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COFFEE CAKE WANTED
BY s. D. SOLDIERS
BOYS IN FRANCE WRITE OF
YEARNlNG FOR HOME FOOD
WEATHER CONTINUES TO
BOTHER THEM


mo a coflce cake. writes Curtis
BigeIow FlanGreau boy. who is with
p,rshinee army in France. He re-
lates that ms, cQinrade had just re-
reived one ana that ii tasted 50 good
he wants The home folks to send him
one OF his own. Nhen he Went to
France he expected 10 remain only
three months, as at that lime it look
ed as if the war WAS rapidly coming
to 4 close.
'' certainly made poor guess" he
continues. for its nearly three months
now and ! have lust began my train
ing say, please, don't tell ms about
pumpkin pie and whipped cream and
sWcet potatoes. Send some over to
these poor people who have no coal
To burn, and Who have To pay ten
cents each for eggs. TN" soldiers
aren't doing all the suffering by any
manner OF means.
The most astonishing thing about
this country to me is the amount of
Wine consumed The most decent
French girl can consume quart of ii
With meal, as nonchalantly as an
american can Mater. Last night
couldn't help but notice an elderly
couple sitting across the dining room
where, we ate. n bottle of Wine at
her elbow aud one of water at his.
She would fill the glasses half fun
OF Vine, then he Mould I'LL them up
with wafer Glass after glass"
Compares Climate
George Terrell, d Bridgewater hoy
who also is With Pershing'S army in
France, thinks South Dakota can put
II all over France SO far as climate is
concerned. He writes in part as fol-
lows:
France is sure very pretty coun-
Try, but don't know Whore it got the
name Sunny France When it does
day this summer and now il SHOWS all
most every day. think South Da-
!Sota has il all over this country for
sun. Most Of the grain is cut by
hand and threshcd by horse power.
Fhey never hitch one horse beside the
other; they always string them out
one ahead Of the other and then Walk
along beside them "
Clark Cough, Young solder from
CanoVa, who is q member of the Am
eiican eNpcditionary army in France.
writes relatives that himself and com
rades now have been issued coal and
stoves and are very comfortable.
This morning. nc writes when
wt signed the payroll they gave us
stino moro smoking tobacco and Gig
arettes, ~ have got quite a little
gave The company fifty francs. which
Is The same as ten dollars in our
money
Have Good Camps
Ne haze an excellent camp at
present, writes Reuben f. Nche. 4
Webster boy. who has been With the
AhlerIcan cNpcdliionary force in France
for a pr'od "f more than four months
SO we are satisfied. Over four
months in France has, moi InSs..pn,l
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SIOUX FALLS
MAN is TRAIN
WRECK VICTIM


EIsin, III Ian. 2S IN Illinois Cen
into the ditch at Granger This after
noon EIGHT cars left the track. None
was kiiled in the wreck, according 10
oillcials but tiNe or six persons worc
seriously injured
Ihe, train WAS due in Chicago at
: ;@o TINS morning but had been block
Martin o. Thompson of Sioux Falls.
CITY. Ia, Were Killed and 40 others in
Jured when an Illinois Central passen-
Ger tram from Omaha to Chicago was
deralled near Granger, LII. Among the
Netills Nas an unidentified Woman
WI" Wls pinncd beneath ihe wreck
aSe ana Was believed to be fatally in
llfed Ttle five months old son of
MIS-. : >pllzef also is Missing.
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MITCHELL ASKED TO SELL
FIELD GLASSES TO ARMY

The war department is extremely
short of field glasses and is appealing
through the jewelers. of the country
for offerings from the people
Binoculars, field glasses. and spy
glasses are asked for. As the war de-
partment is not allowed to accept 90
nations, ST. 90 will be paid to the do
nors and the glasses will be either re-
turned to the original owner or paid
for al the end of the war.
Shortage OF material and labor need
ed for the manufactures of This essen
tial article of the army service has re-
duced the supply needed.
The glasses should either be sent
direct to the war department. Washing-
ton. D. c., or placed in the hands of
T. f. Meyer, of the Diehl Drug COM
pany. who will decide whether or not
they arc acceptable 10 the service.
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Districts We're assigned to the mems
sionerS SATURDAY. during the lengthy
session that is being held here. Nels
Jensen was assigned to District No. 5,
the one that has the poor farm, Chair
man Snow was placed at District No. L,
the court house and grounds: c.. r.
Grady, No. 2: j. G. Lehman, No. 3, and
D. L. Mcleod. No. l.
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William Geisen an orchestra man Of
E,llan passed through Mitchell with his
company Saturday after making three
weeks tour of hew estern part OF the
state.
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BARNETT WRITES OF
CHRISTMAS I'm FRANCE
FORMER MiTcHEL IMlGsJER TELLS
or HOLIDAY CONDITIONS
ASKS FOR BOOKS FOR SOL
DIERS

