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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
GIRL HAS OWN COUSIN
INTERNED FOR TRYING
TO JOIN HUN FORCES

Bismarck, N. D., March 16.-There
is one enemy alien less at large in
the country as the result of the patri-
otism of Bismarck girl. Frank
Peters, alias Peter Hansen, is now en-
route to Mcpherson, Ca, for intern
ment in a federal prison camp instead
of doing his bit for the kaiser as a
member of U boat crew, because
Miss Mary Burkman was courageous
enough to report him, even though he
was her own cousin.
Peters was arrested as he was
about to board a Northern Pacific
train here on the first lap of his re-
turn journey to Germany. He had
boosted to his cousin that he would
soon be back in the fatherland, serv-
ing on one of the kaiser's submarines.
When Miss Burkman assured him
she would not permit him to leave
America for such purpose he re-
minded her Of their blood ties, threat
ened her and declared she dare not re-
port him. There was a brief strug-
gle in Miss Burkman's heart but it
was very brief, and her country won.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
WHITEHEAD PUBLISHES
PAPER IN TEXAS NOW

Ben G. Whitehead, former we'll
known North Dakota publisher, is now
editor of the Rio Grande Morning
Sun, published at McAllen, Texas, ac-
cording to the word of friends who
have received copies of the publica-
ton.
Mr.. Whitehead will be remembered
as being connected with a daily paper
at Grand Forks and later going to
Williston where he edited the Daily
State, afterward changing it to a
weekly paper and removing it to Bis
marck. After leaving Bismarck he
went to LaPort Ind, where he print
ed small magazine known as Cyan
kee Doodle. Whitehead was prom
inent in the affairs Of the democratic
party in the state and was at various
times candidate for office.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
BREEDING ASSOCIA.
TIONS

Livestock breeding associations
have many advantages over the each
man-for himself plan. When num-
Der of farmers are raising the same
kind of stock they club together in
buying foundation animals. A few
farmers can buy sire comparatively
and in this way secure better one
than any one farmer could afford to
buy alone. When this sire has been
used 2 or years and can no longer
be used another set of farmers can
use it; the two sets of farmers can
exchange sires. In this way the good
sire can be kept in the community.
When a good many farmers are
raising the same breed of stock so
much Of it will be produced that the
community will become noted for it's
stock which brings a market. The
cattle breeders association will help
improve the quality of the stock and
it will bring the market right to the
community. Extension Div. N. Oak.
Ayr. College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21

habitable globe) of making the world
safe for democracy. That was not
it at all. Japan just declared war
again Germany for two reasons-be-
cause "the peace Of the far east is
thus in jeopardy" as the imperial
rescript proclaiming war would put it,
and because of "the agreement Of alli-
ance"-that is to say, the same old
oyer-worked Anglo-Japanese alliance.
The terms of the alliance bound Japan
to look after the interest of the Bri-
fish empire in the far east-not in
Flanders. Japan has no treaty, legal,
logical or technical obligations what
ever to fight in Europe to make the
arms of England, France, Russia, Italy
or of the United States victorious over
Germany,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
The Wrong Hecker.

William Hecker of Logan disclaims
any knowledge whatsoever Of the re-
cent mishap when Jimmie Murray
took his annual plunge in the Mouse
river. Mr.. Hecker had an idea that
the boys had the wrong kind of liquid
in the radiator Of their car, until the
Independent explained that Hans Ho-
Wind, in reporting the affair, had
merely got his wires crossed. The
high dive was made near the George
Hecker farm west Of Minot and not
near Logan, however, the remainder
of the story was Just as reported.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
GERMAN SITUATION DEPLOR.
ABLE
Kansas CITY Star

No1ISftS OlCy OCUr
General Leman, the gallant defend
err of Liege, now feeble with age and
broken in health, is in Switzerland,
where he was permitted to 60 few
weeks ago by the German authorities.
There he gave, in recent interview,
an account Of the situation in Ger
many and told again the story of his
capture after the forts Of Liege had
been blown up during the first days of
the war.
"The economic and political situa-
ton in Germany" he said. ut is
simply deplorable. The morale of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
REASON FOR JAPAN'S IDLE
ARMY

Adachi Kinnosuke in "Asia"
The basic fundamental reason lies
in the radical and wide difference be-
tween Japan's war aims and those
Of her Allies in Europe and of the
United States. Japan did not de-
clare war to crush once for all the
militant autocracy in Europe, neither
did she take up arms against Ger
many for the high and noble as
piration (literally as big as all the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
Reported Stcff Paroled.

