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THE ACTOR AND sELF-sACRIFICE 1rron, tha New York Journal.

From the New 1ork JourHdL
 You know in a general way that theatres, and consequently actors, managers. playwrights and that great industry made up of modern genius and energy called "the moving pie ture" are suffering because of the war.
 In England, close to the war, thea tres of all kinds and the moving pie ture houses especially are crowded and have been since the war started. But here. for reasons difficult to un- derstand, the idea of the citizen seems to be that it is wise economy to in dulge in false economy and abandon | the theatregoing habit. | We say that to stay away from | theatres, destroying their prosperity, discouraging the men that supply the nation with amusing inspration and ! information is false economy. | And false economy it is. for many
 reasons.
 In the first place. one of the great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

BEGINNING THE DAY-LOrd, shall lose part of Thee unless see Thee everywhere. I shall lose much of life and of the world un- less find Thee through and through it all. Let all goodness and nII strength and all beauty and all love speak to me of Thee. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
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.It,s Just Like Hiil.n

q was delighted" said Frank Will lis Barnett, ito get the following let ter from Hill Ferguson: Dear MT. Barnett: am great admirer of the boy who carries The Age-Herald up to my home. 40O9 Altamont road. every morning. although I have never seen him. He Is as regular as a clock Please give him the enclosed thrift card. on which I have made small be- ginning for him, and give him my New Year greetings. Please fill in his name on the card.'
 Now, this is what I call a regular Hill Ferguson stunt It is just like him to think of sturdy little Webster Dismuke. who daily climbs the noun tain to give him his morning paper on time to be read at breakfast. I hope that others will pick out some deserv- ing boy and start him on the road to the saving habit by following in IIilrs footsteps
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ALABAMA PRESS

Troy Herald: Canada has adopted the Henry George Idea by raising the taxes on unimproved farm lands, forcing culti- yation or sale This Is a good war ldea. A Missouri association has entered a complaint that there are millions or acres of unimproved farm lands in that state held by speculators.' upon which taxa t;on is negligible. This is true of every state, but 1t would be different if a tax was placed on uncultivate lands. The land gambler would get knockout blow, and his holding become farms, raising foodstrffs which the world needs.
 Mobile Register: A citizen anti-vice while commenting the Mobile authorities for doing away with the vice district contributes the interesting in formation that Mobile was refused con sidcration as possible location Tor military cantonment because Of the fia- grant vice district. Procrastination in this case incurred it's punishment. Also is proved the wisdom of Macbeth's ad- vice that if a thing is to be done, 1t IS we'll it be done quickly.
 Brewton Standard: The shortage or sugar has caused a slump in the sale or Florida grapefruit and the growers are entering upon campaign against the habit, of eating sugar with the fruit. They say that ripe fruit needs no sugar and that a little salt is just as goou as the sugar; also that cane syrup corn syrup, maple syrup, honey ana mapie sugar are just fine on grapefruit.
 Onelika News: The number of mules that have been shipped into Opelika ana sold to farmers this season. probably in- dicates a real revival in the matter or cotton planting hereabouts.
 Dothan Eagle: The chitlin eaters asso- citation held a meeting the other night and decided to forego the pleasure of this 1eiicacy while there was shortage Of fertilizer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Finds Surprising Prosperity.

q have been up in North Carolina for about four years" said J. s. Knight. who for 23 years was con- nected with T. c. Bush & Co.,, Mobile, and who for number of years lived in the Birmingham district, 'and I can hardly realize the vast strides this dis trict Mas made. I keep up with 1t pret- ty well through the papers, but reading about the changes Is not like seeing them.
 q am connected with a mining com pany whose business it is to mine cor undun. which is used so extensively for abrasive wheels. Next to the dia- mond, it is the hardest mineral known to the geologist. It Is making it pos sible for the government to speed up intuition making and 1t is helping to increase the output in many channels of peace industries.
 "Our present trouble Is to get cars. Until Director General McAdoo gets things to moving I will visit around among my many relatives in Ala bama."
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
ODD FELLOWS IN
DISTRICT CONCLAVE
HAVE SPLENDID TURNOUT At
MEETING HELD IN oAkES
Glass Of Candidates Worked in lnitia.
tory and First Degrees in Elk.
cellent Manner

