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VOL. XXXIX—NO. 24. % VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917. ESTABLISHED 1879.

Million and i mlf Men of All Ages Grand Headquarters of the French

Afmy in France, Sept. 2—(Delayed)— The Associated Press Is able to give approximately the figures representing the man-power of Germany in the war at the present time, together with the casualties, as follows:

Fixed formations on the various fronts employed on lines of comjnuni-catlon and stationed in the interior, 5,500,000. ^Divisions undergoing forma­tion and men in depots, 600,000. Loss­es in killed, permanently disabled and prisoners, 4,000,000." Wounded under treatment in hospitals, 500,000. 'Total 10,«00,000. .

These figures account lor all the men called upon to the present-for service as follows: .

v 4,500,OOO Mobilized . Trained men mobilized immediately' church and community, and some of

on.the outbreak of the war, 4,500,000. j their friends took this opportunity of "Unitrained ersatz (compensatory) re-(showing them their appreciation of servists called out in 1914 and 1915, their faithful efforts and wishing them

Miss Alpha Ferguson and Mrs. Har­ry Olsby were tendered a shower at the home of Mrs. C'. G. Naeseth Mon­day evening. The hostesses of the evening were the Misses. Hilma liar-sen, Anna Ramseth, Celia JSkorpen, and Mrs. C, G. Naeseth. There were 40 guests present. Just before re­freshments were served < the two brides, the one of August, and the prospective bride, were each present-, ed 'with a handsome table mirror and cut glass bowl. Refreshments werfe served buffet, and the dicing room table was decorated with streamers of pink ribbons and hearts hung from the chandelier' The table itself held pink asters and candles. Miss Ramseth, dressed in pink, presided at the table The brides have been faithful and willing workers -in the interest of

The. last meeting of the Auxiliary Guild of the Congregational Churcbj was a very enjoyable affair. Officers for the year were Elected and are as follows:

President—Mrs. Paul Featherstone. Vice President—Mrs. B. J. Haaland. Secretary—Miss Emma Syverson. I Treasurer—Mrs. Roy Iverson. Special guests at this meeting were

thp teachers of all the city schools. Refreshments were served, and a very delightful.social time was had by all. The next meeting of the Auxiliary Guild will be on Thursday at 5 o'clock.

$00,-000. Class of 1914 recruits called out November, 1914, to January, 1915, 450,000. First band of untrained landsturm called out at the beginning of J 915, 1,100,000. Class of 1915 called out May-July 1915, 450,000. Remain­der of untrained.landsturm called out the same month*, 150,000.

Class 1916 called out September-No-vember, 1915, 450,000. Contingent of hitherto exempted men called out ear­ly in 1316, 200,000. Second band land­sturm early in 1916, 450,00. Class of 1M9 called out in part, 1917, .300,000. Additional exempted men 1917,150,000. Total 10;500,000.

Mail Units Not Counted

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Washington, Sept. . 13.—Perfection of the "liberty motor," the engine re-lied upon- to drive .the American air-

r The small discrepancies in the fig- P^anea which will strive to achieve su-ures are accounted lor by the omission pr®°1&cy the air and open the way of the mail units. The total mobilised male resources of Germany since the beginning of hostilities,' including the yearly, classes of recruits up to 1920, number about 14,000,000. Those called up number 10,600,000. The remainder are accounted for as follows:

The remaining portion of the class of 1919 awaiting call, 150,000. Class of 1920 still uncalled, 450,000. Men - em

to Berlin is announced by Secretary of War. N. D. Baker.

