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Mrs. Vorseth and daughter Elsie
visited in Thief River Falls last week.
Mrs. O. A. Anderson returned from
the Warren hospital Tuesday evening.
Miss Minnie Holson called at Max
ken's Tuesday evening.
Miss Gina and Josephine Nelson
left for Thief River Falls Tuesday.
Miss olga Thoreson and Minnie
-Holson called at Nordhagen's Wednes-
day evening.
Joel Sjoberg called at C. Sagmoen's
Monday evening.
Mrs. Strand visited at Thief River
Falls Friday.
Enock Nelson has built an addition
to his store where his family now
lives.
John Hellquist is having new res
idence built. .......
Mrs. c.. Sagmoen called at Sor's on
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. j. Sagmoen and Mrs. Strand
visited with Mrs. c. Sagmoen Thurs
day.
Miss Minnie Holson called at E. An
rderson's Friday evening.
0. B. Hanson from Newfolden pass
ed through here on Thursday enroute
to Warren.
Miss La Won and Lydia Batten
came home from Thief River Falls on
Saturday. -..
Mrs. Rye visited with Mrs. Nakken
Thursday afternoon. ...#s.
Quite number from here attended
the Farmers Club meeting at the
Edgewood school Saturday evening.
A spelling contest will be held at
the Rosebank school Friday evening,
May 18th, at pm.
Mr. and Mrs. Vorseth and daughter
Elsie and Mrs. Mellem autoed to Mid
die River Sunday returning the same
day.
A large number attended the La
dies Aid at Opseth's Monday. Among
the out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bredeson, Mrs. Berg, Mrs. N.Y.
..hus and Mrs. Fosse all of Thief River
Falls.
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Mrs. K. J. Taralseth of Warren,
spent Wednesday at the Lodoen home
here.
Mrs. Henry Backstrom, Esther and
Ollie Porten and James Porten auto
ed to Grand Forks Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dahlgren au-
toed to Warren Saturday.
Walter Sands and Alex Paulson
spent Friday evening in Grand Forks.
All friends are most cordially in
vited to attend the program given in
honor of Mothers Day next Sunday
evening in the Swedish Lutheran
church at eight o'clock This will be
the final program given by the public
school for this year with the excep-
ton of eighth grade commencement
which will be announced later: Ad-
mission free.
A large number from here attended
the Henning Furst funeral in the
country last Friday. We extend to
the bereaved widow and fatherless
children our heartfelt sympathy.
The funeral of Nels Hanson who
was burned to death in his home Fri
day morning was held at the Swedish
Lutheran church in the country on
Sunday afternoon. To his relatives
our sympathy is extended.
Sheriff Hanson, Messrs. Listug,
Braggans and Eckstrom Of Warren,
were here on business last Saturday.
Gunder Lodoen of Warren, visited
relatives here Monday.
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caller at the Meadow Lawn Farm one
evening this week.
DR.. Donaldson of Argyle, was a
professional caller here one day last
week.
Mrs. Jens Jensen has been beauti-
flying their home by painting the in
terror.
Andrew Lundin and James Whalen
were familiarizing themselves with
the Woodman willy goat, one evening
last week.
Miss Julia Grandstrand was in Ken
needy and Donaldson in the interest of
her music class last week.
C. E. Johnson one Of the leading
farmers of Happy Corners has added
another quarter section of land to his
splendid half section farm.
Miss Agnes Thorkildson who has
spent the past year as nurse at a
Crookston hospital is taking a vaca-
| ton with home folks.
John Whalen and J. Field were out
circulating the county option petition
one day last week, securing the names
of quite bunch Of voters.
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Martin Jensen has new buggy.
Miss Selma Lundin is home having
completed her task at the Bush home.
Rev. E. J. Bechtel, of Winnipeg,
preached at the school house one
night last week. ..... ..
c.. P. Warner was around the first of
this week, buying up shipment Of
livestock.
Carl Britton of Springbrook, was a
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Another carload of Holstein heifers
for the Spaulding Farm arrived by Z
the flyer on Thursday morning last
week. !,
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reau OF Yards and Docks, while the
installation OF the operating equip
ment was performed by the Bureau Of
Steam Engineering. This work Is at
present being carried on under the
watchful supervision of Lieutenant
r. S. Crenshaw, u. S. N. When COM
pleted this station as well as the two
secondary stations will be under the
sole control Of the Navy Department
although private and commercial mes
sages will be sent under such regula-
tions as the President of the United
States may prescribe. No private or
commercial wireless installations will
be permitted on the Isthmus.
