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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

London, Aug. 20.-The French Tenth
army attacked again this morning on
n front Of ten miles between the Disc
and Aisne AHA reached a maximum
depth Of two miles, according to a
dispatch from the battle front.
The advance Of the French troops
endangers the whole German position
at Scissors and on the river Aisne. It
Is possible the Germans now will with
draw to the Chemin- des Danes.
Before o'clock this morning the
French captured 500 Germans Nm the
sector attacked.
Four German attacks against Brit
ish positions at Chilly, about six
miles north OF Roye, Were repulsed
during the night, according to the Of
fcial statement issued at the war Of
dee today
North Of Roye the French have
taken the Bracqpemont and Fendu
woods and have occupied the greater
part Of Beuv-aignes,. according to ad-
vices. 1t also. is reported that they
have made progress to the southeast
OF Beuvarignes.
The British lines were advanced in
the neighborhood Of vieux Berquin
and Outtersteen In the Lys salient, ac-
coding to the statement. which says
that 1S2 Germans were made prisoner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
F0CH'S N|BBLING NETTING MORE GAINS,

tho pvssnt line north Of Roys
toward Arras and will hasten IL
not force . German retrsat to the
north Of the Aisne between sois-
sons and Rheims.
Allied forces In vIadivostok
have boon reinforced by the ar.
rival Of a sseond American trans.
port and third transport 10 ex-
peeted. korth Of viadivostok Tho
cxeoho- Slovak troops have been
engaged in hsavy fighting with tho
holshsvik forces on the Ussuri
front.
London, Aug. 2o.-According to
the latest adviees reaching London
the front Of this mornings attack
by the French extended over fifteen
miles. Good progress has boon
made everywhere, according. TO re-
ports, and the advance on this front
since. Saturday is now over four
miles at its maximum depth. The
present line follows: \
From PiessyIe- Val 70 LeFour.sf
Verre TO Bclfontaine and to 6leran-
court, two and ono half miles north
Of Morsain. From there Il runs
south TO osIy. courtil and reaches
tho Aisne at courtil. The attack
today extended to point within
three miles from Scissors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Record Crop in England.

London, Aug. 20.-Eneland's grain
crop this year will be the biggest
since 1858. Sir Charles Fielding direc-
tor general OF food production, in
forms the Daily Mail.
Several thousand soldiers are work
ing on farms and other karvesters, in
Guiding school boys, undergraduates.
Boy Scouts. village and college women
and girls of the land army, Belgian
and Serbian refugees and German pri-
soners. City clerks are spending their
vacations on farms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
WEST HOPE.

Miss Elice Foscen is hired for an,
other term at School No. 4.
Miss Oleanna Evanson has been
seriously i'll but is reported to be
improving.
M. O.. Strnm who has secured the
position of cashier of the Bank OF
Mazda was out in the neighborhood
this week boosting for the different
enterprises of the new town.
Manager Shelp of the Cavalier
County Railway Company. deserves
the thanks of the community for the
completion of the road into Cavalier
county. Difficulties in the way of
help, scarcity of material, have all
been overcome land this out let adds
asvalue of at least $500. 90 to every
quarter section in the township.
The Farmers Elevator Company of
MAZDA met last Saturday and organized
with the following officers: S. G.
Erickson president, Hamilton Howatt.
vice president. Robert Robertson
secretary, M. o. Strom Treasurer
All the material for building is now
on the ground and Contractor Sweet
has set October 18th as the date
when grain will be received.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
TURK MEND|CANT ARRESTED !:
FOR BEGGING. NEAR. ALSEN

Fred Cowan, who has quite extern
sive farming interests in Storlie
township and also across the county.
line in Ramsey was a Langdon visitor
during the week to interview States
Attorney Crimson. He brought
along in the auto with him mendi-
cant Turk who had been found beg
giug through the neighborhood, TAX
ing up a collection for the colonization
of Syrians in the western part of
the United States. He was unable
to produce any credentials and his
case is under further investigation.
In the meantime it would be as we'll
if the public would extend their
charities through the churches or
some recognized organization. as the
country has become infested with
parties begging who are nothing
more than fakes. exploiting the war
and other causes for playing upon
the sympathies of q generous hearted
public. Make them show their cre-
dentials or have them placed under
arrest. y. 49,.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
AT ALPSTAG'S FEED MILL

