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VOL. XXXIX—NO. 3 It was planned the British should strike from Arras, while the French Already a half score of Germany's best divisions have been smashed to pieces by the British onslaught and their own unsuccessful counter at tacks. The Bavarian divisions were they will have to be relieved. they poured bullets into the panic- 8tri.cken._grayAoat?d each man had fired a full 100 rounds. .While this was going on, the Brit ish field guns came into play with a shrapnel barrage, which completed the demolition of the entrapped enemy tbf guardsi"en Germans Back on a Wide Front |THOMPSON YARDS ARE LOCATED IN NEW OFFICE British Front in France, via London, April 16.—With the hot flames of war raging along the entire western front, The Thompson Yards, Inc., have British and French alike, each detail moved into their new offices. The of of the offensive plans has been worked flees are located in the west end of the out at prolonged conferences between' new bungalow shed. They are mod General Viville and Field Marshal ern in all respects, with hardwood Haig, and the war councils of France floor, walls panelled in fir and stained and England. dark oak. The twrt to be played by each bel ligerent has been definitely agreed upon, and a schedule has been ar ranged for the great cohesive force. Various tasks have been precisely al lotted along the wide reaching battle lines, and the results, thus far at tained, justify the conclusion that the supreme military test of the war is near at hand. The Times-Record has referred sev- standing, and through appreciation of. fuj favors for guests, and Haering's the work in hand. The Germans have1(orchestra more divisions on the western front the work in hand. The Germans have will add to the pleasure of j, i. occasion by its music No goods than would have been thought possible a year ago, and however much of an "easterner" Field Marshal von Hin denburg may have been in the. past, he will have to devote his entire at tention to western events for some weeks to come. sacrificed first, but the Prussian guard |ng divisions, thrown in to stem the Brit- Caught ^frithin the meshes of this wire, the German guardsmen screamed for help and guidance. Some, like trapped rabbits, scurried up and down the outer barrier, searching for open ings. The British troops, meantime had the greatest opportunity for open Straus Clothing Store Will Entertain Friday era guns were still roaring preparation for Straus Clothing Co., by wLich they infantry hostilities along a wide front undertook to transform their big store further to the south. The successes jnt0 field rifle shooting since the battle of jar Edwin Bloom is a newcomer, but the Marne. Lying fiat upon the ground, js It was little wonder that later 1,500 German dead could be counted, or ZABEL HAS ROUGH RIDER Judge Zabel, who presides over his court in the basement at the city hall with much dignity, appeared in anoth- timer to the work that was under way for a COUple a gained in the first stages of the Brit- everything in the way of light and ish advance, have given the French' window display t.hat could be desired, great confidence in the inauguration of Their purpose has now been accomp their own enterprises. pushed and they invite the people of The whole struggle in the western valley City and Barnes county to view theater promises to be a titanic one. results Friday evening. The allies are_ prepared as never be-1 Their spring style exhibition Friday fore, in material and personnel, and evening will also serve as their grand are co-operating with a smoothness opening. They will do it up in just which comes from a complete under-1 the proper style. There will be beauti- rap W .G?,rl?^ns.. im!il surrendered with upheld hands and emotional cries of "Kamerad." Their efforts to dig in everywhere and seek the shelter of fortified lines da not tend to corroborate the oft stated German hopes that the war fare might become open again. In fighting these retarding actions, the Germans are sacrificing their picked troops as they did during the rear guard engagements in the recent re tirement on the' Somme. The charac ter of the troops selected for these en gagements is considered the best evi dence of the importance the Germans attach to what appears to be their desire to avoid decisive battles just at this time. er role Saturday when he secured a new Ford and did the demonstrating people will be glad to have you drop himself. He did not try to derail a. in, but if you do so they want you to street car, but disregarded sidewalk ordinances and minor legal formalities. By using all the levers at once the product of Henry reared and bucked until two tires were thrown and the inner tubes exploded with a big bang. The effect was the same as a riot call. Help and advice arrived on the scene, and the judge was made comfortable both physically and mentally. We wonder if the popular justice will im pose a fine upon himself for disturb ing the peace. Major Frank White went to Fargo Sunday afternoon to attend the meet ing of the business men of the state, called for that point, and from there will go to Grend Forks -«nd Bottineau to attend meetings of the board of regents. Marion, A. P. Hanson and E. H. Head land, of Litchville, were in the city Saturday evening and went to Fargo Sunday to attend the bankers' meet ing. Misses Ruth Witter and Elsie Sten shoel have returned