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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

At a meeting held at the city hall
Thursday afternoon, Aug. g., 1917, the
Sheyenne Valley Region Immigration
and Development association was or
ganized. Chas. C. Connolly, of Devils
Lake, president Of the state wide immt-
grafton movement, called the meeting
to order. The counties included IN
this organization are Griggs, Steele.
Barnes, Ransom and Sargent. A good
ly number from each of the counties
were present. After Mr.. Connolly had
outlined the purpose of the organize
ton Hon. Frank Sanford, Of Barnes
county, was introduced and made q
very interesting and instructive adj
dress. Mr.. Sanford Is practical
farmer, knowing present conditions
and the need of this section Of the
state. A family on every quarter, is
the slogan; the farmer with the COW,
hog and the silo, corn and alfalfa to-
gether with the small grains to make
this the greatest section of. the bread
basket of the world. The organizing
OF this association will be followed
with county units through which the
real work of pushing this great devel-
opment project will be conducted. One
of the pleasing features of the meeting
was the mingling of the farmers, the
bankers and the business men, and
the willingness with which all put
their shoulders to the wheel to aid in
this much needed work. The great
benefit of this work can hardly be sti-
mated and will work for better feel
ing between the farmers and business
interests of the state. Those who par
ticipated in the meeting left feeling
they have entered into a great work
and manifested determination to do
all in their power to aid in promoting
this great project The election of Of
fcers resulted as follows:
President-Mayor I. J. Moe, Valley
City.
Vice President - H. w. Green of
Leal, one of the bonanza farmers of
that district.
Secretary Treasurer - NJ. O. Gran
gard, of Rogers, prominent banker.
Executive committee, composed of
two from each county.
Sargent County - H. L. Green, Of
Rutland and Geo. H. Freeman of Cogs-
WELL
Ransom County - w. L. William
son of Lisbon, and C. G. Bangart of
Enderlin.
Barnes County-P. A. Pickett of
Leal and Frank Sanford of Valley City.
Griggs County-Fred Lewis of Bin
ford and Fred Sinclair of Cooperstown.
Steele County-Ed Horner of Fin
ley and w. B. Cheshire of Luverne.
1t will be the duty of the members
of the executive committee to organ
ize the county units. Mr.. Connolly
was very enthusiastic over the out
come of the meeting and predicts great
good to come. The organizing of the
county units will be pushed during the
early fall. ,.-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Son S Remains Are
/ Identified by Mother

Jamestown, Aug. 8.-Investigations
of the chief Of police of Valley City
Tuesday, assisted by Chief Cbermillel
Of Jamestown, regarding the identity
OF the man killed by a fall from a train
between Jamestown and Bloom, and
buried Saturday at the Highland
Home cemetery, have resulted in a
complete identification of the victim.
His mother, Mrs Carman, of Moor
head, arrived in the city today, follow
ing information secured by the Valley
City official. The body was taken up
at the cemetery, and clearly identified
by the mother, as that of her son, Les.
ter B. Carman, aged IT, Identity was
established by scar under the lip, the
| color of the hair, and two scars on
the left leg below the knee, one being
due to blood poisoning.
Young Carman was a roommate of
! 3. H. Bachman, son of Rev. Bachman,
! OF this city, who assisted the mother
in learning of the identity of her son.
Carman had worked short time at
the N. P. baggage room here; also had
worked at Valley City, being employed
by the railroad company and also by
an ice company. He had attended the
M. p. camp meeting here, after which
ne returned to Valley City. 1t is sup
posed that he fell from No. 1. He
leaves besides his parents, four sis
tiers. The family formerly resided in
Valley City, and burial will be held at
that place. The identity of the body
was learned through descriptions fur,
nished by the newspapers of the state
and emanating from jamestown.
Mrs. Hazelgrove of Valley City, a
friend Of the Carman family, accom-
panied the mother to this city,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

