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, 1918-08-15

ing, indigestion, sour, gassy stomach
and that miserable, bloated, puffed-up
condition after eating.
Now here is good news. An easy.
sure relief has been found to get rid Oh
the harmful acidity and gases in the
stomach. 1t is called EATONIC, a
good tasting compound that you eat
just like candy. A tablet or two of
EATONIC after meals will work Won
ders. You can have no idea of what
sure, quick comfort EATONIC brings
until you do try it. Use EATONiC
after your meals, enjoy q good appetite
and get full strength from fine food you
eat. At the same time protect your
self from summer stomach and bowel
miseries.
Get a big box of EATONIC from
your druggist today. He will tell you
that people who have used EATONIC
say that they never dreamed that any
thing could give such quick and won
derful results. 1t costs only SOC a box
and if it fails in any way, your drug
gist, who you know and trust, will re-
turn your money.
, 1918-08-15
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar-
EN- Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule con-
tains about n lose of five drops.
Take them just like you would any
pill. Take a small swallow of water
If you want 10. They dissolve in the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash put the
bladder n kidneys Inc throw off the
inflammation which is the cause of
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints, that backache,
rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gall
stones, gravel, "brickdust," etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder, kidney, liver,
stomach and allied organ Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money If you are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
, 1918-08-15

For centuries all over the world
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has af-
forded relief in thousands upon thou
sands of cases of lame back, lumbago,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones, grav-
ell and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al
lied organs. 1t acts quickly. 1t does
the work. 1t cleanses your kidneys
and purifies the blood. 1t makes n
new man, a new woman, of you. 1t
frequently wards off attacks Of the
dread and fatal diseases of the kid
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases of the organs of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine, sed-
Iment, or "brickdust' indicate an I'm.
healthy condition.
Do not delay a minute if your back
aches or o are sore across the loins
or have difficulty when u%rinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get a
, 1918-08-15
judicial Pun.

A certain judge was trying a case
a dealer sued n steamship COM
pany for the loss of some pigs in Il fire
on board n cross-channel boat. 1t came
out in evidence hat the steamer had n
large deck load, and here the damage
vas greatest.
The judge thus began his charge to
the jury:
Gentlemen, to put thee pigs on
deck vas IL rash act, but to fry them
was n rasher."
, 1918-08-15
She Wrote Ii.

The mother of an elght-year-old girl
wished to send her on an errand to
he grocery.
"Get a IAN of peas" said the moth
er; they're little peas. 1 think they
are called Lilliputian peas"
81 can't ever remember that NAME"
said the small girl.
"very WELL" said the mother, "then
write 1t down."
And this was the puzzle she present
ed the grocer:
"One a Lilly Pub Shun peas"
, 1918-08-15
BY Absent Treatment.

Miss Skreecher was giving n concert
all by herself and had succeeded in
p%uncturing the roof In several places.
The man with n heavy shock of bald
head started for the door, reeling as
he went, A friend met him at the
door.
whats the matter, old top?" asked
his friend, in a stage whisper"
"Oh, I'll be all right as soon as | get
out of hearing distance. Just an at
tack of high-C Sickness"
, 1918-08-15
Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.


The motorcar dealer met an under
taker one afternoon to whom he had
recently sold a secondhand car.
swell, Lane" said the dealer, show
about that a I sold you? Every
thing going satisfactorily"
"Well," replied the undertaken, at
did give me a little trouble at first.
1 used 1t for a mourning vehicle, you
know, to carry the mourners and
friends, and they don't like to be shook
up in their grief. But now I'm using
1t as a hearse, and I haven't had any
complaints SO far."-Harper's Maya
zine.
, 1918-08-15
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