The secretary gave a dramatic re­cital of the process of evolving the vital mechanism, which began when two celebrated engineers who had nev­er before seen each other locked them­selves in a suite of rooms in a Wash­ington hotel for five days while they designed ,a motor with speed, power

ployed as indispensable in industries | lightness sufficient to make possi-and administrations, 500,000. Men1 ble America* vast aviation program, abroad unable to reach Germany, 200,-} _ Motor Tested and Approved 000 men entirely exempted owing to The ™otor' Secretary Baker an-

.iMi itfsahiiitv Perrnita bounced, has been given its final tests and has been approved. It is now up

physical disability, 2,100,000. Recruits of the 1920 class cannot be called le gaily until they attain their seven teenth birthdays?

to the manufacturers to construct and assemble the. standardized parts and turn out 50,000 engines and the 22,000 planes for which congress made aij, initial appropriation of $600,000,000^ The aim of the government is to ha^e

.several. Humflandcompleted airplanes, 1tfatihea^by^mferl^n4fi%ffl; action on the western front when the

*1918 campaign opens next'spring. I To further the construction program the senate' late yesterday passed the house bill legalizing the aircraft' pro­duction board under which the manu-

Bismarck, Sept 14.—The district to«ure ot a» planes ma motorejll1

-exemption board .as wording »™r-|> ££ ded to hi,, time tonight in an effort to clean u p ' * * . Baker said ne regarqea tne nis appeal cases and industrial claims in war-order that the board can certify back ^ to the county boards a sufficient num-.^J the world no Sreater

ber of men to make up the 40 per aclllev®®®°t- . ' secret cent quota oxtered to move to the! Construction Kept Secret cantonments on September 23. The|' tS" board- spent most of the day consider- ceed fjf irig cases from Pembina county, which wMrh^nnqtitiite military in-Was Into in rertifvine its list to the engine which constitute military in-SitLL (formation and therefore may not be

^The remainder of the time they1 PublIshed- It is sufficient to say that jZz ~' if the government succeeds in its de-were considering odd cases from var-

^nt auota1 to move^n^Sentember ' oil'the western1 front tome extremely ?"Si2ce?he° issuance of'tSpresl, ™ ^

dent's recent proclamation on the sub-- ™ ha8 beP

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known in offlcial circle8

ji> n Pfn?enCy' 8 # for a fortnight or more that the efforts Birddell, cli&innan of th6 district . - »n en&tne enua.1 to the

toui^lt' ttjhaSThJ«e haT°r^ French and British motors in perform-married men exempted. This has re- ancg hag been pr0n0unced successful salted to a necessity for a second call beyond expectations. One of the high­ly mapy^of _t^e_®°^_ties

/to^ est British officials in this country in-jorme<j b{g government that the Amer:

the necessary quotas. Consequently the work of the district board has been- delayed, in the presentation of new cases and appeals from nearly every county.

"In making their second calls for men to be examined," Judge Birdzell

ican engineers had produced a remark­able motor.

Washington, Sept. 13.—Contracts for, construction of a government own-

continued "the county board should ed be guWed absolutely - by their exper- Qf 5Q {abricated steel merchant ves-lence in^the first call. ^ I sels. were let by the emergency fleet

" ——! ; • ' j corporation today to the American in-Rarhtic PaimI-v ^Allllc / 1 ternational corporation. DoiHCw vUlllllj UvllU5 t j These contracts are the first actual-

. Bismarck Tribune: Word has been received in the capital city announcing the birth of a daughter, Helen Eliza­beth, to Mr. and Mrs.' Robert E. Ban­ger, of Freeport, 111., Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the Riverside hospital, Valley City; Mother and daughter are getting alonk nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Banger are for­mer residents of this place. Mrs. Banger will be remembered as Mis£ Irene Cox, daughter of Mr. arid Mra./! R. B. Cox of Wimbledon. She will! visit her-parents for several weeks be­fore returning to her eastern home.

W.C. T.U.Coavention

Frank Shearer was down from Daz-, ey the forepart of the week looking after .business matters. - ;

The W. C. T. U. convention will open Thursday evening by a social tea which is to be held in the Rudolf hotel. The program is as follows:

Toast Mistress^Mrs. Elizabeth P. Anderson.

