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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
CARE FOR SOLDIERS FEET
Army Authorities Particular Thse
There Shall Be Little Trouble
In That Respect.

How Is Uncle Sam able to raise sui.
dcient funds to shoe his children p
we might ask just now, when the
prices Of shoes are soaring almost
above the average purse.
This question was, however, an
swered at recent meeting in Allan
tic City Of the American Leather Chem.
lists association. which was also at
tended by several members of the
American Chemical society. Their dis
cussion on this subject proved most
conclustvely that the boys in service
are being provided with the finest quail
ity leather in their army shoes and
that 1t is surpassed by none.
Another interesting fact developed
In their discussion-that the army
shoes are made with the flesh side of
the hide outside. In this way grease
may be readily applied to the leath-
er from time to time In order to keep
1t waterproof.
1t was most gratifying to learn that
In every first-aid kit the soldier carries
tube Of paste to apply to the feet in
order to prevent trench sores, which
were so common in the early days of
the war. These sores are caused by
the alkaline water in the trenches. but
II the feet are promptly protected by
an inert grease no such bad effects
result.
Thus we see that Uncle Sam is deal.
Ing with the question of the army shoe
from the soldiers viewpoint of COM
fort and protection. as we'll as from his
own standpoint Of the wearing quail
ties. The government recognizes that
the soldiers feet are his best friend
and 1t is doing everything to help to
keep them so.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
Tragedy Of French Trees.

Broken homes, ruined factories.
shattered churches, violated graves. it
had seemed to me we had rung all the
changes on the destruction Of war. But
there remained one-the tragedy of
the trees-says writer in McClure's
Magazine. You can rebuild houses,
churches. towns even-for that takes
only money. But you can't rebuild or.
chards Of fruit trees and avenues of
great shade trees-for that takes time.
We were seeing them everywhere now
orchards with trees that were but
fAded. shriveled branches Of brown
leaves lying on their sides; orchards.
where these had been cleared away,
that showed nothing but white-topped
stumps. They say that when the
warm spring came, some of these or
chard trees. lying on their sides but
not wholly severed, leafed gently and
0ea-jsst before they died-bloomed
0se again for France.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
sUNBURN OF POTATOES

Many fields OF potatoes we're badly
damaged by tip burn or sunburn. This
occurred over week ago during the hot
spell. In many cases the entire plants
are dry but in most cases only the
leaves are damaged. The Fairly Ohios
seem to have suffered most. This, no
doubt. will reduce the crop consider
ably. Other potato vines have been
damaged by too strong mixture of
Paris Green. In other cases too small
a namount of Paris Green has permit
ted the bugs to strip the foliage. Sue
cess with potatoes depends largely on
keeping the viens green all during Aug
ust and half of September. The cool
evenings are favorable for growing po-
tatOes. The plan is very simple. It
may he stated as follows: DO all you
can to keep the veins green until the
frost kills them.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
FERRY ACROSS THE CHANNEL
Freight Cars Are Carried for the First
Time In History From
England to France.

