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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
Observed the Major 5
Birthday Anniversary

Tuesday was the birthday anniver.
sary of Major White and in honor
of the event q Of his old time friends
were invited to dinner at the White
home on Park avenue. 1t was an an.
nual affair, these parties having been
given each year for some time past
and during the residence of the Whites
at Bismarck.
| The decorations were pepper branch
es and berries, which were used on
the chandeliers and about the rooms
and especially the dining room. Miss
Smedley, who formerly taught at the
Normal school, having sent about
bushel Of the greens from California.
! The elaborate turkey dinner was
! served at $50. The center piece for
the dining table was huge birthday
! cake made Of candy. The cake was
two feet across and contained 12
pounds of candy, and it was made by
Stern Bros, confectioners. There
were 60 candles on the cake, and the
inside was hollow, containing favors,
gift for each guest. Photographs of
| Mr.. White were on the cards that
marked the places for the guests.
Mrs. Bolinger and Miss Gardiner of
the home economics department of the
! Normal school had charge of the din
/ ing room.
After dinner the evening was spent
at visiting and old time "reminiscences.
Those invited were Mrs George A.
Mcfarland, Messrs. and Mesdames J.
A. Power of Leonard; H. A. Pres1er, Of
Fargo; A. Beecher Cox, Herman Win
terer, Wylie Nelson, Chas F. Mud
gett John Tracy, George Fridd W. N.
Smith, 2. A. Pray, John Holmes, Anna
Sternberg, Minnie Nelson, Alice Fish
err, Jennie Mcdonald. Mr. Power and
Mr. Presler, who came to attend the
dinner, and Mr. White went to Bis
marck Wednesday morning, where Mr..
Power and Mr.. White will attend the
meeting of the board Of regents. Mrs.
Presler and little daughter are remain.
ing over here for longer stay.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
Twenty-Fifth Wedding
Anniversary Celebrated

Sunday, Dec. 10, occurred the TWEEN.
ty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad Rietze. The cere-
money was performed by Rev. J. F. l..
BOhnhOff in the presence of about rs
relatives and friends, after which an
elaborate tw0-cuorse supper was
served.
The table was handsomely decorated
with white roses and red and white
carnations and bore wedding cake
trimmed very prettily with candles
and silver tinsel paper. The evening
was spent very pleasantly by card
playing, singing and dancing, the
music being furnished by Howard Mar
tin and Alfred Vogel.
A splendid eight-piece silver set was
presented to the couple in remember
ance of the happy event. Everybody
went home feeling that they had spent
a very enjoyable time.
The Times-Record hopes to be able
in Is years to record the fiftieth an
niversary celebration of these worthy
people.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14

Lyonetts news of Kensal Progress:
Mrs. Lloyd Sheffield, of Valley City
spent several days with the Art Burle-
son family.
County Superintendent of Schools
Miss Minnie Nelson was a passenger
, to Bismarck Tuesday morning to at
tend meeting of the state board Of
education this week. ..... .: .4...
b. Fargo Courier News: Mr.. and Mrs.
P. J. Hyland came in from Valley City
yesterday to visit with friends and
look after business matters. They
were guests at the Gardner. V~,sa
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heimes, who
live west Of the city, will occupy the
George Drake residence, 211 Sixth
avenue, during the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Drake on their trip east and to
Cuba. ....
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
PROVED HE WASN'T DEAD

Dazey Commercial: Quite little
excitement was stirred up in Dazey
Tuesday over the article in the Cour.
ier.News of that day that the man who
was found dead in Fargo on Saturday,
Nov. 25, was Nelson Miller, who work.
ed as a carpenter in this vicinity the
past summer. About o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Mr.. Miller, who happened
to be in Luverne, called up the post
Office at this place and requested that
his mail be. forwarded to him. When
told that he was supposed to be dead
he claimed to be pretty lively corpse
His many friends in this vicinity are
glad to learn that he was not the man
found dead. In the meantime thus
far the body Of the dead man has not
been identified. ss VI. 90" -a#,'
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
birthday Of Two Was
Celebrated Saturday

