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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06

o PRUsslAN DONKEY.

Poultney Rigelow, in Worlds Work
Dove recall the monotonous assur-
ances of Prussian professors that this
war would be the signal for every COL
ony to throw off the British yoke!
Alas, poor Prussia! When God dis.
tributed his gifts to the races of man.
kind he gave quick wits to the Yam
ke,. laughter to the negro and in
finite patience to the Chinaman. But
to thee, as to the donkey, he gave ar
impenetrable hide and total absence
Of humor.
So go on with the war-it has made
the Boer and Briton march togethe,
like brothers against the man who
wrote the Kruger dispatch; it ha.
made Canada and Australia glad t.
pour out their blood in the trenche.
of France, but above all, o Prussiar
donkey, / bless the pachydermatou.
propaganda. for thou has at las
opened the eyes of this good naturet
nation to the snakelike quality of tn!
professions and the deadening effec
of thy kultur.
The war is costly; the war is deadl
and the end is not in sight. but, how
ever. costly in death or dollars it ca
never be price too high to pay il |
restore to US our dignity as a natio
and. d.r manhood as Americans.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06
DID YOU SIGN
food PLEDGE CARD
ARE FAMILIES IN EMMONS
COUNTY sLACKERs ON SIGN
ING FOOD PLEDGE?

Out of 2,201 families in Emmons
county only 200 signed the food pledge
cards, and in Linton only 43 families
signed.
It must be apparent to everyone
that the government is very much in
earnest in this matter. All wholesale
houses and bakeries are now under
federal license and must observe rigid
rules in regard to saving those foods
meat, fats and sugar-which
the government says must be con-
served. Through the wholesale hous-
es every merchant is under the same
rigid regulation.
So far the government has asked
only the voluntary cooperation of the
people in the-1 hcmes; if this is no.
forthcoming it must be obvious that
the government will be forced to take
mora u.'astic measure. The Federal
Food Administration will not allow in.
difference on the part of the public to
continue 20 be the cause of waste OF
these foods, the conservation of which
is essential to the cause in which
America and her allies are engaged
1t has hcen found that very otter
the reason the people in certain
section have failed to sign cards is
due to the fact that they do not un.
derstand the Importance of it. Ir
many cases the cards have simply
been left at. the homes with the re.
quest that they be signed and for.
warded. Many also have failed to
understand that these cards may be
mailed without postage. They are
official aad go postage free. All
that is needed is to sign with the
name anu address and drop them in q
mail box.
If you haven't food pledge card
to sign just step into the Record office
and get one. Do it now.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06
PUBLICITY WORKED.
Farmer Cts His Money Back Through
Newspaper

Newspaper publicity is the great
effective means to an end. An Otter
tail county Mimi farmer paid out
$16 for a membership in the Nonpar-
tisan League, with the agreement
that he was to get his money back if
he was not satisfied. Evidently he
was not satisfied, but his frequert let
ters demanding the return of his SIG
went unanswered.
Then he wrote letter nalrat n"
the facts, and the Fergus Falls
Mimi Journal printed it. Hi.
money was returned by the next mail.
It appears the league has whole.
some respect for the press, "kept'
or unkept. It Nppears, moreover
that it pays to advertise. American
Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06

quarter, probably will take over
stretch Of front extending 10 miles, If
they are to engage in active fighting,
and 20 miles if they are to be placed
on q comparatively quiet sector of the
battleline. The impression prevailed
that the American troops would take
the shorter line and engage in the ear
nest work of spring fighting. the num-
Der Of men available at the time being
sufficient to supply adequate reserves
for all operations.
The area Of front held by the Amer
leans, it was thought, would be gradu-
ally extended, probably five miles at a
time, as additional forces arrived from
the United States
The Russian situation will have an
immediate effect upon the European
situation and indirectly upon the
United States, experts declared. The
cessation of shipments to Russia until
the political situation there clears will
provide more available tonnage for
the transportation of military supplies
to Europe, which the United States
will furnish, and the belief was that
every ton possible will be delivered
Immediately to Italy, instead of be-
ing employed in transporting more
troops to France.
1t was not believed, however, that
the Russian situation would result ir
a material change in the American
plans for transporting troops to
France, as it is the desire of the Al
lied governments as well as the war
department that the soldiers shall
have adequate training before they
are sent to the front. and few
months of hard breaking in is neces-
sary to make the national army fit.
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Germany's Pledges to America.

