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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
CHAMBERLAIN AND
PRESIDENT CLASH
Congressman Norton Writes About
Senator's Great Speech Wherein He
Attacked Conduct of War Dept.
(By Congressman P. D. Norton.)

ashington, d. c., Jan. 26.-The
speech of Senator Chamberlain of Or
egon in the Senate on Thursday,
charging gross inefficiency in the con-
duct of the war by Secretary Baker
and by heads of the various divisions
of the War Department, was the most
dramatic speech that has been deliver
ed in the Senate for a long time and
attracted more attention and created
more CONSERVATION in official circles
here in Washington than any one
thing that has taken place in Congress
since the beginning of the war. Sen
ator Chamberlain, who has long been
one of the leading Democrats in the
Senate, is Chairman of the Senate
I Committee on Military Affairs. Since
the United States became actively en-
gagged in the world war, as Chairman
of the great Senate Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, he has had the guidance
and control of the principal war meas
ures that have been passed by the
Senate. Up to the time of this clash
with the President, he has been a most
loyal and ardent champion Of the Ad-
ministration's war program. Senator
Chamberlain's speech was by way of
reply to an interview given to the
press last week by President Wilson,
in which interview the President caus-
tically criticized statements made by
Senator Chamberlain in an address
delivered by the Senator in New York
on Saturday afternoon, January 10th.
In this address, Senator Chamberlain,
among other things, charged that the
organization of the Army was mex
cusably inefficient, that it had broken
down, and that it was not able to
properly meet the demands the war
had placed upon it. President Wilson,
in the interview given to the press,
took direct issue with Senator Cham
berlain and declared that the Senator
had misrepresented and greatly dis
torted the facts in regard to the or
ganization and conditions in the Ar
my. In his speech Senator Chamber
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Bihmarck Minister Here to
Organize Colored Church

Rev. M. w. Withers, colored minis
ter from Bismarck, is in the city
rounding up the colored folks and
hopes to establish colored Baptist
church here in the near future.
The minister says there were 300
colored folks here prior to the LANCER
raid, but he believes the city lost half
of the darky population. There are
enough left to make quite respect
able showing, he declares.
"We must do something for our
colored folks, in a spiritual way;" he
said to an Independent representative.
"We are like other races; if we are
neglected., we go backward. I want
to do what l can to make the colored
folks Of Minot forget what they have
learned about crap games and boot
Logging" .
Rev. Withers was engaged in mis-
sionary work in Minneapolis for seven
years before coming to North Dakota.
He carries excellent recommendations
and is man who appears to be we'll
educated.
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gotten out of this kind of work. The
regiment goes to the range one day
about afternoons week but owing
to my school I have not had much of
that. 1t is understood that we who
get these special courses are to teach
these subjects to the officers and non
commissioned officers of our regi-
ments after the course is over. That
is, providing we graduate as I hope
to do. Our companies are small hav-
ing been depleted by transfers to
other organizations, but large num-
ber of recruits are expected soon.
1--WE have snow storms every Sat
urday and Sunday regularly. The
transportation to town is not easy.
"Best regards to all.
"Yours sincerely,
"E. S. PERSON,
"Capt. 341st Inf, N. A."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
EARLY B0TT|NEAU
SHERIFF is DEAD
Passing of Tom Gardner at Dayton,
o.. Recalls the Hanging of Willie
Ross, Former Min0t Lad

Tom Gardner, one of the early sher-
ifs of Bottineau county, died recently
at his home in Dayton, o., where he
had resided for years. Mr.. Gardner
was sheriff Of Bottineau county six
teen years ago, at the time that Willie
Ross, a Minot lad, was hanged for the
murder of Thomas Walsh, a Willow
City farmer. Ross had shot Walsh as
he lay on his bed in a humble abode,
the rays of the moon furnishing the
only light. The first bullet merely
tore the skin across the mans stom-
ach and as he jumped from his bed,
the degenerate shot him dead.
Ross was arrested with Walsh's
team near Towner and taken to Bot
tineau, where he confessed to Father
Turcotte. He embraced the Catholic
faith, and told the Father also of an
other crime in which he was implicat-
ed, that of assisting Carl Hanson, also
a Minot youth, to kill Napolean Ls
May in a lonely, deserted ranch barn
south of Tagus, a year previous. Judge
Murray of Minot was notified and ac-
cording to the description of the place
given by Ross, he located the old well
where LeMay's body had been thrown
and the body was brought to Minot.
Hanson was arrested and tried before
Judge Coran in Minot He denied he
fired the shot, but says he was pres
ent when Ross killed LIE May. Ross
maintained his story to the last, and
when Judge Murray adjusted the
black cap over Ross face as he stood
on the scaffold at Bottineau, second
or two before taking his plunge into
eternity, the Judge asked: willie,
who killed LIE May?" and as Sheriff
Gardner prepared to spring the trap.
Ross last words were. "Carl Hanson"
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George Larson With Army in Eng.
land

