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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

In each OF these q soldier wal strum-
ming on . piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three OF four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes, selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said to me ~ I stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then We found this Y. M. C..
A. on the job, and It's been . homo
and moro than . home to rs. 1t gave
10 what We wanted when We needed
1t most. Wen never forget 1t. The
boys best friend Is the Y. M. C. A."
Fine, ciean-cut, Outstanding Fe'Iows.
How close those~henches we're pack
ed with men. bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers make!
Fine. c~lsan-cut, outstanding fellows,
some Of thcm mere boys, one thinks
Immediately Of the sacrifice they have
made TOR the rest OF US and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, in far on farm OF village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for q glimpse Of those
sunburned faces q you and ! see
them on their last night before going
across. And It was with q throbs OF
the heart that I watched them, bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another Of those even big tents.
These were the tents OF the Y. M. G.
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best Of Ill ways-giving them
IN opportunity to write home On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts, dramatics
and i score Of healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings. But on
this last night home tiss were strong
est. And perhaps, that Ii the keynote
Of the splendid work the x. M. G. a.
~ doing among our men IN uniform
keeping them IN touch with home.
Maoic Words, with the colors..
n ll.e5e times there are some let
ters tina, mean more to u than any
We have E Ell read before. They are
written on heets Of paper stamped
With the Stars ana Stripes and tho
red triangle Oh the n. n. g. a, and
they boar the magic Words, with the
Collorsy There s many more than
s4lltonsSp1A slet1esssiA thesmails now
ssrSa4 sa1A FssAaps "a 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some of the big camps the
\. N. G. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With 4 Tenner.
!. This month (November) the Y. M
G. 4. must raise $685. O0, 900 to carry
IN its Work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
SIS, 100000 about $24, 100000 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about SO for every nan in Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
ors were to contribute SO the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
SO to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
Is the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send a check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer. 124
East Twenty-eighth street. New York
city.
Only sacrifcial giving By millions Of
giyers will make possible the oontin-
nance of this vast work for American
s0ldisrs md Tor those q our al1iss.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

; Stand Back It Respectable Distance Holding Hon. Bundle Package WITH
Fatsued Elbows, Resembling Santa Claus.
and other crashes of hardwear. Hon. MR.. Sweet buy dishpan. price 1870.
! carry this She obtain pat toaster, bird-cage & complete written books Of
A''; Where Whe ! PA nnd min mary iasss :. she ASK .sh out to Hon. Sell Lady.
top floor go upwards" she indicate.
We do . 7 stand back at respectable distance holding Hon. Bundle
Of mrrorslass attempting to make herself look Vanderbilt for 1929 price,
You look very sweled Tor the price" LAY Hon Sell Lady.
Took it away" commit Hon. Mrs.. She try hat with zooaters dropping
so joyful appearance" suppose Hon. Sell Lady
At lastly she choose hatwear with ROSTERS rrcundfnx It in circles. Hon.
Sell Lady enwrap it in box resembling trunk .sd this RI piled o top Of me.
eh'n .cs;F,~ OF suddenly Hon. Mrs. h'n'% ,
Il have lost Hon. Handbag. Ehpe back to Dept. Store NTH immediate
qutckness and remove it from pincounter where is"
myself to Hon. Trolley and ride back to where she say.
With samursi elbows I slide myself through them broad ladies in Dept
laying loosely amidst pile Of needles signed &c" l pick him up and start on
While I was debuttne out of door with Hon. Handbag o my proud wrist.
n gentleman clasp m e by coat.
Il cannot assimu1ate your insult" I renig.
where you obtain Hon. Bag?" he snuggle.
"He belong Hon. Mrs. Boss who is there!" I snagger.
Come long to pententiary!" he gubble. making dragging movements
"Iara kri!" l yn, and before he could be more abominable / give him
rui isu and knock him over . bargain. Then l commence clipping away with
"stop MI. Thief" severalh human persons hona, and nextly 1 know 1 wers
! Mr. 1'a ns,toy, . sna HSsn I ,"sn ssae.o t e' satan p . . q : . ssss ~ I . ssS,ns.s
Q n myself and escape away to other sections Of Boston whore crimes was
emerge forth and catch redheaded trolley 70 ! should meet Hon. Mrs.. It Por
you got my handbag where wa.e"
Yes. please" gave It forth to her. She look at It with disjomted
Living sakes!!!" This from her. She enjoy deep gasp and faint or
BY slight watersip l revive her back.
Hon: Bal: Where you snatch this article OF uggager'
7 never seen It before. It belong to somsone ehsl"
Thusly revolving she tainted out again. So I LEFT her to snjoy r. ~ Aa>
Hoping you ar tho Same
Tour. truly
so.sya.,s = nasesaaaa -. $500
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

