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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

The kaiser is In personal COM
mand of the great drive, but even II
the German long range guns were
turned in. the other direction they
could not fire a shell far enough
back Of the lines to reach him.-Eu-
gene Register.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27
COMMUNICATION
Grants Pass. Oregon,
March 27, 1918.

Mr. Editor:
AS taxpayer OF Josephine
county claim the privilege Of dis
cussing public affairs, and II ! trench
on the action OF our county Judge
and : commissioners in managing
county business, It is not aimed at
the individuals composing our coun-
ty court. but at their official acts
Our county Judge has published a
Communication over his signature in
justification of the purchase Of the
tractor, automobile, keeping the
county home, ETC., and to show that
the rate Of taxation has not advanc-
ed. 1t sounds rather plausible, but
there are some matters in the state
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27
HELP French WOMEN
TO BEAR THE BURDEN

My words are not powerful enough
to do even scanty justice to the most
heroic figure In the modern world,
and OF ages past--the woman OF
France. OF the healthy men who
are engaged in the military service
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27
ANOTHER BIRD MAN
KILLED At Fr. WORTH

Fort Worth. Mar. s7.--.H. Hoten.
a cadet OF the royal flying corps. Of
Montreal. was skIlled here today
when his alrplano crashed to the
ground. This Ia the iith fatal avia-
tion accident hero since last fall
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

officers.
We would also like to know from
the court the total amount OF cost Of
the courthouse, furniture. equip
ment, ETC.. which up to date we have
been unable to find out and which
the tax payers have every right to
know.
(Signed) J. P. DUNCAN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27
Evergreen pres. for stasue,.ss.

Chinese gardeners sometimes plant
statuettes Of tiny men firmly In pots.
just like real plants. and then train live
evergreens to grow up over these stat
uettes. The vines thus form kind Of
robe for the statuette men. their white
faces and hands protruding from the
green leaves.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

= Rain in the west. fair in the =
: enst. Thursday rain. Heavy =
, frost in the eastern portion to- :
: night. moderate southeasterly :
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

in France. practically all are en-
gagged either In transportation or In
the manufacture Of munitions, leav-
ing the agriculture absolutely to the
women. Not only this, but they have
stepped into the place Of work AMI
mails; you can go into any section Of
France today and see women OF mag
nificent. noble womanhood hitched
to the plough and cultivating the
soil. All Of the agriculture rest up
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27
This Il the fret Of Z ssrIss n ten
atIeIss BY Prcfssssr sAdams.


II costs Paris nearly 100000 a yea,
to care for the trees on Its streets ant
boulevards and in IT. parks, more thar
1000 new ones being planted annually
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

MI kinds OF Commercial Printing
at the Courier Once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-27

"vhs object Of shls war IL 10 deliver
N: :.s: :' ss ss's ss,d s' ,ssr sss '~ y.s, ~
military establishment controlled BY an
lrrssponsieie uesernmsnt, which. havina
sserstIy planned 10 do0slrass the world,
prsessdsd y carry cut the plan wltheut
Wees and lena, ,sSsdsSss esissipEss ~ ".
pswsr ls not The osrmSN jscpls. u Il
the ruthlsss master o. shs osrmsn pss.
4 ina, the history ei sHs rsss ef sks
world 10 ne lonasr len 70 ne hanellnu."
-Prtsldsnt Wilson. August ~. 1917.
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
"O-k-E-H"

