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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
CARROLL IS THE
new 6. A. R. HEAD

jamestown, May 24.-Commander
in-chief Orlando A. Somers, of Koko-
mo, Indiana, national head of the
Grand Army of the Republic, arrived
here today to attend the state en-
campment which occurs today and
Friday. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Lois Knauf of Cleveland, Ohio, ma
tional president of the Women's Re-
lief Corps, and Mary Eleanor Tarbox,
of Fryeburg, Maine, who is at the
head of the national "Ladies of the
G. A. r."
To the tune of fife and drum, the
veterans and their wives were escort
ed from the incoming trains to the
Armory. There are about $50 in at
tendance, including "a from Fargo.
Among them are Hon. and Mrs. Smith
Stimmel. Adjutant General Hill of
Fargo was prevented from coming be-
cause Of illness.
Much interest has been taken in
the selection of two delegates to be
elected from this state to attend the
national encampment at Portland,
Oregon, in August. AS the director
general of railroads has fixed a rate
of one cent a mile to and from the
national encampment, the expense will
not be very great.
At late hour this afternoon off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
as follows:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
Henry Ford Boosts North Dakota Food Pro-
duction; Supplies Tractors Direct to
Farmers at Factory Prices
THE SPAULDING-RICH-

THE SPAULDING-R1CH-
ARDSON TRACTOR CO., of
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, who
are NORTH DAKOTA state dis
tributors for the Fordson Tractor,
ask me to announce that arrange
ments are now completed to dis
tribute tractors to the farmers
of N. OAK. at factory prices. We
have volunteered and are donat-
ing our services. All middle
mans profits are entirely elimin-
ated. The farmer will receive
these machines at the factory
price, which is $3.50 f. o. b. cars,
Dearborn, Mich.
Mr.. Ford's motive is to in
crease the production of food and
we are instructed to place his
plans in the hands of the proper
officials in this locality who are
interested in increasing their pro-
ductice acreage.
Equipments will start immedi-
ately and I will receive applica-
lions from farmers or others in
terested.
"These applications will be
handled promptly on account of
the lateness of the season.
"England has had 5000, Can
ada 1000, Michigan 1000, Ohio
1000, Iowa 1000, New York l.
900, Indiana 1000, Wisconsin 500,
Virginia 200, North Carolina 100,
South Carolina 100, Massachus-
etts 100, Cuba 100, Kentucky 100
Tractors under this plan. NO.
OAK. farmers are to be next to
benefit by it."
The above welcome news was an
ounced by Messrs. Embertson & OF
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
GERMANS PUT UP SUDDEN ATTACK

London, May 27-The Germans suddenly attacked
early this morning the entire front south of the
Pcardy region at the time starting towards Ypres
Following this they struck wide front between
Rheims and Sssons east and south of the Picardy 'front.'
held by the French between Locre and Voomezele Sos
SONS about ten miles south and west extending along the
Pcardy battle front visible at St. Goban Rheims is IS
miles east and south of the front veerng sharply to the
east before Sossos The front includes the Chemns DIES
Danes sector where the American troops have been in
line for time Vormezee is less than two miles d.
rect south of pres Locre about five miles to the west
and south There has been some hot fighting along the
tire Flanders front
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
PLANTING CORN OF
Low TERMINATION

We have received large number
of samples of corn at the seed labor
atory this spring. On account of the
freezing which occurred in late Octo-
Der and early part of November many
samples of very good seed corn were
ruined because the cobs were not dry
when the frost came. Samples which
we have tested terminated as low as
40 to 60 per cent.
Many people do not seem to under
stand the North Dakota law of min
imum termination. When corn ger
inmates less than 60 per cent of it is
illegal for sale and distribution as
seed for planting purposes, but there
is nothing in the law to prevent one
buying such corn of his own free will
| and accord and nothing to prevent a
! man from selling such corn direct to
the grower, if he informs him, before
! the sale and delivery, of the low ger
mination. It can also be sold as feed
corn.
Many will plant the North Dakota
grown corn even though it terminates
as low as SO per cent. There is no
sure way Of getting stand by plant
ing such corn in the hill. If it is
planted in drills good results may be
| obtained from rather poor Seed When
corn terminates as low as so pei
cent, plant it in the drill so that the
grains will fall four or five inches
apart. This ought to insure a plant
to each ten to twelve inches. If such
corn is we'll cultivated good ears car
be raised.
! It is to be hoped that ever bit Of
| Minnesota 10, Northwestern Dent
Minnesota % and Dakota Colder
Dent that is available, will be plant
ed. l hope this suggestion Of plant
ing in the drill may aid some to get !;
stand while otherwise they might fail
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30

