Liege Forts Still Held by Belgian Forces
Liege forts remain intact with Belgian troops in good health and provisions. The Belgian official view says guard lines to Brussels are strong. The report notes no great land or sea battle yet and mentions various war developments across Europe.
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Chicago meat prices jump amid war demand and farmer holdbacks
In Chicago on August 12 the rising market for food due to the war and reports that farmers and stockraisers are holding hogs and cattle for higher prices are cited as causes for the price surge. A counsel committee on public markets will review whether these prices are justified. Conductor Sams J. Blewett of Sanborn bought a Paige touring car from J. J. Moe last Saturday and plans to use it for farm work.
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Paroled Bank Robber Escapes Near Minot
Bismarck announces E. G. Robinson, the Sawyer bank robber released on parole two months ago to a farmer near Minot, broke parole Thursday. His whereabouts are unknown but he is tattooed on both arms and has a scar on one foot, making identification likely. authorities expect capture soon.
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Governor delivers reflective State Normal School address
The governor recounts a voyage from New York to Europe highlighting Norwegian steamer company, Bergen, Trondhjem, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, London and major sights. He praises North Dakota ties, the Lincoln bust gift, and hopes for stronger immigration and home appreciation upon return.
Belgium Under German Spy Network Amid Martial Law
Brussels reports Belgium is flooded with German spies with six hundred arrested and a hundred shot today. Some captive spies wore gendarme civic guard and Belgian army uniforms. many armed with bombs and revolvers, some in cars with false numbers. War minister decrees that any German or Austrian declaring himself within 24 hours is a spy, as martial law in Flanders leads to over two thousand arrests.
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Lusitania Reaches Fastnet on Atlantic Crossing
The Cunarder Lusitania, which departed New York last Wednesday at 1 am, reached Fastnet between 8 and 10 am yesterday, about 300 miles from Liverpool. Cunard line officials said cable advices confirmed the milestone and the ship should reach Liverpool tonight.
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Wheat crop yields fall short of early hopes in North Dakota
Early threshing reports from Grand Forks and scattered districts show wheat yields averaging 8 to 16 bushels per acre, well below the 16 to 22 bushels forecast. Heat in late July and rust have reduced production and left heads underfilled with small kernels across Barnes Pierce Morton Rolette Richland Ransom Dickey Casa and other areas.
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Kaiser Horoscope Foretells Stormy Career For Emperor
Paris reports The Intransigeast cites Emperor William's horoscope drawn by Larmier and published in Echo of the marvelous for 1911. It notes a 1869 birth conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Taurus predicting property loss and downfall of the Hohenzollerns around 1911 or 1914 and warns that war in 1914 would favor France.
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Getchell Prairie News Busy With Visits And Travel
Mr Burr Harper and his niece and nephew Nanna and Harry Truseel visited relatives in Getchell Prairie. They plan to leave for Canada late this week to see Mr and Mrs Harvey Harper. Charley Lockwood and family visited Mr and Mrs Charles Whitcher. Mille Getchell stays with Miss Mary Deem in Valley City. Alma Seltz visits at the Wm Martin home. An auto party from Virginia Ave enjoyed a choke cherry picnic in the woods. 8 Getchell and T G Pearson with Strouds plan a Spiritwood Lake cottage visit. Otto Borchert heads to Cooperstown. Miriam Getchell was on the sick list late week.
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Virginia
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Wm. Martin
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Harvey Harper
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Valley City
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Mille Getchell
Otto Borchert
Cooperstown
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President Wilson Buries Wife in Simple Georgia Service
President Wilson journeys to Rome Georgia to bury Mrs Wilson beside her parents in a quiet cemetery near the town. In Washington the service was simple with Bible readings and prayer by Rev Silvester Beach. Fewer than 200 attended and the casket left the White House guarded by city police with a single wreath aboard the train.
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European War Daily Cost Reaches 50 Million Dollars
New York August 12 an estimate from army and navy experts places the daily political and military expense of the European war at 50 million dollars not including property or loss of life. They note that yearly costs would total about 28.25 billion if the war lasts that long.
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