to their school work at Litchville after spending a couple of weeks with their parents in the city. FATHER DIED MONDAY AT HIS CALIFORNIA HOME C. O. Easton received word Monday that his father,'Ole Easton, died at Stockton, Cal., Monday morning at 6 tice to the farmer to hold the election o'clock. immediately as the farmer is busy Miss Hopkins and Miss Stenshoel, teachers of the Litchville public school, were in the city Sunday. The late Mr. Easton was a former seeding. Also that there is no great resident of Valley City, removing to rush in the matter and that the seed California about three years ago. He ing is more important at present than was 75 years old at the time of his death.. The funeral arrangements have not been made, and it is not yet known whether he will be buried there or brought here. of months at the modern clothing store, with will be sold, as it is just a sight-see ing event. The Strans label has stood for qual ity in men's furnishings for many years. Its reputation is not going to suffer under the management of Her man Stern. An exceptionally able busi* ness man, he is demonstrating in the Commercial club, the lodge room and the Chautauqua that his word is as good as his bond and that "Progress" is his middle name. The Straus Cloth- Co a ish flood tide, have been suffering such The force of salesmen bear an im casualties_ in the last few days that js g0ing to loom large here- fter in the affairs of city and county, por tant part in the conduct of a store and in this the Straus store measures we n. Andrew Anfinson has been there 20 year s, has an interest in the firm and is a good citizen in every way. Always jolly and good-natured, he has a host of friends. Cliff Mc Donald has been there three years, is capable and reliable, as well as popu- idiy making friends. He is the jndow dresser, ad. writer and show card writer. He is going to be a popular member of the force. Under the rearrangement the store has a floor space of 50x120 feet, which is filled with men's clothing and furn ishings in the latest racks and cases. Tile prism glass above the show win dows floods the room with :ight from ab jUst where it is nee ,,e| for the careful selection of goods by critical customers. Entrances on the south, west and through the Kindred lobby give easy access from Front street or Fifth avenue. Of course the prime object of the recent rearrangement of the store was the show windows. A store of this kind depends upon its windows about equally with its newspaper advertising. The new .windows were designed by the head window trimmer of the Pal ace store in Minneapolis, one of the big concerns of the northwest. With their plate glass fronts and old oak finish they are the very latest in show windows, their depth giving space for the most elaborate arrangement. As an evidence of their value we may say that the Straus store has more display space in these windows than any other clothing house in the state. If you want to verify all these state ments before Friday evening the sales come back Friday evening and brine a friend who has not seen them. It's going to be a pleasant affair and you will enjoy the nice things displayed by the best looking young men of this city who will serve as models. To Call Election After Seeding Bismarck, April 17.—Governor Fraz ier will not call the special congres sional election in the first district im mediately. This became known when he returned from New York this morn ing. He holds that it would be an injus the naming of a new congressman. "I expect to call the election in the near future, but not immediately," he said today. "The farmers at this time could not very well go to the polls be cause they are busy seeding. I be lieve that the seeding is more im portant at this time than the elect ing of a new congressman." The governor would not state defi nitely when he would name the date for the election. In the meanwhile he is investigating the law relative to the Bankers Wesley C. McDowell, of election and whether a primary, con vention or petition system should be used. Dr. Effie McCullum Jones went to Enderlin Saturday evening after a day or two spent in Valley City. Dr. Jones was very favorably impressed with our city and says her stay here was the most pleasant of any in the state thus far. Mr. and Mrs. Kuntz, of the Nester farm, spent Sundav in Sanborn. Red Cross Auxiliary Formed for Valley City The Daughters of the American Rev olution auxiliary of the Barnes County Red Cross was organized Friday evening at the regular monthly meet ing of the D. A. R. Mrs. John Tracy was elected chairman, Miss Vida Aus tin secretary and Mrs. Floyd Tennef treasurer. This is the first auxiliary to be formed in Barnes county and among the first in the state. The membership of this organization is not limited to members of the D. A. R. Other ladies who desire to assist in tbis work will be welcome and may give their names to Mrs. Tracy. The preparation of Box No. 4 as out lined by the National Red Cross so ciety was accepted as the definite work to be accomplished by this aux iliary. ENTERTAINED FOR GUEST Mrs. A. Beecher Cox entertained at two tables of 500 Saturday in honor of her guest, Miss Julia Swanson, of Jamestown. Mrs. Paul Featherstone was winner of the high score, and there was also a gift for the guest of honor. The hostess served a very nice luncheon at the close of the evening. Miss Swanson spent Saturday and Sun day with Mrs. Cox. Fred Carlson, who has».been con nected with a big drug establishment in St. Paul during the past seven years, arrived in the city Friday of last week and has accepted a position with the Dakota Drug company, tak ing the place of Clarence Issacson, who has accepted a position at Minot. Mr. Carlson's old-time friends are glad to welcome him back to the city. Dr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Hansen are spending two weeks with friends and relatives at La Crosse, Wis. Upon their return to the city, Dr. Hansen will open up his offices over the City drug store, on Main street. Gust Spencer, hardware merchant of Litchville, spent Sunday and Mon day in the city, being en route to Far go. