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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-10

"Not as human beings, but as.
Germans did these devils of the
pit connive with the Turks in the
massacre of more than a million
half of all the people of one of
the noblest races on the face of
the earth. In cruelty and nause-
ating grossness the German of
the Hun type is below the beast;
for no roaring beast of the
jungle, no climbing, crawling or
twisting things in all the brute
world ever Stays for the lust of
staying, as the German has done
for these last four years. He
Stays and 'exults' in it as he him.
self boasts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

The bark Of the yellow birch can be
compared with nothing else. The tree
is unique among trees. The yellow
birch, often better called the silvery
birch, has bark more tlnse-like than
that of any other tree. 1t seems 10
have been made for campers to nd
mlre, or perhaps. In an emergency, to
use To kindle the camp fire, says Ed
ward F. Bigelow In Boys Life. But
do not allow the appreciation Of the
useful TO overcome your appreciation
Of the beautiful. Ii is true that the
bark may thus be used for kindling
and 1t is also probably true that the
removal OF the loose bark does not in.
lure the tree, hut such removal Injuries
the beauty of the tree. as you then de-
prive ii of its CHIEF characteristic. The
manner in which the bark breaks on
the main trunk, expands and rolls back
In ribbonlike curls and strips. which
long remain attached and rustic In
every passing breeze, could not fail to
elicit the admiration Of every lover Of
the forest.
1t Is noticeable that on old trunks
the character of the bark Is different.
as there It Is roughened by irregular
platelike scales.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
PERSHING RECEIVES
NEWS OF ARMlSTICE
IN OFFICE WITH STAFF

American Main Headquarters in
France. Nov 14.-The scenes enacted
In this little French city when the
armistice terms were published we're
typical of every town and village in
France. but were given unirle signiti'
cance because of the long residence
here of General Pershlng and his
staff
When the news was received allied
flags were flung out from many win
dows. adding a touch of color to the
narrow tortuous streets. Citizens
of enarby villages and farmers crowd
ed int othe public squares to cele'
brate, and the American headquarters
band gave a concert. The church bells
were rung for hours.
Gen. Pershng was in his office when
he received the news. which spread
quickly throughout the many build
ings housing the staff. There was no
demonstration beyond quiet, indiyid'
ual rejoicing The work OF the brain
center Of the american army is going
ahead steadily and uninterruptedly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
TOUCHED BY SERVICE FLAG
Younnster on Brink Of Disgrace Re-
solved to Be Worthy of Emblem
Displayed in His Honor.

"Why the service hacY' is an old
question. but from one Of our middle
West towns comes new answer.
wealthy family in an Indiana
town had a son, who had never done
anything TO reflect honor on his fam
iy--a family which was proud Of it's
famous ancestry He didn't enlist
when this war broke ont, and then
tried to eyadc the draft hnt was com.
PEELED to 20 in recent call, He en-
tered q training camp few miles
from his home town.
Rules and a regular life were hard
for him. Smarting under we'll
deserved reprOof. he one night decided
to desert. He slipped away from the
camp and, under cover Of darkness,
made his way TO his home in order 70
get his civilian clothes and better ef-
/ feet his escape
Just MS he was ready to scale the
front yeranda Of his home he noticed
the service flag in one Of the houses
great front windows There If was
in the most conspicuous place thf
house afforded--a great silk flag with
It's enc blue star
"Tts for me-" the boy thought
Through his mind passed the mem
DRY Of his lifc--a failure in winning
any Of The honors his family hat
wanted for him. No college diploma
not even n high school enc, had he re
ceyed--nothng except this one sta
in this flag had he ever let his peopl
claim as his contribution to the famil.
famous name.
lie turned back toward the sidewalk
"Theyll get to keep that honor" h
told himself. "Ill make It bigger, too,
and he slipped back to camp elate
/, TO find that his absence had not / e
= discovered.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
GET SALT FROM SEA WATER
Old Method of Obtaining Necessary Of
Life Is Still Practiced IN
Various Places.