No. July s, l915).-"The Imperial Govern
ment repeats the assurances that American ships
will not be hndered in. the prosecution of legiti.
mat. shipping. aud the lives of American citizens
on neutral vessels shall not be placed in jeopardy"
No. 9(September l, l9l5).-"Liners will not be
sunk by our submarines without warning and with
out the safety of the lives of noncombatants pro-
vidrd that the liners do not try escape or offer
resistance
No. 3( October s. l9l5).-'The orders issued by
His Majesty the Emperor to the commanders of
the German submarines have baen made so
stringent that the recurrence of incidents similar
to the Arabic is considered out of the unest.
ion'
No. 4(Nlay t. l9lG)-"In accordance with the
general practice of visit and search and des
truct,on of merchant vessels recognized by inter
national law, such vessels both within and without
the area declared as naval war zone, shall not be
sunk without warning and without the saving hu
man lives unless these ships attempt to escape or
offer resistance
ALL OF THEM RUTHLEssLY BROKEN.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. VIM
Pagel next Tuesday afternoon, Dec.
11th, at 2:S0. All members are
urged to. be present, and all other
women who are interested in Home
and Foreign Missionary Work are es
pecially invited.
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torneys Of the legal advisory board
(whose names viii be announced Ia
teri before attempting to fill out the
blank.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06
Y. N. c. A. FUNDS
BY TOWNSHIPS
HERE is A LIST OF REAL PATRI-
OTIS OF EMMONS
COUNTY.

We are publishing a list of the men
that made the Y. NJ. c. A. drive
big success in this county and each
and every one of these gentlemen de-
serve special praise for they not only
donated their share of money, hut
they all took time from their respcc-
tive business to make the drive 70
over the top. Atty. Coventry, chair
man of the Emmons county organiza-
tion, showed patriotism by spending
lot Of time out through the county
organizing this small army of men to
collect in the funds.
The following is list of the Y
M. c. A. collections in Emmons
county:
Twp. 129, R. "a. unassigned.
Twp. 100. X. "a, Gustave Feicht-
niger. $15.75.
Twp. 13l, r. ~, NJ. Corneilson,
sS5. rs.
Twp. 1872, R. I'd, Unassigned.
Twp. 1873, r. "a, james p. Green,
Splits.
Twp. 1874, R. IA, Anton Grunefel-
der, $29. .05.
Twp. 1856, R. IA, E. G. Pearson,
$57. 90
Twp. 1856, R. "a. M. Fallgatter,
$34 90 plus $l.O0; +. Simon, sos. 80,
including Kintyre. s13s 80.
Twp. 129, X. rs, Martin Van Soest,
$50 90.
Twp. 130. r. rs. not yet reported.
Twp. l31, r. Is, Jos. Dillman,
81. 90.
Twp. 1872, R. rs, Aug. Ehrman,
$l3. so.
Twp. 1873. r. rs, John Hanson,
So. o..
Twp. 134. R. rs. e. R. Purintus.,
$1,000: Anton Larson, 1923. .25--
$39. .25.
Twp. 1856, R. rs, Geo. Shepard,
Sc. 90.
Twp. 1876. r. 75. R. E. Mccain,
$40; II. w. Allen, SIP; including
Brnddock; $3.50. 90.
Twp. 129, R. 7G, Lorie Dirnbush
se2 90.
Twp. 1870, r. 7G, VIM. Clevcrinea,
$77.7
Twp. 131, r. 7G. J. X. Fischer.
$56. SO; John j. Baumgartncr, SCI
90; including Strasburg; sl17.5O.
Twp. 1872, r. 7G, F.. d. Fogle,
1896 80: A. N. .Junge, 800. 90: Rev
Timmckc, sS5 90; including Linton,
S521 80.
Twp. 1913, r. 7G. Franz Tempcl.
SIG .25; j., A. Mucklcr, s35. 90;
Christ Albrecht, $2s 80; including
Temvil, $50
Twp. 1874, r. 7G, Fred Snyder,
$55. 90.
; Twp. 1876. r. 7G. b. F. Klabundc,
$l7S.5o; r X. Bntzer. $l76. so; IN
clutiing lIazelton, s355 90.
Twp. 1876, r. 7G, Herman Sueltz,
) $50. 90; j. W. Mikescll, sea. 90
Twp. 12s, R. IT. r. Biesheuvei
! 5000: Thos. Ryckman, $57.25-
$63 rs.
5 Twp. 1870, R. II, B. Looyenga,
$36. .O0.
Twp. 1871, r. IT, not yet reported.
Twp. 1872, R. II, Ben Ketchum,
$9. 90.
/, Twp. 1873, r. II, E. A. Anderson.
sse. 90.
e Twp. 1874, R. II, F. ". orthmeyer,
s 500 90.
: Twp. 1876, r. n, Unassigned
Twp. 1856, R. n, A. E. Tye. 800.
Twp. 129. R. 78 e. 70, James Stew
art. $50. .25; Lewis Langeliers, $35. 90
-$62 .25.
. Twp. 1870, R. 7s, Lewis Allen,
81. 90.
Twp. 1s1, R. 7s. Levi Henderson,
r $40. 90 plus s. 6.So-$15. 90.
:. Twp. 1872, r. 7S & 70, John Schlan-
d gen, $40. 80.
e. Twp. 1873, R. 7s & 70, T. E. Law
e. ler, $42. 90; S. G. Busby, STD. 90
= $112.O
g Twp. 1874, R. 7s $40, Geo. Suve,.
II ly, 500 rs. 80
N Twp. 1s5, R. 7s & 70, chas. Mel,
IS son, $50. 80. SO"
}. Twp. 1876. R. 7s & 70. l.. B
m Wood, $26. 90; John Kimball, $29 .O'
re -$55. 90.
!. Twp. 100, R. 70, C. o. Putnam
l. $40. 80.
III Twp. ls1, R. 70, Geo. wolfer
Sc $500.
D. Total amount $1,000. So.
ii Amount remitted to Headquarters
$s.oo4.65. -.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-06

