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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
ONLY A VOLUNTEER

Why didn't I wait to be drafted,
And be led to the train by a band,
Or get out on claim of exemption,
Gee, why did | hold up my hand?
Why didn't / wait for the banquet?
Why didn't / wait 70 be cheered?
For the drafted men get all the credit;
And l only volunteered.
And now we are off to the trenches,
And nobody knows it or cares.
The news of our going is censored
By the men in the easy chairs.
And there is no one here to cheer us,
No one to shed few tears.
We're not the ones that were drafted;
We only volunteered.
But when we were told we were going
Across to the firing line,
The camp went wild with cheering:
And you couldn't hear anyone whine.
And tonight, as l sit here and scribble
With scratchy, leaky, old pen,
There's a smile on my face and I'm
happy;
I'm in camp with real bunch of
And perhaps, some day in the future,
When a little boy sits on my knee,
And asks me what did in the great
war;
And his little eyes look up at me,
l will have to look back into those eyes
That at me SO trustingly peer;
And confess that l wasn't drafted;
/ was only a volunteer.
-SERG. ROY WIGGANS,
Camp Taylor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
Nature Gives a Cry for Help, That
VIII Make this Winter a Season
Of Good Health for You.

| OF Gooo Health TOT YOU,
Winter and Catarrh are compan-
ions in evil Catarrh is sweeping CIV
| ilization from one continent to an
other, because civilization does not
follow Natures laws. Nature tells
US what to do and we pay no heed.
| Down deep in the body of man lie
streams of blood, going everywhere
and making a complete circuit of the
body every few seconds In these
rivers, brooks and streamlets of blood
flow millions OF little soldiers called
corpuscles, whose duty 1t is to heal
hurts, expel the enemies Of man
germs-from the body and carry away
impurities.
| Nature, with the blood, builds bone
and hair and teeth and flesh. She
does this so quickly and with such
absolute perfection that If we put
into our mouths and stomachs the
things the body needs, nature will dis
till her own chemicals and build VI
any torn down portions.
Catarrh is a tearing down Of mu
cous membranes mucous mem
brane is one of the wonders of science
1t does the important work of the
body in some lines. When it becomes
diseased, you quickly have the alarm
from nature. Catarrh, In most cases
first warns US from condition Of
the nose and throat. These mem
branes cannot do their work They
become c1ogged. Impurities form anG
choke them. Decay starts, unpleas
ant odors arise, gradually it spread:
until the membrane is almost worth
I less. Then we learn the fault is with
the blood. There is too much worl
for the corpuscles to do-Not enough
to do it. They need help.
Placing salves and lotions in the
nose, and taking pills, powders anc
pnrgatiYes will not give nature wha
she needs. She changes the chem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
INDIANS OPPOSE
MILITARY SERVICE

VICTORIA, B. c., Nov 90 - The
committee of the allied Indian tribes
of British Columbia has protested to
Sir Robert Borden, premier, against
Indians coming within the scope OF
the military service act on account of
the land question. not being settled
and citizenship withheld. The opinion
was expressed in the communication
forwarded to the premier that any at
tempt at enforcement of the act
against Indians would be forcibly re
sisted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

ways tired and no appetite. Words
cannot express my gratitude for thd
good your medicine has done me, and
through me to my family. l recon.
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all women suffering from
women. Mrs. META DAMGAARD-MAT.
IAN, 2l37 Kimball Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
It is positively true that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
helped thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
f1ammation, liberation, tumors, irregu.
larities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous proStratlon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

