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building, a structure made Of rock.

building, structure made of rock,
fell into the trench injuring him.
Mr.. Shields saw some hard fighting
and did his share of the good work.
He says the Germans are putting their
lower classes of soldiers into the
ranks, older men, boys and young
men wearing glasses. This indicates
shortage Of men. He says the
German prisoners are invariably
afraid of their lives. "All that I have
seen captured drop their gun and
throw up their hands, and they lose
no time in Offering the captors their
watches, helmets, knives, ETC., for SOU
venirs. They believe that they are
to be killed outright, when captured,
for this is what their officers tell
them"
Members of Mr.. Shields Company
who drove the Germans back after an
engagement, found where they had
crucified a captured Canadian fighter
to the door Of barn. Mr.. Shields
tells of hardships in the trenches,
where, when it rained, the men were
compelled to lie down on sandbags,
and sleep with their feet in the wat
er. He laughs at his experiences
with lice and trench rats and he must
have had plenty of interesting COM
pany.
When America first came into the
war, Great Britain did not realize
that she would be of much value, but
now they look upon the American
soldiers in different light, he says.
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Mesdames Benno, Saunders, Fugelso,
Coyle, Devine, Knapp, Barron, ]. A.
Scofield, H. Wilson, McKoane, Nc.
CURE, F. Murphy, Bond, Peterson,
Mulick, Mckenzie, Fisk, Norton,
Leighton, Goss, Mccoy, Ernfeldt,
Kane, Brugman, McGahan, Colcord,
Kann, Robinson, and they were shown
thru the exquisitely furnished rooms.
Mesdames Myers, Hassel, Meservey
and Richardson had charge of the re-
freshments.
During the evening, an enjoyable
musical program was rendered.
The 26 private rooms in the new
structure are all furnished, several of
them by societies and individuals. The
Elks room, Daughters of Isabella and
that of j. D. Van Fleet & Co., are
furnished in white ivory, the other
in solid mahogany. Others furnish
ing rooms were The Knights of Col
umbus, Mr.. Kingsley, the contractor,
who built the hospital, P. w. Myers,
j. H. Weinrebe, Dr.. Ringo and w. s..
Shaw. The Knights of Columbus
room will be provided with a revolv-
ing bed, which may be used in any
part of the hospital if needed. The
X. C. room has all of it's linen work.
ed with the X. c. letters, the Daugh-
ters of Isabella doing the work. Mrs.
Devine painted a set of beautiful
dishes for this room with the K. of
C. letters, receiving many compli-
ments for her excellent work.
The public appreciates fully the
benefits Minot will receive from the
new hospital, with all of it's modern
conveniences, and equipment. The
new building has four floors with Sis
ters' and nurses dining rooms, bak-
cry and studio for nurses on the first
floor; private rooms with baths and
two wards, with six beds each on the
second and third floors, and operating
rooms, shower baths and physicians
dressing rooms on the fourth floor.
The building cost $4,000 and is a
credit to the Northwest.
Today, the new hospital was bless
ed by Rt. Rev. Bishop Wehrle of Bis
marck, assistetf by a number of other
priests.
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Paul and William Klimple and Joe
Gadhaw were at tn same mine Mon
day for coal.
Taken up on June 7, two yearling
steers, one red one and one black one,
both with horns and in good flesh, for
further particulars call on Wedding
& Nelson.
H. Gamblers made a trip to the east
part of the state and returned Sun
day.
Nathan Smith and family spent
Sunday at the home Of Charlie Make
of the Benedict vicinity.
E. E. Diehl and Tracy M. Palmer
were just east of Minot on the Mouse
River for poles and timbers for a
cattle shed to thrash straw on for q
good war cattle shed, the first of the
week.
Lee Morey and Ed J. Walker were
elected in the school board election
last Tuesday.
Stewart Reed was in Minot for fax
seed Saturday.
Paul Klimple improved the looks of
his new granary put up last year
with a new coat of red paint and
white trimmings. Earnest Bush did
the work, also assisted Paul in fenc-
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High School Commencement

