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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

throat, half born.
"Quick! Soak the bed with oil and
fire It," Esteban directed; then he ran
out into the hall to investigate that
other shouting. He found the chamber
whence it issued and tried to smash
the door; but at the second blow he
heard a gunshot from within and the
wood splintered outward almost into
his face. simultaneously, from ome
where outside the house, arose the
notes of a Spanish bugle-call.
Young Varona waited to hear no
more. Nor did his men; realizing the
peril into which they had been led,
they bolted from the house as fast as
they could go. There was no need for
questions; from the direction of the
sugar mill came beloved orders and
the sound Of men shouting to their
horses. Evidently those were troops
and trained troops, too, for they took
no time to saddle; they were up and
mounted almost before the marauders
had gained the backs of their own ami
mails.
Instantly there began a blind battle
in desperately cramped quarters.
Riders fought stirrup to stirrup with
dubbed rifles and machetes; saddles
were emptied and the terrified horses
bolted. Some of them lunged up the
banks, only to tumble down again,
their threshing limbs and sharp-shod
hoofs working more havoc than blows
from old-time battle-hammers.
Of course, after the first moment of
conflict, Esteban had not been able to
exert the least control over his men;
in fact, he could not make himself
heard. Nor could he spare the breath
to shout; he was too desperately en-
gagged. His rifle was empty, he had it's
hot barrel in his hands; he dimly dis
tinguished Asensio welding his mach.
etc. Then he found himself down
and half stunned. Something smote
him heavily, at last-whether a hoof
Or a gun-stock he could not tell-snd
next he was on a%ll-fours, trying to drag
himself out of this rat-pit. But his
limbs were queerly rebellious, and he
was sick; he had never experienced
anything quite like this and he thought
he must be wounded. 1t greatly sur
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
SS5,7S2.95

w. NON-INVESTED ASSETS.
None.
Y. LEDGER ASSETS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

sake.
Time came when Asensio spoke of
giving up the struggle and going in.
They were gradually starving, he said,
and Rosa was i'll; the risk Of discovery
was ever present. 1t was better to 20
while they had the strength than SLOW
ly but surely to perish here. He had
heard that there were twenty thousand
re%concentrados in Matanzas; in such a
crowd they could easily manage to
hide themselves; they would at least
be fed along with the others.
No one had told Asensio that the
government was leaving it's prisoners
to shift for themselves, supplying them
with not a pound of food nor q square
inch of shelter.
Misery bred desperation at last;
~Evangelina's courage failed her, and
she allowed herself to be won over.
She began her preparations by disguis-
ing Rosa. Gathering herbs and berries,
she made a stain with which she col
ored the girls face and body, then she
sewed a bundle of leaves into the back
Of Rosa's waist so that when the lat
ter stopped her shoulders and walked
with a stick her appearance of de-
formity vas complete.
|. On the night before their departure
Rosa Varona prayed long and earnest
ly, asking little for herself, but much
for the two black people who had suf-
fered so much for her. She prayed
also that O'Reilly would come before
it was too late.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
CHAPTER XII.
When the World Ran Backward.


