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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
PERSONAL.

Con el objcto de reunirsc % 81
familia, ACADIA de lle%&r 1 csla ciu-
dad, el senior 4. p. Barrr:a, antIgHo
emplcado ferrocarri!e~o, p@oceGente
del Hospital del /. G. and n, dc Pa
lestina, Texas, en- dondc eStuy" GU
ralAioSe de !as heridas que reclnio IN
IN dcscarrjlamicnto : las que !r
ocasionaron Ia perdida de h p]iern@
derecna ) parte de h mano i@quicr
da. Dicho descarrilamiento luyo lu-
ga c. so de S~epticmbrr iltimo.
Fl s.. Barrcra. Que Gur&nte tcein-
"a amos presto Sus secvicios en- va.i&s
companies ferrocarrileras, sc cncuen
ira ahora inutilizado para tabajar
Ia resuelio vjvir con 81 t%n.....
que reside Ell csta ciuca&.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
SIGuEN REGRESANDO LOS MI
LICIANOS A SUS HOGARES.

Con Ia partida del 10 &c infante-
ria dc Dakota del Nortc, dc LlanO
Grandc, el proximo % del corrientc.
la Ultima de las organizaciones in
en- los 1900 hombres de fucr-
"a de los Est&ios que Sc Ordeno de
jaran la frontera hace un mes. ha-
bra sido movilizada. FL anuncio de Ia
fecha en- que cl regimiento de Dako-
ia del Norte, saldra hacia aquel Es-
t&do, fue hecho en- los cuarteles del
Departmental, aver IN la mahana.
Saldra desde luego para el Fuertc
Smelling, MINI y ALI quedara releva-
do del scrvicio federal.
Tambien ell $50. de infanteria de
Michigan Y Ia brigada cuyos cuarte-
les estan ahora en- FL Paso. saldran
esta maNana para Ell luga~ de su pro
cedencia. Estas tropas iran al Fuerte
Wayne, Mich, Y ALI quedaran eXclui-
das del servicio federal.
Aproyimadamente 10000 guardias
nacionales quedaran de servicio en-
Ia frontera Y Sc cree que una e
retiradaS las fuerzaS del General
Pershing de Mexico, Sc i]istribuirin
convenientemente en- dicha region,
pudiendoSe ordenar entonces que los
que ALI qucdan. rcgresen
4 sus hosares.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
LOS COMERCIANTES EN- CARNE
PIDEN AUXILlO 2 IA POLlClA

Los propietarios de varioS eXpen-
uios de carne en- Ell Mercado de IA
ciudad, pidieron aver r. v~igilancia
de un miembro del d~epartamento de
detectives en- prevention de los robos
que Sc hacen frecuentemente q los
carros repartiGores del articulo en-
que ellos comercian. Segun dichos CO.
merciantes cast siempre cue los CO.
rros dc carne Quedan fuera del Me-
caGo. mientras Sc hace n entrega de
la carne en- el interior de aQucl cdi-
ficio. son robados mas 0 memo con-
siderablemente. Estos robos nan ocU-
rrido siempre ntrc las . Y las : de
Ia manana.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
POR EJERCER LA MEDIClNA SIN
LICENClA.

Constantine Aperkhis, fue encon-
trado culpable en- Ia Corte Criminal
del Condado ~presaIida por eI 1ur~
Nelson Lytle, de haber vioiado n ley,
por haber practicable IN mcGlclna So
Ia l~ieencia respectiva. e. case fue Sc
mctido 4 jurado y Aperkhis Tue con-
denado q una multa de $500 y 6 ne
ses de reciusi6n en- Ii clrcel del Con
dudo. Pro6ab!cmente aver debe ne
berSe ~presentaGo II .noclon para Ia
reunion de I'M nuevo jurado.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
ROBOS.

