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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-31


during the year. .... 7,52l43
Total Losses Incurred
during the year. 5,s99G3
Total amount Of Losses
paid during the year. 3.4l6.63
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
ONCE Of Commissioner Of Insurance.
I. 5. 4. Olsness. Commissioner of In
surance of the State Of North Dakota,
do hereby, certify that the foregoing
is a true abstract Of the original state
ment now on file in this office
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hanA and affixed the seal
of this Office At Bismarck the LIST day
(sEAL) s. A. oLsNEss.
Commissioner of Insurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Office Of Commissioner of Insurance.
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHORITY.
Whereas. The Western Assurance
Company corporation organized un-
der the laws of the Dominion of
Canada. has filed in this office sworn
statement exhibiting its condition ana
81. 1915, conforn1a Bile to tie require
ments of the LAWS Of this state, reg
ulating the busir SIS of Insurance, and,
Whereas, The said Company has fled
in this office a duly certified copy of its
charter with certificate Of organiza ton
in compliance with the requirements
of the Insurance laws aforesaid.
Now. therefore. I. s. A. Olsness, Com
missioner of Insurance Of the State of
North Dakota pursuant to the provi-
sions Of said laws. do hereby certify
that the above named Company is fully
empowered. through its. authorized
agents. to. transact its. appropriate
business Of Authorized Insurance In
this state according to the laws there
Of. until the 3lst day of March,
A. D. 1918
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and seal at Bismarck.
this =. a. ot April. A. D. 1917.
tSEAL) S. A. OLSNESS.
Commissioner of Insurance
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-31

Nv L CsOV
: l0,563.651.4S
! 9.91S.414.66
691,S42.42
357.294.03
: l0.967.0sl.0O
IT'S
: s.01l.330.s0
1.e4l,s0o.2s
2.oob,646.Sl
1,337.76S.4o
: 9,996.545.S6
USINESS
: S,S76.S94.00
s7,9l1.77
43.453.28
3S.3Sl.l6
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
Northern
States P0Der
Co.

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require it, to fee, for the Lords sake,
from one city to another, and suffer
the spelling Of our goods, rather than
give offense to any one; and five are
struck on our right cheek, rather to
turn the other also than to revenge
ourselves or return the blow. Matt.
500, 1923; Rom. 1918.
"And that we are, besides this, also
to pray for our enemies, comfort and
feed them, when they are hungry or
thirsty, and thus by we'll doing con.
vince them and overcome the evil
with good. Rom. 1920, 81.
Finally, that we are to do good in
all respects, commenting ourselves
to every mans conscience in the sight
of God, and according to the law OF
Christ, do nothing to others that we
would not wish them to do unto us.
Q Cor. Az; Matt. 7:12: Luke 6:31."-
Article IA, Page %.
This position has been uniformly
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13

~ 's.t3 !
held by our forefathers from Reforma-
ton times and their loyalty and devo-
ton to their faith is attested by their
suffering, even to the extent Of mar.
tyrdom and Punishment by those gov
sernments enJO1ning military service
upon their citizens, and for which they
gratefully accepted the hospitality and
the guarantee Of religious liberty Of
this land, historical records bearing
ample witness to these facts.
In relation to governments we be-
lieve that every child Of God, besides
being a citizen Of the Heavenly King
dom John 1886; Phil. 1920, should
also be in subsection to civil govern.
ments (Rom. 1915; Tit 81 / Pet.
2:13-17). Even laws which may seem
unwise and unjust should be submit
ted to uncomplainingly and no thought
should be entertained Of doing any
thing but comply with all that they
ask us unless they prescribe condi-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
6enno Family Leaves for California.
= H BennO and wife sons Herbert

Benno Family Leaves for California.
H. Benno and wife, sons Herbert
and Stanley, and daughter, Agnes, left
by auto recently for California where
they expect to reside for at least two
years. They are not fully decided as
to where they will locate, but they will
select some city in southern California
with excellent educational advantages.
The Bennos are making the trip in
their auto and have already passed
thru Glacier Park. So far the trip
has been most delightful. Mr.. Benno
has farmed southwest of Minot for the
past fifteen years and he has made a
big success. He never farmed until he
came to Ward county, but he made a
close study Of the most scientific
methods and applied them in a practi.
cal way. He has turned the farm over
to his son, Lee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
Husband Restored to Noble Little
Woman

