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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Scandal Township.

S. G. Haugen conducted services in
the West Swedish Lutheran church
Sunday, as Rev. Redal was absent on
account Of illness. ~
E. H. Holum and family were en-
tertained by MI. and Mrs. Ole Klok-
stad Sunday after service.
Messrs. Ole Haugen, Julius Ihla,
Nels Nelson and families, Andreas
Berg and Miss Borghild Mork visited
at the H. S. Haugen home Sunday.
The Misses Anna Lindstrom, Olga
and Mabel Norstegaard and Messrs.
Carl and John Nelson, Gustav and
Emil Anderson, Hiding Berg, Pede1
Slotten and Sidney Hedeen visited at
the John Linstrom home Sunday.
Messrs. S. G. Haugen and Carl Hau-
gen and the Misses Selma and Anna
Haugen were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt. Norstegaard Sunday after
service.
The recent storms have made work
in the fields very disagreeable.
We r sorry to relate that Mrs. S.
Haakenstad has been confined to he1
bed for some time with rheumatic fe-
yer. Mr.. Haakenstad has also been
ailing lately. ..4
The Leslie congregation has been
kindly granted the use of the West
Swedish Lutheran church during the
erection of the new Leslie church.
Mrs. Thorvald Sveen entertained
the Young Ladies Aid last Friday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18

f E i." "r"TT E"s-
Red Cross of Bottineau $500. On
Thursday, April 10, they will give
this same play for the Red Cross Of
Landa at that city.
Carthon Patrie, who graduated
from the Forestry course at. the state
school of forestry On March %, has
been offered a position in the park
system at Fargo, for the summer.
Pres. Smith left Tuesday morning
for Grand Forks, where he will at
tend a meeting Of the state board Of
regents.
The tennis court is being put into
irst-class shape and we are looking
forward to some fast games this
spring. ... g. ~t.
Mr.. Shuler's department has just
added nineteen young chicks to its
credit.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Proud of Antler
township visited at the Samuel Smith
home Friday and Mrs. Proud accom-
panied Mrs. Proud's only son, Gilbert
Floyd, is with the U. s. armies in
France. A letter recently received
from him reports that he is we'll.
Mrs. o. M. Shuman Of Antler Wis
tied a few days at the home Of her
SON., Jas. Shuman. d
VIM. Nelson is moving his effects
to the Bracklesberg farm. He will
operate that and the Rugby Milling
Co. land this season.
a. Mrs. Mcintyre and the children
spent Friday evening at the N. A.
Eckberg home.
Nh. and Mrs. A. Anderson have
moved back to their own place, after
lokking after the stock for VIM. Will
lander during the winter. Mr.. william
der spent the winter in Minnesota, but
recently returned to look after his
farming interests.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Carbury School Notes.

Mrs. Ole Crogen and Miss Helen
were visitors at the school last We'd
nesday.
Christine and Ellen Holt have re-
turned to school after having suffer
ed an attack of measles.
John Glomseth is out Of school this
week on account of illness.
Supt. H. E. Layne spent Monday
morning at the school.
Victor Crogen had the distinction
Of having a letter printed in the Gro
tary," a school magazine published at
Lisbon and having an almost univer.
sal circulation in the schools Of this
state. Children throughout the state
write letters to the editor, a few Of
the best being published each month
Olga and Adolph Iverson were alb
sent the past week due to illness.
Melvin Berg, Edna Aasheim and
Victor Crogen have also been ill and
absent from school.
Instead of the usual painting and
construction work, on Friday after.
noon the pupils of the intermediate
grades sewed the squares together
for the Afghan, and cut out jokes fol
the books being made for the soldiers
A number Of the girls have finished
wash cloths also.
The second and third grade con.
struction class is making joke book.
lets for the soldiers.
Pearl Krogen returned to school on
Monday, after a weeks absence or
account of illness.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Wheaton Township.

