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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25

Editor Daily News: We have heard
a good deal of late about the Nonpar-
tisan league being disloyal and dis
couraging war activities. What are
we going to think when we read that
North Dakota, the league state, was
the first to "go over the top" with
the third liberty loan? And is the
second state to oversubscribe it's quo
ia, Montana, the league farmers are
more thoroughly organized than in
any state in the Union, not excepting
North Dakota.
North Dakota has oversubscribed
every loan, though the lie was told and
believed for while that the state
fell down on it's first loan.
The prompt action Of North Dako-
ia in this matter is more eloquent
response than words would be to the
charges of the minor officials of Min
nesota counties and to some Of the big
dailies of the state, that the Nonpar-
tisan league is disloyal. When Min
nesota has, been thoroughly organized
by the league it will doubtless "go
over" in jig time along with North
Dakota and Montana.
70 Mackubin st. ID. M. Smith.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
LITTLE MAIDS
WINNERS
Progressive Local Merchant Gives
Three Valuable Prizes for Patriotic
Essays Written by Bottineau Coun-
ty School Children.
"WHY BUY A LIBERTY BOND7"
All Three of the Winners, From a
Field Of Eighty-two Contestants,
Are Members of the Seventh Grade
Bottineau City Schools.

Several weeks ago Mr.. r. B. Smith,
Of the local firm of Catlin, Smith &
Co., conceived the idea of offering
three prizes for the best three essays
on "Why Should I Buy a Liberty
Bond p, said prizes to be competed
for only by members Of some Botti-
neau county school Of not above the
eighth grade. The capital prize to
consist of a $4,000 Liberty Bond and
two grand prizes Of $1,000 and a
$500 War Savings Stamp Book Sec
ond and third. Announcement Of this
very liberal and highly patriotic offer
was made In the Courant, which re-
suited in eighty-two pupils entering
the contest, and when the judges had
completed their work it was found
that all three prizes had been won by
girls, each twelve years Of age, in the
7th grade Of the Bottineau city
schools. The young lady winners
were: Elizabeth Falkenstein, first; Ag-
nes Bowen, second; Marion Gleason,
third. The following is the winning
essays: .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
THE NEXT CALL.

List of Bottineau county registrants
called for entrainment on May 10,
1918, to be sent to Fort Logan, Colo
RADIO.
Brown, G. j., Foxholm.
Benz, Clarnece, Hendricks, Minn-
Buchmiller, G. w., Eckman.
Elton, Odin A., Adams.
Thomas, John A., Omemee.
Founier, Joe, Red Lake Falls, MINI.
Fisher, J. A., Bisbee.
Baird, Vincent, Towner.
Schmidt, Herman, Kramer.
Smith, Roxie, Cairo, Ill.
Branden, Math, Minneapolis, MINI.
Brunzell, G. H., st. Paul, Mimi.
Walton, O. E., Antler.
Hanson, A. M, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25

The first principle Of political econ
omy is the distinction between the pro-
ductive power derived wholly from
nature, for which it's term is land, and
the productive power derived from hui
man exertion, for which its term II
labor. Where the reason can find no
"means Of discriminating what is de-
rived from each source" political g.
onomy becomes Impossible, and =
confuse this diserimisation y . ahan-
doa rehdeL seonsmy. Hazy GsorlA
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.

Attention is called to the fact that
there has been an extension Of time
so that owners of wheat will have un-
til June LIST to sell. It must be borne
in mind that the prices for this crop
in only guaranteed to June LIST. A
house to house survey of the amount
of flour, wheat -four substitutes and
sugar on hand will be made Of Botti-
neau county during the coming week.
This survey is made at the request Of
the food administration! at Washing
ton.
The penalty for the boarding Of
food, or the violation Of the food reg
ulations subjects one to the possible
fine Of $1,000 or two years in the pen
itentiary, or both. The cooperation
Of all patriots is expected in this food
survey.
" Fred w. Smith, "
Food Administrator, Bottineau county.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25

