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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
REGISTERED MEN MAY
BE iNDUCTED INTO
AIR SERVICE

While men registered under the so.
lective'service law are not being ac-
cepted at recruiting Office for enlist.
ment in the Aviation Section of the
Signal Corps, they may be induced
voluntarily into service by their local
boards II they are physically fit, suf-
flciently skilled, and not required to
|fill the current draft quota. They will
be sent to Camp Kelly, Tex, for dis.
tributfono into trades, training, and
formation. into squadrons, with ranks
and salaries running from $50 a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
WILSON'S War MeSsa8e
Concluding paragraph Of President Wilson's War
Message, April 2, 1917.

There are, it may be, many months of fiery trial
and sacrifice ahead of us. 1t is fearful thing to
lead this great peaceful people into war; into the
most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization
itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right
is precious than peace, and we shall fight for
the things which have always carried nearest our
heart,-for democracy, for the right of those who
submit to authority to have voice in their govern.
ment for the rights and liberties Of small nations
for universal dominion of right by such concert
of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to
all nations, and make the world itself at last free
To such task we dedicate our lives and our
fortunes everything that and everything that
we have, with the pride of those who know that the
day has.ceme when America is privileged spend
her blood and her might for the principles that gave
her birth and happiness and the peace which she
has treasured. God helping her. she can do no other
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
FEDERAL LOANS TO
FARMERS REACH
NEARLY $3o,000,o00

Up to December l, $29,824,655 had
been paid out to farmers on per
cent long time loans, according to a
report covering the operations Of the
IL Federal land banks. The total OF
loans approved, including those closed
and those awaiting verification of title
and other formalities, is sos, ,136, ,529.
The interest rate under the farm
loan system has been increased from
S to 5k per cent, to apply to all ap-
plications which have not yet been
approved.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
Martin Elected Chairman
OF Mclean County Board

The county commissioners were In
session all of last week. After pass
ing bills closing up the years business
they took up other matters.
Henry Martin, who is serving his
third year as commissioner, was elect
ed chairman, the position held by o.
B. Wing during the last two years.
Ole Johnson was given the contract
to furnish coal for the county Offices
during the year 1918.
Dr. w. l.. Gordon was appointed
superintendent of puDnc health.
The Washburn Leader, Turtle Lake
Wave and Garrison Advance were
designated as the county official pa
pers.
The board voted to increase the
salaries of a number of the employees,
because of the increase in prices of
commodities due to war conditions.
Seven employees are benefited by this
raise. The clerks in the register of
deeds Office will get $50 per month in
place of $50. The deputy in the aud
itor's Office has been raised from $1O0
to $11O, the deputy treasurer from
SIS to 800. The deputies in the
sheriff's and register of deeds offices
were not raised, they remain 500 and
SIS, respectively.
The employees in the Offices are as
follows: deputy sheriff, Ole Stefferud;
deputy auditor, Roy Brownson; deputy
treasurer, F. r. Young; clerk, Miss
Hattie Yackey; register of deeds
deputy, Mrs. J. E. Heck; clerks, Grace
Herred, Selma Peterson, Nellie Furst,
Florence Indseth. The clerk of~ceurt
and Judge have no helpers. The coun-
ty superintendent has "a field deputy
The salaries in this office are set by
law and not governed by the COM
missioners.
The commissioners of Cass and
Barnes counties also raised the salar-
les Of their employees this month.
The next session of the county
board will be held on February 4th.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
Urges Congress
For Appropriation
SECRETARY F.. o. HELLSTROM OF
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SENDS
LONG COMMUNICATION
THINKS IT VERY NECESSARY
TO HAVE $5,oO0,ooO At ONCE
NO APPEAL FOR AID, WAR MEAS
URE, PURE AND SIMPLE SAYS
FORMER WARDEN ..

