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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

farmers to go on feeding you at the
old price you have got to get back ia
work at the old wage and make it pos.
sible for the farmer to buy cheaper
so he can produce cheaper. This ID
not a one-sided game. 1t takes two
to play and If you city fellows quit,
don't get sore if you go hungry soon.
Either the farmers must do as you
are doing, shorten the hours and de-
mand higher pay, or else you must
lengthen the hours and produce more
without more pay.
The farmers have been patient with
you. When they lose their patience,
look out You have already taken
their help. If they quit, too, who is
going to feed you? What city work
ers have in common with farmers is
not so much political as economic.
What are you going to do about it?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

North Dakota never saw more snow
in October than fell this year. The en-.
tire state is covered with deep man.
tie and while the early winter has pu
a stop to fall blowing and grazing;
the moisture is welcomed in all local
tiles. For three years there has been
insufficient moisture and poor crops.
The time has come for many when
good crops must follow. The snow lies
deep in the fields and when it melts,
much Of it will soak down into the
thirsty soil. Let's look upon it as q
Godsend.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

an operation for cancer. She appears
to have recovered nicely and her many
old time friends will rejoice to learn
mat hna5.t she Ms IS again enjoying good
home in short time. Mr.. Weather
wax received letter from Nampa this
week, stating that Strawberries were
ripe in his garden and he is anxious
to get back to pick some Of the lbs
cious fruit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Weatherwax Visiting IN
Min0t.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Weatherwax Of
Nampa, Ida, are here visiting their
son, Fred Weatherwax, county treas
urer, and other relatives. They have
been away from home four months,
spending some time at Savanna, Mo-,
where Mrs. Weatherwax submitted to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06


Minot is increasing in population at
an astonishing rate. If five hundred
moderate priced desirable houses could
be erected, they would all be occupied
between now and spring. One of the
principal reasons for the steady
growth of our city, are the excellent
educational institutions that we have.
Every day, farmers from the north
western section Of the state arrive in
order that their children may enroll
either in the high school or in the Mi
not State Normal school. They real
ize the Importance Of giving their chill
dren an excellent education, being
aware of the fact that no matter what
their avocation may be, in the years
to come, q solid foundation will have
been laid when they have completed
their course in the local educational
institutions. A young woman may
spend year or two at the Normal and
what does it matter if she should
never teach The training and educa-
ton she receives will give her a.
broader perspective Of life, and we i'm
agine that she will perhaps select a
different sort of husband than she
otherwise would. 1t is interesting to
see the change that comes to group
Of young women, entering the Minot
Normal, by the end of the first year.
Granting they might be able to learn
fully as much from books in the home
school, had they mind to apply them
selves to the task of studying, they
would still lack the poise and culture
that comes only from mingling with
other students in our more preten-
tious institutions of learning. So Mi
not is filling up with families from
the farm and It's well. It is much
better to give the boys and girls a
good education than to leave them
great riches.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

fight shy Of quacks and patent msdi-
cines. Druggists are working hand
in hand with the government agents
in their sincere fight on this disease.
Innocent victims who have been long
sufferers without knowing what actu-
ally allied them. are being placed on
the road to health. A clinic some time
ago was established in Minot and 9TH
ers will be established in other cities
Of the state. The public is being edu-
Gated by means Of display advertise
ments paid for by the state. No one
should hinder this great work and on
the other hand should lend helping
hand Let's fight this great menace
to the last ditch.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

Those Toledo kidnappers who were
going to spirit away Henry's son, Ed
sci, have learned that it is not so easy
to steal Ford after all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

The breezy weather during the past
week reminds us Of the statsment
made recently that one reason for
North Dakota's healthful climate was
because We were never compelled o.
breathe the same mir twice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

