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VOL. 4 xx NO. SO. BACCALAUREATE SERVICE SUNDAY CHURCH CROWDED AT UNION BACCALAUREATE SERVICES SUNDAY NIGHT The Congregational church «H crowded to its capacity Sunday even ing when Union Baccalaudeate ser vices were held. The entire class, robed, marched over from the high school and occupied seats reserved for their special benefit. The address was delivered by Rev. Batten and was in part as follows: The Vision That Makes Alive "Where there is no vision, the peo ple perish." Proverbs 29:18, This is the epitah written over an entire epoch in the life of a whole na tion. its author was the nation's king, a man— "Who heard every trump of fame, drank every cup of joy— Drank early, deeply drank drank draughts That common millions might have quenched,— Then died of thirst, because there was no more to drink." The emptiness of a life void of vision has been voiced for us by Tolstoi, Buddha, and others of the world's deeper thinkers, but no one from the depths of his own bitter experiences, ever stated it more tersely, or em phasized it more forcibly, than Solo mon. He began life as an idealist placing the treasurers of wisdom above the treasurers of wealth, and preferring the power of vision to the pleasures of vice. He ended life as a sodden materialist, revelling in the pleasures of sense, vice-debauched and soul-besotted. In Ecclesiastes, he sums up his experience in the wail of the pessimist, "Vanity of vanities all is vanity." That is the biography of the materialist. Solomon had substi tuted living for life. In his morally lucid moments he realized his mistake. One day he sat down by himself—it may be God was standing by—and thought the whole thing over. Gold? Yes! Glory? Yes! Greatness? Yes! Power? Yes! Pleasure? Yes! Posses sions? Yes! But—no God! The palaces were but pest-houses, and death sat upon the throne. And from the lips of the man who had forgotten God came the great truth, upon which alone the individual or the nation can securely build: "Where there 1s no vision, the people perish." To see God—that is LIFE! To fail to see God —that is DEATH! Vision is the perception of the ideal. The ideal is simply life at it* richest and best. Lowell says that to Isaak Walton: "A fine morning, a meadow flushed with primroses, are not only good in themselves, but sweeter and better be cause they give him occasion to be thankful for them." That is to say, Walton had spiritual vision. He looked beyond the gift and saw the giver. Beneath and be hind the surface he apprehended the substance. When the material fills our thought, the ideal is lost, and a man without vision is of the earth, earthy, a vanishing and perishing quantity. The" materialistic vision is SIGHT the idealistic vision is IN SIGHT. One grovels the other soars. One marks time, and leans up on the staff of this world the other inhabits eternity, and walks with God. One knows how to make a living the other has solved the secret of making a life. Hon. Wm. E. Russell, once the brilliant governor of Massachusetts, addressing a body of college students, once said "Fellows, remember that there is an everlasting difference between mak ing a living and making a life.'' This wise utterance is fit to be written in leters of gold, not only across the entrance of every educa tional institution, but over the door of every great commercial and industrial establishment in the land. It is the soverign ahtidote to that old heresy of selfishness: "The world owes every man a living." All the world owes any man is a fair chance—"a square deal and every man owes the world •the very best of himself that he can fashion out of the material God has put into him. That makes the dif ference between SIGHT and IN SIGHT between a LIVING and a LIFE. The experiences of Christ are com mon to numanity. Every aspiring man sooner or later, finds himself alone upon "an exceeding high moun tain," with "all the kingdoms of the world" spread out before him. "At the devil's booth are all things sold Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold. For a cap and bells our lives we pay Baubles we buy with a whole soul's tasking. 'Tis Heaven alone that's given away 'Tis only God may be had for the asking." Our maxims of success are largely destructive. Too often they are bas ed upon the doctrine that personal ex istence is the chief end of life and its energy. Such teachers build life on a lie. True, we must "get a living'': we must work for our bread but bread is not the supreme end of work. Man does not live by bread alone. The end of work is service, justice, character, the perfected individuality of the Sons of God. With this vision flooding the soul, the lust of money which makes a religion of. couvetousness, becomes hideous. Our estimate of values is transformed. A man becomes of more worth than fine gold. Not money, but manhood constitutes the abiding landmark of communities, states, and nations. When Mammon s2 Williston mounts the throne of power, vision grows dim, and, as the Revised Ver sion puts the passage, "the people cast off restraint." The excesses of lux ury produce effeminacy^ in the individ ual and degeneracy in the nation. Soon it totters to its fall, even as Israel was facing impending disaster when Solomon