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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23

pointed by Governor Lynn ]. Frazier,
the charges being malfeasance in Of.
flee and not properly conducting the
affairs Of the city.
Ray.-Arthur Stevens OF Epping.
who enlisted in the aerial service of
the army and went into training at
San Antonio. Tex. in August Of last
year and left overeeas in December
with the Six Hundred and T.irty.sey.
entf aerial supply squadron, died
from scarlet fever. according to word
reaching his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. Fl. Stevens Memorial services
we're held in honor of the young man
at the Stevens home.
Groton.--. Persons are warned to be
on the lookout for confidence man
who is operating among the farmers
OF this section Of the state. It Is
stated that the party. who claims to
be government foods Inspector. Sc.
cures accommodations at Q farmers
house and then If It is found that
what he calls the food regulations
are not being lived mp to, arrest II
threatened. It has always been pos.
sihle. however. for the arrest to be
avoided by the payment of s25 fine"
misunderstanding Thousand cues.
tfnnnares returned to the office Of
q. S. Farm Help Specialist John B.
Brown. representing 10 per cent of the
farms of North Dakota, show an in.
crease Of approximately 10 Der cent
over the wheat acreage of 1917. On
the bacis of the hummer $4,000 900
wheat crop of 1915. this would mean
an addition Of 159OO.000 bushels OF
wheat. and an Increased money val
ne of approximately s30.OO0.000. A
forty per cent increase in rye acreage
IS fhown, while there Is a slight de.
crease In flax
Fargo.-Numerous cities IN the state
held celebrations in honor Of Nor
ways independence but the old spirit
Of the day was get aside in favor of
Americanism. The principal! celebra.
tons were held at Grand Forks, MI.
not. Devils Lake and Valley City. In
many rural communities, where the
Morse people dominate, local cele-
brations were held. but the spirit Of
Americanism is always shown.
Stanton.-A Red Cross basket sale
conducted by the Stanton home guard
netted between s40O AID $500 for the
fund. Baskets sold as high as $1s
; and averaged $14 or bettes
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23

fore II and anrwer to complaint that
1t foreclosed on a chattel mortgage
given by Adam Fnris, soldier Of the
United States army stationed in
France. in violation of the state law
providing for moratorium on debts
OF soldiers
Bismarck.-After considering hun.
dreds of names. the bismarck chap.
ter of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution selected "Dacotah." the
name of the ancient lords Of all this
northwestern domain. as first choice
for their chapter. Lewis and Clark"
in honor Of the intrepid explorers
who wintered near Bismarck more
than century ago. while EN- route
to he Pacific coast.
Fargo.-Private Edgar Roy Chand.
Ter. son Of Mrs. "A. p. Chandler, the
first Fargo hoy to lose his life in ac.
ton. was killed in France May 9. &C.
cording to telegram received here
from the war department Chandler.
who was 23 years Old was a student
of the state agricultural college and
r"m""- ~ .tn "ndn'c when he on.
listed last July His father is a Red
River Valley pioneer.
FargO.---Rev. N T. .Tunker. taken
into custody by United States mar.
fhal. at Anamoose. n. d.. upon a war
rant issued by the department of jus
tice for failure to register as an en-.
envy alien. has been released from
the Cass county Jail where he had
been held since March g. The de.
partment of justice in ordering his re.
lease did so on his condition that
he proceed to New Mellary Abbey
and remain there for the duration of
the war
New Misunderstanding from home
for two days the bodies of Nick Nahn,
aged TO- and Ludwig Hahn. aged 10
were discovered in an abandoned coal
mine north Of New England after g
posse of sixty automobiles had secured
the countryside for hours. The ole
mine pit was filled with water. 1t Is
presumed that the boys while playing
about the mouth Of the abandoned
,, shaft fell in. and It is possible tina,
one OF the lads lost his life in ar
attempt to save the other.
Reeder.-George Francis Rose o.
Desart. who was one Of the members
Of SLOPE county's contingent which
left Bowman for Camp Dodge on Eas
ter. died at that cantonment OF pneu
monia. The Reeder Home Guards es
corted the remains to New England
where interment took place.
Sheldon.-Ransom county will lev,
a tax Of $4,000 to pay its share o
the construction OF Federal an,
state highway from the Barnes county
line to the Sargent county line. tn,
road passing north and south through
Lisbon. The road is twenty-si
miles long.
Hazelton.-Hazelton stores will
close at o'clock in the future.
Langdon.-The big barn on the Az
bert Myers farm. near here. was de
stroyed by fire recently.
Manfred.-Yeggs secured 50 worth
OF postage stamps and a little small
change when they robbed the post.
office here.
Hillsboro.@The brickyards at Hills
boO were raided and large assert
ment OF pipes. brass fittings and
other articles taken.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23
North Dakota
News Sif6ngs

