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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Newport News, April 12-The Ger
man merchant raider, Kron Prinz VII
helm, will not be permitted to 60 into
dry dock at the ship yard here unttl
Captain Thierfelder, her commander.
makes formal request for time to
complete such repairs as he deems ne
cessary to make his vessel seaworthy.
1t was stated tonight he could not do
so before tomorrow.
Experts who examined the ship
found her leaking slightly, and her
boilers in bad condition. 1t was learn
ed that the vessel will require extern
sive repairs. Indications are that the
ship eventually will be forced to in
tern. Captain Thierfelder is insistent
that he must hasten the ships repairs
and return to his work as raider. He
discharged the officers and men of the
British ships lamar and Coleby whom
be brought here; they were tranferred
to the British steamer Cassandra which
sailed tonight for England.
That the escape of the Wilhelm from
the allied warships off the capes was
miraculous is attested tonight by Cap
tain Thierfelder in describing his ex-
perience after destroying the Coleby
on March q. Thierfelder denied state
ments by British prisoners abroad that
the Wilhelm was ever in wireless CON-
munication with the Eitel while the
latter was in port here, or before that
time.
officers and crew of the Kronprinz
Wilhelm recounted today thrilling
tales of sea and wind and destruction
that rivaled her predecessor, the Prinz
Eitel. During her long voyage through
the southern seas since she slipped out
of the New York harbor Aug. last
the Kronprinz Wilhelm sank IA ships
which, with their cargoes, are valued
at $7,0O0,OOO Nine of the vessels were
British, four French and one Norweg-
ian. Nearly a thousand prisoners
were taken. This was accomplished
with only four guns, two taken from
the German cruiser Karlsruhe and two
captured from British merchant YES
sci.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm was forced
to come into port because of an out
break of the dread beri-beri and for
supplies and repairs. Sixty-six of the
crew and prisoners, ill of the disease
were taken to hospital today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
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UNIVERSITY GIRLS
GLEE CLUB COMING

The University of North Dakota
Girls Glee club will appear in the Nor
NAL school auditorium here Wednes-
day evening, April 21, according to
an announcement given out Tuesday.
The university girls have one of the
strong clubs of the state and will ex-
change concerts with the Normalon-
ians, the latter to appear at the uni
versity on April 20.
The girls will be the guests of the
Normalonians here and the local girls
will be their guests in Grand Forks.
The visiting club is directed by Prof.
w. w. Norton, well known in Valley
City, and while this is the first con-
cert tour his organization has made,
1t is generally understood that the
character Of the program is one Of
the most enjoyable.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
CLUBS NET MONDAY IN
A fine JOINT SESSION

A joint meeting of the Sorosis and
sheyenne club was held Monday aft
ernoon, at o'clock, in the domestic
science room at the State Normal
school, with Miss Farnsworth, of the
domestic science department, as lead
er of the meeting, assisted by Mrs.
Walsh, from the Sheyenne club. There
was a good attendance, between 40
and so ladies being present who repre-
sented both clubs. Misses Moran and
Tillson, with the aid of the students
from that department, ably assisted
Miss Farnsworth in the preparation of
the things for the demonstration of
various salads. Miss Farnsworth de-
monstrated salads and their great i'm
portance to the meal. She gave
well known quotation that "A dinner
without a salad is like garden with
out flower" She also gave many
recipes for salad dressings and rec
ipes for at least rs excellent salads,
and had most of these demonstrated.
At the close Of the fine talk, the la
dies sampled the salads, which were
most delicious. The ladies were allow
ed to ask questions at the meeting,
which was altogether nicely planned
and we'll worked out.
The next joint meeting Of the Soro-
sis and Sheyenne clubs will be peace
meeting May 10, at the home Of Mrs.
Frank White.
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
CLUB ORGANIZER
IS WORKING HERE

