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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

$500.
Moved and carried that on item
number nine; Hogs be valued at $4,000.
Moved and carried that on item
$4,000 for each four horse outfit.
Moved and carried that on item
number eleven. threshing machines
81, 900. 90.
Moved and carried that on item
number twelve, gas or steam tractors
be 1t yadue num at S4o 46}Gtt to s1 bieTc1ss loft
to judgement of assessor
Moved and carried that on item
o%mD etc.,, fG be Tailed ha at s12 SrSys' wag-
Item number fifteen, harness, left
to the judgment Of the assessor.
Item number sixteen, row boats, left
to the judgement of the assessor.
Item number seventeen, bank stock.
left to tax commission.
Motion made and carried that on
valuation be made on the basis of
$4,000 per 100000 actual value.
Item number nineteen, flour and
feed mills, left to the judgement of the
, assessor.
ments on rail road right of way, left
to the judgement of the assessor.
Items numbers twenty-one to twenty
six left to the judgement of the asses
sor.
:. lleiH HullUeI WeHIy -SeVen, electric
light plants, item number twenty-eight,
gas plants and item number twenty
nine, water works, were left to the
tax commission.
listable under any foregoing item, left
to the judgement Of the assessor.
It was ruled that the assessors in
attendance at the assessors meeting
dollars, and ten cents per mile for
mileage. as allowed by law for attend
ing this meeting.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
o. J. Eide,
o. R.. Daniels, Secretary,
Chairman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

&V perts have est.
mated that over 100000 extra
acres of potatoes were planted
last year. The United States
Food Administration is endeavor-
ing to push the nations big DO
tato stocks into channels of
trade and has placed potatoes
on the list of substitutes that
may be bought along with wheat
-four.
Potato soup has become a war
dish. Here is a recipe that has
been tested by United States
Food Administration experts. In
gradients needed are three pota.
toes, n quart Of milk, two
slices onion, three tablespoons
butter substitute, two table
spoons flour, one and one-half
tablespoons salt, one-quarter
teaspoon celery salt, one-eighth
teaspoon pepper, few grains cay
enne and N teaspoon chopped
parsley.
Cook potatoes in boiled sailed
water: When soft run through
q s}raiher. scald milk with on
Ion, remove onion and add milk
slowly to potatoes: Melt the fat,
ADD dry Ingredients, stir until
we'll mixed, then stir into boiling
soup. Cook n minute, strain
and sprinkle with barley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

The failure Of the potato crop in
some states is reported on account Of
poor potato seed, infertile soil and am
ateur cultivation. They all made for
poor crops. Many of the "war gar
dens'' failed for the same reason.
Famine stalks in France and Italy, in
every land of the allies, except Eng
land. The world feels the need for the
deliberate mobilization of American
farms and gardens.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
WILL CONTINUE STATE
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-THE State
Council Of Defense, at its meeting
yesterday decided to continue its or
ganization, including the county and
community council system, so long as
there is work for it to do. This was
done in response to the request of
Gov. Brough and of the Council of
National Defense, there being a con-
siderable program of activities in
which it may render valuable aid to
the government and the state at large
1t was decided, however, that here
after the council shall meet on only
the second Monday in each month, in
stead of weekly, except on call of the
chairman. The expense budget is to
be cut down also. The Council has
been operated since it began at an ex-
pense of only about $4,000, whereas
some of the states have expended on
it's State Council system as much as
three million dollars.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
ARKANSAS FARMS
OPERATED WITH
LACK OF CAPITAL
c, Louis Banker, Before Agents
Meeting, Shows Under-Capi-
taIizatiOn - Big Investments
Are Needed.

Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 16.-Arkan-
,os farmers are under capitalized, and
thew must have money to increase
their wealth-producing power in order
"a make a greater state, according to
u w. Danforth, president of the Fed
aral Farm Loan Bank, at st. Louis,
who said at the fourth day of the
business meeting of county agents at
Hot Springs: Bankers and business
men must realize that by the invest
ment of additional capital in farm i'm
movements, the productive power of
Arkansas farms will be greatly in
creased and result in advantage to
every business interest in the state,
and insure the future development of
the banks, because increased farm
productivity will mean increased bust
ness on every hand and a greater de-
mand for local capital on short time
loans.
Mr.. Danforth also pointed out that
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
RUSSIANS WANT
ALLIED ARMY TO
RESTORE ORDER
Terrible Conditions Exist i'm
South Russia and Are Grow
ing WOrse-No Remedy is at
Hand.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representa-
tives of all political groups in South
ern Russia except the Bolshevik and
Absolutists, have appealed to the
American and allied governments to
send an expedition into Southern Rus
sia to combat the soviets and prevent
anarchy there.
The appeal was made to the minis
ters of the associated nations at Jassy
Roumania, on December 6, with the
request that it be transmitted to
their governments. The report from
the American minister was received
today at the state department
The Russian representative told the
ministers that a renewal of a bloody
civil war was threatened in Southern
Russia, due to the occupation of this
territory by the Germans and the in
cident weakness Of the local authori-
ties and urged that the associated ma
tions send Immediately such help as
viii prevent the otherwise certain re-
volt of the elements making for
anarchism.
Until an allied force sufficient to
clear the country of the lawless ele-
ments can be gathered, the Russians
suggested that some of the Black sea
ports be patrolled by allied ships and
that allied soldiers be stationed at all
strategical railroad functions and
cities, The Russian delegation was
said to have emphasized the urgency
of immediate action as they have de-
cided not to recognize the soviet gov
ernment, whose only purpose, they
said, seems to be the dismemberment
of Russia.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17

the extension division of the univer-
sity of Arkansas, through the county
agents, can do more than any other
organization to aid the Federal Farm
Loan Bank to secure the proper utili-
zation of money loaned for improve
ment purposes.
Hamp Williams, state food admin
istrator, said the county agents of the
extension division have done much to
aid the food administration and the
nation is thankful for the service rem
dered because they have done more
than anyone else to arouse interest in
increased products, which made it
possible for Arkansas to take care of
herself and enable the northern states
to ship their surplus to Europe in
stead of to Arkansas. Mr.. Williams
also showed the necessity for Arkan-
sas farmers to do as much this year in
production as they did last year in
order to again enable the state to feed
itself, because the United States must
furnish Europe with twenty million
tons of food, enough to fill a string of
box cars twelve thousand miles long.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
ttNt 4t 40 aE
MAY
DINE CHRISTMAS
ON GERMAN SOIL
Program Indicates He Will
Spend Holiday With Men at
Coblenz-Will Visit Marshal
FOch Today.

Paris, Dec. 16.-President Wilson
will leave Paris Christmas eve and go
to American general headquarters.
From headquarters he will proceed to
the American front. He will have
Christmas dinner with the American
troops, and not with the American
commander r-in-chief or other Ameri-
can officers.
(From the above it would seem evi-
dent that it is the purpose of Presi-
dent Wilson to have Christmas dinner
on German territory in the region of
Coblenz with the American forces of
occupation.)
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17

Paris, Dec. 16-President Wilson
will proceed tomorrow to Senlis, Mar
shall Foch's headquarters, to confer
with the allied commander n-chief.
Later he will visit the battlefield at
Chateau-Thierry, where the first
American divisions distinguished
themselves, and also Rheims.
President Wilson will make this
trip in an automobile and will visit the
principal points along the old fighting
front, notably the battlefield on the
Marne.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
VERDICT AFFIRMED
IN MURDER CASE

Little Rock, Dec. Nv. K Brooks,
of Desha county was indicted for
murder in the first degree and con-
victed of murder in the second de-
gree, being sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary. His case was yes
terday affirmed, it having been found
that his bill of exceptions was not
filed until Oct. 20, when it was due on
Sept. 4, the last dag.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
RED CROSS WILL MAKE
NO MORE CAMPAIGNS

Little Rock, Dec. lit was offic-
tally announced yesterday that the
Red Cross will make no more cam
paigns for funds, aside from the mem
bership roll campaign that is soon to
be put on throughout the country.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
SUPREME COURT
RENERSES DECISION

