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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Central Association to
Meet Here This Month

The fourth annual meeting Of the
Central Educational association will
be held in the Normal school auditor
ium on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, April 1919, inclusive: A pro-
gram of unusual interest and replete
with patriotic addresses is announced.
The Central Education association
has it's membership among the teach
ers of Barnes, Foster, LaMoure, Stuts-
man, Griggs and Dickey counties.
The officers are: President, r. L.
Brown, Valley City; first vice presi-
dent, E.. R. Edwards. jamestown;
second vice president, Matte Crab
tree, Glendale; secretary Lena P.
Regner, Cooperstown; and treasurer
Emmett McKenna, Edgley.
Speakers to be announced on the
program are E. R. Edwards, state
high school inspector, Mrs. Harold
NJ. Rudd, Mrs. Ferguson, C. P. Selvig,
Prof. Randlett, Supt. A. L. Schafer,
Principal B. C. B. Tighe, Miss Mar
tha Fisher, state rural school in
spector Edward Erickson, President
F. R. Kane, of the University of
North Dakota, Hon. w. L. Stockwell,
Judge N. C. Young, and others.
The complete program for the ses-
sion will be announced in next weeks
issue of the Budget.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Going Over the Top
In North Dakota

The great drive is now on in North
Dakota. Now is the time to go over
the top. The farmer by putting in a
big crop and putting it in well-ev-
erybody helping as far as possible;
the starting of gardens; every family
in town as well as on the farm should
plant a garden; raising chickens, not
only on the farms but in the towns
the boy or girl should be encouraged
and helped in raising some. chicks
many can raise pig or COW. Now is
the time to get into. action as the
great struggle goes on in Europe let
each one here get into action, going
over the top each one in his or her
lin of work. Don't delay, in a few
weeks it will be too late to start crops,
gardens, chickens, ETC., too late to GO
over the top. -. ....
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
School Of Methods
for Bond Solicitors

That the women of Valley City are
preparing to meet the exigencies of
the Third Liberty Loan campaign in
businesslike manner was evidenced
by the interest displayed Tuesday
evening when the officers and solici-
tors met at the city hall for instruc-
tions and general discussion. The
meeting was in charge of Mrs. George
Drake, county chairman of the wom-
ems campaign, and Mrs. Mary Zet-
terberg, local chairman Of solicita-
ton, the principal speaker being A.
P. Hanson, of Litchville, county cam
paign manager.
The city was well represented by
the local manager of the different
lines of activity connected with the
campaign among the women; and by
John Tracy and Rev. L. G.. Moultrie,
district and city chairmen Of the mems
campaign.
The object, character and terms of
ire bonds were fully explained, and
methods of cooperation and sales
manship discussed in detail. A..
It was decided that all Barnes coun-
ty should be covered by both the
mems and WOmen's committees, men
buying bonds from men and women
from women in order to avoid duplica-
tion of effort. The most hearty CO.
operation, and goodwill exists be-
tween the two organizations; and the
plan is beihg : worked ont in such a
systematic manner that the results
are sure far to- exceed, those of any
nroviO,1s camnaipn
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, state chair
man Of the woman's campaign, was
also present and gave valuable sug-
gestions. 49,. ~. .
In the drive for the Second Liberty
Loan, 333 Valley City. women bought
bonds amounting to $38, 800. It is ex-
pected that the total this time will be
still better, as the process of educa-
tion is conservation, investment, and
patriotism has made great progress
during the past few months.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Gov. Frazier Is Pleased
With Secretary Lane

Washington, April 5.-Governor
Frazier, here for the Americanization
conference called by Secretary of the
Interior Lane, today expressed him.
self as being pleased with the stand
taken by the secretary, in opposing
measures which would penalize people
for the fact of their reading only the
German language.
These propositions include one to
forbid the publication of any news
paper in German. Governor Frazier
told the conference that the Germans
residing and earning their living in
this country were as whole loyal to
the United States and that they were
in no wise to blame that Germany's
rulers plunged the world into war. He
approved the resolutions adopted at
the conference including one which de-
clares that only English should be
taught in the primary schools whether
public or private. &3.4 5 .., i s:.:
The North Dakota executive wentst to
the department of justice to ask for
the allotment of some federal prison.
ers to the North Dakota prison to help
in the twine factory. He said North
Dakota had fewer prisoners of her
own than formerly, due to the opera
tion of the "bone dry" law. The de-
partment officials told him that the
other states were having the same ex-
perience from the same cause and that
there was room in the federal prison
at present for all the men under fed
eral sentence. a. -.
This morning the governor visited
the office of Representative Baer and
saw the sights at the capital.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Valley City Boy Pays
Supreme Sacrifice

