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, 1919-04-04

the great IOSSeS sustained In recent
encounters, there is now humanity speak
ing, no longer any possibility ] of our
being able to impose peace on the enc
my. Our opponents@are constantly re-
ceiving reinforcements. While the ele-
ments OF our rear still hold together
and may still offer some resistance to
the renewed attacks of the enemy, our
situation is becoming very precarious
and may at any moment place the army
command under the necessity of max
ing a comprehensive decision. In these
circumstances it is imperative that we
cease the struggle in order to save the
German people and our allies from I'M
necessary sacrifices. Every days loss
in this respect cost the lives of thou
sands of German soldiers. On receipt
of this letter, says the Wolff Bureau,
the Government had no choice but to
take steps at once to obtain an armis-
tice, and to offer to conclude peace.
Archangel, March 31st. -Bolshevik ar
tillery submitted the allied railway front
and positions south of Odezerskaia to the
heaviest bombardment in many weeks
yesterday. In the meantime, the enemy
was moving considerable forces through
the woods, indicating that an attack may
follow soon. A little garrison of four
French soldiers in an outlying blockhouse
guarding one of the allied TANKS near the
front line yesterday ~repulsed repeated at
tacks by eighty Bolshevik infantrymen.
who had slipped through the woods and
attempted a surprise. The weather was
mild and bright, and an enemy observa-
ton balloon was up almost all day,
spotting the effect of shells. An enc
my airplane dropped a bomb on a vii
lage north of Odezerskaia but no dam
age resulted, The allied positions along
the front line are strong, with block
houses guarding the TANKS and snow
trenches built up with long barri-
cades, where there are ample dug-outs
to shelter all the Allied force. The Allied
artillery here is probably equal to that of
the enemy west of Odezerskaia. the ar
tillery Of the Allies is still Smelling Boil
shaia Ozera and a number of explosions
occurred in that village on Sunday.
Paris. March 31st-Senator Charles
Humbert was brought before a court
martial today to be tried on charges
of having had communication with
the enemy. Three agitated alleged
accomplices also sat in the prisoners
box. They were Pierre Lenoir, Capt.
Georges Ladoux and William Desouches.
When the trial opened, the clerk rose
to read the indictment, which consisted
of 247 typewriter pages. During the
reading, the spectators, among whom
were many prominent persons, slowly
, 1919-04-04

The Rev. F. Pilgrim. acting Rector of
All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church,
performed the ser yice over the remains
Of Chief Engineer Thiemann, after
which, with a few appropriate words,
a wreath was laid on the coffin by Mr..
Malling-Holm, Wor. Master of the Har-
monte Lodge No. 356 of Freemasons.
A number of the Brethren were also
present. Ibid.
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TIE DEVILS lake. WORLD AND MTER-ocEAN

to be, . railroad engineer and he
scrapes the soles Of his shoes along
the pavement, making q noise like es-
Gaping steam with his. mouth, simulat-
ing the activities Of q locomotive. He
can be a steam whistle, bell, wheels,
headlight, especially the latter, for a.
mong his other accomplishments Ben
is just a little red haired.
1t wos not long ago that Ben's mo-
Their decided that he should be an acts
or, but that didn't happen until D.
". Griffith had seen the little chap
around the studio for several months
and had taken a liking to him. Mr..
Griffith thought that anyone wig
could intimate 9 locomotive as well
as Baa could should be an actor, and
he confded his thoughts to Mrs. Al
exander. It didn't take Ben long to
get on to the ropes" as they say on
Film Row" in Hollywood. In fact,
he took the bit in his teeth the first
time he was given a part and follow
ed his own ideas of what a little boz
should do under the circumstances. He
is easily handled and is not q victim
of Temperament" In some scenes in
Hearts of the World"' in which he is
seen crying, an easy thing for him
because he is so sympathetic, Mr..
Griffith merely told him the story Of
two little girls who were lost in the
woods, the camera was handy, of cour-
Sc, and when the little face puckerei,
up ready for the storm the camera
man commenced to turn the crank.
The result is now on the screen and
has captured the hearts of thousands
because of its fetching sincerity.
With all his success as a screen ac-
tor Ben still wants to be an engineer,
but says that if he can't be a rail-
roader he win enlist and cote France.
He is tremendously patriotic aud dur
ing the Liberty Bond drive spent
most Of his time IN the "Tank' in
Los Angeles, and he sold<bonds too.
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TT would be- .pitifuls IL our control
Of our own carrying trade should
be limited TO the continent Of North
America, and other maritime powets
nearly five times what we can our
selves deliver under a sane policy
which includes Government aid, but
excludes Government ownership. AT
this very moment foreign vessels
carry the bulk Of our trade with
South America. Our people must
awake to the fact that an American
vessel is the best sales-agent they
can send out, and support the RApub-
licans in their efforts to establish
the flag on the sea for all time. in
competition with Gerat Britain, Jap
an, and, very soon, with Germany"
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O. L. Burdick was in town on bus.
mess yesterday. He brought with him
q sample of bearded wheat with null
tiple head with which he and5Ed De-
Vaney have been experimenting for
the past three years. In 1916 MI.
Burdick brought from Canada three
heads Of this wheat which he plant
ed, saving the seed each year until
this year, he and MI. DeVaney each
have two acres seeded to the wheat.
An ordinary yield per acre Of the
wheat is said to be rs bushels. The
straw is heavy and very tough. II
stands the drought but is somewhat
subject to rust.
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Every day brings more Montanans
looking for work during harvest. They
say that, except in few places where
they irrigate, and in the Judith Gap
district, there is nothing growing in
Montana. Saddle ponies can be pur-
chased for $1,000 apiece and good
work horses for $4,000. Stock is be-
ing shipped to Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Minnesota and North Dakota to be
wintered. For the first time in his
tory, the Missouri river caa be ford
ed at Great Falls.
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sHR1NERs HOLD

