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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
TYPOGRAPHICAL

wrote an optimistic verse
To keep my heart from signing;
The world had gone from bad to worse
And men were vainly dying
So thus forced myself to sing
In face of diIe defeat;
MANS laughter lis the wholesome
thing
That makes this sad world sweet"
Ny message never reached mankind
That had such need to hear it:
Men think have synic mind
And ultra-Prussian spirit!
And yet tried my best to sing
The song that l repeat
Mans laughter is the wholesome
thing
That makes this sad world sweet!''
O fate that works from sun to sun.
In bright or stormy weather!
Why Should the printer man have run
These first two words, together?
He set my lines to hold sting
And make my thoughts cheat
"Manslaushter is the wholesome
That makes this sad world sweet"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
SOME READABLE VERSE
SHOES

When Wilkins linds he needs pair ~
He goes to the store and Buys EN-.
When Mrs. Wilkins needs pair
She goes about with troubled air,
With knitted brow and anxious stare,
To figure out what's best to wear
This coming season, and compare
The values here with values there;
For statesmen lie in wait to snare
Confding females everywhere,
And shoes that aren't just right I'M
pair
Your looks and lay your weakness
bare,
There must be caution and to spare,
There must be study, thought and
care,
In this most delicate affair.
She must be firm, though dealers
glare, -.
Though counter jumpers tear their
hair
In impotent and mad despair.
It would be more than she could bear
If she should miss the perfect pair,
The "iust the thing" that waits some.
where
Decreed to be her lot and share.
So, strangely bound to do and dare,
She gees the rounds and tries 'em.
Chicago News.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

The government has nabbed the
books, papers and propaganda, and
closed the headquarters of the social
lists and l. w. W. organizations. The
leaders were also arrested. Evidently
the government will not permit these
rabid classes to undermine the
strength Of the nation while it is at
war. 1t appears the members who
are i'll open opposition to the govern
ment will be given short shrift, and
an example made of the whole bunch
that will have wholesome effect on
the entire country.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
"FiFTH.FIFTY BISCUITS"

Washington. D. c., Sept. 1O.-Haye
you tried "ffty-fifty biscuits Uncle
Sam's latest idea for saving wheat
flour IS hot bread? You use two cups
of corn meal, soy beans which can be
home ground, finely crushed peanuts,
or rice flour to 2 cups Ct white flour.
Or you can use one cup Of corn meal
and one cup Of ground soy beans O.,
crushed peanuts with the wheat prod
uce.
You can make "fifty-ffty'' mullins
with IL cups of cooked and mashed
sweet or Irish potatoes, or cooked GER
cal. or ground soy beans, to an equal
amount OF flour. Then there are
fifty fifty" recipes for waters and for
corn-meal cookies.
How to make all these "ffty-6fty" as
well as home methods for entire corn
meal gems and yeast breads and rolls
made in part of finely crushed pea.
nuts. sweet or Irish potato, soy-bean
meal which can be made at home bv
grinding soy beans in handmill. rice
corn meal, or cooked cereals. are des-
crlbed in detail in United States De,
partment of Agriculture circular No.
All, Partial Substitutes for Wheat in
Bread Making" Here is a sample re-
clpe-the one for "fifty-hfty'' biscuits
as worked out by Hannah l.. Wessling.
specialist in home demonstration
work: -
"Fifty-Fifty Biscuits
2 cups corn meal, ground soy beans
or nnely ground peanuts, rice flour, or
other substitute.
2 cups white -four.
4 teaspoons baking powder,
2 teaspoons salt.
4 tablespoons shortening.
Liquid sufficient to mix to proper
consistency Il to ~ cups.)
Sift together the flour, meal. salt.
and baking powder twice. Have the
shortening as cold as possible and cut
It into the mixture with knife. finol.
ly rubbing it in with the hands, Mix
quickly with the cold liquid (milk.
skim milk. or water,) forming a fairly
SOFT dough which can be rolled on the
board. Turn onto a Toured board ron
into sheet not over u inch thick: cut
into rounds; place these in lightly
Houred biscuit tins Cor shallow pans
and bake 10 to IL minutes in a rather
hot oven. If peanuts are used the
roasted and shelled nuts should he
nnely crushed with rolling pin.
In making the flour and peanut bis.
cults the flour and other dry ingred.
tents should be sifted together twice
and then mixed thoroughly with the
crushed peanuts.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

