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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
HOMES TO BEPUT
ON COAL RATl0NS

Washington, July 8.-Rationing of
coal to householders was announced
last night by the fuel administration
as among the plans designed to pre-
vent. a threatening shortage of coal
next winter
Each domestic consumer will be
allowed only as much coal as is found
scientifically necessary to heat his
house to 68 degrees, provided every
conservation rule has been obeyed.
The allowance for each householder,
the announcement said, will be suffi-
cient for comfort, but "the thought
ass and wasteful consumer who finds
allowance gone before the end of
). winter, will have only himself to
; >k if he has no fuel with which to
his house."
q administrators plan involves
I g. Ttment of coal allotments in
c. ION with each local fuel ad-
my 20 tors office.
I stem now has been complet-
ed a Twill be put into operation at
once. Each order of coal will be Gen.
sored by comparison with the rating
o fthe house where the coal is to be
used. Surplus coal when ordered will
be refused
All consumers who have obtained
quantity Of coal in excess of their al
lotments, or who by deceit or mis-
representation have violated any
rules or regulations of the fuel ad-
will be prosecuted.
'"This SYSTEM said the admins
tration's statement, twill be drastic
and will introduce conditions new to
the country. It will be no more dras-
tic, however, than conditions demand
in the interest of all concerned. No
one will be deprived Of coal actually
needed for heating, but no one will
be allowed fuel for waste or extrava-
gance."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
RED CROSS SALE
AT COUNTY FAIR

A Red Cross sale was advertised
some time ago to take place at the
fair grounds Tuesday morning. For
some reason or other this was allow
ed to die out and the matter was
dropped. The association has, so
President A, B. Cox informs the
Iimes-Record, taken the matter up,
and the sale will be held on Fri
day morning of this week. Any do
nation that any person may have that
they want to give to this splendid
cause will be thankfully received and
all donations should be sent to the
fair grounds in time for this sale.
Many very useful and valuable ar
ticles have been already donated
among them being fine Holstein
bull calf donated by Dr.. Van Houten.
This will undoubtedly sell for a big
price and will help swell the Red
Cross fund in good shape. This is
a very fine donation from the doctor
and the calf is a fine young animal.
Other farmers have promised live
stock but up to this writing we have
not received the names Of those who
intend to donate. We admire the pa
triotic spirit being shown-every-
body seems to be getting back of
Uncle Sam and the boys in fine shape.
They realize that it is a war to the
finish and are determined to help
carry it through to a successful pros
ecution.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

Reports have been circulated around
the county by some person or persons
who have a spite against the fair to
the effect that the management is
charging price of one dollar for ad-
mission to the grounds. Those who
are circulating such report know
that they are deliberately falsifying
and are doing it for spite work: The
fact OF the matter is that the man.
agement of the county fair is charg-
ing the same price that it always has
fifty cents day times and only ten
cents for the evening. The same
thing happened when Mr.. Bryan was
here. These same knockers circulat-
ed the report that the Chautauqua
was charging the price Of $3.50 for
admission when the regular price of
SOC was charged. These tactics do
not get the ones guilty of it any,
where and the sooner they cut it out
the better. 1t is showing a mighty
poor spirit to say the least and is a
dirty way for some who have grudge
against few to try and get even.
The fair management has only one
price and that is fifty cents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
CR0WDER WON'T
POSTPONE CALL

