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SEES 1-" iv IV & .*• 1r fall DOWNFALL OF GERMAN TRADE Berlin Writer Says War Breaks Up Ail Industry. BUT THE KERNEL IS SOUND. Unhappy Situation la Admitted Freely, and Problema of Reconatruction Are Oiacuaaed—Foresight and Great Ex penditure Needed to Restore Trade to Normal Footing. Copenhagen.—The Berlin Vossisehe Zeltung discusses the extent to which Germnu industry already has been hit by the war. Dr. Emil Lederer, the writer, says that the removal of ail meu capable of bearing arms has "smashed industry to atoms." All links uniting various trades have been broken. The crisis with regard to money and credit which occurred in the first Instance was accentuated b.v the necessity of financing the war by a single stroke. The attempts made to meet the crisis by liquidating assets only made matters worse. The un fortunate thing, be says, is that this liquidation, which is customary at ail crises, does not In the present instance affect merely a small body of specu lators, but expresses the fact that Ger man industry and its production are on a fictitious basis. Complete transformation. Dr. Leder er says, is necessary in order to cope with the new conditions brought about by the war. At present there is little sign of this. We see the apparent par adox, says Dr. Lederer. that in spite of Increasing absorption for military purposes of men capable of working there is an Increase of unemployment among those that remain behind. Even the much sought after labor of women cannot find employment. Day after day undertakings shut down or tlieir output is diminished. .Those, indeed, which continue at work are working with aimless overpressure because of uncertainty, so the net output is dimin ished. What, usks Dr. Lederer, are the de cisive economic facts? Does the com plete breakup of industry which threat ens Germany involve a disruption also of agriculture and the supply of neces saries? The war means for Germany, first, the prevention of exports, espe cially articles of luxury second, pre vention of imports of means of sub sistence, especially raw materials such as cotton nnd copper third, reduc tion of demand of all at the front and restriction of demand of those remain ing at home. There no. longer is any demand for articles of luxury. Against these facts, which apparent ly Involve the gloomiest possible out look for the near future. Dr. Lederer says, must be set others equally de cislve. Germany has had a remarkably good harvest, so on the whole the pur chasing power of the agricultural in dustry is relatively big. The same thing applies to industries which sup ply the needs of the army and other public purposes. The problem is to use this purchasing power in such a way as to revive all those branches which supply the needs of the above mention ed Industries. The question is how to build around the sound kernel. It will require foresight and perhaps great ex penditures. for forces which could bring about this reorganization auto matically do not exist It must be remembered, Dr. Lederer says, first, that the amount of available labor is considerably reduced second ly, available raw materials probably will not be sufficient for a long time thirdly, the needs of private industry have during the war undergone con siderable diminution and change. These facts must first be recognized. Then a systematic plan of reconstruction must be drawn up with the help of chambers of commerce and similar or ganizations. The writer concludes by recommending the formation of a cen tral permanent committee representing all interests under control of the minis try of the Interior to see what can be done. This is the first German article re ceived here which admits the unhappy situation of German industry. The fu ture will show whether the time hon ored expedient of appointing a commit tee of Inquiry will compensate for the economic unsoundness of foundations whereon it rests. RECORD LAYING HENS. Miasourian Pins His Faith on Thirteen &*(' Rhode laland Reds. King City. Mo.—R. A. Holmes, a traveling salesman of this place, has a •A, small flock of poultry which he be iieves holds the season's record for laying eggs. At his home in the west part of town yp Holmes has thirteen Rhode island Red |& hens that have laid 990 eggs in the fet five months from March 1 to Aug. 1. In addition to the laying, four of the hens have set and raised hroods chickens. Ice In This Mine Never Melt*' Virginia, Minn. The Norman of this cit.y has the~~distinction of hav ing drifts in which the Ice never thaws. Drafts through the under ground galleries produce it tempera tare In one drift which never goes above the freezing point Other range mines are also cool underground, but few have drifts in which the Ice never thaws. j. 'i. 1 W LOST RING ODDLY FOUND. After Many Yeara on Old U. 3. 8. Con stellation, as Owner Predicted. Washington.—Joseph us Daniels, sec retary of the navy, vouches for this story, which Is given herewith as it was prepared by 0110 of Mr. Daniels' aids: When it was umiounced recently that tlie historic sailing ship Constellation Was to be overhauled, preparatory to taking part In the celebration at Bal timore of the centennial anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner," the secretary of the navy received a letter from Mrs. llosa Kenney Winston of Windsor, N. C.. which stated that her father. Dr. Kenney, bad served on the Constellation during and after the civil war and in the course of his service had lost a ring given to him by her mother. He had always said that the ring would never be found until the ship was overhauled at a navy yard. She requested that a watch be kept In case the ring should be discovered. The commandant at the Norfolk navy yard was notified accordingly and has just forwarded to the navy department the ring, which Das been recovered after these many years. It was found under the iron covering plates of the anchor bits ,on the gun deck forward and has been sent to Mrs. Winston. PEANUT FARM PROFITABLE. Total Yield In Oklahoma Is Worth Thousands of Dollars. Oklahoma City.