Esteban went about his plan of de-
stroying Pancho Cueto with youthful
energy and zest. First he secured, al
some pains, a half-stick Of dynamite, q
cap and fuse, and a gallon or more OF
kerosene; then he assembled his fol.
lowers and led them once again into
the San Juan.
La Joya was still tenanted when
early in the evening it's rightful owner
arrived; the house and some of it's out.
buildings showed lights. Esteban con.
cealed his men. While the horses
cropped and the negroes rested he fit.
ted fuse and cap to his precious piece
of dynamite.
Now while Esteban was thus busted
Pancho Cueto was entertaining an I'm.
welcome guest. In the late afternoon
he had been surprised by the visit of s
dozen or more volunteers, and mas,
much as his relations with their colo.
mel had been none of the friendliest
since that ill-starred expedition into
the Yumuri, he had felt a chill of ap'
prehension on seeing the redoubtable
CObO himself at their head. q
The colonel had explained that he
was returning from a trip up the San
Juan, taken for the purpose of round.
ing up those inhabitants who had been
dilatory in obeying the new orders
from Havana. That smoke to the south.
ward was from fires Of his kindling:
he had burned a good many crops and
houses and punished a good many peo.
pie, and since this was exactly the sort
of task he liked he was in no unpleas.
ant mood. He had demanded Of Cueto
lodging for himself and his troop, an.
nouncing that a part Of his command
was somewhere behind and would re.
join him later in the night.
Cueto had welcomed his visitor in
all humility; he put up the soldiers in
the bate Of the sugar mill, and then
installed Cobo in his best room, after
which he ransacked the house for food
and drink and tobacco.
When Cobo finally took himself of
to bed Cueto followed in better spirits
than he had enjoyed for some time,
For one thing, it was agreeable to look
forward to a night Of undisturbed re-
pose. Pancho's a~pprehensions had fat
tened upon themselves. and he haG
been living Of late in a nightmare OF
terror.
g But it seemed to him that he had
barely closed his eyes when he was
awakened by a tremendous vibration
and found himself in the center of the
floor, undecided whether he had been
hurled from his bed or whether he had
leaped thither. Still in a daze, he heard
q shout from the direction Of Cobo's
room, then a din Of other voices, fol.
lowed by a rush Of feet; the next In.
slant his door was flung back and he
saw by the light Of high-held torches,
Esteban Varona and a ragged rabble
of black men. Cueto knew that he
faced death. He lodged a blow from
Esteban's dubbed rifle only to behold
the flash Of q machete. Crying out
again, hestried to guard himself from
the descending blade, but too late; the
s"nnd Of his hoarse terror died In his
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
SAVE AND SERVE.

The gospel Of Goods and Services
can be summed up in a single sen
tence: "Nobody buys anything without
making somebody else work for him.
Therefore refrain from buying what
you do not actually need and save the
money. Saving, however, is but half
your duty to your country. The COM
Wete duty is to say and serve, the
service being the looming of your saw
tngs to the government so 1t can EN-
ploy the men formerly making unneces-
sary things in making things neces-
sary to win the war. . Buy War Saw
ings Stamps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

prised him to find that he could strug-
gle upward through the brambles, even
though it was hard work. Men were
fighting all around and below him,
meanwhile, and he wondered vaguely
what made them kill one another when
be and his negroes were all dead or
dying. 1t seemed very strange-of a
piece with the general unreality Of
things-and it troubled him not a lit
tie. One of his arms was useless, he
discovered, and he realized with a curl
GUS shock that it was broken. He was
bleeding, too, from more than one
wound, but he could walk, after q
fashion.
He was inclined to stay and finish
the fight, but he recollected that Rosa
would be waiting for him and that he
must 60 to her, and so he set out
across the fields, staggering through
J the charred cane stubble. The night
was not so black as it had been, and
this puzzled him until he saw that the
plantation house was ablaze. Flames
were belching from Its windows, cast
Ing abroad a lurid radiance; and re-
Numbering Pancho Cueto, Esteban
laughed.
BY and by, after he was we'll away.
his numbness passed and he began to
suffer excruciating pain. The pain had
been there all the time. 80 1t seemed:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
BONDS AND STAMPS NOT RIVALS.

The Liberty Loan Campaign and the
War Savings movement are no more
rivals than the super-dreadnoughts and
the destroyers of our navy are rivals.
The Liberty Loan and the War Saw
ings Stamps are two forms Of the same
financial operation of the United
States government. They were author
ICED by the same vote Of Congress and
are intended to supplement each other.
They are both Of paramount import
ance to the financing of the war. The
Liberty Loan Campaign is primarily
to obtain the many billions Of dollars
necessary toward paying the expenses
Of war and lending to our Allies.
The peculiar significance of the War
Savings movement is to teach the ma
ton to save and to invest it's savings
in War Savings Stamps in order that
the government may not merely get
money, but spend this money for the
support Of the army.
The War Savings campaign will last
throughout the year, probably until
the wal is over. 1t aims at developing
habits Of thrift that shall make thu
sales Of stamps cumulative.
The person of limited means who in
vests in a few War Savings Stamps
does his share as we'll rs the w%ealthicr
man who buys q quantity Of Liberty
Loan Bonds.
Millions who could not afford to in
vest in Liberty Bonds will be able and
glad to help by investing In War Saw.
ings Stamps.
The two campaigns are. In reality.
but one-that Of financing for victory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
YW!S.S.
war SAVINGS A N
ISSUED BY TNR
UNITED e-ATES
GOVERNMENT

