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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-18

the local banks.
For all kinds of draying see c.
A. Kohlhoff. Phone 303 w. IL
End St. South.
Hankinson will have another
Red Cross sale April 20.
The Odd Fellows lodge in this
city has purchased two hundred
dollars worth of Liberty Bonds.
Tracy R. Bangs of Grand
Forks addressed an audience at
Hankinson last Friday afternoon
on the subject of the Third Lib
erty Loan.
Arthur Voves has on display
in Voves Bros. store window a
copy of "The Stars and Stripes"
newspaper published by the
American Expediatory Forces in
France. The paper was sent to
him by member of Co. |.
The Stern Clothing Co. has a
beautiful Liberty Loan display
advertisement in their front show
window this week that is attract
ing the attention of passers.by.
1t is novel booster for sales of
bonds and you'd better take a
good look at it if you have not
already done so.
Walcott will oversubscribe is
quota in. the present Liberty
Loan drive Is to 30 per cent, az
cording to word that reached
this city following an address by
Burleigh F. Spalding of Fargo,
Friday evening at a rousing Lib
erty Loan rally. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed at the
meeting.
The Opera House, under tie
management of w. L. Brown,
opened for business Monday and
Tuesday nights with record
breaking crowds to witness the
"Tarzan of the Apes" Meyers
five-piece orchestra furnished
the music.
Rev. c. Finwall will speak at
Hankinson tonight on law en-
forcement. A man in this city
would like to challenge him for
public debate and misrepresen mt
ations he is alleged to have made
in local churches and that n an
is no other than our popular and
obliging laundry man, Represe..
alive Paul Meyers.
Those who are in a position
know. laugh at the fairy ia e II. t
has been going about the st;
to the effect that IS per cent
the democratic voters of RI
land county will support
Nonpartlsan league candida S
for state and congressional
fices. The statement VS. m; :.
by democrat in he county W.,
wrote Gov. Lynn !. FRASER W
respect to the political slit
ton as follows: 81 was ANU
to read the speeches made at
Democratic meeting at Fare },
April 2, and particularly at so;.
of the things that F. O. Hellstr,
said in regard to the Farmc;s'
Nonpart.san League, of which
heretofore he had been an ard: ut
supporter. have been a lie
long democrat and have four
times been elected to Office on
the democratic ticket, and feel
satisfied that in this, Richland
county, IS per cent of Democra &c
J voters will cast their votes f. r
the candidates w h % were en-
dorsed by the League at the!r
Fargo meeting, notwithstanding
that they were all endorsed on
the Republican ticket" Funny
what some people will do to gain
l->ll@.. ke...,> sa-Ik 10
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-18
Rooms for rent over Times office.

Rooms for rent over Times office.
The Sargent County Sunday
school convention will be held at
Milnor, May 4 and S.
Miss Lura Kinney was here
Sunday, coming over via motor
from Hankinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Phelps
were Hankinson people seen in
this city Sunday.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Otto Lindeke
were over from Hankinson Sun
day for visit with friends.
The next meeting of the board
OF county commissioners will
take place on Wednesday, May l.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Mortified
motored over from Hankinson
Sunday for a short visit with
friends.
For sale Very .Cheap.-My prop.
erty Oh Frs, Street if sold bv June
Mrs. liartwrll. soft
| John J. Zentgraf, a prominent
farmer of the Tyler country, was
a business visitor in this city on
Monday.
County agricultural agents
favor and endorse CONSUMPTION of
labor for North Dakota. Why
not put some of the county
agents to work?
Friends of Guy F. Christianson
county treasurer of Sargen /
county would like to see him file
for the aepublican nomination
for state treasurer at the primary
election.
[. Z. LESTER +.
Funeral 0lrootor and lleens. .
ID GmbalmeP =
In charge Of schmitt 4 Oh :
sons Undertaking Dept.
Day and Night oalls Answer
Cd Promptly
Lady Assistant .
Day and night call 1851 or 2O6W
.
The aspirants for elective posi-
tions in Richland county will be.
gin to come from under cover
within the next week or two.
Carl w. Albrecht and wife
closed a deal last Friday when
they sold to c. H. Swallow the
west half of lot 4.l31-48 for the
consideration of thirteen thous-
and eight hundred dollars.
Frank Hrdlicka and wife closed
a deal this week for the sale of
lots l, 2, 3 and 4, block 9, Movius
& Iidgerwood's addition to the
City of Lidgerwood. Fran k
Bozovsky was the purchaser and
twelve hundred dollars was the
consideration.
VIM. Roberts of the Colfax
State Bank was a business visit
or at the county seat last Friday
and found time for a chat with
the Times editor. MIR. Roberts
is progressive citizen and a
good booster for the Colfax coun-
try.
w. E. Purcell purchased from
Daniel Divet, last Friday, blocks
l to IL of Halls addition to Wah-
peton; blocks l6, 20, 30, 43 H. &
T. addition to Wahpeton; south
east quarter of z, southwest
quarter of southwest quarter of
8.l32-47. The consideration was
thirty-fve hundred dollars.
A. G. Divet of Fargo and w.
E. Purcell of this city closed a
deal last Friday whereby the
latter became the owner of the
N IL of Is, w IL of SW IA of
10, part of Sc IA 7-l3247; NE IA
and E IL of Sc IA of 13.l32.48
The consideration was thirty
thousand dollars.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-18