Somebody once asked President
Wilson why he always writes "Okeh'
in approving memorandum and doc
uments instead of the more common
20. K"
because O. X. is wrong" replied
the president. "O-k-e-h is correct"
The White house attaches scurried
for dictionaries, but the best they
could find under 30. K" was that
Andrew Jackson started it by spell
ing "all correct" "Oll Korrect."
"Look it up in the latest dictionary"
suggested the president. They did,
and this is what they found: 20. K
A humorous or ignorant spelling OF
what should be 'okeh,' from the Choc-
taw language, meaning, 1T is so;' an
article pronoun having a distinctive
final use; all right; correct"
So "Okeh Woodrow Wilson," or
more commonly, "Okeh W. w." bids
fair to become as famous as Roose-
velt's "Dee-Hghted." st. Paul News
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
THE YANK WHO GOT A COLONEL

l wish I could have seen him trudging
rearward with his prize,
Seen the grin upon his visage and
the twinkle in his eyes.
Iwish I could have heard him in
that din of war internal
Shouting: "See the bird l captured!
Take a look! l got COLONEL"
Oh, l fancied when I read it l could
almost hear him chuckle
AS he grabbed that naughty Prussian
and then calmly made him
knuckle;
And I'd like to see his picture print
ed here in every journal,
Proudly coming in from battle shout
ing: "Hey- l got a COLONEL"
1 don't know where he halls from, and
l didn't get his name,
But | hold that Yank's entitled to
goodly share Of fame;
1t would be an inspiration to our boys
through time eternal
Just to read about that dough boy
who went out and bagged a
colonel.
Edgar A. Guest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
MIR. MCDOWELL
MAKES STATEMENT
September 10, 1918,

september IL, 1918.
To the residents of Barnes County:
Under date of September 18th State
Chairman Wesley C. Mcdowell issued
the following statement, "Our share
in the Fourth Liberty Loan will be
larger than the sum total of what we
were asked to raise in the first, second
and third Liberty Loans. It is the
biggest task the people of our state
have ever been called upon to per-
form. 1t is important and necessary
that each county take it's full allot-
ment. Each county must do it's full
share and every citizen is urged to
help make record for North Dako-
ia that will be highly creditable to
our state"
In the Third loan Barnes county was
called upon for three hundred twenty
five thousand dollars. In the Fourth
Loan we are allotted the amount of
eight hundred thousand dollars. It
means that each of us must more than
double our subscription.
We are going to do it. We will not
disappoint the state organization, but
it will require the united effort of ev-
cry resident.
Let US unanimously resolve that the
full amount shall be raised and the
campaign closed on the grst day of
the drive, Saturday, September %,
before six o'clock in the evening.
A. P. HANSON,
Barnes ounty Chairman
Fourth Liberty Loan.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
NORTH DAKOTA
IN WORLD WAR

Mandan, N. D., Sept. 2O.-Every
member of the former North Dakota
National Guard, now on the firing line
IN France, marched past on the screen
at the Palace theater in Mandan last
Wednesday night when the North d.
kota Council of Defense opened its
state show, North Dakota in World
War;"
The boys were seen as they were
before they entered the world conflict
and the more than 1000 persons, who
saw them, cheered the boys they
knew in the days when they were
learning the arts of warfare that was
to enable them to aid in SURPRISING
the ambitions of the kaiser.
"North Dakota in World War" is a
five-reel picture that is going to be
shown in every city, town and village
in North Dakota. The pictures are
wonderfully clear and at this time
have an unusual drawing power for
North Dakotans. The first and Sec
ond regiments, bands, stats and other
war officers are shown. The boys are
seen as they passed in review of the
governor before entraining for the
east, and the camera man was busy
at many unsuspecting moments and
many prank of the boys in camp
was reproduced on the screen.
The North Dakota Council of De-
Tense has perpetuated the likeness of
the war boys so that posterity may
again see them althoui b they are sew
eral thousand mile@ from home
North Dakota is the only state in the
union that has made this possible. In
addition to the former National Guard
pictures, the felm also includes views
of the home guard mobilization during
Loyalty Week at Bismarck, thu
Steele cavalry, Indian celebration at
Elbowwoods, and scenes from the
North Dakota state fair at arFgo.
"North Dakota in World War" is
strictly state show and was made
by the Holmboe Studio of Bismarck
under the direction of the North Da-
kota Council of Defnse."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
DON'T BURN
YOUR STRAW

