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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
WHITE SPUR NOTES.

The farmers institute held Thurs
day, February 21st,. was not as well
attended as it might have been, ow-
ing to the extremely cold weather.
but the program vas good, and in
cluded speeches from former assist
ant United States. Attorney Gener.
al, Thomas C. Spelling, Edgar /. Oh
son, Supt. Of farmers Institutes and
Mathew Duffy, Of the most prom
inent and successful stockmep Of the
state. Mr.. H. s. Marquis also held
the appreciative audience some time
with cornet and vocal solos, also sing
ing, which was participated in by the
audience. Miss Katherine Stately
gave valuable demonstrations and
talks on food conservation, home
equipment, sanitation and. kindred
subjects, which were well received by
the ladies.
Mr.. August Green is busy these
days repairing automobiles, in antici<
patton Of an early spring, most Of the
snow having already disappeared.
Ex-president of the farmers club,
C. G.. Whiting, has been confined to
his house for some time with rheuma-
tism, but late reports indicate his ear
ly recovery.
James Ramsey and E. Hysop, prom
inent Percheron Breeders of Mani
toba, Cam, We're guests at Meadow
lawn farm last week.
The farmers club members have
shown their foresight by ordering
their seed corn early. Through the
township supervisors they are also
shipping in oats for seed and feed.
The much talked Of western battle
front offensive has not materialized
vet, but when it is over the name OF
the great German general will be
Hind-en-berg.
Grandma Waddle, who has been
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Mclean, has returned home to
Starbuck township. She is still hale
and hearty and will soon have round
ed out a century Of usefulness.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28

It was at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Medlar that the stork left a
precious bundle this last week.
MI. and Mrs. Stair cousins Of
Stewart Stair are visiting the latter.
Clyde Walker received a telegram
stating the serious illness of his
mother Mrs. Robert Walker, and he
left for Idaho on Friday morning
to be with her.
A letter received from Mrs. Walter
our former pastors wife, reports Rev
I. S. Water was very ill and about to
undergo a critical operation at st.
Lukes' Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Sunday School sent a contribu-
ton Sunday to purchase a large
print Bible that he could read while
lying i'll in bed.
A Bible Study Training Glass is
being organized in connection with
the Sunday School and the first
meeting will be held at the schoof
house next Saturday at seven.
Rev. Jones did not come out on
Sunday as there are some of his
children down with the measles.
Some of the .Renville. farmers hav-
ing ~cooperated in buying Ignite, ex-
tended the good work by buying a
carload of shorts A number of them
might have been seer loading up in
Maxbass OF Saturday,
On Thursday the Ladies Aid and
the Red Cross workers met with Mrs.
A. l.. Kirby to the number of thirty
or more. Fine time! Of course.
Next time at Mr.. Merits. /
Edith Vannice came home Thurs
day night from her school, for a hol-
iday and week end visit. Two loads
of young people dropped in and spent
that evening with her. 500
Mrs. Theodore FELTON, went to the
hospital at Bottineau last week. AT
last report she was doing we'll after
her operation tts,s $50 9
The basket social att the school
house on Friday was a decided sue
cess. So also was the patriotic pro-
gram which preceded it. The parts
were all we'll rendered and we wish
they would give Us another program
as good. 3#'t. z
A jolly load Of nine young people
from the district north, came down
to the social. We don't know how
they managed it, but all but n came
in one light wagon which had but
one seat, and the distance is about ten
miles. s5.t.: '@ +.
Occasionally a stray Ford is seen,
one Of the sure signs Of spring tho
zone Ford does not make a summer"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
FRAME NEWS.

AE NL2 AWM
Alfred Klemaschasky returned
from Minnesota, where he has beer
visiting with his parents.
The Ladies Aid and relatives sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Thiel
Thursday, it being their silver we'd
ding anniversary.
Paul Bergman and Henry Krone Of
of Bottineau visited at the Herman
Neumann home.
A dance was given at II. Mellott's
last Friday.
Herbert and Alfred Kremaschasky
were Bottineau visitors last Friday.
Miss Lorena Thiel, Bertha Wise
and Minnie Redman were in Omemee
Friday.
The Young Peoples society met at
Rev. Rubbert's last Friday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
METIGosHE M~URMURINGs.