FOR RENT have several
houses or rent, good locations, rea-
sonable rents. C. j. Kachelhoffer.
3stf.
E. S. Cameron was an over
Senday visitor at his home in
this city,; 49,
F. L. Blume visited Fargo last
Saturday. :,
Evening star., 1918-06-13
HUN TROOPS IN RUSSIA
TO co TO WEST FRONT

LONDON, June 13.-Germany is
about to withdraw the bulk of her
troops now in Russia for service on
the western front. according to a
statement in Maxim Gorky's newspa-
per, the Petrograd Novaia Zhizn,
quoted by the Daily News corre-
spondent at Stockholm.
The Novaia Zhizn claims to give the
text of a dispatch sent by Gen. .Falk-
enhayn, former chief Of the German
general staff, which it says was inter-
cepted. Gen. Falkenhayn declares
that the battles on the western front
are critical and decisive, but that in
order to insure definite victory and
the end of the war the concentration
of enormous forces will be necessary.
"In view of the fact that our troops
on the Russian and Ukraine fronts
have attained their Objects" the dis
patch continues. land are now rest
ing. the emperor has instructed the
general staff to take measures for
the transportation to France of the
White Russia. Ukraine and Great Rus
sia, leaving there only small detach-
ments necessary to maintain order"
The transportation, according to the
quoted message, was to be effected
within seven days. Strong measures
were to be taken against possible in
reference by employees of the Rus
sian railways with the troop move-
ment
Evening star., 1918-06-13
OPPOSITION
MAY KILL DRY MEASURE

The prospects for nationwide pro-
hibition during the war dwindled to-
day when 1t became known that Pres
ident Wilson was opposed to the Jones
substitute for the Randall amendmen,
to the food production bill. Tho
President is understood to have in
formed Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima that he did not think 1t advisable
to attach such a rider to an appropria-
ton bill. The President, however, did
not say that he was opposed to a sep
arate measure providing for wartime
prohibition, it was said;>
In view of the favorable parlia-
mentary situation which the Jones
substitute for the Randall amendment
might easily gain. the announcement
cred at the Capitol distinct setback
for the prohibition cause.
The Senate committee on agricul-
ture, of which Senator Smith is the
acting chairman in the absence of
Senator Gore, was in session today on
the food production bill.
Senator Sheppard of Texas, one of
the leading prohibitionists of the Sem
ate, said today that he had not con-
ferred with Senator Smith in regard
to the matter. and that he desired to
be informed exactly what the Prest-
dent had said before he made any
statement as to the Jones substitute
for the Randall amendment. The
Jones substitute prohibits the sale Of
distilled liquors for beverage purposes
during the war, and also prohibits the
further manufacture of beer and wine.
1t Is in effect a straight-out prohtbi-
ton measure.
1t is well understood that to put
a separate measure for wartime pro-
hibition through both houses of Com
gress would require considerable time.
AS it is, the Jones substitute, coming
up in connection with the food pro-
duction bill, would reach an early vote
in the Senate undoubtedly, and un-
doubtedly would be accepted by the
House II adopted in the Senate.
Tho Presidents opposition, how
ever. 10 likely to kill the Jones SUBJ
stitute, in the opinion Of many. =.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
RUSS R. R. MISSION HEAD
REMOVED FROM OFFICE