Having thoroughly whipped the
armies of the German crown prince
and driven them back beyond h
Vesle river, Foch, now a marshal of
France, turned his attention in the
middle of the week to h forces I'M
der the Bavarian crown prince, Rup-
precht. At dawn on Thursday the Brit
ish Fourth army and the French First
army, under command of Field Mar
shall Haig, began an offensive on a
wide front in the region east and south
east of Amiens. The front under at
tack was about t~wenty-eight miles In
length, from Albert south to the vicin-
ity of Montdidier.
Within "a hours the allied forces had
penetrated the enemy lines to points
from six to seven miles beyond the start,
had taken more than 10000 prisoners
and great quantities of material and
many guns, and had occupied numerous
towns. Their own losses were remark
ably light. Tanks led the infantry in
the attack and did wonderfully good
work.
Complete success in this offensive
would result in obliterating the e
man salient in the Montdidier region
and would imperil the entire Hun line
from Reims to Ypres. The Germans
seem to nave anticipated this move
ment by the allies and some days prev
iously withdrew their forces there and
in other sectors to stronger positions.
Progress by the allies here carries
them into the Picardy country which
l. A.. g.. thatr
retreat of March, 1917, and again de-
vastated by them when they drove for
ward this year.
The defeated out not d~isorganized
Huns between Scissors and Reims, as
was predicted, gathered their strength
for a pause in their retreat between
the vesle and the Aisne. Their guns
were brought into play from the plat
eau In that region which commands
the Vesle valley. The Germans, in
deed, made strenuous attempts to pre-
vent the French and Americans from
crossing the Vesle, especially in the
vicinity of Fismes, but numerous rela-
lively small units forced the crossings
and held onto their new positions de-
spite furious counter-attacks These
operations were mostly between
Braisne and Fismes. Up to the close
of the week Marshal Foch had not
tried to send any very large forces
across the river, probably waiting I'M
til his artillery could drive the Huns
from the nearer hills to the north.
The Germans were using only medium
caliber guns, which was taken to mean
that their heavier artillery was being
placed north of the Aisne to defend
that line for there seemed little doubt
that they would be forced that far
north before very long. Their position
south Of the Aisne was said to be real
ly %untenable though seemingly strong.
At the west end of the line the French
and Americans were steadily pushing
east along the Aisne, int at the east
end Immediately north of Reims the
French made considerable advance be-
tween the railways running to Laon
and Rethel.
The city of Fismes, which was so
calamity taken by the Americans, was
as calamity held against all attacks,
though the Germans deluged 1t with
explosive and gas shells. The machine
gun and rifle fire of the Yankees was
SO accurate as to arouse the admirn-
ton of their allies.
-@-
Activity increased during the week
In the Lys salient which the Germans
, 1918-08-15

"Yuu tell me Casey the contractor
was decorated for bravery" said Mr..
Rafferty,.
"Ile was" replied Mr.. Dolan. Hes
wearin' II fine black eye I gave him.
, 1918-08-15
One Thing That Holds Its Own.

Everything else is getting smaller
doughtnuts and cakes and pies-but
the piece of mind we get from our
critics is the same old regulation size.
Memphis CommercIal-Appeal.
, 1918-08-15
His Disappointment.

81 found II letter lying on the side.
walk this morning" grumbled old
Riley Rezzidew of Petunia. sit was
signed LUCILLE and at first looked as
if 1t might be worth reading. But
when 1 had read the first line or two,
which said, John and l went to Bethel
to the big singing last Sunday 1 just
throwed 1t down again. What kind Of
a letter was hat to lose on the pub
lie street?"-Kansas City Star.
, 1918-08-15
Don't Poison Babv,

E~ORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child mut have
PAREGoRlo 8T r lapda P0p t make lit Iseg. These drugs will produce
FROM WHICH THERE IS NO WAKING. Many are the children who
num- and morphine, each of which Is narcotic product OF OPIUM Druggists
are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to Children a ali, or
to anybody without labelling them i" poison" The definition of "narcoacn
is: "A medicine uhich relieves pain and produces sleep, but 1chich in poison.
Gus doses produces stupor, coma, conclusions and death" The taste and
smell o medicines containing opium re disguised, and sold under the names
of "Drope," "Cordals" Soothing Syrups8 etc. You should not permit any
medicine to be given to your children without you o. your physician know
of what it is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT
CONTAIN NARCOTICS, If it bears the signature
of Chas 3. Fletcher. UEZ-1
Genuine Castorla always bears the signature of Gxz<ZTAIZM
, 1918-08-15
what EnaIIshwomen Arc Doing.