jimmy" Foley, North DakOtan born and Bred but
who makes his home in southern California
the following to- the issue of the Saturday Evening
Post
1--WE amt mad," he declared as he haltered a mule
- AS you might put his boy still in school,
I'VE amt mad"-and he held the mules head by
With like chilled steel and smile in the
Of gray dust in his face "We're the unmaddest men
- That raised hell and can do it again;
We're fed up and fit, and we're lean and we're tall,
And we're tough, and want to go over-that's all.
ave amt mad," repeated and calmly looked down
From the six feet Of height that dusty and brown
From tiptoe to crowns all of snews and strength
Like the panther he was and his ak sank badelength
eve amt mad but we're rough and we're ready and bent
On mixin it up with the Huns in a fuss,
And we want to 60 over-go over-thats us!
"We amt mad-not bit; amt turned a hair,
But we're mostly rangebred and we've lived the air.
And we're all mighty healthy-we've lived pretty clean,
And we're musced strong and we're lanky and lean.
We've got odashoned Longhorns from Texas down here
Big enough in the shoulders to wrastle steer,
All waiting and anxious and right their toes.
Just you say Go overland everything goes!
"No sure, we amt mad-were just going to be frm!"
And grzzlylike grip Of his hand made me squirm
+ And he closed down mine and he bade me g00d-by
With smile that kind in the blue of his eye.
"Were the unmaddest that made
But what we're singing them hand grenades for
And know what the ticklers for on them
And when get mad-well then, God help them Huns"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
FARMERS BUY
LIBERTY BONDS
The Despised and Troduced North
: Dakota Tillers of the Soil Prove
Their Loyalty and Save the States
Good Name.
EASTERN PAPERS PRAISE N. d
Bottineau City and Every Precinct in
the County Oversubscribes AllOt-
ment-Honor Flags and Honor
Stars in Every Community.

The result of the Third Libeyty
Loan bond sale in this state, county
and city is not only most gratifying
but is source Of pardonable pride
to all concerned, giving the lie, as
nothing else could, to the charges
made by designing politicians and un-
scrupulous newspapers that the farm
ers of North Dakota are disloyal.
Although the complete returns from
this city are not now available, it is
known that it's allotment has been ex-
ceeded by more than one third, while
the following communication from the
chairman of the county committee is
self-explanatory:
Westl1ope, N. D., April %, 1918.-
Subscriptions aggregating over $685.
600 have been reported to this COM
mittee. This does not include the
subscriptions taken by the railroad
committee among railway employees.
The number of subscribers exceed
300.
This means that Bottineau county
will have an Honor Flag with an Hon
or star for doubling her allotment,
that every one Of the SO units will
have an Honor flag and that at least
36 Of them will have the star added.
The results show that all the people
of the county are anxious to help the
government to the limit. Only a few
scattering blue cards have been used
in the county and most of these have
been disposed Of by the special solic-
itors, by further explanation. There
are still very few cases Of people Of
unquestionable means who will be
placed on the dishonor roll by their
neighbors, their own children in years
to come, and their Government now,
if they do not subscribe promptly.
The following wire has been receiv-
ed from Wesley G. Mcdowell, state
chairman: extend to the people of
Bottineau county hearty congratula-
tions of the State committee for the
wonderful record made by them in
the Third Liberty Loan"
This committee appreciates very
much the loyal and unstinted sup
port Of each and every newspaper in
the county. The Bottineau County
press has done it's part extremely
we'll.
w. T. Mum, County Chairman.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
Marion Gleason

Ny government has undertaken
the greatest task Of it's history, and
I, as a citizen of the United States
must help as much as possibly can
feel it my duty asa good American
to do everything in my power to helI
win this wicked and unjust war.
E I cannot 60 overseas and fight In
the trenches, nor can 60 to the hos
pitals in France and nurse the wound.
ed soldiers, but can save my money
and buy Liberty Bonds because it will
encourage our allies.
/ should buy a Liberty Bond be.
cause it will discourage the Kaiser.
I should buy Liberty Bond be.
cause I want no invading huns upon
American soil.
should buy a Liberty Bond because
I want our boys to have the best cloth
ing, the best shoes, the best guns and
ammunition that money can buy.
I want to buy Liberty Bonds be-
cause I know it will encourage our
soldiers and sailors, not only overseas
but here at home.
want to buy a Liberty Bond be-
cause my President asks me to, and
I, as an American citizen, want to
show patriotism by complying with
his wishes.
want to buy a Liberty Bond not
only because it is safe and sound In
vestment, but because Uncle Sam
needs the use of my money.
Although my government would not
pay me any interest on my bond, ]
should be willing to buy it just the
same.
I should buy-a bond because want
democracy to win and autocracy to
fail.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
FROM FRIENDLY
'''' VIEW POINTS
Observing Correspondent Who Recalls
That the Present "Friends" of the
Farmers Were Not Always True to
Their Present Profession.
THE LEAGUES "DIsLOYALTY."
Mr.. d. M. Smith, of St. Paul, Airs His
Views in Regard to North Dakota
Affairs in the Columns of the Dali
ly News.

