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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-06-14

Last Wednesday evening about
twenty young people surprised the
Misses Golda, Myrtle and Beluah
Barnes and Miss Alberta Gaunt
Games and music were the features
of the evening. Jewell and Thorwald
Peterson carried off the prizes. Re
treshments were served at midnight,
latter which the crowd departed for
their respective homes.
A dance was given at the A. Peter
son home last Saturday night in hon
or OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Peter
son. The hall was prettily decorated
with spruce and cherry blossoms. At
midnight grand supper was served
after which the crowd returned to
the hall and continued dancing un-
I'll an "early" hour.
Tolof and Thorwald Peterson, Law
renee Driever. Gladys Schiesser and
Wilma Clugy were Sunday visitors at
the A. Kunze home.
j. L. Baldwin injured one of his
eyes last Thursday by a small piece Of
steel lodging in it. He went to Den
yer last Sunday TO consult specialist
and returned Monday much improved
Mrs. o. Wisco went TO Denver Tues
day morning to have some dental
work done.
John Purden left Monday after
noon for Idaho Springs to take min
eral baths for the benefit of his
rheumatism. We hope he will be
able to leave all of his rheumatism
there, and come back feeling o. K
once more.
]. E. Barnes and son Bryan and d.
r. Burnside motored to the capitol
Monday morning and returned Tues
day evening
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-06-14
CAMERON NOTES.

Raymond Kronquist of Denver,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06
PIE. SCOTT HERE
MONDAY EVENING ! 7

John Scott, soldier and author, vet
eran of the Boer war and the tenth
man to enlist for service in the Can
adam army for the present war will
speak at the Armory under the aus
pices of the Canadian recruiting mis-
sion for the purpose Of arousing en-
thusiasm in general war matters. Pri-
vate Scott is a soldier and an author,
having just completed a book on the
war, detailing his own experiences in
battle and in German prison camps,
where he spent 80 months. He is one
Of but 173 Canadian and British. SOL
diers who escaped from the German
prison camps and made their way
back to their own lands. His talk
will prove highly interesting. Private
Scott is giving series Of talks thru
Dakota under. the auspices Of the Can
adian recruiting mission on general
war tipics.
Private Scott is member Of the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06

the power Of God gave me my first
memory, but when it is figured in
years, months, and then weeks and
days, it has been long, long time
and my first memory was mother.
How much happiness and how much
Sadness can occur in this time,
! am sure every mother in Barnes
county will be happy when these let
tiers arrive, for most of the boys that
came from there, have mothers at
home.
These mothers can be proud also
to have as upright bunch Of boys as
those enlisted at Valley City or any
other place in the state. never could
regret being with them.
Lots Of love from three sons who
are in war first for cause and nov
for purpose, and we are thinking Of
our dear folks every day in the Coco
Old U. S. A. @
Lots of love from your son,
Roy Stillings,
Hdqs Co., 1874 Inf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06

votional and educational character
will be held morning, afternoon and
evening every day during the con-
vention. The big day, in point Of at
tendance at least, will be Sunday,
when the annual ordination service
will take place. About 40 candidates
will then be ordained to the holy min
istry. DR.. Stub will be in charge of
the services, assisted by the district
presidents.
It is expected that number Of the
members Of the church from this vi
cinity will attend the meeting, at least
the Sunday sessions. Rev. Naeseth
and Mr.. K. "A. Bonhus will represent
the local congregation and leave for
Fargo tomorrow morning. The con-
vention will close Thursday, the 18th.
. 81 . . E.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06
A SOLDIERS LETTER

On Active Service with the American
Expeditionary Force, May II, 1918.
My Mother:-This day has been set
aside for every American soldier to
show his appreciation for his mother.
For my part, I think it very needless
to set day for this occasion, you will
find all the soldiers showing love for
their mothers every day. Seeing that
this day is observed for this occasion
it gives me pleasure to take advan-
tage of the opportunity, which is CIV
en- to each Of us.
We are three sons writing to one
mother today. We, are happy that we
have a mother to write to. am, and
I know Ray and Harlo are proud to
have mother who has done so much
for us. E
Also we are proud Of the name we
bear. When ever hear that name it
pleases, and memories come OF our
father who bore that name and was
handed to US.
A fellow never realizes what a
mother and father are to him, until
he is four thousand miles from home,
and away under the conditions we are
under right now.
A day set aside for Mothers Day
brings memories from childhood to
this date. It doesn't seem long since
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06