Six hundred and seventeen thousand
English women have gone into bust
ness-1oS,000 into government posi-
lions 1000 into transport service 3d.
900 into banking and finance; 100000
into selling and clerical Positions
From Mex. O. r. Drug Topics.
, 1918-08-15
REVIEW OF
The Great WAR
British and French Begin New
Offensive Between Albert
and Montdidier.
HAIG DIRECTS The DRIVE

ALLIES Force Crossing of the VesIe Riv-
or In Face Of Strong Resistance
Plans for Siberian Expedition
March States American
Army Program.
, 1918-08-15

Be sure you're right, then be sure
you're sure.
, 1918-08-15

Jamaicans can raise two vegetable
crops yearly.
, 1918-08-15

Activity increased during the week
In the Lys salient which the Germans
, 1918-08-15

Seemingly not yet quite satisfied
that Zeppellns as raiders are a failure,
the Germans sent a fleet of five of
these monsters across to raid England
last week. Their coming was signaled
and they were attacked by the British
air defense before they could reach
the coast. One of them was shot down
in flames over the sea, its commander,
the noted Captain Strasser, n all
the crew perishlng. The other airships
fed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
SON DEAD, FATHER SICK.
Influenza Victims Drift 222 Miles IN
Open Boat on Missouri.

Bismarck, N. D.-After drifting
222 miles in an open boat on the Mis-
souri,, with the dead body Of his son
for company on the last half OF the
trip and himself delirlous with Span
ish influenza for greater part of the
Journey, with just enough strength
left when his boat struck a sandbar
opposite old Fort Lincoln to drag him,
self up the bank, C. K. Stearns, "
wear old fisherman, was discovered
after lying day and a night in ram,
and brought to hospital here, where
he shows signs of recovery.
The son, who died while the boat
was drifting with the current between
Washburn and Bismarck, {, was Thorn,
as Earl Stearns. He had registered
for the draft at Plaza.
The journey in the open. boat was
begun two weeks ago. Influenza de-
veloped soon after the father and the
son set on the voyage. For two days
both were delerious and then the boy
died The father had expected to
make Bismarck landing, but ne was
unconscious when the boat drifted by
the citv. Finally the craft ran ashore
On ON . sandbar off Fort Lincoln, where
the father waded ashore, leaving MS
son @ in the boat, and waited for death:
The Stearns have for years phea
up and down the Missouri as hsher-
men. At various times they nave
fished at the mouth of Auule creek
and other points near Bismarck, Wheie
thew are we'll known.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
mccoy WILL INSTALL
STORE IN GREAT FALLS
Prominent MinOt Merchant Returns
From Live Montana City Where
He Leased Large Block for De-
partment Store to be Installed
April /.


Paul V. Mccoy, of the Mccoy De-
partment store, returned yesterday
from Great Falls, Mont, where he has
completed arrangements to install a
large department store April 1.
Mr.. Mccoy has secured long lease
on the large block which has been oc-
cupied for the past twenty years by
the Edwards Furniture Co. This is
one Of the very best locations in Great
Falls.
Mr.. Mccoy will handle practically
the same lines carried by the Mccoy
Department store of this city, and the
people of Great Falls may feel certain
that they will have one Of the best
stores in the west. Mr.. Mccoy will
manage the store himself, but will not
leave Minot until early in February.
Mr.. Mccoy came to Minot about
seventeen years ago and he has grown
up with the city. He was scarcely past
his majority when he opened the LIE.
land Drug Store, which he managed
for years. Later he became interest
ed in other drug stores Of the city, at
the present time being interested in
the Leland Drug store and the Benno
Drug store. He branched out into the
jewelry business, and is interested in
the Winters Jewelry Co., one Of the
best known jewelry concerns of the
state. For several years, he has man
aged the Mccoy Department store
one of the largest and best stores of
its kind in the west. He was instru-
mental few years ago in organizing
the Mccoy Furniture Co., which now
occupies its own magnificent block on
south Main street In all Of the en-
terprises with which he is connected
success has crowned the efforts of Mr.
Mccoy and his associates. Mr.. Mccoy
has shown rare business judgment
He has always been a liberal buyer OF
advsAtising space and has been very
careful to back up his statements by
delivering the goods. Minot will lose
one of it's very best businessmen and
hundreds &C friends will sincerely re
gret his departure.
Mr.. Mccoy speaks in the highest
terms of Great Falls, city Of about
40 ,OOO population. He met many, for
rer Minot residents who live there
all Of whom are doing we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

