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Sam in that branch l expect to be
transferred before long.
This afternoon l took trip to Palo
Alto. Here cherries are 20 cents a
pound and fine Strawberries at 8 cents
q quart or 2 for Is. l ate all of both
that anyone that lives in North Da-
kota would want in one day without
getting sick.
There is one thing l miss and that
is the home paper. Am going to ask
you to send it to me. Oliver Rask
Of Zahl is the only one of the Will
liams county boys in this Co. He and
l are in the same tent with four 9TH
er good fellows.
At inspection last Saturday we were
ordered to wear our Red Cross sweat
ers. He had an extra heavy one his
mother made him but didn't consider
it Red Cross sweater, so didn't wear
it. The inspecting officer gave him
! q calling down and now all the fel-
lows ask him if he has found Red
Cross sweater.
/ The Capt. has promised him a
couple of days of X. P.
l think the school teacher at Zahl
should see that he receives regu-
lation Red Cross sweater.
! He and l planned a trip to San
! Francisco next Saturday and Sunday
but now I'll have to go alone as he
will be looking for sweater and do,
ing X. p.
Greetings to all. Your friend,
Harry O. Kivley,
Company &C" 9Th Division,
! Camp Fremont, Calf
Co. c., oath NJ. G. Bn., Camp Free
mont, California, May 20, 1918.
Dear Friends:
You undoubtedly, will be surprise
! CONTINUED on uage Z, Section y
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Williston Lads Write From Camp

Camp Fremont, Calf, May 30, 1918.
The Williston Graphic,
Williston, N. Oak.
Dear Friends:
Have thought of writing you
number of times but have just been
released from quarantine that all
men arriving at camp get.
We couldn't get any stamps or
leave the ammunition train camp.
Today the lid was taken of and
we are now allowed to go to the Y.
NJ. C. A. and all over so l am now
able to get all the free stationary and
buy all the stamps l need.
After leaving Williston we went to
Fort Logan. Here l was separated
from all the Williams County boys.
Was held at the Fort two days and
received shot in the right arm and
the left arm received a dose of small
pox serum. Also received physical
examination, clothing, etc.
Here we took out government m
surance. Think most of the boys tooS
limit. This all happened in less thar
two days and then l and about 5OC
other Dakota boys were sent out fol
an unknown point over the Southern
Pacific railroad and landed here afte,
dandy trip through the mountains.
At present am in a motor com
pany of the 9Th division Ammunition
train but have an application in for
%rorafor IN tho medical department o1
that branch of the service.
The doctor that holds commission
as Capt. looked me up and requested
me to ask for transfer as he nee II
me in the hospital corps. I don't lik'
to leave the company l am with as i
is the best in the regiment and lik'
all the fellows in it. But as | al
better fitted for the medical deoart
ment and of better service to Uncl'
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One of the most interesting ad-
dresses ever heard in Williston was
that of Private John Scott at the
Armory Auditorium on Thursday
evening last, when he told OF his ex-
periences while a prisoner in Ger
many. His story from the time he
was first wounded until he finally es-
capped from the German prison, re-
veals the most fascinating novel, Mr..
Scott is a man Of ordinary height,
with clear-cut features and strong
resonant voice.
Mr.. Scott was brought here thru
the efforts of the local lodge of the
Elks and the proceeds from the ad-
dress goes to the Y. M. c. A. and the
British War Mission. Sam Scott of
this city introduced Private Scott at
the meeting.
First Gas Attack
Private Scott left out all prelimin-
aries of his enlistment, and first fight,
and began his story with the first
gas attack which occurred while he
was at the Ypres salient. His descrip-
ton of the attack was very vivid.
At daybreak on the morning OF
April "a, 1915, I was on sentry duty
We were in that part of the front
called by the Tommies "Wipers.
Suddenly from the German lines
saw pufFs of smoke arise. These pu6a
grew and soon formed dence cloud
It began to move towards our lines
slowly but surely. The cloud rolled
on until it finely hit US. Thus the Ger
mans launched the first gas attack.
Scott then told how he took his
scarf from his neck and wrapped II
around his face, thereby saving him.
self to some extent from the fumes
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er phase will include exhibition events
and drills.
Among the prize contest features
are competitions between four mule
K ans, four horse teams AMI escore
wagons, four horse teams and combat
wagon, artillery half gun sections, ar
tillery complete gun unlimbering con-
test, single mule and machine gun,
saddle mules, officers and enlisted
mems mounts, mounted tug Of war
and mounted boxing.
A great arena of five acres will
hold the show and this has a seating
capacity for many thousands, includ-
ing an unlimited parking area for
autos.
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CAMP LEWIS TO
STAGE HOUSE SHOW
HUGE SHOW TO BE HELD NEXT
SUNDAY UNDER DIRECTION
OF CAPT, J. w. JACKSON