9th battalion, Winnipeg, and went to
Europe in October of 1914 in convoy
Of 80 boats and five cruisers. He
reached France in February of 1915
and first went into action near Ypres.
He was wounded at Fleurbaix in
March Of that year, and again on
April "a, sustaining shrapnel wounds
in four places, and while in q first aid
station was captured and again
wounded by Germans. He was also
gassed.
Scott was taken to military. hos
pital, after being captured, at Prizes
ter Semenar, Germany, where he re-
ceived good care at the hands Of the
nuns. He was there till July and was
then taken to prison camp at Senne,
Lager, from where he was taken, III
August, to Blakenstein, near Essen,
with a working party. He was I'M
able to work, because Of his wounds,
and was courtmartialed and impris-
'oned and then taken to punishment
camp at Minden, remaining there till
June, 1916. Then he was sent to a
farm to work but refused to labor for
the Germans.
Scott escaped October 20, 1917,
from a coal mine at Buer-W esterholt,
being four days and night reaching
Holland, from where he went to Eng
land. Scott says the Germans treat
their prisoners very badly and prac-
tically starve them. Only packages Of
food from England and Canada keep
the prisoners living, he declares, and
the German civilians often attempt to
buy this food because of the general
shortage in Germany.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06

We don't know what the city ad-
ministration is doing with that surfew
whistle but we guess it must be run
ming on the old time. We have been
beating it home on the new nine
o'clock schedule SO as not to be caught
out after the whistle blows, only to
discover that it let's loose at tan in
stead of nine. We would suggest that
It be cut out altogether or run on
schedule time.
Miss Ella Whalian, Of Fingal, spent
Thursday in this city as the guest Of
Miss Ruth Hart. Miss. Whalian was
formerly q student Of the Normal
school. She Just finished teaching a
term at the Tower City schools.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06
FARGO WILL ENTER
TAIN LUTHERANS

What is expected to prove Fargo's
largest convention to date will be
held in that city this coming week.
Ministers and delegates of the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church of America
will hold sessions in the city Audit
forum for seven days. This is the
second general convention of that
body which was formed through the
consolidation in St. Paul last year of
the three Norwegian Lutheran church
organizations, the Norwegian Luth-
eran Synod the United Lutheran
Church and the Hauges Synod. max
ing a working body Of over 100000
members.
The st. Paul papers estimated the
attendance last year at 10000. Far
60 does not expect so large a gather
ing, of course, which is lucky thing
for Fargo: They are however, looking
for about half that number and are
getting a little worried about how to
take care Of that number Of strang-
ers within the city gates. Still COM
mittees have been at work listing all
available rooms in private residences
Both in Fargo and Moorhead. The
schools have also placed their dor
mitories at the disposal of the com.
mittee. This in addition to the hotel
accommodations of the two cities
ought to take care of good .sizec
crowd.
This is an extraordinary meeting
to clean up business which could not
be finished last year. This fact, anc
war time conditions will, it is expect
ed, cut down the attendance to abou
half of last years attendance. ii
The convention will open Thursda!
morning with divine services conduct
ed by Rt. Rev. j. Nordby, president O
the Eastern District Of the church
Thursday afternoon the president o
the general body, DR.. H. G. Stub o
st. Paul will read his annual messag
to the church. 81. ..;f.
Business sessions, meetings of q de
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06
From Mondays Daily

