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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
North Dakota Long
Way From Fuel Famine

Bismarck, Feb. 2S.-There seems
kQ be some Misrepresentation on the
part Of farmers in North Dakota con-
corning the regulation of the fuel ad-
ministration restricting accumula-
tious of anthracite and b-tuminous
coal.
1t is explained by the Federal Fuel
Administrator tor North Dakota,
Captain l. P. Baker of Bismarck, that
under the existing regulation anthra-
cite may not be purchased in a great
er quantity than 1000 and no person
is permitted to accumulate more than
four months supply of bituminous
coal for particular purpose. This
regulation does not prohibit farm.
er from accommodating four months
supply of Bituminous coal for house
hold purposes and an additional guam
sity sufficient for use in steam trac-
tofs or other similar uses. If farm
%r requires one ton of bituminous
coal for household purposes for one
month and fifteen tons of bituminous
coal for use in his tractor for one
month. he may accumulate and have
On hand at any one time sixty-foul
tons Of bituminous coal, provided the
monthly requirements are the same in
each Of the four months of the period
II one ton of bitvminous coal is re-
quIred for household purposes and
nfteen tons for tractor use during
March, similar quantities during April
one half ton for household purposes
and fifteen tous for tractor purposes
during May, one-half ton for house
hold purposes and ten tons for trac-
tor purposes during June, a farmer
may accumulate and have on hand
drst of March three tons of bitumn-
GUS coal for household purposes and
hfty-fve tons for tractor USE The
intention is to Limit accumulations to
actual requirements for four month
period
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
Attorney LANCER Licensed
to Wed New York Girl

Bismarck, Feb. 22.-Attorney, Gen.
eral LANCER sent from his Office at the
state capital during the past few days
forecasts of his early marriage to Miss
Lydia Cady of New York City in the
opinion of his, many friends at the
state house. The engagement of the
legal adviser for North Dakota to
Miss Cady was announced in the New
York papers several weeks ago.
One night early this week General
LANCER boarded an east bound train
for somewhere in the east" He
would not state his destination and
his two assistants, Dan Brennan and
Harry Bronson, if they knew, will
not say where he has gone. 1t is
known however, that he expects to be
gone for two or three weeks and it is
generally expected that when he re-
turns he will bring a bride with him.
The attorney general and Miss
Cady met while the former was at
tending Columbia U.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
HEART EALM GIVEN OLSON

Fargo, Feb. 22.-Cmond Olson was
awarded S50l heart balm in the fed
eral court this morning after the jury
had deliberated an hour.
Olson asked $4,000 damages from
Ole Sunde, Valley City farmer, for
alleged alienation of his wife's affec-
tions.
He claimed that his wife lived for a
time in the spring of 1915 with her
sister, wife Of the defendant in the
action, and that during that time
Sunde paid her unusual attention.
The case was called last Tuesday
afternoon and went to the jury at 10
o'clock this morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
BELGIAN WOMEN FORCED
TO LABOR FOR GERMANY

The correspondent of the Times at
Amsterdam writes: -
"At Blankenberghe, the Germans
forced great number of servants to
leave their situations and tried to
compel them to take up the work OF
unloading, docking, and transporta.
ton for the army. The young girls
refused and were shut up in the Ho-
tel Belvedere;- which serves as a pris-
on. Most of them persisted in their
refusal and were liberated; they were
requisitioned again and sent to diff
ferent places, even to the wall of the
, port of Zeebhugge in order to work
there for Germans. Daughters of
farmers and the bourgeoisie from the
surrounding country have also been
requisitioned.
"The military authority does not
spare even the disabled and i'll. The
TELEGRAPH correspondent on the from
! tier reports that a disabled man who
happened to remark that he had only
one leg was told that there was work
that he could do with his hands. A
one-armed man was told: we will
give you one-armed comrade and
the two of you can do one mans
work.
'The communal school at Dudzeeie
has been transformed into a penal
colony. The building is surrounded
with barbed wire, like a prisoners
camp. The chateau near Bruges is
also employed as penal colony"
The Rheinische Westfalische lei
tung recently contained communica-
ton emanating from the Labor Elk
change of Cologne, which said in
part: Ell
Industry meets with more and
more difficulty in procuring artisans
, difficulties that can be remedied only
in so far as the supply of labor per-
mits. The central intelligence Office
for manual labor asked at once that
foreign artisans should be called on
for aid. These artisans will not be
able to replace entirely the German
workmen, to say nothing of their de-
mands in respect to wages, which are
very often in inverse ratio to their
capacities. Experience, moreover, has
! still to teach US whether the employ
ment of women from the occupied ter
ritories will be Of advantage for the
munition industries. The demand for
women workers in the metallurgic in
dustries, as we'll as in chemical and
explosive industries, is very great
and the supply, according to the fig
ures, is still diminished" --...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
Agricultural Students
Test Seed termination

