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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-17
FEDERAL I !: 4 | | FUEL. / ORDERS
Arr. h: FULLY |: ! |. I. EXPLAINED ] [.

ttS Bismarck, N. d. May 1 6. 6.--Fed-
eral Fuel Administrators Isaac p
Baker, is besieged with inquiries
/ concerning the application Of Order
No. TX, made effective April 1st,
1918. providing for and regulating
the distribution of coal to domestic
consumers during the current year.
In order to enlighten the public gen
orally concerning the applicatt OF
the regulations he makes the fol-
lowing statement: X; .9s / 3.s53 y. II e
& SIT is the policy of the, United
States Fuel K Administration to en-
!; courage the early stocking: Of coal
bv domestic consumers to provide
for their requirements during the
coal year, comm a April 1st,
1913 and ending March 31st, 1919.
for 1t was quite forcibly demonstrat-
ed during the past winter. particu-
larly In the; eastern sections OF the
= United States, that, because: Of the
abnormal demands upon transporta-
tion facilities brought about by the
world war, coal must be transport
ed with uniformity throughout the
entire year and that the winter re-
quirements OF the nation cannot be
dumped upon railroad equipment
during the fall and winter months
with any prospect OF proper distri-
button. Is \. ,t.i, ..i', = n.
standing concerning the proper
form Of application Of the consumer.
The application is designed to show
the quantity Of coal required by
any domestic consumer and whether
or not particular consumer has
any untitled orders with other deal-
ers. It Is the desire of the Fuel Ad-
ministration that a given domestic
consumer place a single order with
one dealer for all coal required by
the domestic consumer for the year
in order to simplify the apportion-
ment Of coal supplies. The appli-
cations Of domestic consumers are
to be retained and filed by dealers
and a record is to be kept BY each
dealer, Of the, deliveries of coal on
each application. An application In
the prescribed form must, be made
bv each domestic consumer in each
instance OF the purchase OF coal, ex-,
cent that when q given domestic
consumer! has filed his application
for his annual requir rements with a
particular dealer, he need not make,
further application to that dealer
Tor for udeliyeTiee Of coal up 20 the total,
quantity required BY him for the
year. j. w ss.s.,E s+-.s
b operators. electric light
ana power plants and other public
utilities, Industrial or manufactur-
Ing establishments, and the larger
public institutions are not regarded
az domestic consumers and do not
come within the provisions Of Order
No. TX. Country schools, stores.
restaurants, hotels and other con-
sumers using coal for heating. cook
ing and other similar purposes are
REGARDED as domestic consumers. Fl
TN all instances Of tne purchase
Id carload lots by one or more &C 40 :.
mestic consumers acting jointly or
severally, the application must be
made in the prescribed form and be
approved BY the chairman of the
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AGGRESSION TE:jR'|MSO||': |:
THE new DRAFT BILL

,5a = washington, May 51s. Final
steps toward completion Of legisla-
tion amending the selsctive, service
law were taken today by congress.
"a complete agreement was reach
ed BY senate and house conferees on
the bill extending the law to youths
attaining their, ma j0rity since last
june. The dispute over exemption
of theological and medical students
from registration was compromised
with the adoption Of q provision ex-
8empting them II actually enrolled
when the act is signed butsrequiring
sregistrat tion OF those who enter
schools afterwards The provision
placing new sregistrants at the bot
tom of3 ELI les lists was retained. .S
fS3sss 8. -
M. Ejsing is u making Il arrange
smentss to leave this week for Chin
ook, IA Mont. near which place he ha1
fas ashOmestead I, and on hfchs he WILL
make an ndeavors sto prove mp. The
time Of king the testimony - the
case Of his proof has been set for
the 22nl Of this month. The home
stead is: the same n on which n Mr..
sEjsingss father lost his life several
years 30 when his Il shack burned
down. Since that timo MAIDS 4 has
been trying to get t5 ~ proved aup, and
believes tha ii no va succeed now:
He Intends to take the trip With hia
sAutomobale
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.GILB|ERTsIQ|||A | !. 0 \. EltC { lei
ton now ASSURED 5 ! !