Miss Julia o. Newton, of the A. c..
Extension department, arrived here
Tuesday morning to commence work
with Supt. Minnie P. Nelson in organ
izing clubs in the various school dis
tricts throughout the county. These
clubs will be known as the Boys and
Girls Home School clubs, and will be
branches or auxiliaries of the Nation
al Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington, D. c., and will be fostered by
that organization.
Miss Newton intends to spend
about week in Barnes county, and the
first work of organizing club will be
in the Uxbridge consolidated district
on Wednesday. Not only will this be
the first work in this line in the coun-
ty, but also in the state The object
of this kind of work will be to bring
the interests of the children in the
school and the home into closer con-
nection.
Until the industrial work now being
undertaken is completed, Miss Newton
will spend one week in a month in this
county for the next six or seven
months.
The industrial contests to be car
ried on are: Corn Growing, Potato
Growing, Butter Making, Bread Max
ing, Canning of Vegetables and Fruits,
Sewing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
mrs. WHITE HAS
THREE OLD BOOKS

Mrs. Frank White received on Mon
day morning a collection of three
books, formerly in the possession of
her mother, which were the property
of her great-grandfather, Richard Ma
ther. The Mathcrs are known among
literary scholars as being the greatest
family of learned men that America
has produced. The three books are
over hundred years old and are be-
ginning to fade somewhat. The name
Richard Mather, is written upon their
fy-leaves in a clear, bold hand. One
of the volumes contained verses, writ
ten by some nonymous poet.
AS to little concerning the history
of the Mathers, the following is very
interesting. Richard Mather, the head
of the family, came over from England
to the Pilgrim colony in Massachus-
etts, during the first years of it's ex-
istence. He was a noted writer, and
particularly for his power as a preach
er. Increase Mather was born in
Dorchester, Mass, in 1889. He was a
precocious boy, graduating from
Harvard at the age of II, and he be-
came a most remarkable man. In
1881, Increase Mather became presi-
dent of Harvard University, which po-
sition he held for 20 years.
Cotton Mather, the greatest of all
his family was man of extraordinary
learning. He graduated from Harvard
at the age of Is, and like his ances-
tors, became minister. His chief
literary work was the Magnalia, a
most comprehensive history of the
New England colonies from their
founding up to the year 17OO.'
These books, having been, as they
were the personal property of one of
this great line of men, are practically
priceless.
Mrs. White has among her collection
of books and other things of historical
interest, several other volumes per-
tanning to family ancestry. One Of
these is an interesting history which
gives the story of the entire Mather
family in detail.
s. Another, somewhat larger volume,
contains the history of the Long.
strethe family, also the coat-of-arms Of
the family. Mrs. White also has in
her possession a coat-of,arms, belong
ing to the Hadleys, her fathers fam
lily.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER
GETS IN OUT OF DANGER

The special and advanced classes at
the Normal gave their annual party
Monday evening in the gymnasium of
the school. The first part Of the eve.
ming was spent in playing various
games. Since it was a hard times"
party. there were many costumes Of
that in evidence, notably those of
Profs. Wemett and McMullen. The
company was treated to novel exhi-
bition when Professors Acher and
Wemett were persuaded to perform
their famous Castle walk once more
Dancing occupied the greater half of
the evening, Clark's orchestra furnish
inng most excellent music. Some Of
the old-fashioned circle dances were
tried. Hot refreshments were served
and the party broke up at II o'clock
Everybody agreed that they had had
the best of good times.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
Want CONTRACT
DECLARED VOID

Papers were filed Monday with
States Attorney Englert asking for an
appeal from the decision of the board
of county commissioners in the mat
ter of letting the contract for furnish
ing steel culverts for Barnes county
for 1915.
On April the board opened bids
for steel culverts and awarded the con-
tract to the North Dakota Metal Cul-
vert Co., Of Fargo, represented by I. J.
Moe. The Observation-Disclosures Co.
were one of three firms bidding and
|allege that their bid was the lowest of
|the three. The petition is signed by
eight taxpayers, as required by law.
The signers are H. O. Myhro, o. H. Al
dahl, Ernest Critchfeld, o. P. Ener-
son, Conrad Kjelland, L. K. Stillings,
Jack Krug and CLAUS Kjelland, all
we'll known citizens of the county.
In an interview with the Vevlen-My-
hro-Aldahl Co., they allege that their
prices were the lowest on every size,
while in several instances the success
full bidder was the highest of the three.
On II inch culvert they bid 4Oc, the
Fargo company 44c; on the 36 inch
.culvert $1.33 IL, while the Fargo COM
pany bid $3.50; on the so inch size they
bid 1882, the Fargo company $4.04.
They also alleged that after the bids
were read the Fargo company was al
lowed to insert discounts, also that the
next day, at Jamestown, the same CON-
pany put in bids on the same culverts
that. were ten per cent lower than the
prices on which they got the contract
in Barnes county, Notwithstanding the
higher freight rates to Jamestown.
The appeal will come up before
Judge Coffey at the June term of dis
trict court and the case is bound to
attract good deal of attention.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
LEcTURED ON THREE "HEARTS"

