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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
United States Ready
to Send Men to Allies

Washington, May 1.-The United
States stands ready to send an army
to Europe whenever the allies deem
it wise to divert the necessary ship
ping from transporting food to trans
porting men.
It became known definitely today
that the government has offered the
allies troops, but has suggested that
the alarming shortage of world ship
ping may make it impracticable to
send them at once. In spite of objec,
tions of the general staff to putting
American forces on the firing line be.
fore the great war army has been rails
ed and trained the administration has
been determined to send the contin,
gent earnestly desired by France for
moral effect as soon as possible
Whether the force shall be made up
of regulars or national guardsmen, or
both, has not been decided.
State department officials have con.
tinuously urged the sending of an
army, solely for the psychological eff,
feet, If not only in encouraging the
allied troops, but in discouraging the
Germans. They have felt that such a
step would consecrate the United
States as full member of the alliance
entitled to most honorable seat at
the peace conference.
Some who have vigorously opposed
an early expetitionary force as inter.
fering with the training of a larger
army, have modified their views as a
result of the arguments advanced by
the military experts with the French
commission here that training men can
be much better carried out in France
within sound of the guns Neverthe.
less the opposition of the staff has not
wavered.
The tonnage required for transport
ing the regular American unit of a..
900 men would be nearly half a mil.
lion tons.
1t remains for the allies to deter
mine if they can afford to divert that
amount Of shipping.
Little doubt exists that the French
will gladly make any sacrifice neces-
sary to have American troops in
France, as that has been the great
plea Of their mission. They have point
ed out that this is needed to convince
the Germans beyond doubt that all
Americas resources have been thrown
into the battle.
The British also are known to be
anxious to have American troops in
France as final earnest manifesta-
tion of American participation. but
there is reason to believe that they
have taken a somewhat more detached
view than the French. Overcome by
the whole e-heartedness of American CO.
operation in the war, they believe that
the one essential is to marshal the COM
mon resources to the greatest advant-
age.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
Barnes County Chapter
Of America Red Cross

fingers of the county in the making of
banda5es and other hospital supplies
and solicit supplies.
Third--The committee on instruc.
ton, whose duties will be TO arrange
for and conduct Red Cross classes
along four lines: l, First Aid; 2, Ele-
mentary Hygiene and Home Care of
the Sick; 3, Home Dietetics; 4, Prep
aration of Surgical Dressings.
Church guilds, ladies' clubs, frater-
nal orders, or communities that wish
to undertake to fill box of supplies
should apply to the chapter, for au-
thority to form an auxiliary for the
purpose.
Every citizen Of Valley City should
join Thursday evening or before. Ar
rangements have been made so that
membership may be paid for at any
of the banks, or make check payable
to D. O'Malley, treasurer, and send to
any of the following officers: George
A. Mcfarland, president; J. J. Farley,
vice president; Mrs. F. w. Heidel, Sec
retary; D. O'Malley, treasurer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
Food Control Is
Wilson Object