It is a pleasure to note the popu-
larity that the candidacy Of Carl
Gilbertson of Ignite is gaining for
the Office of county superintendent
of schools Of Burke county. and 1t 10
now practically settled fact that
he will win out at the primary cleo
.tion in June byia large majorty.
No matter where q person goes In
the county he finds that Mr.. Gilbert
son is unusually strong, while in
some communities. hardly, single
man can be found but what will vote
and work for the hustling Ligntte
school man Mr.. ilbertson ats the
present time has charge Of the con-
solidated schools at ia ignite s and
most OF his time ia devoted to that
work, and for that reason he ID un-
able to travel through the county
and see all the voters on account Of
lack Of time. Then again every
mile he travels must be made 20
his own expense. No. one II Ananc-
ing his campaign, and there ID sStno5
one to pay hin q salary while hs Il.
out campaigning. II he II gone all.
day Saturday when he ought tds be-
doing work connected . with his
school, this time must be made n ND
during the evenings upon his retpIu.
The voters are taking this into eon-S
sideration, and will not blame 1Gr.al
:Gilbertson X he ails 10 call ON hem
before election They know that
he ii the best qualih ed man ins tho
county for the place, that he 10 not
the kind Of ~ man t0 neglect hiss
work Tor politics, and q q that hss en- I
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HEARS FROM BOY
=. WHO IS. PRISONER. NJ. ! n. ||.


Dear Mother 4. 3#
l hope you will get this /,
and not worry about me. for.
I am all right, except my
right arm and that will be
we'll in two weeks. %&
Well, they got me, but 81
was wounded first. They have
treated me all right, SO
don't be afraid that I won't
get back all right. Don't,
give up hopes. ! am writ
ing this with my left hand.
i do not know where to tell
you to write but will let you
know later. !
-, = Your loving son,
s. Hector E. Rollman. +
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is APPOINTED COUNTY
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Hon, Staale Hendrickson of Co
teau has been appointed county
food administrator, and is this week
at Fargo attending convention Of
the county food administrators of
the state, and also getting his sup
plies and full instructions. There
are SO manv new food laws coming
out every week that most OF usApave
long ago given up hope Of keeping
track Sof them. Staale promises to
keep tab on all new orders in regard
to food, and any information desir-
ed can be obtained from him. Mr..
Hendrickson will make an ideal
man for the place, and we believe
he can and will fill the Office to the
great satisfaction Of both the people
Of the county and the food admin
istration. Ssh i e .5 s
SS ~ w s.. S.. S.. a
! Now read The Tribune want ads
There may be something there that
you want. tt !. l.:-T
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ALEX CARR MAKES
GOOD TALK HERE

