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PAGE TWO. llK hi'i Hi Its COUNTY WORK Sufficient Funds to Carry on Work' Until Jan. 1, it is Now Believed. Although the proposition to tax the oounty (or the maintenance of the Grand Forks County Better Farming association was defeated at the polls at the primary election held Tues day, the organization will continue with its work for several months, at least, according to an announcement made yesterday. When the organization was formed to 1914, it was understood by the di rectors that provision would be made to finance the work with the asslst ance of the county commissioners, un til the question of supplying funds to carry on the work could be put to a vote, at which time the tax payers could make the decision as to whether or not they wished to support the proposition. The work was originally started with a petition signed by 25 per cent of the tax payers of the county, and the Better Farming association board decided that it was only fair to have all of the tax payers of the county voice their opinions through the polls in order to And out if the farmers, Kho directly benefited by the work of the association, wished to have the r-co-operation of the society continue. j! With the overwhelming majority 3 against the continuance of the asso elation, shown by the returns of the election last Tuesday, it is now prob able that the office will be closed in the near future and the work of the field agent discontinued. Edgar I. Olsen, field agent, has signed a con tract which does not expire until Jan. 1, 1917, which will probably be the date on which the office will be dis continued. A meeting of the board of directors will be called in the near future when the matter will be taken up with the eounty board of commissioners and It will be decided how long the office shall remain in existence. Field Agent Olsen has done a great deal of work during the past year assisting the farmers to improve their farms, herds and general conditions. Clubs have been organized in prao tically every section of the county and more work has been done along this line than in any other year in the history of the county. Students of the rural schools have Jbeen started in canning and garden work this year, and as this will occu py a good portion of the time of Mr Olsen, it will be necessary to con tinue the field work until late next fall. AGGIE COLLEGE IS TO HAVE DISPLAY Sfi»«iH Display of live Stock Promised for Fail*—To Be Housed In IstfgeTents. An announcement-from Fargo, just received at the office of the secretary of the Grand Forks Fair Association, glres the list of live stock which will be exhibited here July SSth to 29th. Live stock will be able to see the results obtained through the use of a 'Mmi self feeder for pigs, and also to ob serve t}ie comparative gains made by pigs pastured on alfalfa, field peas, oats and rape. These facts will be shown by an exhibit of five pens of Pigs. Three pens of sheep will be shown, and four steers will be exhibited to show types of beef cattle. Several dairy cattle will be on exhibit. Two Holsteins and two Jerseys will show the value of blood lines and of selec tion for milk production within the breed. The exhibit will as usual be housed In a tent which will be located at the west end of the stock judging ring. This year the plan adopted last year of exhibiting the A. C. stock purely as an educational show, will be fol lowed and none of the animals will be entered for prizes. FARM LABOR FOR ITALY ARRANGED Rome, Italy, June 20, (Correspond ence of The Associated Press.)—In order to solve problems of farm la bor and farm production, Italy has Introduced a set of communistic measures that are stated to be more comprehensive than any of those yet devised by the various countries of Europe now at war. By decree of the minister of agri culture, the entire farming system of the country has been re-organlzed on a mutual basis by which land owners are forced to aid their tennants, by which prefects of departments are re quired to oversee the relations of both owner and tenant, by which the gov ernment itself Is compelled to buy and loan machinery, and, finally, by which tenants must help each other and loan both machinery and labor. The decree provides for the exemp tion from military service of the farmer, if he be the only male left to till the soli. It also encourages the employment of women labor on the farm, giving them proper pay and permitting them to make contracts of the character customarily made in peace times with men laborers. Laborers are granted a seventy-five percent reduction in railway fares, just as if on military service, so that they may be shifted cheaply from one district to another according to labor demands and the rotation of crops. Special courts to settle disputes be tween laborers or farmers have been provided for each farming district. When a tenant is forced to employ extra help the land owner is required to pay one-half of the wages of such help. Special commissions are also being established in each department to regulate the distribution of labor, of machinery, and of horses, mules and oxen, no matter who the owner, so that the most pressing crops and harvests may by attended to in