There were many broad smiles not
iced when Justice Robinson's opinion
on the North Dakota bone-dry law was
read in recent press dispatches. JUS
tice Robinson, who is original, to say
the least, says that inasmuch as liquor
is needed in North Dakota with which
to fight the influenza germs, the ban
on the shipping of liquor into the
state has been declared off. In other
words, the Justice has declared truce
with old John Barleycorn, and the
enemy instead of remaining on his
own soil, may again invade North Da-
kota. In this, Justice Robinson de-
clares that Attorney General VIM. E.
LANCER concurs, tho the\Attorney Cen
eral has not made direct statement.
States Attorney Herigstad Of Ward
county says that if liquor is again
shipped into North Dakota, the con-
slgnees are pretty apt to get in badly
with the federal authorities, who have
come out fat-footed against shipping
liquor into dry territory.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
GIRL BETRAYED
LOVER IN PRISON
Suit Started as Result of Alleged I'm
faithfulness to New Salemite.

Alleged lack Of faitbfulness on the
part Of Clara Bond Almont oirl to
VIM. Behrbaum, convicted bank de-
faulter of New Salem. has heen tha
cause of instituting a law suit in the
district court, The father Of the man
in the case. r. Rehrbaum we'll lInovn
New Salemite, has brou1ht the s,,it
against the girl throurh Attorneys
Sullivan & Sullivan and the case viii
come up for hearinrr before Judpa
Neussle Move mber
The complaint asks That tho cron on
certain lands, which # is said viii
aggregate about a $4,000 return. ba
threshed under the iurisdiction of the
court and further asks certain leases
be dccreed to be the property Of tha
plaintiff, An order has therefore been
issued by JUDGE w, l.. EpessIa re-
straining Clara Bond Mason from
selling or digDosine. of The 2. ain or
from doinr anvthiEm that win affect
the title of the leases. The complaint
further nravs that the defen3ant be-
decreed hv The conrt tn hold said
lenses and The crons crown thereon
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

ephone, so when this practice is dis
continued 1000 more important tele-
phone calls can be handled with the
same operating force and the same
equipment.
The telephone operators have also
been instructed to courteously decline
to give information regarding other
matters not directly relating to the
furnishing of telephone service. One
quite common practice which has
been eliminated is the calling of peo-
pie in the morning. Requests for this
service have been made in larger
numbers than most people realize,
particularly by people without alarm
clocks or those who desired to be sure
of being awakened in the morning.
Another practice which will also be
eliminated is giving out the location
of a fire.
With the growing requirements of
the government for telephone equip
ment for the fighting forces abroad
and service for training camps, supply
depots and other parts of the war
machine" in this country, telephone
facilities are taxed to their utmost.
| The telephone people say that to elm
Innate calls not relating to the giving
Of telephone service viii permit the
release Of operators and equipment
for more important messages and re-
suit in the company being better able
to take care Of the service with the
present telephone forces and facili-
ties.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
l.. S. Foote Builds Sod Shack at Bur-
lin rtnn

l.. S. Foote of Burlington has con-
structed sod shack on his premises
adjoining the Burlington City mine
which is owned by Messrs. Foote q
Brunner. This is the first sod buld-
ing erected in this vicinity SINCE IN me
early homesteading days back in the
early '9O's. Mr.. Foote has constructed
a building that is a model of it's kind,
plastered the interior nicely, and it is
sal said to be very comfortable, indeed.
His many Minot friends are anxious
ly awaiting an invitation to attend a
house warming at Mr.. Foot's new
home and are prepared to make the
shack will attract many visitors as
many of our people have newer seen 6,
habitable shack of this character and
the novelty of viewing one that is
perfect in its appointments Will sat1s-
fy the curious.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
INFLUENZA INCREASES
MORTALITY FROM TWO TO
SEVEN FOLD In u. S.

