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New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
FOURTH FLOOR.

Women's Silk and Cotton Underwear Colored Petticoats Corsets House Dresses Aprons Negligees Bath Robes Rest Room
 SIXTH FLOOR. Toys, Dolls
 and Games
 China
 Glassware
 Bric-a-brac
 Lamps
 Sleds
 Electric Appliances Christmas Tree
 Decorations Leather Bags
 Suit Cases
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
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CITY HALL.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13

MlEA1N G l[OOAk" Ribbons Hosiery Gloves Neckwear Jewelry SilverWare Leather Goods Stationery Candy Notions Mems Furnishings Mems Bath Robes Mems House Coats Knit Underwear Handkerchiefs Veilings Silk Underwear Umbrellas Christmas Cards Thermos Bottles Ivory Toilet Articles Perfum es
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great advantage to the farmers of

great advantage to the farmers of
this part of the state in providing
willing helpers during harvest and
threshing. The former organization
is being organized by the Association
of Commerce for the purpose of show
ing to our boys who are going "over
there" that we appreciate their sacri-
fees in going, and when they come
back we expect to be ready to look
after their welfare until they are
able to look out for themselves.
The following paragraphs will give
an insight into the work that the Asso-
citation of Commerce is accomplishing,
and we hope that they will be read
carefully by all readers of the Bullet
in whether they be members of the
Association or not. We believe that
the most sceptical business and pro-
fessional man in the city of Minot
will realize that they should be active
members in such an organization, and
especially so during war times when
all possible help is needed.
The report follows:
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Privates to Judue Privates.

The French senate is being urged
to resurrect from it's "grave" ION the
table" bill passed some two years
ago by the chamber which provides
that every defendant before court
martial must have at least two judges
Of his own rank. The sO-called Bona
parte code of 1857, now in use, pro-
vides this for officers, but not for pri-
Yates or commissioned officers, and
In fact no one below the rank Of cor
poral, and only one Of that grade dts
on the Judges bench at present.
Bird With Hands.
In the forests of British Guiana lives
the hoactzin, a singular bird, whose
young possess a free claw at the end
Of each wing, which they use almost as
the monkey uses his hands in tree
climbing.
The nest of the hOactzin is in tree
overhanging the water, and the young,
first.
The outermost quill feathers of the
wing, which might hamper the free use
OF the claws, do not grow much until
the rest Of the wing is strong enough
to make climbing less necessary. Then
they grow out, and the claws are ab-
sorbed. The adult bird does not need
them. Should young hoactzin fall
into the water At makes for the shore
and selves branch, up which it quick
" climbs WI ~ tff9. A
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interests of Ward County encouraged.
The Association Of Commerce thru
its affiliation with the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States is TAX
ing an active and intelligent part in
the decisions of the national body,
which in turn has a great deal to do
in influencing legislation for the good
of the entire country.
The Association of Commerce Sc
cured the 1918 State Tractor Demon
stration for Minot, which event dem
onstrated to the tractor men of the
country that a tractor meet should be
staged in Minot each year. The 1918
Tractor Demonstration attracted
nearly 10000 people to the City Of
Minot during the three days Of the
meet.
The Association of Commerce Of
fetal publication, The Business Bull
letin, is read and commented upon
throughout the Nation, and has done
much to keep Minot in the place where
she belongs-among the foremost cit
les of the United States.
The Association Of Commerce High
way Committee has financed itself
through the formation of a subsidiary
organization, known as the Minot Au-
tomobIe Association.
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Minot Town Criers Club Accomplish.
mentS

