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The Washington times., 1917-11-27
PRESIDENT SEES
9OOGOMM|SS|ONED;
Home TILLFEB IS


Nine hundred newly commissioned
officers of the army are on turlouEhs
today after three months o. Gruelling
work At the Fort Myer officers train
ing camp. ~ -.
The new officers received their
commissions from the hand OF Ssere-
tary OF War Bsker at the close OF In
tsrestinE graduating 'exere1ses yester-
day -.
President and Mrs. Wilson .braved
the biting winds that swept over the
Fort Myer parade ground during :he-
impressive exercises. Ranking officers
of the general stan OF the army who
are directing wars operations and
representatives OF the allied armies
who have assisted IN the;6ralhing Of
thelnew officers were guests OF honor.
FuFIoaShed UntII February. II.
The 300 officers were drawn from
the District, Maryland, TfrEinia, New
Jersey, and Delaware All ths men
were assigned to duties at camps In
the United States and France before
they left Fort Myer. They were given
furioughs until February 10, when
they will report at !. the Places 20
Whieht assigned,
A regimentsi drill preceded the
formal presentation OF commissions,
with q review OF the proVisional
training regiment by President VIII
con, Secretary Baker, and Charles W.
Fenton, commanding the training
camp. :, 49, l Il
At the close Of the review. the Tegi- |
ment was formed In q hollow square.
There was prayer by the .Rey. Forrest
J. Prcttyman, chaplain Of the UnItsdI I
States Senate. The soldiers sang . |
camp song. Colonel Fsnton then In |
troduced Secretary Baker. - =
Secretary DaksR sDeais.
..Ton are soonSto 90 to France"
Mr.. Baker told the graduate officers,
'-Gnd I am looking aheadfo the time |
you shall return with victories.
The .firBt great victory: over Ger
man autocracy will be- asvlctory OF |
chivalry. the deaiing to an unfair |
enemy Of q fair blow, and leaving be-
hind IN France a real imprsssfon Of !
America and Americans that win not |
be forgotten" - ti4
Secretary Baker warned; the newly
commissioned officers that they were |
partners IN. the same Destiny with
the men In the ranks, and that higher |
rank was given them only. TO OBTAIN |
the results this. country hopes to ae-
compllsh. !
-Youf country bids You 20 ana !
bring back all these Victories" were |
the secsetAry's parting wordA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09
new CHANCELLOR
IS ACCLAIMED AS. ]
SECOND BISMARCK.
Michaelis Getting Farther
and Farther Away From
Peace Idea.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 9.-The demo
cratic movement In Germany which re-
formers were sure was getting such a
splendid start In the recent Reichstag
crisis now seems to be slipping back
wards down grade. The liberal and
radical newspapers in Germany gen.
orally interpret the selection by DR..
Michaelis. the chancellor, of his col
leagues as distinct rejection of the
principle of parliamentarism or parlia-
mentary influence upon administra-
ton.
nounces that the cabinet members
SPAIN, Krause and Mueller enter the
government as individuals, not as
party representatives. Therefore, the
party assumes no responsibility there
for but retains completely free hand
toward the government. Herr Muel-
Ter. particularly. has long had no
executive connection with the socialist
party and has a purely administrative
non-political post
For a "PowerfuI Plea"
The Vorwaerts declares that the
present government must be the last
Of its kind and must be supplanted by
n government Of the people. Dr..
Michaelis Is also getting further away
from the Refchstag peace resolution
even as he interprets 1t as the days
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09

heaps of "eats" and ice cream for all.
The picnic was given under the
auspices of the entertainment commit
tee of the Knights of Columbus and
every Catholic in Richmond was in
vited. John F. Harrington was chair
man of the committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09
Fails To
Affect K. of {. Picnic

A slight rainfall Wednesday after
noon failed to dampen the spirit of the
some 300 or more members of Rich
mond's Catholic churches who enjoyed
an afternoon outing at Glen Miller
park
There were races for fat men and
races for skinny" men, sack races and
baseball games besides heaps and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09
GOES TO MICHIGAN CITY