The Baccalaureate sermon for the
Minot High School graduates will be
held Sunday evening at the gymnasi-
UNI of the Minot Normal school. Rev.
J. N. Mackenzie, rector of the Epis-
copal church, will deliver the sermon.
The commencement exercises will
be held at the Normal gymnasium
Friday evening, June 81. There are
"a graduates, including 16 young
men. The addresses will be deliver
ed by Atty. O'Connor of Grand Forks,
whose subject will be "Education and
Democracy. A special musical pro-
gram will be rendered by the Girls
Glee club under the direction of Miss
Nelson.
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ing one quarter section of land.

ing one quarter section of land.
Wedding & Nelson placed a num-
Der of their work horses in James
Robinson's pasture six miles north
of the South Prairie store.
Joe Gadbaw is on the mend again,
and made a business trip to Sawyer.
Glen Walker, young man who has
been employed on the Scofield ranch
for several years, has been called to
war in the last draft. His brother,
Ed Walker, is taking him thru to
Minnesota in a Ford to his former
home, leaving today.
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NOTICE TO cPEDrToRs

State Of North Dakota, County If
Ward. SIS
County Court
In the Matter of the Estate Of Hans
T. HoEv. deceaSe
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by Henry A.
kluVer. Administrator Of the estate Of
Hans T. HOgy. deceased. to- the credit
CrS Of, and all persons having claims
against said deceased to present them.
with the necessary vOuch erS. to the Sa id
Administrator Henry A. Kluver.. at his
office First state Bank Of burlington,
n. D.. within six months after the first
publication of this notice
Dated this 10Th dav of June. 1918.
HENRY A. KT.T-NER.
Admin istrator.
First publication June 13, 1918. At
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Norwich Soldier Fighting With lana
dian Forces Returns for Visit

Geo. Shields, an Old Time Nor" IL
lad. who has been fighting with the
Canadian forces in France for the
past two and one-half years, visit
ed old Minot friends today. He was
accompanied by his brother, J. W.
Shields, the Blaisdell merchant.
George called at the Independent
office and we had a good visit. He
received an injury to one of his legs
and will not be able to fight again.
He was occupying trench built right
through town, when shell demol-
ished building. A portion of the
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New ST. Joseph's Hospital Formally
Opened

The formal opening of the new St..
Joseph's hospital was held Wednes-
day evening, several thousand people
visiting the magnificent new structure
which has been completed and fur
nished for use. The new hospital
is beautiful beyond description and
the Sisters received many well de-
served compliments on the success of
their venture.
As the public arrived, they were re-
ceived by the following ladies who
formed the reception committee:
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new coal mine on his fathers farm,
Ludwig Bechtold, in Newman town
ship, and is now able to furnish plen-
ty of good coal at $3.50 per ton, dur
ing the summer months.
Clyde Nelson and wife and Mrs. W.
Fl. Wedding, attended church in Mi.
not Sunday.
E. E. Diehl was at the Peter Bech-
told coal mine, which was recently
opened up, last Friday for coal and
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Minnesota Primaries June ]

Much interest is being manifested in
the primary election which will be
held in Minnesota Monday, June IT.
The Nonpartisan League has built
up strong organization in that state
and are running Lindbergh for gov
ernor against Gov. Burnquist. Eight
hundred autos are being employed
by the league making the canvas in
Minnesota and Gov. Frazier spent sew
eral days with Lindbergh on his cam
paign.
> Van Lear, Socialist mayor Of Min
neapolis, is candidate for re-elec-
ton.
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Ten Thousand Attend Band CeIebra.
bratiOn at MOhall

Ten thousand people attended the
band celebration at Mohall last Sat
urday and listened to addresses by
Governor Frazier and F. C. Upton
of Minot.
The celebration was given for the
benefit of the bands of Mohall. Lor-
aine and Sherwood, which have been
under the direction of Mr.. Wright.
Music was furnished by joint band
of seventy pieces and it was mighty
classy too.
The affair was very successful, over
$500 being raised for the bands. The
supper brot over $500. s. H. Sleep
er ratified off his Rambler auto and
sold over $500 worth of tickets
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Mirot Sneakers at Douglas