Commander Colonel J. W. Carol,
Lisbon; Senior Vice Commander DR..
David B. McLain, jamestown; Jun
ior vice commander, o. A. Potter,
Granville; Chaplain Robert Kee,
Sanborn.
AS delegated to national encamp-
ment the state organization chose Col.
F. A. Wardwell of Pembina and James
Mccormick of Devils Lake.
Glendale was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
The annual camp fire was held to-
night, with Speeches by Mayor H. C.
Flint; Christian J. Schmitt, of this
city, department commander; Mrs.
Marie Pattee of Devils Lake, presi-
dent of the W. R. c.; and national
commander in-chief 0. A. Sommers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30

son. 1t constitutes a formal announce
ment to the effect that the Henry
Ford & Son tractor factory which has
been doing war service for other
| countries and other states these many
months, is to be placed at the dis
posal Of NO. OAK. farmers at fac
tory prices to the end that they may
bring food production up to the max
imum point this season, when food
production must be stimulated to the
utmost in order to win the war.
For the reason that the need of the
allies for food was greater than that
of the people in this country, Mr.. Ford
built tractors for England and France
before he built them for America. A
total of 5000 Ford tractors have been
built and sent to England, where they
are now doing service. An order of
900 tractors has just been completed
for Canadian farmers.
Then Mr.. Ford allowed tractors to
go to the farmers of Michigan-then
to Ohio ten days ago.
Machines at Factory Price
It will be noted that these machines
are to be sold to farmers at factory
price-$75O. The farmers will pay
the freight. There will be no mid
dleman's profits. This is the Ford
plan of distribution.
To relieve the railroad burden in
war time it is necessary for these
tractors to be shipped from Dearborn,
Mich, in carload lots, seven tractors
being loaded in each freight car.
Farm readers of the Times-Record
who are interested in this announce
ment should mail the following cou-
pom at once to Spaulding- Richardson
Tractor Co., Fargo, No. Dak., or En-
bertson & Olsin, Valley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
L |, v E; PEOPLE 7:
AREL0YAL BUNCH

Last Saturday, Leo Horst, lectur-
er for the non-partisan league, who is
under arrest for seditious talk, was
billed for speech at l.uverne. When
the meeting had been assembled, a
farmer, who stated that he was a
member Of the league, got up and said
he did not propose to sit and listen
to anybody that was under arrest for
sedition. This farmer stated that
they might be lot of ignoramuses
and roughnecks, but he'd be dinged if
he would stand for anybody talking
to him who was under suspicion of
being disloyal, so he got up and left
the room followed by about twenty
five more, we are told, leaving only
ten people in the room. Mr.. Horst
did not speak. The temper Of the
people who have read Of Huns bomb
ing our hospitals and killing women
and wounded soldiers, is such that
they are getting mighty tired of dis
loyal speakers being sent into their
communities. They are right.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
BULCARIANS ARE
.. COMPLAINING

Zurich, Switzerland, May S5.-
Great dissatisfaction in Bulgaria is
developing and popular protest
against the lack of food is ANNOUNCE
ed today. A number of demonstra-
tons have occurred. Bulgarian
troops stormed the train on which
the emperor and empress were re-
turning to Constantinople. Win
dows were broken.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
GOING INTO AIR CRAFT PRODUCTION