Camp Lewis, American Lake, WASH,
June 13th.-To show the proficiency
that has been attained by the army
men in training the horse and mule,
to promote interests among the men
of the division ir their animals, to
ra;se money for an "overseas" ath-
letic fund and at the same lime wipe
out the Indebtedness of the Camp
Lewis Athletic fund, the Remount
Dept. of the 91st Division at this can
tonment will stage a great and very
spectacular Military Horse Show on
Sunday afternoon, June 16, in the big
arena which was constructed last year
for such events. Special interests
centers on this show because of the
fact that the division will soon leave
for France.
The Forthcoming show which the
men are to take part in it declare will
be the greatest event of like nature
ever held at the camp, it has been ap-
proved and sanctioned by the COM
manding officers, who have offered
all animals and equipment at their
disposal, as we'll as men to partici-
pate. The event will be in direct
charge of Captain J. w. Jackson
formerly of Williston), commanding
mules are now being trained for war
the Remount Depot, where horses and
use.
The Remount Depot has literally
~ animals ,1nnr which to
draw for this exhibition and the very
finest in horsemanship is promised, it
being known that some of the best
riders in the world are among the en-
listed men in the camp.
Unlike the previous exhibition and
review held last December in rain
and storm, the coming show will not
be wild west feature, but strictly
a demonstration of how the quadrepeG
animal is utilized for military pur-
poses. There will however be consid-
cradle western riding of the more re-
fined sort, in which famous cowboys
will endeavor to outstrip past per-
formances. A lot of good comedy
stunts will also be supplied. Although
horses will have the headline honors,
infantry, machine gun, engineering
and other troops will participate.
There will be every form Of military
tactics that can be taught horse.
Both men and officers will enter their
mounts. Practically all units of the
camp will take part through their
representatives. Feverish act; vity in
preparation is now evident over the
entire cantonment.
After a review of all the entries by
Mai. Gen. H. A. Greono the show will
resolve itself into two distinctive
pbs ses, one part to be devoted tc
competitive riding Of many kinds for
which prizes will be given. The 9TH
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PRIVATE SCOTT DESCRIBES HELL
OF THE GERMAN PRISON CAMPS
Canadian Soldier Back From wo Years in erman he" mas
Cr;nnro storv-Funs Abuse Prisoners, Beating
and Starving Them

of the deadly chlorine gas. Some of
his comrads had no scarfe, others
took no heed to the onrushing cloud,
and soon the gas took effect. Men
choked thickly and dropped to the
ground unconscious. The picture that
was painted of the attack was CAST
ly indeed. Men were blown up be-
fore my eyes" said Mr.. Scott, farms,
legs and pieces of limbs were every
where after the Germans began their
artillery fire. The ground was COW
cred with pools of blood" Scott then
told how, in the face of heavy gum
fire and in the fact Of such scenes the
Germans were driven back time af-
ter time.
Struck by Shell
Scott said that he didn't feel the
effects of the gas till she'll struck
within ten feet of him. One piece of
the shrapnel hit him in the chest, an
other in the arm, still another in the
head and one more in the mouth. The
Corporal seeing his condition bound
him up as best he could and sent him
back to the first hospital. His story
of the trip back to the hospital thru
the communicating trenches was full
of horrors. After four hours he
reached q farm house, exhausted and
was carried to the cellar by soldier
Here he stayed all day without food
or water with some six others.
BY this time the British lines had
been pushed back and the house was
new in No-Man's Land. Finally the
British were forced back and the
house was in the hands of the Boches
One Of these opened = ventilator in
the basement and fired three shots
CCointinued on page 12)
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A little Book of Profitable Tales
Eugene Field.
Fairy Tales, Grimm Andersen.
Aesop's Fables. .,
Peter Rabbit Stories, Beatrix Por-
ter.
Index to Short Stories. Salisbury
& Beckwith.
Myths That Every Child Should
Know, Hamilton Wright Mable.
In the Child's World, Emile Pouls-
son.
Poems and Songs
A Child's Garden of Verses, Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson.
The Posie Ring, Wiggin & Smith.
Small Songs for Small Singers,
Mother Goose Set to Music, J. w.
Elliott.
Finger Plays, Emile Poulsoon.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-13
By Mrs. Lenore r. Ranus