1t is reported that John Steff, who
shot and killed his wife four or five
years ago, and who received a sem
tence of ten years for the dastardly
crime, is out on parole. Steff lived on
farm seven miles north of Minot
and following a quarrel, shot his wife,
who hid from him by crawling into a
barrel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21

the German officers, however, will be
good until the close Of the war. All
Germany today wants peace. The
pan-G Germans ask peace with annexa-
tons. Outside Of the emperor, Won
and few princes whose
true opinions are not known, the lead
ers of the German army are pan
Germans. But their opinions are not
so firmly rooted as they were at the
beginning Of the war"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
Oil on Burlington Pond.

Einar Madsen, Burlington mer-
chant, was in the city Tuesday. Einar
says that it may not be general IN
known, but located on a farm adjoin-
ing the DR.. Seed farm west of Bur-
lington there is a pond, on which oil
has been found in considerable guam
tity for years. This oil has often
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21

been SKINNED off the surface and used
for lighting, furnishing excellent il
Elimination. This fact is worthy Of
note, inasmuch as wells are now be-
ing drilled for oil in the Des Laos
country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
THE TANNING OF THE SIOUX.

A handsomely printed and illus
trated North Dakota book has been
published by Frank Fiske, who has
been for a number of years photogra-
pher and resident at Standing Rock
Indian reservation. The Photographic
illustrations Of Indians are particular
ly fine as we'll as the letter press. The
book is published by the Bismarck
Tribune and is credit to the estab-
lishment. Much of the matter in the
little volume is from a new point Of
view, and is interesting thruout. 1t
is also valuable for the historical data,
the anecdotes, the ORIGINAL comments,
and the stories Of Indian life gathered
from the Indians themselves. Mr..
Fishes book would make handsome
present for any resident of this state
to send to friends in other states.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
TRAVELETTE
HOG ISLAND.
By NiKsAH.

q 4 Nd some have greatness thrust
a upon them--that is Hog island.
For hundreds of years Hog island lay
all uunoticed and unwanted. a bit OF
sand and seaweed. on the smiling face
Of the Delaware. contentedly breeding
droves OF mosquitoes and extending
q genial hospitality TO reed birds and
wild canaries.
theoretically, Hog island was a part
OF the EImwood section Of PhiladcI-
phia. Now and again a small boy
would make a venturesome swim TO
its bank and return quickly. possibly
in search Of a lotion Sometimes, in
bird season. a few hunters would push
through her brakes in search Of game.
Once in a while a Congressman would
rise abruptly and demand that Hog
island be removed for the improve
menL Of the Delaware channel OcCas-
ionally-perhaps once in a year-a
sunday supplement writer would
point out the fact that there was Hog
island
And then. OF a sudden. everybody
was talking Hog island, thinking Hog
island, and a great many were soon
doing Hog island The American in
ternauonal Shipbuilding corpora ton,
subsidized by the Emergency Fleet
corporation, announced that IL would
be the largest and ebst equipped ship
yard in the country shipyard that
would give employment to hundreds
Of thousands Of men and women
And so last fall the reed birds for
sock Hog island; the wild canaries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
ARIZONA'S PAROLING CONVICTST
MAY GIVE OTHER STATES IDEA-