suheribe for ths. Record.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19

Western District of Louisiana, IS.
On this 9th day of April A. D. 1917,
on reading the foregoing petition it is
ORDERED BY THE COURT that hear
ing be had upon the same on the 9th
day of May A. D., before Honorable
R. A. Grain, Referee and Special Mas
ter at Shreveport, Louisiana, in said
District, at 10 clock in the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be published in
the Natchitoches Enterprise, a news
paper printed in said District, and that
all known creditors and other persons
in interest may appear at the said time
and place and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer of the said petit
toner be granted.
AND IT Is FURTHER ORDERED BY
THE COURT, that the clerk shall send
by mail to all known creditors copies
of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places of resi-
dence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Geo. Whit
field Jack, Judge of the said Court, and
the seal thereof, at Shreveport, in said
District, on the 9th day of April A. D.,
1917. Attest:
LEROY B. GULOTTA,
4-l2-'17 Clerk.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19

A movement to bring about
war prohibition" was formally
launched in Washington, Satur-
night, the prime object to avert
the enormous quantities of grain
from liquor manufacture into food
channels; to turn the labor of the
men employed in distilleries and
breweries into productive occupa-
tions and especially increase the
imam power" and to restrict if not
abolish the production of liquor
during the war.
The programme to be pursued, &C.
cordiDg to the announcement Of the
national legislative committee Of the
antj-liquor forces, is as follows:
Stop the sale of liquors to soldiers
and sailors, establish ''dry" zones
around the camps, prohibit interstate
shipment of liquor, prohibit grain and
food material from being used to make
liquor during the war and place q pro-
hibitive tax on not only the rnanufac-
ture but also the sale Of liquors.
The new campaign carries with it an
appeal to 1.-THE patriotic prohibition
forces OF the country" to urge action
in congress which will Safeguard our
resources and make our country sober,
strong and efficient in this hour Of
national peril "
While there are no indications as yet
that the government will get behind the
emergency anti-hquor" legislation, the
administration nevertheless is known
to be planning tremendous increases in
taxes on distilled spirits and beers.
Probably $500, 600, 900 of the war rev.
enue will be raised in this way at once
and later there probably will be still
further increases, This aum is about
twice what is now derived from in
ternal revenue taxes.
According to present plans, Secretary
McAdoo will recommend that taxes on
liquors be increased from 81. 10 to 50 a
gallon. while the the tax on beer will
60 up from $l.50 to 81 q barrel-as a
starter.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
Our Colored Citizenship.

