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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Deming Is Considered
Excellent Camp Site

There has been so many rumors re-
garding what divisional camp the
troops of the northwest would be sent
to that we are giving some informa.
ton about Deming, New Mexico, fur
nlshed us by Major C. F. Mudgett who
has secured the information through
reliable sources. A summary Of the
climate for the year 1915 shows the
average yearly temperature to have
been 58.8;; total number of sunshiny
days, 1923; total rainfall, 1888. The
following favorable comment is from
the FL Paso Morning Times: f
The selection of Deming as one Of
the divisional camp sites for the train
Ing OF the new army Is peculiarly
fortunate one-fortunate for Deming,
but even more fortunate for the men
Who will receive their training there.
Were the country searched from end
to end 1t is almost certain that no
better, nor more healthy spot for an
army camp could be found than at
Deming. In September, when the
camp is expected to open for business,
the climate of the Mimbres valley is
matchless. The extreme heat of the
summer the high winds and the sea
son OF thunder storms will have pass
ed, and the soldiers will have the ex-
perience of living in a land Of cloud.
less days, with temperature warm
enough but not too warm for comfort
in short an ideal climate for out
door life, with plenty of the purest
water on the American continent.
In addition to its natural advant-
ages, Deming is town of hospitable
people who may be depended upon to
do their utmost in everything that will
make for the comfort and happiness of
the officers and soldiers who will be
regarded as the guests of the city.
Deming will loyalty cooperate with
the war department in preventing the
establishment Of dives or evil resorts
and In protecting the morals and
health of the soldiers. The commun-
ity for years has been one of the
cleanest and most law-abiding in all
New Mexico. It's people are jealous
OF the city's reputation in this respect,
therefore there is no danger of any
letting down of the bars when the sol
diers come. The war department will
not find it necessary to call for any
cleanup of Deming. Deming is clean,
has always been clean, and may be
depended upon to remain clean.
Deming is to be congratulated upon
securing the army camp which will,
within very few weeks, add more
than 10000 men to it's population, but
the army is likewise to be congratu.'
lated on the judgment of its officers
In selecting camp site where the
conditions are so little short of ideal
for the purpose.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
President Appoints
Belgium S Benefactor
Food Administrator

Washington, Aug 1O.-The Ameri
can government assumed control Of
the country's food supply with the
signing by President Wilson of the ad
ministration food survey and regula
tory bills.
Formal annOun cement of Herbert
Hoover's appointment as food admins
traitor was made at the White House
soon after the measures were approx
ed and tonight Mr.. Hoover set forth
the aims of the food administration in
statement declaring its purpose will
be to stabilize and not to disturb con.
ditions.
Can Fix Prices
The two measures signed today give
to the government sweeping wartime
powers. The regulatory bill is designed
to put food distribution under. direct
government supervision and pro
vision added as an amendment extends
q neven more drastic government con.
troll over coal and other fuels. includ-
ing the power to fix prices and author
iZing government operation of mines.
The survey bill is intended to en-
courage production and gives the gov
eminent authority to keep up con-
tinuous census of the amount of food
stuffs in the United States. 1t will be
administered by the department of
agriculture.
Bother the food administration and
the agriculture department have been
ready since long before the bills were
passed, to go ahead with the work,
The food administration has assembled
staff and already is existing the
country's women in a household saw
ing campaign.
Probe Under Way
Meanwhile the federal trade commits
sion, authorized some time ago to con-
duct an investigation into food prices
with special reference to antitrust
law violations, is gathering informa-
ton which it will turn over to the two
agencies and to the department of
justice.
The first move Of the food admins
tration will be to bring about charges
in the system of distributing wheat
and in the manufa cture and sale of
flour and bread. It will take up next
Iuc VI u1OdL duU OdlIy
foods. The trade commission has in
vestigators now in the -four mills and
in the meat backing houses.
Hoover's Statement
Herbert Hoover issued statement
tonight outlining the governments
purposes in administering the food
legislation. 1t follows:
"The hopes of the food admins.
tration are three-fold First, so to
guide the trade in the fundamental
food commodities as to eliminate vic
ious speculation, extortion and waste
full practices and to stabilize prices in
the essential sta pies. Second, to guard
our exports so that against the worlds
shortage we retain sufficient supplies
for cur own people and to cooperate
with the allies to prevent intlation Of
rrices, and third, that we stimulate
the saving of our food in order that
we may increase exports to our allies
to point which will enable them
properly to provision their armies and
to feed their people during the coming
winter
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
State Board Asks
Higher Railroad Tax

