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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-30
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newspapers and 81 Sunday morning
newspapers, or a total OF l,OSS, receiv'
ing the service. These newspapers,
from the smallest which received d
800 word daily telegraph service to
the largest, which Receives upwards
of $4,000 words daily shows net in
crease in membership in the year 1917
of 1879, of which SO are evening, "a
morning and Sunday newspapers.
In 1917 there was great expansion
in the Morse leased wire service,
more than $4,000 additional miles Of
wire being added, making the leased
wire system of the organization over
So 600 miles in length, and more than
twice the mileage Of all other press
associations combined. Receiving the
report on these leased wires. which
would streact more than twice around
the world. are 3OS evening newspapers,
269 morning newspapers, and AS Sun
was rapid extension OF the lease
wire service the increase in the num-
Der of papers receiving pony services
smaller than the morse leased wire
was still greater, showing a growth
of 81 over than of the preceding year
With the extension Of the Morse
service it was necessary to employ adj
additional Morse operators. The num-
Der of operators employed at present
is $50, representing an increase OF
SO over the number employed for the
preceding year. The body Of oper-
ators who copy the report in every
state in the union, with a single ex-
ception, is greater than the COM
bined operating force of all the other
press associations OF the world. Re-
CARELESS Of the loss of trained men
and the fact that One-fourth OF its
personnel has been in service less
than one year, the delivery Of the re-
port has not been interrupted, and no
member wishing leased wire has
been without service owing to the
shortage of operators
The total of assessments charged
against members of the Associated
Press from January J. 1900, to De-
cember 81, 1871, was $47,72l,937. OF
this amount the treasurer was unable
to collect $4,469, little less than one
hundredth Of one per cent.
Respectfully submitted
Frank B. Noyes,
Victor F. Lawson.
w. l.. Mclean,
Adolph S. Ochs,
Clark Howell.
V. S. McClatchy,
A. C. Weiss,
Charles Hopkins Clark.
Charles A. Rock,
w. H. Cowles,
r. M. Johnston,
D. Il. Town,
Ebert E. Baker,
Oswald Garrison Willard,
John R. RathOm
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NOTICE TOsPARENTS

Parents are urged to attend the Pa.
trons' Day Exhibits to be held Thurs
day and Friday Of this week. On
Thursday at the hotel school and
Will. school and on Friday at the
High school grades and the North
Ward school,. " "
4 80 . l
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STATE TRAINING
SCHOOL BOYS IN
THICK OF FIGHT
Minnesota Proud of Record Made
by Youngsters Who We're
Dad Ones"

Red Wing, Mimi. April 30.-Boys
whose names appear on the records
Of the State Training school are aid.
ing the government in the fight for
democracy, according to J. T. Fulton,
superintendent of the school. He said
that 115 boys, at various times under
the care Of the school, are in govern.
ment service.
Zone Of our boys who Joined the
Canadian army has been in the trench
es two years and was wounded once"
said Mr. Fulton another wah aboard
the destroyer, Jacob Jones, when tor
pedoed. He was among those who
were saved from a life raft, after hav-
ing been in the water for some time.
Recently, chief petty officer of. the
navy visited the school. Five years
ago he was one of our boys"
The three hundred boys now at the
school are all members OF the junior
Red Cross and are aiding daily by
knitting, preparing hospital supplies
and doing gardening work on the in.
stitution grounds.
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NORTH DAKOTA
RANKS LOW IN
". s. S. RATING
Flickertail State Stands 45th
Among 48 Commonwealth
in Per Capita Purchase