For the first time in the history of
railroading train ferry has crossed
the English channel from Newhaven,
England. to Dieppe, France, carrying
about fifty cars. says Popular Mechan.
les Magazine. Since early in the war
thousands of British railway cars have
been employed in France in transport
ing troops and supplies, but they have
all been transferred to the continent
by freighters. The Inauguration Of
ferry service indicates that the diff
culties created by very pronounced
tides have been overcome ut last to
the mutual advantage of these two al
lies. At Dieppe the water level varies
as much as 81 feet. To overcome this,
short bridges, attached at one end to
the dock and resting on large floats,
are employed. During loading and un-
loading the ferry is chained to the
boat and dock pier as we'll. The two
smokestacks are located one at either
side Of the craft. leaving space for
tracks down the center of the deck.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
NOTICE OF SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
by virtue Of judgment and decree in
foreclosure, rendered apd given By the
District Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District, in and for the County of
Richland and State Of North Dakota.
and entered and docketed in the Office
Of the Clerk Of said Court in and for
said County. on the 18th day Of Aug
ust. 1918, in an action where in Freeda
Monson and Jacob Monsoon, co-partners
doing business as Freeda Aim & Com
pany; Freeda Monsoon and Jacob Mon
son were Plaintiffs and Levi B. Han
son, T. H. Pardoe and Mrs. A. H. Bis
sell were defendants in favor Of the
said plaintiffs and against said
defendants for the sum Of Four
Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-four and
1910 Dollars. tS4664.15) which judg-
ment and decree. among other things.
directed the sale by me. of the real
estate hereinafter described. to satisfy
the amount Of said judgment. with in
tereSt thereon. and the costs and ex-
penSe OF such sale. or so much thereof
as the proceeds of such sale applicable
thereto will satisfy. And by virsue Of
writ to me issued OUT Of the office Of
the Clerk Of said Court. in and for
said County of Richland and under the
seal Of said Court. directing me to sell
said real property pursuant to said
judgment and decree. l. p. q. Void. sler-
iff Of said County. and person appoint
ell by said Court to make said sale
will sell the hereinafter deScribel! real
estate to the highest bidder. for cash.
at public auction. at the front deer of
the Court House. in the City of Wah-
petOn. in the County of Richland and
State of North Dakota. on Saturday
the DIST day Of September. A. u. 1918
at 900 o'clock in the afternoon. of that
day. to satisfy said Judgment with i'll
terest and costs thereon. and the costs
and expense of such sale. or 50 much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale ap-
plicable thereto will satisfy. The prem
Uses to he sold aforesaid pursuan: to
said Judgment and decree. and to said
writ. and to this notice are described
in said judgment. decree and writ. us
follows. to-wit:
Lots Four t4). Five 90. Six (6i and
Seven q, in Block Five 90 of the
Village of Christine in Richland Cuun-
ty, North Dakota, according to the Of
cial plat thereof now on file and of
record in the office of the Register of
Deeds of said Richland County. North
Dakota.
Dated at Wahpeton. North Dakota.
this l4th day Of August. 1918.
=. o. WOLD.
Sheriff of Richland County.
North Dakota
w. s. LAUDER.
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
WahpetOn North Dakota
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
N0RTH DAKOTA GRAIN GRADES

NO16xd UAAOEA 6WAAN GRADlS
Farmers need to know the grain
grades. The experiment station 1T
Fargo has published a bulletin giving
definite information on this matter.
From this bulletin anyone can Jet 4
good idea Of what his grain outh to
grade. Furthermore every one can
have his garin inspected BY the Grain
Inpection Department at Fargo. Sup
pose you are not satisfied with the
grade you are getting; suppose you be-
lieve your wheat grades higher than
your buyer believes it is grade. In that
case you may send a sample to the
Grain Inspection Department at Far
go, and get an official inspection. This
scheme ought to settle good many dis
putes. 1t also will insure the proper
grade for everyone.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15

II IS furtIsr sAsvl at IT, ~
mated feFeiRsR tapkays peoaIesf n
the y cities aAD1aD % 11ooW epoa
which contai.e 4lo.f aoua@o noso1s
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plate Of hmo and 40Q10oo puno6a -
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60 basAeiD q WAonk. n eG1anatnd
present vales e 0sso QUaaaalss q
01oa0o Cd tAaaAna PoUyueUA Ap>
susaSA = Iaees1 g q, 1oAoR
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
NO CALENDAR FOR 500 YEARS
Christians Reekoned Time According
70 Customs Of Nations o which
They BELONGED,