The Odd Fellows had splendid
district meeting at Oakes last Thurs
day night. There were &c from Full
lerton, about 30 from Guelph, nearly
the same number from Ludden and
Ellendale. Forbes and Cogswell were
represented by from to S each. Tho
K. p. Hall was packed when the lodges
met for work, that hall being provid-
ed on account of the Rebekahs having
Union Temple in which to serve sup
per. Oakes Lodge put on work of tho
first degree in very satisfactory man
ner, five candidates being initiated.
e. f. Handy acted as Grand, Wrennie
Williams as Vice Grand and Albert
Pagenkoff as warden. Five candidates
were also given the work of the In
itiatory degree. four of the candidates
being furnished by Guelph Lodge.
Ludden Lodge put this on very nicely
John Rowe and E. A. Stearns acting
as Grand and Vice Grand and G. M.
Lef1ingwell as warden.
The auxiliary lodge served a very
fine banquet at Csc per plate, after
which the Odd Fellows returned to
X. p. Hall where social session and
round of toasts lasted until we'll into
the morning.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
FAMOUS SCHUBERT sExTETTE
TOMORROW NIGHT IN oAkES

Friday night, at 8 o'clock, at the
Methodist church, the famous Schu-
bert Sextette will appear in concert
under the auspices of the Oakes Pub
lie Schools. The citizens are, indeed.
fortunate to have the opportunity OF
hearing this high class entertainment
that is appearing on the biggest ly-
ceum programs of the northwest this
winter.
At Valley City, where they appeared
recently, they scored a decided sue
cess. There is no better lyceum course
conducted in the state than the one at
Valley City. The triumph of this COM
pany before the musical critics of VAL
ley City, stamp it as one of the lead
ing companies on the road this winter.
Those who heard the excellent pro-
gram of the Chicago Orchestra at the
Presbyterian church last fall will not
want to miss the chance of hearing
this excellent organization. Tickets
are 25-50c, and may be secured at the
office of Superintendent c. E. Blume.
Friday evening, Methodist Church,
8 o'clock.
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through his mouth. On hot day,
when one runs with them on, the eye
pieces get wet and dirty so that one
can hardly see. Also one slobbers
considerably. Indeed after having one
on for an hour or so one hardly gives
whoop what happened to him. l
really believe much of the bravery dis
played on the western front is due to
these masks. By the way, we went
through gas house with the masks
on. Chlorine and tear gas were used.
There is no doubt that the masks are
very effective. One could hardly tell
he was being gassed till he took off
the mask and took Whit of the air.
The next day the battery went on
guard and maybe you don't think I
had a large time figuring out who
should be on guard and who should
not. l knew what duty roster was.
but this was my first attempt at rum
ming one. After we were through with
with guard duty, about 16 new men
came in to be quartered with the bat
terry. and bunch of men who had been
absent came back, and kept things
"bamfuzzled' for while. For the last
two days. however things have been
going pretty smoothly and yesterday
our top sergeant came back, but not
for duty yet. His jaw is still consid-
erably oversize.
Yesterday Nine. Schumann-Heink
sang a number of songs for the Camp
Travis boys. It cost civilians about
three dollars to hear this great singer,
but soldiers get the same privilege for
, nothing. You see she herself has four
sons serving as enlisted men in the
army and so is unusually willing to
entertain the soldiers. Now, don't
know much about music, but 1. know
Schumann-Heink is great singer for
Continued on page 4.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
SCHOOL LAND SALE At
ELLENDALE BIG SUCCESS

The school land sale at Glendale
Tuesday was attended by 1000 peo:
pie, it was estimated by those in at
tendance from Oakes. There was
lively interest. The prices run so far
as we have been able to learn from
$50. to $40. per acre.
The pure seed farm north Of Oakes
went a glimmering. c. E. Roney got
the east half of this section at $71.50
and $72 per acre, while ]. M. Schmidt
got the west half at $72 and $79. Sec.
tion 36 east of town was bought by
G. A. Tuthill at $31 and $35 and by M.
Youngdahl and Hans johnson at $31
and $35.
Some of our men are at LaMoure
today to bid on lands in that county.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07

