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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
Field Marshal Haig Strikes at
Teuton Lines, This Time
North Of
Ypres.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE
British Begin Smash on Wide Fronl
Early This Morning
In Part OF
RoSqi0m.

TUntted Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Neld Marshal
Haig struck again today. this time IN
Belgium north OF Ypree.
At 4:45 this morning the British
and French attacked ON q wide front.
Heavy fighting was repopsed, but
progress was being made at all
points in spite of stubborn resist
anoe by the enemy. the British COM
mander stated.
The attack was on the line run.
ming to the east and north OF Ypres.
where bitter fighting took place In
the first recent assault In FLANDERS.
The Canadians today stu held the
positions dominating LENS (which
were taken yesterday, despite strong
German counter attacks during tha
night.
Attempts of the Germans to regain
Hill 70 and other important positions
continued during the night. Haig re-
ported, but all were repulsed.
Details Of yesterdays fighting at
Lens show that extremely heavy
losses were suffered by the Germans,
while the British casualties were
comparatively light.
at least one entire enemy division
was practically wiped out In the
counter attacks launched by the Ger
mans. The Fourth guards division
was caught in the midst Of deadly
Canadian fire and was practically
annihilated.
Air Raid on ventoe-
ROME, Aug I6.-Four persons
were killed and twenty-seven wound
ed when Austrian airplanes raided
Venice Thursday A hospital was
struck by bombs from one machine
and two Of the patients killed and
twenty-one injured.
Several of the raiding planes are
reported to have been brought down.
Italian airplanes and destroyers
fought off the raiders.
Lanaemarck Captured
LONDON, Aug. 16.-F'ield Marshal
Haig's troops captured Langemarck
at noon today, Premier Lloyd-George
announced in the house Of commons.
Twelve hundred prisoners and five
guns were captured
, [Langemarck Is q little over five
miles northeast Of Ypres on the
road leading to Poelcappelle, and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
Eanles Grand Officers.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The
grand aerie, Fraternal Order OF
Eagles, today elected the following
officers: Grand secretary, J. S. Parry
San Fancisco; grand treasurer, John
Fl. Bowling, Dayton, Ohio; grand trus
tees. George Bedford, Syracuse. N
Y; John M. NORM, Pittsburgh, Pa;
o. A. Becker, Milwaukee, and P. J
Barrett, Omaha, Neb.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
More Than Two Thousand
Graduates From Officers
Training Camp to See
Real Service.
MORE TRAINING THERE
FIJI Vacancies Caused by Promo.
tions and Deaths Among
Troops In tho
Trenches.
IUnited Press Leased Wire 2ervice]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.

lUnlLeQ PreSS Leased WuTS NSi NiSoJ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.
More than 1000 graduates
from the first series OF OFF,
GERS training camps have
been assigned to go to France. Ihey
will receive further intensive train
ing there and ultimately fill up the
gap caused by promotions or casual.
ties. The assignments are from all
camps, and other assignments Will
probably be made later.
This Is the war departments an
swer to patriotic appeals from thous-
ands of young soldiers who want to
see service In Europe now.
These boys, If the history OF this
war repeats itself. will soon fill the
shoes Of older officers at the front.
France and England both, during the
first two years, discarded their o!der
men for the aggressive, quick think
ing and sturdy young. General Perish
ing has recommended young officers
for France.
All odds favor early promotion of
those selected from the training
camp lists.
Iowa In Eighty-eIghth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The war
department today assigned numbers
to the divisions Of the new national
army as follows:
Seventy-sixth division. Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut; seven
ty-seventh, metropolitan portion OF
New York; seventy-eighth, remain
der of New York and northern Penn
syIvania; seventy ninth, southern
Pennsylvania; eightieth, New Jersey,
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Dis
trict of Columbia; eighty-first. Ten
nessee, North Carolina and South
Carolina; eighty-second, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida; eighty-thtrd, Ohio
and West Virginia; eighty-fourth, In
diana and Kentucky; eighty-fffth.
Michigan and Wisconsin; eighty-sixth,
Illinois; eighty-seventh, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Mississippi; eighty
eighth, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota;
eighty-ninth, Kansas, Missouri and
Colorado; ninetieth, Texas, Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma; ninety
first, Washington. Oregon, California,
Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana and
wyoming.
National guard divisions will be
numbered as follows: Twenty-sixth
division, Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Connecticut; twenty-seventh,
New York; twentyeighth, Pennsyl-
vania; twenty-ninth, New Jersey, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware and Dis
trict of Columbia; thirtieth, Tennes-
see, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima; thirty-f1rst, Georgia, Alabama
and Florida; thirty-second, Michigan
and Wisconsin; thirty-third, Illinois;
thirty-fourth, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, North Dakota and South 'Da-
kota; thirty-fifth, Missouri and Kansas;
thirty-sixth,- Texas and Oklahoma; thir-
ty-seventh, Ohio and West Virginia;
thirty ighth, Indiana and Kentucky;
thirty-ninth, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Arkansas; fortieth, California,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and
New Mexico; forty-first, Washington,
Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyom-
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
|embers of First Infantry Start on First Leg of
Journey Which Ultimately Will
End in France.
Ears M|NGLE WITH CHEERS AS BOYS GO
.rewell Was Much Different From Au Revoirs
of Year Ago in June During Mexi-
can MIDDLE.