Los ladroncS que robaron an;ono-
enc Ia casa de In sonora Ida Spcch,.
22O de n Gale Narp. practicarom Ill
operation, seguramente. bajo Ia i'm
preston de la presente onda tria.
Entire los articuloS rohados figura
una bufanda de lana, u fraz:1la,
dos ~almohadas dc plJma una cstufa
de petrolco, un sweater y varioS pa
res de p~antaloncs. TambiGn Sc ,lcya-
ron una docena dc hucyoa.
Tambien Ia nochc del martes fud
ro6ada Ia tienda &c abarrotc> de Mar
tin Hinojosa. 402 de Ia Gale Waters,
llevandoSc los ladvoneS Ia suma de
STOP. 80 cts. en- eSta ;orma: cinco
billetes de 4 50 cada uno; Sictc dc =
81: $50. Ell plata fuerte Y el resto
en- feria. Los detectives Frouiioot y
Harvey fue~on dcsignadoS para in
vcStiga" este case.
De otros varios roboS de mcnor
cuuntia sc do aver aviso 1 la poiici&
George Gutter, 205 dc la Avcnida
EadS. do cucnta del robo dc ! sic
rras, dos agujas dc fcrrocarril. I'm nj
vel dc ficrro Y otros articuIoS. Fl ca
pitan c. X. La Motif del 100. dc ca
ballcria, del Fuertc Sam Houston.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
EN- LOS BRAZos DE Ia MUERTE.


Sc amparc qu.cn naga I'M industrial
De csa exploitation Re los SentimieE-
tos. iDar!c forma activa a In Nue"-
q. crecrse en- sus braces. expert
mcntar su contacto, Y Suponcr que
deja un momento 81 frialdad y So
hace amable. Y c~a.inosa. y que. en-
tcrnecida. Sc h~umaniza. vive vigo~o-
samente un scgundo. ;Sab"osa. coz
movedora. celestial ilusion.....
ATTACHE.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
Asa Corte de D!strito.
Juez: 5. G. Tay!oe.

NUevas Demands p r.ont15"s.
Edna B. Wroc :. "&!@frr"r contra
T. F Hughes : aC.&tcros
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-18
La jamaica del sdtado
promote ser I'M bril-
lnnte exit0
Disfingaidas damos y Sritas.
de la colonia mexicana
servirda los 'pueStos'

\ iuzgar por el entusiasmo que ma
desperrado entire IA numerosa colonla
meyicana ell anuncio de Ia jamaica
i el sa6ado pr6ximo tendra verltl-
catiyo en- IL Sala Beethoven no es I,
ayentur;io decir que ell mas brillan-
te cyito ~corcnara los esfuerzos de las
mobiles da.nas organizadoras de Ia
fiesta. Que con ella tratan de recabar
fonGos para aliviar Ia deSgracla dc
los refugiaGos que Sc encuentran en-
situac;6n p~recaria.
Esta jamaica promote Superar Il
cuantas Sc han efectuado con cl nils
mo noble y Ievantado p-op6s!5o. ApoT
ral:in 81 v~alioSo. para ma
vor realce dignidad de Ia fiesta. aSi
como para 81 mejor eXito. muy res
petables ' diStinguidaS damaS Y Sc
noritas m~exicanaS rU!icadas en- San
Antonio. Todas elias SupierOn respon'
der. con q ertuSiasmo : Ia buena vo-
Iuntad ~inratos en- el coraZ0n meNl-
c,,o-c,aodo d. obYas de amor Y ca
. idad - trara. al llamado que Sc les
hizo para <ervir los differences "prcs-
,os." Que habran dc Sc LIS fuentes
de donde emane e. ba!samo que cure
-. booares de nucs,ros
x -. n.rfec,,men+a or
ID 'I? 10 lbs .nues
"t".Ja 81 nersoroI ono ba-
,'s 'I, =, Ja.,;,oJo . los
~" az ,I.. 49, , ror.,o he
Co,sj,oI
lis S''o'" 9 S''''' ;;t~ronta.
u o"' .''''','0' H%N ri,s,.s VA
o~e~@1o"SS A''' .;.n
'l.'-'' ,,roa /. Inc
Us non,,..n.
9'''o'"S
'""'"S ei Ses"'""'
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~~r a." rHa. -, c..,.r,
-, ~ r'~i.,,,a ns..;Io e..
''rtI- W...:f. r,.naa.:n
Pc "''-I 0''''''' $500
Ma II" ,."'' r" r....II
c..~ C.u,I;..Nc IN
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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
SHOOT TRUE TO MARK
First American Shell Wipes Out
Group of Boches.
Makes Exact Bulls Eye When Aimed
BY College Boy and. Fired BY
Irish Lad.