Addresses of welcome, (5 minutes each)—

For the City—Mayor I. J. Moe. For the. Normal School—Prof. Floyd

T. Goodier. For the City Schools—Supt. G. W.

Hanna. • Fbr the Churches—Rev. Anton Quel-

1°. For the Bar—Atty. M. J. Englert. For the Community Club—Mrs. J. E.

Featherstone. For the District—Mrs. F. M. Wan­

ner. ' " For the Local Unions—J. H. Sey-

mour. Piano Solo—Miss Josephine Wright. Responses— Mrs. Frank Beodsley, Fairdale. Mrs. Lillie B. Bowers, Fargo. Selection—The Ellingson Quartet. * Music will also be furnished by the

orchestra. Anyone is cordially invited t# at­

tend this banquet. Places 50 cents. Kindly give your name to Mrs. S. A. Zimmerman that a place may be re­served. for you.

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Soldiers, Attention! The services of this Bank in any cf your per­

sonal business matters, in our line or within' our .experience or ability, requiring attention during your absence in the service of Your Country, are hereby offered FREE OF CHARGE.

All soldiers wearing Our Country's uniform look alike to us; so this offer is extended alike to officers, to enlisted men, and to those who will enter the service under the selective draft. It is the same whether you have previously had an account with us or not, or any bank account at all. It will stand .until the war is ended; and here's hoping that you will all return to us accompanied by Victory.

BANK OF VALLEY CITY

Tonight soldier boys who have been associated with the Methodist church or Sunday school and all the parents who have sons going to the front, are to be given a luncheon in the parlors of the church. There will be about 60 for whom covers will be laid. The hour is 6:30. While no definite arrange­ments have been made to this effect, the pastor hopes that every member of the church may drop into the group about 7:30 or thereabouts and thus more perfectly express the spirit of good will and kindly interest they all feel in the boys and their pareqts.

Germany Regrets Her ' Minister's Action in

Argentine Difficulty

Bismarck, Sept. 13.—A wire from Rep. P. D. Norton giving the results of an interview with the chief of the militia bureau tends to confirm ad­vices received by Colonel Frank White and first published in The Tribune las't Saturday to the effect that the North Dakota national guard will mobilize at Greenville, S. C. Other reports re­ceived here indicate that a portion of the guardsmen's equipment has been shipped to Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C. The utmost secrecy is to be ob­served in the movement of the nation­al guard, as they will travel is .solid trains, and the Var department. in­tends to take no chances with fanatics who might attempt to interfere with the transportation of the troops,

The official bulletin last Saturday notes that Harry F. Rausch of-North Rakota has been assigned as second lieutenant to the 50th Utaited States infantry, and that Arnold Mlchelson of Minnesota has been assigned to

>the same command. Both are young Eaenos Aire3, Sept. 17.—Dr. Luis'men commissioned from civil life.

B. Molina, the Argentina minister at Michelson was assigned from Dtiluth, Berlin, todav informed the Argentine where he has been engaged for sev-foreign office by cable that the German eral years Past- hut he was born and government had expressed regrets over reared in Bismarck and is a graduate the actions of Count Von Lyixburg, the,0^ Bismarck high school.^ . German minister to Argentina. Dr. j Molina reported that the Under-Secre­tary of the German foreign office had informed him that Germany disap­proved absolutely of expressions used by Count Von Luxburg in his dis­patches.

The under-sccretary, who acted for Dr. Von Kuehlmann, German foreign secretary, during his absence in Mu­nich, asked the Argentine minister to request the Argentine government to notify Count Von Luxburg that the German government wished him to re­turn immediately to Germany to ex­plain the entire matter personally.

Count Von Luxburg today announc­ed that he probably would sail Septem­ber 28 for Balboa, Spain, on a Spanish steamer.

Foreign Minister Pueyrredon tonight,

Bridge Guard Makes Attempt at Suicide;

Condition Serious Fargo, Sept. 18.—Frank McDonald

died at St. John's hospital at 1 o'clock this morning. The body is under the care of Undertaker Dougherty of the Luger parlors.

