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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09
Co. A, 324 Field Signal Btu,

20. n, ga F1eld SlSnal btn.,
Camp Meade, Md, April 2G.
To Whom it May Concern:
The Government has requected us to
write a few letters in regard to the
new Third Liberty Loan campaign.
The purpose of this drive is well
known to every American and should
require little or no explanation. Like
it's predecessors, the First and Sec
ond, it affords everyone an opportun-
ity to help Uncle Sam insure the safe
ty of ourselves and future generations
world has ever known.
From business standpoint, Lib
erty Bond is the best and safest in
vestment ever presented to the public.
A majority of the men in service are
owners of or have subscribed for Lib
erty Bonds. Every dollar invested in
these bonds will help those who are
doing their part In the field and assist
in bringing about peace that will
make the kaiser shed tears.
The First Liberty Loan was sue
cess and made "the ones higher up in
Germany, sit up and take notice. The
second one event across" even bigger
and made them feel that something
was going to drop.
Let's all get together and shell out
before Wilhelm gets chance to shell
us out. Let's make this Third Liberty
Loan the biggest ever and put Ger
man autocracy down for the count.
Help us if you can by buying a
Bond and don't be afraid to remind
friends and acquaintance that WE
ARE AT WAR.
Respectfully,
CHARLES E. GE1ST.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09

pares the amounts of flour secured
from wheat of different test weights
at the North Dakota Experimental
mill with the requirements of the
Milling Division Gu. S. Food Admins
tration) ruling. Suggestions are also
given on a system of buying wheat
that will be equitable for the produc-
er, manufacturer and consumer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09

country the service which it is wor-
thy of, and merit the glorious return
We are here, four strong huskies from
Minot, Hirengen, Geist, Falconer and
myself, enjoying army life, and like it
fine. With our best regards to all
Minot friends will close. Thanking
you for any help that you may give,
l remain,
Very truly yours in our Country's
service,
HILMAR AAMOTH,
324th f. S. Bn.,
Co. A, Camp Meade, Md.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09
HOW MUCH FLOUR IN WHEAT?

Flour from Wheat Of Different Test
Weights is the title Of Bulletin No. 8,
Vol. 5, Food Dept, North Dakota Ag-
ricultural College. It is by DR.. E. F.
Ladd and Thomas Sanderson. It com.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-06-28
JEWISH BOYS IN THE CAMPS.

Rabbi Louis J. Witt of Little
Rock, Arkansas, discusses the ques-
ton whether there is any anti Jew
ish prejudice among the boys and
officers in the military camps, and
arrives at the conclusion, based on
certain findings of his in Camp Pike,
that there is not enough worth
speaking of. That speaks we'll for
Camp Pike, where his investiga-
tons were made. That, however, is
not true of all camps. It depends
entirely upon the class of boys that
are brought in contact with their
Jewish fellow-soldiers, the part of
the country and the homes they
come from, their parentage and
breeding. The roug'her element Of
our large cities which takes delight
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-06-28
June %, 1918.
EDl TOR AL
SOME ANTI-ZIONIST LIGHTS.

To give Our readers a little inno-
cent fun occasionally we cannot do
better than refer to or quote some of
the brilliant statements of anti-Zion-
lists, rabbinical and lay, who rush
into print to Stay the Zionist dragon.
This time we shall treat our readers
to few choice morsels from an ar
ticle entitled "Zionism a Fallacy,"
written by a New York rabbi with
some literary ambition and publish
ed and republished by our leading
anti-Zionist contemporaries. The
writer begins his arguments with
this bit of fine logic: 1--WE cannot
admit as fact anything which does
not exist and to which we are OPP
posed in principle, even though it's
advocates would like to have the
world accept it as fact" Never
mind what fact it is that troubles
the writer's brain. Why any one
should be opposed in principle to
something that does not exist is
puzzle. But we admire the firmness
of a man who will not admit as a
fact anything that does not exist.
Less resolute persons are often
tempted to admit things that don't
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-06-28
THE REFORM SYNAGOG.