p 3. .,..HS Z 3 ss
Alex tKarr, who delivered an ad-
dress on Community, Cooperation"
to a large and enthusiastic audience
Monday evening, and who during
the forenoon delivered another talk
to the business men, and in the af-
ternOon to the school children, and
then again another talk to the busi-
ness men in the evening, and who
is sent to practically every city in,
the state under the auspices of the
North Dakota Retail Merchants AS
sociation, has built Up considerable
enthusiasm among local people, and
we believe that much good will
/, come from his work in I, Bowbells.
The state association promises # to
be- with US again some time in June
when the best musical troupe or
the best play, procurable will be
sent here with one of the, best
speakers obtainable for q two days
stay when two big community days
will be celebrated in Bowbells. The
details Of the big community days
will be worked out later. The main
object OF Mr.: karrrs work is to bring
the people Of the city and the farm
ers closer together, and also cut out
the fighting between the business
men of practically all the towns in
the state. He is working in all the
cities iof the state Tor the same pur-
pose, and has most Of the state COW
cred now. The business men here
thought SO much OF his work that
they raised about 500 and sent
same 8tO the treasurer Of the assoc
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The foregoing card was received
by Mrs. K. M. Aarseth of Minot last
Saturday from her son. Hector Es
Rollman, who was reported among
the missing some time ago and was
later reported as taken prisoner and
in Germany. i i
Subsequently q letter from the
Red Cross from Berne. Switzerland.
arrived. The Red Cross Officials as
sured Mrs. Aarseth that everything
possible would be done for the
prisoner and that they had sent
him q full suit of clothes and were
sending ten pound package Of
food and tobacco twice "a week to-
him. ef..- 89 *3$
The address of Private Rollmans
was given as Prisoner of, War, Priv-5
ate Hector E. Rollman, Gefangenen-
lager, Bayrenth, Germany. The.
card, in measure, has eased the
mothers anxiety, but she is anxious
ly looking forward to another COM
munication from her son. <
Private Rollman IS the first man
from the Minot companies to be TAX
en- prisoner. IL ~ 4, - =
CAN'T TAKE SILVER a
INTO. CANADA NOW
Leave the silver dollars at home;
when you start for Canada and take
paper currency, as no one will be
allowed from now on to take any
silver loney across the border into
Canada. Silver certificates are also
included In this order. Travellers
are warned not to take any silver
money. when starting for any point
in Canada but to take paper money
which will be good at par every
where in Canada. ;ss,. 81 \. 3. I.
z. w. 8. 8: s., -
City Assessor G. A. Masters start
ed work here on Friday aof last
week.. and since that time has been
putting in all of his spare time In
listing property owned by the var
ious residents here. The assessors
job seems to be very large this
year. It seems that every depart-
ment OF the state and national gov-5
ernment has some work for the ass
SCISSOR, to do this year, and the list
ing of property is the smallest part
of the work. Mr.. Masters, how
ever, is equal to the occasion, and
is giving everyone full satisfaction.
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from town in Iowa for ten years
for burglary, but after serving 26
months in the Anamosa penitentiary
ha was paroled. Later he and an
other fellow robbed a store and he
was wanted on this charge. Pic
lures of Buck and his wife were
sent out broadcast and Sheriff Nod
reloe received one of them. The
woman, who is serving a four
months term in the Ward county
jail for pigging, will be sent back
to Iowa to stand trial when her term
expires. ''
Buck is a French Canadian and
was born in Winnipeg. He says he
ran away from home when IL years
old and has been knocking around
ever since. -
At the time Buck was sentenced,
Ticknor was brot before him and
Buck identified him as the man who
helped kill the officers. 1Ticknor
did not say a word but appeared
nervous. He has been trying to
engage Atty E. r. Sinkler to defend
him..
Flowering shrubs and tender
garden vegetables were hard hit;
barley far enough advanced was in
many instances leveled, but wheat.
winter rye and other field grains
are believed to have escaped with
out injury the low temperature of
last Saturday night and Sunday
morning. Many Burke county peo-
pie who had been boasting of the
wonderful progress being made by
their gardens will be compelled to
reseed at least portion of them.
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LEAVES his BEO TO /.
HELP COMRADES

is St. Paul, Minn.. May 16.-'.''I
think have been gassed. But If
it comes to the worct, please tell
Dad that his boy went over the top
with. the rest OF them
That ic the message that Private
William Scott, of Minot, N. D.,
gave the attending physician on re-
gaining consciousness In a field hos
pital in France, after being found
out In No Mans Land after an at
tack on the Germans who had at
tempted to raid the American
trenches. s}sssI
The story Of Scott's heroism was
brought to St. Paul by Geo. w. Sim
mons. OF the American Red Cross,
and related to the St. Paul Red
Cross workers by Simmonss atsa
luncheon Monday. !. "a ,;s 55r
Private Scott was sick when the
Germans i attacked. His captain,
Hoover, was killed with others
when he went over the parapet.
Scott left his bed and went out to
meet the Germans. Hc was found
by his fellows unconscious in No
Mans Land.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-05-17
NORTH DAKOTA ASKED
FOR s400,000.00


One year ago the War Council of
the American Red Cross was given
500, 100000 for relief work; It
has all been spent. Another like
amount is needed for the coming
year. North Dakota has been ask
ed to give 100000 or 800 for
each person in the state. This
has. been apportioned among the
counties Of the state on the basis Of
population, but not at one dollar
per capita. Burke county has 5000
people and is asked to give $4,000
or 33 cents per capita. The gross
amount for the county has been di-
vided on the, basis Of Red Cross
membership in each branch as fol-
lows: III NJ &s2 5 4. g {, lf55 s.s;. {25
Total memb bership and total re-
ceipts OF the Burke County Chapter
to. "a pril j, 1918: s. al u.
Name ofF8 Mem Receipts AL
IN. 3sSS bership lotment
X .: n E.$}; & 5{ - 8 End War
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'V|ANH00k VA GIRL || / B BADLY ! ]
BURN(DBY' Urn Cd ] GASOLINE

