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1*. t'X •$ UM" 8 3 f£ Sf' '1 FEW The enthusiasm over the contest is now at that height. In most cases all that we can do is to stand by and root, but in this case everyone inter ested in the outcome can use a direct force to bring it his way. Your sub scription will count for your favorite candidate. It may be the one that she will need to win that Buick for her, so DO SOMETHING besides shouting. •Much depends on what is done in these last few hours, as to who will be the winner. All of the condidates have done good work in the past, but }t happens that the car is neither won "V Mrs. Bernece Klinge, Watertown UNTIL* THE CAR IS VON THESE FEW HOURS WILL MEAN WIN OR LOSE TO YGU YOUR LIMIT. „. tti.v W 4 ,0#s It is now only a matter of a few hours until the contest will be over, and the winner will be a matter of history. Whose name is going to head the list of winners? Most all of us have witnessed, some game of baseball, football, or some important event that was closely con tested by opposing teams. We have seen the boundless enthusiasm of each Bide, and the utmost struggles of each, to bring home ttie victory. J®.. Miss' Flora A. Spider, Watieftown -.. Miss Louise Wensing, Watertown .. Miss Luella Dean, Wfttertowfc, R. R. No. 3 -. Miss Bessie Ehrood, Henry Wis* Carlotta Moody, Florence .... U/j®|6$0 Miss Hah May Monahan, South Shore .1,502,325 HORRORS OF A BITTER One of the expert. writers of the Army and Navy Journal has studied the future of the European war in two of its terrible aspects—disease and winter fighting. This picture he draws is appalling. He says: "A new enemy has appeared in northern France that lis attacking with impartiality both the Gentians and the allies. Disease is now mak ing inroads upon the armed forces that will increase in severity as the hardships of the campaign continue. "History showd that epidemics be gin to appear about the third week of war and gradually increase in se verity for several months. By the end of six months disease has car ried off or incapacitated all those whose resistance is insufficient to give them immunity. After six months of campaigning the soldier is sufficiently toughened to survive al most anything except starvation or bullets. "When armies fight for days over the same, ground as is now the case In the great battle of the Atone, the spread of epidemics is especially far cilitated. So strenuous is the fight ing that no. time can be spared to bury the dead. Corpses of men and carcases of animals He where they fall, and spread infection through the district. "Smallpox formerly carried away whole armies. The two great scourges of modern armies have been V0NM0LTKE AND KAISER SAID TO DISAGREE An Amsterdam pable to the London Standard, and therefore must be tak en as reflecting the view of no friend of the kaiser, declares that the Ger man emperor has dismissed the chief of staff, General,von Moltke, and has appointed as his successor General von Volgts Ehetz, hitherto but little known in German military affairs. "Briefly," continnes this dispatch, which, blb already Indicated, may be based upon mere rumor not' friendly to the German cause, "if the informa tion which reaches here from Berlin be correct, the truth is that the kai ser wished to snbordlna^fe sound strat egy to an intense desire to attack England, while von Moltke preferred to postpone any especial measures •against England, because they would J4AN -GILBERT, OF 8ALEM, HA8 A GREAT HUNCH We have a hunch that the inen folks of South Dakota are going to be awfully nice about the woman sut frage propotiiton, and givt! foe amend? me^it a majority this faJI. There la no real .argument agaiwst woman suf frage—it i« tiound to eome, 'So why not put Sooth Dakottf' Muteotar the* «ta|es leading in U» Jtrogfeasive movement that la «er|aift ta sweep thi eohiklrr. sooftt--Siih(to 3l«slitiwr, «r -GO •A1-' nor lost by any candidate as yet. Some one win win Saturday night, and that may as well be you. Go your limit. It is easy to see that the leverage lies in the ten year subscriptions. At *8,000 votes for 'eac& one, they count up very rapidly A number,of them will put