before the time of departure for camp.
From the time specified for report.
ing to the local board for military
duty" the regulations state, leach man
in respect of whom notice to report
has been posted or mailed shall be in.
the military service of the United
States" > u'
Find Rooms in. Hotels
Prior to the arrival of the men at
the board headquarters, board mem.
bers are instructed to make arrange
ments for their accommodation and
to find clean and sanitary sleeping
places at hotels and lodging houses, to
arrange for their meals and to provide
lodging and meal tickets to be taken
in payment and redeemed for cash
later by the government disbursing Of
ficers. In its discretion the boards may
grant permission for the men to re-
main at their homes. 4
Arrived at the board headquarters at
the hour fixed for reporting the men
will be drawn up, the roll called and
agents Of the board will take them per-
sonally to their quarters, remaining
with them until every arrangement for
their comfort has been made EN-
phatic instructions are given that the
quality of the food furnished shall be
good and the board Is held liable for
seeing that meals are adequate.
First Military Ceremony
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters, set for $3.50 p. M on the
day of reporting to the board, will be
the first military ceremony the draft
en- men pass through. The board mem
bers are directed to be present in per.
son and to inform the men of their mil
itary status, impressing on them the
fact that disobedience of orders is the
gravest military crime. The light
hand baggage, containing toilet ar
ticles and a change Of underclothing
which the men are permitted to take
with them to camp, will be inspected
by the board and the lists of men sent
forward made out and copies of or.
iginal registration cards prepared.
For each district five alternates will
be summoned to the board headquart-
ers, in addition to the men actually
selected to fill the board quota. They
will be held at the assembling point
until train time, to fill the vacancies
should any men of the levy fail to re-
port.
Except for retreat roll call, the men
will be given town liberty until As
minutes before train time.
Must Gather straggIers
After the departure of the levy for
camp, the local boards will turn to
gathering up stragglers. If there is
evidence of wilful violation Of orders,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
If You Want to Sell
ADVERTISE.
If You Want to Buy
READ THE ADVER-
EASEMENTS.

the offender will be reported to the
adiutant general of the army as de-
serter and the local police will be
asked to arrest him on sight and turn
him over to the nearest army post for
trial. Where there was no intention
of desertion, however, and the missing
man reports Of his own will, the board
will send him Oh to the camp with an
explanation and a recommendation as
to the degree of culpability.
Arrived at the camp, the party will
undergo final physical examination by
army doctors. If any are rejected the
local board will be notified and an al
ternate sent forward for each such
case. The net quota of board will
be regarded as filled when the full
number of men called for have been
finally accepted.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

tured several farms held by the Ger
mans and also have captured mum.
Der of machine guns. These gains are
another forward step toward the
Cstend-Lille railroad, toward which
the British drive from HODGE also is
pointed.
The Canadians, in their trenches at
the doorstep of Lens, and the British
forces holding trenches south of Vimy
Ridge, are coming in for intensive
Smelling from the Germans. On the
long neglected front near st. Quentin,
the Germans have delivered surprise
attack Of considerable proportions but
were unsuccessful except at some
weak points in the center of the
French line The Germans suffered
heavy casualties
German Gains In East
Likewise along the Aisne front the
Germans have delivered onslaughts
against the French but here they we're
also met with defeat. At several points
the Germans managed to make their
way into isolated trenches but they
met death later in hand-to-hand fight
ing or were captured.
Aside from the front in France little
fighting of moment is taking place ex-
cept in Galicia, Bugowina and south
ern Moldavia In all these sectors, the
Germans and Austro-Hungarians are
declared by Berlin to be continuing
their gains. Southeast of Czernowitz
the Germans have penetrated the Rus
sian frontier positions and farther
south with their allies they have taken
rositions between the Trotus and
Putna valleys and in southern Mol
davia, in the region Of Fokshani, have
thrown their forces across the Suchft-
"a river on a wide front
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Word has been received from the
Misses Hazel Nelson, Betty McPher-
son and Emma Won Domarus, who are
ticking hiking trip through Glacier
Park, that they are having wonder
full time and meeting many pleasant
people who are also making pedes-
trian trip.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

: Cleveland Plain Dealer: Being en-
peror of China isn't nearly so steady
a job as it used to be-.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

extensions of territories and indem.
mites, was impossible. Confidence that
the new chancellor would bring about
a victorious peace and not one Of re.
nunciation, was asserted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16
Lands HOLDS BIBLE is
DE TROP' AS LAW BOOK