Towner.-The Towner county fair
will be held July 8, 10, and II.
Fessenden.-H. j. Beiseker, a car.
pcnter. was killed when he was
thrown from buggy in an automc-
bile accident. his head hitting a con.
crete curb.
Lisbon.-Miss Helma Erickson was
injured when the automobile in which
she was riding turned over. The
strong top OF the machine saved the
other six girls in the car.
Fargo.-Rev. Charles Zech. for four
years presiding elder of the Fargo
district of the Evangelical church. has
been transferred to Aberdeen to be
the presiding elder OF the Aberdeen
district.
Devils Lake.. F. Flynn. president
Of the Devils Lake city commission,
was elected president OF the North
western Lawyers association at the
annual convention of that body in
Minneapolis.
Fargo.-The city Offices of the Great
Northern in Fargo have been closed
under orders received by j l.. Rohan.
Fargo agent. The Great Northern
Express company will continue to
occupy It's portion of the building.
Stone.-Mrs. Val Helbling. of Stone,
rs years old. met with tragic death
when she fell into we'll and was
drowned, Her body was recovered a
few minutes after. but life was ex.
tinct when she was taken from the
we'll.
Hankinson--Han leads in an
exciting contest which is on between
the Congregational Sunday schools OF
Walpeton and Nankinson for attend
ance. The standing. according to
latest figures. gave Wahpeton 1,70s
points and IIanktnson 1897.
Grand Forks.--The membership OF
the Civic league of Grand Forks has
voted to contribute 81 each toward
fund started by the National Fed
>aration OF Women's Clubs to esnb
lish and equip fnrloYgh houses fol
American soldiers In France.
Fargo.-Dean n. r. Konan o,
Gethscmane cathedral. formerly q
chaplain in the national guard in the
state Of Maine. has been notified BY
the war commission Of the Episcopal
church TO overseas service on shor
notice as Red Cross chaplain.
Fargo.-Harry Shirley Of this CITY
while returning from dance at IA
ker. ceven miles from Barnesville. wa.
thrown from an automobile and rem
dered unconscious. At Fargo hos
pital 1t is stated that an injury to hi
spine has resulted. rendering him un
able to talk. walk or hear.
Devils Lake.--Iast month the cit,
commission paid off $4,000 worth O
bonds issued in 1889 for the building
of the artesian well OF the city. Vi
to the time the city commission sue
ceeded the aldermanic form of go,
eminent. nothing had been done tt
wards taking up these bonds.
Bismarck. The North Dakota cour
ell OF defense has ordered the Beac
State bank Of Beach, to appear b,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23