A number Of friends of l.. Z. He'd
strum were entertained at stag party
Saturday evening at the Hedstrum
home, on West Front street, the oc-
casion being the forty-eighth birthday
anniversary of Mr.. Hedstrum. After
an enjoyably spent evening the men
were hidden to the dining room and a
delicious luncheon was served Pink
carnations were used on the dining
table, and the entire decorations were
carried out in the colors of pink and
while, the birthday cake holding pink
candles. Assisting Mrs. Hedstrum in
serving were Miss Hilma Larson, Mrs.
Peter Hanson and Miss Laura He'd
strum. Saturday was also the birth
day anniversary of Miss Laura He'd
strum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
RADIO CLUB ORGANIZED

The Valley City Radio Club was or
ganized at the station of L. B. JEFF
fers on Tuesday evening. They
adopted the above name. A constitu-
tion was adopted and all letters were
assigned. The membership was lim-
tied to II members of whom eight are
charter members. Edwin Garard was
elected president of the club, with
Laird Jeffers vice president and Earl
Thiemer secretary and treasurer.
The following are the members and
their call letters:
l.. n G-E. Gerard.
L. B. il. B. Jeffers.
l.. D. N.-Harold Vermilya.
L. E. R.-Earl Theimer.
l.. U. N--Theodore Finney.
L. K. I.-Rolf Rudy.
L. N. R.-Leslie Reidman.
l.. A. A.-Vincent Carroll.
A. Anderson was in the city Tues
day from Leal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14
CHAPTER ELECTS OFFICERS

. At the regular meeting Of Cheyenne
Chapter, No. 4, r. A. NJ, Friday eve
ming, the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year:
H. PIT. S. Lindland.
K.-J. J.. Chamberlain.
S.-R. T. Healy.
81 Treas-John Holmes.
Sec-L G. Moultrie.
The new officers will be installed
probably the last of this month.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14

Harold Coop was able to be down
town on crutches Monday, for the first
time since he broke his leg playing
football, Oct 5, two days before the
first high school football game of the
season.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14

E. M. Lavery was a passenger to
Tower City Wednesday to spend the
day on business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-14

A. Anderson was in the city Tues
day from Leal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05
Britain's new armies Is mingled with
regrets for the nations heavy losses in

Britain's new armies is mingled with
regrets for the nations heavy losses in
the comments Of the morning papers.
The Daily News says: above all
things that the first days of this great
battle has taught US is that whatever
we may have imagined of our great
new armies, they are better than we
can have dared to hope Nothing has
in any case stopped them except death.
Our losses, of course, will be dreadful,
but, apart from the defeats which we
inflict on the Germans, we are being
taught the magnificent quality of our
men-men who are not professional
soldiers. but who are the British peo-
pie"
The Graphic says: The new army
that Kitchener bequeathed to the coun-
try is not composed of professional SOL
diers. but it has proved itself an army
of which any nation might be proud.
1t now is showing on the battlef1elds of
France the stuff of which the English
race is made
Dispatches from the morning paper
correspondents at the press camp in
France deal largely with the British
attack on points known as Shelter
Wood. Railway Alley and Poodles
Wood. This attack was witnessed by
correspondents from a vantage point
spondent writes:
"All these PLACES were full Of Ger
mans We first got Shelter Wood by
pounding 1t with our guns until 1t was
almost leafless and then rushing it
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BATTLE PANORAMA IS TOO VAST
TO BE GRASPED BY AN OBSERVER

craters wrought by the terrific fire of
the British guns. German rifles were
being gathered in piles and German
dead in rows for burial. The CORE
spondent was offered captured German
helmets on all hands by the soldiers.
German officers revolvers and even a
pair of binoculars.
Amazing Change in Warfare.
The change from the scenes pre-
sented by the monotonous trench war
fare to those of an advancing army was
amazing. From the ruins Of the Ger
man positions between Montauban and
Mametz the correspondent looked over
the whole field toward the second great
line of the German defenses where the
barbed wire entanElements were plain
ly discernible; from the field won by
the British with It's battle litter and
silent shell holes the spectator looked
forward to where the battle still ragged
and, west beyond Fricourt, to where
the British infantry were advancing
to take another position
Men who were spoken to talked OF
good luck" or bad luck" which
meant that they had made the rush
across the zone between the old Brit
ish and German lines against little
had been still in position and sniper'
had survived the shell fire.
AS an instance of the amazing rapid
ity with which the British troops ad
vanced, a British colonel took his mrs
real sleep since the fight began In E
German dugout where his predecessor,
candle still burned on the table.
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OF FRENCH LOSSES
SURPRISING FEATURE OF BATTLE

