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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28

Mrs. Spiers and Judge Murray decid-
ed that the marriage contract was
legal. The case was carried to the
district court and Judge Leighton sus-
tained Judge Murray's decision.
An action was then started in the
Federal court against the Great
Northern Railway Co. for damages.
Judge Amidon concurred with Judges
Murray and Leighton in considering
the marriage contract binding and a
decision was rendered against the
Great Northern for $4,000 damages
in favor of the wife. The case was
carried to the U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals and decision has just been
rendered, sustaining Judge Amidon.
1t appears Jnat the parents OF
young Spiers objected to his marry
ing a young woman, and after his re-
moval to Minnesota, the young folks
took the affairs in their own hands
They signed up two simple marriage
contracts, agreeing to accept one an.
other as man and wife. Spiers re.
tanned one of the contracts and his
wife the other. Mrs. Spiers came tt
Minot and remained with her husband
for about ten days during the sum-
mer before his death and he intro
duced her to friends as his wife, In
the trial, sixty letters written by the
husband and wife, were introduced as
evidence to prove that the young
mans signature was genuine. The
G. N. tried to establish the fact that
his name was forgery. Curtis, the
originator of the Curtis system Of
penmanship, who is a noted expert ir
his line, was brot to Minot to testify
as to the signature of Spiers and he
gave as his opinion that the signature
was genuine. Curtis is the expert
who testified in the famous Patrick
murder case in New York City.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28
Candidates File Expense Accom-,

NanuIudteS F1le Expense Accounts
The following is list of the ex-
pense accounts Of such of the candi-
dates in the recent election who have
filed their accounts in accordance with
the law:
N: J. Engeseth, $500; A. Walton,
$33.00; Bert Solberg, $500; Olaf
Lokensgard, $1.66; John F1eckten.
$72.00; J. H. Burkhart, $3.50; Bennie
H. Olson, $4,000; M. D. Tousley, $2.25:
Hans E. Christensen, $22.50; TON
Henderson, s15.00; P. C. Nelson, none;
H. c. Frahm, none; L. W. Torgerson,
none; 0: N. eleven, $4,000; W. D.
Wendt, s59.9s; A. S. S Spicher, s2l.51; /;
B. G. Theurer, none; A. P. Scofield'
$4,000; Moody o. Eide, $1,000; o,
B. Herigstad, s156.25; VIM. Murray,
none; R. w. Kennard. none; Guy +.
Humphreys, $21.00; J. R. Falconer.
none; A. M. Waller. sse.17; Geo. A,
Reishus, $4,000; John Hennessy, $40:
j. M. Robe, $3.50.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28
SERGEANT 0. \. PERRY
WRITES FROM france
Brave Minot Soldier Tells Interesting
Stories of his Experience Bat
Ting With the Huns.

The following interesting letter was
received today by Mr.. and Mrs. E. C
Perry from their son, Sergt. Oliver
Perry who was recently wounded
while in France.
Base Hospital Somewhere in France.
Nov. 3rd, 1915
Dear Mother:
l am still in the hospital, but you
can figure that l won't be when you
get this letter. By that time I will
be strong as sup of French tea OF
miss my guess.
suppose you would like to know
all about how got hurt. We were
located in woods about 100 or 15O
yards from the Germans. The first
day we were there the Huns made
an attack on us, but we drove them
back and wounded and killed pile OF
them, so they got no profit out of that
transaction. We had some outposts
out around during the fight and it
was the outposts that had the good
shooting. One little fellow from New
York that didn't know rifle from an
airgun before he joined the army,
managed to get three Boches who
were trying to kill one Of our men
who had his face Il mean all the meat
. on his face) blown off by German
hand grenade.
The next day at about the same
time 2:3O p. M, we made an attack.
A lieutenant and myself led the Sec
ond platoon, and another lieutenant
and the remaining sergeant, led the
other platoons, we did not have two
full platoons as there were not enough
left out of the original four platoons
to make two full ones.
We all loaded up with grenades, mu-
niti0ns, ETC., and started forth in .
single skirmish line. When we were
within about IS yards of the Germans
they let loose with their machine guns,
we all Topped behind tree or where
there should have been a tree to give
the bullets an unobstructed passage
overhead. crawled in a little hole
made by rifle grenade, about big
enough to hold a fair sized cat but
hardly filled the bill for me. l had
with me French field glass that you
could count the legs of a fly with at a
100 yards, my idea was to find the
!. snipers around in the trees with it.
That is a favorite pastime to climb
ii thickly foliaged tree and snipe.
Pretty soon bullets began to come
around me, too close for my peace Of
mind. I took my glass and started
to looking for my tormenter before he
hit me, which he was about to do in
course Of time, in spite Of his rotten
shooting. You know, Dad, that even
Dwight and Ted usually get one or
two ducks from luck shots, and was
afraid that this German would have a
luck shot on me or rather an unlucky
shot for me. In little while-Wh
on my helmet and my head felt as tho
pile driver had fallen on it-and
talk about blood-it came out of my
head-my nose and my mouth and
thot it came from my eyes and ears
also, but was mistaken.
took off my helmet and remember
seeing whole thru it about the size
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28
N|N0T MAN DESCRIBES
army PRINT SHOPS
VIM. C. Davis, of the Independent
staff, wrote About Life of the
~ Printer Close Up to the
Fighting Line.

