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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-17
DEVILS LAKE PROOF
sheuld cenvines EvsFy Devils Lake
Roadoe.

oheuld Convince EvsFy Devils Lake
Reader.
The frank statement Of Q ne1ghDoF,
falling the merits Of Q remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The came endorsement
By some stranger Tar away
Comma1ds no belief at an.
Here's . Devils Lake case.
A Devils Lake citizens testtfjos.
Read and be convinced.
Frank Carter, GOT First ~. Gays:
T have used Deans Kidney Palls at
Inherent times when NY Kidneys
have been out Of order and when:
the kidney %secretions have been
passing too freely My back has oesn
lame and ached. too. Doan'e Kidney
Pills have always given the desired
results and corrected the troubles n
q short tima.'
Price coo. ct Ill dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills 81 the same that
Mr.. Carter had. rostG-MQlburn o.,
Magrs.. Buffalo. N. \.
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FRENCH HEADsMEN STRIKE
Win Higher Pay, Too, Though oulllo'
tine 10 Not Busy Nowadays.

Win Higher Pay, Too, Though oulllo-
tine 10 Not Busy Nowadays.
Assistants Of Deibler, who operates
the guillotine in Paris, have demanded
and obtained IN increase Of pay on
account of the high cost of living. In
addition to a retainer Of 5000 a year
they will now receive s. instead Of
$1!6O for each working day" 'Work-
ing days." In their official sense, being
infrequent, they have plenty Of leisure
to pursue other trades. One assistant
keeps a fruit store, another is a piano
tuner and a third Is q checker for a
transport company.
Deibler draws $1,000 a year. with
$1,000 extra for the upkeep Of the
guill0tine.
In the fifteenth century ceases"
were more frequent, and the French
public executioner was paid by ire
Suits" Beheading in those days cost
81, hanging the same, drawing and
quartering Sc, and boiling in oil SO,
with many odd extras, such as 81 for
exhibiting a mans head on a pike.
Putting a food prof1teer in the piilory
cost 40 cents, whipping him, 50 cents
extra; branding him with a hot iron,
81 extra.
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toeeim officers.
a visit to the Csecho-Sl0vak legation
n London reveals that twenty e1-0f
fcers OF the British army have applied
to Prague for service Ia the Czech
army. The trouble with all foreign
governments 1T this moment IL theil
lack Of ready funds, hut that IL an old
story. Soldiers Of fortune were con
tinuously impecunious. South Americs
may provide d better field for the I'd.
venturers. Mexican armies have had
and sim have many British omcers
fighting for them.
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"FWE' LEFT NO MINUTES

Historians Will Have Difficulties
Covering Peace Deliberations. 9
A. Aulard, one Of the leading author
tiles ON the revolution, says he fears
the future historians Of the peace con.
ference will have great difficulty in
giving an accurate account Of the DELHI.
erations Of the "big five" who framed
the terms of peace with Germany. BE
concludes from statements made by
Premier Clemenceau that no complies
records were made Of the delibera'
lions Of this supreme council. Notes
were taken, according to one version
but by different persons. and in differ
emit languages.
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West Virginia. 70 operats sheep Ranch
The West Virginia state department
Of agriculture has announced that 85s
600 acres Of land would be converted
into q sheep and cattle ranch az part
Of the movement to increase sheep
raising In West Virginia.
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OFFICERS SEEK
MORE OF war
Britishers Seek Military Service
in Other Lands.
RUSSIA MOST ATTRACTIVE
Soldiers Of Fortune Are Joining With
Russians, Poles and czecho-slovaks
-Demand In Russia 70 for Those
with Technical knowledge Who Can
Serve as MISUNDERSTANDING Also
in Field for Instructors.

