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FLAG DAY CELEBRATION WILL Be
BEST IN HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Something Doing Every Hour From Morning Until Night
Red Cross Carnival-3and Concert,-Parade, - Flat
Exercises-Kcd Cross: .\uction-and Dancing

=. j. +. O'Connor of Grand Forks has
been secured for the speaker of the
day and we are therefore assured q
patriotic address second to none. Mr.
O'Connor has the reputation of being
one Of the best if not the best public
speaker in the northwest.
The Red Cross auction will be held
at four o'clock and anything will be
accepted for sale such as live stock
gain, poultry, cooking, needle work
merchandise, etc. Anyone having
something to contribute please notify
Auctioneer ketner, George Leon.
hardy or A. F. Burke.
Races will be pulled off at 5 O'Clock.
The Red Cross will serve a luncheon
all day beginning at eleven in the
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Flag Day, June l'+!: is :-oin" to be
a great day for Wi'liston ana Will
liams county. Bc"innin" early in the
morning there will be something do
ing every hour until midnight or later
At ten thirty band concert will
be given at the band stand on the
Metzger corner. At the same hour
the Red Cross Carnival, which was
postponed until this date, will start
and it will be continued throughout
the day. q
Plans are being made for an elab-
crate Flag Day parade which will
start at one thirty. Every loyal citi-
zen in the county is invited to join
in this parade. Invitations have been
sent out to surrounding towns jnvit-
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Red Cross
Raised $4,000 Sat.

At Red Cross auction and dance
that was held last Saturday at Ante
lope, Mont, the Red Cross Chapter
of that place raised over s2,300.OO.
Antelope is only a town Of about 300
and considering the unpleasant wealth.
er they had during the afternoon this
is mighty fine showing and the
committees that were in charge are
to be complimented for their fine work.
The farmers around Antelope furnish
ed most of the articles that were auc-
toned off while the business houses
donated part of the proceeds from
their sales to the cause. A large
dance was held in the evening which,
was attended by the people of Ante
lope and many from the surrounding
towns.
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ing them to join. The school children
are asked to meet at the Central
school at one o'clock where a COM
mittee will take them in charge an1
give them flags furnished by the Elks
Lodge.
Immediately after the parade the
Elks Flag Day exercises will be held
in the Armory. These exercises are
public and everyone is cordially in
vited to attend. Children under twelve
years of age must be accompanied
by their parents or older person to be
admitted. Plans have been made for
the entertainment Of the little folks
and a free matinee will be given in
both opera houses.
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AMERICANS PLAYED IMPORTANT
PART IN CHECKING THE GERMANS
Used bayones to Drive Huns From Positions Machine
ners Cut Down Germans-f1un Drive Stopped at all
Places Along the Front

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, June 4.-The American
troops thrown into the present great
battle on the front northwest of
Chateau Thierry, in a brilliant bayonet
attack drove the Germans from
Veuilly wood, in which the enemy was
attempting to establish himself after
occupying the village Of Veuilly-la-
Poteric in severe fighting.
The Germans poured a heavy ma
chine gun fire into the American
ranks, but the Americans rushed for
ward and destroyed the German gun
positions, on the edge of the woods.
Continuing their advance, they en-
gagged the Germans at close quarters
and cleared them entirely from their
positions, driving them back upon
the ruined village.
In a sharp combat, marked by the
fierceness of the allied machine gun
fire. French and American troops,
fighting side by side, almost wiped
out some of the German forces which
had reached the left bank of the
Marine near Jaulgonne, east of Chat
eau Thierry. Most of the enemy sur
vivors were rounded up in small
groups and made prisoners.
On Monday in the attack against
the Germans at Veuilly, the Ameri-
cans drove them back one and half
killometers on the front, narrow
salient. The ground was cleared of
the enemy and the Americans now
are holding their position there. The
American losses, according to the
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Base Ball Season
Started Sunday

