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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
GERMANS IN RETREAT.
General kurOpatkin, for Russia,
Launches New Offensive
Against TeutOns.

London, July 1.-THE successes Of
the entente allies are following each
other with great rapidity. Today
brought news Of further gains for
them on both the western and eastern
fronts Great enthusiasm has been
aroused in the British Empire.
The dispatch Of General Sir Doug
las Ilaig received today shows that
the steady pressure Of the British
arms are forcing an ever deepening
and widening salient in the German
lines.
The British have improved their po-
ston along the whole of their line Of
battle front capturing by assault 500
yards of German second line positions
north of the Bazcntin- Lc-Petit wood,
Il strong German position at the Wate
lot farm besides completing the cap
turc of the whole of the village of Ov-
llcrs la Boisscllc These gains bring
the British almost to the crest of the
Abort plateau where stretches the
German third line.
Compel German Retirement
The news from the eastern front
was equally important The Russian
commander, General Kuropatkin, has
launched an offensive against Field
Marshall Won Hindcnberg in the
Dvinsn region and General Won Lin
singcn's troops have been compelled
to retire behind the Lipa river while
the Russians captured an additional
$4,000 prisoners.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
LETTER SAVES $4,000.
Near Transaction Shows How Easy 1t
Is to Work
Frauds.

Just little hunch that $4,000 was
large enough loan to bear one furth-
er little point to investigation saved
the Waterloo Loan and Trust Com
pany, Waterloo, Iowa, that sum, and
revealed one of the most daring
land frauds ever perpetrated. A. D.
Gaines, of Minneapolis, owner of
large tracts of land in the North Da-
kota Missouri Slope counties, and who
lives here about six months Of the
year, received letter the other day
from the Waterloo Loan and Trust
company in substance, us follows:
I'VE have made every arrangement
to loan c. c. Cecil $4,000 on a 1O,-
900 acre tract of land in Oliver coun-
ty near Hanover, which he recently
purchased from you; our examiner
sent to look over the land is satisfied
that it is safe loan; but inasmuch as
it is large loan, we would like to
know what Cecil paid for the land and
81" youA OPAiAOIi ~ ~ WOIIH SUI
ficient SO that $4,000 is fair loan"
Gaines was dumbfounded. He had
never decided the land; had not even
thought of selling it; and so advised
the Iowa firm.
Cecil had exhibited forged deed
from Gaines, had prepared bogus
abstract, and all formalities were
closed. According to the story which
has just leaked out, the Waterloo
company had made arrangements to
turn over $4,000 Immediately, but u
wire from Gaines saved the transfer
in the nick of time.
Mr.. Gaines considers himself fortu-
nate. "Had the deal gone through
and the mortgage been recorded, l
would not have lost the land. but l
would have been forced into lawsuit
to quiet the title and to prove the deed
a forgery"
According to information received
here by Gaines, it has since developed
that Cecil had previously sold the
Waterloo Loan and Trust Company u
number of farm mortgages in Kidder
and Burleigh counties, N. D., and had
previously to that worked the land
fraud sales elsewhere. He has been
in court on the earlier speculations,
but never was caught with he-goods.
The Gaines deed is so palpably u
forgery that it is believed he has this
time overstepped himself. Officers
are searching the country for him,
and his arrest is expected any day
Mandan Pioneer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
George Lotus Dead.

st. Paul, July l7.-Gcorgc Lotus
salcsmanager of the Equity Cooper
ative Grain Exchange, died yesterday
ut the home Of Roy Trautman, his
brothcr-in-law, after long illness.
Mr.. Lotus was victim of cancer.
His death removes one of the inter-
esting figures in the Northwest's COM
mercial affairs.
Beginning as ncwsboy in Mime
apolis at the age of ten he rose step
by step until he achieved a position
as an assistant general freight agent
with the old ST. Paul and Duluth rail
road.
When the latter road was absorbed
by the Northern Pacific, Mr.. Lotus
resigned to enter business for himself
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
'orablc to the farmers in forcing their