Some of the salient features of this
form of government are as follows:
The city will be governed by COM
missioners, one of whom shall be
known as president of the board Of
city commissioners, and shall hold Of
flee four years instead of two as under
the aldermanic plan.
The commissioners shall be elected
at large instead of by wards. Only one
voting place will be established under
commission form of government.
The city commissioners are required
to meet once each week instead Of
monthly as at the present time. In cit
les this size the commissioners are al
lowed $40 per month, and not more,
no matter how many special meetings
may be held. -
r. The commissioners are held ac-
countable to the state, shall give
bond. payable to-. the governor Of the
state, with two or more good and suf-
ficient sureties to be approved by the
Judge of the county,"
The commissioners have the power
to appoint all officers and subordin-
ates in all departments of said city,
and to suspend and to discharge the
same at will under certain limitations
The mayor loses the right of veto,
the commissioners having that right.
Each commissioner will be given
supervision over one department OF
the city, and be held strictly account
able for it's conduct. For instance one
shall be known as police and fire
commissioner" another as commits
sioner of streets and improvements %
another water works and sewerage
commissioner" another commissioner
of finance and revenue" Bills against
the city must be passed by majority
vote of the commissioners.
All ordinances and resolutions now
in force are not changed by adopting
the commission form of government.
They remain in full force and effect
until repealed or amended.
Under the commission form of gov
ernment the voters have the power of
initiative, referendum and recall. If
a commissioner is not doing his duty
he maybe recalled. If an ordinance is
Objectionable it can be brought before
the people by referendum before being
adopted. In that way the people have
"a chance each year, if seen fit, to have
a part in the appropriation ordinance,
that is. the levy made for city pur-
poses.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
TESTED RECIPES
Authorized by the Federal Food Ad-
ministration for North Dakota
Corn.neal Puffs

Authorized by the Federal Food Ad-
ministration for North Dakota
corn-meal Puffs
1 pint milk h tsp. salt
1-3 corn meal 4 eggs
4 tbsp. sugar Grated nutmeg
(if desired)
Cook the milk and meal together Is
minutes with the salt and sugar. When
cool add the eggs well beaten. Bake
in cups. Serve with stewed fruit or
jam. This serves six people.
corn.meaI and Rice WaffIes
V corn meal 1 tsp. melted fat
" wheat flour / tsp. salt
1 C boiled rice 1 tsp. salt
2 eggs well beaten / sour milk
Sift together the -four, soda and salt.
Add the other ingredients and beat
thoroughly. This serves six people.
Wheatless Pie Crust
/ lb. barley flour
OF. bu tier
OF. lard
tsp. SILT
Tsp. sugar
A little nutmeg or mace
A little water in mixing dough
Rhode Island Brown Bread
212 sc corn meal
1h rye meal
egg
molasses
2 tsp. cream of tarter
tsp. soda
" tsp. salt
1 quart -~,:''-
Mix and bake in covered dish in
moderately hot oven.
Barley Sponge Cake
4 eggs h tsp. salt
sugar barley flour
tbsp. lemon juice
" Separate the whites and yolks of
eggs, beat yolks, add lemon Juice and
sugar. then flour. Fold in well-beatcn
whites of eggs and bake in slow oven.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The classes of Mr.. Blume did not
meet Friday as he was in Fargo.
Monday, during convocation, Mr..
Blume gave talk on food conserve
tion. He feels that there is great
need to urge conservation of food, as
some few of US may not be doing all
that we can toward this end. Let
none of@ds be with the few.
The English Club will meet next
Monday at 1880 p. m. for the reading
and final criticism Of the play. written
by the Senior class.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
"sMokEs FOR THE BOYS"
Company X Boys to Be Made Happy
with American Tobacco