F. O. Hellstrom, secretary OF the
state council Of defense, has written
Thomas B. Gore, chairman Of the Sen
ate Agricultural committee, urging
favorable action on the bill introduced
by John M. Baer.
Mr. Hellstrom said:
Must Have $5,OOO,O00
81 beg to call your attention to H.
r. No. 7795 introduced by Congress-
man Baer and hope that you will be
able to give this measure your sup
port. The appropriation asked for
may possibly be out of line as to the
amount but speaking for North Dakota
am satisfied it is necessary to have
SIS, 100000, to assist the farmers in the
drought stricken district including a
large portion of the western half of
our state
This is not to be considered as a
charity or as an appeal for aid. The
farmers in this state are amply able
sary requirement and are not asking
for any assistance in order to enable
1'tEem to care for themselves but If
|'they do not get cooperation from the
federal government they will not be
able to seed their land so as to get
the excess production, which I under
H. md To ont notn tn1 tNyy
the food administrator, in order thct
additional food can be furnished to
our country for war purposes, and for
distribution to the countries with
whom we are associated in this war;
therefore this request is put on the
basis Of a war measure, pure and
100000 Bushels More
"If the government is willing to
take this step in cooperation it will
mean an excess production for next
year of about 1O,OOO,OOO bushels of
wheat and every dollar that the gov
ernment may advance now will come
back with interest within the next
ten months, unless there should be
total failure of crops again.
1T seems to me that there should
be no hesitation on the part of the
congress of the United States to make
this appropriation. The expenditure
enyolves a great deal less, and is
more vital to the success or the fail
ure Of the war than hundreds of other
expenditures that we are making with
cut any hesitation whatever
Vital and Necessary
According to statistics the gun fire
from our fleet have shown about 2k
per cent of hits in actual combat and
there is no way to ascertain however
what percentage of efficient shots are
attained by our land batteries, but
the fact that so many million shots
have been fred without materially
changing the position of the armies
facing each other it is fair to presume
that the percentage of hits is even
smaller on land than on sea-
ITO invest a few dollars at this time
with the hope Of increasing the pro-
duction of food on the farms Of North
Dakota does not involve anywhere
hear as great a hazard as the invest
ment in other war material and is Ger.
tainly just as vital and necessary to
the success Of our arms.
II hope that you will be able to look
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18

The New Salem Journal Is now an
all-American paper, Editor Sullivan
having discontinued the publication
Of two pages Of German. It is a
movement being made by many. The
good Germans are all-American and
the others in this country should be.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
Exemption Board
Gets Many Claims
OVER A THOUSAND CLAIMS SENT
TO DISTRICT EXEMPTION FOR
CONSIDERATION
BIRDZELL FAVORS NEW
SERVICE REGULATIONS
CLASS ONE>IS SUBJECT TO IMME-
DIATE SERVICE ON CALL OF
GOVERNMENT

The North Dakota district exemp-
ton board under the new selective
service regulations will have great
many exemptions to consider.
"Under the new regulations" de-
clared Judge Birdzell, "the district
board will have one big advantage
namely, the local boards will have
made recommendations in industrial
and agricultural claims before the
claims come to the district board, and
this will give the district board the ad-
vantage of the opinions of the local
boards AS 1t was under the old sys-
tenn the district board had no opinion
of local boards to guide them in their
decisions on industrial and agricul-
tural claims"
Any person in the first class Is
subject to immediate service on call Of
the government according to the or
der number. Also the registrant who
makes out his own questionnaire and
does not have it properly acknowl
edged by some member of the legal
advisory board, will be placed in the
first class regardless of any claims as
shown In the document.
The classification period ends Feb
ruary 18th.
Glass One comprises: Single mon
without dependent relatives, married
men who have habitually failed to sup
port their families, who are depend
ent upon wives for support, or not
usefully engaged, and whose families
are supported by income independent
of their labor; unskilled farm .labors,
unskilled industrial laborers, registr-
ants by or In respect of whom no de-
ferred classification is claimed or
made, registrants who fail to submit
questionnaires and in respect of whom
no deferred classification is claimed
or made, and all registrants not in
cluded In any other division of the
schedule.
Under the old rules, man was
either qualified or disqualified. Now
there is a provision that he may be
certified for limited service. This
will admit to the service many men
who were disqualified physically for
service in the line. The physical ex-
animation will determine whether
they are qualified for service of some
kind, or even though they may not be
able to serve in the trenches.
Following is the list placed In Glass
One by the local. board, as far as >clas
wsifeations. have been made as yet:
sOleEtJenson, Audubon
John Head. Elbowoods
Clarence Olien, Turtle Lake
Floyd Satterlund. Washburn.
Henry Hay, Raub
Gottfried Peter, Garrison
Earl Merritt, Parshall
VIM. Antanoff, Wilton
Guilford Young, Coleharbor
Clifford Kringle, Fosston, MINI.
J. T. Mahoney, South Brownsville, Pa
Harry G. Showalter, Wilton
Emil e. Strobel, Turtle Lake
Lars Nesvig, Leeds
Nick Guvakosky, Dogden
o. F. Pappenfus, Raub
Dell A. Baertsch, Marion
Matthias Young, Turtle Lake
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
WHAT CAN DO TO HELP WIN THE WAR?
A Personal Word To The Washburn Leader

