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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

I'm a certain woods the shells were
dropping so thickly that the French
commander ordered our men to aban-
don their huts. As the order was not
received until evening, q 'Y' man Of
my acquaintance decided not to leave
until next morning as he wished to
take his stuff. Next morning he was
approaching the hut when French
officer stopped him to exchange fare
wells. This took little more than
minute, and the Red Triangle worker
started on his way when shell ex-
ploded on the path near the hut at the
point where he would have been had
he not been detained.
Close Calls Every Day.
"Some 'Y' workers are having hair
breadth escapes every day, not every
man every day, but each in his time
with a regularity to justify saying
some men every day. Eight of our
men with the Canadians have been
killed, and we cannot expect to escape
unscathed. They work from six
o'clock In the morning until eleven
o'clock at night, seven days week,
with a week off every three months
and many never take their week off.
On one occasion of which l know the
workers were up at three o'clock In
the morning with hot coffee to warm
the French soldiers coming In after
three-mile wade through mud and
rain. Those Poilus appreciated that.
MANY of our workers slept on the
ground in zero weather this winter,
with nothing but blanket between
them and the frozen earth, and with
no shelter but a hut made often Of
green lumber which warped, letting
in icy blasts. A test for real man.
81 went forward toward the
trenches to meet the American sol
diers coming back after their baptism
of fire at Chemin des Danes and they
were all eagerness for more. The
Germans had sent picked troops
against them, their strongest men in
brand new equipment, to Impress the
Americans that Germany had an
abundance Of everything, material
and robust men. Quite contrast to
the ill-equipped emaciated men the
French had taken prisoners. The
Americans gave such good account of
themselves in this fight that the
French could not praise them enough"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22
Bet $40 on Who viii
Kill the Most Huns

Wilkesharre, Patio settle
bet of $40 as to which could kill
the most Huns, Alexander Cor
mack, twenty-eight, and John
CORNISH, twenty-three, enlisted
in the United States army here.
"We have arranged to carry
stick over with u.s." said Cor
macki, "and every time one of
us knocks a Hun over a notch
on the stick will go to that mans
credit. We trust each other.
When the war is over and we
come back the man with the
most notches wins the bet"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22
Observation-Disclosures
Sells Short Pants; Enlists.

Steubenville OF sold my short
pants at Newport News" writes Gill
bert e. Boycan, a negro boy aged flf-
teen, feom somewhere In France to his
parents here. Playing truant from
school to see some selective soldiers
depart, the boy decided to join the
army and enlisted at Wheeling, w. Va.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

''These figures show a large In
crease over those of the campaign
against France In 1901.
"Punish Catholic Churches"
TN Belgium, besides many art
treasures, they have confiscated old
paintings valued at 100000 pesetas.
"Due to the treachery of Cardinal
Mercier and other priests, who did
their utmost to stir the priests
against the good-hearted German SOL
diers, they were forced to teach Sc
we're lesson to the Belgian and French
Catholics.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22
16 Chicks From is Eggs.

New Castle, Pa.--James Woods
placed Is eggs under hen and 10
chickens were Matched. One of the
eggs must have produced two chicks,
he thinks, but he has not been able to
Identify the twins"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

She (tenderly)-When did you first
know you loved me2
He-When | began TO get mad when
people said you were erainless apA
unattractive.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

''This amount includes fine of TO-
600 pesetas imposed on the Alsatlan
children who insist on speaking the
French language and refuse TO study
the beautiful German language These
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22
Tell Neutral Nations How Church
and House Are De-
stroyed.
IS MEANT AS A WARNING
Circular Recites Amount Of Booty
Seized In France and Belgium,
and Mistreatment of English
Prisoners OF War.

Washington. Teutonic frightful-
ness as practiced In France and Bel
GUM has been made the subject of a
German warning to neutral nations OF
the fate which they may expect IL
they take up arms against the central
powers.
IL there are any still thinking of
siding with the allies let them take
warning from the fate of others says
the warning. 1t is In the form of a
circular, which recites the amount of
booty seized In France and Belgium,
the number of churches damaged and
destroyed, the money wrung from the
stricken inhabitants and finally the
deliberate mistreatment of English
prisoners of war.
German propagandists have flooded
Spain with this document printed in
Spanish, and copies have come into
the possession of the state depart
ment. Having established Its German
origin the department made public
this translation:
Besides an untold amount of war
material captured on the battlefield
the Germans have taken possession of
incalculable booty in France and Bel
GUM, including:
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

an Poland also large number of
itary reasons. The figures concerning
these have not yet been published.
"As a result of the stupid stubborn
ness of the Belgian people in contin-
uing the struggle after their bloody
and final defeat on the battlefield, the
German officers were forced, against
their will. to impose punishments on
many rich individuals and wealthy cit
les. This has contributed the follow
ing amounts to the German treasury
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