The aerial of the Darien station will
be attached to the tops Of three steel
towers, each six hundred feet in
height. The towers Of the other two
stations at Balboa and Colon are about
three hundred feet high. These sta
tions will be used to transmit messages
to and from vessels in the adjac mt
canal waters and within a radius of
about three hundred miles from the
Canal. The equipment Of the Darien
station is second TO none in the world.
It will be capable of communicating
with points at a distance OF three
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pletion the question OF fortihcations
arose, and Congress talked for days
over that question and the pros md
cons from every point OF view were
threshed out. One side contended that
to fortify the Canal would be VIOLA
ton OF tho -Pauncefote Treaty.
They declared that the United states
was under solemn obligation to rec
ognize tho principles of neutrality as
applied at Suez and cited the express
terms Of the Hay -Pauncefote Treaty
as evidence Of their contention. Those
who favored. the fertilization project
asserted that the Canal zone belonged
TO the United States and that our Gov
ernment had a perfect right to set
up defense Of our own territory; also
that by falling to fortify the place we
would lose the military advantages for
which the Canal had been constructed
Just what diplomatic pressure was
brought TO bear on England has not
been given out; however. that coun-
try waived its rights in demanding a
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laid the cornerstone Of the beautiful
Gothic chapel which overlooked the
Hudson, and dominates the group of
artistic buildings which constitute the
new West Point.
At the end Of his term there he was
again sent to the Southwest, where he
once more settled an Indian disturb
ance. Later he was given command Of
the brigade sent to patrol the Mexican
border.
At Fort Bliss.
After the battle of Ojinaga several
thousand ,Iexican soldiers and ref
ugees came over the border and were
sent to Fort Bliss to be interned. Cen
eral Scott suddenly found himself In
charge of a lot Of alien people who
were almost helpless as we'll as pen
niless. He met this problem in his
usual way-without the least buster,
and pretty soon a model camp arose
on the Texas plains. Mexican soldiers
who had been used TO sleeping with
only the skies for a covering. and get
ting food wherever and whenever
possible. suddenly found themselves
housed In tents and regularly fed.
Women who were half starved and so
weak that they We're unable to walk
found haven Of rest and came back to
health. Indeed, so popular did the
camp become that a wire fence was
erected 20 keep other refugees from
entering as well as TO keep those in
side from escaping. The camp was po-
Iced hy United States soldiers and ev-
cry care was taken TO keep things in
order.
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On the Atlantic side Of the Canal
the defense consists of four twelve
inch guns, sixteen twelve-inch NOR
tars, six six-inch guns and four four
and seven tenths inch howitzers.
These guns will be divided between
Toro Point on the west side CT the
channel and Margarita Island on the
east side. They will be so arranged
as to sweep the entire channel toward
the entrance from the Atlantic. The
mortars are designed for use against
the enemy both on land and sea, for
in case of a hostile force coming
overland they could be loaded with
shrapnel and fred at distance Of four
miles. The howitzers could be used
to protect the locks or moved from
place to place whenever they were
needed. Eight OF these will be per-
manently stationed at Gatun.
$4,000, 900 OF Ammunition.
About $4,000, 900 worth of ammuni-
ton will be kept at the Canal at all
times, for Uncle Sam does not intend
TO be caught mapping with an empty
powder house. This includes at least
seventy rounds for the big gun on
Perico Island. Some idea of the
amount of smolSeless powder used can
be understood from the fact that the
fourteen hundred pound projectile
fired from a fourteen-incb gun re-
quires a charge of over three hundred
pounds of smokeless powder to propel
it through the air. Every time a gur
Of this type is fred it costs the Gov
ernment 500.
The land about the sea level ends
of the Canal will be plated off just
like city squares, and should an
enemys troops come into any one OF
these squares the mortars can be sc
turned as to hurl their deadly missiles
upon the very square they are occupy
ing.
