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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
.NEWCITYC0UNCIL
IN FIRST SESSION

Monday evening the new city council
met in regular session with the mayor
and all aldermen present.
After the routine business there
were several matters to be considered
under the head of special business.
The report of the committee on
curb and gutter recommended the lay
ing of same on numerous streets and
avenues. All were agreed to except
Euclid avenue, which brought out
quite a discussion and considerable
oratory. That part Of the report was
withheld for action at the next meet
ing.
The Anderson Clothing Co. was CIV
en- the contract for furnishing the fire
department with IL rubber coats at a
price of SIS each.
In the matter of official paper for
the ensuing year the Courier was des-
ignated, their bid being the lowest
For the job printing there were
three bids, The Times. Record, The
Courier and The DuVall Press. The
Times-Record had the only bid that
was legitimate, as it specified the stock
to be used and guaranteed the work
to be first class printing. 1t also made
the price of items not enumerated the
same as those charged by Walker
Bros. of Fargo. The DuVall Press bid
ridiculously low on three or four items
and for the remainder price to be
agreed on when ordered" This
leaves it open for the contractor to
furnish any kind of stock on the whole
contract, and to make his own price
on all items except the three or four
that were enumerated. The council
adopted this bid without dissenting
vote. 1t is possible for the city to be
charged double or more this way than
it would cost by a specific contract. A
bid on another line of work was
IAAo"A OuI UCCouoC IL Was DIS 10
specifications. The council reserved
the right to reject any or all bids, but
why it should reject one that failed
to come up to specifications, and then
adopt one for printing that is a cinch
for the bidder to furnish any old stock
and charge his own price for large
part, is beyond comprehension. The
Times-Record does not want the work
at the price of the successful bidder,
because at that price only junk could
be furnished without loss. However,
as the Times-Record had the only le-
Ultimate bid, it should have been CIV
en- the work or else all the bids should
have been rejected.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
CITIZENS ARE ORDERED
TO EVACUATE DUNKIRK

! London, May 1.-The big German
submarine U-23 is operating off the
Irish coast and the admiralty tonight
sent wireless warning to certain
vessels that are now en- route to Liver
pool and Belfast to extinguish their
lights and to change their course.
The steel steamer Edale, of $40
tons, owned by the Dale Steamship
company, has been torpedoed.
The admiralty announcement did
not state where the steamer was sunk,
but said the crew had been safely
landed at Sicily, fishing village on
the coast of Ireland. This leads to the
belief that the Edale fell victim to the
U-2S, which also sunk the Russian
steamer, Svorono.
The Svorono was en- route to Arch
angel laden with 400 tons of coal.
The U-23 appeared as it was off the
Irish coast. The German underseas
boat barely gave the crew Of "a ten
minutes to take the boats before firing
the torpedo which sank the vessel. The
crew landed at Canirciveen.
The announcement that the steamer
Svorono sunk off the Irish coast by a
German submarine was bound for
Archangel, is the first indication that
Russias only UNLOCKED western port
is free of ice and open to the allies
ships.
Since last October, when Archangel's
harbor was frozen over, it had been i'm
possible to send supplies to the Rus
sian forces except through far east
ern port, and then over the TRANSIT
berian railway. The cars armies
have been seriously handicapped by
the delay which the backdoor route
has imposed.
With Archangel now available as a
receiving depot, munitions can be sent
into Russia with much greater facility
than was possible during the winter.
Archangel, about 700 miles north of
Moscow, is connected with Moscow
and Petrograd by railroad. 1t is also
Joined to the Russian interior ports by
canal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
RAMSEY COUNTY REPORTS AN
INCREASE OF WHEAT ACREAGE

Devils Lake, N. D., May lac
cording to Colonel Henry Hale, whose
interests over the Lake Region keep
him in close touch with the agricul
tural situation, the wheat acreage this
year is twenty-five per cent above nor.
NAL. Practically all wheat seeding has
been completed and many fields are
well up, progressing under the most
favorable conditions. There is plenty
of moisture in the ground and a feel.
ing of optimism prevails. Seeding of
oats, barley and flax will be completed
in a comparatively short time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Lusitania Goes to Sea

New York, May l.-Threatened with
destruction by German submarine,
the monster liner, Lusitania, with l.
500 passengers, was rushing toward
England tonight primed for all emer-
gencies. Before she steamed down
the harbor this afternoon her officers
laughed at the mysterious kilograms of
warning sent to several of her prom
inent passengers, but admitted they
would lose no time passing through
the Irish sea. In addition to her regu-
lar passenger list, the Lusitania car
ried 200 passengers of the Anchor
liner, Cameronia. The Cameronia
was Communicated by the British
government in a cablegram to her
agents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Allies Forces Driven Out,