History tells us that for 500 years
the Christians had no calendar Of their
own. but reckoned the years according
to the customs Of the nations to which
they belonged. The Roman Christians
used the "Anno Urbis Condltae,. or
year Of the founding q Rome. to count
from; others counted from the reixn
Of Diocletan. calling II "the Fra Of
the Martyrs" and sun others used tie
calendar Of the Copts Of Eypt In TIE
slxth century Denis ths Little, Greek
monk living In Rome. made q calendar
counting from The Incafnation. The
date Of which he fixed ct 7b8 4. q. @
90 No commonly ~ that Rome was
founded 75S b. @.
At the beginning Of the eayhth CO.
tury the venerable Bede polnted out
that this was an historical blunder.
But no general notice W1s taken Of
hiS criticism and the error has eootin-
ued to this day. Historic fscts have
enabled modern scholars b determine
without much possibility Of doubt, the
exact year Of the birth Of Jesus and
b place It 1t what 10 can 8 b. q
TT should be noted" says the great
French astronomer. Camille l1amma.
ZION, that the birth Of the Savior 70
NAMED totally unpefceived at the
time. No register Of birth. no contem-
porafy historian has bequeathed us
any sacred parchment registering the
event"
Moreover. although we are actually
approaching the year 1923 A. D., there
Is little probability that our calendar
will ever be reformed to show the fact.
The confusion Of dates that would re-
suit from substitution Of the more &C.
curate designation would be too great
to make such righteousness worth
while.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
COUNTY AGENTS CLEANINCS
GEO T. WOLF County Agent
THE FARMERS CLUB SHOW

One Of the new features q the Fair b
the Farmers Club show. What is Z
Farmers Club:J What is q Farmers
Club for? Farmers Clubs are organiz-
atfons Of farm men, women and chill
dren. formed for the purpose Of having
4 good time; for the purpose Of promot-
ing community life; and, for the pur-
pose Of boosting Agriculture in various
ways. One way Of boosting agriculture
Is BY carrying out Agriculture Prop
aganda such as,,lectures, institutes, etc.
Another way is BY showing what We
can raise and produce and, by observ-
ing what others can raise and produce.
The best means q band Aes.y carrying
out the ides II ask6WfnS 1hat We can
do" is the County Fair. Every COM
munity has certain products it can
raise better than every other commun.
ity. These things which it can do best
should stand out prominently in the.ex-
hibit. In this way no two exhibits will
be alike. Each exhibit will show the
individuality Of the community. 50 it
is to be hoped that committee will be
appointed by every Farmers Club to
look after the county fair interests of
that community. This committee ought
to study the premium list carefully and
then decide what is best for that COM
munity to send. The expense will not
be very learge especially if goods can be
sent In car load lots. Under these cir
cumstances the Fair Association will
pay the freight.
Now if our Farmers Club are worth
the name. they MUST DO THINGS.
Nothing is worth while in these times
is being done: unless something is be-
ing accomplished. The same is true of
the Farmers Clubs. We have some
mighty good farmers clubs. They have
built elevators. potato warehouses Or
ganized stock. shipping associations.
etc. Others have not done 50 well.
Now let us hope that every club will
get behind the County Fair. Let us
make this Fair and every Fair show
how valuable and wonderful Richlaud
County really is.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
Ones Frlends.

On IN around-zsro day, R6sario w,s
walking Rome from work with 4
friend. They met q newsboy, and Ro.
eario's friend asked Rosario to lend
him 4 cent to buy q paper with. 60
Rosario took Of his gloves, unbuttoned
his overcoat sweater and coat, and
shiveringfy extracted q cent from his
waistcoat pocket. The paper was
bought. Then q block or so farther
on they entered q store to make 4 pur-
chase.
And in the store Rosarie's friend r.
turned the cent he had borrowed. He
explained that 1t was too cold to take
his glove of and get 1t when they were
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
Years of Exnerienee

I0rs of experience and preparation
are Necessary for the accomplishment
OF certain kinds of results. for particle
patton in certain lines Of activity.
Ihls was never more true than today.
bu&ness men, professional men, the
wstequipped man in the average
walks Of life. are being called upon to
snow and to give all that is best In
them. The very years the passing Of
which they may have regretted have
equipped thousands Of men and wom-
en- to do excellently we'll important
TASKS which have arisen out Of tho
emergencies Of the nations peril
The Three PartnerA
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
His Long Life Assured.

