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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Rev. Moultrie Tells Boys
and Girls Of Army Life

eve have no American army. We
have no military equipment as ma
ton. To have adequate military pre-
paration we must have some form of
universal military training" These
were the three conclusions. arrived at
by Rev. L. G.. Moultrie, chaplain OF the
First North Dakota regiment while re-
Gently stationed at the border, in his
address before the seventh and eighth
grade pupils of the Normal Training
school Saturday morning.
Mr.. Moultrie made his address ex-
ceedingly interesting to the young peo-
pie of his audience when he went into
a somewhat minute detail concerning
the activities of the regiment from the
time they left Valley City until their
return. He reminded those who heard
him Of the leaving Of the regiment July
%, 1916, after having been called out
June 10.
The battalion under Major Henry
was the first of the three to go. The
railroad company had provided good
train, including a baggage car with
three kitchen stoves reserved as a
diner" Army rations were served on
the train, which consisted of hard
bread (like dog biscuit), crackers, can
ned beef, canned salmon and canned
tomatoes. The troops were frequently
taken from the train, once or twice a
day, for drill; once in Oklahoma where
the thermometer registered 112 de-
grees, and the company reached Mer-
cedes in time for the first rain in IA
months. It took three weeks to get the
camp in good condition, the soil being
like rubber. Camp was pitched in a
former dumping ground among tin
cans, toads, mosquitoes, ants, taran-
tulas, etc. The rain which welcomed
the company on the first day continued
for three weeks, until the camp was a
sea of mud. This brought out a guam
tity of Texas mosquitoes and plenty
of rattlesnakes and scorpions. The
sting of a scorpion, Mr.. Moultrie said,
was like the sting Of a whole hive of
BEES
Mr.. Moultrie went into the detail of
the daily routine of the regiment and
said that the extreme heat caused a
rapid loss in weight Of the men at first
Each Friday was reserved for hike
Of from ten to Is miles, each soldier
carrying so pounds. About two and
one-half miles an hour were covered.
In hike of 12O miles the North Da
kota guard showed their superiority
to the regular army, every man march
ing back into camp, while in the regu
lar army there were from rs to so men
riding back in the ambulance. The
reason for this, the speaker said, was
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
COAST GUARD LOSS LARGE

Washington, March 5.-The death
list in the coast guard misfortune to
several boats while attempting to res
eve a stranded steamer off Ocedn City,
Nd, was believed today to have reach
ed Is. Additional reports Of the coast
guard told of the swapping of Sec
ond small boat containing six men
when lowered from the cutter Yama-
craw. The first small boat containing
nine men was swamped when it was
lowered from the oil tank steamer
Louisiana. Further dispatches tell Of
the Bleaching of a small boat carrying
four men. The coast guard do not be-
lieve they were from the Yamacraw be-
cause the boat had a strange lettering.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
TURTLE LAKE BRANCH
BLOCKED FOUR WEEKS

Darlington, March St Is over four
weeks since train has gone over the
N. p. branch line. One train got as far
as Bowdon during the blockade. Last
evening a rotary got back to Carring
ton, having worked itself to Denhoff, 30
miles from the end of the branch. With
good weather the branch will be open
ed today or tomorrow, according to
Roadmaster Geo. Cottingham. There
is little suffering for necessities.
Nearly all private cellars are without
booze, and there is shortage of sugar
and -four, but not a serious one. No
suffering for coal is evident, although
the stocks are low.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Wilson Seeks Advice on
Aiming Merchant Vessels

Washington, March 5.-President
Wilson has asked the legal authority
of the government to give him within
"a hours formal opinion as to wheth-
er or not he has power to furnish nav
al armament to merchantmen without
a special authority of congress. Upon
this decision rests whether or not the
president will go ahead despite the
senate failure to act on the armed neu-
trality measure and take steps he has
heretofore feared he did not have the
power to take.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
ELECTION BETS PAID OFF

