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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-12


ence apparently 10 firm, In tts de-
cision not to authorize the pubii-
cation Of the German peace treaty
until It Is signed and not evcn to
communicate the official text in its
present form to the United States
Senate.
Paris, June 9-There is every eyi.
dence that the leading figures of the
Peace conference are endeayoring to
hasten the delivery of the Allied reply
to Germanys contemporaries to the
terms OF peace.
According to advices, positive in.
structions have been given by the
Council Of Four to all commissions
working on the reply to complete their
reports at once.
If this order is carried out 1t is
probable the reply will be framed
early in the week and will be imme.
diately presented to the enemy dele.
cation. From reports It seems there
is growing sentiment In the Council
Of Four that alterations must be made
in the treaty, but In what particulars
the terms will be modified is not as
yet indicated. Premier Lloyd George
is attending meetings Of the British
commission studying the reparation
phase of the treaty. VS.
Rantzau Leaves for Germany.
Count Won Brockdorff. Rantzau, head
Of the German peace mission, has left
Versailles for Germany. 1t is report
ed from Paris that he lie expected to
return in two days. French official
circles are said to expect the Germans
to refuse to sign the terms and it is
pointed out that as delay would favor
the Germans. there is necessity for
haste In bringing exchanges between
the Allies and the enemy to close.
A more hopeful sentiment is said to
be apparent In Berlin.
The Italian claims to territory on
the eastern shore of the Adriatic also
are causing some uneasiness in Peace
conference circles. The Italian Par.
lament will meet June 10 and Premier
Orlando is demanding 2 settlement be
reached by that time.
1oisheviki Check keIchak.
Admiral Kolchak's forces operating
in European Russia are, 1t is admitted.
checked by the Bolsheviki and. It
seems probable there will be, to say
the least, quite a serious delay In car.
rying the campaign to successful
conclusion.
Hungarian Bolshevik forces continue
to advance against Czech troops be-
tween Budapest and Vienna. They are
reported to have crossed the Danube
at Gram and to be menacing Press.
burg. French generals are said to be
In command OF the Czech army. there.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-12

The Oakland Six has plenty of
power, light weight and large tires.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-12

Chairman Jones of the senate COM
merce committee has named Senators
Nelson. Lenroot, Fletcher and Bank
head, with himself as chairman, as
a substitute committee to consider
water power legislation. Four bills
already have been introduced and re-
ferred to the commerce committee.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-12
ENJOYS Endeavoring to Hasten
Delivery Of Allied Reply to
German Proposals.
ALTERATIONSARE seen
Advantage to Foe. Seen In Postpone
ment Of Peace Agreement-italian
ouestion Still Causing Uneasi-
ness-check kolchak.

Paris, juno O.. The American
delegation to the Peace confer.
ence apparently 10 firm In lts de-
cision not to authorize the pubii-
cation Of the German peace treaty
until It is signed and not even to
communicate the official text in Its
present form to the United States
Senate.
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- PAGE FIVE
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Peace Army To
Be Au-American

Of training and educating them ut.
tracted attention In Washington. In
the notification sent to General Mich
olson by Maj. Gen. Henry Jervey. as
>iStant chief Of staff, he said: "Your
camp has been selected not only
because it is centrally located
but also because of the excel
lent results In connection with the
teaching of English that have been
obtained In development battalion No.
6. Camp Upton"
On August p. 1918. the Sixth devel-
opment unit was organized and all
rockies who were illiterate or did not
speak English. except few who had
physical defects. We're transferred to
1t. The teachers selected were pri.
Yates or noncommiSsiOnsd officers who
held university degrees or who were
teachers in civil life. Race was not
considered in the choosing Of officers.
1t was soon proven that squads and
platOonS composed of different nation
alities received their military instruc-
ton as easily as if racial groups had
been organized for the purpose. Only
English was permitted to be spoken
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05
Proper Housing Means Much.