The first game Of the season was
played here last Sunday between the
Railroad Men and the Knights of the
Grip which resulted in a victory for
the r. r. Men by score of 10 to 8.
Both teams were handicapped for
players as many Of their men were
not in the city and several outside
players were added to each team.
Dave Greengard one of the local
players who helped the r. r. Men
out tried catching the ball with his
eye and has been all puffed up over
his experiments since.
Next Sunday there will be a game
between the Travelling Mer and a
team from the Elks Club of this city.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
DEDICATION May 80
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS DEDI-
CATION. BISHOP WHERLE AND
RI. REV. JOHN CARROLL
DELIVER ADDRESSES

The dedication of the new Catholic
Church took place in this city on Dec
grafton Day. The ceremonies conf
menced at 10 A. NJ. with the blessing
of the church on the inside and out.
This ceremony was in charge Of
Bishop Wherle of Bismarck Diocese
and the visiting priests of which there
were about forty present.
Following the blessing of the church
the Pontifical High Mass was off,
ciated by Bishop Wherle and the SER
mon was given by Rt. Rev. John Car
rol of Helena, Montana. In Rev.
Carroll's sermon he brought forth the
difference and the change in Wills
ton during the last eighteen years
and complimented the people for be-
ing able to have such a fine church,
stating that it was made possible by
the cooperation of the different
priests of the diocese and Bishop
Wherle and by the faithfulness of the
people of the church here at Williston.
After the services in the morniny
dinner was served in the parlors of
the church by the ladies of the church
at which all Of the visiting priests
and those who came to Willislon to
attend the dedication as we'll as all
of the pastors of the various church,
es of the city were present. Supper
was also served at the church aad
confirmation was held during the af-
ternoon for class of about thirty
five.
The new church is beautiful in ap-
pearance both on the interior and ex.
terror and is a credit to Williston.
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1O8 Register For
National Army

On registration Day, June 5th, 108
Williams County young men who have
become twentyone years of age since
last June 3rd. registered. This is not
quite the number that was expected
by the local board but it is believed
the number of the country as whole
will come up to the figure they had
set for it. The county was divided
into four districts which registered as
follows: Bonetraill IL; Alamo 13 and
/ alien; Ray 26 and aliens. one alien
enemy; Wiliston 46 and 7 aliens.
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ENEMY SUBMARINES sink SHIPS
NEAR THE COAST Of AMERICA
Were Waiting For American Transports But Failed Get Any
Number of Smaller Vessels Sunk-Two
Attack One Boat

Washington, June 3.-The navy de.
partment announced that it had re.
ceived an official report that Amer
lean schooners had been sunk off the
coast by an enemy submarine.
Germany, by striking with her sub
marine at the very doors of America
has admitted to the world that the
American army will turn the tide
against her on the battlefelds OF
France.
Naval officials declared that the
American anti-submarine forces in
home waters were ample to meet the
attack.
All along the coast-line, naval fy-
ing boats, submarine chasers and
numberless other naval craft imme-
diately got into action.
All officials declared that the navy
department was fully equipped to
meet the thrust at the very founda-
tion-head of the flow of American
troops to Europe, and that all its
agencies were being brought into full
force to find the submarines and de
stroy them. This challenge would be
met, officials said, with the same meas
ures which have driven the submarines
to cover in the war zone, and the
steady flow of American transports
to France would be guarded with the
same effective protection which has
carried them through the infested
waters of the British Isles and France
with a remarkably low loss of life.
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morning SO you won't need to go
home for your meals. Lunch with the
! Red Cross and you won't miss any
thing, not even a good meal.
At eight o'clock in the evening the
Carnival Parade will be held and this
is bound to be winner. There will
be everything in this parade from
pencil sellers to Uncle Sam.
Dancing at nine o'clock.
One of the leading attractions of
the day will be the big balloon ascen-
ton by Prof. Alexander at ten o'clock
in the evening. Watch for it.
REMEMBER THE DATE-JUNE
14-FLAG DAY.
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School Election
Held June 18th

At the school election which was
held in Williston June 4th. the fol-
lowing members to the school boarc
were elected: Mr.. Geo. Bruegger, j.
Arthur Cunningham on the board ana
Frank Plummer as Secretary. A Vary
small vote was cast only forty-five
votes being cast in all.
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Seventy Boys Will
Leave on June oath