under the bombardment have been
great. Wounded Germans supported by
their vanquished comrades join the in
cessant throng of prisoners which now
fills up an evacuated trench.
10 ANA telephone call says
that everywhere the objects sought by
the brigade had been attained. The
order of the colonel is not to go be-
yond the conquered positions and to
install themselves soldly. According
to instructions. the French are ready
to organize and wait. From the trench
es prisoners continue to defile.'
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PRESS CAMP IN FRANCE. July 4.
via London. July 5.-When flashes
of chain lightning shot out Of the
heavy clouds, which burst in torrents
Of rain over the battlefield. the British
and German guns did not interrupt
their Smelling of La Boisselle. which
for eight days has been the object OF
an unceasing bombardment, the Ger
man shells breaking in La Boisselle on
the British edge and the British shells
on the German side.
There has been a lull in the battle at
other points. except Montauban. al
though the general British lombard
ment continued.
The situation at the end of the fourth
day with regard to the British posi-
lions north of the Ancre is much the
same as on the evening of July 1. and
south of the Ancre, past La Boisselle.
the depth of the territory taken in
creases toward the Somme, until at
Montauban it measures about two
miles. 1t further increases on the front
of the French before Peronne.
Half-starved Germans are still being
found at the bottom of dugouts, forty
feet deep. at Fricourt. Some have re-
fused to surrender. so strong is their
faith that a German counter attack
would rescue them. The dugouts were
blasted out with dynamite.
A Picture of immensely.
Facts and Impressions come In over
whelming numbers to the press cor
respondent. who is on the move morn
ing and night trying to grasp the de-
tails of the gigantic struggle which is
in progress in northern France. AT
every turn he realizes the immense
forces of material and men that are
being employed in this determined Of
fensive.
Everywhere the eye can reach are
perspirng and dust-laden soldiers
while on the side lines groups of peas.
ants call out to the passing soldiers
and the drivers of ammunition trains
| endessly going and coming, for the
| latest news. British and German
wounded are seen limping off the field
| side by side, while professions OF
| trucks reload shells and ambulances
| deliver wounded at the dressing sta
| lions to be passed on to waiting trains
Where the British and French lines
| join there is another world of blue
| and khaki uniforms and varied kinds
| of transport vehicles.
An automobile took the Associated
| Press correspondent today to poin
on the battlefield which a week age
| had been in sight and range of thu
| German machine gunners. Reserve!
| were sitting about among the shell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05

yesterday morning left with big
crowds for Colonial Beach. In addi-
ton to these trips many hundred per-
sons yesterday journeyed on the steam
er Charles Manchester to Mount Yer
non and Marshall Hall. the steamer
being loaded on all trips Tho high
cost Of gasoline kept many of the
larger pleasure craft in port. but the
small boats that could be operated on
few gallons Of the fluid were out
yesterday for short runs to river points
and returned last night.
The water-borne trafic out of this
city. according to reports. was above
the average.
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Held for Action Of Grand Jury.

Lionel W. Hanneman. twenty-five
years old. 1866 Potomac avenue south
east. was given a preliminary hearing
in Police Court today on charge OF
HOUSEKEEPING, 1t being charged that
he robbed the residence of Albert c.
Muth. Sol Kenyon street. He was held
In $1,000 security to await the action
of the grand jury. He demanded jury
trials In cases charging larceny and
concealed weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05
GERMANS PREPARED
FOR BRITISH ATTACK;
OVERLOOKED FRENCH
Gen. Maurice Explains Why Foch's
Armies Have Made Such Notable
Gains With Small Losses.