The following interesting letter has
been received by the Independent
"bunch" from VIM. C. Davis, who left
this office little more than year
ago to join the fighting forces in
France:
France, Nov. l, 1918.
Friend Rita and the rest of the bunch:
The time has rolled another when
I think it's about time l stole few
minutes to answer your letter of Sept.
30, which arrived about ten days ago,
but between long hours of work and
letter writing had to give way to the
work. 1t will be year tomorrow that
was sworn into the service at JEFF
ferson barracks. To look back it
seems but short time, but to look
ahead that far is another story.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28
Harrison's Car Wrecked

Fred F. Harrison's big Buick car
was severely damaged Monday eve
ming when Mr.. Miller, who was driv-
ing it, ran the machine into the side
of the new steel viaduct, just where
the turn is made, leading to the G. N.
station. One wheel was torn off, and
the front end of the machine looks like
the breaking up of hard winter.
One Of the steel beams on the viaduct
was bent some.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28

or demonstration held at Minot last
summer. Arrangements are being
made to handle hundreds of these
tractors during the coming season.
Geo. Won Media is giving this end of
the business his personal attention.
A separate company was recently
formed to take care of the Canadian
business and Regina, Sask., has been
selected for the Canadian headquart-
ers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28
Lansfo-d Man Bot Person Sire

-'Aoh oot 1 SIs SUI ore.
Robert McLain, prominent Lans-
ford dairyman, bought a yearling sire,
the son of COW with a 5O7 butterfat
record, from the Person stock farm.
Mr.. McLain has shown good Judgment
In getting hold of one Of these ex-
cellent individuals.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-28

The only remedy for a swelled head
Is the bitter tonic of experience and
often one bottle isn't enough.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
Germans Admit
Yankees BrQUe
Hard Fighters.
10y aoRsse JeussAl SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

ls' CUMMING JOURNAL SPEClAL LEASED WtREY
With the British Army in France,
Oct. 20 (hy the Associated Press -
Just what the Germans think of AM
erican soldiers with few side re-
marks regarding the st. Mihiel oper-
atoms is disclosed in a confidential
document signed by the chief intelli-
gence officer of the Nineteenth Ger
man army which has been captured
by Americans fighting on the British
front.
The document prefaces discussion
of the st. Mihiel attack by admitting
that the number of Americans in re-
serve on that occasion was unknown
1t then takes up the divisions which
carried out the assault
A little further on the order, which
was distributed generally throughout
the German army and was considered
or a confidential nature, has this to
say of the American soldier:
He obviously is very much afraid
of being taken prisoner He defends
himself violently to the last against
this danger and does not surrender
This seems to be the result of pro-
paganda picturing cruel treatment if
he falls into German hands.
THE American is expert in handling
machine guns, is firm on the defensive
and develops a strong power of resist
ance from his very numerous machine
guns. The bearing of the infantry
indicates slight military training The
artillery was at its best as long as
it remained at its original positions
during preparation for an attack The
methods of fire were good"
A sentence in the document says:
I'm general il should be noted the
American is quite honorable--he does
not fire on stretcher bearers"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
AMERICANS WORK
To CONSOLIDATE
N0RTH0 vERDUN
Lsx MORNING lousnAl srsclAl LEASED wlntl