DECISION Of the Arizona state board Of pardous and
n paroles to parole state convcts to engage in agcul-
turs labor may prove valuable suggestion to other states
afflicted with too many prisoners and too few men to
harvest the crops
The Arizona board has decided to grant 60 day paroles
couvcs serving sentences crimes in order that
they may take employment farms Close track Of them
viii be kept and mlsdeeds Of any character VIII constitute
violations parole which viii result IN their immediate re-
prison Il taken for granted that most Of them
VIII be glad to vacation from pleasant
place Gov Hunt has made the state penentlary at
Florence glad also TO the wages vhch farm work VIII
make possible Wages high $50 month, with meals
sleeping quarters provided being paid IN that state
keen Is the demand for agricultural labor That should
prove strong nducement to ouvicts to 20 the farms
and to keep them out Of mischief and working hard IN order
not to forfeit the parole Several hundred men IN the An
prison VIII be eligible for farm work In other states
several thousand men should be available
Putting out on the farms those not Of desperate char
would great help agriculture benefit the
men and no small relief to the taxpayers who are drawn
upon for the support Of the prisoners.
But II state convcts be paroled for farm work.
why not county prisoners who serving sentences exceed
ing 60 days2 Releasing them would materially increase the
number Of men available fer getting in the crops.
Against the utilization Of PRISON labor IS the argument
that value Of Imprisonment as punishment for crime
lost If the be released the farms That would
be true, n the case OF men serving tour 10 nine months
county Jail sentences It would be less in the Of
state ConviCts serving sentences Of years
ordinary times farmers would decline convict labor
considering the presence convcs dsageeabe at best and
dangerous worst But in times when the harvesting Of
crops N doubt, any kind Of labor is welcome. Ordinarily,
labor for any sort Of work which be performed by other
men arguing rightly that the laborer who has
itted crime should have the job and the wages which 60
with It for the support Of himself and his family But now
there jobs than to take them and the old
gent loses its force long the present conditions pre-
vail These conditions will become acute time goes
on and more and more men drained away from
civilian occupations for army and navy service
n the east Of the cities neglectng their bust
and going in working parties to the fields to get II the
grain TIE spirit is admirable tut It is sacrifice never
theess and sacrifice which involves gain IN direction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
'Father" Deserts Dintu's
Place For the Trenches

Paris. France, July 17.-At last
Krazy Kat is going to be over here"
to receive the bricks OF 1Ir. stork.
Father" now has an excuse for stay
ing away from Dinty l1oore's more or
less famous emporium. Baron Bean
and Grimes viii be in France along
with Us Boys" and Goat Grabbers"
as well
They are all coming. In fact. they
are mere They are going TO be shown
around the battle front wherever
American trees are to be found
Miss NeTca McMeln. one Of the fore
most OF American magazine artists.
VINO has just arrived in Paris. is go
ing 70 the American sectors with
Father and all the rest.
she is going 90 make sketches and
animated cartoons OF them all for the
entertainment OF the soldiers. In adj
qiton TO the web known characters
drawn by George AIcManus
I0m Mcnamara. Jack Callahan and
HERMAN Miss Nc1Ieiu viii add Tad's
indoor sports and other comic char
acters TO the soldiers program.
w hen 7 was first asked to do this
stunt, I thought OF following my
usual work Of drawing pretty girls"
SAID Miss McLein. But then I de-
clded that the average soldier would
rather see something in the order or
comics So 7 am going 90 take the
old ters-those they kuow-and
draw them in some sort OF soldiers
work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
~ VI lIIsQTOTED.


New Orleans. la, Jrly g
Editor FL Paso Herald.
Ny attention has been called to the
special dispatch sent from New Or
leans Thursday, June 13-
The statement, "the climate Of New
Orleans is undergoing a change. al
ready with an increase OF temperature
since 1900 OF eight degrees in sum
mer and a decrease OF four degrees in
winter" evidently was secured from
some unauthorized source. for have
neither written or said anything
which implies such change in coudi-
tons at New Orleans.
IN a paper, Temp Conditions
n New Orleans as Influenced by Sub
surface Drainage" read before the
Second Pan American Scientific con-
Eress, January, 1915, I made the FOL
lowing conclusions:
Prom the foregoing study we con
clude that the changes made in ply
steal conditions at New Orleans have
been the cause OF higher temperatures
and have influenced tempera lures
generally 20 some extent, but a longer
period OF observations will be re-
qulred TO determine definitely what
enfect these changes have on the TEN
perature"
There is nothing in my article to
show an increase. Of as much as one
degree in temperature in summer OF
q decrease Of one degree in winter
T. r. Cline.
District F0recaster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
Letters To The Herald

