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Deal in U s. Obligations.

Further powers of the corpora ton
would be ito subscribe for acquire and
own, buy, sell and deal in bonds and
obligations of the United States 1t
could issue notes or bonds of its own
of an amount not more than eight
times it's capital. which would be sup
piled originally by the government.
The corporation would be managed by
the Secretary of the Treasury and
four directors to be appointed by the
Secretary with the approval of the
President
The effect of the plan would be to
create practically a government pool of
all corporate financing for the period
of the war. and would give broad
powers to the corporation, to dictate
into what channels the nations avail
able credit should be directed.
The system would be similar to that
maintained by Germany, and much
more centralized than the British sys-
TEN which relies more on voluntary CO.
operation of financiers in aiding the
enterprises approved by the treasury.
railroad financing would not be in
cluded, as this Is to be managed by
the railroad administration.
Loans for Five Years.
Most loans. would be for a period
of five years or less, and would be
-
terprises which could not get new
capital through regular banking chan
nels Interest rates would be de-
termined by the corporation. Advances
to savings banks would be for ninety
days. and loans direct to war industries
would be made only in exceptional cir
cumstanceS. most financial transactions
being sent through banking channels.
The corporation would have a life of
ten years. but would be compelled to
start liquidating it's affairs within six
months after the end of the war.
If the legislation suggested by Mr..
McAdoo is enacted the machinery ere
ated would replace the Federal Reserve
Boards newly created capital issues
committee, which is about to start
system of passing on proposed capital
issues based on voluntary cooperation
of banks and business enterprises.
Since Secretary McAdoo's draft of the
legislation specifies that members of
the Federal Reserve Board or directors
of federal reserve banks could be ap-
pointed directors of the corporation. it
is understood the plan contemplates
enlisting the board in the administra-
tion of the corporation.
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Versatile and Agile" Adversary.

"The one thing they told US from the
very beginning to the end was that this
war, of all others. was not a static thing;
that our adversary was a versatile and
agile adversary. They said to us. this is
moving picture: it is something that no.
body can paint and give you an idea Of
1t is not a static thing.
Therefore, it became necessary for
us to have eyes there in instant and i'm
mediate communication with us, and we
sent over to France Gen. Pershing. and
we sent with him not merely a division
of troops-to that 1 shall refer in a mo-
ment-but we sent with him, perhaps,
can safely say, the major part of the
trained, expert personnel Of the Army.
You know the size of the official corps
Of the Regular Army in this country when
the war broke out. 1t was pitiful hand
full of trained men, and yet 1t was neces-
sary to divide them up and send over
to France officers of the highest quality
so that they would be at the front and see
in the workshops and In the factories and
in the war offices, and in the armies,
where consultations would take place
Immediately back of the front, so that
they could see the thing with their own
eyes. and send us back the details by
cable every day of the changing character
Of this war.
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Problems Confronting the q. S.

