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Arizona sentinel., 1917-07-19
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munity is deeply indebted to Project Manager Schecht' Chief Mechanic Lavake; Supt of Construction Priest as we'll each and every who worked under their dl- rectiOn.
 The river begun its rampage May 16, nearly two months ago. On that date the gage registered 194O with discharge of 35OOO cubic feet per second gradually until June 2 when the gage registered 2635 with discharge of 200 cubic feet per second Then it begun recede and kept going down until it reached gage of 2 feet June 16 when the discharge had fallen to 7O 5OO On the very day. however begun to rise again and showed 2225 feet the gage raise of foot in A hours with discharge of 500 cubic feet per sec ond From that date until July the river kept rising slow y, until finally it reached it's peak at 296O, with dis charge of 1438OO cubic feet per second only fraction less than in 1912 when the waters overfowed Bard.
 During the seven days that the river the highest the total discharge of water 800 cubic feet rac ton less than would have covered 100000 foot deep in water During the highest days Of the flood of 1912 there but 954 200 cubic feet while in 1909 the biggest overflow known the Colorado proper the discharge for the number of days OO6 400 cubic feet The evees from end of the project the other have whstood this tremendous pressure of water the rent at many points rushing toward the gulf at the rate o ten miles per hour carrying everything it's wake that not rock-revetted
 Since May 6, in round numbers, approximately 3OOO 900 cubic feet of water flowed under the Southern Pacific bridge enough water to 6OOOOOO foot deepa went to waste except the three four thousand feet per day that down the Imperial valley canal thru the Hanlon head gates. The day may come than people realize when Uncle Sam will all of this water the upper branches of the Colorado and when is needed rather than have it down. pell-me hetersketer carrying ruin in it's wake Plans already the hands of the Secretary of the Interior for storing all these waters Of course it will take amount of ey for the storage damS but what better use can the money be put? The mere fact that we are now at should not retard this all-mportan work Every dollar spent in that direction dollars saved labor and crops in the Colorado valleys It indeed shame that such of rrigabe water should be allow
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Arizona sentinel., 1917-07-19
JUDGE SAWTELLE FORCES LANDOWNERS TO
 GIVE BOND FOR WATER

Judge Sawtelles temporary ruling that all water who for the thirty days must put up bond of S1 900 liberal his ruling might have been However is likely that there will be than half dozen farmers in the entire valley who will be able to take advantage of this ruling within the specified thirty days.
 It was distinct disappointment to the water of the valley to have Judge Sawtee say present of the opinion that the land would have to pay the SIS per for construction charges but this opinion may be changed when the attorneys for the present the judge with all the facts
 As the matter Sandshe temporary restraining order does not very much way the other. My personal opinion that the whole question will be decided the point to whether not the project (Yuma Valley Un is sufficiently completed as to allow the retay of the interior fix the If that fact be deter minded in favor of the government the whole suit will fa and in view of the rulings and decisions other projects where practically the question involved it is almost oregone conclusion that the court will hold that it wholly within the province of the secretary of the interior to determine when the unit sufficiently com peed for him declare the project open he has done with Yuma Valley.
 still of the opinion that by friendly diplomatic ne- gotatons the secretary be prevailed upon grant more relief than hope gain by the pending law Sut
 One thing certain however and that is that Attorney Moloy will leave unturned his fight for his clients For that very commendabe characteristic great y admire him.
 It must always be remembered that the U S. Supreme Court has held that all sums expended Reclamation project must be paid back by the land into the treasury If this carried to the Supreme Court Yu project may be forced repay the 5OOoOO spent the river front work That would indeed be great lamity.
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Arizona sentinel., 1917-07-19
[NDER PIPE BUSTED ON MAIN STREET

Early Monday morning highbinder forces were put to
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20