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 19.-"Don't
burn your straw. Every straw stack
seen burning this fall means that a
part of the food necessary to win the
war is being destroyed"
This appeal is made to the farmers
Of North Dakota by Commissioner Of
Agriculture and Labor, John N. Ha-
gan, after a careful study of the feed
situation throughout the entire state
of North Dakota. Commissioner Ha-
gan finds that there are large areas
of the state absolutely without feed
Of any kind, and he says that it is 60
ing to be absolutely necessary to feed
straw during the winter months.
Commenting further on the feed stu
alton, Mr.. Hagan says:
"While the feed situation is not as
serious as last fall, it is such that not
single stack should be destroyed.
This applies especially to the stacks
of oat, wheat, and barley straw.
sowing to the improved pastures,
stock that were due to be sent to the
slaughter houses are still in the state
and unless they will make dressed
carcass that will weigh in the neigh
borhood of $50 pounds or more they
should stay until they acquire that
size. This is due to the fact that the
government which is purchasing large
amounts Of beef for the consumption
of our soldiers and of our allies is not
buying any beef that does not dress
out a carcass of $50 pounds which re-
quires live weight Of around 1000
pounds.
"A steer or heifer that goes into
the winter in fair flesh will winter on
practically nothing but straw, al
though other feed is desirable if OBJ
tainable.
Hoover plans on building up re-
serve supply of wheat; and it is up
to the farmers of North Dakota to
have reserve supply of feed. The
early spring in 1918 was the only
thing that saved hundreds of heads of
live stock, the little straw produced in
1917 giving out early and the stock
being saved only by the open winter
and the few stacks that remained
over from the previous years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
WOMEN
GATHERING TODAY

Miss Minnie Nelson, state chair
man of the women's department of
the Fourth Liberty Loan, has a large
meeting in the city today of the wom-
en- chairmen Of the various counties
of the state who have this great work
in hand. The ladies are coming in
from all over he state and a great
meeting is in progress. We under.
stand that A. R. Rogers, chairman OF
the Ninth Federal District is to be
here to address the gathering. This
is one of the most important gather
ines we have had in the city because
it is for most important cause. The
women of the state have done large
part in putting over past loan drives
and in this fourth drive they will not
be found wanting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
THOUGHT HE HAD
BEEN T0RPED0ED

Mart Mason Friday morning early
thought he had been torpedoed or elsS
bombed, he was not quite sure which
for short time. He was backing hi3
car out into the street up at Sim
Mason's and some fellow who thought
speed was what was mostly required
of him coupled with the fact that II
was everybody else's business to get
off the earth, came flying down Fourth
street at lively clip, and bing, he
struck Mart Mason's car on the rear
end which slowed that car around
rather suddenly and scared Mar" into
losing at least months growth.
The eother fellows car got the worst
of it and Mr.. Mason got out of it with
but very little damage
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
FEDERATED CLUBS
TO MEET SOON