n,etter of Jacob Craft in Auburn,
Neb., Republican,
have seen several articles in the
naners about Germans trying to raise
strife in this country. | am an Amer
lean bv heart and hand. will tell you
whv I left Germany. There were ten
in our family and we were poor IKE
the most of my countrymen VINO came
to the old United States OF America
to get away from oppression, and II
was a hard matter to keep the VOL
away from the door at times. When
landed in this country secured work
at once and received more money TOR
one months work. I sent for my folks
and | am proud that they are all true
American citizens and Will answer
the presidents call to arms against
Germany or any other country When
needed.
don't see how my countrymen can
90 hack on Uncle Sam. They came
here without a cent and made money
here; now want to fight the country
that feeds them. The kaiser never ola
anything for them and me. If he had,
we would be back there yet. All ne
did was to start this cruel war and
starve all our people there and make
soldiers out of everybody and force
them to work for his dirty II cents a
day with a fourth of pound of meat
and loaf of black bread. l hope to
see the day when he is kicked out OF
Germany, and a president put in his
place You don't see any Americans
going over there for jobs, or from
other nations. They are happy here
and don't owe any allegiance to any
king or kaiser I hope Uncle Sam will
win Hurrah for President Wilson.
Stop all foreign papers printed in
the United States. II they can't read
English, let them learn, and keep all
foreign languages out of the schools.
The English language is good enough
for anybody.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

New Ulm, Mimi, you all know
what made. it Gn)famous, has re-
deemed itself with .right-about-face
and taken to the ranks again ready
to back Uncle Sam to the limit Some
times it takes deep disgrace to
make community realize where it
should stand in relation to the gov
eminent, and in this instance the les
son seems to have been we'll learned,
and the comeback is serious and gen.
uine,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

New York Herald-President Wilson
REJECTS the peace proposal of the pope,
and, IN language that will ring around
the world, gives his reasons. There
can be no truce with Prussianism. no
temporizing with evil Peace cannot
be based upon any such flimsy struc-
ture as the word Of the present Ger.
man government.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

cry, general corruption and national
impotence and civilizations which ulti
mately perish by their own rottenness.
The salvation of democracy is repre-
sentative government. If that cannot
endure then no democracy can endure.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Miss Josephine Wright has return
ed from delightful vacation spent at
the Combs cottage on Lake McDon-
aid, in Minneapolis, and points in
southern Minnesota
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

VALLEY CITY IRON 4 METAL CO.
We are buying up all kinds OF junk,
rubber, tires, copper and brass. Scrap
iron in small lots and carloads. High.
est prices paid. Rags, magazines, pa.
per. Calls promptly answered. We
want 1000 tons Of iron. Inquire H..
prices. Phone $50.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

The demand for trenches in Europe
is so brisk that the price of trenches
will be materially advanced.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