La Moure.-La Moure's food survey
has been completed. Boy Scouts
conducting the work for the county
food administrator. and caring for
the Job in record time.
| TRANSFORMATIONS Pearson. rs, for
twenty.eight years a resident Of
jamestown. died here. Since receiv.
ing injuries last January in fall
his health has been falling constant
ly.
Hannaford.-Two members OF the
local home guard will patrol the
streets of the village each night
during the summer. Particular atten-
tion is to be paid to protecting grain
elevators from incendiaries.
Devils Lake.-Local unions Of
boilermakers. car repairers. machin-
lists and sheet metal workers in the
Great Northern shops have consoli-
dated under the name of the Great
Northern Federated Trades.
Lidgerwood-sG,0 900 was raised here
towards the county Red Cross quota
of $4,000. The city was only asked
for $4,000. An auction sale and 10y
atty meeting was held in the city for
| the purpose of raising funds.
! Fargo.-Fargo lost another of It's
pioneer residents in the death OF
Robert McCulloch.aS, pioneer lumber
dealer. Mr.. McCulloch was a men,
Der of the w. Fl. White and McCul-
loch Lumber company of FARGO.
Observation-Disclosures Quit. sentenced
at Minot to 21s years Imprisonment,
was brought here to begin his sent
ence. The charge was stealing wheat
from granaries and also with stealing
an automobile used in moving the
wheat.
Portland.-Tbe Portland CONNER.
cial club, has taken steps to finance
the local band. The band boys have
heretofore been compelled to dig
down in their own pockets In order
to meet the expenses connected with
the organization.
New England.-Southwes North
Dakota last year sustained heavy
losses from the grasshopper pest At
meeting here recently steps were
taken to maintain poison campaign,
county wide in its nature. and the
same kind OF fight will be made by
other counties in the district.
Fargo---A large barn. including q
quantity Of hay. 20 horses and two
cows. was burned in an early morn.
Ing fire on farm owned by j. p
Finch. Fargo. located five miles from
Finley In Steele county. according to
word reaching Fargo yesterday. The
loss Is approximately $4,000.
II Bismarck.-The official count o.
signatures on the constitutional
amendment petitions recently filed
with the secretary OF states office
shows 42.561 names. according Il
recretary OF State Thomas Hall. The
petitions Will be re-counted by coun
ties to make certain that the required
half OF the counties OF the state have
he required rs per cent of the vot
ters.
| Minot.-W s. Shaw. president OF TIT
city commission. resigned from tina
| Office and his resignation has beer
accepted by the board and specia
election to fiji the vacancy has beer
called for June z. Mr.. Shaw wa,
facing a trial before a referee an
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23
DIFFERENT DAYS.

seWhen 1 was a kid the poorest
boy could have fun making snow
man. You remember we used Jumps
of coal for his eyes?"
81 remember. l suppose making
snow man is now pastime for chill
dren of the very rich. Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23
THE CURE.

Cannibal King What have we
here?
slave-He appears to be a raw
recruit.
King-Rawa Very well; cook
him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
BOOTLEGGERS ARE MAKING DE-
SOTO ~YEIR SUPPLY BASE

st. Francois county bootleggers are
making De Soto their base of supplies,
and we understand have rented a
room on the East Side where they
store beer and whiskey by the car
load From there they haul it out in
automobile and trucks.
1t seems to US that the officers of
st. Francois county are not trying to
do their duty. If they were this state
of affairs would not exist. Of course,
it is not hurting DeSoto to have these
booze peddlers come here for their
supplies, but we do think that our sis
err county has bum set of officials or
they would get wise and pinch some of
these fellows every day.
A few days ago a couple of boys
were loading car with beer. When
asked if they were bootleggers or
whether they were running a blind til
ger, said: "Hell, no, we run wide open
and sell to anybody who wants it."
They stated that they were from Mad
ison county. So it will be seen that
Madison is not by any means dry.
1t has always been the contention of
the whiskey men that prohibition does
not prohibit, and we are inclined to be-
lieve that they are right, especially
where the officers will not do their du-
ty, and in some instances, are in
"cahoots" with the bootleggers.--Jef-
ferson County Republican.
Judging from the above it would
seem that bootlcggers are putting
Several over" on the St. Francois
county officials. But The Times still
has confidence in the honesty and in
tegrity of our county officers and feels
that the above mentioned practice, in
sofar as it may concern this county,
at least, will be brought to sudden
check just as soon as the guilty par
ties can be discovered. St. Francois
county officials have frequently DEM
onstrated their ability to perform the
duties of their several offices.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
FIGHTING YOUTH