The use of salt for seasoning and
preserving foods is so ancient that
the earliest written records refer TO
it, says writer in Popular Science
Monthly. For many centuries prac-
tieally all the salt used b. the human
race was procured by the evaporation
Of sea water.
This method OF obtaining salt is
still employed In many localities whore
the conditions are favorable. A flat
stretch of sea coast and hot and
dry climate are necessary if salt is
to be got from sea water. An ideal
locality for this industry is the coast
on the Bay of CadiS, Spain.
The sea water is allowed to collect
In shallow basins, barely above high
water mark. As the water evaporates
the various salts contained in the sea
water crystalline out and form crust
which is removed and shoveled in
small heaps. There the salts undergo
INT III 81 SlhH' VI qua iIlNdil'h.
The edible salt is drained from the
other salts, which constitute the great
err part Of the impurities. The edible
salt crystalizos out first, while the
other salts retain the water and form
concentrated brine which is allowed
to run into bitches dug for that pur
pose.
The partly purified salt Is then gath
cred into large heaps. Occasional
rains wash out the more easily soluble
impurities. and the hot sun dries th'
salt on the surface of the pile. Al
though It still contains about Is pc
cent of impurities it is shipped il
large quantities without further REIN
ing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
PRESIDENT TO NAME
COMMISSION FOR
RECONSTRUCTION
WILSON PLANS BOARD CoMPos-
ED or REPRESENTATIVES, OF
AL INTERESTS TO HANDLE
PEACE LABOR PROBLEMS.

Washington. Nov II r. President
Wilson has under consideration the
appointment OF reconstruction com
mission to deye,ope a comprehensive
program for he nations conversion
from a war To peace basis.
The commission would be represent
tatve OF commercial. Industrial. labor.
agricultural and social interests, and
il would deal with all phases OF the
problem.
The president is understood to be
distinct opposed to having a congress
.sional committee prepare Il recon
struction program, He is said TO pre-
fer men who can give all their time
10 the work ana VINO have made spec
ial studies Of economic and social
problems. lie is said now TO he con
sidering what emergency legislation
may be necessary.
How to shut off further war pro
duction without closing plants, throw
ing men out OF work and causing fl,
nancial strain is the most immediate
problem which the reconstruction
commission would handle.
ablishment OF such a board was
recommended by Prof 0 NJ w. Sprag
ue. of Harvard, who has conducted re-
search work for the Council OF Ma,
ton Defense,
Government authorities having
charge of the placing of war contracts
are considering a plan for diyerting
raw materials from war industries as
fast as these curtail their activities
TO other industries, fulfilling recon
struction needs War orders viii not
be cancelled in wholesale way until
such a plan is developed, It is be-
lieved
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

It was simple boyish letter writ
ten in London by youth from Wor'
cester, Mass, with little bit Of news,
little bit Of, complaint, and great
big bit Of confidence In what he and
the Americans were going to do; but
the better part by far was: 81 have
saved my pay for some time now and
| want to give dad surprise Ivy hay
Ing the Ola house painted, Won't you
please let me know how much IL VIII
cost? and III send you the money and
leave the rest to YOU, but you mustn't
LET dad know who is paying for it.
That same evening on n train, among
the missing ana reported AS a prison
er, read the name of the aviator who
wrote the letter--The Outlook.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
FEAR FRENCH TANKS
Machines Spread Terror in
Ranks OF Foe.
Armed Car Helps IS Yanks to Cap
ture 700 Huns in Recent
Drive.

With the American Armies.-Greater
laurels daily are being won by the
French light tanks which are cooper
ating with the American forces In
pushing the Germans back toward the
Rhine.
Among the many individual feats of
the tanks and their drivers which have
come to light, one of the MIST interest.
ing is that Of Brigadier Collier. who
has been decorated with the cross Of
the Legion of Honor for his work in Il
light tank which enabled u American
soldiers to capture 100 Germans.
Several hundred Of these tanks led
the COMPREHENSIVE from the Villers.
Cotterets forest in July, which marked
what appears to have been the turning
point Of the war. They broke through
the enemy's lines, destroying his ma
chine guns, overcoming strong centers
of resistance and spreading panic and
decentralization in the German ranks.
Where the infantry was preceded
by the "chars d'assaut,' as the French
call them, the advance was three miles
day.
II was these same French light tanks
which preceded the Americans in their
advance upon Juyigny and Terny on
the scissors plateau. One OF them
manned by Lieutenant, killed more
/ than 200 Germans on the plateau.
Documents that have come into the
hands Of the French staff show that
the Germans are greatly worried by
the light tanks and are studiOusly
coaching their men in methods Of de
Tense against them.
The light cars have the advantage
of greater speed and of being more
easily handled than the heavier tanks
They require crew Of only two men
a driver and a gunner, and carry one
ne-anda-half-inch gun and u machine
gun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
RED BL00bED
MEN WIN OUT
They Are Always on Top
In Every Walk of Life