land.
Mrs. T. Larson received the follow
ing letter written by her son George,
who is with the American expedition
ary forces, in England enroute to
France. The letter follows:
We are now in camp in England.
We expect to be here but short time.
England is very pretty. The country
side is like a park. The towns are
very different from ours. The streets
twist every which way and are quite
hard for four men to walk abreast
between the sidewalks and these are
hardly wide enough for two to 60
arm in arm. The only word l have
to describe the buildings is quaint.
Most of them are built of rubble stone
and many brick buildings have the
rubble mixed in. Churches are also
built of this stone. They are very
Gothic. A large grey stone cathedral,
said to have been built in 1866, stands
in the town near us. It is large
building and really beautiful. The
weather worn stone is crumbling in
some places. In one of the larger
streets stands a statue Of Alfred the
Great Down the street the small
shops, selling most anything, huddle
side by side like Sunday school class
on parade.
A look across the country is really
pleasure The small fields, some of
them plowed, some o fthem green, at
Christmas time, are divided by hedges
and the rolling land is fringed here
and there by trees. Down in the val
ley is the town and the pretty farm
buildings are seen here and there
along the roadways. I have enjoyed
these views immensely. We came to
this place by railway. You would
laugh to see the funny little engines
and cars. The coaches are divided in
to compartments and one gets into
either of them directly from the de-
pot platform. A long string of them
is pulled by little engine that re-
minds you of Ford. They sure do
go some tho and are quite comfort
able. There are bridges wherever the
wagon roads cross the tracks"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
Telephone "Strike" Appears Settled

Telephone "Strike" Appears Settled
The differences between the tele-
phone operators and the Northern
States Power Co. appear to have been
practically settled. Six or eight of
the old operators have been taken
back and the places of the others filled
by new employees. 1t is understood
that the wages have been settled
amicably.
The operators met with committee
of business men headed by Chairman
A. F. Bacon at the Association of
Commerce rooms Friday afternoon
and the matter was considered from
every angle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
Harry Wing Pleads Guilty

Harry Wing, the Chink arrested on
Saturday night, charged with running
gambling joint at the rear of the
New York cafe, pleaded guilty and
was fined S25 and $40 costs, or Is days
for default. When the police entered
his place 25 men were playing poker,
They rushed to the rear of the build
ing but the police herded them back.
They asked permission to cash in their
chips and this was granted, as this
furnished the police all the evidence
they needed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31

The paper mills Of the country have
had to shut down for five days in ac-
cordance with government orders and
will remain closed Mondays for ten
successive weeks. Jobbing houses are
up in the air and there has been an
other advance on practically all kinds
of paper, including stock for job work,
print paper, paper bags, wrapping pa
per, etc. It is probable that the gov
ernment will go still further and linz
it the newspapers to certain num-
Der of pages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
A Large Burlington Family.

Another large Ward county family
has been called to our attention by
reference to the c. e. Smith family
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Goebel, who have
resided on the Divide near Burlington
for the past 20 years, on their govern
ment homestead, head a family of 73,
including sons and daughters with
wives and husbands to the number Of
23 and grandchildren living to the
number Of 48.
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Must Reduce Sugar in Ice Cream.

Eldon White Of the White Ice Cream
Co., left Saturday for Minneapolis to
attend convention of ice cream man.
ufacturers. The government has or
dered the makers of ice cream to cut
down the sugar going into their pro-
ducts so per cent and the convention
is called to plan some way of using
a substitute. Ice cream manufactur-
ers will be permitted to use ten per
cent butterfat all over the United
States this year.
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Hnran Eahe Died

Frances j., the four-months' '-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hogan,
died at the family home Sunday. Fun
eral services were held from the St.
Leos Catholic church Tuesday. The
Hogan family recently moved to this
city from Foxholm. They have the
sincerest sympathy from their many
friends in the loss of their only child,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
c, J, BARTON DIED
IN GRAND FORKS
Former MinOt Fuel Dealer Passed
Away After Long Illness With
Paralysis Prominent
Lodge Man