Paris, Oct. 3O.-With a vigor and
purpose that BODIES i'll for the Hun and
his kind, the Americans have entered
In actual warfare with the Roches.
The first shell fired by the Amer:.
cans made an exact bulls eye. 1t was
aimed at group of twelve or fifteen
Boches, landed in the middle and when
the smoke cleared and the dust set.
tied there were no Boches.
The gun was aimed by college boys,
cool and collected.
A 1.-THE, undersized, but tremendous
ly enthusiastic Irish lad did the firing.
The first man over the top was e
young lieutenant, just a fine type of
the cool, nervy American who can
look death in the face and smile.
/ The Germans. forty yards away, I'M
courteously fired upon him, whereupon
he whisked out an automotic pistol,
killed one, wounded two and then be-
thought himself to slip back into the
trenches.
A. moment later he went back over
the top and collected the three empty
shells from his automatic. One he
will keep, one goes to his parents and
the other to a certain fair young per-
son whom he left back in the states.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

Wednesday night, November 28th.
the night before Thanksgiving. the
high school will produce very pop
ular play entitled Back to the Farm -
This play while a delightful comedy.
brings home very pertinent moral.
For the past few summers it has been
an annual feature at the summer ses-
sion at the Agricultural Colleges of
the University of Minnesota. This
past summer our own Agricultural
College at Fargo, sent company out
to produce this play in some forty
communities.
The caste has been selected and
work will be started at once under tie
direction of Miss Esther Reimers of
the English Department of the local
high school. From present indications
this will be one of the best treats
that has been provided by the local
schools.
Don't forget the, date: November
28th, at the Opera House, The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the purchase
of slides for the lantern installed last
spring by the Class of 1917.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
COMMERCIAL CLUB FOR oAkEs
HAS BEEN DECIDED ON

Between forty and fifty men were
present at the meeting in the City
Hall last Thursday evening at $3.50, to
decide as to the advisibility of organ.
izing a live Commercial Club for
Oakes.
When the meeting was called, Supt.
G. e. Blume was elected temporary
chairman and the matter informally
discussed. 1t was voted. unanimously
to organize. A splendid spirit was
prevalent among the men. All were
agreed that Oakes needed good, live
organization. and that Oakes had a
splendid future if intelligently hand
led. It was moved that the chair ap-
point a committee of three to investi-
gate other clubs and RI .-,rt a plan Of
organization. The chair appointed c..
e. Knox, Chairman, w. j. Seifert and
w. F.. Rathman.
The next meeting was set for Thurs
day evening, November 9Th, at $3.50,
at which meeting the above COM
mittee will report.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
WINNERS IN BOYS AND
GIRLS COUNTY CONTEST

The Annual Boys and Girls Indus.
triaa> contest was held in the building
just vacated by the Kjersem grocery,
Tuesday, and a splendid display of
products was on exhibition. The pre-
liminary contest for the Cakes boys
and girls was held at ty.e school house
Saturday. and predicted success for
the county exhibit. The vegetables
this year were equal in every way to
those shown in years when weather
vcondi itions were much ma,ss favorable
The following prizes were awarded
at the Oakes preliminary contest:
Best 10 ears, White Dentist prize
Fritz Gramlow; End prize, Marion
Freeman.
Best acre of corn-Harold Deni
son.
Best 10 potatoes-1st prize, Clarence
Quincer; End prize, Maurice Nepstad
Garden canning-1st prize, Nellie
May Root; End prize, Emil Loepp.
Sewing-1st prize, Alice Root; End
prize, Lorna Stock.
Poultry-1st prize. Alice Whitfield;
End prize, Olga Frozen.
In tie final contest held Tuesday
besides the achievement pins given to
everyone who brought an exhibit, the
following prizes were won:
Best 10 ears of corn, any variety.
LIST prize, Lawrence Ditch; 2nd> prize
Fritz Gramlow.
Best acre of corn-Harold Denison.
Best 10 potatoes LIST prize, Clarence
Quincer; End prize, Leonard johnson.
Best * acre of potatoes-1st prize,
George Billy; End prize, Howard Nc
Skane.
Sewing list prize. Helena Hoer-
mann; End prize, Lorna Stock. IS
Bread making LIST prize. Blanche
Schoonover; End prize, Laura Scaggs.
Garden canning-1st prize. Nellie
May Root; End prize, Frances Free
man.
Poultry-1st prize, Stanley Harden;
End prize. Olga Frozen.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
OHIO -PAcIFIsT IS THRAsnEp
Head Of Peoples Council Horse.
whipped In Woods.