Ihe boys away over yonder are ask
ing for American tobacco and Oakes
again contributed this last week to
make the boys as much at home as
possible. This only part of fund
raised in the county as already quite
purse had been raised at Glendale,
Following are the donors here, Enoch
Larson, collector:
Two Dollars Each
w. r. Rathman, Maurice Levers.
One Dollar Each
Alton Johnson. A. p. Guy, C. Salve-
son, II. N. Williamson, Albert Mon
strom, Alex. R. Wright, VIM. McIn.
tyre. r. G. ,Bale. o. G. Sands, j. M.
Olsen. J. w. Schrock. M. E. Gale, J.
F. Nichols, A. G. Anderson, Z. d. Tim
minis. E: A. Moe, J. c. Quincer, b. w.
Slocum, Elmer & Johnson, ]. b. Gron-
beck. c. M. Harbold, w. J. seifert, T..
Naylor, w. r. Foot, Fred Sletvold,
Bert Mostrom, Einar Sonstad, Olaf
Arnet. Roy H. Mccain, ]. H. Hunter.
Klein & Sutmar, Jos. McCloskey, C. E.
Knox, c. w. Fuller. ]. w. McGinnis,
]. E. Bunday. e. Christensen, Enoch
Larson, J. M. Webb, Mrs. T. F. Mar
shall, Simmons & Harris, A. E. Erick-
son, E. F. Murray.
Fifty Cents Each
John Johnson, Delbert Bailey, w. A.
Pannebaker, w. ]. Nolan, l.. H. Sever
son, G. c. Bush, w. r. Whitver, w. r.
Singleton, Henry Orn. Walter Kum-
pei, C. e. Roney, c. S. Brown, Leo
Tritt, Geo. G. Peterson, M. E. Bean,
Dick Lestin. H. Knock, Jr.. P. T. Ped
ersen, L. T. Armstrong. H. E. Dady,
r. T. Hannah. N. o. Enger, J. Straub.
B. Bemonsen, W. A. McCulley, Carl
Hofstad, Ed. A. Johnson. P. M. Bren-
nan. w. d. Bryan Jr., Y. K. Larson,
Chr. Petersen. E. j. Adams. Levi G..
Harris. G. r. Cook. Hans p Low, H. d.
Bachelor, Helen Wisch; j. H. Coulter,
A. L. Freeman. B. Christofferson, H.
j. Johnson, Lloyd Locke, Palace
Clothing House, A. H. Denning, AL
McPhail, Al. Larson, A. j. Bunker.
Twenty-Five Cents Each
]. H. Beerman, E. S. Ramharter, F..
E. Foster, E. T. Murphy, Carl Pfeifer,
Joe Pfeifer, c. B. Sackrider, Swanson,
Stanley Featherstone, H. Larson, Fl.
]. Boethling, A. j. Elbert, G. B. Phifer,
o. j. Vibbert, F.. A. Espeland, John
Sheridan, e. S. Craft, August Olson,
Neil Craig, w. Williams, A. ]. Ram
harter.
Other Amounts
d. r. Bartlett 60c, S. P. Bronson 4Oc,
H. Johnson 1Oc.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
SOLDIER BOYS 4
Write HOME
lNTEREsTING TALES FROM LOVER
THERE" AND HERE
Letters Necessarily Cut short or Ac-
count of censorship-Mask Feels
Funny
Within Hearing Of Big Guns

Dear Folks: It's about time for an
other letter home so will see what
can do for letter. Sure is real day
today. l believe these France winters
have it all over North Dakota.
Had some real high class entertain.
ment at the up town Y. M. G. A. last
night. A violinist, pianist and singer
and they were sure good. Especially
the violinist and she was some "bird"
too. The prettiest French girl have
seen. And she sure had the rest beat
a country block, The Y. M. G. A. are
pretty good at having entertainments
here.
Had regular old home breakfast
this morning. Eggs, bread and butter,
real cheese and cocoa. Can you I'M
agine it? Sure was some eats. Eggs
only cost us a dollar a dozen here so
we are in luxury when we eat 'em.
But about all we can do with our
money is buy eats.
Don't know how long before we see
active service but don't think it will
be for quite long while. Where
now are we can hear the booming on
the front when the nights are clear
and calm. We are a good stretch from
the front too so imagine the noise is
pretty loud where the biz is.
You can send me fruit cake and
some smoking any time you feel like it
as sure would like to bite into some
good fruit cake. But you want to pack
it very good as it has to travel several
miles.
Well got nothing more to say so will
ring OF. Feeling great.
"., Love, - -.
Mac.
France, Feb. 3, 1918.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
Shall Oakes Adopt the !
Commission Form of Govt i?
"For City Charter under
Commission Form of Government"
Against City Charter under
Commission Form of Government"

The initiative taken at the regular meeting Of
the city council Monday evening to bring the
above question vote of the people the regular
city election April 1st. There we're present when
the petition presented Mayor Slocun', Aldermen
Ferber johnson, Bergenthal and Auditor Whtver
Alderman Scott was absent. Alderman Bartlett had
resigned councilman earlier in the year and Alder
Dyer had moved from the city most of year ago
No quorum and immediate adjournment.
To initiate vote this requires petition to the
council of at least per of the legal voters of
the CITY,. Twenty nine enough but 43
were appended to the petition.
The Commission Form of Government comes under
Chapter 45 of the Amended Laws of North Dakota.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
Letter from Sergeant. Lowe

