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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
LUTHERANs PLEDGE SUPPORT

On his return to Minneapolis last
week DR.. H. J. Stub, president of the
National Lutheran council, informed
A. R. Rogers, Ninth District Liberty
Loan Chairman, that the body of
which DR.. Stub is president had adopt
ed a resolution at it's Chicago confer
ence pledging the unqualified support
of the Lutherans to the United States
Government in all Of it's war activf-
ties.
The National Lutheran council is
composed of synodical presidents, pas
tors and laymen representing the vast
majority Of the Lutheran church bod
les in the United States and taking
in Lutherans Of all nationalitiea
Swedish, German, Norwegian, Danish,
Finnish, and all others affiliated with
this current church body.
The following is the resolution
adopted:
GAS loyal citizens we will stand
back Of our Government not only in
promoting the Fourth Liberty Loan
but also in supporting our Govern
ment in all activities necessary to
bring the war to a victorious end and
to establish peace on the basis of
right and justice to all"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03

cal patriotism Of the people Of tbs
Ninth District and is an outgrowth OF
the individual allotment plan geners
ally practiced in this district In thee
third Liberty Loan campaign.
When the individual allotment PLAN
first was taken under considerations,
there were suggestions and insinua-
lions that 1t savored Of coercion but
it was put into effect with such care
and diplomacy that these insinuations
were speedily dissipated as it was
seen that the individual allotment
plan had had it's ambition only that
every individual should do his just.
share, nc more, no less. In each
community local committees met
weeks prior to the actual opening Of
the third campaign and checked over
the residents of their respective COM
munities, seeking to gain an intel
ligent idea of what each individual in
the community should take in bonds
as his or her just share.
In some sixteen Of the two hundred,
and Lightweight counties the local
committees went even farther with
this plan and instead of merely arm
ing their statesmen with an intelligent
idea of the individuals buying power,
the committee sent notices 10 each
prospective bond purchaser asking.
them to call at certain centrally To-
Gated places at specified times and
purchase the amount Of bonds allotted,
to them. This was the first expert
ment with "over the counter" buying
and it was SO successful that the ex
ecutive committee has recommended
it generally for the Fourth Campaign
In Steele county, Minnesota, three
thousand, nine hundred and eighty
four out of four thousand persons no.
titled to come in and sign up for their
allotments stepped right up to the
mark and signed up for their bonds.
OF the sixteen who failed to appear
some were sick and some were away
from home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
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IN Berfrana W Sinclair
M LITTLE. BROW

dicated Hazel. "a message for Won.
Miss Weir"
The liveried person bowed and ex-
tended an envelope. 81 was instructed
to deliver this to you personally" he
said, and fingered as if he looked for
further instructions,
Hazel looked at the envelope. She
could not understand why, under the
circumstances, any message should
come to her through such a medium.
But there was her name inscribed. She
glanced u. Mrs. Stout gazed past the
footman with an air of frank anticipa-
ton. Jack also was looking. But the
landlady caught Hazel's glance and
backed out the door, and Hazel opened
the letter.
The note was brief and to the point:
Miss Weir: MI. Bush, being seriously
injured and unable to write, bids me say
hat he Is very anxious to see you. He
sends his carriage to convey you here. His
physicians fear that he will not survive
the night, hence he begs of you to come.
very ET rfHzH. R. WATSON.
Nurse in Waiting.
"The idea! Of course I won't! I
wouldn't think of such a thing !" Hazel
exclaimed.
"Just a second" she said to the foot
man.
Over on the parlor mantel lay some
sheets Of paper and envelopes. She
borrowed a pencil from Barrow and
scrubbed a brief refusal. The foot
man departed with her answer. Hazel
turned to find Jack staring his puzzle
ment.
"What did he want?" Barrow asked
bluntly. "That was the Bush turnout,
wasn't it?"
"You heard about Mr.. Bush getting
hurt, didn't you?" she inquired.
"Saw it in the paper. Why?"
Nothing, except that he is supposed
to be dying-and he wanted to see
me. At least-well, read the note,"
Hazel answered.
Barrow glanced over the missive
and frowned.
what do you suppose he wanted
you for?" he asked.
"How should I know?" Hazel evaded.
Seems funny" he remarked slowly.
"Oh, let's forget it." Hazel came
and sat down on the couch by him. II
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
lContjnuad Next Week.