It is with profound regret that the
record the death of one of Valley
City's former fine young men, who
was called upon by his country in the
first draft that went from Barnes
county-Benj. J. Seifert. This young
man died from wounds received while
driving an ambulance somewhere in
France few days ago, and his death
has brought sorrow into the hearts
of our people. He was a splendid ex-
ample Of fine, young manhood, one Of
the clean young men of our city. He
was formerly employed by the Valley
City Grocery Company, and was one
of the popular young men of the city.
Particulars of course cannot be Sc
cured, but this lesson is brought home
to all of US in this death, very forci-
bly,. We must make up our minds for
bad news of this character right along
as the American forces get into the
great maelstrom of battle. War can
not be carried on without supreme Sec
ricfice being made, and we must pre-
pare for the worst. In the great civil
war it was the same story, of loved
ones giving their lives for the saliva
ton and liberty of the people and to-
day our forces in France are prepar-
ed to make the supreme sacrifice that
those brave men did in 1861, only the
war of today is on more stupendous
scale. BENZ. Seifert has gone. He
gave the greatest thing he had for the
democracy of the world-his life,
surely my brethren we, who have no
part in this fight only from a finan
cial and honor standpoint, must rally
to the help of the government and see
that the money is forthcoming to keep
the boys over there equipped and fed.
Let's make a resolution right now
to put over the next liberty loan and
show the Hun that we mean to fight
to win. We take our hat off in rev.
erence to Mr.. Seifert, and may his
memory and sacrifice remain for ever
green in the minds of those who have
known and loved him for his sterling
and manly qualities.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Do Automobile Drivers Own
the Earth Or Do They Not?

This was a question that was fired
at the Times-Record editor Sunday
morning while he was getting his mail
in the postoffice by an irate, and just
ly SO, young lady of this city-and it
is not necessary to give her name at
this time-who came near being run
over and possibly killed by a clipper
young lad in his teens who seemed to
delight in seeing how fast he could
run in the city limits and finally get
ting ratified and nearly ran over this
young lady by see-sawing to avoid the
collision, this happened the day be-
fore, Saturday. After the narrow
escape, this cheeky youngster "hol-
Tered" as he shot past "didnt you
hear me toot." That is the last straw
that broke the camel's back and why
this article is being written. Do the
boys, men and women who run cars
and break the speed ordinance on
numerous occasions in this city think
that the streets and crossings were
built and maintained especially for
themselves and that every time they
want to run fast through the city all
they have to do is to squawk, squawk,
with their horns and that everybody
has to fly out of their way like flock
of scared chickens. or do they not rea-
lie that ether people have some
rights in the world as we'll as them
selves. We operate a car ourself, but
we have never been guilty of telling
people to get off the earth, but rather
we have guarded their safety by CIV
ing them an opportunity to safely
cross from one side to the other of
the street. We object along with the
lady in question of some fresh acting
automobile driver sounding his horn
they do sometimes, for people to fly
out Of their way while they break the
speed limit. It is the duty Of every
automobile driver to safeguard the
public and if anyone driving a car
sees people trying to cross crossing
it is the duty of thatsdriver to slow
down his car so that the aforesaid pc
destrian can get over to safety and
the person does not have to bring on
threatened attack of heart failure in
trying to dodge some crazy automo-
bile driver. These are facts and may
not be digested by some Of the speed
fiends as they should be, but we. are
going to chew to the line and let the
chips fall where they may" Every
day we notice some fellow speeding
up the main avenues of the town at a
forty mile clip unmolested and ap-
parently happy at the though that so
far as he has not run down and killed
somebody's dear child to say nothing
of older persons who are not now able
to make a double flip-fop to escape
getting hurt. Think this over, will
you?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
TORPEDO
BOAT DESTROYER
SUNK; CREW LOST