In response to a patriotic call.
there was an immense and repre-
sentative gathering of colored men
and women at Lincoln Hall on
Saturday afternoon that was called
to order and presided oyer by
John G.. Lewis who told the OBJ
ject of the meeting and introduced
the white and colored speakers.
One and all dwelt upon econo-
mics and industrial conditions and
urged the work that is within
reach of the humblest and weak
est, cultivation of land for food
and feed stufs and in his speech,
Hon. Phanor Breazeale most gen.
erously offered those who did not
have and could not afford to rent,
a plot of ground large enough to
grow vegetables, he also to fur
nish the seed necessary for their
needs.
Very timely and patrio tt C
speeches all along the same line
we're made by other interested
white citizens. Judge w. I. Cum
bingham, Senator M. g. Cunning
ham and Superintendent of Edu-
cation, L. E. Hudson and the col
ored speakers who pledged their
aid and support were Rev. Lind
sey. Rev. g. G. Golson, DR.. lay
lor and School Master Thomas.
Patriotic resolutions endorsing
President Wilson's stand and
pledging him their loyal support
were unanimously adopted and
after a splendid meeting that
showed a perfect spirit of faith
and understanding between the
white and colored citizenship OF
Natchitoches, the meeting ad-
journed.
Senator Cunningham and Rep
resentative y. p. Breazeale went
to Campti, Monday night to speak
at meeting that was held by the
colored people of that town when
the same economic measures were
urged and the same feeling OF
patriotism and good fellowship
prevailed.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19

Apropos of this patriotic wave
that is submerglng Natchitoches
with All America these days, the
following timely bit from a late
letter of Cynthia St. Charles the
brilliant human humorist whose
weekly correspondence in the Sun.
day Item Is anticipated with pleas
ure by a great many, will be read
with interest and treasured for
the practical suggestions made
just at this particular time when
The Red Cross Movement is alb
sorbing the attention of the world.
While we are on the subject of SOL
diers, TN send you little poem, also
a bit of advice. Here's the poem; from
Life, believe. Perhaps. you've al
ready heard it, | hope you haven't.
The little verses, as you will gather,
are the thank-you words Of a soldier,
somewhere in don't know where. I"
And here they are.
Dear Lady, Thank you for the socks
you knit.
Some fiti
! use one for hammock, the other
for nit!
I'd like to meet yon, when I've done
ny bitl
But meanwhile, where in the h
DID you learn to knit?'
Not entirely perfect as to metre and
rhythm, perhaps, Ell what? But very
amusing and to the point, | should say,
PeggYl
Well, so much for the poetry Now
for the advicel
/ have it, on the authority of several
brave and true defenders of their coun-
try, that even more blessed in the
hearts of soldiers than their feminine
knitting friends are those who do their
bit in the way of providing one or two
or three fighting men with cigarettes.
Bull Durham and little papers for some
will constitute happiness, while others
Will want the ready-to-use variety.
However, the smokes the thing. The
soldier and the sailor, to be truly
efficient fighter must have his tobacco.
And that this is welcome news to
many women, I feel sure. 1t isn't
every woman who can knit. Neither
does every woman have time or oppor-
tunity for Bed cross work, So to the
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
To The Farmer of
NatChitOcheS Parish

Every reliable report indicates that
there is a shortage in the worlds sup
ply of food stuffs, particularly of meat,
potatoes, and the grains we use most
largely for food and for sustaining our
domestic animals. President Wilson,
in a recent address, says, ''The su-
preme test of the nation has come.
we must all speak, act and serve to-
gether". He reminds us that there
many things we must do and do it well,
besides fighting. We must not only
supply abundant food for ourselves and
for our armies and our seamen, but for
large part of the nations of Europe.
The President appeals to all farmers,
and particularly does he appeal to the
farmers of the South, to plant abund-
ant food stuffs as well as cotton.
This, then, is time of great respon-
sibility and brings with it the greatest
opportunity that has ever been pre-
sented to the farmers. Exceptionally
high prices are certain, they are now
high and will be higher. The farmer
will be both wise and patriotic if he eX-
erts every energy towards large food
production. Wars are lost or won by
the amount of food supply.
In the present emergency the coun-
try needs the help of every man, wom-
an, and child in Louisiana. Shall Nat
chitoches do her share? How can it
best be done?
Come to meeting of the farmers of
the Parish at the Natchitoches Court
House, Friday, April goth, at O'Clock,
that we, as producers, may discuss how
we can be of greater service to our
country, for everyone, who creates or
cultivates garden or other food crop,
helps, and. helps greatly, to solve the
problem of the feeding of the nations.
and every housewife who practices
strict economy puts herself in the ranks
of those who serve the nation.
Come and invite every farmer and
farmers wife In your community to
come with you.
(Signed) r. E. HAMMETT
Pres. Police Jury
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
Better Baby Week