(Association of Commerce Publicity
Committee)
Furnished the advertising for the
First Liberty Loan Campaign.
Furnished the advertising for the
Second Liberty Loan campaign.
Furnished the advertising for the
Third Liberty Loan campaign.
Furnished the advertising for the
Red Cross Membership campaign.
Furnished the advertising for the
Red Cross Budget campaign.
Furnished the advertising and con-
Quoted the campaign for the sale of
100000 worth Of War Savings
Stamps in June, 1918.
Provided Minot with Night Camp
for Motor Tourists and furnished the
advertising for the same.
Protected the merchants of Minot
against fake advertising solicitors
from June 1, 1916 to the present time,
thus saving thousands of dollars to
MlnOt cltlZens.
Furnished the copy for 100000 en-
velope suffers for the Association of
Commerce.
Took charge of the first showing
Of the United States war films in the
city Of Minot, netting the Red Cross
goodly sum.
Furnished the advertising for the
War Savings Stamps campaign during
the first six months of the year 1918.
Members of Minot Town Criers Club
assisted the War Work Division of
the Association of Commerce in all
the war fund campaigns.
Assisted in keeping the Mouse Riv-
er open for boating during the sum
mer months.
Secured promise from County Com
missioners of Ward county that mod
ern reinforced concrete bridge will
be built on Ninth Street S. r. over
the Mouse River.
Special Oil Committee
Investigated the Des Laos West
ern Oil company's proposition west Of
Minot, and brought in an exhaustive
report which was accepted by the
Board of Directors, and published as
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Campaigns and Financial Appeals
Committee War Work Division

SOWInlIIee war VOTk DlNlSlOn
Conducted First Liberty Loan Cam
paign, which sold $4,000 worth of
the bonds.
Conducted the Second Liberty Loan
Campaign, which sold S271,O00 worth
of Government bonds.
Conducted the Third Liberty Loan
Campaign, which sold S3O8,0OO worth
of bonds.
Conducted the first Red Cross cam
paign, which Melted over $4,000 in
Ward County.
Conducted the Red Cross Budget
Campaign, which netted the Red Cross
of Minot $4,000 per month for eight
months.
Conducted the Red Cross member
ship campaign during Christmas
week, which gave the local Red Cross
Chapter over $4,000 in memberships.
Conducted the first Army Y. M. c..
A. campaign, which Melted over $17O0
for the Y. M. C. A.
Conducted the second Army Y. M.
c. A. campaign, which netted over ST.
500 for the Y. M. c. A.
Conducted the Company Funds
Campaign, which raised over $500
for Companies D and A and the Me-
dical Corps.
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MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF
Congress OF AUGUST a. 1917


OF Ward County Independent. publish
e. U.s. wfst'y at N'"0'' ~ d. Tor o''''''
State Of North Dakota,
County of Ward, So.
Before me- Notary Public in and fer
the State and county aforesaid. personal
~ appeared G. D. Colcord, who. having
been duly sworn according to law, de-
poses and says that he is the publisher
OF the Ward County Independent and
that the following is, to the best Of his
knowledge and belief, true statement
Of the. ownership. management. etc, Of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required by
the Act Of August "a, 1912, embodied
in section 443. Postal Laws and Regu
lations. printed on the reverse Of this
form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing editor.
and business managers are:
Publisher, G Truax and G. D. Col
Editor, c. F. Truax and G. D. Col
cord, Minot, N. D.
Managing Editor, G. F. Truax and G.
D. colcord, ,Minot. N. ?.
Business Managers, G. F. Truax, ana
G. D. Colcord, Minot, N. D.
2. That the owners are G. F. Truax,
Minot. N. D., and G. d. Colcord, Minot,
N. D.
8. That the known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security holders own
ing or holding l per cent or more Of
total amount OF bonds, mortgages, or
other securities are: None.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the owners,
stockholders, and security holders, If
any, contain not only the list of stock
holders and security holders as they ap
pear upon the books of the company
but also, in cases where the stockholder
or security holder appears upon the
books Of the company as trustee or in
any other judiciary relation, the name
of the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting, is given; alss
that the said two paragraphs contain
statements embracing atlantis full
knowledge and belief as to the circum-
stances and conditions under which
stockholders and security holders who
do not appear upon the books Of the
company as trustees, hold stock and Sc
curities in capacity other than that
of bona fde owner; and this affiant
has no reason to believe that any other
person. association, or corporation has
any interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated by him.
G. D. COLCORD,
Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day Of October, 1918.
G. B. ZEHRINGER,
My commission expires Jan. Is, 1913.
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M|N0T ASSOCIATION
OF COMMERCE MUST
Be Financed
Campaign Planned for New Member.
ships or Contributions for Organ
ization Devoted to Patriotic
Purposes