Constantinople, April 80, via London
An official statement today says the
allied forces, which landed on the Asia
tic side of the Dardanelles have entire
ly cleared way and that large part
Of the troops which invaded the CALI
poll peninsula have been driven of
and that several warships and trans
ports of the allies have been damaged
The statement adds: Hostile forces
at Gaba Tepe, (west coast Gallipol
peninsula) near the tip are obstinately
maintaining their positions under the
protection of ships"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Dunkirk in Grave DANGER

Paris, May 1.-Dunkirk, Frances
most northerly fortified city, and the
field base of the British army, is in
grave danger of total destruction.
|, German 17-inch guns are being used
at intervals to lombard the city. Al
lied airmen are doing their best to To-
cate and demolish them with bombs,
but so far without success. Just how
many are in use is known only to the
French and British high army chie4
tains. All information concerning tue
Dunkirk situation is refused, but ref
ugees who are arriving here on every
train say they believe. there are at
least two. They throw great explosive
shells which wipe out buildings near
where they strike and leave simply
great holes in the ground and piles Of
shapeless debris.
The shells so far have fallen in vari-
GUS parts of the city and rumors are
afoot here that at least one has fallen
on the outer forts; destroying part of
them. To date more than 80 persons
have been killed and half hundred
injured, according to the latest official
information.
| Although no official announcement is
made, it is understood the civilian pop.
ulation is being hurried out of Dun.
itkirk and vicinity.'It is hoped that the
new German guns can be put out Of
commission by the allied airmen, many
of whom are now operating beyond
Dunkirk, but the government believes
it will be best to get the civilians
away from the danger zone without de-
lay. It is said, however, that there
has been no real panic in the city.
The war Office takes the position
that the German bombardment of Dun
kirk is a confession Of weakness on
the part of the Germans. It said to
night in it's official review:
"The bombardment of Dunkirk is q
fresh proof that the Germans cannot
succeed in piercing our lines. They
are now trying only to influence neu
trail opinion This latest manifestation
is devoid Of military effect and the sit
uation Of the armies in Belgium is not
modified in the slightest degree"
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are believed to have persisted. It
would appear as though the subma-
rine ran amuck among the Aberdeen
fishing fleet. In addition to sending
two to the bottom, the submarine
chased three others for 20 miles. A
patrol boat was then seen approach
ing, whereupon the submarine sub
merged. "
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Turks Claim Successes.

Berlin, April 3O.-Wireless from
London Official statement last night
from general staff says: Reports from
the Dardanelles pay tribute to the
bravery and enthusiasm of the Turkish
troops. At the first battle at Kun
Kale the Turks did not fire shot, but
repulsed the enemy with bayonets.
Forty warships bombarded Seddul
Bahr. While the battle was on the
Turks captured a large quantity of
rifles and ammunition.
ION the eastern and western fronts
the situation is generally speaking I'm.
changed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

Friday afternoon meeting Of the
executive board Of the Ladies Aid so
ciety of the Epworth M. E. church was
held at the residence of Mrs. s. A.
Zimmerman. The board accepted
bids for the work on the M. E. parson-
age, as q new screen porch will be
added. painting and other improve
ments. The regular routine Of work.
was also transacted. sl-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
SINKING OF AN AMERICAN
VESSEL ST[RS DIPLOMATS

Washington, May 3. - Pending an
official investigation of the circum
stances of the wrecking of an Ameri
can steamer Gulhight in the English
channel, the United States government
will defer diplomatic representations
as we'll as any announcement of pol
icy. Two messages were received from
the American consul, Stephens, at
Plymouth, England, reporting the
Gulfight torpedoed off the Sicily
Islands Saturday and that her cap
tain died of heart failure and two
members of the crew were drowned.
Secretary Bryan said he would ask
for thorough and complete report
from the American consul and would
direct Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
to make similar inquiry Of the Ger
man government for such facts as
might bear on the subject. Should the
investigation bear out the dispatches
claiming that the German submarine
made an attack on the Gulflight, the
United States probably will demand
an indemnity sufficient to cover the
losses incurred by the ship and COM
pensation to the families of the VIC
TINS 1t is thought probable that an
expression of formal regret will also
be requested.
While the seriousness of the attack
Is matter of discussion and specu-
lation in official quarters the belief is
held that Germany, if responsible
would not seek to justify the act, but
would promptly agree to make amends.
Washington, May 3.-President Will
son will reserve judgment on the tor
pedoing of the American steamer Gull
flight with the loss of Captain Gun
ther, in addition to two Americans, a
wireless operator and seaman, until
full details are received. No official
ICpol l. 1CSdl uluS Cuc lIlClucuL las COluS
to the White House.
The first official report of the tor
pedoing of the American tanker Gull
flight reached the state department in
the following undated dispatch from
Consul Stephens at Plymouth, Eng
land:
American tanker Gulhight torpe-
doed off Sicily islands Saturday. Cap
tain died of heart failure. Two of crew
drowned, "a saved. Vessel afloat, pa
troll boats attempting to tow her to
Scilly."
On the face of the news dispatches
officials admit the attack on the ship
is a serious matter.
New York, May 1.-TWO Americans,
in addition to Captain Gunther, lost
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Report From the Turks