In England the principal original
investors in II garden city develop
ment are not concerned solely with
the financial profit obtainable from
the venture. The basis Of income re-
turn is sufficient to remove any sus-
picion Of charity from the transaction,
while 1t is ut the same time recognized
by all the MISUNDERSTANDING in part.
Of course. those manufacturing con-
Germs which may have II certain amount
Of selfish interest IN the matter-tllat
the contentcd and more efficient work
men thus obtained represent better
return than few per cent additional
on their investment. From a larger
point of view it is also apparent that
the healthier generations that will
result from wOrkmen living under these
better conditions mean greater power.
wealth and efficiency to the whole nj
tinn.
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WILL CITE EMPLOYERS

given. signed by Secretary Baker Of
the war department, Secretary Dan
iels of the navy department. and by
Colonel Woods. representing the war
and navy departments. The certiti-
cate. which is headed WAR and Navy
Departments, United States Of Amer
ica." reads:
"This certifies that - has assured
the war and navy departments that
he will gladly re-employ everybody who
formerly worked with him and left to
serve in the army or navy during the
great war. (Sigiied) Newton d. Baker,
Secretary of War: Josephus Daniels.
Secretary of the Navy: Arthur Woods,
Assistant to the Secretary Of War;
In addition to the certificate, the
council of national defense, consisting
Of the secretary Of war, the secre.
tary Of the navy. the secretary of Ia.
Dor, the secretary Of the interior, the
secretary of commerce and the secre-
tary of agriculture, will authorize the
holder to display on his service dag
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Ancient Timepieces,

During the reign of Edward I. the
first e nuine clock in England was
placed in Westminster abbey. IT must
have been quite Il wonder. and it re-
nained alone in its glory for many
years.
In the fourteenth century Peter
Lightfoot. Il monk of Glastonbury alb
hey, made Il clock, which is now pre-
served in the British pu>eum.
The veteran has been patched up a
little. but it is still in fair order and
marks time rs Well rs ever (berter,
probably. for Il pendulum has been
addeD. notwithstanding its patrarchal
age of five centuries.
Perhaps II did not mark time very
well before it got its pendulum. for
clocks until near the middle Of the sew.
enteenth century We're by no means
reliable as timekeepers.
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lone Town
!4kt!g!p
TREES FOR THE ROADSIDE
ing Of Apple and Various Other
Kinds Of Fruits.

The example Of 4 Minnesota village
which Is planting rows Of apple trees
along its rondsides instead of the more
conventional Lombardy pOplars. Nor
way naples. box elders and white elms.
is capable of adoption to almost every
American community. The practice.
like good many others which now
commend themselves to favor. Is the
result Of individual initiative. About
20 years ago. 1t seems, retired min.
lister introduced fruit trees to the road.
way running through his own property.
The school district. seeing their value,
has now arranged for planting 25O
more apple trees of an approved VA.
riety and has committed itself to care
fol them. These are theoretically the
property Of the lot owner, but it Is u
safe guess that the public will harvest
Il good deal Of the crop.
1t is nevertheless pleasing custom.
and one which is not likely to ii..er-
fore seriously with the commercial side
OF fruit growing. The spring months
must be particularly beautiful in this
part Of Minnesota, to say nothing Of
the annually recurring harvest festival
every autumn. One would not begrudge
the passer-by his share Of the ripe
PONIES. and it is practically certain
that the privilege would not be great.
~ abused if planting Of this kind were
general. The experience of orchardists
in such regions, for illustration, as the
great prune-growing belts of Oregon
and Washington shows that when GER
tain fruits become reasonably common
loss from pilfering is negligible. But
part IF the value Of the roadside tree
would be the tacit invitation to share
in the product thereof.-Portland Ore
gOni:n,
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Antwerp.-Antwerp appears to be
paSsin" through Il process of reSurrec-
ton. although the tonnage handled
three months ago represents what
would ordinarily come through this
port in one week during the days prior
to the war.
Ships now come struggling in. and
along tie seven.mile water front the
winch IS heard creaking here and
there. and the vision in some of the
great sheds is INSTRUCTED by unpreten-
tl"uS stacks of bags of American rice
and rows of barrels of Chicago pork,
and there are food>tutfs. clothing and
manufactured articles, most of which.
however, is for immediate use.
The American commission of relief
in Belgium had II steamships in port
early in April and the American base
for supplying the American army of
occupation i'll Germany was unloading
five others.
Shipping men are anNiouSly awaiting
the openin. of the American base ut
Con,ich. about two miles outside of
Antwerp on the MalineS road Bar
racks are being erected ut Contich for
the accommodation Of 10000 soldiers
ut time. This is expected to in
ject Il little more life into Antwerp
port.
The ground picked out for the Amer
lean base is Il vast plain, dry and well
irrigated. and the doughboys will find
living and sanitary conditions there
much better than in other bases which
have achieved greater prestige.
The Americans have taken over
some of the piers where North Ger
man Lloyd steamships formerly dock
ed. The early work was arduous, as
the piers We're incumbered with gravel
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Antwerp .LH'ens up