The many friends of Mrs. Nellie e.
Mccall, energetic and ambitious mag
tazine woman, who comes to Minot
every fall, will be pleased to hear
that her husband, John c. Mccall, has
come home apparently restored to
health. Mr.. Mccall was at Roches-
ter, Mimi, for 8 years suffering from
agitated melancholia from the loss of
his position. He was conductor on
the Great Northern for 81 years. For
the past 51a years he has been at
Hastings, Mimi, where they send the
seemingly incurables. Constant read
ing of war news OF interest, with re-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
,MENNoNITEs ON MIL
ITARY SERVICE
A Statement Of Our Position on Mill.
tary Service as Adopted by the
Mennonite General Conferences,
August 20, 1917.

Inasmuch as present war conditions
call for an official utterance from our
Church, we, the bishops, minister's,
deacons and delegates of the Memo
mite Church in General Conference
Assembled at the Yellow Creek
Church near Goshen, Indiana, August
20, 1917, representing sixteen confer
ences in the United States, Canada,
and India, desire to present the fol
lowing as an expression of our posi-
ton on the doctrine of non-resistance
as applied to present conditions
brought on by the world war now rag
ing.
Our Position Defined.
AS followers of the Lord Jesus
Christ, the Prince of Peace, we inter-
pref His command, Resist not evil"
by His other teachings on this sub
ject, viz, Love your enemies" do
good to them that hate YOU pray
for them which despitefully use you
and prosecute you" "My kingdom is
not Of this world: if my kingdom were
Of this world then would my servants
fight" Cali they that take the sword
shall perish with the sword" The
Bible also teaches us not to avenge
ourselves from. 12:17-2D, that "the
weapons of our warfare are not car
nal" e Cor. i0:4), and that "the SER
want of the Lord must not strive" e.
Tim. 2:24). Believing that the chill
dren Of God should imbibe and prac-
tice these teachings. we hold that
Christian people should have no part
in carnal warfare of any kind or for
any cause Our attitude on the ques-
ton Of military service is correctly
stated in that clause of the Selective
Draft Law enacted May 10, 1917, which
provides for exemption for members
of every church whose existing creed
or principles forbid it's members to
participate in war in any form and
whose religious convictions are
against war or participation therein"
We deeply regret, however. that this
exemption is practically nullified
(save in the matter Of bearing arms)
| in the further provision empowering
the government to impress non-resist-
ent people into nOn-combatant service
In our Confession of Faith, adopted
at Dortrecht, Holland, in 1882, the po-
sition of our church is defined as fol-
lows:
Regarding revenge, whereby we re-
sist our enemies by the sword, we be-
| lieve and confess, that the Lord Jesus
has forbidden His disciples and follow
ers all revenge and resistance, and
has thereby commanded them not to
return evil for evil, nor railing for
railing; but to put up the sword
into the sheath, or, as the prophets
foretold, beat them into plowshares.'
Matt. 5: 80, A.; Rom. 1874 Pet. $50;
Isa "a; Micah 4:3.
From this we see, that, according
Christ, we are not to do wrong, or
cause offense or vexation to any one;
but to seek the welfare and salvation
OF all men; also, II necessity should
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
BARGAINS in Second Hand Cars
for Hunting Season. Dakota Motor
Sales Co, 120 w. Central Avenue.
Jewish New Year Season Begins Sun.
day Night.

The Minot Jewish people are pre-
pairing to celebrate the Jewish New
Year at their synagogue beginning
Sunday night. The services will ex-
tend over Monday and Tuesday, and
will be in charge Of the local Rabbi,
Rev. Dimond The Jewish stores OF
this city will be closed during the
holidays, Monday and Tuesday, as the
Hebrews observe these days in very
religious manner.
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atone.
ment, will be celebrated about week
later. This will be the most sacred
day for the Jewish people during the
entire year.
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cent railroad strikes, apparently was
the cause of restoring Mr. Mccall to
his normal condition. This, with en-
couraging letters all along from his
wife, all had tendency of bringing
this about.
Mrs. Mccall will be in Minot in a
few days. She is truly grateful to her
Minot friends, who by their patronage
have made it possible to bring about
this condition.
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Rainfall Since April l 7.43 Inches
Up to date just TAB inches of mois-
ture has been precipitated in Minot
according to the records of the gov
eminent weather bureau, kept by w.
], Faris Of this city,
Tho racord fo11nws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
Atlanta Reserve Bank

