10 000 Men Forge Ahead In Great Battle Fronts
Report from the Western Front describes brutal fighting as German forces mass in dense lines against British and French positions near Arras Douai and Laon. Casualties mount while both sides claim small gains and heavy losses in a continual grind of artillery and assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Vonburg
Hindenburg
Arras
Chemin Des
Douai
Ern
Laon
Guvrelle
Hand of Steel
Gavrelle
Berlin
Chemin-des-Dames
German War Office
Williams County Figures Prominent at North Dakota Sunday School Meet
Williams County gains prominence as the North Dakota State Sunday School Convention plans a Fargo gathering on June 20 22. Bertha Palmer and Rev Styles Harriss are slated to appear with a strong rural development focus and a Minnesota cooperation conference. The agenda promises high quality talks and a large auditorium program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Palmer
Rev. Harriss
Fargo
Williams County
North Dakota
Bertha Palmer
Williston
Vicinity
Styles H. Harriss
Gram
Harriss
H. P. Beckwith
Northern Savings Bank
Sunday School Workers of
Minnesota
Minnesota Sunday School Association
A. M. Locker
Minnesota Association
Buford balks at Skidoo service between Buford and Williston
In Bismarck on April 30 Buford residents protest the Great Northern Skidoo service to Williston. A prior Peps test required No 3 to stop at Buford, but the train no longer stops. The complaint says travelers must wait a day or travel extra miles via Mondak or Williston to reach Buford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Buford
Great Northern
Williston
Willston
Mondak
Mother's Day Proclaimed for May 18 by Governor Frazier
Governor Lynn J. Fra zier issues a proclamation designating Sunday May 18 as Mothers Day. The article notes observance varies with churches schools and businesses and recounts state and national steps toward recognizing Mother's Day beginning in 1913 and 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn J. Frazier
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Knights of Columbus Extend Protection to Some Members
Thomas M. Cooney reports the Supreme Board, meeting in Washington DC on April 14 15 16, voted to remove disability for all present insured members while abroad and to deem any member serving against the United States as an alien enemy resulting in loss of membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Cooney
Knights of Columbus
Supreme Board of Directors
Order
Washington, D C
United States
Mother's Day Proclamations and National Involvement
The Mother’s Day association in the United States promotes the holiday abroad. Founder and president is Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. Honorary national officers include President Roosevelt and several state governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Ordination Follows Anamoose Association Meeting
The fifteenth annual Mouse River Association of Congregational Churches opened April 24 in Anamoose. Reverend Pengelly was ordained after an impressive demonstration of faith, with Rev. Bloom, Rev. Anderson, and others presiding and offering prayers and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouse River Association of Congregational Churches
Congregational Church
Anamoose
W. K. Bloom
Minot
J. H. Batten
Willixton
T. T. Hiner
Velva
Batten
Nellie C. Osman
J. Chas. N. Pengelly
Pengelly
Rev
Christian Minster
Congregational
C. M. Christianson
Drake
Tm. Wyll
Jesus Christ
Stickney
Fargo
George Farries
Williston
Williston Adopts National Plan for Child Labor and School Credit
Williston public schools consider a national scheme to organize children for wartime farm work while protecting schooling. The plan splits aged groups 14 and up to work in districts or supervised home tasks, with a Summer Agricultural Faculty and school credit for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. White
Williston Public Schools
National Child Labor Committee
White
National Committee
Children of America
Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor
Commissioner of Education
Children’s Bureau
Council For National Defense
The
Playground Association
Boy Scouts of America
New York Commissioner of Education
New York City
State Agricultural Department
Farmers’ Organizations
Creamery Cooperation Proves Great Benefit to Community
A detailed account shows a Williston area creamery boosting farmer profits and farm quality through coordinated action. A government field man or expert advisor helped farmers adopt better feeding, records, and herd culling, lifting net five year profits from 2060 to 9643 and expanding milk quality and living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Cooperative Creamery
Erickson
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Chain letters warned against postal law violation
The Fargo Forum warns that sending chain letters through the U S mail violates postal regulations and can lead to fines or imprisonment. It notes many residents are unaware their actions may break the law and urges breaking the chain to avoid legal trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Fargo Forum
United States
Fargo
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Skidoo
U. S
Association
James Hoffman Batte
J. W. Anderson
Levis
A. M. House
J. H. Batten Williston
Mouse River Association
Supt. White
OWA
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