In order that there shall be no sur.
prise attack. the fortifications will be
equipped with fourteen searchlights
each using sixty-inch reflector
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These lights. which cost $4,000, VI
sweep the sea and land as far as Il
range. The electricity used for Cpd
ating these as we'll as the big guI
will be generated at each fort.
Named In Honor OF Generals.
The fortihcations at each. end Of Il
Canal have been named in honor
some of our great generals. For Il
stance, the fort at Toro Point
named in honor of General William
Sherman, and the one on Margari
Island in memory Of General W.
Randolph. The battery at Manzanill
Point Colon, is called Fort DeLesseI
so named to perpetuate the memo
Of Count De Lessps, while the thrI
great forts on the islands Of the p
cifc have received the name OF Ora
in honor of that valiant hero Of Il
Civil War. At Balboa the battery h
received the name Of Amador,
called to honor the first President
the Republic of Panama. The bate
les of the different forts and the arm
posts along the Canal have also be-
dAAtL 0uI MtIOtS4
The most recent post to be occ
pied by the Twenty-Ninth Infantry h
been given the name of Camp Ga
lard" in memory OF the late Lieute
ant Colonel D. d. Gaillard, who di
in 1913-a we'll deserved honor +
the man who gave his life for I
work. Colonel Gaillard was a mel
ber Of the Canal Commission and W
in charge of the Central Division fro
1907 until his death.
All this description Of the fortific
tions and plans in case Of war m
seem out of order at this time VIII
the American nation are praying I
peace. but even the most peace lovi
citizen knows that a big army wi
plenty of fortifcations and big ma
with gunners who know how to she
are comfortable things TO have arou
even though they may not be need'
/ The Panama Canal is a military M
essity as we'll as a commercial one,
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Scott had convinced them that they
would be treated fairly and that he
was their friend. This seems to be
the keynote OF the situation. for in
General Scott's own language. THE
man who would deal with the Indians
Is the man who proves truly their
friend; the man who will not had bet
ter keep away from them"
Even the most patriotic citizen must
acknowledge that the Indian has not
always received his just deserts and
their rights in many instances have
been ignored. and II is surprising that
more uprisings do not take place.
In this particular instance II Is for
tuIiate. indeed. that General Scott was
sent out to adjust matters, for apart
from the thousands Of dollars It would
have cost the Government 10 quell the
uprising there would have been loss OF
life as we'll and an ill feeling against
the soldiers by the Indians which Is
difficult TO overcome.
In Cuba And The Philippines.
when General Wood became the
Governor OF Cuba he made General
Scott. who was at that time a captain,
his Chief Of Staff. Here again the
peacemalSer's personal influence was
felt. for the Cubans, like the Indians,
trusted him. There was plenty OF
work TO be done on the Island and
the bulk of It fell upon the shoulders
OF the Chief Of stan who had charge
Of the military part Of the Island
government
A little later General Wood moved
his officers 10 the philiDpfnes and a
short time afterwards General Scott
was made civil Governor OF the Sulu
archipelago. lie remained at this post
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neutral canal and the fertilization bill
passed.
The great forts, when completed, will
make the Panama Canal the American
Gibraltar. II will become a naval base
OF the greatest value. for here our
ships may coal and repair, for great
coal storage basins. machine shops and
dry docks are being built. In time,
with its splendid fortihcations at each
end. the Canal will become OF the
greatest importance from a strategical
point Of view and will become the CEN
ter of operations OF our fleets OF the
East and West and the sole gateway
between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. The great importance Of
maintaining a naval base there can
be readily understood when one con-
siders tho present war. which has
proved beyond all doubt that the
strength OF nations rests upon a mili-
tary basis
Radio Station.
Another thing OF value especially in
time OF war is the navy control Of the
big radio station now nearly completed
at Darien In the Canal Zone. It was
built under the direction OF the Blu
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which concerned their welfare with as
much ease and understanding as II he
had been brought up among them. SO
valuable has this gesture language be-
come that for a time General Scott
was detached from the army and sent
to the Smithsonian Institute where he
set about to write a history and CLOS
sary OF the sign language OF the In
dian tribes Of the plains. This, how
ever, was never finished as the Span
ish-American War came on and the
author was needed there. and ever
since that time he has been so busy
adjusting for the Government that
he has never had time to complete the
work.