1T was not the problem of doing 1t
our way and letting everybody else
take care of himself. In the first place,
we were going to fight in France. not
on our own soil and not on our ad-
versarys soil, and therefore at the very
beginning it was obvious that the
thing we had to do was not to map
out an ideal plan of campaign, not to
have the War College with its specula-
tive studies of Napoleon and everybody
else map out the theoretically best way
to get at some other country, but it
was the problem of studying the then
existing situation and bringing the
financial, the industrial and the military
strength of the United States into CO.
operation with that of Great Britain
and France in the most immediate and
effective way. That problem could not
be decided here
at is easily imagined that we might
have perfected an Army over here and
carried it across the ocean and found it
wholly unadapted to its task, and it might
well have been that the Army that we
sent over was just one thing that they did
not need, and that some other thing which
we might have supplied would have been
the thing essential to their success.
so that from the very beginning 1t
was not question of abstract specula-
ton here, but a question of study there
to find out where our shoulder to the
wheel could be put
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double duty-they had to go FORWARD
with manufacturers, work out indus
to see about supplies of raw materials
and manufacture finished products. and
make from day to day alterations and
changes that had to be made. and they
had to be ingenious with suggestions,
to see whether they could devise on
this side something which had not been
thought of over there.
Has Built Departments.
"As consequence. this little group
which stayed here has built the great
special departments of the Army. The
ordnance department, starting. I think,
with ninety-three or ninety-siX officers.
has now, as l recall the figures, some
thing like 5000 officers. They have had
to be trained; they have had to be spe-
cialized, and that has had to go on con-
temperaneously with this tremendous
response to the changing conditions on
the other side.
AT the outset the idea was that we
would be financial and industrial as
siStance to our allies during the year
1918. and / think 1 probably can read
from the Metropolitan Magazine for
August a suggestion which will show
what the current expectation of the
country was. The editor of the Metro
politan Magazine was protesting
against what he believed to be the in
tention of the government at that
time"
Here Senator Weeks interrupted to
ask if that was the magazine of which
Theodore Roosevelt is associate editor.
Secretary Baker replied that Mr.. Roose-
welt was contributing editor and con-
tinued:
This magazine was for August 1917
and this editorial says:
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

fAKOMA CHAPTER, ORDER EASTERN STAR,
announces their turkey dinner Friday. February
i. hss been called on. account Of closing Of the
parish hall 800
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between them and us which there had
not been between them and the British.
and SO when our troops went there was
an instant and spontaneous rise in the
morals of the French, but an equally
these soldiers who came from America
should continue to come in an unbroken
stream
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
1919 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
FOR A. R. C. UNDER WAY

L. A. Weed went north Today
returning to Hannah after spending
several day toward the end of the
week in Langdon looking after the
plans of the Red Cross drive of the
Cavalier county chapter for 1919
memberships, which is on this week.
Mr.. Weed was asked in behalf of tt e
chapter to take charge of the drive
and stated when he left for home
that he was at that time in touch
with each of the thirty odd branches
of the Red Cross in the Cavalier
county chapter and expected to see
the present membership of a little
over $500 increased by the end of
the present weeks drive to some
thing like half as many again. He
said this gain was necessary if Cava-
]ier county was to maintain its stand.
ing in this respect with other coun.
ties over the northeastern part of the
state, The home town of Mr.. Weed.
which is Hannah, holds the proud dis.
tinction of being the first in the
county to take up the work of the
American Red Cross at the very first
outset of the war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19

News dispatches in the papers of
Friday stated that the Cando Record,
formerly the Towner ca. Democrat
had gone up in smoke. The paper
was formerly owned by Editor Carl
Ne.son but was purchased about
year ago by the non partisan league
of that county as their official organ.
The plant it is stated was worth
about Sd, O00
7. E. Burke, has recently added to
the lines of business of his insurance
agency the North western Life Insur-
ance Co., of Mil waukee, which is an
old favorite with the policy holders
around here. The company is one
which Mr.. Burke represented here
when he first went into the insurance
business here back in tn early days.
Have you recently noted the i'm.
proved arrangement and generally
fine condition of the interior of the
Ober cafe, which is sharing in giving
this line of business quite metro
politan and up to date appearance in
Langdon? Incidentally it is rapidly
adding to and increasing ita poulari-
ty with both the home and sransi ent
trade in this line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Tracy Souch Thinks of Home

Tracy Souch has written his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Souch, Of
this city, letter received dnriLg the
week and which was dated on. No
vember 10th, which said that when
the news of the armistice came it
found him up at the front, where he
has sean service most Of the time
since last July with the heavy artil-
Iery, He did not cross over to France
with the Trench Mortar Battery boys,
but went from Newport News, Va !,
with horses for the battery's equip.
ment. Tracy seems to think that
home and the sights of the old town
will look pretty good to him again
and doesn't care how soon they de-
mobilize now that the war is over.
He has done his bit and sure will be
able to tell some pretty good stories
of how the Yanks fought up at the
front during the big drive that
brought the worlds war to victor
ious climax for the allies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Call for Socks and Sweaters

