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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

Washington Tribute to the part
played by the nations soil tillers in
winning the war is paid by Secretary
Houston in his annual report for 1918,
transmitted to congress. Bumper
crops We're grown both this year and
last, in spite of adverse weather. the
secretary says, and the millions of
men and women and boys and girls on
the farm, with the organized agencies
assisting them, performed satfsfactor.
lily the supremely important task of
sustaining their own country and those
associated with it in the war.
Emphasizing the difficulties and the
absence of dramatic glamor in the war
job Of the farmer, Mr.. Houston speaks
with satisfaction of the change during
the past year toward giving agriculture
larger place in the newspapers and
magazines and the worlds thought and
bringing the great urban populations
into closer touch with rural life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

and with farmers in his county the
problem of helping the Red Cross and
at the same time helping hog produc-
ton. This was talked in every school
house and In every rural church in the
county. Practically every merchant,
every banker I'm fact, most of the bust
ness men, raised pigs for this ship
ment. Of course, the vast majority
were raised by farmers. Nearly 500
negroes belonged to this club. The
shipment attracted great deal of at
tention not only in Mississippi, but in
the st. Louis market. The bureau of
markets Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture assisted in calling
the attention of the buyers to these
hogs.
This interesting shipment is, there
fore, but the elimination of a piece OF
close cooperation of the farmers of
Carroll county with good county
agent. 1t has made the farmers of
Carroll county independent; they have
'lived at home;" they have paid off
as many mortgages as in seven years
previous; they have made so per cent
fewer chattel mortgages. Eighty-fiye
per cent used to farm on credit; now
only 10 per cent need this help. 1t has
added to the food supply of the nation
in time of need; it has revolutionized
the farming of a county; it has made
the lot of the average farmer of Car.
! roll county infinitely more tolerable
and has brought him degree of
economic safety impossible under a
! one-crop cystem.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
GOOD NEWS
= Lady in Texas Tells How
She Regained and Keeps
Her Health.

Every household should have az
hand all the time d dependable rem.
edy with which to fight catarrh and
catarrhal conditions.
The experience Of Mrs. M. n Berk-
ley, No. 1922 9th St, Galveston, Tex
is not unique, but her letter does car.
ry vigorous safety first" suggestion
TO every American home: 81 wish to
tell you Of the good Peruna has been
to me. I have used 1t five years and
have never found it other than salts
factory as q remedy for colds, catarrh
Indigestion and many other niln.uts
am never without Peruna."
Coughs, colds, catarrh, grip and in
fluenza cannot safely be neglected.
Any disease due to catarrhal intlam-
nation of the mucous lining, whether
of the nasal passages, throat lungs.
stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder or
other organs, is to be feared. Catarrh
Is always menace to the general
health and on account of it's preya-
lence must be fought and fought hard
all the time.
thousands place their entire depen-
denee upon the well known time-tried
remedy, Peruna. DIR. Hartman began
selling Peruna for eatarrh forty-five
years ago. Try Peruna first and avoid
possible disappointment and expense.
Tablet or liquid form. Sold every
where.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
GERMANS OBEY ORDERS.
American Generals Plan Temporary
Government.


With American Army in France
While the marching forces are bring.
ing more villages under American con.
troll, General Brown, the military gov.
ernor at Treves, and General Smith
in charge of civil affairs, are COM
pleting plans for their temporary gov.
eminent. Philosophically, the inhab-
itants both here and in the smaller
towns continue to accept the situation
and the local officials are cooperating
with the Americans as well as they
can. Few rules have been laid down
as 1t is expected that the broad ad
monition contained in General Perish
ing's proclamation that regulations
promulgated by the military must be
obeyed without question, and unhesf
tatingly will be respected.
Firearms of all descriptions and am,
munition have been ordered turned in
with the warning that if this is not
done @ search of the houses will be
made. Late today hundreds of the in.
habitants appeared with guns ranging
from the German army rifle to an
Gent fowling pieces.
AS the army advances the necessity
of food relief appears less urgent
Food is not abundant, but there IL
enough The absence Of pepper in the
restaurants, it is learned, is due to the
fact that the Germans used all the
available stocks of this condiment in
the manufacture of mustard gas.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
To PROBE AFFAIRS
ATUTAH SAT. CAMP
ARMY OFFICER TO FIX REspoNsI
BlLlTY FOR HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
Discharge of Student Soldiers is EXC
pected in Near Future; Gov
ernor and University
Head Act.

