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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-16
season last year.

season last year.
Bismarck.-The board of regents
will hold formal meeting at Fargo
on May Z, when number of i'm.
portant matters are to be considered.
The board has accepted the resigna-
ton OF acting president Steele of the
Minot normal, to take immediate eff.
feet. and DR.. William CLARKE, dean
of the department of education and
vice president of the school, has been
nominated to be acting president and
to officiate as conductor of the sum.
mer school until the return of Presi.
dent Crane. who is doing post grad
uate work at Columbia.
Minot-The 18th annual meeting Of
the Northwestern Educational associ.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-16
The Spending Of Your
Hundred Million Dollars
Busiest Budget in All the World Is Red
Cross War Fund-Every Dollar Spent
Aleviates Misery.

LAst summer the public subscribed
Q hundred millioa AsllaEs - tie Red
Ctosa At the latest statement over
eighty-nvs millions Of It had bseo ap-
peopriated
Where tAs It Comet yo1 ask. For
many months the world has been
spending over ashun6roa million dol.
lars 4 day for the destruction Of life,
limb and means Of subsistence. Call
up what you have read about the wars
devastation. The American Red Cross
enormous job 10 to do whatever it can
to alleviate that-not after the war,
not after governments have deliher-
ated and resolved; but right now, at
the minute, on the spot. It's amazing
that Il has done 20 much with SO little
money.
Last autumn the Italian army fell
back precipitately. On your war map
that meant rubbing out one line and
drawing another half an inch further
south. Over there in Italy 1t meant
thousands of poor families fleeing from
their homes. Major Murphy. Red
Cross Commissioner in Europe, rushed
to the scene and wired: "Indescribably
pathetic conditions exist, involving
separation of mothers and children,
cold. hunger, disease, death" In No.
vember and December the American
Red Cross appropriated three million
dollars for relief there--a large sum,
yet small in comparison with the need.
Condensed Milk for Children.
Soldiers are only part of the Red
Cross work-prObably the smaller
part. Every instant, somewhere In the
vast flbod of destruction, q hand
reaches up in appeal. 1t is pretty apt
to be child's hand or Q woman's.
When the Red Cross commission
reached Petrograd 1t asked the gov.
oEnnsat "What = - most u.eoaa
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-16

thought ourselves grown used to tras.
edies until this greater horror struck
q blow that reused still untouched
sympathies.
And yet We felt % helpless. you and
!. % terribly weak in our ability to Of.
fer aid. But were vet After all.
were We not the very ones who car.
ried new life and hope to the heart Of
Roumania' You shall be your own
Judge.
Fighting with the desperation Of de.
spair. the shattered Roumanian army
still struggled to beat off the Kaiser's
bloody Huns. who were msreilessly
trampling the life out Of the little
kingdom. And the Kaiser smiled bru.
tally az he saw his wolves at work
and knew that from behind the lines.
attacking the fighting men Of Rouma.
mia from the rear. entering the homes
where mothers chung to the frail, dis.
tOrtcd forms of their babies-was star.
vatiOn..
No country around Roumania could
help her-and America was too far
away. Thousands would die before
supplies held in our own country could
he sent her.
Hope was gone. Death by hunger
and by the dripping sword of the kai.
ser was closing in. A brave little ma.
ton was being torn to pieces.
Th0v no
ing the streets Of Jassy.. the war CAPT.
tai Of ROumania. swelled with sounds
OF rejoicing. A city where the day be-
fore there was heard nothing bat the
walls Of the starving and the lamenta.
tons of those mourning their dead
now was awakened by shouts of Joy.
You, my friend; you who have help
ed In the heroic work of the American
Red Cross, had gone to the rescue of
Roumania. A train of 81 big freight
cars packed to their utmost capacity
with food. clothing and medicine, tons
upon tons of 1t. had arrived in Jassy
after making a record breaking trip
from the great store houses OF the
American Red Cross in Russia. Other
trains followed it; thousands were fed
and clothed and nursed back to health.
For weeks and even to this day the
brave people Of ROulnania are being
cared for in countless numbers by our
own Red Cross
So was Roumania helped. and when
history records how this last fragment
Of 2 sturdy nation was kept out Of the
hands of the terrible Huns 1t will give
the victory to your American Red
Gross.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-16