to visualiSe the course of q dollar saw
ed from waste and invested in gov
eminent securities" says President
Wilson. "First, it goes to the govern
lent as a loan for the war; second,
it is expended by the government for
food, clothing and ammunition which
go directly to the gallant sailor OF sold
Ter, whose fighting strength is kept up
by the food, whose body is kept warm
by the clothing and whose enemy is hit
by the ammunition. 1t has 0 been
expended in the purchase of needless
food and clothing for the man at home,
and is, therefore, released for the use
of the soldier; it is SAVED wealth
to the man at home and can be loaned
to his government at interest, with re-
Sulting benefit to himself and his gov
| ernment."
In the presidents statement lies the
kernel of the wal savings movement.
This line of work in behalf of the gov
eminent does net depend upon taking
money out Of circulation, but upon the
saving of expenditures for non-essen-
tials and the investment of those saw
ings with the government for war uses.
The national authorities felt that in
asking the people of the country to
save an extra two billion dollars and
loan it to the nation it was asking but
a small sacrifice compared to the suf-
ferings of the people Of allied coun-
tries in the war, whose interest in VIC
tory is no greater than ours, but whose
losses in the gigantic struggle a new
er be fully realized by us so far away.
This call means a subscription of $40
per capita, OF $13,000,0OO from the peo-
pie Of North Dakota, that being the ra-
ito for the entire country, and double
the per capita quota asked in the vari-
Gus Liberty loans.
To accomplish this every man, wo-
man and child must be tied up to a
pledge to buy stamps every month for
the balance Of the year. Every mem
Der of a war savings society must real
iZe the undertaking, and get busy In
the great subscription rally which Gull
inmates in North Dakota On June %.
Meetings will be held on that date in
every school house, community, town
and city of the state, for it is believed
that with a per capita wealth greater
than any other state, North Dakota can
easily oversubscribe her pledge on that
day and have the matter over with.
And in passing it may be said that
war savings stamps earn about IN
per cent interest. are the safest invest
ment in the world, never %fluxuate In
value, and are payable January l,
1923.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

Total DiShurSe-
ments During
the year ....
Balance. Cash on
hand and Real
Estate .......
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

w.. ~ ~ IL 0ooNAUN
None.
(a) Book Value
Real stat tie
(Schedule AZ I'm
incumbered, ST.
Book Value Office
furniture & fix
Mortgage Loans on
Real Estate
Schedule b. First
Liens. none; 9th
er than First,
none.
Cash in Company's
office. $119.9 81: de-
posted in Bank.
$39, 951.65; Name
Bank a n d
AmountS), First
National Bank.
1 5.676.26; Mer-
chants Natl. SD
OIL ID: Bank Of
Commerce., So
20S.26 ........... 4O,U71.56
Total ...........s 45.o21.41
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS. e.
Total Risks taken
during h
year ..........S 81, 6SO, 5S1.0O A
Total Premiums re-
ceived during the
year ............ 90, 991 90
Total Losses in .
Cured during the
year ............ 10, 1925
Total amount Of
Losses paid dur
ing the year. 10, $40. %
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
Fl Office of Commissioner of Insurance.
!, S. A. OlsneSs, Commissioners Of Insur-
ance OF the State of North Dakota, DO
hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true
abstract OF the original statement now on
hle In this office.
In Testimony Whereof, Y AVE hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of this
"fh"a Mt Rismarrk tina Elrst dav of Aprll.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

AT THIS time It
is interesting. to
speculate upon the
relative value re-
ceived for d dol
lar we'll OF lily
spent. ut is easy
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT,
For the Year Ending December 81,
A.. D. 1917.