w. r. Lindsay, of Fargo, was 9
business caller in the city today.
B: J. Ballard, of La Moure, N. D.
was here on business today.
Walter Thomas Mills, Of Berkeley
CAL, spent Sunday in the city.
Miss Kathryn Hammare is shop.
ping in the city from Fessenden, N. b
G. G. Shapleight came in this morn.
ing from Minneapolis to attend t.
matters Of business.
Alzada and Mrs. T. H. Boswell, Of
Tower City came in this morning t.
spend the day.
Geo. Miller, Of Tower City, is here
receiving treatment for his eyes. His
father came down Saturday evening
and spent Sunday.
The Misses Richie, teachers of the
Sanborn schools, spent Saturday in
this city.
r. c. Wolfe, manager of the Thomp-
son Yards in this city, went to Wood
worth, N. D., this morning.
w. F. Stenerson, of Fargo, was a
caller in the city this morning, and
was registered at the Kindred.
VIM. Johnson and family of Column
bus, N. D., autoed through here Sun
day on their way to Fargo. They
stopped, at the Valley Hotel over
night.
There will be a Red Cross meeting
organized at the farm. home of Mrs,
M. ]. Moe on Wednesday, June S. at
2 p. m. Mrs. Henry Nelson and her
assistants of Valley City will be out
to conduct the meeting. Everybody is
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cowell have NOV
ed from town to the farm.
Robert Anderson left for the twin
cities on No. 4 yesterday afternoon.
H. r. Nelson, Of Fingal, was call
er on the Times-R Record today and left
a subscription with US. !.
Gussa White and Mrs. Chas. Whit
cher left on No. 4 for Grand Forks to
attend the Sunday school convention.
In the write-up Saturday Of the
graduating exercises Of the high
school at the Armory we got our tvpes
mixed up little. We stated That
Hon. Lee Combs Cowell presented the
-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-06

diplomas. This was a terrible break
It should have been Hon. Lee Cowell.
who made very nice talk to the rad.
yates IN his presentation. Not know.
ing how each gentleman feels about:
our erroneous impeachment we have
been religiously kept out of the way
Of both Of them.
Andrew Thurston, who has 80
faithfully looked after the G. j. Lee
block as janitor during the winter
months has been granted ten davs
vacation and will leave tonight for
Forsyth, Mont, where he will visit
MS son and family. On the return
home Ray Thurston and family will
nrlng hln1 by auto and they will visit,
the home folks here for q time. An
drew deserves the vacation all RIGHT.
John, Herried will attend to the work
while he is gone.
Mrs. D. w. Clark, who has spent
the past few months in California. re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Cook, of the Normal school
faculty., was a passenger to Fargo
this morning.
~ senator = u Frank Ployhar was laid up
ASW u0yS AdSC week with bad
attack of grippe or some other per-.
nlclous germ that kept the senator
out Of touch with the rest Of the,
world for few days. He is on the.
Howard Wilson, Of Leal. and c. p
Stearns, of Rogers, are on the jury
Joe Young went to Fargo this.
morning on business, and will return
this evening.
Eleanor June Gibson celebrated her
fourth birthday last Saturday eve
nng; June l. The rooms were deco
rated in pink and white and the table,
set for eight. The refreshments were /.
ice cream and cake. candy and nuts.
a number of little girls and bows !
were invited about her own age.
IN California since last fall has re-
turned to the city, arriving here Sat
urday evening and is again at home
at the Colonial Flats.
fOk SALE-1917 Ford Touring Car.
ilne shape; tires practically new.
lock, braces. chains, tubes and other
extras. Call Carlson, SOCK. Hours
- { y Ii 5-3td-2wps
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15

contrary to the accented opinion
that sod produces the best corn. 1t
is evident the sod was not robbed,
decomposed, this year, owing to the
excessive drought, and thus no
chemical action resulted. and the
corn got no benaft from the sod.
The first farm e.perimenter in this
country was an Indian, Quinto, of
New England. He noticed good
corn grew where fish had been
thrown on ground He put fish
in each corn hill, and then two fish,
and found his corn was better.
Also found corn better where weeds
were burned, and thus he learned to
grow good corn, and thus the use Of
nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and pot
ash and also cultivation was prac-
ticed by the Indians and it is scien-
tific application of the same prin-
ciple accepted at the present day.
Protein was not known to farmers
in general twenty years ago.
"Our school work in the Calvert
Agricultural High School has been
handicapped by the shortage OF
teachers, and also the Influenza that
has closed the schools for time.
By rare good fortune the former has
been overcome by DR.. Edmund
Burke, of Cecilton, offering his ser
vices to fill the vacancy.
"The Agricultural equipment is
fairly good. OF the 134 students
when the Influenza broke out 1O2
were sick at one time, before the
school was finally closed by the
Board of Health.
"The school building is said to be
the finest outside the cities Of Balti-
more and Frederick in the State.
The Cecil Farmers Club may claim
a good share of the credit as largely
through its influence the agricul-
tural school was established.
"The State needs such schools,
and needs them now more thar
ever"
J. H. Kimble gave an interesting
account of the various agricultural
measures that are now pending IN
Congress that are intended for the
benefit of the farming comm unity.
Adjourned to meet at the call OF
tho President.
ELWOOD BALDERSTON,
Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
United War Work Campaign.

