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Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
ASSOCIATION men
WANTED IN FRANCE
HRISTIAN MEN OF GOOD
HEALTH AND ABILITY NEED
ED TO FILL THE RANKS

Attorney E. A. Palmer who return
ed the latter part of last week from
attending the meeting of the "Y''
workers of North Dakota held in Far
go, is enthusiastic over the fine show
ing the state has made and also over
the possibilities that await the men
engaged in the movement. Sunday
evening in the Congregational church
he gave brief outline of what is
needed and if there are any young
men in the counties of Williams,
Mountrail, Divide and Mckenzie who
iwsh to enter the work, by communi-
eating with Mr.. Palmer, they can Sc
care the needed information.
In speaking of the work Mr.. Palm
err, the district committee man, he
said. "Men are wanted for secretaries
and chaffeurs. But these men want
ed must be above draft age, able, in
telligent, moral men and enjoying
good health. They must be able to
withstand the rigors of the outdoor
life and meet the. conditions that exist
m the various fields where they will
be nlaccd to work. There is greet
need for men and 1000 are needed
month to supply the demand.'
W. ! S ockwell. Fargo. is chair
Continued on rage 12)
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
". 4 BANGS OPENS
MACHINERY BUSINESS
CAME FROM MINOT AND TOOK
OVER JOHN BRUEGGER LINE
OF MACHINERY

w. H. Bangs for Is years in the
machinery business at Minot, recent
ly acquired the Bruegger stock of
implements and has established Of
fees here and will conduct the ma
chinery business as the Williston I'm
plement company. Mr.. Bangs has in
terested other prominent machine men
with him in the business and tho they
will not be located here, they will be
as vitally interested in the work as
he.
In the business here, Mr.. Bangs
will make a speciality of pushing the
Mccormick line Of farm machinery
as he has in the past.
@ He is married and on April first his
family will join him in this city where
they will make their home.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
WEEKLY DIGEST Of
WAR ACTIVITIES
RESUME OF THE ACTIONS AND
ENGAGEMENTS ON VARIOUS
SECTORS

In the Woevre and in Lorraine, the
American troops are giving the Ger
mans little rest and raids into the
enemy positions are being carried out
successfully. The artillery, especially
in the Toul sector, also has been ac-
tive. es
South of Richecourt, on the Toul
sector, General Pershing's men pene-
trated to the second German line in
raid Tuesday Casualties were in
flicted on the enemy by shell and rifle
fire. The raids in this sector began
Sunday and probably are in answer
to German activities which had indi-
Gated the enemy was preparing for
a g~,sement against the American
lines.
I The artillery activity on this sec
tor has been most intense, the Ameri-
can gunners causing fires and ev-
plosions behind the enemy lines.
The American troops east of Lune-
vile, in Lorraine, which places them
very near the Franco German border,
went into the German positions Mon
day and found that the enemy had
not yet returned to the trenches ne
evacuated the day before.
Despite German artillery fire
against them, the raiders came back
to their. own lines without casualty.
On the line between Armentieres
and La Bassee, which has not chang
ed in eighteen months, the Germans
continue their powerful raids. Their
latest effort was made against Portu
guese positions near Laventie. The
Germans were checked by machine
gun fire which caused heavy casual
ties and left prisoners in the hands
of the Portuguese. British troops re-
pulsed small raids in the Ypres area,
where the enemy artillery fire is in
tense. On the French front the bom-
bardment has been most violent in
Champagne, especially east of Rheims.
In aerial fighting French and Brit
ish machines have accounted for
twenty-one enemy airplanes, while
French gunners have destroyed three
others. In addition to attacking mil
itary targets close behind the Ger
man lines, British airmen have bomb
ed the city of Coblenz, on the Rhine,
in daylight. A ton of bombs was
dropped, causing two fires and a
violent explosion.
The Bolshevik government has re-
moved to Moscow, where the All-Rus-
sian congress of soviets will meet
to take action on the Ger
man peace treaty. In Petrograd two
committees are preparing to take
over the government. One is headed
by Trotzky, dismissed by Premier
Lenine as foreign minister; and the
other by Zinovieff, = chairman of the
delegation which assented to the Ger
nan peace terms.
In eastern Siberia, General Semin-
IF, the anti -Bolshevik leader, has
2een driven across the border into
Manchuria by Bolshevik troops aided
9y released German prisoners. China
nas warned the Bolsheviki against
nfractions of her neutrality in Man-
.huria.
German airships have raided the
coast of Yorkshire, in eastern Eng
and, and have dropped bombs.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
ADDRESSED SYRIAN SOCIETY