The full lesson of food conservation has not
been learned by the American people.
Let it become difficult to buy flour, meat and
other staples, let the housewives experience the
same trouble in getting these supplies that they
now have with sugar, and they will begin to real
ize what conservation really is.
Conservation does not mean denial today and
oyer-indulgence tomorrow. No, it implies bal
anced Judgment that will keep superfluities off
the table at all times and balanced ration that
will maintain bodily strength.
If the sugar shortage brings about fuller un-
derstanding Of the term flood conservation" it
certainly will be blessing in Disguise
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

we'll advertised beforehand, and In.
variably proved big draw. Presently,
however, there came a time when the
attraction ceased to figure in the show.
Mr.. Cody inquired the reason why.
Had to separate EN-" replied the
Snowman gloomily.
Indeed! Did he turn savage. then
| thought he looked such mild old
lion
Lion!" interrupted the Snowman.
Lion be blowed. 1t was the lamb
When he grew up he started butting
Ike battering ram. Used to knock
the poor lion about something shame
full"
Nora had been guilty of what was
considered an indiscretion, so the
mistress of the house had her on the
carpet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

proved In health
with the first bot
tie of Lydia E.Pink-
b a m s Vegetable
Compound; a fter
taking two bottles
l am entirely well.
Before taking it /
could not do any
kind of work with
out a pain in my
back as | suffered
so much from in
hammation. / had
headaches. was al.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
OKtko5P51T
ftkQMep1}oft.
IN lo7, n. Mo,,7to,,
AoY K.Noulto1.

wear MILDLY blouses bearing naval in
sigma.
Pretty soon, maybe, the govern
ment will get after some of the Unit
ed States senators who are wearing
the camouflage of senatorial courtesy
and posing as patriots.
Rhere is a man in Ohio who owns a
particularly long, low, rakish dach-
shund which gives pro-German tinge
to his place of residence. He doesn't
know what to do with the dog, which
is very good dog, and has shown no
frightful dispotion to bite Americans.
The neighbors stood for him until
he chased a French poodle through
two or three houses and upset several
hundred dollars worth of furniture.
| 1t is difficult problem to solve.
+ The name of the dachshund has
been changed from Kaiser to Uncle
Sam, but it has not seemed to lessen
| his ambition for conquest Perhaps
after all, the best thing to do would be
| to dry his hide and use it for clothes
/ line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
The Forum

(All articles for this column must
not exceed 800 words. Contributors
must sign their names, although the
name will be withheld by the man
agement at the request of the
writer. Articles having no name
attached will be thrown into the
waste basket.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

IF such a thing occurs again, Nora -
said the lady, Il shall have to get an
other servant"
Whereupon Nora, with grin, re-
sponded: Il wish you would, mum
there's easily enough work for two
OF u.s."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

In the vault of the United States
land office at Springfield, Mo-, are
1900 undelivered patents to govern
ment lands aggregating 10000 acres,
and an effort is being made to find the
patentees, else the titles to the land
involved will always be imperfect.
Some of the patents are dated prior
to the civil war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
Concerning External Growths

Write to The Weber Sanitorium, IT
Garfield Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, for
information concerning the Medical
Treatment Of All Forms of External
Growths and Ulcerations malignant
and benign), involving breast, face
and other parts Of the body. Estab-
1ished rs years and we'll Endorsed.
Accommodation homelike and charg.
es reasonable. Descriptive book free.
ADV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
Masonic Calendar

Wednesday, Nov 21-Webb lodge
No. "a, F. and A. NJ, stated meeting.
Thursday, Nov 22-Webb Lodge,
No "a, F. and A. NJ, called meeting /;
work in Master Mason degree, com
mencing at seven o'clock.
Friday, Nov. 23-Kfng Solomon s
Chapter No. 4, R. A. NJ, called convo
cation; work in the Mark Master de
gree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
RAY or CHEER


Without a word OF warning, Food
Director Williams of New York an
nounced the shocking news that there
is not now and will not be salt fam
Inc.
This is great shock to the nerves
Ito find that there is really something
that is not short. The bumper salt
crop this year helps out immeasur-
ably.
Most Of us can earn that commodity
unless we are following the peregrin-
ating and uncertain paths of litera-
tire, and, of course, we are not all do
ing that
NOW'S THE TIME.
Cast aside your knee-length raiment,
Put away your peek-a-boos,
Pack in mothballs all your flimsies,
Blacken up your brindle shoes;
Shed those open-works you loved so,
File away the whole blamed batch
Crawl into those thick new wool ones
Full of bristles and then-scratch.
Young ladies who are not officially
connected with the navy must not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