The office of the Fred Alpstag feed
mill and seed store was broken into
some time between it's Closing for
business Saturday night and when
opened up again the following Mon.
day morning. Although nothing of
value appears to be missing from the
store, the desk and papers in the
office seem to have been hastily ex.
'amined and are scattered all over the
floor. Mr.. Alpstag keeps his books
at the house and never makes a prac-
tice of leaving any considerable
amount of money in the Office over
night and this would seem to have
fooled them. Entrance was made by
first breaking the glass in the upper
half of the office door and turning the
lock from the inside. Though there
is no cine as to who attempted the
robbery the whole affair has the trace
of local parties and both Sheriff Fred
Thompson and Chief of Police Reed
are looking for further developements
within the course of few DAYS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Many Register EARLY
INQUIRY of Auditor E

Inquiry or Auditor Eide at the DRAFT t
board elicites the information that
there is nothing doing at present
except the preliminary work in
connection with the registration of
men subject to draft, which is in
progress today at the time we 90 to
press. There have been quite number
Of registrations made in advance by
parties residing elsewhere and those
who expected to be out of town to
day. The board is not expecting to
receive notice of the date or number
of men to be called for the regular
October draft until the latter part
of the month and the intimation is
that there will not be a heavy draft
of men from this county until after
the close of the year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Co. Bond Allotment
Of f$775,000 Made
Cavalier County Has Over
Three Quarter of Million
Allotment

County Chairman Archie Sillers of
the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign,
in telephone message which was re-
ceived by the local papers yesterday
afternoon from Calvin, gave out the
information officially that Cavalier
county's share of bonds in this fourth
issue will be SITS, 900, something
over third more than the last ap.
portionment of this county in the last
issue and nearly three times the
share that was subscribed by the
county to First Liberty bord issue.
Chairman Sillers says that every-
thing is rapidly assuming shape for
the drive for the $775, 900 worth of
the fourth bond issue, which will be
made from September 28th to Octo-
ber 10Th, covering every town and
township in the county. Next week
Mr.. Sillers expects to be able to give
to the papers for publication the al.
lotment shown by precinct, which will
enable the different localities to fig
ure out the amount of bonds that will
be expected from them in making up
this sum total, which amounts to
something over three quarters of a
million of dollars
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12

= DR.. Gustafson, the M. D. at Mil.
ton, who has recently disposed of his
practice in that town, has done 40 it
is learned in order to permit of his
enlistment in the army medical corps,
expecting to leave for France in a
short time.
Yesterday afternoon telegram
was received by Postmaster Koehm-
stedt making enquiry asato the pos.
sible whereabouts of young boy by
the name of Luther Latherp, whose
home is at Mack, MINI. His father
has died and the information is
sought by his mother. The boy is
thought to have come here to work
during the har vesting and threshing.
Mrs. Neil Mcleod, one of the first
pioneers of East Alma township died
Tuesday of last week after an illness
that has now covered several years,
during which she has been helpless
sufferer from paralysis. She is
mourned by an aged husband and
grown family. one son, John residing
at Calvin. She was born in. 1848 and
came to this county with her hus.
band in 1882.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Park Rivers Honored Son

DR.. and Mrs. Tom Smith autoed
down to Park River to attend the
memorial service held there for Paul
Farup, son of Banker and Mrs. Carl
Farup, who died in battle on the wea.
tern front in France during July. De-
ceased hadtharely attained his twenty
first year. But had advanced to the
rank Ok lieutenant, and had the dis
tinction of being the first Park River
young man to offer himself for en-
listment after this country entered
the war. His death places the first
golden star on the service flag Of the
Park River high school.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Electric Lights for MAZDA Bank