Atlanta, January H.-(special.) )-The weekly statement of resources and liabili- ties of the Atlanta reserve bank for January 26 is as follows
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates Gold redemption fund, s2,912 600; per cent redemption fund, $495, 42S .29; held by the bank, $6S25 PA or; total $10 233, ,152 .36; com mercial paper. s6,031, ,120.2s Investments: United States bonds. s2,S62.7Oo; municipal warrants, s401, ,509; total s, ,2o9; due from federal reserve banks, net, g, .024. .59; all other resources. $2.7S5 17s.92; total, $25.- POI, ,679.55.
 Liabilities-Capitai paid in, g, 40,000; government deposits, $2,S73, ,3747S; reserve deposits, net, $15,963, ,820. 97; federal reserve note liability, s3S96,905; profit and loss, $10 120 ; all other liabilities, $47, ,108. .76; to- tai, s25, 2O1, ,679. .55.
 q. Memorandum-Federa reserve notes is- Sued, $23, 155, ,8S0; federal reserve notes on hand, $734. .195; federal reserve notes out standing, $22, ,421 6S5; gold with federal re- serve agent, $1S,524,7So; net liability, fed eral reserve notes, Ss,S96,905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
SHARP ADVANCES
 IN COTTON PRICES
Renewal of Peace Rumors Accompanied by Active
 Demand in Market

New York, January N.-A renewal of peace rumors was accompanied by rather
 an active demand in the cotton market prices May contracts sold up to 17.65c,
 or s4 points above yesterdays closing.
 That delivery closed at 1Zs2c. with the general list closing very steady at net advance of 90 to g points.
 The market was comparatively quiet during the early trading and an opening
 advance of 6 to Il points encountered some realizing for over the week end.
 After selling at 17.41c, May eased off to 1736c and the general list sold back to within or points of last nights closing.
 The market very soon frmed up, how ever, on an increasing demand from Wall street sources, while there was also trade buying on the advance which carried &C., tive positions about 8 to s points net higher in the late trading. This made an advance of approximately g per bale from the low level reached yesterday. Liverpool was closed and Manchester ca- bles reported a very dull trade in goods and yarns The weekend figures also showed considerable falling off in the amount on shipboard awaiting clearance.
 which suggested a commensurate de- crease in the export movement These
 features may have promoted the early tendency to take profits for over the weekend, but were evidently more than
 offset by the optimistic view of peace prospects.
 Part of the demand from Wall street sources was attributed to covering, but there was also buying believed to be for long account. This was supposed to he encouraged by the bullish view of statis- tics which has recently received consid- erable publicity, and also by the con- tinued steadiness of southern spot mar kets. Western goods distributors report current business in excess of last year. and some improvement was reported In the demand for cotton yarns. Sales at Fall river were moderate, being estimated at 10000 pieces for the week, against l7o,- GOO last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
FlOOrwalker for a Husband Sears in Harper's Magazine foi