Need You Worry About This7
The edges on the $50 gold pieces
wear holes In your pocket.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
INDEPENDENT COUNTY TICKET

The Courant has been furnished
with the following list Of the nominees
chosen at the recent Independent con-
vention at Omemee. The delegates to
that convention were from every
township, with but two or three ex-
ceptions, in the county all of whom
disclaimed any connection with the
Nonpartisan league, so far as the re-
suits of their deliberation in conven-
tion assembled at that time was con-
cerned. The general idea as expressed
at the time of the convention among
those present was that the farmers
of Bottineau county had arrived at
the conclusion that the time to clean
house, politically, in this county had
arrived. Auditor, VIM. H. Martin,
rep, Maxbass; states attorney, J. j..
Weeks, dem., Bottineau; sheriff, Thos.
Hennessy, rep. Bottineau; register Of
deeds, O. H. Swanstrom, denn., New
burg; treasurer, II. c. Dana, rep, Bot
tineau; clerk of court, T. D. Acheson,
DEM, Westhope; county judge, John
E. Martin, rep, Bottineau; county
commissioner, first district, Selmer
rep, Bottineau; county COM
missioner, fourth district, 9. w. Bron-
son, rep, Maxbass; superintendent OF
schools, Anna D. Burr, Bottineau:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
OFFICIALS WILL
LABOR in FIELD
North Dakota's Sturdy Farmer Gov
ernOr Sets a Most Excellent Ex-
ample to All Glasses of Officehold-
ers Throughout the State.
PLANS FOR RED CROSS DRIVE.
Names of All Slackers Will Be Pub
lished-Every Citizen is Expected
to Vie With His Fellow in the Good
Work, -

Bismarck, May 14.-Every state Of
fetal and employee as result Of a
inauguration today by
Governor Lynn J. Frazier will spend
ten days in the harvest fields.
Governor Frazier called confer.
ence today and all present signed 9
pledge to that effect.
Another war move started by the
governor is to limit the vacation this
year to ten days whereas last veal
the vacations were two weeks and il
former years a month or more.
The pledge is as follows:
We, the undersigned state Of
ficials and employees Of the State
of North Dakota, do hereby prom
ise and agree to perform at least
ten days Of manual labor in the
harvest field or threshing season
Of 1918, and said ten days shall
constitute our regular vacation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
PLAN FOR THE SECOND
RED CROSS DRIVE.

It is to be hoped that every citizen
Of Bottineau county will familiarize
himself with the plan to be carried out
in the Red Cross drive. No solicitors
will be appointed for the various units.
The voluntary plan has been decided
on as the most feasible way in which
to raise Bottienau county's allotment.
The sum of $8,5OO.O0 must be raised.
There is no division fsentiment as
to the cause. We are all agreed that
it is a worthy one. The question is
one of method; that is, which method
would be the most expeditions and the
most satisfactory. Those in charge
settled on the voluntary system. By
this method every man is expected to
60 to the polling place in his precinct
on Tuesday, May 21st, from 1 to p.
m. and, voluntarily subscribe. A LOCAL
committee will be present sto receive
subscriptions and register names.
Every man is expected to subscribe in
an amount equal to five per cent of
his Liberty Loan allotment. Bear in
mind that it is the allotment and not
the subscription that governs. Thus,
if man was allotted fifty dollars in
the Liberty Bond drive, he will be ex-
pected to subscribe $3.50 to the Red
Cross. People who were not allotted
bonds are also cordially invited to sub
scribe. "
The plan should meet with the hear
ty support of our citizens. More
drives are yet to come, both for the
Liberty Loan and for the Red Cross.
It is every mans duty to give liberal
and whole-hearted support to these
projects. The work should not fall on
the few who may happen to have the
work in charge. If the method adopt
ed proves success, it will be the sys-
TEN established for the future drives.
The plan is equitable; every man CIV
ing according to his means. And he
does it voluntarily; does so because
the allotment is fair and the cause
just.
It is urged that all possible publi-
city be given to the plan, so that no
person in the county will be ignorant
of it. Make it point to tell your
neighbors and be at the polls your
self.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
SAVE THE BABIES.