Putting to practical use the knowl-
edge gained in theoretical way, the
students of Professor Seymour's class
in Agriculture II are now conducting
series of experiments in the testing
of onion seeds for Professor Wemett
and DR.. Zimmerman for use on their
onion field south of town this coming
spring.
Four varieties of seeds are being
used and reports on all items of inter-
est in connection with the tests will be
kept in tabulated form.
Taking about 1000 seeds, represent
ing about equally the four varieties:
Red Globe '16, Wills Dakota Globe,
Red Globe II, and Yellow Globe Dan
vers, on Wednesday morning the stu
dents placed the seeds in water. Many
sank land many f1oated. This imme-
diately gave rise to a classification
of the seeds as heavy or light, indi-
eating the degree of germ nourish-
ment contained. These classes were
kept separate, counted, and marked.
Wet sand placed on large plates
furnished a moisture-holding plate for
the experiment. On each of these was
placed a square of wet plotting paper
on which were strewn a definite num-
Der of seeds. These, in turn, were COW
cred with blotting paper cut the same
size and also thoroly wet. An up
turned plate covered the whole, and a
label attached gave the necessary pre-
liminary data.
A careful watch will be kept of the
development taking place in each
group of seeds, and the percentage of
assured termination will thus be Sc
cured, as we'll as the relative produc-
tivity of each variety Of seed, and the
further division of each of these into
the heavy and light as determined by
the first test.
This work is furnishing not only
desirable exercise in practical work
for the students Of the agricultural
department, but also will give Messrs
Wemett and Zimmerman definite data
on which to base their seed require.
ments most advantageously.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
OBITUARY

The funeral of Hans C. Stenshoel,
a well-known resident Of Barnes coun-
ty, who died Saturday morning, Feb
ruary Is, was held Tuesday afternoon.
A short service was held at the Stems
hoel home on West First street at
1870 O'Clock, and at 2 o'clock funeral
services conducted by c. G.. Naeseth,
pastor Of the Synod Lutheran church,
were held from the First Congrega-
tional church.
Special music was rendered by a
choir from the Synod church, and Mrs.
w. c. Lyon presided at the organ.
The floral tributes were most beau
tiful.
The pallbearers were, Ernest Swan
son, Henry b Nelson, Thos. Collins,
C. w. Nelson, Henry Irgens and Jas
Kelly. Interment was made in Hill
side cemetery.
Mr.. .Stenshoel was born at Amherst,
Fillmore county, Minnesota, Oct. TO-,
1862 and was IS years old He came
to North Dakota from Minnesota in
the year 1882 and engaged in the
implement business. In 1888 he was
married to Theresa A. King. The
same year Mr., Stenshoel went to
Bismarck, where he was appointed
deputy warden of the state peniten-
tiary. He returned to Valley City
and in November 1890 was elected to
the Office of sheriff of Barnes county.
In 1892 he was reelected and at the
expiration of his term in 1894 was ap-
pointed game warden under Governor
Frank White. In 1898 Mr. Stems
hoel was again elected sheriff of
Barnes county, to which Office he was
reelected in 1900. At the expiration
of his term of Office in 1902 he en-
gagged in farming on a farm miles
south of Valley City. In the fall OF
1910 he again entered into politics,
and was elected sheriff of Barnes
county for the fifth time, to which Of
fee he was reelected in 1912 At
the endof his term as sheriff he re-
turned to his farm where he has re-
sided since that time. Last fall M
Stenshoel, with his family, moved to
Valley City in order that the children
might attend school here this win.
ter.
Mr.. Stenshoel leaves to mourn his
death a wife and 10 children, Walter,
who now resides at Van Hook; Clara
Of Valley City, Mrs. George Sarsten
OF Litchville, Mrs. Henry Hanson,
Mrs. Terrence Peterson, Lawrence,
Harold, Thora, Isabelle and Ralph Of
Valley City, Mr.. Stenshoei also leaves
his mother, Mrs. Christina Stenshoel
of FIT. Dodge, Iowa, who is now 81
years of age, and the following bro
Tiers:
Nels Stenshoel of Crookston, Mimi,
Oscar Stenshoel of Fl. Dodge, Iowa,
and Henry Stenshoel of Brookside,
Sask.
Mr.. Stenshoel was member of the
knights Of Pythias lodge of this city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
Dr.. R. f. lubbehuSen
VETERINARY SURGEON
Residence Phone $40 Office Phone &