William II. Harris. given a life SEN
tence in the state prison for the MUIR
der Of Hensley Trachenberg, railroad
employee. was taken to Michigan City
early Thursday morning by Patrolman
Hanning. Harris Is SO years old and
has four grown children living in Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09

shaft of the Starr Piano company in
San Francisco where he is now em-
ployed. He is a son of John Stem
kamp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09

abroad in 1915 far outstripped pleas
ure cars shipped in the same year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-09
FALLS IN SHAFT

Walter Steinkamp, who formely
lived in Richmond, was seriously in
jured when he fell through an elevator
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
GIRARD LEAVES GERMANY; -
HAS REACHED AND

James w. Girard, American am
bassador to Berlin, has left that country,
and is now in Switzerland, according to
Zurich dispatches. The ambassador left
Germany last Saturday, and reached
Switzerland Sunday afternoon. He was
met at the boundary by the American
minister to Switzerland, Pleasant A.
Stovall, and representatives of the Swiss
army. .
The trip from Berlin was made with
out noteworthy incident, altho there
was some curiosity displayed by those
who gathered along the route thru Ger
many. y
Mr.. Girard was accompanied from
Berlin by about IL Americans. He
left Immediately for Berne. From there
he will go to Paris, and then sail fol
America.
There is said to have been no founda.
ton for the frequent statements anc
fear that Mr.. Gerard was being unduly
detained by the German government.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
Sowing Daylight

The proposal is made to save day
light by setting all the clocks in the
United States one hour ahead. If such
were done many things would happen,
but one hour of daylight would be saved,
and that would mean an aggregate cost
in artificial light that would be enor-
nous. That is what would happen.
On the first night everybody would
lose an hours sleep, but that would be
made up the second night. Everybody
would go to work an hour earlier in
the morning, and all would quit work
an hour earlier, hence they would go
to bed that much earlier.
The days activities being set back
one hour all thru The day, all would
leave an hour more for pleasure at night
before bedtime, and there would be
more daylight for it. The day of work
and play would be no longer, but it
would be drawn back an hour out of
the darkness into the daylight. In
the hot belt during the summer, the hour
would be taken from the warm end
and added to the cool part of the day.
In the evening there would be an hour
less of artificial light to be bought and
paid for.
From an economical standpoint the
plan is all to the good. Most of the
countries in Europe have tried it from one
to three years and in. every instance
it has proven satisfactory. It is very
doubtful if any of them ever return to
the old plan. .... :.
In the Michigan mining districts
the plan has been in: operation for many
years, to>a greater or less extent.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
WEDDING BELLS
Schrnirl-Winter

0S111111IA."lnCeT
+ The marriage of Miss Rosa Schmirl.
daughter of Mrs. Veronica Schmirl.
OF North State Street to William Win
ter, son of Mrs. Pauline Winter, occurred
at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Wednesday morning Feb. Z, at nine
o'clock. The Rev. Fr. R. Schlinkert
ofticiated at the nuptial high mass on
the occasion. The maid of honor was
Miss Rose Gruenenfelder and Miss He'd
wig Marti was the bridesmaid. The
best man was Edw. Brandt, and Robert
Liesch and Armin Ranweiler were the
ushers. After the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served to the family and
a number of friends at the home Of the
brides sister, Mrs. Alex Ranweiler
on North Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter left on a trin
for a visit with the brides cousin IN
Manitowac, Wisconsin. They will settle
on the groom's farm near Ivanhoe and
will take with them the best wishes
of large circle of friends.
A dancing party was given in honor
Of the happy couple on Wednesday
evening at Schell's Hall.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
EDITORS BRAIN THROBs.