~~N
 January.
 Every once in a while-and not so fre- quently as formerly--I find a business girl who rather looks on marriage as deliy- erance. She Is not really business girl she is only a girl in business. To the real business woman marriage is getting to be as much of side issue as 1t is to 8 man. can remember when there were only two vacations open to a woman she could teach or she could enter do- mestic service, or she could marry and combine these occupations. If she did not succeed in marrying by the time she wal 30, she was looked upon indulgently as one who was forced to enter the busi- ness world to forget the fact that she had been a drug on the matrimonial mar ket. My business hours are from to 5; but as nearly as can learn, my mar ried friends keep office hours IS hours out of the "A. trying to catch up with their domestic duties.
 I heard girl in an elevator the other day discussing with a synapathizing friend her differences with fioorwalker.
 "Aw." she said, T don't have to take any more sass off that gink. I'm goin' to quit here. anyhow. Pm going to be married. No more work and no more bossing for me"
 Any girl of her mental caliber who en- ters the married state is walking right into the hardest job she can ever hold down in her life, and totally unequipped for her position. Inside of a year, if she lis as poor a wife as she has been a shopgirl, there will be another man hang ing around the corner saloon trying to forget in glass of cheap beer the con- fusion and the bad food in the flat at home. When she gleefully announced that she was going to stop work, the thought |of the meals the cleaning, and tho laun- dry had evidently not occurred to her. And the fiooorwaiker doesn't live who can hand out orders like a husband. You have to take them from a husband, too, for you cannot quit your job in matrimony as easily as you can in a shop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
GREAT PROBLEMS .OF TRANSFORMATION TN SOUTH EUROPE

Berlin. January 1o.-(Correspondence
 of the Associated Press)-Transporta
 tion problems in the southeast of
 Europe will be important matters for
 discussion when peace terms are ar
 ranged for the Balkans. according to economic authorities of the central
 powers. Two things are necessary. it is declared: A new railway line con- necting central Europe with Constan- tinople. and the development of the
 Danube for transportation purposes Hitherto the only line of railway communication between central Europe
 and Constantinople has been by way
 of Belgrade. Nish and Sofia This was | sufficient for traffic before the war. but it will not be so after peace is
 restored, and especially after comple- | tion of the Bagdad railway. One new l line that has already been discussed would lead through eastern Servia, this
 plan having been drawn up with tho l assumption that part of Servia will fall 1 to Bulgaria in the general settlement l of problems in the Balkans. It has 1 been suggested that this line would cross the Danube at Bazias, where l an existing Hungarian line has It's ter- | minus, and that south of the Danube 1 a connection would be made with an existing line extending from Semen 1 dria, south along the Bulgarian from l tier, and thence to Sofia
 Regarding the Danube, it is declared that the development of the water way was hindered before the war by
 Rumania's refusal to ratify agree
 ments regarded as necessary for the proper utilization of the river for | traffic Since the Austro-German vie- | tories in Rumania, the demand had | been voiced in the central powers chat, whatever be the future status of Ru-
 mania politically. the peace conditions must guarantee that all restrictions upon the free navigation of the Danube be abolished.
 It is said also an effort will be made to arrange for further improvement of | the mouths. of the river. and also to facilitate traffic at the Iron Gate where the stream breaks through the mountains from Hungary and Servia ! into Rumania. Twenty years ago a great scheme of improving the river at this point was carried out, includ- | ing the blasting of side channel through the rapids, but this proved in- adequate for upstream traffic and 1t was not until last year. after Ger ! many and Austria Hungary had con | tracted for immense supplies in Ru- manfa--that upstream business as- sumed any considerable proportions Under the stress of necessity the au- ! thorities then listened to the advice ! of engineers and allowed them to build traction railway along the side ! of the stream for the tugging of fIo- ! tillas of barges through the Iron Gate. This barge traffic is expected to be reopened soon on a still larger scale | in order to bring away great stores of grain and oil captured in Rumania. | But a canal around the Iron Gate | is declared to be the only thing to make the stream wholly dependable | rr<e a1o f@,- 1,s fAa | call for a canal only 14 miles in | length, which would cut off the loop now some 70 miles in length. contain l ing the dangerous rapids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
DECLINES RECORDED
 IN STOCK MARKET
Leading Issues as We'll as Specialties Record Gen.
 eral Drop