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 2s.-Gil-
bert J.. Barton, aged So years, died
shortly before l o'clock this morning,
at his residence, 824h International
avenue, after an illness extending over
the last several months. Death was
directly due to paralytic stroke, be-
ing the third that the patient had suf-
fered since early last summer.
Mr.. Barton had resided in North Da-
kota for more than twenty years, COM
ing here from Ontario, where he was
born and raised. He made his home
here for several years prior to 1902,
when he moved to Minot to engage in
active business. Failing health COM
PEELED him to give up active affairs
some two years ago and he returned
here to reside.
Surviving the deceased are his wild
ow and one son, sister, Mrs. J. w.
Dencker of this city, and brother in
Oklahoma City, Okla. The latter is
dangerously i'll at the present time,
and Mrs. Dencker is now at his bed
side.
The deceased was a member of the
Knights of Maccabees and the Knights
of Pythias lodges at Minot. Funeral
arrangements have not so far been
made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
One Year For Robbing Haskell! Store

Brompi Sonar, an Oriental, who rob-
bed the H. L. Haskell second hand
store on North Main street on Jan. A,
was sentenced by Judge Leighton on
Monday to one year in the peniten-
tiary. Sonar got into the building by
breaking in a rear window and stole
ten watches, other jewelry, shoes,
sheepskin coats, suit cases, and much
other material, about 5000 worth in
all. But SIS worth of the goods were
recovered and the man refused to
name his accomplices or what he had
done with the other goods.
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Mr.. Barton's many friends in Minot
will be panied to learn of his death.
Mr.. Barton came here about twelve
years ago and was first employed by
the Minot Grocery Co. Later he engag-
ed in the fuel and feed business which
he conducted until two years ago when
he was compelled to give it up on ac-
count of failing health. Mr.. Barton
accompanied by his wife, returned to
Minot last summer where they spent
several months and Mr.. Barton's treat
ment here appeared beneficial to him.
1t will be remembered that son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton, while living in
Minot, met his death in one of the big
Standard Oil gasoline tanks, having
succumbed to the effects Of the fumes.
The sun., 1918-08-29
COTTON PRICES SET
SEASONS RECORD
Advance on an Unfavorable
Weather Report-OctOber
Sells at $3.50.

Cotton market showed renewed
strength yesterday. with prices making
new high records for the season. Re-
dictionary feeling which had developed
around the 35 cent level for october
during Tuesdays trading was RESPONSE
BILE for early declines. but recent sellers
were much disappointed by the showing
OF the weekly weather report and prices
advanced rapidly after its publication.
Business was not particularly active or
general, nor was there any excitement,
although the advance from the early low
level amounted to about $3.50 a bale.
with October contracts selling at 35.5Oc.,
or los points net higher. That delivery
closed at 35.25c.. with the general list
closing barely steady at net gains of so
to 80 points.
The opening was barely steady at a
decline of Is 70 rs points and active
months sold IS to SO points net lower
before the end of the first hour. The
disposition TO take profits on long con-
tracts or to sell for a reaction after the
big advance Of the previous day was in
creased by expectations that the report
of the Weather Bureau would show ben
efcial results from the Texas rains. 1t
proved to be a decided disappointment,
indicating that In most sections the rains
had fallen too late to materially help
the crop and the advance which fol-
lowed was stimulated by a bullish pri-
vate condition report.
December sold up from 33.45o. to
35.01c, and January from 33.35c to
84.S6c., with active months Nenerally
showing net gains Of los to 1T points
and advances Of 1856 to 157 points from
the low level Of the morning. Closing
The sun., 1918-08-29
CANADIAN EDITORS
SEE VICTORY NEAR
Delegation Back From Front
Says Allies Are NoU Masters.

