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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
Proclamation Aims at Complete
Isolation of the Foes of
Our Country.
TWO WAR BOARDS GIVEN
EXTRAORDINARY POWERS
Every Phase Of Intercourse Between
the United States and the Rest Of
the World Will Be Regulated
May Seize Property.

WaShington.-Pres Wilson has
set In operation the most powerful ma
chinery yet devised to prevent Ger
many and the central powers from
benefiting from the trade and industry
Of the United States, to prevent the
transmission of Information valuable
to the enemy, to control enemy aliens
and enemy property, and to curb the
activities of enemy sympathizers on
American soil.
Following is the presidents procla-
nation:
By virtue of the authority vested in me
by "AR Act to Define, Regulate and
Punish Trading With the Enemy and for
Other Purposes" approved October 6,
1917, and by title VII of the act approved
June Is, 1917, entitled can Act to Punish
Acts of Interference With the Foreign
Relations, the Neutrality and the Foreign
Commerce of the United States. to Pun
ish Espionage and Better to Enforce the
Criminal Laws of the United States and
for Other Purposes" Hereinafter desig-
mated as the espionage acD, / hereby
make the following orders and rules and
regulations:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24

of normal.
Wheat and rye harvest total is Z 800
600 tons, says the report, compared to
100000 tons in 1913. Roumania's
yield will partly replace this shortage.
The report says the German food
situation for the coming winter rests
largely on harvesting of potatoes.
While they are showing fair produc
ton now, if frost, labor shortage or
any other cause limit the supply, disas-
ter likely will follow.
Austria. Huagary's situation is de-
clared be worse than that Of Ger
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
WHITE SOX ARE NOW
WORLD CHAMPIONS
Fa5er Hurts Comiskeys Team to
Wctory-Score, 4 to 2.
RALLY IN THE FOURTH INNING
Chicagoans Get Three Runs Off Ben
ton and McGraw Puts PerrItt on
Mounds, 900 Witness the
Final Contest.

Polo Grounds, N. Y, Oct. I6.-White
Sex, worlds champions!
Score for the series. four games to
two.
Score of the final game, the same
Red Faber delivered the goods on
Monday and brought home the sides
of the razorback.
Fatal Fourth Inning Again.
Again the fourth inning was the fatal
one for the Giants ansi the fortunate
one for the SOX. Heine Zimmerman
started trouble at the first opportunity
in this round which Eddie Collins gave
him, by picking up his grOunder and
putting so much steam behind the
throw that the pill landed in the
stands. Eddie raced TO second. Then
Dave Robertson got into the goat class
by dropping JacksOn's fly. Eddie raced
to third, but Jackson had to remain
at first, where he didn't expect to find
any permanent lOdgment, when he saw
Robertson camping under the bali.
Felsch hit down to Benton. The
Ruhe, instead of throwing to Zim at
once to nail Collins, who was on the
way home, raced over 10 make the put
out. Then he finally had to throw So
Tim. Heine Overplayed his speed, and
instead of tossing to the plate started
footrace after Eddie, who was beat
ing it for the plate. Heise chased him
clear across the pan.
Faber passed Rariden and Wilhoit
who went up for Benton. He had to
put it over for Herzog, who smashed
out triple and the Sox had only one
run margin.
When Weaver added another run in
the ninth the Sox bugs drew their first
easy breath. Two runs looked like a
safe working margin.
Weaver started the final rOund with
single. Schalk fouled out, but Fa-
Der. a VIGOROUSLY poor hitter, was iu-
structed to sacrifice, and he did. Memo
Leibold drove a low liner TO center
that Benny Kauff couldn't handle, and
he made wild throw to the plate and
Weaver was in.
That ended the counting.
Perritt went into the game In the
sixth and only one run was made off
him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24

many.
Cattle production has increased more
than a million head, this increase
equa,ing that reported in December,
1913.
Production of hogs, however, has de-
creased. Total for 1917 is placed at
100000 head in June, compared
with 100000 in June last year and
25,OO0,OO0 in June of 1913.
A good-sized cabbage crop has been
produced and there is plenty of fruit
Roumania's products are estimated at
100000 tons greater than last years
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
18 BRITISH SHIPS ARE SUNK
Twelve Merchant Vessels Over 1000
Tons and Six Under Are Destroyed
by Mines and U-Boats.