That the disease which is common
ly known as Spanish influenza which
is sweeping the country, is the most
disastrous epidemic known in DO years
is verified by the figures just made
public by the United States Census
bureau, covering the principal cities
of the country, which show that the
normal death rate has increased from
two to seven times as direct result
OF the contaglon.
Fall River, Mass, shows the high
est advance In this city the mortality
has jumped from an average rate OF
1877 to 1904. In Philadelphia the rate
is 92.2 compared with a normal rate
of 143. The rate for Washington has
climbed from 15.5 to S67. Nashville,
Tenn, has advanced from II 70 1876,
and Baltimore from 1876 to 69 5. The
normal rates of New York and Chi
cago have nearly trebled during the
epidemic.
The total Of cases throughout the
country since the disease became pre-
valent in the middle of Septem Der Will
run into the millions. This is made
evident by the actual figures OF the
army camps. There have been 30l,
462 cases of influenza and pneumonia
among the troops in training. The
deaths in the army camps from botf
diseases for the same period have
reached the high total of 12,24O.
DR.. Wood Hutchinson Of Boston, q
noted writer on health topics, anc
who has been employed by the Socia
Insurance Commission of California
as an expert to lead in the society IN,
surance fight in that state, states that
in his opinion influenza will cause
100000 deaths throughout the country
before it is abated
While the United States PUBIC
Health service cannot forecast what
the final toll will be, they say that
"taking the country as whole, the
pandemic has done little more than
get good. start. The end is not lr
sight. The pandemic will be as severe
from the Mississippi to the Pacific
Slope. two weeks hence, as it was II
New England a couple Of weeks ago
and as it is in and about Washington
today" The bureau further states
that "the people must take home te
themselves large measure OF respon'
sibility for the spread of the disease
The spread of influenza can be check
ed materially if citizens will exercise
the most ordinary care"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
ARTHUR Peterson
DIED AT CAMP TAYLOR
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter X. Peder.
son, Prominent Residents Of Torn
ing Township Died of Pneu-
mOnia Oct. Is.

Arthur Peterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter X. Peterson, old time resi-
dents of forming township, passed
away at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ken
lucky, on Oct. 13, following short
illness from lobular pneumonia brot
on by the influenza. His remains
have been inferred in the military
cemetery at Camp Taylor, but later
ARRANGEMENTS may be made to re-
move them to this county.
The father did not learn OF the
death of his son until week ago and
snly then thru a telegram sent by nus
daughter, Dena, now Mrs. Wm. IL.
Lavely, of t'reeport, Pa, who Learned
OF the death OF her broCer -hru let
ter returned to her. Mr. Peterson M
nedlately telegraphed TO camp Taylor
and the following day the Mayer Oh
the 10th Field Artillery verified the
report -,
Arthur was born at Paynesville,
MINI, 25 years ago and moved with
his parents to Ward county twelve
years ago. He spent much OF his
time on the Peterson farm IN Torn
ing township. He dearly loved the
life Of the rancher and hunter ana
spent considerable of his time riding
the ranges in the Canadian Northwest
and in Western North Dakota ana
Montana.
Answering democracy's call, Arthur
enlisted in the u. S. cavalry in Texas
about a year ago and was recently
transferred to the field artillery ana
assigned to duty at Camp Taylor ne =,
was making rapid progress in his MIL
itarv work, for he was a real soldier
Letters received by relatives just a
short time before his fatal illness, tod
Of his attachment for the army and ne
expected to be sent to France soon.
Arthur was young man who won
friends readily wherever he went. ne
was a most congenial, ACCOMMODATING
Young man, honest and industrious.
Arthur is survived by his parents
. brother, Richard, who resides at the
Peterson homestead, and the following
sisters: Mrs. VIM. H. Lavely, Free
mort. Pa; Mrs. l.. A. Holmes, (Dora) j.
Brainard, Mimi; Miss Kaia Peterson
Who is teaching school near Max, n.
D and Miss Mella Peterson, who IS
= missionary in Manosoa, Madagas-
ear. The bereaved relatives nave tne
sincerest sympathy of many 1rlenus
aver the death of their beloved one,
who gave up his life in answering
Freedoms call.