army and navy lads should strike.
where would the world be- Where
would our homes be- There Is but
one answer to such a question: We
would find ourselves under kaiser
Bill within a very short time.
I wonder II it does not make a
striker ashamed when he thinks OF
our soldiers and sailors fighting so
oravely on a salary that never has
more than two uufts2
But do they falter3 Far from IL.
They have shouldered the RESPONSE
1ility OF making the world a decent
place 20 live in. fighting for democ-
racy. fighting for right. and with All
fighting one OF the worst fiends that
the world has ever known
It does not matter what the striker
may have done toward helping our
cause. he is no better at heart than
any OF the many spies that the kaiser
has scattered over our beloved Amer
lea
II the striker persists IN wranEIiuE
for a Few paltry dollars he is putting
clogs in the wheels Of our govern
ment; causing worry and confusion
that IS an American citizen and pa
triot he should be ashamed Of
N T. =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
WHAT SHOULD CHILDREN READs

Editor FL Paso Herald;
wonder If many parents have had
the fight 7 have 20 direct my boys
reading into safe and sane chan
nels- Certainly our children should
be encouraged 20 read-usually in
household where the parents love
books this is not a difficult thing 70
DO The children imbibe the love Of
books from their cradle It is far
better for them 10 read no books AT
all than 10 have their taste Initiated
by reading bad books. or even trashy
BOOKS, Tor there are such books And
I fear many. though not am. Of the
scouts Books may truthfully be
classified as such. They lmplant an
Unsuitable appetite for adventure.
Their style is light even silly and
Wishywashy, though not positively
degrading They do not lead to he
rois1n Of life, but 10 unreal adven-
ture.
Time is precious. and the opportu-
mites Of childhood and youth should
not be wasted on such stuff Why
don't the Librarians recommend bio
Eraphies that are inspiring. and such
books as Tom Browns School DAYS.
Scottish Chiefs. Schonberg Gotta
FAMILY. Little Women. Little Men.
others which you VIII note have stood
the test Of time?
Very few modern writer's OF popu-
lar books outlive a decade. 7 would
not waste time on such when there
are numbers OF tested authors whom
to read diligently adds to our infeI1f-
eence. information and judgment. and
not less improves our taste.
Sallie 3. Jones.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
Little neUieU
Clint Farmers Cannot Get Help To Harvest Their Crops
Reaor Has Many Calls From Newcomers For Good Homes

sT-'AR1LEES down the FL Paso valley
arc faced by an acute crisis in
the labor situation" said J. L. White.
cf Clint with Idle men and Ioa1ers
sitting around in town. the farmers
cannot get sufficient labor TO harvest
their crops Wheat is ready to har-
vest. one Of the biggest crops in the
history OF The district, yet help is un-
available. Alfalfa is ready TO cut,
and We can't get to it, Last week a
field Of alfalfa was down. when rain
started 70 fan Every man on the
Job quit and let the crop remain there
to spoil and no money could get them
back. The authorities or the district
food administration ought TO do some
thiHs 10 remedy this situation
The United states employment bu-
reau is growing even beyond our
hopes said Il. II. Brooks. From a
beginning Of eight placements the first
eek, that ending Nay %. we are
now running 500 a week. The first
two weeks in 5ulE show total Of 500.
and the month VIII be at least 1900.
a coed number OF the persons we
place IN positions are women
There are many calls for homes
here costing from $1,000 to $4,000. in
E-ezl cases the inquiries being made
by newcomers said Park W. Pitman.
This is q Ecod sign and If the pres
cut condition continues, which IL viii.
and even better, there VIII be a big
Increase in the daily transfers i'm the
near future There are a few calls for
well located business property also,
ranging i'm price from $4,000 Up. IN
less the price OF property offered is
cZurhitauL there is no reason why
a sale cannot be made readily al this
time. Naturally. many buyers are
looking for bargains. but from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
4 Years Ago Today
From The Herald OF
This Date 1904.