Minot. ~. b. {. ~ q ,-3-F diss julia
|Kendrick. a ifteen years (; old, who
was living with her brother. Henry
on . farm 4 few miles
from Van Hook \ was ,brought To q
local hospital last nigh suff ffering
from burns which ita ~ feared may
prove M "
She attempt ito pour n gasoline
from u i've gallon can oh AZ open
lire at the home The aameS caus-
1sed the expaosi ION sof che can, throw.
ing the burning Tfinfd over Her body
and tburning her \ Eli ests and stomach
sos osfearfullyrt that Al seems impo ossihle
Tor her to n live. It to0,
that shes inhaled some of the 5flalnes:
ss3S Her screanns br0ug ght tmmedihte
help but BET fore the fanes could be
Iaxtingutshed NH 81. .sSs hing II Ss IA
ssburnedS u from nor and kaf body Nas;
salmr,oDst coo She wa cared tor
sas well as Sit y possible sto V:
1 the hoines an aslie " as rush #tos sthe'
shospitasl q Khetss shs Y liss ill ss
ious StDlrl consl ttion w.
Fishing at IL heS [ona itlas
snetS continues to be goo I. and iI,s5
stiess goinfk so outs efe alss cont nttnutne
bring home large nlmberss et
suckers Il lne naming
M SiOuStIt'
I home A. al ~ n unu1s
sSall1
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(. All owners of grinding mills are
requested to procure license, from
Y F.. Ladd at Fargo before grind
ing any more grain. III
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Something Struck Him.

FRIDAY, July D.
BARNEY: Well 1 would just like to find
one fello in the army that was not doble
erosser and was right on the square, Bar
ney. If you try to be descent to fello
over here right away You will get doble
crossed and from now on I am not going
to trust anybody in my site.
I CUES l was telling you Barney in my
other letter that I was down for q little
fool play boxing match that was put on
just for fun and to show these homesiek
soldiers over here that things wasn't as bad
as they might be and that you could still
have fun on the Forth of July even if you
was thosand miles away. Some fellos
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,, eor~prrFE svsrIc hsroRe4Arso~
asked me to go in the ring and box little
with some fello and not to hurt him and
just to kid along and of corse that was
just what l done.
The fello was billed as The Unknown
Phantam or something like that and when
l saw how small he was of corse l said
right away to myself that I would not
hurt him. Well he was introduced and
here was about half thosand soldiers
around the ring we had and when stood
up everybody eheered.
Well we started sparring and all the
time fellos was kidding me from the side
lines and 1 was answering back and Of
eorse this boy being small I did not want
to hurt him so l just let on like / was
hitting him. = Well everybody kept holler-
ing "Mix it, Nail him Benniew and
everything like that but 1 kept right ON
playin.
Well pretty 'soon this fello cut loose
with everything he had and I wasn't
watching and 1 guess he must have cought
me on the venerable part of the chin be-
cause kind of went down, and when I
come to l was over in my corner and
everybody was singing that old Billy Sum-
day song about Brighten the Corner
Where You Are" and they was all laffing.
Well I'm thru and the next time i help
it will be to take Berling and not be made
a sucker out of for no army holiday.
BENNIE.
P. S. Since 1 wrote you this letter I
found out that that Unknown Phantam
was Knock Out Burns, one Of the clev-
erist lightweights in New York who is in
the army now. guess maybe put up .
pretty good fight to last as long as did
anyhow. BENNIE.
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All Play on the Fourth.
Friday

BARNEY: Well Barney while You are
playing around in the park with that girl
of yours on next Thurs. which is the
Forth of July don't think you are getting
away with anything that us soldiers over
here amt having. Becaus Barney we are
alredy planning on having big selebra-
ton in honor of Washington and We are
not going to have any drills at all or moth
ing but just play all afternoon.
don't know yet just what we are going
to have bat CUES it is going to be a band
consert and maybe some games and box
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Well yesterday couple of fellos come
around apd said that they wanted big
show put on and that there was q fello
from another division who thot he could
fight and wanted to box for the champion
ship of the Amy and that they said sure
they would find man to fight him and
they picked me right away.
Of corse hung back little bit at first
but they said that he only weged 134
bounds and I wouldn't have no trouble
knocking him out and that they would
help trane me and everything like that, 50
of corse I consented. And here I am
Barney all ready to battle for the cham
pionship of the whole army.
They got the ring already built in the
town square and that is where we are
going to fight. Of corse I haven't boxed
much except out to the camp but I amt
seen nothing around over here that I
would be afraid to mix little with.
Presumably am not blood thurste as
you know Barney and if this is pretty
decent boy l will let him down easy and
advise him to stick eople Of rounds and
then act like he was knocked out and take
the count. But of corse if he wants to
get ruff then CUES he will find that I can
get about as ruff as anybody.
Well I wish you was going to be one
Of my secunds tomorrow Barney. By by
BENNIE.
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The Smoke Fund Consoles Him.
Billet