any of the candidates far in the lead. It isf a whole lot bet ter for you to win by fcnoverwhelia ing majority than to Use out by a few votes, so go your linb.it, and turn in last as many of thode ten year sij Bcriptions as you ctii, between now and Saturday night. Don't acknowledge defeat Until tbe count is over. Right, now, you have neither lost nor won,, and it depends upon you as to whether you win or: lose Saturday night* Go tor them with all your vigor, and then youuan feel that you have done your very best, and will have nothing to regret at the finish. Who will win the Buick on Satur day night? Will you? L. D. Burgess, STANDING OF CANDIDATES. S. fri* Contest Manager. .1,520,126 .1,421,375 55,100 .192,600 typhoid fever arirf^dysentery. 'Vaccin ation has overcome smallpox, and,the similar typhoid treatment has over come this disease, but dysentery "Is left,- and also meases, especially fatal under field conditions ."The mind is attracted by .the gla mor of armed conflict iand we tend to overlook the sordid details of sickness which in war causes more deaths than bullets. In the Spanish-Ameri can war 6,000 men were wounded in action, while 60,000 were victims of disease. In the district In which the •campaign of France is being waged, the siege of Metz, in 1870, was notor ious for the inroads made upon the strength of. the armies by the epidem ics that prevailed. The great army of Marshal' Baalne, which was shut up In Metz, was rendered almost en tirely hors de combat by disease and starvation, ^chile the Germans be sieging army, with everything In its favor, had over 50 per cent on the sick list at the time tt the French surrender. "The cold weather makes especial ly terrible the losses in battle. The wounded can do little to help them selves. With, lowered Vitality they soon succomb to the freezing weather! The. percentage of losses mounts up far beyond that of ordinary combats. Already the Belgian reports show the beginning of German preparations for their winter campaign." a have no effect on the situation at the decisive area of the war. The kai ser's order to concentrate the best part of the German army operating in France in an attempt to crush tbe English was not approved by von Moltke, who considered that the stra tegical necessities of the position rendered other plans more effective. "The kaiser more recently wished to detach a large number of airships and aeroplanes for raids on English towns, but von Moltke pointed out that all available. aircraft were urg ently 'needed in the decisive war sphere. "The kaiser's feeling against Eng land is shared by his officers, but many of them would not allow their military Judgment^to^e thereby In fluenced." W&Sssw" KINGS AND EMPERORS MAY BECOME ALDERMEN Col. John. Sobieski, the American citizen who would have been king of Poland bad not the powers of Europe divided .that nation up ampng them selves, is authority for the statement that this war will end only when the dears, emperors, kaisere and. kings have been dethroned and exiled, and her says he would not be surprised to the kaiBer rujuiliig for^tlderman or »me aothef TO within 6exf years.—Lake Preston Timea, VOL. 13 NO 18 WATEKTQWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15,1914 TO BE LAID REV. FRANKLIN F. LEWIS. The pastor who tiegins his third year in the pariah and whose Micro itable energy has contributed so largely to the new enterprise. He came to this oharge two years ago from Indianapolis sides his two interesting &ST Consolidated With THS WATEETOWN TIMES. of I •a*i AY, OCTOBER 18, 3 P. M. The laying -oS the corner stone of the new First Methodist Epis copal ohurch wffi take place Sunday, October 18, in the afternoon •The out of to^n celebrities who will help in the services of the ^ay are Presicls ntiWm.G. Seaman of the Dakota Wesley an TJni vereity, Rev. J. Pi Jenkins and Rev. W. S. Shepherd*, who are for mer pastors. -f Dr. Seaman Jfrill preach at the Metropolitan 'opera house, at 10:30 in the morrujig. The corner stone will be laid at 3 p. m., Dr. Seaman, Dr. Jenlanu and Rev. Mr. Shepherd taking part in the services. Launched a Year Ago. The eburcti 18 being built of Colfax sandstone aiid monument to the -enterprise and Aotiotitai, of the city and state. The present enterprise waS^ launched just a year ago by the Rev. Franklin F. L$wis, who has just-been r^umed to complete the gjreat task. The'corner stone will lie a large stone, now4on tne": way from SSiaar^'Sli b£LChipiewa 'Fall* ^4^ and wi^ ^per box with, jmany dbarming wife, contests tilings of interests istlng children. 