Success to the United War Work
Campaign for funds! 1t is just as
important, if not more important, to
raise this fund than it was to make
a success of the Liberty Bond cam
paigns. The Young Mems Christian
Association, the Young Women's
Christian Association, the Jewish
Welfare Board, the War Camp Com
munity Service, the American Lii
brary Association, and the Salvation
Army, are all doing a wonderful
work, and they must not be crippled
for want of fund. BY their activities
they are giving to our boys lover
there" a little of heme surround
ings, protecting them from the vices
often incident to army and camp
life, relieving them from homesick-
ness, keeping up their morale, and
furnishing them with comforts and
diversions they could not have ex-
cept for the great work of these or
CARNATIONS. Largely as result of
their work, ours is the cleanest army
that ever did battle for humanity.
Let us help to keep it clean. Let us
give and give literally.
The American soldier boys are not
home yet. To suddenly drop our
100000 fighters, now that peace
has been declared, is not the thing
to be done. With the peace there
comes the long labor of re-shipment,
the reconstruction work in Europe
and the final rehabilitation at home
More than year of formidable work
remains. This will be the big year
OF the seven welfare agen cies, whose
expanded function it will now be to
administer to the absent American
soldiers during the most trying
period of camp inaction.
Your boy is not home yet. Vic
tory has come and peace has come,
but Uncle Sam is not going to- lie
down on the job of delivering the
soldiers home fit in mind and body.
will increase the need for mental
ministration such as only the now
thoroughly war-seasoned and camp
wise agencies can give. Gen. Per-
shing knows. His endorsement OF
the United War Fund drive is ell
thusiastic and eager.
The termination of hostilities is
the very hour when the United War
Work drive most happily begins, and
the seven united agencies now rails
ing $170,500,O00 throughout the
nation, of which Maryland will glad
ly raise $1,50O,0O0, are expecting a
large over-subscription. Bring the
Boys back as clean as they went" is
the slogan with which the drive
opened on Nov. II. This country is
expected to give its share generous
ly. In the midst of the rejoicings
over peace the people are in still
more generous humor towards the
American soldier boy. Speed him
home, whole in mind and body.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
How War Cuts Road Work.

Indicating how the wartime policy
of restricting highway construction
to projects of military or great
economic importance has been en-
forced, the Bureau OF Public Roads
announces that from the day in
January, 1918, when the Secretary
of Agriculture called upon the States
to conserve money, labor, trans
portation, and materials as far as
possible, to September 80, the pay
ments on Federal-aid post-road pro-
jects aggregated 1852, 943.S4, or
less than one-thirtieth of the
amount which theoretically could
have been paid in that period. In
the administration of the Federal
aid road act, 691 projects, involving
construction of 7,377.S3 miles, at a
total estimated cost of $52,675,89S.-
IA, of which Federal aid comprised
$19,S43,315.02, were approved by
the Secretary of Agriculture in the
period from July IL, 1916, when the
act became effective, to October L,
1918. The total amount of Federal
aid available to October L, after de-
Quoting 3 per cent for administrative
purposes, was $29,1OO,O00.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
Another Liberty Loan Coming.

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has announced that, no matter what
the results of the pending oyertures
for peace may be, there will be an
other Liberty loan. To use his ex-
preston, 1--WE are going to have to
finance peace for while just as we
have had to finance war"
There are over 100000 United
States soldiers abroad. If we trans
port these men back to the United
States at the rate of 100000 a
month, it will be over half year
before they are all returned Our
Army, therefore, must be maintain
ed, victualed, and clothed for many
months after peace is an actually
The American people, therefore,
having supported the Liberty loan
with a patriotism that future histor-
ians will love to extol, will have an
opportunity to show the same
patriotism in financing the just and
conclusive victorious peace when
ever it comes.
One more Liberty loan, at least, is
certain. The fourth loan was popu-
larly called the Fighting Loan;,'
the next loan may be a fighting loan,
too, or it may be a peace loan.
Whatever the conditions, the loan
must be prepared for and it's success
rendered certain and absolute. Be
gin now to prepare to support it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
Caring For Disabled Soldiers.