1t is believed .Austria's desire of a
separate peace is because Of being
afraid Of separate beating.
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
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WllIld1u II. OFGClllcd1, VI Luc OIllVcI-
sity of North Dakota, has resigned his
position in the extension division and
has accepted an appointment as direc-.
tor of the division of education and
publicity of the department Of health
in Maine. He will have charge of the
general public educational extension
work for this department. He will be
associated with DR.. L. B. Bristol, for
merly head of the public health labora-
tories of North Dakota, and not state
health commissioner of Maine, with
headquarters at Augusta.
@ The new position gives to Mr.. Green
leaf large increase in salary and at
fords wider field in which to work,
and while his many friends in the state
will regret his departure yet they feel
pleasure over this fine recognition Of
Mr.. Greenleaf's ability.
Mr.. Greenleaf is a product of the
State University of North Dakota
from which institution he graduated in
1911. He was for two years in the
college of law in Harvard University.
Since August, 1914, he has been sec
rotary of the University of North Da.
kota Alumni association, and through
his untiring efforts in this work has
built up a strong organization. This
has been one of the most valuable OF
his services to his Alma Mater He
has been in the extension division and
secretary of the bureau Of public in
formation and university registrar for
one year giving up the latter position
in July of this year, in order that he
might devote his entire time to the;
work of municipal research and the
educational extension work of the uni
versity. He has the strongest belief
in the splendid future of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota for which he has
been an enthusiastic worker.
Mr.. Greenleaf's resignation will take
effect Nov. l.
The state board of regents at their
recent meeting authorized the estab-
lishment at the University of North
Dakota Of a course in telegraphy for
the training Of telegraph operators for
the signal service in the United States
army, The supply of telegraph opera
tors in this branch of the service is
inedaquate to the demand and the
signal corps of the United States army
has made an appeal to the educational
institutions to train men for this SER
vice.
The course which will be offered by
the University will be open to any
young man who desires to take it and
no especial qualifications are required
other than physical fitness. 1t is ex-
pected that some of the University
students as well as young men in the
vicinity will take the course The in
struction work will be given in the
afternoon or in the evening, which
ever seems most convenient to the
students. Anyone interested and de-
string to take the course should make
application to the extension depart
ment OF the University Of North Da.
kota- at once.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

These September morns of ours
have the painting of that nomenclature
beaten to a FRAGILE
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

San Francisco Chronicle-We live
under representative government.
No other form of democracy is work
able over any large area. The records
of the only pure democracies which
ever existed among civilized peoples
are records of lying, treachery, brib-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
TEN COMMANDMENTS

l. Honor thy city and keep its san
itary laws.
II. Remember thy cleaning day, and
keep it wholly.
III. Thou shalt love thy children,
and provide for them decent homes
and Fairgrounds.
w. Thou shalt keep fresh air in thy
house day and night.
V. Thou shalt not keep in disorder
thy alley, thy back yards, thy hall and
stairways.
vi. Thou shalt not kill thine own
nor they neighbours bodies with poison
ous air and disease breeding filth.
VII. Thou shalt not let the filthy fly
live.
VIII. Thou shalt not steal thy child
ren's happiness from them by neglect.
ing their health.
TX. Thou shalt not bear filthy, de
cayed teeth in thy mouth nor tolerate
them in the mouths Of those about
thee.
x. Thou shalt not spit on the side
walks, nor on the floor, nor in the
| street car nor in any public place
whatsoever.
| Michigan Health Bulletin.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Mrs. T. A. Hamlin, of Darcy, and
daughter, Mrs. G. l.. Shaw, of Plaza,
were guests at the DR., Spicer home
Thursday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Miss Helen Chaffee is entertaining
Miss Hazel Whiting, Of Max, at her
home on Normal avenue,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Boston Ttranscript-Why don't you
speak for yourself, Germany?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Ohio State Journal-We very seldom
swear, but o, gosh, we do hate warm
ed-over string beans.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Seattle Times-Those who plot to
aid Germany by diminishing the out
put of necessities or by melting resist
ance to the draft law, should be reso-
lutely prosecuted in the federal courts.
Theirs is crime differing only in de,
gree from treason.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Pittsburgh Dispatch-Flat feet may
be a good excuse, but cold feet are
not.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Miss Helen Engen left Thursday for
\! Mdarmarth, N. D., where she will teach
this year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

New York Sun.-"StOckholm!" CRY
the Socialists. "Stick home" theil
governments all reply.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Old newspapers for sale at the
Times Record. 80
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We THANK YOU, SOLDIER MAN


