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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

North Dakota and Minnesota ply
sicians have been censured by the
war department for the way some of
the drafted men were passed. Accord
ing to a report received from Fort
Dodge, men were accepted who had
four toes, some with six toes, some
seriously lame and some with chronic
ailments which have sent them to the
hospitals repeatedly. Some Of those
with the worst cases have been dis
charged and others have submitted to
minor operations.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

automobile agency and where he is re-
garded as one Of the city's most pro-
gressive young businessmen.
The bride has resided in this city
with her parents the past seven years,
her father being the we'll known rep
resentative Of The Freeman Shoe Co.
She is a young woman Of culture who
is held in the very highest esteem by
her many friends. She is a member
Of Venus Chapter, o. E. s., Of this
city and has taken prominent part
in the social and fraternal affairs Of
the city.
The bridegroom, while not well
known in this city, is a young man Of
the very highest integrity and il an
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07
TIMELY AND CREDITABLE.

Grand Forks Herald: The Herald
has just received from the secretary of
the Ninot Association of Commerce,
Will E. Holbein, who is irreverently
addressed by his intimates as "Bill,"
\ copy of as fine little magazine as
r.; fSe s TO tns coa n e edton Of
The Business Bulletin, which is the
regular and official monthly publica-
ton of the association. Mechanically
the magazine is an exceedingly taste
full publication, and we suspect that
Mr.. Holbein had good deal to do
with the arrangement, as we'll as the
preparation Of the matter, for he is
an old newspaper man who knows
printing from the ground up.
The really striking feature Of the
magazine, however. is its timeliness
and appropriateness. Minot is in the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07
PRAIRIE GRANGE NO. AZ
WANTS LOWER INTEREST

Berthold, N. D., Jan. 80.
Prairie Grange, No. 43, which is
composed of ISL farmers at a meeting
on the above date passed the following
resolutions:
Whereas the government has set
the price of the farmers products
(wheat) at a price lower than reach
ed by the law Of supply and demand,
and
Whereas, the Food Control commit
tees (both state and U. ST. have reg
ulated the prices as economic prin-
ciples Of patriotism, Of many commod-
tiles Of the merchants, millers, coal
dealers, manufacturers, ETC., and
Whereas the crop failure Of 1917
in the western part of North Dakota
has left the farmers merchants, etc.,
hard pressed for money to carry them
over till another harvest, hence an
imperative as we'll as patriotic ne
cessity for cheaper money, and
Whereas, the banks in the western
part Of this state are now charging
the same high-profit- taking rate Of
interest, viz: TEN PER CENT-that
they did before the war was declared,
Therefore,
Be it resolved by this Grange that
we consider it the economic, moral
and patriotic duty Of the banks Of
this state to reduce the rate of inter-
est to eight per centum, or lower, ac-
cording to the measure of their pat
riotisnl, and
Be it further resolved that copy Of
these resolutions be sent to all neigh
boring Oranges and the press Of the
county.
F. G. KILBOURN, Master.
GEO. T. MURRAY, Sec.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07
THE PESKY SUBMARINES.

German submarines have failed to
"starve England but they have made
the Waging of war much harder pro-
cess for the Entente and ourselves. It
is fortunate that the situation as re-
CARDS submarines is no worse. No.
body but the blindest optimist expect
ed easy sailing a year ago when the
Voa Tirpitz crowd succeeded in un-
leashing the bandits of the sea. It is
possible to do some pretty accurate
6guring regarding the outlook. The
Germans claim that by February l.
\ year after the unrestricted "spurlos
versenkt" policy went into effect
total of 100000 tons will have been
sunk.
Allowing for the usual exaggera-
tioa, say 100000 tons were sent
down during that time The Allies,
America and the neutrals in the same
period were able to construct $780,
900 tons. The submarines. then, have
inflicted a severe loss to the worlds
shipping the first year of their opera
tion-and this first year will have
been their worst year.
BY next year our tremendous ship
building program will have been at the
zenith of it's success. We can surely
construct 100000 tons yearly, begin
ming by next fall. BY 1--WE" ourselves
and the Allies are meant. This being
the case, there isn't the slightest doubt
that In spite Of the present average Of
submarine sinkings being maintain
ed-which is doubtful-we will be
able consistently to put as many OF
more vessels afloat.
One of the bad features of the sub
marines is the disorganization effect
ed in the transportation of troops. The
United States has shown itself capa-
BILE of sending troopships overseas
without much danger of successful at
tack by submarines; but this has been
due to large conveys of warships. For
every troopship sent across then
some four or five warships, large and
small. are necessary as convoy to in
sure safe passage. This is an angle
Of the situation often overlooked.
But the United States and the AL
lies, having such preponderance Of
warships, are able to meet this neces-
sity without substantially weakening
their forces of the seas. Taken all in
all, the submarine campaign, although
tester on the body of the world, is
being cured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