are going into the realms OF
casualty lists, and honor rolls.
A feeling of sadness pervaded
the leave taking. It was easy
to smile and say goodbye and
good luck, but inwardly there
was the feeling that goes with
heavy hearts and sadness. A
year ago the atmosphere was
that Of a picnic. This time
there was the seriousness
which belongs to a hanging
bee.
Cheers and Tears.
At 6:2O O'Clock this morning the
notes Of the bugle rang through the
armory. Men who had been sitting
at the windows, astride of the fire
escapes, bandying words and jollying
back and forth, picked up packs and
guns and took their places. Down
the steps Of the armory they came
and formed at Third and Main street.
Sergeant Frances Ward and the color
guard at the front, Lieutenant Moore
in command, the order to march was
given at $50 o'clock, and escorted by
members of the G. A. R. posts. Span
ish war veterans, and drafted men,
Company J. moved through wall of
humanity to the coaches waiting at
the railroad station ito carry them
away. The drum corps was putting
the martial note into the steps, and
the Kindig band and the Community
band were playing spirited marches.
People were cheering and crying, and
running and pushing and jostling for
places for last glimpse.
The crowd at Third street gave
way as the company turned the cor
ner. They stayed long enough to
give a rousing cheer, and then broke
for points of vantage down at the
station. The soldiers were led down
Main street by Mayor Ed. S. Lotion.
who had already given them an OIL
cial word of goodbye as they stood
assembled at the armory. The COM
many gave three cheers for the city,
the mavor and themselves. The pro-
cession was led by Chief of Police
Henneman and the drum corps. The
Elks. carving their flags, and the
mail carriers formed the rear guard.
At the station the Elks lined up
alongside of the coaches and the SOL
diers were given mighty saiute as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

[Langemarck is q little over five
niles northeast Of Ypres on the
road leading to Poelcappelle, and
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The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Friday. Lo-
cal temp p. M. 10; z a. NJ.
65.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-02-09
GREAT RESOURCES
OF SUNSHINE STATE
Continued from last week..