"Your cobra is quite a card" said
the visitor at the circus.
eyes, sir.''
"But where are you going to get an.
other cobra in this country in case
that one dies?'
"Well. I expect this one to last q
long time" responded the performer.
As you see. he leads a charmed lifeI.s
The Peoples Rome journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15

oensldssed Daadlt, Nu,sanesa
Pr kindness and gsosfosiH Do
hosdup men deliver tie hand embossed
lsathef medal to Albert Belanser. Chi
easo noesf.
A tall dark man" according d
Belanser's report 10 tie police, sn-
tered his store and started ticking
his ribs with q revolver.
Here. you can't pull that stuff IN
here" Belangsr told tho bandit - he
ssised the gun. '0et out"
The bandit got" and Bolansss
tossed his weapon after him into the
street
snow take this and beat IT," the
grocer enjoined. and the burglar did
'.These fellows are getting to be
nuisancea," was Bslingsr's comment
- . customer drtfte4 tn.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
Clam. by Ii. sau.,. Mile,

Any new source Of food supply "a
important In these days. and the gov
efnment fisheries bureau is greatly de-
lighted at the discovery Of the vast
and hitherto unknown beds of CLANS
on the coast Of central Alaska, not
far from Cordova. One bed is 60
miles long and from three to five miles
wide.
The clans are quite different from
those common in our Eastern mar
kets. They are "razor clams'-a kind
of bivalve that derives its name, ap-
propriately descriptive. from its like
ness in shape to q razor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15


Bohemia went tAEou9h some a ~
most bafbafou0 e he German n.
lGious wars = ~ atxh0h - ~
euteenth esnEu1ns. Duevvoa f01Y -
1857 the DsAamlan pepu1stj0 vas -.
d1esd iron 100000 d 10000 b. ~
nvaSes q sxesue1en and az11s. says
Richard Wilmer Hovsn n Wess6s
Work. Tho Csssh language vas bsn-
ished from tie Dohsniaa school vogm
In favsF q the German b. ths o<apf.
wise liberal Nara Thsrua Just to
years bsfofs or American dsclaratioo
Of independence. C1seh rfo<ine dknak
tied the uphsavalS In 10l6 that drove
Nettsrnich aud ~ fellow roactionanee
to timely ssel1sioo. Yet the Aus.
gleich or Austrs -Hlngarian compse.
mise Of 1861 folld Bohemia still -.
fused the national recognition Il d.
handed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-15
SHEEP FOR PASTJyRpgG

This Office has had considerable cor.
respondence with Montana sheep men.
This Office can assist farmers in secur.
ing breeding ewes. as we'll As other
sheep for patsuring purposes. These
sheep will come direct from the owper,.
The information has been secured from
numerous Montana and Idaho County
Agents.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27

In rest billets. The next day our cap
tain asked for volunteers for bombers'
school. gave my name and was ac-
cepted. had Joined the Suicide club,
and my troubles commenced. Thirty
two men Of the battalion, including my.
self, were sent to Il, where We
went through 4 course in bombing.
Here we were instructed In the uses,
methods Of throwing and manufacture
Of various kinds Of hand grenades,
from the old "jam tin," now obsolete,
to the present Mills bomb, the standard
Of the British army.
It all depends where you are as to
what you are called. In France they
call you bomber" and give you med
ais. while in neutral countries they
call You an anarchist and give you
'life." -t....
From the very start the Germans
were wen equipped with effective
bombs and trained bomb throwers, but
The EnsliaA army was - little pre-
cared In thls important Department cf
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27
oYNoP0I0.

CHAPTER I-FIred BY the news Of the
submarine. Arthur Guy Empey. aQ Amsr:
goes to England where he sniists IN The
British army.
CHAPTER 1I-After . period Of train
ing, Empoy volunteers for Immediate serv-
Ice and soon finds himself In rest billste
somewhere in France" whore he hrot
makes the acquaintance Of the ever-prss-
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his nrst
church services at the front while q Ger.
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey'B command goes
into tho front-line trenches and II under
Ore for the first time.
CHAPTER Y-Empey learns 70 edopt
are going to get 1t, you'll get It, % never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets, En-
pey gets his drst experience - msa9
CHAPTER v11-Empsy learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIII-Back in the front-nne
trench. Empey sees his arst friend Of the
trenches go West" amin,
CHAPTER K.;EmRsy makes @ HI. inst
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con.
stitutes days work" in the front-nne
tranch-
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27
THE FARMER AND
THE WORLD WAR
BY Henry J. Waters