Assad Elias of Duluth, Minnesota,
who has been visiting Kali brothers
for several days, returned to his
home, Monday. While here he ad-
dressed, Sunday night, the Syrian So
ciety on "Unity Of the Society for
Progress and Good Purposes; espec-
tally in this Critical Time when Unity
is Needed" He spoke eloquently OF
the need of doing all that was pos
sible by the members Of the society
to show that they are good citizens
and good Americans. He also touch
ed upon the needs Of the Syrians in
the homeland who have suffered so
much thru the German and Turkish
soldiers and suggested plans where
by aid might be extended to them as
so many of the brothers in America
have been eextending aid.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14

An order has been received by the
adjutant general and trasmitted to
the various counties Of the state, that
2,647 North Dakota registrants would
be called into service March % and
that the equipment was already to
be distributed to the various conton-
ments in April or so soon as the men
from Class one should be modified.
A report has gained credence but
it's authority is in question, stating
that the full quota will have to go as
enlistments will not in anyway de-
crease the number in the call. The
local war board when queried On this
matter stated they had not been Off
cially notified of this particular work
ing of the call. If it stood however,
80 Class l, men would have to be sent
March 20, but if voluntary enlist
ments counted against the quota,
there would be about 60 to go.
The names of those who will be
called this has not as yet been made
up so cannot be piven this week. The
work will Immediately be done hand
those who will be called vii! be made
public as soon as compiled.
Eight hundred thousand men are to
be called to the colors gradually dur
ing the present year, under the sec
ond army draft, which begins on
March 20.
An announcement yesterday by
Provost Marshal General Crowder of
the number to be called was followed
closely by an order for the mobillza-
ton of $4,000 men during the five
days period beginning March 49,,
some $4,000 Of them to be assembled
under the second draft. Eighty thou
sand will be men of the first draft
of 687, 1000 not yet summoned into SER
vice.
Details Given Later
Details of how the second draft is
to be applied will be made public lat
ter, after congress has acted upon pro-
posed legislation providing for the
registration of youths attaining the
age of 21 years, and for basing state
and district quotas on the number of
registrants in Class I. In his first
official statement on the subject, how
ever, General Crowder~ assures the
country that no sweeping withdrawal
of large numbers of men at one time
is contemplated, and that care will be
taken to avoid interfering with har-
vesting.
Men in deferred classifcations, the
provost marshal general announced
would be called in small numbers as
we'll as men in class one for the pur-
pose of utilizing special technical
qualifications or sending them to
schools to acquire such qualifications.
The provost marshal general makes
the definite statement, however, that
there will be no sudden withdrawal
of great numbers of men from in
dustry and agriculture during the
coming summer, but that they will be
drawn in relatively small groups
spread throughout the year. To give
exact numbers, he says would be to
give the enemy military information.
.. Eqaipment Ready In April
While Gen. Crowder sets no time
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14

With The American Army in
France, Monday, March 1.-THE Sec
tor occupied by American troops east
Of Luneville, which was designated
formerly merely as being in Lor-
raine, has developed suddenly into
one Of the most active on the front,
from the standpoint Of artillery fight
ing. American artillerymen are
hurting thousands of shells daily
against the German positions, max
ing it virtually impossible for the
enemy to occupy them. Investiga-
ton shows that they have been vir-
tually abandoned. This is especially
true in the neighborhood of certain
places northwest and northeast Of
Badonviller where it is now permis-
sible to say, the two raids mentioned
as having been carried out simultan-
eously took place.
Certain information obtained in
the American sector northwest of
Toul leads to the conclusion that
the American raid there this morn
ing came at such time as to cause
the Germans to abandon plans of
their own for a raid. Normal artil
lery fighting continues in this Sec
tor shells falling on towns on both
sides of the line. At the place the
Germans used mustard shells. A
small number of Americans walked
through the gas later. Last night an
American patrol brought in an en-
emy sniper's camoufage suit, made
of woven brownish colored grass,
the same shade as the landscape.
There was the usual work by patrols
in No Mans Land during the night,
but no encounters have been reported.
Conditions were excellent today
for flying, and many hostile and
friendly planes were in the air. In
virtually every allied plane there
was an American observer. Once or
twice the Americans went close
enough to the Germans to try their
machine guns, but without result. One
plane in which there was an Amer
ican went far back of the enemy lines.
1t was the target for hundreds of
enemy shells, which seemed to burst
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
PROF. BlUME HEADS
W|LL|ST0M SCHOOLS
CHOICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
MADE THE FORE PART OF
THE WEEK