London, April ga Brit
ish torpedo boat destroyer
sank last Thursday as the re-
suit of a collision and all
hands on board are believed
to have been drowned &C.
cording to an admiralty
statement issued tonight.
The statemept says: r. r.
Gone Of his majesty's tor
pedo boat destroyers sank on
the fourth instant as the re-
suit of a collision in the
foggy weather. All hands
are missing, and it is pre-
sumed that they were
drowned"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Barnes County Taxes

County Treasurer Henry E. Nelson
gives us the figures in regard to the
collection Of taxes. The railroads re-
fused to pay part of their taxes claim
ing excessive taxation and this mat
ter will be settled by the courts:
Total amount of tax levy
for Barnes county for 80.
1917 ................ .$6l6, ,7U7.SS
Total amount of 1917 taxes . 5T.
paid up to April 1, 1918 486, ,029.31
Balance unpaid .... ..'.$130,678.57
Of the total amount Of unpaid taxes
the railroads are owing $96, ,7O6.92.
They paid only two-thirds of the taxes
assessed against them. .~ .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Boche Paying Horrible
Cost fof:Adyanees

The Home and Education depart
ment of the Community club, met at
the home of Mrs. S. A. Zimmerman,
Monday afternoon. The meeting was
well attended, and the program in
structive, along the lines of economy
in shopping. A general discussion
followed talks on the subject, of the
advantages to the shopper, to shop in
persons, in preference to over the
phone. "The Cash and Carry Sys-
tenn" was discussed, also the "Credit
SYSTEM" advising all to pay by check
when possible, and to be more careful
about keeping receipts, etc.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Red Cross Denounces
Chain Letter Scheme


jamestown Alert: A chain letter
scheme for raising money is being
worked in North Dakota. The money
is ostensibly for a special hospital in
France for treatment of wounds in
the face and jaw. The statement is
made that for every $4,000 raised by
the American National committee the
American red Cross will give $4,000
in cash." -.
No such proposition has ever been
made or agreed to by the American
Red Cross, under instructions from
state and division Red Cross head
quarters this notice is published to
stop this chain letter from going
further.
w. B. Default,
Sec. Stutsman Co. Red Cross Chapter.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Speaking of recruiting, here is a
statement issued recently by Captain
Bor:::cr of the British Recruiting Mis-
sio2 cf Duluth: "The Winnipeg Kid
die= &c the best medium ever used
in ms district to stimulate recruiting
ar>s yscr work. The moneys turned
o12: t: the recruiting committees of
both the United States and British
forces to take care of emergency have
very materially increased the eff
cheney and productiveness of recruit
ing parties. The Riddles are simply
wonderful in bringing the war into
the homes of the people.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

A United Press dispatch
says that there is nothing
very startling along the
western front, only that the
allies are forcing the Ger"
mans back gradually and
surely near Amiens. The al
lies have got the kaiser
stepping backward at this
time.
In a battle which has last
ed since Thursday and which
probably is still continuing
with utmost fury, the Ger
mans have been hurting
massed divisions against the
British and French lines
from far north of Albert to
a short distance north of
Montdidier.
Probably there has not
been a more sanguinary bat
tie fought since the Begin
ming of the Teut0nic offen-
sive, March Fl, than this,
which has for its objective
the driving of a wedge be-
tween the British and
French armies, the cutting
of the Paris-Amiens railroad
south of Amiens and the cap
ture of that city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11
Nurses II Training Camp
+. AT Vassar College

The training camp for nurses at
the college comes as result of a
call sent out by the war department
for 10000 additional nurses and the
Red Cross has accepted the Vassar
campus as a camp site. All women
graduates of colleges of the years
1998-1918 are eligible. The idea of
the camp is to do for nurses what the
officers training camps have done for
tho national army. The number Of
those in training in the camp will be
limited to 1000. Seventy-five thous-
and dollars has been given by the Red
Cross to finance the camp and $50, 900
has been added by the college.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Darby O'Malley writes the Times
Record to discontinue sending the pa
per out to San Diego, CAL, 80 that we
infer that the genial Darby has caught
a Whit Of North Dakota's balmy
spring air floating out his way, and
he pines to be at home among the
natives: We shall look for him any
day now.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

