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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
EAT BEEF ANY
Time SAYS HOOVER

Washington, Aug. 10.-Restrictions
on the consumption of beef in public
eating places and voluntary restric-
lions on householders were revised to-
day by the food administration.
The regulations rescinded by this
action prohibited serving beef more
than once day in restaurants and no.
tells and limited to one and a half
pounds person weekly. In suspend
ing these regulations about one month
earlier than contemplated the food ad-
ministration requests that the use of
beef be restricted as far as practicable
to cattle which dress under ATS
pounds. Retailers are urged to pur--
chase lighter cattle and the public is.
asked to periodically accept it al
though the use to the heavier beef
so that that the military forces and
the allies may have the heavier
grades which are required for ex-
port.
Extreme drought in Texas, Okla
homa and other sections of the south
west and some. cattle states of the.
northwest, the food administration
statement says, is endangering the
meat herds, creating an abnormal run
OF cattle to market. The larger part
IS below market weights, and would
normally remain on the ranges longer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

class. and put all the printers. LIMO
type operators, etc. in the draft list
OF Class l, and this local board mott
fed the Waterloo newspapers they
would have 10 put their men into some
other class of work TO comply with
the work or fight" order of the gov
eminent. The local board at Waterloo
must be composed of men who do not
know what work is. If printers and
linotype operators are non-essentials
where in the world do they get men
that really work. For eight hours a
day there are none that put in more
steady work than the printers and
linotype operators and we fail to see
how they can very well be classed as
non-essentisls. Another reason why
these men should be put in the defer
red class is that the government de-
ponds as much on the printing and
publishing business as anything in the
world for its publicity and supplies
for keeping the government moving.
Suppose you should take all the print
ers out Of the printshops. What
would the government do for public.
ity OF its various drives for liberty
loans, Red Cross, etc? We read that
the action Of the Waterloo board has
been rescinded. Printers are not try
ing TO dodge the war question by any
means-we have one or two gone
from this shop and who are now over
in France 1t is the idea of saying
that men who work for living like
printers should be deemed homes.
sentia.s Wonder what class tina,
Waterloo board places its member.
ship.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS

To successfully finance the war it is
necessary that owners of Liberty
bonds hold their bonds if possible.
Where for any good reason it is nee
essary for them to turn their bonds
into cash they should seek the advice
Of their bankers.
Liberty loan bonds are very desir-
able investments, and crafty individ-
uals are using various means to &C.
cure them from owners not familiar
with stock values and like matters.
One method is to offer to exchange
for Liberty bonds stocks or bonds of
doubtful organizations represented as
returning much higher income than
the bonds.
There are various other methods
used and likely to be used, some of
the gold-brick variety and others less
crude and probably within the limits
Of the law. All offers for Liberty
bonds except for money and at mar
ket value should be scrutinized care
fully. The bonds are the safest of in
vestments and have nontaxable and
other valuable features.
To hold your Liberty loan bonds, il
possible, is patriotic. To consult your
bankers before selling them is wise.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

4 farmer suggested to the Times
Record scribe the other day that in
these days when it was necessary to
save every kernel of grain, that 1t
would be a good plan for every farm
er to rake his fields for loose heads
of grain and by doing this. many bush
els Of grain could be saved that other
wise would be lost. He advanced the
opinion that boys could be secured
between now and school who could
drive team with q rake and drag the
fields. The thought is worthy of con-
sideration we think. On the face of
it it might not look to be of so much
importance, but in the aggregate
probably thousands of bushels of
grain could be saved. In many fields
the heads are short and also many
heads have been broken down and
escape the binder. We are not setting
oursef up as an expert on these farm
matters but the suggestion appealed
to us as being mighty reasonable and
we are going to give you the idea as
presented to US By one of the best and
most successful farmers in Barnes
county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Some other real brave, patriotic I?
citizen encloses big clipping which
was published across the front page
of the Courier-News recently giving
an extract from speech made by
Secretary Baker, touching on politi-
cal bigots, the sender writing across
the bottom of the article "read this,
and bear it in mind" In answer to
the cowardly cuss who is afraid to
sign his name we would say that we
read the article before he or she did
and thought it very good. What we
object to is the stab in the back
method some people employ to take
a fling at the editor and have not the
nerve or moral stamina to sign their
name to the article. Such a person
in our judgment is a greater Hun than
any we have read of in this war and
is the sort of person who would sneak
up in the dark behind a person and
deliberately stab him in the back
if he was dead sure he would be in no
danger while doing so. If we could
get to the innernost thoughts of that
mans soul we would discover very
little American citizenship in his COM
position or he would not find it nee
essary to take a stab at us in the
dark. We like fair fighter and try
to be square in our own fighting.
Don't exhibit your. yellow streak.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
BUY W. S. S.