Judge and Mrs. Goss and F; &.
Upton were the principal speakers
at a big Red Cross demonstration
held at Douglas Tuesday evening.
The crowd was so large that no build
ing in the town was large enough TO
accommodate the throng and the com,
mittee in charge set up benches and
chairs on the sidewalks and street
and the meeting was held out OF
dOorS
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Wife of Hanks Merchant Run Over
Ry Car

Mrs. Elmer Ellefson, wife of q mer-
chant from Hanks. N. D., who is here
with her husband attending the re-
tailers' convention, was run over by
an auto driven bv V. A. Fleckton Of
Niobe, on Central avenue Wednesday
evening and painfully injured. Two
wheels Of the car passed over her
and she was carried to her room at
the Grand Hotel, where a physician
was called. 1t was found that her
injuries consisted only of painful
bruises and were not serious.
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Sunday School Convention at Sawyer
June 17-1S

The annual Ward County Sunday
School convention will be held at the
beautiful camp meeting grounds at
SAWYER. June II and IS. A fine pro
cram has been arranged, including ad-
dresses by such men as DR.: Richard
w, Bowden of St. Paul and DR.. Chas.
w. Stalker of Columbus, O..
Rev. Fred Christ Of White Earth
will lead the singing. Awards will
be made to the various Sunday school
departments.
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LOST--1n Southeast Minot or on road
southeast Of Minot a dust hood for
auto top. Finder nlease notify Guy
Rivins, Sawyer, N. Oak. for re-
ward 6-19-to
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WILLIS TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Blan of Kenmare is here on
an extended visit with her mother,
Mrs. T. w. Jerome.
Rev. c. B. Price of Velva preached
at tn Center school house Sabbath
day.
William Klimple was sick several
days last week, but is now on the
mend.
Pete, Bechtold has opened up a
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Sibhald who
have resided near Regina. Sask., for
the past twelve years, are visiting
at the home of their son. W. H. Sib-
bald. They are enroute to their old
home. Oakfield. Ont, which thew left
"a years ago and where they will
reside in the future.
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Governor Frazier and Others to Speak
Here June "a

A big Nonpartisan rally will be
held in Minot on June "a. Announce
ment has just been made that ad-
dresses will be given by Governor
LYNN J. Frazier, Attorney General
LANCER and the other league candi-
dates for the various offices. A large
crowd is expected.
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Shaw Reelected President of City
Commission

w. S. Shaw was reelected Presl-
dent of the City Commission at a
special election held Friday, June z.
Shaw received 795 male votes and $40
female votes, or total of 1885 votes.
James Johnson received 526 male
votes and 545 female votes, or total
of 1911. Shaw received a majority of
pa votes out Of q total Of 2406 votes.
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DR.. Archie D. MCDANIEL returned
today from Minnesota where he went
to attend the funeral of his old friend,
Ralph J. Piper.
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Fl. Fl. Blain. Garnishee.

SECOND SUMMONS
The State of North Dakota sends
greetings to the above named Defend
ants:
BY this second summons herein YOU
are directed to appear before me at my
office in the City of Minot. Ward Coun-
ty North Dakota, at 20 o'clock in tho
forenoon on the Sth day Of July, 1913.
there to answer to the complaint OF
the above named plaintiff who claims
to recover of you the sum of Twenty
five and 99-100 ($25.99) Dollars. as
money justly due and owing by you to
the plaintiff for goods wares. and mer.
chandise sold and delivered to you be-
tween February End, and March 26,
1917. at your special instance and re-
quest and for which you agreed to pay
the sum of $3.50, no part of which
has been paid and plaintiff hereby de-
mands that the 1898 disclosed by gar
nishee be applied to the satisfaction OF
plaintiffs debt. and you are hereby de-
manded to make payment of the same,
and you are further notified that unless
you so appear and answer as above re-
quired the plaintiff will take Judgment
against you accordingly.
Dated this Sth day of June. 1918.
G. B. DAVIS,
Justice of the Peace.
Let service of this summons be made
by publication in the Ward County In
dependent, a weekly newspaper publish
ed in Ward County, North Dakota, once
week for three successive issues.
G. B. DAVIS,
Justice of the Peace
e I =
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FOR SALE bout 1S bushels of fax
seed. ST. nor bnshe' H. Fl. Tenn
pleman. SAWYER n. d. It's
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State of North Dakota, County Of
Ward, SIS.
In Justice Court. before c. F. Davis
Justice Of the Peace
N, C, Nelson, Plaintiff
VS..
J. S. Westwell and Mrs. J s, Westwelf,
DnfnndartS
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Mr.. and Mrs. X. T. Hagen,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hagen,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Hagen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Larson
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Card of Thanks