crops.
Joe Baumann, Of Strasburg, re-
turned home Friday. Joe thinks to
return to Hague soon to relieve Cash
icr Sinner who contcmplates to take a
short vacation
The Milwaukee Bridge and Build
ers are erecting u loading platform 70
feet long with 16-foot driveway.
Something our people have petit
toned this line for years.
Every evening of the week saw car
loads of young and old to wcnd their
way to the creek for the refreshing
pools. The enjoyment they find RI
walls some of the surfs of the Allan
tic
Albert Jellema moved his household
effects to Hull Thursday. Albert is
following the carpenter trade for the
present. There is great demand for
carpenters. 1t is most impossible to
fill the demand
The haying season being in full
force and harvest rapidly approach
ing, the farmers are filtcring our
town of the working lads Our boys
are not backward to help "to do" the
poor old farmer" The wages paid
by these are certainly good looking.
Franz Wolf returned Wednesday
from St. Joseph, MINI. Mr. Wolf says
he is sorry of having gone as he now
wished he had his home in one of the
nice Minnesota towns. We know that
all that glitters is not gold, and there
is no place like home even if it comes
to the state we live in
Some agitators of the Non Partisan
League paid our town a visit and for
several hours a showres of very little
saying words filled the ears of the
listeners. All questions contradic-
tory to their statements were to be
politely deferred until after the
speech. And after the speech the
parties politely hiked. We were not
present when the talk was given but
every body understood the drift of the
talk and knowing the sentiment of the
people OF Hague, this league will not
get another member or vote.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
BIG PICNIC.
Given under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Where Ia 1t?

Given under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Where Is 1t?
On Beaver Creek, three miles east
Of the city of Linton on the Petrie
ranch.
When IL It7
Wcdncsday-all day-July 26th.
At lO:3O sharp special train of au-
tomobies filled with the members of
the Sunday School, their parents and
friends, wearing bushels of smiles and
sunshine. will leave the Methodist
church corner for the picnic grounds.
Who May Go!
You. All members of the Sunday
School, church and congregation with
their friends. All members Of the
school are expected to 20. A spscisi
and cordial invitation is extended to
parents who are not members of the
church or school to accompany their
children.
What Shall / Take?
A light heart and heavy basket
If you are in doubt as to what to put
in your basket nsk Mrs. II. S. Freese,
phone number G3-3. A committee
will take charge of you and your bas-
kct when you reach the famous pic
mic grounds.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20

of 3-l3G-77, ne or of 3l-l33-7s, sw or
of l5-l34-7S. &c or of 27-l35-7o and
sw or of 2l-l3G-7S $23,6l237
a. j. Baumgnrtncr and wife to Da-
mian Lau!Egcr, Sc or of ne lr of II
1916. $500.
Johannes Bipcr and wife to Joseph
Silvcrhagnl, lot 2, block 10, Strnsburp
81, ctc.
l.. du llcnumc to a l.. Ahrcns, e hf
of sw or and " hf Of So qr OF 2O-l3l-
10 81, etc
Lawrence Mastcl and wife to Men
no De Bocr and Peter NJ Van Sncst
lots 8 and 10, block 6. Strnsburg. ST.
j. 7. Bell and wife to Charlie
Wight, nll Of section 25- i1;-1G. 81.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice Is hereby given that, the
Hoard OF County commissioners of Elm
sealed bids up to four H o'clock y. m.
of Monday. August 81. 1916. for the
construction of eight bridges as fol-
lows:
Number of
Bridge
No. / one 20 foot span steel "l''
nhutmcnts to be located be
tween sections 29 and 32-l35-
No. 2. One 20 foot span steel "I''
beam bridge with concrete
abutmcnts TO be located be.
tween ,,san7k sections a2-lss-75 and
No 3 One so foot span steel truss
hidge with concrete abutmcnts
to onn be ioGaated s aH between sections
No, I One 80 foot span steel 'I'
beam bridge with concrete
dSarter :" rt r'caie" of aM inG
1o-13G-76.
No. 5. one 3 = 9" foot foot span steel ~
tween sections 2G and 27-iSO-
No. 6. One 80 foot span steel II"
beam bridge with concrete
abutments to be located on
the, quarter line running north
and south through section So
No. T. One 20 foot span steel "r'
beam bridge with concrete
abutments to be located be-
tween sections 27 ana 28-l3l-
r.
No s. One 2e, foot span steel 'I
beam bridge with concrete
abutmcnts to be located bo-
tween sections II and 12-131
7S
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office Of. the County Auditor al
ter August Is. 1916. All bids must be
accompanied by Il certified check IN
the sum OF per cent OF the amount
of bid. which will be forfeited to the
county In case the successful biddct
neglectS or refuses to cntec into con
tact with the county. Bond viii be re.
uurcd Of the successful bidders in the
fall amount of the contract price.
Dated at Linton. North Dakota, this
18th day of July. a. d. 1916.
JOHN II. SNYDER.
Auditor OF lImmons County.
ju!on-5 {, North Dakota.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
Changed Owners
Warranty Deeds.