The Minot Association of Commerce
must be properly financed if it is to
be enabled to carry on it's activities
in patriotic lines
The Association is headquarters for
everything that deals with Minot and
the war. There never would have
been the signal success attained in
the various liberty loans without the
help of this organization. Additional
bookkeepers and stenographers have
had to be hired and the Association
is out Of pocket hundreds of dollars
for various expenses incurred in it's
patriotic and very necessary work.
Businessmen of Minot should con-
slider a call for funds to keep the As
ISOLATION going nothing short of a
war measure and as necessary as their
contributions to the various other war
funds.
To give our readers an idea of what
the Association has been doing, we
print the following summary taken
Bulletin:
T IS NOT the easiest thing in
the world to prepare State
ment of the activities of such
an organization as the Minot Asso-
citation Of Commerce has turned out
to be, at least for the period of two
and one-half years Of endeavor, for
there are so many little things, little
in themselves, but which have some
effect on larger subjects that cannot
be placed into such report, as they
might look childish. But the record
as given in the following paragraphs
seems to US sufficient to convince any
man, no matter how dense he may be,
that the Minot Association of Com
merce is doing work that has to be
done by somebody or some organiza-
ton in the city Of Minot. We feel
that this work has been and is being
well done, and are rather proud of
the record up to date
There are several very important
matters in the making that will bring
Minot up on par with any city in
the United States, and Of these two
stand out pre-eminent in our minds
We refer to the proposed Ward Coun-
ty War Relief Association, and the
War Service Club, the latter Of which
is already under way, and will be OF
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Mouse River Improvement Committee

Mouse River Improvement Committee
This committee was active in secur-
ing for the people of the city the per
petual right to use the Mouse Rive
for summer boating.
This committee has had a great
deal to do with the cleaning up of
the banks of the Mouse River through
out the city.
Passed resolutions asking the City
Commission to compel the Great
Northern Railway and creameries Of
the city to empty their sewage into
the sewers of the city instead of pol
luting the Mouse River with this sew
age.
Every Individual comprising this
committee has been a committee of
one to see that the condition of the
Mouse River was improved from =
sanitary standpoint.
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a guide to investors.
special Water Committee

Investigated thoroughly MiSsts
water supply, and brought in IN a.
haustive and conclusive report 40 -
the need of Minot extending her wat
err mains, drilling new wells, and pre-
viding an ample reservoir for the stor-
age of sufficient water at all times
for fire protection and domestic use.
Report accepted by the City Commits
sion, after acceptance by the Board
Of Directors of Association of Com
merce.
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There are many things
that an up-to-date COM
mercial organization does
during the year that can
not be put into print, for
the reason that those who
had the carrying out of
the work are too modest
to be quoted, but it is safe
to say that the accom-
panying summary contains
about half Of the real &C.
complishments of the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce for
the past two and one-half
years.
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to organize a War Work Division,
which has charge Of all the war work
of the city, whereby all war funds are
successfully raised, educational work
done, the conservation of food and eff
fort promoted, and the agricultural
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Entertainment Committee

This committee has done splendid
work during the past two years in
assisting in entertaining the numer
GUS conventions held in this city. OF
late this committee has been in charge
of the pavement dances, the proceed.
of which are being turned over to the
Red Cross. These pavement dances
are peculiar to Minot, and the won
der of all visitors.
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Convention Committee