salt Lake City, Major Edward w.
McCaskey, y. s. A., district inspectos
OF the western department for this dis
trict, has been ordered by the war de.
partment to proceed Immediately from
his headquarters ut San francisco to
Salt Lake to take charge of affairs OF
the influenza-swept student army
training corps at the University 81
Utah.
a telegram received by Governor
Bamberger from Senator w. H. King
at Washington states that this Off
Ger has been ordered here by the wal
department, In response to request, Il
conduct an official investigation Of
conditions affecting the university
training corps to fix responsibility fol
the unbridled rayages of influenza, al
legged poor feeding and improper hous
Ing and clothing, and failure to fur
Tough men and demobilize the corps
at the time of and in accordance witt
war department orders previously is
sued.
Another telegram from the education
committee in Washington in charge Of
training corps, to Lieutenant @. A. En-
mett, acting commanding officer Of the
corps, states that Major McCaskey has
been ordered to assist in rapidly de
mobilizing the organization. The sans
telegram authorizes the commanding
officer of the corps TO furlough all mer
necessary and directs him to expedite
all discharges.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback man was really never
down-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton to satisfy the cry for a health-giviug
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
a man on his feet before he knows it:
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora-
tories in Holland. 1t acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes.
They are the pure. original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
saIt lake LIfts Influenza Ban.

BY unanimous action of the state and
city health boards, at joint meeting
December g. orders looking to the con-
troll of the Spanish Influenza epidemic
were modified to raise the ban against
the opening of churches and pldees of
amusement. The former were permit
ted to open Sunday December s, for all
regular religious and Sunday school
sessions, and the latter may give per-
formances beginning Monday, Deem
Der 8. The order is operative in Salt
Lake City only.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful OF habit producing drugs
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
Swamp-Root is scientifically compound
ed from vegetable herbs.
1t il not stimulan5 and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
According to verified testimony it is
natures great helper in relieving and over
coming kidney, liver and bladder trou-
bles
A sworn statement Of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should have
the best.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need, you will
find it on sale at all drug stores in bottles
of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Trucks for Parcel Posi-.

Washington. for an assault
on the high cost Of living by extension
of rural parcel post through the use of
army motor trucks are being urged by
Assistant Postmaster General Blaks-
lee t. the house postoffice committee,
Mr.. Blakslee is asking for So 100000
for the rural mail service for the year
beginning July / next. said trucks for
the proposed service would be turned
over by the war department without
charge. Truck trains, he added, could
make postal rates compete with freight
rates.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Briefs About Birds.

Birds migrating at night average
longer flights than the day migrants.
The nighthawk performs the longest
migration journey of any land bird.
Its trip is 1000 miles, from the Yukon
to Argentina.
The files of the United States de-
partment of agriculture contain more
than 100000 cards concerning the
distribution and migration Of North
American birds.
The arctic tern holds all records for
length of migration. When the young
are full-grown the entire family leaves
the arctic regions and several months
later is found skirting the edge of the
antarctic continent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
THE TRANSFORMATION

Prior to 1916 not one carload
shipment of hogs, cattle, corn,
hay or other farm products, ex-
cept cotton, had been made from
Carroll county, Mississippi.
In 1916 a county agent ar
rived.
From September, 1917, to Oc-
tober /, 1918, Carroll county
shipped 90 cars of hogs, 11S cars
of cattle, 155 cars Of corn, so
ears of hay, 20 cars of peas, %
ears Of Irish potatoes, 80 cars of
molasses, 2 cars of peanuts, 2
cars of sweet potatoes, and l car
of sorghum seed-472 cars of
live stock and farm products
other than cotton.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Not Frederick!

You sign this deed of your own
free will, do you, MADAME asked the
lawyer.
What do you mean by that?n de-
manded the large, fiorid-faced woman.
= mean there has been no compuI-
sion on the part Of your husband. Has
there?"
Mimi" she calculated, turning to
look at the little meek man sitting be-
hind her. Frederick? I'd like to see
him compulse me"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Her title.

Bacon-I understand his wife has
position now?
Egbert-Yes. She's working at
ribbon counter in a department store.
"And does he call her his better
halfY'
40; his counterpart"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Hnw,s This ?

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
f. ]. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
severe Injury.

Civilian How did you get that
wound stripe?n Prlyate-"Me heart
broke when we didn't march to Ber-
lin"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
To Some Extent.