II Ia 4 fact that red blooded msA
and women are at the top In every
walk Of life. Men and women with
the driving force of red blood, rich
in Iron and Phosphates do things.
they get results.
lied blooded women are the heads
Of the happIcst and most coutepted
homes. they have the viii and the
desire to be real companions and
heIpmateS.
leadership and happiness II only
Tor the men and women who arc
willing 10 keep their blood and
nerves strengthened and nourisheG
with Iron and Phosphates.
\ prominent doctor says. at II q
CRIME that so many men and women,
lack the rich. red blood and strong
steady nerve 10 achieve their ann
httoIs, Il Is oil the more so because
thin, watery blood Is Unnecessary. ~
rich. red blood ana strong nerves are
within The grasp OF everyone.
PhoSphated Iron makes pure blood
ny making new blood II gives
increases the weight and appetite.
drives away the htues and thoAe
sieepleSs nights, steadies and reuews
your nervous energy. makes you feel
like live one once again. .
There must be something 70, n.
Everyone who tries 1t Is, loud in
nraise Of phosphated Iron. ana yoii
have got TO show people these dAys.
TO insure physicians and their
patients receiving the genuine phos-
phated Iron il has been pmt Wp w
capsules only. DO not allow dealers
TO give Won pills or tablets. Insist
on capsules. sts i,,s''r u
Lutz's Rexall Pharmacy and leading
Iruggists everywhere.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Taking the Philosophic View.

u don't see you out in your auto any
more" said the first north slider to his
friend. Last summer you were gone
all the time; no day was too hot, no
road too dusty, no storm too hard, no
discomfort too great to keep you at
home"
swell" muSed tho second, the price
of everything is getting so high that
auto riding for pleasure Is really
luxury and not a necessity, so that 1t
was no trouble at all for me and my
wife to find for the first time this sum
mer that the roads are hot and dusty
that il is whole lot Of trouble to
clean up the machine after a long ride,
that il is much better to sit in your
own rocking chair on the cool front
porch at night while the north wind
fans your cheeks etc. al in. SO now
the car stays in the garage a great
deal more, there is no wear on the
tires and the mechanism Is not sub
jected TO such strain as ii used to be,
and the car win last much longer. -
indianapolis News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
CONSIGNED FLAG TO OBLIVION
Youngsters First Burned German En-
bIen and Then Solemnly Buried
the Ashes in the Earth.

'The war Is making q wonderful i'm
preston on the mind Of American
childhood" remarked Or. Edgar De-
Witt Jones, a Bloomington Qll) pas
tor, discussing current topics with
some friends the other day.
Doctor Jones relates a little story
about his young son, age ten, to Illus
trate In 1910 the pastor made q tour
of Europe and brought home with him
n flag Of every nation visited. Occa'
Sionaly they would be brought forth
to exhibit to visitors. hut for the last
two years had been kept undisturbed
in box in the Doctors study. One
day two months ago the little son
very earnestly said to his father:
"papa, haven't you n German flasT'
The pastor replied that he thought
there was one in his collection, at the
same time explaining to the lad that
the Teutcnc banner was not popular
these days and was not to be exhib-
tied.
A few days later the little son was
more inSlstent. 'Papa." he said, Il
want that German flag; please get II
out for me-
~ got Che boy the flag said Doctor
Jones. "and through the window OF my
study watched what followed. First
the boy called his sister, Dorothy. The
children took the flag into the yarG
and With much ceremony burned II
When il had been reduced to ashes
the children carefully gathered then
and put them in cigar box, liner
they dug little grave and buried TN
ashes. There is little mound II
the yard to show where the asheS o
the kaiser's colors are resting. haF'
never mentioned the incident to tn
children and they do not know that
watched them. indianapolis News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
NEW YORK CITY Is TO
BE ONE GREAT WHIRL
OF SPORT THIS MONTH