In Charge OF Geronimo.
Few men have seen more OF Indian
life. AS young officer he fought the
Sioux and Cheyennes, but the fights
soon gave way TO councils and many
times the Indians left the war path
and went quietly back TO work after
one OF these meetings. one of his
greatest achievements was the regen-
Grafton OF a tribe OF Apaches. among
whom was the savage Geronimo
These warriors General Scott turned
into farmers, and peaceful American
farmers, who after a time preferred
TO play baseball TO going on the war
path and killing the pale face. His
experience has been with many tribes
such as the l<iowas. Nez Perces. Nava-
jos. Comanches. Apaches and the
Hopis, and recently with the Piutes
when he brought the four men OF this
tribe who were wanted by the United
States Government TO salt Lake City
few weeks ago. They were not
handcuffed or shackled In any way,
and. came voluntarily after General
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splendid TYPE or American.

When General Wotherspoon became
Chief Of staff General Scott wa4
brought to Washington to become thd
Assistant and in this capacity hi9
knowledge Of Mexican affairs hasI
proved invaluable TO both the Admin-l
istration and to the War DEPARTMENT.
In November Of last year, on thel
retirement OF General Wotherspoon,
he became the Chief of STAFF. His
last act Of peacemaking prior to his
bringing in the Piute Indians was to|
visit Naco, Arizona, and persuade the
Mexicans TO- cease firing across the
border. In this he succeeded and
since that time there has been no iAore
trouble on that score except that re-
Gently reported from BrOwnsville,
which seems to be purely accidental.
General Scott is now within three
years of retirement. He has served his
country well, and when that retire
ment comes he will probably finish
his book on the sign language. for he
is not a man who will give up his
work especially where the Indian is
concerned. Always serious in his
work. calm in manner, honest and
upright in his decisions. and possessing
a personality which inspires conf
dence, General Scott is best described
by paraphrasing the words OF the I'M
mortal Shakespeare;
His life is gentle, and the elements
SO mixed in him, that Nature Nigh,
d up
TO a" the world
7IH man.
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An Intimate Sketch of the Chief of Staff United States Army
and How He Has Adjusted Delicate Situations
Without the Use of Arms.

from 1908 to 1906. II was during his
administration there that his methods
of reposing confidence proved a failure
for in one instance he was wounded
by treacherous Moro whom he had
trusted. According to the records,
this man, named Aassen, had been
brought TO camp to be interrogated by
General Wood and his Chief Of STAFF.
and after promising to be good and
obey the law the man asked that an
escort be sent with MIN to a nearby
Jungle where his family was hidden.
Against the advice Of General Wood,
General Scott and half a dozen in
fantrymen followed the man and just
after they had forded a stream the
man with a low growl slid into the
underbrush and a shot rang out. Cen
eral Scott who was holding his revolt
yer In both hands received the shot
and his hands We're so badly mangled
that when aid came he was weak
from the loss OF blood. They had been
Ned into ambush. General Scott then
determined that the Moros mus. be
taugh- lesson and although his hands
were useless and bound up I'm slings
he determined to run down this man.
For three months they searched, Cen
eral Scott riding a pony which was
led by a soldier. At last they found
the traitor and killed him. The Chief
OF staff will carry the marks n this
one mistake for the rest OF his life.
While General Scott was at Jolo he
abolished slavery and cleaned out the
slave trade in the Sulu archipelago.
In 1906 he came to West Poiri. The
Military Academy was an that time IN
the process OF construction and Cen
eral Scott then ranking as colonel
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thousand miles. It is so near compile
ton that before this story goes TO
print it is very likely that Darien may
talk with Washington. The buildings
about the station comprise the operat-
ing building. power house, sub-station
for stepping down the high potential
voltage carried by the trans-Isthmisn
transmission lines, operators lar
racks, quarters for the officer In
charge and for the chief electrician
and a storehouse.
Thoroughly Fortified.