The Smoke Fund Consoles Him.
Billet
Somewhere in Franss
Monday.
DEAR BARNEY: Well Barney I have
just finished up that mess they call mess
and am sitting up in my billet now cook
ing a pill that was just handed out to us.
1 CUES you know that l amt very strong
for newspapers because some of them
give me a raw dele when / was at the
training camp and some of. them fresh
correspondents wrote me up and told q
lot Of lies about me, and then / used to
have some jams with one Of them birds
named Sam, so | amt been very friendly
with them. But got to hand it to EN-
now because l am smoking cigeretes right
this minute that come from THE New
YORK Son and any time that papers want
to send smokes to US boys over here in
Franse then am for them.
Everybody otto give money for them
smoke funts for US soldiers because when
you are over here in Franse you are lucky
if you get good old Am. pills and honest
Barney 1 would just as leaf smoke horse
hair as the Tobacco you buy over in Franse.
I CUES horse hair would taste about as
good and smell even better and wouldn't
cost mere as much.
1t amt much to do for US soldiers to give
US Tobacco and would be ashamed of my
self if I was a citizen Of America and was
not giving something to one of them Tobacco
funts. But of eorse don't meme YOU Bar
ney because 1 CUES you got about all you
can do to buy Tobacco for yourself.
Well we been drilling all day out in our
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ing mach with each company in our bat
tilun pickin out there men to fight for a
battilun championship. Anyway we are
certainly going to have big day and l
wish you was going to be here to enjoy
it Barney.
By the way Barney don't forget to tell
me when you write how you and the
widow isNcoming out. Of corse there amt
much that fello can say especially when
she has got that four year son tied onto
her skirts, but there Is lot of fish in
the sea yet Barney and l would not 60
swallowing no hook to soon if I were you.
A fello can have a lot of fun in the
army and before l married onto any fam
lily responsibilis like that would think
about coming on in and not put in no
exemption elaine. 1t amt never going to
be hard Barney to pick up a widow
especially if they have got four year old
kids like she, and especially after this
war is over. Men is going to be scarse as
hens teeths after this war and you wont
have no trouble then at all.
Well l wish you was going to be here
for the Forth. By bye
BENNIE
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By FRAZIER HUNT,
Author of Blown In by the Draft"

Ymca hut
Tuesday
DEAR BARNEY: Well old pal
II certainly am glad that 1 got hep
to that Frensh dame Madeleine l was tell
ing You about in my other letters and got
wise to her before she made sucker out
of me. / certainly would feel sorry for
q solder over here who didn't know
nothing about wimmin because he would
be awful lible to fall into the clutches of
some Frensh skirt who would play him
for a big boob and make it awful en-
barasing for him. l would like to se
the color of the Frensh girls eyes who
could pull any of that ruff stuff on me
Barney. / guess she would get stigma
tism of the left eye if she watched me
until l made sucker out of myself over
her.
Well this is sure a great life over
here Barney and these Frensh are some
people.
The old man who owns the place here
where we are bileted is named Mosir
Shomo and every time he sees one of
us soldiers who lives up stars over his
barn, he bows and takes off his cap and
smiles and says "Bone jar, mosir," which
don't suppose you know what it means,
but is it Good morning, mister"
Well what do you suppose us fellos say
back, Barney. Well we say something
like this
"Bone jarf What do you meen talking
to me like thatf
And that old man just stands there and
smiles and bows and says, ENERGY, mercy"
which means THANK you." And then
when We get all thru cussing him out he
bows again and says Bone Jar again and
then he goes on.
But say guess nobody gets by his old
woman with any ruff stuff, Barney. Shes
got lot of hens around the barn here
and yesterday Jake Freeman got wise to
where they was laying eggs and he made
tour of inspection and he got six. Well
the old lady seen him coming out of the
barn with his pockets bulgin out and she
was kind of suspicious and there certainly
was something doing.
Jake tried to talk faster English than
she could Frensh but Jake didn't have no
more chance than if he was tong tied.
Before he knew it she had them six eggs
back and was making Jake pay two
franks for them, which is 40 cents, and
CUES she told Jake that the next time she
cought him stealing egs she would take
all his money away from him and all the
rest of his close to outside his pants
Well bone jar Barney
Your old pal BENNIE.