More than two million babies, in
town and country, rich and poor, well
and sickly are tipping the scales and
standing up to the yardstick, unless
they are too little to stand, in answer
to the request Of the Children's Bu-
reau of the United States Department
of Labor that parents enter their
children in the nationwide test, as
the first step in the campaign to save
100000 babies.
England and France have realized
that work for better children is vi
tai war work and England has proved
the value of what she has done by
bringing down the baby death rate to
the lowest point in her history.
The weighing and measuring test
is giving thousands of communities
in the United States opportunity to
find out whether their children are
well born and we'll cared for. Weight
and height are a rough index to the
health of the growing child. Some
adverse conditions individual parents
can remedy; others demand commun-
ity action; but the Children's Bureau
believes that our children must be
given increased protection if the baby
death rate is to be reduced here as it
was in England during the second year
of the war.
It is hoped that all parents will CO.
operate with the local Baby Welfare
Committees in the work they are un-
dertaking during the next two or
three weeks.
Mrs. H. E. Layne,
Go. Chairman Child Welfare Com.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16

CONTINUED On pags ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
it would not yield more than 8 bushels
Flames Organization Lack.
do not believe" said Cor

flames Organization Lack.
do not believe" said Gore,
the price ought to be fixed on
wheat, rye, barley, corn, cotton or any
other articles that is produced by the
farmers Of the country. The farm
ers of the United States are morgan
lied; they cannot combine to fix the
price Of their product. Every man
who produces a commercial article is
entitled to whatever price the law of
supply and demand will award; and
so long as he receives no greater
price he cannot be indicted as pro-
fiteer. 5.~
ut is those who are in a situation
to manipulate the law Of supply and
demand, to arrest and thwart it's
operation, who can be subjected to
the charge that they are profiteers.
The farmers do not come under that
category and they do not deserve that
epithet." 4s4
Senator Gronna Of North Dakota
said: 1--WE have crippled the industry
of farming, we have lowered the pro-
duction Of wheat. Are you going to
lower the production Of wheat? Are
you going to lower the productions
Of these other grains and make it i'm
possible for the American people, the
boys on the battlefelds and for the
allies to secure food at all?"
Some time ago, Mr.. Townley, when
speaking for the Nonpartisan league,
declared against raising the price Of
wheat, but he coupled his declaration
with demand that reasonable prices
also be fixed on the things that the
farmer has to buy. Congress also has
refused to take this step, although it is
understood that President Wilson
favors this program. rs.a
Moratorium For Soldiers.
It seems strange that no general
news story was carried by the press
associations in regard to the passage
Of the moratorium for soldiers and
sailors. The bill was passed by the
Senate March 8, having previously
been adopted by the house. It pro-
tects soldiers in service from foreclos-
ures of mortgages, prevents the seiz-
ure of articles on which partial pay
ments have been made and suspends
financial obligations in the case of ne
cessity for the defenders of Uncle
Sam while they are in the service.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16
FARMERS TAKE NOTICE.

The order of the United States Food
Administration directing that all sur
plus wheat shall be marketed before
May 18th. 1918 is hereby, within the
state of North Dakota, modified as
follows:
Holding Spring Wheat for Seed: On
application to the County Food Admin
istrator and with the approval of the
Federal Food Administrator Of the
state of North Dakota, farmers may
retain of the 1917 crop enough wheat,
as a reserve for 1919, to seed one-fifth
of the area or acres they now have in
wheat, on the basis of.1A bushels
per acre. A man, therefore, having
100 acres in wheat in 1913 may hold
25 bushels Of wheat for 1919 seed.
This seed wheat is at all times to be
subject TO the order Of the Federal
Food Administrator, and is not to be
held after the 1918 crop is assured,
on which date wheat held as seed shall
be marketed.
The above concessions have been
granted to North Dakota SO as to as
sure reasonable amount Of high
grade seed for those farmers who
have been in. the habit Of saving seed
until their next crop was assured.
/ am certain that with these two
liberal concessions every holder of
wheat will promptly comply with all
the regulations and have their sur
plus wheat marketed by June LIST. Give
us your support as we do not want to
be called upon to report single IN
stance Of wheat boarding from North
Dakot
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16