Little Rock, Dee 1.-THE supreme
court reversed AM Femanded for a
new trial the case of Melvin Lockett,
of Garland county, who was convicted
last July Of felony. The governor
recently granted him a stay of sixty
days.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
TO
SANTA CLAUS
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a train on a track,
an erector set, a watch, knife and a
horse with a saddle on it, a box of
candy and all kinds of fire works and
all kinds of fruit and nuts and that is
all | want. Dear Santa Claus, your
little boy, Jack Hardev.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
WIRTnMOR CHRISTMAS BLOuSES

offer a splendid example of just how
far asmal sum of money will go to pro-
vide a sensible and Wantable gift. Dis
tinctive and appealing as to style and dur
able and dependable as to quality, they
are the kind of gifts that are the most ap-
propriate for wartime economy Christ
mas. So sure are the makers of the good
ness of their product that with each
Blouse there goes out an unqualified and
unconditional guarantee of absolute sat-
isfaction.
-Wirthmor Standard NeUer VGries-c1
Sold n Just One Good Store in Every City
and Sold Here Only
OZAN MERCANTILE COMPANY
eaarm
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose sc and mail it to Foley
& Co, 1885 She eld Ave, Chicago,
ILL.,, writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return
trial package containing Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound, for coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back; rheuma-
tism, backache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tab
let's, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache, and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
| want you to bring me a bugle and
a pair of gloves, soldier suit and
leggins with cap, and some caps for
my pistol, and some fire works, apples
oranges, candy and nuts, box of BIB
shot for my air gun, and little street
car. | will be at my grannie's house
This is all for this time. Your little
boy, Herman Vickers,
Arkadelphia
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17

The "Pickanniny Cake Walk" will
amuse you-in ARKANSAS"
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17

Registered Poland China pigs for
sale. Wells Handy. 1903
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa Claus:

| want you obring me a doll and
set of letter blocks, new coat and all
kinds of fruits and nuts, candy, and
don't forget mama and dady and little
sisters. Rachel Durham.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa:

Dear Santa:
How are you. Will you please come
to see a country girl. | want a big
doll; | want a little iron bedstead; |
want all kinds of fruits and nuts; if
that is too much, do not bring it to
me. Eunice Stuart.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Your little boys,
Sidney and Paul Durham.

Dear Santa Claus:
l am boy II years of age. Wish
you would bring me an air gun and
all kinds of fire works, a foot ball and
some candy, oranges, apples and a
necktie, soldier suit. That is all |
want for Christmas. Your friend,
James Lowry.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa Claus:

wish for you to bring me big
DOLL set of letter blocks, candy, apples
all kinds of nuts and pleace bring lit
tie sister a blanket and some little
boottees. Margaret Durham.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
| am little boy, years old. | go
to school and am in the high first.
study hard. | want you to bring me
a fire truck and train that goes
around a track. Please don't forget
my little brother years old. He
wants tricycle., one that he can ride
He is crippled and will have to have
one small enough for him to ride. We
are going to the Xmas tree at the
Presbyterian church, but we will be
back early.
Your little boys,
Sidney and Paul Durham.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dearest Santa Claus:

| want you to bring me this Christ
mas doll, doll buggy, a horn and
apples, candy, nuts and everything
that you can give me.
Your little friend,
Joyce Niemeyer
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa:

| am little boy 10 years old. |
want you to bring me a boy scout suit,
twenty-five gun and drum and all
kinds of fruit and fire works. Your
friend, Chiply Duke.
Don't forget my teacher, Mrs.
GLADDEN..
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17

We are open evenings. Nelson's
Jewelry Store. 11tf
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-17
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me little black board
and some chalk, a toy tank and a sol
dier suit. Also bring me story book,
some fruit, nuts and candy.
Your little friend,
Duncan McRae.
Dear Santa Claus:
| want doll and a doll buggy and
a set of dishes and a doll bed and all
kinds Of fruit. Ruby Frisby.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
State Loses $3,O00,O00
Hardness Estate Tax
BY Ruling Here Standard Oil
Man Was Resident of
Kentucky