imported from Holland by the Ger
mans. "stensibly tn repair roads, but
actually t. build REINFORCED concrete
shelters. dugouts and trenches. One
hundred cubic yards of the gravel had
to he removed before the piers could
be used. 1t is estimated the Germans
had enough gravel there to repair Bel.
gan roads for 30 years.
Fifteen thousand lonyShoremen and
StevedOreS are idle here and the only So
luton shipping men find when uueS-
toned as IL how the situation can he
cemetiied may he summed up in one
word: "Americ;."
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in the mess halls, military formations
Instruction except in the elementary
classes was given in English.
Made Good Progress.
Within three months men who could
speak little or no English when they
entered the battalion became suffi-
GENTLY proficient in military English
to fulfill the ordinary functions Of
soldiers both in organization and on
separate missions. In addition prac-
tically all Of the recruits proved their
spirit of Americanism by becoming
citizens.
The recruits upon being accepted
for the new center will he classified
according to their knowledge Of Eng.
fish and assigned to battalions accord
ingly. A school Of instruction of the
illiterate and notwithstanding re-
cruits is being established. The
course of instruction will he normally
four months, or six months in eXcep.
tional cases. The men will be claSsed
III SIoul's vi III ~ ~ anu Will uc sf'tue
ed according to the progress shown.
A board of examiners will examine
the recruits for classification and pre-
pare suitable tests to determine the
rate of progress especially of slow
learning men and the reasons for their
backwardness. When the recruits
have developed sufficiently for assign.
ment Major Ferris will report them
to the adjutant general of the army
for disposition.
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Daniel Is Fireproof.

Bristol, pa.-Daniel Sweeney. ii
shipyard employee. is tireproof.
Sweeney went To sleep in II clubhouse
with Il lighted cigarette in his mouth.
\ few minutes later some of his com.
panionS noticed smoke issuing from
his room. Sweeney was found sleep
ing peacefully with the bedding ablaze
and his vest burned off. He did not
suffer Il burn. He was arrested and
held until he could pay for the cost
of the bed.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05
Pure Air.

On every 'mOte that dances In q
sunbeam" there rides many disease
germ. The dust particles sent flying
by motor vehicles or gusts Of wind
are so many infinitesimnl Omnibuses
carrying loads of passengers who wish
to he put off in some warm nose.
throat or lung where they may multi
ply. And the same holds true OF
every particle Of SCOT that escapes
unburned from chimney.
To the man who knows this much
Of science, dirty streets, and sOoty air
arc more dangerous than all the mur-
tlerers mt large in the world. But to
the average person street dust and
smoke are nothing more than unsisht-
" and disagrecable objects.-Engi-
neerine and Contracting.
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Those Who Hire Service Men to
Be Recognized.
Special Certificate Will Be Sianed BY
Baker, Daniels and Colonel
Wood,

Washington. - Patriotic employers
who perform their duty in employing
returning soldiers and sailors will re-
ceive a citation from the government.
Col. Arthur Woods. assistant to Sec.
rotary of War Baker, announced.
Colonel Woods said his Office has
completed arrangements with both the
war and navy departments for this
recognition of employers who pledge
themselves to take back employees who
entered the service and to show prefer.
ence to soldiers and sailors in taking
on new employees.
For those who Join this new legion
Of honor special certificate will be
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Has Grand Little Scheme.

