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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04
CAMP LEWIS.
Great Cantonment Where All Glasses
Meet to Serve Common Cause
(Sunset MagaZine)

(SunSet MagaZine)
Americas great epic of the west is
written up in the drab prairie streets
of Camp Lewis Here in the great
national army cantonment are poured
out the romantic legions of the worlds
fiction. gathered in from all the fringes
of the last frontier so strangely, and
for so great task.
In population the largest, in char
acter the strangest, of all of Uncle
Sans great war schools; a bewilder-
ing panorama of story book and real
life; of clerk and cowboy; of Bret
Harte and Walter Besant, the two
apostles of the "seamy side" at it's ex-
tremes, with a dash of Rex Beach
and scattering of Ralph Corners
rugged types here the wide brmmed
sombrero flangs the city fedora, and
to round out the picture of this queer
marshaling of the tabled west for the
trenches of Europe, the full -blooded
Indian.
The camp itself is like, and yet UNI
like, its fellows which dot the coun-
try; Camp Lewis is one of those
boom cities, mushroom like in the be-
ginning. whose bones chart the trail
to the last ever moving frontier of
tc day. Its population, many weeks
passing before the camouflage Of
khaki, wiped out the superficial diff
ferences of type, represented STAN
pede to a gold strike the same
changing Kaleidoscope of picturesque
figures, crossing and crisis crossing in
the bewildering labyrinth of the new
made cantonment; the same apparent
purposeful expectancy; the same half
hesitant pause upon the Threshold of
a new experience: the same half
frank, lf-suspicious minglng of pio-
neer and pioneer; the same quick eye
and ready hand
The poetic mingling of rich and
poor Is common to every army camp
in the country; in the west ii is an
everyday phase; unremarked. Here at
Camp Lewis is the mixture of all the
clements associated with frontier life,
many of them grown strange even to
the metropolitan centers of the west
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04
Wild Animal Shipments.

Yellowstone National park is grow
ing in importance as a propagating
and distributing center for certain
kinds of wild animals. During Febru
airy last SIS elk, IS of which were bulls,
were shipped to points in four states
Idaho, Illinois, Texas and Minneso-
ta The Yellowstone contains more
wild animals in state of nature than
any other preserve in the world. 1t is
the policy of the department of the
interior to part with superfluous elk,
male buffalo, beaver and bear to fed
eral, state, county and municipal au-
thorities, for exhibition and propaga-
ton, where laws exist which will pro-
perly protect them.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04
Platform Adopted by the Republican
PARTY of Idaho in Condensed Form

I criticism of any public officials, high
or low. when such criticisms are in
spired by partsanship, malice or dis
loyalty"
The loyalty of the farmer and labor
is given unstinted commentator in
the platform.
The republican party sends cheer
and encouragement to the men who
have gone and who are preparing to
so into the battle lines.
Public Utility Plank.
The public utilities plank reads;
I'VE favor the principles embodied
in our public utilities law. But on
account of the public utilities COM
mission not being sufficiently respons-
i've to the wishes of the people of
Idaho, a keen desire has arisen in the
minds of many for state control and
ownership of said public utilities. Be
lievng that the public utility law
should be given a fair trial, and that
the commission should be made more
responsive to the wishes of the people,
we favor the election of its commits
sioners instead of their appointment,
and also favor an appropriation suf-
ficient to enable the public utilities
commission to obtain a physical valu-
alton of the property in question, so
that just rate can be accurately de-
termined for the services rendered"
Farm Markets Planks.
Special stress is laid on the farm
markets bureau The platform would
place it on a non-political business
basis in order that it may become an
aid in the marketing of farm products.
The plan involves the creation of
branch offices of the bureau at vari-
GUS places in the state to be in touch
with the Boise office and the Boise
office to be so organized as to be in
touch with outside markets.
1t involves also the maintaining of
direct representatives of the bureau
in the principal market centers to in
spect shipments and supervise the dis
position of products. Cooperative
selling agencies such as the California
Fruit association ARE urged in this
same connection.
The principle of equity in the COM
pensation law are indorsed and prom
Used whole hearted support. Remedial
amendments are also necessities and
rights of workmen and the growing
industries of the state.
A state investment bank to handle
the state endowment funds is pro-
posed; this bank to be administered
by three directors appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate
The final plank in the platform, the
one that caused the controversy
reads:
I'VE favor the control and promotion
by the state of the development of the
unused water power, and in order
that the same may be done we declare
for the submission to the people OF
the necessary amendment to the state
constitution"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04

itself, but which the clarion of war
has summoned from the cattle ranch,
the coast waters of the Pacific, the
mountain trail, and the forest.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04