DR.. 6. v. Lomonossofr. head of tho
Russian railway mission to the United
States appointed by the provisional
government Of Kerensky. has been
removed from Office by Boris Bakh-
meteff. the Russian ambassador here,
because of statement made by the
former in New York. Monday, oppos-
ing allied Intervention In Russia and
upholding the bolsheviki govern
ment.
In notifying Secretary Lansing of
his action. Ambassador Bakhmeteff
said he was the only person in the
United States authorized to speak
officially for Russia. and said no ono
connected with the embassy or under
its Jurisdiction is at liberty to make
political statements Of any character
whatever.
While Ambassador Bakhmeter ia
not recognized by the bolshevfki
regime. he is recognized here as the
official representative Of Russia in the
United States. Consequently his ac-
tion deprives DR.. Lomonossof of any
oflcia! status quite as effectively as
though there were no daw in the re-
lattons between the embassy and the
toWers that be at home.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
ON U-BOAI
HELD FOR EIGHT DAYS, !,
Mobile Resident Taken From Ship
Sunk Off Delaware Coast-Sev.
eral Vessels Sunk.
By the Associated Prev.


MOBILE. Ala. June 1s.-Aboard a
German U-boat from May IS to June
was the experience of John
Matthews. a native of Jamaica, but
naturalized American. now residing
in Mobile. Matthews made the fol-
lowing statement as to his expert
ence:
We sailed out of Philadelphia for
Santiago. Cuba, with cargo. On
May %. when about fifteen miles of
shore on the Delaware coast. a shot
was fired across our bow. A second
shot followed and then we saw. about
a mile away. the U-boat, which hoist
ed the imperial German ensign.
Ten Minutes to Get Supplies. :.
"A boat from the submarine came
alongside us. containing an armed
boarding officer and four seamen.,
The officer told US we had ten min
utes in which to get our clothes and
provisions for eight or ten days. He
told Capt Gilmore of the Edna TO go
aboard tthe U-boat. which he did.
hour the U-boat's lifeboat returned
and soon thereafter the schooner was
blown up. Bombs were used
I'VE were aboard the C-boat until
June .. While we were aboard her
she submerged and rose frequently,
and l learned through one of the
crew that during our time aboard
she destroyed two steamships. Sun
day, June 2, the U-boat rose and
sighted the schooner Wiley at 5 am.
The chief engineer notified us to get
ready as they were going TO send US
ashore. steamship was sighted.
which proved to be the Winneconne.
The schooner Wiley was standing
by and We got into lifeboats, and as
we were leaving saw the Winnie
come blown up. Tho schooner Wiley
was also blown up.
when the boats were blown up the
captain of the U-boat told us we were
about sixteen miles of shore, but
after she submerged the captain of
the Winneconne took bearing and
said we were about seventy-fve miles
of. We drifted twenty-five hours and
were picked up by the steamship San
Bara and brought to shore"
Matthews said the U-boat was be-
tween $50 and 300 feet long and had
a crew of seventy-five men. She could
submerge in ten seconds and at one
time, he said. remained down about
forty-eight hours. Matthews said
they were not mistreated while aboard
the U-boat.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
W0ULDPAYT TAX
FOR DUTY ON SILK