During the month of March the to
tai sales Of Thrift and War Savings
stamps in the state OF North Dakota
amounted to $220,7SS.15 with pei
capita of 35 cents, making this state
forty-fOurth in the list OF fOrty-eighl
states and the District of Columbia
Nebraska carried off the hOnOrs sell
ing more than $S,00O,O00 worth OF
stamps with a per capital of 1854. In
the amounts Of stamps cold by the
same number of state since the be
ginning of the campaign North Dakota
ranger forty.fifth with the sum tota;
Of $484, 49407 and per capita OF q
cents. Nebraska still leading with
more than $l4,gOO,00O and a per capita
of Sl1.06.,
While north Dakota's campaign fOl
thrift and war savings stamps has not
been of the spectacular kind it has
been intensive and thorough and it is
expected that it will from now on
grow very rapidly until the close OF
the year 1918
The war savings campaign in North
Dakota is conducted in two stages. the
first to get pledges, the second to fol
low them up. George H. HOllister, di'
rector of war savings for North Da
kota, says, PROMISES to buy war saw
ings stamps sell stamps Oniy as far as
the promises are kept. We must help
people keep them. Drives are not
enough, the county chairman who
looks simply to sell the stamps is miss
ing his chance, he must get people in.
to the habit of buying. In order to
get them to buy he must help them
to keep their pledges to save. Every
school district, ward, office building,
factory and school room should have
someone in it to follow up pledges.
Most of US mean we'll but most of us
find it bother to do we'll. Somebody
has to nag us into keeping our good
resolutions.
"That is what organization is for
without it the war savings campaign
will not be savings campaign and
the quota set for North Dakota will
not be raised. l would suggest thai
all chairmen devote the month of May
to organizing follow-up campaign.
The power of the pledge is great, the
power of the follow-up is greater.
Getting in our quota is the greatest.
WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE,
George H. Hollister,
state DirestOr."
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NORTHWEST HAS
IS GRADU ES
AT CAMP DODGE
Francis 3. Streeter of Linton
Numbered Among Sue
ceSSful Candidates

Fifteen northwest men have quail,
fled for commissions as second lieu
tenants in the infantry and field
artillery Of the United States army in
the third officers training camp at
Camp Dodge, Ia, according to list
issued by the Committee on Public
Information, Washington, D. G.
These men will be carried on the
list of eligible officers, and commits
stoned as suitable vacancies occur.
One of the number is Willard J.
Johnson, $40 Tenth street north, Far
go.
Another is Lynn U. Stambaugh
Moorhead. Mr.. Stambaugh was Dor l
and raised in Fargo. but registered
form Moorhead
A third is Walden A. Shinn, Ban
try, N. d. Mr.. Shinn was a student
at the North Dakota Agricultural
college, and member of the football
eleven in 1917.
Alvin Feickert, jamestown, was !
student at jamestown college, and
one of the colleges best known
athletes.
Frank A. Mayer, East Grand Forks,
is Mayer of Minnesota" so-called
because of his prominence in athlet.
les at Minnesota university.
The list giving name, home adj
dress and arm of service for which
each qualified, follows:
James T. easel, Hope, N. D., in
fantry.
Alvin Feickert, jamestown, n. D., in
fantry
Eldon o. Hanson, Enderlin, N. D.,
infantry.
Willard T. Johnson, Fargo, infan.
try.
Paul Fl. Mcconnell Minnewaukan,
n. d. infantry.
Frank A. Mayer, East Grand Forks,
Mimi, infantry.
Leroy A. McNIanus, Frazee, Mimi,
infantry. .'..
Herman w. Monsoon, Williston, n. D.,
field artillery.
Raymond A. Pease, kelso, N. D.,
field artillery.
Fritjof E. Reishus, Minot, N. D.,
field artillery
Adrian A. St. Marie, Crookston,
Mimi. field artillery
Walden A. Shinn, Bantry, y. d.,
field artillery.
Lester NJ. Smith, Crosby, N. D..
field artillery.
Lynn Z. Stambaugh, Moorhead,
Mimi, field artillery.
Francis B. Streeter, Linton, n. d.,
infantry.
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ORGA MI ATION
DID THE WORK
st. Paul Points Out How II Did
Its Bit in Putting Loan
Over the Top