Bismarck, Aug 1.-THE state tax
commission in supplemental report
to the state board of equalization rec
ommends further increase in the as
sessment of railroads and the public
utilities, banks and certain other prop
erty of the state as result of nation
wide investigation of the returns upon
capital invested in farm lands. A
statement issued by the commission
says:
"The federal department of agricul-
ture places the average return upon
capital invested in farm lands in the
United States at AZ per cent. This
includes cotton farming, truck farm
ing and orchard farming.
".The North Dakota agricultural
college found that the capital invested
in farm lands in North Dakota in 1916
received returns of five per cent and
that the average farmer after paying
this five per cent upon his investment,
secured $295.35 as labor income, SER
plus, profit, etc. Allowing the farmer
$50 month for labor, the return to
capital invested in farm lands in North
Dakota in 1916 was 1858 per cent.
Railroads Get More
Contrasting this with the railroads
of the United States the commission
found that for the year ending De-
cember 31st, 1916, the gross earnings
of the railroads were $685., 697, 44S, or
an increase of Is per cent over the
previous year. Their net earnings
were $1,244,395,591 or "a per cent more
than the net earnings for the previous
year.
Taking as an example the earnings
of railroads, the Northern Pacific for
1916, the gross operating revenue of
the Northern Pacific railroad was
$50, 281 ,343.S0. Their total net income
from all sources was S4O,2O4, 2S79S.
After paying from this income certain
rents and miscellaneous fixed charges,
they found that $39,236,212.30 went to
capital invested in railroads. A seven
per cent. dividend was paid upon
stocks which required $17,36O,OOO to
meet. The interest on their funded
debt was S12,2S8,S95.5O After meet
ing these payments to capital, they
carried to their corporation surplus ac-
count $9,5SS,010.87 as the cash profits
of the year.
"The other railroads and public SER
vice corporations in the state together
with banks and certain other prop
erties show much the same returns ub-
on capital invested in 1916 The tax
commission contends that the true
measure Of the tax burden should be
takeA to meet public expenditures For
these reasons they have urged upon
the state board of equalization let larg-
er increase in the assessed valuation
of these properties.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Miss Nellie Farnsworth and her
nephew, Lenley Harvey, left Wednes
day afternoon for Fargo, where they
will spend short time with her sis.
ter, and then go on to Iowa for visit
with relatives at, various points. They
will also visit at the parental Farms
worth home in River Falls, Wis. Len
ley will attend school at st. Thomas
Military academy, which opens the
first week in September. Miss Farms
worth will return to take up her work
in the domestic science department at
the Normal school in October.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS
SUPPLIES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1918

Sealed proposals will be received at
this Office until O'clock p. m. August
20, 1917, for furnishing miscellaneous
supplies for the U. S. Post Office
building at Valley City, North Dakota,
for immediate delivery of said sup
plies when successful bidders proposal
has been accepted by the department
Proposal blanks and information as to
supplies to be bid on will be supplied
by the custodian on request by apply
ing at the post Office.
w. w. SMITH, Custodian.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
American Soldiers Enter
tain French in Camp

American Training Camp in France,
Aug. 9-Taking advantage of half
holiday Wednesday afternoon, one of
the American regiments training in
France entertained its French in
structors at field luncheon or picnic
in one of the most ruggedly pictur-
esque spots in the entire American
army area. The American officers en-
tertained the French officers and the
American listed men their comrades
in the French ranks.
The men all shared alike in being
helped from the big field kitchens.
They sat on, the grass, ate together
and carried on lively conversation
despite the difference in tongue.
There were many good things to eat,
cooked in American fashion, but the
French soldiers seemed to enjoy most
of all the homemade white bread
which was served from the American
field bakeries.
Chicken for Officers
The French officials were given
particular treat in the way of fried
chicken, country style.
The afternoon was a great success
and marked still closer amity be-
tween the American and French
armies.
When the luncheon was at it's height
one French officer enthusiastically ex-
kclaimed:
ooh, if the boys could only see us
now"
The American soldiers have a half
holiday each Wednesday, This is in
lieu of half holiday on Saturday for
it has been found that Saturday noon
to Monday morning is too long an in
terval to be away from work.
The marines are somewhat detected
over the order that they must adopt
khaki instead of their distinctive uni
forms of forest green. The latter looks
extremely like the German field gray
uniform, after being in service little
while, but the real reason for the
change unquestionably is the desire to
simplify the equipment of the expe.
dictionary force and to make all the
equipment interchangeable
! Arrangements have been made
whereby the French government has
agreed to sell to the American a num-
Der of trained artillery horses and
pack mules as transport animals. The
French have an excess supply of these
just now and the arrangement will be
a great boon to the Americans who
will get the animals already seasoned
in actual war work
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
LESSON 1
YOUR POST OF HONOR

