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The Ordway new era., 1918-11-29

The armistice accepted by Turkey
amounts to complete and uncondi-
tional surrender" This statement
was made by Lord Robert Cecil. as
sistant secretary of state for foreign
affairs, to the Associated Press.
Great Britain signed the armistice on
behalf of all the Allies.
r. r r.
The German kaiserin is seriously Ill
and is in a very weak condition. ac-
cording to reports received at Berne.
Switzerland Haunted by the memory
of the Russian revolution. she is said
to insist that the kaiser abdicate.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
PRICE OF ICE
WILL Be F|XE[

All ice sod in North Dakota this
year will be under the regulation of
the food administration. State Food
Administrator E. F. Ladd has issued
an order requiring all retail dealers
of ice to report the prices charged
for ice last year. The food admins
tration will not allow dealers to
charge more for the commodity than
the cash price of the corresponding
periods of last year. Dealers may
apply to the food administrator for
permit to charge more, but this
will only be granted on a showing
that such increase is fair and equit-
able.
Persons who purchased ice last
year may send information relative
to the price to their county food adj
ministrator, specifying the dellc1
from whom they purchased, the
prices paid in cash, distinguishing
between the prices at different times
during the season specifying the
price at each change.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
LIST OF. {. BOYS CALLED
TO COL0RS MAY. q

North Dakota has been called
upon to- furnish 1880 soldiers who
will entrain during the five day
period beoinning May rs for Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Wash.
Burke county is called upon to fur
nish 18 men under this call, and
the men must report to the Local
Board on May Gath. Ten counties
in the state have enough enlist
ments to their credit so they will not
be required to send any men to
camp under this call. Following
are the names and addresses of the
men called to report here under
this call:
Eddie Kittelson, Battleview..
Carl Frederick Jenson, Bowbells.
Frank Becker, K1mball, MINI.
Arthur Bjurlin, Farwell, MINI.
Philip A. Winters, Medicine Lake,
Mont.
Albin 1ssakson, Ignite. d z
Tom H. Lee, care of 500 Line.
Ernest Gustafson. Ignite.
John l.. Goelz, Franklin, MINI.
Elvin B. Vogel. Ludington, Mich.
\ Oscar Finkenhagen, Ignite.
Edwin G. Dahl, Bowbells.
Alfred Holmer, Powers Lake.
Sam Apostalis, st. Louis, Mo.
Victor Rahm, Portal.
Ewald Ludke, Bowbells. =
Clarence B. Gfindy, Ignite.
J. Harvey Elmer Barrows, Glen
Even, 6ask.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10

6-Makes it possible for the leg
1slature to levy an acreage tax on
land for the purpose of establishing
a state hail inusrance fund.
7-Gives the state power to issue
or guarantee bonds, but provides
that those in excess of 100000
shall be secured by real estate first
mortgages, not to exceed one-half
Of the value Of the property.
8--Gives the state power to issue
Or guarantee bonds on state owned
utilities, enterprises or industries
up to 100000.
9-Requires that every bond is
sue shall carry provisions by annual
tax Or otherwise for payment of In
terest semi-annually, any payment of
principal within thirty years.
10-Gives state and counties the
right to make internal improve
ments or engage in any industry, en-
terprise or business not prohibited
by Article 20 OF the constitution;
and prohibits state or any political
subdivision from loaning money or
giving credit to private organiza-
tions, except for reasonable support
Of the poor.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
MUST USE SPECIAL
SUGAR PERMITS