The following letter from Guy l.
Putnam, one of the Company E Boys
will be of interest to our readers. Mr..
Putnam mentions the possibility OF the
boys going across when he states that
if we don't hear from him again on
this side he will write from France:
Camp Merritt, Dec. 10, 1917.
Williston Graphic, Williston, N. D.
While l cannot give you any Co.
"E' news l can, however, give you a
little camp news in general as to our
trips, etc.
Starting back where l left off at
Camp Greene, Boyd Germany and
Henry Fossum transferred to the band
also.
We left Camp Greene Friday, Nov
Is for Camp Mills. There were :
trainloads of US and the Headquar.
ters Co., Machine Gun Co., and Supply
Co., constituted the 1st train, Cos
A, B, and C, the End train, E, F, and
G the 3rd, etc.
We had very pleasant trip and
saw some more interesting scenery
Left Charlotte about h p. m. Friday
We of the 1st train after crossing the
Gaines river stopped at Richmond
Va, about II a. M, and marched uE
the Main st. and back for exercise
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Direct From European Battle6elds
JEAN ST, ANNE

From Somewhere in France"
Criticisms from well-known Amer.
lean newspapers:
Detroit News, September 20, 1917
jean st. Anne 'from somewhere in
France" is a returned soldier. He
sang several operatic selections, also
the Marrseillaise the French Nation
al Anthem, which brought the au-
dience to it's feet and he was recalled
several times.
Detroit Journal, September rs, 1917
Jean St. Anne was big success at
the Regent last night. He is a French
soldier direct from the trenches. He
sang several battle songs and was
heavily applauded.
The News Scimitar, Memphis, Ten
nessee, September 2, 1917.-Jean ST.
Anne brought breath of the trench
es of the western front to the Lyceum
Theatre when he sang revue OF
songs, one of which, is song familiar
to the Poilus of the French Nation
He appears in uniform and shows evi-
.dsace of a wound received in battle
Mr.. St. Anne is the headline attrac'
tion at the Orpheum Friday with three
other big acts.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20
BACKING UP GOVERNMENT IN
FOOD CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
Federal Food Administrator Calls Press Meet Present
Doubt Removing Information to Public Talks by
Hoover and DR.. Wilbur
70 the Pres sof North Dakota:

To the Pres sof North Dakota:
You have heard a great deal about
"food conservation" You have heard
it said that "food will win the war;"
You have been told that food must be
saved and substitutes for some of the
basic, staple articles of diet of the
American people must be used if the
American people must be used if the
United States and her allies are to
succeed in the great undertaking of
making the world safe for democracy.
How does all this appeal to you?
Have you taken some of the state
ments Of the Federal Food Administr-
alton with the customary "grain of
salt'"? Are you from Missouri?
1t is not surprising that American
people find it hard to realize that there
is an imperative, vital necessity for
cutting down on the food consump-
ton in the United States. We have
lived so long in this land of plenty
we have become so accustomed to a
superabundance of food of every kind,
that it is no wonder that some people
are saying today: "show u.s."
The Food Administration of North
Dakota hopes to be able to present in
formation so abviously founded upon
the fact that there will be no longer
any question in the minds of the pco-
pie of this state as to the vital need
of having every ounce of food.
Perhaps the clearest proof of the
value of the food conservation move
ment that has yet been made public
is in statement just issued by Food
Administrator Hoover in which he
shows that every ounce of wheat that
is exported from America from the
1917 crop, from this time until the
1918 harvest, will be just what the
American people can save from their
normal consumption Of wheat and no
more!
Mr.. Hoover's statement shows that
wheatlessa nd meatless days have al
ready resulted in saving enough wheat
and enough meat to have very graf
flying and aprecable effect on the
supply that is available for shipment
to the allies of the United States and
to feed the soldiers of this nation who
are now fighting, or preparing to
fight, in Europe.
Your attention is called to the state
ment by Mr.. Hoover, which has al
ready been mentioned, and which will
be found in full.
Your special attention is also call
ed to the article, twill the American
People Change Their Food Habits ?"
from the speech of DR.. Wilbur. May
we ask that you may give these en-
closures your careful attention. They
may give you new light on the Food
Conservation movement and what it
means to the nation.
E. F. Lood,
Federal Food Administrator.
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Internal REVENUE
Man HERE FEB, e
REVENUE MAN SENT HERE FOh
PURPOSE OF HELPING PER-
SONS MAKE RETURN ON
INCOME