Washington, May 27-The subcommittee air craft
production in the senate decided today to proceed at
with the investigation of the air craft production The
committee will begin tour of the air craft factories late
this week and after the tour hearings will be started The
committee is working in harmony with Chas. E. Hughes
Senator Thomas Declares
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
MANY SOLDIERS
ARE GOING OVER

Washington, May rs. - 200,-
600 American soldiers have
been sent to France in May and
June will beat Mays record consid-
erably, was told the military affairs
committee at the regular weekly
meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
OFFICERS INJURED

Washington, May 25:-Gen. Pershing supplemented
his report Of casualties by adding the of First
Lieut. W. v Barneby of the signal corps, from Sumner
Wash and Second Lieut. Kenneth Colver, u S. Marines
Of Orange, N. j. fatally injured in accidental fall
in aeroplane flight. They respectively pilot and
observer. Both officers died during the night On the
evening before the accident they decorated with the
Croix de Guerre for courageous work and galantry:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
THE CASUALTY LIST

Washington, May 27-Nineteen names have been re-
ported by Gen. Pershng to the war department. among
the number being severely wounded is Private Arthur An
ders5n of New Rockford N D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
BIG GUNS SHATTERED

Paris, May 27.-Long range bombardment Of Paris
was resumed at 625 this morning Three of the big range
guns stationed at ST. Goban reported to be de-
stroyed by French artillery and bombs.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
'L0TS0F MONEY
APPROPRIATED

Washington, May 25.-The third
deficiency bill of this session of con-
gress carries an appropriation of
$33,000,O00 will be forwarded to
$90,474,9O6 and authorization of
the house appropriation committee
today. '.a,----------s-1--.a s-- 80. -..--- -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS RESIST

Paris, May 27.-The Germans launched an attack this
morning nine mile front north and east of Scissors
and Rheims the French war office declares today The
French and British resisting brilliantly
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30
OPERATING ON PICARDY LINE

London, May 27-British troops are now operating
the line south of the present Picardy region Gen. Hag
says in his report today This the first ntation that
British forces operating south of Avre
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30

Times-Record wan. ads bring results
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-30

The above welcome news was an
nounced by Messrs. Embertson & o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
RATES UP TODAY
25 Per Cent Increase in Freight
Charges Is On.
New Tariffs Went Into Effect
Last Night.

Washington June 25.-Freight rates
on practically every railroad in the
United States we've rs per cent higher
today. The recent advance ordered
by Director General McAdeo to meet
increased operating costs resultant
from the increase in wages to railroad
workers became effective last night
and became applicable to all freight
billed for transit, after that hour
Freight in transit when the new rates
became effective will be carried at the
old rate.
Increase Universal.
AS most of the short line railroads
not under government management
have filed rev schedules with the in
terstate comrnerce commission carry
ing rates conforming to those ordered
by Director General McAdoo the rate
increase today practically was univer-
SAL
The new rates apply both to inter-
state and inrra state shipments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
PICK HIM UP AGAIN
Porter Patterson, Police Court Char
acter, Must Serve Old Penalty.

A release from the city jail obtained
thru the habeas corpus route in the
district court late Monday afternoon
afforded Porter Patterson, police
court character, only temporary free
dom. This morning Judge Whitcomb
of the secord division of the district
court, on motion from the county at :.
torney, revoked a parole issued to Pat
terson some time ago when the Of
fender was serving a term of ninety
days in the county pail on liquor
conviction. Patterson goes back to
Jail to serve the containing thirty days
of the sentence. He may also be held
until he pays 500 fine attached to
the conviction. =
For several weeks Patterson has
been something Of a thorn in the side
of the sheriffs office and police. He
was arrested again on April 8 on a
liquor charge and was picked up by
the police June on vaCrancy
charge. He was again nabbed as a
vag Saturday and held without bail.
1t was on this last arrested that he
obtained his freedom Monday after
noon py habeas corpus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
CAN'T aid ALLY?
French Papers Doubt German
Ability To Send Men.
Hope Italians Will Push On
Against Foe.