Washington, April 30.-The admin
istrations food control legislation was
introduced today in both houses OF
congress.
In the house Chairman Lever of the
agricultural committee offered a bill to
give the agricultural department d.
rect supervision of food production
and distribution. The program was
put before the senate in a resolution
by Senator Gore, chairman of the SEN
ate committee
price fixing or control Of grain enter
ing into the manufacture of liquors
These subjects will be dealt with in
measures to be drawn later.
twenty-five million dollars is asked
for the agricultural departments use
in administering the program. The
legislation calls fer an immediate sur
vey Of the country's food resources
and cOnfers power upon the depart
ment to prevent speculation and price
manipulation. It would provide for
equitable distribution and would sus
pend the law prohibiting the mixing OF
-four. 1t would establish and enforce
standards for agricultural products
and for fertilizers.
Under the measures asked, the sec
retary Of agriculture could, if the gov
ernment thought it necessary, license
Or operate any business Of manufac
ture, storage or distribution Of food
food materials or seeds. He could
compel concerns so licensed to loose
boarded stocks of food, to restrain
from unjust or discriminatory prac
tees or charges and could force them
to exact fair prices only.
The federal trade commission, di
rected by President Wilson to investi
gate with the agriculture department
the cause Of high food prices, started
its inquiry today with hearing at
which representatives of state food
commissions told of food conditions
throughout the country. In outlining
the purposes and scope of the inquiry
| members of the commission declared
their first aim would be to remedy un.
lawful economic conditions. The com
mission, clothed with inquisitorial and
corrective powers, will work in close
| cooperation with the agriculture de,
partment, giving particular attention
to violations of the antitrust laws in
food distribution.
Forty states were represented at the
| conference, and four governors attend
ed in person-Frazier of North Da.
kota, Milliken of Maine Profit of
Rhode Island and Harris Of Georgia.
Many of the representatives blamed
high prices on middlemen and on poor
transportation methods. Some thought
there was no actual food shortage and
deplored the publicity given to reports
Of a poor wheat crop. Hoarding by
housewives and others, they said, had
taken much food from the markets and
had added to a general hysteria.
Governor Frazier declared there was
something wrong with distributing
systems when farmers last fall receiv-
ed less than 81 bushel for potatoes
and saw them sold at retail this spring
at more than IS.
A. e. Reynolds, a grain dealer repre-.
senting Indiana, said great quantities
of wheat were in storage at points in
the United States while other places
were paying as much as Is cents a
bushel above the market price because
they were unable to get an adequate
supply.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
INFORMATION IS WANTED
OF WILLIAM SHOEMAKER

The chief of police received a tele-
gram this morning from Velva stating
William Shoemaker was very sick
there and that he claimed to have liv-
ed in Valley City formerly. His moth
er's name is Mary Shoemaker and If
anybody knows her or other relatives
of the man they will confer favor by
communicating with Chief Swanson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
APRIL WEATHER REPORT

Total precipitation for the month Of
April, 2.12 inches. This is above the
average, which is 2.O6 inches. Precip-
itation for April, 1916, was 152 inches;
for April, 1915, 1.21 inches; for 1914,
1923 inches. The highest temperature
for the month was 81, on the 18th.
The lowest for the month was IL, on
the 1St and 18th.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
EIGHT YOUNG MEN OF
MICHIGAN JOIN COLORS

Grand Rapids, April 30. Eight
young men of this city have offered
their services to the government and
left this week for sations They were
Frank Schmitz, William Lee, Edward
Reed, H. Bergroon, Homer Ayler, Oral
Long, Charley Kinney and Arthur
Peterson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
MOTHERS CLUB HAD GOOD
MEETING FRIDAY EVENING

A very interesting meeting of the
Mothers club was held Friday evening
in the parlor of the Methodist church,
Mrs. Chambard and Mrs. Perry being
hostesses for the evening. DR.. Pray
gave a very interesting talk on "The
Nervous Child" Plans for Baby
Week were discussed, and the pro-
gram committee, consisting of Mes
danes Wemett, Switzer and Bell, sub
mitted very strong program for next
years work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
PAUL SON HAPPIER THAN
EVER; TWINS ARE ARRIVALS S

Fargo, April 30.-"Happy" Paulson,
recently promoted to the position OF
city editor of the Fargo Forum, is be-
ginning to think that this is the life. ="
Happy" was just treating the boys
yesterday on the strength of his new
job when he was called to his home
by the announcement that twin girls
had arrived. He had to treat again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
SHIELDS WILL HAVE A
BASEBALL ORGANIZATION

Shields, April 30.-S. H. Musser, B.
E. Frederick and Jerry Foster were
named as a committee of three this
week to finance the proposition of a
baseball team for the coming season.
F. A. Shipman will manage the squad.
The team will in all probability con-
sist of number of Indians.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
he THREATENED TO KILL

George Sabo, an Italian laborer
working in the railroad yards here,
was arrested Monday evening by or
ficer King for threatening to shoot a
fellow laborer. He will be given a
hearing before Judge Moe some time
today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
Raided Third Street
Livery Barn Sunday

Sunday night Chief of Police Swan.
son and officer King raided an old liv.
ery stable on Third street, occupied
by Irwin Dunn. They arrested Chas.
McFann, an employe of the barn,
charging him. with bootlegging. A
small quantity of liquor was found in
the place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
BURKE COUNTY SCHOOL
MEET TO BE HELD MAY 26

