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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
2
Official paper of Barnes County notes Valley City post office second class mail status. Subscription advertised at two pounds per year in advance.
Rev George Alexander Griffiths a US army chaplain in France writes that German soldiers commit horrors beyond belief including crucified Canadians and attacks on convents. He argues the German people share responsibility for the regime’s crimes and criticizes the view that only rulers are to blame.
The Peoples Press Association formed in Grand Forks and meeting in Fargo aims to complete its organization while critics accuse it of rivaling the North Dakota Press Association. The piece urges subscribers to pay arrears, comply with government rules, and notes ad requirements for continued free delivery.
John J Ayars and George W Ayars of Wilmington Delaware are twins who joined the Marine Corps after George shifted from the Naval Reserve. Mrs Ayars learned of their unhappiness and secured George’s discharge to enlist with the Marines. Both twins now train at Paris Island and will serve together in the same unit. Maine voters head to the September ninth state election with Democrats predicting victory despite wartime politics. The piece notes the war effort and party maneuvering as the election nears.
The Fourth Liberty Loan runs September 28 to October 19, a test of American resolve and support for the war in Europe. The piece argues every dollar helps soldiers and presses citizens to back the loan as the German enemy watches and hopes for failure.
The Food Administration in Kansas will require thrasher men to report all wheat thrashed and farm bins on hand. Record books are issued to 20 000 thrasher men with end of season returns to trace wheat sold and fed. Elevators and mills will track sales to verify grain in bins and aid next year’s wheat rules.
The government request to close certain garages is supported as wartime necessity to conserve gasoline and oils. The mayor plans to issue the warning first, with future violations risking arrest and fines under city ordinances. The speaker appeals to common sense and loyalty to comply.
The nation executes a series of Liberty Loan drives from 1917 to 1918, raising billions for WWI. Subscriptions blaze past targets with heavy oversubscription and broad political and social support, while later campaigns emphasize nationwide distribution and enduring patriotism. A new revenue bill plans taxes on business, bachelors, and luxuries to fund the war. Governor Frazier seeks school closures to aid harvest labor.
A fragment hints at a reflection on endurance and consequence. No clear subject or event, but the phrase implies a threshold reached in a tense or punitive context, with an emphasis on choosing actions after a period of consideration.
A reader urges Barnes county officials to realign a hill road to the section line to avoid steep grades. The writer argues the change would improve safety for travelers and tourists, promoting better county roads and public welfare.
The government seeks clerical workers in field service file and shipping clerks and clerks with transportation financial experience for the customs land office and IRS. An examination will be held at Valley City on August 31 and first grade clerical on September 7. Applications available at the post office via Vernon T. Gale.
The Junior Red Cross reports activity in Barnes County North Dakota up to August 14 1918. It lists 43 school auxiliaries 70 schools involved and $233? raised. details of articles sewn knitted and produced include bed shirts robes pajamas socks sweaters mittens and many support items with counts for each category. Clara L Larson is noted as Field Worker.
Miss Se berg and Ed Bonde led eight young women and four men from the Lutheran Free church to harvest at August Erickson and Wooland farms. They worked 30 acres of wheat, received 12 cents more per hour for the women, and will donate proceeds to the Red Cross.
320 acres for sale at 18 dollars per acre cash. Includes fair buildings, good well, 30 acres fenced, 200 acres under cultivation. Located near school and churches on rural route close to Williston WD. Owner Or I Cook Williston North Dakota.
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