Bismarck, July 10.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder declined to de-
fer the entrainment of the 3,1OO
North Dakota men called in the draft
for July 22 until after the pending of
harvest, according to commissioner of
Agriculture and Labor John N. Ha-
gan, who returned today from Wash
ington where he has been the past
ten days attending a meeting of the
federal war agricultural advisory
committee
In view of the dire need of harvest
hands to take care Of the 1918 crop
in this state, Commissioner Hagan
took the matter up personally with
the provost marshall general while in
Washington. General Crowder had
fully realized the seriousness of the
North Dakota labor situation and
expressed a desire to help out the
situation in this state, but inasmuch
as several other states had applied
to haye their July quotas deferred
none Of the requests were granted.
In discussing the labor situation
with Commissioner Hagan, the pro-
vost marshal general went on record
in favor~of extending the draft age as
a means Of helping solve the labor
problem. BY extending the draft age,
General Crowder says, that larger
number of men could be brought
within the "work or fight" order of
the military department and thereby
forced into useful occupations such as
agriculture, shipbuilding and NUM-
tion manufacturing.
"In the calling of 3,100 men from
the state at this time in the face of
one of the biggest harvests the state
has ever experienced" Commissioner
Hagan said tonight, "North Dakota
is going to face a most serious labor
problem. The adjutant general ad-
vises me that most Of these men will
come from the farms and the city
contingents have been exhausted on
previous calls"
Commissioner Hagan says that he
has information that the army of
transients which are depended upon
to take care of the harvest in the
wheat states have been greatly re-
duced on account of the war. Esti-
mates from Kansas are, he says, that
the army is not more than 10000 men
or nearly sixth of what it has been
in other years.
''There is every indication that this
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
PROVISION TO
GUARD FARM TOOLS

Bismarck, July 10.-Under the pro-
vision of a resolution adopted by the
state council of defense this morning
no lien or mortgage held against farm
machinery, farm horses or other per-
sonal property used by any person
engaged in agricultural pursuit in the
production of food products may be
foreclosed except after application to
the court of the county in which such
property is located.
1t has been brought to the atten-
tion of the board that in some cases
the production Of food crops is being
hindered by the foreclosing of chattel
mortgages and the moratorium reso-
luton passed today extends to the
first day Of March, 1919. One case
reported shows that a mortgage of
$84 on property valued at over $500
was foreclosed and left the original
owner without sufficient machinery to
harvest his crops.
The resolution, in part, is as fol-
lows:
"It is herewith resolved and order
ed that no proceedings by action, ad-
vertisement or otherwise shall be in
for the foreclosure of a chattel mort
gage or other lien upon farm machin-
cry, farm horses or other personal
property owned or used by any per-
son owning, renting or having pos
session of land whereon there are
crops to be seeded, harvested or
threshed, which personal property is
necessary or needed in seeding, har-
vesting or threshing sair crops; nor
shall any foreclosure of a chattel
mortgage or other lien be instituted,
had or taken upon livestock of any
kind which is commonly used for food,
or which produces food, until such
time as such livestock shall be in good
marketable condition, nor under any
circumstances shall any chattel mort
gage or other lien upon livestock or
other personal property above des-
cribed be foreclosed until on or after
the person holding said lien shall
first make application to court of
proper jurisdiction and unless found
upon a hearing had upon such appli-
cation before such court, upon notice
to the mortgagor, the court shall or
der that it be necessary and equitable
upon the facts submitted that the
foreclosure of such chattel mortgage
or other lien be had.
It is herewith further ordered that
any action taken contrary to the pro-
visions of this order shall be deemed
invalid and illegal and that the same
does serve to hinder and impair gov
ernmental war agency now devoted.
and engaged in securing the greatest
food production possible" y
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
JOHN HOLLAND
PASSES AWAY