F'laxton, April 3O.-The fifth annual
Burke county inter-scholastic track
and field meet will be held in this city
on Saturday, May 26. The school win
ming the highest number of points will
be awarded the silver trophy cup
which was Won by Bowbells last year
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03

A total Of $435.0O0 goes to the bu.
reau Of standards, largely to cover
Standardization work carried on with
the army and navy in the interest of
defense.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03

Louis Marschner, principal of the
Rogers schools, was in attendance at
the Barnes county teachers meeting
Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03

Nels Johnson is adding a two-story
sleeping porch to his home on West
Fourth street.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
WANTS DRAINAGE

llTcHVILLE WANTS DRAINAGE
At the last meeting of the Litchville
city council l.. T. Peterson was ap-
pointed assessor, L. F. Hanstedt street
commissioner, G.. G. Venaas, pound
master, while A. P. Hanson, J. E. Mel
son and Frank Bitzenhofer were man,
ed as committee to look up the cost
of drainage system, petiiioned for
by so citizens.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03

r. B. Cox. of Wimbledon, was in
town on business Tuesday.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12

Sc puede eludir, puesto que es un
deber, iy cuanto mas pronto Sc pa
que mejor!
Pero aparte del hecho de que al
pagar unO suS impu estOs cumple
con su deber, segundo, por decirlo
asi, Sc libra uno de caer en- manos
de especuladores. En- este estado,
igual que en- los demas, va hay
hombres que no hacen mas traba-
10 que ell de estar miranda euien
deja de pagar sus impuestos cuan-
do Sc venCen, para ir en- seguida a
comprar tai propiedad por la con-
tribuci6n.
Seg1n nuestras leyes, cuando
una propiedad es vendida por no
haberse pagado los impuestos So
bre la misma, viene a ser propie-
dad del comprador al cabo de tres
amos, 81 no ha sido redimida dentro
de este tempo; y 81 10 es, el duefio
tiene que pagar un pesado reditO
al dlch0 cOmpradOr SObre la Suma
pagada.
Ell porque muchos Sc atrasan en-
ell pago de sus impuestos, Sc debe,
en- la mayoria de los casos. al he
cho de ser demasiado oneroso ell
cobro del impuestO. Esto, sin en-
barge, y Sc remediara, 81 los con-
tribuyentes, o "pagadores de tasa-
ci6n", como les llamamos comun-
mente, hacen la firme resolution
de no elegir para la legislature
mas que a personals de capacidad y
de caracter que aprueben las leyes
necesarias para rebajar los impues-
tos evitando los grandes gastos de
gobierno de la actualidad.
Antonio LuCero.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
20 aqui desde la prilnavera pasada
y que tanto honra a Taos.

20 aqui desde la primavera pasada
y que tanto honra Taos.
Dicha orquesta, toma parte en-
las veladas, conciertos, bales y
tertulias organizadas por la socie-
dad ta0Sefla, y es considerable, al
decir de los turistas y expertos en-
el arte musical, como la mejor
orquesta en- ell sudoeste.
Durante las recientes ferias, la
orquesta Silva tuvo a cargo los
bales y conciertos en- ell Teatro
-Miramon, viendose dicho teatro
durante las ferias atestadisimo de
danzantes, hasta ell extreme de
llenarse de bote a bote y realizando
su dueflo ell mejor agosto, deseosos
todos de danzar en- donde la Or
questa Silva ejecutaba el progama.
La mayor parte de las pleas musi-
Gales de su progama, tuviercn que
ser repetidas hasta cinco veces,
bebido al entusiasmo y atronadores
aplausos de los danzantes y espec
tadores.
Dicho sea de paso, la tan aplau
dida orquesta Silva, 10 mismo que
la Banda Alameda, ambas tan
habilmente dirigidas por el Prof.
Silva, son de gran credito y honra
para nuestros hermoso vale, que
no deberian olvidar los buenos hon.
bres y los comerciantes de Taos,
dando a dicha Banda y orquesta
todo ell soporte possible para ami.
mar una vez mas a sus PrOfesores Y
preservar en- Taos una orquesta VI
banda musical que no solo atrae
la admiration de turistas Y extra
nos sin6 que al mismo tempo
constituye nuestra pequefia pla-
"a como una villa modelo en- ell
suroeste de los Estados Unidos,
mas 81 Sc tiene en- cuenta los indu-
clmlentoS en- nueStro antique
pueblo indigena, sus antigiedades
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
Ell Prof. Alfredo S. Broesier.