Clarence E. Blume, for five years
principal of the Oakes, North Dakota
public. schools, has been engaged for
the coming year as superintendent of
the Williston Public Schools, at sal
ary of S240O.
Professor Blume is graduate of
the Ohioan Wesleyan University, has
experience as high school teacher
for several years and was an in
structor in the high school Of Cloquet,
Mimi, during 1928, and the follow
ing year was elected to the superin-
tendency of the Oakes schools which
position he has held since He is
thirty-one years of age, married and
has one child.
The school board in making the
selection had over fifty applicants
from which to choose and after care
full consideration of the applications
and recommendations the choice fell
upon Prof. Blume who not only had
the recommendation of his own school
board which wished to hire him for
another period of years, but he had
the recommendations of Rev. Mr..
Hollett, Prof. R. D. Black, President
George A. Mcfarland of Valley City
Normal, w. L. Stockwell and others
including B. H. Kroeze, president of
jamestown College and one of the
most prominent educators in the
whole United States. Prof. Kroeze
in his letter says: 81 have known
Mr.. Blume for some years, and have
had the pleasure to observe him in
various capacities. He impresses me
as very exceptional man, thorough
scholar, perfect gentleman, care
full, just and efficient executive, a
good mixer, exacting yet sympathetic
with his teachers, a splendid organ
izer, a trained natural leader, and
thoroughly conversant with all the
problems and opportunities in our
public school system. He has dignity,
pdise, good judgment, fine, presence
and without realizing it commands
attention. He is interested in all
good things in community life In
concluding his letter, President
Kroeze says: II shall hope that |
have rendered your community and
schools a positive service in writing
you this letter. 1t is rare that can
Continued on page 12)
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
NEW METER SYSTEM

At the last meeting of the city
commissioners it was decided to fur
nish the water meters for use in this
citv at the actual cost Of the meter
laid down at Williston, and the peo-
ple are urged to attend to the put
ting in of meters at a very early date
in order to meet the required taxes
Of the department, and to prevent
inconvenience to themselves as the
water will be shut off until the meter
is installed. May first has been set
as the last da yof grace to be allow
ed the people and if no meters are IN
at that time there is to be no more
water for those not having complied
with the city ordinances.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14

American admitted that they seemed
pretty thick, but he was unharmed.
London, March 13.-Three Zeppe-
Inns took part in last nights air raid
on England. One of them dropped
four bombs on Hull.
The other airships flew about aim
lessly over country districts dropping
bombs, and then proceeded back to
sea. One woman died of shock in
consequence of the raid.
The Germans have sustained such
heavy losses in Zeppelins that they
have employed them only at infre-
quent intervals in the last year for
raids on England, substituting air
planes. The last previous Zeppelin
raid on England was on October 10,
1917, when "a persons we're killed and
Sc wounded. On returning the Zep-
pelin fleet was put to rout by the
French, five of the dirigibles being
brought down.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
SCHAFER SPOKE
ON "INCOME TAX LAW"

"'rhe Income Tax" was the theme
of the Four Minute speech delivered
at the Lyric theatre last evening by
Attorney George S. Schafer of Nc
Kenzie county, and his elucidation Of
the workings Of the tax law were
highly approved by the people pres
ent. Following his speech the film
"The Squaw Mans Son. with as
hearty approval as did the Squaw
Man when it was shown. Anita King
as the heroine of the play ably sup
ported Wallace Reid, the Squaw Mans
Son, and from first to last there was
not dull moment.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
WELL TRAINED HENS

w. O. Hollar has thirty three of the
best trained and most patriotic chicks
in the country. They include four.
teen hens and nineteen pullets. Dur
ing February they furnished Mr..
Hollar with % dozen eggs, an aver
age of one dozen day. guess w.
O. has been ]ecturing them as they
sure are doing their bit.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
FALLNEsS GOT 4 MONTHS

Fargo, March 13.-Pleading guilty
late Monday to the charge of vio-
lating the bone dry law, D. NJ. Fall
ness, indicted at the last session of
the federal grand jury. was sentenced
to serve four months in the Williams
county Jail at Williston.
Fallness was brought to Fargo
Sunday afternoon by C. D. Scott, dep
uty United States marshal.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
HAD GREAT SALE