A woman of Massachusetts town
made application for Liberty bond,
and in answer to the question on the
blank as to the denomination desired,
she filled in Methodist"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

A PRISONER LEFT WINGDALE
PRISON, FORMERLY SING SING,
WITHOUT LEAVING A FORWARD
THOUGHTLESS THAT WAY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
MEMaER OF 1HE ASSOCIATED PRESS

exclusively entitled to the use
for republication dispatches credited to IT or
not otherwise credited this paper and also the local
published All rights Of republication OF spe
cial dispatches herein also reserved
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
DANISH WOMAN
REGAINS HEALTH
Tells Everybody What Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Her.

Chicago. Ill.-'1t gives me great
pleasure to let others know that I i'm
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

Young ladies who are not officially
connected with the navy must not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21

ing an excess that is not needed to keep UP our
strength
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

For Sale-Clover hay.--Chris
Henriksen, 2 mi. east of Askov.
1S-2t.*
Safety deposit boxes for rent
at St,o0 per year,-First state
Bank of Askov.
For Sale-A good mich cow,
fresh i'm three weeks.
1a-tf Martin johnson.
Hay For Sale-$5.oo per ton
in stack. H. Friesendahl,
Bruno, MINI. 1925
| wish to sell my shoe repair
ing business and building and
lot. For terms write or call on
me,-Morten Mortensen. Askov,
Mimi. 17-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

Jens Bagge returned Sunday
from an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends at Tyler.
N. P. Johansen returned last
week from an extended visit
with relatives at Newell. Iowa.
G. F. Hoolihan of Minneapolis,
is our new. station agent. He
commenced upon his duties here
last Thursday. -.
Henry Larsen and his uncle,
Chris Henriksen, of Arlington, S.
| D., who was here on visit, took
in the sights of Duluth one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jensen of
Minneapolis, came up here Sun
day for a visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Jen-
sen, north of town.
Alfred Larsen Of Austin, was
here last week and visited at
the Hans c. Hansen home. north
west of town, and other friends
in that neiehborhood. MIR. Lar
sen has land in Kettle River
township and expects to come up
here in the spring to stay.
L. c. Petersen left Saturday
for Chicago, where he will at
tend a meeting of the supreme
officers of "Dansk Folkesamfund"
of which he is one. Matters of
general interest to the society
and the opening up of a new
Danish colony will be discussed.
N. P. Jensen returned Sunday
rom his visit at Chicago and
said he was glad to get home
again. One day while dowr
there the thermometer register
ed 4 below, which he said was
too much for him, on account OF
the damp, cold wind which &C
companies 1.-THE Lake Michigan
breeze. Mr.. Jensen says that
below in Chicago is about as bat
as 80 to 40 below in Askov.
There has been and is yet /
considerable amount of sickness;
in the community and to give
the names of all those who are
i'll would take up considerable
space. However it appears tina
there is not as much sickness
now as there was right after thu
Holidays last year, People hav'
perhaps INDUCED more cautlousl:
in the good eatables this Holida.
season than the season before.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

