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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports preparations for enrolling 22,000,000 American families in food conservation. Federal administrators in 19 states assign a 5,000,000 family quota for pledge week from October 21 to 28. Quotas accepted include North Dakota 75,000 South Dakota 75,000 Wyoming 27,000.
The post office department authorized a western military terminal at Chicago to assemble mail collected west of the Mississippi for expeditionary force members abroad. Parcel dispatch rules specify 30 days for parcels, including Christmas packages, to reach American soldiers in France.
Harry C. Evans, a five month veteran on the western European front, will speak at Valley City about his war experiences in Belgium France and Germany. The address, hosted by the Yeoman Homestead, offers a vivid, first hand account of modern warfare. The lecture is free and seating is limited, so arrive early.
London reports weekly British casualties totaling 21,179 with 151 officers and 3,773 enlisted men killed or died of wounds. Wounded or missing include 531 officers and 16,724 men. Mikkel Mikkelson died at the General hospital Sunday afternoon and the funeral from Our Savior's Lutheran Church will be Thursday at 2:30 PM.
News from Darey reports the death of M H Krantz a Dazey druggist at 32 from typhoid fever leaving a wife and child. Funeral was held Wednesday with C A Olson of Valley City Furniture Co in charge. Washington reports revival of full generals plan to give Pershing equal rank with foreign officers and promote lieutenant generals to command corps. Baker argues early promotion is needed as Pershing will command a large army and the chief of staff must rank beside him.
Washington officials remind consumers that soaking dried peas and lima beans then canning them to imitate fresh canned products violates the food and drugs act unless clearly labeled as soaked. Dried peas and beans are cheaper and store well, but are inferior in quality and use less tin plate, urging readers to read labels to distinguish fresh from soaked products.
Napoleon, Oct. 2. Fines ranging from 24 to 31 dollars were levied against Logan county farmers A Fettig W J Hohr Anton Schumacher L Grimm George Lubbers Marcus Schmidt John Woerheim and Ferdinand Krause for refusing to send their children to the American public schools. Grimm in default of payment, was committed to jail. The law neglect has left scores of children unable to speak English or grasp American principles and institutions.
The World’s War editor Harry C. Evans, a Ford Peace Party member who served five months in trenches hospitals and camps in Europe, will lecture on the war at Valley City Monday evening Oct 8 under Yeoman Homestead auspices. Admission free. Mrs W T Craswell leaves for Dickinson to join Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting and perform vocal solos and conduct community singing.
A Sioux private from Bismarck, Joseph Jordan of Co I, sees his wife die by suicide in Kenel before he departs for Camp Greene. Her death is ruled self-inflicted. her remains are later laid to rest at St Mary’s cemetery in Bismarck after a church service. The couple, tied by marriage yet separated by war, are the city’s first war victims.
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