FargO.-At the request of freSlden.
Wilson the various war aid organizes
tons recognized for service in America
and the allied countries will make a
combined drive for funds November IL
to IS. Preliminary organization work
is already under way and it is planned
to make an extensive campaign during
October. The affiliated organizations
are the Y. M. c. A., Y. w. G. A., Ma
tional Catholic War Council, Jewish
Welfare Board, War Camp Community
Service, American Library association
and the Salvation Army. The total
amount asked for will be $170,5O 900.
North Dakota is asked to contribute
$675,0O0 Of this amount, or 81 per
capita for u boys at home and over
seas. A monster mass meeting of all
the allied workers has been called at
Fargo on Friday, September 20.
Williston.-Land owners in the irrl-
cation district adjacent to this city
have voted to enter into a contract
with the Department Of the Interior at
Washington for furnishing water over
the project area commencing next
spring. Repairs on the canals are now
under way.
Grafton.-Land for which Archie
LaHaise paid $1,000 four years ago
has In three crop years produced
S 4,443 worth Of grain and other prod
uce, according to the owner who has
just marketed his wheat crop for the
present season, which averaged 80
Bushels to the acre. Mr.. LaHnise'B
first crop on this soil was potatoes,
for which he received 81 .22R.
Stn~nley.-ErrortS TO arrest an alleged
draft evader, robber and all-uround
bad man near thin city resulted In the
sheriff of Mountrail county sustaining
n shot wound in the face. A previous
effort resulted In Il shooting In which
two persons were hurt. and John Stu
pard, the fugitive, IL still ut large.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03

don't know of any reasO why he
should want to see me. 1t was GER
tainly a peculiar request for him to
make. But that's no reason why we
should let it bother us. If he's really
so badly hurt, the chances are he's out
of bis head. Don't scowl at that bit
of paper so, Johnnie-boy."
Barrow laughed and kissed her, and
the subject was dropped forthwith.
Later they went out for a short walk.
In an hour or so Barrow left for home,
promising to have the concert tickets
for Thursday night.
Hazel took the note out of her belt
and read it again when she reached
her room. Why should he want to
see her? She wondered at the mans
persistence. He had insuited her, &C.
cording to her view of it-doubly in
suited her with threats and an en-
forced ca-ess. Perhaps he merely
wanted to beg her pardon; she had
heard Of men doing such things in
their last moments. But she could not
conceive Of Mr.. Andrew Bush being
sorry for anything he did. And so she
could not grasp the reason for that
eleventh-hour summons. But she could
see that q repetition Of such incidents
might put her in a queer light. Other
folk might begin to wonder and inquire
why Mr.. Andrew Bush took such an
interest" In her-a mere stenogra-
pher. Well, she told herself, she did
not care-so long as Jack Barrow's
ears were not assailed by talk. She
smiled at that, for she could picture
the reception any scandal peddler
would get from him.
The next days papers contained the
obituary Of Mr.. Andrew Bush. He had
died shortly after midnight. And de-
spite the fact that she held no grudge,
Hazel felt a sense Of relief. He was
powerless to annoy or prosecute her,
and she could not escape the convic-
ton that he would have attempted
both had he lived.
She had now been Idle a matter Of
days. Nearly three months were yet
to elapse before her wedding.
1t seemed scarcely worth while to
look for another position. She had
enough money saved to do everything
she wanted to do. 1t was not 30. much
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03

the steel gave way letting daylight
through the hat, but nevertheless tho
steel was good enough and tough
enough to so pause that piece OF
%shrapneI In Its flight that after it got
through It only made a scalp wound lu
the soldiers head. a
The army surgeon, maintained by
Liberty bonds, quickly bandased up
the head and the soldier Is wearing q
Liberty Loan smile.
Now you people who hesitate about
buying Liberty bonds, just stop and
look at this picture. This lad Is
fighting for you but where would ha.
be II somebody, perhaps somebody ir
your W home town, had not put up
tho money to the Government that
the Government might buy him tissG
good "tIn hat" After you have poss~
dered over this, 90 buy Fourth LlAs
erty Loan bonds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03

Some citizen of the United States
of America bought a Liberty bond;
perhaps It was only a fifty dollar bond.
A portion Of the money loaned to
the Government by the purchaser OF
this Liberty bond bought the steel
helmet this soldier Is holding up for
your inspection. The soldier, when
he put It on, called 1t a "tin hat"
The soldier wearing thls "tln hat"
which was bought for him with Lib
erty Loan money wore 1t In the bat
'tle. A half dozen bullets ratified
against It and tho "tln hat" tossed
them off and the soldier kept on SIGHT
Ing.
Anyone Of these bullets would have
stopped the soldier, perhaps forever.
Finally a piece Of %shrapnel came
along and smashed up against the
elm hat" OF course "tIn hats" arc
not butt 10 Withstand shrapnel and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
sTNoPSIS.