Miss Agnes Frokjer spent Sat
urday with her friends at Sand
stone.
Harry Dahm returned to Lau-
rel, Nebr.. Sunday, after visiting
relatives here several weeks.
L. A. Poulsen is hauling lumber
for a barn, which he will soon
build on his farm. The structure
will be 32x50.
J. B. Howe of Arco, was here
last Thursday and Friday, attend
ing the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First State
Bank of Askov.
John Petersen returned Tues
day to his home at Ringsted,
Iowa, after several weeks visit
here at the home of Mrs. Angus
ia Juhl, relative.
r. Nortvig, who has been sta
ton agent here for about seven
years, left Sunday for Deer River,
Ttasca County, where he has Ac-
copied a position rs cashier al
that station. The station at Deer
River is considerably larger than
the one here, five men being EN-,
ployed, and Mr.. Nortvig says he
will be kept busy jingling money
AS before stated Mrs. Nortvip
and the children will remain in
Askov for the winter.
The evening class, conducted
under the auspices Of the public
school by Svcnd Petersen and the
principal, has been meeting reg
ularly every Tuesday and Friday
evening since Jan. 7th, with ar
enrolment of nine students. The
class is designed to meet the
needs of those who have but
little knowledge Of English; the
course provides for spelling, read
ing, civil government, cOrresp0n
dence and composition. Mr.
Petersen has charge Tuesda,
evening and the principal, Fri
day. A few more students cal
be accommodated. An enroll
ment fee Of $500 per member i
charged, $500 for two from tn
same home using one set o
books, the school supplying thu
necessary texts and paper.
F. Clarey Nielsen.
Rep. A. S. Larson returned las
Thursday from his labors at thu
State Capitol to be present at thu
birthday anniversary of an age'
parent who on Jan. 4th passe'
the 18th milestone in hfe's jour
ney. All nearby relatives wer'
on hand to help the proud fathe
of the large family make the da.
joyous one, but unluckily hi
son, Oscar, and son-in-law, Ere,
Dahlberg, were eliminated from
the family group that day on &C
count Of having been drawn a
Jurors on local case which
lasted nearly all night.-Pin
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18
NOTICE TO PATRONS OF THE
ASKOV CREAMERY

Shareholders who have not yet
received their certificate of
shares of the Askov Creamery
Association will please call at the
First State Bank and get same.
Newcomers in the community
and others who have not as yet
taken out shares can purchase
them from A. Gravesen. Let us
all join in and assure the con-
tinued success of our creamery.
l9-1t. S. Chr. Dixen, Sec.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches, schools. societies. lodges.
ETC.. for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission IL 10
I've charged. such meetings as are
held fuF social or educational pur-
poses and not for the purpose OF
earning money.
Services in the Danish Luther
an church Sunday morning at
the usual hour, 1870.
Rev. Kr. Andersen.
Ungd0msmode vii blivc af-
holdt forstkommende Sondag At
ten. A. Gravesen vii underhoIde.
ALE velkommen.
Chr. Frederiksen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

En- ung Pige som satter Pris
paa ct godt Hem kan faa en- let
Plads i en- lille dansk Familie i
Minneapolis. Lonen er $l2 ON
Maaneden. Narmere Oplysning-
er we'd Mrs. Nortvig. 19-1t&
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30
To the Subscribers Of the Butler
Rich Hill Telephone Company.

Owing to the. very unusual increase
in telephone traffic in all sections of
the country and especially noted in
the long distance traffic, we feel the
effect much more than at any time in
the last five years. The trunk lines
covering the territory are very much
congested. The Government service
is to be given preference over all
others and at this time a great deal
of the business is handled by the tel
ephone. We respectfully request
that all the subscribers use all rea-
sonable diligence in conserving the
calls over the local lines and use
every effort to discourage the dead
head calls Chat is, calls by non SUBJ
scribers and unpaid calls to other ex-
changes 1.-THE county, that have
grown to represent about twenty-five
per cent of the local traffic. This in
terferes materially with the service
we wish to give you. We feel the ne
cessity OF the service required by our
subscribers and are trying to handle
the service to the best advantage of
all concerned. We wish 10 thank the
subscribers for their courtesy in this
matter to US and hope fhis explana-
ton will be some satisfaction.
46-It F. NJ. Campbell.
. Manager.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30

Acting on reports that letter car
riers at certain place have been
wearing hats similar to those pre-
scribed for use by the army, the
Postoffice Department Saturday is
sued an order forbidding the wear
ing OF uniform by employees of the
service any part of which is similar
to a distinctive part of that pre-
scribed for the army, navy or marine
corps. Use of the Uniform by persons
other than officers. and enlisted men,
is punishable under the National De-
tense Act by fine or Imprisonment, or
both.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30
A Letter From Camp Clark.
Camp Clark, Aug. 28, re