Sc halla en- esta de Taos, eI
Prof. Alfredo S. Broesier, lie Ell
Paso, Texas, Representante de la
Bryan HARVESTER Co. de Albuquer-
que, N. NJ. y duien incidental
mente pronuncia discursos en- pro
de la prohibition, cuyos discursos,
tan elocuentes como convincentes,
mucho han llamado la atenci6n en-
donde quiera que dicho senior los
pronuncia, pues es un orador de
reputation establecida.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
AVISO.

Todas mis- cuentas por servicios
PROFESSIONALS pasadas de sesenta
dias, han sido puestas en- manos
del abogado V. w. Moore para in
colectaci6n
listed Sc salvara costos hacienda
pronto arreglo con el. 40-41.
sadvt.
TIP. Martin, M. D.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
AvISO.

En- y despues Fde Octubre Is,
1917, Sc lie rehusara servicios me-
dicos a toda persona que deba
cuentas los doctores de Taos pa
sado de sesenta dias hasta que sus
cuentas sean pagadas. 40-41.
advts
T. P. Martin, M. d.,
J.J. Bergmans, M. d.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
HABLA NUESTRO SECRE.
TARIODE ESTADO
DON ANTONIO
LUCERO
FL Peligro que CORE Nuestro
pueblo al Desacerse de
sus propiedades de
Labranza

1Ido Id SuClld quC dllOId st cStd
librando en- Europa, la cual, por
su ferocidad, esta hacienda estre-
mecerse a todo el mundo, vaa w.
mir otra guerra, pacifica, por su-
puestO, en- la cual cada individuo
tendra que ser su propiO regimen
to de defensa.
Me refiero a la lucha por la vida
a la lucha en- pos de oportunidades
para recuperar 10 perdido unos, y
para mejorar sus condolences
otrOs.
Asi ha sido tras todas la grandes
guerras que ha tenidO ell mundo, Y
asi tendra que ser tras de esta.
La lucha por el comercio del
mundo entire las naciones, aunque
pacifica, va a ser una guerra tenaz
|y tremenda, y en- la cual los pue-
bios mejor equipados industrial y
educacionalmente saldran triun-
fantes.
En- la guerra comercial entire las
naciones, la nuestra no CORE min
gun riesgo en- mi concepto, puesto
que su posici6n geografca y ell
adelanto sumo que ha hecho su
pueblo educational e industrial
mente la ponen fuera del alcance
de la derrota en- tai contienda, aun
81 tuviera que verselas con todas
las naciones europeas de mayor
adelanto y civilization.
Mas este M obstante, debo con-
fesar que me tiene siempre inquie-
to la suerte que aguarda a nues-
tro pueblo neomejicano en- ell futu-
70 Immediate a que me vengo re-
firiendo.
Mucha de nuestra gente, POGO
a POGO, Sc viene. deshaciendo de
sus terrenos de labranza O de 10
que fueren, en- todas parties del
estado, y este me ha hecho pregun-
tarme varias veces, 81 no Sc pone
alg1n reparo este: ique es 10 que
va venir ser de 10 mas de nu-
estra gente cuando la lucha por la
vida Sc haga mas tirante?
La condici6n triste y aterradora
que guardian los millares de prole-
tarios en- Mejico, es un espejo en- ell
cual, 81 miramos, podremos formar-
nos una idea de Ia vida que lleva
la genie desheredada.
PueS bien, 81 hemos de ser sin
ceros con nuestro pueblo, ell conse-
jo razonable que debemos darIe IS
ell de no vender nj una pulgada de
sus terrenos. Pero este no basta.
Tras la resolution de no vender,
deberia venir otra igualmente i'm.
portante, que es la de no hipote-
carlos, y, ademas, la de no sacar
fiado en- los comercios sino 10 abso-
lutamente indispensable para la
vida, y la de yer que los impuestos
sean pagados 81 es possible en- cuan-
to Sc vencen.
A los peligros del "fiambre' VI
de las hipotecas no necesito la
mar la atenci6n de nadie, porque
va todos los conocen. Esas dos
calamidades son hermanas gene
las, y aqui en- Nuevo Mejico han
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
Sc ABRE LA CAMPANA PRO-
HIBICIONISTA.