time. These commissions are also empow ered to transfer such labor, machin ery, and animals from one province to another. Grand Forks Tent and Awning Co. It is hoped these measures will keep up the normal production of the land which has recently suffered severely by the calling of farmers under arms. This present year the wheat orop of Italy is but 94.1 per cent of last year, though 3 per cent more than the av erage of the five-year period of 1909 1913, when the yearly wheat Import of Italy was valued at over $15,000, 000. From August last to the end of March of this year, Italy Imported more than twice as much wheat as for the preceding year. Brown bread has been the rule on all the tables of Italy for the past four months. The price of wheat is more than twice that it in the United States, being $8 the quintal, or $3 more per quintal than before the war. The days have 'begun to become shorter and more Interesting.' It has been many years since the newspa pers were so eagerly read. Bumper Grain Crops '--Good Markets High Prices PrfrBB Mwardod to Western Canada for —Whomtf Oatm, Oat-ley, Mltalfa and Graaaem The winning* of Western Canada at the Soil Products Exposition at Denver were easily made. The list comprised Wheat, Oats, Barley and Grasses, the most important being the prizes for wheat and Oats and sweep stake on Alfalfa. No less important than the splendid quality of Western Canada's Wheat ana other grains, is the excellence of the cattle fed and fattened on the grasses of that country. A recent shipment of cattle to Chicago topped the market in that city for quality and pries. W—tarn CsmiU pnxhwJ In 1918 onMbird aa much wheat as all of the United States, or over 300,000,000 bushels. Canada in proportion to population has a greater exportable surplus of wheat this year than any country in the world, and at present prices you can figure out the revenue for the producer. ,lUl. In Western Canada na will find good markets, splendid «c" riii eeptional social conditions, perfect climate, and other troat tl There Is no war tax an land aud no oonscrlption. Sand (or tSostratad pamphlet and mk lor radoeed tsllwar rates, information as to beat locatieos, ate. Afldr— W. e. Black, Cltffmni Mtok Brand Forks, N. B. NO-PASSPORTS ARE VECES&AKY TO ENTER CANADA. 12S DeXen Ave., Grand Forks, N. D. Either Phone 1304E United States Tires To show our appreciation of our [j increasing business on UNITED SPATES TIRES, ^e extend to purchasers of this make of tires, free service within a radius of five miles. This means that there will be no charge for delivery and put ting on of U. S. Tires purchased through us. A type to suit every need—Nobby, Chain, Royal Qprd, Usco and Plain. We want to hear from any United States Tire who are not getting excess mileage. ueen City Auto Co. EAST GRAND 70RK8. MINN. P. C. Psskie, Mgr.~ CanaStaa Government Agent. Time is upon us Our assortment of materials Is un surpassed anywhere. Work the best Prices lowest. See our new model win dow awning. Complete list of window shades. WRITE OR PHONE TJ8. cholka V* Ba kmiUaPa 0 Maramo £489 Upos gfflr SCALE OF MILES JLO OBJECTORS GET HOT TREATMENT Are Not Found Heroic Fig ures in England at the Present Time. London, June 20, (Correspondence of The Associated Press.)—The heat ed feelings kindled by war prevent the "Conscientious Objector" to mili tary service from being as heroic a figure In the perspective of the pres ent times as he may be In some more idealistic age. Great Britain is the on ly nation haWngi compulsory military service which excuses thos£ whose consciences forbid them to take hu man life. Notwithstanding the parlia mentary act which recognize either the injustice, or the impolicy, of forc ing such men to bear arms, the "Con scientious Objector" are objects of general derision and suspicion. The terms of the military act on this point are general and rather vague. It grants exemption "on the ground of a conscientious objection to the undertaking of combatant serv ice." Tffls leaves the decision of what constitutes "conscientious objection" principally in the hands of the tri bunals to which men who wish to es cape military service must apply. Naturally the decisions of different boards have been colored largely by the personal views and prejudices of their members. Some of these courts have been very liberal In accepting protestations of scruples against fight ing, while others subject applicants to severe cross examination, or ridi cule, and exempt very few. Members of the Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, and ot a religious body called Christadelphians generally have been excused" from the army. But others who canot prove that they belong to any religious sect which is opposed to war whose claims are based merely on their personal scruples, have a harder time. In the popular belief, the claim of conscien tious objection is the chief loophole for- cowards and shirkers, and this causes the ignominy In which objec tors are held. Many conscientious objectors have disregarded entirely the summons to the army. Then when brought before the recruiting tribunals they have been turned over to the military courts, where they have been dealt with practically as deserters. Many have been sentenoed to prison, sev