MI. and Mrs. Aaron Johnson were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Pierson
Sunday
Mesdames v. A. Moody and C. E.
Jackson returned last Wednesday
from a visit to their parents at Car
bury. While there they had the pleas
ure of helping to celebrate the 63rd
birthday Of their mother, Mrs. Lars
Olson. All of the children were pres
ent but one, O. H. Olson of this town
ship, who was unable to be present.
We hope there will be many more
Of these happy family reunions.
Vernon Eckberg is assisting his
with spring work.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. Haugen is quite i'll with bron-
chitis. DR.. Vande Erve is in attend
ance
Miss Anna Pulvemacher is visiting
at the C. E. Jackson home.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid held the
first meeting of the season at the F.
G. Moody home on Saturday. The day
being cold and stormy many were pre-
vented from attending but those pres
ent report an enjoyable time.
The local Red Cross will hold it's
regular meetings at the school house
Saturday p. m. hereafter, instead of
after school on Fridays. The time is
much too short for the ladies to ac-
complish much, hence the change.
School work is moving along very
smoothly and harmoniously under the
efficient management Of our instruc-
ors, Misses Becker and Serum. Miss
Becker is a graduate of the Univer-
sity Of Iowa, and her assistant, Miss
Serum is a graduate Of the Hills
boro high school and the Valley City
Normal. There is an enrolment Of
IS pupils in the two rooms, and in
addition to the regular common school
studies, two years Of high school are
taught. The teachers are much es-
teemed by both pupils and parents,
and it is to be hoped that the school
board. will try to secure their service
es for the coming year. One has on
" to visit the school to note the high
degree Of efficiency displayed by these
ladies IN their work.
9
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Final Warning.

. Dealers in flour, flour mills, or
agents Of the same who retail flour
to the consuming public, r hereby
warned that any further violation of
the regulations with regard to the
sale of -four, either as to quantity,
that is III. pounds per person per
week for a 80 days supply, or with
out providing for proper substitutes
on the basis Of $3.50, will be treated
as wilful violators of the Food Ad-
ministration law and notified to ap-
pear before the Federal Food Ad-
ministrator to show cause why they
should not be certified to the Enforce
ment Bureau for prosecution, the pen
atty of which is (1) a fine not to ex-
coed $4,000 or two years in the peni-
tertiary, or both at the discretion of
the court; (2) the closing up Of their
place of business, store or mill, for
such time as is found necessary to Sc
cure proper compliance with the Food
regulations; (3) granting a permit to
continue their business, under the
rules and regulations, a report Of each
purchase and individual sale Of flour
and substitutes sold Herewith being
made daily to the Federal Food Ad-
ministrator, and imposing such. pen
atty as may be necessary.
Under present conditions, any man
who continues to violate the Food
regulations with regard to the sale Of
flour or who misrepresents in the
purchase Of flour, is a Stacker Of his
country at heart, and will be held
amenable to the laws. =
Dated April 18th, 1918.
Fred w. Smith,
Food Administrator Bottineau county.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
E. E. Holt
Harness & Shoe Repairing
All work guaranteed
Carbury N. Oak.
Herman Gustafson of Souris was a
visitor in Carbury Monday.

Herman Gustafson of Souris was a
visitor in Carbury Monday.
Mrs. Martin Myhr was taken sick
with pneumonia Sunday and on Mon
day was taken to the st. Andrews
hospital in Bottineau.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Arveson and
Ben C. Wall autoed to Willow City
Sunday, where they spent the day
with MI. Arveson's brother, Henry.
Little Ethel Geise has been sick the
last few days with an attack Of ton
silitis.
The Gorder and Wareberg families
and C. Noun attended services in Bot
tineau last Sunday evening.
Buy War Savings Stamps for your
small savings. If every person in
the United States bought a 25c thrift
stamp every day it would mean a dali
ly income for Uncle Sam of $25,000,-
10000.
L. B. Wall, third Liberty Loan So
licitor for Dalen township, was in
town Saturday and reports that his
township has already gone cover the
top"
P. E. Moen has been suffering late
ly with an attack Of rheumatism.
A good habit to acquire is to be SEN
sitive about the truth.
Miss leila Slower spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in Bottineau.
Deputy sheriff Cooper and E. Err
landson were callers in town last Fri
day.
Miss Anna Krogen returned to Min
neapolis again Saturday, having been
called home by the death of her
brother, Carl. Miss Minnie Krogen
accompanied her as far as Rugby.
Mrs. John Glomseth and Miss Olga
Glomseth visited with friends at Bot
tineau Saturday.
Mabel Dravland is assisting Mrs. j.
/. Gorder with Homework.
Prof. H. L. Schultz was a guest of
MI. and Mrs. Adolph Noun Sunday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Messrs. Victor Moody and Ole Olson
of Antler yer down Thursday at
tending the Carl Krogen funeral.