tMr. Waters. an agricultural authority.
formerly president OF the Kansas State
Agricultural College and at present edi-
tor 18th, OF the ,b Kansas City & weekly a Star: vas
! No class OF men in this country
should be more interested In the sue
cess Of the war than the farmers.
The spirit Of the farmer is and al
ways has been the essence of democ-
racy, and this war is being fought,
as the President has so fittingly
stated, to make the world safe for
democracy. No undemocratic civil.
cation has ever given the farmer a
square deal. A world unsafe for
democracy is a world unsafe for the
farmer.
With his interests thus at stake, the
farmer may well invest, to the limit
of his financial ability, in the Lib
erty Bonds which the government is
sues to help insure success in this
great struggle. 1t Is true that he is
making his land produce its full meas.
ure of crops, as service to the ma
ton. 1t is true that he has given and
is giving his sons to fight in the great
cause. But these alone are not
enough. II every man would do his
best in whatever industry he is On.
gagged in. or even II every man could
enlist for actual combstant service.
there would still be the need for
money. The example Of Russia shows
the hopelessness Of carrying on war
without money. The citizens of the
United States-all the citizens-must
get back Of the United States with
svery financial resource they possess.
Aside from the fact that they rep
resent patriotic service, Liberty Bonds
are the surest Investment in the
world. The credit Of the United
states-better and greater than the
credit Of any other enterprise on earth
guarantees the interest on these
bonds and guarantees the payment Of
the principal upon maturity. They
are the one investment that drouth,
lack of labor. financial panic, or any
other contingency can in no wise af.
.ect. .-.. .4......s. .Is
The farmers have at all times been
wise investors: they have also been
loyal. whole-hearted patriots. Be-
cause of these facts the country IL
counting on the farmer. am conf
dent II 10 not counting in vsin.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27
Of our forsfAthers, that other grea,
American, Abraham Lincoln, sid:

Of our forsfAthers, that other great
American. Abraham Lincoln. sa3d:
II do not mean to say We are bound
10 follow implicitly in whatever our
fathers did. To do so would be to dis
card all the lights Of current expert
sucs-to reject all progress. all i'm
provemsnt. What I do say Is that II
w would suppiant the opinions and
policy sf eur fathers In any case, We
should do % upon evidences 90 con-
elusive, and argument 80 clear that
sven their great authority, fairly con-
sldsrsd and weighed, cannot stand"
With these words Of great Ameri-
cans fresh in the mind who can say
that the subscribing, and moreover,
the over-subscribing of the Third Lib
srty Losn il not the most important
thing In all America today.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27

four Inches in height. fine specimen
Of physical manhood. The bayonet
from his rifle was missing, but he
clutched the barrel in both hands and
was swinging the butt around his head.
I could almost hear the swish Of tho
butt passing through the air. Three
little Tommles were engaged with him.
They looked like pigmies alongside Of
the Prussian. The Tommy on the left
was gradually ctrcling to the rear Of
his opponent. It was a funny sight to
see them duck the swinging butt and
try to jab him at the same time. The
Tommy nearest me received the butt
Of the Germans rife in a smashing
blow below the right temple. II
smashed his head like an eggshell. He
pitched forward on his side and q con-
vulsivo shudder ran through his body.
Meanwhile tho other Tommy had
gained the rear Of the Prussian. Sud-
denly about four inches Of bayonet
protruded from the throat Of the Prus-
sian soldier, who staggered forward
and fen. will never forget the look
Of blank astonishment that came over
his face.
Then something hit mo in the left
shoulder and my left side went numb.
1t felt a. II hot poker was being
driven through me. felt no pain
Just . sort Of nervous shock. A bay
onet had pierced me from the rear. I
fell backward on the ground, but was
not unconscious. because I could see
dim objects moving around me. Then
fash Of Light in front Of my eyes and
unconsciousness. Something had hit
me on the head. I have never found
out what 1t was.
dreamed I was being tossed about
in an open boat on heaving sea and
opened my eyes. The moon was shin
Ing. I was on stretcher being car
ried down one Of our communication
trenches. At the advanced hrst-aid
post my wounds were dressed, and
then was put into an ambulance and
sent to one of the base hospitals. The
wounds In my shoulder and head were
not serious and in six weeks I had re-
Joined my company for service In the
front line.