Jud Leader: VIM: Olson, assistant
state fire marshal, of Valley CITY. was
in town on Monday to look the town
over and give us an inspection. Mr..
Olson was in the Office and in CONVEX
sation with the writer stated that he
was delighted to find the town in
such splendid shape. He commended
US on our fire fighting equipment
and in connection with this suggested
that when our fire bell was erected
the tower should be tall enough to
bring the bell well above the present
buildings Of the town or any that we
may expect to be build in the future.
Mr.. Olson was conducted over the
town by Fire Chief A. N. Sofia, who
felt perfectly safe in taking Mr.. o.
son anywhere in town, knowing full
well that he would find everything in
ship shape.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

The club women of Bismarck will
be hosetesses to the visiting cub wo.
men who attend the big war confer.
ence in Bismarck February Is and 26,
Mrs. DR.. LaRase is in charge of the
arrangements. The homes of Bis
marck VIII he thrown open to all Wis.
ltors who will accept heir hospitality
There will be about one thousand del
egates expected there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
for the kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our husband and
father. Also for the many floral
tributes.
Mrs. H. C. Stenshoel and family.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

This Office is in receipt of letter
from Caspar J. Marley who is now at
Camp Funston, Kansas. He is men,
Der of Company C, S14 Field Signal
Battalion. Says he likes the work
fine. Mr.. Marley was at one time
employed with the C. C. Chaffee store
in this city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

Clarence Colville came down from
po~ers to attend the CO. G ball
Thursday evening. He went on east
Friday morning, and will spend a
month at points east. visiting at St.
Paul, Chicago and Madison, Wis.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

The Lincoln school has added new
electric sewing machine to their Red
Cross equipment. This machine will
enable them to do their work much
faster and better.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28
NOTICE

Efficient banking is a good policy.
Efficient auctioneers mean the same
thing. Secure I. A. Harris of Valley
City and you will follow the good
policy plan. 28-wtf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

All kinds of farm help furnished.
Granger Land Co. 31-wtf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-28

NORWAY TO VALLEY CITY
$132.sS INCLUDING WAR TAX
via the neutral Scandinavian steam
ers, the Norwegian and Danish lines.
People wishing to send for their rela-
tives and friends will please commu-
nicate with E. Gjerdrum, Valley City,
N. D., Agent. 9 3wp
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Austria Joyful Over
Russian Withdrawal.
Flags Fly Eueryvhere

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13-Flags arc
flying everywhere in Austria. according
to advices from Vienna. and thanksgiv-
irg services are being arranged to cele-
brate the news of Trotzky's declaration
that the war between the Central Pow
ers and Russia is ended.
The Vienna Official News Agency
escrlbes the reversal in the attitude of
the Russian government to the fact
that peace was concluded between the
Central Powers and Ukraine, and ex-
presses the conviction that as resul.
OF this peace there will be strong re-
action on the war III the West. The
agency adds:
"The termination of the war is at
last obtained by the diplomacy of the
Central Powers and there is no need
to be discouraged by the form chosen
by Russia for the announcement of
peace"
Referring to the economic agree
ments, the Austrian papers indicate
that while exaggerated hopes are not
justified, it may be expected that Of
two years harvest at the least, which
could not be exported from Ukraine,
there are still considerable stocks and
that about one million tons will b.
available. In this connection. however
the papers point out the difficulties of
transport, which must first be reckoned
with
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Long Beach To Be
Big Aviation Camp
Castles-by-the-Sea and Other
Hotels To Be Taken Over
bv the u. 6