Editor Courant:-There is some
talk going around through the news
papers about the poor farmer having
to pay SIG to join the Nonpartisan
League. These friends Of the farm
err" warn him that he is just giving
his money away, that he won't get
anything in return and that it is only
a new way to rob the poor, unsuspect-
ing fellow Of his hard earned dough.
l have noticed that these friends"
never put up any holler when John
farmer has been compelled to give
away his crop, which has been the case
year in and year out. When we arc
forced to part with our produce, eth
er of grain or stock, at loss, or az
less than fair margin of profit, we
are giving it away, amt we?
How many of US can say that No
has never had to do that? Every
farmer knows that time and again ne
has been forced by a market that
didn't allow him a fair price, or q
"living wage" as the trade unionists
say.
"Oh, but" says the friends Of the
farmer, "the markets the market and
no ones to blame when the prices are
low"
That kind of talk went with us for
a long time. In our ignorance OF the
wav things are done on the Live Stock
Exchanges and Chambers Of Com
merce, and other gentlemen's clubs,
we really thought that prices were
regulated by some power beyond the
control of man. But that stuff don't
90 with US any longer. We are find
ing things out. We have learned that
markets are controlled by men, and
by these very anxious friends" OF
ours, at that, and their real worry is
that the SIG we pay fol. a two years
dues to the League, may be used to
further enlighten us about their
schemes to corner the market and ex-
pose their underground work. That's
their great worry. Their love for the
farmer is the love Of the cat for the
mouse. They don't want to see the
farmer put a dollar where it will do
him any good. They know better than
the farmer that this is the very best
investment he can make.
Yours very truly,
Bennie Dahl.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
Agnes Bowen.

For the third time the government
Of the United States has come to it's
citizens for loan to pay the cost
Of the war, for the third time we hear
people say that the success Of the
Liberty Loan means the success Of
the war, it is fair and it is time to
say that the success Of the war de-
pends upon the dollars, we save and
the bonds we buy.
Millions Of homes are able to spare
enough for at least seven bonds. We
will either invest our money with the
United States now at interest rates
to help win this war, or we will give
it up later to pay Germany's war cost
with as much more % Germany
chooses to collect. The financial fund
for our boys must never 81 allowed
@ run low.
Ths governmsnt has appropristad
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
CAMP DODGE
NEWS NOTES
Army Discipline Very Strict-Soldier
Boys May Obtain Furloughs to
Work on Farms-Await Orders to
Transfer Sick.
NO GROUND GLASS IN FOOD.
Lawyers Not Needed to Collect Sol.
diers Insurance in Case of Casual
ties-Company is Presented With
Stand of National COl0rs. 1i-.