Rev. Vermilya gave a fine lecture
Monday evening on Hearts" He di-
vided the subject into three divisions:
First, Sweetheart; second, Domestic
Heart, and third, Social Heart. He
discussed the three hearts most de-
lightfully and Interestingly. The en-
tire lecture was spiced with many bits
of wit, and his jokes were both new
and very fitting Everyone was much
pleased with the lecture, and got much
good from it. A large audience was
in attendance, and the Boy Scouts rea-
lized over $50.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
VETERAN OF CIVIL war
ANSWERS LAST ROLL

Wimbledon News: Charles Wesley
Fulford, veteran of the civil war and
old resident of these parts, passed
away last Friday, April 2, at the age
of SO years.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the residence OF
Geo. H. Simpson, with which family he
had made his home for % years. He
belonged to the Masonic lodge and the
Leal order Of Masons had charge of
the funeral, Rev. A. NJ. Hewson of.
ficiating. The interment was made in
Prairieview cemetery.
The deceased was born in New
York state on Jan. 10, 1882. When
grown to manhood he went to Illinois
where he enlisted at the outbreak of
the civil war. He remained in the SER
vice until the close of that great strut;-
gle and had a singular army and navy
record, which was preserved in dairy
written by himself and therefore au-
thentic.
He enlisted as a private Nov. II,
1861 at Wataga, ILL.,, in Co. K, 45th Illi.
nois volunteers for three years, or dur,
ing the war and served until Dec. 18,
1868, when at Black River, Miss, ne
re-enlisted. On Sept. 10, 1864, while at
Marietta, Ca, he was transferred to the
navy and Immediately forwarded to
Cairo, ILL.,, and accepted Sept. 20, 1864.
He served on the U. S. S. Fairy" and
later on the tempest" He was dis
charged at Mount City, ILL.,, Oct. 20,
1865. He took part in several import
ant enga agements both on land and sea.
The deceased came to North Dakota
in 1882 and took a claim near what
is now Courtenay. He lived there unit
1892, after which he made his home
with Geo. H. Simpson. He was never
married and is survived by one broth.
or, Russell Fulford, of Fleming, Colo.,
and two sisters, Mrs. j. E.. Lowe, OF
Edison, 8. d., Mrs. Sarah Breeze OF
Auburn, N. Y.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Acting upon Professor James warn
ing, the city has taken measures to
protest it's beautiful trees, both in the
park and in private yards, for a small
sum, if the service is desired. The
agent of destruction is a small brown
scale, which clings to the tree and
eventually saps it's strength. This
blight has appeared in Minnesota and
covered large area, throughout
which it killed or stunted most of the
shade trees. It was evidently not rea.
lized what caused the death of the
trees, but in our city, Prof. James has
recognized and pointed out the source
of the danger.
These scales first appeared early
last year in Valley City, as nearly as
can be discovered. They are small
brown, almost invisible particles that
lodge themselves In the bark and ap'
pear to attack trees of the box elder
variety and trees that are young.
The apparatus which the city is U.S.
ing is comparatively simple and it
would pay anyone to see their outfit
in order to learn the method, for it
may be needed elsewhere sometime
The first and principal thing is steel
water wagon Of good size. Mounted on
the wagon is a small gasoline engine
which forces the liquid out through
the sprayers. A two-horse team pulls
the outfit around from place to place
Attached behind the water tank, Is
another wagon, loaded with barrels ol
liquid. The mixture itself, we might
say, is not water, but consists Of q
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
MISSOURI SLOPE
IN GREAT SHAPt

