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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Parent and Teacher
to Meet Friday P. M.

There will be regular meeting of
the ntTeschers' League of the
Training school, Friday afternoon,
Feb. IS. The general topic will be
"The Teaching Of Art in the Training
School At 3 o'clock Miss Agnes
Dodd of the art department will
teach an art lesson to the fifth and
sixth grades. At $50 the meeting
will adjourn to the training school
gymnasium. Here there will be a
discussion Of the art work by Miss
Mary Deem and Miss Agnes Dodd,
which will be illustrated by many ex-
amples Of the work which the pupils
have been doing in their regular class
work. The meeting promises to be
most interesting one and a large at
tendance is desired. There will be
special music. Following the pro-
gram, short business meeting will
be held.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Barber Takes Shot
at Police Officer

Frank Wilcox, local barber, was
arrested Sunday by Officers Kins
and McIsaacs after he attempted tc
shoot up the town. He was flashing
a revolver and when Officer King at
tempted to place him under arrest
he opened fire on the officer, only
missing him by inches. Officer Nc
Isaacs then appeared on the scene
and the two officers succeeded ir
wrestling the weapon from him anc
PLACED him under arrest
At the hearing of Frank WilcoS
before Justice Moe Monday afternoon
the defendant under advice of his at
torney waived examination and was
bound over to the district court. Bail
was fixed at $1,000, and at the pres.
ent time has not been furnished
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Latest Report Place
Americana Lost al l59

A Scotch Seaport, Monday, Feb. II.
The American dead as result of
the sinking of the steamer Tuscania
apparently is at least l59. Thus far
145 bodies have been buried along the
Scotch coast and IA additional
bodies were recovered today. Funeral
services over the latter will be held
tomorrow. .H&
The bodies Of = majority of the
Americans were identified by means
of metal discs which the men wore and
in the case of about 20 others, which
bore blank tags, Identification was eff
fected Of most Of them by general
description of the bodies or by letters
found in the pockets of the men. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Twenty-Second Ball for
Benefit Of Company 6

The ex-ofFicers o. G Company will
have charge Of the annual Company
G. Ball and the proceeds will be sent
direct to the Company Ex-Lieut
W H. Pray, who served with G Com.
pany in thePhilippines. is at the head
of the committee and all arrange
ments are being made for a great
party. The Municipal Band are
surely showing the proper spirit;
they have offered to furnish music
free OF charge, and if the public will
be as liberal in their purchasing Of
tickets a good sum should be realized
Remember this is the Annual Com
pany 6 Ball and everybody should pur
chase at least one ticket.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Worry Over Draft
Is Cause Of Deaths

Towner, Feb. 12.-Despondent be-
cause three Of her sons had been cal
led for the draft, Mrs. Charles kried'
man, 47 years., killed herself by fir,
ing a bullet through her heart. A
husband, one daughter and four sons
three of whom are in the draft, sur
vive.
Wyndmere, Feb. 12.-Wor1y over
the draft and the circumstances 1t
would leave his father if all the boys
were taken, is believed to have been
the motive which prompted John
Stajger, son of Frank Stajger, living
10 miles south of here, to end his
life by shooting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Famous Doctors Mayo
Going to War Zone

Rochester, Mimi, Feb. 12.-Organ-
ization Of war medical museum
with data and research reports on
practically every medical fact brot
out in the present war will be under.
taken by special nilsson which
will include physicians and scientists
of the Mayo clinic here. The unit
has left for mobilization point pre-,
paratory to sailing for France. The
national war museum, Washington,
is at the head OF the work. Exhaust
i've study into conditions on the bat
tie front and in hospitals behind the
lines will be made by the mission.
: Are there snrings on the ocean her? !?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
New Bill Subjects
!. Men 10 to3O Register

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator New
of Indiana today introduced bill in
the senate providing that all men be.
tween the ages of 10 and 80 years
shall be subject to registration and
draft. Between 10 and Fl registrants
swill be given mil tassws training under
rules to be prescribed BY the presl
dent and no registrant will be drafted
into active service until 21.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Elmer Cowc7ey returned from Oma-
ha, Neb., Friday evening having
passed the engineer officers examina-
ton for the aviation corps Mr.. Cow
drey expects to be called within a
few weeks, until then he will remain
in this city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Brother Of Former
Public School Teacher
Dead on the Tuscania