You are called to serve as soldier
in the National Army, because that is
one of your obligations as citizen of
the United States. The citizens or a
republic must always be ready in the
hour of need to leave their own homes
and take up arms in defense of their
right and principles. Otherwise the
Republic could not long continue to
exist. The men who now enter mill
tary service deserve the gratitude and
respect Of their fellow citizens.
You are doubtless making heavy
sacrifice in order to perform this duty
to your country. Hundreds of thou
sands of other young men and their
families are face to face with similar
sacrifices. Ali our citizens will sooner
or later be called upon, each to bear
his or her share of the burden. Men
and women, rich and poor, all alike
must do, whatever is necessary and
must give up whatever is necessary.
For no personal interests or feelings
can be permitted to stand in the way
at time when the safety and honor of
the country are at stake.
AS clt1Zeu SO1Qler you are CHOSEN
for post of special distinction. Amer
lea is justly proud of the soldiers Of
the past who have won for us the
rights today denied and put in serious
danger by the high.handed attacks of
the German government. America will
be no less proud of you, as you fight
to uphold those rights.
Your personal responsibility is great.
AS warfare is today conducted, the
individual soldier counts for more than
ever before. Your own skill and BRAY.
cry, no matter how humble your rank,
may easily be important factors in de-
Gliding whether an engagement is to be
won or lost. You can not depend upon
anyone else to carry this personal res
possibility for you; you must depend
upon yourself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
SOME AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Americans are well-fitted to meet
this test. During the Civil war, at the
battle at Antietam, the 7th Maine In;
fantry lay, hugging the ground, under
furious storm of shot and shell. Pri.
vate Knox, who was wonderful shot,
asked leave to move nearer the enemy
For an hour afterwards his COM
panions heard his rife crack every few
minutes. His commanding officer
finally, from curiosity, "crept forward
to see what he was doing, and found
that he had driven every man away
from one section Of Confederate
battery, tumbling over gunner after
gunner as they came forward to fire.
At the end of an hour or so,
a piece of shell took off the breech OF
his pet rifle, and he returned discon.
ISOLATE; but after a few minutes ne
gathered three rifles that were left by
wounded men and went back again"
In the Confederate armies individual
soldiers were no less skillful, cool and
brave. On both sides they were Ameri.
cans.
Here are few cases quoted from of,
fetal records. You must read between
the lines to get the full benefit of the
stories they tell of resourcefulness and
courage.
On June 9, 1862, Private John Gray,
5th Ohio Infantry, mounted on an
artillery horse of the enemy and cap,
tured brass 6-pound piece, in the face
of the enemy's fire, and brought it to
the rear"
On October IL, 1863, Private Michael
Dougherty, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
cat the head of detachment of his
company, dashed across an open field,
exposed to a deadly fire from the
enemy, and succeeded in dislodging
them from an unoccupied house, which
he and his comrades defended for sew
eral hours against repeated attacks,
thus preventing the enemy from flank
ing the position of the Union forces"
From May 8 to II, 1864, Private
John B. Lynch, Sd Indiana Cavalry,
carried important dispatches from
the president to General Grant, pass
ing through the enemy's country, es-
Gaping capture, delivered his message
and returned to Washington with re-
plies thereto
On April ~, 1899, Private Edward
White, goth Kansas Infantry, during a
fight with insurgents in the Philippine
Islands, Swan the Rio Grande de
Pampanga in face of the enemy's fire
and fastened a rope to the unoccupied
trenches, thereby enabling the cross
ing of the river and the driving of the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Page Record: Miss Matilda Thomp.
son returned last Saturday from VAL
ley City, where she has been attend.
ing summer school for several weeks.
-. Miss Hattie Parker who has been
attending summer school at Valley
City, returned home Wednesday morn
ing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

The w. c. T. U. met with Mrs.
Greenen on Tracy avenue Friday. 1t
was the meeting for the annual cleo.
ton of officers and the following we're
elected: President, Mrs. Hugh Wright;
vice president, Mrs. S. S. futile; sec
Rotary, Mrs. S. H. Cook; treasurer,
Mrs. Fred Carr. The ladies are busy
making comfort kits for the soldiers
and there will be service meeting at
the home Of Mrs. J. N. Green, Friday,
Aug. "a.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Valley City is well represented in
the men who have been accepted for
the second officers training camp soon
to be opened at Smelling. Six men
will leave to begin work Aug. u. They
are Walter Barr, William Bublitz, Eu-
gene Fairbanks, Paul Hart, James
Nelson and Stuart Stevenson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
HOME READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN SOLDIERS