Carl Hunskor is cutting wood fol-
Ole Hendrikson. ~
Olaf Monson left for the cities on
Monday. j,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Myhr visited
at the A. Myhr home Sunday.
Martin Svingen is back from Min
neapolis.
Frank Brown has purchased q new
driving horse. Suppose he will be in
the hills quite often now.
It is rumored Alfred Monson has
purchased Herman Holdass' motor
cycle. -,
John Haldaas visited at the Ed
Wall home Sunday,
!. Manda Svingen visited at home over
Sunday. sssx ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
UNITED STATES WATERWAYS

A committee of three has been ap-
pointed by Director General McAdoo
to investigate the inland and coast
wise waterways Of the United States
and advise him as to the best meAns
Of putting them to advantageous use
and solving transportation problems.
The canals of the country and the
0coastwise Mississippi and lake traffic
will be considered. Work has already
been begun by the committee, which
is headed by Maj. Gen. w. M. Black,
Chief Of Engineers Of the United
States Army.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
POTATO COOKING is II
OFTEN DONE WRONG

Potatoes contain all the different
substances need by the body: Fro
teinsand minerals for growth and re-
pair: starch and fat for energy; and
minerals and roughage for body reg
uation. A diet of whole milk and po-
tatoes is perfect the fat and protein
of the milk supplements the small
quantity Of these in the vegetable
The fuel value of patotoes is higher
than that Of any other fresh vege-
table used. ~
Common methods used in the pre-
marathon and cooking of potatoes are
wasteful. When potatoes are peeled
and allowed to stand for an hour or
two in cold water, they lose over half
the protein and one third their min
erals. The Feelings also take food
with it. When cooking is begun in
cold water the loss is nearly as great.
Potatoes can be prepared with no
loss of. food value if they be first
blanched by cooking in boiling water
for ten minutes, then plunged into
cold water and the skin rubbed or
pulled off, Cooking can, then be com
pleted in any way desired-baking,
steaming or boiling. asnil
/ A quick ovenfis essential for bak-
ing potatoes. This result is dry and
mealy and is most easily higested.
If the skin is pricked swith4a FORK
toward the end of bakingsthsSsafe
further izaprovedsb by escape o&ssteana.
Soggy, Matery potatoes do notsdigest
easily and r1ay cause gas.-Lucy %.
Cordiner, Agricultural Extension Di-
vision, University Of Minnesota. 5sn
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
TOWNSHIP.

[ Martin Nicholson and Sven Kjonas
Forded in to Pratt's hall Friday eve
s. The following from here. e to
Maxbass ON Saturday: S.tG Barlow.
N. Nicholson, &C. e Christensen, J..C.
Steen, Pat O'Toole, N. J. Fox and
James Riberts. f!t't p
Anton Hustad Of Wolf Point, Mont.
visited a few days. with his sister, Mrs
Jno. Erickson last week. ~
The following are among those who
poined the Red Cross Friday evening:
John Magnuson, Ole Jorgenstad, Il
Nicholson, Mike O'Toole, Henry Cal
gard, Genevieve Sympkips, Berdella
Thoekelson and Selma Steen. aJ.s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Botti-
neau Commercial Club will be held
March 9Th in the, club rooms. All
members should endeavor to be pres
ent at this meeting. a complete. fl
n~ancial report will be submitted by
the secretary and the treasurer and
a resume Of, the past. years business.
Many matters Of Importance will come
up as well as election of full. set Of
officers for the. ensuing year.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
To Renew LinoIeum.

When linoleum becomes worn, polish
1t with prepared liquid wax. Dampen
an old piece Of wooden underwear with
a tablespoonful Of the wax and rub
the linoleum with it as If you were
scrubbing the floor. Polish with q dry
wooden cloth until 1t shines. This re.
news the faded colors. After the first
coat Of wax, the linoleum may be pol.
ished daily with a waxed cloth fasten'
ed to a mop handle, thus saving tbs
housekeeper from scrubbing the floors
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
Smokes. FOR OUR BOYS
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

The following is a list Of those of
our citizens who have donated the
various amounts set opposite their
names to the tobacco fund for the BEN
eft of the American soldiers now in
the trenches. It is understood that
Mr.. F. C. Falkenstein, who has the
matter in charge, will make an active
canvass the coming week with a view
to giving all an opportunity to con-
tribute their mite to this most worthy
cause
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Morning service at 11:00 Bible
School at 1910. B. X. P. U. 1880.
Evening service 500 P. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 500 P. N.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-28
Got. the Other Place.