The United States
is announced in latest
already there 1t is believed that
in France by spring The task
England is taxing the available
utmost nook is capacity
American soldier
feed and adds to these difficulties
You help win the by using
IN place OF wheat Wheat and -four can be packed
shipping than almost other food
mended by the Administration:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
TRIBUTE TO THF FL AG
BY EDGAR w. MOORE


By EDGAR W. Mooh hE
r. +
We up at Our Flag, as it gracefully sways
It mpresses deepy-these pnomentous days.
We ask ourselves this question:: Why is it unfured7
For the enfranchisement Of humanity all over the
world. =
So chose for it the color Of Heavenly blue.
The hand, that combined it, was sloyay bred,
The blood that flowed through i sEas American red
All! think of that woman-her loving devotion,
It sends through hearts thrill Of emotion;
The trials of Our Country had purged all the dross
There nothing but purity in our Betsy Ross.
bequeathed the Flag, to her. precious and DEAR
To remind u.s. Our Country, to protect and revere.
Now, when the clouds darken and lower,
Patriots arouse! show your manhood and power!
The eyes of the world look toward today.
Get ready and hasten to the front in the fray.
The on-the world is ablaze,
Do deeds of vaor-Worthy of praise.
Act quickly! move speedily! strike heavy blows!
Those only will enable to vanquish the foes.
Oh! God 90 forth to fight,
We not aggressors but defenders Of right
Oh! bring the day when this carnage shall cease
And the world shall reign freedom and peace.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-01-18
CORN DODGER'
2 cups corn meal
I teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fat
l 3-4 cup boiling water

Pour the boiling water other
into thin
IA biscuits These little biscuits
gravy. Eat them with your meat and vegetables
E. F. LADD Federal Administrator
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The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
NATTER PARTY IS
 HERE FOR A WEEK
LATER IN WEEK A GROUP OF CHI cAco NEWSPAPER MEN WILL
 JOIN MIR. MATHER.
Will Enjoy Outing Here While Looking Over the Reservation Property w sh View to Material Improvements An. ticipated.

stephen T, Mather. director of na- fional parks. arrived in hot springs yesterday morning in company with a group Of associates and friends inter- ested in the improvement, of the reservation property here that Is an- ticipated within the near future, Mr. Mather found weather conditions s0 inviting that he spent the cay outiny, and under the ure of the harvest moon was last evening 'p0ssHm hunting in the vicinity of NIcClendon Sprines
 With tAe Mather party are ]. J.. Co,ter. private secretary to Frank -411i rs Lane the secretary oi the in- terior: Nm T $. Cugtes Washington attorney who has represented local Interests for many years. r w. Grif- fin og the interior department. Colonel Lyman T. Hay of St Louis. general manager of tho Arlingtcn and East man hotelc. John C. Lonsdale presi- dent Of the National Bank of Conl-
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
RETENTION OF CIVIL
 OFFICERS IS PLANNED
THOSE WHO HAVE DISPLAYED MARKED ABILITY WILL BE OFFERED PERMANENT
 POSITIONS.