OF the conditions and affairs of The Fl
deity Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
Philadelphia. organized under the laws Of
the State of Pennsylvania, made to the
COMMISSIONS of Insurance of the State Of
North Dakota, In pursuance of the laws OF
said State.
President. Walter lie Mar Talbot.
Vice President. r. X. Quinn.
Secretary. Chas. s. Hodge.
Principal Office. Philadelphia.
Attorney for Service of Process In the
State of North Dakota:
Name, Ins. Com: Location, Bismarck.
n. D.
Organized or Incorporated. December Z,
1878.
Commenced business January I, 1879.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT.
For the Year Ending December 81,
A. ., 10 II

Of the condition and affairs of the Evan
gellcal Mutual Insurance Company of Mil
Dank, South Dakota. organized under the
laws of the State of South Dakota, made
to the Commissioner of Insurance of the
State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the
laws of said State.
President, Ben Moser,
Vice President, j. d. Steiner.
Secretary. II. A. Schiefelbein.
Principal Office. Milbank, S. D..
Attorney for Service of Process in the
State of North Dakota:
Name. Commissioner of Insurance.; LOca-
t1on. Bismarck, n. D.
Organized or Incorporated April q, 1897.
Commenced business January 18th, 1892
I. BALANCE SHEET.
Amount of Net or Invested
Assets December 31st of
previous year ............ s37, s11.s
II. INCOME DURING YEAR 1917.
Net collected from
assessm e n t S Of
previous year -. S 1,126.02
Gross amount re-
ceived during the 0
year from bust
ness written in
1917, including
notes and cash.. d, 429. 48
Entire premiums
collected dur
ing the year.. 46,555.5O
Net amount actu-
ally received
for premiums 46, 555.50
From Interest on
deposits in Banks S 1854
From Insurance on
account of fire
damage to COM
pany's Bldg...... 1S0.4O
Total Income dur
ing the year :. S4I,SI1.14
Total footing u. $50, 7S2.95
III. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE
YEAR.
Net amount paid
during the year
for losses 80. S33,O94.43
Cash premiums re-
turned during the
year on terminal
ed policies ..... 1885 3
Paid for adjusting
Salaries and allow
ances to Agents. 593.73
Salaries. Fees and
all other charges,
Off GERS. tS2.-
$50. O0); Clerks,
t$275.0O); other
E m p | oyes,
ums. SG61.34; on
Real G.
$46.96: on other
In t m ents.
S1O.9o .......... 1892
Ins. Dept. Fees
and Agents Lii
'censes. 1926. So. 236.50
Advertising. Print
ing and Station
cry. $1.1l4.S0 . 1,114.SO
MiScell a neous,
S776.S3 ......... 1858
Total Dishurse-
ments During
the year 1850. $40, 561.54
Balance. Cash on
hand and Real
Estate ....... 40,22l.41
-
$50, 1925
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

A. u. 1919. =.
(SEAL) s. A. OLSNESS,
COMMISSIONS Of Insurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Office of COMMISSIONS of Insurance.
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHORITY.
Whereas. The Evangelical Mut'l Ins, CD.
q corporation organized under the laws Of
South Dakota, has filed in this office q
sworn statement exhibiting its condition
and business for the year ending December
81, 1917, conformable to the requirements
of the laws of this state, regulating the
business of Insurance, and,
Whereas, The said Company has filed In
this office a duly certified copy Of its
charter with certificate of organization in
compliance with the requirements of the
Insurance laws aforesaid.
Now, Therefore, I, S.. A. Olsness, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State Of
North. Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws. do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empowered,
through its authorized agents, to transact
its appropriate business nt Authorized In
surance in this state according to the
laws thereof, until the 31st day Of March,
A. D. 1919.
In Testimony Whereof, I have heteunte
set my hand and seal at Bismarck, this
First day of April, A. d. 1918.
(SEAL) s. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
tC~ontinuad Next Week.
TIVE kERNAL OF WAR SAVINGS.