Everyone knows that normal chill,
has an active mind, but many parent
do nothing to strengthen or train thi
vital part of their cbild's life, leavin,
all mental development to the teach
ers in the schools. Those parents ar
indeed fortunate who have kindergar
tens in their town or city, for tn
kindergarten gives systematic men
tai training to children as early a
the fourth year.
The easiest way to teach a child t.
think is through play. The mothe
can begin to sing Mother Coos
rhymes to the mere infant in arms
AS the child grows he recognizes tn
words and often the tunes. Later, HI
will ask for his favorite songs Of
rhymes and then begin to sing or re-
cite himself. Up to this point the
mother has accomplished three things
Strengthened the memory, cultivated
an ear for music and the ability tc
carry simple tune, and enlarged the
child's vocabulary.
Dc Sulc W uoc Ollly VIC DS'' Si"'
mar when talking to a child. Baby
talk is funny for the grown ups for
while, but the difficulty the child
faces in overcoming this is tremen-
dous.
As the child grows older story
hour should become part OF each
day. This is really lesson in Ian
guage. The mother should begin With
the finger plays when the child IS 3
or 9 months old, such as "lhls is
the church and this is the steepie'
"Pat-a-cake," and the counting les
son, "The thumb is one; the pointer
two the middle finger, three; ring
fnoer. four: little finger. five, and
that is all you see" "What the child
initiates he begins to understand"
That is the great purpose of the fin
ger plays.
AS the child grows other stories
can be added to the story hour. A
normal child, from about 2 years Of
age on, loves the stories of "The Three
Bears" "The Three Pigs" "Little
Half Chick" "Little Red Hen," and
other similar simple tales, list Of
which will be found at the conclusion
of this article.
In telling stories to children, esep-
cially to very young children, avoid
the element of fear. Children love
best the stories they have heard be-
fore. A good rule is to let the child
choose his own story. Mother can
introduce a new story when she deems
best. Another good plan is to have
the child tell mother a story some-
times, as this will aid self-expression
and be lesson in language.
To each counting, make use of the
play spirit again. In bouncing ball,
repeat the old-time jingle, "One, two,
buckle my shoes" You will be sur
prised at how quickly the little ones
will begin to count. Again, in build
ing blocks, make a game Of counting
by saying, "Give mother one block"
then "Give mother one, two, three
blocks" etc. It is unwise to teach
child under 3 numbers higher than
ten. They are we'll started if they
are able to count as high as this cor
rectly.
To develop the power Of concantra-
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Training Little Children

, tion, without which no human bein,
can be successful in life, there mus
be a certain amount of directed play
each day. Children are given this il
kindergarten, and the mother can als<
give it to them in the home. Wher
mother sews, the opportunity to d.
rect play is at once afforded by hav-
ing the child sit close by and sew
a piece of loose-woven cloth, such as
canvas or scrim. A big, blunt-point-
ed needle should be chosen for the
purpose and tied securely to heavy
thread. When the child shows evil
dences of fatigue the work should be
laid aside for another day.
Large, colored, wooden, kinder
garten cubes and spheres, ! inch in
size, with a hole through the center
to string on shoelaces, are also fine
for a lesson in concentration. This
OCCUPATION should be permitted only
when mother is close by to watch
and help.
Kindergarten materials can tie Sc
cured either from F.. Steiger g. Co., 49
Murray street, N. Y, or from Milton
Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass.)
For a child of 8 or older kinder
garten sewing cards which are per-
forated and to be worked in colored
worsteds, are interesting and instruc-
tive. An economical way to procure
such cards is for the father or moth
er to cut squares or oblongs out OF
lightly trace an apple,
ball, or some other object on one of
the pieces and then perforate the out
ines every half inch, making the
noles as large as the head of pin.
These outlines can then be sewed by
;he child in bright colors, working up
and down in the holes. Be sure the
outlines of the object to be sewed are
arge, as small objects are too trying
'or young hands and eyes.
Books to Help the Mother in
Telling Stories
For the Children's Hour, Carolyn
Bailey.
How to Tell Stories to Children,
Sarah Cone Bryant.
Stories to Tell to Children, Sarah
Cone Bryant.
Children's Book, H. E. Scudder.
Half a Hundred Hero Tales: Fran
lis Storr.
Mother Stories, Maud Lindsay.
More Mother Stories, Maud Lind
;ay.
kindergarten Story Book, Jane L.
Hoxie.
Freight Stories, Carolyn Bailey.
The Children's Reading, Frances J.
)lcott.
Three Minute Stories, Laura E.
Richards.
Story Telling in School and Home,
:. N. and G.. E. Partridge.
Tales Of Laughter, Kate Douglas
Niggin and Nora Archbold Smith.
The Talking Beasts, Wiggin &
Smith,
Wonder Book, Hawthorne.
Tanglewood Tales. Hawthorne.
Just So Stories, Kipling.
Jenele Book, Kipling.
Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel
Chandler Harris.
In Story-Land, Elizabeth Harrison.
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Would Prohibit
The Sale of Beer