Word was received in the city last
Monday announcing the name OF Fred
erick Allen of the Goth Engineers, as
among the known dead of the Tus-
cania. Mr.. Allen is a brother Of Mar
iory Allen, of Ada, Mimi, who taught
in the sixth grade Ritchie.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

In letter from one of our boys of
the 164th, now in France, is the fol-
lowing interesting bit: "Seems
strange to see all the men, women
and children gathering around in
wooden shoes, stuffed with straw to
keep their feet warm"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Kaiser Reported III;
To Take Short Cure

Amsterdam, Feb. 12.-Kaiser VIII
helms health is in such a state that
it is necessary for him to transfer
his personal headquarters to the Spa,
where he will 'take short cure"
German newspapers received here
today declared.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Mrs. @. Knudson Has
Accident atLos Angeles

O. Knudson received telegram
Tuesday informing him that his wife
suffered a bad accident while en- route
to San Jose from Los Angeles. Mrs.
knudson has been afflicted with rheu-
matism and was being carried to
sleeper when injured. The informa-
tion sent stated her hip was broken
and that she was taken to a. l1ospital.
Her sister was with her at the time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Herman Eggert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Eggert, who has been at
tending the A. e. at Fargo, is con-
fined at st. Johns hospital with bad
attack of infammatory rheumatism.
His father visited him there Sunday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Sixteen alien enemies were regis
tered UP to 3 O'Clock Saturday
Chief Of Police Swanson is of the
opinion that the registration will not
60 over 20 for this district,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Mrs. Nels Larson and Mrs. Laura
Moore from Rogers were in the city
Friday en- route to Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
North Dakota Man in List

's07 Ut I0H7\oea FIeII TIT EISt
Ottawa, Ont, Feb10.-The Canadian
overseas casualty list issued tonight
contains the following names of
Americans:
Wourded-J. Dinning, Spring Wells
Mich; J. Houle, Leroy, N. D
Gassed-W. A. Baird, Bremerton.
Was h.; B. W. Ouimette, Huron, S. D
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

M. ]. Englert was business caller
in Fargo Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
One Killed: five Wounded

Cne Ni'leu; rive wounded
@i@a5s1tta=the als1na!icas Army IL France,
Feb. 10.--One American artilleryman
was killed and five artilleIymen were
wounded Saturday night by shell fire.
The American sprinkled the enemy
trenches with shrapnel all during the
day There was considerable patrol
activity, but no further clashes were
reported.
Yelled "kamerad"
The early reports of the encounter
between the Americans and Germans
Friday night in front of the Ameri-
can wire entanglements have been
confirmed. The enemy patrol cried
"kamerad" as they opened fire and
continued to fight
Yells from the enemy as the Amer
lean barrage fell, verified the aocur-
ecy of the fire of the Americans.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
General Persllil1g
More American
Reports !.
Soldiers Killed