Fred Oberg and wife to John NJ
Olson, outlots A and B, being a part
of Sc qr of 27-136-75, adjoining Brad
dock. $500.
Milwaukee Land Co. to Elizabeth
Volk, lots e. 8, block %, Milwaukee
Land Co.'S third addition to Stras-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
Pollock Pick-Ups.
Progress, July ID.

Gerrit Biesheuval has erected q
nice picket fence around his new res
idence property. Gerrit will have
one of the incest places in town when
he gets through fixing up.
The population of Southern En-
mons county was increased by two
the past week. A boy born at the H.
E.. Rice home on the 9th and on the
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20

Report of the Condition of the
First STATE BANK
| ut Strasburg. in the State Of North Da-
kota. at the close OF business June 80.
1916:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounta. $75.446 IA
overdrafts secured and un-
: Banking house. furniture and -
Due H.n.l from other x,o,ss ..
chseRs "ahss and other i 'z0'i'' .
cash items. -. 413 40
cash.. 3,4s2 "a 24.Obl 70
] LiAniiLiTIEs "
Undivided profits, less cxpen-
aes and taxes paid. .... 2.o83 33
Individual deposits
Time certificates of
deposit. -. >. 60,s61 13
D". TO other
banks. l4ol rs sl,6sl 20
STATE OF OF NORTH DAKOTA, "
County OF Emmons--ss.
]. s. a. Fischer. president of the
above named hank. do snlemniy swear
S. A. FISCHER.
President
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July 1917; I,9sct,pp
Notary Public. E:mmons County. \, y
Ny commission expires April 49, 1922
fSEAL)
Correct. Attest:
EGIDI KELLER.
JOSEPH DILLMAN.
NJ VAN SoEST. SR..
Directors.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20

The Oakland Six has long, big
roomy strcamline body with flush
doors that swing clear open. - Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In tho Mntter Of the Estnte OF George
Schmidt. Deceased
dcrsigned executor OF the estate OF
George Schmidt, late OF the county OF
Emmons and state of North Dakota,
deceased, to the creditors OF. and nll
pcrsons hnving claims against said de-
"nscd. exhibit them with the necessary
vouchors within six months after the
first publication OF this notice. to said
executor. at his residence In the city OF
Linton In said Emmons county.
Dated the Sd day Of July, A. ID. 1915.
EDWARD BRADDOCK,
jufy6-27 Executor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20

Owners are getting twenty miles on
q gallon with an Oakland Six.-Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-20

Buy Prince Aibsrt spsIy-
sp6sss tobacco u sold In
eoppy red bass, &c: tidy red
tisss, 1Oc; handsome pound
md kaK. pound tin hansi-
1oss-asd-slhat cosking fine
pesad csysfai. .siass hasi-
dor spifh sp0nSs.sssotstsgsr
top tilaf kssps ths tobacco
iasach cisssr t,ins-ais0a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-14
BALLOTS MISSING IN
CHARLESTON PRECINCT

rnAELESTON. " Va. Nov L.
THhulatin@ West Eircinia's YO'" in Ihr
election Of last week will COnnIlm" con-
Siderable tim" this week. The Kama
VIVA County Figures cannot b. comput-
ed for ii least three days Almost ole
hour is necessary i'll going ever on"
precinct. and there are 96 precincts Il"
E;;naW hi County. The board Of ballot
commissioners in each instance counts
all the ballots sent from each precinct.
and compares the nr%ar with the to
i'll nnmbc. Cf nam's appearing on ~"
books o. The poll clerks, More than
t1lr Of the ballots from one Charles
son precinct are missing. hui ii il b.
liry%d thar rh,y are in i'll" county
clerks vault mixed in with 4 numa":
Of Others ana prohahiy will b" founf
Otherwise. II i: poSibl" for thai mum
bar Of ballots from that particular pre-
rincr 10 give Tn" Republicans an ad.
vantage which might elect part OF
litrir lr"iSla;iV" tiCi"!.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-14
NATIONAL. DEFENSE
COUNCIL. IN SESSION