LONDON July 5"Ony German soldiers open field forma-
lions French and the River Some said
Mai Gen. referring the of the river which
flows nortward the along which the French
have made their greatest gains
last of the enemy defensive works that sector have
been captured by allies
giving the Associated Press of the results attained
bv the entente allied offensive the Maj Gen
Maurice of military operations of the imperial
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Wounded Men Cheerful.

Conveys of wounded continue to ar
rive at different ports, where every
body comments upon their cheerfulness
and high spirits and their supreme con-
fdence that the tide OF battle mas
turned Some tell thrilling stories. One
well known commanding omcer Oh
battalion. who was landed at south ,
ampton with a hole through one hand
and an ugly shrapnel wound in the
LEG, which he received in Saturdays
our fellows reached their objec-
| tive. They would have got there II
| he'll itself had to be crossed. No
! soldiers could have been finer than
| our men, The German machine guns
were sweeping that portion Of the
| front with an absolute hail of lead.
but our only trouble was to prevent
! them from charging right into the thick
| of it before the chosen moment
The officers were splendid-an OF
them Lieut. Chawner. in the teeth
! of tornado of fire, dashed across
platoon. Not one got through but
Chawner. He found himself face to
/ face with three Germans. whom he
| promptly threatened with his re-
| volver and made them lay down their
rifles He took them prisoner and or
| dered them back to our lines. Just
| then he was knocked over by a shell
| fragment, with one of the Germans.
! When he recovered consciousness one
! of the two Germans bandaging
| him. the second had vanished. So
| Chawner thanked him and marched
! him back to our lines.
| Our men marched through that
| raging fire exactly as if on parade.
II they had been soldiers all their
lives they could not possibly have
| shown a Amer fighting spirit Ny bat
| talon, being in one Of the bad bits
suffered terribly. hut those who fell
| fell fighting like heroes
! Proud Of New Amy.
! Pride in the magnificent showing OF
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EXCURsIONISTS TOTAL 5000.
Westinghouse on River and Bay
Trips During Holiday Period.

1t is estimated that close to 5000
residents of this city made over July 4
trips on the Potomac river between
Saturday last and yesterday. and while
many stayed at points along the river
until the end of this week, most Of
them returned home last night and
this morning.
The steamers of the Norfolk line from
Saturday evening until yesterday had
practically all their accommodations
taken by those who visited the resorts
about Norfolk. The steamer Northum-
berland for Baltimore and the steamer
Majestic for lower Potomac landings
carried full passenger lists when they
left here Monday evening, and the
steamer st. Johns Monday evening and
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Machine Guns Persistent.

Machine Guns Persistent.
Their machine guns there continued
firing despite all that our lombard
ment could do. A machine gunner at
La Boisselle, ono of those who kept up
a fire Of bullets on our troops when we
first made the assault on this position.
today was still in his emplacement
doing very deadly work, and though
wounded in nine places when we found
him. he was still working his terrible
little gun. Our men took him prisoner.
and in their English way bore him no
grudge but sang his praises"
The correspondent describing con-
voy of prisoners who passed him,
bound FOR the rear. notes:
Two of the German prisoners were
carrying a stretcher on which lay an
English soldier with his eyes shut"
The Daily Chronicle correspondent
speaks Of "a German doctor, Of giant
stature and equally great heart" who
helped to attend the British wounded.
The Daily Nails correspondent pays
tribute to the bravery of the Germans
at Gommecourt- who, when the British
advanced through a curtain of fire.
came out on a parapet, and the two
parties fought heroically in the open
until the British were wiped out.
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in making comfortable the dstaehA
ments Of tho National Guard which may
pass through their territory on the way
to tho border. Word to this effect was
received by the Washington chapteF
Of tho Red Cross today.
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Men of Military Age in District.

The census bureaus table. which was
recently issued, showing the number of
able bodied men Of military age in the
United States to be 21,oOo.Oo0 sets the
number in the District of Columbia at
so,s5s. In Virginia the number is 410.422,
and in Maryland, 279.S1s. The figures
show all the males between the ages of
eighteen and forty-five years.
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Prisoners Beg for Water.