Camp Clark, Aug. -28, 1911?
Editor of The Times
We have been here nearly two
weeks and in that time lots of things
have happened. We have been ex'
amned, vaccinated. inoculated and
mustered. In the physical examina
ton we lost fourteen men and had
five discharged on account of dc
pendents before muster.
The vaccinations made some of the
boys quite sick for little while blu!
they were all soon over it. Not many
of the smallpox vaccinations have
taken
One week ago we were quarantine d
on account of measles. One of the
transferred men took sick with the
measles but he was Immediately TAX
en- away from the company and no
new cases have developed. OF the
ninety-six men that left Butler not a
one has had anything the matter with
possibly the exception of a few Bills
tered feet from ill-fitting shoes. But
we have had some clothes issued to
It's and everybody got new shoes and
We are not. hearing any more about
sore feet. - =
There is going to be parade III
Nevada today. Every regiment is
going to hike in and back. 1t was
scheduled for this morning, but it
rained little and it was postponed
until this afternoon.
The boys get all the beef, bread and
potatoes that they can eat. In fact,
they have more than they can eat.
Have to quit and fall in for the
band. j
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30
PRESIDENT REJECTS POPE'S
PEACE PLANS
Has No Faith in the Word of Ger
man Rulers. Object of the War
to Deliver the World
From Militant
Menace.

1t would be folly to take this patti
of peace if it does not lead to ths
goal he (the Pope) proposes.
The object of this war is to deliver
the free peoples of the world from
the menace OF vast military estab-
lishment controlled by an irrespons-
ible Government.
Germany secretly planned to rule
the world without regard to obliga-
tons of treaty or established prin-
ciples of international honor.
1t chose its own time to delives its
war blow and stopped at no barrier
of mercy or law, sweeping an entire
continent in a tide of blood, the in
noccnt blood of women and children.
1t is our business to see that the
history of the rest OF the world is no
longer left to the handling OF this
power.
To deal by peaceful ways with this
Power on the Pope's plan would on
ly recuperate that Powers strength
and renew its hostile policy, result
ing in abandoning free Russia to its
malign influences.
Americans have suffered intolerable
wrongs from Imperial Germany, but
do not seek reprisals upon the Ger
man people.
Peace must rest on rights of the
people, not on Governments rights.
Washington. d. C., Aug. 2S.-Pres-
ident Wilson has rejected the Pope's
proposals.
In a note dispatched last night and
made public here tonight, the Presi-
dent says that while every heart not
hardened by the terrible war must be
touched by the moving appeal of his
Holiness, it would be folly to take
the path OF peace he points Out if It
does net in fact lead to the goal he
proposes.
To deal with such a power as the
present rulers of Germany upon
Pope Benedicts plan, declares the
would involve a recupera-
ton of the strength and renewal of
the world domination of that power,
now baked, but not defeated, after
sweeping a continent with the blood
of innocent women and children and
the helpless poor as we'll as OF sol
diers.
Permanent peace must be based on
the faith of all the peoples and upon
Justice and fairness and the common
rights of mankind, he adds, and I'VE
cannot take the word of the present
rulers of Germany as guarantee of
that is to endure unless ex
plicitly supported by such conclusive
evidence OF the will and purpose of
the German people themselves as the
other peoples of the world would be
justified in accepting"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30
A. H. Culver Resigns as Secretary p
Commercial Club.

At the meeting of the Commercial
Club Tuesday night the resignation
of A. II. Culver, as secretary, was
rendered and very reluctantly accept
ed. ! =, ps,.
By the resignation OF Mr.. Culver
the Club loses one of its most valued
officers. He was indefatigable in
hustling for Butler and the Commsf-
vial Club and when any duty came UP
that no one else cared to handle some
one always was ready to say Let
Culver do it," and he usually did it
cheerfully. He still retains his meme
bership lin the Club, but he felt that
he could no longer spare the time
from his business to look after the
duties of secretary. Fl