French Command The Somme Region On Front Lines
London July 11 British forces captured Contalmaison in France and took trenches in Mamelz wood with trench fighting around Trones wood. French seized Lamasonette hill dominating the Somme valley, aiding Anglo French aims. Germans shell from Lena to Belgian coast as Russians advance toward Kovel. Prisoners noted and Verdun attack repelled.
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London
Contalmaison
War Office
Mamelz Wood
BEA
Trones
Lamasonette
Somme
Peronne
Trones Wood
Lena
Belgian
Kavel
Strokhod
Verdun
Fleury
Chenois
Meuse
Avecourt
Chattancourt
Veho
Braman Dies at Home Near Buford at 86
L W Braman father of Mrs A L Butler of this city died at his home near Buford Sunday morning July 9 and was buried in Williston cemetery Monday. Born August 22 1842 in New York he served in the Civil War and later lived in Illinois Nebraska Kalispell Montana and Coeur d Alene Idaho before settling on a Buford area farm in 1908. He was a Grand Army of the Republic member and a Mason at Mondak Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Braman
Buford
A. L. Butler
Williston
New York
Illinois
Co. H
Ill
Janett M. Elrod
Centralia
Nebraska
Kalispell
Mont
Coeur de Alene
Idaho
Grand Army of the Republic
Albion
Neb
Masonic Lodge
Mondak
Williston Man Transferred in North Dakota Infantry
Williston, July 11 preparations for the departure of the First North Dakota Infantry United States Volunteers are underway. The first battalion has begun striking tents and preparing to entrain for the south as camp grounds are vacated. Lieutenant Fred Moore is appointed to Company M, replacing Harley Hanson who failed medical exams. Metzger, Williston, now first sergeant of Company M, takes over from B. E. Stevens. Destination is censored, but rumors place the unit near El Paso Texas or San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Fort Lincoln
N. D
North Dakota
United States
South
More
Fred Moore
Co. G
Grafton
Harley Hanson
Metzger
H. A. Metzger
State University
Co. E
Co. M
B. E. Stevens
War Department
el Paso
Texas
San Diego
Calif
Glendive Player Wrenches Ankle In Sunday Game
Fred Chicken Glendive's popular third baseman suffered a broken bone above the ankle during a Bruegger Park game last Sunday while at first base. A physician treated him, he was taken to a hospital, then returned home to Stanley after fracture reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
Bruegger Park
Fred Chicken
Chicken
Stanley
Williston Man Will Not Recover From Brain Injury
W K Benton a former Great Northern trainmaster on the Williston division was fatally wounded when struck by a snow plow on the Berthold branch in February. He lay unconscious for eleven days in St Paul then showed partial improvement but never regained usable speech. Doctors trepanned him but brain degeneration progressed and current prognosis is hopeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Benton
Williston
Great Northern Railroad
Fergus Falls
Mr. Benton
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Paul
Berthold
Jy Guinn
Arthur Sweeney
Benton
Storm Collapses Tent During Tom Steece Show
Last Thursday evening a severe storm struck Arnegard during the Tom Steece show, causing the tent to collapse as spectators were leaving. The half hour blast of wind hail and rain narrowly avoided serious injuries thanks to vigilant attendants, with no major damages reported beyond the collapsed tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Steece
Arnegard
May keep departure secret from enemies if needed
Washington reports that news of the departure of the German submarine Deutschland could be valuable military information to enemies. The United States, in the interest of neutrality, will take steps to prevent such information from reaching them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Deutschland
United States
Carranza's Troops Fight Villa Near Parral in Chihuahua
Fighting rages between government troops under General Garcia and Villistas at Cerro Blanco below Parral, with despatches to General Trevino. Reports note Mexican bandits raiding the Lamula mine, prompting reinforced border patrols. Wisconsin and Minnesota troops depart for Texas as border tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua City
Eresto Garcia
Villistas
Cerro Blanco
Parral
Jacinto Trevino
Marriage in Northfield Miss Barnes Weds Charles Marshall
On Monday July 1 in Northfield Minnesota Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Barnes married Charles Marshall at the bride’s home Rev Clark of the First Baptist Church officiated. Miss Barnes a Carleton College graduate class of 1913. Mr Marshall city editor of The Graphic. They plan to reside here after a Minnesota lakes trip and Parker South Dakota visit. The bride has many acquaintances in the city. Heartiest congratulations are extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Elizabeth Barnes
Northfield
Minnesota
Jesse Barnes
Clark
First Baptist Church of
Miss Barnes
Carleton College
Marshall
The
Graphic
Minnesota Lakes
Parker, SD
Mr. Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
Picnic Day At Experiment Station Aims At 5000 Attendees
Tomorrow is the day for the big picnic at the Experiment station with plans to entertain about five thousand people. An immense throng is expected to take part in the event.
German Underwater Liner Brings Cargo of Mail and Dyes
Norfolk reports the Deutschland, a German undersea merchant liner, entered Chesapeake Bay with mail and chemicals from Bremen. The 700 ton craft traveled about 4,000 miles, evading enemy ships, and was escorted up the bay by the tug Thomas F. Timmins. Captain Frederick Cocke led a crew of 29, asserting a commercial mission to reopen trade with the United States.