Seventy Williams County boys from
class one will be called for the next
draft call which will leave here for
Camp Dodge June Oath. This is one
of the largest draft calls that have
left this county so far. Many VII
liston boys are amongst this bunch.
Next week the complete list of those
to leave will be published in this pa
nnl.
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H. L. Weatherwax has on display
in the show window of his jewelry
store beautiful cut glass bowl which
he will give away as a wedding an
niversary gift to the lucky one that
registers the anniversary that cor
responds to the date on the bowl.
Silt.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

Manila and Pearl Harvey return
ed last week from an extended visit
with relatives in Minneapolis also Wis
iting their brothers at Camp Dodge
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

today to all outgoing vessels. Rumors
were current that U-boat was sight
ed off the capes today.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

Flag Day will long be remembered.
1t is going to be a Red Letter day for
Williams county.
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Report Differs

Boston, June 3.-Naval authorities
announced at 8 o'clock this afternoon
that no American vessel had been
sunk off the New England coast.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

ingly slight, most of them resulting
from shell fire.
Rode All Night
The first Americans to enter the
battle zone We're troops of machine
Gun battalion. They rode on trucks
during all of Friday night and arriv-
ed at their new position on Saturday
morning. These were the troops
which repulsed the enemy forces
which attempted to cross the Marne
river.
The machine gunners were sta
toned within a certain town and be-
gan operations by poking the muz-
zles of their weapons through broken
walls, bushes and holes knocked in
the side of the house. The guns
were skillfully hidden and the Ger
mans were unable to locate them.
The Germans shelled the town heav-
lily and the Americans took positions
accordingly. Later on, the enemy ad-
vanced, only to be fired upon by the
allied artillery.
German masses no longer hurr
themselves at the allied lines along
extended fronts. The momentum of
the Teuton advance appears to have
exhausted itself in striking the yield
ing lines of the French and British
which now have stiffened and are.
holding the foe except for insignifi-,
cant gains here and there. Especially
along the front running south from
the northward of Soissons to Chateau
Thierry, the struggle apparently is.
Continued on page 12) @'~l
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Two big parades Flag Day. One in
the afternoon and one in the evening.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

Business houses in the city are 60
in2'. to be closed on Flag Day, June
itth from one to five.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06

Two big parade Flag Day. One in
the afternoon ad one in the evening.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-06-06
DEATH OF MRS. AMANDA OLSON

DEATH OF MRS. AMANDA OLSON
Mrs. Amanda H. {Harrison) Olson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Harrison of Minot, was born at
Spokane, Washington, April 16, 1885.
Died May 81, 1918.
Dec. %, 1909, she was married to
Mr.. Martin Ollie Olson who with four
children remain to mourn her death.
She is also survived by her parents
and two brothers: Robert Henry ,Har-
rison, who is serving in the army in
France, and Paul Harrison of Minot;
and two sisters Mrs. Francis Matthews
of Illinois, and Miss Gertrude Harri-
son of Minot.
Mrs. Olson was a faithful daugh-
ter, wife and mother, and will be sad
ly missed in the home in which she
devoted her life.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday morning by Rev. C. J. Ferster.
Interment in Riverview cemetery.
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Application Must
Be Made For Seed

The County Food Administrator
Edwin A. Palmer wishes to announce
that any farmer who wishes to hold
any seed wheat till the time when
this years harvest is assured must
make application to County Food Ad-
ministrator at once. The farmers are
allowed to hold enough seed to seed
one fifth of the acreage planted this
year.
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Norfolk, Va, June 3.-The port of
Norfolk New Port News was closed
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GIRL FATALLY BURNED;
.SPARKLER H|RESCL0THES
Mother and Girl, Latter Seriously,
Injured by July 4 "Safe"
Fireworks.