Washington, June 1O.-A proposal
for complete prohibition during the
war was presented in the senate TO-
day by Senator Jones of Washington
as an addition to the $11 ,000,OO0,00O
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill. 1t is designed to meet President
Wilson's objections to the Randall
amendment, which would prevent the
use of $6,OO0,OO0,0O0 of the appro-
priation unless the President should
exercise his authority to prohibit
manufacture Of beer and wines.
The Jones amendment would pro-
hibit transportation Of distilled spir-
it's during the war, prohibit manu-
facture Of beer and wines thirty days
after passage of the bill and in addi-
tion would provide that no whisky
held in storage should be withdrawn
for beverage purposes.
Buy w. S. S.
WILLIAMS COUNTY RED CROSS
ALLOTMENT
On June 9Th there was received by
the Chapter the following letter:
"For the months of June, July and
August, we have found it necessary
to make allotments of knitted ar-
ticles. For your Chapter the month
ly allotment will be 1915 pairs OF
socks.
Will you please call this to the at
tcntion of your knitters and let US
know if we can depend upon the wom-
en- of your Chapter for this number:
Please acknowledge the receipt OF
this letter Immediately
Allotments have been made Tor
every branch in the county by Mrs.
Craig, chairman of knitting and it is
hoped that every branch will put forth
an effort to furnish the required num-
Der.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. J. w. Craig,
Chairman Knitting, WINS. Co.
Buy w. S. S.
Abe Kassis and daughter Mary left
Tuesday morning for Casper, Wyom-
ing. after short visit with relatives
here in Willistcn.
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MERCHANT MARINE
GROWING RAPIDLY
NOW ABOUT TEN MILLION GROSS
TONS-BUILT 1855 SHIPS DUR
ING MONTH OF MAY

Washington, June 8. = The steady"
growth of the American merchant
marine in all classes of vessels was
revealed today for the first time since
the war began in statistics from the
department of commerce, showing
that in the first five months of this
year there have been built in this
country and officially numbered by
the bureau of navigation total of
629 vessels of 687,O55 gross tons.
The Merchant fleet Of the United
States now amounts 20 approximately
100000 gross tons, not including
merchant craft under control Of the
army and navy as transports and sup
ply ships. At the beginning of Jan
uary, 26,742 merchant vessels of g..
343,224 gross tons were flying the
Stars and Stripes on trips across the
Atlantic with food and munitions.
into the Caribbean and Pacific with
American products for foreign GUS
toners and on the lakes and rivers
of this country as part of the ma
tons domestic transportation system.
This tremendous fleet is second only
to the merchant tonnage of Great
Britain. 1t includes all the new ves-
sells built under the direction of the
shipping board and thousands OF
smaller rcaft.
There has been a steady increase
in new ships this year, the May ton
mage being three times as great as
the January output. In the first
month of 1918 there were So ships OF
64,195 tons given official numbers. In
February 81 ships of 117,601 gross
tons were numbered. March saw q
notable jump in the production Of
small ships, numbers being awarded
to 1873, the tonnage being 147,145.
The record in April was 165 ships of
163.O5O tons, and in May 1876 ships
of 1874, ,464 tons.
In single month this year the
American merchant feet has grown
almost as great as during the entire
first year of the war.
Buy w. S. S.
THE SILO
The silo is the best means yet de-
vised for storing forage for livestock
The silo keeps the corn in succulent
conditions. 1t seems to retain all the
properties that the corn had
as green corn, i. e. feeding out of the
silo is like feeding the corn right
from the field. The silo will hold
more food for it's size than other
buildings and the silage is in an ideal
condition for handling in feeding the
stock. Div. N. D.. Ag,.
College.
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Travelling Men
Win Game Is to l