New York Nov I'LL or New
York is -oiug to witness more sport
the week of Nov. Ills than it has
seen i'm any one week fer many a
moon
Football boxing golf, tennis, bill
lizards. athletics ana probably several
other forms OF sport VIII be ON the
calendar OF sports this week which
viii DO promoted for the benefit of
the United War Work Fund. and this
mans town promises 10 put its
shoulder to the wheel to turn in
thousands OF dollars toward the
cause
The plan for raising funds for unit
Ell war work has the sanction of the
government. and The sport festivities
Will be conducted by men who have
a wide experience in handling every
branch Of sport that will be offered TO
Lie public
Sunny" Jim Cofrotb. the Cali
rornia boxing impresario. will be on
hand to conduct boxing bouts at
Madison Square Garden, the historic
arena in which John L. sullivan and
practically all Of the great ringsters
Of the past thirty years up to the
present day have displayed their
prowess with the padded mittens
Coffroth's plans for the boxing
shows will include three champion
ship bouts if it is possible to get the
into the ring Jess VIII
lard be asked to meet Jack Dempsey.
Beonard will probably defend his title
in one bon, and Ted Lewis is the third
champion being counted on to lend
his aid
Football matches at The Polo
grounds between student army corps
eleyens from the big universities Of
the east will be played, and the golf
aud tennis stars will do their Bit,
while the crack biliardists OF the
country will perform in title matches,
The movement is getting wide pub
LEFTY here, and it will be extended
to other parts Of thecountry as the
activities of the men behind the
United War Work Fund will be un-
ending.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
In Vaudeville.

Draft men coming to Camp Kearny
recently for training decorated the rail.
road cars In which they travelled with
all sorts Of notices and inscriptions.
When they got there they were re-
quired to wash them off. However
one car got away from camp in some
unexplained fashion. while these words
still adorned its sides:
"This is the bunch that's going to
make the kaiser whistle the Star.
Spangled Banner
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
TOTAL CASUALTIES
Of A. {. F. WILL Be
LESS THAN 100000
UNOFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW 1900
CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN RE
PoRTED-LEsS THAN 10000 TO
COME.

Washington, Nov. II. Officials eSti-
mate casualties If The American EN
reditIonary Forces in the war viii no,
exceed 10000, including ,ae men
killed in action. wounded died OF
wounds. disease and accidents, and
he missing who never viii be ac-
counted for Some Of those who have
been missing probably viii ta ac-
counted FOR when the prisoners are
returned from Germany
Il was said that it probably wiil De
several weeks before the record OF
casualties can be completed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Popular Prince.

The bearing of the Prince OF wales
all through the war has won nm the
admiration, respect and affection or me
British peoples, here and overseas
We need not enlarge upon this Tor
every one knows that to say so Is no
courtly form of words. The prince VIII
90 to the overseas countries or the
empire when the time comes with the
unique advantage of having seen WIN
his own eyes the shining qualities
revealed during the ultimate test OF
character-of the races that make up
the empire. He will 90, too, for MS
own instruction and enlightenment, as
the king snid frankly Of himself last
year when he foreshadowed his visit
London Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Perfect Womannood.

Perfect womanhoof depends on per
feet health, Beauty ard a good dis
position both vanish before pain and
suffering. A great menace to a WON
ans happiness in life is the suffering
that comes from some functional de.
rangement which soon develops head
aches, backache nervousness and the
blues" For such suffering women
find help in that famous old root and
herb remedy Lydia h. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound, which for three
generations has been restoring health
to women of America.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

The United States navy, with knock
down houses contributed by The Amer
lean Red Cross. has been able to erect
a base hospital Of $50 beds on an old
estate on the Irish coost. These port
able houses, ready TO bolt together,
solved the problem Of lumber short
nge. The hospital has staff OF l23
physicians and attendants and main
tains It's own vegetable garden, dairy
and poultry farm.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
NOT WISE ABOUT OSTRlCHES
Scheme Devised by Soldier Who
Wants a Mascot.

