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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
RAILROADS SHOW
GREAT EFFICIENCY
CONSERVING MAN POWER. FUEL
AND LOCOMOTIVES
Assisting Government in Handlino
Traffic-Passenoer Traffic at
Maximum Now

Chicago, Aug. 2S-Since the war
began, passenger train service has
been reduced to the extent of $780,
ooo traln miles per annum, or about
$4,000 miles per day. in the territory
embraced in the Central, Western and
Southern military departmental di-
visions OF the United States. A pre-
Vlous announcement had shown a
reduction in the central department
alone of 100000 passenger train
miles,
The states in the central military
department are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.
Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas. Missouri and Colorado. The
southern military department include
Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona. The
western department embraces Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington.
Oregon, Utah. Nevada and California.
This total of 100000 passenger
train miles was reported at a meet
ing here today of the committee on
passenger service for the three de-
partments named. Adding the pas
senger train reductions made in the
Northeastern. Eastern and Southeast
ern departments makes the total re-
ductions in passenger train service
in the United States nearly 25 ,OOO. 900
miles per annum.
"The sole object of these reduc-
tions is to conserve man power, fuel
and locomotives, so that these iIu-
portant elements may be devoted to
more necessary transportation ser
vice during the war;" said Mr. b. l..
+, Winchell, chairman of the committee.
I'm carrying out this policy, as de-
| termined by the Railroads War
Board. hearty cooperation is being
manifested by state railroad commits
sions.
Every effort is made to cause the
least inconvenience possible to the
travelling public. So far, it has been
found undesirable to discontinue any
of the long-distance transcontinental
trains.
Passenger traffic is at the mini
mum now. never saw it so heavy.
Many causes contribute to it, First,
perhaps, is the tremendous CONNER
cial activity throughout the country.
Thousands of people-parents, wives,
sisters and sweethearts-are making
trips to see our soldiers in camps
before they leave for France. Con-
/ tractors, particularly those on gov-
ernment work, are transporting large
numbers of employees. Special trains
are being run morning and night
taking thousands of men to and from
their work at military cantonments.
Further reductions in passenger
service undoubtedly will become nec-
essary, but it is impossible to deter
mine now to what extent. A sub
committee was appointed today to
consider further the question of con-
serving sleeping-car mileage"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
TO THOSE WHO SERVE
Message Of President Wilson to Men
Of the New National Army

Washington. d. c., Sept. 3.-Sc'
diers of the National army We're
welcomed in the nations service to
day by President Wilson with q
message of affectionate confidcn
and a prayer to God to keep an
guide them. The message follows:
"The White House, Washington
ITO soldiers of the National army:
"You are undertaking great du
The heart of the whole country is
with you. Everything that you d.
will be watched with the deepest
interest and with the deepest solci-
tude not only by those who are nea
and dear to you, but by the who ,
nation besides. For this great WI
draws us all together, makes us ::
comrades and brothers, as all true
Americans felt themselves to be
when we first made good our nation
al independence. The eyes of all
the world will be upon you, because
you are in some special sense, the
soldiers of freedom. Let it be your
pride, therefore, to show men every
where not only what good soldiers
you are, but also what good men you
are, keeping yourselves straight and
fit in everything and pure and clean
through and through. Let us set for
ourselves a standard so high that it
will be a glory to live up to it and
then let us live up to it and add a
new laurel to the crown of America
My affectionate confidence goes with
you in every battle and every test
God keep and guide you!
Woodrow Wilson"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
HOME GUARDS
NAME OFFICERS
Captain-R. E. Vessel.

Captaln-R. f.. Vessel.
First Lieutenant-W. H. McPher-
son.
Second Lieutenant-C. E. Blume.
These are the officers of the Oakes
Home Guards so far selected. Cap
tain Vessel was chosen at the Friday
night meeting and Captain Vessel
nominated the lieutenants at the
meeting of Tuesday evening. The
sergeants and corporals will be elect
ed at the regular meeting tomorrow
night.
The Guards are organizing under
the regulations adopted by an act of
congress last June. The requisition
for equipment for home guard organ
izations must be made through the
governor, and such requisition of the
Oakes Home Guards has been made
to the governor
Under the new regulations it is
necessary that all who signed the
first enlistment resignify their inten-
ton. The purpose of the federal act
is that home guards may be under
the jurisdiction of the national and
state governments and can be called
out the same as any national or state
guards and go where wanted. The
main purpose of the Home Guard Act
is to safeguard United States proper.
ty or supplies in course of manufac.
ture for the United States, or the
prOtectiOn of rights of way of rail.
roads, bridges, etc.
Captain Vessel has named o. l.
SavOld as his secretary.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Not to BE Strict