part Of tho word to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when it comes ia
reckoning in terms Of love and humas
tenderness. Let's put it this way:
That the Y. M. C. A. is the biggest OK
press company tho world has ever
seen, and the parcels 1t is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war las made Us think hard
and fast. Your boy or your neigh.
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big job Of policing the world for
any comfort to you to know that wher.
ever his duty may call him. your boy
will ave q friend that will serve him
in body. mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines ct his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what.
ever he wants to learn, give him .
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings Of the faith
that he was brought UP in? Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favortts
games. teaches him games II he knows
nome and holds concerts, lectures,
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter.
.tainments and every kind Of whole
some amusement to keep him interest.
cd? Are you glad to know that this
friend win 20 with him overseas, help
to shield him from q score Of dinicult
and dangerous temptations Ind follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond it? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves q
we'll 4 ! cup Of tea given him by the
Z. n. G. A. free just before he goes
over the top" to . hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And Is he comes
~tottering back from No mans Land,
wounded, but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet,
even before his wounds are dressed
tho 7. M. c. "A. Is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great COM
forts Of the man in the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle Is
called the best loved trademark IN
the world!" One soldier In France haS
called II ''ths last evidence that any
body cares
II every thinking citizen could SEQ
with his or her own eyes something
q the actual work being done for our
men BY the association there would be
no question ~ the Y. M. g. a. having
TO appeal 10 the public for money
Rather than let this esssntial work
falter for - instalt rich non would
seil their motorcasss DOOR ne would
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

;.,'1OQO$ &g&& $zEs!@ )
TOGO SAILS FOR BARGAINS

Dear Sr: l a m entirely missed from West Dewberry, Mass, near
Boston. where IT is. Reason for this re dishmnarity Of intellect caused BY
Hon. Mrs Violet Sweet lovely lady with Harvard voice and bargain arrange
lem O soul. l show you how was:
Last Thursday In the early q m Of forenoon this Hon. Mrs. Sweet vas
setting With Boston newsprint reading 1t up.
Obi" This from her. !
What fs" I reqMse chvarouhy staining nea respectful carpetsweep.
Great sales are sailing in all Dept Stores! With immediate ouickness
AUST depart of and buy one"
Can you afford this extravaganza" I ask to know.
I'm buying bargains I never consider costs" she db with mustard voice.
She depart edwards up stairs. Pretty soonly she return backwards wear
Ing fashionable length Of clothing.
Togo" she say for gently smiling, how you like take vacation to day?"
This would be good healthy for me"
u generously grant this rest to you" she acknowledge. "An I require
you to do is to ONE Boston with me & carry whatever shopping l buy"
l am much obliged. So we depart of by railroad trolley while I carry
suitcase, cloak, handbag & umbrella on my polite elbow. She sat proudishly
In cas while l obtain rearward seat behind her. ~
Nextly we ame to Boston. Hon. Mrs. Sweet make he feet very de.
termined and at lastly " arrive to a swollen building containing glass vim
dows full OF va ladies' resembling Newport Hon. Mrs. Boss ~ Obi" with
raptures and emerge inside. =
rounding n enlarged sign pronouncing Great Slaughter OF Waists" Hon.
Mrs Sweet SET this and hona, % such happy bargain!" Then she make In.
rush while acting like q mob.
She attempt to remove n refined clothing away from a atty lady whore
hat was ~ on her head.
Where you come from to act o Indian" require Hon. Mrs.. FatHsh.
From West ewberry, Mass, more better place than you!" snb Hon.
Mrs. Boss
Il shall teach you some manners" report Hon. Fattsh making tugjerk to
waist
l could not see that dear Mrs. Sweet thusy deposed upon, 30 I stand
forth with upturned bundle.
stop on" I hola to this wide woman. "How darest you be rude to q
LADY,"
Hon. Mrs Boss and Hon. Mrs. Stout stand Onward and look at me.
called"
So I with drew backwards and permit her to finish that slaughter alonA
Again she requesh MI for handbag. donate it to her.
I shall keep it," she db. you are not safe with valuable accumua-
tons"
So she "a me nor swollen bundle for carrya and proceed EDWARDS.
Where l shall find dshpan, curnngiron and latest fctonbook bar.
gain?" she require Of Hon. Foorwalk.
Three floor downside take elevator" he computate. We do 81 and ar
rive there where numerous seNLladies ws there making society conversation
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