New York, January 27.-Traders availed themselves of the revival of peace reports in the course of today's dull and perfunctory market, leading issues as we'll as volatile specialties recording irregular declines. The move nent was assisted by conditions in the commodity markets, cereals yield ing sharply, with a contrary rise in cotton options.
 United States Steel was offered down point, with 5 points for Beth lehem Steel and 1 to points for af- filiated industrials, 2 to points for shippings and motors, and more mod crate recessions in equipments.
 Coppers were heavy, with Industrial Alcohol, Distillers Securities, Central Leather. American Can, Texas Com pany, Beet Sugar, International Pa. per and kindred speculative issues.
 Gains were limited to fewer than half dozen stocks. Chief among these were General Electric, United States Rubber and Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. the latter advancing more than points. Rails as whole fell into complete obscurity, some of the more representative issues remaining unquoted. Irregular rallies marked the final dealings, total sales amounting to 240,000 shares.
 General financial news of the day included the announcement that sub scriptions to the new British loan equal the full amount of that issue, thereby insuring its success.
 German exchange was slightly re- actionary with no material alteration in other remittances.
 The bank statement failed to meet general, expectations of a large loss of cash, the actual contraction being only nominal, with a large increase, however. in loans and decrease of about $11,000,006 in reserves, the first setback of five weeks.
 The only feature of the irregular bond market was the heavy selling of St. Louis and San Francisco issues at concessions extending from B to A points. Foreign bonds were dull and without change. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $2,790,0O0.
 United States bonds were unchanged or call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, January 27-wheat prices collapsed today under heavy selling due to rumors that peace was in sight After an extreme break of 7hc the market reacted, but closed weak, If @6c net lower with May at $1.75H O 1.751k and July at s1.47% @1471s. Corn finished Nc to 1A@1%c down and oats off 1s@1Ac Provisions scored gains of 5@12Hc.
 Notwithstanding that peace talk ap- peared to have only the flinsiest oi backing in the way of specific new developments, the wheat market plunged downward as soon as trading opened. Rallies which ensued were quickly followed by much greater descent than at first and it was not until the last hour of the session that the furry was in measure overcome by week -end evening up of business About the most definite ground ad- vanced for the selling stampede was London story purporting to give terms on which Germany was prepared to negotiate. In a general way, the peace talk was also encouraged by Petrograd advices which seemed to in- dicate that peace without victory was not wholly disfavored in Russia.
 Bearish sentiment was notably in creased by the striking absenceS7of fresh export demand for wheat And by assertions that railway congestion was again as bad as ever. Considerable attention. was also given to gossip that Winnipeg interests were among the heaviest sellers both here and al Minneapolis.
 Corn yielded grudingly to the in- fluence of wheat weakness. One of the reasons was that 100000 bushels of corn had been taken for export since late yesterday. Besides, country offer ings remained light and Argentine news bullish.
 Oats followed the downturn of oth- CT grain. Seaboard demand proved slow.
 Tn provisions, the chief factor was strength of hog prices. Peace talk was likewise deterrent against sell ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
Mercantile Paper

New York, January 27.--Mercantile pa per, SA@31k per cent; sterling, 6O-day bills, $4.721z; commercial 60-day bills on banks, &.724; commercial 6O-day bills, s472; de- mand, SAYS 1916; cables, $4.7 7-16. Francs, demand, 5.S43s; cables, 5.S3ss Marks, de- mand, 691k; cables, 6s5s Kronen, demand, 11.10; cables, u.20 Builders, demand, 40 13-16; cables, 405s. Lires, demand. 7.0S; cables, TOT. Rubles, demand, 2S 50; cables, 2S.7O Bar silver, 76Bc. Mexican dollars, 591sc. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
Flour and Eeedstuff

Corrected by W. M Cosby Flour
 & Grain Col
 Michigan patent flour, ,$1090; Idaho patent flour, $1o15; Tennessee patent flour. S10.10; high grade self-rising flour, $10.40; medium grade self-rising flour, $10.20: hard winter wheat flour, $975; spring wheat flour, s9.65; corn meal, $2,SS per 96-lb sack hen feed. $2.65 a sack: 1: mixed horse and mule feed, $S6 to s44; 11a per cent c. s. meal $40; Cremo feed meal, $50; prime c. s. hulls. $2l; lintless hulls, sl7: gray shorts. $43; brown shorts, s4O; wheat bran. s37: velvet bean meal. $31; corn, per bushel, SIPS; corn chops, s235; No. white oats, per bushel. 76c; wheat, per 10O-lb. sack. S3; kaffir corn and milo maize per 100 lb. sack, $2.75; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton. $31; southern alfalfa. per ton. $25: mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. $21; choice fancy timothy hay. per ton. $2s: No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $22; light clover mixed hay. per ton, $21: No. l Johnson grass. per ton. s15