Mrs. Gaddy claims that she made
her husband
$50 she did; she made fool of
him."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
id-SfonlaCl
Ruins Health
of Millions

Besides those painful attacks of in
digestion; that awful bloated, lumpy
feeling after eating and downright
stomach misery that you who have
experienced it know so we'll; besides
disgusting belching. fJod-repeating,
sour stomach and distressing heartburn
besides all this ACID-STOMACH
undermines the health and saps the
strength of millions.
If you don't get rid of those stomach
miseries there is no telling where your
stomach troubles will end, for it is a
well known scientific fact that naany
serious ailments have their start in an
acid-stomach.
Start now--this very day to get rid of
your stomach miseries-take EATONIC
the wonderful remedy that absorbs
the excess acid from the stomach and
brings INSTANT relief. You simply
have no idea how much better, stronger
and brighter you feel at once. 1t drives
out all the gas and bloat, puts an inn
mediate stop 80 belchi2g and heartburn,
ends stomach suffering and makes it
cool, sweet, comfortable and strong.
There can be no further excuse for
you to allow acid-stomach TO wreck
your health-pile up misery upon mis-
cry until you get 70 the point where
you feel down and out and that life has
lost all its Joys. Remember, just as
acid-mouth ruins teeth, so acid-stomach
ruins health.
Take EATONIC. It's good, just like
a bit of candy and makes the stomach
feel fine. You can then eat the things
you like and, what is more, every
mouthful you eat will count in creating
power and energy. You'll feel so much
better-have punch and pep--the power
and viii to do things and get results.
and your stomach misery will be gone.
Take our advice. Get big box of
EATONIC from your druggist today.
it costs so little. If it fails to remove
your stomach distress, he will refund
your money. That is guaranteed, you
are to be satisfied or money refunded.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Cruel Treatment.

Yeast-The Germans in the intern
ment camps in this country say we are
treating them cruelty.
Crimsonbeak-How so?
'They claim we're taking all the
kick out Of the beer we let 'em have"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

Farmers should remember that dam
age to winter wheat is done by the al.
ternate freezing and thawing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

There is no parting so bitter as the
parting of a quinine capsule just as
you are in the act of swallowing it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

True love seldom finds It necessary
ITO express itself in words.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

Like Producing Like.
1T was a great send-off they gave
Jimsy. wasn't it," "Yes, and therel
be a comeback, too
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
Otherwise Peaceful.

'Was it military dinner?'
"Just suggestion of the military.
We shelled the NUTS"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

Late in the winter of 1917 the coun.
ty agent took up with business men
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
NOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS HONOR ROLL

The honor ron Of the Moorhead
high school for students with a
record of 30 or over shows one fresh
man, Mabel Kelly, over the line IN
six subjects.
Following are the students who
have won places on the roll:
Five Subjects.
Freshmen-Walter Egge, Inez
Freeman. ...
Observation-Disclosures Leslie, Myr-
tie Sandie.
Juniors-Ardls Dyer.
Seniors-Cora Gunderson, Hjalmer
Mus, Josephine Olness, Ruth Ras-
mussen, Ellen Smith.
Four Subjects.
Freshmen-Esther Anderson, Flor
ence Bergstrom, Livia Bjorquist,
Lucille Dyer, Emily Larson, Adeline
0lness.
Sophomores - Verona Larson.
Gladys TorsOn.
Seniors-Dora Gunderson, Gina
Gunderson, Adolph Murie.
Three Subjects.
Freshmen - Madeline Herring,
Evelyn Monson.
Sophomores - Eunice Anderson,
Goodwin Dosland, Julian Gunderson,
Mabel Gunderson, Francis Meath,
Marianne Sharp.
Juniors-Marie Holt, Dora John
son, Helen Leslie, VIM. Nelson.
Seniors-Edna Baker, Vina Erick-
son, Florence Hanson, Fred Ken
nedy, Anna Kimm, Signe Olson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
'KNITLESS" night FOR
RED CROSS RECITAL

An unusually large advance sale
Of tickets for the Red Cross bene-
fit concert to be given this evening
at the Concordia college gymnasium
is reported today.
Mrs. Mildred ROmsdahl- Bruins, the
soloist, is probably the most popular
soprano in the middle west. Mrs.
Bruins comes direct from New York
city where she has been making rec
ords for the Victor people, singing
with orchestra accompaniment. She
appeared in concert recitals in New
York and Brooklyn and last sum-
mer sang to 10000 people in the St
Paul auditorium. On Sunday night
Mrs. Bruins sang in a patriotic song
recital in Chicago.
1t is proposed to make this
"knitless and chrochetless" evening,
as there have been many complaints
made by those who have attended
concerts recently that the work Of
the artists has been seriously in
terfered with by those who thought
lessly continued their knitting while
numbers were rendered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
SAYS
MOORHEAD BOYS
Are SCATTERED