Under an order ,ast promulgated,
all men married since May 10, 1917,
and who have been included in the
deferred classifcations, are to be
placed in class one of the selctive
draft in order that uniform action
may be taken in all of these cases by
the district board. The order, it is
estimated, will affect at least $500
newlyweds in North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

Secretary Of War N. D. Baker
makes the finest kind of a speech ana
writes in a most convincing manner.
He has undoubtedly done we'll, could
have done worse and might have done
better. When he gets the rabbit he's
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

ton prohibiting liquor. North Dakota
becomes the fourth state to ratify the
amendment, which was first ratified
by Mississippi, followed by Kentucky
and Virginia.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

Burt township has a resident who is
not Hooverizing to any great extent
on tobacco. It is said that he chews,
smokes and uses "snuss" all at the
same time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

North Dakota, which is supposed to
have been in the prohibition column
since territorial days, has ratified the
amendment to the national constitu-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

To Hooverize is very small sac
rifce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
No More Rheumatism
Torturing Pains and Swollen Joints
Vanish When Rheuma is Used.

At last a real remedy for rheumatism!
And a good one it must be when Will
fred + Root and good druggists every
where sell it on the no-cure no-pay ba-
sis.
Rheumatics should hail the news with
great rejoicing, for it is surely a remark
able remedy and has record of almost
unbelievable cures. Read what j. Z. Oil
yer OF Albany, Ga, says about it:
Il had sciatic rheumatism for two
years, and tried every medicine offered
for rheumatism. Tried many doctors,
was treated at one of the best southern
sanatoriums. and if | improved any | did
not realize it. | am a conductor on the
Central of Georgia railroad, and had Sc
cured a pass TO Hot Springs, Ark, to take
treatment. About that time | saw Rheu-
ma advertised and concluded to try it. l
i abandoned my trip, took three bottles,
and now feel as well as ever. / am going
! to make everybody / see who has rheuma-
tism try it. | would not take hundred
thousand dollars for what Rheuma has
done for me- | would rather be dead
than live as | was before the use OF
Rheuma"
If you have rheumatism in any form,
don't delay-try Rheuma today. A large
bottle. sufficient for two weeks treatment
Is not expensive, and your money back
II 1t does not give you quick and joyful
relief.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1918.
GERMANY coURTING FAILURE

1t took four months for the French
70 stop the furious and costly German
attack upon Verdun, and it took the
Germans two years TO recover from
that defeat. The attack upon Verdun
along a 2o-mile front began on Febru-
airy -, 1916 Four months later, when
the Germans had vainly sacrificed I'M
told numbers of men and unreckoned
amounts Of ammunition, the British
opened their attack along the Somme.
That ended all German offensive opera
tions ON the western front for nearly
two years and resulted in the extern
sivc German retreat of 1917. That mem
orable retreat and the collapse Of
Russia gave Germany the chance to re-
cupcrate and to strengthen her lines in
France and Flanders.
If the present operations by the
German forces fail to attain the desired
results, where can Germany find men
and material for another recuperation
q far greater scale than was the often
sive at Nerdun, SO must the cost be pro
portionately greater. Perhaps 1900,
eco men, with guns and ammunition t.
correspond, were brought to Franc,
from the Russian battle fronts, but tina
source of supply must be pretty wei
exhausted. The Germans haven't an
other Russian front to draw upon !
it took them two years, aided by tn
Russian debacle, to recover from tn
unsuccessful attack upon Verdun, hoy
can it be possible for them to recove
from a huge unsuccessful attack thi
spring. If the Germans fail now, an
failure seems to confront them, all tn
world, including the Germans at home
will know that they have failed con
Iplctely so far as this war is concerned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23