ANNUAL PICNIC
The Devils Lake Shrine Club held
their annual picnic at the Roberts
grove on Freshwater Lake yesterday
afternoon and a most enjoyable time
was had. There were about sixtv
members of the local Shrine Club. be.
sides several guests fromvarious parts
OF the state. The afternoon was spent
II visiting and various games, such
as pitching the horse shoes. There
was community singing, lead by Az
cry johnson, and during the afternoon
there was a splendid lunch served.
Ihls is an annual affair with the club
and this was one of-the most success
full picnics yet held.
: Besides local members there were
present past Potentate C. A. Hale.
and Secretary Chas. N. Barnes Of
Grand Forks, R. E. Rognas Of Rolla,
and Capt. Grant Of Rolette,
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The accordian concert and dance
given in the Guild Hall last evening
by Professor Hugo johnson and Nina
Johnson, proved to be a very enjoy
able affair and was greatly appreciat
ed by those present. The talented
artists are without a doubt skilled
musicians of high order. their render
ing OF the most difficult pieces being
Wei nigh perfect. Those who were
unfortunate enough to miss lagt
nlght'sperformance will have an on
portunity to hear them however. on
sunday next at Chautauqua where
they will give a refined and select
program. Everyone should try to
avail themselves Of the opportunity "a
attend this performance.
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ORCHARD AND GARDEN
August 1-s

August 1-8
Cucumbers and melons may,be fed
by pouring liquid manure into hole:
near the plants .
Few plants either, for cut flowers 0,
bordersplantings are prettier than
wild tiger lilies, y
Keep the lawn green and strong by
putting on some. sort Of fertilizer &C.
casionally.
Water gladiol well when the.y begin
to fower.N IT is also sometimes q good
plan to give them a little fertil;zer.
Thin out dahilia shoots to two or
three to the plant if large flowers are
wanted.
If head lettuce is shaded slightly in
hot weather, it is not quite SO likely
to go to seed: Head lettuce does best
in cool. moist weather.
Do not let the strawberry bed be-
come too thick with berries. A f,.-
quent trimming of the runners will
prevent this. +;
Paris green and air-slaked lime dus
ted over cabbage planes when moist
will usually rid the plants Of cab
bage worms.
White caulifower is obtained BY
tying the leaves over the head pro-
tecting it from the sun. If this pro-
lection is not given, the head buras
and soon decays.
Vegetables and Towering plants are
often mulched with well rotted manure
during the dry season. This supplies
food and also keeps the roots cool
and moist.
Fruits Of all kinds brought higher
prices during July than ever before.
Still thousands Of Minnesota farms do
not have enough of these fruits for
their W use. Why not start plant
ing some of them this fall ?-LeRoy
Cady, associate horticulturist Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul.
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Troubles and More Troubles