Cincinnati, Oct. 3O.-Herbert Bige.
low, head Of Peoples church of Ohio
and leader of the peoples council, has
been found near Florence, Ky. He
had been taken into a woods near
there, his clothes had been removed
and he had been thrashed with a
blacksnake whip by party of men,
dressed in "long white robes resemb.
ling those described as having been
worn by the Ku Klux Klan," accord.
ing To- a telephone message from a
newspaperman at Florence.
Prior to twelve lashes being ap.
Piled to his back" one of the party
read from a paper he held as follows:
In the name OF the poor women and
children of Belgium this man should
be whipped" according to the report.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
ASKS FOOD CONSERVATION
President Makes Appeal To Every
Home In Country.

Washington, Oct 30.-President VIII
son wants the families Of the land to
enroll themselves in the great army Of
food conservation interests. A state.
ment issued by him asks every one in
tho country to do their bit towards
saving the nations food supply.
The chief executives message says:
"The chief part of the burden Of
finding food supplies for the people
associated with US in war falls for tho
present upon the American Tcople and
the drain on supplies on such a scale
necessarily affects the prices Of our
necassarles Of NE. >
"Our country, however, is bIesscd'
with an abundance of food stuffs and
IT our people will economize their use
Of food, providently confning them.
selves to the qualities required for the
maintenance of health and strength; II
they will eliminate waste; and If they
will make use of those commodities of
which we have surplus and thus free
for export larger proportion of those
required by the world now dependent
upon ns, we shall not only be able to
accomplish our obligations to them,
but we shall obtain and establish reas..
enable prices at home.
1--WE cannot accomplish our objects
in this great whr without sacrifice and
devotion, and in no direction can that
sacrifice and devotion be shown more
than by each home and public eating
place in the country pledging its sup.
port to the food administration and.
complying with its requests"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
-B. W. slocum, Mayor,

S-O7ssend on Sewing machines.
Such lively interest is being
shown in the work Of the Red Cross
that the number Of sewing machines
at headquarters is Inadequate to meet
the demands as is also the number Of
chairs. Anyone having either Of these
articles and willing to donate the use
Of them in helping along the work Of
the chapter, please notify this Office
and they will be transferred to the
work room and good care will be
taken of them while in our charge.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mrs. Louis Reko autoed to Crete
Wednesday.
Norman Beckwith autoed to Fuller
ton on business Friday.
Little Ina Ditch is a patient at the
Oakes hospital since Saturday.
A daughter was born to fMr. and
Mrs. John Rosberg, Friday, Oct. 26th.
Elmer Erickson went to Glendale
the first of the week to be examined
for the army. . .
Mrs. Lydia Wells and son, Bernard,
left last Thursday for their home at
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Mrs. Wells is a
sister of Mrs. I'M. Ditch and has been
visiting here for the past two months.
The special election in Riverdale
school district resulted in locating the
site of the consolidated school by vote
Of % to 16. Some of the insurgents
down there wish "BiIl Potter had just
been here.
The firemen's benefit dance given
Wednesday evening at the opera house
was decided success. Music was
furnished by an orchestra from the
firemen's band and a thoroughly good
time was enjoyed by all present. The
proceeds amounted to over $500.
Klein & Lee. the leading store in
Fullerton, was robbed Sunday night.
The amount taken was estimated at
about fifty dollars. The same act was
transacted in LaMoure the same night.
AS yet there has been no clue to the
parties.
Last Wednesday evening. several
families met at the home Of c. A.
Kendall and surprised Mr.. \ and Mrs.
II. M. Ditch. who left yesterday for
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The evening was
spent in playing games and refresh
ments were served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ditch were presented with six tea
spoons, six dessert spoons and q pickle
fork. They have made many friends
during their l3 years Of residence in
Hudson. -
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
Review Mentions U. S. Troops
On Firing Line For First
Time.
ENEMY RETREAT seen
Germans Must Move Back in West
Under Critical Circumstances
Between Two Wedses-
Winter To Aid Italy.