II the critics would spend the same
amount Of energy il the effort to pre-
vent the government making mistakes
that they spend II denunciation, the
per cent o. errors would be much
smaller.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09
AVESNES IS CAPTURED
BY BRITISH AND PART.
OF JOURNAL OCCUPIED.
HAIGS MEN TAKE 100000 GERMANS PRISONER FROM oC-
TOBER AND NOVEMBER S, INCLUSIVE, ACCORD
ING TO OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
(BY ASSOCIATED PREssl

LONDON Nov S.-Tbe capture of the important of
Avesnes and the occupation Of the western portion OF Journal
reported in Field Marshal Haigs official communication tonight
Both and south Of the British have passed the line
Of the Avesnes- -Maubeuge road.
LONDON Nov. S-Two hundred thousand prisoners
taken by the British the front from October No
vember inclusive according official made
in the house of last night in the period the French
captured 100000 the Americans $4,000 and the Begans $4,000
PARIS Nov S-The French troops continuing to press
the Germans having driven the from further large
the southern part of the battle 'front.' according official cOmmun
icaon issued tonight.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov 1000 P.
MGeners Gouaud tonight holds the bank of the Muse
from Sedan to the outskirts Of Mezeres his during
the day having made advance of from five eight miles
Scores of villages liberated and the French brought
artillery and supplies roads deep with mud and cut
places by immense mine craters.
The Germans showed determined resistance the river
approached and appeared hold the bank strongly with
artillery and machine guns,
The advance of the French continued also the left wing
creaSing the to HirSon and Maubeuge
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09
WAR SUMMARY

ported 90 have flrd tu SchlcswiE
ON tho hattlcunlds tho German
over, where are being harrcd back
ward to their horlcr Tuurnai tn
important railroad center in Bel
r.um. ou the line leading to Bru--
sells. bias been entered hy the Brit
ish. who ar, across ih, SchcidI with
few barriers Of great importance be-.
tween them and Brussels To th"
south OF NalcuCicuuc. The British
have taken AVesnt- another import
and railroad junction point aud al
along the front huN, pushed th" Ger
mans farther east Nauhourc BE- be-
INK advanced upon hy me- British
French Cut into Encm, = Front.
Tho French have again cui deeply
into the cnpmN- front A. Hst ar.
counts thcy bad reached Liari 20
mile, north 0f Rcthyl nu tho railroad
leading eastward to Mehiorcs The
taking of this town leaves only ono
railroad in this portion ol France
over which the enemy can retire
This is the ilirsou line which ie ho.
ing daIlv brought nearer and now t
some places is dominated hy ihr
French gums
Eastward Coo French arr -iiIl
driving northWarI and have Joined
hands with the Americans u Tho
western outskirts pf Sedan More
prisoners sud large additional quau-
uties of war stores have been taken
by the French
Friday saw little infantry fighting
hetVeru the Americans and ihc Ger
mans west oI the Meuso buf there
was heavy reciprocal homhardWenis
East of the river fhf Americans have
cleared ouf strong Qualifications held
sr M enemy
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09
GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
j R c { ABDICATI0N.
Of KAISER At ONCE.
ULTIMATUM HANDED no PRINCE
MAMMALIAN FOR THE
EMPEROR
CONCESSIONS ALSO ASKED
Crown Prince Must Rcnunciatc
Claim to Throne--l.cply Re
questcd by Noon Threatening
to Leave Government.


BASEL. Nov. -Th ahdoaton
ot Emperor William au The ro-
OF fhe thror by Grown
Prince Frederick Wiill. before
noon today, were demanded Zoo an
ultimstum sent by m managing
committee Of the Germ Socialist
party az O'Clock yet day after
noon to Prince MaXimilia of Baden.
the imperial chancellor according
To the correspondent u Socialist.
the official organ of IUa Socialist
party OF Germany
The managing comm lop of the
Socialist party consider thp entire
political situation and decisions
we're embodied in the ulimltm
which Philip Seheideu nn, social
ist member OF the German cabinet
without portfolio sent .. Chancol-
tor Macmillan Thee decisions
were.
first: The right OF public ~.
scmbly.
Second The miliiar, and polic,
must bc ordered to lrcumulatr
great reserves.
Third The immediate trans
formation of the prussitu govern
ment In conformity with tho views
of the majority in the rrich-tag
Fourth Greater Socialist rep-
rcscntation In the rcichstag.
Fifth The abdication Of I'm.
pcror William aud the rcnnnCint
Of the throne hl the crown prince
The imperial chaucollo Was ask.
.ed 90 reply before noon today. ac.
cepting Otherwise ihr Socialist
declared they would Vi, Jaw from
ae gut uaieut
s Munich dispatch give. aidi
tional details of the meeting a.
which the republic was proclaimed
Continued ou Page Sd
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09