!. CHAPTER 1.-THE story opens in the
town of Granville, Ontario, where Miss
Hazel Weir is employed as a s~tenographer
in the office of Harrington and Bush. She
estate agent, and the wedding day Is set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush, HazeIs employer, who for
the first time seems to notice her at
quest, she becomes his private stenog-
rapher. After three months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage, which Hazel declines,
and after a stormy scene In the office
warning her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
Camp Library Service.

The staff of the Camp Meade Library,
maintained by the American Library
Association, has recently been strength
ened by the addition of two men, so
that the professional staff now numbers
four: DR.. George r. Bowerman, camp
librarian, who is public Librarian of
Washington, d. c.; Edward M. Cameron,
jr., of Albany, N. Y. who has been with
the camp library several months MUIR
ray F. Pratt, who recently arrived from
the Buffalo Public Library, and Ralph
D. Williams, formerly, of the Newton,
Mass, Public Library, who has just
reached here. Division headquarters has
also detailed to the library three fresh
recruits.
With his force thus strengthened the
librarian expects to be better able to
meet the large and growing demands
made upon the main library and to in
crease the number of distribution
points throughout the camp. The H.
brary has now more than $4,000 volumes
and more than $4,000 additional volumes
are on the way to the camp. Sixty dis
tribution points have thus far been es-
tablished-in all of the branch buildings
of the Y. M. c. A.. K. of c., Y. NJ H. A.
at the Hostess House and in officers
clubs and in barracks. New stations are
constantly being established in response
to demands.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
JACK DALTON WEEDS.
Tells the Boys Some Experiences in
! Landing Brooklyn Girl.

lack Dalton of the 312th Field Artil-
1ery~ Regimental Infirmary surprised his
friends when he returned from fve-
day furlough and announced that he had
been married. Dalton doesn't mind
4oke and he told the fellows some OF his
experiences in concentrating his matri-
noonial plans. The bride lives in Brook
Ivn. The couple went to New York to
have the ceremony performed. First
trouble was experienced in locating the
city hall there, to secure the marriage
license. They asked at least dozen
neople as to the locality of that ~uild-
ING and walked a number of miles be-
fore they found the license bureau. The
couple boarded an express elevator IN
their hurry to reach the floor on which
the bureau is situated, but the express
swooped past and on up to the top moor.
The elevator man, however, waived the
rule on the way down and allowed them
To get off at the license floor. The cou-
ME were somewhat disconnected when
the clerk informed them that the license
would have to be taken out in Brooklyn,
the home of the bride.
Dalton said that after the ceremony
Was performed he didn't know whether
to give the minister IS or so cents He
decided on the former amount, however
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
SALUTES, AND THEN SALUTES.
Private Dubb of the Leather Puttees
Knows ALI About Them.

Private Dubb put on his new leather
puttees and walked down the street,
feeling lfke a general. Although he did
not have the accompanying shoulder
straps, he argued to himself that, after
all, an officer could be distinguished by
his appearance and face, and SO, put
ting on his sternest expression, he
+strode on.
A squad of eight men stood beside the
road looking straight before them, and,
just as he arrived abreast, raised their
hands in a perfect salute. His face
flashed with sudden pride; he returned
it in soldierly manner and reflected
that the face did designate an officer,
after all.
Then voice said, Hand salute, by
the count: one. two "Well," he re-
hected. II suppose these rockies must
learn to salute"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
312th Field Artillery.

First aid station at Hill II caved IN
the other day. Private Merrill Fouts
leaned up against the wall of the
dugout, when suddenly there was a
crash and the soldier was covered with
q mass of dirt and branches. II
When word came that the 312th was
going on hike everybody at the regi-
mental infirmary wanted the chance to
thought that the company was COM
posed entirely of Barney Oldfelds. In
stead of the motor ambulance, wagon
drawn by four mules was used. Bill
Hendricks was the lucky" one select
ed as driver. 3ss
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
BRILLIANT DANCE GIVEN
BY RAINBOW COMPANY
Enchanting Array Of Lovely Girls
From Everywhere--Music
and Flowers.