James Coffey, of Aberdeen, S. Dak.,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
district of North and South Dakota
announces that an income tax officer
viii arrive in Williston February II
and may be found by all persons OF
this vicinity who seek information in
regard to making out their govern
ment individual and corporation in.
come tax returns, in the Federal
building, evening February 20 during
business hours and for a few days:
The sole purpose of the Govern
ment, in sending this man, is to be
helpful to all persons who are re-
ouired to make a return of their IN
come, He will welcome the oppor-
tunity to give you all the information
at his disposal, and to actually help
to make the return without any eS-
pense to you.
The War Revenue Law passed by
the Congress Oct. 3, 1917 required
every married person living with wife
or husband to pay a tax to the Gov
ernment on that portion of that per
sons net income that exceeds $1,000
and every unmarried person, not the
head of a family to pay tax on that
portion Of that persons net income
that exceeds $1,000; so that if you
are married and your income is S2OO4
or more you must make a return and
if you are not married, and your IN
come IN $1,000 or more you must make
a return for the year 1917
You have 60 days fro ~mthe close
of the year 1917 within which to make
this return, which means that you
must have the return ia the hands OF
the Collector by March 1st, 1918.
The Government is under no obll-
CATION to send anyone to help you
make this return. Neither is the
Government under any obligation to
call upon you personally and advise
YOU about this law. The Government,
however, realizes that great many
thousands uf people, especially farm
ers, who will be subject to this law,
NAV not be advised at this time that
there is any such law. For that rea-
son everything possible is being done
to help the taxpayer comply with The
law in order that it may be put into
effect with the least possible incon~
venience to the people.
The penalty for failure to make
this return as required by law is
fine ranging from $40 to $1,000 or
Jail sentence, or both. The income
tax officer will be provided with a
supply of blanks upon which to make
returns.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20
BURROUGHS FOR CAMP DODGE
SOLDIERS NOT TO Be GRANTED
Boys Will Spend Xmas In Camp Where Elaborate Plans Are
Underway For Their Entertainment

, Christmas tree in every Y. NJ. C. A.
building in Camp Dodge. And on all
of them will be presents for every
man. 1t will be the gift of the mer-
chants Of Des Moines and elsewhere,
their Yuletide contributions to soldier
pleasure. There'll be program in
every building over the door OF which
the Red Triangle is FURNISHED, special
Christmas service.
A Christmas tree will be illumiu-
ated in every ward of the big hispital,
that the sick, too, may not be with
out Yuletide cheer. There will be
popcorn to pop and make popcorn
balls. There will be dancing. Scores
of girls who have taken so kindly to
the soldiers will visit the camp to
carry Christmas as near home as pos
sible. There will be music Many
companies have their own pianos. And
there are scores of monographs thru
out the camp.
Boys of the quartermaster's corps
will be entertained by the entire
troupe playing the Orpheum vaude-
vile theater. Other theaters prob
ably will send their talent to the can
tonment.
All these things will go to play
their parts in making the boys for
get the picture of Christmas at home,
the special trains they had ordered
to carry them, the presents they had
bought to carry home and give the
folks themselves, and all the pleas
ures they had anticipated when they
landed once more in the old town.
War, The Great Leveller
Christmas has come already for
those colored boys from Alabama
They never knew Santa Claus could
be so good. TIE went to them before
he took care of the whole folks. The
colored boys needed him :nore--and
this is war.
When the second consignment of
sweaters, socks, helmets, wristlets
and muffers, knitted by the thous-
ands of patriotic women, reached the
cantonment from Red Cross headquar~
ters, the first men to be cared for
were negroes. Every man of them
secured either a sweater, a pair of
sicks, helmet, a muffler or wrist,cts.
Those left went to the white folks.
The negroes came from Alabama.
1t wasn't their fault they were sent
north. And below zero weather was
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Division Headquarters, Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, Dec. Is, 1917
Christmas won't be like it has been
for the boys at Camp Dodge, it won't
be home. It sort of took the starch
out of them when Secretary Baker
raised the bars against Yuletide fur
loughs. The boys had been told they
would get home for the holidays, eth
er Christmas or New Years, all of
them. They had planned on it. Moth,
err and dad had benn planning too
There's mist in the perspective OF
the future that cannot be penetrated
just now. 1t might be the last Christ
mas at home.
But the boys are not going to let it
get on their nerves. They're going to
turn on all the bright lights they can
reach in the great cantonment Christ
mas Day. The. only thing that will
be missing will be the "folks." But
maybe that can be arranged for lot
Of them. Christmas will be camp holi-
day and perhaps mother and dad can
come to Camp Dodge. Anyhow, here
lis picture of what the day will be
like.
On Christmas Eve, barracks will be
decorated with bells and holly and
crepe paper That will take the place
of hanging up the kid brothers stock
ing. When reveille greets the dawn
Of the new day, there'll be real
Christmasy atmosphere everywhere.
Then the mail man will come with
gifts. Its going to be wonderful
sight that morning when the boys
open up the packages they were to
have received at home. And ther.
will be carloads of such packages.
Postmaster George Hoffman is pre-
pairing to add scores of men to his
postoffice staff to insure prompt de-
livery. ''The soldiers frst," he said,
"and on Christmas Day."
Next will be dinner, regular seven
course banquet with everything from
soup to nuts. The commissary depart
ment has ordered 100000 pounds of
turkey, 25,OO0 pounds of potatoes, 22,-
900 pounds of cranberries, 1000 pies,
pumpkin pies, hundreds of pounds of
celery, nuts, candy, oysters-every-
thing including pudding. Uncle Sam
leaves out nothing in the menu of his
Christmas mess. Many of the COM
panies will have printed and hand
decorated menu cards the pride of
the company chefs.
Here's a surprise. There'll be a
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Mr.. HOOver's Statement