Constantinople, May 8, (via Lon
don 1.-THE enemy has not succeeded
in improving his position on the
coast of the Gallipoli peninsula, be-
cause of our successful attacks" says
an official Turkish statement today.
1t adds the French battleships Henri
w and the British battleship Ven
geance have been damaged by shells
from the Turkish forts. 1t is declared
the Russian Black sea fleet demon
,strated for an hour off the Bosphorus
and then retired rapidly in a northerly
direction.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
French Statement,

Paris, April 30.-The war office re
port progress of hostilities says: "We
progressed yesterday to the north Of
Ypres in the region of Athenstraate
"The city of Rheims received SOC
shells of which many were of an incen
diary nature. Missiles started several
fires, but they were put out quickly.
I'm the Champagne district the en-
envy shelled one of our ambulances
Wounding a doctor.
"Dunkirk yesterday received 19
shells of large calibre. Twenty per.
sons were killed and Is wounded
Some houses were destroyed"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
"DRYS" WIN MORE
MINNESOTA COUNTIES

St. Paul, May 3.-Three more coun
ties in Minnesota Joined the dry
ranks today following county option
elections in Isanti, Chisago and Lac
Qui Parle counties The vote in each
was two to one for prohibition. Isanti
county had been dry through local
option elections, and the only effect
of the vote was to drive out wholesale
liquor houses which are located at
Stanford
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
PUBLIC LANDS GO
FOR GOOD PRICES

Schafer, N. D., May 3.-As high as
$3.50 year for grazing privileges on
section of land was bid at the leasing
of state and school lands in Mckenzie
county at the courthouse here. About
100 ranchers and farmers were present
to bid for leases Forty-five contracts
for five year leases were signed up.
They were taken for the most part by
farmers whose lands adjoin the pub
lie lands.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
women and children Of Dunkirk are
leaving in large numbers. This is the
second bombardment of this port.

1t would appear from this dispatch
that the Germans are using their fam
GUS 42-centimeter guns, the artillery
which attracted so much attention at
the beginning Of the war in the bonn
bardment of Dunkirk. Forty-two cen
timeters equals 16.4s inches and a
shell of this size might easily be
counted as a 17-inch shell by the peo-
pie of Dunkirk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

Miss Elsie Stenshoel returned Sun
day evening to Rogers, after attending
the Educational association here
Thursday and Friday and visiting over
Sunday at her home in the city. Miss
|Stenschoel teaches near Rogers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Swedish Steamer Torpedoed,

London, May 3.-The Exchange Tel,
egraph company received a dispatch
from their Copenhagen correspondent
saying the Swedish steamer Ellida,
timber laden from Helsingfors for
Hull, was torpedoed in the North sea
by German submarine. The vessel
sunk in less than three minutes.
Sixteen men and two women aboard
the vessel had barely time to escape
in the small boats. Two hours later
they were picked up by Danish
schooner and landed at Lemvig, Den
mark.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

Mrs. E. Shannon's cousin, Miss Bes-
sic English, who has recently complet-
ed her term of school near Edmonds,
is at present visiting with Mrs Shan
non. She is en- route to her home at
Herman, MINI. S
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
General German Advance,

Petrograd via London, April 3O.-A
general German offensive movement
is again in progress along the entire
Prussian border from Tilsit to the Wis
lula river. The German advance is
evidently aimed at the Baltic PROVING
es, rich in crops and other food sup.
plies.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Air Rair on EnaIand Today

London, May ga German aero
plain, from the direction of Ostend
secuted over Dover and Folkstone at
noon today. It was driven off by gun
fire. @
1t is reported that a Zeppelin is
travelling in the direction of England
from the Island of Vlieland, on the
northern coast of the Netherlands,
The airship passed over this island at
10 o'clock this morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Germans Repulsed at St. julien

London, May 3.-The British off
cial statement today says the Ger
mans were repulsed with heavy losses
despite the fact that they used pois
onous gasses in battle southeast oil
Ypres, in the neighborhood of St
Julien on the night of May 1. eve
lost no ground and inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy" the statement
Declares.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
British Commander Steamships.