Washington, Nov l9--Steps to re. tain permanently in the army office commissioned from civil life who have displayed marked ability in the service are being completed by the general staff Plans for the demobi- lizat!on of officers. it was learned to- day are Leing shaped with this end in view The first of the approxi- mately 16c.000 men in the officers corps released will be those who, are anxious tC sever completely their connection with military life and re- turn to their former civil occupa- tions Applications from these men for release officials said. will be giv- en first consideration and will he acted upon promptly
 Consideration. it was said, next will be given to applications from of- i.eers who wish 10 return to civil liie but to retain their status as re- serve officers, subject to call for a period of years General staff offic- ials believe that large portion will follow this course, thereby giving the United States an adequate supply of competent reserve officers for the first time in history.
 In passing officers back into the inactive reserve list, care will be taken to hold to the list Of officers who care to apply for commissions in the regular establishment and whose records shCw them to be fitted for regular army life. 1t is by this means that men of special talent will he sifted ont and kept available as long as any reserve officers are on duty Should the reorganization program for the army he carried cut before all have been released from active service, such officers will nave 3 chance 10 pass directly into the regu- lar army Fntil the form and size of the regular establishment is known, officials said nothing can be done toward eiyins these highly qualified mon permanent military status
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20

megcc Of St. Louis. and nitel StaJe4 Senator Joe r Robinson and George 1 IR Mann architect who joined ike party at Little Rock Mrs F w. Griffin Mrs ! G. Lonsdale. Mrs, Ro5-
 inson. and Miss Ethel Mller are also in the party
 Later fin the week perhaps Friday
 a group of Chicago newspaper writers
 will join Mr. Mather in Hot Springs as his guests The coming of these newspaper men is of tho utmost tm-
 portance 10 Hot Springs, and proves up the general interest Mr Mather has in the ull and complete develop ment Of this health and peasure re- sort
 There are some local questions for consideration during tho stay ot the party. but they will not be pressed for time, aud win enjoy tbe outing. Already there has been arranged sev- eral foursomCs over the Hot Springs Country Club links today and Man. nger Chester will have the golfers ca. to the course during the early hours  Most all of the guests are golf en- thusiasts
 The particular subject that will be decided on the occasion of the visit here of Mr Mather will be the site for the proposed new free batl house Il is indicated that this subject will be gone over thoroughly ana finally dis F4Ht.
 looking e the more complete beauti~ fication of tis national resort that al- so will 0e discussed at this meeting
 Last night Supervisor Dr J. w. Parks of the Hot Springs reservation had Mir Mather. Mir Cotter and o5A- CTS out in the vicapity Of McClendon Springs where they listened to ,he music of the lead hounds IS several chasee were indulgcd
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
Electric Fowl Picker.

A machine invented by Q. c. Rieske of Buffalo picks an ordinary fowl naked in less than five minutes, says Electrical lEXperimenter Moreover, no feathers are scattered. X small cleo tric motor turns a suction fan, and also roller contained within the in- Strument itself, the power being trans mitted ny means of flexible cable. i'iic roller Is hollow and it's outer stir face iS pierced ny number of SlitS which permit the incoming blast pro- duced by the fan to pass freely through ir.
 The top of the instrument is hooded, and attached to this hood is little Ubber roller which rests firmly against the surface of the large drumlike wheel. The feathers of the fowl. sucked up against the two rollers, are plucked by having to squeeze between the rollers, after which they are blown to tank.
 thumb contact permits the hood to be moved around in its axis, and thus the relative positions of the two rollers are adjusted according to the needs of each ease The smallest wild fowl or the biggest turkey may be plucked with equal ease \ fowl can readily he picked in the dry state, but ordinarily it is scalded.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
CHANGES MIND ABOUT GOING
 AWAY.

Five years ago doctors told me I would have 10 move my wife to an other climate. as she suffered so with stomach and liver trouble and 1loa,- ing Also that she WoIld nave t9 have an operation for gall stones Our mail carrier told me of Mayrs Won leriul Remedy and on his advice, she has taken it and is now as well as ever in her life. Ii is simple harmle- preparation that removes the ca,tlrh al mucous rom the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach liver and in testinal ailments. including arpendi- citis. One dose will convince or mcn- ey refunded
 A. C. Jennings, and druggists every where, (adv)
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
Old Trees Bearing.