Mandan.-While the night ticket
agent was at lunch early Wednesday:
morning some one cut screen at
the rear Of the Mandan N. p. passen-
ger office and took $57.64 from tho
safe. which had been left open. An
envelope containing $127 was net
touched.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20
"But It Is Too Late,'' She Cried.

thing is arranged. cannot refuse
now. They would don't know what
they would do to mel"
"Do! TO the granddaughter Of the
king. What can they dO?"
That aspect of things, to do her
credit, had never occurred to Hedwig.
She paused in front Of the countess.
"What can 1 do?" she asked pitifully.
"That 1 dare not presume to say. I
came because felt can only say
what, in your place, should do"
81 am afraid. You would not be
afraid" Hedwig shivered. "What
would you do?'
eff knew, highness, that some one,
for whom cared, himself cared deep
ly enough to make any sacrifice, I
should demand happiness. l rather
think I should lose the world, and gain
something like happiness"
"Demand" Hedwig said hopeless
'ly. eyes, you would demand it. / cam
not demand things. / am always too
frightened"
The countess rose. 81 am afraid ]
have done an unwise thing" she said.
'If your another knew" She
shrugged her shoulders.
"You have only been kind. have so
few who really care"
The countess curtsied, and made for
the door. II must CO." she said, "be-
fore I go further, highness. My
apology is that I saw you unhappy, and
that resented it, because"
"Yes?"
Because I considered it unneces.
sary."
She was a very wise woman. She
left then, and let the next step come
from Hedwig. 1t followed, as a mat
ter of record, within the hour, at least
four hours sooner than she had antici-
pated. She was in her boudoir, not
reading, not even thinking, but sitting
staring ahead, as Minna had seen her
do repeatedly in the past weeks. She
dared not think, for that matter.
CTO BE CONTINUEDl
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The Suez canal, planned and con-
structed by French engineer and
French capital, is owned and operated
by a French company in which the
British government holds controlling
interest, obtained in 1875 by buying
the large block of stock previously
owned by Egypt, for $20,O00,O00. YES
sells of all nations, whether armed or
not, warships as well as merchant
ships, are allowed to pass through the
canal in peace or war at uniform
rate Of toll according to size or tom
mage OF the vessel, The fare is O
francs and % confines, or about $1.20
a unit of tonnage. The regulations
governing the Panama canal and the
rates of toll are practically the sasMGA
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"Ambition?"

"AmbitiOnT
ambition. What else is it? Surely
you do not believe these tales they
tell-old wives tales of plot and
counterpart"
'But the chancellor"
Certainly the CHANCELLOR" Knocked
Olga Loschek. "Highness, for years he
has had a dream. A great dream. To
fulfill his dream to bring prosperity
and greatness to the country, and
naturally, to him who plans it, there
is a price to pay. He would have
you pay it."
Hedwig raised her face and searched
the other woman's eyes.
"That is all, then?" she said. "All
this other, this fright, this talk Of
treason and danger. that is not true%
"Not so true as he would have you
believe" replied Olga Loschek stead
lily. 'There are malcontents every
where, in every land. 1t is all am
bition, one dream or another"
"But my grandfather"
can old man, in the hands of his
ministers !" @sa
Hedwig rose and paced the floor, her
fingers twisting nervously. 'But it is
too Late" she cried at last. Every"
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lair, and a string Of her mothers

hair, and a string Of her mothers
pearls.
'There," said Annunciata, standing
off and surveying her, "you look less
like a baby"
She did, indeed! It took Hedwig
quite five minutes to wash the rouge
off her face, and there was, one might
as well confess, moment when part
Of the crown jewels of the kingdom
lay in a corner of the room, whence
a trembling maid salvaged them, and
examined them for damage.
The Princess Hedwig appeared that
evening without rouge, and was the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20