Camp Dodge, Iowa, April %, 1918
Baseball is being reorganized at
Camp Dodge. All regiments will have
teams and inter-regiment games will
be arranged by athletic directors
Among the men who have played pro.
fessional ball and now help their reg
iments to grab camp championships
are Leslie Whalen, former pitcher fol-
the New York state league, who will
pitch for the Four Hundredth Fourth
telegraph battalion; Joe Pierney, who
played last year with the Kansas City
Blues and will play in the Three Hun
dred Fifty-frst battalion team; "Mick-
ey" Houck, who played last year with
the New York giants, and is now
with the Four Hundred Fourth tele-
graph battalion; Art Ewald, third
base player in the Des Moines team
of the Western league, and Jerry
Sheehan, pitcher for the Philadelphia
Athletics, who will pitch for the Three
Hundred Fifty-frst field hospital.
Army Discipline Very Strict.
Breaches of the peace that would
exact only a small fine in civic life
partake Of seriousness when army
rules are fractured that fairly takes
the starch out of the victim. Private
John D. Arnold, a member of the band
of depot brigade at Camp Dodge, has
been sentenced to six months in the
division guard house at hard labor and
to forfeit half his monthly pay for a
like period for being drunk and dis
orderly. Sergeant VIM. Vaughn, of
the medical department, has been re-
duced to the ranks and ordered to for
felt two-thirds of his monthly pay for
disrespectful conduct toward Lieuten-
ant James S. livery, infantry reserve
corps. Eight draft evaders were
placed in the guard house at Camp
Dodge Monday, after having been
sent here from Fort Smelling.
Soldier Boys May Obtain Furloughs
to Work on Farms.
Farmers who have sons or relatives
in military training camps may obtain
short time furloughs for them to as
sist in farm work, according to orders
received by Adjutant Guy Logan. Re-
strictions placed on the practice are
as follows: No enlisted man with
the rank Of first sergenat or higher
will be granted one Of these fur
loughs. Applications must be made by
near relative of soldier. Furloughs
will be for short time periods and
will not be granted if the absence Of
the soldier would in any way interfere
with organization training. All fur
loughs will be withdrawn if orders are
received to prepare for overseas duty.
Farmers who obtain soldier help must
show that the wages are the custo-
mary pay for the class Of work the
enlisted man undertakes. All appli-
cations must be made with the local
boards.
More Men Coming.
Another draft has been ordered, the
selected men to report between May
LIST and 10th. Iowa will contribute
1910, Minnesota 1928, North Dakota
81 and That part q Illinois in this
cantonnsnt seuo 014 The I0w1 msn
viii = osnE1o 116 16l
E sS u ~ "a
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25

nineteen billion dollars and we must
help to raise it. Every time you buy
a Liberty Bond you help to raise this
money which is necessary to carry on
the war. We must have the money
if we expect to win. There are two
ways in which the government may
get this money-by taxation or by
borrowing it from the people. If they
tax us we can never get our money
back, but if we loan our money we get
it back, with interest, as soon as pos
sible.
Not only must we conserve food,
clothing and time, but we must make
proper use Of the money which was
accumulated by saving. This money
should be loaned to our country in
it's time of need. Every penny loaned
is returned with interest. This is one
Of the qualities of the bond.
Sometimes with government there
comes day when it's earnings are
not enough to pay its bills. War is
such a TIME with the United States.
It went to it's savings bank to take
out part Of it's capital, but all the
money in the bank was not enough, SO
the United States has to borrow mon
ey to pay the war bills. The govern
ment asks for loan until after the
war. A bond is promise to pay. A
Liberty bond is the governments
promise to pay back all the money in
vested in it's bonds.
Professor Lesson Of the University
of Berlin says, "The State can realize
itself only through destruction Of 9th
er states which logically can only be
brought about by violence"
Today in Europe American soldiers
are stalking their lives against this
doctrine and are shedding their blood
to make the world a decent place to
live in. Our government is calling
on us today to help these soldiers who
are fighting for us. Every penny you
invest in the Third Liberty Loan will
be paid back with interest.
The part r. E. Mcmillan said. Of the
Liberty Bond: "It's success and life
for bleeding world; it's the glimmer
of peace at dawn; it's the strength Of
mighty army to strike; it's the glearh
Of great sword drawn but more
than all, it's the pledge Of love to the
lads whom we call "our own" To
the boys on land, afioat, on high, it's
the good old money from home"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
Elizabeth Falkenstein