Lying with his face in the blood which was slowly flowing from a bullet hole in his temple, the unconscious

announced that be declined to accept f°rm of Frank McDonald, night watch-as a satisfactory settlement of the raan a* 'he Northern Pacific railway Luxburg incident the assurance con-1 bridge, was discovered last night at 8 tained in Dr. Molina's cablegram, be- o'clock in a tent on the river bank cause it was merely the verbal state-! north of the bridge. The case is be-ment of an under-secretary. The Ar- jieved to be one of attempted suicide, gentine foreign office is awaiting a for-1 An ambulance was called and he mal note from the German government'was taken to St. John's hospital, where

he was reported to still be in an un­conscious condition at a late hour last night. That he has small chances «for recovery i3 the opinion of Dr. J. F.

Grand Forks, Sept. kota's pro-rata share three million Liberty Loan bond issue will be $4,000,000, advises A. I. Hunter, president of the First National bank of Grand Forks and member of the North Dakota Liberty Loan execu­tive committee, upon his return from a conference of Dakota financiers in the Twin Cities. Mr. Hunter joined with other North Dakota representa­tives in making it plain to the feder­al reserve bank board that the dis­tribution of the first Liberty Loan bonds, already subscribed for, is de­sired before a second call is made, and assurance was given the Flickertail financiers that these bonds would be distributed within a few days.

| Mrs. C. A. Solliri informs us that the 14.—North Da- report that Mrs. O. Th. Sherping, of of the second {Fergus Falls, Minn., having, under­

went an operation is not correct. Her father was at the Sherping home when Mr. and Mrs. Sherping returned from a trip and she was as well as usual.

Body of Murdered Man Found Near Luverne

Armored Motor Cars Included in Urgent

Deficiency Measure

Coroner N. O. Holberg was called to the rorthern part of the county Mon-

for* thp° t>iree "new Want's in: day to'look *ft->r the case of a man °0°,00° for ordinance which the government will have built j^at had evidently been killefl. The

number of fabricated ships. ^ was discoveied by one of the

Washington, Sept. 17.—The house today failed to' reach a final vote on the seven million dollar urgent defi­ciency bill, consideration of sections providing additional funds for the war department consuming practically the entire day. Many amendments in-

I creasing the sums proposed in the i original bill were approved. ' The secretary of war was authorized to incur obligations aggregating $100,-

and ordinance supplies in-addition to appropriations made or pending, but the proposed $3,-

an ordinance providing

Wed»eSd.y, Sept. 19. to second m- ' iS SK'SKSS; i *»< •**•> ^•^n.gSLJd'SSi W" tiogent ot the 'thl*Americ»n^eUu3! The case I, evidently a murder, as! Increase in the measure agreed to leave Valley City.

The case is evidently a murder, as ! , - 1ft nr 11 months there were seven bullet holes in the include ordinance stores and supplies

men coming from all parts of the coun- corporation,^ with^ W or 11 monws which had been dragged and from $70,000,000 to $73,520,000; small ty. More and more the call to arms is and the entire number will^be ®niBliea, laced under the last iron 5ridge on arms target practice from $2,000,000 driving home to our people that we P^Wy within!15 or 16 montns. rQad, tQ within a to $13,000,000 and automatic machine afe at war and .as hom^ after home !Shipping board officia^ beUeve mile o£ the county line on the Barnes'rifles from $120,277,000 to $220,277,000 gives one or more tp this great army the fabricationi of shlpi3

have'county side. The body Was covered, with an increase in an additional au-the people remaining at home realize America within ajew years will^ have ^ ̂ J thorization for such rifles from $50,-the seriousness of the situation. Res- the lar.g.e®t There was nothing by which to iden- 000,000 to $118,020,000. ponding to our country s call are these, any nation in^the' w