Beginning with this Friday even
ing the Central Conference of Amer
lean Rabbits will open it's conven-
ton in the city of Chicago with a
solemn divine service and will con-
tinue it's sessions until July 4th. 1t
is the largest and most representa-
tive rabbinical body in this country,
yea, in the world. The leading rab
bis of this country, heads of the
largest and most influential congre
cations, are among it's members. All
it's members, of course, represent
Reform Judaism, which means
liberal, progressive Interpretation of
the religion of Israel, an adaptation
of our religion to modern, occidental
life, ways, manners and practices.
Within this domain of liberalism
there is the greatest latitude afford
ed to each individual rabbi and con-
gregation. Many Reform rabbits are
at the same time Zionists, since lib
eral Jewish theology and a modern
lied form of Jewish worship in no
way conflict with the national as
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-06-28
June %, 1918.

in annoying, haunting and abusing
Jews, is not Immediately transform
ed in the military camp. And so
we need not be surprised if in some
camps Jewish boys have good rea-
son for complaining. It often hap
pens that in the same camp boys of
one company or regiment report
anti Jewish prejudice among their
non Jewish fellows, while those of
another company or regiment have
no trouble whatsoever. The most
grievous experience is that Jew
hatred sometimes shows itself
among officers, if complaints we
sometimes hear are to be believed.
That, of course, should not be, for
the officers as a rule come from the
more intelligent and more educated
class. Still, human nature is al
ways and everywhere the same,
whether it wears a uniform or not.
How else can we account for the
Jew-hatred that college professors
and brilliant literary people often
manifest?
But while Rabbi Witt found no
anti Jewish prejudice in Camp Pike,
he did find quite little Jewish
Maranoism, as he calls it, the effort
of some Jewish soldiers, and even
officers, to hide their Jewish iden-
tity That, of course, shows that the
Jew is haunted by the fear Of pre-
JUDGE at all times, although Mara
noism is not good way of dispelling
it, The absence of prejudice in
Camp Pike may be partly due to the
fact that, as Rabbi Witt reports, of
318 Jewish men on March LIST, four
were captains, 10 first lieutenants,
10 second heutenants, and TO were
non-commissioned officers. Such a
state of affairs would help some in
every camp.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-06-28
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

exist as facts. The more one pom
ders that brilliant Introductory par
agraph, the more lucid and luminous
it becomes.
After few wise observations on
Zionists and Zionism, on orthodoxy
and modern Judaism and Maimoni-
DIES, full of profound erudition
and thought, such as would do credit
to ten-year old one, he pays this
compliment to orthodox Jews ut
is because of this readjustment to
modern conditions ION the part of
Reform) we hold, that most of the
conversions in Germany, for in
stance, have come from orthodox
ranks. The reform Jew who really
grasps the spiritual values and en-
phasizes them, cannot be enticed
away even by worldly honors."
Some years ago this was a pet con-
tention of Prof. G.. Deutsch of Gin
cinnati, namely, that orthodoxy has
furnished more renegades than re-
form. That the writer of the above
parrotlike repeats it, does not sur
prise us. The ultimate responsible
ity for the fallacy falls upon DR..
Deutsch. The truth of the matter is
that orthodoxy has as little to do
with the self-seeking that leads one
to conversion as reform. If an &C
curate census of all converts from
Judaism during the last fifty years
were really to show that more of or
thodox antecedents have been bap-
tized than of reform, it would not be
in the least embarrassing to the or
thodox, for they are by far more
numerous than the others.
In conclusion the writer crushes
Zionism with this: "It is unethical
and I'm Jewish, and as Jewish Amer
leans we resent all attempts to in
clude us in any such base intrigues
Ito get Palestine after the wary"
Think of this New York "rebbele"
telling men like Brandeis, Mack,
Sokolov, Shmarya Levin, Weitzman,
and others like them, what is un-
ethical and un-Jewish. Would it
not make Job laugh uproariously?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
YORK
 AIR MAIL SERVICE
 WILL START TODAY