! The difference between fort and q
fortress, is that the latter is feminine and
very few know how to take it. -Spriug.
field Advance
The New York World hopefully
predicts that if Col. Roosevelt continues
his scriptural researches he NAV vet
learn something from the New Testa-
ment. -Mamkato Reyieav.
Military experts say it takes a wear tn
make a soldier out of a citizen, No
doubt of it, but why should nation like
ours ask her people Of military age, to
quit all paths Of life for year, just to
please military men who follow it up for
a profession.-L Sueur News.
Harry Thaws mind is reported to be
still cloudy. Is the weather expert to
replace the alienist? Paul Pioneer
Press.
Peace anywhere but on EARTH is the
prayer Of the munitions manufacturers
and stockholders Lambertom Star.
There IS more politics than common
sense in some of the tax bills now pending
in the legislature Springfield Free Press.
twenty-five dollars is the value of a
baby's eyes, according to jury in San
Francisco. Why, the CLEAN of 'em is
worth ten times that much to any house
hold.-Si6zey County Independent. =,
Montana has a Miss Rankin elected to
congress, and Missouri has a Miss
Rankin who has been rural mail carrier
for thirteen years. And yet some people
wonder what's in a name.-Dxla,tk
Herald. .,
The State Fire Marshal wants to make
Minnesota freproof and the legislature
wants to make it fire water proof. lie
Sueur Leader Democrat. s Er5.:
The ."dietsq squads" practicing and hold
ing forth in our large cities, prove that
they can live on four cents per day-and
that no one else cant Prison, Mirror.
More of the states revenue should be
derived from indirect taxes. Develop
ment OF this method Of raising revenue
might easily make any direct tax. for
state purposes unnecessary.- Hutch;n-
on Leader. %&s:s 49, F"t<'s'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

serious trouble may result therefrom,
and then again the whole thing may
end in nothing worse than talk. How
ever, what may come we must all make
the best of it, and the country will
probably stand by the President.
That certain interests would not stop
at anything to bring this country into
war is pretty we'll demonstrated in the
press dispatches Of last Saturday, in
which the story was told Of 1.-Two ocean
liners that were engaged in desperate
race to be the first to enter the sub
marine zone, as declared by the German
government. There is a possibility that
one or both Of these ships will be de-
stroyed, and an extra demand made on
this government to declare war. AL
though number of Americans may
lose their lives, no one will be to blame
except the owners of the ships, and those
who were foolish engouh to follow their
bidding. Yet the nation will be called
upon to avenge the acts Of the enemy"
and lives many hundred fold times will
be expected to be sacrificed. ~
In the meantime the ship owners
will keep their own hides in a safe place,
where they can see the fun and reap
the profits. .' '..~'> <.-.-,".
There is no excuse for the United
States to enter into war under any pre-
text, except where another country
may attack us, in which case we believe
every citizen should be loyal
to a man. This country will never
submit to being made slaves by any
other nation; neither will they suffer
that from their own country.
Let there be peace! g.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
Changes Nome


The Fatherland, a New York Weekly
publication, known and read by German
Americans all over the United States,
has changed it's name to the The New
World, announcement of which was
made in it's last issue.
In announcing the change, the editor
George Sylvester Viereck, uses as his
slogan the words of Carl Schurz: my
country, right or wrong; if right, to be
kept right; if wrong, to be set right. "
"The New World" says the edit r,
isn't merely the mou5hpiece of German
Americans but of all Americans who be-
lieve in maintaining the Declaration
of Independence. In Germany a pub
LEGATION named Uncle SAM wouldn't be
popular at present." The New World,
while fully American, will contend for
peace, and will attempt to combat the
menace Of racial dissensisn. It will
oppose, the editor says, with ,unHlnch-
ing determination those disloyal Amer
leans who would make our country the
catspaw Of Great Britain.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
POTATO PRICES MAY STAY
HIGH FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