A soldier of the U. S. A.; \.
A little child who stopped his play
TO say, as only Riddles can,
I thank you, Mr.. Soldier Man"
The soldier of the U. S. A.
Paused for moment on his way;
"Why do you thank me, little tad"
"'Cause you are dressed just like my
dad r.
'"And dad has gone to France, you see,
To save. our flag and home for me.
And from your clothes I guess that you
Are going to help my daddy, too"
From childish lips comes wisdom; true;
They go to save, for me, for you,
Our flag and home and liberty.
And to those lands in suits of tan
Let all respond while yet we can,
We thank you, Mr. Soldier Man. *
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
THOUGH STRONGLY OFFENSIVE

Hancock ! Copper Journal: One
strange things about those White
House suffrage pickets-they aren't on
the fence
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

New York Sun.-This practice Of
forcing disloyal creatures to kiss the
Flag is rough on the Flag.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
UNCLE JOE ACTIVE

Representative Cannon of Illinois
obtained adoption of a compromise
amendment to exempt from taxation
forever interest on bonds not in excess
of $4,000. He wanted to make it $1O,-
600, but Democratic. Leader Kitchin
would not agree
/. The bill authorizes the issuance of
$7,538,945, 460 worth of convertible 4
per cent bonds, subject to super-taxes
and war profits taxes, and to terminate
at the discretion of the secretary of
the treasury. OF this total $4,000 .OOO,-
600 worth is for a new allied loan;
$1,0O0,0O0,000 worth to take over a
81 per cent issue already authorized,
and the remainder for converting GER
tain outstanding bonds, including the
Danish West Indies, Alaskan railway,
Panama canal and naval construction
issues .setsi
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

1t is all right to talk about oysters,
There's an "r' in the month.
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Two Billion in Certificates

Issuance also is authorized Of not
more than $2,0OO,O00,000 worth each of
certificates OF Indebtedness and war
savings certificates to dun not more
than one year and five years, respec.
lively, at rates of interest to be fixed
by the secretary of the treasury. These
issues are to be subject to the same
taxes as the bonds
The bill provides that foreign bonds
taken in exchange for loans, shall not
be sold at less than the purchase price.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13
: MARK UNDERTAKINGS The FOUNDATION OF THE COMMUNITY


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p New York Morning Telegraph-The
kaiser told Ambassador Gerard that
he would remember the United States
after the close of the war, and there
is every reason to believe he will keep
his word. - ,'..' -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Portland Oregonian. - Bethmann-
Hollweg has never shown himself so
much of diplomat as he has done in
getting out from under before the
crash comes in Germany
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Boston T1aveler-Imagine the Dem
ocratic party placing itself on>record
in 1920 in favor of national prohibit.
ton! That is what it is more than
likely to do. II has travelled far and
fast since Grover Cleveland's day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

The Indians made their attack or
New Ulm several years too early.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Houston Positive feel as if we
might relish one good old-fashioned
outbreak by T.. R. again. There are
plenty of people and matters that
would benefit by little frenzied cuss-
ing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Butte Mineral least, the nation is
not being bored by any views from Mr..
Bryan as to how to run the war;
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Boston Herald.-Gen. Maeovisky of
the Russian Corps d'Elite Guard has
been ordered shot for disobeying or.
ders to shoot men who disobeyed or
ders to shoot. For "once "the man
higher up" -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Philadelphia Inquirer. - There
seems to be misconception of the sit
uation in certain parts of the country.
What we are trying to do is to make
the world safe for democracy, not for
deserving Democrats.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Cincinnati Enquirer-We are going
to lick the kaiser, of course. The new
era is to follow. He is to be the last
of tho illustrious megalomaniacs who
have drenched the world with blood.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Providence Journal-Unless La Fol
lette's people back home hurry up and
disavow him, we shall be regrettfully
compelled to conclude that the United
States is, composed of AZ American
states and Wisconsin
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Boston Herald - Russia is much
alarmed over internal dissentions and
eternal delay in the United States.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Detroit Free Press-About an Eve
know about German kultur is that
we've seen enough of it to know that
we don't want any of it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Chicago Post-Cne plan for ending
the war is to drop few more bombs
on the munition works at Essen. That
ought to disrupt them satisfactorily.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Chicago Tribune-Russia is sound
at the core. treasures Mr.. Root. But
if the Russians don't check the Teuts
there won't be no core"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-13