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Norfolk
William
Wilson
Bhorarenke Bay
Thomas F. Timmins
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Cocke
Giliain Kalrig
Frederick Cocke
Capes
Institutes Underseas
trans-Atlantic Service
Iain Cocke
United States
Germany
Virinia
Atlantic
Mid
Deutsch
Bremerhaven
Virginia Capes
Thomas F. Timmons
Ful Rectip
Cuttin Ans F. Hinsch
Hinsch
Deutschland
Timmons
A. Schumacher & Co
Lloyd Line
Calico
Eastern
Bremen
Henry G. Hilken
Schumacher Concern
Ocean Rhoderei, Limited
Ocean Navigation Company, Limited
Kiel
Hilken
F. A. Lohmann
Ocean Navigation Company
Lohmann
Lloyd Steamship Company
U. S
John Rowland Guilty of Murder in District Court
John Rowland found guilty of murder in district court after a two hour deliberation. The 40 or 41 year old man reportedly killed Harry Walcott during a dispute between families. Sentencing expected to 20 years in the penitentiary. Separate trial sought by Mrs. Rowland ongoing. Also notes of job placements from Aakers Business College and a catalog request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rawling
Aountean County
Harery Walcott
Rowland
Ary Walcott
Walcott
Duh Vlad
Morler
No More Have One on Me in Wisconsin
Madison July 12 The giving away of intoxicating liquors constitutes an offense This is the opinion of Attorney General W C Owen to District Attorney Harland Rogers of Columbia county today Rogers says that a man past twenty years old procured alcohol in a nearby town on Sunday invited three boys under 12 to join him and drink with him No effort was made to sell them liquor Owen says the offense is under the excise law punishable by a fine of 25 to 200 or by imprisonment up to eight months
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WISCONSIN _ Madison
Wis
W. C. Owen
Harland Rogers
Columbia County
Rogers
Owen
Williston Team Is Going Strong As Glasgow Trip Looms
Browning walked once and struck out nine. Knapton struck out four. Warner and Harper each had three base hits. Browning and Royle hit home runs. Umpires Strong and Cole. Games tonight and tomorrow night. Williston plays at Glasgow on Saturday and Sunday.
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Browning
Knapton
Warner
Harper
Royle
Strong
Cole
Williston
Glasgow
Glendive
Minot
Winston
Williseton
Zimmermal
Stenner
Rf Scheffler
Warne
Rush
Lovely
Moon
Knupton
Willieton
Himborny
Dh Seibert
Tappan
Bruceger
Ruyle
Tmming
Floral parade and grand ball for Elks in Baltimore
Baltimore hosts the Grand Lodge of the Order of Elks with 700 registered, officials estimate twice that number arrived. Grand Exalted Ruler James R. Nicholson cites 433,000 Elks in 1,340 lodges. A floral automobile parade is planned, followed by a grand ball and a grill contest among visiting delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Grand Lodge of the Order of Elks
Registration Bureau
James R. Nicholson
Boston
Elks
Grand Lodge
Heavy storm ravages slope country near Glen Allen
A severe July storm near Glen Allen four miles west caused a fatality when John Loth, 18, was killed by a canoe mishap at a birthday event for Chris M. Diede and Anna Ulmer. In Bismarck, telephone service suffered severe outages from lightning with 140 lines down and depot damage. Mandan escaped direct impact while farms in Morton County reported destroyed barns and farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
John Loth
Cheis Diede
Glen- Allen
Chris M. Diede
Anna Ulmer
Bisimarck
W. F E. Reeves
Independent Telephony Company
Fritz Frederick
Morton County
John Riedel
Wrank Sucky
Mandan
Early seed inspection urged by Bolley
L. Bolley the state pure seed commissioner has sent letters to flax seed and durum wheat growers urging them to apply for seed inspections. He notes limited force and funds, and says inspectors will check wilt resistant flax, durum for admixtures and disease, and bromegrass fields for quackgrass, with other inspections by special request. Growers should write with farm location and willingness to meet the inspector at North Dakota Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Bolley
Prof. Bolley
H. L. Bolley
Agricultural College North
Food shipments resume into Sonora amid Mexican rail talks
Nogales Arizona July 11 shipments of food from the United States to Sonora resume after a three week disruption as talks begin in Nogales and Sonora between Mexican railroad authorities and firms to restore operation under military control. Four Utah cavalry troops arrived, while Villa forces retreating from Jiminez clashed with Carranza troops at Parral in a fierce engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
United States
Sonor
Novales
Sonors
Routhery Tarisic Railroad
Mexico
Mexican de Fiete Covernment
Utah Cavalry
Connecticut
Chihuahua
Jiminez
Parral
Carranza
Jacento Trevino
Northern Pacific Conductor Murdered by Drunk Passenger
Conductor W. Brown aged 54, employed 25 years by Northern Pacific, was killed on train No. 4 between Glendive and Billings. A drunken man struck Brown with a beer bottle as he checked receipts. The assailant was seized by passengers and handed to officers at Glendive. Brown will be buried from his daughter's home, Mrs. Hurley Malone.
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N. P
Mandan
Brown
Northern
Glendive
Billings
Northern Pacific
Hurley Malone
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Paris
Villa Forges
Pennsylvania Infantry
Marathon
Ti Wie
Big Bend
Lamula
Boquillas
Juares
Wisconsin
Samp Douglas
San Antonio
Barnarshall
Mrederick D. Cocke
Virginia Pilots’ Association
Csain
Kalrig
Chesapeake
Norman Hamilton
Norfolk-Newport News
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Carl A. Sueroritz
Erman
Constone
Mee Hilken
John Rowland
Aakers Business College
Sarah Pederson
Margaret Thordarson
Tobtie Selufer
Emma Holte
Thea Korsendon
Thea Dahl
Recha Lehne
Alma Holten
Helen Tweeten
Jalmer Skie
J. Thorson
E. Gunderson
Grand Orks
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