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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
~Ever-Faithful Horse.

It Is the horse that has fought the
wars Of the world and won u human
liberty. Besides this, he has broken
our prairies, sown and harvested our
grain, and delivered it to the markets
of the world. He has carried messages
of victory and of sorrow, and down to
the time Of Washington he constituted
the fastest mode of communication
known, If we except only the carrier
pigeon.-Dumb Animals.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
Consumers in the Cities Are Also
Held Up BY the Autocratio
Price Fixing Of the Organized
PIundering MiddIemen.

AA0 SAoo0N AA0 y 40 " ~NAAAAAA6
device for relieving the farmer each
year of his entire overburden OF
wealth by controlling supply and
demand and preventing the farmer
from selling to any other buyer
than itself. This enables 1t to fix
prices to producers and consumers
It makes the process OF distribution
- long and complicated and costly
- possible and charges tho whole
account up to the consumer. Out
of these enormous winnings" II
hands the producer enough to keep
his farm from becoming uon-pro.
ductivo.
According to government estimates
the farmer gets only 81 ont Of every
81 the consumer pays for farm pro.
ducts. II he got less his farm would
run down and the closed market sys-
TEN would lose money.
MIddIernen Well Organized
In order to put over" this big job
the closed market system has to Be
well organized and we'll founded on
understandings" and "gentleman'x
agreements" Hence we find these
groups Of nonproducers and middle.
men organized into "protective" as-
socdations understanding each 9th.
er perfectly. These "understandings''
and "gentlema1's agreements" usually
rotate to established prices and the
prevention of producers and consum-
ers from trading with each other. A
system Of laws and licenses is used
to prevent the farmer or others out
side the system from peddling direct
to consumers. The monopoly of sup
plies is so we'll managed that retailers
and others engaged in selling can be
CLOSED out" of business whenever
they attempt to buy directly from the
&rmers.
To control supply and demand and
Ronopoiize buying and selling the
closed market system must own and
control the following facilities:
THE facilities %or finishing farm
products for consumption, such as
-four mills. packing plants. creamer-
les. canning factories. sugar factories,
refinertes.
z-Storage facilities for taking
care" of the farmers produce and
holding it until the people are ready
to pay the right kind of q price" for
it. Among snch facilities are railroad
elevators. warehouses and cold storage
plans for perishable farm products.
transportation facilities such as
railroads and steamship lines.
4-Credit. The system must have
credit to replace the capital "tied up"
in coqnered and stored provisions and
to tide It over" those hard times dur
ing which the system is waiting for
the people to make up their minds to
accept its prices or starve.
Political Control Necessary.
But the closed market system must
control more than these things; it
must have q big say in government
in order to hold the producer down
while It holds the consumer up. The
system could not engage In either
Of these pleasant pastimes without .
s~tranglehold on government. Knock
the political props out from under this
system and it will fall. This explains
why the system spends millions Of
dollars each campaign In selecting and
elect4ng candidates.
Before the farmers start to set
out Of the trap Of the olosed market
they will have to organise. vote to
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04

State Of North Dakota, County Of
In The 3 Meter Matt t :of the Estate Of Edward
On reading .and filing the petition Of
the Estate Of Edward +. Cook. De-
sonal estate that has come to his hands.
and the disposition thereof; the amount
of debts outstanding against said de-
real estate Of which said deceased died
the respective portions thereof: and
p 20 se!i ali ihe Of license tSe real 1e estate e a1p belonging f1ae1es
to said estate which is situate in Bot
t tn9sag County. North Dakota, IN des-
Township One Hundred sixty-one North
Fifth Principal Meridian.
there is not sufficient personal estate in
the hands Of said Administrator to pay
said debts. and that it is necessary in
order to q the same to sell the whole
Of II Ta Is T FIT sEaSesi ORDERED, That
all persons interested in said estate ap-
gsfr es5er the eh third Sdd dsy Of s. this ang9 Gaur isi e.
Of said Court st the Court House in
the City Of B%ottineau. Bottineau county.
cause. If any there. be. why license
should not be granted to said George
Hastings to sell said real estate accord
is s. further ordered that fai a copy Of this
order shall be published for four sue
~cessive weeks prior to the day Of heaf-
newspaper published in said County and
ested in said estate residing in said
County ct least ten days before said
Dated July 2, 1918.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
ADVERTISE WAR INSURANCE.