st. Paul. Mimi, April 30.-Promi
nent St. Paul business men, comment
ing upon the splendid record which
the city made in it's third Liberty
Loan campaign, have pointed out that
the campaign, we'll balanced, organ
iZatiOn was responsible.
Fourteen meetings were held in two
days. Department managers arranged
with Liberty Loan captains, SO the
entire force of employees could lis
ten to the brief addresses of the cam.
paigners. Dozens of 100 per cent sub.
scriptions were the result.
Many touching stories of sharp sac.
rificees and deep patriotism have been
told by committee members.
One sick man, out OF work, whose
savings had been reduced to scant
sum, heard that the bond campaign
ers were in the hospital zone. He beg,
ged his nurse to have one call on him
The committeeman did The patient
bought a bond with the only money
he had in the world and he was prom
Used assistance and job.
The story of the janitor at the state
capitol already has been told. He
was too old to fight and he had no
one to fight for him. So he converted
his fortune of $1,000 into government
securities.
In one industrial department, every
man except one bought bonds. This
man burst into tears. Investigation
showed he had four children and that
he was in poverty. The other employ
es met in private and pooled sub
scription for him and the factory was
placed on the honor list.
An old elevator man who has two
sons at the front bought a bond. He
had subscribed to the first and the
second loan.
Chauffeurs of one company were
inadvertently overlooked by the cam
paigners. They protested in body
and in five minutes every man was
on the subscription list.
History was made in the press rooms
of the Pioneer Press and The Dispatch.
Honor certificates were about to be
printed when the loan committee came
to the building. Every man in the
press rooms subscribed on the spot
and demanded his credentials. Thier
100 per cent certificate was printed
and the ink still wet when it was
posted to the window
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to obtain permanent position as 9
rural mail carrier. She has been ap-
pointh by Postmaster E. a. Puray
and delivers mail by truck IN suDur'
han sections of Minneapolis.
When the regular carrier quit sew
cral teeks ago, Postmaster Puray
wrotelto the postoffice department al
Wash ngton for permission to put
womai on the route, explaining tnat
men Mere difficult to get owing to the
war. He received notice that women
would be received as rural mail car
riers, pending csivil service examlna'
ton Since that time he has received
applications from several other wom'
en- who desire to take the civil serV'
ice examinations. 49,.
While women mail carriers for Guy
routes have not proven success1el
because of the heavy loads Wnlch u
is necessary to carry, success IS pre-
dicted by Postmaster Purdy for WON
en- in the country routes because the'f
loads are carried by automobiles.
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governor of upper and lower Canada,
and minister extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary to the United States, on
April 27, 1917, addressed to the Hon.
Richard Rush, acting secretary of
state for the United States, the ia
nous letter in which the disarmament
of all naval craft on the Great Lakes,
with the exception of one vessel of
small tonnage on Lake Ontario and two
of similar burthen and armament on
Lake Erie, Lake Michigan and Lake
Superior, was proposed. April 20,
1917, in reply, Secretary Rush al
agreement in which he repeated word
for word the terms of the Canadians
proposed treaty, The treaty became
effective Immediately, and from that
day to this, with the exception of a
few revenue cutters and perhaps a
half-doze naval reserve ships, nei-
Their America nor Canada has had any
vestige Of a navy on the great inland
seas.
"These two great nations have set
for the world an example Of peace and
harmony. They have shown what dis
armament can mean between people
who regard as something more than a
scrap Of paper,'" said DR.. M. r. Gil
more, curator of the state historical
today in commenting upon
the anniversary.
In the dominion yesterday the day
was celebrated with great enthusiasm
by native-born Canadians as we'll as
by the tens of thousands of Americans
who have found home on that side
Of the border. ..
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FIRST WOMAN RURAL
MAIL CARRIER NAMED

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 30-iMrs.
Mabel Nygard of this city probably is
the first woman in the United States
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and vicinity self-supporting. After
an exhaustive survey the commission
recommended that these people should
be allowed to raise their own food
because of the difficulty of transport
ing edibles from American and their
dislike for becoming objects of charity.
IF our work is successful in Serbia
it will be extended to other devastated
countries and after the war to prac-
tically every country in Europe" Faith.
err jaeger said. I'VE shall take pic
lures and make full descriptions of
the details and progress of the work
for future guidance in the efficient and
economical prosecution of such labor
and that errors may be eliminated
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NOTICE

Commencing May IL our terms to
retail trade will be cash. Wholesale
trade, one week only. Positively no
exception.
1902 WHITES.
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WHITES.

Tribune Want Ads Bring Results.
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100000 PAIRS
OF STEEL SHOD
SHOES FOR BOYS

Washington, D. c., April 30-Con'
tracts have been let for the manufac-
ture Of 100000 pairs Of metallic field
shoes for army use oferseas, at ap.
proximately ,$775 per pair and for
the manufacture Of 100000 pairs OF
field welt shoes at $3.50. H.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-30
ANNIVERSARY OF
RU SH- BAGGOTT
TREATY NOTED
Hundred Years of Study Be
tween NeighbOrs Celebrated
in Canada Monday

While the capital city did not for
mally celebrate the event, it noted
with interest the Tooth anniversary
of the contamination of the Rush
Baggott treaty, the beginning of 100
years peace and amity between the
United States and Canada, which fell
on Monday. Sir Charles Baggott,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27
How to Organize.
Eindlna Good GROUND water.