Chicago, March By 10 a. m.
James O'Leary's strong box, said to
have contained anywhere from $780,
900 to $65O,OOO in election bets was
practically empty today. O'Leary
made the announcement that after the
presidents inauguration he would be-
gin paying Off today. When he opened
his saloon today a long string of win
ners were waiting. He refused to pay
the bets last fall after the election
stating that the issues would be In
doubt until the electoral college had
assembled. Later he decided to wait
until after the Inauguration
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Wimbledon Family Have
Narrow Escape From Gas

Wimbledon, March 6.-Members of
the John Mclaughlin family were
nearly asphyxiated from coal gas yes.
terday, due to faulty joint in a stove
pipe. Mclaughlin was aroused from
his sleep by humping of one of the
doors, one of the members of the fam.
lily having made the discovery and at.
tempted to awaken him. Miss Nc.
Daniels, staying at the home, was
found unconscious. It was three
hours before a physician succeeded in
reViving her.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Mrs. Froysaa>to Sing
Recital on Thursday

Eugene woodlands, on Thursday
evening of this week, presents In re-
cital Mrs. Knute Froysaa in the Nor
NAL school auditorium. Mrs. Froysaa
has been pupil in the department of
music at the Normal school for sever
al years, and has spent some time in
study abroad. Her numbers always
prove popular on any program and a
delightful recital is being looked for
ward to. Mrs. Froysaa will be assist
ed by Miss Lillian Healy, pianist. The
program will be complimentary, and is
as follows:
AgnuS Del ......... BiZet
Mrs. Froysaa
Violin Obligato, Mr.. Knute Froysaa
Theme Varie ............ PadereWski
Miss Healy
(a) Vaarmorgen Klagen (Spring
in the WOOds) .................
......... Agathe Backer Grondahl
(b) Duggdrooper dew Drop).. ....
....... Agathe Backer Grondahl
(c) Sow saa Stille (Sleep so QUIETLY
......... Agathe Backer Grondahl
Mrs. Froysaa
(a) Minuett de IArlesienne. -. .Bizet
(c) Gavotte in A fiat minor ........
Sgambati
Miss Healy
(a) The Cuckoo ...... Liza Lehman
(b) The BobOlink .......... Wilson
(c) The Swing .......: Liza Lehman
Mrs. Froysaa
(a) Shadow Dance
(b) Prelude in E minor
Mcdowell
(c) LO! Hear the Gentle Lark. go.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. BlSnOp
Mrs. Froysaa
Violin Obligato, Mr.. Froysaa
Eugene woodlands at the Piano
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Sunday Coolest March
Day in Twenty Years

With the government thermometer
at Moorhead registering ~ below Zero.
Sunday was the coolest March day for
the past 20 years. March is, 1897, the
temperature dropped to 80 below, but
yesterdays record was the lowest for
the month since that time.
Early churchgoers in Valley City
felt the breeze keenly although it
warmed up considerably later. After
shutdown, however, the south wind
took on a snap that proved extremely
chilly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Branch Gets First Train
T. for Almost -Four Weeks

Fred Shariey was a visitor here
from the I.ucca vicinity Thursday
morning. lie stated that the Cassel-
ton branch had been tied up for ~
days, the snow plow getting as far as
Nome Wednesday and the passenger
train being run out to that point.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
GERMAN OFFENSIVE REPULsEp

Paris, March ga violent German
attack over front of mile and three
quarters last night was repulsed with
heavy losses to the Germans; todays
official statement said. The enemy
failed to get footing anywhere ex
cept near the Cauries wood, the state
ment added. The attack was in suffi-
Gent force to indicate that German
offensive has taken place north of Yer
dun.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Belgium Placed Under p
Three German Governors

Copenhagen, March 5.-That part of
Belgium in the hands of Germany will
be divided into three provinces with
the cities of Brussels, Namur and St.
Paus designed as capitals. This was
indicated in Berlin dispatches receiv-
ed today. The governors will be ap.
pointed by the German government.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
MICHIGAN City in the Race