The state inspector of amusements
threatens to close every public dance
hall in North Dakota, unless there is a
disposition on the part Of the proprie-
tors and dancers as well to dispense
with the indecent forms Of dancine
that have been tolerated in q great
many Of these places Of amusement.
The "shimmy" dance that has already
been banned in New York City and
other metropolitan center, as IN exhi-
bition of the most disgraceful sort,
can still be seen in certain North Da-
kota dance halls, but this dance, along
with others of like nature, has nearly
sung it's swan song. If the young
folks knew just where these dances
originated, they would not be 80 eager
to indulge in the disgraceful exhibit
tons. Dancing by many is regarded as
an exhilarating, healthful amusement
SO long as the dances are confined to
the old fashioned waltz, the minuet,
the schottische and other dances of
like nature, but even in North Dakota,
the public is growing weary of wit
Messing public hugging exhibitions.
The Independent predicts that during
the next two weeks great many
dance hall licenses will be revoked. un-
less immediate attentions paid to the
warning issued by the state inspector
of amusements.
The coal miners, 100000 Of whom
walked out Nov. /, will lose their
fight. because they refused to negoti-
ate with the coal operators, thereby
losing the sympathy of the public. The
miners say they are willing to nego-
tiate, but refused to call off their
strike, pending the decision of the
conference. There may be conditions
that should be improved. PERHAPS
they should have an increase in wages
and shorter hours. Granting all this,
they should not have. struck before
meeting in conference with the operat-
ors. There is sure to be great suf-
fering thruout the United States. The
miners themselves will suffer from
loss Of wages. Many industries will
shut down, throwing countless thous-
ands out of employment. Hunger and
sickness are sure to follow. The gov
eminent, with the American people
behind it, will see that the mines are
run, even under a great handicap.
There will be losses and hardshipsI
all around, but the miners have for
feited all claim to public sympathy by
refusing to negotiate and must be
beaten.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

They tell us that clothes make the
man, but frequently some of our best
citizens do not object to wearing an
old garment. When the King of Bel
GUM called on President Wilson the
other day, the President was sitting
up in his bed with an old sweater
around him, an old garment he has
had ever since he first moved into the
White House. "This old gray sweater
is not much for looks, but it has GER
tainly rendered me valuable service"
the President explained to the King,
as he tried to conceal, with his hand
a hole in the ragged garment. If the
President Of the United States can
wear ragged sweater, guess we'll
try and get along with our patched
trousers while longer.
The public, ever ready to gossip,
predicted that President Wilson would
never again be able to fulfill his duties
as our chief executive. The President
is getting along nicely and for a man
who was supposed to Be suffering from
brain lesion or something Of that
sort, he dictated q mighty forceful
edict to the miners. The President
was simply suffering from : nervous
breakdown. His physique was unable
to stand the great strain and he simp-
~ needed bodily and mental rest, He
Is growing better steadily and VIII be
back on the job soon. The president
was able to meet the King and Queen
Of Belgium and their son, who con-
versed With him for several minutes at
his bedside.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
WILSON TO MEET AIDS
BAKER, DANIELS, PERsHINe AND
SIMS TO BE IN PARIS.
Secretary of Navy Will Confer With
Experts and Decide on Best Type
of Fighting Craft.

washington, March 10.-President
Wilson probably will be able to meet
in Paris early in April with Secreta-
ries Daniels and Baker, civilian heads
of the navy and army, respectively !;
Vice Admiral Sims, commander OF the
overseas naval forces. and Gen. Perish
ing, commander Of the American ex-
peditionary forces. While so far as
known no plans have been made for
such unprecedented meeting, officials
pointed out in connection with the an
nouncement that Secretary Baker ex'
poets to visit France soon after April
/, that such conference could be
held. Secretary Daniels and a num-
Der of naval experts will leave New
York next Saturday on the transport
Leviathan. The purpose of the naval
secretary's visit abroad is primarily to
confer with allied naval officials as to
the best type Of capital warships to
be built, and to choose from the con-
fiicting opinions of American officers
definite policy to submit to congress.
Secretary Baker will make his third
trip abroad for the. purpose of closing
up the affairs of the American expedi-
tionary forces.
President Wilson is opposed to the
sinking Of the surrendered German
fleet.
In a letter to Representative Fuller
Of Massachusetts,, dated March 1. the
president said the proposal to destroy
the ships seems to me like the coun.
sci of those who do not know what
else to do"
He added that the questions of the
disposition Of the vessels would be
considered further on his return tc
Paris
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
TO HOLD 100000 IN ARMY
General March Says U. S. Force Will
Not Be Reduced Under Any
Circumstances.