Francis r. Barnett, formerly rector
az II. Mai4 : Episcopal church here
now IN wdr work in France, writes
friends here OF conditions in War-torn
France. His letter. written three days
after Christmas. reads
Ny Dear old Friends at St. Mary 5.
| must stop for a moment in the
mad Whrl Of things to write at least
thank yoG' for the box that came to
me Just before Christmas. Ii seemed
wonderful To me that You could, among
lile many demands upon Your time and
strength and money, think OF us over
here
1T gives US strength and courage Ia
90 Ga With our perfectly gigantic and
TERRIBLE task can not of course
write you anYtling of il of real inter
est Your Imagination must construct
the aetuality.
North Weight In Gold
The box mat came was one or the
boxes Of good things TO cat ana was
tull IT eats from top TO bottom
the chocolate. the mints, the dates the
milk, the soap and even kolynoS is
worth its Weight ana more in gold.
In a word you helped indeed good
many American boys to have bill of
Christmas. For myself ! suppose
never had quite 50 satisfactory a
Christmas My Christmas trees mum
hered eighty My family-"ry chil-
dlen war; counted in thousands
each one had bit OF Christmas gift
and Merry Christmas and glad
hand"
Was Pitiful
II was quite wonderful While if was
infinitely ptituI Nell one isn't cth-
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Jay Cooper proprietor of the I'1tel
Bylum of White Lake. WAS Mitchell!
business visitor Friday and Ioday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-01-31
Sew 1854 Pieces


IN tho federal building reached 5si
pieces a. compared Ia 599 of the pre-
Nious Week, y fair comparison is mad,
because the same list of articles is
made during g very week The lis
for I lle past Meek Includes:
219 bandaees.
i3 operating helmets
1872 pairs of bed socks
2t9 abdominal bandages
- pairs If operating socks.
y shoulder wraps
% hospital bed shirts
iat pillow cases.
i 1OI ice bags.
SO hot water bottles.
~ pairs Of pajamas.
eos toMels
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R. c. WORKERS
IN new RECORD
LOCAL CHAPTER OF WAR AID OUT
DOES l'rS PREVIOUS BEST
WEEK MUCH GOODS
SHIPPED

Mitchell Red Gross Workers made
their biggest record OF tae year during
the past weel. | y turning out i616
pieces of knit and sewn goods, nearly
during he previous week when 659
pieces Mere finished and ready for
shipment 'rllc figure 659 was a triple
Increase of the week preceding it.
The Increase during the past week is
thought to be du" TO the increase OF
"CommunitY sewing" and I he error.s
OF the hia4l school girls comD4led With
the steady Labor of the older members.
The knit wnrk for The week ending
January 2G included 90 pieces compar-
ed 10 60 " the previous week Thirty
two sweaters Mere completed The list
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-12
$50 Head of Steers

S~ub-vlded thus 50 three year oMs, Shothom and Herefods at an average weight
yearoh Sorth0ns, 100 twoyearod Poled Angus from 900 to 100 w.t. 100 yadi
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
RECOGNIZE VALUE or WHEAT
Shortage Has Shown Us the Wonder.
full and Unique Qualities Contained ID
In the Grain. ,....,.