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Cheney went to Fargo Sunday afternoon on No. 4 and returned Monday, bringing back a new Glide automobile. VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917. Bankers Are Ready to Finance 1917 Crop for the Northwest Fargo, April 16.—Nearly 100 bankers from all sections of the state attended Sunday's conference on the question of furnishing seed grain fqr North Da kota. Chairman John H. Rich, chair man oi the ninth district federal re serve bank at Minneapolis, brought as surances that the national reserve banks would provide the country banks with plenty of money to finance the farmers of North Dakota in their farming operations and also guarantee plenty of help to harvest the crop. Ses sions were held at 10 in the forenoon and 2:30 in the afternoon. During the morning session resolu tions were adopted pledging the bank ers of the state to extend, ail necessary aid to the farmers to put in a large grain acreage. A committee was also appointed to look after the transporta tion of seed to North Dakota. This committee consists of E. Y. Sarles, of Hillsboro E. J. Weiser, of Fargo, and A. I. Hunter, of Jamestown. Farmers who have ordered seed from, other states or Canada and are having trou ble in getting it delivered are urged to notify this committee. These men will take it up with the railroads and see that the seed is rushed to its destina tion. Among the speakers at this session were E. W. Decker, president of the Northwestern National bank of Minne apolis John H. Rich, chairman of the ninth district reserve bank in Minne apolis Dr. E. F. Ladd, president of the North Dakota Agricultural college Thomas Cooper, head of the extension department of that school. These two men told of their plan of having the field agents personally interview 23,000 farmers in the state in the next few weeks. Other speakers were F. M. Prince, chairman of the executive committee Explosion of a Stove Kills Martin Kjelland Word was received at the Times Record office just before going to press Tuesday that Martin Kjelland, son of Ole Kjelland, of Hastings, was dead from the effects of a stove explosion. The accident occurred at the Kjel land farm, 13 miles southwest of Val ley city. It islinknown how the acci dent occurred. Neighbors who called at the place soon after breakfast tiiqe found him unconscious with every evi dence of a terrific gas explosion which had shattered the stove and disarrang ed the room.. Medical aid was sum moned, but the young man died with out regaining consciousness. In the report by telephone particulars were meager, and further information may throw some light on the cause of the sad fatality. illlilllllliltllllll llllllllillllllillll Duty Combined With Opportunity It is the Duty as well as the Opportunity of our farmers this season to do their very best work, and duty is best performed when stimu lated by opportunity. Neglected opportunities bring nothing but regret. Our duty as bankers consists in rendering the necessary financial assistance to carry on the farmers' work. Those in need of seed, feed, horses, cows, hogs, implements or business ad vice of any kind, are urgently invited to call on us. This bank is mobilized with ample credit resources and business experience to do ks duty and will not shirk it on the contrary, it welcomes an opportunity to perform it. BANK OF VALLEY CITY "HAM" TO BISMARCK Rudolph Hammerud, sometimes call ed "Rudy," and sometimes "Ham," went to Bismarck Monday evening to hold down a chair in the office of the Bismarck Gas Co. This time he went to the high line depot to take No. 1 in stead of standing at the downtown de pot with a new ledger under his arm as on a former occasion, when absent mindedness caused him to think the limited ran through town. Pursuant to a call from some of the bankers and business men of St. Paul, a number of our business men went to Fargo Sunday afternoon to confer with others from over the states of North Dakota and Minnesota on matters of finance and business in general in con nection with the state of affairs now existing on account of war. Among those attending from here were John Tracy, C. F. Mudgett, Frank White, Pres. Geo. McFarland and James Grady. Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Flewell, of Wim bledon, visited friends in the city Sat urday. They have just returned from Los Angeles, where they spent the winter. Elmer Daul and the Misses Cora and Leuella Dahl and Ellen and Charlotte Gray autoed to Sanborn Sunday and spent the day visiting friends. of the First and Second National bank of Minneapolis Geo. H. Prince, chair man, of the board of directors of the Merchants National bank of St. Paul Curtis L. Moshern, assistant federal reserve agent Lewis F. Crawford, of Sentinel Butte W. L. Richards, of Dickinson A. P. Hanson, of Litchville R. S. Lewis, of Fargo, and A. B. Mc I Millan, of Hannah. A motion was adopted authorizing the chairman to appoint an executive committee. Mr. McDowell will do this shortly and call a meeting of the body some day this week. The resolutions I committee was also appointed to re port' at the afternoon session, which they did, as follows: I "Resolved, That to enable farmers to command the resources necessary to produce the largest amount of food possible and to encourage them to that end, that congress be memorialized at once to follow the action already taken in England and fix a minimum protect ive price to the farmer for all food pro duced from year to year during the continuance of the war, to the end that all classes rather than the farmer alone may share the hazard of a great depreciation of values which might, re sult from a sudden termination of the war. —"L. B. Hanna. —"Charles F. Amidon. —"James Grady. —"Frank White. —"Lewis F. Crawford. —"C. A. Nye. —"J. M. Witherow. —"P. Lamb. Committee." Governor Hanna also suggested that the proper authorities be conferred with to get the schools to not open next fall until Oct. 1, so that the chil dren can be kept on the farms to help with the farm work. NO WONDER HE BOOSTS Chas. Peterson has a warm spot in his heart for his former home town, St. Paul, and pulls for their ba&eball club to win. Our attention was called to a picture of one of their players printed in the St. Paul Dispatch which is an exact likeness of Charley. It was a picture of the famous Lefty Lifield, former Pittsburg star. Former Valley City Girl a Sunday Bride A charming wedding which will be of great interest to Valley City people occurred at high noon April 15 in Fer gus Falls, Minn. The bride, Miss Jessie E. Thorkel son, who is a daughter of Mrs. Bertha C. Thorkelson, is truly a Valley Citjl girl, having spent the greater part of her girlhood in this city. The groom, Clayton B. Marvin, is associated with the Missouri Slope Land and Investment Co., of Glendive, Mont., and in that city has prepared a lovely home for his bride. The full Episcopalian ring service was used by the Rev. Headland and it was as beautiful as it was impressive, being read beneath a great white wed ding bell before an altar of spotless white. Pink tulle stretched from basket to basket of tulips made a flowery path way across the living room to the im provised altar which was decorated with smilax and Killarny buds. The wedding march was played by Miss Constance McPherson, of this city, who also accompanied Ralph Sherping when he sang, at the close of the service, "I Love You Truly." Mrs. Marvin wore a handsome suit of roque brown, her hat being an ex quisite creation from Gage. The beau ty of her costume was enhanced by a corsage bouquet of pink rosebuds and a string of pearls, both gifts of the groom. A. C. Thorkelson gave the bride away and her sisters, Miss Bertha and Miss Shelma, accompanied her as bridesmaids. A particular pretty feature of the bridal procession was the little ring bearer, Miss Doris Louise Thorkelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thor kelson, of our city, who led the way carrying the ring in the heart of an L*asterkily. John Bonneville, of La Crosse, Wis., supported the groom. After the ceremony a short reception was held for a few intimate friends and Mr. Sherping again added to the beauty of the affair by a solo, "O Promise Me." A six-course luncheon was served in the dining room, where the color scheme of pink and white was follow ed out as in the living room. A mound of pink Killarny rosebuds formed the center piece beneath a white wedding bell from which floated streamers of pink tulle and smilax. Covers were laid for 20. The newly weds left on the 4:35 train and never escaped a grain of rice or an old shoe, with which their well wishers were amply supplied. The out-of-town guests were Oscar Suennes, La Crosse, Wis., Paul Red path, Bt. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thorkelson and daughter, Miss Doris, of Valley City, and the Misses Mc Pherson and Nelson, also of Valley City, John Bonneville, of La Crosse, and Mrs. B. O. Thorkelson, of South Heart, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin will be at home after May 1. Examination Saturday for Postmaster at Hastings Ray P. Colburn, editor of the Hast ings Times, and Peder Strinden, also of Hastings, took the civil service exam ination here Saturday for the office of postmaster at Hastings. A. J. Salt hammer has been postmaster at that thriving village for some years, but when he sold his store he desired to give his time to the farm and has been trying to let go. Some months ago an examination was held, btyt the success ful man later refused to go in and the job is open again, hence the examina tion Saturday. Vernon T. Gale, secre tary of the local board, conducted the examination and it is expected that the result will be made known from Washington in a very short time. Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Perry and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lubbehusen were visi tors in the city Sunday from Litchville. Mrs. Perry will be remembered here as Miss Isabel McGillis, of the Normal school. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clemens, of the Sheyenne apart ments. "Loyalty Day" Features Are Outlined by Mayor L. E. Hedstrum, who has been visit ing with his daughter, Adolpha, at Minneapolis during the past week, re turned to the city Tuesday morning. Mrs. Hedstrum, who accompanied him, will remain with her daughter for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McGee have start ed from Long Beach, Cal., where they have been spending the winter months. They are expected to reach Valley City some time this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nelson, of Da zey, were business callers in the city Saturday. They made the trip by auto. ESTABLISHED 1879. Arrangements are being completed for the two meetings on Thursday, Loyalty Day. The first will be after noon parade of £he school children of the city and the students- of the Nor mal school. Parade will be formed as follows: The Valley City Municipal band will assemble at the Normal foot bridge at 3 sharp. Students of the Nor mal school will here fall in. The pa rade will be led by mounted police and military guard, followed by auto con taining Gen. Beal and members oC the G. A. R. displaying their banner and flag, the Valley City Municipal band following at the head of the schools. From the Normal bridge the procession will march to tha west side of the Lincoln school, where the schol ars of the Lincoln will join the parade, thence on to Main street and west to Fourth avenue, thence to Fifth street and west to Fifth avenue, where the high school and Ritchie school stu dents will fall in. The line of march will then be down Fifth avenue, cross ing the Normal bridge, proceeding to the Normal auditorium, where a short program will be enjoyed. Capt. Rit chie will speak to the assembly. The evening meeting will be held at the Armory called at 8 sharp. The Valley City Municipal band will render patriotic music and the assembly will sing loyalty songs. Special singing, and camp fire scenes by Company G. Hon. Lee Combs will speak. Patriotic readings and recitations will be on the program. Let every loyal citizen of Valley City witness the parade and come to the evening meeting Thurs day. Show your colors. Let every business place and every dwelling in the city be decorated with flags or bunting of red, white and blue1. Show the people you are proud of your citi zenship and love the flag of Our coun try. Normalonians Sang Excellent Program A small audience that braved the weather Monday evening was amply repaid for coming to hear the Norma lonians in their annual home concert in the Normal school auditorium. It was a most attractive program, and it is indeed doubtful if the Normalon ians ever acquitted themselves so credibly as an organization. From the .beginning of the progranMp its ctosfe there was not "a single uninteresting moment. In the absence of Dean Woodhams, Prof. Knute Froysaa directed the pro gram. Although he had familiarized himself with the program but a few days before, there was a perfect un derstanding between director and or ganization. The attack was precise, the shadings beautiful. The program showed a good deal of versatility on the part of the members of the organization. The violin obli gatos of Mr. Hantula and Miss Raa were played to excellent advantage. The costume numbers were beautiful. The minuet was given very effectively and the audience was also nrjch pleas ed with the two German folk songs, sung in costume by the Misses Jose phine Wright and Lydia Nelson. Mrs. Knute Froysaa appeared as special soprano soloist, singing very beautifully "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark," while Mr. Froysaa played the obligato. She appeared again in the second part of the program singing a group of Norwegian songs In costume. Mr. Hantula appeared at his best in two violin solos, and his numbers, like all others on the program, were re peated at the request of an interested audience. Mr. Hantula appeared also in a violin trio with Prof. Froysaa and Miss Catherine Rae. The number proved exceptionally popular. Of the group numbers, "Fly, Singing Bird," by Elgar at the opening of the program, and "Snow," by the same composer, particularly delighted the audience and showed at the same time the real accomplishment of the organ ization. HAVE GONE TO MONTANA C. L. Larson and Mr. and Mrs. Alf. O. Grannes left Saturday with two cars of goods and implements for Inga more, Mont., where they have pur chased relinquishments on two claims. They are just between the Milwaukee and Northern Pacific roads and have two good claims. Mrs. Larson expects to leave Wednesday. The lady teachers of the high school entertained at the home of Amanda Zabel Saturday evening in honor of Miss Violetta Peterson, who is to be a bride in the near future. The eve ning was spent making booklets for the bride, after which a delicious lunch was served. The bride was pre sended with a handsome gift. John W. Shipt and Elsie Atchinson, both of Dazey, were married at 10 o'clock Saturday evening at the Meth odist parsonage, Rev. Vermilya offi ciating. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Barr and Miss LaValley, also of Dazey. Ed Romfo is erecting a new resi dence for Hugh McDonald. The work has been pushed along rapidly under Mr. Romfo's supervision. Material is being furnished by Thompson Yards. Inc. E. G. Zabel, who at one time was bookkeeper for the Northwest Nur sery, spent Monday in the city. Mr. Zabel is now in the nursery business at LaMoure.