Good ground water is the ideal sup
ply for farms, according to Farmers
Bulletin 941, "Water Systems for
Farm Homes" recently issued by the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
Any farmer about to put down q
deep or expensive well, and who Is
uncertain of the depth and the guam
tity or quality Of the water likely to
the location and conditions of his
project to national or state geological
authorities and ask for advice. Times
without number, wells have been sunk
TO great depths in the belief that
eventually u plentiful supply would
be reached, only to find that water
was not there, or that it was unfit for
use, or that a mere hole or sump had
been created which served but to
drain water from relatively near the
surface. There is no short cut and
no better guide In this matter than
information as to the kind, thickness,
porosity, and dip of the strata of the
region and of the results obtained In
neighb0ring wells, study of the land
slopes and character of the vegeta-
tion, and examination for evidences
of seeps and springs.
Regarding the use of a forked will
low, hazel, or peach stick for locating
underground water, 1t can be said
safely the method Is without merit,
although so-called forked-stlck artists
from their experience and observation
Of surface conditions usually are bet
ter able to judge of the probabilities
Of ground water than Is the average
person not thus trained. So also,
there is little to recommend certain
patented automatic water finders
which are based upon the possible,
but largely conjectural. proposition
that electrical exchanges between the
earth and atmosphere are stronger In
the vicinity Of subterranean waters.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27
PRODUCTION OF FALL COLTS
Important That Newborn FoaI Be
Given Protection From Cold
Guard Against Disease.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Since the production OF fall colts
seems to be gaining favor in many
horse-producing sections, as well as
In some sections where the production
of horses has been previously neg
lected. 1t is desirable that these young
sters be accorded every chance to be-
gin the winter season in the best pos
sible conditions. Although they avoid
the fly evil, they are exposed to ex-
tremely cold weather and of necessity
must be maintained in stables most
of the time until the following grass
season.
Joint-ill, a germ disease, which
causes the deaths of hundreds Of new
born foals, should be controlled by
legation or binding Of the unbillcal
cord as soon as possible after birth
and the subsequent swabblng of the
small portion of the cord left pendant
in a 1900 solution of corrosive sub
Innate. The filth germs which cause
the disease enter the body by means
OF the umbilical cord unless such pre-
cautions are taken. A piece of sur
geon's silk should be bound around
the cord as close to the body of the
animal as possible. Then the sub
Innate solution should be applied to
the pendulous portion of the cord
twice daily until It drops off. The
colt should be born I'm n ll.liphted
and ventilated stable, in stall which
has been disinfected thoroughly and
bedded with clean, bright straw. Aft.
er the birth Of the colt the stall should
be cleaned out and disinfected again
while the litter should be burned.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27

to destroy the rodents will usually be
more readily obtained. Often the
small town has civic club which
could take up rat work whenever it's
Importance is presented. 1t requires
only an intelligent and persistent lead
er to set the machinery for rat repres-
sion in motion. The leader should
provide for the instruction of the COM
munity as to the best methods of trap
ping, sanitation, rat-proofing buildings.
and other measures needed to discour-
age the rodent. An appeal to civic
pride will often bring excellent re-
suits In cleaning up premises and in
replacing wooden walks or porches, d.
lapidated buildings, or other harbors
for rats.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27
RIGHT CARE OF DAIRY cows
Expensive Practice to Permit Animals
to Get in Rundown Condition
m as Pastures Wane.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
AS pastures begin to wane 1t Is often
the custom to permit the cows to get In
a rundown condition. This Is an ex-
pensive practice. AS the pastures give
out begin to increase other feeds so as
to keep the milk flow constant. Prepa-
rations should also be made to shelter
the animals from cold rains, sleet and
snow. More energy is consumed In
maintaining the body heat of the AMI
NAL exposed to severe weather than
Is utilized In the production of milk
and butter.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27