Electrician Harwood reperts during
the past two weeks having closed
contracts for the Installing Of Delco
lighting plants at the farm homes of
Walker Hamilton, and Hugh McDow-
all in the immediate vicinity of Lang
don, also for Emil Hanggi and VIM.
Moore, whose farms are in the west
ern part of the county near Calvin
and Clyde. The new state bank at
MAZDA is also understood as being the
purchaser of quite an extensive plant
within the past few days. MIR. Ha.-
wood is authority for the statement
that within the past twelve month
Delco lighting plants have been in.
stalled in not less than hundred
town and country homes throughout
the county, the far greater number
having gone into farm homes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
. Hay Township Red Cross

On Saturday the 21st inst /, the
Red Cross organization of Hay town
ship has arranged for a program and
evenings entertainment at the Peter
sor. school house The entire proceeds
of the evening will go to the finan-
cial support Of the Red Cross work in
this war. Mrs. Con. Jordan is donat.
ing two four month old pigs that will
feature change of ownership during
the evening, no doubt at the same
time helping 10. to swell the aggre-
gate receipts Of the evenings benefit
to Red Cross work.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
CAMP LEWIS is A PARADISE

George L. Koehmstedt. in letter
to the family since his arrival at
Camp Lewis, states that at the time
he wrote there had been no classified
tion as yet of the new drafted men
who had arrived at the camp when
he did. At present the new men all
form a part of what is known as the
depot brigade, and from there will be
distributed out into what they appear
t, be best adapted to. He is greatly
struck with Camp Lewis. snb its fine
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Auto Mishap at Depot

Saturday, just after the noon train
had gone north the Radford car met
with mishap at the Ct. Northern
depot. While making short
turn after having uploaded can of
cream on the platform the front axle
got cramped underneath the car in
such manner that the car had to put
in the balance of the afternoon in the
repair shop of Machinest Gould. Mrs.
Larson was driving the car at the
time and was lucky enough to avoid
an upset or any injury to herself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Our Soldier Dead
Will. Return Home
Uncle Sam Gives Assurance
4 That Soldiers Will Have
Resting Place Here

The adjutant generals department
has issued notice regarding the dis
position of the remains of soldiers
who die abroad. The notice is to the
effect that it is the intention of the
War Department to return the bodies
of our dead to the United States at
public expense at the close of the war.
The families and friends of soldiers
dying abroad may be sure that they
will be buried with appropriate re.i-
gious services and military honors a I'D
the graves carefully marked and re-
corded so that there may be no diff.
Guilty of removal when it becomes
practical. r.. All families Of soldiers dy-
ing abroad will be advised Of the de-
tails of burial as soon as received.
Concerning the matter of personal
effects, insurance and the, arrears of
pay due, application should be made
as follows: Concerning personal eff
fects to the Effect Depot Base Sec
tion No. !, American Exreditionaiy
Force. Concerning insurance to the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Hea..
sury Department, Washington, D.. G.
Concerning arrears of pay to the
Audi itor Of the War Department, at
Washington, D. G. In no case is it
necessary to employ the services Of
an attorney or$:claim agent t. secure
personal effects. insurance, or ar
.rears Of pay. xs,~... ~, -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
List of Advertised Letters

The following list Of uncalled for
letters have been received at the
post office for the week end
ing Thursday, Sept. IL, 1918.
GENTS LIST
Johnson, John H. Johansson, Pror
Leeklner, Jos. J. Larne, Art
w. Aldrich, w. M.
LADIES LIST
Pugh, Mrs. T. H. Ellis, Mrs. Alma
Parties calling for any Of the above
letters will state that they have been
and be required to pay
a charge Of one cent for advertising.
A. I. Koehmstedt, Postmaster.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Coal Dealers Tribute to r. C:oss

Recently one of the coal selling
films at Sarles in selling out car
Of coal unknowingly charged a
fractional amount more ton than the
new government regulations allow.
The state fuel administrator request
ed the firm to adjust the matter,
which it did by turning over a check
for the sum of 81. O5 to the Cavalier
county chapter of the Red Cross, and
it no doubt will go to help in the
furnishing of kit bags for the soldiers
or in some way aid the boys on the
front, or in the training camps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Memorial for Soldier Dead