As absence makes the heart grow
fonder, so does scarcity Of wheat in
vite attention to it's wonderful and
unique qualities as food. We have been
eating wheat products all these years
as matter of course, and it never oc-
CURED to us that we might ever be
called on to go without them. Now
that It is necessary to use wheat sub
stituteS, we have discovered that USE
full as they are there is nothing that
really takes the place of wheat flour.
The magic Of the wheat lies in its
gluten--what the baker refers to as
the "binder.' He must have a certain
proportion Of wheat flour to furnish
the binder, or his oatmeal bread or his
rice pastry crumbles. The substitutes
have the same nourislanent as the
wheat. But they lack the quality Of
the wheat flour crust. There is moth
ing In them to imprisOn the gases lib
Grated by yeast, and so they refuse to
rise like wheat dough. Bread made of
the substitutes is heavy and soggy I'M
less there is enough wheat dough
mixed in to give it life.
Without wheat we go without
bread, without cake, without pie, with
out strawberry shortcake. No affec-
ton for corn pOne can make it sub
stitute for all these stand-bys of the
table. If it is necessary for the sake
of the war, we shall cheerfuily go
without. Any deprivation we may feel
is as nothing to what our associates in
arms already have undergone. But we
shall look forward to the happy days
when there will be an abundance Of
wheat once more.-Kansas City Star.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
Electricity on the Farm.

1t is apparent from the fact that
100000 horse power in electric mo-
tors is now actually being used on the
farm that the phrase ELECTRICITY on
the Farm" does not constitute an idle
dream any longer, remarks the Gen.
eral Electric Review. Although 16O,-
600 horse power of this is used for irri-
CATION and reclamation purposes Ga Pc
cnliarity of semiarid sections), the
remainder, or 10000 horse power, is
actually being used for miscellaneous
farm purposes, such as driving the
cream separator, butter churn, and so
on. The only thing that we are not
doing with electricity on any scale is
blowing and cultivating, and this now
bids fair to be commercial reality in
the very near futurc.-Scientific Amer
lean.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
ANGRY AT BEING DISTURBED
Old Gentleman Vastly More Annoyed
at Constable Than He Was at Hun
Air Raiders.

"He wasn't half angry" said con-
stable to me, smiling reminiscently as
he cast his eye over what remained
mostly top story only-of an old-fash-
toned house which had suffered in a
recent air raid "You should have
heard his language!"
Curious thing" I said, "the top floor
doesn't appear to be touched"
eyes, that's where he was" said the
constable. 'Of course, we thought he
was a casualty. We cleared away the
rubbish, and somehow or other got up
to his rooms with an ambulance and
the doctor. The door was closed, so we
started prying it open. That's when
the fun started. HLa
'"The door was flung open, and there
stood the old gentleman with a big
book in his hands, his specs on, and
in proper temper. I just caught a
glimpse of a cosy armchair drawn up
to a blazing fire.
"What the - does this mean?'
he says. Haven't I been disturbed
enough this evening? Get out Of it.,
all of YOU And without troubling to
shut his door, he went back and sat
down with his book beside the fire,
muttering most awful. 1t gave me
the biggest shock of the raid."-Lon-
don Mail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
NO GRUMBLING AT PRlVATION
Rations if That Will Help Win
the War for Liberty.

1t really isn't necessary to tell the
British people not to waste food. There
is nothing eatable left on the average
plate when the meal is finished. Meals
are one interminable round of fish
and eggs, fish and eggs. Eggs are found
disguised under all manner Of names,
but always there are eggs, not seven
week, writes Chester M. Wright, men,
Der of the American Federation Of
Labor mission to England.
Meat is rationed by card system.
SO is sugar, Of which you may have
six ounces week and no more. One
Of the best hotels in London is serv-
ing butter or margarine only once
daily. Many hotels have none for
days at time.
Desserts are thing of the past.
recorded in history but not among
the things extant. Milk Is rationed.
Tea soon will be. Bread is rationed.
Hotels will serve you with one brown
roll per meal. The average man would
be amazed at the British menu today,
but the British do not grumble They
go on short rations knowing that it.
must be done, and accept it as part
of the war that must be carried VIC
FORWARDS.
Even if it were possible to break
the food restrictions the average Brit
Usher has not the slightest desire to
get more to eat than his neighbOrs.
Especially among the British workers
IS there an obvious grim satisfaction
when members Of the American labor
mission and speakers tell how ships
are being rushed to completion in 26
states, and how self-denial by the Brit
ish people in matters Of food and luxu-
ries make each ton of maximum value
and effect in prosecuting the war to
finish.
The British workers realize that
more than half their food comes from
the United States.
"The less food the more troops" Ia
the slogan which appeals especially to
the Clyde ship builders, one Of whom
said: "If ships from the United
States are laden as far as possible with
soldiers and ammunition, then every
bolt we drive is as good as rifle shot
against the Germans"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
War Of the Roses.