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends for the
kindness shown during the last H.
ness and after the death of our be-
loved mother. 1t will never be for
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SECOND SUMMONS

First publication June 10. 1918 At
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-04
STATE FILES APPEAL IN
GASOLINE INSPECTION LAW

Oklahoma City April Attorney
General Freezing has filed an appeal
in the supreme court from the iudg
ment Of the oklahoma county district
court in which an in junction was
granted Ed Boyle chief mine inspector
against the corporation commission in
spccting refined oils and gasoline,
The attorney general takes the posi-
ton that troper jurisdiction was not
taken by Boyle, in that he sought
relief in a question or equity by way
of an injunction Boyle claimed that
the duties involved were given his Of
flee by constitutional provision and
could not be disturbed by a legisla-
tive act.
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UNCLE SANS SALVAGE MAN
IMPORTANT PARSONAGE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE.l

ment where women workers have
been called in to assist the salvage
corps
Army shoes which have been worn
by many marches over the desert
sands near the fort are half soled by
machinery ripped places stitched
new laces inserted and the shoes sent
back for further wear Not a scrap
of leather is permitted to be wasted
by the reclamation and salvage de-
partment Shoes too badly worn 10
be repaired and cavalry boots are
ripped to pieces and the leather used
for repairing other boots and shoes.
The scraps are then sent to market
for use in the manufacture of compo-
sitlon betting.
Recently Is meat grinders for pre-
pairing meat for cooking were con
demned and sent to the reclamation
department to be sold for junk In
stead the parts were separated, re-
assembled and five good grinders OBJ
tanned while the remaining parts were
stored for repairing other grinders
Broken parts were sold for junk
Wagons, automobiles tank wagons
soup kitchens and every other kind OF
field equipment is received by this
department Wagon makers replace
worn parts of transport and ammunl
tion wagons with new ones All an
tomobile parts are classified and {
crew of garage men repair the cars
as they come to the shops Ever
tracks for caterpiller trucks are kept
for repairing these big trucks whicl
haul supplies over the desert
Broken spurs, ragged guidons an(
flags, eyelets from canvas leggings
leather from worn out puttees har
ness, saddles, tie ropes and even "bul
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"PEACE DRIVE" THROUGH
PlCARDY FAILS.