The little city of Tower City, few
miles east of US, seems to be getting
nit harder in this war than any other
place of its size in the United States.
Up to this time at least ten or dozen
of the soldier boys who went into ser
vice from there have either been kill
ed or severely wounded. Yesterday
the press dispatches tell of the Boehm
family, who had a son died out in
Oregon, engaged in the spruce ser
vice for the government and Just
after receiving a telegram stating
that he had passed away they receiv-
ed word that another son in France
had been severely wounded, and a
third. brother is also in the marine
service over there. We guess that
Mr.: and Mrs. Boehm are contributing
their full share towards making this
old world safe place in which to live.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
SUPPLY BRANCH LINES FIRST

The commercial clubs Of several OF
the larger cities Of the state had rep
reesnta-iTeS 81 & recent gathering in
Fargo 20 place before l. P. Baker. fuel
administrator Of the state, certain
facts. The cities had not been getting
their share Of next winters coal, and
considerable nervousness was felt as
z result, Is early deliveries are de-
sired Is one Of the sure ways Of ward
ing Of & famine during the winter.
Fears were expressed that as the re-
ceiprs were below their allotments,
based On the smaller amount of coal
they are 70 be allowed next winter,
that the situation was critical.
But this is not the case. Mr.. Baker
issued statement to the effect that
while the cities have not received their
full quotas due at this time, the coal
received in the state has been directed
mainly TO the branch line towns and
more remote sections Of the state, and
this would seem very wise plan.
In an emergency coal can be rushed
direct on main lines to Fargo, Grand
Forks and other larger places, where
as II Is more 0nncuit thing TO get
coal to branch line towns on a hurry
up order.
Many who could secure Ignite now,
are waiting to see if they cannot get
the kind they prefer, and it is these
people who are taking chance. A
good rule to follow now, and the SAT-
est rule, is to get Ignite if you can
burn it, and all furnaces. excepting
those with a very small fire pot, can
burn Ignite -ery successfully. 1t is
just matter of little more care and
a little more shoveling.
There is nothing alarming in the
fuel situation in the Northwest, but
the man with his supply in is fortu~
nate. Enlarge your coal bin and if
you can get Ignite now, get it.-Cour-
ier-News.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
--DCY ". 8. S.

A careful study of recent writings
by German military experts reveals
these Illuminating details of Prussian
strategy: The kaiser's soldiers re-
treated in order to improve their lines;
they were forced to retreat because
traitorous German prisoners had in
formed General Foch of the Crown
princes plans; they are not retreat
ing; they are retreating because their
advance proved the allies could be
be driven back; they abandoned the
Marine because it is nothing but riv-
er, after all, with as much territory
on one side as on the other; they with
drew across the Marine because they
discovered that there were no Ameri-
cans on it's banks; they retired be-
cause the Americans did not know
when they were licked; they fell back
because an advance is a mere "geo-
graphical conception; Paris is where
it can be taken at will, and they don't
want Paris,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