saw its shadow flung across the splendor of his reign, ana uttered his warning, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." MANHOOD! CHARACTER! These abide. So one cannot think of Mas sachusetts without thinking of the Mathers, and Adamses, and Quincys, and winthrops of Summer and Rus sell and Hoar, men who incarnated the New England conscience in the nation's life. So one cannot think of Illinois, without thinking of Love joy and Grant and Lincoln,—men who breathed the air of divine ideals. So one cannot think of Galilee without thinking of Christ, who opened anew to men the vision of God. MANHOOD! CHARACTER! These spell success. Earth's most gifted children have been content with small means, performing their greatest ex- Euxury loits midst comparative poverty, was a stranger to the Divine Carpenter and His immortal band. Poverty was well acquainted with Socrates, the reformer, and Epictetus. the slave, and Virgil, the poet, and Palissy, the potter, and Lincoln, the Commoner. Were these men failures Ralph Waldo Emerson lived all his life in simplicity and rural obscurity. Did he bequeath the world nothing? Phillips Brooks only left a small es tate. Did he die a poor man When men crazed with the money mania die, we ask, "How much did he leave?" And the fitting answer is, "Why, he left everything—everything." A pau per has entered a new world where wealth does not make rich. But these great seers and thinkers—did they too, leave all Aye, they left the world (Continued on page 2) WAITING POLICY TO BE ABANDONED WILL ADOPT VIGOROUS POLICY IN DEALING WWITH MEXI CAN SITUATION Washington, June 2.—In a state ment to the American people, Presi dent Wilson today served notice on fractional leaders of Mexico that un less, within "a very short time," they unite to -set up a government which the world can recognize, the United States "will be constrained to decide what means should be employed by the United States in order to help Mexico save herself and serve her people." Signalizing the change from the "watchful waiting'' policy, which has guided relations with Mexico for more than two years, the president's state ment is regarded everywhere in offi cial and diplomatic quarters as notice of a new vigorous policy to restore peace below the Rio Grande. Everywhere it is interpreted as a warning that the patience of the United States is exhausted. What steps the president is prepared to take if his warning goes unheeded, is not disclosed in the statement. In high official^ quarters, neverthe less, no doubt exists that he is pre pared to proceed. The warning went forward by telegraph to American agents who will deliver it to fractional leaders at the same time.' It was pub lic at the white house at noon, after slight delav some minor changes were made in the text. SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT The apportionment, both state and county, for the quarter ending with .May has been made. The total coun ty and state amounts to $17881.12. $8544.96 of this is from the state and the balance of $9336.16 from the coun ty. This money is distributed among fifty two districts and Williston re ceives $3900.76. The apportionment is based in the number of pupils, this county having 3956, the per capita being $4.52. CHURCH BOARD HELD MEETING ACTION OF BUILDING COMMIT TEE ENDORSEIV—SUBSCRIP TION COMMITTEE NAMBD The official board of the M. E. church held a meeting Monday even ing, Dr. A. J. Asher presiding. The action of the building committee as regards plans and specifications for the new church was endorsed. T}e appointment of a finance committee was authorized and it will be the duty of this committee to draw up a sub scription list and to solicit subscrib ers and funds for the new building. All arrangements for building are to be completed by the first of August and then if conditions are favorable the trustees will commence building operations. The sale of the old church and fur niture was discussed and plans for its disposal were made. The engagement of a Deaconess for the Willistoh charge for the next con ference year was left with the Su perintendent and the pastor. EASTERN STAR MEETING There will be a regular meeting of the Eastern Star on the tenth tf June at which time there will be initiation. It is hoped all members will make an effort to be present. *r 7 A WILLISTON, WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915. What Contest Is The prizes will be awarded solely on merit, and the candidates who -devote the most time and do the most effective work will be the victors. GRAPHIC TO GIVE DODGE CAR-EIGHT OTHER PRIZES Any Lady9 Married or Single is Eligible to Enter the Contest—Prizes to be Awarded to Those Securing Great est Number of Votes—All Have an Equal Chance to Win. The race is not the strong alone, but the active, and vigilant, the hard working. Any woman can win one of these prizes by a display of energy during the next few weeks. The Williston Graphic today inaugurates a subscription campaign in which hundreds of dol lars worth of prizes will be awarded to the ladies of Williston and surrounding territory. The grand prize will be a 1915 five passenger Dodge touring car, the second grand prize will be a double round trip to