eral to terms at hard labor of two years, and others to lesser terms ranging down to the two months of mere detention, the mildest form of imprisonment. The number of objec tors taken into military custody up to May 31 was 769. Of these 168 had been court-martialled, and 110 re leased. The others were waiting their trials. The statute of these men has been the subject of much discussion in parliament and In the newspapers, and charges of cruel treatment have been made freely by their friends. These charges were made regarding men who had claimed to be conscien tious objectors, and whose claims were vetoed by the tribunals. As a result of the agitation, the government has decided that men un dergoing punishment for disobedience on account of alleged conscientious scruples shall be transferred to civil prisons and have their cases reviewed by a judicial committee which shall have power to exempt them from mil itary duty,, or give them some other work of national importance. In the course of a discussion In the house of commons Mr. Rowntree, a Quaker member from York, said that most of the complaints of persecu tion and cruel treatment by the mili tary were levelled against non-com missioned officers. He believed that 80 per cent of the objectors had been well treated. The under secretary for war, Mr. Tennant, asserted that most of the so-called persecution had been mere "horse play" which it was diffi cult to deal with officially. Undoubtedly objectors who were forced into the army have been hased by their comrades. One of the anti conscription societies has compiled letters written to relatives and friends by objectors reciting their experienc es. -One letter read: "Got here about 1:10 and was tak en before the quartermaster sergeant who coaxed a lot as well aa other of ficers. "I refused all particulars, I would not move from the room, so was very roughly handled. A corporal kicked and punched me across the square In an awful manner. The treatment made me cry, I am ashamed to say, but I hare no enmity towards him. I aup pose be had to do It A great many do sot wish me to kicked about,and iy. m'i GRAND FORKS HERALD, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1913. RUSSIANS APPROACH CARPATHIAN PASSES IN GREAT OFFENSIVE Sorgo ^NSafosBj ,the Russians have failed to make much If any headway against the Germans, their great offensive in Bukowlna is not yet spent. In the south they have passed Kimpolung and are now at the juncture of Rou manla and the Carpathians. In the north the offensive has taken the Russians to the gates of Kolomea. Nearly all of Bukowlna is now in their possession. advise me to give In to save myself and others trouble." Another objector's letter ran: "This letter no doubt will cause you and all friends the greatest dis appointment for I have been forced to give in. I did so knowing I was do ing wrong, but my physical body could not stand the treatment. This morning I refused to go on parade. I was fetched by a corporal who rapped my hands, in which was my Bible, with his stick. I did nothing on parade so was taken to a quiet spot along with a sergeant and a cor poral. There I had the roughest time you can Imagine. I refused to march or to turn, and I was punched and slapped on the face until I was nearly fainting. I could do no other than what I have done. I know I am abso lutely wrong. Now everyone, N. C. O.'s and officers, are treating me like a lord." Other objectors have written of"s£ vere military punishments for refus ing to drill, such as standing still on parade for an hour, or being tied up to trees, "While others complain of what in American colleges would be considered as mere ~"kazlng, having their blankets pulled/off- at night, and ducked under pnpnjps. HAGGARD UPON A WORLD TOUR Sydney, Australia, June 24, (Cor respondence of The Associated Press) —Sir Rider Haggard, the English novelist and land settlement expert who is on a tour of British oversea dominions to investigate ways and means of placing British soldiers and sailors on the land after the war, sailed for New Zealand from here last week having finished his work in Australia. He will spend about a month In New Zealand and will then go on to Canada. Speaking of his efforts in the com monwealth, which involved 3,000 miles of traveling In about six weeks, he said they had been extraordinarily successful. "The Queensland government," he said, "is prepared to provide a mil lion acres for agriculture for the set tlement of ex-servioe men from the United Kingdom. The New South Wales government by Its irrigation schemes will be enabled to increase its settlers by about 1,000 in two years and in this is prepared to put tivoe-explred United Kingdom sol diers on the same footing as its own men. Other states are also willing to extend to ex-service men from the United Kingdom the same advantag es in land settlement as they offer their own. "When this war ends we shall be faced suddenly with the problem of handling great numbers of the 6, 000,000 soldiers who will be released with changed Ideals and changed spirits. Unless something is ready for them there will be great mistakes. We can take a lesson from the emi gration of 125,000 men from the United Kingdom to the United States after the Boer