This war is to be won not by one
man or one thousand men or one mil
hon men, or one million people. 1t is
to be won by the united efforts of the
individuals of many nations.
Every American citizen has an in
dividual duty to perform, an individ-
ual share of the responsibility. The
more powerful and effective the
American forces are the shorter will
be the war, and the shorter the war
the fewer lives lost. The greater the
number of American soldiers who will
return home victorious.
Every American who economies in
consumption of material, who in
creases production, who saves and
lends savings to the Government, does
something to help win the war.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

President Wilson gets sevenry-five
thousand dollars q year salary and it
is the intention Of the new revenue
bill now being drafted by congress to
tax the presidents salary, the tax that
he would have to pay if the new bill
goes through being about rwenty-four
thousand dollars. 1t is all right to tax
the president the same as anyone else
but the es-Reeord is Of the opin-
ion that a man who has to hold the
Office of president of the United
States ought to be worth bigger sal
airy than he is getting. When you
stop to think that many presidents Of
railroads and insurance companies are
getting from one hundred to one hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars a year
salary the salary of the president of
the United States seems small. Then
look at the difference between being
president of railroad and president
Of the United States.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
THE AMERICAN WORKINGMEN
AND THE WAR

Behind our fighting army in France
is our great industrial army here at
home. Every worker, every wage
Garner, has great opportunity to per-
form national service. He can speed
up his production of material, he can
economic in consumption, and lessen
the drain on our resources, leaving
the more for our Army and our allies,
and with the resultant saving by pur-
chasing Liberty Bonds and War Saw
ings Stamps he can help finance his
country at war.
And the workingmen of America
are doing their duty-are, as Presi-
dent Wilson says, bearing their share
of the national burden nobly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

The farmers who are trying to
hoard up wheat are not getting away
with the stunt to any alarming ex-
tent. At Bismarck yesterday o. W.
Roberts, food administrator, has
seized from FIVE farmers in the vi
cinity of Wilton, l4O0 bushels of
boarded wheat, some of which has
been held since 1916, but the greater
part Of it being 1917 wheat. The
wheat taken over by Mr.. Roberts will
be sold during the next thirty days
and the proceeds will be turned over
to the Red Cross, which is expected
to amount to over three thousand dol
lars. Serves those fellows right.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

known all about the arrangements
also where to report their wants in
way of help for shocking. l was re-
quested to join Harvey Taylor in max
ing survey Of the city to ascertain
how many business men could give
some time for this purpose. We sign
ed up 80 men. l was Informed that
my duty ended there 1t seems. to
have been all that was done, however.
the men In town caught the spirit of
the work and parties have been out
every day almost since cutting start
ed, but they had to phone around and
ascertain where they might be allow
ed 10 shock Some of the farmers
seemed to think it was a joke. Well,
it is no joke; these fellows from town
60 out with the idea of shocking and
are not thinking of ANYTHING but
shocking: they work faster while they
are at it and they do good work, be-
cause their hearts are in the work.
l know how to shock. / have been out
myself and l know when the boys
are shocking.
Mr.. Ross Hartwick has burned gas
oline every afternoon all last week
taking out parties to shock besides
| doing his share of the shocking. Chief
Swanson caught the spirit of the
work and unknown to both of us he
usurped my authority. He has organ
| lied parties and has also done his
share of the shocking. l have been
| dubbed General in Chief of the shock
troops-Well, good generals care not
for notriety or glory Tor work.. AS
write l. think of Joe tombstone
Johnstone's army was transported
from Winchester to Manassas during
the afternoon of July 10Th, 1861. and
Joined Beauregard's army there
tombstone arrived in person at 0. m.
He outranked Beauregard and there
fore was in command as soon as he ar
rived But tombstone knew that
Beauregard had studied the field and
| had the situation well in hand and he
insisted On Beauregard directing af-
fairs the following day. History
! proves that his unselfshness bore
fruit
have always been an admirer of
Joe tombstone, and, in emulation of
him request that you salute General
Swanson, who has the situation we'll
in hand. 1t would be mistake that
| would bring disastrous results were
l to allow my seniority in rank to
cause me to assume command of these
forces at this time Farmers who
have grain down will please phone No.
81 and state the number of acres, and
give direction where it is located.
General Swanson will take care of
you.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
PROMINENT FDNCAL
LADY PASSES AWAY

