Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-08
Thr0uqh War; Ridden Europe


upon her sea power, should the allies
meet with serious reYerses on land.
A large and efficient force could be
put into the field should the Islands
be threatened by the enemy. AL
though there doesn't seem to be the
remotest possibility that Germany
will ever try to invade Britain, yet,
If she should gain sufficiently in the
present conflict to do so, she surely
would find these Britishers ready to
defend their country to the bitter end.
Great National Relief fund.
Many Of the enlisted men were the
breadWinners for the home. In order
to extend Immediate relief to the de-
pendents Of those who have gone to
the front IA national relief fund vas
started. Several million dollars have
already been subscribed to this fund,
and it Is growing very rapidly.
Everywhere throughout Great Britain
numerous societies and organizations
are collecting for this fund. Various
athletic associations, such as fooa7
ball, golf and cricket clubs, and other
organized sports are doing much to
secure the cooperation of their mem
bers and the public in this work.
Sewing and knitting societies are
numerous; and If British soldiers and
sailors are not a~bundantly supplied
with socks and many other necessary
| garments it will be because the volun-
tary workers haven't material enough
to keep them busy sewing and knit
ting. No matter where one may go
he will see women plying their sew
ing or knitting with their needles
with ceaseless activity" Many woa
men take them into the parks and
work faithfully while enjoying the
beautiful surroundings, the fresh air,
and the society of their friends.
Young Men EnIisting.
Occasionally the extreme gravity Of
the situation Is momentarily relieved
by some humorous incident; for in
stance, last Sunday evening at the
corner OF two of the most ~frequented
streets of the city, an anti-war lectur-
er had just concluded his harangue
when a recruiting officer entered the
ring and called for. volunteers for the
army, and his call was responded to
by seventeen young men offering
themselves for service. One PAPER
thought that interest in football
should be maintained In order to re-
lieve the terrible strain and suspense
produced by the war.
One effect OF the war has been to
improve British manufactures. 1t
would seem as though firms here had
made no serious effort to grapple with
German competition, but as soon rs
war broke out they began to produce
articles of the same type which are
as cheap, and as good In quality as
those made in Germany" I have a
suspicion that many of the "made-in-
Germany" articles so popular in the
United States will henceforth be pro.
duced at home. However, if we are
to have the usual supply of Christ.
mas cards, our manufacturers will
have to get busy Immediately.
Bandaging Boy Scouts.
There are various ways one may
serve his country at a time like this.
Boy scouts in some of the cities have
volunteered their services as bodies
to be bandaged by amateur Red Cross
workers, and every afternoon they
are put to bed a score Of times, lifted
on q stretcher as often, and when the
class work is over they are entirely
swashed in bandages. This heroism
of the boy scouts is certainly worthy
Of emulation.
The press here sometimes refers
to the newspapers Of America as the
"sensation-mongers." Wouldn't 1t be
next to impossible for many Of them
to successfully refute the charge?