The boys over at the city hall have
Strengthened up the dropping flagpole
over the Armory at the northwest
corner and Old Glory-or what is left
of it, is floating blumb to the breeze.
Let's get new flag up there and keep
the Old flag flying while the boys are
gone. Keep the home fires burning
is our motto.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

N. o. Holberg returned home from
Minneapolis Monday night on No. l..
He had been down attending the Bon
hus and Skonnord funerals.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Chris
tenson, of 1892 East Main street, Sat-
urday morning, a bouncing baby girl.
Mother and child doing nicely and C.
s. is so tickled that he tried to kick a
hole in the roof,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

The Germans have made
strong attacks to reach the
Amiens railroad, but are re-
ported to be repulsed with
heavy losses. The allies are
holding the lines. in good
shape.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Mrs. r. Geselius left on No. 4 for
Minneapolis where she will visit
friends and look after some business
matters.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Christ Nelson came in from Leal
Saturday and has been spending a
few days in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

The w. C.. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
J.4E. Crane Friday at 3 p. m.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-11

Sec. Stutsman Co. Red Cross Chapter.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11
Dogs Raid MeatheuSe.

Predatory CANNES made a raid
on W. G. 0akley's smekehouse
Monday night and carried away
three large hams. Green laid in
wait for the animals Tuesday
night with shot gun. One dog
was found dead under the Bap-
tist church Wednesday, and
Green identified it as one which
he had shot. Two others were
wounded but made their escape.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11
Many Outbreaks In Lisbon.

Paris, July S.-Severul persons nre
dead or wounded as result of an out
break In Lisbon following meeting
of the democratic and revolutlonlst
parties, according to information from
thnt city. Two hundred and forty
three arrests have been made.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11
Cousin Tom FlatterS Us.
2630 North Twenty-eighth st.
Philadelphia, Pa, 1918.

West Liberty, KY.
Dear Cousin:
Find enclosed check for two
dollars worth of the best weekly
newspaper in the State of Ken
tucky- the Licking Valley Cour-
ier.
We enjoy reading your red-hot
editorials on current events, and
only wish we had more editors in
the United States like you. 1t is
unnecessary for me to encourage
you to keep up your good work,
as you have the same deep root
ed convictions on international af-
fairs as |, and the same blood of
untainted patriotism flows thru
your veins-a Cottle virtue.
We also enjoy "Gumption," by
Colonel HovermaIe. When l
read his articles l am reminded
of the clear-cut style of Irving
and the exhaustive descriptive
qualities of Hugo. The Colonel
has a vast storehouse of knowl-
edge.
A little while ago I stood in
the sacred halls of the old State
House, Chestnut and Sixth Sts.,
and gazed upon that rare piece
of workmanship-the old LIBER-
TY BELL that broke the bonds
of slavery for the American Col
onies nearly one hundred and
forty-two years ago. I leaned
over the enclosure and kissed it
with the prayer that liberty and
justice would soon ring for all
the peoples of the earth. The
last time the Bell was rung was
February 22, 1943, Washington's
birthday. Only once since has
its patriotic throat uttered a
sound, and that was on June IA,
1916, when it was tapped with a
golden hammer to announce
Americas ''LibertyviGk.'' 1t
Was not louder than aNte6o. and
yet that noise was heard around
the world. 1t thrilled the hearts
of our Allies and struck terror to
the cowardly beasts of Berlin.
The echo was answered in every
city and hamlet of the United
States by the ringing of bells and
the raising of Old Glory. Gables
and wireless flashed the tidings
to all the European capitals. 1t
was the voice of LIBERTY calling
from the Western world to the
struggling democracies of the
Eastern. This was the glad It'd
ings that stiffened the far-hung
battle line in Flanders. This
was the voice that had it's echo
in the thunder of the iron-threat-
ed cannon of the French. This
was the knell of autcratic Prus-
sia, the funeral dirge of those
who live by the sword.
The portraits Of all the signers
of the Declaration of Independ-
ence hang on the wall Cf the
old State House. Among them
is a portrait in oil OF Joseph Hop
kins, our illustrious ancestor.
Grandmother Cottle was a Hop
kins. and old Joseph Hopkins,
one of the signers, was her great
grandfather, four generations re-
moved. AS grandfather Cottle
used to say, I'VE need not be
ashamed of our blood" AS you
know, the most conspicuous sig
nature to that immortal docu-
ment is that of John Hancock.
Legend has it that he wrote it
boldly so that Old King George
would not have to put on his
spectacles to read it. This was a
= bold stroke Of the pen, as failure
of the great document in realiza-
; tion meant the hanging of all the
; signers.
! With personal regards from the
. Mrs., in which | join, with the
i, wish to be remembered to all in
K quiring relatives and friends, |
e remain, Your cousin,
;, THos. c. EASTERLING.
DnoS Raid WpathnuSe
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