WASInNGTUN. Nnv. T.. "- 1'hr
Council If National nclrrIsr created
by The National Defense Net signed
last .lunc held preliminary meeting
today and arranged 10 meet for or
sani2atiun December in the otlir"
II Secretary Baker al the War De.
pertinent. The civilian advisory com
mission Of the ccuncii. headed by
Danic! Willard. prosjdcmi Of III" hllti-
moro & Ohio railroad. will attend IN"
session. at Whirh ,i"t;nit" plans ~ pro-
crdurr will b" mapped out.
The council is CONFUSED NJ the soc.
rrrarirs of war. navy. interior. a%ri,
culture. commerce and labor. All Wrr"
we're present today except Secretary
lane of :hr Interior Department, WI"
l. - Atlantic City with til" American.
I"X.rlu Car1IniSS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-14
Here's Speedy Relief
from Kidney 7 Troubles
"EolaJ TIdccy Fills have done H,c :.
hnop Of good" a. =. Sa=SleI;, br"nE-
Ton. MGaE.

rno9 Of good" a. =. y5a=tle1., 5r"ck-
ton, Ness.
Some GarG IL ;;ccrn= 7s If M o7;' ="
longer iaar tie p1iu aoi iH's"-" y0t
;-':::Hr fcoiu iyilIey- an1 h' lG%"r :-oGhi'.
Tia ache acro%s your back grows wnr"o
with ever move YOU mako. and %I'h
every step you take. It not only Trh4
yop If I'll ynur strength ard erer:,j. BIZ
j. affects IKE other Important organs 90
the body as we'll. Nervousness. ho'd-
ache. diaordercd stomach. liver troHb.".
bud eyesiEht, arc only some OF th2 coz
ditioas that FOLLOW kidney trou"2.
Foley Kidney Pills help tho sick weak
l:iu,cyS to r.:;a;u their normal health:
S:ate and activity. When they az" again
able to 10 their work effectively. our
:;:<tclu Is TO longer c!Gokcd and h'HC.:C't
WIKI poisonous waste matter. iHuF
symptoms lear up. TCur WcarihHS%
rain. I>tscry and Weakness go AVA.
Foe: kidney Pills can do you also -
heap OF good.
Cox Sale BY john Colenan co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-14

month. can be connected with Il nu'n-
hrr at improvements thal AZ" pro
rusrd iar ~" Wheeling district could
not hr learned from officials Of The
!urHl division
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
HAS DEAD CHILD RESTORED

1t didn't take Biblical miracle to
restore a dead child to its mother re-
Gently at Yonkers, N. Y. A mis-
take by a hospital attendant caused
the burial of victim of infantile
paralysis under the wrong name. The
mother of the infant was notified OF
its death" and the child was buried
without inspection because of the
danger of infection from the disease
Another baby in the hospital had
a very anxious mother, who phoned
every day to see how her darling was
getting along Finally the authori-
ties told her the child had recovered
and that she could come for it.
Hurrying to the hospital she was
shown the baby which was well. But,
alas for her, it was the child of the
mourning parent, who hurried to
claim again the child which had
been buried" some weeks before,
Her joy was great; naturally it
should have been.
Leaving to her own sorrow the dis
appointed mother, who went through
the agony of suspense, to learn her
child was well, and then to find it
was really dead, we wish to call at
tention to another feature of this
.strange case of carelessness.
There were several babies in the
hospital and when the news of the
mistake spread many parents who
had buried babies believing them to
be theirs went to the hospital to find
out whether similar mistakes might
have been made in their cases.
Despite the assurance of the hos
pital authorities that no mistakes
had been made, several bereaved
mothers waited for hours outside the
gates of the hospital, hoping for the
restoratin of their children who have
died. other mothers whose babies
are still lin the hospital. were equal
" perturbed by the news, fearing
that their children were dead -Ex.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
LAKELAND K. OF P.'S
REPRESENTED At
CONVENTION At
PLANT CITY