calls tor tify the man as the clothing contained) An appropriation of $676,213,000 for 43 young men, leaving home and vo- The %P

thf for tlie nothing except a small mirror and a mountain, field and siege cannon was cation to help make the world better manufacture of the partstor tne,^ ^ ^ wereincreaaed ,0 $6&5)100,000 and that for and rid it of tyranny. Hats off good ships in the steel . J d I brought here and will be buried im- ammunition for such cannon was rais-people to the boys leaving tor the fabriSting! mediately. ed from $700,000,000 to $777,182,750. front, let every man, woman and child Some officials believe tnat iaDricauug, ' i . . .. . -in Valley City realize that tomorrow methods eventually will revolutionize we should show a little of our patriot- ship building. ism and express to those departing,!'-our good wishes, show them our hearts : Jamestown Alert: A1 Simonitsch, are with them and impress-on them we pf Cleveland, was a visitor in the city are anxious for their return. A din- ysterday. Miss Anna Simonitsch, of ner will be served the boys at the Con- Moorhead, was an arrival yesterday gregational church guild rooms- tomor- -the guest of her brother^ E. V. Simon-sow and it is hoped that a parade apd itsen ?>nd family. She left today for other demonstrations will be indulge Vaiiey City where she will assume her in- during the time before their depart- duties as superintendent of the_ River-ure over the Stoo Line leaving at about side hospital in that city. 6:20 p. m. The members going tomor-j ; row will leave the Kindred corner New Rockford State Center: Miss about 5:30. Cars will be provided to Agnes Anderson arrived Saturday aft-take them to North Valley. Turn out. ernoon from her home in Valley City

! and is again at the head of the depart-James Soules, of the Headquarters ment of domestic science in the city

company, returned to the city Thurs- school. day from Dickinson, where he went ~ —-Wednesday to attend the wedding of A. O. Heglund was a Fargo visitor his sister. I on business Friday.

Appropriations of $16,750,000 for Stanley Yule and family returned armored motor cars, with authority to

Thursday to Rogers, after having contract for $5,000,000 more and of spent a few days in town as guests at $700,000 for submarine 'mines also J

the Herb Weston home. were approved. j

before closing the incident.

Argentina Doubts It . .. Buenos Aires,, Sept. 17.—The re-pott- fceom- BepliaJ^iat Xkr^»uia Br , . lina, the Argentina minister to Ger-I "The bullet entered the righttemple, many, had explained to thex German fractured the skull and cut the brfein government that the handing of pass-! covering, and . came out. at the top of ports by Argentina to Count Von Lux- the head," said Dr. Hanna afteV ex-burg, the German minister, was a per- aihining the wound. "If he recovers, sonal matter and did not signify a rup-' which is doubtful, he will probably be ture of relations, was classed as of Paralyzed for life." doubtful accuracy by Argentina's for-j The act was committed at 6:40 eign minister today. j o'clock, according to Hiram Rice, who.

It was true, he said, that a rupture^ together with McDonald, has been had not been created by handing Count guarding the bridge since last June. Von Luxburg his passports, but Dr. I "McDona.ld came to work as usual at Molina's instructions did not provide 30," said Mr. Rice last night, "and for any explanation of the situation to appeared to be feeling all right. Then Germany. ! went down to the tent, where we

The foreign minister reiterated that k®eP our clothes, and I went across the there will be a rupture of relations bridge. Ten minutes later I heard the with Germa.iy if the latter's explana- shot, but thought that possibly it was tion of the Luxburg incident is not ab- an automobile tire. I was on the solutely satisfactory. ! Moorhead side of the bridge, and a

Since being handed his passports, freight was crossing. An hour later Count Von Luxburg, it was stated, has when I came over on the Fargo side I been circulating the statement that the forgotten about the shot, until idea of sinking Argentine ships, "with- sonie kids who were playing down out leaving a trace," was suggested to th®1"® came running up and said there him by the foreign minister of Armen-,was a man lying down in the tent. I tina as a means of preventing com- j went down and found McDonald lying plications. This statement was char- one side with his face in a pool of acterized by the foreign minister as olood and his revolver on the ground a •'the greatest, most shamefully bare- 'ew ,'eet £rom his right hand. I im-faced lie" in his official experience. mediately closed up the tent and called

the police, who came down with the ambulance and got him."