My country is at war, the greatest
war the world has ever known. If
we do not win, we will lose our ma
tion, our property our homes, the
right to live in free country.
I love my country and my flag and
when feel that when they are in such
great danger, I wish to do something
to help. I cannot be a soldier to fight,
but I can help by loaning money to
my government.
This war is very, costly one, it
requires a great deal of money to sup
ply all of our soldiers with clothes,
food, shelter, their salary and train
ing camps.
AS the war is being carried on
across the sea we have very large
expense for transportation Of troops
and supplies. The government is
building many ships which cost vast
sums of money.
To raise the much needed money
the government has asked us to sub
scribe for the Third Liberty Loan and
this must not fail, it must not even
drag. @
Quick, eager over-subscription is our
only action.
It is not enough that we subscribed
for the First and Second Liberty
Loans.
Every Liberty bond you buy this
month is life saver sent by you to
the boys in France. Il
Friendly eyes are watching, and
friendly hearts are hoping that the
Americans will demonstrate what they
have said, and eyes that are not
friendly are watching for signs of
weakness in America.
Hard, cruel lips are waiting to form
themselves into ugly sneers at Amer
lea If for single moment it fails to
support itself with money.
Everybody must find a way to sub
scribe for q bond during the Third
Liberty Loan campaign.
IF fortune has favored him with
material wealth, it is even more than
ever his duty to subscribe to the linn
it Of his power. But whether rich or
poor, If he is an American of the right
sort, he will be eager and proud to
over-subscribe for the Third Liberty
loan.
We are not buying Liberty bonds
alone, because we know that the gov
ernment is a safe place to invest our
money, but because we want to back
up the first investment we made,
which is fighting in France today for
our freedom.
What good will our money do if
we let the enemy win this war? If
we let them set their feet upon this
shore and make us feel their clutches
and take US as slaves, our money
will be Of no use to us whatsoever.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
Food Administrator, Bottineau count,

There will probably be q national
federation Of farmers some day and,
as the precedent is now established;
maybe some administration seeking
reelection will push q law thru con-
gress to enable farmers to get as much
pay for an hour Of labor as is paid
in other lines Of industry. Or, in 9th
er words, give US q square deal. LII.
Nv. Shoup, in Pittsburg, Pa, Dispatch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25


fering to assist persons entitled to the
benefits Of this insurance in collecting
their claims. The procedure for the
presentation and collection of insur-
ance claims is simple. Blanks may be
secured from the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance at Washington. The name
of the person in service who was kill
ed or injured, and the relationship
which he bore to the person making
the claim, should be given.
Company Given Colors.
A national flag, the first colors to
be presented to an organization sta
toned at Camp Dodge, was given to
the members Of Company C, Three
Hundred Thirteenth field signal bat
talon, yesterday afternoon by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Cross of Detroit. The
company was recruited in Detroit last
summer and two-thirds Of it's mem
bers were employees Of the Detroit
United Railways. Mr.. Cross is pres
ident Of this organization. Mrs. Cross
presented the colors to Captain
Angus McClay, who received them fol
the company and passed them to Col
or Sergeant Polodynski. The entire
battalion, headed by the color-bearer
marched in review. Brig. Gen. r. N
Getty and Major Clyde Eastman, sig.
nal corps officer, Of the Eighty-eightt
division attended the ceremony.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
RANGE-BRED.

Jimmy" Foley, a North Dakotan born and Bred but
who makes his home in southern California contributes
Post ~ -'o
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
More Men Coming

Another draft has been ordered, the
selected men to report between May
1st and 10th Iowa will contribute
1910, Minnesota 1875, North Dakota
81 and that part q Illinois - this
cantcnnsnt seue 014 Ihe Iove usn
viii - 1snoESo II -
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
BOXING PROGRAM AT CAMP
ARRANGED FOR TODAY
Rain Interfered With Events Scheduled For Week
Entire Division Invited to Be Present and Make
Boxing Day" Big Success

Rain interfered with the outdoor
part of the Boxing Day" program
scheduled for last week at Camp Han
cock, but it has been decided to hold
this Fart of the show on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, when the post
poned bouts will be staged in the arena
in the rear Of the 103rd Machine Gun
Battalion, rear Division Headquarters
Bowers representing the four infan-
try regiments, three machine gun bat
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
Ambulance Co. No. 100 and Co. 3,
Motor Supply Train.
BOXING AT BUILDING 76

This is a sport that we all like
to see. If you are anxious to see a
good bout come to Building rs. Satur-
day evening was scene of some real
boxing.
We had three bouts of three minutes
each.
The first Corporal Lantz of Head
quaretrs Company 112th Regiment;
Roy e. Step, M Company, 112 the regi-
ment.
Second, Kinton of Company K, 112th
and Redinger of 107th F. A.
The third Kefford Of the Scouts Of
112th and Ted Brubaker Of the Head
quarters Company 112th.
The spectators were all over the
benches and on top of each other to
see the fighting but there is always
room for more. Watch for our next
program which will he every week.