Substitution is likely to take the place
of potatoes on account of the high prices
now being paid for that commodity, es-
pecially in hotels and restaurants as
well as in the family kitchens. How
ever it is the belief of experts at the
University Farm in St. Paul, that prices
will continue high for the next year,
at least, or until next years crop
is on the market.
That the price is high because of
the scarcity of the crop alone and that
the market is not likely to be flooded
by cold storage products is the opinion
Of Arne Aamodt, horticulturalist at the
farm school, after a general study OF
the supply available in the state. There
are very few potatoes in cold storage,
Mr.. Aamodt says.
The price received by growers in Min
nesota this year has been higher than
they have known for more than quar-
ter of century. Growers that I'M
loaded crops at 35 cents bushel year
ago, sold this years crop for practically
four times as much.
Even the prospect of next years crop
is less encouraging to Mr.. Aamodt than
to some who look for good merely be-
cause it is yet to come He feels certain
that the crop will be light: The acreage
will be reduced considerably by the
shortage of seed. Seed potatoes are
selling for $3.50 bushel now in many
places, he says, and farmers with sup
plies on hand are selling so short that
they will be able to do little to meet
the demand for seed at planting time.
With a reduced acreage, the crop is
certain to be lighter than usual next
year, and the prices are not likely to
fall to the marks which they usually
reach, he says. ..,.-. .- ..1..sss
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
Reader.
Editor The Open Forum:

Editor The Open Forum: -
A little criticism of the Review this
time for a change, since you have so
kindly offered your readers a chance to
speak right up in meetin'. Last week
you published long editorial on Physical
VS.. Military Training and on another
page | found an article eulogizing the
Boy Scout movement. While I believe
that the Boy Scouts are taught many
very useful and helpful things, still
believe that the motive back of the train
ing is wrong. Youngsters who are boy
scouts are deeply impressed with the
Soldier" idea and it seems to me that
unlimited praise of the Boy Scout move
ment is in absolute contradiction to your
professed editorial policy against military
training. How about it? i
.<'# a.. Consistency.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
Should Invoke Referendum.

The public hits the nail square on
the head when it says there should never
he a declaration of war without refer
endum first. 1t is high time that the
people of this country be given an oppor-
tunity to have sayin the matter Of war
or peace with any nation. "The res
possibility of war and peace is to great
a burden to place on any one who has
but delegated authority says The
Public. s'The referendum means JUS
tice to faithful public servants, as well
as to the people,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
Country Is For Peace

Mayor Thomas Van Lear of Minnea-
polls, has demonstrated that the people
are for peace The Mayor of that city,
when President Wilson severed diplo-
matte relations with Germany, declared
that he was for peace, and against the
urgant advice of the press of Minnea-
polls, he called mass meeting to pro-
test against his country's engaging in
war with Germany, or any other coun-
try. Every kind Of effort was made
by certain class of people to make
Mayor Van Lear's peace meeting which
was held last Saturday night, failure.
But instead, it was huge success.
The big Auditorium was filled and
thousands of people were turned away
There was enthusiasm from beginning
to end besides every evidence that the
people of Minneapolis are for peace.
While the city of Minneapolis is
only small part of the United States,
there is no reason to believe that public
sentiment differs there from the rest
OF the country, on the, whole. It was
only for mayor who had the courage
of his convictions to call out the people
and give them an opportunity to ex-
press their true feelings-the expressions
that come from down deep in their
hearts.
The meeting was fought by the press
and the interests from start to finish
its opponents even going so far as
to placard the city with big posters
urging them to stay away from the
meeting, and thus show the mayor up,"
and by every other subterfuge that could
be thought of to influence the people
against attending the meeting.
Mayor Van Lear, who delivered the
principal address in the auditorium,
and also spoke to big overflow meet
ing outside the hall, declared that he,
had never said that he would support
President Wilson, should war be de-
clared. However, every attempt had
been made to convey the idea that such
was the case.
The Review believes that Mayor Van
Lear is right, and that he has made it
clear that the average citizen of the
United States is not for war, and does
not want war. r~ H.
Just because lot of militarists are
bowling for war, mostly for personal
and pecuniary reasons, the Review does
not believe the law abiding and peace
loving citizens should be expected to
bow to the bidding of these fellows.
and follow the flag without some good
reason for it. ....-.... ,
The Review is for peace in the present
crisis. there are no ifs or ands about
it's stand on that question.
President Wilson has broken of diplo-
matte relations with Germany, and
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