Washington. Oct. 30.-Important
developments are impending in the
great war, Secretary Baker indicates
in his official review of last weeks
operations on all fronts, which con.
cludes with the brief statement that
certain units OF the American forces
IN France have taken their places on
the battle front to complete their
training. This is the War depart.
ment's first mention of the fact that
the American forces are on the firing
line.
To Force Retreat in West.
Significant operations are in prog.
ress. Secretary Baker says, both East
and West. on Italian fronts, in Mace
donia, Roumania, Mesopotamia and
even in East Africa. On the Western
front, he said, new strategic retreat
of the German forces appears to be
the next move expected and they
must move back under critical circum.
stances between the two wedges.
those of Flanders and the Aisne,
which have been driven relentlessly
into their line by the British and the
French.
Winter To Aid italy.
Italy is passing through a difficult
moment, Mr.. Baker says. The Austro.
German drive is being pressed for.
ward by imposing forces. But once
before Italy stemmed the tide on an
Austrian rush under less favorable
cOnditions for tho dofop.lor, ,to ,o;,..
out. and hurled the enemy back with
only taste of victory during the
first days of his terrific onslaught.
Winter is now coming to the aid of
the Italians.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
STOCK MARKET OPENS WEAK
Shows Effect Of German Gains In
Fractional Losses.

New York, Oct. 3O.--The stock mar.
ket opened weak Monday. U. S. Steel
sold of * to 1863. Bethlehem b
opened at IS. OF ~; Cruclble s73l,
off *; Marine preferred 1O1, of 2H )
Union Pacific 119N. off "; and Read.
Ing TAN, OF Il. Gerlnanys gains
against Italy connteracted the good
news of the success of the second Lib.
erty Loan. This disappointing news
was reflected in the fractional losses
Of all leading issues.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01

The City Restaurant has changed
hands. Arthur Bartlett relinquishing
right, title and interest, last week to
his nephew, Roy H. McCann, who
moved his family here earlier in the
year from Colberg, Montana.
Art Bartlett made the restaurant a
very popular place during his nine
years ownership. Art is the best
natured, most whole-hearted soul in
the world and always a likeable fel-
low, whether engaged in "bossing" the
bean shootery OF running the politics
of the second ward. Never a crouch,
rather foeman worthy of the steel.
He aud his good wife. who has been
a great help to him in-the restaurant.
will take a rest for the winter, and
next spring will go on the Bishop
place south of the city-and get rich
the quick way, ~
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
BUSINESS CHANGES

e. F. Erickson traded Ills Oakes
Electric Shop. his new Studebaker
car. and some cash for the equity of
Alex R. Wright in valuable quarter
section of land in Kidder county. Mr..
Erickson was notified to be ready to
heed the call of Ills cous,ry in twenty.
four hours time and made a quick
cleanup. He and his wife left We'd
nesday morning for Alexandria, Minn.,
and is there awaiting the next cali to
Glendale.
TIE Oakes Electric Shop. the home
of the Willard Service Station has
built up splendid business since it
started twenty months ago. The same
efficient help will be retained under
the new management, more material
added and everything done to improve
the service.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
+ SALE A SUCCESS