At the morning Episcopal service
held at the Church Of Our Saviour,
the service will be in memoriam of
Private George Lewis Rourke, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rourke, of
Easily, who was killed in action in
France on July 10Th. The service is
announced by Rev. Drew, the pas
tor, to commence at eleven O'Clock.
An invitation il extended to the peo-
pie OF the community generally to
join in this tribute of respect to the
bereaved family.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12

location as to scenery on the border
OF American Lake. 1t would appear
that it is by nature peculiarly adapt
ed for the great purpose to which the
present time has dedicated it. Seve.
raj thousands have arrived there
since ne entered the camp, and for
that matter the same period has seen
the exodus of nearly an equal number
of men who have finished the training
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12

80 TO feel strong, have good appe-
'tite and sound digestion sleep sound
ly and enjoy life uee Burdock' e
Blood Bitters, the family system
tonic. Price 81. IS per bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
SERVICE STAMPS.

If you have son-a brother-a
sweeheart-Use these stamps on your
correspondence or they are designed
as gifts for those who are entitled to-
them. 100 in envelope 10 for cents
Itch! Itch Itch! Scratch! Scratch !!
Scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Oint-.
ment. Price sixty cents a box.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Among Our Fighter
Overthere and Here
Light and Shadow Hovers
| Over Boys Who Are Now
Following the Flag
RoBERTsoN's INJURIES BAD

ROBERTSON'S INJURIES BAD
Information from three different
sources has been received during the
week which would tend to show that
the injuries which John Robert son re.
ceived while fighting in France on
July 10th. were more serious than it
had been hoped. His part ia the &C.
tion in which he was wounded is told
in perfect word picture by his lieu
tent in a letter to his family in Grand
Forks. From Bismarck a letter to the
Reids, from one of the boys tells of
Rob ertson getting along as we'll as
could be expected and talks hopefully
of his recovery. Yesterday newa.
paper report from Jamestown stated
that he had been operated on success.
fully and loses one arm at the shoul-
der. The wound at the time he was
taken to the rear is stated to have
been so that both shoulders we're
struck. with other minor injuries.
The family have not yet received any
direct news from the hospital where
he is being cared for.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12


paper report from Jamestown stated
that he had been operated on success.
fully and loses one arm at the shoul-
der. The wound at the time he was
taken to the rear is stated to have
been so that both shoulders we're
struck, with other minor injuries.
The family have not yet received any
direct news from the hospital where
he is being cared for.
DINED AND WINED BY TEDDY
Late letters give Serg't Henry
Hytson's address as still being at
Camp Mills, New York. where they
have now been over two weeks
awaiting transports to take them
overseas to France. With little to
do but the routine of camp life they
have had some chance to take in the
sights around them and were fer.
tunate enough to have two whole days
in New York Sergeant Hytson
also tells. of whole Sunday after
noon which he and his company spent
at Oyster Bay. the. invited guests of
Colonel Roosevelt and his wife. at
their beautiful home They were
guests at a. fine luncheon served dur
ing the afternoon and were. used most
royalty. Departing: after visit
which most OF. them will remember
as long as they live Mrs. Roosevelt
personally presented each of the boys
with boxes of chocolate and generous
sized packages of cigarettes, The
colonel is not oaly veteran fighter
himself who has sent his own boys
over there, but is extending the glad
hand to many of the sons of America
as they pass by Oyster Bay on their
way to the battle front for freedom.
DRIVING MULES FOR UNCLE S.
J. W. Mahon and family were
among the more fortunate Langdon
people to- receive word from the
Langdon boys who are in France on
the fighting front The letter which
they got from their son Al!ister was
full of news and in addition to ex.
pressing satisfaction at being well.
and over there. He told of having
quite recently met both Robert Work
and Neil Reid, both however, being
off on sick leave and each carrying
his arm in sling. Their injuries
had hex n but slight and the boys
look ed in the tip top of condition.
The letter states that they now mis-.
sed Cy' Radford, who had been trans
ferred to another branch of the ser.
vice, his job in thu commissary de-
partment as mess sergeant now being
in the hands of Ben McNiven, whose
home town here was at Hannah.
Stuart Work was also at their camp
the other day, but up to that time
had not seen nor heard much of the
Langdon bunch Stuart has struck a
clerical job at one Of the division
headquarters and was off on q short
leave of absence. At the time he
wrote Allister was detailed hauling
supplies to their camp from the base
headquarters, and was rapidlyg citing
on to a speaking" acquaintance
with a long. cared team of Uncle
Sans mules. He says that the
Trench Mortar Battery is now about
through it's long and tedious period of
training and will be un!imbered into
action shortly. Their finishing work
has been right up near the front but
they have yet to respond to the call
to "go over the top.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-26
MOOrhead Nez0S
CROP INCREASE
IN CLAY COUNTY
IS q PER CENT