All these things however. would be
useless unless the Canal is thoroughly
fortified. owing TO an order of the
President no picture of the fortihca-
tions can be shown. This order also
forbids any person TO operate an
aeroplane or balloon OF any kind
across the Canal Zone without written
authority of the Chief Executive OF
/ the Canal Zone. This order was Is
sued after an aviator had made a
flight and secured pictures Of the forti-
hcations. then incomplete, and had
published them in the West with
story of how they might be destroyed
by an air craft
About fifteen thousand troops will be
stationed on the Zone. At present
they include the Fifth, Tenth and
Twenty Ninth Infantry and several
companies of Coast Artillery. The
majority Of them will be stationed at
Mirafores where quarters and bar
racks are being erected at the cost
Of 100000.
Biggest Gun Ever Made For This
Country.
AS to the fortifcations, they will
be practically impregnable. They
consist OF large forts at each end of
the Canal with fields for thousands Of
mobile troops. The Pacific Coast de-
fense will be somewhat stronger than
that on the Atlantic side and have
been erected on both sides Of the chan
mel. They consist of one sixteen-inch
gun, six fourteen-inch guns six six
inch guns and eight four-and-seven-
tenths inch howitzers. The sixteen
inch gun shown in the accompanying
photograph, made while It was on its
way from the Watervleit arsenal, Is
the largest ever built for this country.
1t will be mounted on Perico Island,
one of the three islands which rise
precipitously out Of the water on the
the east Slut bA int racine coast en-
trance. Naos Island is connected by
a breakwater to the mainland. while
Perico and Flamenco are connected
with Naos by stone causeway Per-
leo is an ideal site for heavy defense,
and when this gun rests upon the top
it is very doubtful whether the war
ship of any nation would attempt TO
enter the Canal, for a single shell from
this terrible engine OF destruction
would put any battleship yet built out
OF commission. The gun can hurl its
projectile weighing more than a ton
a distance of twenty-on miles and do
what seems almost incredible-hit a
] target with accuracy at a distance OF
seventeen miles. The shells are filled
with high power explosive. and II
: makes one shudder to think Of the
! destruction they could cause. All the
. guns are mounted on disappearing
carriages so they are exposed only foI
; a moment when firing.
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0ENERAL HUGH LENN
"a SCOTT. Chief Of staff of the
W United States Army. is one Of
those who believe that peaceful
means. II possible TO be used with
honor, should be exhausted before
rushing into the settlement OF trouble
through the arbitrament OF the sword.
He is a brave, we'll equipped soldier,
ready and willing at all times TO re-
spond TO his country's call and TO do
whatever may be necessary to vindi-
cate the good name and glory OF his
country. But II the situation is one
which permits of an adjustment by
peaceful means he prefers TO adopt
those. and only when they fail to re-
sort to war.
Son OF A Kentucky Preacher.
The son OF a Kentucky preacher.
General Scott inherited a love OF fair
ness for men under all circumstances
and a determination 10 hear both sides
OF the story before he acts. Coupled
with this he has a patience and for
bearance found in few military mem
a trait which has served him so well
In his dealings with the Indians, who
have come 10 know him as their
Good White Father" But IL is moi
only with the Indian that General
Scott has settled matters but with IN,
Wild tribes IN the Philippine Island.
and with the Mexicans His whole
military career has been one Of peace
making under the most remarkably
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conditions.
Descendent OF benjamin Franklin.

N0MNAAAAAAcs
Descendent OF Benjamin Franklin.
Always affable and easy TO approach.
he listens patiently TO what Is being
said and answers with a frankness
which puts the most timid at ease
even though his reply may not be fav-
orable to the case OF the speaker.
Like his great ancestor on his ma
ternal side (for his mother was a great
granddaughter OF Benjamin Franklin)
his consideration for others is one OF
his strongest traits and he deems moth
ing which concerns the interest OF hap
piness Of mankind unworthy OF his
attention, and rarely does he fail in
obtaining good results and bringing or
der out OF chaos in any matter which
he attempts to settle.
He was graduated from West Point
IN 1876. at the age Of twenty-three.
Thirty years later he became the Sup
erintendent Of the Military Academy.
which under his regime turned out
many young officers whose efficiency
shows the stamp of General Scott.
Early in his military career his du-
I ties led him among the Indians. and
for more than twenty years he was
almost constantly at work among the
Original Americans" He learned
their sign language. and Is recognize,
as the man who really knows IN,
Indian. It has been no uncommon
thing for him TO. squat among m,
braves Of the Indians Of the plains ans
In the sign language talk over matter