There is still a shortage of sugar
and likely will to be for a consider
able time." said Federal Food Ad-
mlntstrator Ladd in an order lust
issued. "By careful saving enough
sugar can be had to furnish the
needs of our people and to accumu-
late sufficient surplus for putting
up all canned goods in the Gamer
les and in the homes. The follow
ing regulations are, therefore,, pro-
mulgated for the guidance of the
housewife, the Gamer, retailer and
wholesaler for North Dakota:
Home Canning
"The housewife will be permitted
to purchase additional quantities Of
sugar from her retail dealer during
canning season on special permit
to be had at the retailers, as fol-
lows:
Sugar Permit
1913
Il hereby declare to the United
States food administration that I
desire to purchase from .........
du ouOuuI VI
of sugar for my use for preserveing
and canning purposes only, and that
l shall return any surplus not used
for this purpose.
signed .............. .....
Address -. 49,.
This certificate should be re-
turned to E. F. Ladd, federal food
administrator for the state of North
Dakota, Agricultural college, within
one week."
"This will enable the putting up
of the necessary supply of veget-
ables. fruits, etc.
Gamers
Local Gamers in the state are
hereby granted permission to grad
ually accumulate sugar for the
needs of the seasons pask. They
are requested to accumulate the
amount of sugar necessary from
month to month so that there shall
not be heavy tax when the can
ming season is on.
Retailers
Retail dealers are permitted dur
ing the canning season, to accHmu-
late a surplus Of sugar not in excess
of so days supply until October 80
in order that they may meet the de-
mand of the housewife and Gamer
for a reasonable supply of sugar
during the period of the canning
season. Retailers must require the
housewife, or consumer, desiring
sugar for canning purposes, to fill
out and sign this permit as indicat-s
ed above, and this permit must be
forwarded within one week after its
receipt by the retailer, to the fed
eral food administrator, Agriculture
al college, N. D.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
HARNESS THIEVES. CAPTURED
NEAR KENMARE SATURDAY

Sheriff w. C. Heath and Deputy
Drinkwater last Saturday afternoon
captured the thieves who on April
10 stole harnesses from G. E. Irwin
and Robert Magedanz in this city,
and who also stole a. quantity Of
wheat from Jourgen Hanson on Fri
day night of last week. The men
taken in custody, and who admit
their guilt are Gust Quit Of three
miles southeast of Kenmare, a man
about As years old, married and
with seven children, and who works
in a coal mine and farms for hv-
ing, and his neighbor, Jack Longre.
married and about 27 years old,
who also works in the coal mines.
The former was kept here and was
allowed to plead guilty to the charge
Of grand larceny before Judge
Leighton last Tuesday, and was CIV
en- two and one-half years in the
state penitentiary, while the latter
was turned over to the sheriff at
Darlington, where he was taken to
face the charge of stealing Ford
automobile.
At the time the harnesses were
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
EDITOR
PASSES. away

Divide County journal: w. H.
Ware. for eight ye;:rs owner and
editor of the Crosby Review, passed
away Sunday evening last at IL
O'Clock. Five years ago Mr.. Ware
suffered stroke Of paralysis. He
rallied from this attack and tontin-
ucd in active charge of the Review
until the fall of 1915, when he suf-
fered second stroke, since which
time he has been helpless.
Owing to the hastv preparation;
for. the funeral services and ship
ment of the remains to Minneapolis
for burial, the critical condition Of
Mrs. Ware, who thru the long two
and half years Just past. had
borne the responsibilities connected
with tho publishing business an /
the constant worry, and work of TAX
ing care of her invalid husband. was
on the verge of a nervous collapse,
detailed information could not be
secured. However, Mrs, Ware
promised that the desired informa-
tion would be Gent by mail, but as
this has not yet been received, we
can only give what we personally
know OF Mr.. Ware. ,'.~
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10