Loyalty is the keynote of the re-
publican state platform.
The party in power is denounced
for making political capital out of
the war. An essential plank of the
platform says: This is the war of
no political party. This is the coun-
try's war, and we charge and de-
Iplore that the party in power is guilty
of practicing petty partisan politics
to the serious detriment of the coun-
/ try's cause"
The republican party stands for;
The use of every possible means to
! end the war now;
! Demand a Clean Peace.
/ For peace with victory and never
peace by compromise of principle
| For sane preparation now for the
solution of the problems to arise after
the war;
For wider and more tolerant pro-
gram for labor based on a broader
spirit of cooperation between labor
and capital;
For prevention of insidious criminal
influence of unlawful organizations
taking hold in the ranks of real labor;
For the fixing of the prices of all
ARTICLES that ente" into the production
of wheat and other staples, if the
prices of these staples are to Me fixed
by the government;
For protective tariff;
Ideal Candidates Wanted
For candidates of the highest ideals,
knowledge and experience
For giving preference to American
soldiers in the distribution of home
steads by the government;
For economy and efficiency in state
government;
For open diplomacy as advocated
by Senator Borah;
For ratification of the federal
on prohibition;
For taxing war profits at least so
per cent;
For taxing profiteers to the limit
Wherever IOunu,
For rehabilitation of the department
of immigration and labor in the state
Some State Issues.
For the construction of good roads
For Strengthening of the laws regu-
lating the fish and game department.
The public service of Senator Will
lam e. Borah, Congressman Addison
r. Smith and Congressman Burton L.
French are commended.
Strong ground is taken for the
reclamation of the arid lands of the
west to provide homes for soldiers and
sailors
Demand is made that every dollar
raised by taxation be wisely expend-
ed to tighten the burdens of the peo-
pie
The democratic state administration
is condemned for it's inefficiency, eX-
travagance and the creation of need
less offices.
Equal Suffrage Plank.
One of the planks that will be read
with interest is on woman suffrage.
Here it is:
Equality is a fundamental prin-
ciple, and the united labors of both
ner and WomaN are essential to the
complete welfare of the state, the ma
ton and the world We, therefore
pledge ourselves TO the principle of
universal suffrage. While recognizing
that conscientious differences exist as
to the best method of putting that
principle into practice, we declare for
the adoption and ratification of the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution extending suffrage to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
SUGAR TO BE PROVIDED
FOR CANNING EASON

Housewives of the nation will be
amply supplied with sugar for the
canning season. This is assured by
the United States food administra-
ton at Washington, D. c., and will re-
lieve situation about which there has
been great deal Of apprehension.
E. F. Ladd, federal food admins
traitor for North Dakota, is in receipt
of the following information from
Washington.
"All manufacturers of essential food
products are advised that they will
be able to obtain their full necessary
requirements of sugar for manufac-
turing purposes during the coming
season.
"This applies particularly to pack
ers of fruit, condensed milk, and such
vegetables for the preservation of
which sugar may be necessary; as
well as to the housewives for usage in
preserving purposes.
"When the car shortage is relieved,
supplies of sugar will be available for
all necessary preservation purposes.
Shipments from Cuba are steadily in
creasing. E. n. Ladd, Federal Food
Administrator. :.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
SMALL TOWN STUFF