The attorney general is not going
to be SO tight in the Sunday Shoot
ing law as has been led to believe
Editor Edblom of Gwinner, who is
deputy game warden for this district
wrote the attorney general, in regard
to enforcement of the Sunday law
and part of his answer is as follows:
81 am personally Of the opinion that
great many fellows would like to
see a lot of fellows arrested and
lot of time taken up with trivial
things like the Sunday shooting law
so that some of the big things that
need attention in this state would be
lost sight Of"
Game Warden Reko while here last
week also stated that little attention
would be paid to this part of the
law. It is the bigger things they are
after.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06

The American Red Cross is the
humanitarian arm of the United
government.
The American Red Cross is the
only volunteer society now author
ized by the United States to render
aid to it's land and naval forces in
time of war. Any other society de-
string to render similar assistance
can do so only through the American
Red Cross. (Gen. Order No. 40, U.
.. War Department, 1915.
The demands made on the Ameri-
can Red Cross due to the present
worlds war made simplification of
itss administrative plans necessary.
Men expert and experienced in hand
ling big enterprises have been draft
ed into service and placed in charge
of the work
Under the new plans North Dakota
has been detached from the Mount
ain Division, with headquarters at
Denver, Col, and. attached to the
Central Division, with headquarters
at Chicago, Ill. ]. ]. O'Connor, Chi
cago. ILL.,, is Director Of the Central
Division
Judge N. c. Young was named
Director for North Dakota, instructed
to open headquarters in. Fargo, and
under the new regulations governing
to install the chapters provided for
this state. Fifty-three chapters, one
each county in the state, will be in
stalled. In each case the chapter
will bear the name of the county,
have its headquarters at the county
seat, have general jurisdiction over
the entire county. and be responsible
for all Red Cross activities in that
county.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
North Dakota Organization Plan
for American Red Cross Work

All present and future members of
the American Red Cross residing in
the county automatically become
members of the chapter.
Uniform Bylaws have been pre-
pared, under which the government
of each chapter is vested in board
of directors and an executive COM
mittee. The officers of each chapter
will be a chairman, vice-chairman,
secretary and treasurer. The bylaws
provide for appropriate committees,
the establishing of branches within
the county. and other details of
organization.
Chapters will be installed by the
state director as rapidly as possible.
To make certain that there will be
no conflict with the new regulations,
no organization of chapter should
be attempted until after consultation
with the director for North Dakota.
Red Cross activities must not be
suspended. Present and contemplate
ed organizations will be brought into
the chapter in an orderly way. Mem
bership. work and campaign activi-
ties should be continued, and a
careful record thereof kept.
Harry Curran Wilbur, of Fargo,
has been named Executive Secretary
to assist the state director in carry
ing out the organization plans.
IN. c. Young,
Director for North Dakota.
Harry Curran Wilbur,
Executive Secretary.
Address all communications to The
North Dakota Headquarters, Ameri-
can Red Cross. Edwards Building,
Fargo N. d.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
new ARMY IS
BEING CALLED OUT
FIVE PER CENT START FOR CAMP
THIS WEEK
Forty Per Cent More on Sept. 18th
and Forty Per Cent
Oct. 3rd