Messrs. Victor Moody and Ole Olson
of Antler were down Thursday at
tending the Carl Krogen funeral.
Gulbrand Berge Of Starbuck, Mimi,
is here for a visit with his many
friends and relatives.
Misses Sauna and Alice Wekseth re-
turned to their home at B~ottineau Sat-
urday, after spending a few days at
the home Of their grandfather, Simon
Berge.
Miss Louise Myhr spent Sunday at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole o. Myhr at Souris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer B. Dyrstad
autoed to st. John and return Sun
day.
N. B. Arveson and family attend
ed the home talent play at Bottineau
Friday evening.
Mrs. Ole Crogen spent Friday at
the August Wall home.
Mrs. E. L. Garden, Miss Waterud
and Prof. L. N. Neulen were callers
in town Saturday enroute for Botti-
neau.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at the assembly hall in Car
bury Friday evening of this week.
Everybody try and come.
One step doesn't take you far,
You have to keep on walking,
! One word doesn't tell the tale,
You have to keep on talking,
One inch doesn't make you tall,
You have to keep on growing.-Ex.
Messrs Olaf Vinje and John B. Rus
sell were here Monday in the interest
Of the Third Liberty Loan.
Rev. Alfred Aasheim, wife and lit
tie daughter Of Minneapolis, arrived
here last Tuesday for a visit with his
brother, Thomas, and his many friends
Of former days.
Emil Erickson passed through here
Sunday on his way to Souris to look
after his farming and business inter-
ests.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
School of Forestry.

On April 9Th, the students Of the
school Of forestry gave the play,
"What Happened to JONES'" at Sour
is, where they netted $500 for the
Red Cross. On April 18th, they gave
the same play in Bottineau, at the
Forestry assembly and Melted for the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
Expensive Gold Fish.

The rarest and most expensive gold
fish in the world is the Chinese brush
tail, a pair Of which sell for $500.
Probably there Is no other living thing
of its size and weight that Is worth
so much money.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18

It is a mans better half who sees
his worst side. l-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
General of French
Army Arrived Safe
In Berlin, Report

Washington, Dec. General Du
Pont Of the French army has ar
rived in Berlin, according to ad-
vices received here today. and has
established his headquarters in the
palace formerly occupied by the
French embassy. General Du Pont
has been entrusted with the trans
port and repatriation Of French
prisoners held in Germany
Paris, Dec. 9.-(HaVas.) THE
French army of occupation is being
received everywhere in Rhenish
Prussia in an absequois manner.
according to newspaper cores
pondents with the army They re
port that shop windows have tri-
colored cockades and that in hotels
the orchestras play French tunes
The correspondent of the Matin
says he is convinced that this be-
havior on the part OF the Germans
is for the purpose of cajoling the
allies and is carried out on instruC
tions from the higher authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
Asks Congress to
Authorize Loans
to Rebuild Europe

Washington, Dec. Congress
was asked by Secretary McAdoo to-
day to authorize loans after the
declaration of peace to govern
ments which have been associated
with the United States in the war
to aid in feeding and reconstruct
ing devastated countries, es-
timated that about a
billion and d half dollars of war
bonds already authorized will be
available for this purpose, but
loans can not be continued after
peace is proclaimed without spec
ific legislative authority.
A special meeting of the house
ways and means committee to
which the request was addressed,
was called for Wednesday to hear
Mr.. McAdoo on the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
Illinois Heroes aboard.
MUNICH CHANGED
LITTLE BY FOUR
YEARS WARFARE

