts$ Ne
ssstsuas in. sisfels. motors aud osss eAs
iSt>sna i to, Z points ShinasttSS u =
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ssa. sssSsah~s asaosR minor sissciaSssS
ar,slnslNssr 1li,ssssii preieHreI, NassoaSa
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sa,sS 2ssnst,g ,hr~s aointS fners Wss
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Z -,s-rirss1 changes Liberty > ir~s
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MORE MEN FROM
MINNESOTA ~"
SENT TO FIGHT

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 1O.-Addi-
tional University of Minnesota ath-
letes ave been called into service by
the mobilization of the Minnesota base
hospital unit. Iva Dart, quarterback
on this years freshmen eleven; Byron
Morrison. counted as a sure point
winner for the track squad: William
Kennedy. basketball sub; Clinton Boo
of the athletic board: Arthur Plank
ers. rooter king. and Wingate Ander-
son, assistant athletic manager, are
members of the unit.
Dick Fisher, quarter miller, and
Harold Undertake, substitute on last
years basketball team. have been ad-
mitted to the third training camp for
officers, "Rondy' Gillen, basketball
captain. has applied for admittance to
the balloon observation corps, and
Conrad Ecklund. line sta for two
years on the football eleven and a
member of this years basketball team,
has enlisted in the dental naval re-
serve.
Richard Lewis, captain Of the 1915
basketbap team and credited with be-
ing the best free thrower in the con-
ference for two easons. has been or
dered to report at Omaha for service
in the aviation section of the signal
CORDS,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-10
Once Best Runner
In America Is Sold
For Hundred Dollard

Louisville, Ky. Jan. 1O.-The once
mighty Hawthorn. in 1912 the two
year-old champion thoroughbred run-
l1er of America, and winter favorite
for the 1913 Kentucky Derby, has
been Knocked down at public auction
for 500, according to advices reach
ing here from New Orleans. AS a
t~wo-year-old, $4,000 was refused for
the gelding, then considered invinci-
BILE by his owner. Charles F. Busch
meyer Of this city.
1t was believed Hawthorn would
easily nave disposed Of his competi-
tors in the derby had he been able to
go to the post. He was trained here
and was thought to be in fine condi-
ton when he was sem to the Lexing.
ton races for a start or two as a fina
preparation for the big event. About
ten days before the Derby he was
started in a mile race on one OF the
most disagreeable' days of the meet
ing. It had been raining, a cold wind
was blowing and the track was fet-
lock deep in mud.
Hawthorn contracted throat trou-
Bile. which kept him out Of training
for some time. and he was Away.
wind-touched, but for several years he
held his W in sprints. H.
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DcLrTH GRAIN.


pu,s,h.y Mimi. Jan. l0.-Elevator
eee@S Of domestic grain:
Wheat. 4.1oo bushels: last year. H.
saa, Oats 1890 bushels. Barley,
500 bushels. Flax. 500 bushels;
?ss, wear. e.4ee. No shipments.
Elevator receipts bonded grain:
Wheat 1900 bushels: last year, l5'-
aaas .o shipments.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat, Nos.
q and , northern. s: No. 3. 5: other
spring. l. durum. :: hard winter. l.
mixed. . Total wheat. Is: year 6
sp.. Flax. g.: year ago, II. oats, !;
Barley, 4; a go. >. Total OF an
grains 20; xearsago. So. On track. 90
F1axseed prices were advanced cas-
lily at the start in todaS's market on
bidding for seed to be shipped to Min
neapoiis. With supplies in elevators
here amounting to only 5000 bushels
and receipts Of only a for the
dav the situation was thought bull
ish. Prices ran off later with heavy
offerings on peace talk. january
closed unchanged: May l l-2 up; U
/ cent up and October unchanged.
Trading in coarse grains was small
with light receipts. Barley closed un-
changed at from 1.27 to 1.59. Rye
closed unchanged at 1.S3 for spot and
! the May future unchanged at 1889 3-4
Closing: Lbnseed on track 80 to
ass: arrive $50: January $50 bid
NAV ssh L. bid: July 3.44 bid; Oc-
rcber $50 nominal
Oats on track 70 is to so Is; ar
rive - is.
Rye on track and arrive 1.Ss; May
i.Sa 3-4 bid.
Barley on track 1-27 .to~1.59~
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$1,000 100000 WORTH OF
COPPER PRODUCED IN L. S

Washington. Jan Cooper valued
at more than half a billion dollars
was produced in the United States in
1917. Production was slightly less
than III 1916. the geological survey an
.nounced today in statistics for the
year. Production from domestic ores
amounted to 100000 900 ponds or
80, 0OO. 900 pounds less than 1915; OUT
put from primary sources. domestic
and foreign was 2.3ez,ooo,oo pounds,
an increase of 1913, 900, 900 POUNDS owe
1916. Domestic production was .Alu-
ed at 100000 00, an increase Of
$35 .00c. 900 over 1916.
Stocks Of refined copper at the be-
aiming Of 1917 were about 1885,
O0U,0 0 pounds, making the years
available supply, exclusive Of second
airy copper, about 2.4so.oc9.ooo
pounds. Exports fol h first ten
months we're 9~53,876.000 pounds and
for the year were beyond the billion
pound mark, although no figures are
yet available. The supply for do
nestle consumption in 1917. assum-
ing no change in stocks. was material
~ less than the 1,430.00o,00 pounds
available in 1916, the report states.
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LEA SEED GRAN.

Only the cese Should pc sexn- To
secure the hest sse5 Il must be clean
ed. In vruinE the seed through the
tanning mill Eee5 seed chat. broken
s.rawS- light. sh-Eaken kernels and
most of the veaa and diseased kerr
nels can ne moved Sometimes it
pays TO TIE rhe SEED grain through
the tanning mil several times This
insuree sowins SEED hat will produce
vigorous plants and the est car be
used for other purposes Increases
of . to 5 bushels per acre are often
Obtained from sowing clean. large
seed. Now is q good time % clean
that seed. 80 that i. will not have to
be done in the rush Of spring seeding.
which often means that it is not done
at alL-AEricui,ural Extension De-
partment Of y. D. Agricultural Col