w w TtlnNTNiDt HbiHcNittu
movemen. of 1906 Ia 1909, when Il
severe drouth served to check it,
more than 6.00O.00O acres of public
land was filed on. chiefly in the east
crn counties of New Mexico. Tn,
stockmcn. and some others, cheer
fully predicted that the "nesters'
,nuld ,taVc Ia death. Some of them
came very near Ia doing it. for lheN
knew nothing of scientific dry
farming. they titled the soil with nc
idea of moisture conservation and lhs
first "dry year" drove hundreds oi
them from their claims and ont of IA,
state. But hundreds of other, stncl
Ia the l,n,i and lcarn'd BY bitter cN
ncr.cnce how To "liN farm. II kno
edge that the agricultural colleges
the benevolent railroads and go"crn
mcnl experiment stations are now
~nrcadins broadcast.
II WAS these men who stayed who
made possible New Mexico's 1910
wheat crop of over 1000, 900 bushels
and who demonstrated that instead
of Il meaacr half million acres of land
hat may be- cultivated without irri-
cation New Mexico has nearer To TO-,
GOO. 900 of such acres when even
luallN viii be- - reclaimed prac-
lirally all of the public domain Sus-
,rpliblr 81 unlrrigatcd farming has
been filed on in eastern Eddy and
,havcz counties. in Roosevelt and
Curry. in part, of Otcro and Lincoln
counties, m eastern Mora and ColiaN
cnunlir-. An official of the Clayton
hand office said a-t week that Their,
was no more public land IN Union
county.
The state of New Mexico will sell
several tracts of land in eastern
counties during the coming spring. n
hand of demonstrated value for farm
m". which 10 years ago could not
have been forced upon Il stockman al
u dollar an acre. Two million bushels
of wheat. 1000, 600 bushels of corn
- .000. 600 worth of New Mexico pin
tu beans. - ,0OO. 900 worth of broom
corn. an part of the proof given II
1916 that farming without irrigation
il Il demonstrated success in New
Mexico and that the dry farming LAND
l. one or the states greatest re-
sources. sure of speedy development
Almost coincident with the first
homcSecker inundation popular opin-
ION changed ~ to New McXico's irri-
gable area. In II few months the gen
eral belle. a. Ia half million lrriga-
BILE acres increa~ cd Ia faith that D,
OOO 600 Of acres could be irrigated
The sensational grab for irrigation
proicri good. bad and indifferent
which Wn~ felt all over the west, was
manifest in New MrXiro-with this
difference. that New Mexico escaped
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-07-19
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

In view Of the great prevalence last
year of infantile paralysis in the state
with it's high mortality and the Grip
ping affects on those who survived
the disease, every precaution should
be taken this year against another in
.vasion of similar nature. The chief
barrier against disease and especially
infantile paralysis is that of sanitary
cleanliness. The state board of health,
in order to reach the masses of the
people take this occasion to notify and
order every householder to take spe-
cial precautions towards screening
against flies, removing from his prem
Uses all garbage, dirt and manure fire.
quently and otherwise maintaining his
house and premises in sanitary con-
ditiOn at all times.
BY order of State Board of Health.
William LANCER, Atty-Gen,
President,
"A. M. Call, Vice-President.
&C. J. McGurren, M. D., Secy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-07-19
lUCCA
BY Mrs. w. F. Tritchler
, %++$++%%%$%&%$I