'j "The publife is cordially invited to attend the$brvie&£* NEW^FIRST METHODIST EPISCOfrAL GHURCH, 5 DESCRIPTIVE. .. Tfae (foregoing is a picture from the architect's design. ••.r i1 Over .all, the building is 130 feet from north to south, and 144 feet from east to west, Its ermnasium annex, with gymnasium above ground, will be tbe only one of itd kind in the northwest The a»urch, besides the large auditorium, with inclined floor back to the leaded glass partition, which may be rateeft to unite the whole auditorum into 'one large apartment, includes Sunday school department with separate ^apartments for beginners, the primary classes and the juniors. In ttie basement are the dining room, kitchen, boiler room, lockers: and shower baths club rooms, etc. There are also the choir room, the pastor's study, and separate offices for the financhial secretaries and 'church treasurer, ladies' parlor, etc. In all (fiiere are 35 rooms and departments. The Seating Capacity. Beginnca*, 68 primai^. 237 main Sunday school room, 350 ladies' parlor, 66 choir, 40 Sunday school gal lery, 230 5m»ior department, t20 club room, 66 young women's club room, 65 dining room, 430 gymnasium (40x60 feet, 22 foot ceiling. cafpable of seating 3601 auditorium, when thrown together, about 1200, The total Sunday school seating capacity is 1288. If all the seating space were. occupied at the same time the entlne building would accommodate a Sunday school of 2,596 people. The mate auditorium is separated from the Sunday school department by the leaded glass partition here tofore referred to which may 'be falsed. when additional space is needed, thus throwing the whole auditorium into one room. "^he Membership. The total cost, when completed, will Tun between sixty and sixty-five thousand dollars. The total membership of the church is 544. The total enrollment in the Sunday school is 600. »l**, \M- ILLUSTRATED WAR PHRASES: "OVER THE WIRE WITH MANY CUTOUTS BY THE CENSOR." WHAT ANYHOW foou 4 -J 'V IS "CHURCH AT 3 P. M. 1 be people *j? 5 SWfSW*P,V iCEAN*S Germans Rapidly Moving Along tike Beacoast in Effort to Through the Allies' Lines—England Preparing for Three W^iv-Antwerp, Last Belgian Stronghold, Btirrendeni man Forces. London, Oct. 14.~0ut of the ID»SB of vhplly irr^conftilikble scrtions regarding the war in Europe, emerges we jgeenoingly ^ab lished fact that the. Germans are attempting fo^rejpleat the irt^di sweeping movemettt v^Mch flye weeks ago t$pk th^m almost gates of Paris. Govern With most of Belgium already occupied there is nothing $haKf^ cati stop tbe invaders from reaching the coast and remaining therft least temporarily unlesjs the British naval guns are able to make. tenure impossible. The length ol their stay- at the populia? seaefld® resort, should they set)!® Ostend, Will depend, of course, the out^ come of the great battle understood to be opening near ttie frotitie: sparating the provinces of West Flanders and Heuiaht from French department of the north. Antwerp la German Hand*. Nothing seemB able to withstand the terrible 'Ah apear powerful -enough to d$ve everything before/#teir less fire. No Vews of Oennaa Advance. Beyond an wucou^fped report of fighting in. the^H|ireietioo Zefebtugg, a «oast town fifteen miles northeast of Osteao,Jthire is no further news of the Gdrmjpa advance in this vieinity- FarJ^^r th«r« is reason to believ» ,that the Itftt wing pf tbe allies has «trongly reinforced and confirmation of .this is ioimd in thei^f#? of Qenersal JofJre, the,|iVench o.omtna«der4|tr5hiefji that fensive^ageing btfi,svbeea r«8umed jtjbi^P^rt w1rt'he. Von Kittok Strengthens foroes. To S $rengthe4 hifi forces,in this vicinity, General iVon Kluek hoap thrown an entire-army corps into Lille. This city Once befoiw has been in German Viands, and