Th. Vtl situation tor Friday BE-
summarized bN tho Associated Press
as follows
Tho term. oI hp entente aiiics
under which Germany may sccur, an
.rmi.ur. have been handed to th"
German delegates 90 French army
haadquarf.rs af o. lttls village in the
urp. rmrrf 0. Aisur and O. German
courier uov pcediug back to Spa.
German headquarters iu Belgium.
with ihr document
Seventy .fVU hOur- or until Mon
day morning iaNH been given il"
German. tD accept 1r reject the st.p-
ulaiiou. Emperor William is saId
90 %. at ~rt awaiting fhr arrival oI
the roufirI Rtb the mumcnf'ous
condition. rhr German delegates
,rdr.tnrrd tu secure uu Immediate
rro,. uulI .u.prn-ion ni hosiilitios
but Marshal Fuch refused 10 ac-
qulee,c
ksi~rt Won't Gct oui.
N,fuifh. The tact that thc
sbdic,iian of Emperor William is
rcneall, believed 90 be conditional
unon an, t,rus of ar armis'icc and
the further nrt chat Che majority
partie. in Germany have demanded
thsi ---~-iuif ffe throne aud that the
crown prince r.nounce h.H right io
succession tb, emperor has refused
Co retire
u.1ruuiIr throughout Germany
revolt !. bob ihe air aud De- red flax
B. nvur republic hu been iorm-
"a in Hsara. ant n addition 20
Kiri Hamhurf trd Srh'osuie hr'-
m.r 4. In turmoil Prince Henri of
Prussia. maudrr..n-rhl"i "i lht
German ilaef thf rrFtiff pFti u.
vhi.b saiI ia be- ufrFu.f. is rr.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09

official communication fllOv.
our troops continue Go pursue the
enemy rear guard During tho day
We liberated large zone OF French
territory and numerous inhabitants.
"On the left Wa accouuated our
progress east of the Capollc- Avesnes
rOad We have udtarged pur inCs
near tho fortrts. of h'rsou More
No the east We have reached at NUM-
crous points the south bank ol The
Thon river Between Oringny and
l.iart We have established bridge
heads ou the north bank
"Ou our right We are along the
Neusc from Mcz.cros to the neigh
burhood OF Zazeilles The number
.o, prisoners taken since yesterday cN-
ceods 1000 Everywhere the enemy
is abandoning guns ana material
AVIATION During combats In
In the important fighting and were
engaged against the German avia-
tors charged 70 protect the retreat
.Of the enemy troops and 20 hamper
our progress The German airmen
have showed themselves particular
ly aggressive with machine guns
against our infantry and batteries.
owing to the superiority OF their mc-
thods of shooting and skill and Wig
ilance of the personnel the French
air formations have contributed
largely iu making the emery pay
daerly tor his adacIous tactics.
Thirty five German airpancs have
been shot down hy our uutposts or
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-09
REJECTS
SOCIALIST DEMAND
TO QUIT As KAISER
WILLIAM REfl SIS TO DEInIE
Up COUNTliN To TIM
ANARCHISTS.

4 thaHN.iNiNu frNHH
AMSTERDAM. Nw. Sim.
pcrur William of Crrmnn, ha,
declined t0 acrcdr tp the de-.
mands that he ahdi.Itc. >a,, e
German wireless dispatch pick
ed up here tonight
10 the ultimatum Il the ~o-
cidist> the emperor wu rd
through Minister OF the Inter
ior DrvWs that b. rcfuscd tu
abdiCatv voluntarily ON thr
ground that hr cuuII not lt
the moment uf rtcr under
tahc the terrible ,-ponsibili-
tics uf handing u,t. German,
tn the entente and delivering
up the cuuntr tu anarchists.