The Tenth District convention of
the knights of Pythias brought to
Plant City Monday night upwards of
two hundred visitors, and Plant City
Lodge No. sc felt highly honored at
the opportunity to entertain them
and the visitors were delighted at
the reception rendered.
Among the first to arrive were the
delegation from Clearwater, which
included the Uniform Rank Pythians'
band of that city. This is the only
organization of the kind in Flor
ida maintained exclusively by
Knights of Pythias lodge, but it is
good enough for two or three States,
and DR.. F.. w. Craven, the director,
deserves the plaudits he received for
the success of his efforts. The band
numbers twenty pieces, and a con-
cert rendered during the late after
noon was much appreciated
At $50 o'clock delegations had ar
rived from practically all the lodges
in the Tenth District, and forming
in front of the hall entrance on Col
lins street, the procession, headed by
the band, moved toward the Armory.
where feast of oysters and other
dainties awaited them The repast
was served by the wives, daughters
and friends Of the local Knights, the
lodge members resolving themselves
into committee of the whole to as
sist the special committee in looking
after the comfort of the visitors.
Several of the lodges in the Elev-
enth District were represented at the
convention, delegations being pres
ent from Lakeland, Barlow, Fort
Meade, Mulberry, Winter Haven and
other places Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
LONDON HOTELS BEING
USED AS WAR BUREAUS
(By Associated Press. \

London, Oct. 26 Hotel accom-
modatlons in London are becoming a
serious problem. The government has
taken over a number of well-known
hoteis for various war bureaus and
TWO OF the largest clubs in the city
recently were commandered.
The result of this demand for
room has been marked rise in
prices. One of the better hotels. pat
ronized largely by Americans and
Canadians, has just announced an in
crease of forty per cent in the price
of llrooms.
Cafe prices are following the up-
ward trend, and the greatest COM
plant heard is that the size of the
portions decreases as rapidly as the
price moves upward.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
RECRUITING NEGROES
IN CLEARWATER

1t is said that parties were here
Saturday night attempting to induce
negroes to go to other States to ac-
cept employment, promising higher
wages. Similar efforts are being
made in other parts of Florida, Geor-
gia and Alabama There is so much
activity in the industries in the
north and west that labor is scarce,
and negroes are being induced to go
there for better wages than they can
obtain in the south. AS rule not
many are accepting the offers They
calculate the higher cost of living,
and are not anxious to go into the
cold climate of the north The re-
cruiting was carried on so quietly
here that it was not easy to find out
who the solicitors were nor the eX-
tent of their success Clearwater
Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
III Of FORT YAUX is
[0NENTAR|LY EXPECTED:
french CONTINUE THEIR
| SUCCESSFUL DRIVE FORWARD
(By Associated Press J

Yokohama, Oct. 26.-The Yoko~
hama branch of the Deutsch- -Asiat-
ische bank has been closed by order
OF the japanese government and all
its business suspended. This shut
ting up of the only German bank in
Japan will seriously affect German
prisoners of war whose deposits
formed the largest part of the busi-
ness. 1t is estimated that deposits
of about 1000 German prisoners are
locked up until the official ban on
the institution is removed which
will probably not be until the clos
ing of the war. The total deposits
by Germans are estimated to be
100000 yen or about $500, 900.
Japanese papers which led a cam
paign last spring for more vigorous
measures against German residents
and German institutions in Japan ex-
press satisfaction over the closing of
the bank.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-26
NEGRO MURDERER Is
STILL AT LARGE
SLAYER of Strickland Hunted in Tam
na-Another Crime Sunday

While the sheriff's deputies were
engaged in a search for Frank Hous-
ton. a negro. who killed Henry j.
strickland, at a camp OF the Eu-
wards Construction Co., near Largo
another negro, Henry Roster, yester-
dav went on the warpath and with a
hce perhaps fatally injured fello"
workman. also a negro Police OF 81.
Petersburg were today keeping a
sharp lookout for Roster, who was
supposed to have headed for TINS
city.
The sheriff and his deputies De
lieve that Huston, the slayer OF
strickland, is in Tampa, being MD
den bv members of his race. up 10
noon today the police and deputy
sheriffs had been unable to find the
man He probably will be kept In
the Tampa jail for while, as there
is considerable feeling around Largo