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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
GERMANS ON OFFENSIVE
IN west WAR ARENA

advantage, giving them a chance to
utilize the mine throwers which are
demolishing the main line of German
defenses around the hills north of Sois-
sons. The Germans dead cover the
front trenches. There is violent fight.
ing north of Beauziour where the Ger
mans attempted general advance.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Russia's ap-
proval of the relief expedition for Ger
man and Austrian prisoners in Sibe-
rian camps, headed by American mis-
sionaries at Pekin, which was taken
by officials here as granted, mas been
withheld, and the whole project awaits
further negotiations. The American
Red Cross learned that the expedition
lad been held up at Harbin.
Coincidently came an official dis
patch to the Russian embassy contain.
ing pointed intimation that unless
Austria's prisoners in the Siberian
wastes were better treated there
would be retaliation upon prisoners
in Austro-Hungary. It included, how
ever, prisoners in Serv;a and in
France.
Two requests forwarded by the state
department to Petrograd from the
Austro-Hungarian government de-
manding better conditions have been
unanswered.
Described as "Pitiable."
Further official reports to the en-
bassy described the situation of Aus.
trian and German prisoners in Siberia
as "pitiable." Allowances have been
diverted, it is charged, and rations cut
until many of the prisoners receive
warm food only once in forty-eight
hours.
Although the detention camps in
England, Germany, Austria, Hungary
and parts of France have been open
to neutral inspection the officials in
Russia and Servia, the Austrian en-
bassy says, have ignored requests for
similar examinations.
In Peking Austrian and German off,
cials appealed to the Russian legation
and received promise of cooperation
for the alienation of conditions in ST.
IBERIA. After consultation between
Mr.. Reinsch, the American minister at
Peking, and the Russian minister at
that capital the former, acting on in
structions from the state department,
in answer to appeals from persons in
China, the American Red Cross
financed a committee OF missionaries
of mixed nationalities to convey sup
plies of medicine, food and clothing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
FISK IS new CHIEF JUSTICE

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.-The sup
rene court was organized with a new
membership this mornins and Fisk
was named as chief justice. The per-
sonnel of the court is the same as be-
fore with the exception that A. M.
Christensen replaces B. F. Spalding
who leaves tomorrow for Fargo where
he engages in the practice of law.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
SPEAKER HANSON AP-
POINTS COMMITTEE
FOR THE HOUSE

Twitchell, L. L. Moore, Peterson of
Sargent, Gunthorpe, Dickinson,
Blanchard, Leonard, Carney, West
dahl, Morrison, Pitkin.
Ways and Means: Odland, chair
man; Burnett, Dean, Singer, Helm.
CONTINUED on Page H.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
king ALBERT
WIRES TO POPE

Harve, Jan. 13.-King Albert of Bel
gium telegraphed to Pope Benedict ex-
pressing deep admiration of the con-
ductof Cardinal Mercier, whose arrest
he says, must have given ueep pain to
the heart of his holiness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
ITALIAN TRIED.
TO ENTER WAR

Ancona, Italy, Jan. 13.-Forty-onr
young Italians, who had been arrested
while about to cross the frontier to
join the Garibaldian volunteers in
France, were placed on trial here to-
day. They were acquitted.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

A twilight class" for the pupils that
are below grade and for those who
entered late, is proving a success at
the local high school Of Hillsboro.
The regular session closes at, 4 o'clock
and from that time until 6 o'clock
special work is being done with the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

A. E. Metz who has been running a
blind pig in livery stable in Bowman
was taken into custody and as he
could not secure bonds was taken into
custody by the sheriff until his hear
ing could be held.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Sentinel Butte wants an electric
light plant. At meeting of the Com
mercial Club they discussed this along
with other important meters concern
ing the town.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
Ottoman Chief Captured.