Don't" said Hedwig; II want to be
very calm, and am sorry for myself
already"
"Then you think it is all very ter
rible?"
She did not reply, and he drew a
chair for her to the rail. When she
was seated, he took up his position
beside her, one arm against a pillar.
81 wonder, Hedwig," he said, 'if 1t
is not terrible because it is new to you,
and because you do not know me very
we'll. Not" he added hastily, shat
I think your knowing me well would
be an advantage! I am not so idiotic.
But you do not know me at all, and
for good many years I must have
stood in the light of an enemy. It is
not easy to readjust such things
witness the reception had todayw
"Why must we talk about it?" He'd
wig demanded, looking up at him sud-
denly with a flash of her old spirit.
ut will not change anything"
perhaps not. Perhaps-yes. You
see, am not quite satisfied. I do not
want you, unless you are willing. 1t
would be poor bargain for me, and
not quite fair"
A new turn, this, with vengeance
Hedwig stared up with startled eyes.
1t was not enough TO be sacrificed.
And as she realized all that hung on
the situation, the very life of the king
dom, perhaps the safety of her family,
everything, she closed her eyes for
fear he might see the fright in them.
Karl bent over, and took one of her
cold hands between his two warm ones.
Little Hedwig," he said, ST want you
to come willingly because care a
great deal. / would like you to care,
too. Don't you think you would, after
a time?"
"After a time!" said Hedwig drear-
lily. THAT'S what they all say. After
time it doesn't matter. Marriage is
always the same-after a time"
"Why should marriage be always
the same, after timer" he inquired.
''This sort of marriage, without
love-"
"It is hardly that, is it? I love you.'
Il wonder how much you love me-"
Karl smiled. He was on his own
ground here. The girlish question put
him at ease. Enough for us both, at
first" he said. "After that"
''But," said Hedwig desperately,
suppose I know I shall never care
for you, the way you will want me to.
You talk of being fair. / want to be
fair to you. You have a right" She
checked herself abruptly. After all, he
might have a right to know about
Milky Larisch. But there were others
who had rights, too-Otto to his
throne, her mother and Hilda and all
the others, to safety, her grandfather
to die in peace, the only gift she could
give him.
What l think you want to tell me,
is something I already know" Karl
said gravely. Suppose I am willing
to take that chance? Suppose I am
vain enough, or fool enough, to think
that | can make you forget certain
things, certain people. What then?"
Il do not forget easily"
"But you would try?"
81 would try" said Hedwig, almost
in whisper.
Karl bent over and taking her hands,
raised her to her feet.
Darling" he said, and suddenly
drew her to him. He covered her with
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only woman in the room thus IN
adorned. Also she wore her coming out
string of modest pearls and slightly
defiant, somewhat frightened, express
sion.
The dinner was endless, which was
necessary, since nothing was to follow
but conversation. There could, under
the circumstances. be no dancing. And
the talk at the table, through course
after course, was somewhat hectic,
even under the constraining presence
of King Karl. There we're two reasons
for this: Karl's presence and his pur-
pOse-as yet unannOunced, but sur
missed, and even known-and the sit
uation in the city.
That was bad. The papers had been
ordered to make no mention of the
occurrence of the afternoon, but it was
well known. There were many at the
table who felt the whole attempt fool
hardy, the setting Of a match to IN
fammable material. There were 9TH
ers who resented KarlS presence in
Livonia, and all that it implied. And
guests, one or more who had but re-
Gently sat in less august and more aw-
full company.
Beneath all the brilliance and chat
ter, the sparkle and gayety, there was,
then, uneasiness, Indebtedness, and
even treachery. And outside the pal
ace, held back by the guards, there
c4sI cRAo ri nf hn
which had watched the arrival of the
carriages and automobiles, had craned
forward to catch a glimpse of uniform
or brilliantly shrouded figure entering
the palace. and muttered as it looked.
Dinner was over at last. The party
moved back to the salon, vast ana
empty place, hung with tapestries and
gayly lighted. Here the Semblance OF
gayety persisted, and Karl, affability
itself, spoke a few words to each OF
the guests. Then it was over. The
guests left, the members Of the coun-
Gil, each with wife on his arm,
frowsy, overdressed women most or
them. The council was chosen for
ability and not for birth. At last only
the suite remained, and constraint
vanished.
The family withdrew shortly after to
a small salon off the large one. And
there, at last, Karl cornered Hedwig
and demanded speech.
"Where?" she asked, glancing around
the crowded room.
81 shall have to leave that to you"
he said. "Unless-there is bal
cony."
'But do you think it is necessary"
"Why not?"
Because what I have to say does
not matter"
"It matters very much to me-" he
replied gravely.
Hedwig went first, slipping away
quietly and unnoticed. Karl asked the
archduchess' permission to follow her
and found her waiting there alone,
rather desperately calm now, and with
tinge of excited color in her cheeks.
Because he cared great deal, and be-
cause, as kings go, he was neither
hopelessly bad nor hard, his first words
were kind and genuine, and almost
brought her to tears.
Poor little girl !" he said.
He had dropped the curtain behind
him, and they stood alone.
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hot kisses, her neck, her face, the soft
angle below her ear. Then he held her
away from him triumphantly. "Now,"
he said, shave you forgotten"
But Hedwig, scarlet with shame,
faced him steadily. "No," she said.
Later in the evening the old king
received a present, rather wilted
rose, to which was pinned a card, with
''Best wishes from Ferdinand William
Otto," printed on it in careful letters.
It was the only flower the king had
received during his Illness
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When, that night, he fell asleep, it
was still clasped in his old hand, and
there was look of grim tenderness
on the face on the pillow, turned
toward his dead sons picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
CONTRACT FOR LAGUNA WATER
AS REVISED BY THE COMMITTEE