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlREl
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. 20 (by the Associated
Press. ACTIVITY on the American
sector west of the Meuse was limited
today on the American side to the
consolidation and reorganization of po-
sitions recently taken. On the other
side, the Germans occupied themselves
in strengthening their positions.
The American consolidation work
was confined almost entirely to Loges
wood. on the right of the wood, after
an artillery bombardment of two
and half hours, the Americans began
the task of driving the Germans from
Rappes wood. Fighting continues in
vicinity of Grand Pre-, where the
Germans still offer bitter resistance.
All signs of a probable German
withdrawal to Freya position. except
on the right, have ceased, and the enc
my now seems determined to hold his
present positions as long as possible.
The German counter-attackS are be-
coming more and more infrequent and
it is learned that Instructions have
been issued TO the Germans not to un-
dertake counter attacks unless they
are positively assured of success.
Artillery and aerial activity was be-
low normal today because of the poor
visibility due to the rainy weather.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
YANKEE AV|ATORS
FLY IN DARKNESS
OVER HUN LINES

Thf hoRNINS JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlREl
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 20, (by The AS
sociated Press. )---Night flying pa
trolls over the American lines have
been inaugurated. In night flying
over the front, feat performed by
American aviators for the first time
on Friday night, two patrols consist
ing of five machines were sent out
from the northwest of Verdun to the
region of st. Mihiel for the purpose
of searching out flying Germans.
The Americans went over the Ger
man lines and drew fire from anti
aircraft guns, but did not encounter
the German fliers they sought. Low
clouds were encountered over the en-
emy lines and the Americans re-
turned after two hours of flying.
Lieutenant Louis Bernheimer of
New York City, pilot, and Lieutenant
Ralph Bagby cf New Haven, Mo-,
observer, flew over the enemy lines
today despite a downpour of rain,
obtaining valuable information. Ow-
ing to the mist and rain they were
compelled to descend to within 500
feet Of the ground in the region of
Dun, the Germans firing at them with
anti-aircraft and smaller guns. At
one place they flew so low that Ger
man infantry fired many volleys from
their rifles. bullets piercing the wings.
Because of the uncertainty of en-
en1y movements west of the Meuse,
volunteers were asked to make an
important observation trip over the
boche lines. Bernheimer and Bagby
responded.
During the trip they were compell-
ed to descend below the mist several
times to take observations regarding
the German positions, and then as
cend quickly to get out of the range
of the Germans, who We're pouring
a rain of shells at them all the time.
Reaching a region where the offic-
ers particularly desired information
as to conditions they descended to
less than 800 feet from the ground,
The Germans fired from guns of all
calibres. but the Americans continued
skimming along, taking their obser-
vations. The bullet holes in their
canvas did not hamper the machine
and they returned to the American
lines dropping notes at different
headquarters reporting information
of much value to the army.
No other machine, enemy or Amer
lean, was sighted over the entire
front today. Aviation Of
ficers say that the flight was made in
the face of the heaviest rain ever en-.
countered by American aviators on
a flight Of this distance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
GOVERNMENT Of
NORTHERN RUSSIA
IS RE0RCAN|zED
',~. ass.,- ,.,o,-. -.naoor su,aso~ "a

'nh'" u5ssa1 1stosAs 1ShHnor eNIaAoH a.
Archangel, Friday. Oct. Is (by the
Associated Press. THE government
in Northern Russia again has been
re organized and the supreme power
again conferred on Nicholas Tschai.
kovsky. Colonel Duroff will retain
his position as governor general ard
military commander in the region OF
the north.
The ministry has been organized
as follows:
NJ Tschailsovsky. president OF tho
provisional government and minister
of foreign affairs and agriculture: Col
onel Duroff. governor general. mill
tary commander, minister of war,
minister of The interior and minister
VI communications post and teieS
graph: Prince Kourpatkin temporary
minister of finance; NJ Mefodieff,
minister of commerce and industry
and of provisions; S. n. Gorodetski,
minister of justice, and p. Guboff,
minister of public instruction.
With the exception of Premier
Tschaikovsky all the members of the
cabinet belong to bourgeois parties. In
In addition to the cabinet there is an
advisory council OF fifteen men. rep
resenting all strata of society and all
parties.
In Archangel the elections recently
held for members OF the duma re-
suited in a large majority for the si-
cialists although the bourgeois vote
was larger than ever before
The new cabinet meets with the
general approval of the allied diplo-
matte corps here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
E-FOURTH Of
NATION BOUGHT
WAR LOAN BONDS
tsv MORNING JoussAL SPECIAL LEASED wrssl


