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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
4
The Record, official paper of Linton North Dakota, urges timely weekly advertising and lists display and line rates for single and contract spaces. Circulation spans the county halves and advertising copy is due Tuesday noon.
The Red Cross reports four hundred seventy seven million nine hundred ninety dollars for Italy relief from November 1917 to May 1918. Swiss butter limits of one fifth of a pound per person monthly under new food rules. US prewar dye exports reached ten million dollars annually with twelve million exported in ten months last year. Shipping capacity tallies four tons to move a soldier plus one ton for gear and fifty pounds daily for sustenance. A million checks monthly will soon be issued by the war risk bureau to support service members and families. Insurance applications from service members total nearly four billion dollars.
The number of women employed in munition factories rose from 8 500 in 1910 to more than 100 000 in 1917 per a National League of Women's Service report. In total 1 226 000 women were engaged in industrial work directly or indirectly necessary to carry on the war effort.
The piece argues Washington must up the punishment for German spies to deter incursions harming American troops. It claims no spies have been publicly executed and contends imprisonment is inadequate while frontline lives depend on swift, severe actions and new emergency war laws from Congress.
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt questions whether conspirators will continue their dangerous deeds before facing firing squads, suggesting grim punishment and swift justice for treachery.
An August 1914 start to the war matures into a February 1918 deadline for end according to apocalyptic interpreters. The piece critiques cryptogram enthusiasts who tie Kaiser to 666 via alphabetic numerology and Baconian methods.
The President urges farmers to step up wartime production, stressing that the year marks a turning point. He cites government support from Agricultural Department and Federal Reserve, with nitrates, seed quality, labor, and fair prices as key factors. The farmer's own effort remains crucial to national victory.
The speaker notes American growers use advanced methods and labor-saving machinery. While not yielding as much per acre as European farmers, they produce three to four times more per unit of labor and capital. With record seeding and cultivation of more acres, the war aims push farmers to increase wheat acreage and effort on their land.
Figures compiled by Mr. Wallace show the American Red Cross distributed up to January 1, 1918, 774 752 sweaters 320 121 pairs of socks 298 569 wristlets 252 263 mufflers and 98 226 helmets. Northern Division produced 57 195 sweaters 77 034 pairs of socks 42 925 wristlets 33 357 mufflers and 2 748 helmets. Community campaigns include Sioux Falls 10 cent ticket ponies for Red Cross and a Canby Minnesota benefit dance raising 428 45. Todd County SD led Christmas drive with 2 182 members out of 2 403 population. Indians constitute half. Five dray loads of Red Cross supplies left for Bismarck North Dakota. Barnesville Minnesota auction raised over 2 500 with town closed for the day.
Northern Division pace leads in sweat shop output while helmet production trails the division average as Harry G. Wallace reports on bureau of military relief statistics.
President Wilson calls on Americans to conserve food for the Allies amid war disruption. He outlines a 30 percent wheat reduction, meatless days, and substitutions to maintain health while preserving supplies for overseas partners. He thanks cooperative women and urges strict adherence to the food administration’s recommendations.
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