The jamestown paper says theil
basketball team did we'll at the tour:
nament under a heavy burden, and
gives the reason for their refusal to
play as being all tired out Just to
nut matters right We will state thai
we heard Mr.. Koontz make his pro-
test about the drawing right here IN
the Times-Record Office, and 1t was
like the old maids dream-noth.ng N
it. He knew his team would be licked
in the finals and he resorted to the
most understandable tactics posi-
BILE. His team played against a weak
team Friday morning and had
chance to rest cntil evening before
playing Valley City while Valley City
mad to play an afternoon game before
playing jamestown in the evening
It is known here that the members OF
the jamestown team we're willing anc
anxious to play Saturday evening
but Their chicken-hearted leader go,
cold feet and did the baby act. AZ
an example for such pig-headed vs.
guys he should be barred from having
anything to do with basketball game
in North Dakota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
DEPARTED

Kathryn Recorder: Mrs. Elias Sill
sand died at 9 o'clock p. m. Thursday,
March 7, 1918, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Anton L. Silsand, who
lives about eight miles southwest Of
Kathryn.
Deceased had been ill for some time
and her departure was not entirely
unexpected.
+, Mrs. Silsand was born at Hasset
Nordland, Norway, January 20, 1874,
and was past "A years of age at her
demise. She and her husband came
to North Dakota in 1905, arriving in
Kathryn July 4 of that year. Since
then she has made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Anton L. Silsand:
She is survived by her husband and
six daughters, Mrs. A. L. Silsand,
Fort Ransom, Mrs. Paul Silsand,
Haynes, N. D., Mrs. Magnus Peter
son, Cottonwood, Mont, Eleda, Cot
tonwood, Mont, Johanna, Kathryn.
N. D., and Tina, Litchville, N. D., and
one son, Edward, residing near Cot
tonwood, Mont.
Burial services will be conducted
from the home Saturday at 2 o'clock
D. m. Rev. O. X. Anderson Of Fort
Ransom will officiate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
CALL FOR COOPERATION
IN CITY WAR GARDEN WORK

War gardens are being urged by the
government this year more than ever.
Food supply Of all kinds is becoming
more and more depleted as the war
goes on, and hence: the price keeps
going up. 1t, therefore, behooves ev-
erybody to get busy, get piece OF
ground and raise all garden truck pos
sible on that ground. Everybody has
some time to devote to such use.
Some have the morning hours, some
the evening hours-some have both
Some have Saturdays, or some other
day of the week. Then there are
school, as we'll as other vacation per.
iods that could be put to such use:
There are, however, many people in
the city who would be glad to employ
their spare time in making use of the
above. plan, but have not the ground
for the purpose. Then there are those
who have plenty of vacant grounc
that is never used for anything but
growing obnoxious weeds. The plar
is to have all vacant lot owners ir
the city, who are willing to have Their
vacant lots so occupied, to list then
with C. A. label, who will then lei
them out to such parties as are will
ing to use them for war garden pur
poses. "
Last year, was the first year that
such a plan was undertaken, the de-
mand for lots far exceeding the sup
ply. It is therefore hoped and urget
that lot owners be more liberal thi:
year, so that none of this willing en-
ergy be lost because of lack of lots tt
supply it. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
Insurance Commissioner Says
Bonding Act Misunderstood

That the public may know what
kind of competition the state bonding
department must contend with in it's
hard fought, and recently acquired
position in the business field, will be
readily seen from the following quo
tation copied from a letter sent out
to township clerk by one of the pri-
vate bonding companies of our state:
"The time March 19th) for the BIZ
ennial meeting and election of town.
ship officers is close at hand. Bonds
will be necessary as in former years.
Inasmuch as the state legislature fail
ed to provide sufficient funds to carry
on the work of the state bonding de-
partment, it will be necessary for you
to secure surety bonds as you have
in the past"
These are the first few lines only,
but will suffice for the purpose.
In the interest of the state bonding
department, I wish to announce to
the public, that this statement is er-
roneous and false, and intended to
mislcad the respective officials having
the bonding of public officers in
charge. The fact is. that the state
has already issued about 40 bonds
and the premiums on same, amount
ing to over $4,000 are now on deposit
with the state treasurer.
Thousands of blanks have been sent
out to the county auditors and town.
ship clerks and general stampede
for applications is anticipated after
the March elections.
Special attention is called to Sec. IL
of the Bonding Act, where it states
that no public moneys must be paid
out for such bonds, except to the state
bonding department.
It is only fair that the public should
know these facts, and we trust that
a general patronage will be extended
the bonding department in order that
the 100000 fund may be reached as
quickly as possible. After that the
interest on this fund should make the
I department self sustaining.
! Other papers please copy.
I IS. A. Olsness,
Commissioner of Insurance
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
SOME READABLE VERSE
THE DOUGHNUT