The State of New York loses about
s3,ooo,ooo by the decision of the Ap-
pellate Division yesterday that the late
Lamon V. Harkness, former director of
the Standard Oil Company and one Of
its largest stockho olders, was resident
Of Kentucky at the time of his death
in California on January II, 1915
New York, Kentucky and California
each has been trying to prove that Mr.
Harkness, who left an estate of about
s10O, 1000, was q resident State
Controller Travis contended that Mr..
Hardness, who maintained residence
IN this city, was a resident Of New
York.
This contention was sustained by
Surrogate Cohalan, under whose order
the estate would have had to pay about
S3,O0O,000 as a transfer tax. The Ap-
pellate Division reversed this finding.
In its decision, the higher court held
that Mr.. Harkness was a resident of
Donerail, KY, where he had lived on
the famous Walnut Hill Farm for
twenty three years. The Supreme Court
Of California has decided that the
testator was not a resident there.
The decision of the Appellate Divi-
sion here does not mean that New
York's loss is Kentucky's gain for in
the latter state there is no inheritance
tax, SO that the estate alone is bene-
fited
New York will receive 1000 as tax
on some property which Mr.. Harkness
owned here.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
Work or Fight
Order Extended to
Cover Directors
600 Who Protest Against
Army Service To Be Given
Farm Furloughs
c.spoc;d Dispotch to The Tribnne)

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The War
Departments "work or fight" regula-
tions to-day were extended to conscien-
tious objectors, Secretary Baker an
nounced in an order calling for segre-
cation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
of ali men who refuse either to per-
alternative of duties classed as non-
combatant.
Secretary Bakers order affects 600
conscientious objectors, 500 of whom
will be sent to Fort Leavenworth and
the remainder to Camp Meade, Nd,
where g board, composed Of Major
Richard c. Stoddard, Federal Judge
Julian w. Mack, Of Chicago, and Dean
H. F. Stone, of Columbia University
Law School, New York, will interrogate
each to determine the nature of his
conscientious scruples against taking
up arms.
Special provision is made in the or
der by which objectors who are de-
clared by the board to 5e sincere in
their attitude may be furlough9d with
out pay from the government for agri-
cultural service. These men, however,
must agree not to accept for their
labor a greater sum than the pay of
private plus their subsistence.
Court Martial for the Defiant
The order further provides that OBJ
jectors VINO refuse non-combatant SER
vice and whose attitude in camp is
defiant, OR whose sincerity is ques-
toned, and those who are active in
propaganda shall be tried by court
martial. If found guilty they will be
detained in the disciplinary barracks
at Fort Leavenworth for the term of
the sentence.
The board is authorized to recon-
mend furloughs in exceptional cases to
conscientious objectors for service in
France in the Friends Reconstruction
Unit. This privilege, however, is to
be extended only to members of that
faith.
In announcing the new plans for
utilizing objectors the War Depart
ment said:
"The selective service act makes pro-
vision for the assignment to non-com-
batant military service of members of
religious bodies opposed in principle
to war. In certain instances the
Church in question specifies that obe-
dience to any military order, whether
given by company commander or by
a surgeon in the hospital, involves a
departure from the tenets Of the
objectors have stated that the same
conclusion prevents their accepting the
alternative of -combatant service
"For this reason the new instruc-
tions have been drawn in such way as
to provide the greatest generosity OF
treatment to the men whose sincerity
is proved, while keeping the strictest
check against giving an opportunity to
the Stacker or malingerer."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
Lincoln Army Organized