Washington, Oct 20.--Pro badly 25,-
900 individuals bought bonds of the
Fourth Liberty Loan, unofficial re-
ports reaching Washington today
showed. large proportion of these
filed their subscriptions during the
last few days of the campaign, which
ended last night. Consequently. it will
be a task of many days actually to
count the number of pledges, and to
compile reports from the entire coun-
try.
Definite figures and the total sub
scriptions to the loan were not avail
able here tonight. Local and district
campaign managers. fatigued with
their arduous duties of the solicitation
work, rested today and will not start
until tomorrow to figure up the ava
lanche of last minute purchases. The
only official figures in hand here were
of Friday night, showing about
81, 400 .O00, GOO yet to be subscribed.
Despite this total lack of definite
information, officials were confident
that the $4,000, OOO,0 popular war
credit had been over-subscribed. This
belief was based on indications that
advance promises Of large sums from
financial interests in New York and
elsewhere would be foand to be full
filled when the final count is made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
Canadian Jumps
From Train to
Escape Germans
tsr nessrse Jouss.l spetr.L ,sAsso w,.sl

An Atlantic Port Oct. 20,-- Escap-
ing after ten months confinement IN
German prison camps by daring LEAD
from a moving train and a l25-ms
pilgrimage NJ night across Wes'phtA
into Holland, Private Herbert Batch-
ellor of the Forty eight Candian high
landers, arrived here tonight on his
way 10 his home in Vancouver, b. c.
Bachelor, who has service medals
for the Boer war and the Zulu rebel
lien of 1905, said he and several COM
paEions on sapping operation We're
captured after they had dug them
selves out of sap which the Germans
had blown up.
During his entire confinement in
Germany he declared he did not taste
a piece of meat. subsistinG on black
bread acorn coffee and soup that a
hog wouldn't eat" Many of his fellow
prisoners died from burger and over
work. he said, and he had dwindled
from 1S5 to l35 pounds when he final
ly escaped
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
German Officer
Repays Kindness
With Hun Trick


With the Canadian Forces in France.
Oct. 10 Saturday, by the Canadian
Press. s.)-Although l-e Cateau was not
Systematically destroyed by the Ger
mans, there were individual acts of
vandalism both there and in adjoin-
ing villages, Perhaps the whole war
has not produced another act so vile
as that which is vouchcd for by
French official investigators. In Mon
tigny, due west OF lie Cateau, Ger
man .officer lived eighteen months
with French family He was pleas
ant fellow taking his meals with the
family and frequently performing on
the piano for them
One evening he failed to return for
dinner and members Of the family
waited in vain for him, and at mid
night retired to bod. At o'clock
in the morning the house was blown
up by a mine. Every one of this fam
lily wa S killed with the exception of
an eight months old child, The fam
lily consisted of several old men and.
women and children
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
SO[0NS To MAKE
READY FOR TWO
Weeks VACATION
!,r .osMns yousN.l srseMl ,s.sse wl.el

Isr Noehhe JounksL SPECIAL LEASED wfR1l
Washington, Oct. 20.-Congress this
week will clean UP urgent legislation
in preparation for a two weeks re-
cess over the November elections
The most important matter is the six
billion dollar deficiency bill, passed
last week by the house and now be-
fore the senate appropriations COM
mittee.
While the senate Is disposing of
this measure, the house will mark
time by a series OF three days re-
cess until October 30. The senate ap-
preparations committee plans to re-
port the army bill by Wednesday and
leaders expect the measure to be
passed before the end of the week
Because of the illness of Alexan-
der Konta of New York, who is to be
one OF the principal witnesses. -the
investigation by the senate judiciary
committee into the purchase of the
Washington Times by Arthur Bris-
hane through money advanced by
brewers which was to have opened
next Tuesday, probably will 10 over
until the senate reeonvenes after the
elections. M - X nj ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
ONLY SIX DEATHS
REPORTED IN DENVER