Munich, Friday, Dec. 6.-(By the
Associated Press) Munich looks
much less changed after a four
years of war than those who knew
il would have thought possible. The
city appears far livelier and gayer
than two and a half or three years
ago when the cores pondent visited
it. Part of this impression is un-
questionably due to the profusion of
Bavarian-German flags. everywhere
emphasized by the red banners Of
the Socialists. Although fairly dark
in the evening, because coal must
be saved, the streets are crowded
during the earlier hours. Restau-
rants are open and a fairly palata-
BILE imitation OF beer is served. It
is in minor details that changes are
most apparent at first glance. For
instance, even many of the larger
restaurants and prominent hotels
have paper napkins and paper ia
BILE cloths as we'll
Every postage stamp one licks
has a strange disagreeable taste
because a shortage Of glue paste,
has led to the introduction of a
substitution for the time-honored
"stickum."
Many stores which formerly
proudly displayed signs proclaim
ing they were purveyors to Bava-
rian royalty have erased the words,
but the work has been done so in
cffectually that the letters stare
out from beneath coats of black
paint. Bicycle tires long ago dis
appeared. having been replaced by
coils of steels
The streets are as clean as ever
and the stores as beautiful, al
though filled with the articles. the
prices of which would have been
unbelievable four years ago.
Food apparently is obtainable
easily in restaurants, although ex
pensive The suffering seems to
fall heavily on the poor people
Food is now more plentiful than
month ago because the signing of
the armistice brought out stocks
which have been held IN reserve.
The people are perhaps paler than
their wont. but the street crowds
appear 10 be warmly dressed and
give no sign of suffering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
VIEW OF AMERICA
BEING GIVEN BY
SWISS PAPER MEN

Berne, Friday. Dec. e-Promi- =
nent French and German language
newspapers in Switzerland have
begun printing extended series of
articles about America. These ar
ticles are based on observations
made by newspaper representa-
tives, who have just completed a
tour of the United States and auth
orized by the committee on public
information.
The first installments of the
search which have appeared con-
stitute the greatest and most fav-
orable volume of publicity of an
educational nature that America
has ever received in this country.
They have made a distinctly good
impression everywhere. The editors
have written in a serious vein,
sprinkling their friendly comments
with occasional criticism and anec-
dotes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
OF
u. S. OBSERVANCE
FELT BY BRITAIN

London. Saturday. Dec. Cor
dial appreciation of the honor con-
ferred by the United States in cello
brating Britain day. is expressed
by newspapers here.
"A new page in Anglo-AmericaE
history is being turned" says the
Telegraph. We and the Americans
have discovered we have many
ideals IN common II NAV be there
never will he an Anglo-American
alliance. but IL will be a great
achievement II any troubles ahead
Of the Two nations in the course or
their economic development are
confronted in Ii spirit Of good com
rAdeship such as has marked our
cooperation In war times.
The people or the United States
arc paying ii tribute Of admiration
Of the people of the British com
mon wealth, and no tribute could b.
half so grateful 10 us. for We feel
we ran repay It from our hearts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
NOT AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER KILLED
FOR WAR OFFENSE

Washington, December 9-Not a
single member of the American
army has been put 20 death since
the beginning Of the war because
OF the commission OF a purely mil-
itary onense. Major General
Crowder. Judge advocate general.
declared In his annual report today
TO Secretary Baker General Grow
der said this fact Is the outstHud-
Ing feature Of his report
Very few death sentences have
been imposed he said. and none
OF those imposed for purely mill
tary ofteuses have been carried I'm
10 execution"
Records OF Che Judge advocate
Generals office show that 1857
officers and men were brought be-
fore general court martial OF
whom. of f0.S73. or IS percent
were convicted. More than ha,f
OF the charges against officers were
listed under three heads. Absent
without leave. drunkenness, and
unbecoming an officer.
Convictions of enlisted men for
desertion. the general said. were
actually less than in the previous
year. although the strength of the
army had increased MANIFOLD.
The report shows that oue en-
listed man was tried and convict
Ell OF being a spy" and that 773
men were convicted OF sleeping ON
post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
18 DIVISIONS OF
NATIONAL GUARD
IN OVERSEE DUTY

Washington, Dec 9-Within nine
months after the national guard
was drafted into federal service
1,513 of its officers had been elm
mated, BTigadier General John w.
Heavey, chief of the bureau of mil
itary affairs, said in his annual re-
port made public today. These in
cIuded one major general, l6 brig
adiers and AZ colonels.
Causes of elimination of the Off
GERS are given as physical d.sabil-
ity 511, designations 64S, and ac-
ton of efficiency boards 352. Thirty
officers were dismissed by sentence
of court martial and two are car
ried on the rolls as deserters. The
large number of officers dropped
can be satisfactorily explained stat
ed General Heavey, by the fact that
only a small proportion had seen
any military training, while a sub
stantial proportion lacked the nee
essary basic education and physi-
cal qualifications
The aggregate strength of the
national guard drafted into federal
service is given as 100 officers
and 367 ,223 enlisted men.
I'm justice to the organization" ="
the report declared, attention is
called to the fact that IS divisions.
composed almost entirely of ma
tional guard troops. were furnished
in the present emergency. All but
three of these are now (Sept. 35) in
France"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
Declares Kaiser,
Tool of War Ring,
Driven into War