The Lucca and Kathryn baseball
teams will cross bats on the Kathryn
diamond July 9Th. A good game is
assured.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Tendick and son
Lloyd autoed up from Fargo Saturday
in their new Oakland car. Here they
were joined by Mrs. H. r. Tendick and
children and the party left Sunday for
Cogswell and from there they will
auto to Rockbridge, ILL.,, where they
will visit relatives. Later Mrs. Ten
dick and Lloyd will return by train
to attend to the store and H. P. Ten
dick will join the party at Rockbridge
and auto back with them.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mueller are
enjoying visit from Mrs. Mueller's
mother, Mrs. Wythe and brother L.
Wythe, Of Chicago. They arrived
Monday morning and expect to be
here for about a week.
Mrs. Pittenreigh, Mrs. Sam Shaw
and Mrs. G. J. Nystul went to Valley
City Monday.
G. J. Nystul autoed from Watford
City Monday night and will remain
until after the fourth as the guest OF
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts
July CIV. F.. Tritchler was in En-
derlin Tuesday on business
Mrs. D. G. Ellsbury, her mother
Mrs. Richardson and sister, Mrs. FIJI
kins went to Fargo, Monday to visit
with old friends the Hubert Harring
ton and Lorn Houghton families. Mrs
Ellsbury returned home Wednesday
while her mother and sister returned
to their home in Elgin, MINI.
Contractor Marschke and son Bert
hold, left the first of the week fol
Drake to get things in readiness fol
the new building which will soon be
erected.
The baseball game played on the
local diamond last Sunday between
the Nome and Lucca teams was wit
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returning Tuesday morning on No.
We know they were successful, be
cause the writer ate the big end of {
25-inch pickeral, which Pete Knudso1
produced as evidence.
Hon. R. C. Cooper of Cooperstown
was an east bound passenger Wednes
day evening, en- route for the Lake
Park region of Minnesota, where hi
will spend short time in fishing anC
general recreation
Hans Schook, former depot EN-
ployee at this station, but more recent
ly railroad express agent, has taken
the Sanborn Branch run recently made
vacant by the retirement of C. H
Milliken, who has gone to Billings
Mont
A. j. Lin, Louis Malm, Math Krone
busch, and A. j. Beaudoin motored to
Fargo Sunday tos pay visit to Char
ley Potter, who has been receiving
medical treatment there for the past
several weeks. They found Mr.. Potter
gaining strength and much improved
1t is understood that he will undergo
an operation as soon as he is a little
stronger.
Material has been ordered and is ex.
pected to arrive soon for the extension
OF the Sanborn Northern Rural Tele.
phone Co.'s (the farmersD line out OF
Sanborn. Fifteen new patrons will be
added to the list. The line will be ex.
tended from it's present terminus five
and a half miles west to Herman
Klein's, and thence north three miles
to John Henderson's. A line will also
be extended to N. ]. Olsen's farm one
mile and half west. The work will
be completed this fall.
Louis Malm is attending the State
Bankers convention in Fargo.
Mrs. Bess Owen Of Bismarck was a
guest at the Shannon home last Fri.
day.
A large number of person from west
ern Barnes spent last Saturday seeing
the big show in Jamestown.
E. H. Ledebur of Waseca, a former
Sanborn business man, motored in
from Fargo today Mrs. Ledebur is
visiting sister in Missouri.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Romanus Linn,
tuesday, July 10, ~: pound boy.
Mother and child doing WE'LL We ex.
tend congratulations.
Cash Clark arrived in town Wednes.
day evening, wearing recruits badge
showing his enlistment in the Second
North Dakota regiment. He enlisted
at Harvey and stopped here to visit
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strang, the
daughters, Mrs. Preston and Mr.. He
witt, and little granddaughter, Anna
belle Locke, autoed through Sanborn
TINS morning en- route to Valley City
Cnautauqua and the Ole Settlers meet.
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messed by large crowd of enthusi
astic fans from both Nome and Lucca
The game was repetition of a week
ago played on the Nome field, both
teams showing great deal of clever
ness and skill. The score standing
two and two up to the 9Th inning when
by a lucky bunch of hits Lucca ran
in scores maxim the final score siA
to two in favor of Lucca. r.
Arnold Probst came down from
Embden Friday evening on his motor
cycle. W;
Walter Bantel returned from Fargo
Friday where he finished business
course at the Interstate Business col
lege. He expects to remain on the
farm this summer and possibly will
keep books somewhere in France this
winter.
C. E. Giles until recently bookkeep
er at the bank here, left Wednesday fol
Greengrass, Mont, where he has &C
cepted a similar position to the one
he held here. Mr.. GILES made many
friends while here who wish him the
best Of success in his new field oil
activities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson and
Mrs. Casper Meili autoed to Fingal
Tuesday night for Joy ride.
Mr.e-and Mrs. r. c. Mueller autoed
to Enderlin Friday night.
Mrs. Fred Johnson and Miss Esther
Godfredson spent Monday in Valley
City.
Miss Mabel Frederickson spent. Fri
day evening and Saturday in the city
en- route home to Kensal after spend
ing two delightful weeks in Charles
City, Iowa, visiting Miss Baker. Miss
Frederickson has accepted the same
position in our city school for next
year that she has held for the past
two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Marschke OF
Enderlin visited at the r. B. Marschke
home Sunday.
Rev. R. C. Mueller accompanied by
Mr.. VOL autoed to Hastings Sunday
where the former delivered an address
to the Young Peoples Society of that
place.
Arnold and Walter Meili autoed
from Adrian Sunday IN their new
Overland and paid their parents a fly
ing visit, returning in the evening.
A number of families Of pioneer
days met at the Joe Haskins home Fri
day and talked over those old days.
At the close of the days pleasantries
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess and the many friends took
their departures.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-07-19
KATHRYN