Good-by, old friend of childhood days,
Your form no more | see;
You're legislated out of sight
AS far as far can be.
They took your -four and then your
grease,
Then sugar-bless my soul!
Now there is nothing left of you
But halo round hole.
We're long on this and strong on that
But our forte lies in control,
So we'll Hooverize that doughnut
Till the halo leaves the hole.
We have taken DER the railroads.,
We have gobied up the coal,
And we'll Hocverize the doughnut
Till it's nothing but a hole.
"Now, why is this " l hear you say.
That's plain as A B c:
We need the sugar, -four and grease,
To send across the sea.
To keep those fighting kids of ours
As fat and sleek as moles;
Then some day they will catch old Bill
And smite him cheek and jowls,
And feed him on the stuff we eat
! Those wheatless, meatless doles-
And make him drink his hemlock stew
| From our sweetless sugar-bowls.
And We'll hang on to the railroads:
And we'll take in all the coal,
And We'll eat the luscious doughnut.
| And lick the sugar round the hole.
&C. W. Johnson
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
HELPING BEEF AND PORK

Lifting the ban on beefless and
porkless days may somewhat relieve a
critical situation. The high cost OF
feed has forced free marketing OF
hogs during the past two or three
months. Bred sows have been sold
for slaughter even more freely that a
year ago. Whereas the supply of
dressed and barreled pork had fallen
to a dangerously low ebb three
months ago, the stock now is the
largest at his date in years.
Hoover now tells Northwest Farm
stead that this may be one reason
why packers locked on heavy hogs.
and he credits them now with carry
ing these big stocks in an effort to
hold up prices until consumption and
export reduces the supply to normal.
To create a better demand for heavy
beef, Hoover says he has decreed 500
pounds as the minimum in weight fo1
export, instead of maximum, and will
try to have the army weight limit
raised also. He fully admits that the
masses are using beef from lighter
carcasses, also that at current ant
prospective prices of feed it may MOI
pay to finish off prime heavy beeves
This change in the beef industry be
gan prior to the war, and it is hare
now to say when or where it will stop
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
GENERAL PEAKE DISPOSES
OF HIS LEHIGH INTERESTS

General Peake was an arrival in
the city Thursday evening and gives
out the information that he has made
deal whereby he relinquishes his in
terest in the .Lehigh Ignite mine of
the Consolidated Coal Co., to the Fed
eral Fuel Co.. of Aberdeen, S. D.
Judge McNulty, of Aberdeen, who
is the president of the company, is a
nephew of Mrs. Darby O'Malley. and
has other relatives and many friends
in Barnes county.
The Federal Fuel Co., will install a
12-unit hot-punch briquetting plant at
the Dickinson Lehigh mine, and expect
to have the first units completed this
fall in time to take care Of the hard
coal users the coming winter.
The Fernholz (hot-punch) press ex-
erts a million pounds of pressure on
the Ignite, and makes a product that
burns like hard coal.
Many of our people have seen these
briquettes burning in fire places dur
ing the past winter.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