that excellent results can be secured
by uSng corn and oats as a scratch
mixtSre, provided this is fed with
good mash containing % per cent Of
beef or fish scrap.
While the birds should have plenty
to eat, they should always be eager
for each meal. If one-third of the
scratch grain furnished them Is fed
in the morning and two-thirds Mt
night, the birds will take more exer-
else than II they receive all the grain
they desire In the morning. Good
scratch mixtures may be made Of
equal parts by weight .of cracked
corn, wheat, and oats, or of two parts
of cracked corn and one part each OF
wheat and oats.
Other Essentials for Winter Eggs.
1t will pay the poultry owner to de-
vote little trouble to providing his
birds with the most favorable sur
roundlngs for the winter.
The house should be thoroughly
cleaned, dlsinfected, and made tight
before the cold weather sets In. IL
the house has a dirt floor, 1t is well
to remove three or four inches of dirt
from the top and to replace this mate
rial with dry gravel or sand. On ce-
ment or wooden floors four or five
inches of fresh straw or litter may be
thrown down after the floor has been
cleaned.
Ventilation Is another important
factor to consider. The house should
be tight on three sides, but for the
fourth muslin curtains may he used
for from one-third to one-half It's ex-
tent. In any case, there should be
some ventilation in the house, even
on the coolest nights. Fowls will
stand considerable cold air, provided.
it Is dry, and ventilation will keep
the air thoroughly dry in the house.
On the other hand, drafts are likely
to cause roup and other trouble.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27

ed upon in all seasons. Bulletin Cos,
Grain Sorghum Experiments in the
Panhandle of Texas" just published
by the department, presents the re-
suits obtained in the nine-year period
from 1908 to 1916. inclusive. Earli-
ness is the most important single fac.
tor. according to the bulletin, in the
varietal adaptation of grain-sorghums
to the conditions obtaining in the high
plains Of that section. Dwarfness is
the next most important factor, while
the combination of the two Is extrem>
ly efficient in seasons of drought.
Dwarf milo. Dawn (dwarf) kafir and
Sunrise (early) kafir have proved we'll
adapted varieties. the first and second
named being especially well suited on
the high, dry plains.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27
Leghorns Produce Eggs Cheaper.

Leghorns produce eggs cheepei
than hens of the general-purpose
breeds-Plymouth Rocks, Wyundoties
Rhode Island Reds, and Orpingtons
This fact, which confirms the belief
and experience of commercial poultry
farmers, was one of the results OBJ.
tanned in rather extensive feeding
test conducted by poultrymen Of the
United States department of agrlcul
ture. Because they lay as many OF
more eggs, eat only about 55 pounds
Of feed per head. as compared with
20 to S5 pounds eaten by the general
purpose breeds, and because their egg
yield very materially exceeds that OF
general-purpose breeds during theii
second and third laying years, Leg
horns, the specialists say, undoubted
ly are more profitable to keep ror the
production of eggs only.
The Leghorns. produce smaller eggs
than the general-purpose breeds. The
average weight Of the eggs Of pen
of Leghorns during the first layint
year was LAP pounds per dozen Al
against Lob to LIS pounds for thu
other pens However. Leghorns lay
Ing eggs weighing LEO pounds pc,
dozen or even more, the specialisti
say. have been selected and bred by
many poultry men. An examination
in May, 1915, OF 500 eggs from three
Leghorn. pens showed that 81 pei
cent weighed more than 2 ounces
each, or 1.50 pounds to the dossn-
The value per dozen Of the 60
produced By the Lsshorns Wa from 4
to cents less each year thah the
eggs Of seneral-purpose hsnA Ehil
difference 10 due to the mot that the
general-purpose breeds are bettoa
wintes layers than tAe Lsshseua
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-12-27
GRAIN SORGHUMS IN
PANHANDLE SECTION.
Early and Dwarf Varieties Are
Safest for All Seasons.
Results Given OF Experiments Com
Quoted by United States Depart.
ment Of AgricuIture-EarIi-
ness Is Most Important

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
While grain sorghums are the chief
feed crops in the southern portion Of
the Great Plains region where rain
fall is limited, only well-adapted va
rieties produce good yields in the less
favorable seasons, according to the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Since 1904 the department has
conducted experiments in growing sor-
ghum In the Panhandle section Of
Texas, and one of the important fea-
lures of the work has been to de-
termine what varieties can be depend