X good deal k heard about inc tenn pornry nature Of fruit trees. and if has been a large factor in preventing planting in this region. says an Eileus- burg Ore, dispatch. There seems to he an impression that in a dozen years or So apple and pear trees are dcwn and out.
 To those who hold such an idea a visit to the orchard of John Catlin, on the west side of the river. will be an phenomenal load of fruit this year and look as though they may he pro- eueers for years to come, vet they were planted in lSTs-forty years ago.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
lNFLuENzA-LA GRIPPE.

The present influenza is now known 10 be our old familiar la grippe. Foley's Honey and Tar is just what every sufferer from influenza or Ia grippe needs now. It covers tho rough inflamed throat with smooth
 ing healing coating. clears away the macus. stops the tickling and cough
 iEg. eases the tishtness and heavy breathing. Day and night keep Foley's Honey and Tar handy It gives ease, warmth and comfort from the very first dose Buy it now A. c Jenning. Addvt
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
m ccAtttUjMM GNN TRIAL
 IN FEDERAL COURT
ANOTHER HEARING OF CASE AGAINST FORMER LOCAL
 BANK MAN.

Tho cAorge Of violation cf the fed eral banking laws against ]. M Me Calmm. formerly Of this city, is re- ceiying a hearing is federal court at Little Rock sain McCallum was con yieted once and was sentenced 10 At lanta, lut later on appeal to the unlt- ed States Circuit Court Of Appeals, the case was reversed and remanded for another hearing Colonel George Mur- phy is representing the defendant in the case
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
GERMAN TROOPS ON RETIRING
 PASSED THROUGH HOLLAND

Paris, Nov 1S.-O OIayas) )--lt ap- pears to be a fact says the Temps that from Belgium crossed the Dutch prov ince Of Limbmg and that they passed the frontier with the sanction of tLe Holland authorities This free pass age of Dutch territory granted to one Of 3elli9erents the newspaper con- tends. constitutes a precedent which the other belligorent powers would he justified in taking advantage ot.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
DENMARK WOULD BE FRIEND

New YCrk. Nov l9-At a luncheon Riyin in his honor here today Prince Axel of Denmark, declared that sym |pathies of his country have baen with the United states throughout the war. I"G would not bind myself to political Idestructi0n Prince AXel said but take 1t for granted that anybody who know anything about our country would know exactly where our sym pathies have been for the past fifty years. and stil are with the United States"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
 HAD s5 IN AlRPLANE.

Paris. Nov 1q.-A huge aeroplanc carving thir;y-fiye passengers, flew .oYer Paris yesterday The machine started from Combes I.aVille, forty miles from he capital and returnel without a hitch
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
Turnina From Gold to Silver

The Yukon is turning from gold to silver mining. While the value of the former. or its purchasing power. has Gecreased. that Of silver has been doubled. There is great activity in two silver bearing areas tributary to Daw- son, the Mayo district on the upper stewart river and along the Twelve mile creek. These fields are l50 miles apart, Silver was discovered Tn these areas years ago, but no work was ever done.
 The Canadian government has dis patched party of geologiSts to in- veStisate the prospects of developing inc silver mining industry in this see- tion.-bawson City Dispatch.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
H. 0. cARIzEN

Exclusive Ladies Tailor. i20 Central avenue. Maker of suIts. coats skirts and coat dresses everything for inc woman wear.
 We have some choice goods left and wiil also make over your earmcNts { goods warrant the work Bring it in and we will talk il over Ord,r no" X Call is respe fully solicited
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The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
CARD OF THANKS.

To the many friends and relatives who rendered aid and sympathy in our bereavement. and for the many beau tiful floral offerings which were brought to be laid on tAe c...skot of Ethel shaw OConnell, we herewith return our most sincere thanks
 T. C. Shaw and Family.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20

Save money and food by putting q eggs now. Will keep for to l months. One pint Egg Preseryer VII keep 90 dozen eggs. soc per pint. 50 per quart. Schneck Drug Co Phon for bottle and try it. Phone No.
 9-5-tf
The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-20
NIGHT scHoOI

BOOKKEEPING, SHORTHAND AND EVERYTHING. ENTER No VENEER fs. PHONE MR. JoHgs 2295. 1l-i0-6t.