it has been within the German lines since an early stage of the hostilities. Its oceujpation today doe» not. s«em to have been seriously opposed, in fact, it is explained that ijt could not h»ve been without disairanging the allies- lineal {Continued to page 5) SWEET CLOVER AS A BUILDER OF SOILS It was not many years ago, says an observant farm operator in Iowa, when the tall, sweet-smelling stuff that lines the roadways of so large a part of our country was considered a pest. Frank Coverdale, of Delmar, Iowa, who has grown sweet clover exten sively has this to say of it: "There is no excuse for the Iowa or Illinois farmer being impoverished and handicapped trying to operate a farm so poor that he is hardly able to eke out a scant existence, when there 1b available so good a legume as sweet clover that will do the work so quickly and effectively. It is ad visable to plow under the Whole crop where the soil is very thin, "Sweet clover is so profitable that it will be folly to put a farm largely to corn, when more money can be had by growing more clover. If every farm in the state would maintain a perpetual sweet clover pasture for hogs what a saving it would mean, with this feed so rich in protein that but very little mill feeds in addition would be needed to grow an abund ance of pork, much cheaper than is now grown .and with less labor. Sweet OWNERSHIP OF CODINGTON COUNTYHOMES According to a: recent bulletin is sued by the census department of the government, the more Important facts concerning the ownership of the homes In Codington county may be summarized as follows: Number of homes in the county, 2,942. f Of this number 1030 are farm homes, 328 of which are o^ned by their occupants and are free from mortgage. Mortgaged farm homes, 224. Rented farm homes, 354. Urban homes free from mortgage, 620. Very Responsive. never heard a greater oompll" ment to my art/' declared the con tralto. "Who paid itrt •.,*Tbe stdut' ms^ sleep when I sang a lullaby and nmped up In cilarm when that battle son*:' mis'-i c*k hJ «gr -offi -:, &*ba& ^vs^*.- 'f" Yean' German v'"I Antwerp Withstood the siege but a few, days, when rendered./1 ,, As noted in earlier reports, thelbulk of tj^e Belgian a^y, usidtopf the ooiqtaaiid of the king, made its escape from-the before W& surrender was effected. fJP?!§P -m p: :VJs gun^':vt 'V'5" IP* w- 'clover, timothy and blue g»wa'£|tto_ cattle nearly as well as corn, because this combination comes well op tor-?., ward a balanced ration,", As land becomes more valuably plants and factors once disregarded' must be made use of or the'lasd will not return a fair interest. Iowa Is not the only Btate where there Is v~ realization.of the valne of sweet elo^ ver. William Eckhardt, county agri culturist for Dekalb county, IUBIols,. ^tes: "Sweet clover IS' a most wonderful plant and deserves a place cm many farms, but study it carefully, for it will not grow in the fields as it does along the roadside. It is a legume and by means of nitrogen gathering bacteria that live in the tubereules or nodules upon its rootB it has the power to use the nitrogen of tbe air as it enters the soil. Whea tkese conditions are present I know of no plant *33) at promises more where it fits, with its great capacity to use and store atmospheric nitrogen, with its large amount of humus formed in one season and its ability to grew on landfar too wet and light for its bet ter relative, alfalfa." 1 Urban homes, mortgaged, -226. Rented urban homes, 878. Of the 77,644 farms in the stat%4* 58,413 are operated by their owners and managers and 19,231 by tenants, or a ratio of about 25 per cent oi tenants to owners. The Aggregate acreage of the farms operated by the owners is H,efi8,600 as compared with 4,760,000. acres op erated by tenants. The bulletin places the value of the farmB operated by owners at substan tially $700,000,000 while the value tf the tenanted farms is -estimated at $296,652,000. 'Fine Chance for Publicity. "How did ftaffkine, the press agent, a •"Why, six of tbe leading lady's ter mer husbands attended* perfonoance one night and sat Ml the same bp*. That was the night Of others ihat Pui^dM jpct^soused and failed 10 •tl