Grand Forks, March 3:-Mlcnlgan
City captured the northeastern district
basketball title here tonight by defeat
ing the Grand Forks team with 20 to
10 score. The game was the fastest
played during the tournament and was
won by the Michigan boys only at the
last minute. Michigan City by winning
the district title has won the right to
meet the winners of the other districts
in the state championship tournament
here March 16 and II.
Churchill, the Michigan City for
ward, was their star man while
Graves and Mayer, Grand Forks
guards, were the stellar men for the
losers.
Michigan City took an early lead
and at no time were in danger OF be-
ing overtaken by their opponents.
Grand Forks put up game fight but
were out played by the visitors IN
every minute.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
CITIZENS MAY CALL FOR
CNpV ne cIlpNEv oEn1o1

The State Normal school is in re-
celpt of extra copies of the report of
the recent survey of the educational in.
stitutions Of the state, made under the
direction of the United States COM
missioner Of education. Citizens who
are interested may call at the office
and secure copy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Dickinson Wins on Slope

Bismarck, March 3.-Dickinson by
virtue of it's 29 to 81 defeat Of the Man
dan high this evening is champion OF
the southwestern district. The game
was the fastest played on the local
floor this year. The score at the end
of the first half was IA to 10 in favor
Of Dickinson.
McCutcheon was the star Of the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Governor Names DR.. Acher
Delegate From No. Dakota

Governor Lynn J. Frazier has hon.
ored faculty member, as we'll as the
State Normal school, in the recent ap-
pointment of, DR.. Rud olph Acher as
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Hogs Jumping Over the Moon

Chicago, March 5.-Hogs continued
to soar today. The market was from
ten to Is cents higher today than Sat-
urday. Top for heavies was $14.2O per
100 pounds. Pigs sold for $3.50.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

the fact that the regular army contain,
ed too many dissipated men, while the
guard was composed of good, clean.
fine young fellows.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Mrs. j. E. Wiper and daughter, Miss
Masie Wiper, of Enderlin, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Wiper's sister, Mrs. ].
w. Wunn
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Mrs. Dr. Nolte, who has been a pa
tient at Riverside hospital, has been
discharged to return to her home at
Darcy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Valley City Boys Take
District Championship


evening making the majority of the
points for the winners. Peterson was
the feature player for the Mandan
team taking II out Of 10 free throws.
Dickinson will 60 to Grand Forks
to play for the state championship
with the winners in the other three
districts. Lineup: - S.<'
Mandan Dickinson
Cummins -. .f..... McCutcheon
Peters f........... Brodie
Ffennlng ....c......... Richards
Sullivan. ...g............ QuOn
Ford .............g ........... ware
Field goals: Cummins 2; Pfenning
2; Sullivan l.; McCutcheon Z; Brodie
3; Richards f.
Free throws: Peters II; McCutch.
con /.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
The closing game Saturday after
noon went to Jamestown by 20 to II
Ssc0ro Tho 1inoln.

Substitutes - r. BOurQu1n for M.
Bourquin; Bennett for Rathmon; Hag-
lund for Schaunberg.
Field Baskets: M. BourQuin 8;
Rathman 5; Edwards S; Costello l;
English 2.
Free Throws: Schaunberg 3; Ed
wards l.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Mrs. John McFadgen was down from
Steele for weekend visit here with
relatives.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