the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, or Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars in Cash. Besides the two grand prizes there will be eight other prizes. After the first announcement of candidates the votes will be counted each week and the result printed in the next issue of the paper. There will be a short write-up in each issue of the paper until the close of the contest, and those entered can keep in close touch with the contest ana competing candidates. Certain it is that seven ladies are going to receive these prizes and it is left to the readers of The Graphic to decide who they shall be. Instructions for Voting Enter the name of the candidate whom you wish to secure one of these valuable rewards in this contest at once. She may win the grand prize Better still, get her to enter her name and then vote for her.' Those who get in on the start have the best chance of winning, so it is desirable that the name be entered at once. Candidates who enter the contest do not necessarily have to be sub scribers of The Graphic. Enter your name and your friends will do the rest. You will be surprised to see how rapidly the votes will come in and What little effort is necessary to win one of the awards offered. Get in on the start and encourage your friends to vote for you. The rest will be easy. You will never know how popular you are until you enter a contest of this kind. Making Nominations Any person has the privilege of nominating one or more candidates. All nominations should be mailed to the campaign department at once, as the list of nominations will be published in the next issue of The Graphic. Candidates can be nomintH after this date, but it is a great advantage to have your name the first list published, so that your friends will not agree to work for some one else before knowing who are entering the contest. The nomination coupon will ap pear for a few issues, and only a lim ited number of nominations will be accepted. The name of the person making the nomination will not be divulged. Early Start Half the Battle Send in your name, or the name of STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET STATE CONVENTION AT MINOT 15TH TO 17TH—SPECIAL CAB FROM THIS COUNTY The State Sunday School Convene tion is to be held in Minot on the 15th, 16th and 17th of this month and the Sunday school people of this county are planning on a good attendance. They hope to have a special car leav ing here June 15th. If this is seeured the Williston band will go wBth the party. Delegates throughout the county will be able to join the party. The car goes on number two they they would have to come to Williston but if it goes on the dinkey they could join anywhere along the line. Ar rangements are not yet completed and announcement will be made later as to the train. Among the National speakers at the convention will be Marion Lawrance of Chicago, Dr. W. F. Crafts of Wash ington D. C., and E. W. Thornton of Cincinnati, Ohio. GOSPEL MEETINGS Gospel meetings will be held June 6 in Wild Rose schoolhouse at 11 A. M., and in Summit Schoolhouse at 3 P.M. D. Halfpenny. some lady you would like to have win one of the prizes, at once, on the nomination blank in this paper and then let your friends know you are in the contest to win, or they may favor a mutual friend who approach es them before you do. There is not an acquaintance but will help you win, if you show them you are in earnest and going to do your best. "All the world loves a lover'' but no one more so than an ambitious woman, and when your friends real ize that you possess that quality and are going to give your competitors a run to the finish, you yourself will be surprised at their readiness to as sist and stand back of you. How to Win Any woman who desires to enter this contest and win one of the valu able prizes offered should see that her name is sent to the contest de partment. All this is necessary to win a prize is to receive the largest number of votes, according to condi tions mentioned elsewhere in this issue. Candidates should at once interest their friends in the contest, and by united and energetic action induce as many people as possible to vote for them. The nomination coupon cut from The Graphic will count 1000 votes for a candidate. How Votes are Secured In all cases where votes are issued subscriptions must be paid for in ad vance. The full amount of money must be sent or brought to the con test department of The Graphic. Rules of Campaign Any lady is eligible as a candidate. No candidate will be permitted to transfer her votes to another. In case of a tie for any of the prizes, each candidate trying is to share equal value in the prize tied for. Any questions or controversies that may arise are to be settled by the Campaign Manager, and his decision will be final and conclusive. The campaign opens June 4, and will close July 28, at 10 P. M. In accepting nominations all candi dates agree to abide by the condi tions above named. Any employee or relative of an employee of The Graphic is not elibi ble as a candidate. No special favors will be shown any candidate each and every one will be assisted alike by the management in securing votes. The management will not be re sponsible for typographical errors ex cepting to make correction in the fol lowing