AAVuUAC6 0AO uAVIS
One of our nonpartisan friends over
in the Minnewaukan country has his
troubles too. One day he complaining
bitterly over the fact that four print
ers were employed on the Press-in
which organization he is a stockhold-
er(?), fearing, that the expenses
would count up so as not to leave
anything for dividends. A couple OF
days later the state hail adjustor cal
led to adjust his han 1oss-and al
lowed him 10 per cent while at the
same time an old line adjustor al
lowed his tenant rs per cent on the
loss on the identical fields. When last
heard of, he was threatening to go at
ter the state adjustor with a club. -
Maddox Standard.
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Sam Reany returned yesterday from.
a business trip in Iowa. Mr.. Reany
expresses himself as very glad to be
back 1t is exceedingly warm in Iowa.
crops are not very good, in fact he
says he saw no good wheat Until he
got TO Larimore. There is little or
no wheat in Iowa and that in MINES
ota and the Red River Valley does not
100 very promising. Mr.. Reany says
travelling men with whom he talked
say that the Lake Region is the onlv
place where crops are really good.
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A little child five years Old, 50
small that he appears little more than
naDe in: arms, has suddenly burst
forth on the theatrical horizon and
proved a genuine sensation. So realis-
tic is his acting that every one has
been amazed at his almost unbeliev-
able genius in portrayal.
Inc little fellows name IS Ben AL
exander. Ben after Benjamin Frank.
I'm and Alexander for Alexander the
Great. He says that his ambition is
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OPPORTUNITIES

Banks, wholesale houses and
business concerns of all kinds
want young men and women with
10 business education. To qualify
for a good position takes but a
short time and cost but little.
Write the Union Commercial Col
lege, Grand Forks, N. OAK, for
their free catalog and find out
what this successful school can do
for you.
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Captain and Mrs. Thomas Lonnevik
and their three children, Misses Inez
and Bertha Lonnevik, Thomas Junior
and Robert Serumgard left last night
on q fishing trip to Black Duck and
Demidji, Minnesota. They will be
gone for a week.
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Ward Nelson and County Auditor
"A. J. Kramer autoed to points along
the Aneta line yesterday. They re-
turned by way of the Military reser-
walton where they found the roadside
strewn with the bodies :of dead gulls
killed by the heavy hail which had fall
ien: AT Fort Totten there had been on
hail at all.
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Rockwell Sayer, who is here on his
annual tour of inspecting his Ramsey
County farms says: ""This town is the
first busy place I have~seen since |
left Chicago"
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The funeral. services Of the late
Mrs. james Ryan were held at the
Presbyterion church this, afternoon, at.
two o'clock. Burial was in the G.. A..
r. lot in the local cemetery. !.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Byers and four chill
d,en, who have been spending the sum
mer with Mrs. Byers' parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Trimble, left yesterday for thsi-
Montana home.
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Elmer Hufford, of Kalispel, Monta-
ma, is a visitor in Devils Lake. Mr..
Hufford is looking after his farming
interests near MELVILLE.
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Captain Thomas Hesketh of Rolla
arrived this morning from Grand
Forks and is the guest of Charles
Bryant.
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Miss Elma Anderson, who has been
a guest of her cousin, Mrs. H. E.
Erickson, left last evening for her
home in New York.
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Among the outsiders who attended
the Shrine picnic yesterday. were
Roy and Earl Elkis and Fred Mag
nus of Starkweather.
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Mrs. John Mcintyre, who has been
visiting friends in the city for several
days, left today for her home at VOL
ford.
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Mr.. and Msr. George Elmslie re-
turned yesterday from Rochester,
Minnesota. While they we're there,
Mrs. Elmslie underwent an operation.
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R. E. Rognas of Rolla was a visitor
in the city yesterday and took &C.
casion to attend the Shrine Club pic
mic.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hines, of. York,
spent yesterday as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Hanson. The left last
night for Minneapolis to visit.
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Miss Esther Askin Of Minneapolis
is a guest at the H. E. Erickson home
on Seventh street.. ; -.
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D. C. Mcleod, JohnaR. Shand and
H. o. Nicholson of Crary. came 10 take
in the Shrine picnic.
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VIII. Mcintosh, of Bottineau, is
business visitor in the city.
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ole Andersontof Minnewaukan, was
a business visitor in town yesterday.
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William schnetter, of Penn, is at
the Mercy hospital receiving medical
treatment. III
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r. E. Rognas of Rolla was in the
city looking after business interests
yesterday.
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William Rutherford has as his guest
his cousin, Ed Ford Of Winnebago,
Minnesota.
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WANTED-Clean Cotton Rags al
tie World Office. It
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-06