ncmcd candidates and their friends
as one man.
Many delcgatec arrived the day
before and scores of farmers Grove
into the city with their autos on the
morning of the conference. 1t can
be said that large part of the del
egates were a"+ual farmers.
The Lincoln Republican League,
the independent political association
and the North Dakota Farmers
League held. their preliminary meet
ing ct the Grand Theatre in the
forenoon. At this meeting ]. E.
Davis Of Goodrich presided. Rev.
Clifford delivering the opening in
vocation, Rev. P. w. Erickson well
coined the Delegates to the city and
Geo. P. Homnes, Of Crosby, re-
spondcd, striking the keynote of
the gathering by, the statement:
"1n this city three years ago, was
born the movement which has plac-
ed the state in the hands of ire
sponsible men. We have come
back to Minot now to end that
movement. The Nonpartisan league
was born here and it Is but proper
that we should bury it where the
cradle Stood"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
NOME FARMER IS
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Enderlin, N. D., May 9.-Tues'
day some time before noon Mr.. Ir-
vim Ferguson, of Nome, accidentally
shot and almost instantly killed
1im ,e:f with revolver.
1t is reported that he had a dog
hat was becoming a nuisance and
.ew days ago borrowed a revolver
from one of the Nome hardware
merchants for the purpose Of shoot
ing the animal. Tuesday morning
his wife started with horse and
buggy for Nome and as she drove,
off the dog began swapping at the
horse and it is presumed that Mr..
Ferguson determined to shoot it
then. He went upstairs to get the
revolver and in drawing 1t from a
dresser drawer, the weapon was &C
cidentally discharged, striking the
unfortunate man a slanting shot In
the right temple, the Dullet lodging
in the top part of the head. These
are the conclusions arrived at by
the physician and coroner.
Mrs. Ferguson arrived home near
noon and seeing the team with
which Mr.. Ferguson had been work.
ing. standing idle near the house
began to look for him. She heard
noise upstairs and on going into the
bed room found her husband lying
on the floor all but dead. A physi-
clan was summoned at once, but
when he arrived the man was dead.
Mr.. Ferguson was we'll to do, but
lately married and while in some
ways it looked like case Of suicide,
the doctor says it looked much more
like an accident, as the bullet took
an upward course just inside the
skull an dhad the man committed
the deed Intentionally he would
have held the gun in horizontal
position.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
FARMERS MAY HOLD
OUT SEED G8A|h

The North Dakota food admins
tration in countermanding its order
Of recent date directing the state
farmers to dispose of their entire
wheat belongings, says in a new Or
der that North Dakota farmers will
be allowed to hold one-f1fth Of.
their seed wheat requirements OF
the 1917 crop as " reserve for 1919.
The food administration figures
that it requires one and one-fourth
bushels. to sow an acre of wheat. II
a farmer had an area of 100 acres
in wheat, he is permitted to reserve
seed for one-flfth of that area, or
20 acres, and on the basis of IL
bushels to the acre, may retain rs
bushels of wheat for 1919 seed pur-
poses, or until the present years
crop is assured. This. wheat is to
be held subject to the control Of the
food administration and must be
put on the market as soon as the
1918 cop is safely harvested. ~
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
MEN WANTED FOR
i: THE MARINE CORPS

P stmaster G. A. Kopriva, who
is officially in charge of the recruit
ing service for the United. States
navy in this city, has received the
following telegram from the marine
corps recruiting officer at St. Paul:
Eight thousand enlistments
for marine corps desired in
May. Do not lower standard
for acceptance. Announce the
fact that this is probably the
last chance for those young
men who have become of age
since June last to choose
their branch Of service. Wire
estimate number Of enlistments
from your district during May.
War department has author
lied additional brigade for ma
rines with replacement units
Tfef Service in France Many
. hundreds commissioned officers
needed, and all commissions
will be given enlisted marines
after instruction and competi-
tion in officers training camp.
We want only red blooded
Americans with the fighting
spirit.
This Is one of the desirable
branches of the United States naval
service. The marines are known
as the Soldiers of the Sea-. They
are busy combination, both ma.
rines and soldiers. They have won
glory for themselves wherever they
have been called. They are the
first to. get into the fray. They
are the advance guard Of the mill
tary arm of tho nation and are fear
ed and respected accordingly. 1t
takes red blooded men. But the
romance Of both the army and the
navy are theirs.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
REPUBLICANS SELECT
STRONG STATE TICKET