Washingtonl Feb. 1Oit- General
Pershing today reported Thomas
Lindley, private, infantry, Minot, N.
D., as slightly wounded in action on
Feb. s. ...-.
This is the second Minot sold er re-
ported wounded in acton, Raymond
J. Gillett, Is, former member of
Company D OF Minot, was injured in
Reports Deaths
Washington, Feb. 1O--Among deaths
reported today by General Pershing
is that of Cook John Miller, Jr, field
artillery, heart disease, Minneapolis,
Other deaths from natural causes
among members Of the American ex-
pedltlonary forces, were reported as
follows:
Corporal Walter Nelson, pneumon-
ia, Portland Ore; Privates Mechan-
! lc Alfred Hagen, pneumonia Palestine
! Ore.; Burrell Pitts, pneumonia, Cal
lahan, California.
With the American Army in France
, Saturday Feb. 9.--Five American sol.
dlers are believed to have been killed
four are missing, and one was
wounded, when an American patrol
was ambushed in No Mans Land last
! night by a superior force of Germans.
The spot where the encounter oc.
Cured is an isolated one and reports
| concerning the casualties inflicted by
both sides are meager Only one
American is known to have ESCAPED
4! the trap Of the Germans which was
! laid in front OF our wires The one
| survivor who crawled back to the
! America lines with a bullet in his
, chest, is unable to talk.
Our artillery Immediately laid a
/ Earrage around the ambushing Ger
mans and some are believed to have
been accounted for. The infantry ac-
counted for others, as it is certain
the attacked patrol fought to a finish
according to information trickling in
ffrom the front line.
Cur patrolling soldiers were walk
! Ing in front of our wire entangle-
ments when big enemy patol that
had been divided into parties which
took up concealed positions opened
, lire at close range. The night was
clear and the forms OF the Americans
made the best possible targets for
the hidden Germans There is no
doubt but that the Americans battled
gallantly until completely overpower-
ed. The artillery duel in our sector
continued today Scores of atrplanes
were out observing and making pho
tographs. The men in the line were
thrilled by a number of ar duels
high in the Sky over their heads.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Are there springs on the ocean bed ?
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
SMYRNA BOARD OF HEALTH
ACTS PROMPTLY IN EPIDEMIC
DECIDED TO TAKE EVERY PRE-
CAUTION TO PROTECT PUBLIC
Schools, Churches and Theatre Or
dered Closed Until Further No
tice-Quiet Day on Sunday.

Thee Smyrna Board of Health was
prompt to take in the situation caused
by the growing Influenza Epidemic
and at meeting last Thursday voted
unanimously an order which, con-
forming with a similar resolution of
the State Board of Health, closed on
Friday noon all schools, churches,
moving pictures, theatre, pool
rooms, lodges, clubs, meetings of
societies and all public assemblies.
This order which is being taken to
safeguard this community against the
prevalent epidemic of Spanish In
fuenza now sweeping over this sec
tiOn of the country, (notably the
thousands of loses in Wilmington and
Philadelphia) was orderly and will
ingly entered into by everybody.
The result was that all advertised
public events were called off. It's
effect was noticeable in Smyrna on
Sunday-an inclement, quiet, bell-less
and gasolineless Sunday. Not the
familiar sound of a church bell was
heard all day. A few cars were out,
probably more than at anytime since
the autOless sunday ban went into
effect, but while there may have been
some so-called "slackers," others were
on errands of visiting the sick and
other seemingly urgent demands.
Fortunately there are not many cases
of "Flu" in Smyrna and the few re-
ported are under check.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
NEW IMPETUS IS GIVEN TO
SMYRNA-DOvER ROAD WORK
CLOSING OF CANNERIES GIVES
MORE HELP TO CONTRACTORS,
Concrete Road Now Laid From Fling
er Board" to ''WOOdlawn" and Be-
yOnd-Material Coming Better

Work was resumed by Frank Cohen,
contractor on the SmyIna-Dover Road
Monday morning with more zest and
enthusiasm than for several weeks.
Some work had been accomplished
last week and the week before but
owing to a shortage of help, Con
tractor Cohen has been seriously
handicapped in making the progress
he had intended. Monday morning
however, number of men, many who
had been working in the canneries,
went on the job and the outlook while
nothing like what it would have been
in normal times, is sufficient to enable
better progress to be made. The con-
crete road has been laid from the
Finger Board" at Belmont Hall to a
little beyond "Woodlawn." With ma
terial coming in better, Contractor
Cohen hopes to lay several miles be-
fore winter weather sets in. He also
hopes to accomplish much in con-
structing the concrete bridge over
HOffecker's Millpond. The builders
of the lower end of the Smy1na-Dover
road from Bishops Corner to Dover
are experiencing the same delays by
lack of labor. 1t has been suggested
by the engineering department of the
State Highway Commission that if
farmers along the route from Smyrna
to Dover could loan one man a day,
the work could be pushed forward to
successful completion in a short time.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
DISCUSS BOY HELP ON FARM
Plan to Uniform Them and Possibly
Place them Under Military Control