RTJY AT this time IT
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-16

Mixed FireWood, nicely manufactured in standard stove length
or carload at prices ranging from $3.50 to SO per cord.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-16
FREE DEPA

This wood is Of Mixed Lengths, Perfectly Good for Firewood but
Stove Length. This Wood is Furnished Free on Condition
Personal Use, and Not Sold to Others or Used for Industrial Purp
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-27
GOVERNMENT TO Ply COSTS
WILL REIMBURSE STUDENTS
ARMY TRAINING CAMPS.
Equitable Financia! Adjustments Arc
to Be Made by the War De-
partrnent.

New York, Dec. 26.- Equitable
financial adjustments will be made by
the War department with educational
institutions which have suffered loss
by reason Of the Rehabilitation of the
Students Army Training corps.
The announcement that such an ar
rangement had been reached was con"
tanned in letter from Major Ralph
Barton Perry. secretary CT the Com
mittee on Education OF the general
staff, made public here by the Mer-
chants association which had insti-
tuted an inquiry into the subject.
"The War department" Major
Perry said, lis fully aware of the
force of the argument in favor of con-
tinuance Of the Students Army Train
Ing corps The rehabilitation will,
in some cases, doubtless result in in
convenience to the institution. The
Committee on Education has, how
ever, been authorized to make equit~
able financial adjustments. 1t is also
recognized that in many cases the in
lividual students will suffer hardships.
1T should, however, be clearly
borne in mind that no man inducted
into the Students Army Training
corps was promised an education at
! government expense
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-27
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
tons War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
BY Reducing Consumption People OF
the United States AVerted a
Famine at Home In Spite
Of Low Supplies.

The fact that the people of the
United States were able to reduce by
more than one-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption Of sugar proves conclu-
sively that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as a whole stood ready to fol-
low the injunctions Of the Government.
Our normal consumption of sugar in
the fOur-month period beginning with
July has been 100000 tons per month,
a total of 100000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach it's height, consumption
was reduced to 100000 tons. In Au-
gust only $4,000 tons went into dis
tribution and in September only 279,-
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell to 100000 tons.
If the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions Of the Food
Administration this country would
have been in the throes Of a sugar
famine before the end Of August Our
visible supplies were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
it would be absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption to a point where
sugar would no longer be mere lux
ury in the American diet
Few accomplishments Of the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-
dominantly as this reduced consump-
ton Of sugar By it we have been able
to bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were in sight.
Now the nation is in q position 50
that if we choose we may return to
our normal home use of sugar. and
Europe, with the release Of ships to so
far atield, can maintain it's recent re-
stricted rations. If, however, those
nations are to increase their use Of
sugar very considerably it must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump-
ton,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-27
BERLIN STARTED CONFLICT
PRESENT GERMAN OFFICIALS
ARE FIXING BLAME.
Emperor, Crown Prince, General
Ludendorff and Admiral Won
Tirpitz Are Involved.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Responsibil-
ity for the war and it's prolongation is
ascribed by Mr.. Kautzky, commissary
of the people at the German foreign
office, to the following in order:
First, the German emperor and the
crown prince; second, General Luden.
dorff and Admiral Won Tirpitz; third,
the great industrial concerns; fourth,
the pan-Germans.
This view of Mr.. Kautzky, who is
examining documents in the archives
Of the foreign ministry, was given to
a correspondent of the Petit Parisien
in an interview. quotations from which
reached Washington in official dis.
patches
The documents so far as examined,
Kautzky said, prove the truth of state
me2lts made by Dr. Muelhon, director
Of the Krupp factories, and by Prince
Lichnowski, German ambassador to
England at the outbreak of the war,
both of whom have laid the war at
Germany's doors.
The first part of the documents re-
lating to the cause Of the war will be
made public within month, Kautzky
said, and at the same time the Aus
TRAN government will publish some
of the documents found in the arch
ives of the Ballplatz.