In statement recently made pub
lie Mr.. Fl. C. Hoover, Federal Food
Administrator, says:
"Statements appearing in the Chi
cago pres sand widely circulated,
emanating from parties interested in
exploiting the sale Of meat, protest.
ing from parties interested in exploit
ing the sale of meat, protecting
against meatless and wheatless days
as unnecessary sacrifices by the
American public, are either malicious
or emanate from personal interests,
obviously endeavoring to raise the
price of meat.
"The results from meatless days
have for the first time created suffi-
cient Visible supply Of meat to allow
US to partially comply with the guam
titles requested by the Allies for ship
ment during the month of December.
"This should be matter of salts
faction to the entire American people
that their devotion to this matter now
enables us to resume our duties to the
Allies in this respect ansdour en-
deavor should in no instance be re-
laxed.
GAS to wheat we have already ex-
ported the whole of the surplus of the
1917 harvest over and above the nor
NAL demands of our own population
until the 1918 harvest. 1t is neces-
sary for the Food Administration to
restrict the exports of wheat so as to
retain in the United Staes sufficient
supplies to carry our own people un-
til the next harvest. Therefore all
exports of wheat from now forward
are limited entirely to the volume of
saving made by the American people
in their consumption of wheat and
wheat products.
eve are continuing wheat ship
ments for December as far as our sit
uation allows, but even with all the
conservation made we are still unable
to load over 100000 tons of food
stuffs urgently required by the Allies
during the month of December alone.
Statements of the above character
given out for personal interests are in
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THE WEEK IN THE SCHOOLS
The Williston schools are very busy
this week with exhibits and programs
Observation-Disclosures at Westlawn
Tuesday brought out over one hun
dred visitors who viewed the splen
did exhibits.
Wednesday was Go-to-School-Af
ternoon at Central and Junior High
with an exhibit by Central. Man.
visitors attended.
Today there is a program at Senio,
High and there is an oratorical con
test this evening at eight o'clock. To-
morrow commencing at ten thirty ths
Senior High will give program.
A full report of the week at schoo
will be given next week.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20
ACCI0ENT[Y SHOOTS
MOTHER With RIFLE
WIFE OF REGISTER BYERLY OF
THIS CITY TERRIBLY WOUND
ED-PHYSICIANS SAY SHE
WILL RECOVER