Clay county farmers are doing
their full share in the line OF food
production with an increase. in. cul-
tivated crop acreage Of over % per
cent over 1917. The total number Of
acres Of cultivated crops for 1917 was
326,281. These totals are the result Of
a compilation Of the reports OF town
ship assessors made by County Agent
A. c.. OBanion. The flax, buclxWheat
and bean acreage for this year has
probably increased since the asses
sors' reports as much of the seeding
and planting was done after their
visits to the farms during May, when
the assessments were made.
The wheat acreage shows an in
crease over 1917 Of .492, with q total
Of 1875, 485 seeded this, year. There
are 10000 acres more Of potatoes this
year than in 1917, the total for this
year being 33,092. The reports show
an increase Of over 5000 planted to
corn; and substantial increases in the
barley and oats acreages. Hay acre
age shows a reduction Of 2,874 acres,
with a total Of all varieties, includ-
ing alfalfa and clover, Of 67,407 for
1918.
The report shows increases in the
number of head Of horses, mich cows,
other cattle and sheep on the farms
Of the county and a reduction in the
number Of hogs. The poultry census
shows total for 1918 Of 1880, while
the 1917 total was 71,315.
Following are the totals for the two
years:
md
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-26
Ltvestoclz and PouItrv.
r. @. SezOerSM Make
Many articles

Although many of the workers are
out of the city and in the country
too busy with preparations for har-
vest the sewing department of the
Red Cross makes a very creditable
showing. Following is a statement
Of the work produced by the sewing
department for the week: Five capes,
30 dresses, 10 Women's skirts, one
scrub cloth, two property bags, four
napkins, four baby quilts, four dish
cloths, nine Turkish towels, Is
pajamas, six convalescent robes, 10
bed Jackets, five bed socks, 10
towels, 80 bed shirts, 10 undershirts,
five under drawers, 20 pillow cases,
Is scultetus, so shot bags (large), 80
bandages, Is triangular bandages.
Received From The BranchesG
Baker-19 pajamas.
Felton-nine pajamas, two bed
shirts, two bed sheets. two bed
Jackets.
GIyndon-10 bed shirts.
Rustad-10 towels, six bed shirts
Ulen-25 pajamas.
Moorhead rooms one drawers,
four pajamas, Is many tailed band
ages. one undervest, one bed jacket,
rs shot bags, two boys suits, one day
shirt.
BY Auxiliaries.
Bethesda-Five bed shirts.
English Lutheran-Two bed shirts
Surgical dressings class - 16
scultetus, 80 shot bags, Is triangular
bandages, IA many tailed bandages.
Miss Gosslee-ne aviator's vest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-26
AUGUST CALL May
TAKE ALL DRAFT
MEN AVAILABLE

The Clay county local board will be
compelled to send all available regis
tered men. both 1917 and 1918. during
August If the usual quota is assigned
under the call for 5000 white men
and 1000 negroes from Minnesota.
There are only 20 men in the 1917
class available for immediate service
and total, including deferred classi--
fications, Of 60. In the 1918 class 70
men who are physically fit are imme-
diately available The two negro reg
istrants Of the 1918 class nave already
been called for entrainment for Camp
Dodge on Aug. l. This makes a total
OF 101 for both classes and the last
call, July, just filled, was for 100 men.
This morning the Clay county local
board received a copy Of the telegram
sent by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to Adjutant General RhinoW,
advising him that the August call will
be as heavy as that for July. No in
timatlon has been received as to- the
number of men to be called for from
Clay county. AS the crop must be
harvested and part Of the threshing
done during August, it is possible that
the men for next months call may pc
taken from the larger cities and the
men left on the farms until fall WORK
has been finished.