—Although planting of peanuts has been delayed to some extent by the heavy rains, the reports that are received from many sections of the state where peanuts are being grown are highly encouraging, and it is expected that the total yield this year will be greater than that of last year by half. The soil throughout the state is in such excellent condition that there will be a great amount of late planting, which will make splendid yields, and in sections of the state where cotton and other crops have been seriously damaged by the heavy rains, and where replanting of those crops is likely to prove a losing venture, it has been suggested that peanuts be plant ed, as they will thrive in weather con ditions that would prove detrimental to other crops. BERLIN RAGES AT JOHNJULL SIGNS Aayttilflg French or Russian Stirs Ire ot Geraans. Berlin.—One of the accompaniments of the European war which could, un der less serious conditions, be a fair subject for amusing comment, is the sudden rage that has manifested itself against everything English, French and Russian. This feeling has reached such a pitch that French and English pictures have been withdrawn from public view at the Berlin museums. In the KaiBer Friedrich museum priceless old books, with wood engravings by Gustave Dore, have been withdrawn. Following the declaration of war by Great Britain groups paraded the main streets and made demonstrations be fore shops with offending signs. Many American firms, which advertised branches in Paris and London, suffer ed. At Leipziger and Friedrich streets stands, the Equitable Life Assurance company's building. Its first two floors sheltered the Equitable cafe, but this became the "Zielka cafe." The movement Is being carried to such ridiculous lengths that prominent newspapers are now declaring Ger mans should stop saying "adieu" upon parting, a salutation that has been in use since the eighteenth century. 1,000 ACRES OF PEPPERMINT. On Same Farm Are Alao 540 Aores of Sugar Beats. Leslie, Mich.— Lewis S. Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benjamin say they gained more practical knowledge of farming from their trip to the Owos sugar beet farm than they did at the state fair. They found 350 bouses for the em ployees. all on the farm and all just alike. They have their own school, church and postoflice. Two of the largest peppermint dis tilleries in the world extract the es sence from the mint grown on 1,000 acres, and besides, there are 540 acres of sugar beets. 100 acres of cabbage, 100 of alfalfa, 40 of wheat 200 of corn, 10 of carrots. 180 of barley, 20 of blue top turnips, 7 of horseradish. 000 of hay, 1.000 of pasture and stock to carry on the work of this immense farm. NEW POEM BY TENNYSON. Son Quoted Hitherto Unpublished Verse About yVar. London.—Lord Tennyson, son of the poet, at a patriotic meeting quoted the following hitherto unpublished poem of bis father Oh, who Is he. the simple tool, Who says that wars are over? What bloody portent flashes then Across the strait of Dover? ...Are you ready, Britons all, To answer yes with thunder? Arm! Arm! Arm: Nine hundred thousand slaves In They seek to bring us under. But England lives and still will live, For we'll crush the despot yonder. Are you ready, ^Britons all, To answer foes with thunder? Arm! Arm! Arm! 1 't'yfcgy^n:* g*y ^1# *t]f^ BURLINGTON. Teachers have now been secured for all the schools of Burlington town ship. Miss Kathryn Schons has charge of No. 4, Miss Anna Allers is teaching at No. 2 and Miss Nellie Nelson of Minot has begun work in No. 3 school. The great handicap to securing teachers has been the Tack of convenient boarding places for the teachers. Sooner or later it will be come necessary to combine the schools and build teachers' dwellings in con junction with the schools, a plan that obtains in many of the townships of Bottineau county. Two school build ings would accommodate every pupil in the township, make larger and more enthusiastic classes and add very ma terially to the efficiency and spirit of the instruction. Mr. Kingol of the Globe-Gazette of Wahpeton was in town Wednesday on business. past the it boss at the Davis Lee's Lee's Lee's 4 oz. muy the reservation near Amanda, wnere they have & claim. Mr. Cozzens felt that his best interests lay in proving up his claim and getting it in shape. We are all sorry to see ,rBilly" go and wish him and his the best of suc cess in their ranching venture. We note that Foxholm now has rep resentation in the Independent's col umns. Welcome, Brother. Your items are brim full of good live news. We had supposed that Logan had given up the ghost, so to speak, and retired to a blissful oblivion with cab bage and onions as his sole provision, but alas and alack, he bobs up again and is again flaunting the glorious advantages of his community before the public's gaze. We thought our peanuts and sweet potatoes had com pletely vanquished him. Foxholm, you try a whack at him. The manual training class of the Burlington school received an order for two sets of seat covers last week. The order came from the school board at Drady. On Friday afternoon the class filled the order, painting the covers and getting them up in first class shape. School boards desiring to comply with the mandate of the County Board of Health would do well to investigate these seat covers and we are confident the purchase of a bottles 10 oz. 16 oz. bottles bottles Egg Maker, 25 and 50c packages, Small pails 91.25, large pails $2.50 Lice Powder ____.