The Federal State Directors of the
Unitd Stats Boys Working Reserve
from the entire country assembled in
Washington a few days ago to give
their experiences and express their
views for the best methods of using
boy labor. Delaware was represent
ed by Charles Warner, Federal State
Director of the Boys Working Re-
serve; Leon H. Ryan, associate fed
eral state director; John F. Davis,
farm help specialist; A. r. Spaid, sec
retary of the State Board of Educa-
ton; and Lewis c. Armstrong, state
director of vocational agricultural
training. The Delaware men present
were vitally interested in the confer
ence as the boy labor represents prac-
tically only available farm labor at
this time. Several speakers address
ed the meeting including Hon. Will
liam B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor;
William E. Hall, National Director of
the U. S. Boys Working Reserve;
Charles R. Mann, chief of the Educa-
tional Section of the War Department;
Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary
of agriculture; Felix Frankfuther,
chairmen of the War Labor Policies
Board. Plans for the coming year
were discussed and outlined in full.
The boys will be uniformed this year
and the question of placing them un-
der military control is now being con-
sidered. The Delaware delegation re-
turned with various good ideas for
the coming campaign and hope to
have every Delaware boy over Is
years of age enroll in the reserve dur
ing the coming season.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
WHOLE NO. 1928
CONSTABLE SLAUGHTER QUITS
rendered His Resignation to the Kent
County Levy Court Which Has
Been Accepted-Other Business

At meeting of the Kent County
Levy Court last Tuesday Constable
Ezekiel Slaughter of Smyrna, tend
cred his resignation which was ac-
cepted. The vacancy caused by his
resignation was not filled. A reso-
luton was adopted ordering the trans
fer of $4,000 from the Good Roads
Fund to the General Fund and also
$4,000 from the General Fund to the
Court House Building Fund. A reso-
luton was also adopted authorizing
the payment to James A. Hirons of
$942.09 on account of the Fleming's
Landing Bridge contract, that being
one-half of the cost of the bridge and
Kent cOunty's share. The trustees of
the Kent County Almshouse were also
voted $1,000. The salary of the
brdgetender at Fleming's Landing
was increased from $3.50 to $50 per
month. The county officers reports
showed the following collections for
September: Recorder of Deeds Peters,
$464.50; Register of Wills Roughley.
S320.50; Prothonotary Ridgely,$1
13; Register in Chancery Lowe, ,$59.49;
Sheriff Vansant, $16.87; Clerk of the
Peace, S. S. Sarde, S16.25.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
"FLU" CASES LIGHT IN SMYRNA.
Only About As Cases Reported While
Other Towns go Into the Hundreds.

While Dover, Delmar, Clayton and
other towns are numbering their
"flu" cases into the hundreds, Smyr-
ma is so far exceedingly fortunate.
AS far as reported there is only
about As or so cases in Smyrna and
these are mostly mild cases and
pretty well under check. The Smyr-
ma Board of Health was quick to take
the matter of the epidemic in hand
and had even ordered the closing of
schools, churches and public gather
ings, day or two before the State
Board acted. Physicians in Smyrna
have been busy, it is true, and aside
from attending to Smyrna cases have
been helping out in Clayton, Ches-
void, Townsend and other nearby
places where the situation was even
worse in that physicians in those
towns were in a number of instances
down with the disease. The situation
it is believed is clearing up generally.
Wilmington which last week num-
bered its cases into the several thou
sand with several hundred deaths, is
reporting few cases this week. Phil
adelphia with it's 100000 or more
cases and an alarming death rate is
reported as subsiding. Every pre-
caution is being urged on the public
and with clear, cool weather, it is
thought the epidemic has reached it's
height and is on the decrease.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
BEAGLE CLUB FIELD TRIALS
Will be Held at Smyrna Beginning
Next Monday, October 14th, With
Promise of Successful Meeting