'The Rainbow Company" of Meade
shed new refulgent ray upon it's
friends Friday night in it's barracks,
Company c, 2Sth Engineers. when a
dance was given which may prove a
farewell.
Whatever the result (and some are
predicting, entangljng allianeesl the
fact was that the company did itself
proud. Make no mistake about that.
1t was one Of those events that stand
out in the, memory when everything
else grows dim-one of those high
lights that dazzle the eyes and becloud
the sordid things of life.
Girls, Girls and More Girls.
Girls came from Annapolis, that
mecca of beauty and loneliness. Girls
came from Baltimore, that metropolis
of feminine charms. Girls came from
Virginia, than whom none is fairer.
Girls that were pretty came froW
-SeceiYe this delegation of beau
ties the boys prepared three days.
Evergreen bowers were cut and lumber
sawed to make everything cheerful and
convenient. In fact, a part of the bar
racks was torn down.
Music and Flowers.
On the first floor every post and
rafter, stove and unseemly object was
covered with green branches and flow
ers. Festoons of red, white and blue
were hung from pillar to post. and
the engineering colors of red and yell
low were given prominent place along
the murals. Here the dancing was
held, the music being furnished by the
311th Field Artillery Band from
specially constructed bandstand.
Supper was served on the second
floor, all furniture being removed but
chairs and tables. The emblem Of the
engineers, an ancient castle or fort,
was represented at either end of the
floor in pine wood, with proper color
ing. This was unique and artistic.
The party supped sumptuously and
often.
Dance, OGcers as Guests.
The boys dance was especially en-
joyed- by Capt. Baird and his fellow
officers, all of whom Joined in the fes-
tiyities Ohicers from the 9th En-
gineers were guests.
Following were the members of the
dance committee:
First Sergt. Graham, Sergt. sBushong,
Sergt. Bruce, Corp. Adams, Private
Montague and Private Schneske.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
351st Field Wins.

The Regimental team of the 351st
Field Artillery was victorious in it's
first interregimental game Of the sea-
son. Adams twirling for the Artillery
team was superb and he was we'll sup
ported by the entire team. Digs and
Pierson were other 351st stars. Nc
Lavrath and Griffith showed up well for
the Stockade
Lineup and score:
351st Artillery. StOckade Division
Watson, 2b. Patterson, 3D.
Pierson IS. Develin, Id.
Moses. lib. McLAvrath, c.
Jefferson, c. Mitten, IS.
Holiday, cf Freyer, p.
Diggs, II. Rhode. RI
Seyhorne, RI. Griffith, 3D.
Adams p. Prodgiski, Of.
351st F. A. ...... 1 o = ) o x-10
Stockade Div. q o q o o o. z
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
Dance, Omcers as Guests.
Meet After Ten Years.

Young Mems Christian Association
Secretary Fits looks young. but ac-
cording to Sergt. Purdan of Atlanta,
Ca, he is not as young as he looks.
Ten years ago Fits and Purdan knew
each other well, but had not seen one
another since When Fits arrived in
camp he was referred to Company l,
313th Regiment. for good eats.
Just as, he was trying to negotiate
a long piece of macareni he received
q resounding whack upon his back, and
after he untangled himself saw the
happy face of Purdan.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02

walk on that green grass In 'front.' Oh
headquarters, so Bait" was gong
some!
Anderson Of the &C." 9th Engineers,
saw Annie Oakley shoot Saturday and
says she missed good many. Re-
shot since January
Lieut.. Morris of the S11th Field Ar
tillery has been sent to the replacement
depot at Camp Greene. He left lot OF
friends here.
Gen. Hero entered while Bait" Mel
SON was speaking. No wonder nobody
called attention"
The 31Qth Field Artillery Band was
playing Sunday night in 20" Y. West
of, the 311th 'musickers" came in and
was advised to hear a real band. He
smiled and then enjoyed the concert.
"Oh. for a piano" said Williamson
and Hardy of the base hospital, just in
from Devens, where they said the has
twenty huts. And how the music did
roll when they found the ."ivories."
Maj Roberts, who just left the 310th
Field Artillery for Camp Greene, proved
his manliness to one of the horseshoers
before he departed by apologizing for
"bawling OUT the lad~at drill when he
found the private had been working
every day and all day at the forge.
II know it's hard to march at atten-
ton after such work." said the British
army veteran. f
Conrad of Headquarters. 311th Field
Artillery calls himself a Compare
lively new man." He came down to
Meade December /. He ought to keep
young at that rate!
To Mnn for
Bats boxing dummies for the 31Oth
boys at $780, Look out, champions!
Chaplain stock, the Catholic clerical
lieutenant of the 311th, preached on
Purity of Speech" Sunday morning.
He said the boys should return home
just as clean as when they left for
camp. a5et
If you don't believe that Hendershot
and Smith of Battery A, 311th Field
Artillery, are the original Siamese
twins, just look them over. They look
alike, are fast friends and have their
picture post cards printed in double
harness, but are really no blood rela-
ton.
Cook Mcbride of Supply Company.
311th Field Artillery, says-he is going
over soon, even If he has to go lin the
merchant marine"
Nenning of Company c. 3O4th Field
Signal Battalion, is a friend of Leo
Flynn, manager of Kid Norfolk. the
negro pug" who appeared here sew
eral weeks ago.
Old DOC" Hand, civilian cook for
Gen. Hero, is going back today to his
old home in Camden. N. ]. He has been
in the Regular Army one year and
served as cook in the National Guard
eight years. He spent fourteen years
and is fifty-five years old.
DOC" will be much missed. The
general, he says, is the ''plainest sort
of diner, never says what he wants,
but always thanks you for what he
gets" The last thing he did was to
cook a dough baby for Maj. Taylor's
birthday, .
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
X.RaY Equipment Good.