The machine.gun sergeant at Doug
las who wants an ostrich for a mas
cot and is willing to hatch it himself
If somebody will provide him with an
egg, does not know much about os-
tricheS or the task in which he pro-
poses to enlist in the opinion OF the
Ari1ona Republican. IF he gets the
egg aud Is not otherwise restricted, he
might as wen be mustered out Of the
service. The Germans will be at peace
so far as he is concerned.
He has perhaps been misled by
stories be has heard Of the careless,
irresponsible way in which the ostrich
race Is perpetuate1, by the laying OF
kthe egg in the sand, where It Is left to
its own devices until ii becomes an
ostrich. That may happen in Africa,
where there is plenty of sand and heat,
| but II will not work in the climate of
Douglas. where, though there Is nc
| lack of sand the sun cannot be count
| cd upon to assist In the business OF
incubation. The sergeant would have
I to 20 to setting.
Moreover, the ostrich Is a bird 81
slow growth 1t would be "A Ions
time before one coming forth from
the egg could become a potent influence
in the struggle between autocracy an'
democracy. BY the time 1t would b'
In readiness to be taken to Berlin TIL
war would be over and only historian
would yet be talking about 1t.
We would recommend some othe
kind of mascot, one of quicker thoug
even OF less sturdy and magniticen
growth.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail It to
Foley & Co.. 1885 Sheffield avenue,
Chicago, H., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and Group; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
and bladder ailments; and Foley's
Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic for
constipation, biliousness, headache
and sluggish bowels
w. d. Duncan, Druggist, Ottawa, Ill
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
WHO CAN RISE TO OCCASION?
Name of Man Capable of formulating
"Umbrella Regulations" Will
Live in History.

With the passing of each rainy day
il becomes increasingly strange that
no henefactor of the race has been
pr0dded. gouced or spattered into pre-
naring a Manual of Umbrellas" Peo-
Pile have been carrying some sort ot
protection against the rain ever since
anybody can remember, yet the only
thing they have really learned TO do
well is to lose umbrellas. No two
persons. not even lovers. can walk un-
der one umbrella without getting wet,
and raincOats probably were first de
viSed by man who tried to carry an
umbrella over his wife's hat. What
excuse Is there for the person who
goes through crowded street holding
an umbrella before him in a charge
bayOnets fashion? An apology does
not exactly meet the requirements
after the Tip OF an umbrella rib has
been thrust into some ones eye
Folded. the umbrella is just as dan.
gerous, when some one comes plung.
ing along the sidewalk holding the
umbrella ut an angle of about 45 de.
greeS ahead of him. tripping every
one but himself. Then there is the
person who tucks the handle under
the arm, SO that an innocent person
may become speared on the sharp end
which sticks out like 60foot tele
phone pole on l5-foot truck. Fur.
thermore, wet umbrellas never were
intended rs partitions between seats.
even at motion-picture theater.
There is no desire 10 distract the best
brains of the country from consider.
alton of war problems. but some sort
of umbrella regulations are needed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

Marie Joseph C0utant of the quaint
little village of Louatre. near scissors
the daughter of Monsieur Coutant, once
a comfortably situated mechanic of
Louatre, is shown above with her right
arm missing because of the fact that
the Germans attended the celebration Of
her eighth birthday. On Marie's birth
day her mother end herself, along with
several other refugees from the threat
of the Hun at scissors. were Swarmin2
into cattle cars that were pressed into
use in the emergency, when German
incendiary bomb fell among them,
killing her mother and making herself
a noncombatant. 20 through life Grip
Pile with only one arm. She has been
adopted by Maurice, the dancer OF
America, now a Red Cross worker In
France, as his war baby" and has
been sent by him with her father to
Limoges, France, to complete her con.
valeseence.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

In Il divorce case ut London Eng
land, the petitioner, a lance corporal
In the Gordon IIighlanders, said his
wife an Engllshwoman, refused to be
seen with him on the street because
she did not like him in kilt. When
he wns on leave later she greeted him
with ooh. those d kits" The
husband was granted n decree.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Maruroves DESTROYING Island.

The island Of Aldabra, near NADIA
gascar, is being wiped off the map by
the action Of the mangroves that grow
along the foot of the cliff. They eat
their way into the rock In all direc-
tons, and into the gaps thus formed
the waves force their way.