Denver, colo, oct. 2O-Only s. (
deaths from influenza were reported
to city health officials during the past
twenty -four hours bringing the total
number of victims of the epidemic to
15i. Dr. Sharpley city manager CT
health, declared tonight that appar-
entity conditions We're fast improving
in this city.
State health officials received vir-
tually no reports over Sunday
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
SUGGEST ABDICATI0N

London, Oct. 20.--Thu abdication of
Emperor William and the crown
prince is the only means of solving
the terrible crisis" according to
opinions expressed by the Munich
Post, the Swaebische Tagwacht and
Frankische Morgenpost, an Exchange
dispatch from Zurich says.
1t is added that the more rapidly the
is brought about. the bet
ter for the country,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
YANKS ADVANCE:
AGAINST LINES Of
MACHINE GUNS

tsN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlsEl
With the Anglo American Armies
in France. Saturday, Oct. 10, (by The
Associated Press. s.)---American and
British patrols have reached high
ground to the west of the Disc canal
The Americans occupy Reiet, which
lies to the east of st. Sohplet, and
which was taken at the point of the
bayonet. They had to fight all the
way against machine gunners de-
ployed in depth As fast as one lot
was killed, another came into action
and the work had to be done all over
again. The fighting here has been
desperate.
There was little opposition in the
Lille salient and to the northward
in most places it was found difficult
to maintain contact with the enemy's
forces, owing to the rapidity of their
retreat.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
Various Reports on Substance
of Next Note Indicate That
Some Terms viii Be Ac-
cepted, Others Rejected,
MAY AGREE TO CALL
OFF U-B0AT WARFARE
Another Version Says Evacua-
ton Of Belgium Agreed to,
but Authorities BaIk at In
ternaI Changes,

Washington oct 20. SO many
| conflicting reports about a German
reply to President Wilson have come
out of Holland and Switzerland dur
ing the past few days that officials
here are disposed now to believe noth-
ing on the subject until the text of
a note is received
Every version of the probable ma
tire of the reply under consideration
il not adopted indicates that the Ger
mans are preparing to come forward
with what they, at least, will expect
the world to believe is Il long step
toward meeting conditions witch
President Wilson has said must be
met before there can be though Of an
armistice or discussion of peace
Whatever may be the substance of
the note it is believed here It's form
will be designed to make it difficult
for President Wilson to avoid further
exchanges.
According to one of the reports to-
day the Germans will agree to evacu-
ate Belgium and to abandon provi-
sionally unrestricted submarine war
fare, but will dispute the right OF
foreign powers to meddle with Ger
man internal affairs. Another says
the offer will include immediate sus-
pension of submarine warfare. poll
tical guarantees and an armistice.
(which the American and German
high commands will arrange on the
battle field,' A dispatch from Madrid
saying the Spanish government had
been informed that all German suh-
mafines had been ordered TO their
bases appeared to support ssfsases taur
that abandonment of the U-boat cam
paign has been determined upon.
Competent spokesmen of the gov
ernment have said and reiterated that
there is to be no drawn out series of
exchanges. If the German govern
ment seeks talk without submission
the president is expected to refuse to
continue the discussion.
Report In London.
London, Oct. 20--Accordlng to nm
official reports reaching Amsterdam
the German reply to President Will
son was delivered to the swiss minis
ter in Berlin Saturday evening, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam
In the note Germany consents to
the evacuation of Belgium but con
siders that such a withdrawal will
take several months time
Germany protests against the
charges of cruelty in the PRESIDENT
note and says she was forced into
submarine warfare by the allied block
ade.
The German government, It Is
added, denies responsibility for tho
loss of women and children on tor.
pedoed passenger ships. but to ad.
vance peace Germany is prepared pro-
vislonally to stop unrestricted sub
marine warfare.
Finally the note disputes the right
of foreign powers to meddle with
German internal affairs and declares
Germany should enjoy the same right
of self-determination as other ma
tions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
SPANISH STEAMER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

t'' "S"NNS JOURNAL ersciHt ttHstp Wssl
Madrid, Oct. 20(Havas The
steamer Maria, which had b4 'u-
sitioned by the Spanish goSe. t
has been torpedoed by German 81
marine. the Epoca says. The steamer
was used in transporting phosphates
TO Spain