London, Oct 1S.-Twelve British
merchant vessels of over 1000 tons
were sunk by mines or submarines in
the last week. according to the state
ment of the British admiralty on
Wednesday. Six vessels under 1,60O
tons, and one fishing vessel were sunk.
The weeks figures make grand total
of 9S1 vessels sunk since the adoption
by the British admiralty of the weekly
report system.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
FRENCH REPULsE ATTACKS
German Troops Fail in Thrust on yer
dun Front, Also on an Aisne
Position.

Paris. Oct. IA German atfaeh
north of hill No. 304 on the Vefdun
front was repulsed by the French II
is announced officially.
The night statement says me "e'
mans succeeded in gaining foot'hs
in an advanced post south OF COURT
con. on the Aisne front, but were NIB
mediately elected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
GERMAN WHEAT CROP SHORT
Reliable Estimates Say IL VIII Be
at Least 40 Per Cent Below the
Normal Yield.

I,ondon.-Germany's wheat crop will
be 40 per cent tower than normal, says
a statement from a reliable source.
which discloSes the result of special
inquiry ordered by the chancellor on
the condition of the 1917 crops in CEN
trail power territory. Rye. oats and
barley crops viii be only 45 per cent
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
U. S. TO BE IN THE WAR ZONE
Germany Plans U-Boat Raids on
Coasts of United States and
Canada.

London, Oct. 17.-According to news
from Berlin in an undated dispatch
received by the admiralty by wireless
press Germany is expected shortly to
declare the coasts of the United
States, Canada and Cuba war zones.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
WORLDS SERIES COMPOSITE
BOX SCORE.
Giants.

sRisberg batted for DanfOrth In fourth
game and for Cicotte in fifth game xIIynD
batted for williams in fifth game.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
WAR TRADE COUNCIL.

hereby establish war ,rade council.
10 be composed of the secretary of state.
secretary of the treasury, secretary of
agriculture. secretary of commerce, the
food administrator and the chairman OF
the shfpping board, and l hereby author
ize and direct the said war trade council
thus constituted to act in an advisory
capacity in such matters under said acts
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Physical Tests ofRegi-
strants Less Stringent

Washington, Aug. 1O.-Revised regu.
lations to govern physical examina.
tion of men registered, under the Sc
lective draft were isshed today by
Surgeon General Goigas of the army
and communicated to the governors
of the states for information of To-
cal boards. The changes may recall
some of the men who have been re-
jected.
The new regulations grant an un
derweight. allowance of from five t.
six pounds for men between 64 anG
81 inches in height; seven to eigh,
pounds between 70 and IA inches
and IL pounds above IS inches. The
effect of the instructions is to reduce
the normal weight requirements fol
tall men.
An additional half inch allowance
of chest expansion also is allowed tc
men above 6S inches in height where
there is no sign of disease. Mer
with poor teeth also will be more
closely scrutinized hereafter. Where
dental work will restore the teeth
they will be either enrolled and the
work done by army dentists or be
allowed time to have the work done.
A punctured ear drum is found tt
be no barrier provided the hearing Il
half normal. Notifications are made
also in sight requirements.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
German Fleet to Enter u. S.
Seas--America Is Warned

Washington, Aug. 13.-Reports have
reached naval circles here that the
German high seas fleet has formed a
plan whereby it may seen to elude the
British Gordon and strike with its
maximum power in American waters.
Admiral Sims, commanding the
American naval forces in European
waters, has heard of it, and Admiral
Sir John Jellicoe, first sea lord and
chief of the British naval staff, has
issued what several naval authorities
here regard as a warning to the Unit
ed States to be on guard from now on
against this contingency.
Admiral Jellicoe says the Germans
calculate to bring their naval offensive
at time when the British grand fleet,
they believe, may be off it's guard, or
when, "at moment owing to the abb
sence Of ships undergoing refits or re.
pairs, the odds were little, of any,
against them
Admiral Sims regards the possibil-
ity of Germany's attempting to send
her high seas feet out as by no means
remote, especially now that the Ger
man boats of submarine activity are
not. being fulfilled AS last desper'
are resort the sortie of the German
fleet is looked on as almost certain
ty. The idea Of an open clash with
the British grand fleet has not ap'
pealed to the German authorities.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Mistake to Sell Stock,
WarniingofW. Peters