pecially angry, King or the Clouds"
they said.
Didn't you hear those people saying
that the rain was still keeping up?"
"Yes, we heard that" they said.
'YOu are used to such things now we
thought, as we've said before. Why
did you mind that?''
Because" said the King Of the
Clouds, they were insulting my work.
They were saying that the rain was
keeping up. Now everyone knows that
the rain goes down; it doesn't keep
up. How can it keep up when it's rain
ing?
They did not stop to think and SO
they 1nsulted my work. The very idea
of my doing things upside down. No
when it rains, it rains down, and il
doesn't keep up. That's too absurd tC
even talk about. AS if it could keeI
up when it's raining down." he scoldeC
angrily.
You said the right thing when 20,
said it was too absurd to talk about,
said the army of raindrops, "but wei
give them a good storm as a punish
! ment anyway"
''My fine army" said the King Q
! the Clouds, who was happier now. An
good storm they certainly gave tn
earth people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
Boy, Mouse and Cat.

The Red Cross idea that children should
be encouraged to breed white mice in
order that they might be handed over to
doctors for the purpose Of medical research
can only be parallcled by story General
Baden-Powell once told at Boy Scout
meeting There was a boy. he related, who
went to bed one night without having
done his kind act' just as he was be
ginning to feel rather miserable about
it he heard a mouse in a trap in the room
What do you think he did," asked the
General, and the audience promptly re
Piled: Let il out Not at all, re
piled the Generals The hadn't done hi.
kind act; lie thought of the cat Chris
tian Science Monitor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
Russia would have been "ready, F."

Russia would have been "readv,''
and 50 it was better now
The memorandum traces the connec-
ton between the brutal ultimatum to
Serbia and this Infamous conference,
and has the following comment:
If Russia and England had want
ed war in order to fall upon US,
hint to Belgrade would have been
sufficient, and the unheardof (Aus-
trian) note would have Remained
unanswered
There could hardly be a more con
Nlncing eNculpation. and it carries on
the contrary 4 fairly damning arraign-
ment of Germany.
Or course it would only have
needed q hint from Berlin TO make
Count Berchtold austrian foreign
minister) satisfy himself with
diplomatic success and put up with
the Serbian reply. But this hint
was not given. On the contrary,
We pressed for war.
Naturally, under such conditions
with Germany resolved on war, Prince
Lichnowsky S mission in England came
TO an ignoble and unsuccessful end. J.
was surely neither kind nor honest TO
his own government to have kept hin
IN ignorance Of its real intentions. TIL,
arraignment Of Germany i'll the FOL
lowing is fairly blighting:
Thus ended b. London mission.
/ Il was wrecked not by the perfdy
! Of the British, but by the perfdy
OF our policy.
There are towards in Germany a
well as liars, but clearly this distir
guished nobleman is no coward, els
he would never have imperilled hi
life by such an utterance, to say moth
ing Of the following:
] is not Ineligible that our en-
enlics declare that they will not
rest until a system is destroyed
which constitutes permanent
threatening of our neighborso
Must they not otherwise fear that.
IN few years they will again
have to take up arms and again
! see their provinces overrun and
their towns and villages destroyed
There has never been such a con
plete and conclusive exposure of II
black guilt of Germany in forcing tn
war on civilization. The utterances
Prince Lichnowsky, who would II,
, suffer his country forever to be 4
oeived by the plotters of Potsdam, ha,
convinced the world that there is
least one German worthy of respect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
Germany's Guilt.
Rutland Herald. J