We are indebted to Editor Isle. of
the Fingal Herald, for calling US up
this morning to inform us of the death
OF Mrs. Nancy Henry, of that city,
who died Friday morning. She is the
mother of Mr. land Mrs. C. w. Pollock,
Of Fingal, and was 81 years old. Mrs.
Henry was formerly a resident of
Valley City we are informed, and will
be remembered by many of our peo-
pie. The funeral is to be held Sum
day afternoon at one o'clock and we
understand that interment will be
made at Valley City but we did not
learn which cemetery.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
GOVERNMENT NEED OF
HELP BY THE GOVERNMENT

+ Five hundred machinists at Navy
yards and arsenals. Production and
file clerks, with experience, depart
mental. Stenographers and typewrit-
ers, departmental. Clerk, with
knowledge of typewriting or steno-
graphy for both field and department
tai service. Application blanks and
information may be secured from
Vernon T. Gale, secretary Civil Ser
vice Board at the Valley City post Of
fee.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

We read in the dispatches that the
government is going to take hold of
the packing business of the country
and draw the teeth from the packers
trust. If there is one trust in the
world that needs its teeth drawn it is
that and we have wondered why this
has not been done long ago. The peo-
pie are being held up scandalously on
account of this trust for meats and
other supplies handled by the packers
and it is about time the people got a
square deal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
PATRIOTISM WITHOUT HESI-
TATT0N

If our soldier boys deliberated as
long over doing their duty as some of
our people at home hesitate over do
ing theirs, the victory would be
doubtful
1t is sort Of financial cowardice to
hesitate to put your money in United
States Government securities, and to
deliberate over the wisdom and pa
troitism of the investment is to hest
tate in supporting our soldiers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Barnes county has been called on by
the government to furnish forty men
in the next quota for the national
army to leave for American Lake,
Wash, August rs. The government
is going to give that number of men
an opportunity to volunteer for SER
vice 50 that if anyone feels like vol
unteering they can 60 up to the court
house and do so before the local board.
If forty men do not volunteer the To-
cal board is authorized to draft the
requisite number to fill the quota
from this county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

The farmers of the country have in
their hands two-edged sword against
Germany-production of their farms
and giving financial support to our
Government. They are sharpening
and welding this, powerful instru-
ment, as is seen by their support of
the Third Liberty Loan and the in
creased acreage on their farms.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
SHOCK TR00PSAT
ZAUN'S BIG FARM

Chief Swanson, with shock troop
Of "a husky men, invaded the farm of
Chas. Zaun, six miles south of town.
and shocked up over two hundred and
sixty acres of grain in few hours.
When Mr.. Zaun saw these shock
troops coming across the fields he
didn't know whether it was an invad-
ing army or whether the government
was going to use his farm for a
training camp, however, he told the
boys where to head in and they GER
tainly pitched in and put up those
shocks in record time. Mr.. Zaun is
very much pleased with the work of
the bows.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Bassett and lit
tie daughter returned home Saturday
night from Montana where they had
been visiting relatives the past few
weeks. They made the trip both
ways-eight hundred miles-in their
car, and report very fine trip. Ray
says that once in awhile they ran into
muddy roads that were not any too
good but on the whole they had good
roads and good weather.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
THE PEOPLES FORUM