It is most unwise and Improbable
thing to sell thin COWS and thin young
stock at the present time, is the warn
ing given North Dakota farmers by
w. H. Peters of the animal husbandry
staff of the North Dakota experiment
station. Farmers who are selling on
account of feed shortage will make
money by keeping such stock at least
until winter, and if possible until April
or May, he says.
"A rather heavy movement to mar
ket in the past three weeks of thin
young grass cattle from the southern
and western grazing grounds" Mr..
Peters says, coupled with the pros
pect of similar run from northern
and western pastures during the next
three or four weeks, has caused a de-
cline of from $1.00 to $500 per hun
dred weight in the selling prices of
just such grades of cattle as the North
Dakota former who is short of feed
would have to sell.
'It's very easy to see that the farm
er who sells his cattle now is bound
to sell at low price with very little
or no profit. This is especially true of
thin COWS and thin yearling steers and
heifers, exactly the cattle that should
be kept on the farm if it is at all pos
sible to do so.' ..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Officers Left Monday
Morning for Bismarck

Colonel Frank White and Major c..
T. Mudgett of the Smashing Second
left Monday for Bismarck where at !
o'clock they were to be mustered into
service. The military experience Of
these officers will be big asset to
this regiment. Col. White has execu-
tive ability Of high order, and the
age limit was waived in his case by
the government because it was con-
ceded that he was the best qualified
man in the state for the position. Val
ley City should be proud to have so
many officers in the troops being sent
out of North Dakota. Frank White is
colonel of the Second regiment, C. F.
Mudgett is ranking major, Frank
Henry is ranking major in the First
regiment, T. S. Henry is captain of
the Headquarters company of Valley
City, D. S. Ritchie is captain of Com
pany G First regiment Of Valley City,
John Murphy is captain of Company
A OF Bismarck, Chas. E, Hunt is cap
tain of the sanitary detachment,
Henry Halverson is captain of Com
pany L of Hillsboro in the Second
regiment, Ronald Mcdonald is adju-
tant to Major Mudgett. For these off,
GERS it. will be like going back to
school to take advanced work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Mexico City, Aug. 12.-What is be-
lieved to have been a German infor.
misunderstanding station has been
discovered by Mexican officers on Lo.
hos island, lighthouse stationed OF
the Mexican coast northeast of Tux
pam. The Mexican authorities believe
the station might have been converted
into submarine or naval base, had II
not been located by them.
The government recently decided to
place a wireless station on Lobos is.
land, and when Manuel Rodriguez
Gutierrez, sub secretary of commun
ications. went to Tampico on trip Of
inspection, he sent Alberto Mendez
chief, of the wireless department OF
Communications, to the island. On his
arrival at the island Mendez found a
complete wireless plant in operation
It had been built by the lighthouse
keeper. He was placed under arrest.
Mendez also learned that launch
which had made the island its head
quarters. had been carrying supplies
arms and ammunition to rebels on the
mainland, who had been interrupting
traffic around Tuxpam and interfering
with the oil business.
Mandez has made full report and
the government is conducting an in.
vestigation. It's agents are securing
the coast in search of other wireless
plants.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Misses nice Dinners
We Have at Home