Promise of Successful Meeting
The Premium List has been issued
for the Eastern Beagle Clubs fourth
anual licensed field trials, which will
be run at Smyrna, October 14th to
18th. The club has also scheduled
their second annual licensed beagle
speciality show, to be held at Wright's
Garage on Monday exening next, Oct.
14th. The club now ranks with the
most successful beagle organizations
in the country and last year held both
a five-point trials and five-point
bench show. Many of the leading
fanciers of the country participated.
From assurances already received this
years meet will be fully as successful
and probably have larger entry list.
Smyrna has been proved a fine To-
cation for the trials with an abund-
ance of game and excellent ac-
cOmmodations, and visiting beaglers
were loud in their praises of both the
club and the grounds. Money prizes
and cups will be awarded in the diff
ferent classes. DR.. J. E. Mitinger, of
Greensburg, Pa, will be the official
judge of both the trial and bench
show. The officers of the club are:
President, Fred E. Martin, Whining
ton; Vice-President, Harry w. Fra
zer, Wilmington; Second Vice-P -Presi-
dent, l.. ROllin Moore, Smyrna;
Secretary, T. Gilpin Massey, Will
mingtOn; Treasurer, Ross S. Robi-
son, Wilmington. T. Gilpin Massey
is chairman of the bench show COM
mittee and will be assisted by L. Rol-
lin Moore and George w. Robinson, ,as
the local members. James H. Shus-
ter is chairman of the field trial COM
mittee, with Clement E. Sapp and
William Norris, local assistants. DR..
Frank Gardner is the official veteri-
marian. The trial officials are: Pre-
siding judge, DR.. ]. E. Mitinger; asso-
ciate judges, Harry w. Frazer and
George w. Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
TRAVELLING LIBRARIES WORK
There are II Book Wagon Routes in
Kent Covering 25 Miles Each.

AANit I'd Mics EldCHs
At meeting of the Delaware State
Library Commission held recently in
Dover, the following report was sub
mitted by Miss Ida Culbreth, secre-
tary of the commission, which was
considered one of the best reports
ever made: "Our travelling libraries
1O7 in number-were circulated one
hundred and sixteen times during the
year 1917 and 1915 books were sent
out from our office. These numbers
do not include the libraries in use
part of the year with the book wag-
Ons. When Miss Hopkins of Seaford,
who has charge of seven book wagon
routes in Sussex County, discontinued
her trips during the winter months
she supplied ten day schools with
libraries which were used until her
work was resumed in the spring.
Sussex County the past year leads
in the number of libraries used in day
schools. while the number in New
Castle and Kent is evenly divided.
"At the present time there are three
book wagon routes in New Castle
County, twelve in Kent and seven in
Sussex. These routes cover about.
twenty-five miles each and are visited
once a month when books which had
been left the month before are ex-
changed for others. The State ap-
propriates of $1OO a year to the
Delaware State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs for travelling libraries"
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
RATION PLAN FOR GASOLINE.
Garfield Working on Plan to Lift the
N-Io.

Garfield Working on Plan to Lift the
Order for GasOIineless Sundays.
Prospects for the lifting of the ban
on the use of gasoline Sundays with
in the next few weeks, were indicated
by Fuel Administrator Garfield. A
plan now is being worked out, he said,
through which it was hoped to discon-
tinue the Sunday ban, and substitute
what virtually would be a rationing
plan, so that gasoline conservation
would fall on no one day in the week.
In the meantime, DR.. Garfield said,
the public should accept the situation
with patience. Despite the request,
more cars were seen in and about
Smyrna on Sunday than any time
since the order went into effect.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
AGRICULTURE AT HIGH SCHOOL.
Progressing Satisfactorily Under Pro-
fessOr ThurstOn-BuiIding Ready

IeSSOr lnurStOn-BulldlngR Ready
The course in agriculture which
was started last week at the Smyrna
Public Schools under the direction of
Prof. F. M. Thurston, is progressing
slowly. The Wilds property, recently
purchased, is in readiness and classes
are meeting there. The subject mat
ter of the course given in Delaware's
school of vocational agriculture, is
divided into four years work as fol-
lows: First Year-Soils and Crops
(a) soils, fertilizers and manures;
(b) farm crops. Second Year-Plant
Industry-(a) plant industry; (b or
charding. Third Year-Animal Hus-
bandry - (a) animal industry; (b)
feeds and feeding. Fourth Year
Farm Management-(a) farm build
ings and equipment; (b) farm man.
agement and accounts.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
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