The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

10 the Members OF the committee OF
the North Dakota Council of De-
Tense;
| Gentlemen:
The Ward County Division has or
ganized as follows:
Chairman--Max Johnson, Carpio, N.
| D.
Vice Chairman-B. A. Dickinson,
Ryder, N. D.
Secretary-H. A. Kluver, Burling
ton, N. D.
The committee is divided into heads
! as follows:
1.-Agriculture Joseph Johnson,
| Donnybrook.
2.-Fuel and Research-H. A. Kluv-
er, Burlington.
3.-Legal Affairs-B. A. Dickinson,
Ryder.
4.-Publicity-Gilbert Eng, Doug
las.
5.--Finance-A. G. Engdahl, Ken
mare.
6.-Labor-Cook Robinson, Saw
yer.
Health, Sanitation, Red Cross
Max johnson, Carpio.
8.--Patriotic Organizations-F. c..
Walther, Berthold.
9.-Transportation-J. o. Saltness,
Makoti.
1O.-Women's Organizations-Mrs.
E. B. Goss, Minot.
11.-Education-A. C. Torgerson,
Des Laos.
| The duties of the committees are as
follows:
1.-Agriculture.-To work in con-
junction with Emergency Commission
foS h0 Df
of crops and increased production on
such acreage. To assist farmers in
obtaining proper seed, and to work
ers for increased production and the
J better methods of marketing crops.
2.-Fuel and Research. To give
publicity to the necessity of stocking
up for the winters supply of coal. For
disseminating information as to the
best methods for using Ignite. For
warning the people against risk of de-
lay in laying in supplies of fuel. for
facilitating transportation of Ignite
by obtaining cars for the miners. For
informing the miners as to the neces-
sity of increased production and in
forming them of the increased demand
necessary during the summer months.
3.-Legal Affairs.-To ascertain for
the members of other committees the
effect of the law upon their various
duties. To provide ways and means
wherein the organizations can legally
accomplish the work. To provide law
full means for local military and de-
Tense power for the purpose of main
tanning law and order in the State dur
ing the war.
4.-Publicity.-To obtain the Coop
GRAFTON of all of the newspapers in the
State explaining the nature of the SER
vice and the fact that it must be vol
unteer. To get, through the papers
and through bulletins, meetings, pam
phlets, hand-bills and letters, the in
formation to the people as to the war
necessities which may arise.
5.-Finance.-To provide for the
office expenses of the Commission. All
work aside from stenographic work to
be voluntary. To assist in National
Defense work, sale of bonds, Red Cross
work and the like.
6.-Labor-To work with the Emer-
gency Committee and to work with the
Educational Committee in solving the
pro blems Of the school boys who will
be needed upon the farm. To assist
in getting labor to the farmer at such
times and for such reasonable prices
as he may require.
Health and Sanitation; Red
Cross.-To provide for the people at
home who will lack medical attention
on account of the fact that nearly one
man out Of six of the medical profess
sion must go to war. To assist in rails
ing the two state units for the Red
Cross work. To assist in the organiza-
ton of the Red Cross societies and
promote the Red Cross work in every
way.
8.-Patriotic Organizations. - To
provide a local committee in each
county Of eleven men to correspond
with the eleven committees into which
this organization is divided, and rec
ommend that these men be appointed
by Sheriff to see County Auditor and
County Superintendent Of each county
To recommend further that in each
township there be eleven men appoint
ed to correspond with the eleven d.
visions of the organization to work
throughout the county.
Transportation. - To assist in
the obtaining of cars, the working out
| of good roads to the railway centers,