issue. ENTHUSIASM AT GOOD ROAD MEET COMMITTEES HAVE GOOD MEET ING SATURDAY—PLANS MADE FOR GOOD ROAD DAY There was a good attendance and a most enthusiastic good roads meeting held in the court house last Saturday afternoon. The farmers were well represented showing that they are keenly alive to the importance of good roads. Upon being called-to order the meet ing elected G. B. Metzger chairman and F. P. Bergman secretary. On motion of W. H. Posey seconded by Mr. Landis it was decided that June 17th be made good roads day for the county for this year and that we have an annual good roads day on the third of June of each year. Mr. Metzger announced that the Williston Commercial Club would give a first prize of $50 and a second prize of $25 to the Farmers Club doing the best and most work on the roads on good roads day. It was decided that each Farmers Club should select the roads to be worked on and that they notify the Secretary of the commercial club in or der that the club could send so.me peo pie to each place to help with the work. I Among those boosting for good roads were G. B. Metzger and W. C. Rawson for the Commercial Club, and B. C. Keihl, W. H. Posey, Howard Lampman, R. A. Rieder, Wm. Landis, Geo. M. Holland, John Lougheed and E. W. Jeffrey for the farmersclub. Both Mr. Posey and Mr. Keihl serv ed notice on the meeting that their townships would be out for first prize and that there would surely be some thing doing on good roads day. Several citizens have already stated that they would be glad to furnish autoes to take town people out for the road work. A number of our enthus iastic road workers were unable to at tend the meeting but they can be de pended upon to be there with both feet when it comes to Road Work Day. WAR PICTURES AT ORPHEUM The Orpheum Theatre management has heretofore refused to exhibit the so called war filmes that are on the market as some of them are fakes and a number are not authentic. When the announcement was made that two such papers as the Chicago Record-Herald and the New York Evening Sun has secured 5000 feet of film taked by their photographer, Manager McGuiness became interest ed and after seeing the pictures at an private exhibition during the recent Motion Picture Exhibitors Convention at Minneapolis he immediately made arrangements to secure these films after paying an enormous price for the privilege of exhibiting them. The Orpheum is the first theatre in the state to exhibit these wonder ful pictures and has been able to se cure them for one night only. -Mon day next. TEACHERS WILL VISIT FAIR# A party of six of our teachers in cluding the Misses Gorman, Dvorak, Weidemann, Arnold, Hanson and Jones expect to leave next week on a trio to the Worlds Fair at San Franeisco. BULGARIA AND RUMANIA JOIN TWO ADDED TO ALLIES FORCES BELIEVED—BELGIAN ARMY AGAIN POINT OF ATTACK London, June 2.—The Austro-Ger man grip on Przemysl is tightening according to an official announcement from Berlin. The addition of Bulgaria and Rou mania to the ranks of the allies was indicated by dispatches from Buchtr est to Paris, stating that Bulgaria has obtained territorial grants from Rou mania and is about to conclude similar negotiations with Russia. Under this plan, it is said that Roumania will go to war against Austria and Bulgaria against Turkey. Roumania aspires to a portion of Transylvania and the Austrian government has decided against granting her demands.^ Tur key already has made preparations at Adrianople and elsewhere south of the Bulgarian border for a position of in vasion. The status of military operations in Galicia is made still more confused by the latest official report from Petrograd. To-the north of Przemysl, where important successes for the Austro-German forces is claimed at Berlin and Vienna, it is -mMrnm nr.id ihe •ltf1,1V•"* ''jVs'SS.S'^ Eefore Rus sians repulsed their opponents with enormous losses. The Russian war of fice asknowledges that one fort was broken into, but declares the attackers were subsequently expelled. Consist ent successes all along the eastern front are reported by the Germans and Austrians, who state specifically that three forts north of Przemysl were captured. The Belgian army is once more in the thick of battle. A state ment from the Belgian war ministry indicates that the Germans are as saulting their portion of the front. It in said, however, that the Germans are unable to advance, and that they suf fered heavily from the fire of guns massed by the Belgians. MAN KILLED"" UNDER AUTO WELL KNOWN FARMER IS IN STANTLY WHEN AUTO UP SETS—FUNERAL TODAY Nels Peterson, a well known Wil liams county farmer living northwest of town was instantly killed Sunday evening while on his way home in a Ford runabout with Ole Helland, an other farmer. While driving along within a short distance of the Peter son home the front wheel of the car struck a rock in such a manner as to cause the car to leave the road dnd it turned clear .around and turned over. Peterson was caught between the steering wheel and a rock and had the back of his head crushed in caus ing instant death. Ole Helland as stunned but did not receive any ser ious injury. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Danish church eleven miles north west of Williston. The deceased was a married man and one well known and liked by all who knew him. PHERRIN TO CONSOLIDATE Pherrin school district voted on con solidation Tuesday and the result was in favor of consolidated schools. It is expected that plans will be made in the near future for a new building. ito.-, A* nf^Tc W'\*\». $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE: CONVEITION WAS GREAT SUCCESS LARGEST AND BEST SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION IN THE HISTORY OF COUNTY The Williams County Sunday school convention held in this city last Thurs day and Friday was pronounced by everyone to be the best from every standpoint, ever held in the county. Best in attendance, best in interest and best in achievement. The program as printed in this paper was carried out with but one change, Rev. Osmond of Buford was unable to be here Thurs day afternoon. One of the features of the conven tion was the large parade Thursday evening. In spite of the rain between six and seven hundred people took art. A Band Concert was given just the parade. After the concert the line of march was formed headed by the band and everyone walking stepped along to the music of "On ward Christian Soldiers.'* Twenty five autos and the large jrrocery dray were loaded to their capacity, the dray carrying sixty children. Friday evening a banquet was serv ed in the basement of the Congrega tional church and $159 was raised for state and county work. Rev. Harriss was toast master and among those responding with talks were Rev. Batten, Rev. Yung, A. J. Field. Supt. White. Rev. Hutchins. Dr. MacManus, Miss Bertha Palmer, Miss Steen, Mrs. Calderwood, Dr. Asher, Mrs. Snow and Rev. Snow. The following resolutions wera adopted: 1. Resolved: That we extend our heartiest thanks for their co-operation and interest to the business men of Williston who loaned their automo biles for the parade to the band for their stirring music to Miss Palmer for her untiring enthusiasm in bring ing the parade to pass all of which* combined to make it a success. 2. Resolved that we express our appreciation to the churches who have housed the convention for the use of' their buildings and their hospitality^ and to the Ladies Aid for their boun tiful repast. 3. Resolved: That we commend* the work of the officers of the county association during the past year, es pecially those who have recently been? appointed and have worked hard to* bring things to pass before the con vention. 4. Resolved: That we convey to* Mr. and Mrs. Snow our pleasure and' gratitude for the inspiration and help they bring with them whenever they come to us, and the rich suggestions for making another year's work more profitable. Respectfully Submitted, Rev. H. A. W. Yung, chairman Mrs J. D. Gates, Bessie R. Baldwin. During the convention it was decid ed that the work could be carried on better if the county was districted'so it was divided into three districts, No. one beincr Rav east to the county line, number two from the Little Muddy to Ray and number three from the Lit tle Muddv west to the county line. Vice presidents were clccted for each district and they will be expected to visit all Sunday Schools in their dis trict. organize schools where advisable and by conferring from time to time with the county secretary keep her more closely in touch with the work. The following officers were elected: President. Rev. H. S. Harriss: Vice President, R, M. Calderwood Secre tary, Bertha R. Palmer Treasurer, Mrs. R. M. Calderwood Eelmentary Supt., Mrs. J. W. Disney Supt. Sec ondary Division, Miss Clara Steen, Springbrook Adult Department Rev. Osmoni/ Buford Teacher Training Supt., Miss Bessie Baldwin Home Dept. Supt.. Rev. H. A. W. Yune Missionery Dept., Rev. Robert Hutch ins,- Ray: Temperance Dept.. O. A. Houge Purity Dept., C. A. SinClajr Evaneelist, Rev. A. E. Distad Vice President district number one, Mrs. T. M. Getchel, Hafflund number two H. E. Stevens, Epping, number three, Mrs. H. Lampman. The meeting will be held in Ray next year. MARRIED TUESDAY NIGHT John Wolfe vonNeida and Miss Rachel Catherine Prebble were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents Tuesday evening at six o'clock, the ceremony being perform ed by Rev. James N. MacKenzie of the Episcopal church at Minot. A. wedding supper was served after the ceremony. The young couple left, on number four yesterday morning for Bismarck where they will visit for a time with the grooms parents. Bothr of the contracting parties are welf and favorably known in Williston. Miss Preble has lived here practical ly all her life and is one of our most" popular young ladies. Mr. vonNeida has been in the city" several years and is employed in the* Great Northern tiSket office. The Gra phic joins their many friends in wish ing them a pleasant journey through life. TH EBLACK BOX The first episode of the Universal'^ latest and greatest serial motion pic ture "The Black Box" is to be ex hibited at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday night and Saturdiay matinee. This first episode will also De exhibit ed once on Saturday night, to accom odate those who attend the Commence ment exercises. It will be shown once at 9 P. M., only. All future episodes tall be exhibited on Friday nights an£ Saturday Matinees only. ?v'*:yV*'