- ~ 80 =
Hundreds Of British ex~-oflcers are
seeking new fields in which to fight.
British soldiers of fortune promise to
be as common on the continent as they
were in the days Of the Thirty Years.
war.
Russia at present holds out the
greatest attractions, for the adven-
turers. After north Russia come
Esthonia, Poland, and Czecho-Slovakia.
All foreign governments engaged In
small wars OF in licking their armies
into shape r offering posts to demob-
ilized British oflcers.r
On the books Of the Russian en-
bassy are the names Of more than 100
officers who have volunteered to serve.
The demand is for those with technical
knowledge who can act as instructors.
At the moment the only front to which
the Russian government is sending Of
fcers is to north Russia, so recently
evacuated by British forces.
Shipping Difficulties.
Shipping facilities tare surrounded
with difficulties, but they are being OBJ
tanned. On that northern front, before
the British left, the b~olshevists sought
to lure British officers to their service.
A pamphlet was issued offering them
large salaries.
Russian authorities are still consid-
efing the matter of pay. AS the mat
ter is arranged at present British ON
GERS, excepting in case Of flying officers
will receive the Russian pay Of their
rank, which Utmost cases is hardly
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-17
Dying Act Saves Passengers.

Dying Act Saves Passengers.
A dying motorman's last act was to
apply the brakes to his car to prevent
it from going over the PERCEPTIONS IT,
cline on the Hudson palisades u
Edgewater, N. ]. Thrown from their
seats by the sudden stopping Of the
car, the 80 passengers found the mo-
tsrman, Alexander Rabb, dead from
heart disease. The car had stopped on
the edge of the preclpice.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-17
eeiiaon Coyote.

Trapping a big coyote that had been,
stealing his chickens, Joe salee Of San
Jacinto. Cal, attached bell to the
animals neck and liberated it. The
ringing Of the bell kept the ranchman
informed Of the coyotes approach and
no more c~hickens;*have been stolen.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-17
How the swindIer Plays the
Game in Texas.
Law CANNOT REACH THEM
"elue Sky" Legislation Fails to Pro-
vide Way Of Bringing Offenders to
Justiee-With an Initial Capital OF
$4,000 Many Easily Make Profit OF
100000 to 100000 Within 4 Few
Months.

evidence that systematic oil we'll swim
dies are being perpetrated on an ex.
tensive scale in Texas, no way has as
yet been discovered for bringing Offend
ers within the reaches of the law.
1t has been found that the so-called
law of Texas is practically
worthless, so far as preventing the
organization Of irresponsible oil COM
panies and the sale of stock which has
no value.
1t is in the wildcat well-drilling
game that the biggest swindles are
pulled off. It has been proved time
after time that it is possible for a man
or set Of men with an initial capital Of
$25,O00 to easily make a profit Of
100000 to 100000 within a period of
q few months at the game Of drilling
wells In wildcat territory. The money
in most instances comes from the peo-
pie of the community in which the fake
well is drilled. There is hardly a
ty in Texas that has not been the
scene Of one or more well-drilling oper.
atoms Of this kind. OF course, there
are a great many legitimate companies
that r drilling or have drilled Wild
cat wells, and in many instances these
holes have had to be abandoned, for
one reason n another, before they
were completed. It is the professional.
swindler Of whom the land owners and
people generally are beginning to com
plain loudly. Enormous blocks Of
stocks of these %swindling companies
have been sold to people outside Of
Texas.
How It is Worked.
J. G. Burkett Of Taylor county de.
scribes how the wildcat oil well men
operate:
IAN at once there will appear upon
the streets of the town two or three
strangers, and In a few days they will
let it out In some way that they are
making Investigations to know If there
are men in the section who will lease
their land for oil purposes. They walk
about among the farmers and ranch.
men and soon secure 5000 or 20,00(
acres for a idollar an acre or less.
'.Then they send for an expert geol'
ogist to go yer the land and locate q
place to put In a well. He makes
an examination and gives a favorable
report. In a short time a man is EN-
ployed to put down q well, and in
few weeks the derrick is put up, ant
the owners Of the leases begin to make
arrangements to sell leases at higi
prices. After the well is down 300 o.
400 feet, the owners Of the leases MAKE
i 1t known that. the log Of the we'll Il
first class just like the wells a
Ranger, Caddo, or some other oil field
This creates a little more excitement
and some Of the leases that cost 81
cents or q dollar now sell for S. OF. 81
per acre. But the greatest excitemen
has not come yet. Wait until they &c
down about 1900 feet and then Sc
what will take place.
.All at once the report goes out lik
wildire over the town and the coun
try where the we'll is located that the
have struck a showing Of gas an
the excitement runs a little .highe
and leases 60 up again.
IF you are not careful q bit WI
get hung about this time. but it ma
be q little later on.
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Nebraska Farmer Pays @3oy000 fer pts..
Thirty thousand dollars wels th y
sum paid BY an Omaha (Neb.l5 falmeE
for Designer" q yearling Poland
China boar. which is said TO 10 the
record price for ? single PHI.
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Commander Ogrim and his wife in
the Salvation Army headquarters in
Berlin. Although Mr.. Ogrim Is Of
Swedish parentage he has headed the
Salvation Army in each Of the Scandi-
navian countries, now being the head
Of that organization in Germany.
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Daily Thouuht,