LONG BEACH, Long Island. Feb. 13
One of the largest aviation instruc.
ton camps in the country is to be To-
Gated here, it was learned to-day. Fol
lowing conferences with leading citi-
zens, Colonel L. C. Brown, with several
officers, made definite ARRANGEMENTS
TINS afternoon for taking over on leas,
many OF the places here.
About thirty officers have been poino
over the situation for some time. and
IT IS now expected that 500 men will
arrive within few days. Although
the lease on hotels and other pronerfv
runs only until May 1, opinion is com.
mon That the government will make the
arrangement permanent
Colonel Brown has left for Washinp-
ton to report. Two hundred men will
be accommodated at the Park Roule-
ward Hotel and 200 more when the
garage has been remodelled. other
places will be able to hold from rs
to $40 men, and the reconstruction of
the sites occupied by bath houses will
make possible a building that will take
care of 1000
Castles-by- Sea will be turned
INTO dining hall, and other large
hotels will be made into quarters for
officers and their wives. The east end
OF Long Beach will be used for
hangers. 1t was said yesterday that
men from the West and South would
be here soon
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Tie seems to get away with it at home,

assigned in order to be available TO
such detached duty as may be required
While The conduct of the expedition
ary forces has been excellent, the gen
eraI said, fortitude born of great cour
age and lofty spiritual ideas is re.
quired to overcome entirely conditions
found in France.
The present law provides only one
chaplain for each regiment, but there
is pending in Congress bill increas
ing that number to one for each 1900
men in all branches of the military es-
tablishment. The measure has the an
proval of the War Department and
Administration leaders have urged it's
early passage.
Unequalled Personnel
Genera! Pershing's cablegram, made
public tonight, follows:
''In the fulfilment of it's duty to the
nation much is expected of our army,
and nothing should be left undone
that will help in keeping it in tho
highest state of efficiency. / be-
lleve the personnel of the army has
never been equalled and the conduct
has been excellent, but to overcome
entirely the conditions found here
requires fortitude born of great cour-
age and lofty spiritual ideas. Count
ing myself responsible for the well
iare of our men in every respect, it
IS my desire to surround them with
the best influence possible. In the
fulhlment of this solemn trust it
seems wise to request the aid of the
churches at home.
!. TO this end it is recommended
mat the number of chaplains in the
army be increased for the war to an
average of three per regiment, with
asslmllated rank of major and captain
II IN due proportion, and that number
be assigned in order to be available
TOR such detached duty as may be re-
Ut is my purpose to give the chap
lains. corps. through these forces. A
definite and rcsponsi bile status and to
outline. direct and enlarge their work
into cooperative and useful aid to the
troops w WIG
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
2,1OO, 900 Teutons
Now ON West Front
[By The Associated Press


GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb. 13.
German preparations for their an
nounced offensive on the Allied from.
have not brought with them anv re-
taxation of German vigilance or efforts
to meet any possible attack from the
Ailles. New concentrations of German
forces are gathering in the rear of
their lines simultaneously with the
hard work which continues on the
front line positions, where most
formidable system of defences has been
erected during the winter months.
Various authorities make widely diff
ferent estimates of the number of Gh
man divisions which may eventually he
brought into the line on this front
should the Germans decide to engage in
battle on large and decisive scale.
The exact total of the German forces
in the front line and in the immediate
reserve is known to unit
One hundred and twelve divisions
occupy the German front line facin.-
the French, British, American and Bel
gian troops, while their immediate re-
serves total sixty-three divisions. (On
the basis of 10000 men in a German di-
Possibly several additional divisions
have reached various points behind tho
lines, but the fact has not been estab
lished with certainty. At any rate. if
S agreed by authorities here that the |
greatest possible number the Germans
could add to their forces on this side
does not exceed twenty divisions.
which would bring the total to 1875 di-
'isions (2,340,000 mem
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