Red Cross Knitting Notes. .-Ow.
ing to the changed conditions in the
needs of the army and to the epide.
mic of influenza, knitting operations
were allowed to lapse for the last
three months. We are now urged to
get busy and send in all the knitted
articles which we have yarn. tor. A
statement of all the yarn in the
hands of Red Cross knitters was sent
to the Northern Division sometime
ago. They are now asking for the
completed articles. Please knit up
and send in for the January shipment
all that's possible of the sweater and
sock yarn. If you cannot finish the
garments on hand, bring them in
and we will finish them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
An Xmastide With Peace

Another week and the festivities
of Christmas will have passed and
all will be looking forward to the
approach of the new year and the
reopening of the schools By the
way, III, Christmas season of this
year was gladdend by the return of
peace after four years during which
the season has been scene by the
cloud of war which overhung the
whole civilized world at this season
during the past four years. The
period is one that during the past
twelve months has brought sorrow to
many American homes, but there will
be a general feeling of thankfulness
that the season of this year brings
with it the tidings of "peace on
earth and good will to men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Arrest Of Alleged
Wheat Thieves
Capture of Alleged Pair Last
Week Breaks Up a Gang
Organized in County

Within the past ten days Sheriff
Thompson and States Attorney Grim.
son have uncovered what gives prom
ise of proving to be one of the most
gigantic attempts at wheat stealing
ever planned in Cavalier county
The scene of the operations of the
gang of thieves has been confined 80
far to the south and southwestern
parts of the county, though had the
ir plans carried out no doubt opera.
tions would have spread over great
er area from their home locality.
The complaints that were filed with
the county authorities, matter of
about two weeks ago by at least
eigth farmers residing in this part of
the county resulted day or two ago
in the arrest of two of their neigh
bors, who are strongly susp!cioned
with having been leaders in the raid
that has led to the tampering with
the paddock on their granarles anc
tie thief of goodly part of their
crop of wheat.
The two men who have been under
arrest since last Friday are named
Heibert and Arnes and it is under.
stood that when the preliminary
hearing is called there will be quite
a strong line of evidence leading te
their being held for trial upon a
charge that upon conviction in dis
trict court will result in their being
given long term sentence in tn,
state enitentiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Writes From Italian Front

Mrs. C. w. Plain of Milton, has
a brother who i, with the ambulance
corps of the American Ex psditionary
Forces in Itay. He Write, a highly
interesting letter dated on the day
that peace terms were signed be-
tween Italy and Austria. 1t tells of
an auto trip OF 100 miles from Genoa
to Mautna, with seventy autos in
line. They were quartered in an old
ducal palace, Pallaza del Ducale,
which dates back to 1902, and at
one time was the headquarters of
Napoleon. When peace was declared
bells were rung that had been silent
for over hundred years. Italian
soldiers climbing into the bel
struck the bells with hammers until
they were in danger of falling t.,
pieces Mass was celebrated the fol.
lowing day in the shattered ruins of
a fine old cathedral that dates bark
to 1472.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
I|6tIl 7, NJ. B,
Ordered Home
Boys Of Company E. Are Now
Awaiting Orders to Embark
Voyage Home

The daily papers of last Friday
contained an item from the war de-.
partment at Washington, D C., stat.
ing that the l16th Trench Mortar
Battery, was among the units of the
United States army in France that
had been given orders to return to
this country among the earlier
branches of the service to embark on
transports homeward bound. When
they will leave France is of course
mere conjecture as there is a long
list of regiments and from various
army divisions that were listed prior
to the announcement that tie Trench
Mortar Battery was bulletined to re-
turn home. 1t will be several weeks,
probably a couple of months, before
our boys, who compose the major
portion of the l16th Trench Mortar
Battery will land on this side of the
Atlantic after over year of active
service with the colors in France,
but there's great satisfaction in
knowing that the boys are not to be
detained over there for year or
more on police duty along the line
of occupation by the forces of the al
lies, during the drawing up of the
peace conditions which will continue
some little time into the new year,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Christmas at St AIphonsus