La campafia prohibicionista en-
Taos Sc abri6 ell martes de esta
semana en- una gran junta que Sc
tuvo en- In Opera Miram6n, organi-
zada por el Prof. Alfredo S. Bro
esier, de Ell Paso, quien fue ell ora
dor del dia. Atendieron a dicho
meeting los ministries de las difieren
tes den0minaciones de este vale; ei
Alguacil de condado, el superinten-
dente de escuelas p1blicas, e' secre-
tario de condado, el administrator
de correos y varios etros ciudada-
nos de esta localidad.
Como Sc habia anunciado FL
meeting a los alumnos de las es-
cuelas p1blicas con anticipation, ell
contingente de sefioras y ninos fue
numeroSO.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12

emiten diferentes y muy contra
dictorias opiniones. Algunos OPT
nan que la guerra puede concluir
de un momento a otro debido a
algun acontecimiento inusitad0
que no Sc puede preveer. Otros
Green que probablemente durara
un afio mas, y que a la expiration
del mismo el conflicto terminara
dejando descontentas a las nacio-
mes interesadas en- ell tratado dc
paz, y dando lugar una paz in
segura que no puede dudar mu-
cho tempo. Pero los mas son
de opinion que dos tres afios es
el termino minimo para que la lu.
cha termine y vuelva a reinar Ia
paz en- ell mundo. Esta es la OPT
ni6n que Sc considera mas proba.
BILE y que tiene mayores probabi
lidades de verse realizada. Yer
dad es que todos quieren la paz y
ell mundo entero desea yer la con-
clusi6n de esta guerra, pero Sc
oponen obstaculos insuperables a
la realization de este deseo en- los
intereses de varias de las naciones
comprometidas, y es precise dejar
al tempo que traiga ell desengafio
final y de la victoria a la naci6n
que tenga mas fuerza y destreza
o mejor fortuna. Las classes que
mas sufren, las que experimental
mayores perdidas y hacen mas
grandes sacrificios son las clases
mas numerosas que componen ell
pueblo llano, quien We sus hijos y
su bienestar sacrificados a impul-
SOS de intereses opuestos que Sc
hallan en- mortal lucha. Todo ell
mundo experimental las consecuen-
cias de este desastre que ten terri
bles consecuencias ha traido para
la humanidad.
Los Estados Unidos estan COM
prometidos en- la obra benefca de
defender la justicia y la raz6n, y
de mantener al efecto y fuerza de
de la ley International que en- cier-
to modo es la piedra fundamental
de la civilization, AL mlsmo ITEM
po, y teniendo en- cuenta que la
naci6n americana es la 1nica de-
sinteresada y la que no espera
ventaja material nj recompensa
alguna como premio de sus esfuer-
zos, Sc espcra que esta naci0n sera
la que tendra mas poder e influen-
cia para traer la paz al mundo y la
que estara siempre en- favor del
trato igual de justicia para todos.
Estas intenciones honorificas son
muy dignas y propias para la ma
ci6n que cuenta entire sus jefes
George Washington y a Abraham
Lincoln y que ha tenido por guia
y principle la immortal declaration
de independence. Ell mundo no
perdera NADIA sino que ganara mu-
cho, 81 triunfa la parte que defien-
den los Estados Unidos porque ell
gobierno de esta naci0n cuando
Sc firmen los tratados de paz Sc
opondra a todo abuse y usurpa-
cion y defendera con toda su fuer
"a la justicia para todos. AL mis-
mo tempo Sc aprovechara de la
primera oportunidad que Sc pre-
sente para poner fina esta lucha
fratricida que 81 Sc prolonga de-
masiado puede ser perjudicial la
civilization.
Fl IIltim0 E0ntincpntp da SoIdad0S Saldra
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1917-10-12
Ell Ultmo COntingente de SOIdadOS Saldra
Ell microbes, dia II del
que Rige


El 1ltimo contingente de
de Nuevo Mexico, a segun
ci6n recibida, saldra ell ]
pr6ximo, dia II del que
la hora de ir en- prensa, la
cal no habia todavia hecho
de los ocho jovenes que
salir de este condado par
Funston, Kansas.