British Commander Steamships.
London, April 3O.-The British gov.
ernment by an order-in-council, today
Communicated the whole meat-carry.
ing capacity of all British steamships
trading between Europe and the Ar
gentine and Uruguayan republics. This
action was taken under the defense OF
the realm act. 1880
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Miss Hilda Winsted was a delight

MISS HlIua WlHSteu was q deIlght-
full hostess Monday evening at the La
dies hall to the members of the SEN
ior class Of the State Normal school.
Games, music and other social diver
sions passed the evening most pleas
antly after which Miss Winsted serv-
ed a delicious lunch.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
GaIIipoIi Taken by Allies.

Paris, April 30-An Athens dispatch
says Gallipoli on the European side of
the Dardanelles, near the entrance of
the Sea Of Marmora has been captured
by the allies.
The Turkish fort Niagara on the
Asiatic side of the straits was bonn
barded heavily.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

Folkstone, Eng, May l.. Refugees
arriving here from Dunkirk, France,
report that six shells from the Ger
man 17-inch guns fell in Dunkirk at
intervals Of 10 minutes. Considerable
damage was done to the town. The
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06
Two TraWIers Sunk,

Two TraWlerS Sunk.
Aberdeen, Scotland, May 3.-Trawl-
ers making port today declared Ger
man submarine had sunk two trawlers
within so miles of Aberdeen on Sun
day. The crews of the two vessels
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

London, May st is believed in
Rome that Austria and Germany have
decided on another effort to prolong
the negotiations between Italy and the
central empires hoping to reach a
peaceful settlement of the territorial
dispute. For this purpose Count Col
uchowsik, former Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister, will go to Rome from
Vienna.
Information from the Dardanelles
states that bombardment of the Turk
ish forts was carried on Saturday and
that great damage was inflicted by
the warships of the allies. A town on
the Dardanelles is said to have been
destroyed. The Turkish war office,
however, states that no action was at
tempted by the allied fleet on that day.
French troops are reported to have
made another landing on the Asiatic
side, and are now advancing rapidly.
The Italian cabinet has decided not
to postpone the assembling of parlia-
ment on May II, and it is now thought
in Rome that parliament may assist
the cabinet in reaching decision
which now appears almost inevitable"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

their lives when the American steam
err Gulflight was torpedoed off the
Scilly islands, Charles C. Short, Of
Chicago, the wireless operator, and
Eugene Capaneta, of Port Arthur, Tex.
a seaman, according to cablegram re.
ceived here today by the Gulf Refining
company, the vessels owners. The
message, brief one, was signed by
the first officer, Ralph Smith, said that
Captain Gunther, whose home is at
Bayonne, died of heart disease, and
that Short and Chapaneta were lost.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-06

New York, May 1.-Two Americans,
in addition to Captain Gunther, lost
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-05
Scientific
Farming
PESTS DESTROYED BY SHEEP

PESTS DESTROYED BY SHEEP
How They May Be Used to Kill Win
tering insects.
Prepared by the United States depart
ment Of agricultural
That many insect pests are protected
during the winter by useless vegeta-
ton along country roadsides and that
the insects may be destroyed and the
underground may be turned into val
liable mutton and wool are facts not
generally realized by farmers. The de-
partment Of agriculture's specialist in
charge of cereal and forage insect in
vestigations recommends the pasturing
Of flock of sheep in these places dur
ing the winter months as a most valu-
able measure for destroying great num-
bers Of insects that might later in the
spring spread to and breed In adjoining
fields of grain. Where weeds are out
side Of fence or where no crop Is
growing In the field pasturing sheep in
summer will, Of course, keep down the
full crop Of insect harboring vegeta-
ton.
The amount of land covered by use
less matted vegetation growing along
ditch banks, fences and roads is Of no
small extent in America. This land, as
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Hennessy worked on the section dur
ing his absence.
I. G. Haycraft and 7. ]. Lomen
were business visitors at Bemidji on
Wednesday.
Miss Laura Sullivan was Be
midi caller Monday.
The American Ladies' club gave a
birthday party in honor of Mrs. G. M.
Peterson's fifty-third birthday, Tues
day. Mrs. Peterson received quite a
large cash present. The afternoon
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children Of Wilton spent Sunday with
relatives here. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and
children visited with relatives few
hours at Bemidji Wednesday.
D. F. Sullivan arrived home Tues
day after spending the past two
two weeks in Minneapolis the guest
of his son, John, and other relatives.
Walter Johnson arrived home from
Azure Wednesday where he spent sew
eral days, the guest of friends. Jack