London, April 4-Germanys peace
drive through Pieardy enters upon
its third week with both forces pre-
pairing for the resumption of heavy
fighting. The weather has interfereG
somewhat but the Germans have not
renewed their heavy attacks and Tie
fighting front has remained virtually
unchanged since Monday
North of the Somme the British
have improved their position in small
attacks while on the important sector
south of the river there has been u9
infantry action IN the region north
Of Montdidier which has been the
scene OF much heavy fighting, the ar
tillery battle has been violent, but The
enemy has made no attempt to al.
tack.
While there is little doubt that The
Germans must attack again and will
have to sustain still greater losses in
further efforts against the allied Inc.
much interest centers in the plans Of
General Foch The attacks by the
British between Albert and Arras anL
by the French between Montdid,e,
and Noyon, apparently We're for the
purpose Of improving local positions.
Silence is being maintained by both
sides as to the next act in the titanic
military contest
Germans Say Drive Halted
BY Bad Weather.
German newspapers declare that
the German drive was halted by bad
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GERMANS MAY TRY TO
BREAK THRU ALLIED LINES
AT ANOTHER PLACE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEl
sivc is a thing that can not happen
again.
Even now there are whispers, only
whispers. and report them under the
greatest reserve, Of some German
troops having fmnked it who hesitaiel
TO wade knee deep, as it were, over
their dead comrades bodies. How
long the military machine can throw
democracy to slaughter is an import
ant point. Certainly not long if Tie
cost continues to be high and the Ill
innate ends are not achieved
There is another curious tmna
about German public opinion these
days. That is the deep impression
made by the memoranda Of Lichn0w
sky and vonJagow They have beer
discussed almost as much as the Of
fensve, and while the offensive ha-
been on the readers of many papec-
had put before them articles bitterly
complaining Of German diplomacy he
fore the war and even going as fa.
as can be expected toward the all
miss iaon that England did not real
ly cause the war after all Member
Of the reiehstag lament in the Nos-
siche Zeitung that the German gov
ernment was silent in the face Of nu-
merous speeches made by entente
statesmen
In short, ! thing | am right in the
belief that German public opinion IS
in such a condition that if the often
sive is held up peace will be very near
But as the militarists have all at
stake, they will certainly make the
most stupendous effort the war has
yet seen
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weather and not by the Franco-Brit
ish defense. Admission is made that
the Germans are having great dirli-
Guilty in moving up guns and supplies
over the muddy area of the Sommo
and that transport is in poor shape
because of the necessity for con
structing new roads.
Amtens Now Free From Danger
Amiens. the primary objective Of
German efforts in the past two weeks,
is free from danger for the moment
A military proclamation posted thero
informs the population chat threaten
ing peril has been removed and eX
Forts them to maintain confidence
American Troops At
Two Points Now
American troops in the region of
Toul and i'm an unnamed place have
been subjected TO a heavy lombard
meui frem enemy guns Gas shells
we're used mainly in the fire against
the Americans in the unnamed place.
High explosive shells and gas pro-
iectors were used in the artillery at
tack northwest of Toul but no great
damage was done
Reconnaissance and patrol actyi-
ties are increasing on the Italian
front. especially from west Of Lake
Garda. The Italians have captured
several enemy outposts and made g
number of prisoners.
A German force has been landed 1t
TIango. on the southern coast of Fin
land to aid in the campaign againsJ
the Finnish rebels The Fnnis'
government forces are bombing Tam
merfors north of Helsingfors, while
new Russian reinlorcements are re
ported to have arrived to help tn.
rebels, who control most of southern
Finland. ~ EAtgMtS
Hun offensive At Sea
Also Falls Flat.
Germanys offensive on the seas
Ike her land drive. fell down laF'
week. Only sixteen British, French
and Italian steamships were sunk in
the past week, while in the previous
seven-d day period thirty-seyen were
lost through the activities of German
submarines. The British losses las.
week we're thirteen ships, includinS
six of more than 1000 tons which
compares most favorably with the
loss of twenty-eight. including six
teen of the larger tonnage the previ-
Gus week. Fifteen British merchant
men escaped successfully from sub
marine attacks
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CHIEF kE0kUK WELL
HOOKED WITH ANCESTORS

Says Matt Duhr; John Keokuk,
chief Of police at Shamrock, is a
grandson OF the late chief Moses Keo~
kuk and a great grandson of the first
famous Keokuk, who has a towering
monument in the city Of Keokuk, Ia
The first noted Indian of that name
lived about 400 years ago, according
TO keokuk family tradition None
of them were blood thirsty sayages.
They were pure Ozaukees and lived
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'on the shores of Lake Michigan until
after the year 1904, when most of tde
Ozaukees-Sacs united with the Mish-
wahkees Foxes Only three puro Fox
Indians now live in Oklahoma near
Rattlesnake Springs between Avery
and Shamrock, the remainder live in
Tama county, Iowa. They claim 10
be descendants of the red fox, and
| like the Chinese they worship their
ancestors"
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whips" used by the army mule driy-
ers are salvaed in Uncle Sans big
second hand junk shop here and the
government is saved thousands o.
dollars by repairing army property
which otherwise would have to be re-
placed with new.
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Gypsy Smith, the famous British
evangelist, whom many persons have
said Billy sunday resembles, is com
ing to the United States from tla
British Y NJ c A to talk about the
war Billy Sunday the American
evangelist has announced his intcn-
ton Of going to the western front to
see the boys in the trenches