Paris, June 25.-Austrian losses to-
tai 100000 men, according to the
Secolo of Milan. Certain enemy di-
visions lost two-thirds of their effec-
tives.
A dispatch to the Matin from Turin
says that the rout of the Austrians is
complete and that the Piave has car
ried away many Austrian bodies.
Italian cavalry, it is announced, have
advanced beyond the eastern bank of
the river.
Would Press Advantage.
French newspapers continue to ac-
claim the italian victory. Hope is ex-
pressed that General Diaz, profiting
by the Generalization of the enemy,
will not confine the fighting to local
actions, but will strike out boldly into
an offensive and transform the Aus
trian retreat to the Piave into de-
cisive victory.
Several newspapers wonder whether
the Germans will rush help to the
Austrians by transferring forces from
the western front. L'Homme Libre
believes that such action is scarcely
probable as Emperor William and von
Hindenburg are convinced they can
not obtain a decision except on tho
front from Switzerland to the sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25

OF YANkS
John J. Lentz Speaks Glowing
Iy of Our Men in France.
Insurance Man at the Audi
tOrfum This Evening.

mot once during my three months
visit to the four battle fronts in
Europe did I see an American soldier
even slightly under the influence of
liquor" it was the statement of John
]. Lentz, president of the American
Insurance union at the Chamber of
Commerce this noon.
Lentz declared that he has never
seen an American soldier abroad do
anything whatsoever for which the ma
ton need apologize.
In his talk Lentz told of the work
the Americans had to do before it
was even possible to send men to
France. He spoke of the big four
track docks which have been con-
structed at Bordeaux to handle the
influx of troops and munitions from
this side of the water, and character
lied the whole work of the admins
tration as an epic of labor, swift and
invincib1e.
Lentz was introduced this noon by
Governor Capper.
Lentz speaks at the auditorium to
mass meeting this evening at 8
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
o5 PER CENT OF
YANKS SMOKE
IN A. E. F. FORCE
tFrom Stars aud Stripes, France.)

tFrom Stars aud Stripes, France.)
Tobaceo-An article Of universal use, in
separably connected with the idea of com
fort and mental satfsfaction.-Q. NJ. Dc
tionary.
Your o. D. tobacco, of which you
were told last week, will be issued to
you in ten-day lots. That is how the
Q. NJ. has solved the problem of pass
ing out the smoke supply. to consist
of four-tenths of an ounce a day. The
ten-day issue will therefore be a four
ounce package. which, especially If
you have been out of IT for while.
is quite lot of tobacco.
Something like 95 per cent of the
A. E. F. smokes, the q. MS canvass
shows. The missing five per cent are
not nurses. They're just non-smoking
males. II you know any of them.
well. it might he a good thing to tip
them off to the fact that you smok.
yourself.
The French soldier receives 100
grams of tobacco (about three and a
half ounces) every ten days. The
British soldier gets 40 cigarets or from
two to three ounces of tobacco 9
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
Many Concerns of Alien Par.
entage Doing Business Here.
Invest in Bonds of Countries in
War With United States.
SO FAR, ALL have Been LOYAL
No Evidence That They Are Not
True to America.
One Company Has Four Direc-
tors Living In Berlin.