Sheriff Huffman was in the city
yesterday and left a partial list of
those from Dickey county, certified to
the local and district board as elected
for military service and not exempted
or discharged. Five per cent of the
first list of eighty men has been
called out at once. Two of these are
already accepted, being Ira. P. Den.
ming of Oakes and Ernest King of
Ellendale. These two men with two
others will leave Glendale Friday
afternoon for Fort Dodge, Ia, where
the North Dakota boys of the nation
al army will assemble for training.
Forty per cent more will be called on
Sept. 10Th, 40 per cent more on Oct
3rd, and the remaining Is per cent
soon as practicable.
The men selected are as follows:
Louis Steinwand, David c. Wolff, Geo
Anderson, George A Reko, Raymond
O. Humphrey, Anton A. Risky, Ro.
bert Fey, Eddie Tormoren, Tobias
Fritz. Arthur Hendrickson, David
Oster, Henry ]. Nelson, Emin Gron
beck, Peter Malek, Edwin c. Hollan
Tormod NJ Mollerop, Johnnie B. Gal
lagher. William Meyer, Lewis Lind
sey, Chas. c. Shortall, Carl H. Larson
Gust Ensminger. Bill Thomas, Alex
ander j. Koenig, Earl G. Gallon
Fred Lemplein, Joseph L. Bohlsen
Franklin H. Carley, Simon E. Carlson
Earl A. Bellinger, Marvin Allen, Ira
P. Denning. Gust Scheuffele, Paul G
Peterson, Guy A. Montgomery, Chaun
cey H. Snow, Benjamin F. Clark
Ernest j. King. Robert Fleming, Lee
Thompson, Jorgen Bong, Richard
Weist, Ward Davis, Henry c. FROZEN
Lawrence H. A. Hurd, August Kul-
mala. Anton Friberg, Geo. Davis
Thomas Morrissey. Vern D. Coleman
Exempted-Albert w. Swanson, Ed
l.. Mahoney, Jake Dawson. Fritjof
Satire. Henning E. Youngquist, Rein
hold Zinter,. Edward Limatti, Osca
H. Strand, Clyde M. Reynolds.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Armx Y. M. c. a. Work


Chas. Campbell, who was announc-
ed to speak on the Army Y. M. G.
A. work on Sunday evening at the
Methodist church, failed to put in an
appearance, so Rev. James Opie took
I'M the address and handled it as best
he could in the short time allowed.
At the close Of the meeting an
organization for local work was Ell
fected by the election of DIR. Brastad
of DR.. ]. P. Brastad, president; ]. r.
Pres, J. F. Nichols, Sec., H. Brown
G.. v. Dill and C. E. Roney complete
the executive committee.
This work is entirely separate from
the Red Cross work. The state is
now organized to secure funds and
maintain Y. M. c. A. camps with the
boys at the front.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
$500 WHEAT MEANS HIGH PRIc
Ed LAND

We have a great many good inn
proved and unimproved quarters and
half sections and lager tracts of
land for sale at a very reasonable
price. We are continually hunting
for bargains and anyone looking for
land should not fail to see us and
get our prices.
Il. ]. Johnson Land & Cattle Go.
343 Oakes, N. Oak.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
All There. Russell!

Edgeley Mail: "Staunch support
and success to LaMoure's infant in
dustry.-" La Moure Chronclc-Echo.
Presenting that II. Il. Deisem, city
editor oT the county seat paper is the
author of the phrase and he being a
bachelor, we should ask what part he
expects to play in supporting and
aiding in the success of LaMoure's
infant industry?
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Bryan Is Patriotic

Cogsville Enterprise: w. J. Bryan
says the only way out of this war is
through it. While he was opposed to
war at the outset, he realizes now
that there should be no temporizing--
that the worlds peace and progress
demand that it be prosecuted as Wig.
orously as our ability and resources
will permit.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Why Not Harness the Sheyenne River