The universal observance of 9
Better Baby Week is being con.
stantly urged in every part of the
union, by the National Child Wei.
fare Association for the week il
MAY, beginning on the 9th. Under
the direction of DR.. Cooley, Nat.
chitoches had a most successful
week in December year ago, and
a committee of Lesche is planning
for a similar observance of this
great national event which is OF
paramount importance.
The object of the observance not
being clear to all, a great many
do not attach the great significance
to it, that the promoters of it in
tend, but when the object is known
it can not fail to appeal to every
body as it concerns our future citi-
zenship.
/ The object of the observance of
Better Baby Week is to bring
about through education duca-
ton of the individual of whole
community-such readjustment of
the child's environment that all the
forces making for health and
character, and only such forces,
shall play unhindered upon the
whole nature to produce a normal
child.
This is matter that concerns
the working together or coopera-
ton of the boards of health,
churches, schools, boards of trade
etc., with the mothers and wo-
mems clubs, and the committee is
eager and anxious for suggestions
and help along any line that will
lend to make the local observance
a success. Several plans are be-
ing worked out but the cooperation
of every body is cordially solicited.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
Executive Order

Hereafter when a vacancy occurs in
the position of postmaster of any Office
of the first, second, or third class as
the result of death, resignation, re-
moval, or, on the recommendation of
the First Assistant Postmaster General,
approved by the Postmaster General, to
the effect that the efficiency or needs
of the service requires that q change
shall be made, the Postmaster General
shall certify the fact to the Civil Ser
vice Commission, which shall forthwith
hold an open competitive examination
to test the fitness Of applicants to fill
such vacancy, and when such exarni-
nation has been held and the papers in
connection herewith have been rated,
the said Commission shall certify the
result thereof to the Postmaster
General. who shall submit to the Presj-
dent. the name of the highest qualified
eligible for appointment to fill such
vacancy, unless it is established that
the character orsr6sidence of such APP
pEicant dlsqaahfesiih him for appoint
ement. Mcpherson who has passed his
sixty-fifth birthday shall be given the
examination herein provided for.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,
Dated AaEsa ai all.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19

1t has been confidently learned
thru the U. S. Secret Service that
the German people have been kept
in ignorance why the United
States entered the worlds war
against them, as the few extracts
from President Wilson's speech
published in Germany were SO
badly garbled that they could not
get clear idea as to what he told
the world in the clearest and most
unmistakable language. So thru
the curtesy of the French Avia-
tor corps, the New York World is
going to be able to carry out a
colossal schemes of setting squarely
before the German people. the
naked truth as to American public
opinion Of their causing and wa
ging the war which resulted in the
U. S. enlisting in the ranks of the
allied nations seeking to overthrow
dominant mililarism, by scatter
ing copies of the President speech.
printed in german, not only along
the trenches of the six hundred
mile front among the Kaiser's
soldiers, but hundreds of thous-
ands behind the lines in the great
German cities within flying
radius.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
Message Of the
Stars and Stripes
Secretary of Interior Franklin K.
Lane.)

Lane.
Let me tell you who l am. The work
that we do is the making of the rea
flag. | am not the fiag-not at all.
am whatever you make me-nothing
more. | am your belief in yourself
your dream Of what people may be.
come. live changing life, life Of
moods and passions, of heart breaks
and tired muscles. Sometimes drooE
whom purpose has gone from me and,
cynically, play the coward. Some
times | am loud, garish, full of that ego
that blasts judgment. But always
am all that you hope to be and have the
courage to try for.
II am song and fear, struggle and
panic and ennobling hope. | am the
days work OF the weakest man, and
the largest dream of the most daring.
am the Constitution and the Courts,
statutes and statute makers, soldiers
and dreadnought, drayman and street
sweep, cook, counselor and clerk. | am
the battle of yesterday and the mistake
of tomorrow. I am the mystery of the
men who do without knowing why.
am the clutch of an idea and the reason
ed purpose of the resolution. | am no
more than what you believe me to be,
and l am all that you belive can be.
l am what you make me, nothing more.
/ swing before your eyes as bright
CLEAN of color, symbol of yourself,
the picture suggestion of that big thing
that makes this nation. My stars and
stripes are your dreams and labors.
They are bright with cheer, brilliant
with courage, firm with faith, because
you have made them 80 out Of your
hearts, for you are the makers of the
flag and it is well that you glory in the
making.