New York. December 17.-Air mail ser vice between New York and Chicago will be inaugurated tomorrow when the first machine will leave here from Bel mont park at 6 a. m.
 The eastbound service, however. will not be started at the same time, be- cause of a misunderstanding with the war department, according to an an nouncement here tonight by Otto Prae- ger. second assistant postmaster general in charge of the aerial mail service He said that the airplanes that were to be used in the flight from Chicago to New York were not delivered in Chicago to- day These machines now are being rushed to the western terminal and may reach there sometime tomorrow.
 Leon D. Smith. formerly a civilian army aviator instructor, will pilot the first New York Chicago mall airplane carrying the 4Oo pounds of mall as far as Bellefonte. Pa, where second pilot in another machine will relay it to Cleveland. He Is scheduled to reach Cleveland shortly before noon and a third pilot and another machine will carry the mall for Chicago and the west This machine Is expected to reach Chi cago about 3@0 o'clock tomorrow after noon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
NEW PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT POPULAR Admiral Castro Considered a Scholar and We'll Liked, But Never Was in
 Politics

New York, December 17.--Santos Fer nadez. representative of the Portuguese shipping board here, declared today that the new President of Portugal, Admi- ral Canto Y. Castro, undoubtedly had been chosen by parliament "to concii- ate all factions" Lacking complete in formation he said he believed Castro was now provisional head of the repub- lie and subject to future popular elec- ton.
 President Castro is about 55 years old and was born in Lisbon. He comes of an old Azores family, is married and has several children Since last Septem- Der he had been minister of marine and prior to that was chief of staff of the Portuguese naval high commission.
 In 1894 he was governor of Lorenze Ma rues, East Africa, and before that was head of sailors school at Oporto.
 During the war Admiral Castro was
 in command of the Portuguese naval pa- trol and coast defense.
 He Is said to be scholar and popular with the masses but never was in politics The fifth President of Portugal in tho revolution that deposed President Mach ado
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
REPORTS OF NEW INFLUENZA CASES
 SHOW DECREASE

Fifty-nine new cases of influenza were reported to the city health depart ment yesterday and 22 burial permits were issued for deaths resulting from influenza and pneumonia. This is a decrease in the number of new cases reported yesterday and according to the statements of the health department a little more than half the number of new cases reported daily last week.
 Although the number of burial per- mits issued yesterday were an increase over those issued during the past few days, the health department states that large per cent of those issued yes- terday were deaths that occurred sev- eral days ago, and some as far back as week. @
 Local fnfirmaries that have previous ly reported 15 or more new cases daily, reported from to 6 yesterday
 Dr. Bowling, city health officer, stat ed last night that the influenza situa- tion in general was improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
MAJORITY Su2.nE lS SERVING IN ARMY
Sixty Per Cent of Members Southern Surgical Associa-
 tion With the Colors

Baltimore, Md, Dec 17.-of the 200
 oiation, the annual meeting of which be-
 san here today, 60 per cent are serving
 in the army either at home or in France
 Dr. J. Whitridge Williams, dean of
 Johns Hopkins University Medical
 school, delivered the address of welcome
 in which he emphasized the wonderful
 opportunity of American medical men now called upon to take the lead in
 medical and surgical science during the present reconstruction period. Dr. Isaac s. Stone of Washington, president of the association, responded.
 Addresses were made and reports were read by pr. w B. Coley of New York; Dr. A. Murat Willis and pr. J. Shelton Howley of Richmond. Va, Dr. T. P. Waring of Savannah, Dr. John B. Denver of Philadelphia, Dr. G. A. Tendon of pr. J. A. Crisler of Memphis and Dr. Robert T. Morris of New York.
 The surgeons visited Fort McHenry as the guests of Lieut.. Col. H. s. Pur- nell, the conimandant They were much
 interested in the psychiatrc wards of the hospital as this department has at tracted national attention, both because or the severe cases of soldiers suffering
 from nerve shock that are being treated
 there, and because of the unusual fact
 that the patients have no restrictions placed upon them other than the per- suasion of the officers in charge. The programme tomorrow will be devoted all
 most entirely to discussions of war time
 surgery. Dr. Charles Mayo of Rochester,
 Minn., and several other noted surgeons
 are expected tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
Solution of Problem
 of Negro Wage-Earner
 Has Been Undertaken