The defeated Vardamen, returning
to the Senate to sit out the remainder
of his unexpired term, made haste to
announce that he would never consent
that the conscript officers be author
lied to invade the sacred precincts of
the home and drag the tender youth
of IS to the trenches" This utter
ance is notable because it calls to mind
the fact that most wars, including our
Civil War, was fought by men so young
that in the majority of cases they were
hardly more than youths. In our
present war it was the Marines, most
of them between Is and 20, who first
turned back the Huns threatening
Paris this summer. Instead of lam
gushing and dying in the trenches,
they leaped out of them with shouts Of
enthusiasm and gladly performed a
great service to civilization.
There has been no end of voluntary
youthful soldering. Not only is it
true that many of the greatest COM
manders from Alexander down were
comparatively youthful, and that
most wars have been won by young
men, but it is equally true that many
great soldiers began their military ca
reers at a very early age. Lafayette
came to America at 10 and became a
Major-G General in Washington's army
at 90 Washington himself was a
Lieutenant Colonel at %. A long
list of militant youth compiled by the
Hon. Sam w. Small, who was himself
prisoner of war at Ia, shows-to
mention only few cases-that Deca-
tur entered the navy at 10, Lawrence
at 16, Dupont at IL, Gridley at Isl;
that Admirals Benham and Boggs
were in the Navy at Is, Commodore
Barry at 16, Maury and Mahan at 49,;
and that Generals Lawton, Chaffee,
Kearney, Armstrong, Worth, Bald
win, Buckner, Cooper, Morrison, Lor-
ing and Macarthur were 10 or younger
when they entered military service.
The list Of such youths who gladly
volunteered is long.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
ROUNDING UP THE SLACKERS

Wholesale arrests of men suspected
of being draft slackers are reported
from all over the county. 1t does not
follow that every man of draft age
who fails to produce registration
card when accosted is a Stacker. The
only way to get at the facts, however,
is to round up the suspects. Those
who can prove exemption or that they
are awaiting calls are at once releas-
ed; the others are sent to training
camps.
The feature of the selective SER
vice law that has made it bearable
is it's promise of fairness. 1t loses
this virtue if favoritism is shown or
men who should go are allowed to slip
through the meshes of the law. There
is a general satisfaction, therefore,
over the fact that systematic effort
is being made to round up the slackers.
Those who are wrongfully suspected
can bear the temporary inconvience
the result of their own carelessness in
failing to keep their card handy, in
the thought that many who have es-
capped their obligation through chican-
cry are being brough to book.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
THE TRICKS OF THE STACKER

The Stacker still makes himself a
subject of comment by more of less
frantic efforts to escape the draft Off
GERS, though relatively he is small in
numbers. In his report on the first
draft last January Provost Marshal
General Crowder stated that out of
nearly ten million men only little
over five thousand arrests were made
for failure to register and that more
than half of these, after registering,
were released, the authorities having
wisely assumed an attitude of lenien-
cy toward all those who after arrest
exhibited willingness to register and
extended the locus penitentiae as far
as possible, believing that the pur-
pose of the law was to secure full reg
istration rather than full jails." But
the Governments searching and per-
sistent inquiry, leaving practically no.
thing behind the first draft, did not
teach the desired lesson, and at least
few slackers still resort to every i'm
| aginable trick with a view to escape
military service. This is evident from
the following announcement in the
Official Bulletin of August 81 issued
from the Office of the Provost Marshal:
"The department of Justice has
turned over to this office information
which it has received tending to show
that registrants in certain localities
desiring to escape military service,
have sought to have teeth extracated
so as to render them eligible to phys
ical disqualification. A dentist in
New York State advises that several
would-be slackers have approached
Kim with requests to have teeth ex-
tracated for this purpose. This office
| desires TO warn I'll dentists against
permitting themselves to be party
to practices of this sort and to call at
tnetion to the fact that severe penal
ties are provided in the law for any
person coEspiring to aid to avoid the
draft"
In ways that are dark and tricks
that arc vain" some of these slackers
invite comparison with Bret Harte's
heather Chinee. They not only Turk
in hiding, thus voluntarily impriscn-
ing Themselves, but change names be-
come wandering vabonds, and in few
instances even commit suicide. We
read Of ono, with the significant name
Of August Schwertfeger, who, on be-
ing arrested under bed in Massil-
ion, Ohio, on August 27, was found to
have lived in disguise as female help
in his fathers own house since last
May, his final detection having been
due to the sharp eyes of women neigh
bors. Aside from the dishonor he
brings upon himself and family, the
obstinate and fleeing Stacker is a pit,
liable object merely because of the hard
life he voluntarily chooses, counting
discomfort and mental torture fan
outweighing the terrors Of the fighting
front, which latter, after the resolute
plunge, he would find-except in cases
where cowardice is an incurable dis.
ease-t9 be largely imaginary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
CONVERSION OF LIBERTY BONDS

