Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-28
N,lbs Of Neils

Cn19eu arc to be removed after
September I and the $3.50 rule
flour substitutes will be super.
coded by IN 1920 rule, 80 per
cent Of wheat -four to 20 per cent
OF substitutes, according. to- q.
telegram received last night by
!. DR.. E. F. Ladd, food adminis-
traitor for North Dakota.
Forty-seven men registered for
service in Ward county last Saturday.
The Mckenzie County Fair associ-
during the war. Poor crops in that
vicinity is said to be the real reason.
A state hospital for care, Of
trachoma cases, with government
backing. will be established in La
Moure, government medical authori-
ties hlready having leased quarters for
the institution. -.
L. B. Matthieson Of Fargo, who de-
serted from Camp Dodge, has been
captured at Milbank, S. D., and will
be returned to camp on an order is
sued by Cass county draft officials.
L. B. Hanna. formerly governor OF
North Dakota, is now stationed at
vichy, in eouth central France. in a
big American hospital, somewhat re-
moved from the war zone.
The government is calling ION the
North Dakota farmers to maintain
their acreage Of winter rye the COM
ing season. North Dakota produces
about one-third of all rye raised In
the United States. ...
| The new, postoffice, Community.
which was recently authorized to be
opened at Spiritwood Lake. Is now In
operation, serving a large number Of
summer residents as we'll as the farm
ers that live in the vicinity. 3
Importation Of liquor into North
Dakota on freight trains by members
Of the crews, led to the arrest Of two
trainmen at Enderlin. The authori-
ties say they will prosecute vigorous
campaign to do away with such illicit
handling Of booze.
Private Oscar Weston has returned
to Minot after being in France since
in December. He became so badly
crippled with rheumatism that he re-
ceived his discharge. Weston is tho
frst Minot man to return. He was q
Several women are making collec-
tions Of money for Soldier tobacco"
funds In North Dakota. One Of the,
fraudulent operatives were arrested
at Fargo yesterday. The woman ad-
mitted using the money for her own
benefit and was sentenced to so days
in jail.
Geo. Stout, recently elected presi-
dent Of the Valley City Normal school,
to succeed Geo. A. Mcfarland, whose
resignation was forced by the beard
Of regents, has not yet accepted the
proffered post. The board Of regents
is tn session in Bismarck today con-
sidering the question. President Nc
Farland was called to attend.
Three New Rockford men have
been wounded, according to word re-
ceixed there. Arthur Anderson has
suffered the amRutation of his left
leg in q French hospital; John o.
Berg, a STEP brother Of Anderson, has
been gassed, but is recovering, while
Lawrence Worst was wounded in one
hand.
Maurice johnson. formerly travel
4 ing salesman for the Gamble Robin
son company at Minot, has been killed
in France, according to a message re-
ceived by his sister at Westhope.
johnson left Minot for Camp, Dodge
in February Vnd had been, in France
for only a. short time,
| The much advertised order of the
North Dakota council of defense, bar
ring instruction in the German langu-
age, was promulgated by mistake, ac-
cording to Attorney General William
LANCER. No such order has been
PASSED by the council OF, defense, he
says. In spite of Langef's declara-
ton. It might be Of interest to know
Ethat Thomas Allen Box, secretary Of
council some time ago barring Ger,
man from the schools. Could some
one tell us just what orders The coun-
Gil Of defense has passed that have not
been rescinded?
II got rich story from preacher
that has been in the Y. M. C. A. work
among the soldiers and>>who is now
on his way to France" says a minister
who visited Camp Dodge recently.
A fellow was being examined for
service and wasrstripped to the waist.
He had an emblem tatooed on his
chest Of the American flag with the
bust OF Washington and Wilson on
either side Of It.. The physician then
thumped him over. listened to his
heart and lungs and so on, and finally
pointing to the design on his chest,
right" Yes" he said, but that
isn't anything; am sitting on the
kaiser and Hindenburg."" And he
was too. esi