An import duty on raw silk to meet
anticipated competition from Japan
was urged before the house ways and
means committee today in the hear
ing on the new revenue bill. Jake A.
Schwarzman of New York, represent
ing American silk manufacturers, de-
clared that with complete free trade
between the United States and Japan
silk industries in this country cannot
survive.
Chairman Kitchin questioned Mr..
Schwarzman's statement that impor-
tations of raw silk amounted to $780,
100000 in the last year and said the
actual amount of importations was
only s16O,OOO,Oo The witness in
sisted that importations will be
greatly increased.
Income Tax for Protection.
If an import duty sufficiently high
to meet the difference in wages in
Japan and the United States were
imposed manufacturers in this coun-
try would not object to paying a
revenue tax, he said.
Representative Moore of Pennsyl-
vania asked whether silk should be
classed as non-essential on the
ground of its being a luxury. Mr..
Schwarzman said it has become an
essential. as it is used extensively in
manufacture of war materials.
The witness filed with the COM
mittee a letter addressed to the
Treasury Department as a claim in
abatement on the ground that the
Treasury Department had treated
pre-war earnings as mere de
duction" instead of an exemption"
College Benefits.
McCune Lindsay, professor at Co
1umbia University, asked that the new
revenue bill contain an exemption for
bequests or legacies to colleges. Such
a provision would encourage distribu-
tion of private wealth to educational
institutions, he said. Many colleges
are made residuary beneficiaries in
large estates. Mr.. Lindsay said. and
that fact makes uncertain the
amount of gifts to colleges.
Representative Hull of Tennessee
suggested that instead of an exemp-
ton a Low rate of taxation to such
beQuests to me made.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
EAT LESS BEEF; USE PORK AS
SUBSTITUTE

The Food Administration publishes to the peo
M Of the District Columbia following statement OF the FOOD
The people of the District both
and propeors public eating places be count
ed on to respond promptly to this call for service.
CLARENCE R. WILSON,
Food Administrator District of Columbia.
"The demands beef for Army the allied armies and
their civil popuation this beyond present
nu On the other enough increased supply Of pork
this summer permit economical expansion in its 1t WILL
armies and the allies II
neope would degree substitute fresh pork bacon hams
and for products We all hotels and resau
rant, not boiled beef than
two meals weekly beefsteak than ono meal weekly
and roast than meal weekly We ask house,
holders not under any circumstances to buy than
and of clear beef weekly and oneha
pounds including In the household The pub
realize changing conditions of production from
son to changing situation In shipping and therefore Of
the markets allies and the increasing demands for
our growing Army the hucuatng supply of local beef in
France all impossible determine policies for long periods
ADVANCE recently asked for In all meat
supton We emphasize further reduction OF beef by
the substitution pork Is anticipated that this program will
hold rood until September the cooperation Of the
ID most earnestly requested"
Evening star., 1918-06-13

and south Of the Aisne." says the Cor
man official communication issued this
evening.
The French have evacuated Carl
spont wood. on the east bank Of the
Disc, according to the announcement
the Germans are making advances
along this important line. The state
ment reads:
There have been artillery due1s Of
varying intensity. The infantry ac-
tivity has been limited to reconnoiter-
Army of the German crown prince:
Yesterday the hard-hghting army of
Gen. Won Hutier repulsed an expected
counter attack for the recapture of a
group Of hills southwest of Noyon.
which was carried out in strength by
several French divisions. The enemy
was thrown back on the whole Of the
front of the attack from lie Ployron
to Antheuil with the heaviest losses.
His armored cars, which were brought
into action in great numbers, are ly-
ing, shot to pieces, on the battlefield.
Bitter Fighting Reported.
Between Merry and Belloy. where
the enemy's assault was shattered
lasted until nightfall. The west bank
of the Disc, north of the point where
the Matz runs into it. has been
cleared Of Ahe enemy.
The number Of prisoners brought
in by the army has increased to more
than 10000.
'"The loss of the heights southwest
of. Noyon forced the enemy to evacu-
ate his positions in Carlepont wood,
on the east bank Of the Disc. In close
pursuit we followed tho retreating
enemy beyond Carlepont and Caisnes
and. fighting our way forward,
reached line running north of
Bailly, through Tracy-le-Val to
Nampoel.
"Obstinately and regardless Of sac
rif1ces. the enemy kept up his vain
attacks northwest of Chateau Thierry.
with sanguinary losses"
Evening star., 1918-06-13
British AirpIanes Aid,
French Counter Attack .
on Western Noyon Front

LONDON. June 1.-THE official COM
munication dealing with aviation issued
this evening says:
Yesterday British airplanes assisted
French aviators in a counter attack on
the western portion of the Noyon battle
front by special patrols sent out to deal
with German machines. as we'll as by
vigorous and constant bombing Of enemy
trenches. gun positions and communica-
tions.
"A heavy machine gun fire was di-
rected from a low altitude upon hostile
troops and transports throughout the
same area.
"Ten German airplanes were destroyed
during these operations and four were
driven down out Of control. We lost
three machines. Two Of our machines
reported yesterday as missing have re-
turned"
Evening star., 1918-06-13
Gen. Pershing Reports
Success for His Men;
Tribute to u. S. Lads