Gertrude Ring, seven year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Ring, 1907 18th street northwest, died
early this morning as a result of
burns received when her dress caught
flro from a sparkler last night.
The child was playing in the rear
yard Of her home shortly before 8
o'clock. She had lighted a sparkler
when fire fell upon her dress. Soon
she was in flames. Louis Toler, who
was passing through the alley at the
time, ran into the yard and threw his
coat about the eiailds In an eassrt to
put out the flames.
: Mr.. Toler succeeded In extinguishing
the flames, but not before the child
was badly burned. She was carried
into her home and a physician was
called. Her condition grew worse and
she died shortly after l o'clock this
morning.
A sparkler. last night about 1890
o'clock. set fire to the clothing of
1130 4th street southeast, and the
child was severely burned about the
body and arms. Mrs. Catherine Hum
phries, her mother, received burned
Mother and daughter were taken to
Casualty Hospital, where it was said
the child was in a dangerous condi-
tion.
Charles L. Kelly, three years old.
AS 18th street southeast, was burned
about the face and arm by a fire.
cracker yesterday afternoon. Older
children were discharging firecrackers
and the child, 1T is stated, picked up a
burning piece of an exploded cracker
and was burned.
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q. s. Soldier Stages Feature.
Americans, Britons, Irish
Have Ambitious Program;
Queenstown Enthusiastic

QUEENSTOWN, Jnly 4.--Americans,
British and Irish Joined in the Fourth
of July celebration at this picturesque
American destroyer base. and the pro-
gram rivaled anything an ambitious
committee in an American city OF
100. 900 might prepare.
The British competed with the
Americans in a long list OF field
business houses and fiocked to the
athletic field as interested spectators
The events were arranged on the plan
of a three-ring circus. Two base ball
games were played simultaneously.
While track events were contested on
also tennis games. Prizes in the ath-
letic contests were presented by
American Consul Hathaway in the
evening at the theater in the Mems
Club"
after a minstrel parade through the
streets.
The performance was to open with
an allied pageant. THE Boys of '76
Entered at Dawn" A British or Amer
ican sailor representing each allied
nation entered one by one, and as the
lights were dimmed to portray the
coming Of night homage was paid
to the symbols of right, justice and
humanity.
A minstrel show with grim humor
about submarines, torpedoes and other
sea dangers followed.
The Americans were given q sump-
tuous dinner at noon, but no one was
permitted to see both the athletic
games and the theatrical performance,
the ceaseless destroyers, activity not
being suspended even for American
Independence day.
Evening star., 1918-07-05

Several hundred chickens and a
number of ducks and turkeys were
burned to death in fire in the build.
ing of the Hoover & Denham Provision
Company, $50 Louisiana avenue, short.
ly before 10 o'clock this morning
Three thousand pounds Of coffee and
large quantities Of sugar and -four
were ruined. Members of a volunteer
salvage corps succeeded in getting
many cases of eggs and quantity of
other supplies from the burning struc-
rture.
Capt. j. D. virnstein of No. 16 en-
gine company fell through the eleva-
tor shaft from the second to the first
floor and suffered a severe shock. He
also received an injury to his right
leg and hand. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. where physicians ex-
pressed the belief that he was not dan
gerously hurt.
Says Under Firemen's Weight.
I Spectators who witnessed the work
! of the firemen from the street feared
some of them would be carried to the
pavement through the corrugated iron
covering of the sidewalk in front OF
several buildings. The weight of the
tn - ~
Hoover & Denham building was great
enough to make it sag and alarm
those who were on 1t, but it did not
| fall.
! No. 6 engine was put out of com.
mission at Pennsylvania avenue and
. 9Th street, almost in sight Of the fire
as a result Of being struck by an east
bound Capital Traction car. Private
Edward ]. Carroll was thrown from
| the apparatus and his head was cut
| He was taken to Emergency Hospital
where four stitches closed the wound
| A few minutes later he returned tc
| the scene of the fire. Driver ]. A. Sui
=, livan and Private T. D. Lyon, who
were on the engine when the acciden,
| happened, were, not thrown from 1t.
Two persons at work in the burn
| ing building narrowly escaped being
suffocated. They were Mrs. Grace
/ Rhodes. sixty-eight years old, Union
+ court. and Lille Porter, 26 Madison
I court They were on the third floor
/ catching chickens to be killed. when
! Lille Porter, who is young wonAn
called to her older companion that
| there was a blaze on the lower floor
| The two women scfambled down the
| stairs through the smoke. narrowly
| escaping the fire.
Thousands Gather at Scene.
! Fires in the commission house dis.
/ trict always attract large crowds OF
! spectators and cause much alarm, and
| Do n
Evening star., 1918-07-05
ALL ITALY OBSERVES DAY.