war." A news item from down In the state mentions that two young men who could not swim saw their father drown without being able to do any thing to save his life.. That is anoth er Instance of unpreparedneaa. Let our soldiers at the front have plenty of equipment, ammunition, aeroplanes and general war supples, and they will do the rest gg. Side skins made well by Resinol No matter how long yon have "been tortured and disfigured by itching, burning, raw or scaly skin humora, juat put a little of that •oothing Resinol Ointment on the sores and see if the suffering does not atop right there I Healing uaually begins that very minute, and the akin geta well quickly and easily, unless the trouble ia due to some serious internal disorder. Baisol OiXSMat sad lUriaol Soap am (•Ubrslldrassto* For irUHree. write lo Dm Mabel, BiMJaor*, Md. I ft .WAV uczaw ®KSP laTophca sVecs« CENSORSHIP IS New Italian plan Favored by All Journalists as Superior. Headquarters of the Italian Army, June 20, (Correspondence of The As sociated Press.)—The Italian censor ship has been reorganized and vastly Improved, particularly from a news paper point of view. Little censorship is now exercised over mall matter coming from or going to ally coun tries, such as France or England, but every mailed letter or package going to or coming from the United States and Switzerland is opened and read. The censors, however, are sometimes courteous enough to notify a' person sending suspected matter that it 18 be ing held for explanation. In the case of cable messages, the censor tries his best to let them go through, either holding the mesage for a time before sending it, or else cutting out objec tlonal information, sending the mes sage in the new form, and then noti fying the sender what portions have been eliminated. One of the reasons for the more favorable attitude of the Italian cen sorship is an abatement of the spy mania and the realization that this class of information is not as harmful as was formerly supposed. Another reason has been the influ ence of certain officers, patriotic Jour nalists and business men who feel that Italy has not been fully under stood in this war and that correspond ence both of private Individuals and newspaper men visiting or living In the country would, if not too severely censored, let the outside world know the truth about conditions and the reasons for Italy's war. A direct result of this attitude has been the establishment recently at the headquarters of the army of a press bureau. One of the first steps taken by the officers in charge was to secure for both ally and neutral journalists to visit the army front and see the fruits of Italy's effort to or ganize a splendid new army. Previous to the existence of this bureau but very few civilians had been allowed on the Italian front. The impression has gotten abroad that Italy did not want her front visited and therefore no requests to visit it had been made, particularly by neutrals. The visitors at present admitted on the front, once the officers of the press bureau had satisfied themselves these visitors are without unfriendly intentions, are shown fully and free ly all that they wish to see. In the handling of newspaper copy written from the front, the largest latitude is permitted the writers. Restrictions about naming geographical locations, are cast aside, since it is evident that the Austrlans have military maps of the region and, as they are within speaking distance of the Italian sol diers for nearly every foot of the four hundred miles of front, it would be difficult to hide from them the names of the rivers and mountains and towns along the front The press bureau, although not long formed, has already Justified Itself, it is stated, in the better understanding by France and England of the terrific difficulties under which the' Italian army works In mountain territory, where it takes weeks to move large bodies of troops or put artillery into new positions, and where the taking of a single mountain Involves the pa tient effort and staunch heroism of months of hard fighting. The numbers frequently referred to In official military bulletins, in con nection with operations at places the names of which are not mentioned, has given rise to the popular impres sion that the number is used, in or der to withhold exact Information as to the geography of the operations. As a matter of fact, and particular ly In mountain operations, the use of. a number conveys the most exact and accurate Information. Every hilltop and mountain lh Europe has long been identified by a number. This number is not an arbitrary one. It is the exact height In meters (one meter Is 39.87 Inches) of the hilltop or mountain above the sea level. As no such hilltops or mountains have the same height, the numbers are never the same, at least In the same range of mountains, and they differ so as to Indicate the heights of different sections of the side of the same mountain. While these numbers are of the utmost Importance in military operations, inasmuch as they Indicate heights and distances in particular to artillery officers, they have been long determined by other than the geo graphical branch of the general staffs of armies. They are found In every detailed map of a given territory and therefore come under the head of In formation accessable to automobll ists, physicians, miners, engineers and iBOttfttiftifi citmfrtra, !'J -1-- -•.M-'.