A continuation Of Gen. Pershing's COM
munique yesterday. received today. re-
ports raid on German trenches Sun
day by an American patrol. in which
three Germans were killed. The Ameri-
cans returned without casualties.
The communique follows:
Section BIN Picardy. on the aft
ernoon of June 9, one of our patrols
entered the German trenches and en-
countered several of the enemy. In
the fight which followed three of the
enemy were killed. Our patrol re-
turned without having suffered any
casualties.
"A recent French en- marco COM
munique contains the following ref
erences to the American troops Of
Chateau Thierry: with their drm res
olution to conquer and the tireless
activities. the American troops con-
tinue to hold a distinct ascendancy
over the forces opposed to them.
Thanks to the cooperation Of the
French and American troops and the
close liaison between them the local
operations in progress now of Chateau
Thierry are Of the utmost tactical
Importance, as results have already
shown.
The operations Of June 6 in ad-
vanctng our lines gives US points of
observation Of the enemy's positions
which will enable us to make further
progress very soon. On the evening
of the same day the American troops
in continuation of the earlier opera
tions advanced toward Bussiares and
Torcy. At the same time they con-
tinued to clean UP the BeI1eau wood,
pushing forward the line in this re-
gion more than a kilometer.
Finally on the same evening about
Z o'clock some Of their detachm ents
entered Bouresches, which was
strongly defended. In the course
Of these operations the American in
fantry showed itself skilled in ma
neuvering. The courage of officers
and men approached recklessness.
Zone of their lieutenants, hindered
in his advance by a. machine gun,
rushed almost alone into the woods
where 1t was situated, and, after hav-
ing put to fight the men who were
operating 1t. returned carrying 1t on
his shoulder. The courage of the
combat troops Is eQualled only by
the superb coo1ness of some of their
medical corps. who. in a perfect hail
of bullets, gave first aid to the
wounded. Cooperating with the
Americans in these actions we in
creased our early gains. "
Evening star., 1918-06-13
WATER FAMINE
IS DECLARED NEAR
Board of Commissioners
Wants Congress to Act and
People to Conserve.

Congress must act at the present
session to increase Washington's water
supply. II a serious water famine in
the near future is to be avoided.
Economies instituted in the last
twenty years have reduced the daily
per capita consumption from about
200 to $50 gallons. Limit of con-
servation is being approached. The
time drawing near when only an in
demands of the capitals rapidly in
creasing population.
These facts are given light by the
District Commissioners with q two
fold purpose: First, that Congress
shall act while there still is time to
provide a sufficient supply for the de-
mands of the near future, and, sec
ond. that citizens and government de-
partments shall cooperate to the full
est in saving water until the increased
supply Is provided.
The Commissioners supervise only
the distribution of water in the Dis
trict. They have nothing to do with
the supply problem. which Is looked
after by the aqueduct office. branch
of the federal government.
But the Commissioners know there
is now being delivered to them for
distribution an amount Of water not
greatly in excess of the city's needs
an amount that Is exceeding what
Army engineers have declared to be
the safe daily capacity of the con-
duit.
Famine Before Remedy.
They feel that Congress cannot act
too soon to giye authority to the
aqueduct ONCE or the War Depart
nent to prepare plans for an in
creased supply. II such authority were
given now it would require two or
three years to build a new conduit.
BY that time Washington undoubt-
edly will face a water shortage. it is
believed, unless the greatest econo-
mics are practiced with respect to
consumption.
President Wilson's action in shut
ting of the White House fountains.
followed by the order of Col Riddle,
engineer officer in charge of public
the flow in all public fountains. is
expected to be emulated by citizens
in conserving water to such an ex-
tent that consumption will take a
considerable slump in the next day
or two. The fountains at the Pan
American Union building also were
turned of yesterday.
Yesterdays report showed $1,000 900
gallons consumed, or 100000 gall
Ions in excess of the estimated de-
pen6Dble capacity of the conduit.
Hope Is expressed that today's re-
port will show consumption OF less
than $4,000. 900 gallons.