The Turks deny they have been de-
feated by the Russians in the Cau-
casus and to offset the denial, a Petro-
grad dispatch reports that Noury Bey,
chief of the general staff of the Third
Ottoman Army cops, who was sent by
the sultan to investigate the reported
defeat, was captured by the Cossacks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

[, Fisk was named as Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court. The personnel Of
the court is the same as before with
the exception that Christianson takes
Spaulding's place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
Several New Bills Introduced
---Mudgett Would Abolish
Assessors and H ave a
County Assessor Only.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 1.-THE leg
islative committee appointments are
as follws:
B. V. Moore is a member of the fol-
lowing committees: Insurance, bank
ing, judiciary. l.. L. Twitchell is as
signed to the judiciary, apportionment
military affairs and state library COM
mittees.
Cass county is represented on the
enrolment, agriculture and county
boundaries, and highway committees
by Boyce. Sandback is assigned to
the ways and means, drainage and
charitable institutions committees.
Other Selections.
Watt is on the committees on state
affairs, apportionment and public
buildings. Treadwell Twitchell is as
signed to the apportionment, educa>
tional, federal relations and public
buildings committees.
Burnett of Trail is chairman of the
committee on taxes and taxation.
Divet of the judiciary committee;
of ways and means; Haroldson of
railroads; Patterson (Sargent county,
temperance; Ployhar of state affairs;
Burnett of delayed bills; Converse Of
educational Institutions; Carey of
agriculture; and Hjort of insurance.
Following is a complete list of the
house committees:
House Standing Committees.
Mileage and per diem: Purcell,
chairman; Husband and Freitag.
Rules: Baldwin, chairman; Burnett,
List, Converse, Fraser, Hickle, Woltel
Haroldson and Torson.
Judiciary: Divet, chairman; Harold
son, Converse, Torson, Baldwin, Fra
ser, Peterson of Nelson, O'Keefe, jl.;
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

The young people of the M. E.
church at St. Thomas have purchased
a piano for the church.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
Bring Reinforcements to Pre-
vent Threatening French
M0Ve---Lull on East
Front.

Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 13-Re.
ports from Friederichshafen, the loca.
tion of the Zeppelin works, says that
the Germans have established a base
for aerial fighting craft near Ghent,
Belgium. Four Zeppelins of the latest
type and number of aeroplanes have
been assembled at the new aviation
grounds. From this point the Zepre.
Inns made the recent raid over Calais
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Paris, Jan. 13.-The war Office at 8
o'clock this afternoon officially an
nounces that fighting continues in the
vicinity of SCISSORS with an intensity
equal to any battle fought in the pres
ent war. The Germans are vainly try.
ing to retake the three lines of trench
es captured. Possession of these
trenches gave the French a distinct
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
Russians Evacuate Town,

Berlin, Jan. 12.-(Wireless via Say
ville.)-The official press bureau says
that Constantinople reports the Rus
SLAMS are evacuating Tabriz in north.
west Persia, and that the garrison has
retreated on Djulfa, where the Rus
slams are assembling strosg forces tt
defend the passage over the Arexes
river.
A Danish newspaper says leading
Danish manufacturers point out Eng
lands hindrances to commerce will
force the closing of mills and many
branches of Danish industry.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

Inns made the recent raid over Calais.
London, Jan. ia Berlin wireless
says the military establishments in
and near Dunkirk have been complete
ly destroyed by German airship f1o-
tilla which attacked that city Sunday.
The Dunkirk lighting plant is Destroy
ed. A Rotterdam message gave the in
formation. Dunkirk, on the French
coast, is the British continental mill
tary base. Troops and supplies from
England have been landed at this port
where extensive military supply sta
ticns are established.
London, Jan. 13.-The French at
tacks to the north of Scissors, on the
Aisne, near Perthes, cas-; OF Rheims,
are developing into serious offensive.
The French gains here, if followed up,
would have two-fold advantage.
They would threaten the railways u.s.
ed by the Germans for supplying
troops on the fighting line, and are a
serious menace to the Germans hold
ing positions to the north of Rheims.
Germans on Oensive.
In Argonne, on the heights of the
Meuse the Germans are on the Of
fensive, and claim further progress. It
is reported the Germans have sent
heavy reinforcements to- this district
to prevent the French from breaking
the lines, which are very close to their
own border, and not far from Metz.
Fresh German troops to Alsace have
stopped the French advance in that
region. Only isolated attacks are at.
tempted.
Weather Severe.
Severe weather conditions prevail in
the east, as in the west, calling a halt
over the greater part of the opera
tions. In restricted areas, along the
river Rawka, near Bolimow, there has
been fierce fighting. There has been
severe fighting along the Nida river
where the Austrians were opposing
the Russians and attempting the pene.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
CHILD FELL. FROM
THIRD STORY WINDOW
THREE YEAR OLD SON OF MRS.
I'D. GATES FELL MANY FEET
TO CEMENT WALK THIS MORN
ING BUT WILL LIVE.