The X-ray room at the base hospital
is considered one of the best equipped
in any one of the cantonments. This
department is under the supervision
of Capt. Van .Sweringen and Lieut..
Fitzgerald, assisted by Sergt. Kelleher
and Douglas McGregor. More than
1000 X-ray plates have been taken.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02
Promotions Announced.

The following promotions in the En-
listed Ordnance Corps have been an
nounced: To be sergeant, Private
James H. Staman; to be corporal, Pri-
vate John r. Moat; to be priyates, first
class. Privates William o. Wolfe and
Josiah S. Steckel
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-02

One of the new arrivals in the 9th
Engineers is Martin of San Diego. CAL
He carries two photos" lovingly in
his cardcase, one of his mother and the
other of the girl "he left behind"
Hello, Joe"-"Hello, Walter"
1t was Joe Turner the former mid
Walter Smallwood, the topper" in A..
31Oth F. A., meeting in coz Friday
night at the big regimental show. They
knew each other In Richmond, where
pitched his team, the Newarks, to
many victory against the rebels. !.
Teitelbaum of the 310th F. A. is now
an 20. r. T. c." at the quartermaster
camp at Jacksonville, Fla, called after
the great Confederate leader, Fighting
Joe Johnston" rt
Nasturtiums sweet peas, scarlet
sage, artillery cannas,, elephant ears
and castor oil beans! How's that for
the 20" 7 flower garden plats? These The Sc
Haynes in the WORKING thereof. Fox,
a Marylander in the 31Oth Band; Gustin
of Ohio, now in c, 2Sth Engineers Che
lever in woods earth); Morrison of
Pennsylvania, also in the 2Sth (his ia
Their is a gardener and says Haynes
planted the nasturtiums three times too
thick); Lindbloom of California. an
other 2Sth man Che says nasturtiums
are grown by the mile at his home);
Clark from Caroline county. Md. now
in the 31Oth, and Taylof@from North
Carolina, now in the, Medical Detach-
ment, 311th F. A. (this lad sent, the
stun that makes the flowers grow.
Meet Melamet, boys.
He's in the. 31Oth and furnishes the
music for Sunday evening services in
20" Y. His father is one of the best
known voice trainers in the east. His
home is in Baltimore, of course!
Wrestler PallmaM of the 312th, who
won the division heavyweight title. IS
now in the aviation corps. Keep it
flying. boy, keep it flying!
Joe Garvin in the 9th Engineers
used to be a policeman in Providence,
r. I. He celebrated his first anniver-
sary Of going on the force last Satur-
day. He says he had a tough beat"
but that the 9th is no tougher. Sort
of Broadway beauty squad cop, this
Garvin.
A new entry in the smallest man
contest with Engineer Bum is Gala
CHER of the depot boys who is four feet
eleven inches; weight. 1872 pounds But
he can't wear Bunn's three-and- one
half brogans:
One Of the "duskies" wanted to know
if Gen. Kuhn lived in "D1vilion head
quarters" He said he was sure the
generals name entitled him to special
consideration. Get it?
Secretary Arthur Boynton of &c" Y,
who used to mix athletics and religion
to good advantage, is now looking
them over 'over there A man Of
infinite tenderness and beauty of char
acter.
whats Bait doing now?"
Why, he's attending officers call with
Col Landers. BAIT" Nelson. the scrap
per. did that and he had his picture
taken with the commander, whom he
used to know in the west as a lieuten-
ant; he ate at the coloners mess for a