Washington, March TO- General
March announced that the army would
not be reduced Under any circumstan-
ces below the figure mentioned in the
reorganization bill which failed in con-
gress-a total of 100000 officers and
men. He said this total would be
maintained until some law was passed
providing for permanent force which
would permit the military necessities
Of the United States to be handled"
The statement was made in connec.
ton with the information that General
Pershing had been authorized to re-
sumo enlistments for the regular army.
Men now overseas who desire to en-
list in the regular establishment, Gen
eral March said, would be accepted and
assigned to regular organizations in the
army of occupation, releasing other
men to be discharged.
American troops actually participant
ing in engagements against the enemy
numbered 100000 men, General
March announced the figures, showing
that 100000 comprised divisional
troops and divisional requirements,
100000 corps and army troops and 3d.
900 service of supply troops.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
DADDY.)EvfNIN(E
FAIRY TALE /.
THE FURNACE.
6y hayy Graham = B Do N1IIaes

"Well," said the furnace, II wouldn't
be an ice box for anything in the
world"
II don't suppose you could be-" said
the ice box.
what don't you suppose could
be?" asked the furnace.
II don't suppose you could be an ice
box"
THAT is true. ! couldn't be-" said
the furnace.
Now the furnace and the ice box
were both in big cellar. The ice
box was some distance away from the
furnace but still they were in the
a door, which was by some steps.
These steps led up to the kitchen Of
the house and everyone came down to
the ice box to get out the food which
was going to be used and the milk
and all such things which belong in an
ice box.
OF course, half of the year the fur
mace wasn't doing anything, and in the
winter time the ice box did not have
nearly so much ice given to it.
st feel sorry for you," said the
furnace. "Here you are so cold and
you haven't even enough warmth
about you to make the ice melt quick
ly as it does in the summer time.
''You have to be so cold always,
even in the winter you have to be
cold. That is the saddest of all. In
the summer I'm not so hot myself but
as soon as a cold day comes am
ready to be warm.
poor old ice box, you have my SYM
pathy. That is to say, feel sorry for
gou, terribly sorry, poor old ice box"
"Now look here, furnace" said the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
SHOOT 200 HUN REDS
BIGGEST WHOLESALE ExEcU-
TON IN GERMAN HISTORY.
Rebels Lined Up Against Wall and
Shot Down One After
Another.

Berlin, March 10.-Two hundred
Spartacans taken prisoner in the past
weeks rebellion were summarlly exc
cuted by government troops.
They were lined up against the wall
one by one. 1t was the grimmest and
most grewsome wholesale execution in
German history.
The peoples navy division has been
disarmed and dissolved.
The private telephone system in the
city has been resumed.
The last round Of the terrific battle
between government troops and reds
was fought Friday in the northeast
quarter of Berlin.
The Alexander square still looks as
battered as a front line in bloody
section of the western front. The po-
lice prefecture has been almost COM
pletely wrecked by explosives.
The latest casualty figures of the
revolt are Killed, 300; wounded, 500.
The American missions are safe.
Copenhagen, March 10-4Gas was
used effectively in the attack, accord
ing to the German Gazette of Berlin.
by which the government troops
raised the siege of police headquarters
and cleared Alexanderplatz, Of Spar
tacan strikers.
Fighting has ceased in the center OF
the city, but continues in the Moabit
section. The government troops suf-
fered slight losses and captured many
prisoners.
To relieve the garrison Of the police
headquarters the government troops
turned their heavy artillery against the
houses near by. Three shells hit a
house used as insurgent headquarters.
The labor federation at meeting
decided to call off the general strike,
effective at once.
Copenhagen, March 11.-Gas. was
used effectively in the attack, accord
ing to the German Gazette of Berlin,
by which the government troops
raised the siege of police headquarters
and cleared Alexanderplatz
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
U. S. TO KEEP RAILROADS
Director General Hines Will Endeavor
to Avoid Laying Off Employees
No Raise in Rates.