The southeastern district basketball
Tournament ended Saturday evening
in a blaze of glory for the local con-
testants. AS announced SATURDAY at
ernoon by the Times'Record, valley
CITY met Jamestown In the evening 1or
the championship Of the district. JAM
estown has reached the finals by de.
feating Wahpeton in the morning and
Casselton in the afternoon.
The game was the fastest played
here this year, despite the condition
the Jamestown boys were in. The Wis
iting team got the jump on the home
team in the early part Of the game by
making a basket, but they were unable
to keep up the pace. The Valley boys
were soon able to place them so far
behind that there was no hope OF a
win, the final score being As to II.
The excitement was intense at all
stages of the games, as the visitors
had big contingent of rooters on
hand. Referee Upshaw stated to
Times-Record representative that he
had never before oficiated at game
where there was so much cheering.
The officials of the game were the
best that had ever ofticiated on the
local floor, the decisions of both being
fast and impartial. The lineup:
jamestown Valley City
NJ. Bourquin. Bowen
Rathman Nelson
Schaunberg 5000. .c.... Cook
Kaiser ...........g.. Annnson
Smith. ...........g... Stenshoel
Field goals: Bowen Z; Nelson Z;
Cook S: Atkinson /; Stenshoel 1; Bour-
quin 2; Rathman 2; Schaunberg 4.
Free Throws: Nelson 3; Schaun-
berg 1.
Referee: Upshaw.
Umpire. Barker.
The dope now makes Valley City
easily the leader for the state cham
pionship. The comparative score
gives her a long lead over the other
three, the strength Of which is made
more apparent by the fact that she
has played only the best of the teams
of the state There is practically no
chance for her to be beaten at the state
tournament at Grand Forks March 16
and II.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Grand Forks
k-nmare snjlls Champs Dope

kenmare Spills Champs Dope
Minot, March 3.-Kenmare upset all
the dope when they captured the cham
pionship of the northwestern district
by defeating Minot with a rs to u
score. The win was the greatest sur.
prise of the tournament as the Minot
boys had defeated them in the prellm'
mary round so to IL.
Kenmare has been trying to connect
with the district title for the past three
years but has always been eliminated
in the first games of the tourney. The
dope was all for Minot in tonight's
game though the visitors were thought
to have a better team than in previous
years.
The first half. started with the
Minot bous in the lead. The Kenmare
boys were not able to catch up until
the second half. The winning tallies
were made in the last minute of play
when Kenmare slipped in for two
GOALS T,ine1lD.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Substitutes. Murphy and Daigle.
Field Boals: Cleary 4; Jacobson g.;
Murphy 2; A. Perry 5; Sinclair 5.
Free throws: Murphy 4; A. Perry 5.
Referee: Tierney.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Mrs. Froysaa
Violin Obligato, Mr.. Froysaa
Eugene woodlands at the Piano
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Washington, March 5.-After an in
formal session which included the in
auguration of the vice president and
the swearing in of new senate mem.
bers, the senate adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Washington, March 5.-Mrs. Wilson
was the only woman on the platform
when the president was sworn into of.
fee. The president and Mrs. Wilson
sat chatting while awaiting the begin
ming of the ceremonies. The cold
wave soon struck the president and
Mrs. Wilson ordered him to put ON his
Overcoat and, hat.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Washington, March 5.-The gray
skies cleared at about o'clock this
morning, two hours before the presi.
dent was about to start for the capitol.
The weather bureau officials said there
would be no rain or snow today.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
ALL EXPORT RECORDS BROKEN
Value Of Shipments From United
States In 1916 $2,ooO,OOO,oOo
Greater Than in 1915.

American exports for 1916 reached
the unprecedented total of $j..iSl GOO :
OOo, Uncle Sam reports. According To
Il statement issued by the bureau of
foreign and domestic cOmracrc" of the
department of commerce, this exceeds
the total for 1915 by Sl,92GOGG. 800 and
the total for 1913 by $2.991 .O,GOoO.
Imports in 1916 aggregated $2.3o2.
W",OuO al.D !: record total. For 1913
tn" total was $I,77o.00O,OOO and for
1917. the previous r.cord year, $l,SlS,-
OOO.OGO.
III" years export balance was So
oSo.OooOOO, as compared with Sl.T1G,-
OOO,OOO for 1915, and $2,IJG. .OOO, 900 for
the iivr-ycar period from 1910 to 1914
inclusive.
The net inward gold movement for
the year was $500. 100000, also II new.
record. 1t compares with net inward
gold movement of Si2l $4,000 in 1913
ana Il net outward gold movement of
SlGo,OOOO'0 ia 1914. Gold Imports in
l3lG aggregated SG&6,OOO.Om AGAINST
S432,OOoOD in 1918 and $J7. 100000 i'm
l3l4. The corresponding gold cyportS
were SiNj,OOO.OuO, S3l 10000 and
$223, ,0OO,0OO respectively.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
Enjoys Life Now >\
After Several Years
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Seth ST., Grecnvillc, in a statement
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A., cu
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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
Dryobates pubescens