Miss Mary Cairns will leave tonight
on no. 80 for Minneapolis where she
will visit for a week or so.
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CHARTERIS
APPLIED FOR
BY WAR VETS

u VAN vEIO
With thirty-one charter members
formal application has been made BY
local war veterans for q charter from
the American Legion for the Devil.
Lake post which will go down il
history as the Tim Running Post
so named in honor Of Lieut.. Tin
Running who was killed in action
October IL, 1918, in the battle Of
the Argonne Forest.
The constitution adopted by the leg.
ion is as follows:
Preamble.
For God and Country we associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes:.
To uphold and defend the Constitu-
ton of the United States Of America:
to maintain law and order, to foster
and p~erpetuate q one hundred per
cent Americanism, to preserve the
memories and incidents Of our as
ISOLATION in the great war; to incul-
cate q sense of individual obligation
to the community, state and nation,
to combat the a~utocracy of both the
classes and the. masses; to make
right the master Of might; to promote
peace and good, will on earth: to
safeguard and transmit to ~posteritv
the principles Of justice, freedom and
democracy; to c~onsecrate and sancti-
~ u comradeship by our devotion
to mutual helpfulness.
All persons shall be eligible to MEM
bership in this Post Of the American
Legion who were in the military sery-
ice or naval service of the United Sta
tes during the period between April
6th, 1917 and, NeYember 18th. 1918.
both dates inclusive and all persons
who served in the military or naval
services Of any Of the other govern
ment associated with the United
states during the World War>provid-
Cd that they were citizens of the
United States at the time of their
enlistment and who are again citi-
Gems at the time of application, ex-
cept tnose persons separated from the
service under terms amounting to dis
honourable discharge, and except al
SO those perSons who refused to mar.
form their military duties on the
ground Of cpnssciantious objection.
While requiring that everv new
member Of the organization perform
ms full duty as q citizen to his own
conscience and understanding. the ~
ganization shall be absolutely nom
partisan and shall not be used for
the dissemination Of partisan princi-
pies or for the promotion Of the cam
oidacy OF any person seeking nuhl;c
office or preferment.
The executive department shall con.
SYST of Commanding Officer: Vice
Commanding Officer; Post Adiutant.
Historian Of the Post; Finance Off
GER; and Chaplain. They shall faith.
1uiiy perform their duties as pres
cr1bed in the bylaws; shall be elect.
ed annually by a majority vote Of
tne members present at the date 81
' mr. an.-n
,.; ne quorum shall consist Of fifteen
paea up members Of this Post.
Ser: l. There shall be no discri.
nalnatlon in membership on account
OF race, creed Of. political beliefs.
anv tnere shall at no time be
r;sht t'm!tatlon. on any member to the
ton A, ulsanisatlon or at any elec.
anv .nG a,al ald duly held or al
;. =. official meetings Of this
Sec '''y e, y.
al - Inc Fgit shall be reserv.
"a 20 any member Of this organizatiot
n];scaa1s any other member fol
SON ~ stc non-Americanism, trea.
49, GAAG8t1Ous OlAEnV0 VfVY y -.
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X-Rays on Bugs.
x-ray apparatus has been invented
for killing the tiny parasites that eat
small holes Ia Leaf tobacco.
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G. L. Phillips, Of Warwick, was in
town today on business.
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o LATETo CLASSIFY

WANTED:-To rent q house or 3
rooms to live in Address II. II. World
Office. q 3S 11s-3tp.
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Atty. Silver Serumgard went to
Grand Forks on business today.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-06

WANTED-Apo position as Gas trac-
tor engineer. 2 years experience. En-
quire Of T. B. Thorstenson, Great
Northern Hotel. ~, 119-1tp
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Any returned. service men s, ~
a - navy, o. marine corps IL Dew.
,s LAKE and the vicinity desiring e
affiliate with the local post s. r ~
guessed 70 communicate with George
The annual dues for member.b;n
IN ms post will be two dollars.
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LOCALS

Expert tuning. Work guaranteed
Frank Hartz Piano Co, Phone 17e.
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Plans For Society Circna

'@S AA.s 11As0s AV& 0OSaCky sNAECOb
At the regular meeting Of the War
Mothers which was held at Mrs.sNin
mos home at the lake yesterday, the
matter Of raising funds for the organ
.ization&was discussed. Plans were fer
mulated for q society circus ia. be held
in the Chautauqua ball park within
the next two weeks. Mrs.. "A. M. Pow
;el and Mrs. G. p. Brainard were an
pointed q committee on arrangements.
Rev. H. Garfield Walker consented to
direct the circus for the ladies. "A hot
~cafetaria supper will be. served inscon-
junction with the circus between Ave
and eight o'clock cafetariia. supper will
be served in conjunction with the cir.
Gus by members Of the. organization
between five and eight o'clock circus
day. A full announcement of the pro-
gram will be announced later.
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We will buy clean cotton rags at The
World Office. It