Some time ago John Holland was
very sick man but he recovered and
apparently was as we'll as ever. Last
Sunday afternoon he was up town
about five o'clock we'll as usual, but
a little later complained of head
ache and lay down on the lounge. A
short time after he suffered a second
paralytic stroke and was still con-
scious up to about quarter to six
when he lapsed into Inconsistencies
and from that time until he died the
following afternoon at 4:10 he just
slept until his spirit winged it's way
into the great unknown. John Hoi-
land has been a prominent figure in
Earnes county for many years. He
came here in 1878 and has lived here
ever since, taking a part in the de-
velopment Of the city and Barnes
county. At the time Of his death he
was engaged in the machinery busi-
ness. He would have been 64 years
old this coming September. Besides
a wife the deceased leaves four chill
dren, all Of whom are living. They
are Mrs. C. B. Kirkeby, of Bottineau,
N. D., DR.. Mabel Holland, of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, Tyler Holland, who has
just returned from France on SUBJ
marine destroyer, and Eison Holland.
Mr.. Holland was born in Decorah, la.
The funeral will be held first in the
Masonic temple in this city on Fri
day morning and will be under the di-
rection of the Masons. The remains
will then be taken to Kathryn, N.
D., to be entered in Oak Hill ceme-
terry and the funeral will be conduct
ed there. Mr.. Holland was a men,
ber Of all the Masonic bodies, the
Elks, Woodmen and Yeomen. He was
man of cheerful disposition and took
a great interest in the development of
the town and country. He was for
some time member Of the city coun-
Gil and has been prominent in the af-
fairs of the city for many years. In
his passing away the city and county
loses one of it's oldest citizens in point
of residence and a much respected
man. The family have the SYM
pathy of their many friends in their
bereavement.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
SlGURDS0N GETS
OFFICIAL NOTICE

A. S. Sigurdson, the local druggist,
recently nominated as an enrolling
agent for the U. S. Shipping Board,
to recruit young men from 21 to 80
for the Merchant Marine, has received
the following official notice of his ap-
pointment:
U. S. Shipping Board, Washington.
Mr.. A. S. Sigurdson, Valley City,
N. D.
Dear Sir: l take pleasure in ad-
vising you that you have been ap-
pointed special enrolling agent of the
recruiting service for the Sea Train
ing Bureau of the United States Ship
ping Board at a salary of 81 per an
mum.
I desire to take this opportunity to
express to you, on behalf of the Board
our appreciation of the patriotic
spirit in which you have offered your
valued services in this work.
Very truly yours,
Lester Sisler, Secretary.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
CORN CROP IS
REDUCED BY COW

Is it your little pet peeve to have
your neighbor's COW come gently
ambling along the rear end of your
carefully nursed war gardens and
browse upon the succulent and
juicy young corn Pants that yon have
spent many weary hours hoeing and
watering only to have them gulped
down the capacious nav of said
neighbor's COW? Sure it is and we
don't blame you a bit. That is what
happened to Ray Bassett's and w. H.
McPherson's garden when the Rude
cow took a notion to stroll along and
get away with the corn crop. Of
course the owner of the COW came
along and offered to pay the dam
ages which did not amount to much
but it is too late to replant corn, so
it is natural person should get some
what peeved about the COW.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

Attorney Oscar Thompson, of Glen
dive, Mont, was caller on the Times
Record editor this morning. He came
in last night on No. 2 from the west
and left this morning for Coopers-
town to visit his home folks for day
or two. Mr.. Thompson is one Of the
Cooperstowns boys who have grown
up and gone west and he is now in
the county attorneys Office at Glen
dive A brother is now judge Of one
of the Montana district courts. These
North Dakota boys are bound to sue
ceed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

years crop in North Dakota will
have to be handled largely by local
labor" he said. Every ounce Of food
grains is going to be needed to feed
our army and the armies of our al
lies, and it is the patriotic duty of
every citizen of our state to see to
it that the crop is properly taken care
of. There should be no delay in the
organization of the farm labor re-
serves, for it is through such an or
ganization that labor can be supplied
if any emergency arises during the
harvest of the present crop.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
MIDDLEWEST BANK
CONTRACT IS LET