The New York Times has done the
world great service by securing and
publishing in full Prince Lichnowsky s
memorandum, that famous document
which may cost its author life but
which pins down the responsibility for
the war to Germany with deadly, sci
cntitic accuracy.
The Herald has already referred to
this memorandum written by the for
mer ambassador to Great Britain, and
to reprint large part of it in the
near future. Some brief references
thereto are, however, possible at this
time
After arraigning the "hard levity
and brutal cynicism of Germany
which plunged a whole world into war
/ the Times says:
Normally the cause of war was
Austria s, and from Austria seems
! to have come the first suggestion;
but the suggestion having been
seized upon with joy by the Pots
dam conference of July 5, 1914,
/ thereafter GermanY took the reins
in her hands and drove remorse-
lassly straight down her deter
mined road to war. All
The time it was Germany which
was urging Austria on. At the
end the kaiser sadly said that the
sword chad been forced into my
hand. lie had had the sword in
his hand ever since the Potsdam
confidence of July 5, only he had
; concealed it behind his back; now
/ he was bringing it out.
| 1t may be said that all the worl
new knows that Germany was respor
spible for the war, but the revelation
of Prince Lichnowsky not only FIRE
: England and Russia from responsibilit
Z but show that Austria was mer
pawn in the hands of Germany
: ! Commenting on this Potsdam confeI
: cnce of July }, 1914, Prince Lichnov
SKY says:
In the foreign Office | was told
t that in 1916 it would in any
ease have come TO war. But then
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23

The war department and the chair
men Of the house and senate commit
tees on military affairs are said to be
in agreement on legislation which
would automatically grant American
citizenship to all aliens now enlisted
in the fighting force of the United
States. There is a general feeling that
if men are good enough to fight 70.
this country they are good enough tC
be citizens of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, C.
w. Cleaveland. s. L. Purinton (Estey-
yille). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand, Mrs, d. F. Doyle,
South Main Street.
West Bratteboro, j. L. Stockweu
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G.. Williams
Newfane, n. NJ Batchelder.
ToWnshend, G. w Cutler
West Townshend, c III. Grout
Jamaica, Il. ] Daggett
South Londonderry, F. IL Tyler.
South Vernon, +. r Buffum
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter
Hlnsdae. N. r., w H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23

Charles NJ Schwab, in less than 81
hours after he had been placed in
charge Of the shipbuilding Of the gov
crnmcnt, had gathered up all the divi-
sion chiefs of the fleet corporation and
about l,500 employees and had swept
them out Of Washington and into Of
fees in Philadelphia. With a wave of
the hand they were ordered out of slow
going, bewildered, bureaucratic Wash
ington and put to work where they will
be near the coal and steel supplies and
the shiphuilding yards. If the Della
ware river is TO become the American
Clyde, the American Glasgow must be
on its banks. The operating end of the
fleet will be switched from Washing
ton to New York, our greatest port of
come and 20. Through the contract
for a $5,0O0,000 office building for the
/ fleet corporation q blue pencil will be
drawn. The men in charge of our wal
supplies for the most part are politica
men Their idea of headquarters is Wash
.ington and red tape. That means official
DOM Charles Schwab s idea of bust
ness ccntcrs means New York or Phil
adclphia, and no red tape and no of
fs;aldoEi. Even Mr.. Schwab canno
build a great merchant marine out o
promises and contracts and wind. Blu
lie has set about his task in way tina
promises 100 per cent efficiency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
B:1| DADY'S[y[N|NG|
k,X FAIRY Tale
EN 81 MACY GpAHhM BONNER
ANGRY CLOUD KING.