Why not harness the Sheyenne
River? Why not use it's greatest la
tent water power? With coal prices
soaring beyond $12 per ton the cheap
power of the river looks mighty
good to the people of Ransom,
Barnes, Griggs and other counties!
Especially is this true in Ransom
and Barnes counties, through which
the Sheyenne makes long circuit of
over one hundred miles, in a good
retaining valley. AS shown in sur
vey just made through most of it's ex-
tent, the valley is 1875 to $50 feet deep
and the river channel itself is 12 to
20 feet deeper. The latter affords ex-
cellent LOCATION for a battery or
series of small commercial dams
while the former may possibly be-
come the basis of large flood control
dams, capable of yielding greater
power. These reservoirs will supply
water from March Is or through
half or more of the year, and the
states abundance of Ignite can be
made to serve auxiliary gas or steam
engines. This has been found prac-
ticable elsewhere with soft coal, and
will easily be made applicable to
Ignite.
Mr.. Hard has for three years been
cooperating with the stove and fur
mace manufacturers for the perfec-
tion of their products adapted to the
use of Ignite. At the other end of
the line he has worked out with the
Zenith mine a process, marketing a
non-slacking and small lump of raw
Ignite.
Fort Ransom is without rail service
and people all along the beautiful
Sheyenne valley have long had WIS.,
ions of trolley line connecting this
town with Lisbon, is miles to the
east, and Valley City, 30 miles to the
north. This may still be "pipe
dream" but the substance for it's re-
alization becomes more real.
Far from a pipe dream is the real
immediate possibility offered in ex-
tensive water power for making
the above cities milling centers, with
electricity for lighting each and the
farm homes throughout the region.
North Dakota State Reclamation
Commissioner Hard, who has for
some time acted as consulting en-
gineer for the three states comprising
the Red River valley, has just spent
the last two weeks in Ransom county
surveying the dam and reservoir sites
along the Sheyenne. Many levels and
measurements were taken on the
river. AS result, pretty definite in
formation is now available, and plans
for the much discussed project are
rapidly crystalizing into definite shape.
Cost estimates on these will be
given, once the state administration
has arranged its finances to meet the
generous offer of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, and construction
can as quickly follow. Immediate ac-
tion is imperative and now very pos
sible to stop the floods, created by the
Sheyenne in the Red River Valley
near Fargo.
One of these dams should be built
Immediately after the completion of
the Lake Traverse dam and Bois de
Sioux canal, which seem to have the
boards for first construction as flood
control measures.
Commissioner Hard went at the in
vitation of the Lisbon Commercial
Club. which is cooperating with his
office in public spirited endeavor to
have the large water power of the
Sheyenne developed. Great credit is
due Sec. Mead and the Messrs. Benz
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Methodist Episcopal

Methodist Episcopal
Services next Sunday:
10 a. m. Class meeting.
1000 Public Worship. Rev. DIR. C.
F. Blume will preach. This will pro-
badly be DR.. Blume's last address for
a while, as he intends leaving us next
week. His pulpit ministrations and
general Christian spirit has been a
benediction this summer.
11.45 Sunday school.
p. m. Junior service.
7p. m. Epworth League.
8p. m. Public worship.
A cordial invitatin to all to join us
in worship.
james opie. Pastor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
CAM YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
A SNAP?

A SNAF!
Eight room house, hardwood finish,
full basement, lot 100x140, with good
barn, for sale or exchange. Will ac-
cept good auto as first payment,
balance 6 per cent or will accept $500
cash. balance 6 per cent. This is a
snap. See w. A. McCulley.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Swedish Lutheran

Services next Sunday as usual at
IL a. m. and p. m. Sunday school
at IL. All are welcome.
j. Edor Larson, Pastor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Norwegian Lutheran

Service in Clement September 9th
at II o'clock. You are cordially in
vited.
j. H. Lindland, Pastor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
Norway Lutheran

There will be services in Cakes
next Sunday at II o'cock Sunday
school at 1875. Also in Clement at
8. All are welcome.
H Moo pactor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06
.sEaeolty tor 1e17.1e1e


C. e. Superintendent.
Miss Elsie Davis-Principal High
;School-Latin, Psychology.
Miss Ethel Angel-Domestic Science
Miss Esther Reimers-English.
Miss Florence Graham-Mathema.
tics, History.
Mr.. Frank A Petrie-Science, Man
ual training.
Miss Alta Reynolds-Seventh Grade
Miss Matte Mitchell-Sixth Grade,
Music and Drawing.
Miss Minnie Lind-Fifth Grade.
Miss Della Hummel-Fourth Grade.
Mrs. E. Bellinger-Third Grade.
Miss Caroline Garfield - Seconc
Grade.
Miss Ruth Nichols-First Grade.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06

Presbyterian Missionary Society.
Time-September 18th.
Hostess-Mrs. John Oxtoby.
Leader-Mrs. Christensen.
Roll Gala Mission Field.
Closing-A Beatitude.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-09-06

Address all communications to The
North Dakota Headquarters, Ameri.
can Red Cross. Edwards Building,
Fargo N. D.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
ENDLESS CHAIN ENTERTAIN
MENTS.
Ladies of DEBORAH Started Chain
Yesterday. Will Last Two
Weeks,