The little three-year-old son of Mrs.
]. D. Gates of Williston, fell from the
third story window of the Leland hotel
this morning, striking upon the pave
ment below, and is now apparently no
worse for the ordeal. In falling he
narrowly missed striking DR.. Yeo-
mans, who was passing at the mo-
ment, and he picked the little fellow
up and carried him into the hotel just
as the mother came dashing frantical-
ly down the stairway, screaming and
horror stricken at what she presumed
would be the death of her son. Upon
examination the physician could dis
cover no bones broken and besides a
few scratches on the little fellows
cheek and bruised shin he is all
right. He was Immediately taken to
St. Joseph's hospital, where he is be-
ing carefully watched for fear of some
internal injuries that may become
manifest later Mrs. Gates, who had
arrived in the city on 1917 last evening
enroute home from a visit in the East,
had stopped off in this city to do some
shopping and taken room at the Le-
land and this morning as the little
boy was playing about the room he
climbed up on the window sill, where
he evidently disengaged the fastening
of the window screen which is fasten-
ed with hinge at the top and catch
at the bottom and losing his balance,
fell before the mother could reach his
side.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
Bad Man With Gun Arrested.

James Murray, big tall fellow,
who imagined that he was typical
western "bad man., proved very do
cile when taken in tow by the police
Monday night. He was armed with a
big revolver and as a pastime, he
held up a number of people in the
western part of the city, and compel
led them to perform pranks. He in
tercepted couple of young fellows,
ordering them to come to him, when
he handed them a roll of bills. He
ordered them to move on with his
money, but after they had gone a few
steps, he pointed the gun at them and
made them return.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
De Vine LIKES
BOYS AT MANDAN
SUPT. OF STATE TRAINING
SCHOOL TELLS WHAT THE
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DOING,

We met j. M. Devine, now superin-
tendent of the North Dakota Train
ing School, who is on brief business
visit to his home city. He said he lik-
ed his new work. During the last ses-
sion of the legislature, an appropria-
ton was made to purchase an addi-
tional half section of land, which
gives the institution about $50 acres,
and he believes the institution can
soon be made almost self supporting.
The state board of control has insti-
tuted an excellent policy along this
line at all penal and charitable insti-
buttons in that they started a first
class dairy herd. At this place, they
have a fine herd of "a Holstein cows,
six twoyear-old heifers and heifer
calves, with registered Holstein sire.
1t can be easily seen that within a
short time, they can produce not only
the milk and cream they use, but all
the butter needed The eggs, butter
and beef purchased have run annually
to $4,000 a year. They have good
start in Duroc Jersey hogs, of which
they have fifty. In extensions of this
policy, they are building with the la
Dor of the boys, an up-to-date hog
house, poultry house and cold storage
plant. The gardens are all located in
the valley, the soil being rich and
quick Twenty acres were planted to
all kinds of vegetables, potatoes and
sweet corn. Next year Mr.. Devine
expects to have canning factory
when they will grow and can much of
the goods now purchased, such as
corn, rhubarb, beans, etc. The five
acre tract of alfalfa has been cut the
third time, producing by actual weight
an average of 10 tons per acre each
cutting.
Mr.. Devine says: "The more note
alfalfa, and more especially when you
have something to feed it, it is a Won
derful plant in what it will do if prop
erly attended under proper conditions.
eral working squads. Two are as
signed to the garden, another to the
machinery department where all sorts
of material is made. Others are as
signed to the dairy department and
others on the farm. We had about 80
acres under cultivation when I began
in July, but have since increased it
to 100. This acreage, l believe, will
answer all the needs OF cultivated land
for many years to come. We aim to
produce only such things as we can
consume.
$50 far, l like the boys first rate.
Naturally, with the number of boys
we have, we have occasionally little
dispute, but not many more than we
would have with any like number of
boys in like work anywhere, outside of
the institution. OF course the boys
have their recreation period each day,
a half hour after dinner and one hour
after supper. During the summer
months, it is altogether taken up in
base ball. We have three teams. It
might interest you to know that last
Saturday for our outing we took the
first nine to the state penitentiary
and the score showed II to in favor
of the training school.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
duncan ]. Richie
WEEDS VELYA TEACHER
POPULAR G. N. WATER INSPECT
OR TAKES THEA PICARD FOR
BRIDE AT SILVA MONDAY.