Several fine new buildings are now
in course of construction in Valley
City and not the least of these is the
new banking structure for the Middle
wessS Trust Company, the contract for
which was let few days ago and
upon which the contractor has now
commenced work. The new building
is to be absolutely fire proof and will
occupy the ground formerly owned
and occupied by the Myhro -
Company at the corner Of y
street and Fourth avenue. x
This building is intended prima y
as a home for the Middlewest Tr =
Company, but it will also conta
rental spaces on it's second floor an
the basement equal to similar spaces
in the finest city buildings. The bank
ing quarters, with it's oak beamed
ceilings, marbel wainsoting and tile
floors, will compare favorably with
any Of the new city banks and the
officials Of the company will enter their
new quarters this fall with justifable
pride. The Middlewest is the young
est banking house in the city but it
has grown rapidly and is still grow
ing.
Valley City citizens should derive
a great deal Of pleasure from the new
and modern buildings that have been
built within the last three years,
which denotes substantial progress
and prosperity and permanent growth.
These advance guards of a new era
in building construction and finish
should be an inspiration when future
buildings are contemplated and we
look forward to the time when our
business streets will be lined with
handsome, vel, constructed monu+
ments to Valley City's civic pride.
The contractors for this new struc-
ture are R. Billingsly & Co., of Min
neapolis, general contractors, and
who have now commenced the work of
tearing down the old building on the
site preparatory to the erection of
the new and modern structure. The
Valley City Plumbing & Heating
Company has the contract for the
plumbing, heating and electric light
ing. We are gratified to know that
our local firm has this contract and
we are pleased also to know that our
own local architect, Mr.. Eugene Nc
Farland, had this part of the work.
The contract for the bank fixtures
has not yet been let.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

Married-At the home of,the brides
parents nthis city, MIR. and MRS. A.
P. Lauritson, Miss Caroline Matte
Lauritson to Mr.. E. O. Johnson, of
Lisbon, N. D., Rev. Halling, of Bin
ford, performing the ceremony in the
presence of the family. Miss Laurit-
so nwas former teacher in our public
schools. The groom is a resident of
Lisbon where he has a position in one
Of the local banks and where he and
his bride will make their home. The
bride is we'll known here and has many
friends who will extend hearty con-
gratulations and best wishes. The
newly married young folks will leave
for Lisbon this afternoon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

Mr.. G. R. Haas was a caller at the
Times-Record Office yesterday. Mr..
Haas and wife and daughter formerly
of Marshalltown, Iowa, have moved
to this city, being attracted here by
the good schools. Miss Haas will at
tend the Normal this winter. They
will be located at 210 Second street
as soon as their household goods ar
rive. Mr.. Haas was formerly in the
real estate business at Marshalltown.
They expect to make Valley City their
future home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. W. O. Boughton have
returned from Big Lake Cormorant,
Mimi, where they spent the past week
visiting and fishing. They had a
most enjoyable time and fishing was
good. Their son, P. G. Boughton and
wife and children accompanied them
home from Fargo, for a short visit
here
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11

A party of Grand Forks business
men are registered at the Kindred
Hotel this morning. They are T. C.
Griffith, C. E. Garvin, F. W. Schal-
berg and W. H. McGraw. The gen.
tlemen are interested in the Austin
Development Company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Brooks and Politics.

The Caledopian holds no brief for Frank
II. Brooks, but the attempt TO belittle
his statement declining to run for lieu.
tenant governor is unfair to him He
squarely, promptly and effectually stated
that he would not be a candidate and
favored the reelection Of Governor Ora
ham and Lieut.-Gov. Hurlburd.
The reason for the remarks Of the
Vergennes and Rutland contemporaries
quoted elsewhere appear TO be because
Mr.. Brooks is president Of the Vermont
Ratification league and has rather effec-
lively organized the state for the pur-
pose of seeing to it that representatives
elected TO Vermont's next legislative
bodies favor national prohibition as
called for by the amendment now before
the states for adoption. Mr.. Brooks
did all this work as frankly and as
squarely as he declined to become can
didate for lieutenant givernor, and did
it before he came to hold the important
office OF state food administrator.
The inference that Mr.. Brooks is po-
litically entangled because of his work
as head of the Ratification league is so
far fetched that only those who do not
want ratification can see it. In fact,
many feel that the results of prohibit
tion in the way of the saving of food
products would justify the activity Of
food administrators for ratification.
Be that as 1t may, political entangle-
ment resulting from an open handed
campaign for ratification would be so
negligible, and political ENHANCEMENT
as result Of entering a campaign for
lieutenant governor would be so likely,
that the comment is unworthy of the
contemporaries making il and shows that
there are few papers in the state
which strain every possible point in
order to make men and movements ia
voring ratification appear as unworthy
and insincere as possible,-St. Johns
bury Caledonian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Newspapers Under Difficulties.