AOTo6O coveted POSSESSIONS or even No
cessities. The work must 60 on, DO.
cause there 10 no one thing that con.
tributes 80 much to the spirit andaef.
nciency OF the troops. The Y. M. G.
A. Is working night and day to help
the government win this war. And
every penny that is given to aid the
work is q direct assistance to the
health, happiness and strength OF your
boy and mine.
Snapshots Of Kaleidoscope Work.
In all the big cities In France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers. the Y. M. C.. A. IL operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at q minimum cost. In London
the American Y. M. c. A. mas erected
. large building for u soldiers and Q
clubhouse for American officers. :
There r Y. M. c. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches. where
the soldiers a get hot drinks, crack.
ers and other comforts at all hours.
Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account of physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason of the physical work
of the British Y. M. C. A.
A feet of motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. c. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
In which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
OF position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands of the soldiers. The i'm.
p%ortance of this service can be est.
mated by the fact that 1t least sc, 900
soldiers are on leave in London every
week. Over half of these sleep in Y.
N. c. A. beds every night.
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y. M. c. A. has erected q big
auditorium, seating 5000, in each OF
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 in the otner
encampments. The association Is run.
ming q % week entertainment circuit
among the camps and 10 paying IL
companies Of entertainers. who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be.
fore the men.
In each Of the draft camps the z.
M. G. A. has ten secretaries engaged
In educational work. The association
Is seeing to It that every man who
cannot speak English Is Taught to do
so. In many OF the camps the asso-
citation has 4 singing director, who Is
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do 90 much to
keep up their spirits.
OF "a Y. NJ. c. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal.
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. M. C. A. men have left lucra.
tive positions to do this work simply
because it's appeal is irresistible t.
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder,
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
in the United States, is giving all his
spare time to the service of the asso-
citation and is singing to the soldiers
at all the camps he car reach.
In n of the draft camps the Y. M.
C. A. is supervising athletics on 120
playing fields, providing full athletic
equipment. The winners of the inter-
regimental games will play the cham
pions of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08

least is on its way to you. Each one
Of our 16 environments, where the new
national army 10 being trained, IL
using more than a million sheets Of
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means $4,000, 900 fila
ments Of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment wners
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has sver
dreamed and binding tnem to the
hearts At homo. Multiply that By
thinking Of all the other places whera
Uncle Sam has men with the nag-iu
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
nails and officers training camps and
"Over There" in France. In all these
places mon are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets Of notepapel
gladden. millions Of hearts a day
They transfer more love from ons
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
was evening on the broad

n N---o
Hampstead Plain. Long Island.
where the Rainbow division was
spending Its last night before embark
ing for France. It had been raining
hard In the afternoon-a cold, steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines Of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men. gathered from ~ different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas 1t was damp and cold, with .
penetrating chill. Lit by Pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for . mans last night In
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendliness made tho night pleasant.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-08
Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the Co|ors"
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the Inc A. Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED WITH STARS and STRIPES and RED TRIANGLE

Muifarious Ways in Which the Association Appeals to Your Boy,
Your Neighbor's Boy, or Some Boy You Know and Love
Creates q Helpful Environment in Cantonment on Way Overseas,
in Front Line Trench and Beyond-First to Aid as He Comes
Tottering Back-Give Your Share Of the $50, 000, 900 Required to
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares"
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
BALFoUR NOT CAMERA SHY
British Foreign Secretary Most Ae-
commodatIng "SubJeet"

Far from being camera shy" Mt.
Balfour is fearless of the motion pic
ture and still life" machines
The British statesman may not de-
sire TO have his photograph in the
newspapers and magazines. and on
theater screens, but ne is perfectly
willing to oblige the camera men.
Not once since his arrival in Wash
ington has he declined to pose when
requested.
Arriving at the French embassy
for lunch yesterday. accompanied by
Ambassador Spring-Rice, Lady Spring.
Rice, and Lady Maude Cavendish.
daughter of the Duke of Devonshire.
he confronted seven moving picture
photographers and about fifteen
newspaper photographers. Waiting
until the others had entered the en-
bassy, Mr. Balfour stood on the steps.
hat in hand, while the movie machines
clicked.
One little man, with a camera al
most as large as himself. was crowd
ed out and could not get a picture.
Wont you step out here a little
further. SO 1 can get a pictureT' he
asked.
Il have hardly . second; I'm late
now." replied the British foreign Sec
retary, as he complied.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
BRITISH SPOKESMAN
IS CAMBRIDGE DON
Godfrey G. Butler, Who Mar
ried Philadelphia Girl, Says
He Loves Americans"