Secretary McAdoo has recently writ
ten to all local draft boards urging
that the men registering for military
service be adequately informed Of the
Government plan Of insurance. The
draft boards have also been sent liter
ature on the matter for distribution.
The men who must make the greatest
sacrifice are entitled 70 know what
projection the Govefnmsnt offsfs than
And thsirsf1nlliss an6sthsy might 6th.
sfwiss takssolt eoetiypffv1tss nsasts
snee M1ough eAofaaso = ~ o0e
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04

The western Bottineau Coun-
ty Wool Growers Association
will meet at Mennick Fossum's
near Maxbass Monday, at 800
p. m. All interested in sheep or
sale Of wool are invited to at
tend. H. Humphreys, Coun-
ty Agent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
70 Detect coIo-ino Matter.

To ascertain whether artificial color.
ing matter has been added to tea,
place a smell quantity Of tea on q
piece Of white paper, and rub with an
ordinary table knife until the leaves
become a fine powder Now brush the
paper with a bristle brush, and II any
Prussian blue has been used for color.
ing purposes there will be little streaks
of this all over the paper.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
First Baptist Church.
G.. r. Crockett, Minister.

Services Sunday IL q. m. 1910
Bible, School, 700 p. m. B. Y. p.
U. 500 preaching service. We'd
nesday evening 500 p. m, pray
er service.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
Lutheran Church.

Bottineau-Sunday School at
10 q. m. Service at IL q. N. by
Rev. Brekhus Of Fargo. A con-
cert will be given ii the church
in at the evening at 8. Miss
Knutson Of Rugby and Miss
OVERLY Of Fargo viii have
charge.
"A narried man aays TIT the IN
alaxn sjoGk F. ~ Wi1os e1boM
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
Dumb Dogs.

There are three kinds of dogs that
have no voices and can not bark-the
Egyptian shepherd dog, the Australian
dog and the non-headed dog Of Tibet.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04

Fools the .Pickpockets.
An automatic clamping device pre-
vents a wallet falling from a mans
pocket and even will defy p~ickpocketss
who do not know how 1t Is operated.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-04
Prepare for Sudden Deeds,

Prepare for Sudden Deeds.
We prepare ourselves for sudden
deeds by the reiterated choice of good
or evil which gradually determines
eharacter.-George Eliot.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
BY EVALlNE w. BRAINERD

panN, each with its larger mess tent; to
one side field full of pup" tents. where
the new company burrows till it has time
to put itself III order If it's tents are
not up its ovens are, and it is taking out
It's first run at this minute. In the
centre OF the camp is the storage tent
with its tons Of beautiful white flour
brought across France by camions. the
drivers plastered as white as their load
with French dust. Back of the furnaces
rise the wood piles of thin round sticks
that have travelled from Southwestern
france, and that we at home would hard
~ bother to fetch in from the wood lot.
Sometime happily, wood is better. but
Just now the fire tenders have need of all
their patience.
narrow way runs between the ovens
and the mixing tents. Within these are
great vats, bit like slate washtubs.
where the dough is mixed and left to
prove moulded again and set in pans
each holding a twelvepound loaf. These
are handed out to the baker of the oven
stack. If he is new to the Job he has
tested the oven by holdings his hand in
while he counts sixteen II he is an old
baker he does not bother to count. Six
OF the pans fit into one compartment.
nlne compartments to the furnace and
flve OF these to each company. The ovens
are seldom empty. Twenty-four hours
day they work turning out sonoet;nooe
fourteen runs" of bread. That is too
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