he delivery of the District water
Isupply; and the District shall pay
uarterly, January /, April /, July /
and October 1, on demand, to the
| United States, its proportionate share
IL the cost of, operation and mainte-
ane of said dam, auxiliary works,
nd enlarged main canal for the pre-
eding quarter, such payment by the
district to consist of such proportion
the total cost of such operation
nd maintenance as the amount Of wa
er received by the District at the
oint of delivery to the Districts ca
al at Siphon Drop bears to the to-
al amount of water carried in said
lain canal at that point, plus the
mount of water diverted from the
anal above the Siphon drop for use
7 the Yuma Project lands. If the
district fails to pay the United States
-ithin thirty (30) days after rendi-
on of bill, all operation and mainte.
ance charges as determined by the
rector of the Reclamation Service,
they become due, the Secretary of .
he Interior, in addition to any other
emedy which may be available to
i'm for recovery of such charges, is
uthorized to shut off water from I
ne intake of the District until such
lme as all sums due have been paid,
18th interest thereon at the rate of
en- per cent per annum from rendi-
ion of bill.
II. All rights to the use, control
nd development of power possibili-
es in connection with the main canal,
5 enlarged by the District from the
aguna dam to and including the ST.
hon drop, are reserved to the Unit
i States. The United States also
serves the right to control the de-
elopment of power possibilities be-
W the Siphon drop, subject, howev-
:, to a proper credit allowance to the
istrict for whatever power may be
9veloped with water intended for the
istict and brought under control by
verting works and canal or canal
llargement made at the expense of
lie District. In canal capacity be
9quired to make possible the de-
elopment of power with water not
.quired for use by either the Yuma
roject or Imperial Irrigation District,
len the popotionate cost Of supply
g the canal capacity for such power
evelopment, the cost of the dam, and
lie cost of the enlargement of the di-
arting works shall be borne by the
nited States.
Y. There is hereby reserved as re-
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14