The war of the roses that never ends
is war to vanquish beauty with
greater beauty. For long ages, since
history began, this has been going on.
Japan and India, Serbia and Persia
cheered on contestants dozen centu-
ries before Damascus gave to the Cru
saders the damask rose for occidental
culture. "Decisions" have only tenn
porary significance. For example, as
Paris gave Venus the award of beauty,
his namesake city gives southern Cali
fornia the gold medal, the prize Of
honor at the Bagatelle competition.
But California must meet world COM
petition in years to come and must
maintain her form or get out of the
running. Rose culture is progressive
art.
AS for the Germans, we believe they
were not represented at Bagatelle.
That does not matter much. In this,
as in their science, the Teutons are
rather imitators than originatOrs. True
their Duchess de Mecklenburg, their
Cornelia Koch, their Felenberg and
particularly their Princess de Sagan,
with its rich maroon and crimson love.
illness, have attracted English atten.
ton. But these are all notifications
of French types, as the Kronprinzes-
sin Victoria is modification Of the
Bourbon rOse.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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French Labor Shortage.

The lack of labor has become more
acute in almost all the vital industries
of France. There are many soldiers
Of the old classes in the French army,
men 40 years Of age or more, whose
usefulness at the front is a question
open to debate. Agitation has been
going on since the time when American
participation in the war made the de-
mand for men less acute at the battle
front to relieve the old Poilus. Early
in 1917 the doubtful privilege Of an
honorable discharge was granted to
carefree fathers of six or more chill
dren. The real problem before the
chamber Of deputies is whether to take
up the question of the old classes in q
large spirit or whether to continue to
make slight concessions to the demands
Of their constituents.
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SUMMONS

SUMMONS
State Of North Dakota,
County Of Ward, IS.
Eighth Judicial District
In District Court,
MABLE SFOkLEY, Plaintiff
VS..
TONEY sPOKLEY, Defendant.
Summons.
The State Of North Dakota to the above
named Defendant, Greetings:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint IN this action and to
serve copy of your answer upea the
subscriber sui, scr at his office in the City Hall
Henry County, North Dakota, witAin
thirty days after the service Of this sum
mons upon you, exclusive Of the day Of
service, and in case of your failars 10
appear or answer, Judgment will DO
lief demanded in the complaint
Dated at the City, Of Granville Ne
day Of October, A. D. 1918,
G. w. HOOKWAY,
Attorney for Plointi4.
Office and Post OnioA
Granville, North Dakota
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prosperous and drive the very finest
automobiles that money will buy,
Crops in the vicinity of Saltwater
were excellent this season and the
farmers are rolling in wealth.
Mrs. S. Henry Wolfe, whose late
husband was superintendent of the
Minot schools for fifteen years, is now
teaching in the Elgin, MINI, schools
at her old home. Mrs. Wolfe was \
teacher prior to her marriage and
now that her husband has passed
away, she felt that she must take up
the old work again. Many Minot
friends will be glad to hear from her.
Earring Nicholaison, husky young
soldier lad whose home is in Gassman
township, was in the city Saturday.
having. gotten a ten day furlough
from the cQmmandant at Camp Lewis.
WASH, where he is~ stationed, to en-
able him to return home and attend
to some business matters before leav
ing for across the pond. Private
N1colaison is member of Hdqtrs. Co.
80, Machine Gun Battalion and looks
as though he had the right kind Of
stuff in him that will place the Yanks
in Berlin by Christmas.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
london's Tea Houses,

The death Of Sir Joseph Lyons re-
minds us what a modern institution
the teashop is. You need not be very
old to remember the time when prac-
Stlcally the only places where a cup Of
tea could be obtained in London were
the Old fashioned coffee houses, with
their boxed-in compartments and mar
row, uncomfortable seats.
The customers were exclusively men,
and if a woman required light refresh
ment she had to SEAL oh for a cOnfec-
toner's shop, where tea and coffee
were sometimes grudgingly served, ut
famine prices, at little round marble
tables tucked away in dark corners
London Chronicle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
MINOT and VICINITY