-,wr -v.^ ,^^^--ii: gg| BAPTISTS CLOSE ANNUALSESSION Many Conferences and Ad dresses Yesterday—Good Lecture on Mexico. In the morning session of the Bed River Valley Baptist association yes terday, Mrs. W. A. Eddlngton of Ham ilton spoke on "The 8unday School Program." Mrs. C. E. Tingley spoke on "Elementary Work in the Sunday School," and Rev. E. E. Barnhart, director of Sunday school work in the state, spoke on the work of the Sun day school in general. At the afternoon session. Rev. R. G. Pierson led in devotlonals. Rev. J. McDermid of Crystal spoke on "The Individual and the Five Tear Pro gram." R. B. Griffith of this city spoke on "The Local Church and the* Local Program," at the conclusion of which Dr. Kinney led a conference on the subject. Crystal was selected as the next convention place of the association, and Rev. R. G. Pierson as the con vention preacher. A picture of the delegates wsa taken on the steps of the church at noon yesterday and dur ing the afternoon the visiting dele gates enjoyed an auto ride about the city. The feature of last evening's session was the illustrated lecture on Mex ico, delivered by Rev. Bruce Kinney of Topeka, Kan. This lecture was very well attended and all were pleased with the manner in which Rev. Kin ney dealt with his subject He gave the audience an insight into some of the underlying causes of the present almost unbelievable state of upheaval and revolution which exists in this southern country. His address was therefore very timely. WANT STEPS TO REGULATE PRICE London, July 1.—A special trades union congress of 600 delegates repre senting 8,000,000. organised workers met in London today and adopted a resolution askding the government to Tbe Original Malted Milk Nourishing Delicious Digsttible lie powder dissolves in water. Rich Milk, Malted grain extract in powder. For Infants, Invalids and growing children. Pure nutrition,upbuilding the whole body. Invigoratea nursing mothers, and the aged. (Check proper number) Absolute!1 Indigesti proves The mover of prices had lncrei owing largely to and the greater cost The congress also native resolution in ment ownership of ping. Still another Clares that if the objection to the proj. gress immediate teps press for such advam are necessary to mi standard of living. The congress also tlon asking for an im cent in old age peni period of high prices. Wanted, Rooms! tin order to furnish accommodations for visitors to the Norwegian Singers Association of America, July 6th, Tth and 8th and the Grand Forks Fair, July 25th to 29th, it is necessary to have rooms in private homes of the city. If you have rooms to rent, list them with the Commercial Club. Fill out the coupon and mail it today or telephone the Club either phone 148. Commercial Club, City. You may list my room for rent as follows: Number of rooms. Rate per day Rooms accommodate This Club has nothing to sell. Its businsss Is to nrom«*. Forks City and County and North Dakota. It represents Magazine Binding Into amwtl«WInexpensf^^)7nd?ng«.t0(lay *nd tory manner!*0 r*P*lr ©moves it take steps to ri food and fuel. The resolution that price regulai forced only by a government with deed and dlstrlbut freight rates, requl crops and establish for fuel. prices Iff the TBE OLD TEST, vi«wsn be ot of the comma" fuel, fl* .me grown 4*rd prices utioc per cent In freights an alter of govern hant ship lutlon de limit offers of the con be taken to wages as proper a rsaolu if 60 per The grsat Jehovah spe In Genesis and Exodus Leviticus and Numbers Followed by Deuteronoi Joshua and Judges sws Ruth gleans a sheaf hand. Samuel and numerous Kl Whose Chronicles we won Ezra and Nehemiah now. Next Esther's deeds show. Job speaks In sighs, David While Proverbs teach to Eccleslastes then comes And tbe sweet song of Soli Isaiah Jeremiah then With Lamentations takes! Ezeklel and Daniel close Tbe greater prophets' hopes 1 Hosea, Joel, next, and Begin the lesser prophets Obadiah, Jonah, Micah con Nahum and Habakkuk flndl Zephanlah to Haggai calls Rapt Zecharlah builds the While Malacbi, with garment! Concludes the Ancient Testament —Christian SjGprald. appear hear goodness Needs no cooking—Keep The Original Food-Drink for all agM. Mora nourishing than tea, coffee, etib In the home, or at Hotels and Cafeab Substitutes cost YOU Same Pricsi'': for one....... for two...... One I Two House modern I Three (Check proper ,Four Telephone company and number. House number Street Signed Grand Forks Commercial Club all If you have magazines of a technical or other nature that you wish to keep, the best method is to have them bound. In this way they take less room on the shelf or in the book case, are tnore convenient for reference, and are free from the ravages of time and careless hand hng. Or, perhaps your magazines contain cer tain articles that have special reference value. We can separate these articles from the balance of the books and bind them into a neat compact volume, free from worthless subjects. ?Mer*sU^ke 1#t The Grand Forks Herald Co. u" damaged binding, in .a Phone 500. *»ut them most satiafac- "J?r A"1