= "A .. All WORK OF CONSTRUCTION ana III
4 jstallation, and the materials use,
Itherein, shall at all times be subjec
to the approval of the director of tn
Reclamation Service, and be under tn
supervision and inspection of his au
) thorized agents and engineers, to tht
strictly with said surveys and specifi
cations, and such modification there
of as the secretary of the interior
may approve in writing. In case any
Of said works are constructed under
contract made by the District and
are not in accordance with said sur
veys and specifications, the secre-
tary may, at his opinion, replace such
unsatisfactory construction work at
the expense of the District, or stop
said work of construction or cancel
this contract, or resort to any other
lawful remedy, and the decision of the
ecretary Of the interior whether SAID
surveys and specifications or modi.
ications thereof have been complied
with, shall be final and conclusive
The District shall make complete de-
tailed progress reports of the sale
obstruction work under demand Of
he Secretary of the Interior. The cos
f the inspection on the part of the
United States provided by this section
hall be paid by the District to the
United States upon demand.
9. For the right to use the Laguna
dam, the main canal and appurtenant
tructures, and divert water, as here
in provided, the District agrees to pay
b the United States the sum of ST.
100000 in twenty installments. the !
irst of which shall become due and /
ayable twelve months from the date
+ execution of t his contract by the
of the Interior, and subse-
luent installments annually thereaf-
er. The first four installments shall
ach be 2 per centum, the next two
each four per centunT.
md the next fourteen each six per
entum of the total amount. Upon 1
allure Of the District to pay any (
uch payment at the time and in the
mount specified, then all rights un-
Ier this contract shall be at an end,
md all payments heretofore made :
hall become forfeited to the United /:
States as liquidated damages; and as
! further consideration for entering
nto this contract on the part of the
United States, the District hereby re-
eases any relinquishes any and all
laims of whatsoever nature for said
moneys or any portion thereof so for /
cited and paid as liquidated dam
ges; provided, that the secretary of
he interior may in his discretion ex-
end the time for any such payment
'pon the payment of ten per cent in
crest in advance.
10. Subject to the provisions of the
reclamation Act Of June II, 1902 (32
Stat. 388), and acts amendatory
hereof and supplementary thereto,
he United States and its successors
hall have and retain perpetaually the
title to and the complete control, op-
,ration and management of said La
yuna dam, auxiliary works and en-
arged main canal from the dam to
he Siphon drop with appurterant
tructures as enlarged, including the
Inversion works at Siphon drop for
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14

Your 1917 Income and Profit Taxes
Are Due and Payable to the United States
Government on June 15 1918.
the operation months
the ou O. yourca
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THEN MORE BUSINESS MAKE MORE PROFITS
AND MORE PROFITS EACH nONTH
cu
possible that the railroads be operated in
Assured
rover
efficiently and prride affecting bust
The UntedsStates assist in winning this
War. WAR is OUR BUSINESS NOW AND BUS
INESS is OUR CHIEF WEAPON
is munton
money than government
and still until this has been
Chief For ten years
w.p sold Autas than previous year-ts we are going
andsel steadily increased because
to that
them u l.. ~zs44 a1|&-@--a -4 u
nyou are interested any concern
toe o
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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
CATTLEnEN!

Your cattle brand must be regis
tered with the Cattle Protection
Board before February 20, 1918.
Applications received after that
date will be given only secondary con-
sideratiOn.
Persons using unrecorded irons will
be liable to arrest.
State Cattle Protection Board
Underwood Building
San Francisco. California
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14

CONTINUED ON PAGE FTvEI
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-02

NOGAI,ES, Aug 2o-Mexican authorities in reply to the threat of the American general when he stated that he would send his troops to stop the shooting which taking place last night if it did immediately state that the shooting done by drunken Mexican civilians and very much regretted by the military authorities, who endeavoring to prevent all such outbreaks.
 The shooting which occurred late last night resulted in the wounding of of the American soldiers but the wound very slight and quick recovery is expected.
 American endorsements have arrived and the officials believe that there will be further trouble The Mexican leaders apparently very sincere in their desire to avoid trouble and it is believed that the extra troops which have arrived will stop any tendencies which the civilians may have for renewing the conflict.
 AMERICAN CONSUL. CLERK WOUNDED
 NOGALES, Sonora Aug. 29.-During the skrmish which took place Tuesday the American consulate entered by armed Mexicans and the vice consul McGure forced leave with his clerk Tooe As they left the building the Mexicans fired several shots with their revov CTS, with evident intention to kl but their shots went wild and only Tooley hit. His wound is reported not being very severe.
 Consul Lawton reports that investigation of the a fair being made rapidly possible and that reports will be made as fast as the information is gathered
 LATE REPORT
 NOGALES, Aug. 2o.-General Cabel has announced that everything is quiet along the border and that to insure their sincerity and also to stop any unoganzed shoot ing, General Cales governor of Sonora, has ordered all civilians to deliver their fire and ammunition at head quarters. He believes that the people will readily comply with the request and the snping will be stopped