The Lincoln Patriotic Army. organ
lied by Coleman du Pont and Just cnart r.
New York, was formally organized at
a luncheon given by Mr.. du pont at
the Bankers Club yesterday. The pur-
pose of the army is to spread the gos-
pei Of Americanism.
= At yesterdays meeting Coleman Co. m n; dg i !
and General Leonard Wood honor
ary commander. The following were
elected directors general to organize
the campaign in various sections OF
Henry Clews, Bainbridge Colby,
James A. Cox, Frank Crane, Henry l.
Burns, F. A. Seiberling, William F.
Maaecqumbs, Newton S.i M; cDsr Gilbert Ar Ar,
Mitchell. John Hays Hammond, A. L.
Garford, John Golden, Then:as Rock
Hudson Maxim, James E. Watson. Rob
ert E. Owen and DR.. John Wesley Hill.
The opening of the various campaigns
was set for the first week in July.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
Odell Removes Ban
On Artificial Ice

Following his reduction Of the price
that cellar dealers and pcdlers must
pay for ice, Controller Odell yesterday
removed the ban on the manufacture
of artificial ice and sent instructions
to several artificial ice plants to open
for business at once.
Both these measures are in line with
Market Commissioner Days argument
that ice is too dear in New York and
the conservation of ammonia for war
uses is not helped to any great extent
by keeping the ice plants closed
Commissioner Day yesterday issued
a statement in which he said the re-
duced prices of ice announced by the
ice controller on Tuesday still were
too high.
"This is only the beginning of the
thing that must happen in the matter
of ice in this city if the public is to be
protected. The controller has begun
to give ground.
~ suggest the following as fair
prices: s4 at the bridge; s5.25 to cell
lar men, delivered ON the sidewalk;
$3.50 to ice cream dealers, butchers
and liquor dealers; 50 to domestic
consumers and $40 to office consul
mers"
The fixed prices are: s4.4o at the
bridge; S6 to cellar men; 81 to ice
cream dealers, IS to butchers and
liquor dealers, $40 to domestic con-
sumers and S14.40 to Offices
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
Episcopalians Begin
City-Wide und Drive
House to House Canvass to
Raise Money to Replen-
ish Parish Treasures

A house-to-h house campaign was
started yesterday to arouse interest
in the spiritual and financial welfare
of the Protestant Episcopal Church at
a luncheon in the rooms of the Down
Town Association, so Pine Street.
The title of the drive is the Do
cesar Missionary Campaign. 1t was
explained, however. it is not the in
tenticn to devote all money received
exclusively to missionary work, but
to set aside part to put each parish
on sound financial basis. The money
is to be taken in weekly subscriptions,
Pile ged to the properly authenticated
canN -. sers.
Among those who attended the lunch
con were William Fellowes Morgan,
chairman of the meeting, and Bishops
Greer, Burch and Lloyd.
These officers were chosen: Chair
man, William Fellowes Morgan: first
vice chairman, Haley Fiske; second
vice chairman, William Walker Orr;
secretary. Samuel Thorne, jr.; treas
urer, Alvin W. Krech. and general sec
retary, Frank H. Merrill.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
German Brutalities
Kill Belgian Refugee
Mime. Robert, Once Sentenced
To Be Shot, Dies in
Hospital Here

Madame Christine Robert, a Belgian
refugee, employed as teacher of
knitting at the Stage Women's War
Relief headquarters since August, died
yesterday at the Lutheran Hospital.
The doctors declared her death was
primarily due to the treatment she re-
ceived before escaping from Belgium.
Madame Robert came to New York
from California, where she had become
acquainted with the wife of William
Farnum, the actor. Mrs. Farnum
secured employment for her with the
Stage Women's War Relief, and told
yesterday what little is known of
Madame Roberts experiences in the
early days of the war.
The Belgian woman lived IN Brus-
sells. Her husband was shot by the
Germans on some slight pretext.
Madame Robert, after her home had
been seized, was tried by court mar
tial and sentenced to be shot. She
managed to escape, clad only in a pet
tlcoat and sweater and, after untold
suffering and the greatest privations,
reached England. She then went to
Canada and later to California.
taken over the funeral arrangements.
The body is to lie in state at the
Campbell Funeral Church until Mon
day at II a. m. Services will be held
from the church. The Stage Women's
War Relief will attend the funeral in
a body, their headquarters and work
shop being closed during the funeral,
Several prominent Belgians will also
be present