Bismarck, April 12.- E. A. Wilson,
Agricultural agent of the Northern Pa
cific railway company, who has super
vision over the demonstration farms
of that company from western North
Dakota to the Pacific coast, in a let
ter to Commissioner of Agriculture
Flint. under date of April S, discusses
agricultural conditions of western
North Dakota and predicts a prosper
GUS season in the, slope country. He
says:
II have just returned to Mandan aft
er spending a week on the Mott line.
l think l have never seen better pros
poets for a good crop and a prosper
GUS season in the Missouri slope
country.
"The good crop and high prices of
last year have combined to give the
farmers the needed working capital to
handle their farms advantageously.
They are in a position to farm more
land and to farm it better than ever
before. More fall plowing was done
than in previous years and there is a
large acreage ready for wheat. AL
though there has not been much snow,
it has not been dry winter and very
little moisture has escaped from the
soil. Farmers everywhere were in the
fields last week and many were SOW
ing wheat.
1.-The most encouraging sign and the
one that leads me to predict prosper
ity for the slope country is the great
increase in the number of live stock
on the farms. In spite of the high
price of wheat several thousand head
of cattle have been shipped into the
country during the past year, and they
are still coming and the increase in
swine is just as great. The farmers
have learned that. . exclusive wheat
farming is not profitable, but that a
system of farming that combines
wheat growing with the production Of
milk and meat will bring good re-
turns no matter what the season may
be.
"The introduction of livestock on
the farms has caused a great increase
in the corn acreage and it is proving
to be one of the most profitable crops
that can be grown. Many silos have
been built during the past season and
the number will be more than doubled
this year. It has been found that al
falfa can be grown profitably, and
many farmers are beginning to grow
this best of forage crops.
''The farmers of the slope country
have learned or are learning that a
few good milk cows, with their week
ly cream check, will pay all living ex-
penses; and that smaller acreage of
wheat on corn land and better culti-
vated will yield double the profit OBJ
tanned from the old wholesale meth
DDS. 1 think this will always be one
Of the best wheat growing sections of
the United States, both in yield and in
the quality of grain. The soil and eli
mate are adapted to the growing of
the best wheat, and the introduction of
livestock will make for bigger yields
for an indefinite time"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
NORMAL SCHOOL
Will CELEBRATE

The Normal school authorities have
been for some time maturing plans
for the celebration of the quarter-cen-
tury existence of the school by a
great reunion, to be held in Valley
City at the time of commencement
this summer. All graduates that are
able, will attend, and week of pro-
grams, festivities and celebration will
be on hand for the occasion.
The end Of this school year will
complete the twenty-f1fth year since
the Normal school was first establish
ed. During the major portion of that
time President Mcfarland has been at
the helm and it has been his success
full management, in large part, which
has made the school what it now is.
The school first opened on October 13,
1890. It consisted Of one room, one
teacher, and 21 students. Two instruc-
tors were required the next year for
IS pupils were enrolled. It was about
this time that Miss Lura L. Perrine
came from Cakes to take her placs
in the building which is now occupied
by the Sheyenne Bottling works. In
1892 a new building was constructed.
This is the main building about which
the other parts have been erected az
various times since. The services OF
Mr.. Mcfarland were secured at this
time. He was engaged In teaching
work at Aberdeen, s. D.
The Normal school has experienced
a wonderful growth in the brief time
of it's existence. Twenty years ago
there were three graduates, in 1915
there will be something over 200.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