This committee has assisted in max
ing arrangements for all conventions
held in the City Of Minot during the
past two years. Much Of the sue
cess of these conventions is due to The
excellent work of the Convention Con
mittee.
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n securing the seed and feed At .

in securing Cne seeu Shu A
right price. go
Assisted in keeping the two mills IN
Minot in operation during the spring
of 1918, when they were to be closed
down March 9th.
Conducted the State Tractor Dem
onstra ton, whereby the Minot Red
Cross will secure the crop on 32o
acres of land next year. The Red
Cross also was able through the Trac-
tor Demonstration to add considerable
money to it's treasury by way OF the
taxi and refreshment privileges given
them by the Agriculture Committee.
Furnished the United States Food
Administration figures showing the
cost of farming in North Dakota, and
advised the Administration to put into
force an acreage guarantee for the
wear 1919, so that the farmers OF
North Dakota would be protected from
loss on account of possible failure OF
crops.
Cooperated in every way with the
Milling Division of the United States
Food Administration, and the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Educational Committee, War Work
Division
Organized the Four-Minute Men in
Minot.
Furnished patriotic speakers for
the Liberty Loan campaigns.
Furnished patriotic speakers for the
Red Cross campaigns.
Secured speakers of national repu-
tation to visit Minot and speak to her
people.
Furnished speakers for all farewell
receptions to soldiers leaving for the
front.
Furnished Fourth of July orators
for outside towns and cities in 1918.
Minot Automobile Club Accomplish
ments.
(Association of Commerce Highway
Committee)
Built about a mile of model gravel
ed road west of the city.
Assisted the Township and County
in extending the west road out Of the
city, and lowering the grade and pro-
curing the right-of-way so that the
highway could be Strengthened.
Assisted in getting the new North
Hill highway built, with "a foot
travel face.
Assisted in securing six miles of
state and federal highway between
this city and Burlington, to be built
in 1919. .-.. .--..
Assisted in getting the proposed six
miles of state and federal highway
between this city and Burlington
Strengthened, so as to save road build
ing and driving distance.
Cooperated with Township Board in
getting the new road built going up
the South Hill near the crossing of
the Great Northern Railway and the
Minot-Burlington highway.
Paid for large amount of road
dragging in the City Of Minot and
throughout the Township during the
past two years.
Secured and paid for large amount
of moving picture films showing the
city and its parks.
Financed itself without asking any
help from the Association of Com
merce.
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Agricultural War Work Division

Agricultural War Work Division
Secured sufficient hay for the Ward
County farmers during the winter of
1917-1918 at a fair price.
Assisted in securing the issuance
Of County Bonds to the amount of
nearly 100000 so that the farmers
Of the county could be furnished seed
and feed in the spring Of 1918.
Assisted the County Commissioners
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Our judicial bonds are
satisfactory to the most ex-
acting of judges-they know
that the bond of our COM
pany is absolutely reliable.
We issue all kinds of
judicial bonds, employee
bonds, bonds for contract
ors, c.-tell your needs
and we'll undoubtedly be
able to aid you at reason
able cost.
Detailed data submitted
gladly on request.
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THE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

The Association of Commerce of
Minot, was one of the first CONNER
cial organizations in North Dakota
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04

naturalized Germans, are being held
by the government authorities. No
charge has been preferred against
them and government officials state
that they are being detained merely
as alien enemies.
Under orders Of the federal food
board, all alien enemies employed in
Brooklyn bakeries are to be discharS-
ed. The police department has re-
ceived comlainpts daily OF the find
ing of glass in edibles, but to date
no fatalities have resulted.
Mrs. Donald Wilson, wife of a Long
Island railroad official. today report
cd to the district attorney of Nassau
county that ground glass had been
found in bread purchased for her
home last night.
Government investigation OF the
finding of glass in edfbles purchased
ON the Pacific coast disclosed the
fact that the supposed glass was
sugar crystals, it was declared here
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04