Daily Thought
Let us consider the reason Of the
case. For nothing Is law that is no
season.-Sir John Powell.
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MEXICAN PAPERS
| REPORT oUTRACES
Describe Many Outbreaks Of Dis
order Across Border.
BLAME REBELS And BANDITS

Record 317 Major Disturbances That
Took Place Between April 10 and
Ju1y 81 Of This Year-272 Of These
Outbreaks Are Ascribed to the Ac.
tivity Of Various Factions In Rebel.
zion Against the carranza Govern
fnent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
DON'T DISREGARD 4 COLD

The influenza and pneumonia
that swept the country a year AFRO
were preceded by an epidemic Of
colds. Foiey's Honey and Tar will
check cold IL taken In time. and
will also stop cough OF long stand
Ing. 1t promptly gives relief.
snothes and heals. Mrs. Geneva
Robinson. 50 ". Swan ST.. Albany.
n r., writes: 'sFoley's Honey ard
Tar il the best cough medicine
ever used. Two bottles broke n
most stubborn lingering cough.
II ioosens phlegm and mucous.
clears air passages. eases hoarse-
ness. stops tickling throat. Sold
everywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05

No reconstructions were imposed
on anyone I'm the practice Of his re-
ligion. We went so far in our de.
sire for liberation as 20 give the
Jews wheaton flour for unIeayened
bread.
The Evangelical clergy In Cour-
land were quite on our side. and we
we're soon on satisfactory terms
with the Catholic priesthood Of
Lithuania. The Polish Catholics.
however. were hostile 10 US.
The Polish clergy were the pillar
of Polish national propaganda. They
had preserved that character even
under the Russian knout.
As long as controlled the ad.
ministration we maintained n neu.
trail attitude toward the various
races. The Poles regarded uA as
anti.poilsh, became we gave the
Iatnuanians equal rights with them.
I knew we should make no friends
By pursuing neutral policy.
had purposeiy held aiQof from
racial politics. as / knew Il would
be impossible TO deal with this
question until the Polish situation
had been cleared up. As the i'm
pcrlal government did not commit
itself to any definite policy. my re
serve was justified. In view OF the
general condition OF the country.
any political Intervention would
haxe been mIstiued,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
LUDEND0RFF EXPLOITED LANDS
UNDER GERMAN MILITARY HEEL

serve the home land.
Iudendarff. however. has the
point OF view Of the German
mililarist aud feels that all he
did was exeusable on tho ground
that he brought superior cul-
ture 60 backward people and thnt
he could have been even more
stern had he desired.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05

PARIS. Nov. s--A f3o-pound air
plane ls Frances latest contribution
TO aerial promotion.
"A French engineer named Archer
today took out patents for tho baby
machine. which IL electrically pro-
PEELED. with a maximum speed OF
1856 miles an hour and capable Of
carrying two passengers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05