Loyalty and Simplicity" the slo-
gan for this years meeting of the
North Dakota Federation of Wonlen's
clubs, which is to be held in October
at Grand Forks, is to be emphasized
IN the program that is being prepared.
Patriotism as exemplified by loyal
service, and keen desire to 10 the
very best toward helping to win the
war, will form the keynote to each
days program.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, national
president of the Federation of Wom-
ems clubs has written to the state
president, Mrs. H. G.. Wick, that she
hopes to attend the meeting, ard there
are to be a number of other dis -
guished guests. Mrs. Ross Garfield is
to bring a message from the biennial
meeting held at Hot Springs, Ark,
last May, and Miss Minnie Jean Mel.
son, former president of the fedora
ton and at the present time chairman
OF the Woman's Liberty Loan work in
North Dakota is to be one Of the i'm
portant speakers. Her subject is to
be Education for Patriotic Citizen.
ship"
d DR.. Thomas F. Kane, president of
the University of North Dakota, and
Dean J. E. Babcock, of the school of
mines, University Of North Dakota,
and several others are to have places
on the program.
VI particular interest and sounding
very clear the note of patriotism, is
series of four minute speeches which
will be included in each session. These
will be on timely topics-the topics
that are absorbing the attention of
the women Of the country because of
the war time conditions and these
subjects are to be handled by per-
sons of authority in this state, on the
various forms of war work. Judge
N. c. Young, of Fargo, director of the
North Dakota Red Cross has promised
to attend, in person, or to send rep
resentative to tell Of the Red Cross
work in this state. DR.. E. F. Ladd,
federal food agent in North Dakota.
or representative will talk of food
conservation, and Miss Julia Newton
of the State Agricultural college will
have as her subject estates Relation
Service" Miss Nelson will tell of the
Liberty Loan, and other subjects to
be covered will be Junior Red Cross,
and Red Cross, Nursing.
Mrs. F. L. Conklin of Bismarck, the
capable little woman who is chairman
of the Woman's Committee, Council
of National Defense, North Dakota
division, will talk of the womans' COM
mittee and it's important work.
Though simplicity is to be observed,
the meeting will have it's informal So
cal side, and there are to be enter
tanning as we'll as instructive features.
The club women of the country have
been encouraged to keep up their club
life, and as organized until they may
accomplish very worth while results
in war work. For this reason club
women Of this state wished to con-
tinue their meetings as normally as
possible, and the Federation meeting
will provide an opportunity for these
women to exchange ideas, and to help
towards reaching the best results in
the patriotic work that is being done,
and that is needed to be done.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
PROVE YOUR
PATRIOTISM

Now, that the end of the growing
season is here, an effort is being made
to find the result Of the "Win the
War Food Campaign" Neither the
government or any one else will take
any Of your home canned food, but we
know that Barnes county went "over
the top" in the preservation of perish
able foods. Let's prove it. Report
blanks may be had at the Right Price
Mercantile Co. and The Peoples Co.
operative store or you may make out
your own report and send to State
Home Demonstration Leader, Fargo,
N. d. How many quarts of fruit and
vegetables did you can or dry?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
Pottery the O'dect Art.

Pottery is the oldest, tn longest and
most widely ditfused of all human arts.
It's history, if recorded, would be as
old as the history Of man: its record
ed history begins with tie building OF
the tower Of Babel. The oldest pot
terry known is Egyptian, but every peo-
ple. civilized or barbarian, has prac-
ticed the art in one or another form.
All study in every department OF art
hcginS ut Il period not long after the
Mosaic deluge, but Tcttcry is the
earliest of all forms Of art.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
FOUR MINUTE men
WILL GET ACTION

Mr.. Herman Stern, Of this city, has
been appointed chairman Of the Four
Minute Men of Barnes county and the
first meeting will be held tonight at
the Grand Theater where several four
minute men will be on hand to talk to
those present. In the appointment of
Mr.. Stern to this most important po-
sition the Times-Record knows that
the work falls in excellent hands. He
is hard worker in whatever he un-
dertakes and he will work to the best
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
"SeIf,"

If YOUR house looks so and so, 1t Is
because you are so and so. There Is
10 way of separating yourself from the
envelope of appurtenances that you've
chosen to surround yourself with.
Your "self' is simply the cluster OF
circumstances that you have cullcd
from the rich welter of the world to
mt into TIE makeup of your life
Exchange.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
HOUSE AGREEs ON BILL

Washington Sept. 23.-The house today agreed on
the conference report the McAdoo bond bill after Ma
orty leader Ktchn had declared that the passage of the
bill was essential for the plans of the next liberty loan
drive The bill passed the house originally gave the
president power to regulate prohibit transaction in lib
erty bonds The senate had struck this out but complied in
giving the president power to regulate fraud transactions
but not prohibiting bona de sales agreed to by the
conference Other provisions of the bill remain as origin
ally passed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
RAILROAD TO CONSTANTINOPLE