p Minot, N. D., Dec. f3-Mrs. w. e.
Byerly, one of Velva's most beloved
women, was very seriously wounded
by the accidental discharge of 90
calibre rife in the hands of her eldest
son, Russell, aged 16 years, at 8:15
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
bullet entered the abdomen at about
the center, passing between two cor
set stays, and in some manner its
course was DETECTED slightly. It took
direction to the right and lodged in
the right hip, as has been determined
by an X-ray photograph. The intes-
tines were punctured in four places,
the injury being very serious. The
patient was brot to Minot on No. 105
that afternoon and taken at once to
the Ringo hospital, where an opera
ton was performed Her surgeon pro-
nounces her case to be progressing
satisfactorily and it is believed that
she will recover. Probably no effort
will be made to remove the bullet.
About the only danger now would be
from blood-poisoning and doctors and
nurses are guarding against this care
fully. Mrs. Byerly is kept under the
influence of morphine and she is suf--
fering little or no pain.
She was accompanied to Minot BY
her husband, children and scores Of
friends. Rev. w. A. bennett, pastor
of the Methodist church at Velva, who
learned by phone of the accident, hur-
ried to Velva and accompanied Mrs.
/ Byerly to this city and has remained
with the family since.
Fortunately, Mr.. Byerly, who is
Register of the Williston landoftice,
was at home at the time of the acci-
dent Russell had been out shooting
his rifle the night before and he arose
Wednesday morning and was remov-
ing the shells from the gun in the
kitchen. He tried to remove the mag
azine from the rife but could not, so
was taking the shells out Of the gun,
one at time. His mother was pre-
pairing breakfast, but the gun was
pointed away from her. However,
she stepped in front Of the rifle, just
as the hammer slipped, discharging
the gun. AS soon as she was shot she
believed herself to be fatally wounded
and she called to her husband, who
was up stairs. Mr.. Byerly rushed
down and carried his wife to lounge
and summoned doctor. Mrs. Byerly,
who is chairman of the Velva Red
Cross, has been active in the work and
after bidding goodbye to members Of
the family, left instructions with her
husband regarding certain phases of
the work. Her many friends are re-
joicing over the prospects of her ul-
innate recovery.
An eleven-year-old son, Fred, who
naturally became worked up over the
sad accident, took the gun out back Of
the house and fixed it so that it will
never cause any more trouble.
The many friends Of Mr.. Byerly in
this city were shocked to learn Of the
accident, reports of which reached
here Saturday. From present re-
ports Mrs. Byerly is getting alone
nicely.
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"The largest State Bank west of
Grand Forks" is the heading used
by the Williams County State Bank
of Williston and very noticeable fact
is that o, J. Holland, Cashier, G. G.
Vikan, Assistant Cashier and j. B.
Macarthur, Assistant Cashier, are all
former Bottineau men. = Bottineau
Courant.
Word has been received that Mr..
and Mrs. G.. B. Metzger will make
their home in St. Paul this winter.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20
RELATIVES KILLED IN FRANCE

MIS-. Alex Llnu, WHO IIVeS 1OuIVce1I
miles northwest of the city received
word this week of the death Of her
nephew Anthon Haugen who was kill
ed in battle in France on the sixth of
November. Anthon Haugen belong
ed to the 221 battilion of Canadian
Volunteers and was at the front but
a short time when he became VIC
tim of the German bullets.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20

Helen and Marguerite Heffernan ar
rived last night from Minneapolis to
spend the holidays at their home.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20

Arthur r. johnson. Gladys J. Bean
of Wheelock, Dec. Ia.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20

Leonard j. Bean and Jennie Marie
Garaas of Wheelock, Dec. ID.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Chas. HTabik and Emma Tolligson,
both of WIhston. Married by Judge
Butler, Dec. 13.
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| little accord with the spirit being
shown by millions of homes in the
United States in an endeavor to aid
the Food Administration in it's task
of feeding our own soldiers abroad as
we'll as our allies and stabilizing prices
to our own people.
"No more foolish or unpatriotic ut
terances have been made, than the
statement referred to- In the critical
situation of the worlds food today
opposition to the governments con-
servation measures is an action COM
parable to opposition to the draft, be-
cause any failure in saving food means
direct and immediate los sof life aside
from the serious interference with our
war service in the feeding of our
allies.
Will the American People Change
Their Food Habits?
DR.. Wilbur in an address at the
conference of Food Administrators in
Washington November 18th, said in
part:
"The Food Conservation movement
is the most important thing for
Democracy in the world today because
we must realize that we may lose this
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