The following is the order of
Christmas services to be held at st.
Alphonsus church during the week of
the approaching festal season:
On Tuesday afternoon confessions
will be heard from two until six
o'clock, and during the evening from
seven O'Clock on, as long as may be
found necessary.
At the hour of midnight there
will be high mass. Other masses
will be celebrated at nine and ten
O clock in the forenoon of Christmas
day.
At the midnight mass the chcir of
the church will sing Milliard's mass
with an orchestra accompaniment.
The junior choir will sing Ros-
wigs mass in E fiat at the ten
o'clock mass.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
COUNTY TREASURY OF RED
CROSS is GIVEN REFUND

DR. W. w. Mcqueen, chairman of
the Cavalier county chapter of
the Red Cross has in the past few
weeks received refund checks through
the office of the state fuel admins.
traitor at Bismarck covering over
charges made by the local coal dealers
made owing to Misunderstanding of
the fuel administrations ruling. In
no case was the oyercharge of any
firm due to any other cause than not
having clear understanding of the
regulations governing sales drawn by
the Office of the state fuel admins.
traitor at Bismarck.
The checks received and placed in
the treasury of the county chapter
of the Red Cross are as follows:
Independent Lumber Company, of
Hannah, SIG 81; Minnetonka Ele.
vator Company, at Gallo. So. 46; the
Dodge Elevator Company, at Munich,
$19.2 Is; the John D. Gruber Com
pany, at Clyde. So "a; the spaulding
Elevator Company, at Iona; SIS. 35;
the Cavalier County Lumber Comp any,
at Largdon, $2.13; making a total
refund of des lers in the county for
the months of November and Dec.
ember of $50. so.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19

Miss Myrtle Stevenson left on
Saturdays train for Chicago, where
she will visit during the coming holi-
day season with relatives and friends
three and at other points in her old
home state.
Miss Daisy ALERT took Monday g
train to the Twin Cities where, che
will be guest at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Little. during the holi-
days. MIR. and Mrs. ALERT expect
to join her there during the week,
the party leaving early after the
start of the new year for their win
ter home at La JJlla. Calf.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Waterworks Getting Popular

Although Civil Engineer Arnold
left during the week for the Twin
Cities, where he expects to remain
until after the holidays, there is still
quite an activity in connections be.
ing made with the city's new water
works and sewerage system in both
the residence and business sections of
the city. Work will continue at
least until the end Of the year in
tapping" the mains until the end
of the year, while if weather condi.
tions should continue favorable, work
will go ahead through the greater
part of the winter. Most of the work
for the present year lies in the resi-
dence part of the town. Those who
have installed the system heartily
endorse its efficiency and all that re-
mains to satisfy the most skptical is
the service that should prove to be
the supreme test of it's efficiency
a big fire-and every citizen is salts.
fed to await the inevitable emer
gency for such a denomination as this
Langdon now has az fine a water and
drainage system as is to be found in
any of the up to date growing towns
of the west and is proud of the
achievement. 1t is sure to prove to be
one of the biggest assets lin the fn-
ture growth and development of
LaDgde0.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
AfnljStiiCe {; ;.| News
Reaches Front
Letter to Mayor Power From
Brother On Firing Line Tells
Realistic Happenings