Twenty-four Canadian newspaper men.
Observers who had every opportunity to
study conditions at the front and in
allied countries generally. have returned
after nine weeks stay in Europe with
the unshakable belief that the war is on
Its last legs and that, although the
struggle has been precarious at times.
the Allies are at last complete masters
OF the situation.
This ironclad faith in the inevitable
outcome was absorbed by the editors as
result of personal contact with the
leaders Of the allied forces. During the
European trip, undertaken at the in
stance Of Lord Beaverbrook, Minister OF
information. the newspaper men talked
10 King George, President Poincare,
Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau.
Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Haig and
Gen. Petaln.
Charles Robilard. editor of La Patrie,
Montreal, packed into one sentence the
impression the journalists had gained
when he said:
One year will end this WARMTH
Germany on her knees"
u was Mr.. Robillard also who was
amazed at the almost unbelievable af-
Iection which has sprung up between
the French people and the American SOL
ders, an affection which he is convinced
VIII be lasting. French children. espe-
olally, are devoted to the Americans and
the soldiers seem equally as fond of
them. He said an elderly woman whom
he asked how she liked the Americans
replied
The American soldiers are my chill
ddren. They love my children. my chill
oren love them. and / love them all"
The Canadians reached an Atlantic
port yesterday aboard a British ship,
which also brought twelve Russian Of
ncera on their way to join the allied
FORCES in Siberia, several naval officers
and the crews OF American destroyers
ana Gypsy Smith, a British evangelist
Included In the party OF newspaper
men were H. II. Woods. editor and pub
nsher of the Calgary Herald; w. J.
southam, publisher OF the Spectator at
Hamilton. Ont. A. q. Penny, editor OF
the Quebec Chronicle. and J. L. Richard
son member Of the Canadian Parlia-
ment
The sun., 1918-08-29
GOLD IMPORTS LIGHT.
movement Only $4,000, 900 This
Yesr-silver Gains Greatly.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Achievement of
soid thus FAR this year has been of much
sss Importance than in 1917, the bureau
OF foreign and domestic commerce. to-
Gay announced. Gold imports for the
nrst seven months were $50. 900, 900. COM
pared with ss05. oo0, 900 for the corre-
spending period of 1917. Exports for
me same period were s2s, 900, 900, against
1917. Va
Unlike the gold movement that of
silver has Increased in importance. the
total Imports being $4,000, 900 between
January ] and August 1. against S22.-
ooo'oo0 last year. Exports total Sisb.-
100000. in comparison with $4,000. 600
IN 1917. An increase in the July export
IN American goods over June and a
slight decrease of imports also were re-
ported by the bureau.
The exports increased from S&s5. 900. :
QUO In June to $500. 600, 900 in July.
making the total foreign sales for the
nrst seven months OF this year S3,4ss.-
100000. as compared with 1861, 600 600
for the corresponding period Of last
year. July imports were S24l, 900, 900,
or *ls.ooo.0o0 less than those of June.
Inc total value Of imports since Janu-
airy ! Is N.7s7. 100000. against $l,779,-
100000 for last year.
The sun., 1918-08-29
Police Department Orders.

IT BENJAMIN Naehmann, 47th Prec.. IA
headquarters DIV. to duty In Office OF
the Chief Clerk, for days, from 8 A. NJ.
From commands indicated to Headouar-
sers Division, For is days. from A. M.
Charles Kaltermeier, So: Timothy
T Brown. So; Henry Bauer. Head quarters
DIVISION Bureau OF Telegraph.
ASSIGNMENTS DISCONTINUED.
PATRoLMEN.
From precincts Indicated, to LIST I'M.
plst.. to duty In front OF alleged disor-
derly hotels temporary from s A. N.
Daniel A; Clancy. a.; Otto Hoffman,
The following leaves OF absence are
authorized with fun pay:
SURGEON.
Charles e. Nammack. Sd Surgical Dist.
be deducted from vacation. - 70
Without pay:
SERGEANT.
Otto II. Bohmke. 9Th Prec., for day.
from A. NJ. September 2.
PATROLMEN.
Jacob Piatt. Jr.. 18th Prec., for day,
der, ss,h Prec.. Tor day. from p. n,
September l; Christopher J.. Mills. ssth
Adams 4sth Prec,. for / day. from i2:oi
A. M. August 80; George ID. Curiew, Seth
Prec.. for ! day, from +. NJ. August 30
Ambrose Andres. cath Prec.. for day,
from r. NJ August 2s
Relieved from suspension and restored
to duty p.rpo,N.s
william Heydorn, No 27s5, seth Pr.c.
to take effect lot9 A. N. August 26
Suspended from duty without pay:
PATROLMAN.
william Heydorn, No 2765, 3sth Prec.,
to take effect 1881 A. NJ August 2s.
Amendment;
SO much OF Paragraph 4. S. o. 1876 C. s.,
under date OF August 20, 1918. as relates
sick report of Patrolmsn Louis Newman,
nth Precinct. from ! =. II. August II.
during disability. 10 amended TO read;
From p. N. July ~ during disable
ity.
The sun., 1918-08-29
TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS.

TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS.
The following transfers and assign
ments are ordered. To take effect 4
p, NJ. August 81:
LIEUTENANT.
William ]. Pile. foith Prec. to 10th
Prec. -
To take effect 4 p. NJ. August az:
Daniel Horgan. from Ssth Prec:, TO
Headquarters Div. to duty in Boiler
To take effect 8 A. NJ. August %:
Valentine Ebel. Traffic Div, TO 9Th ms.
Dist. duty as operator OF touring car
william Dillon, sth Ins. Dist. to Traffic
DIV, duty as operator OF touring car
Abraham A. Brody. Headquarters Div.
assignment changed from duty In office
OF the Police Reserve to duty In office Of
the Chief Inspector.
TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS.
SURGEON.
walter Il. Brouner I'd Surgical Dist
ton TO his own. for 2 days. from A. NJ
September 1 during absence OF Surgeon
On '1" LIEUTENANT.
Frank RhelnIsh, Headquarters Div. Of
Ace OF the Chief Inspector. to command
Boiler Squad. In addition to his other
duties for days s.. from q, o NJ; Septem m
From precincts indicated TO LIST ms.
Dist. 10 duty In front of alleged disor-
Derby hotels, from s A. NJ. August rs to
A. NJ. September Is.
PATROLMEN.
Henry, LAWN: u; Walter l.. Grow. IS;
From precincts Indicated to 9Th Insp.
Dist to duty in front OF alleged disor-
Derby hotels for is days from s A. NJ. Sep
TENDER /:
Frank J. Woods. /; Thomas Cabin. IS;
Joseph Gross. 10; John Fitzgerald. 2s;
Patrick Reilly. 81. John II. Murray, 81
Edward A. Conrad, IS; Matthew A. Nicely,
So; Amander o. Hayes, IS; Bernard J.
Moore. -; John A. Lyons. so Matthew
Joseph Czech, ssd Prsc, to duty a. at
tendant. from A. N. August 10 TO 8
A. n September J.
The sun., 1918-08-29
New orlean. Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2s.-New high
records were again made by cotton to.
day, the market bulging strongly or
the unfavorable showing OF weekly cror
returns and on the war news. October
rose 1874 points from the lowest levels
standing at its best at 3424 cents q
pound. the highest future quotation eveI
posted in this market Closing bid
October. 34.14; December. 34o3; Janu.
airy. a4.1o; March. 3405: May, 3405
Spot steady middling, 3325,
The sun., 1918-08-29

Lewis, Washington.
Tank.
Capt d. q. Hannah from washinston. ID.
C.. TO Raisigh, N. c., for temporary duty
upon completion to Washington. d. c.
Chemical Warfare Service.
B y. Mills appointed Captain, Chemical
warfare Service. to Camp Humphreys,
virginia, for duty IS student In en-
Elneer ofncers training camp.
The sun., 1918-08-29
prices were several points of from the
best under realixing.

New York spot market steady at SIS points
advance middling $500. No sales.
Southern spot markets follow: Galveston
steady, rs points higher at IS. Soc. sales LII
bales. New Orleans steady, rs points higher at
30. Csc. sales l,N4 bales. Mobile steady, 80
nah steady, 80 points higher at 81. Soc. I; sales
1852 bales. Charleston firm, unchanged at
%. Soc no sales. Norfolk quiet, unchanged At
81. 25c. sales 81 bales. Baltimore nominal, 100
points higher at A5oc. no sales. Augusta
steady. 81 points higher at a.Sc. sales 72e
bales. Memphis steady, 50 points higher At At
points higher at $500. no sales. Houston
steady, 90 points higher at 35c. sales s.7s3
bales. Little Rock quiet, 100 points higher at
aalNs 21n halea
The sun., 1918-08-29
DzXIYS; Zine
DAILY, NCLupNG srNnAy

Direct Rail Connet lions TO all points in the
Catsktlls. Saratoga, the Adirondacks the West
and North All through rail tickets between
New York and Albany and Troy Evening Line
tickets accepted; Music Hestaursnt
Irving will make the $ 40 A. ~. trip Passen-
gers for Bear Mountain. New burgh and POugh-
keepsle are advised to take this steamer
on which there will he more room than on
steamer Robert Fulton. leaving at 10 A. NJ
special Labor Day Excursion on steamer
HendrtCk Hudson to Kingston Point
nnd return. Leaves DesbrOsses st. 10 A. NJ.
Religious and patriot. services each Sunday.
2I5 J. NJ. In Pavilion No 2, Rear Mountain.
Hall fare for al soldiers and sailors In uniform
The sun., 1918-08-29
Liverpool Cotton Market.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2s. - Spot cotton
quiet, prices steady. American mid.
ding. fair. 26.29d.; good middling
25.61d.; middling. 24.ssd. low mid
ding. 23.e3d.: good ordinary. 22.41d.
ordinary. 21.Ssd. Sales. 5000 bales, in
Guiding 1900 American. Receipts, A..
200 bales, all American. Futures closed
irregular.