KenoSha. WiS.-To make sure thai
his wife was not away from home
with some one else. FaSmuS Gedved,
street car conductor. is said to have
compelled her to ride miles and miles
on his car. That was not so bad, but
when he locked her up in the house
and marked the bottoms of her shoes
so that he would he able to tell if
she left the place, she objected. Mrs.
Gedved was given Il decree when she
told her troubles in the divorce court
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IIIiterates Will Be Drilled Men.
tally as Well as Phys
icaIIy.
CITIZENSHIP AS A REWARD
Major Ferris Development Battalion
at Camp Upton Furnishes Basis
for New Activity-Splendid
Results Already Shown.

Camp Upton. l.. 1.-The knowledge
gained during the war in connection
with the training and instruction of
illHrate and non-EngiSh speakers is
to be turned to account in the recruit
ing of a peace-time army.
BY direction of the war department
there is being established here The
first recruit educational CENTER" for
which 30 barracks and other build.
ings have been set aside, and 1t will
be conducted on the lines followed by
Maj. Ralph Hall Ferris when he made
such a success OF development bat
talon No. &. which went out of being
when the arniStice was signed.
Major Ferris is retiring as camp
morale officer to become commander
of the center. which is the ou,yrowth
of his own plan.
Brgadier General Nicholson, camp
commander. received within Il few
days the order to establish the center
and recruiting has begun throughout
the eastern and northeastern depart.
ments of the army.
Will Be Taught English.
An illilcrate or non Englisii-> speak.
Ing recruit who enliStS under the new
plan will be taught To speak English.
will receive thorough AAlerican train
ing from officers born here and Will
III addition get citizenship papers
when his enlistment term OF three
years has expired.
Under the draft act 2i.9 per cent of
the men enlisted. or practically one
quarter of them, were unable Ia read
n newspaper or write Il letter home.
There were l 500 such men sent here
and they We're put in Major Ferris
development battalion. His method
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Had Old Bank Account

Burlington. la.-James Bryant. sew.
ent:-five years old. arrested here on n
charge OF horse theft. suddenly re-
called while in Jail that 20 years ago
he deposited $1,000 in Burlington
bank. An officer accompanied Bryant
to the bank. and. sure enough. he
found his account intact with interest
accumulated. Bryant says he is af.
tiicted with lapses of memory and
says he does not recall stealing the
horse. which was taken from Aluss;,-
tine stable.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05
RESEMBLES OLD LOG CABIN
Remarkably Pretty Bungalow Fash.
Toned From Concrete, the Mod.
ern Building Material.

American pioneers have handed
down an affectiOnate regard for log
architecture, and many city dweller
would prefer plain log cabin to q
modern mansion for his country home.
a builder in YanktOn. $. D.. has COM
bined both In pretty and hOmelike
bungalow whose logs" are made Of
concrete. the 'loglike units are pre-
cast separately, fiat on top. bottom and
inside. hut with the outside surface
nodded round and with an imitation
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05
Chanoinu Jobs.

The president of an Indianapolis
bank. VIII" is far from being Il Beau
ifrummel in his dress. was standn. on
the sidewalk in East Washington
street near tray of shoestrings. and
a styli>hly dressed woman approach
ed him:
Here's dime: let me have one Of
your longest pairs of black shce-
strings
The banker gave the woman his care,
and they laughed over the mistake.
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In This Pretty Bungalow the "Loes"
Are Freeast Concrete Units, Laid Up
With Mortar, Like Any Masonry.
and Stained Wood.Brown on the
Outside to Look Natural.