The marriage of Duncan J. Richie,
Great Northern water inspector, with
headquarters in Minot, to Miss Thea
Picard, was solemnized Monday, Aug.
30, at the home of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Picard, at Silva,
N. D. The couple are spending fort
night with friends in Minneapolis, af-
ter which they will return to this city.
Mrs. Richie was formerly superin-
tendent of schools of Pierce county
and last year was in charge of one of
the departments in the Velva schools.
She will retain this position for the
coming year. She is one Of the most
prominent educators in this section
of the state and is an exceedingly
popular young woman.
The Independent cannot say too
much of the groom. "Dunc" was the
independents first "devil," helping to
save the nation once week in the
days when this paper could not afford
column rules and when strips of cigar
boxes served as wood furniture.
"Dunc" and the little old army press
mounted on soap box, were fast COM
panions. He was mighty good lad
in those days and he's just as good a
fellow now. We do not know Mrs.
Richie, but we can assure her that
she has selected one of the finest
young men in the Northwest, and may
their welded life be long and happy.
The parents of the groom, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Richie, of Cut Bank,
Mont, former Minot residents, were in
the city, enroute to Silva to attend the
wedding.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02

away with war. He would practically
disarm all nations, permitting but
enough war craft for police duties and
in the event that any nation attempted
to violate the agreement, all of the
other powers of the world join in
bringing her to time.
The United States, he says, has
learned valuable lesson from the
war. This country will 60 slow in
building dreadnaughts. 1t has been
proved that those great war vessels of
both Germany and England are al
most useless. We will build sub
marines rapidly and pay more atten-
ton to craft of the air. He believes
in being prepared for any emergency
until all nations enter an agreement
to fight no more.
The Senator cannot agree with the
president on his Mexican policy. He
believes that the trouble would have
been quieted long ago had this gov
eminent recognized Huerta, murderer
that he is. Huerta would have given
Mexico a stable government and
would, like Diaz, have ruled the peo-
pie with an iron hand, about the only
kind of treatment that is effective for
them.
The Senator believes that the demo-
Gratis have fallen down badly on their
promises to the people, but said the
war came in time to bolster up prices.
Under the democratic plan, he says,
the price of everything the farmer has
to buy were boosted, while there has
been a tendency to reduce the prices
of what he had to sell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
READY
FOR MEETING

The local U. C. T. has perfected an
organization for taking care of the
Minnesota and North Dakota annual
convection which is to be held in this
city next June. While the date is a
long ways in advance the local coun-
Gil is determined that it will have
everything in readiness and is follow
ing the proverb about the early worm.
A general committee was selected
which is also to be the ways and
means committee, with Ira D. Wight
chairman and the following members
in charge of the different lines of work
which will be required:
R. C. Camp-Entertainment.
Bert Observation-Disclosures.
Sid S. Faucett-Membership.
Geo. E. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
A. A. Robinson-Finance.
Orrin M. Pierce-Publicity.
w. w. Tyler was elected secretary
of the committee and he will have
charge of the clerical work of all the
committees which will grow out of
the membership named.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
CHRISTINE W|bERC
IN POSSESSION
JUDGE FISK ISSUES RESTRAIN
ING ORDER GIVING WOMAN
POSSESSION OF HOMESTEAD,
PENDING LANDOFFICE DECIS-
ION.