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The Bible as a
law book is "de trop" in Federal Judge
Landis' court. In recent case tried
before the jurist, an attorney attempt
ed to quote the Good Book as an au-
thority for the Sunday closing law
"Your honor, there is law beyond
the statute books-a higher law
that may be taken into consideration
here.
whats that?" demanded the
Judge.
"The Bible, your honor" was the
attorneys reply. at says that no
work should be done on Sunday"
ooh" said the Judge, that's it, is
it? Well, we need not go into Bible
law here. If we did the President of
the United States would be disfran-
chised, Congress would be arrested,
scores of respectable people would al
wavs be in Jail, everything would al
wavs be tangled up, and we'd be in
devil of fix generally.
"Another thing" suddenly ex
claimed the Judge, "all you lawyers
wouldn't get off so easily either"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Leonard T. Francis and
Lucinda Francis, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust dated the 10Th
day of October, 1910, and recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds of
St. Francois county, Missouri, in Deed
Book 109, at page 5S3, did convey to
the undersigned Trustee the following
described real estate, situate, lying
and being in the county of st. Fran
co.'s and State of Missouri, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the south
east quarter containing 40 acres, and
the west half of the southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter containing
20 acres, both in Section seven (O;
also two (2) acres off Of the west side
of the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of Section eight 49, all
in Township thirty-five 1851 north,
Range five 81 east. containing in the
aggregate sixty-two 1922 acres.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment of GER
tain promissory notes in said deed of
trust described.
And whereas default has been made
in the payment of said promissory
notes and said notes have become due
and remain unpaid, now, therefore, at
the request of the legal holder of said
notes and by virtue of the authority
in me vested by said deed of trust, |,
the undersigned trustee, will on
Saturday, February 18th, 1917.
between the hours Of nine o'clock i'll
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the south
front door of the Court House in the
city of Pennington, St. Francois
county, Missouri, proceed to sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue to the highest bidder, for cash,
for the purpose of satisfying said in
debtedness and the cost of executing
this trust.
J. P. CAYCE, Trustee.
Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 8, and 16.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16
FROM NEW COUNTY AGENT
Pennington, Mo-, Feb. u, 1917.

Pennington, Mo-, Feb. II, 1917.
To the Farmers of st. Francois Co.:
have not yet been able to meet all
of the farmers of st. Francois county,
and / am taking this method of extend
ing to you my greetings and word of
introduction.
do not come to your county claim
ing to know all about your farming
conditions and l shall have no hest
fancy in saying 81 don't know" to
questions that cannot knowingly
answer. But | am here to serve the
farmers of this county in every pos
siblc way that | can serve them. 1t
should be remembered that you are
entitled not only to the services that
may be able to render you, but that
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and our own agricultural
college and our own farm bureau and
our own county court are all cooper
ating in this big movement for farm
betterment, and through these agen-
cies we have access to the very best
experts in every line of scientific ag-
riculture.
am therefore acting as your agent
to help you through any or all of these
sources, work out your farm problems
as they may arise.
If there are any in this county who
in any way are unfriendly toward this
movement, allow me here to offer you
my friendship and cooperation and at
the same time solicit yours in return,
for it is through this cooperation
that we can accomplish the greatest
| good When you come to Farming
| ton, call at the Farm Bureau office
or if you had rather, call me out to
your farm and let us talk these mat
tiers over in a heart-to-heart way as
you would talk it over with neighbor
Smith or Jones. Let us come to an
understanding and learn to know each
other. We are all pretty good fellows
and pretty fair in our views when we
get acquainted.
want every farmer in st. Fran
co.'s county to assume the response
bility of getting acquainted with me
and speaking to me wherever and
whenever he may see me. Of course
/ am willing to do my part at ~etting
acquainted and / will, but remember
in your case it is getting acquainted
with one man and in my case several
hundred.
1t is indeed gratifying to me to note
the enthusiasm and cooperation that
the business and professional men and
the farmers of the county, whom !
have had the pleasure of meeting so
far, are putting behind the county
agent and farm bureau movement.
Now men, let's pull off our coats,
so to speak, and roll up our sleeves
and all work together in this big
movement for farm and country life
betterment in St. Francois county.
am at your services.
Respectfully yours,
A. l. FOARD, County Agent,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16