Recorder, July 12.-John O, c.. Aan.
derud went to Fargo yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Nelson. of Fargo.
visited at the Halverson home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nicholson, of Fin,
ga, were visitors in this burg Friday
of last week.
Miss Palma Henrikson left Saturday
for Marion, where she will conduct
parochial school in Rev. Holen's con.
gregation.
: Miss Gena Johnson, of Hastings, ar
rived Monday evening and Tuesday
morning commenced teaching paroch.
ial school here.
The stork' left bouncing baby bow
with Mr.. and Mrs. O. ]. Sanders last
Friday morning. The mother and
young professor" are doing nicely.
! Messrs. j. O. Jensen and Harold Oh.
son autoed to Valley City Monday. J.
~. went to Fargo to attend the bank.
ers. meeting, while Harold remained
in Valley City to take his physical ex.
animation for entering Company G..
Mrs. Olaf Halvorson and daughter.
Helen, left yesterday for Hawley,
Mimi, for couple of weeks visit at
the Perry C. Peterson and G. O. Sjor.
dial homes
! Messrs. E. Eggen and Martin OILS.
berg left for Oswego, Mont, Saturday
to inspect the crops on their home.
steads. They returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Mickelsen and
family autoed to Fargo yesterday to
attend the bankers convention and
Barnum & Bailey's circus. En- route
they got Mr. and Mrs. A. Mickelsen, of
Fingal.
Olaf Halvorson, Jacob Arves, P. N
undseth, David Olsen, and H. A. OILS
berg. of Valley City, autoed to Lake
Cormorant, Mimi, Saturday evening
where they camped until Tuesday
when they returned home.
Mrs. Oppegaard went to Fargo TODAY
for short visit with relatives.
Theo. Berg and daughter, Clara, re-
turned from Fargo Saturday.
Miss Clara Bell left last week on q
trip to Montana and Canada.
Edna Walker visited home folks
from Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Davidson arrived
, Saturday, via the 500 at Fingal, from
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-07-19

Milwaukee, Wis. They intend to make
their future home in this neighbor.
hood. Mrs. Davidson is a daughter OF
H. M. Hanson and will stay with them
until fall. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bjerke, OF
Litchville, visited at the George John
son home last Sunday.
Susan and Allen Johnson arrived
here last Tuesday, from =. Monagre
Becker county, Mimi, for short Wis
it at the Mat Nelson home.
Mrs. A. L. Severson and children left
Tuesday for Bernard, Sask., Can
where they will make their future
home.
Arthur and Gilbert Tweit, from
Tower City, visited here for a couple
of days last week. They were on their
way to Litchville to visit relatives
and friends.
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friends in this city since last Novem-
Der. She will visit for a short time at
Duluth and will sail Aug. 2, on the
Olav." EFt
Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Boehm, of AXE
ley, Mimi, were guests at the ]. f.
Nelson home from Friday until Sun.
day, coming the 210 miles across coun.
try In their car. They left again
Sunday afternoon.
S. O. Kulseth and J. N. Lekvold at.
tended the annual meeting of the Sci
bo-laget at Aneta.
Miss Emma Belling left Thursday
for Osette, Mont, for a visit with
! friends and relatives.
Mrs. Elias Haarsager and son Ralph,
returned home from Fargo Monday.
Mrs. Albert Peterson and baby
daughter and Miss Josie Peterson re.
turned from visit to Detroit, Mimi,
last Monday.
! Rev. P. o. Laurhammer and family
of Fairdale, are guests at the S. J.
Sortland home in Svea township, this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. Wander Ploeg,
T., daughter Jeanette and son, Harold,
left on an auto trip to Platte, s. D.,
Tuesday morning.
A. Boom, ST., daughter Dena, and
Miss Jennie Straks, of Waupun, Wis,
, and Mrs. John Stelsel, of Hammond,
Wis, who have been visiting the Boom
| and Redeker homes, left again for
Wisconsin,, Monday.
The Bulletin families are indebted
ito DR.. and Mrs. H., T. Perry for a
mess of fresh fish. They returned
evening from a weeks outing at the
Big Pelican lake, Mimi, making the
trip in their car.
Ludwig Reydeler, who has been
spending the past several months at
LaMoure, is again employed at the
Litchville meat market.
| Raymond Lubbehusen returned to
Columbus, Ohio, last Thursday, to re.
sumo his studies at the veterinary col.
lege.
Mrs. E. H. Headland left last Satur.
day for several weeks vacation,
which she will .snend with friends at
Duluth and at different points in Wis
consin.