For Governor, John Steen, Rug
by, present state treasurer.
Lieutenant Governor - l.. L.
Kraabel, banker and grain grower
of TRAIL county.
Attorney General -. George r.
Homfes, Of Crosby, former member
of house of representatives and at
torney.
Secretary of State. M. Still of
Beach, farmer.
Auditor - John l.. George, OF
Bismarck, travelling man.
= State Treasurer-L. F. Ely, bust
ness man, of Grand Forks.
Commissioner of Ilisurance-Ad-
olph Wacker, of Washburn, real es-
tate dealer. r.-aG
Judge Of Supreme Court-Charles
M. Fisk, of Minot. :..- -.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor-Alex Mcdonald OF Glencoe,
former state land commissioner.
Railway Cpmmissioners-M. p:
johnson of Tolley. James Taylor OF
Towner county, Joseph H. Gaackle
Of Kuhn.
Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
Minnie J. Neiloon, of Valley
City.
Congressman of cirst District
H. G.sVick, Cavalier; second dis
trict. John o. Hanchett, Harvey;
Third District, F, D. Norton OF Het-
tingeh @t,,
The above ticket was selected at
q meeting held by fully 800 dele
gates representing every county In
the state of North DakOte, who met
in Minot on Wednesday of last week
forvthe avowed purpose of sounding
the death knell to Townleyism.
These delegates adopted platform
pledging loyalty and legislation for
the improvement Of the conditions
of the farmers Of North Dakota
with which to go before the voters
at the eSprimaries on June 26.
This unity of action was brought
about Sby the conference represent
ing four OF the. state organizations.
as follows: The Lincoln Republi-
can League; the new North Dakota
Farmers Lengue; the independent
Political Association and tho State
Legislative Campaign Committee,
The representatives of these or.
ganizations, whose cause is a COM
mon one, were called into confer
enceS ~ the Lincoln Republican
League, the object being to : line
them III up for one ticket for the
primarlcs. The best of harmony
prevailed and the meeting was e
.Efeat success in every way. The
Candidates selected at the hands Of
Mr.. TOwnley VIII lind themsclves}
opposed on June 2B By the above
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
REQUIRED NUMBER
sign LEAGUE PETITIONS

Bfsm rex, May "A sufficient
numbe: of signitures have been Sc
cured by the Nonpartisan league OF
the state to the initiative petitions
which have been in circulation for
several monthc to insure the sub
mission of the matter to the voters
Of the state. The petitions were
filed with Secretary of State Thomas
Hall yesterday, afternoon, forty
eight hours before the limitation for
their fling had expired. There are
more than $4,000 signatures on the
petitions. They are signed by more
than the required twenty-five. per
cent of the voters In all the counties
of the state except Grand Forks,
500 and Mcintosh. though the law
requires that they be signed by at
leas. twenty-five percent Of the
voters in only half the counties in
the state. There are 1880 sigma
lures from Ward county.
The petitions filled a large
trunk and weigh more than $50
pounds. They were brought to
Bismarck by George A. Totten, Sr.,
who has been in charge of their cir
culation by the Nonpartisan league.
There are ten proposed amend
ments to the state constitution in
cluded in the petitions. The
amendments summarized follow:
1-Gives 10000 electors ct large
the right to file initiative petitions.
2-Gives 1000 electors at large
the right to file referendum petit
tions.
3-Gives 10000 electors at large
the right to propose amendments to
the constitution by initiative.
Makes it possible for the peo-
pie to amend the constitution by "a
majority vote without having the
legislature pass on tho proposed
amendment iat the ensuing session.
u B. Gives the legislature the
right to exempt all personal proper
ty from taxation. S.s. i, 5,s;
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
BAD STORM HITS
TOLLEY SECTION