Do not fail to note the wonderful
'REAL BARGAIN OFFER" made by
that sterling newspaper, the ST.
LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, else
where in this issue. In spite of the
enormously increased cost of prOduc-
ton, the DAILY GLOBE-DEMO-
Graf except Sunday, is offered to
Rural Free Delivery and Star Route
patrons yearly subscriptions only
at the remarkably low rate of $500
per year-or in complete clubs Of
three or more, at the net club rate of
only $3.50 for each yearly subscrip-
ton. The DAILY GL0BE-DEMO-
Graf including Sunday is offered for
$3.50 per year, or in clubs of three or
more at the net rate of $475 for each
yearly subscription. This offer is al
so open to subscribers who receive
their mail at Post-offices where the
DAILY GL0BE-DEMOCRAT is not
handled by local newsdealers. 1t is
NOT OPEN to subscribers who live
in towns served by DAILY GLOBE
DEMOCRAT newsdealers. The reg
ular price of the DAILY GLOBE
DEMOCRAT including Sunday is now
$3.50 per year; daily without Sunday,
$500 per year. Read the "Real Bar
gain Offer" and send in your order
AT ONCE. The advancing price of
all newspaper-making material may
FORCE an increased subscription rate
at any time. Address the Globe Print
ing Company, Publishers, st. Louis,
Mo. SO wks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16
IMMEDIATE FOOD INQUIRY
ORDERED BY THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Feb. 10.-At the di-
rection of President Wilson the Fed
eral Trade Commission and the De-
partment of Agriculture will begin an
immediate investigation into the caus-
es of advancing food prices in the
United States, with special reference
to alleged violations Of the antitrust
acts. Congress will be asked to make
an emergency appropriation for the
inquiry.
The Trade Commission announced
today that it had held a conference
with Agricultural Department officials
to work out preliminary plans for the
investigation and at the same time 1t
made public President Wilson's re-
quest for the inquiry. An adequate
food supply, a matter of concern to the
nation at all times, is of peculiar i'm
portance at the present, the President
declared. Despite much that has been
done toward obtaining definite infor-
nation concerning the supply and de-
mand of foods, it is not yet clear, ne
said, what measures are necessary 70
fundamental improvements,
The Presidents Letter.
President Wilson's letter directing
the inquiry says:
"While the population of the nation
has increased 26,000,000 since 1900
the production of the two leading ce-
reals, corn and wheat, while tending
TO increase, has shown only slight
advance and that of the meats in the
same period has shown an increase OF
only 3,500,O00,000 pounds, decrease
Of 20 pounds per capita.
at is obvious" the letter asserts
"that there will be no sufficient incen-
tive to enlarged production if there
does not exist an unobstructed and
economical system of distribution
Uniustifable fluctuations in prices are
not merely demoralizing, they inevi-
tably deter adequate production. II
has been alleged that the
course of trade in important food pro-
ducts is not free, but is restricted ano
controlled by artificial and illegal
means. 1t is of the highest public
concern to ascertain the truth of fal'
sity of these allegations.
"No business can be transacted ef'
fecively in an atmosphere of suspicion
If the allegations are well-groundeo
it is necessary that the nature and ex'
tent of the evils and abuses be accu'
rately determined, so that proper rem
edies, legislative or administrative
may be applied. If they are not true
it is equally essential that the public
be informed, so that unrest and dis
satisfaction may be allayed.
rTNt. fa &c
certain the facts bearing on alleged
violations of the antitrust acts, and
particularly upon the question wheth,
err there are manipulations, controls
trusts, combinations, conspiracies OF
restraints of trade out of harmony
with the law or the public interest"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16

has invented a device to bring about
freedom of the seas, and he is going
home to his laboratory in Detroit to
perfect it. Inventor-like, he sees the
problems of the world solved through
mechanical efficiency, and he now pro-
poses new submarine that is to put
the big dreadnaughts into the class
with the mastodons and other mon
sters of ancient times. AS soon as he
gets home, he says, he is going to
make a model of his U-boat idea.
Ford explained his scheme yester-
day, and he was very much in ear
nest. He firmly believes that the sub
marine is to become the master of the
seas. He declined to talk of the inter-
national situation, saying that should
now be left to President Wilson; but
it was evident that from the emphasis
he gave to the submarine idea that he
thinks the Germans in centering upon
it have chosen the weapon of great
est potential power.
Ford said the one weakness of the
submarine now in use is that it must
expose itself in discharging torpedo
at an enemy ship. Remove this weak
ness, he argued, and the biggest bat
tleship is helpless-and to remove this
inability of the submarine is his
plan.
"My idea of submarine is a pill
on a pole" he said in homely phrase.
"That is, pole on the front end of
the submarine with a pill-bomb-on
the end of it. The submarine
small one carrying one manages
right up to the ship and sticks the
pill against the hull. The submarine
then withdraws and the torpedo is dis
charged. That would settle that ship;
and it can be done. What's to prevent
lit?
1.-THE sea should be free and it is
the submarine that will make it free.
, That's already clear from the events
of this war. What have the battle
ships been doing in this war? Keep
ing pretty well in the background,
think. They are out Of date already.
They are on the way to the junk pile;
they will not be able to stand up be-
fore the submarine"
Ford's idea of national defense is a
sea coast swarming with tiny sub
marines. "It's like mosquitoes" he
said; "turn enough lose on a man and
he will surrender. / should design
these boats mostly for one man, and
we can turn out thousands in this
country if we have to. / can make a
thousand day myself. l would equip
them with my four-cylinder motor"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-16
HIS HEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE

Which, commonly interpreted, would
mean the left side of his body, but
George Mcmillan, an eight-year-ol
boy of Belgrade, according to the Po-
tosi Journal, actually has that organ
located on the right side of his body.
While running about at play and his
heart palpitated strongly with the ex-
ercise, the boy discovered that the
vibrations were on the right side of
his body, while the left side was quiet.
Telling his mother about this, she in
vestigated for herself and found the
boys statement true. This made his
parents uneasy and they had doctor
examine him, who confirmed this alb
normality in the boy, but assured that
it in no way impaired his physical
condition, as it was one of those rare,
natural misarrangements of internal
organs.