and planning to adjust the family affairs
to fit the new conditions. Where it is
necessary to reduce expenses the Home
Service Section helps the family to
move into other quarters; work is
found for any member of the family of
working age who is ont Of employment,
or if it is thought wiser to keep boy ir
school until he finishes his course a scho-
arship is provided by the Red Cross which
makes this possible without cripping the
family finances. Medical attendance or
surgical aid is given if required, and the
visitor keeps in close touch with the
family until the wheels are running
smoothly in the new groove
And the man at the front hears of all
this, never fear-his letters from home
are filled with accounts of the courtesies
which the Red Cross has shown, and he
blesses that organization from the bot
tom Of his heart as he lies in his dug
out listening to the German guns.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Our Tony Enlists
EXPERIENCES or 4 "TESTED" TEN.
DAY SOLDIER

INONI. who brought up our proofs.
has enlisted IN the Light Artil-
lery. He is only 10. and we have
visions Of him "carrying on" with the
same twinkle in his eye with which he
delivered a proof that was a bit overdue.
Inns letter From Tony" was writ
ten after twenty-four hours in camp,
where ne landed on the hottest day since
1870. Moreover, Tony is lust as Italian
as the best of olive oil, but he is one of
us Americans" now.
we feel almost sorry for the Kaiser
when Tony and a million, more or less
IKE hlm reach Berlin. But, after all
such is the spirit of us Americans "
they may do nothing worse than tickle
the Kaiser to death or make him sing
American songs from D. m. till : q ~
A. l.. p
Army and Navy Young Mems Christian
Association
with the Colors''
Fort Slocum.
August 8, 1915.
We had fine time in OUT harracL
last night From 9 o'clock to 5 in the
morning, always singing You know the
spirit OF US Americans Our wishes
now Is that we all would like to be in
France with the rest of the boys so that
we could get to Berlin right away.
why, what is the matter with The
floune' They have none of their morn
ing papers here. The only one they
nave got is a Hearst paper, which
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

| and some other fellers from Jersey
VIII not read them met man here
OF the \. NJ. c. A. who said to a news
boy. Bring some other paper here
besides the Hearst paper, and tod
HIM ! came from The Tribune and he
SAID, Put it here, Buddy"
Have nothing else to say but wish
ing you and the whole of the Institute
the best of my luck.
From once your proof boy and mes
senger. FRIEND TONY.
Camp Meigs, August is. 1918.
am writing you about our long trlp
to the Capitol. | wish to say one thing
about the Y. NJ. c.. \. and the American
Red Cross. When we left Fort Slocunl
ABOUT 900 of us began to shout the camp
slogan and sing one of the army's fayo..
rite songs. Then came the kindness oI
the I. NJ. I. ~, giving our boys tests-
ments, checkers, magazines, the rosary
and other things we greatly appreciated.
we were under the Brooklyn Bridge a.
II o'clock, and then again the boys
started to sing "Goodby Broadway, Hello
rance and other patriotic songs. -
Jersey City we were so hungry after ou'
long trip that we could have eaten ou-
4S.S. buI tile heu cross was rlgnC .pe'
DONG their bit for the boys. They gas's
US coffee and cake. and again at Phils.
delphla they were waiting for US WIN
peaches and cigarettes.
| have tested myself to see what AnS
OF soldier will be, and | think VII
be one of the best kind. Our command,
ing offlcer wanted volunteer 20 do guar
duty | volunteered and did guard duy
from l0 I'LL midnight. and thec agaasaa
from TIL in the morning. At %.
we had breakfast and at We packed W
a and at . we leftf with only aoou, ~. -
self. - TONI.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

years and who had married and had
child born there. He selected the year
that the European war broke out to visit
his parents in Belgium. The Germans
invaded the country and he joined the
Belgian army. For four years he had
fought continuously. and at last the Bel
Glan government, to reward his faithful
service, gave him long furlough which
would allow him to visit his wife and
child in California. The ship on which
he took passage, however. was torpedoed
and he lost everything that be owned.
He was picked up by an English boat
and carried to England, where he took
passage on another boat bound for New
Nork, but when he reached here his fur
Tough was almost over-he could not take
the long transcontinental trip and get
back to Belgium on time. He appealed
to the Red Cross, who forwarded the par
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