ROME, July All Italy was astir
today in celebrating the Fourth of
July, not only the larger towns, but
the tiny villages vying with one
another to show their affection for
America. At Ancona a reception was
given in the town hall and the munic-
ipality inaugurated new avenue
named after President Wilson. his
name being coupled with that of
Rizzo, the Italian naval lieutenant
commander who won a signal VIC
tory in the Adriatic recently. The
American Red Cross presented a
wreath to the city in memory Of
Gariba1di.
Capri. once nest of Germans. was
transformed today by . forest Of
American flags.
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REPRODUCE LIBERTY STATUE
Algerians Celebrate July Fourth
With Brilliant Features.

ALGIERS, Thursday. July 4.-The
national holiday of the United States
was. celebrated throughout Algeria
with unusual brilliance. A torchlight
procession of all the troops in the
garrison, with regimental bands. was
held last night. The feature of the
decorations Of the city was a repro
duction of Bartholdi's statue Of lib
erty enlightening' the world. which
was set up in one Of the large squares.
The governor general reviewed the
troops today and, with all the other
notables in the city, paid a formal
visit to the American consul general.
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PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
THREE BILLION MEASURE

President Wilson has signed the
$4,000, 900. 900 sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, providing for government
expenses, including the shipbuilding
program. during the coming year. and
the naval appropriation bill, carrying
S1,6O9, 1928, 900 and authorizing a per-
manent increase Of the Navy's enlisted
personnel to $4,000 men. with $4,000
additional for the war.
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SOUTH AMERICANS CELEBRATE

BUENOS AIRES. Thursday. July l.
The Fourth of July was celebrated
throughout South America today in
an unprecedented manner. The day
had been declared national holiday
in Peru, Brazil and Uruguay, in all
of which it was celebrated like their
own independence days. Other coun-
tries report unusual celebrations OF
the anniversary and Americas war
spirit is eulogized by newspapers
throughout the continent.
The Argentine government gave
special permission for the display of
the American flag and Buenos Aires
was literally covered with American
and Argentine banners.
Evening star., 1918-07-05
COMMUNICATION SHUT OFF
TO AMBASSADOR FRANCIS

A delayed dispatch from Irkutsk.
dated June % and received at the
State Department today. said all COM
munication with Vologda, Moscow
and several places in western Siberia
had been cut off for several days. The
departments last report from Am
bassador Francis, at Vologda, was
dated June "a.
Evening star., 1918-07-05
MORE THAN $50 FOES
CAPTURED INITALY

Allied offensive operations in the
Italian theater have netted more than
$50 prisoners and quantity Of ma
terial, including machine guns ac-
cording to a dispatch from italian
headquarters to the Italian embassy
here covering operations July l and 2.
British detachments aiding the Italian
forces took part.
Enemy attempts against Col del
Rosso and the southern slopes of
Sasso Rosso were repulsed.
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TWO ARE CITED TO SHOW
CAUSE IN STOCK DEAL
Accused Of Failure to Garry Out
Agreement in Transferring
Textile Certificates.

Chief Justice Mccoy today cited Ar
thur Russell and Lyle N. Gillis to show
cause next Wednesday why they should
not be enjoined from transferring or
disposing of certain certificates of
stock in the United Textile Company.
The citations are based on separate
suits for injunction filed by Eugene
Won Vargas. who charges that the
defendants have not carried out the
agreements under which they came
into possession of the stock.
Evening star., 1918-07-05
NEGOTIATIONS MAY AVERT
CANADIAN RAIL STRIKE

MONTREAL. July 5.-Negotiations
which are expected to avert strike
of railway employees throughout Can
ada were begun here today between
Representatives of the Federated Rail-
way Trades Brotherhood and the Cana
dian railroad board. The men are ask
ing for rs cents an hour for shopmen
in the hrst class. 62h cents an hour
for second-c1ass men and IS cents an
hour for third-class men.