This Of thirty daily lessons is offered to the men
selected for service in the National Army practical
help in getting started in the right way It is informal in
tone and does attempt give binding rules and dir
ectons These contained in the various manuals and
regulations Of the United States Army which this
Course is mere Introductory
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Mrs. c. F. Mudgett returned to Lake
Melissa Saturday to pack up prepare
tory to coming back to reside in Val
ley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

jamestown Alert: Rev. C. H. Phil
lips and family autoed to Valley City
yesterday for a pleasure trip. At
Getchell Prairie, eight miles north Of
Valley City, they encountered some
fine fields of grain that reminded
them OF the early days in the Red riy-
er valley. Farmers were busy har.
yesting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Emory Burgess has returned from
the lakes in Minnesota where he had
an outing and visited with his sister.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS AND
PRINCIPLES

There is third splendid tradition
of the American Army which you will
help to carry forward. 1t has fought
always and everywhere in defense of
principles and rights - never merely
for territory and for power. Even the
Civil war resulted from the clash of
opposing principles-the principle of
an indivisible Union upheld by the
South.
To protect the rights of citizens, the
American people have several times
opposed tyrannical governments-the
english government in 1776 and 1872,
the French government for short
period in 1898, the Mexican govern
ment in 1848, the Spanish government
II IN 1898. The final effect in each case
mas been to advance the cause of lib
erty and democracy throughout the
world, even in the countries against
which we fought. Our weapons have
not willingly been turned against any
peoples, but only against the rulers
who misgoverned and misled them. In
fighting for our own rights, the Ameri-
can army has fought also, in Presi-
dent Wilson's phrase, for the rights
of mankind"
For like high purpose, the Ameri-
can people have entered into the pre-
ent war against the German govern
ment- a government which in our be.
lief misrepresents and misleads the
German people. Only by so doing can
we make America and the world "safe
Tor democracy" But one ending can
be thought of - an ending that will
guarantee the continuance of all those
principles and rights which the Ameri.
can Army has in the past so nobly
fought to establish.
Never lose sight, even for an instant,
OF the fact that all your training, your
efforts, and your sacrifices have this
one great object in view, the attain
ment OF which is worth anything it
may cost.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
FAIR PLAY

A second tradition of the American
Army, which need only be mentioned,
Is that of fighting fairly and treating
even the enemy with as much human.
ity as his own conduct will permit. AS
for slaughtering or enslaying the
cixilian population of captured, terri
tory, attacking prisoners or assaulting
women, American soldiers would as
little commit such crimes in time of
war as in time of peace In this re-
spect most Of the civilized nations Of
the world would thing alike.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER
COUNTS

Other things being equal, an army
made up Of self-reliant, thinking men
has a great advantage over merely
machine-like army, and this is espec-
tally true in present-day warfare. Maj.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff, u.
S. A., remarks on this point:
The conditions under which modern
wars are fought are ever making in
creasing demands on the individual
soldier. The individual SOL
der must know how to interpret ac-
curately orders and signals, for the
enemy's fire may often so isolate him
from his leader and comrades, perhaps
only step away, that he may be
thrown on his own initiative in making
his actions conform to those of the
whole line; he may have to use his
own judgment in opening fire, in ad-
vancing, in intrenching."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

enemy from his fortified position"
On May 6, 1900, Private William p.
Maclay, 43d U. S. Volunteer Infantry.
charged an occupied bastion, saving
the life of an officer in hand-to-han
combat and destroying the enemy"
In all these cases medals of honor
were granted. The incidents, however.
are typical Of the army. Thousands Of
similar stories might be told. They
represent the spirit that will inspire
the National Army when the time
comes to show the stuff Of which it is
made
Tales Of heroic courage can be found
In the annals of all armies and of all
nations. But the American army has
It's own special traditions; which these
incidents illustrate. It is the tradition
of intelligence, self-reliance, and indi.
vidual daring on the part of men serv-
ing in the ranks.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-05-18
THERE is NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE BUT
TO WIN THIS WAR.

About the only danger that could threaten the
success Of our arms in the war upon which this
country is launched would be a minimizing of the
Importance Of the work before us. After almost
three years of war. after pouring out blood and
treasure until nearly bankrupt in both, the al
lied nations yet seem almost as far from victory
as at the beginning. Their leaders admit the
terrible destruction wrought by the submarines.
and frankly rejoice that this country has elected
TO cast its lot with them, practically admitting
that without our aid victory would still be far
in the future.
Now that the nation is committed TO the fray
II should be its single aim TO carry the fight TO
successful issue. What the allies need is ma
terial assistance-money food and men. These
we must furnish 10 the limit of our resources.
We must put our money into their Golfers We
must dispatch TO their shores every pound Of
food not absolutely needed TO sustain life here.
We must send TO France a tremendous army
that added 10 those Of the allies will by its sheer
weight Of numbers crush out all opposition.
Let our part in the war be short, sharp and
decisive. We must prove ourselves Americans.
and not slackers.