tective wall of fire. We, being up
forward as artillery observers, are
the eyes of the army. It is our bust
ness to watch for such contingencies,
to keep in touch with the situation as
it progresses, and to send our infor-
nation back as quickly as possible.
We were peering through our, glasses
from our point of vantage when, far
away in the thickest of the battle
smoke, we saw white flag wagging,
sending back messages. The flag
wagging was repeated desperately; it
was evident that no one had replied.
and probably that no one had picked
up the messages. A signaler who
was with US read the language for US.
A company of infantry had advanced
too far; most of them were wounded,
very many of them dead, and they
were in danger of being surrounded.
! They asked for our artillery to place
curtain of fire in front of them and
for reinforcements to be sent up.
| We at once phoned the orders
through to our artillery and notified
the infantry headquarters of the d.
! vision that was to hold that front. But
it was necessary to let those chaps
know that we were aware of their pre-
dicament. They'd hang on if they
knew that; otherwise -
Without orders our signaler was
getting his flags ready. If he hoped
out of the trench onto the parapet,
he didn't stand a ffty-fifth chance.
The Hun was familiar with our obser-
vat'on station and strafed it with per-
sistent regularity.
| The signaler turned to the senior
officer present, what will / send,
SIR"
Tell them their messages have
been received and that help is COM
ing"
Out the chap scrambled, a flag in
either hand-he was nothing but a
boy. He ran crouching like rabbit
to hump of mud where his figure
would show up against the sky. His
flags commenced wagging. "Mes-
sages received. Help coming" They
didn't see him at first. He had to re-
| peat the words. We watched him
breathlessly. We knew what would
happen; at last it happened. A Hun
observer had spotted him and flashed
the target back to his guns. All about
him the mud commenced to leap and
bubble. He went on signaling the
good word to those stranded men up
front. Messages received. Help
coming" At last they'd seen him.
They were signaling 20. K" It was
at that moment that a whizz-bang
lifted him off his feet and landed him
all of a huddle. His "bit" 1t was
what he'd volunteered to do, when he
came from Canada. The signal 20.
K" in the battle-smoke was like a
testimonial to his character Con-
ingsby Dawson, Lieutenant in the
Canadian Field Artillery, in Good
Housekeeping.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
ONE BOYS BIT

In one of our attacks on the Somme
all the observers up forward were un.
certain as to what had happened. We
didn't know whether our infantry had
captured their objective, failed, OF
gone beyond it. The battlefield, as
far as eye could reach, was a bath OF
mud. It is extremely easy, in the
excitement of an offensive, when all
landmarks are blotted out, for ou1
storming parties to lose their sense
Of direction. If this happens, a
number Of dangers may result. A bat.
talon may find itself "up in the air.
which means that it has failed to con.
meet with the battalions on its right
and left; its tanks are then exposed
to the enemy. It may advance too far
and start digging itself in at a poin,
where :. 'zas p-evic-sJ-, arr:~~"d that
our artillery should place their pro.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21
TO THE SERVICE FLAG

TO THE SERVICE FLAG ,
Hail to the flag that tells US the
story
OF heroes now gone to fight for Old
Glory;
AS the stars brightly beam DER the
blue of the sea-.
Just as bright are those stars to you
and to me.
Long may we cherish the memories
dear
Of absent brothers whose spirits are
here. =
May God guard their footsteps and
keep them each day,
Give them more light and show them
the way, ..
And when they have crushed the ty-
rant of might,
Bring them back with Old Glory-the
beacon of Light.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Fifteen dollars was the fine i'm
posed upon Hans Anderson by Judge
Moe Wednesday instead of $50 as
reported in last evenings paper. An
derson was convicted of stealing a
barrel of paint from Billy Thoreen's
harness shop.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Ernest Liljeberg has purchased the
house on Tenth avenue formerly own
ed by Oscar Dahl and is remodeling
it and will put on stucco finish.
When the work is completed Mr.. Lille
berg will have one of the prettiest
homes in that part of the city. :.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Alfred Monsoon was arrested in a
Main street restaurant yesterday by
Officer King on a charge of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. He was
fined SIS and costs in police court by
Judge label.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Mrs. William Coop and daughter.
Miss Myrtle, are expected home the
25th of this month from California.
where they have been spending the
pas wo months. On their return they
will visit for short time with Mrs.
Thos. A. Cross, in Seattle.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Frank Sanford, who has j been
spending the winter at Hot Springs.
Ark, and points in Florida, returned
to the city Wednesday night. Mr.
| Sanford left this morning for the
farm at Rogers to superintend pre-
parations for spring work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Indianapolis Star-Why not consult
Bryan? Maybe he knows also how
to get 100000 men to France over
night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

Philadelphia Ledger.-The closing
down Of the 4aundries for five days
would be serious blow to the button
industry.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-21

New York Herald-Oh: for the Rus
sian bear that walked and fought like
a man, rather than the Bolsheviki
beast, which, answering with Trot-
ky to the kaiser's call, has proved it.
self to be combination Of yellow cur
and skunk!