Letter from Sergeant. Lowe ~.
Dear Folks: There has been quite
a bit going on here at camp last week,
as far as. am concerned at any rate.
AS for nearly everybody else, I sup
pose it has been much the same old
grind. "a.
In the first place, our first sergeant
got the mumps, and fell into his job.
The first day had the job, the battery
had gas practice. You have no doubt
seen pictures of ugly looking gas
masks. Well. those we wore, not only
looked bad but were just as uncom-
Portable as they looked. When one
wears them he has clamp on his
nose and breathes through big tube
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
Band Concert

The Benefit Band Concert to be
given at Oakes opera house by the
Oakes Volunteer Fire Department
next Wednesday evening, promises to
be a musical treat. The program is
made up of vocal and instrumental
music by the best local talent of the
city, and Oakes is not slow in that line
at the present time either. Concert
to begin at o'clock sharp.
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Continued on page 4.
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Auction Sales

Tuesday, March 12-J. A. Snow of
Route 2.
Thursday. March 14-P. B. Berg
strom, Glover
Saturday, March 16-W. T. Schrad.
er, Just east of Cakes.
Wednesday, March 90. M. Nor
gan of Route 2.
Wednesday, March 20-Alfred Lutt-
man, north of Crete
Friday, March 22-James House Of
Glover.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Norwegian Lutheran

Norwegian Lutheran
Service in Clement March 10th, at
II o'clock. You are cordially invited.
j. H. Lindland, Pastor.
Norway Lutheran
There will be services in oakes
next Sunday, March 10, at II o'clock.
Sunday School 1915. Also at J. John
sons house, Clement, at o'clock.
H. Moe. Pastor.
Service Flag Dedication
"A Service Flag with stars represent
ing the young men in government
service from our congregation donated
by the families of old soldiers has
been ordered and will be dedicated at
the evening service next Sunday at
1880. The parents and friends Of these
boys are cofdially invited to be pres
ent as seats will be reserved for them.
Young men in the draft will usher and
furnish the music for this patriotic
service. The public cordially invited.
The w. F. N. s. will meet with Mrs.
Mons Nelson on Friday at p. m. Mrs.
c. b sackrider. leader.
James opie. Pastor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-07

Service in Clement March 10th, at
II o'clock. You are cordially invited.
j. H. Lindland, Pastor
Oxford eagle., 1918-11-21
EVER SALNATEO BY
CALOMEL? HORRIBLE!
Calomel is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver.

Calomel loses you a day! lou
lnowwhat calomel is. It's mercury;
quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous. II
crashes into sour bile like dynamite
cramping and sickening YOU Cal
omel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need dose of dangerous
calomel Just remember that your
druggist sells for a few cents large
bottle Of Dods5n's Liver Tone, when
IS entirely vegetable and pleasant 70
take and is a perfect substitute ioI
ealomel. 1t is guaranteed TO starr
vour liver without stirring you up IN
side, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you day
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems YOU right up and you feel great
Give It 10 the children because II u
perfectly harmless and doesn
P9.- Adv
Oxford eagle., 1918-11-21
home ECONOMICS.


The busiest place in Oxford was
the Home Economics Office Saturday.
when many contributions Of canned
fruits and vegetables bgan pouring
in, to add to those coming during
the week. Saturday afternoon COM
mittees from the Presbyterian.
Methodist and Baptist churches took
charge of the collection and began
packing for shipment to the different
Orphanages over the state, for which
this collection was solicited. The
schools and the communities respond
ed nobly, many contributing one jar
to each orphanage. One school sent
almost the entire collection to the
non denominational Orphanage.
Others requested that the jars be
sent where most needed. In behalf
of the management and occupants of
the institutions, | thank you heartily,
In as much as We did it unto the
least one Of these, ye did it unto me-"
Thanks especially are due the
Junior Red Cross for their donation
to the Protestant orphanage at
Nathez.
Abbeville contributed the greatest
number of any school sending down
95 quarts. Taylor shipped splendid
box from there.
Two whole weeks 10 get ready for
our Rally Day, November 80. Teachers
begin lining up your faces to win the
first prize for best school exhibit
The prize has been increased from
SO TO SIS. Thanks to the generosity
Of the business and professional men
Of Oxford. In connection with the
regular exhibits as listed, those
having Home Produce for sale will
have the privilege of displaying the
different varieties. There will be
market booth. Housekeepers look
over your poultry and select your ex-
hibit for the best individual exhibit.
Canning Club girls, get your exhibit
elected. Let Us make the day a
memorable one. 1t will be the first
county gathering since the war
clouds cleared away. Let us all
celebrate the event We want to
show the county that the women and
! girls have not been slackers when it
comes TO food production and con-
+ selvation.