C. f. Hanna had great sale last
Tuesday. 1t is reported the largest
of the season. Mr.. Hanna advertised
his sale through the Graphic and we
are sure he is convinced that it pays
to advertise when the proper medium
is used.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14

Tom Zien, his mother and daughter
Eva Of St. Paul, Mimi, are here Wis
iting friends. They are on their way
to their farm in Montana.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14

The Knights of Modern Syria met
Sunday afternoon and organized a
War Saving Stamps Society. At that
meeting Mr.. Kirk joined the lodge.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
THE AMER||.!G4M R e.! y. IR|00PS Take over
MORE LINE IN FRENCH TERRITORY
Zppens Raid Coast of England But Reports Indicate Lit
tie Damage to Property One Woman Died ofShock
American Planed Back of German Lines.

all around it. On returning, the
American admitted that they seemed
pretty thick, but he was unharmed.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20
EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
Negro Evangelist Begins Campaien
Ihls Evening nTent Across Riy-
er in Graded School Yard.
correspondence of The Robesonian

correspondence of The Robesonian.
An evangelistic campaign. in which
plophecles relating to present -da1
events will be explained and the fnn
aamental principles of Christianity
made prominent, will be held by ne
gro evangelist, B. W. Abney, under
q large ,chautauqua tent located lust
across the river In the graded school
Eafd beginning Thursday night
June ~, at $3.50 o'clock, and contin,
mng every night for few weeks
Evangelist Abney has devoted MANY
years to a close, careful and PRAYER
1ul study of the prophecies, and in
connection with the campaign he will
Snow the meaning Of present -dav
events from a Biblical point of view.
IN every meeting the Bible will be
held up as the revelation of the will
o.. OF God to mankind, the way of eternal
lie, the foundation of saving faith
ana the only basis Of Christian truth.
no sensational appeals will be made
20 the emotions, and no death-bed
stories told, but only facts bearing
on truths given in the sacred Scrip
lures will be presented.
Evangelist Abney will also include
IN his program lectures on the sane
tuary question, the important study of
mans sin and Saviour, the second
coming of Christ and what it means
to a sln-sad world, and also on health
and temperance.
The lectures on the prophecies will
be of particular interest. and the i'm
portant truths found in the books of
Daniel and the Revelation will be ex-
planned: The evangelist hopes to
make these studies Of special educa-
tlonal value to Bible students. and at
the same time convince those who
may be in doubt of the truth of the
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20
NOTED SOLDIER LECTURER
COMING TO NORTH CAROLINA
Lieutenant Choice IF The British
Army VIII Tour State in Interest
Of War Savings-Has Seen
Barbarities of Hun.

Winston Salem, June 15.-North
Carolina is to have another effective
soldier speaker in the person Of Lieut..
A. Choice of the British army, who
comes to North Carolina in the inter
est of the War Savings campaign. He
will tour the State on lecture tour
including the dates Of June 1923.
Like Capt. David Fallon, who is re-
membered in North Carolina as a
most forceful war speaker, Lieutenant
Choice has seen actual service at the
front, and has been an eyewitness to
the cruel barbarities Of the Hun. He
is most effective speaker and war
secured for North Carolina through
the National War Savings committee
at Washington. He comes to this
State from Tennessee, where he has
made record Of stirring the hearts
of his hearers as no other soldier
speaker has been able to do North
Carolina is fortunate in securing
Lieut.. Choice at this particular stage
of the War Savings drive which be-
gins Sunday. June 23, and eliminates
on Friday, June 28
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20
744,865 REGISTERED JUNE 5
FOR MILITARY SERVICE
More Than 100000 unregistered y.
year-olds Already Had Enlisted