Walter Power, a younger brother
of Mayor Jno. j. Power is oveseas
; with the army of soldiers Of Uncle
Sam, having gone from the state of
Nebraskar but short time after the
entering of this country into the
great strife of nations. In letter
which is dated as late as Nov. 18th,
two days after the signing of the
armistice, he says in part.
81 am writing to you from among
the ruins of an historic city of the
past, one that was recaptured by the
Americans only about ten days ago.
Here up at the front of course we
have no ink, 80 am doing the best
that can in writing this letter to
you with lead pencil, which is of
German make and was picked up by
me the other day in an abandoned
machine gun nest. When reached by
US the spot was still covered with
the bodies of the men who had fought
the guns in front of US the day be-
fore. For a couple Of days now we
have been hearing rumors that the
war is over, but of course we do not
know, though judging from the lull
of the cannons roar, it would seem
that the end is almost in sight. With
every mail that comes up to the front
we get an American paper that is
printed in Paris, but the news is not
always found to be reliable. might
also say that ever since we first land.
ed in this country the French people
have done their best by fine treat
ment to show appreciation for what
we are trying to do to save their
country from being overrun by the
war mad Hun
Mr.. Power is with Company E. of
the Twenty.Seventh engineers and
there is an undercurrent running
through the letter which indicates he
has been through and experienced
many of the bitter and terrible things
that have happened in Europe in the
past four years and has caused hu-
manity to shudder throughout the en-.
tire civilized world.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19

Morris O. Winter, writes his father
and the rest of the home folks of his
having been given an honorable dis
charge from further military service
on Saturday of last week and that he
would be leaving Camp Colt in a day
or two. He goes from there to Pitts.
burg, New York and Washington, for
short trip before meeting the
family in Saint Paul fer the season. 8
festivities. This year the family
gathering is to be at the Fred w.
Mclean home, where Mrs. C. Orton.
the mother of Mesdames Winter and
Mclean is making a stay until the
holidays before going to California.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Ex-School Marin Gets Wed

A wedding of interest to quite a
number of Langdon people to occur
at Nekoma on Wednesday of this
week, the 18th inst, was holiday
season social event of that end of the
county, in which Mr.. John Grisvold
and Miss Alma Jacobson were the
contracting parti es. Both are mem.
bers of representative families of
that vicinity and the Langdoa in.
terest in the event centers itself in
the fact that some years ago the
bride, Miss jacobson, was am ong
the popular young lady teachers of
the priary department of our city
schools.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Proud of His Old Home County

w. A. Sim, one of the Democrat s
old time readers at Osnabrock, who
of late years has been accommodating
wealth on large cattle ranch which
he owns at Long View, Alberta, in
remitting his renewal of subscription
for the paper says among other
things: 81 was more than a little
proud and pleased to learn of Cava.
l:er county's liberal contribution to
the war, with both money and men.
Uncle Sam was not very slow in
making a showing, and one which
counted with great effect overseas.
Mr.. Sims grew up as boy t. young
manhood at Osnabrock, his father be.
ing, the first to engage in the hotel
business there in the early days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19

Mrs. Levi Hooey returned Tuesday
from Park River, where she spent
several days last week nursing the
family of her sister, Mrs. Neil
Campbellwho have been down with
an attack of the Spanish influenza,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
Has Son and Daughter in War

Pat McCabe is among those of
Langdon who watch with interest the
wind up of the worlds war. Since
the entrance of this nation into the
strife overseas he has had a daughter
in France with the Red Cross and a
son with the famous Rainbow divi.
sion of the American Expeditionary
Forces on the western front. The
home of both at the outbreak of the
war was in Oklahoma, and in Octo.
ber Pat got notice of his son being
among the wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
What About Mid W;ns e. Fai,

1t is noted in the state press that
Fargo is already making immense
preparations for its Tri.State grain
growers convention to be held about
the second week in the new year.
This calls to mind the fact that the
time of-yeer has again rolled around
when Langdon should start to ''doll''
up for it's anua mid winter fair
and farmers convention. The big
three-day event Of the whole year
with many farmers and their fami.
lies from all over the county. Lang
don cannot afford to let this of all
years go by and miss this event in
which the town and country get to.
gether in mutual uniting of the
true community spirit.