A practical joker. called up the tele-
phone operator and said: Hello,
Central. GIVE me heaven" but that
isn't what she gave him.-Youngstown
Telegram. $50.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Fate of Fernald
Not Determined
No Doubt He is Among
the Dead---P Percy Web
ster is All Right

Pittsburgh, May 21.-Ninety-one
bodies had been taken from the ruins
of the Aetna Chemical company's
plant at Oakdale, near here, up to
last night, the total representing the
known dead" as result of the ter
rife explosion which wrecked the
plant last Saturday.
Of the bodies recovered, forty-three
have been identified, while the remains
of the others are charred and blacken-
ed beyond recognition.
Compilations today show ninety-four
persons in Pittsburgh hospitals and
company officials say that 100 mem
bers of the working force of the plant
are yet unaccounted for.
Federal, state, county and local in
vestigation of the disaster are in prog
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
SHARP WILLIAMS TELLS
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE
HOW It Can Be SECURED

Philadelphia, May 81. United
States Senator John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, in a speech Friday
night before the national convention
of the League to Enforce Peace, sug-
gested 100000 men as safe reason
able limit for national armies after the
United States and its allies had re-
moved the danger of German militia
risnn by decisively winning the war.
"The treaty & peace, if a real peace
treaty." he said, SHOULD contain a
provision that no country shall sup
port an army of more than, say 49,
900 men trained for war; The great
est nations-Britain, France, Ger
many, Japan, the United States-need
no more unless they premeditate Of
Tense and are seeking advantage be-
forehand by the anticipated quick use
of force. Does this limitation deprive
the strong and populous states of
their natural advantage? They still
have that advantage in their reserves
of superior populations and resources.
"All that would follow is that none
of them could by surprise murder a
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
DEPENDENTS WILL Be CARED FOR
U'R UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU now
Chances for Rapid Promotion Greater Than at Any
Time in Our History

to as early conclusion as possible
the nation, as you doubtless know, is
calling for a greatly increased num-
Der of enlisted men, and Florida con-
tinues to offer her share of volunteers.
The postmasters of Florida have
done excellent work in assisting the
recruiting service to secure men, but
thousands remain who are eligible for
service, and there are undoubtedly
many eligibles in your locality. AS
the need of men is so evident your eff
forts to induce other men to enlist
would be greatly appreciated, and by
so doing you would be rendering SER
vice to- your country and its allies that
can be second in Importance to no 9TH
er line of work.
During the month of June the col
leges and high and grammar schools
of the state will close their terms and
many young men, freed from their
studies, will undoubtedly enlist. !
suggest that you make a special effort
to- interest such as these, believing
that your work will prove effective.
The volunteer call is for men be-
tween the ages of 10 to 81 and 81 to
Al, and all branches with the excep-
ton of the aviation section are open.
l suggest that you endeavor to i'm
press upon the thoughts of those who
are eligible these facts:
That their chances for rapid promo
ton are greater than at any time in
history.
That their dependents will be cared
for, the government contribution to
these being as much as $50 per month
in addition to the amount contributed
by the soldier. Dependents are also
protected by war risk insurance to the
maximum amount of $4,000, for
which the government requires very
small monthly payment
That the future of the men who
serve. in business, political and social
life. will be infinitely brighter than
that of those who refuse to respond to
the call of duty.
| know that you will consider this
request with a proper degree of Sc
riorsn SIS and add to the effectiveness
of the service you have rendered here
tofore. Thanking you for past dis
plays of patriotism, I am,
Respectfully yours,
M ]. DE PRIEST,
1st Lieut.. Cav. n. A. R. o.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Rev. 7. ]. Lacey Writes The
Leader Man Interesting Letter