OTTER feeling has been aroused
= between the factions in the Demo
cratic party Of the country. by the
tactics employed at the convention
yesterday. Guns were pulled. and
fisticuffs freely engaged in.
Admiral Togo. commander OF the
Japanese navy. is reported dead Ger
many has protested at the seizure Of
her mails by Russian warships
Five persons were killed and Is in
jured in two wrecks which occurred
last night at Cleburne and Lufkin.
Texas, on the Texas Eastern and
Santa Fe railways.
A Denver mob threatens the life Of
CHARLES Whiteson, identified by Marie
Darille. as the man who assaulted her
and cut her throat in her room in the
tenderloiu district last night.
Three soldiers were wounded when
the negro troopers Of troop Z, Ninth
cavalry, after being ruled out OF ac-
ton by umpires in army maneuvers
in Washington, charged their white
opponents with drawn sabers, and
started a real battle
Ray Westmoreland. OF Douglas is
in a hospital here after having been
shot twice by a drunken man on the
streets OF Douglas.
The street car company is making a
test case Of two men arrested yester-
day for riding on transfers which
they secured without paying for
The Ell Paso Colts beat Maria iu
baseball yesterday by a 100 score. I
The battery was Meyers and Schulz
for the Colts. CThe Meyers mentioned
I'm this connection was Chief Mey-
ers Of the New York Giants).
4 few days ago sam Leftvitch I
accidentally discharged Z
a rifle while unloading it. narrowly T.
missing hrs wife. This morning be .
shot himself in the hand by the same Z
procedure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
WAR AND PEACE.

Editor Fl raso Heralds
Every true American today is a soI-
der If he is too old 10 take I'D arms
and 90 with the boys over the Atlan-
tic. he is at home watching the bag
gage The men in the shops are Just
as much soldiers as the man on the
firing line in France The farmer IS
a great soldier He produces food. It
is Just as essential 70 feed an army
as 70 give it guns and Ammunition.
War IS at times a great benefit 70
ali mankind The war between the
north and south made the United
states a greater United States. When
v ar was declared with Spain. the
United states was 20 per cent below
par When spain was defeated. it
brought the United States Up TO par,
and spain was done more good than
narm- The strong military arm Of
the United States. that viii help our
european allies 20 bring the kaiser
70 his knees in unconditional surren-
der. and place the flags OF the aniss
over Berlin. viii convince the world
that autocracy is buried for all time.
Christianity and law VIII forever
prevail and with the hope Of lasting
peace. should the writer live 70 see
that come. I want to see every news
paper published in the United States.
Printed I'm the English language. and
all immigration stopped to this coun-
try except from friendly nations. The
war in Europe VIII make our boys
better men The rich boy and the poor
boy who stood side by side in the
trenches viii be more Ike brothers
II VIII not be a great while tin they
Will be sailing home. victorious. 10
their native land. and learn that Hob
by IS governor OF Texas and zach IA
mar Cobb is Congressman OF the 18th
district. Ben Moore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17

items should be in the sIiEhtss de-
gree relaxed it would result in Sc
rious want for the people OF Europe
before the new crop can reach the
market
THE outing Of the Boy Scouts Of
this city at Nsleta and Clint is 60
Robert Krakauer. The boys went to
work Monday afternoon and 1Ir. Ev-
eIman telephoned Tuesday that they
we're all getting along fine and go
ing after their work as only an Ameri-
can boy can 90 at anything that COM
bines work and play. I understand
many Of the boys will earn as much as
500 this month, and they are going
TO have q good time at the work. This
fan they viii start back to school,
healthier because Of the outdoor work
and with enough money to guarantee
them plenty Of pocket change until
Christmas at least"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17

flew by without stopping. The con
struction department OF the ship
building company cut down all the
reeds and the sanitary department
killed all the mosquitoes. Bridges
were built to Hog island. trolley cars,
railroad cars and auto busses bore its
name on their sides. Giant fouudries
were erected ShiDways hemmed the
shores. Hog Island. long sterile and
sacred in silence. became suddenly
great in the world Of industry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-17
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