A round:faced, smooth-shaven young
man wearing pince-nez glasses
through which beamed a pair of mer-
ry Irish eyes, approached the Breck-
enridge Long mansion, where the
Right Honorable Arthur ]. Balfour Is
stopping. Soldiers and police on
guard there saluted, to a man, and
the pleasant-faced pedestrian return
ed the salutes-first in formal mill
tary style, and then with a gay How
now. old chaps?"
The young man was Godfrey G.
Butler, official spokesman of the
British war mission. and reputed to
be one of the brightest young men In
all Great Britain.
Unlike most of the members of the
party, he is not thin and spare on
the contrary, he is rather stout, with
a faint suggestion OF a double chin,
and an unusual depth of chest.
He walks with a slight limp. Sar-
torially he follows the impressionist
school. Yesterday he was clad in
brown walking suit, a red and green
tie and a light tan pair of shoes:
When he speaks he has a trick OF
lining his auditor through the lower
half of his glasses.
IL Professor at Cambridge.
For the rest he has black hair. q
little thin on top, is twenty-eight
years old and is "don." or professor
in Cambridge University.
He was married a few years ago to
Miss Levering-Jones, ofs Philadelphia,
which makes him, as he puts 1t, half
American" For three years, off and
on. he has been in charge of the CEN
sor's bureau, or sub-bureau, dealing
with American papers.
81 love Americans" he said. "In fact,
I rather believe I love everyone-ex-
cept, Of course. the Germans"
And that is the impression he ere
ates when you meet him. Visually
and verbally he Is the embodiment OF
good nature,
Geoffrey Butler upsets many hide
bound American traditions as to the
way an Englishman SHOULD look. &C,
and talk. He Is free and sasy-almost
happy go-lucky. essentially demo.
cratic, and possesses a sense of humor.
This last quality asserts itself-eon-
tinually as he talks. For instance, he
was speaking of one OF the members
of the commission.
Is Fond of the HMovies."
"what does he look like" he was
asked.
WELL" he replied, ''he looks like
Taft-but he acts like Roosevelt"
On another occasion he was asked
by a press association representative
to arrange a strictly private interview
for him with Mr.. Balfour. The other
newspapermen looked dismayed. They
saw visions of scoops" and subse-
quent biting comment from their own
particular editors. But Butler wasn't
feazed.
He smiled naively and beatifically.
81 fear" he said, that Mr.. Balfour
loves all you American newspapermen
so much that he wouldn't think OF
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
WONDER AT NEWSPAPER MEN.

The Scotland Yard plain clothes
men who accompanied Mr.. Balfour
and his party from England spent the
hours during the dinner at the White
House last night in getting ac-
quainted" with the American detec-
tives and police. One of the greatest
sources OF wonderment to the Eng
lishmen was the newspaper men.
"Where do all these newspaper
chaps come from? There surely must
be a superabundance OF them, is
there not?" asked one.
The English policemen do not seem
to be accustomed to the American
method OF getting news"
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
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The Washington times., 1917-04-24
NEW BRADY WILL EVIDENCE
Contestant Claims New Proof Of
kInshIp to Diamond Jim.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Attorney
Frank Z. Nipple has just announced
he has received additional proof Of
the claim OF Mrs. Mary McGee TO re-
lationship with James b. Diamond
Jim) Brady. He intends to file notice
of contest of the Brady will within
q few days.
Mr.. Nipple said Mrs. MCGEE had
heard from her mother. Mrs. O'Neill.
that John Brady, her father, came to
this country in q sailing ship with
her and his first wife.
Her mother often spoke to her
about her half-brother, James B.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
PRoslNo ELEVATOR FATALITY.

A coroner's inquest into the death OF
Mrs. Maria Evans. eolored. ffty-Ave
years old, 1918 Temperance avenue
northwest. who was killed yesterday
IN an elevator in the courtlsnd apart
ments, lT6o Euclid street northwest
will be held at 4 o'clock this after
noon. william L. Wilkinson, eolored,
1885 Fifteenth street northwest. ele-
vator operator, IL held at the Tenth
precinct police station for investiga-
ton.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Sun and Moon Table.

Light automobile lamps 1923 p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24

favoring one, lest he hurt the feel
ings OF the Others"
Godfrey Butler admits he is fond
OF the movies" and IL a victim OF
the English afternoon tea habit.
1t is impossible to catch him nap
ping. He is delightfully."- affable, and
is possessed of the art OF convincing
each and every man that hs-Gsof-
frey Butler-realizes what q brilliant
Intellectual light the other man IL.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
PLEASED WITH COMPLIMENT.

Mr.. Balfour likes to be classed as
good sport"
He was told yesterday afternoon
that he is very popular with the
American people because they con-
slider him a good sport" for rislSing
the dangers incidental to his trip to
this country. As one of the Secret
Service men expressed II, Mr.. Balfour
''purred all over when he heard that"
The Washington times., 1917-04-24

where Mr.. Balfour Is staying. A large
number of English police and under
secretaries were In front OF the house,
but failed to recognize the President.
until he had passed. They expressed
much disappointment that they had not
seen the Chief Executive.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for the District OF Colum-
bia and Maryland-Partly overcast
tonight and Wednesday; cooler to-
night; fresh northeast winds.
For Virginia-Partly overcast and
cooler weather tonight and Wednes-
day; fresh and probably strong north
and northeast winds.