is now out of print. Just drop ME 9
card that may know each one reach
es you o. X. l am sending each in g
separate cover.
If you can hold on to DR.. Richard
son you will have good man. knew
him in Tampa.
| cart tell when | may strike Flor
ida in my rambles and will be delight
ed to see my friends in Tarpon
Springs.
Hearty regards.
Yours faithfully,
T. j. LACEY.
P. SIN the closing pages of my
."Social Heredity" you will find COM
plete list of the best books on the
Greek people. wrote a series of
travel sketches for one of our local
papers some years ago, which have to
do with Greece, and which I enclose.
Mrs. Lucas will be Interested in these.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21

sleeping world, as Germany and Aus
tria hoped to do and came so near do
ing.
"a peace which is peace must be
just, generous, democratic, and per-
manent or promising permanency. 1t
must remove, first, present occasions
of war; and barbarous war expedients.
"The 'unspeakable Turk must be
pushed out of, Europe. The Armenian
people must cease to be the historic
martyrs of Christianity under a stud
ned system of Turkish cruelty and lust.
Bohemia must have restored her
old independence and civil and relig-
ious freedom.
Belgium must be vacated, restored
and Unidentified. Holland must be
made to feel secure for the future and
not left cowed and trembling as now.
Nationality. and language must be
as far as possible everywhere unified
= identified = synchronized. These
things must come about because the
absence of these things were the oc-
casion of this world war and tragedy"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21

indirect control.
".In the course of July, I decided
with a few companions, to volunteer
for Gottingen in order to counteract
the enemy's intrigues. We found there
Professor STANCE and few of his ac-
twist disciples hard at work. STANCE
was practically the commander of the
camp. We were treated with great
consideration by the sentries, the sys.
tenn of blows and threats was suspend
ed and we were much surprised to be
addressed as "Herrschaften."
The converted men were only a
very small minority including some
students and artists. Happily, the
new regime allowed the patriots to
speak out and to unmask traitors. Our
work was made considerably easier
through the interference of two mem
bers of the Council of Flanders,
Borms land Weert. Their interference
stamped STANCES activity as a purely
German maneuver and one by one the
prisoners ceased to attend the club
'Fursorge.'
cat the same time the regime in
camp changed entirely. The "Herr-
schaften' were again 'Schweinhunde'
and new commander was sent to the
camp. The civilian had failed in his
mission and the military exerted its
former power with vengeance.
"Most of the Flemings at Gottingen
(nearly 10000 passed through the
camp) were sent to various komman-
dos. The number of STANCES CONVEX
sions among the Flemish prisoners
might be almost hundred. Even the
fear of being sent to salt mine did
not induce more than one man in a
hundred to lend ear to separatist prop
Uganda"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Cunning Plan Of the Germans
Fails to Convert the Belgians

Washington, May 21.-From Bel
gian who has escaped into England
after three years of captivity in Ger
man prison camps, the Belgian lega-
ton here has received interesting de-
tails of the clumsy efforts of the Ger
man conquerors to ALLEVIATE the Bel
gians of Flemish extraction from their
countrymen of Walloon descent, ~
practices among Belgian prisoners in
Germany.
The project, which has been describ-
ed as stupidity conceived and executed,
had its birth, the advices say, in the
dreams of the Pan-Germanists who
would set up in northern Belgium a
Flemish state that would assume the
status of German protectorate.
The first advances were made to-
ward the Belgians of Flemish extrac-
ton confined in the prison camps.
They were segregated and forwarded
to other prison centers where they
were treated with some degree of
kindness in an effort to win their sup
port in establishing the new state. All
measures calculated to win over the
prisoners failed miserably, said the le
cations informant, and the groups re-
manned indissolubly Belgian.
Parts of the letter describing the
German intrigue follow:
"The plan of the Germans was to
concentrate all the Flemings in the
camp of Gottingen, to give them priv
LEGGED treatment under the supervis-
ion of a civilian, Professor STANCE, of
the Gottingen university, and to m
duce them to join the activist move
ment aiming at the separation of Bel
gium into two political states, Flan-
ders falling under German direct or
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Virginia Railway
President Fired
by Uncle San,