Sheriff Nedreloe was called to Hart
land today to bring man to this
city charged with insanity.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Miller and son
and Theo. Miller from north of Gran
vile, transacted business in the CITY
today.
Mrs Max Johnson, who was called
to Minneapolis last week by the crit
zeal illness of her mother, returned
Friday. She reports her mothers
condition much better.
Mrs. Fred Rowatt left Wednesday
of last week for Alamo, N. D., where
she will visit at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. M. E. Thompson, for week
or ten days. She was accompanied
by her little baby daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira L. Rush announce
the birth Of Dorothy Joan, Monday,
Sept. 80, at Clinton, O. Mr.. Rush,
who is we'll known Minot architect,
is now engaged in government super
vision work in Ohio.
Sickening headaches, Indigestion,
constipation, indicate unhealthy con-
dition of the bowels. Restore your
~ H'SSiil W IlColGIl gnu SCICISCH w
keeping your bowels regular. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea makes
the bowels work NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
regularly. Mccoy Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Marshall of Bur
lington township are rejoicing in the
arrival of bright little eight pound
laughter. The little girl arrived
Thursday, making two daughters in
the Marshall home. Bill thinks the
stork is showing partially but at
that he is inclined to feel littla
chesty when anyone talks to him
about his daughters.
f. c. Kunde, chief engineer at the
Minot Flour mill, returned Sunday
from trip back to. his old home at
Saltwater, Minnesota. He was called
home by the death Of his brother-in-
law, whose death occurred at Chicago
and the remains were brot back to
Saltwater for interment. Mr.. Kunde
says the Minnesota farmers are all
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No Chance for the Old Man.

Nv SuoISV wi SbS Siu Vlous
1t was the first time that Richards
father had seen "her" and they were
talking things over.
$50 my son has proposed to you," he
said, "and you've accepted him2 I
think you might have seen me first"
She blushed sweetly as she replied
r did, but think prefer Richard"
lie ra0n't Realized.
The custodian of an Indianapolis
building recently hired colored man,
George, to work about the building.
George had always worked as "house
man" and came we'll recommended.
The first day of his employment, how
ever, George was out for lunch the
greater part of three hours.
The custodian was naturally an
noyed. "Where in thunder have you
been?" he inquired the minute he set
eyes on the erring George. "Me?
Why, Use been home takin' a nap"
George answered., in a surprised tone.
II always takes a nap in the middle
Of the daye "'E..
"Well, believe me-" the custodian de-
clared, "you don't do that any more.
You're needed around here"
Was George aggreved? Not q bit
Of it. A most appreciative grin spread
over his face.
swell, now" he said slowly, you'll
have to excuse me this time, boss.
It's just that I didn't realize before
how important I is around here"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
RECORD BELONGS TO SIRIUS
Small Vessel Was the First to Cross
the Atlantic Wholly Under Its
Own Steam.

This spring marks the eightieth an
niversary Of an important event In
modern history-thc voyage from Cork
to New York of the Sirius, the first
vessel to cross the Atlantic wholly un-
der its own steam. All that remains
Of that stanch little craft is a number
of brass paper-weights made from the
metal work after it was wrecked in
Ballycotton bay in 1S47. Captain Rob-
erts, commander of the 412-ton Sirius
on its maiden trip, was later trans
ferred to the President, which went
down with all on board. Thus both
the Sirius and her master met with a
tragic end.
The Sirius made the voyage from
Cork in 10 days, reaching New York
only few hours before the Great
Western. another steamship which
had sailed from Bristol The latter
made the best time, crossing the
ocean in Is days. The Sirius had a
passenger list of seven on it's initial
voyage, the youngest Of whom was
Vincent e. Ransome, then four years
old, who was reported living a few
years ago in Wiltshire, England,
where he was long the rector Of q
parish church.
The Sirius was a schooner-rigged
ship and was ITS feet over all, with
beam of 25 feet and a depth of 1S
feet.
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Not Equal to 1t, q,

They had not been married very
long, but she had grown cold and list
less; so one evening, after she had
yawned about seventeen times, he said !:
"You seem to be so cold and indiffer-
ent, Malvina. Have you forgotten those
happy days when I was paying you
my addresses?
81 should think I haven't! I should
think haven't forgotten those happy
days. I never had less than three fell
lows every evening calling on me-"
"But, dear, haven't you got me to
pay you attention now?''
"Yes, I suppose have. You are do
ing the best you know how; but you
don't fiatter yourself that you are
equal to three, do you ?'-Stray Sto-
ries,