Washington, December 17-Solution of the problems seriously affecting the economic condition of the negro wage earner has been undertaken by the department of labor through the insti- tuition of fsate and local organizations, said an extract of the annual report day.
 Under the directions of the bureau ot negro economies with pr. George E. Haynes as director. cooperative com mittees of whites and negroes have been formed in seven states and five others are taking up the work.
 A report on the migration of ne- gro labor from the south Is being pre- pared by pr. James II. billiard, pres ident of the Jeanes and Slater funds Tor the negro education in the south, and will be completed soon. With respect to this inquiry, Secretary Will son says:
 Among the circumstances disclosed by pr. Dillar6s investigation. was the fact that the exodus of negro workers has been the largest where iynchings and other forms of race fric- tion had been the greatest
 While the functions of the depart ment do not extend to recommenda- tfons of specific means for dealing with this menace. and while its correc- .ion lies wholly with the several states, -it seems proper to point out that it is constant cause of unrest and that it IS making harder the work of the de- partment Of labor to increase the effi- ciency of the negro wage-earners by improving their conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
MAY ORDER ROADS
 TO MAKE REPAIRS

Montgomery, December 17.-(Special. ) A letter received Tuesday from the capital issues committee at Washing ton is interpreted as meaning the varf- ous railroad and public utilities com missions in the United States may or der railroads and other concerns to make repairs provided economic inn portance is shown to exist" The letter was received by the Alabama public service commission Tuesday, and 1t was stated the committee at Washington will now approve many projects sug- gested by the commission.
 Tt is now possible to relax in con- siderable measure the limitations that were necessary during the war upon proposed security issues," says the let ter. Hereafter, where material and la Dor are available, applications to this committee with respect to issues for the improvement or construction of public utilities or railroads will receive favorable consideration where economic importance is shown to exist, and where the improvements contemplated are compatible with readJustment to a peace basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
UNIQUE LETTER SENT ID BROWN PARKES
Sergeant Duggan Sends Letter From France on Clipping From The
 Age-Herald

Among the many interesting letters re- ceived by local people from their rela- tives and friends in overseas service probably the one received recently bv Brown Parkes. the genial assistant man ager of the Jefferson theatre, is the most unique. It was sent by Color Ser geant Walter S. Duggan of the 324th in- fantry regiment from Somewhere in France" and is dated October %
 On the Sunday issue of The Age-Herald dated September 8 Dolly Dalrymple wrote a feature story anent the open ing of the season at the Jefferson thea tre, which was in the nature of an in terview with MT. Parkes and with it was a two-column cut of the assistant manager. This issue of The Age-Herald went to France and the letter from Ser geant Duggan to MT. Parkes was writ ten across the clipping containing his write up,'' and is as follows:
 Somewhere in France October .29, 1918.
 Dear Parkes: In stray or remote corner of an old barn I happened to pick up a section of The Age-Herald last night. I brought it to my billet for reading, and, goshl what a pleas ant surprise I got when this story flashed on me. More power to Dolly Dalrymple; more power to you. Many rmingham lads are with me in this regiment.
 Your matinees (bet yer) were damned after this photo was flashed (this sentence was written across MT. Parkes' picture).
 Write me long letter. letting me know what boys have been in ahead. Also give Leon Friedman my very best Same for good, old MT. Douglas
 Am in the business of jabbing Fritz. so au reYoir, Parkes; pest in the world for you and let me hear from you soon Yours for democracy.
 WALTER S. DUGGAN. Color Sergeant. 324th Infantry Regi-
 ment, A. E. F.
 MT. Duggan was in the theatrical business before Joining up" and had visited the city many times as ad. vance agent for some of the biggest attractions on the stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
'Hearts of The World'' at
 Jefferson for Three Days

Nearly two years ago, that master film director, David w. Griffith. with his company of American players, cam eramen and technical directors were lover there'' on the firing line in France, This intrepid band of actors moved for ward until within actual range of the roaring guns and bursting shrapnel. Here with grim war on every side, MT. Grif- filth began the filming of the Hearts of the World' which comes to the Jef- erson Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this week, with matinees daily.
 With death on every side and very, very close to the players themselves through the smoke and fire of bitter con- flict, the ingenuity of this world famous director utilized the blood soaked battle fields of France to unfold upon the motion picture screen the eternal and never-dy- ing story of a great love which could not be destroyed, for tho subtitle of Hearts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
List Of Rulings of
 State Appellate Court