much, say the bakers. There is no time
to cat, scarcely to breathe during the
eight hours Of each shift when one must
crowd in the bahings. Four to a shift.
twelve to day, is better and at that
these compact little kitchens put into the
open stacks Of the storehouse 3.24O
oavcs day to the company, a pretty
tar days work for l0l men. "No men
in the army work harder" says the cap
tain.
Back here is no excitement, no chance
Tor herolsm. 1t is just labor. But these
men in their homely camp, sweaty and
with aching muscles, toiling through the
burning days, working through the nights
by flarng candles and the light of the
furnaces, give most soldierly impress
sion for all that. They understand what
their work means, why there must be
long hours and no holidays. why discom-
tort and WEAKNESS and monotony are of
no account so long as the warehouse be
kept full, so long as loaded trains leave
the warehouse every day. They arc put
ting the capstone on your sacrificial Of
ferlng Of wheat, "Carrying on" to the
front trench.
es. 1t is hard" said one of the men
and no one knows about it. either" but
there was no complaint in his tone, only
pride. He had real part in this war
share without which there could be no
victory. He knew it and his officer knew
it. That was enough
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
BY ELENE FOSTER

"Ycs miss" said Mrs. Thompson,
middle-aged American woman. ''It's
nearly two months, and Annie is SO wor-
ried; it's almost time for the baby, and
we thought maybe you would be good
enough to send to Washington and find
out if he's all right. 1t would ease her
mind if you could"
And so it goes on, day after day, in
the big reception room which is filled
from morning until night with women
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
the Hearthstone or by the Camp Fire
The Red Gross Is There Home ,". ssi

Sitting in the big reception room Of
the Home Service Section in the Grand
Central Palace the other morning,
caught this remark in feminine voice
with an Irish accent:
Il says to me sister only last night, |
says, put me faith in God in heaven
and the Red Cross on airth.
what did you do to earn that trib-
ute?' I asked Of the little Red Cross
worker to whom it had been Addressed
She smiled. They are all so apure
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

! don't want to do it, because it would
worry him if he thought he wasn't com
ing back after the war to the same home
that he left. He always tells me in his
letters how he can picture to himself
Gabriel and me in the house like he left
Us. | could earn the eytry 81 if I could
get little work to do outside"
1--WE will see TO that; you mustn't
move. One Of our visitors will come to
sec sou tomorrow. You are next, Mrs.
Thompson
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
The Wheat You Save

'T1sa.Ss, ' .so mssh ws ,psaS 1"S ~'s" "n n,n" we
and that's not oftcn,' and the
soldier grinned sympsthctcally at his
chum. They were sucking lemons at
"I' table. Lemons arc the bakery "Y's"
best buy" and after one has walked
beside the ovens and watched the men
mixing and kneadng the masses of dough
one secs the reason
From the "Y" door one could look down
the first line of ovens and across the
field Of tents In the full glare of
French June day one comes down to
realism and sees camp Just for busi-
ness. There were a few jokes left over
from the short stay Of group from the
camoufage section The ,woodshed can
vas showed bit of stage scenery.
forest with corded wood and few tents
were spashed in designs of brown and
plum and green, warranted to deceive
any stray German bomb. But aside from
these flights Of fancy anything ap-
preaching fun is confined to the limits
OF the ~ huts. Outside is worl-hot.
heavy. continuous work
The camp rises out of the level coun-
try, with nothing beautiful to be seen
save the wide sky. There aro tho usn.1
straight streets of tents for each com
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