Tolley, N. D., May "a series of
stolms which reached the stage of
small cyclones swept over this Sec
ton last Saturday evening about
O'Clock, which blew a number of
barns from their foundations, over
turned a number of small buildings
in. the count y, and wrecked d a num-
Der Of sheds and other light con-
st!'uctions in Tolley. No one was
injured.
Two series of storms developed
about the same time. Southeast of
town three distinct cyclones formed,
none of them large but all severe
Northwest of the city another and
altogether different storm developed
and did some damage. A number
Of windmills were blown down an:
some damage was done to the grain
which has been planted. Rural tel
ephone lines are down end details of
the damage done cannot be- obtain
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
PLANT IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Divide County Journal: The
Cronby Electric Light Power Plant
and the Crosby Auto Company's
garage were burned to the ground
Tuesday night. The fire broke out
about 1890 or O'Clock. The
fire department worked heroically
and kept the fire from spreading to
adjacent buildings. The Home
Guard also did valuable service by
forming bucket brigades to keep the
roofs of nearby buildings wet and
extinguishing fire carried by large
flying brands which We're constantly
being thrown into the cir by explod-
ing gas tanks, oil tanks, welding
tanks, etc. The town was in dark
ness save for the reflection Of the
fire which lighted it up for some
two hours or more. Considerable
difficulty was experienced by the fire
fighters in getting their. equipment
out and into working order on &C
count of darkness. The fire depart
ment has been depending upon cleo
trio motors for their power and
light. A gas engine was secured at
one of the implement houses and
brought down to the fire hall to run
the pump. So far we have been
unable to obtain an. accurate esti-
mate of the loss. but it will probab-
ly run close to ,$25.O0O.00. In adj
dition to that Is the loss to the in
dividuals who lost cars in the fire.
Some cars, of course, were insured,
but on the whole all of the cars
are a total loss. Quite number
were taken out before the fire had
made headway to such an extent
that the smoke and heat prevented
any further effort to save the con-
tents of the building. One man
who worked in the garage was Sc
verely purned about the hands,
arms, shoulders and head and suf-
fered from the effects of gas.
Just how the fire started is a
mystery. M. A. Gaar, night man,
had just gone home to get a lunch,
he says, when he Heard the fire
alarm. Tho two men working in
the garage and who slept upstairs
narrowly escaped, being almost
overcome by gas before they awoke.
After the fire wac under control
and the excitement had subsidized,
the Home Guard was called togeth-
or and two squads detailed to patro!
the city. Thursday all commission
ed and non-commissioned officers
were sworn in as deputies by Sherif!
Carl E. Gilbcrtson. The city will
be under heavy guard t1m now on
& w. g. s.
II you have anything to. sell, or
want to buy anything, just see how
quick you can get what you are
looking for by using want ad IN
this paper at 9 trifling expense. tt
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
RED CROSS DRIVE
"Opens MAY 10Th

Fargo, N. D., May 9.-North Da-
kota must raise $407.800 in the Red
Cross second war fund drive.
Such an announcement was made
this afternoon by Judge N. C.
Young, state director, and Harry
Curran Wilbur, executive secretary
of the Red Cross.
"And so, when the Red Cross war
council made the apportionment for
the Northern division, they suggest
ed an allotment OF 100000 to
North Dakota. They had heard
stories of crop failures, of seed and
feed shortage, of applications for
heavy loans," say the Red Cross Of
f1cials in making their announce
'ment.
but across the way, in the war
department, they were calling North
Dakota men to the colors, on the
basis of population.
Somehow, we could not get that
great big fact out of our minds. 1t
seems to ask us: Are you going to
sacrifice only your men up there in
North Dakota? You have given
your human resources on the basis
of population. Why should we who
remain at home be more tender
with our material resources?'"
That is why North Dakota. has ac-
cepted the 100000 as the mini
mum goal. -e ~ ~e.'
The campaign opens May 20, and
closes May e.. R. S, Lewis will dir
ect the Cass county campaign.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10

stol"n in Bowbells the thieves made
a clean getaway. and there was abb
solutely no trace of where they
went with the goods. Had they not
returned to do moro thieving they
would probably be at liberty now.
On Friday night. of last week Mr..
Quit came back to Burke county
and among other things stole the
rear seat Of an automobile full of
wheat. pair of whiff1e trees and a
wheel for gang plow at the Jour-
gen Hanson place IN Bowbells
township, and this theft was report
ed! to the sheriff's Office early the
following morning. Sheriff Heath
and Deputy Drinkwater Immediate
ly left for the scene, and after some
effort found a slight trail Of wheat
in the road which showed the direc-
ito n in which the thief went. This
trail was followed into Kenmare,
and there was lost for ceveral hours,
but was picked up again at the out.
skirts of the city. It was faint for
a time, but as rougher roads were
gone over in the hills the trail was
-
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-10
WOULDN'T BUY BONDS, !.
STORE IS DECORATED !

Divide County Journal: Because
he refused to subscribe for bonds OF
the Third Liberty Loan, patriotic
citizens decorated the windows OF
Nicholas Eckstein's general mer-
chandise store with u coat of yellow
paint ono evening the fret of the
week s>r
Eckstein gave as an excuse that
he didn't have the money and that
some of his children had bought
bonds. After being decorated he
was approa he'd by liberty bond
statesmen but he still refused.
It ia understood that Eckstein is
the owner Of about 400 acres Of
land in Minnesota, and that before
c ming to Ambrose he held the po-
sition OF United States postmaster
at some small town In Minnesota.