Montgomery, December 17.-(Special
 The list of ruling of the court of ap- peals of Alabama on applications for rehearing follows: Per curiam: Mobile Light and Rail- road company vs. Elijah Thomas, Mo- bile law and equity court; application tion overruled. National Surety company vs. John C. l lO'Connell, Mobile circuit court; applica- tio noverruled. W. H. Kemp vs. A. N. York, Mobile circuit court, opinion extended; appli- cation overruled. Frederick G. Bromberg vs. A. E. Selg, Mobile circuit court; application over ruled.
 Merchants Bank and Trust company vs. J. A. Elliott & Co, Hale law and equity court; application overruled. D. D. Clark, administrator, vs, J. M. and J. N. Boutwell,, Coffee circuit court; opinion extended, application overruled. Dothan Chero-Cola Bottling company Tvs. I. Henry Weeks, Houston circuit court; application overruled. Curtis Hayes vs. Sanders, Vann & Chalkner. Houston circuit court; ap- lication overruled. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World vs. Edie Wallace, Coffee coun- ty circuit court, application oVerruled; |; Bricken, J., not sitting. Birmingham Southern Railroad com pany. vs. A. c. Goodwin, Jefferson circuit court; application overrulcd
 E. M. Lewis vs. J. F. Mable, ct al, Calhoun circuit court; application over- ruled.
 Charles A. Stephens vs. International Harvester company, Calhoun circuit court; opinion extended, application oyerruled.
 Postal Telegraph-Cable company vs the city of Decatur. Morgan circuit court; opinion extended and applica- ton overruled.
 Western Union Telegraph company Ys. city of Decatur. Morgan circuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
MYSTERY OF DEATH
 OF YOUNG WOMAN
 NEAR SOLUTION
Acquaintances of Victim on Way to Identify Man Charged With Murder
 to Hide Bigamy

Muskegon, Mich, December 17.--With the probable arrival here tomorrow of acquaintances and relatives of Miss Frieda Weichman, who claim to have known Milo H. Piper before his alleged bigamous marriage to the girl, authori- ties declared tonight they were nearing a solution of her mysterious death and burial in a lonely roadside grave near here in 1916.
 MT and Mrs. Charles F. Whitney of Chicago, at whose home Miss Weich- man lived prior to her marriage and where Piper is said to nave called upon her frequently, have been called to Mus kegon to identify the local insurance man held as the girls slayer. The Rev Paul c. Curnick of Indianapolis, who married Miss Weichman and a mar giving the name of "M H. Piper" at Rensselaer,, Ind, in March, 1916, also is on his way here. Mrs, W. F. Klinke of Chicago, an aunt of the dead girl, will come to Muskegon, officials said, and bring friends who claim to have identi- fled Piper by his photographs as the man who paid court to Miss Weichman.
 Mrs. Whitney, in a statement today, declared the newspaper pictures of Pip
 
 man who visited Miss Weichman at her home. Piper called upon her regularly for six months, she said, and was the girls only male visitor. Mrs. Whitney added that she had never heard of the William Goldberg" or John Sheldon" who Piper named in his statement to local authorities.
 Officials continued the grilling of the accused man today but he stoutly main tained his innocence and held to his story to the effect that he had travelled about the country with the Weichman girl as man and wife, but that 1t was John Sheldon" who married the girl in his name and later left her to Piper. "Goldburg,p who officials have so far been unable to locate, Piper says, can substantiate his statement Neither has John Sheldon been further identi- fled.
 Pipers examination was set for De- cember 23, but an adjournment on that date was agreed upon because his at torneys announced he would be un- able to proceed with the case then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
Martin 'Branding Broadway, .NewestIdea in Films at Strand

The newest idea in films that has hap pened along in sometime is shown in Branding Broadway" William s. Hart's new Aircraft picture which begins a four day engagement at the Strand theatre to- day. It Is entirely different from the previous Hart pictures, inasmuch as the star is seen in dress suit for the first time in motion pictures. Full of comedy, excitement and thrills but minus tears 1t is real entertainment.
 c. Gardner Sullivan, the celebrated Thomas H. Ince scenario writer Is re- sponsible for the story. and it is as diff ferent from his usual stories as day is from night-and every whit as good as his best Whether it be comedy, drama or tragedy, or what not--C. Gardner Sul- livan seems equally at home. He is rare genius-the sort one marvels at and finds difficult to define
 Seena Owen, who appears as Bills" leading woman, is one of the most pleas