Corn-bread clubs are being organized
in some cities to combat the high cost of
living. One recently formed at Des
Moines has a membership of 1000 per-
sons. The idea is for the members to
substitute corn-bread for wheat bread.
If. the corn-bread club doesn't accomplish
anything else the members will get a
change of diet, which will help some.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
The Open Forum

Editor Review:
The following extracts are taken from
a speech made by Joseph H. Choote
in 1912. A diplomat who has won dis
tinction for his wisdom and splendid
legal attachments, and one who has
been honored with the highest public
positions this country can confer upon
one Of it's citizens, Mr.. Choate's words
seem touchy just now.
'sYou ask me whether, in the retro
5spect of eighty years,:I take hopeful
view of the future of the country. OF
course I do, and I have no sympathy
or patience with those who are always
Ecroaking and full of evil forebodings
about it.
''Since the Pilgrim Fathers landed
on Plymouth Rock the course of America
has been one of steady progress, always
onward and upward, and she will take
no step backward.
II hear it said that we live in revolu-
tionary times, but what is going on is
not revolution is only evolution
Nothing now proposed by sane and SER
ious men is half as revolutionary as
was the voyage of the Mayhower, or
the Declaration of Independence or the
Proclamation of Emancipation. ~
Constant change we must expect, for
that is the only Interchangeable thing.
But the changes that will come in the
future will be, believe, for the better,
as they have been in the past. The
people, with all their common sense
their education and their vital interest
in the best welfare of the country will
consent to no radical changes Of the
Constitutions, but within it and under
it's protection great changes are possible
and I believe they will be in the direc-
ton of more perfect liberty and q
higher civilization. -.
"No nation in all history has achieved
! In so short a time, such a position oil
power and promise as the United States
enjoys to-day, and it's career is only
just begun. A hundred years are as
nothing in the life of a nation. Its
prosperity in the future is as boundless
as it is secure. Experiments in legis.
| lation and government may sometimes
Interfere with and disturb it, but These
are merely temporary incidents, which
the good sense and the resistless ener.
| gies of the people will remedy and out
grow.
! Peace and education are our staple
industries, and with one hundred mil
lions of people hard at work and enjoy
ing better education than any other
people in the world our leadership amonq
the nations at no distant day is certain
And if we will only stand by tbs
constitution, which is the sheet anchor
OF our ship Of state, it will establish
/ Justice, insure domestic tranquility pro
| vide for the common defense, promote
1.-THE general welfare and secure the bless
ing Of liberty to ourselves and our pos
terlty,' as its trainers intended and de-
clared that it would"
p 90 dor
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

The Duluth Herald's unsuccessful at
tempts to make people down: this way
believe that Duluth is warmer in winter
and cooler in summer, are somewhat
far-fetched. Anyway, Duluth is a
pretty good old town, but it's no use to
try to deprive the Zenith City of it's one
great fame it can turn out about
as 'coo'' weather in winter as the best
of them. .~-. n. =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

Some OF the passengers, snow bound
at sanborn, during the recent storm,
claim that baker at that village charged
the stranded and hungry passenger
60 cents dozen for, buns, which he usu-
ally sold at 10 cents or IL cents dozen.
The law OF supply and demand evidently
controlld that fellows prices, if the
story told by the passenger is true.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

The Arlington Enterprise editor was
in state of mind last week: no mail,
no freight, and no way to get the ''patent
insides." Truly troubles are sure to
come to the best of us. Now the Enter
prise is trying to blame all of it's troubles
on the poor old Minneapolis & St. Louis
railroad.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

A little sand scattered. over the icy
spots on the sidewalks and cross walks,
might save someone serious injury. This
is lust a hint to the New Ulm city
authorities.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14

The Hutchinson Leader says the
carnival recently held in that city,. 'swas
some carnival" If Hutchinson will let
us know, the date in time next year, no
doubt some New Ulm people will go
down and help celebrate the affair.