After plowing through his skull, the bullet went out the side of the tent. It would appear that McDonald was kneeling when he committed the act, as the place where the bullet went through the tent was less than four

Lidgerwood Broadax: The marriage from the ground. • of Delia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.' McDonald is a widower, 33 year old Bentson, to Jesse R. Marquisee, of Val- and has three children, the oldest be-ley City, took place at the home of the an 11-year-old "girl. Together with bride's parents on Sunday afternoon, "is children lie has made his home

Jesse R. Marquisee Marries lidgerwood Girl

with his mother, Mrs. »!. E. Abtiott, at 318 Tenth street north He has lived in Fargo for a number of years, fol-. lowing the carpenter trade He ^rorked* on the construction of the Country

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Sept. 9, at 5 o'clock, Dr. S. N. Deinard, of Minneapolis, officiating.

The' decorations were in green and white throughout the house and the color scheme was elaborated on the wedding dinner, served after the cere- c»ub house this spring. mony to nearly 60 guests. Preceding Friends are hard put to assign a the ceremony Miss Magdeline Fo- reason for his rash act. It is said garty sang "O, Perfect Love," and the that he suffered a sunstroke several wedding march was rendered by Mrs. years ago and could not work on a hot L. M. Bearman of Minneapolis, violin- uay, and that he complained yesterday ist, and Miss Julia McHugh, of Lidger- of the heat. Rice, his fellow workman, wood, pianist. The bride entered with sai^ that McDonald appeared to be a her father, and was preceded by Mrs. norma; man with regular habits and Mortimer Bentson, matron of honor, t"at he never showed any signs of Master Myron Hertz, ring bearer; despondency. Miss Esther Bentson, maid of honor : and Miss Mildred Silberstein, brides- iess trip was made by auto to Wynd-maid. The bride was met at the altar mere. Afterwards they were overtak-by the groom, attended by the best en at Hankinson but there the wrong man, Mr. Nathan Hoffman. The bride's berth in the sleeper was decorated by gown was fashioned of white satin the maurauders. This arrangement, and georgette crepe, with full court was, at the last moment, set right, but train and the bridal veil caught with the job being done hurriedly was not a spray of orange blossoms. She car- as efficient as the youngsters would ried a shower bouquet of bride's roses have desired. Mr. and Mrs. Marquisee and sweet peas. will make their home at Valley City,

After the ceremony covers were laid where the groom is engaged in the for 45. Among the out-of-town guests clothing business. were: Mr. and Mrs. J. Marquisee and The bride was born in Duluth, Minn., daughter, Wimbledon; IVJr. and Mrs. I. and came to this city with her par-Kulberg and family, Hankinson •„ Mr. ents in August, 1905. She is therefore and Mrs. J. M. Silberstein, and Louis a Lidgerwood girl and as a graduate of Devener, Edgeley; .Mr. and Mrs. D. the high school has a host of young I. Hertz and family, Mrs. E. Hoffman friends in the city who join in the sin-and sons, Mr. and Mrs. A. Silver and cerest wishes for her happiness. The N. Silberstein, all of St. Paul; Mrs. L.; wedding presents, coming as they did Bearman, Minneapolis. from nearly everv home in the city

The young couple left at 9 in the and being of costlv and solid silver evening on a wedding trip through the themselves testify in number and in east. In an attempt made by the Lid- value to the love that all Lidgerwood berwood youngsters to give the newly- has for she whom they fondly call weds the usual farewell pranks, a fruit- "Our Delia."

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