The privilege of conversion which
arose in consequence of the issue of 4
per cent bonds Of the Third Liberty
Loan will expire on November next
and under existing law cannot be ex-
tended or renewed. Delay in exer-
cising the privilege will result in over
burdening the banking institutions OF
the country and the Treasury Depart
ment by making it necessary to handle
all conversions at the last moment
and may result in many cases in the
loss of the privilege of conversion al.
together.
Holders of coupon bonds are strong
ly advised to exchange them for regis
tered bonds in order to protect them
selves against the risk of loss, theft
and destruction of their bonds.
The banks throughout the country
as a matter of patriotic service, will
doubtless all assist bondholders in con-
verting and registering their bonds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13
BRIEF COMMENT

Cole Bleases drive for the Senate,
like Vardaman's, fortunately encoun-
tered an immovable snag.
How does that paper clothing worn
in Germany stand the rain, and how
do the Germans happen to have
enough paper for the purpose now that
it is scarce and costly in other coun-
tries?
Spain prudcntly waited to see how
the cat was going to jump before
standing upon her dignity as a SOW
ereign and once powerful State.
The news of their abandonment of
Ham seems curiously belated in view
of the diet to which the masses CT the
Germans are understood to have long
been condemned.
able and must gracefully yield the
palm to the Teuton, now that British
officers declare they would rather fight
Turks than Germans because the
Turks fight fair.
A few people who were too selfish
to observe the first motorless Sunday
found German flags painted on their
doors when they returned from their
joy-rides, which served them right.
The harvest of live Huns caught in
the British net during August was
big enough to confirm the suspicion
that many Of the surrenderers were
more voluntary than involuntary.
The case of the Spaniard condemned
to death in Paris for attempting to
give the Germans news of the arrival
of American troops and the location
of their camps is worth the prayerful
consideration of the aliens or NOM
inal citizens similarly employed in
this country.
The Germans uphcmistically term
their extensive and rapid retreat as
an "unobserved withdrawal" yet the
pursuing Allies must get mere than
an occasional glimpse of a fleeing
Huns back and the accounts show
that there is considerable shooting al
so.
The German Minister of War urges
his panic-stricken countrymen to en-
ulate the French "who believe in final
victory with steadincss that forces
admiration" This is amusing both
because the burglar can not be ex-
pected to exhibit the moral courage
of the honest householder and because
four years ago the Germans were GER
tain the French could be swept aside
and Paris be captured in month.
The quiet of the streets and high
ways on the first motorless Sunday
motorless by Government request not
by order-brought a thrill of pride to
the patriot proud of his country's
willingness to sacrifice as we'll as Joy
to the long suffering pedestrian who
did not have to jump for his life ev-
cry so often or wait YEARLY for his
chance to get over at crossings.
1t is agreeable to hear that all
American troops are being gradually
withdrawn from the French and Brit
ish forces and attached to the First
American Field Army. The supreme
command of Foch is right and proper,
but each of the Allies ought to stand
out visibly and be able to wear all the
laurels it wins.