bark finish. Ends are cast with dove
tails. and interlock at the corners. Or.
binary mortar joints are used, and the
with a wood-brown stain. preserving
=, form all the es,hetic value Of the
rustic model. but With the cleanliness
and sanitary value of the modern ma
teriai.-l'opular Mechanics Magazine.
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the shield Of the United States ms n
symbol that he has pledged himself
to fulfill his obligations.
Certificates can he obtained by an.
plying to Col. Arthur Woods, assistant
to the secretary 0f war. war deDart.
ment, Washington, d, c.
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Drilled for Water:
Read What He Found

De Pere. Wis.-The discovery
came too early Tor the day Of
the big thirst, but Jules Dufrene
says he expects To enjoy for
MANY Il day to come four
jugs of 30O-year-old cognac.
The jugs bear the seals of
Louis NH. with the tieur de lis,
and had been buried by early
traders.
Dufrene found the jugs when
drilling for Il we'll on the site
OF an old French trading post.
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day, but 1t didn't bring even one atom
Of the Joy that my first hard-earned
check gave me. I have everything on
earth that money can buy"
But why didn't you keep up your
art work-your Bohemian friends
wouldn't that have helped to make
you happy?' West was kindly sympa-
thetic, but there was beginning great
urge within him to try to keep this
rare girl within his circle. 1t seemed
sheer and unauthorized madness to
want to keep her, since she was mar
| ried to a wealthy man and her fancy
| for Bohemian life and studio days
were perhaps but passing desires, but
there-she was answering his ques-
| ton.
1T was not worth while my work.
ing at art when didn't have to. If
had possessed genius or even a great
degree of talent l would have kept
at it. But l only have talent enough
to keep the wolf from the door. As for
my Bohemian friends-well, l tried
keeping them in my life. but my hus-
band called them all nuts and made
me so unhappy about them that l gave
them all up. OIL just can't tell you
what it means to me to be actually
back here with Il smock on sitting in
my very own studio"
I'VE won't quarrel either about The
studio or the smock," said West. Il
am only glad that happen to be the
tenant here while you have chosen to
play 1T studio days again"
so am l." greeted Gretchen and
gaZed contentedly at the slim bOyish
man the while she realized that he pos
se>>ed tremendous charm. Il might
have found crusty old maid who
wouldn't let me in ut ALL She was
thoughtful for SO long 4 while that
West looked apprehensivcly at her
and wondered if he had done anything
to diSplease her. But before he could
form words to inquire, Gretchen asked
coaNingly: Are you going to want me
to come again?"
West was Just bit puzzled. He
also knew that he wanted her very,
Very much indeed. 1t was difficult to
know how best to express his thoughts.
He decided that his hahitual frankness
was the best course and after that she
must take the situation in her own
hands.
You have asked me Il straight Ques-
tion. little wrath" he said and
it.AS ~ hipSn)f
into his voice and eyes. so must tell
YOU that if had my own way would
not let YOU 90 out of the studio again.
1ou have come in OF Your own free
will Just to humor Il Whim which will
perhaps pass as quickly as it came.
studio and into my soul that l desire
greatly to keep"
So brilliant Il color famed into
tiretchen'S cheeks and so tremendous
light into her eyes that West
stopped speaking. He had annoyed
her beyond forgiveness.
Tile sun trailed dAh and away
from the window, leaving but the
steady warm glow of twilight.
Il should not have told you lhiS." he
continued hhally; you are the wife OF
all"'he: llan--
But I'm not--now." Gretchen put
III quickly. TREMENDOUSLY. Il would not
nave come back tn studio days had he
been still living. And now I'm all
ai"ii' WIN so much money that it
weighs me d"Wh ANA l Just want to
COME BACK I" Bohemia ami paint
af'a3lut pictures anu get SIMPLY little
a.. ,''''','' = - ,''e ''"ii''''es>
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just 4 Little Late.

New YOrk.-"Just heard about the
war and l want to enlist" said Ste.
phen kresney. dashing up to marine
recruiting Office. He was quite shocked
when told he was too late. the war
being over.