London, Dec 9.-Maximilian Har-
den, editor of the Zukunft OF Berlin,
said TO the correspondent of the Ex-
press, according to a dispatch from
the German capital, that the i'm
preston abroad concerning former
Emperor William is a false one. He
said that he himself had suffered
too much through the former en-
peror to incur a charge of partial
ity, but that it was fact that VIII
lam Hohenzollern mad no personal
part in starting the war, but was
mere tool in the hands of the mill
tary party, by which he was re-
garded as a coward.
When the moment for declaring
war came, the militarists were
afraid he would refuse to sign the
declaration" said Harden. The
former emperor missed his voca-
ton. He was never happier than
when posing in the limelight. He
ought to have managed cabaret
OF taken a show on tour. He was
great Snowman"
Declaring that he knew when
America came into the war that
Germany would be beaten, Herr
Harden said:
L fought with the censors, to
tell the people this. and when Pres
:dent Wilson published his IA points
advocated their acceptance. be
cause I knew we could not get bet
ter. or more favorable conditions
William HohenZoIlern already has
been sufficiently punished, but il is
essential that his part in causing
the war should clearly be estab-
lished. said Phillip Scheidemann.
the former German secretary of
finance and colonies, in an inter
view with the representative Of
the Express He said the establish
ment of a state tribunal to try all
persons guilty Of causing the war
is being discussed. but must be de
cided upon by the national
Assembly.
Herr Scheidemanr. according TO
the Express, said further that DR..
". s. Solf. foreign minister, re-
mains in the government because
it is believed that he has the con-
fdence Of Great Britain and
America
The eventual government Ger
many will be republican in form,
"a United States of Germany Herr
Scheidemann predicted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
BARE BERLIN
ORDER T0ALL
HUNS IN u. S.
Consuls Told to Get All
German Workers Out
of Allied Plants.

Washington, Dec. 9.-More let
ters from the secret files of Count
Won Bernstorff were read to the
senate committee investigating
German and brewery propaganda
by A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the
bureau of investigation of the de-
partment of justice. Among them
We're instructions to all German
consuls in the United States to get
German subjects out of plants pro-
ducing materials for the allies.
The consuls were ordered TO stop
Germans above the rank of common
laborer from working in SUCH
plants. under a section OF the impe-
rial code and to report to the Ger
man consulate at New York
Talked With Untermeyer.
Bielaski read to the committee at
length from the diary OF DR.. Karl
F. Fuehr, the German agent whose
activities figured prominently In
the investigation. The notes Of
Fuehr. said that on the day fol-
lowing the publication OF private
letters of H. f. Albert, he consulted
with Albert at Cederhurst, y. y,
and later discussed the incident
with Samuel Untermeyer
Letters introduced showed that
the Hans Lebeau Relief Bureau"
ostensibly philanthropic and sup
ported by public contributions. was
really supported by the German and
Austrian governments for the pur-
pose of getting their nationals in
America out of munition factories.
Many Leave Jobs.
Lebeau, who received SIS a week,
reported to the German embassy in
February, 1916, that many Germans
and Austrians had been persuaded
to find other work than in NUM-
ton factories, and that the bureau
had found employment for 4.456
Iaborers who had been similarly
persuaded
Bielaski mentioned one DR.. Theo-
dore Otto, Allentown, Pa, as having
reported to the German embassy
the progress Of munitions manufac-
ture IN Allentown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-09
ITALY PREPARES
FOR RECEPTION OF
PRESIDENT WILSON

Rome, Sunday. Dec. s.-The off,
cials of the Italian foreign minis
try held a conference today at the
American embassy to decide on the
program for President Wilson s
visit to Rome Some difficulty is
being encountered because ir Is not
known how long the president will
be here.
The presidents party Will be met
at the station by all the members
OF the cabinet and other dignltaries,
but whether King Victor Emmanuel
personally will go TO the station or
whether he will send a member of
the royal family has not yet been
decided. The queen will welcome
the party At the royal palace
Clubs and political associations
have arranged for demonstrations
in the streets