Preston Times: Mrs. Anton Erickson, who lives east of town, when doing her supper dishes Monday evening about 6 or 7 o'clock, claims she saw through her window upon the northern sky, the words "America in Victory." She called her daughter, Mary, who without speaking to her mother, read the same words. The word Liberty was also seen near the horizon. Other neighbors report having seen the same thing in that locality.

Valley City Times-Record, 4/11/1918