Enderlin, Aug. 81 expected to
stay only six months, but now that our
troops are here and more coming I'm
sure l don't know when l will be
back" writes Gertrude Labbitt, North
Dakota's ambulance nurse on the
French battle front, in letter to her
mother here.
! "The number of wounded is awful
the heavy drive is not far from
here,' writes Miss Labbitt 1--WE can
hear the guns roar continuously, as
we are in the invaded district, but /
hope it won't be long before the Ger
mans will .be pushed back on their
own soil / never realized how dan
gerous chance l was taking when l
sailed for Europe. Everyone was
uneasy-no one slept-on the watch
every second All lights were out,
portfolios darkened, not even the
light of match on deck, and speed
ing along at breakneck rate in the
dark, not knowing what moment we
would go down."
"The food condition is terrible .
says Miss Labbitt, who mourns for
the "nice dinners we have at home,
with all we want of everything" "
, 1--WE are allowed no butter, no cake,
no sugar, and before the winter is
over it will be terrible. Prices here
are worse than in the states by far.
Shoes are $25 to $95.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Alleged Murderer Of
Caldwells' Goes Mad

Dickinson, Aug. 9,-Mike Chumack
held here awaiting trial for the death
Of James H. Caldwell and his wife,
who gained national notriety when the
mysterious ~. G. R." brought an ac-
tion in court to prove that> he was a
long-lost son, became violently insane
in his cell tonight and attacked Sheriff
Hartung when the latter entered the
room.
When rescued the clothing had been
stripped from Hartung's body and
three keepers were required to. .subdue
the man. Chumack has been acting
in strange manner for several days
but the officials thought it was caused
by brooding and paid no particular at
tentiOn to him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Women to Work on Farms
Mitchen's Advisers Plan

New York, Aug. 12.-Farm centers
for women as solution of the farm
labor problem, is advocated by the
agricultural committee Of Mayor Nit
chefs committee on national defense.
Three types of women would be
available for farm work, according to
the plan-college students and teach
ers who will give their summer vaca.
tion to patriotic service of this kind i;
strong but unskilled working women
who may be trained permanently to
farm labor, and factory workers in
seasonal trades who have no regular
employment during the summer.
To overcome the difficulty of hous
ing women in farmers houses, the
committee suggested that the women
be organized into units of from six to
so, each unit to live in house loaned
for the purpose, in barn fitted for
them as tents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Kindness Repaid
After IS Years

Paris, July 2o.-(By MaiD French
kindness to a German prisoner Al
years ago, is bearing fruit today.
Early In the war of 1870, French
troops took a young German officer
prisoner and put him in a prison camp
for the duration of the war. During
the long, weary months Of waiting for
peace the officer and his companions
were given every latitude of privilege
that a war prisoner could ask.
Today Marcel Richard> a young
French sousofficer and his compatri-
OTIS in the German prison camp at
Meister, are reaping. the benefit. The
German officer prisoner of 1870, now
too old for active military service, is
commandant of the prison camp.
Young Richard has written home to
his folks in Paris for his tennis fan
nels and shoes, telling them why he is
able to enjoy this recreation.
The commandant is not only allow
ing his charges every possible freedom
but has purchased the tennis outfit.
net, racquets, balls, etc.-from his own
pocket
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
German Sub Gets a
Standard Oil Tanker

Washington, Aug. 12.-Sinking of
the American steamer gampania, q
Standard oil tanker, with the probable
capture of her captain and four men,
bers of the naval guard by the attack
ing German submarine, was announc-
ed today by the navy department
The department issued this state
ment:
"The Standard Oil tanker Campania,
American steamer was sunk by sub
marine on the morning of Aug. 6, 143
miles west of lie De Re. Forty-seven
survivors reached land in safety. It
is believed that the captain of the
steamer and four of the armed guards
are prisoners on board the German
submarine
New York, Aug. 1.-THE Campania
was the thirty-eighth American mer-
chant ship destroyed through the op-
erations of German and Austrian sub
marines and raiders since the war be-
gan. Thirteen of these ships were
sunk before the United States enter
ed the war The total tonnage of the
ships lost is about $4,000 tons.
The first American ship sunk was
the William P. Fry, January-2S, 1915.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Baby Takes Poison
Left on Window