Vitality must be infused into the
administrative system un the con
auered terrltoriesl n It was 60 Ac'
complish useful work II must not
become bureaucratic. but must adapt
Itself TO the needs OF the situation.
Precedent" that gravediggcr OF in
dependent Judgment. could not np'
ply here, thank Cod We produced a
sound organization. vel fitted 70
cope with the heavy demands made
upon II.
We gave special attention 10 the
health OF the population, We
triumphed over spotted fever, which
was rampant In many places, IL in
volved heavy sacrifices in doctors.
To pacify the population and civ.
material relief To the country, we
made beginning with the rrdemp'
tion Of reauisition notes issued by
the troops during operations. u was
difficult and complicated matter
to carry thru. From now ON We
paid for everything In cash. want
ed In that way To help the country
and Increase It's productivity. la my
view very important matter.
IL was necessary for vas TO obtain
control OF the products OF the soil.
and TO insure tho proper manage
ment OF agriculture and FUN utiisza-
ton OF the soil. This was all the
more difficult. because the popuia.
ton was 40 small. For example.
the district Of Bauskc only numbered
four inhabitants 10 the square kiio'
meter.
In our anxiety % help the home
country, and indeed under pressure.
we attempted too much In til. way
Of cultivation. We Interested Ger.
man companies In the business. In
the hope Of their being able. with
tho means nj their disposal. TO Inn
prove the cultivation of the thiniy
populated regions
We took big estates under our own
management. Motor piouEhn and ng'
rlculturai machinery Of all kinds
were supplied. Seed waa distributed.
Army horses helped in the plough.
ing. The main thing. however. was
to stimulate the interest OF the local
population by paying ready money
and fixing fair prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05

Further revelations Of his In
tensiye exploitation Of conquered
lands In the interest Of Germany
are given to-day by Iudendnrif.
Poland and the Baltic provinces
today are suffering because Of
the comhing out Of their homes
and industries by the Germans.
Who took everything that would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
PRINCE MAX
RAISES PRICES

The prices We allowed were lower
than those adopted BY th@ general
government OF Warsaw. but they
were quite adeauafe. We took Into
consideration the already enormous
expenditure Of the treasury. Prince
MANS government raised the prices
immediately do not know WY AZ
any rate he got no thanks for u.
Tho soil was. generally speaking,
unproductlve. and disappointed our
hopes. II il not drained. and caltiva.
tom can only be attempted late in
the season. The varieties Of seed
were not selected with sufficient
care. Artificial manure was ur-
known. The yields OF hay and
clover. rape seed and flax we're
alone satisfactory.
The transport OF stores TO the rail-.
way and other collecting stations was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
SCRAMBLE FOR
MORE PAY

II was no simple matter 20 finance
the whole administration.
There was nm absolute scramble
among the various departments OF
my administration for places and ex.
tra pay for the subordinates.
The commandants ON the lines Of
communication were always coming
To me with fresh demands. I had 10
smooth things over. and 80 gained
some idea Of the trials and anxieties
of our national financial adminisira.
ton.
Az soon as We had successfully
drawn up our first budget. we for.
warhcd IL 10 the war ministry in Ter.
lin and 10 the auartermaster general.
After careful scrutiny and violent
disagreement II was nj last approved.
| Our revenu. was derived from cuH-
toms. monopoiles. taxes and national
Industries.
/ The technical details Of tho whole
system OF taxation had to be ar
ranged on the simplest possible lines
The bulk Of our revenue was derived
from customs. indirect taxation and
monopoliea. in view Of the Russian
practice. Import duties were col
lecied at the frontiers by PrusHian
financial officials. against an indcn-
nifty 10 the prusaian treasury
Monopolies OF spiriia. eignrets. salt.
matches and confectionery we're In.
troauced. We introduced a rouE h
system Of graded taxation per head.
We could not have any better basis
for n system OF personal assessment.
A regards taxation on property. we
introduced tax on land and profits
and inhabited house duty.
The people on the whole were sat.
isfled with the taxation. which did
not burden them heavily The total
taxes per head, including the local
rates. did not exceed 1850 marks an
nuaiiy. as against 52.7s marks before
the war They could not. however
get used 10 the dog license. Owing
| 10 hydrophobia. dogs had become a
danger TO the country. and counter
measures had TO be taken. The tax.
however. was abolished when its pur.
pose had been accomplished.
I have only indicated the principal
items OF taxation. Further sources
OF revenue were gradually developed.
The results were favorable. for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
INLAlD LINOLEUM

I've work.
This work was not wasted, for II
certainly helped The home country.
the army and the land itself during
the war, but whether seeds have re
manned In the soil which may later
spring up and bear fruit Is ques-
ton dependent on our hard fate and
one that only the future can answer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
Defends THE
GERMAN JUDGES