__.25 and 506 cans Lice Killer..______ 35 and 60c size ifit. -'AS: PEROXIDE The very best Special guaranteed razor, best Bteel. SI.29 V(-'f hT" "*n )lt I-"-'1 .ju .'• 106 256 356 Hot water bottles. $1.50 razor __._i.__ j^fSPjPPP^ sufficient number to equip every toilet seat in their districts will be the re sult. The rovers cost 60c each: neat ly painted and ready to be nailed or screwed in position. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wistrom re turned from Minneapolis on Friday. Mrs. John Campbell is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wistrom this week., Messrs. Norton and Wheeler were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. April Sunday. Alvin Wallace is unable to work, being laid up with some trouble af fecting the knee joint. Walter Powell has purchased the ol hall in the basement of the ohnson block and will put in an up to-date restaurant which he will man age in connection. pool John Wm. Cozzens, for several years D: Clayton Congleton left Saturday for Enderlin to take -an examination in the railway service. He returned Monday. E. B. Wallace has a fine well of water. Water was struck at a depth of but 40 feet. There is already a fine head of first class drinking water. The Jourgen Olson Land Company has a bunch of land buyers from the East out this week. The domestic science class have a new cook stove and the probability is that soon the boys will be invited to a waffle feed. Miss Anna Christopherson, the pri mary teacher, visited her parents at Carpio. She left Friday evening, re turning Sunday. Miss Randall, the teacher of the intermediate room, left for Carpio Saturday, where she was the guest of the Misses Christopher son. This has been an exceptionally good fall for threshing, the bulk of which is already done. H. H. Wallin of McCanna, repre senting the Turle & Co. commission firm of Duluth, is in town this week visiting C. A. Bugge. Mr. Wallin and Mr. Bugge are old friends, having both been citizens of McCanna thirty years ago when Mr. Bugge was in business there. They left for the hills Thursday on a hunting trip. Cools the stomach, washes out the bowels, drives out the impurities, helps the liver it's Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Take it once-a-week, during warm weather and see how happy and contented you'll be. 35c. Tea or Tablets. —McCoy Drug Co. ifctW v. Get Your Kodak Pictures Finished in Our Finishing Department We have just installed a print drier that dries prints flat.? [We wish you would come in and inspect our plant. Without exception we have the largest and best and most up-to-date plant in the Northwest. Our service is of the very best. No Job too large and none too small. If you have a fine negative that you want enlarged, bring it to us. We will make a specialty of en Urging -Write for Catalogue of finiahiag- We are Agents for Lee's Famous Stock Foods Which consists of very many good remedies for Hogs, Cattle, Horses and Chickens Webster Brts. Pockst Kiivis The best make in the land 50c, 65c, 75c, $1. $1.50 and $2.00 1* 'i" Hot Water Bottles and Fountain Syringes' We give an absolute guarantee for 2 years. The prices are right as we bought before the raise in rubber. Syringes ifX to 2.00 Combination hot water bottles and syringe Special loonlMn, syringe, guaranteed for 1 We carry a very com plete 1 ine of school rappliea. It will pay yon to trade with us. If you want anything in any line that ib usually carried in a drug store, we have it Th,e only complete drug store in the city. WAX RECOROS We hav4 obout 600 to pick from 4 minute. .206 minute.___.._ 106 New September list of Edison Blue Amb^rot Records at$ now in, also a complete list of all of the Blue Amberol Records. LELANP block the rexall store MINOT, NO. DAK. !«& 1 Buy a Home Grown Sire O S Registered Poland-China Hogs We are now taking order* for spring pigs at $15.00 each transferred and recorded Ask your neighbor who got an animal of us how he likes it. All of our young sows averaged better than seven a it Lee's Germazonefor Roup 506 In liquid and tablets Lee's Chicken White Diarrhoea Cure 506 Lee's Stock Tonic 506, 756 and $1.60 4 if Elkay's Sprain Liniment (guaranteed) 50e Elkay's Barb Wire Liniment (guaranteed) 50o and SIjOO Elkay's Gall Cure (guaranteed) Elkay's Worm Cure (guaranteed) ...6O0 Elkay's Colic Remedy (guaranteed) $1.50 to 3.50 Cross Cut Stampers for the Gillett Razor Blades nt 1 There is no hog in the world does better than this. Our yearling sows will weigh between five and six hundred pounds- COME AND SEE THEM Circle Double Ranch Tagus, N. D. FARMERS, ATTENTION W« ar* in a poaition to furniah you first-claae Lignite Coal at all times and in any quantity at nine 3$ FOXHOLM COAL COMPANY FOXHOLM,N.D. GO GGLES for threshing and for the dusty plowing protect your eyes. We have every description and price The prices range from 25c to $3.50 A large stock to select from 9 'V spa v- n. 1 T/s SOe AMi SOe 2 5 0 7 iSSSS tf