will give me this much praise-that
though | oppose this bill, l am leav-
ing the senate now to spend several
days working on the Liberty loan.
81 want to know if George Creel
wouldn't be subject to this law. In
CURED Senator Watson, Indiana
Watson then read an editorial al.
legged to have been written by Creel
when he was a newspaper editor IN
Colorado. The editorial was entitled
"hallots or bullets and contained a
severe criticism Of the United States
senate.
do we really enjoy any greater
liberty than the subjects OF the
czar?'" Watson quoted Creeps editor
ial. "The United States senate is a
body that sits in despotism in no wise
responsive or responsible to the peo-
ple,'" he continued.
"If such an editorial was written
TODAY the author could be sent TO
the penitentiary," asserted Watson.
Undoubtedly he should and he
ought to be- interrupted Senator
Borah, Idaho. >,
Calling Creel "sniveling sneerer,
Watson demanded that the senate
have him removed from office.
"A man who has written things
which. under the pending bill would
land him in Jail, is not the man to
he the mouthpiece of the democracy
he has so vilely condemned In his
writings" said Watson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
CLEAN SEES YOUR KIDNEYS

they have been a standard household
remedy They are the pure. original
imported Harlem Oil your great
grandmother used, and are perfectly
harmless. The healing, soothing oil
soaks into the cells and lining of the
kidneys and through the bladder, driv-
ing out the poisonous germs. New
life, fresh strength and health win
come as you continue the treatment
When completely restored to your u.s.
ual vigor, continue taking a capsule
or two each day: they will keep you
in condition and prevent return of
the disease.
Do not delay minute. Delays are
especially dangerous in kidney and
bladder trouble. All druggists sell
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules.
They will refund the money If not as
represented In three sizes, sealed
packages Ask for the original import
ed GOLD MEDAL. Accept no subsu-
tutes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04

For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil has been a standard household
remedy for kidney. liver. bladder and
stomach trouble, and all diseases con-
nected with the urinary organs. The
kidneys and bladder are the most i'm
portant organs of the body. They are
the filters, the purifiers Of your blood
If the poisons which enter your sys-
tenn through the blood and stomach are
not entirely thrown out by the kidneys
and bladder you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, dependency. backache. stomach
trouble, headache. pain in loins and.
lower abdomen. gall-stones, gravel.
difficulty when urinating. cloudy and
bloody urine, rheumatism, sciatica and
lumbago, all warn you to look after
your kidneys and bladder. GOLD
MEDAL Harlem OIL Capsules are
what you need.
They are not patent medicine
nor new discovery" For 200 years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04
FREE PRESS is
IN DANGER
New Criticism Law Is Bitterly At
tackled as Being Too Gar
Like for Democratic
America.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, April 4.-That an
attempt is being made to suppress
the freedom of the American press
and 10 prevent any man expressing
legitimate criticism" of the govern
ment. was the charge voiced IN the
senate today by Senator Johnson
California.
Johnson opposed the bill Furnishing
nv twenty years imprisonment anu
sic. 900 fine any utterance or pubic
st.tenent derogatory to this govern
Mont or calculated to inflame or in
cite resistance to federal or state
authorities"
..The effect of this would be to pre-
want men thinking declared john
son. ct is an attempt to make the
press subservient to those in power.
rrhie Mil W. IRE -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04

pro-Germans interfering with the Lib
erty loan, but that's not its real
purpose.
Under 1t, any word spoken or
printed in criticism Of the activities
Of any government department. would
make a man guilty of a crime and
send him to Jail for twenty years.
Il yield to no man in my desire to
see the most severe penalties visited
upon the pro-Germans or on any one
who retards us in the great adven-
ture on which we have embarked and
IL this bill did that; would favor it.
But cannot and will not vote for the
measure in its present form.
"And when those advocates refer
to it's opponents as they doubtless
will as men who are hampefing the
prosecution Of the war. / beg they