Defends THE
GERMAN JUDGES
The legal system was In accord.
ance with the Hague convention.
This required IN matters Of private
litigation that the local population
should have the benefit of their own
laws. Our first business. however,
was 10 find out what the law really
WINS. This WINS no easy matter. owing
to the confusion in the Russian sys-
tenn. n confusion which had existed
In this region even before the war.
when we found out what the law
was IL had 20 be translated into Ger
man 20 enable the German judges
to give judgment accordingly.
firmly believe that only the Ger.
mans would take so much trouble
in a conquered country. In spite OF
that. enemy propaganda denounced
us as Huns to the world at large
40 successfully that we were help
less against IL.
The German Judge administecd
foreign laws 90 the poor. verminin
lfFttI Alitkth of isiAlbAfAh w AHf
same spirit Of justice and impartial.
lty that he would have shown In
Berlin. who can emulate this7
Major Altman. inspector OF schools
In the pruasian ministry OF educa.
ton, drew up a scheme for the
guidance OF achoois. 10 the further
benefit OF the population. 1t was
conceived in lofty spirit. and re.
spected the rights OF each denomi.
nation and race. Here. AZ else.
where, anything OF provocative
nature was Etudiousiy excluded.
There was dearth Of teachers
for the schools. so we supplied mum
bcrn Of the teaching profession from
the Iandsturm. Later on the com.
plant was made that they only
spoke German with the children.
who. after all. attended voluntarily.
The teachers unfortunately knew no
other language. and we had very
few Lithuanian or Poiishspeaking
teachers at our disposal
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a particularly arduous business. The
roads were bad. and IL took days TO
get the produce Of the land 10 these
places in small carts drawn by one
or two horses We paid premiums,
but the peculiar difficulties OF this
theatre of war could only be reduced.
not eliminated A good deal was
never delivered al all.
Arrangements were immediate.
~ mad. for the installation 81
potato-drying plants aud we took
steps to organize the production
of fodder from wood and straw.
TOOK A CENSUS
or CATTLE
II was douhly necessary 10 exploit
90 the full the resources Of tho oo.
eupied territory. an tho demands on
the home cattle stocks were SO great
Cattle had. OF course. suffered severe.
Is owing 10 ia. war. A census had
20 be taken IL was "A difficult
business. Many WIRE hidden In the
cellars or driven into the forests.
but We were gradually successful in
auf hA8&hAANtfskf AtAtN AAtff WIZ ffp
register But by degrees We got a
regular trade going.
We paid much attention 10 the cul.
tivation OF veEetahieasand fruit Jam
and marmaiade factories were estah.
ilahed. Mushrooms IN large guam.
Titles were collected and dried.
Tho fishing rights OF the numerous
large lakea were leased. At Llbau
deep sea fishing was organized.
Everything that could be used for
food was developed TO the fullest ex-
tent.
The condition 81 the town popuIa.
tion was desperate, and In the win.
ter 81 i9i5.i6 we were compelled "a
draw ON our military stores for thr
aiisviation Of distress. Later the con.
elitions improved considerably. The
army received Its share. and ! aiso
helped the home country.
remember that when IN June or
July. 1915. Herr Won natocki asked
me- 20 assist Berlin. was in 20
sition Co do 80,
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"MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
BY Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff

capyta nsh
N IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-05
STRICT CONTROL
or PRESS

I gave all newspapers clear In.
structions to discuss events In Ger
many in a spirit acceptable 10 the
imperial government could not.
OF course, permit any political activ.
ity on the part of the people,. who
were also forbidden to hold meet.
inRs.
Despite the necessary limitation OF
intercourse among the population, j
permitted certain amount OF corre
spondencc. Lastly. we allowed freer
intercourse between the Lithuanians
and Jews and their compariots In
the United States.
We observed with satisfaction that
the country was gradually settling
down. and that life was once more
falling into an orderly routine. The
German love of order and knowledge
OF hygiene carried the day. The
peasant earned more than he had
done under the Russians. In the
towns business was revived.
The population was governed with
n calm and steady hand. ! objected
to the compulsory military salute in
troduced by one army. ! believe that
today the people will acknowledge
that we acted with justice and moder
alton.
Industrial reconstruction in the oc
cupied area was undertaken by the
troops. In particular. many saw
mills were erected. there being not
only n big demand for planks
but also wood shavings for the
mattresses of officers and men, and
bedding for the horses.