Carey j. Wilson, state superinten-
dent of insurance, announced today
that he would begin an investigation
thru the federal government concern
ing the affairs and activities of insur-
ance companies of enemy alien par
entage doing business in Kansas. Sew
eral companies doing business in Kan
sas are known to own holdings in Ger
many and Austria-Hungary and to
have invested in bonds of countries at
war with the United States. Wilson
also believes several companies have
invested in enemy war bonds since this
country entered the war.
Only in case of showing of dis
loyalty does Wilson contemplate an
order which would revoke the license
of any of the companies now doing
business in this state. 1t may be sew
eral weeks before the state depart
ment is able to gather information
concerning all of the companies. Some
of these records are now in Wilson 8
possession. It is believed that several
large American companies doing busi-
German and Austrian war bonds un-
der terms surrounding their foreign
permits.
One Company's Big Holdings.
At least one company-the Guar
dian Life Insurance company-owns
more than sixteen million dollars
worth of German and Austrian bonds
and securities. Prior to March 1, this
year, the company was the Germania
Life. 1t changed its name last spring,
however, and is now operating as the
Guardian.
Records in Wilson's office show the
Guardian owns the bonds of Germany
Austria, Hungary and Mexico, as well
as bonds of several neutral countries
and Of the allied pations. Large
Guardian during the last year, Wilson
has been advised. In addition to real
estate and mortgages in Germany
amounting to nearly ten million dol
lars, the Guardian now owns $Z,SZ6,.
OO724 worth of German government
and municipal bonds, Wilson's --latest
report shows. The company also owns
Austrian securities in the amount Of
$3,7O1, 1,444.53, of which s3,520.644. 81
are government and municipal bonds
Hungarian securities in the amount OF
| $34,S34.S0 are held by the company
which also owns Mexican bonds II
the amount of $70,442.50.
Directors in Berlin.
Practically the entire directorate OF
the Guardian are men with German
names, the report shows. 1t also
shows that four of the directors are
residents of Berlin. Wilson's record
does not show the amount of the com
] pany stock held in Germany and othel
enemy alien countries. Recently thu
state department was semf-officiall!
advised that the foreign holdings o.
the company were taken over by thi
/ country under the alien property ac
/ and that the company is now strictl.
! American in it's control.
There are many OF the detail
| which cannot be intelligently discussed
until more complete reports are Sc
! cured" said Wilson. ''For that reasol
! 1 am presenting the cases of severa
11<on Ii nueIi an I,aQa TWol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
Rumorcd Bolshcviki Attacked Formc
Ruler-Conservative Gaining.

London, June 25.-Unconfirmed re-
ports form Petrograd were in circula-
ton here today that the former car
had been killed at Ekaterinberg by
the Bolsheviki.
Dispatches from Petrograd declared
the Mensheviki and Social Revolution
ary of the Right are expected to con-
troll the coming soviet elections. de-
spite the professional politics being
played by the Bolsheviki.
A Moscow report said that Volo-.
darsky, Bolsheviki commissioner OF
press affairs. was shot dead on the
street in Petrograd Friday.
Arrest Working Men.
A serious disturbance occurred In
Moscow when the Bolsheviki arrested
all of the fifty-eight members of the
workmen's conference who demanded
constituent assembly Those arrest
ed included ten Mensheviki
The Bolsheviki are reported to be
planning to expel the entire right and
Menshevik faction of the pan-execu-
tive committee. The BOlsheviki are
getting direct aid from Germany for
their fight against the Siberians and
Czecho-Slovaks.
The wave of protest against the Boil
sheviki and against the Brest-Iitovsk
treaty is spreading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-25
Allied Delay ON Russia Gives
Germany Advantage.
Troops Are Constantly Pushing
Deeper Into Country.

Washington, June 25.-With Ger
many speeding her efforts to subju-
gate Russia that she may have new
reservoirs from which to draw war
materials. the allied problem of saw
ing Russia has become acute.
Decision May Be fastened.
Several proposals for allied aid were
ready for presentation to President
Wilson and the cabinet when it met
today. There are indications that an
nouncement of the first step in the
forthcoming program may be hasten
ed. The British embassy and French
Ambassador Jusserand have left ex-
tended memoranda on the subject at
the White House within the last forty
eight hours. The preponderating evil
dence being presented now shows in
creas sing urge from all classes in Rus
sia for aid.
Germans Pushing Farther In.
The Germans, advancing thru
Ukraine, along the Murman coast AND
now landing at Batum to strike with
the Turks thru the Caucasus appar-
emily are desperately trying to get g
firm grasp upon Russia before the al
lies awake to the danger.
Allies See Need OF Haste.
AS a resdlt there is sudden vigor.
Gus activity in allied quarters here try
| ing to reach a common agreement fol
aid. One plan, strongly advocated, ii
to send an fnter-allied board to Russia
with full powers to grant loans, ap
point sub-commissions to direct trans
portation and help the Russians mov'
their crops and this would be thu
foundation for actual military ait
when the time arrived.