Carl Aiken, Crew, Columbia.
Injured.-ln Pekin hospital: Mrs.
Henry ,Heiken. Pekih.
Mrs. Maude Wage, Pekin.
M. G. Smith, Pekin.
In Peoria Hospital-Miss Mildred Ja-
cobs, hand crushed.
Miss w. A. Osborn, back possibly
broken.
Miss - Osborn, sister of above,
foot crushed.
Mr.. hampton, head lacerated and
bruised.
,. 600 on Board Boat.
More than 600 persons, many of
them dancing, were on the boat when
1t crashed into the log, backed away
with great hole in the bow, and
sank quickly with a list that meant
denth to many of the panic-stricken
who rushed to one side at the first cry
of peril.
Many of the women and children
sank before 1t was possible to reach
them. The cries for help were heard
on shore and rescuers worked with
rowboats.
In the darkness that followed the
sinking the cries of those suddenly
plunged into peril from laughter and
music and dancing awoke the usual
quiet of the little river town of Wes
ley City, and although wire communi
cation so early in the morning was
difficult it was not long before Peoria
and Pepin relatives had been mott
fed.
In spite of the dark, the rescuer'
came and did what they could for the
living and suffering. A few bodies
were brought and laid on the rlvel
bank. Frantic friends and relatives
tried with torches to Identify thes'
few, but 1t was not until night lifted
that any headway could be made.
With the break of day two diver'
went into the sunken wreck. Almos
at the same hour the flrst of the bod
ies began arriving In Pekin.
Soldiers Kept order.
A great crowd surrounded tn
morgue In the little river city ant
heart.rendlng scenes were enacted b,
relatives seeking missing ones. Sol
;diers detailed from Camps Bradle,
and Herring were in Pekln early Il
preserve order
Coroner u. L. Clary of Tazewel
county early swore in his jury and de
parted with the members for tn
scene. The Jurors are: Henry Clay
Fred Slebens, Ed Meyer, George /
Nickel, Patrick Flynn and Ed, Nicke
Shadow dawn disclosed the mist er
shrouded upper decks of the boat I
the watchers on the bank.
As daylight came on workers hui
rled out to the sunken craft.
Collapsed and shattered, Its supel
structure stood out in the clear, do
serted outline against the mornin
sky. Flaunting their imitation wave
I'm the faint breeze the two electrical
lighted flags which adorned the shl
stood upright-the outstanding PAL
of the tragic craft. Not globe |
them had been broken, their upright
stood straight.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

Having discovered extensive move
ments Of troops and materials behind
the German lines In the Chateau Thier-
ry region, indicating coming attack,
the Americans stationed there took the
initiative and. In the most Important
operation they had thus far under
taken by themselves, they captured the
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

Maysville.-An army officer arrived
here from Camp Stewart, Va, to take
back the two soldiers who were arrest.
ed by Chief Harry, ort. The men were
given a furlough and failed to return
to camp Their names are Arthur
Wood and Barl Graft.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

Secretary of War Bakers detailed
statement to the house committee on
military affairs was made just in time
to give added zest to the celebration
of the Fourth. He said the American
army now consisted OF 100, 400 officers