Perhaps one of the most interest
ing pieces of work which the Red
Cross has undertaken is that OF Old
tanning suitable employment for dis
abled and crippled soldiers returning
from The front. already various
organizations have offered their hell
and the Red Cross Institute at 81
Fourth Ave-, New York City, Is
meeting with splendid cooperate
from different firms who are II
position to place men physically IN
caoacitated for every employment.
One occupation which seems par
ticularly adapted to the needs
these men is that of manufacturing
paper boxes. 1t IS an eXtremei
large field, the chief advantage being
due to the fact that it is mainly ar
employer of unskilled labor.
For the men in whom it is possible
to develop exceedingly skillful ,-ani
deft fingerwork, the process OF lay
ing and tooling goldleaf on tn
covers and boxes for fancy cand-
and cigarettes offers interesting and
delicate handiwork.
More and more, the business
teaching and placing these cripple'
ard disabled soldiers in necessar.
and important grades of work are bf
ing carried out along strictly scie'
tific lines in order that they will no
be a burden, but will be able, i
spite of amputations, to "stand o
their own feet"
Bereft of his ability to go back te
his former business in life, dis
allied soldier need have no fear o.
what the future holds in store TO
him for the Red Cross has takei
upon it's shoulders the problem OF
answering the question What shall
we do with the legless, armless and
blinded men when they come back?'
and is indeed preparing the way for
a happy return for them to civil life
in way that will mean profit boil
to the soldiers and the communities
in which they live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
History's greatest war has ended

History's greatest war has ended
Germany's mighty military power
has been crushed, and Emperor Will
liam whose arrogance, egotism, and
ambition to dominate has cost thous-
ands upon thousands of lives and
devastation and ruin that it will re-
quire years and years to restore and
repair, has been pulled from his
fancied secure pedestal of might,
while autocracy, tyranny, the divine
right of kings to exploit their people,
of which he was the embodiment
have received their deathblow.
Militarism, as represented by the
German government has been tri-
umphed over by people who repre-
sent and believe in the brotherhood
Of man.
"The bells of time ring out the old
and ring in the new. The myriada
Of men, Americans and citizens OF
the other free countries, who have
given their lives to redeem the world
from warrior kings and despots, and
from nations that regarded war as
their industry, have not died in vain.
The curtain falls upon the greatest
of all wars only to rise upon the
most fruitful and inspiring peace. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
About Group.

If your children are subject t.
Group, or if you have reason to fear
their being attacked by that disease
you should procure a bottle of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy and
study the directions for use, SO that
in case of an attack you will know
exactly what course to pursue. This
is a favorite and very successful
remedy for Group, and it is import
ant that you observe the direction
carefully.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15

For the wheat crop of 1917 the
farmers of this country received an
average price of $2.05 per bushel;
for 1916, $144; for 1915, SO cents;
1914, 80 cents; 1913, 70 cents, as
estimated by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates. In the past year, State
averages Excluding States produc-
ing less than 100000 bushels)
ranged from $1.S3 per bushel il
Utah to $2.66 in South Carolina.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15

That the final responsibility for
meeting the food needs of the Ma
ton and the world rests upon tho
individual farmers in every com
munity is the basis of farm bureau
membership campaign planned for
the week of November rs by farm
bureau committeeman in New York
State. Quotas of membership will
be assigned to every county, and the
county quota will be apportioned to
the communities. The campaign is
not for the adding of mere names to
the membership roll, but for the en-
listing of farmers who believe in a
sound agricultural war program and
will support it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15

Prevent Fires; Help Uncle Sam.
Who wants to be a German
Protect your country; don't destroy
it by setting fires.
Are you working for Uncle Sam?
Preventable fires must be made i'm
possible. Be careful with fires at
home and in the forest.
Are you fighting for your country?
Are you making preventable fires a
thing of the past? This can be done.
You must be careful with fire.