The publication Of newspaper is new
er an easy matter After you have gath.
cred all the news and written what you
want to say, then comes the mechanical
part in putting the same into type print
ing the paper and distributing copies to
readers. Probably few persons outside
Of the craft have any conception of the
extent to which these difficulties have
been multiplied, since the war with Ger
many began.
Among the factors contributing 10 this
result are the taking OF Of trains on
which the newspapers depend for trans
portation, the enlisting Of men of the
newspaper force in various branches of
the nstiona war service, with the con-
sequent necessity of using unframed men
as substitutes, the increased difficulty
of procuring the different materials re.
quired by newspaper offices, and the re.
strictions imposed by the government in
various directions. The reasons for some
of these moves are not readily compre-
hended by the craft, but they must be
complied with just the same, TO the in
creased handieapping of the work of get
ting out satisfactory paper and put
ting it before readers
One new measure provides for two diff
ferent rates of revenue to the govern.
ment on the same paper, a certain
amount on advertisements and another
rate on reading matter. With this meas.
ure carried out the proportion Of reading
matter and advertising must be sworn TO
every day. When labor il short all that
means valuable time as well as an adj
ditional burden in the work Of publish
ing paper.
The growing scarcity Of white paper
has been an increased financial burden,
and the controversy between publishers
and manufacturers Of paper Is still in
progress, In the meantime the war in
dustries board at Washington has taken
step which makes it impossible for
newspapers TO exchange copies with otl-
ers and has adopted other measures to
save white paper The New York pub
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

fishers have summarized this informa.
ton as follows:
The United States government.
through the war industries board, has
announced that it is necessary that all
newspapers and the public put the fol-
lowing economies into effect July Is,
1918:
Discontinue the acceptance Of the re-
turn of unsold copies.
Discontinue the use Of samples of free
promotion copies.
Discontinue the arbitrary forcing Of
copies on newsdealers.
Discontinue all buying back Of papers
at either wholesale or retail prices from
newsdealers or agents,
Discontinue the payment Of salaries or
commissions to agents, dealers, or news
boys for the purpose Of securing the
equivalent of return privileges.
Discontinue all free exchanges.
Newspaper men know that tons of
white paper are wasted by different
branches Of the government in deluging
newspaper offices with all sorts of reading
matter involving requests for free pub.
lefty and useless red tape stuff, which
nobody would miss, and he mere throw
ing Of which into the waste basket takes
much valuable time, If all branches Of
the federal government will apply thes
rules TO themselves, newspaper men will
try to survive the continued and sense.
less meddling with their work in way,
that are needless as we'll as timewast.
ing and work making, when workers arc
lacking Burlington Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

other industries and the loss is felt more
severely because the average small news
paper is constructed by a few persons
doing many different kinds of work; and
when one or more of those workers go
out of the employment in order to enter
upon government service the operating
force is greatly crippled. Right here in
Vermont we have heard Of instances thus
early in our participation in the war in
which the editions of the paper have been
issued under great handicap and with
extreme difficulty, largely because Of the
drain which the war has made upon la
Dor. However, no Vermont newspaper
has come to the straits of the Northamp-
ton Mass Daily Gazette, which has
been forced to suspend publication after
1872 years of existence, having been start
ed soon after the close of the American
Revolutionary war. This contemporary
working force was reduced by enlist
ments and by the draft TO such a point
that there were not enough printers
available to get out the paper Many
other papers throughout the country
have gone through the same experience,
hundreds having been put out of bust
ness since the United States began par
ticipation in the war through causes
which were more or less connected with
the war. Thus it will be seen that to
say that war is powerful agency in
building up newspaper is to look mere
ly on one side of the situation.
Along with the other papers, The
Times is beginning to feel the drain of
the war, two of its faithful employees in
the mechanical department having en-
listed in the special training service re-
Gently and having been called to camp
next week. They expect to enter the
training camps at Burlington and Spring
field, Mass, to take up special work.