A rather unique drive has been
started by the ladies of DEBORAH for
the benefit of the Red Cross. An end
less chain of entertainments we're
started yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 8,
and will last until Oct. 23. The idea
OF the endless chain is that each
lady will be hostess to four others.
The way the program works, as we
understand it, is that one lady enter
tains four others, either at cards or
in taking them to the moving pic
lures, or any other form of entertain
ment they see fit. Each lady pays a
quarter to the hostess, and the hos
tess also puts up a like amount, max
ing total of S125 AID this is turn
ed over to Mrs. Bertha Mott, who will
account for all the money turned in.
On Oct. % a meeting will be held at
the court house, to which everybody
is invited. An admission fee of 3
cents will be charged and the money
collected then and for the endless
chain entertainments will be turned
over to the Red Cross. No doubt a
large sum will be realized.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
Civic Club Meeting.

Meeting of Civic Club at Rest
Room Friday afternoon, October II.
No regular business to come before
the meeting, except the payment Of
yearly dues.
In order to keep this Rest Room
for the use of Red Cross work, it is
absolutely necessary that all members
pay. their Civic Club dues for year
1917, as the rent of this room ex-
pires December l, 1917. No other
room seems to be available at this
time in which to do Red Cross work
so ladies please come forward with
your dues and desire to help.
MRS. E. ]. CURTIN,
President Civic Club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
Here From Wagner. s. ID.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mackenstad, of
Wagner, S. d. arrived in DEBORAH
Monday on visit to relatives. They
had been to Chicago on a visit to
their son Herbert, who is a soldier at
the Great Lakes Training Station in
the hospital corps. Another son Earl
is in the employ of a wholesale wall
paper store in Minneapolis, and they
visited him also on the way here.
Earl expects to enlist this winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Mackenstad will return
home tomorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
Milton Hitler EnlistS.

Henry Hitler, the hardware man,
received letter from his son Milton
yesterday from Des Moines, notify
ing him that he had enlisted in the
Medical Corps U. s. A. and would
leave for Kansas Monday night. Mil
ton passed the examination o. K. with
the exception of his eyesight, which
is poor. He said he had to buy a
pair of glasses, and also told his faith
err not to worry, and that he would
write full particulars in his next let
ter, Milton was Is years old Sept. l.,
and for the past month he had been
working at the Camp Dodge canton
ment. He has demonstrated that he
is made of the right kind of stuff,
AID we predict he will make good
soldier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
SUGAR BOWLS BIG BUSINESS.
Made $4,000 Gallons Cream Past
Year, Besides 100000 Cones.

The Sugar Bowl ice cream factory
has enjoyed a fine business this year,
despite the fact that cool weather
prevailed much of the time. Mr.. Ed
ward Shema, who is president and
manager of the company, AID an ex-
pert ice cream man demonstrated to
the people here that he knows how
to make good ice cream. During the
past year ending the last day of Sep
TENDER the company made 10000
gallons of ice cream, which showed
an Increase of 5000 gallons over last
year. The company makes some If
ty different varieties.
The firm gathered the cream used
from the farmers tributary to Decor
ali and paid out for this an average of
$500 weekly. They procured cream
ffrcm about % different farmers. In
all they paid out about $4,000 for
cream.
Salt was no small item either as
they used up two car loads. For SUI
gar they spent $500 in the past
four months.
The cone department was a busy
place also, and about 100, 200 cones
were turned out. The outside ship
ping trade of the firm has increased
about Is per cent, and expect next
year to increase their business % per
cent.
The Sugar Bowl ice cream enjoys
a great reputation wherever used, as
nothing but the best ingredients are
used, and the factory is a model of
cleanliness. The officers of the COM
pany are Edward Shema, president
and manager, and B. M. Graham, vice
president. They expect to attend the
National Dairy Show at Columbus,
Ohio. next month, and purchase
lot of new machinery for their plant.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-10
AutOist Liked Our Roads.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Thompson ar
rived here Sunday from their home
in Fort Dodge on visit to his moth
er aid sisters. They made the trip
of 210 miles in their Maxwell car in
10 hours and 10 minutes. Mr.. Thomp-
son tells us that the best roads he
went over in the 210 miles was the
road from Calmar to DEBORAH, which
is certainly nice compliment to Su-
pervisors Kuhn and Williams who
fixed up this road il fine shape, Mr.,
Thompson conducts the leading drug
store in Fort Dodge and enjoys big
business.