Nearly complete reports to the pro.
sose marshal generals office at Wash.
lngton show that 744,S65 America nc
WHO nave become of age during the
past year registered for military ser.
wee June s. This is 26s,724 below
tne estimate of the census bureau b,,,
s1nce 81 more than 100000 unregistere
zIl-yeaf-olds already are enlisted il
..iI army, navy or marine CORPS. th.
tiali.ary t;Iy authorities find the result en-
tlrely satisfactory. 81
army and navy estimates place +ha
iuinoer OF 21-year-old men anlic.ad
d! at 2O8. .58S. This figure combined
Mllh the falling off in alien registra1
1lol gives q total of 353 ,686 which
means that the census bureau anna
ently t1l missed the number of eligibles
by onl $1,000. 0''s ioies
It Is confidently believed that this
nan; .aumioer Will be made up by belated
registrations, yet to be heard from in
eluuIng among them the registration
u Ihe absentees which is accomnlish-
eo Dy mail, said a statement issued
Dy provost Marshal General Crowder
~ giving out figures on the basis Of
reports to date. '' VI
Inc 1918 registration totals bv
States include: W
North Carolina 1e,743; South Caro-.
INA, 1915; Tennessee. 1S153. Wv
glnia, 1878. '' VIZ
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20
Join the army behind the army-be
war saver.
Thrive by thrift.
Sour Stomach.

This is a mild form of Indigestion.
1t is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or of food not
suited to your digestive organs. II
you will eat slowly, masticate your
food thoroughly, eat but little meat
and none at all for supper, you will
more than likely avoid the sour stom-
ach without taking any medicine
whatever. When you have sour stom-
ach take one Of Chamberlain's Tab
let's to aid digestion.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20

Bible, cause sinners to be convartod
ana Christians draw nearer the Lord
Nearly all lectures will be illustrat-
ed oy oll-painted chartc and a stere-
opelcon machine. The public is in
EI5ed. W.; reserved seats for white folks
!.o: mls subject for Sunday night will ha
signs of the Time" ' WI. ~. ne
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20

one l nave struck. l miss you all. but
Dy taking the paper l can get in toucb
WIN you all, when l read the paper
you all publish in Lumberton. There
Is not paper more enterprising tina
the Robesonian. There is good war
news In 1t and anything that you want
to read from Lumberton.
Mr. Sharpe, if you have room in
your paper, l wish you would publish
this short item.
HUBERT STaLVEY,
Marion, S. c., June II, 1913.
Many are giving their lives: YOU
are asked only to loan your money.
Unusual business now means re-
sumption of business as usual later.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-20
Lumoerton the Best Town-L;kes
The Robesonian.

10 the Editor of The Robesonian:
want to say a few words To vour
paper. W youi
Ihere IS nothing like the old news
from Lumberton. I hav, heen +, sor
eral towns but Lumberton j.; the best
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-04
CINDERELLA IN FLOWERLAND

The commencement exercises last
night which took the form Of an aper
eta, cinderella in Flowerland'. was
very prettily done and made a very de
llghtful picture to the large audience
that enjoyed the little ones carving
through the program in splendid man
ner.
Prince Sunshine was played by Phil
1p burlington very nicely, and he car
rled through his singing and dancing
part in most acceptable manner.
Miss Lois Speed, as Cinderella, was
very pretty to look at and quite pleas
ing in voice and manner, and the proud
sisters depicted by Misses Mary Hays
/ Mcdowell and Virginia Gaskins, was
very well done.
Miss Mary Powell Josey, as the God
mother, was quite delightful.
Miss Mary Josephine Josey, as the
fairy sang the prologue very sweetly.
The butterflies-M Misses Dorothy May
Pegram and Julia Boyd Smith were
pictures to the eye, and they knew their
parts perfectly and danced their way
through the play to the appreciation Of
all present.
The little page, Master John Smith,
was splendid and we'll carried out, and
he did not lose countenance even though
the audience were greatly amused at
his deminutive statue. The Prince 8
herald-Master Charlie Herring, did all
that his part called for in a business
like manner, very creditab BILE to himself.
Of the rest of the cast, which includ
ed the various blossoms, the little ones
did their best to make the PLAID sue
cess, and seemed to enter heartily into
the spirit Of the occasion. The music
was tuneful and the children kept time
wonderfully well.
Spoken of as whole the operetta was
distinct success and showed splendid
training by the tutors who had charge
Of the little extravaganza, and the pa
rents Of those who took part were ma
turally very proud Of their little ones
who performed so nicely.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-04
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION

Perhaps you have never thought OF
1t, but this disorder is due to lack OF
moisture in the residual matter Of food
IF YOU will drink an abundance Of water
ca raw fruits and take lots Of outdoor
exercise, you may be able eventually to
ovescome it entirely. In the meantime
use the most mid and gently axatives.
Strong and harsh cathartics take too
much water out Of the system and make
a bad matter worse. Chamberlain s
Tablets are easy and pleasant to take,
and most agreeable in effect. Give
them trial.