A ball game played last Sunday
between the Travelling Men and the
Elks teams of this city resulted in a
score of IS to in favor Of the
Travelling men. The game was live
one from start to finish and furnish
ed lots Of sport for the local fans. A
collection was taken which was turn
ed over to the Red Cross, the amount
being about $1,000. John Murphy
started the game as pitcher for the
Elk's team but after the first inning
had to retire to the trenches and +.
L. Greene the Variety man took his
place. The lineup of the teams were
as follows:
Elks
Bill Fox, J. Murphy and F. l..
Greene, pitchers.
F. L. Greene, 1st base.
Tom Murphy, End base.
Joe Cutting, short stop.
M. S. Peedan, 3rd base.
Joe Daley, left field.
DR.. Trainor, center field.
Paul Leonhardy, right field.
Travelling Men
Art Christopher, pitcher.
S. Tyvan, catcher.
Frank Acker, End base.
c. Tansler, 1st base.
Sammie Booth, 3rd base.
L. L. Nelson, short stop.
Gil johnson, left field.
C. w. Mccormick, center field
Ford Roberts, right field.
De-, w G G
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Buy w. S. S.

Waller C. Powell who left here some
time ago with the draft boys for
Camp Lewis returned the first OF the
week being unable to pass the physical
examination.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-13
DEHORNING CALVES

Clip the hair around !ae ~ ~
mentary horn, make slight cut III
the soft nub that forms the norm anu
apply caustic potash (stick form IS
best) by rubbing the stick on inc
"button" until it becomes molst' reo
or shows signs of bleeding. BE sure
that all parts of the horn are burnt
in the process; otherwise scurs or
stub horns may grow later. A11er
the treatment do not let the calf stand
out in the rain as the potash may run
down the face and get into and burn
the eyes.-Extension Div. N. d. Ayr.
College.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-13

Friday, June
Allied troops are not only holding
Continued on page 16)
Williston graphic., 1918-06-13

Further south along the line run
Williston graphic., 1918-06-13

Abe Kassis and daughter Mary left
Tuesday morning for Casper, Wyom-
ing. after a short visit with relatives
here in Wil!istcn.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-18
HAVE SUPPORT OF SEEDMEN
American Association Will Cooperate
to Encourage Increased Produo-
ton TO Win War.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.l
The war program for food produc-
ton is to receive the active support
of seedmen throughout the nation.
The American Seed Trade association
recently in session In Chicago has
pledged its support In a communication
to Secretary Houston. Its resolution
says that the association, realizing the
urgent and extraordinary need exist
ing for tremendously increased produc-
ton of seeds on account of the deyas-
tation wrought by the war in the prin-
opal European producing centers and
the almost Frustrated condition of
transportation. preventing distribution,
and further realizing fully the pro-
found Obligation thrown upon US, do
hereby renew to the president Of the
United States and to the secretary Of
agriculture our pledge Of our entire re-
sources to win the war and to In
crease our efforts In producing crops
that we may stay the dread scourge of
famine, and we pledge to this end I'M
reservedIy our money, our lands and
ourselves"
To this Mr.. 0usley. the acting sec
Rotary Of agriculture. replied as fol-
lows:
Il note with much satisfaction and
greatly appreciate the renewal by your
association Of Its pledge to tie presi-
Gent and the secretary Of agriculture
Of the entire resources Of Its members
IN the effort to Increase crop pro-
duction. 1t win undoubtedly be nee
essary for the department TO suggest
from time TO time changes OF prac-
tice which are necessary to enable the
agriculture Of the country to meet
war conditions. II Is, therefore. graft
Tying to note that your association IL
prepared to meet such requests as are
necessary In the public interest. al
though Individual sacrifice may be In
Folyed.-