Washington, Sept 23-The development of Bor-
BELGRADE railroad to give the allies land route to
Constantinople being urged by entente diplomats as
stem to block anv Ber1, scheme Such rail
road would dominate the and give the allies mill
|tarv and commercial advantages the allies say.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
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MANY VILLAGES TAKEN

Rome, Sept 23-The capture Of 16 villages and new
advance of seven and onehalf miles repored in the
Macedonian communipue today overcoming the resist
ance of the Quverng patres and the difficulty Of the ter
rain we continued pursuit of the enemy the state
ment sad "After an average advance Of about twelve
ometers and the capture of sixteen villages left
wing and central wing reached the line of Carrie Dobrosovo
Musa and Oba We carried the strong positions of Mont
Bobste with our right We have taken number of prs
|cners"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
EIectricS.

ElectricS..
New York is estimated to have $500
commercial electric vehicles, Chicag"
1860, and Philadelphia $50.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
SPANISH INFLUENZA GRIPS JACkIES

Great Lakes Ill., Sept. 23.-About 1880 sailors at the
Great lakes training station are suffering from Spanish
Influenza according to statement made public today by
Capt Mofett commandment The death rate will be about
me and half per cent he said The malady has been con-
oaered he declared and the decreasing at the
rate Of 10 per cent daily.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26

ARRIVAL OF JAPANESE ANXIOUSLY AWAITED
Hardin, Manchuria, Sept. A.-Six thousand Germans
and Austro Hungarans are threatening the Aretsk dis
rict The population of the Baka region is anxous]y
awaiting the arrival of the japanese troops.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26

With the American Army on'the Metz Front Sept. g.
American troops made three successful raids this front
carly yesterday taking more than thirty prisoners and in
hctng considerable losses on the Germans The principal
raids in the region of Lachaussee The
American artillery threw barrage about the village cut
ting off the enemys communications. Our infantry DASH
ed in. They encountered number of the Boches and kill
who surrendered after hand to hand fighting Sim
ltaneousy another American unit southeast of Charey
raded the German outpost trenches bringing back six
prsed Germans Early in the morning east of Haucourt
American troops raided the enemy trenches and
tered stiff fighting. Drawing the heavy German barrage
they captured five Huns and inflicted number Of
aties The patrols reported that the Germans are busy
digging in The artillery is internationally active along the
whole Metz 'front.' The enemy is using gas and ncendary
SHELLS. Despite the unfavorabe weather the American
aliaors have dropped bombs arodromes and eighteen
tins of boms on the railroad functions causing explosions
and fires.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26


the men out Of the nonessena employment and muster
the of the nation oake their place put in mo-
ton today by thousand labor boards reaching into
every section of the country The boards acting under
detailed instructions of the government working through
the United States employment service. Each board will
soon put list of industries in it's locality in which men
should be replaced by Lists will be the basis for
survey of all industrial plants in each boards district The
survey will be minute Each job will be studied to see
whether fill it. The publication Of the lists is
expected to cause employers to comply and substitute
result of moral pressure to be exerted Where
the moral pressure Of avail stronger will be
taken. The employment service will work through the
industries board with power to shut off supplies Of
raw materials from any plant This is the result of
the enlarged army program under which four million men
will be sent to France next June.
SHALL GERMAN PRISONERS BE BROUGHT HERE
Washington, Sept. 23.-Whether German prisoners
taken by the Americans in France shall be brought to this
country for farm and other labor will be among the prob
lens settled at the American German prisoners confer
convention today at Berne. This conference will be
followed by similar sessions with alternate delegates
present plans carry. The question Of bringing German
prisoners to the United States has long been under dis
CUSTOM It is pointed out that it takes tonnage to
py them if they here while they be doing needed
labor Other matters to be considered The general
treatment of prisoners payment Of officers exchange Of
ill and wounded captves and the supply of food to the
American prisoners in Germany. American conferees are
headed by Minister Garrett Of the Netherlands, and in
Guided the board is John W. Davis newly appointed en-
bassador to Great Britain.