+
N army and navy" is wartime
phrase that covers multitude
of activities. From the moment that
man enters 4 training camp, the y. NJ. c.
A., the Red Cross, the Knights Of Co.
umbus. the National League for Wom
ems Service and dozen kindred organ
zations are busy keeping up the "n,o-
rale' Of the service.
This is all very wonderful and quite
as it should be, but were it not for the
work which the Home Service sections
of the Red Cross are doing for the vel
fare of the families that these fighting
men leave behind not all the tobacco in
the world, not all the entertainments or
comfort kits or knitted sweaters. no, not
even the doughnuts such as mother
used 10 make would save the morale
Of our lighting forces from sinking into
triotic, could keep up his courage and
spirits if his mind were tortured with
thoughts of want or unhappiness at
home.
Little is known of the work the
Home Service Section is doing, because
it is of SO intimate and personal nat
ure that to talk about it would seem al
hro of p,,A
ertheless, it is fact that the families Of
thousands of fighting men-soldiers, sail
ors and marines-who Join the colors arc
under the direct care of the Red Cross
Home Service. This is what makes the
Red Gross truly The Greatest Mother
in the World"
Before the Treasury Department was
fully organized for the work the al
lotments were very slow in coming
through to the families Of the fighting
men. and the Home Service sections took
up the work of looking after these allot-
ments, of investigating the cause Of the
uSidE IL CuE IdHllly UtU TlOt receive Cncnl
on time. and, if need be. of making a
temporary loan or gift which would tide
arrived.
In very short time, however, the
Home Service Section found itself
branching out in all directions, until it
has become to-day sort of guardian
angel to the families Of the men in the
service.
Think what it means for q soldier TO
know that arrangements have been made
for the arrival of the new baby; that the
family has moved to lighter tenement;
that Willie's legs are being straightened
by famous surgeon; that milk is
being sent daily to little Mary. who has
tubercular tendencies; that if his check
is delayed at any time the Red Cross will
sec that his rent is paid. He goes over
seas as carefree as schoolboy with lust
one responsibility do his part to
make the world safe for democracy
And what is the result? Look in the
daily papers, read the accounts Of the
courage and spirit Of the American fight
ers, read what the French and British
generals say concerning the "morale" of
our men, and then figure out, if you cam
Just how much Of this splendid "morale"
is due to the work Of the Home Service
Section OF the American Red Gross.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

fatherless children Of France the care
of their mothers and to insure to the
world that these little bodies, that bear
the spirit of France, shall be nourished
Only $3.50 is needed to purchase for
foooEfo whole year and to keep it
with its mother. Can you think of any
thing that you could get for S36.50 that
would be worth AS much as this
This little lettsr is typical of the gra-
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Every One Steps
Aside for the Stork

''StorN cases" as they are called, are
given special care and attentions by the
Home Service. The expectant mother
receives prenatal care and proper diet,
arrangements are made for her admit
tance to one of the lying-n hospitals.
and after the baby is born she is sent
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Waiting g for You
HALF a MILLION CHI DREN IN FRANCE
NEED YOUR HELP

ME appealing army of the father
less children of France is grow.
ing, as the other army dHindles.
paying the price Of victory. 1t is time
FOR US to redouble all our effort, and
especially this one. to secure for the
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

Send your checks TO The New York
Tribune. They will be transmitted al
once through the regular channels and
the name and address Of the child Sc
lected for the gift sent you. Only ,445
orphans have as yet been adopted in the
United States. There are at least 500.
900 waiting for you to meet their need
Will you?
ANNE LEWIS PIERCE,
Director, Tribune Institute.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

cious, loving spirit and the sweet, unen1-
bittered gratitude with which these gifts
arc accepted in France. Any one who
adopts child and fails to get into per-
sonal touch with it loses the best of his
big bargain
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
ETATS UNlS

and children, with here and there an
elderly man---thc families of our fight
ing men.
The first few months after man goes
into the service arc the hardest for the
family. This is q period of readiust
ment and reconstruction. and the Home
Service Section is Of infinite assistance
at this time, for it takes careful thought
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
To Move or
Not to Move?

"Oh, no, miss, Gabriel's all right re-
piled the young Polish woman TO whom
this remark was addressed "but the
landlord raised the rent So Il month and
came to ask %ou had I better move.