J. E. Jones, of the Middlewest Loan
& Trust Co., left Sunday evening for
Minot and points in the northern part
of the state, on the Great Northern
line, where he will look after the in
terests Of the company. Mr.. Jones
will also go on to Montana before re-
turning to the city, and expects to be
gone couple of weeks or more.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Carl Darelius, of Enderlin, arrived
Monday morning in the city and spent
the day here, being en- route to Fargo
on matters of business. Mr.. Darelius
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. DuVall while here, and is a
brother of Mrs. DuVall.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Ray Miers, of Robinson, N. D., was
a Valley City visitor over Sunday and
was guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. R. Nelson while here. He
came down to get his new automobile,
and returned home in the Auburn car
Sunday evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Mrs. Harriet Kessler left on Sunday
morning for her home at Goshen, Ind,
after spending the past winter in Val
ley City as a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Gray, on Seventh ave-
nue., Mrs. Kessler being the sister of
Mrs. Gray.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Sheriff Kelly and Deputy Larson
went to Urbana Monday evening and
brought back a man named Niles who
was mentally deranged. His home is
at Cherokee, Iowa, and he will prob
ably be taken back there soon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Clerk of Court Olsby went to James
town Tuesday morning on No. 7. He
was to appear before Judge Coffey on
matters Of business connected with
his office.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Minot Independent: Frederick G.
Dunn, of Ward county, and Miss Ma.
belle E. Andrews, of Anamoose, Nc
Henry county, were married by Judge
Hurray at the court house March 81.
The judge asserts that they are the
best looking couple he has married in
years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15
RUSSIA SUPREME IN THE
CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS

The members of the P. E. o. chap
er held an interesting meeting Mon.
day evening at the hospitable home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Winterer. It
was "An Evening with Browning" and
Miss Fannie Amidon was leader for
the evening. After the business ses-
sion and program, the hostess served
a dainty lunch. The next meeting Of
the P. E. O's. will be at the residence
of Mrs. Sim Mason.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Lora eastman, of Hudson, Wis, has
arrived in Valley City from the east,
and has accepted a position as sales.
man with the Northwest Nursery Co.,
of this city. The statesmen added to
the force of the Northwest Nursery
speaks well for the growth of that
company in wholesale and retail trade.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Funeral services for the late T. L.
Codding will be held at the home for
relatives at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, and
at 2 p. m. in the Masonic temple
where friends and acquaintances may
pay their last respects.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Mrs. Dr.. Hunt and baby left for
Grand Forks Monday where they ex-
pect to remain two weeks visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Robertson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

London, April 12.-WTth the capture
by the Russians of almost all of the
main chain of mountains, the battle Of
the Carpathians, which has lasted up.
ward of so days has apparently come
to an end over one of the extensive
fronts for the Russians are now NOV
ing by railways, roads, and along the
rivers down the southern slopes to.
ward the plains Of Hungary. If it con-
tinues the successful movement is ex.
pected by the Russians to force the re-
tirement Of the Austro-G Germans who
still are north of the Carpathians to
the east of the Uzsok pass, in eastern
Galicia and Bukowina.
Interest in the west centers in the
next move by General Joffre in his ef-
fort to compel the Germans to release
their hold on st. Mihiel.
German submarines are again show
ing activity. Besides the Harpalyce,
which was torpedoed, they have at
tackled the British liner Wayfarer,
French steamer Franck and the steam
er President, since Saturday. The
mystery of the north sea firing We'd
nesday remains unsolved.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Hague, April 12.-The Netherlands
government has handed Germany a
note of protest concerning the sinking
of the Dutch steamship Medea, which
was sent to the bottom off Beachy
Head; March rs, by the German sub.
marine U-28.
Germany is considering her reply,
and it is thought probable in minis
terial circles here it will offer to pay
an indemnity in accordance with in
ternational law, but this is dependent
upon a judicial decision.
A feeling of the utmost confidence
regarding the relations between Hol-
land and Germany is expressed here;
and the alarming rumors in London
are considered inexplicable.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-15

Ottawa, Canada, April 12.-Lord
Kitchener has called on Canada for a
second expeditionary force. The news
was given Parliament tonight by Pre-
mier Sir Robert Borden, who said the
call had been expected for some time.
Three months ago General Kitchen
er was informed that a force was
ready in Canada to board troop ships
and sail for Europe. Now that sum-
mons has come, and second expe-
dictionary force will go forward at an
unrevealed date in the near future to
join the first expeditionary campaign
forces now at the front.
Including both contingents, and
others under arms ready for service,
there have been recruits and organ
ized for overseas service a total of
89,350 men. The premier said he an
ticipated that if the war lasts another
year it will mean that Canada must
furnish total Of 100000 men.