Chicago Daily News.-Pretty soon
there will be nobody left in the So
cialist party but Victor Berger and
the kaiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
GOVERNMENTS CASE r
 AGAINST COAL BARONS
Brought to Trial in the United States
 Court at New York.

New York, June 1S.-The govern ment's case against 64 individuals and 10S corporations indicted on a charge of conSpiring to restrain trade and fix prices in semi -bituminous coal regions in Virginia and West Virginia was brought to trial in the United States court today. The defendants are being trust law. Isaac R. Oeland, addressing the jury on behalf of the government, said it would be shown that prices were fixed and agreements made in 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917.
 When MT. Oeland alluded to trans actions in bunker coal, counsel for the defendants objected to this subject be- ground that it is involved in a different indictment in which some of the pres ent defendants are named. Mir. Oeland contended that some of the defendants in the present case, while they had not actually handled bunker coal, neverHle- Jess had participated in the alleged conspiracy to fix prices.
 Tt is preposterous, said Henry A. Wise, of counsel for the defendants, to inject bunker coal matters in this case, because the price of that coal is fixed in Great Britain, is legally proper and has been so commended by the British courts"
 Yes" answered Mir. Oeland 'but we will show that the British agree ment on bunker coal prices in this country was reached only after it had the conspiracy"
 Judge Grubb ruled that the govern ment, when it presents it's evidence must show the participation of all the defendants in the sale or the agree ment of price of bunker coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19

The massing of entente troops in Thessaly south of the center of the line now held by General SarraiPs forces taken in connection with the withdrawal of British forces on the extreme eastern wing along the lower reaches of the Struma river, seem ingly is an indication that big events are in the making in the Macedonian theatre in an attempt to retake Serbia or at least that portion of it as far as Nish, through which runs the famous Berlin n-Constantinople railway
 Along the Nardar and MOravia rfv- CT valleys northwaTd through Serbia undoubtedly would prove easier ground over which to operate than northward along the Struma and through western Bulgaria to the june tion of the railway at Sofia No inn pediment is being placed in the way of the troops that have been landed in ThessaIy. and with the departure of Former King Constantine from the country the people are declared to have become more friendly to the al lied cause by placing their adherence in the provisional government of EIiptheTios NeniZelos.
 Although on the eastern wing the British have given up numerous Vil- laees which they prevfc tIs4y burned, they are holding tightly to the bridge head position on the left bank of the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19

River Struma in thes Lake Tahinos- Butkovo sector( northeast of Saloniki. That the retirement of the British was voluntary is indicated by the Bulgari- an official report dealing with the ma noeuvre, which does not mention any fighting as having taken place. There has. however, already been some ac- tivity on the part of the British in the Vardar-Lake Doiran sector, but Sofia reports that the attempt made by them to advance near Dauti was re- pulsed.
 To the est of Arras on the front in France the British troops have been compelled to fall back from advanced positions before an attack delivered by the Germans which was covered by a heavy bOmbardment. Otherwise there hs been no fighting anywhere in France or Belgium except by raiding parties and by artillery wings of the opposing forces.
 In the Austro Italian theatre the first fighting in more than a week on the Carso plateau, where recently the Italians attempted to break through toward TrieGt, is chroricled by Rome Northeast of Jamiano, the Italians in an attack have been able to advance and straighten out their line. Tn the Trentino zone Austrian attacks against Italian positions the -Asfago pla- teau and in the Vodice district were repulSed-