Washington, March THE govern
ment has no immediate intention Of
relinquishing control of railroads as
a result of the failure of congress to
appropriate funds for the railroad adj
ministration, Director General Hines
stated. Mr.. Hines also explained that
every effort would be made to continue
operations as usual, to avoid laying off
employees and to finance the railroads
through private loans or through adj
vances from the war finance corpora
ton. Although the railroad admins
tration's program of capital expendi-
lures for extensions, Improvements
and new buildings may be modified,
the government will try to continue the
projects planned through the next few
months.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
1000 YANKEES
Get BACK HOME
Their Transport Founders in
Heavy Seas for Twenty
One Days.
VESSEL IS SAVED BY TUGS
Lost Her Course a Score of Times
Also the Steering Gear-Men
Call Experience Worse
Than Battle.

Newport News, March 11.-More
than 1000 Yanks, including many Illir
nois men, disembarked from the trans
port Buford, which was conveyed into
port by tugs which rescued her in a
terrific gale off Cape Henry.
After floundering in heavy seas for
21 days, losing her course score OF
times. she lost her steering gear, and
when she sent an S. o. S. call she
was being steered by hand, an almost
impossible task in the sort of wealth
er she met out there.
This is said to have been the worst
trip she ever made. Trouble cropped
up when she had been out Of Bordeaux
only few days. An officer who re-
turned last week on another boat
stated that two days out of port his
vessel got a wireless from the Buford
asking them to give her her bearings
as she had lost her direction in the
heavy seas.
officers returning declared the ex
periences in the fighting zones were
tame compared to the battle with the
heavy waves they had just gone
through without relief for three weeks
For many days the vessel had been
approaching the coast they said
while they didn't know exactly where
they were, or whether they would be
able to reach land. Fuel was almost
exhausted. and the tax on the strength
of the crew and the passengers was
said to be terrific.
The Buford brought ten casual com
panies, representing nearly every
state and in the crowd were men who
had seen service in every big fight
during the closing months of the war
The units aboard included a de
tachment Of the Sixth coast artillery
for Fort Logan, Colo; detachment
of the Sixth heavy mobile ordnance
repair shop for Camp Grant, and an
other for Columbus CO., barracks
casual companies for Arkansas, Hi
nois, Minnesota. Tennessee anG
Texas; part of Company M, Three
Hundred and Forty-fifth infantry
Eight.-seventh louisiana, Mississippi
and Alkansas) division; a negro cas-
ual company for Virginia, and scat
tered casuals for Illinois and Ohio.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
ntiow you've Made the Family shiver."