announcement of Andrew Bonar Law
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the
British House Of Commons, that Great
Britain had produced only 1,163,474
tons af shipping last year. The output
in the United States was 9O1,223 tons
making a total combined tonnage of
2,064,697, while sinkings by submarines
last year generally are reckoned at
100000 tons.
While complete figures on construc-
tion in japan, Italy, France and other
nations in 1912 are not yet available,
officials here do not believe their ag-
gregate equalled the total of the United
States. If that is the case. submarine
snkings more than doubled all new
tonnage produced.
Both American and British officials
expect very different story in 1918.
however. The United States and Great
Britain are speeding up their building
programmes, and naval officials in both
countries have confidently predicted
that the submarine will be curbed this
summer. Secretary Daniels believes
that effectual results will be obtained
IN the early summer. Admiral Sir John
Il. Jelllcoe, former chief of the British
Naval Staff, recently predicted that hv
next August it could be said that tho
submarine menace is killed" How
ever, he predicted dark months before
that time. '''e
The output of ship tonnage in the
United States in 1918 has been yar;-
ousiy estimated at from 25O0,0O0 tons
TO 100000 tons, with Shipping Board
ofhclals confident that at least 3. .5O0. .0oo
tons VIII be completed. No estimate Of
Great Britain's output has been re-.
celved, but that country is expected to
increase it's 1917 figures.
Japan's operations just now are ham.
pered by lack of steel, but this hand;.
cap Is expected soon to be overcome
ana that country also is expected to
Increase its output this year. Otbe,
countries are building few ships
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Only Recurrence of Bad
Weather Will Restore
Monday Holidays
New England May
Still Remain Closed
Nc Adoo Declares Situation
Still Demands Railroad
Embargoes, However

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Suspcn-
sion of the heatlcss MONDAYS was an
nounced to-day by Fuel Administrator
Garfield, with the reservation that the
suspensior order may be revoked be-
lore the ten weeks pcrod expires if a
return OF bad weather brings another
breakdown in railroad transportation.
AT the same time, DR. Garfield ravc
state fuc! administrators full author
'ty to continue the closing order in
territory under their jurisdiction if.
in their opinion, circumstances do.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

mand it. Aside from New England, il
was said. there was little probability
that the heatless Monday order would
remain in force anywhere. In the
New England states the closing order
may remain in force until MARCH 25
the date originally set. -
Director General McAdoo tonight
gave out a statement indorsing the
resembling of the Monday closing or
der, but calling attention to the dan,
ger of further TRANSFORMATION dificul-
ties from winter weather, and the
consequent necessity of conserving
coal.
To Maintain Embargoes
Because there are still six weeks ot
winter weather ahead, with the posi-
bilities of snow and billiards. to in.
terfere with railroad operations. Mr.
McAdoo SAID, there is still ADEQUATE
reason for maintenance of railroad
embargoes on non essential commodi
ties. few weeks of GOOD weather
VIII restore roads to normal condi
tlons, he added but even without this
there is no ground for pessimism.
lhe heatless Mondays were decreed
by the fuel administration on January
II. and four have been observed in ajl
states east Of the Mississippi, except
those south of Virginia. in which the
order was enforced on three MONDAYS
but was lifted last week.
A preferential coal distribution list
established by the order remains in
force, as does the section providing for
the orders enforcement. Fuel admin
stration officials believe that preferen-
hal distribution, together with con.
5lnued operation of railroad embarpoes.
%hlch have been promised by Director
General McAdoo. will meet the fuel
unless there is return of OK.
remely bad weather.
The fuel situation everywhere except
n New England has improved greatly |
within the last two weeks. DR.. Garfield /
aid to-day. There it is perhaps more
rltical than 1t has been at any time
-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Central PolUers Demand
Rurnaniur Peace Tall

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13.-The Berlin
"Tageblatt" says that the Central Pow
ers have addressed a demand to Ru-
mania to enter peace negotiations and
requested an answer by this evening.
The newspaper says the demand d;d
not take the form of an ultimatum
with an inherent threat.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. saws
Berlin semi mi-official telegram, is nego-
tlatlnng with the Rumanian army com
mand regarding the continuation of
ehe armistlce. 1t is necessary to clear
up the armistlce question, says the
message owing to the present relations
between the Ukraine and Rumania II
denies that Germany has issued snv
ultimatum to Rumania.