I want action and I'm going to get
it,. writes " Sliv' Nemzek from
somewhere in France to Chas. s.
Marden. Of Moorhead. He has carried
the spirit Of the football field across
the water and those who remember
the old high school and A. c. cap
tain know there Is nothing lazy about
him when he has a chance to get into
the game.
The letter follows:
$780, France, Feb. II.
Dear Friend:
Il have been planning to write to
you before but the misfortunes Of
war have prevented my doing so. All
Of the Moorhead boys are well and
contented.
"As you, perhaps. know our regi-
ment was smashed and all the
privates transferred into regiments at
the front leaving only the officers
and the nom commissioned. About
half Of the Moorhead boys are with
us here and the others have been
transferred.
There is very little chance for me
to go up now so I have applied for
transfer into aviation. If my transfer
is granted I'll be sure to go up
either in rank or in the air. have
been out to the French aviation
school the past two Sundays and
have been up with French aviators.
It certainly does appeal to me.
Il can't describe the sensation of
flying; but the first time 1 went up
felt like a kid with a new toy. I
am going up for a flight soon and
will go near enough to observe the
front line trenches and to see No
Mans Land.
Most Of the non commissioned men
have been placed on special duty and
mine is charge Of an officers mess
in the capacity of mess sergeant.
have grown fat on the job and can
have it permanently; but want &C
ton and I'm going to get it. If I
don't get into aviation l will be in
a training school for five weeks
where I will learn enough about
modern warfare to At me out for
service at the front.
Anyway, trust the boys from home
to do their bit. Regards from all the
boys.
Sincerely,
"Sergt. Alex Nemzek, Jr."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
FERGUS FALLS Man NAY
SUCCEED LYNDON Smith

st. Paul, Mimi, March 7.-Clifford
l. Hilton, new deputy and acting
attorney general, probably will be
appointed attorney general. to sue
coed the late Lyndon A, Smith, who
died Monday night.
c.. Louis Weeks Of Minneapolis, 1t
Is expected, will become deputy at
torney general, and each OF the as
sistants will be advanced a position,
while the new man will be selected to
complete the staff.
The appointment of a new attorney
general will be made by Governor
Burnquist, probably on Friday. The
new appOintee will name the deputy
and assistant attorneys general
Mr.. Hilton was born at Kenyon in
1855. and has made his home at Fer
gus Falls since 1879. He is a gradu-
ate OF the Wisconsin university law
college, and was first appointed as
sistant attorney general i'm 1903. He
was city attorney OF Fergus Falls and
for ten years county attorney Of
Otter Tail county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
MOOrhead NezCS
Cars FOR SPUDS
NOW ON THE WAY

Cars to move the Clay county seed
potatoes are now on the way-the
relief sought by local growers hav-
ing been granted by the Washington
authorities. If the conditions are as
promised the cars should begin to
arrive before the end of the week.
There will be no delay in loading
out as there are large stocks at the
stations awaiting shipment and the
roads are in good shape for hauling
from the farms.
The following message was receiv-
ed by A. H. Costain. president Of the
Clay County Bankers association,
from A. r. Rogers. chairman of the
Ninth District Liberty Loan COM
mittee, Wednesday night:
Wire from Washington says with
in As hours railroad administration
have arranged a big tide of refriger-
ators to Minnesota territory to take
care of potato movement. If l can
be Of further service advise me-"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
SHERIFF SEXES BOOZE
BY SAFETY BOARD ORDER

Fergus Falls, Mimi, March T.
Chief of Police Johnson made his
first liquor seizure under the order
OF the Public Safety commission
which forbids the shipment Of Ii
quor into dry territory on Tuesday.
Carl Hanson came in on a train
from the east, carrying a suspicious
looking suit case that was found to
contain one gallon jug, two 2-quart
bottles and one pint bottle Of liquor
The case has been reported to the
Public Safety commission by County
Attorney Anton Thompson for
instructions, and the outcome will be
important as 1t will fix the rule for
enforcement Of the commissions
order.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
American Troops NoD
Holding Eight Miles
Of Trenches In France
fRv Assoclated Pressl

Washington, March 7.-American
troops are now holding something
over eight miles of trenches on the
battle front in France, 1t was learned
today, although in an air line their
frontage is only about four and a
half miles. This frontage is liable
to extension at any time to the regu-
lar trench allotment for an army
corps.
IrreguIarity of the trench lines is
responsible for their eight miles OF
length. They are laid out so that
thanking fire, may be obtained along
every part of the front. Strong
points containing machine guns jut
out for this purpose. The trenches
also follow closely any protective
slope of the country and wander up
and down hill.
The American sector is understood
to be a divisional frontage which
means that at least three divisions
Of American troops are there to
give the necessary support in depth
for the front lines. This fact has
aroused speculation here as to who
will be selected by General Pershing
co command the first corps of his
army. Major General Hunter Lig-
gett is known to have acted in that
capacity, but as yet the expedition
airy commander has not made any
recommendation.
It is possible that the French
system will be followed in the
American army, so far as the ap-
pointment Of corps commander goes.
1t is customary in France to select
any one of the division commanders
in a corps and place him at the head
OF the corps. He retains his rank as
division commander, however, and in
the case Of the American army that
would be a major general II the
French plan is adopted, therefore,
the grade Of lieutenant general may
be employed only for field army
commanders.