Washington, May 21.-C. w. Hunt
ington, of New York, has been remov-
ed by Director General McAdoo as
president of the Virginian railway, for
disobedience of the railroad admins
tration's orders for the maintenance
and improvement of his road. j, H.
Young, of Norfolk, was appointed fed
eral director of the road. 1t is limited
that similar action may be taken
against other executives who do moi
cooperate with the government
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
American Hero
Highly Honored
Body Lay in State Gov.
cred With Floral To- J,
kens of Love

With the American Army in France,
Monday.-Before the body Of Major
Raoul Lufberry was placed in its
grave near certain French village,
it lay in state in a small frame build
ing, surrounded by hundreds of
wreaths sent by the majors American
comrades and by the French army
corps. Atop of all was small bunch
of wild roses placed there by Lufber-
RVS orderly. The funeral was very
impressive.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Registration Of
Youths June 5
VIII Raise New Army Of
About $4,000 Men

Washington, May Estimates by
Provost Marshal General Crowder in
'dicate o..at probably three-quarters of
million men may be obtained for the
army by the registration on June of
all youths attaining twenty-one since
June 5 last.
Fully million youths viii be regis
tered, according to General Crowderlg
estimate. He thinks at least one
fourth Of them will be exempted on
various grounds.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Casualty List Today

Washington, May 21.-The casualty
list today contained Al names. Killed
in action, 8; died Of wounds, 1; died
Of accident, z; died of disease, 2; Sc
verely wounded, 10; slightly wounded
8; missing in action, 2. Lieut.. Philip
w. Hunter, of York, S. G., was miss
ing in action, and Private Lennie w.
Silver, Of Converse, S. G., was wound
ed severely.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Presbyterians
Pass Resolution
For Union of
All Churches

Columbus, o., May 21.- Resolutions
urging the organic union Of all evan
gelical churches in the United States
were adopted today by the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church,
North. This action is declared to be
the most important taken by any de,
nomination in years.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Aeroplane Plant
Burned in Frisco

San Francisco, May 21-Fifteen air
planes in various stages of construc-
ton, and considerable quantity of
dried spruce and Irish linen are re-
ported to have been destroyed here to-
day in fire which swept the plant Of
the Fowler Aeroplane corporation.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
NOTICE no HOUSEWIVES

Housewives, remember that on Sat-
urday of this week you can buy any
thing you want at the Red Cross
Rumnage sale, from home-cooked ar
ticles to squawking chickens and gui-
nea pigs-an of course, there will be
.clother and the like, as well--every-
thing you want.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
British Improve Positions Last Night
Capture 80 Prisoners, 6 Machine Guns

London, May 21.~rtsl gTast of
Merville, on the Flanders salient, the
British improved their positions last
night, it is officially announced. They
captured thirty prisoners and six ma
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Shall Congress
Remain in SEES
sion After July |

Washington, May 21.-Indications
today were that President Wilson will
be called upon to decide whether con-
.gress shall remain in session after
July 1 to pass the new war revenue
Legislation suggested by Secretary
McAdoo.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
20 to 80 Gothas
in London Raid
Sunday Night
Official Report Says Five
Were Brought Down

London, May 21.-Of the twenty to
thirty Gothas which participated in
the raid on London last Sunday night,
five are reported officially to have been
brought down. The report that two
others fell into the North sea is not
confirmed officially.
London, May 21.-Two German air.
planes of the new large type which
were forced to descend in the North
sea were rescued by Swedish steamers,
it is reported from Copenhagen.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Russ. American
Chamber of Com
MERGE Formed
Organized With an Initial
Subscription of So
900 Rubles

Hardin, Friday.-A Russian-Ameri-
can chamber of commerce has been or
ganized here with an initial subscrip-
ton of thirty thousand rubles from
the Russian members. Moustrougoff,
the former Russian assistant minister
of railways, was elected president.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
Evidence of Irish and German
Plotting in America; Uprising
Scheduled for About Tine
Details May be Given Out Soon--Was Cause Of
Wholesale Arrests of Irish Leaders in Eng
land--Germans Had Planned to Reach
Channel Ports in Great Drive

Washington, May 21.-Evidence of
plotting between German and Irish
agents in this country for an uprising
n Ireland has been uncovered by
United States government agents.
This evidence is partly responsible for
the recent arrest of Irish leaders by