The Dickey County Live Stock
Breeders sale yesterday proved sue
cess. The total amount for the day
was $6,8O2.50. The Times will pub.
lish the list Of buyers and prices paid
next week.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
Invaders Break Through Noun.
t--.;n Passes and Increase Pris.
oners To 100000.
ENEMY TAKES CIy|DALE
'Gorizia Is Also Captured BY eermans
Second and Third Armies
Declared To Be. In
Retreat.

kVOme, OCC. SV.@I00 ltalla08 are
checking the advance Of the Austro
German troops into the plains of
Northern Italy, the war office an.
nOunces.
The Italian troops are fulfilling
their duty and all movements ordered
by the general statf are being carried
out, the statement says.
Allies Take Steps To Aid.
Steps have been taken for rendering
the fullest possible assistance to the
italians, is the message sent from
London.
The Sfench war committee is meet
ing to determine what can be done.
Italians Lack Cannon.
Whether General Cadorna, outnum.
bered nearly four to one, can check
\ the spectacular onrush of Won Mack
ensen and the Teuton hordes, de.
pends, military authorities in Wash.
ington believe, entirely upon the
number of big guns the Allies are able
to get to the Italians before the next
great battle begins. That will De
along the Tagliamento river, where
General Cadorna isl expected to make
his stand.
Ammunition Supply Short
Most of the 700 cannon lost by
General Cadorna were taken without
having fired "a shot because OF lack
of ammunition, Italian cables to
Washington said. g
Entise Italian Line Shaken.
London, Oct. 30.--The entire Ital
ian line, from the Julian Alps region
to the Adriatic sea is being shaken
by the Austro-German army under
command of Emperor Charles, who
has as his chief assistant Field Mar:
shal von Mackensen.
Pressing back the Italians on Ital.
= ian soil, the combined enemy forces
now have pushed forward on the Ital.
ian left wing and captured Cividale.
northeast of Udine, and are nearing
1.-The plains beyond. L. The Austrian
town of Gorilla, a point Of great
. strategic value on the Isonzo river,
had been retaken from the Italians.
Berlin official communications say
100000 Italians have been made pris,
oner and over 700 guns have fallen
into .Austro-G German hands,. The sec.
ond and third Italian armies are de
clared to be in retreat.
Rome Admits Defeat. -.
Rome admits the falling, back oi
the second army. asserting that COW.
ardice like that shown by the Rus
slams in Galicia was exhibited in the
face of the foe. the Italians surren-
derlng or retreating without giving
battle, permitting the breaking Of the
left wing and thereby offering easy
access to the town of Gividale. Be
fore falling back the Italians de.
stroyed all their depots and stores.
Ctvidale was ON fire when the AustrO.
Germans entered 1t.
Possibly the Italians in his region,
who are declared by Rome to be re.
treating to prepared positions on, the
plains, will turn about and meet the
enemy in open country. fighting.
Situation Most Grave.
IF they do not and the enemy ID
able to keep up westward the fast
pace maintained since the operation
began, the greater part of the Italians
along the northeastern line Wilt be
threatened with capture. So gravo
is the situation that special meet.
ing of the French cabinet has been
held to decide the question of Allied
c0-OnerafiOn IN tho Ifo1fon frnn<
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
Yours very truly,
National Non-Partisan League

Non-Partisan meetings are announc-
ed as follows: Merricourt. Thursday.
at 2 p. m. Kuhn, Friday at 2 p m.
At the latter place both German and
English. will be spoken.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
CITY HALL 70 RED CROSS WORK
Oakes. N. Oak. Oct. 81. 1917.

Existing conditions suggest that that
part of the City Hall occupied by the
Red Cross Society of the City of Oakes
be placed at their exclusive disposal.
They are u busy people and need the
assistance of pleasant and roomy
quarters with as little interruption as
possible. Societies having in, mind the
City Hall for suppers OF sales, kindly
interpret this in the spirit in which II
is suggested. &
-B. W. slocum, Mayor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01

Major General John Biddle's ap.
pointment as assistant chief of staff, q
post vacant since Gen. Bliss succeeded
Major General Scott as chief of staff,
has just heen announced by Secretary
Baker. General Biddle has a reputa-
tion for executive ability earned large
~ as superintendent of West Point.