Jim Buttree: l received my COM
mission as chairman of the Farm La
Dor Reserve committee Saturday
morning. l am sorry l did not re-
eeive this notification in sufficient
time to advertise and organize, etc.
Had known this l would have seen
to it that the farmers would have
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Mail Carrier Guy Martin, who has
one OF the city routes, the parcels
post delivery, is taking a few weeks
vacation from government duties and
has gone out into the harvest fields to
get next to nature and some of the
good wages to be secured during har-
vest and threshing. Mr.. Martin is
one of the boys who are willing to
work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our thanks
and appreciation to the kind friends
who rendered assistance to US during
the sickness and death of Hjalmar
Hanson, for the singing, for the flow
ers and to all who in any way render
ed assistance.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Jensen.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Make yourself necessary to the
world, and the world will give you
bread. The way to bring that about
IS by taking course in the Mankato.
Commercial College, Mankato. MIMI
Send for our free catalogue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Frank Towne finished harvesting
his 800 acre crop Saturday. He says
he has a very nice crop this season.
We are glad to hear that this is so.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

Approximate value entire shipment
ment for month ......... .S23070O
This report does not include the al
iotment for July and August, given US
by Division Headquarters, which will
be given later on when the allotment
is finished.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
bly, ~. S. s.

The Waterloo, Iowa, draft board
made ruling that printers were non
essentials and should be put in that
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15
SHIPMENTS
RED CR0SSCHAPTER

Following is the report of ship
ments made by the Barnes County
Chapter American, Red Cross, to Di-
vision Headquarters at Minneapolis,
during the month of July, 1918:
GauZe Dressings
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

-lEY W s s
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

buy ". S s
The Snowflake herald., 1918-03-22

Word has been received that
Pres. George H. Brimhall of the
B. Y. University of Utah, in
company with Supt. H. H. Cum
mings of church schools, of Salt
Lake, would visit us Friday,
March %. Our students have
long wanted to hear Pres. Brim-
halls inspirational addresses.
We deem it being honored to
have a visit from him especially
at this busy time of the year.
Supt. Cummings is always an
esteemed and welcome guest at
the school.
The Academy closes April A,
hence, the faculty has heen more
than busv for a week arranging
dates for the various commence
ment program. Senior dav will
be April 3. 1t will be an espically
attractive day as our 1918
class is by far the largest class
yet to be graduated from the
Academy.
AS a fitting beginning for the
Alumni celebration April 4, the
president of the association, j..
Alvin Decker, visited school last
Monday morning, March Is.
Bro. Decker gave some COM
mendable ideas in his talk of
how to keep close connections
between the school and the
Alumni. We enjoyed his visit
and look anxiously for the
development of the splendid
ideas he presented.
Monday, Seymour Fish and
Lorenzo Jennings, our two most
talented debators, returned from
their trip to Mesa High. Seymour
and REM always bring victory
back plus enthusiastic declara-
tions of a good time. They will
debate Flagstaff Normal April 5.
A truly exciting campaign for
selecting the Queen for Girls
Day, March %, began Tuesday.
The contest is between fonr girls
one from each class as follows:
Senior, Edith Fuller; Junior,
Uldene Ramsay; Sophomore,
Verle Willis; Freshie, Myrtle
Gibson. The votes ran above
the five hundred mark next day
The Snowflake herald., 1918-03-22
S. S. A. NOTES

and enthusiasm runs high in this
contest. Arthur Savage. Sessal
Allen and Wallace H. Larson
deserve mention as the high buy
ers of votes.
Aside from the visit of Pres.
Brimhall and Supt. Cummings
and Girls Day, the most import
ant event of the week will be the
Interscholastic meet between the
S. ]. S. A. and the S. S. A. Fri
day and Saturday, March % and
%. This is the final contest for
the year between the two schools.
1t will comprise more events than
any of the former contests as in
tellectual events Of oratory, story
telling and debates will be cor
related with the track and field
meet. Both schools are well
prepared for the clash. To the
patrons of the school we say
come out to all the sessions of
the contest and see how well
your boys and girls represent
you and the school.
Already we have had the tryout
for story tellers to meet St. Johns
and Thursday morning the or
ators clash for the student body
medal and also for the honor of
meeting St. Johns. d. M. B.