AN artillery officer appears behind
the assaulting waves. certain sign
of an advance. Soon prisoners are seen.
They are pleading for water. For three
DAYS they have had neither drink nor
food. The losses they have sustained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05

tablet marking the spot where
stood the gunnery used during the rev.
dictionary war for the manufacture of
arms and ammunition was unveiled at
Gunnery Spring, Fredericksburg, Va
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Ended German Initiative.

Reuters correspondent at the press
camp in France points out that not
merely twenty miles of the main OPP
erations. but the whole ninety miles
OF the British front are bearing their
full share Of the fighting
SO well does the enemy know this"
says the correspondent, that he dare
not transfer single gun or man from
any part Of hts defensive between
User and the Sornme to try TO stem the
southern push. From the day the Brit
lsh bombardment began the knell of
German initiative was sounded"
An order issued TO the German
troops and found by British soldiers
continues the correspondent proves II
was known that the British intended to
deliver their attack on July J. and II
was thought that the attack would be
directed between Roye and Lille
This supports the reports of the
successful hoodwinking of the enemy
by the British authorities" the CORE
spondent adds. The assault upon the
Gommecourt salient. though unsuc-
cessful was one of the most gallant
feats of the entire war. No mans land
here was of exceptional depth-200
yards-and was covered by terrific
enemy barrage fire. But on the word
to charge our men advanced through
the Internal fire as coolly as II on ma
neuvers. Then the Germans did a gal
liant thing. Getting out into shrapnel-
swept zone OF the British artillery, and
hGingfpg machine guns with them they
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To Make Guardsmen Comfortable,

Members Of tho Red Cross In all
parts of tho country have been re-
quested to serve refreshments and aid
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More Than $4,000 Prisoners.

Up to the present the Anglo-French
ca ptures in the battle of the Somme
total more than 1000 prisoners. twelve
heavy guns and twenty-eight field
guns. This booty represents for the
man in the street a very satisfactory
result of a little over three days
fighting.
The battle RACES on such an extended
front that the correspondents find diff
ficulty in sitting the main currents of
the operations. The Associated Press
correspondent, in pregnant phrase,
records what is perhaps one OF the
most significant features when he notes
1.-The amazing change from trench-tied
warfare to that of an army in prog
ress.'
All unofficial dispatches speak con-
fidently of the satisfactory situation on
the British front. notable incident be-
ing the surrender of complete Prus-
sian infantry battalion with officers to
the British near Fricourt.
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Captured Strong Positions.

Physical features made the capture
of Fricourt peculiarly difficult, and our
severe losses there were not unexpect-
ed Montauban was one of the strong
est positions occupied by the Germans.
but our advance there was brilliant
and rapid. without the losses suffered
between Gommecourt and Fricourt.
On the whole. we are well satisfied
with our advance. We will continue
our artillery preparations as we have
no intention of butting our heads
against stonewall. The human fac
tor must be considered, and this factor
presents some unexpected problems on
the German side. since. after all. the
enemy has something to say about the
progress of any offensive We are
meeting strenuous opposition. Our
progress most certainly will be de-
Hberate. Many places like Frieourt
will be taken only after overcoming
desperate opposition.
That our gallant allies should ad-
vance faster with smaller losses than
We is not only the fortune of war, but
may be called poetic justice since they
lost so heavily during the long weeks
while We were getting ready to take
our share in the great offensive
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Attacked at the Word.

However, II must be clear now, even
to isymen. that the blame heaped on
ms for not going to the aid OF the
French before Eerdun was quite unde-
served. as NE are doing exactly what
Gen. .jCgJe requested And when he
gave tie word We sprang to the attack
In which we have suffered grievously
but which leads 10 no regret beyond
SORROW for the fallen: for It now is
or :ine to stand the brunt of battle
South Of the Somme the Germans
were completely surprised. and our al
lies will get through to the river with
out much loss In that region you NAV
look for immediate development, as the
fighting there now IS in open field for
nation. the last of the enemy's works
having been captured. A glance at the
map will show you that our allies are
clear across the network of trenches
Farther north you will note that
while our line now is behind the first
series of German defenses we are in
Immediate contact with strongly forti-
fed places.
We are well content to do our share
In the great general allied offensive
which already has proven that the in :
ittatiye, so long in their hands. now is
lost by the armies of the central pow
ers"