Christine Wiberg, thru temporary
restraining order issued by Judge Fisk
of Williston, is again in possession of
her homestead on the Berthold reser-
walton, described as the S. E. IA of
Sec. 22-151-88, over which there has
been so much sensational litigation.
Mrs. Wiberg drew one Of the very
first numbers in the lottery held in
Minot and filed on valuable quarter
joining that selected by Mr.. Click, who
drew No. L. Later she was adjudged
insane and spent year and half in
the jamestown asylum. During her
absence, a contest was brot by Mrs.
Sureilda N. Click, who has since oc-
cupied the land Mrs. Click appears
to have won the contest in the general
land Office and filed on the land. Mrs.
Wiberg thru her attorney, Halvor l..
Halvorson, has brot action to regain
possession of the land, on the ground
that she was not insane at all, but was
suspected Of selling liquors in VIOLA
ton of the laws, and that the county
officials, rather than try her upon said
charge, by persuasion and deceit, in
duced her to go to jamestown. 1t is
further set out that Mrs. Wiberg, up
on her release from the asylum in the
spring Of 1914, erected $3.50 house
on the land and broke and cropped G2
acres. She claims that she did not
know that an appeal had been taken
from the decision made by the local
land office dismissing the contest pro-
ceedings of Mrs. Click. The general
landOffice later suspended Mrs. Click s
entry and the case was remanded for
hearing.
Mrs. Click has occupied the land as
we'll as Mrs. Wiberg and she put in a
crop this year that is worth consider
able money. While Mrs. Wiberg is
again in possession of the land, in the
event that the general landoffice rules
in favor of Mrs. Click, she must pay
Mrs. Click such damages as may be
sustained, not to exceed $3.50. Mrs.
Clicks interests are being looked af-
ter by Greenleaf & Fahey.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-02
Organize Sons of Veterans Camp.

w. L.. van horn, senior vice conf
mander of the Minnesota division of
the National G. A. R. mustered in
Abraham Lincoln Camp of this city
at the l. O. O. F. hall. This makes
the sixth camp of the Sons of Veter-
ans in the state, the others being To-
Gated at Fargo, Grand Forks, Tower
City, jamestown and Grafton. The
Inauguration of Camp Abraham Lin
coin is largely due to the untiring eff
forts of Jasper Baker, one Of the
leading G. A. R. boys. All members of
the G. A. R. are honorary members of
the Sons of Veterans.
Camp Abraham Lincoln starts with
the following charter members:
w. S. Shaw, F. B. Lambert, Mark
M. Chatfeld, F. P. Taylor, c. c. Wy
song, Charles E. Gordon, F. A. O'Dell
IF. w. Roach, J. B. Reed, c. B. Davis
F. C. Upton, O. G. Long, X. E. Leigh
ton, E. P Robinson, Norman Ellison.
The officers installed Tuesday even
ing were as follows:
Commander-O. G.. Long.
Senior Vice Commander-Mark M
Chatfeld.
Junior Vice Commander-W. S
Shaw.
Secretary-Treasurer-C. c. Wy
song.
Sergeant of Guard-Archer John
son.
Color Sergeant-Norman Ellison.
Chaplain-F. B. Lambert.
Inner Guard-J. B. Reed.
Outer Guard-E. P. Robinson.
Patriotic Observation-Disclosures E
Gordon.
Council-F. w. Roach, C. B. Davis
and F. C. Upton.