'Go on, little rain-drops," said the
King of the Clouds.
Hurry up, Nurse Fog, give the Mist
grandchildren an airing. Let them see
the earth for a time. and let them
keep the earth people from seeing far.
You must help them with that, Nurse
Fog. There is no one who can do that
work better than you," ended the King
of the Clouds.
Yes, sir" said Nurse Fog, 1--we al
ways been pretty famous for the way
l manage the Mist grandchildren and
the way l look after my business.
When | get to work people can't see
far. They say, Isn't the fog terrible
this morning? We can hardly see
across the street.
''Ies, l like to do my work well, 1t
gives me Z great deal of pleasure. And
it makes no difference whether the
earth people can see or not when
there is a fog, though l really am glad
they can't, when i can see perfectly.
It's SO easy when one is the fog one
self And Nurse Fog looked very
happy. Only the King of the Clouds
and his friends would have known
though that Nurse Fog was so happy
for the others could not have seen her.
But the King of the Clouds was wear
ing his magic fog glasses which make
the fog quite clear to him. Imagine Il
fog being clear to anyone! 1t shows
how magic are his glasses!
Go on, little grandchildren, do just
as your good old Nurse Fog suggests
lily always and We're not going to lose
her, so mind her, grandchildren, mind
her." the King Of the Clouds said.
And do more work. rain-drops," he
continued. Yes, all OF you work an(
play for all you are worth. | want t
have a good storm l do
Just then some people down on tn,
earth looked out of their windows ant
said, as the rain-drops spattcred RICH
on their heads:
''Oh dear, the rain still keeps ur
| doesn't it,"
4 Well, wasn't the King of the Cloud
mad then
! did you. hear that Nurse Fog?" h
= shouted.
did you hear that rain-drops, m
= fire army, my mist grandchildren?
: And they all spattered and said, wv
t heard it, Your Majesty"
/. ''Then just punish them for that
e the King of the Clouds said. "That'
: pretty thing to say about my worl
! Just twisting it all upside down-uI
: side down. he muttered GROSSLY.
why did that make you so angry:
asked the army of rain-drops. "Aren
YOU used by this time to hearing sue
things from the earth people? W
thought it didn't make you angry ar
more"
''You don't understand" said Il
King of the Clouds. "You don't res
. iZe how they insulted my work. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Us fellows was setting on my trunt steps
hoping runaway horse wood 90 by or
sumthing, and Sam Cross started to come
up the street taking sumthing out Of his
pockit and looking at il and putting it
back IN his pocket agen, and | sed, G, fell
lows, Sam Cross has got that watch hes
bin Dragging he was going to get.
Les nobody don't pertend they notice it.
scd Puds Simkins
And Sam Cross came up and sat down
and the ferst thing he did was pull his
watch out OF his pockit and look at it ana
put il back agen, saying, Its half pass !
alreddy, wat do you know about that
Wich none Of us fellows dident say eny-
thing, and pritty soon Sam Cross pulled
his watch out agen, saying, > Of ), gosh.
time serteny does 90 fast
| Has enybody saw Ed Wernick lately
scd Sid Hunt And nobody let on they
| had saw the watch. and pIitty soon San,
! Cross pulled il out .agen, holding it away
out and cooking at it az if he thawt ass
was fan sighted, saving, ! wonder if thi.
watch is slow, no, | half bleeve its fast
And he put it back in his pocket agen
and nobody sed onything and he pulled i
rite out agen and started to look at III,
back OF it, saying, : G.. that's rite, rosn
I'm glad they dident get the initials rone
| wish airopIane wood 90 past. I Sc,
locking up in the air. And the fellows Al
started to tawk about different things, an,
after vile sam Cross Sed, Q, BY the way
fellows. did YOU know | had new watch
And he pulled it out agen and us fel
lows all ackted serprized and stuck our he,
over his shoulders to see it. saying, IIav
YOU. sam: gosh wat do YOU know abou
that. sam got new watch, & WIZ. let
see it. Sam, lets, see H.
And Sam showed it to US and told u
the time by it about every 10 minits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
No Boys Job.

He was a new member of the harbOr
board in a seaside town, and was at
tending his first meeting. The board
was discussing proposal to place two
buoys at the entrance to the harbOr for
the guidance of mariners Il beg TO
propose as an amendment" said the
new member, that one man should be
placed there instead Of two boys, as
the latter are too young for such a
responsible position"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night and il solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given OF each
failure 70 receive the paper on the morn
me following the omission in person,
ny telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause of the error to he promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23

what have | not done TO preserve
the world from these horrors?' the
kaiser is reported to have exclaimed on
recent visit to the battlefront He
may fool some Of his own people with
such rank hypocrisy, but he does not
fool himself or the rest of the world