Bismarck, Aug. 10.-After a race
against death in an automobile with
a child suffering from dose OF for
maldehyde, the parents lost.
The boy died ten hours after taking
poison which he had found on win
dow sill while his parents were out
of the house.
Frank Amel, one-and-a-half years Of
age, was laughing and playing on the
floor when his parents left their home
near st. Vincent yesterday morning.
Shortly afterwards they returned to
find the boy suffering death agonies
A bottle in which only small portion
of formaldehyde had been left, was
empty near the victim.
The parents rushed the child to
their automobile, and as fast as the
machine could carry them, brought
the boy to physician at st. Vincent.
Everything was done to save the child
but he died a few hours after reach
ing the town.
Frank Amel was the son of John
Amel, prosperous farmer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Neville Delegation
Visits Valley City

An automobile party composed of
four automobiles and 20 people from
Neville visited this city Saturday aft
ernoon. They had been out for three
days taking an outing and campins
out. Among the. places visited were
Fort Totten, Sheyenne, New Rockford,
Darlington, Jamestown, Cooperstown
and Valley City. The party expect
ed to reach home Saturday night In
the party were Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Nc
Dougall and daughter, J. e. Cary and
children, G. G. Thomas and daughter,
Lincoln Drew, Martin Flom, G. H.
Simpson and son, Harry NJ. Case, Mrs.
Jessie Mclnnis.
Around most of the towns on the
route crops were good and the trip
proved one of the most enjoyable ever
undertaken by the members of the
party. Neville has live Commercial
club, and the tourists were distribut-
ing folders setting forth the advant-
ages of their town and surrounding
country. Editor Case took the trou-
BILE to make the Times-Record Office
short call.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Montpelier Young Man Has
Lucky Escape; Falls 50 Feet

jamestown, Aug. 10.-W. Johnson,
Of Montpelier, employe at the Occident
elevator in that village, had narrow
escape from death Wednesday after
noon when he tumbled so feet through
an elevator shaft, lighting on his back.
He was severely injured and was
rushed to the Parkview hospital at
once, where medical attention was
administered.
| Mr.. Johnston suffered four broken
ribs and badly wrenched back in ad-
dition to sprained ankles and innum-
cradle body bruises. Thus far no in
jury to the spine has been discovered
His head fortunately was uninjured
! Today the injured man was resting
easily, with excellent hopes for recov-
cry, according to reports of physicians
i in attendance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Major Settle Has
Received Promotion

Bismarck, Aug. 10.-Major Douglas
w. Settle, who has had charge of the
mastering of North Dakota's state
troops, was advised today of his pro-
motion to be lieutenant colonel of the
41st infantry, his rank to date from
May Is, 1917. Major Settle came to
Bismarck several weeks ago to assume
charge of the muster, and his courtesy
and efficiency have won him many
friends among the capitals military
family. It is understood that another
federal officer has been appointed by
General Barry of the central depart
ment to finally pass upon the Second
regiment before the latter's recogni"
tiOn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Mrs. A. O. Hegland and Mrs. L. A.
Fournie entertained at lawn party
Thursday afternoon in honor Of DR..
Wilhelmina Key, sister of Mrs. A. L.
Tenney, who has been visiting in the
city for the past week. DR.. Key will
leave for her home in Pennsylvania
Saturday afternoon. En- route home
she will visit at different points in
Minnesota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Exemption Board May Get
Quota From Second Call

Auditor c. w. Nelson reports that
up to o'clock today % men had been
secured and % we're also secured
Monday. There are "a called for to-
morrow and with the same average ii
will complete the quota for the district
comprising Barnes county. Of course
the average might be considerably be
low the first two days, and IN tina,
event it would require an additional
call. AS soon as the board completes
the work on the second call the ns'
of those accepted will be published.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
PREDICTED NEXT U. s. TROOPS
WILL GO TO AID RUSSIA

Washington, Aug. 8. - Predictions
that the next American troops to go
abroad will be sent to strengthen the
Russian lines was made in the senate
late today by Senator J. H. Lewis Of
Illinois.
"The next legions of our men to go
FORTH" said he, will be to Russia to
support the loyal Russian armies now
fighting under the principles of our
making.
ITO these shattered, but struggling
people we must go with food and sup
plies, and also with our men,"