Labor Responsible for Shipping Plans Highlighted by Executives
Charles Piez of the Emergency Fleet Corp calls on labor to decide shipbuilding outcomes in Washington. He urges three shifts daily year round, warns current one eight hour shift six days a week is monstrous, and notes reliance on foreign-born workers for up to 65 percent of labor. He claims yards will expand, needing 60,000 workers for expanded shifts within sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Company E Boys Report Good Trip
A wartime letter from Leater Jaynes reports Company E arriving safely in England December 25. He notes chilly weather, barracks life, calm seas on the voyage, hospitable locals, and a desire for stamps and wrapped gifts. He asks for cousin names and mentions missing Christmas in Boston.
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Dee
England
Reg
Boston
Richard
Ory
Louise
Leater Jaynes
North Dakota Man Killed in France in World War I
Wilton North Dakota February 6 Private Louis Ousley son of A B Ousley a McLean county farmer north of Wilton belonged to Company A Bismarck he enlisted last summer with his brother Lawrence Quiley and spent months at Fort Lincoln This first casualty from Company A signals Bismarck s pioneer national guard in trenches The fighting first crossed the English Channel about a month ago and North Dakota men have appeared in Pershing s casualty lists since late last week Private Joe Matthews listed as slightly wounded is a brother in law of Mrs John R Falconer of Bismarck Also Aaron Levin railway mail clerk left for Grand Forks to attend Home real ore mine where rich copper ore was found Santa bushes
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Wilton
N. D
Louis Ousley
A. B. Ousley
McLean County
Bismarck
Lawrence Quiley
Fort Lincoln
Jack W. Murphy
Pioneer National Guard
English Channel
North Dakota
America
Pershing
Joe Matthews
John R. Falconer
Williston Bowlers Prepare for Minot Match Friday
H C Sawyer Ben s and Thomas B Hogan lead a Williston three man bowling team to Minot on No 4 to face Minot’s best at Monson Alley. They aim for victory and plan a return match with last week’s opponents while exploring a five man charity tilt to foster local support for the Minot affiliated ABC and the spring 1919 state tournament. Interest grows in the city tournament to be held in Minot on the 17th to 19th of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Day
H. C. Sawyer
Bens
Thomas B. Hogan
Williston
Minot
Monson Alley
Magic City
Elk Lodge to Renew Dining Hall for 50th Anniversary
Secretary W. J. O Rourke of the Williston B P O E says the Elk lodge marks its fiftieth anniversary on Feb 16 with a new basement dining room ready for service. When finished the new hall will be one of the finest Elk's lodges in North Dakota and reflect credit on the city.
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W. J. O'Rourke
Williston
Elk Lodge
Armory Dates Band Dance Friday February 8
Armory schedules a Band Dance for Friday February 8 inviting attendees to enjoy live music and a social event at the facility. A Home Guard Dance is listed for Monday February 11 with details on date and venue to be announced locally.
Americans Repel German Raid Northwest of Toul Front
American troops hold a western front sector near Toul as artillery disrupts a German raid plan. German progress halted fifteen minutes before attack, with heavy casualties suspected. Reports also note renewed artillery activity and inability to reoccupy blasted first-line trenches.
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Toul
St. Mihiel
Alsace
Germany
Wilhelm Dittman
Reichstag
Berlin
Russia
Ukraine
von Kuehlmann
Czernin
Brest-Litovsk
Bessarabia
Fidelity Abstract and Title Company formed in Williston
Ernest A. Francis and associates acquired Ludanese Abstract Company from W. W. Boardman and M. C. Bell and organized the Fidelity Abstract and Title Company of Williston North Dakota with $10,000 capital. Francis president, W. C. Francis vice president, Miss Leona Gauthier sec treas. Possession Feb 11. The new firm will continue the established business, with Francis in charge and Gauthier supervising abstracting and title research. Office on East Broadway. clerical staff unchanged. Al Harper of Fairview visiting friends.
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Williston
Ernest A. Francis
Ludanese Abstract Company
W. W. Boardman
M. C. Bell
Fidelity Abstract and Title Company
North Dakota
W. C. Francis
Leona Gauthier
Sec
Treas
Francis
Gauthier
Tioga Loses to Williston on Tioga Floor
Williston quintet defeated Tioga 36 to 12 in a fast low-scoring county tilt on Tioga high gym floor. Bruegger led Williston with 18 points, Scott and Levitt shone, while Tioga suffered with only six usable players under coach Divers. Return date set for February 21, after January 18 game was postponed due to fumigation.
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Tioga High School
Williston
Tioga Five
McDonald
Fairview
Bruegger
Scott
Foreward
Kulas
Levitt
Gordon
Tioga
Divers
R. Branden
Scott Woe
Neset Bruegger
C. Walla Levitt
R. G
Simon Kalas
Branden Wolbert
M. Walla
Branden
Neset
Walla
Bolshevik Opposition Grows Amid Frontline Turmoil
Across the Western Front raiding and artillery activity intensifies as French British and German forces clash near Ypres Cambrai and Verdun. Air operations claim dozens of enemy planes amid Bolshevik resistance and new uprisings in Tartary and Poland with Kiev’s Ukrainians reporting gains.
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Souchez
Verdun
Grand Court
Somme
Ancre
Hindenburg
Ypres
Cambrai
Meuse
Toul
Entente
Padua
Russia
Hon
All Russia
Tartacs
Ensign Krysenko
Mophilev
Tartar
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Yalta
Kiev
Ray Farmer Killed Under Overturned Sleigh in Minnesota
A farmer named Ray Sorenson living several miles from town died when his oats laden sleigh overturned burying him under grain. His brother, who was with him, was badly hurt and taken for medical aid. They attempted to move grain between sleds, but the sleigh tipped on a sloped road trapping the men. A second report notes a death and severe injury among the group. A convention fee notice then announces a Y M C A state committee call for a Grand Forks gathering on Saturday February 9 to promote wartime efforts among troops and cantonments. Lead speakers include Dr. McAfee and A E Roberts. The event aims to shape state Y M C A policy and extend Association work across the state. Dr F W MacManus visited Minot on business Monday.
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Ray
Paul Sorenson
Grand Forks
McAfee
Chicago
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Lester Jaynes
France
Aaron Levin
Homeratale
Magic City Rollers
Abraham Lincoln
Amsterdam
Ludowese Abstract CO
Auelity Abstract and
al. Harper of
Senate
House
Kaiser
London
Imperial Palace
Times
Berne
Bolshiviks
Ray Farmer
F. W. MacManus
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