Length, six inches Our smallest
woodpccker; spotted with black and
white. Dark bars on the outer tail
feathers distinguish it from the simi.
larly colored but larger hairy wood
pecker
Range: Resident in the United
States and the forcsted parts of Can
ada and Alaska.
Habits and economic status: This
woodpeckCr is commonly distributed
living in woodland tracts, orchards.
and gardens. The bird has several
characteristic notes, and, like the
marry woOdpcckcr, is fond of beating
on dry resonant tree branch tat
too which to apprcciative ears has the
quality OF woodland music. In q hole
eXcavatcd in a dead branch the downy
woodpecker lays four to six eggs.
This and the hairy woodpcckcr
are among our most valuable allies.
their food consisting of some of
the worst foes of orchard and
woodland, which tho woodpeckers are
especially equipped to dig out of dead
and living wood. In the examination
or i23 stomachs OF this bird, animal
food, mostly insects, was found to con-
stltutc I6 per cent of the diet and
vegetable matter "a per cent. The
animal food consists largely Of beetles
that bore into timber or burrow under
the bark. Caterpilars amount to 16
per cent of the food and include many
especially harmful species. Grasshop-
per eggs arc freely eaten. The vege-
table food OF the downy woodpecker
consists OF small fruit and seeds, most
ly Of wild species. 1t distributes seeds
or poison ivy, or poison oak, which is
about the only fault of this very use
full bird.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black Draught.

McDtff, Va.-T suffered for several
years says Mrs. J. b. Whitaker, Of
this place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me TO try
lhedford's Black-Draught, which did,
and found II to be the best family medi-
cine tor young and old.
] keep Black-Draught on hand oil the
Time now, and when my children feel .
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does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have q long spell OF sick
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using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is ptreiy
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Your druggist sells and recommends
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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
ASKS MANY QUESTIONS
uncle Sam Starts Living Cost
Probe in Washington.
oeeks All Kinds Of Intimate Informa.
ton Regarding Household Ex.
penses, Income and Savings.

What is your salary?
How nuch rent do you pay2
What did you pay for that suit?
What did your wife'S last hats
gowns and coats cost?
What do you pay for cOal2
Low much do you pay your maid.
servant?
What is your monthly grocery bill?
How much money do you have left
ovcr-if uny-cnch month. after nlI
your bills are paiu-if you pay them
those are some of the intimate uucS
uonS asked of WaShingtunians bN
Uncle Sam through agents of the la
bnr statistics bureau of the department,
or labor. The agents worked under
an appropriation recently granted b.,
congress.
On the result of the probe there, will
rest whether congress will carry th,
queries into other sections of the coun.
try.
The agents visited specified sections
of Washington, leaving schedule %!
questions to be filed out by the house
wives of the district. Later other
agents called at these houses and col
lCctCd the schedules which were filled
out with the desired information as to
the amount of money expended annual
ly for rent, clothing, food. light, and
the other necessities of life. and the
quantity of each commodity received
for the money.
DR.. Royal Me"ker, head of the bu-
rcau Of labor statistics, said everyone
connected with the inquiry realized the
intimate and personal nature of the
questions propoundca, and for that
reason absolute secrecy would be
maintained as to the information
given the agents
Besides studying families, the bu-
rcau investigated what are the in
comes and expenses Of single women
who board or who room and prepare
their own meals or eat in restaurants.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-15
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