TOW on VIC Ma0S IitS z aHttty 0niNSs.
ice box, ''don't feel so sorry for me
that you can't tell the truth. I am not
old. am only two years old. You
are really far older"
II agree, and admit that what you
say is true said the furnace. "And
really anyone could tell that was
older, for am so much wiser.
81 wouldn't be such silly, giddy
young thing as to be cold. would
know enough to have plenty of coal
on my fire so as to keep warm"
"Ah, furnace, you mustn't boast too
much" said the ice COX. ''I've heard
the family having great trouble with
you. There are days, sometimes the
cold, cold ones, too, when you won't
burn. I've even known you to go out
sometimes.
"And oh. how you have made the
family SILVER. You have behaved like
a naughty, naughty person. You
wouldn't go when you were supposed
to go. You have made them fuss over
you and fuss over you.'
"And why shouldn't they fuss over
me?" asked the furnace. ''I'm the
furnace, I am; the great and warm
and powerful furnace. keep the
whole house warm keep all the
people in it warm"
.'Butyou don't keep them warm when
you go out and when you go slowly
and when you won't burn nicely"
said the ice box.
'aThat is to show that won't let
anyone think I'm so unimportant that
l don't have to be noticed and fused
over"
1T shows that sometimes you are
very mean, furnace. Important and
great and wise and clever creatures
don't have to be fused over. They're
above it."
Look here, young ice box" said the
furnace. II don't want any rules from
you. You are a fine thing to talk
about a creature keeping warm.
What warmth do you ever give to any
one, I'd like to know?"
you're right, furnace, don't give
any warmth. But I am not supposed
to, and you are. l am supposed to
keep the ice and to make folks cool
in the hot summer and make the food
keep nice and fresh and cool. do
my work, / do. And you should do
yours, you should"
81 do it all right, never fear" said
the furnace, though it knew that
many time it had behaved pretty
badly. But now it was mad and it
went for all it was worth and the ice
box chuckled and said to itself, "The
poor people have been saying how
cold they were and how badly the
furnace was behaving. Now the
furnace is mad and will behave by
burning and raging for all it is
worth"
And the furnace burned angrily and
furiously and how nice and warm the
people kept on that cold winters day !
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
VICTORY LOAN TO BE LAST
Secretary Glass Undecided Whether
to Issue Long-Term Bonds or
Short Term Notes.

Washington, March 8.-The Victory
loan will be the last popular loan
drive to be conducted by the govern
ment, Secretary of the Treasury Glass
officially announced. In making this
announcement, the secretary said he
had three courses from which to
choose: First, the issuance of $5,O00,-
100000 in long-term bonds at Az per
cent, authorized in previous legisla-
ton; second, the issuance of $1,000
100000 or any part thereof, in five
year notes, the rate of interest to be
fixed by him, and, third, combina-
ton of the two.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
KOREA ASKS INDEPENDENCE
Society Represer ting 5000 900 Persons
Sends Delegates to Paris to
Plead Their Case. q

San Francisco. March 11-Korea
has declared independence from japan,
according to word received here, and
delegates are en- route to France to
plead for recognition. They include
Son Pyung Hi, Phee Song Chat and
Xii Sun Chu, all Korean scholars. Doc
tor Rhee, another Korean leader now
in Washington, is expected to join
them in Paris.
The news reached San Francisco by
way Of Shanghai, where a messenger
was sent from Korea with a cable
gram, to avoid Japanese censorship.
. The message was directed to G. III.
Aim, president of the National Korean
association, who has headquarters
here. 1t read:
1.-THE Korean National independence
union of 100000 persons, including
1900 Christian churches and 5000
Churches of Heaven worshipers, all
colleges and other bodies, declared the
independence of Korea at one O'Clock
March 1 at Seoul"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
YANKEES RIOT IN LONDON
Canadians and Australians Join
Americans in Battle When Crap
Game Is Raided.

London, March IA serious riot
took place in which American soldiers
and sailors, Canadian and Australian
troops made common cause against
the British police. Policeman P. G.
Field is in a critical condition with a
fractured skull. Four other policemen
are suffering from scalp wounds.
Five American soldiers and sailors
are nursing wounds at the Lancaster
Gate Red Cross hospital.
Twenty American soldiers and sail
ors are under arrest, ordered by Pro-
vost Marshal Major Campbell.
The trouble started about one
O'Clock in the afternoon when po-
liceman raided sailors crap game
which was in progress behind the
Eagle hut.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
BERGER FACES NEW TRIAL
State Senator Arnold Also Seized
Released on $4,000 BaiI-TriaI
Set for March TO-

Madison, Wis, March 7--Victor ID.
Berger and State Senator Il. A. Arnold
were arrested on an Indictment for
espionage brought in the La Crosse
federal court and arraigned before
Judge Sanborn. They were released
on $1,000 bail pending trial.
The men were charged with circulat-
ing published material tending to inn
pair the fighting strength Of the army,
the document complained OF being
Berger's platform in his campaign for
United States senator in 1918. Sena-
tor Arnold is indicted for circulating
the same material as his pledge of
faith to Socialism.