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The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13
Werner Carlson's baby was
quite i'll a few days last week.

Werner Carlson's baby was
quite i'll a few days last week.
Mrs. Polly Thompson is a
guest at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Sarah johnson.
DR.. F. w. Penhall, pioneer
physician of Morton, was here
Friday night in consultation
with local physicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Buch-
holz of Vesta called on friends
here Thursday.
Mrs. Warner of Redwood
Falls, was here the latter part
of the week in the interests of
her line of work.
|, Miss Anna Knutson and Miss
Matilda Johnson departed Fri
day morning for the Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prof. Taylor and
son left for Howard Lake Fri
day, where they expect to spend
part of their summer vacation.
The directors of the Equity
Club held a meeting last Satur-
day evening.
Alb. Dunham left Friday for
Wabasha Creek on a fishing trip.
Miss Hilda Olson is employed
in the Mogen Bros. restaurant.
Mrs. Denver Williams (Belle
Gibbs and son of Ollie, Mont,
are visiting at the A. O. Gibbs
home at present.
The little baby girl of Mr.. and
Mrs. Refer Gryting was quite
| ill most of last week.
A. Johnson was a passenger
to the Twin Cities Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Haagenson
and children went to ST. Paul
last Friday. They expect to see
their son Selmer, graduate from
the Luther Seminary the pres
ent week.
A carload Of clam shells was
shipped from here the latter
part of the week. A few quite
valuable pearls have been found.
Mrs. Rev. Mommsen went to
ST. Paul Friday where she will
join Rev. Mommsen who was a
delegate to the church conven-
tion.
Mrs. J. J. Zeigler spent the
weekend with Franklin relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Eide were
Twin City visitors last week.
And. Monson is busy these
days assessing personal proper
/ Ity. The work must be COM
pleted by June 25. Assessor
Dreyer will do the work in the
village. Mr.. Monson's territory
lis Kintire township.
| Veterinarian Golden was a
professional caller here Friday.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13

Jos. R. Keefe left Tuesday
noon on a business trip to Min
neapolis.
Supt. D. S. Brainard and Prof.
F. L. French left Tuesday for
a short fishing visit at Diamond
Lake.
The choir of the Christian
Church will hold a Food Sale at
the Roberts &. Henschke store
all day Thursday, June IA.
The Country Ladies of the
Methodist Church will hold a
food sale at the Kenney Grocery
store Saturday afternoon, June
16.
Miss Helen Everett returned
Monday from Billings, Montana,
where she taught during the
past year. Miss Everett visited
with friends in st. Paul while
on her way home.
Twenty residents accompanied
Captain Hingeley and a num-
Der of Company L members to
Birch Cooley Sunday morning
where they attended a flag rails
ing. Father Hart Of Morton
made the chief address OF the
day.
The Equality Club, the w. C.
T. U. and the w. R. c. will meet
at the home of Mrs. Geo. T..
Freyer at three o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, June IA. All la
dies interested in making COM
fort bags for Company l. are
invited to be present and to
bring their sewing materials.
Ind. Dist. No. l has for sale
two sanitary drinking fountains.
These have been used but six
weeks and are of the best type
recommended for rural schools.
The price is $1,000 f. o. b. Red
wood Falls, less than half the
original cost. Any school officer
interested should write Supt. d.
S. Brainard. 47-tf
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13

tated the assistance of a sur
geon to remove it. He is get
ting along nicely at present.
H. Dreyer, Sam and Arthur
OFT departed last week for points
in Montana, where they will en-
deavor to get some land.
The Peter Engle family Of
Vesta were Sunday guests at
the E. Adsit home here.
R. Peterson and family of YES
ia called on relatives in this vi
cinity Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Duncan
| fshed in the Redwood river Sum-
day with good success.
The Herman Kohls family
picniced at Ramsey Park Sun
day.
Grant Rain returned Monday
morning from his Minneapolis
trip.
Miss Lula Weideman enter
tertained three of her former
college chums over Sunday. They
departed Monday noon by way
of Vesta for their home at Hills.
Local friends of Louis Moe
received word from him that he
is most favorably impressed
with his new location in Plenty
wood, Mont, which is a thriv-
ing city of 1900 population.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13

James Scanlon shipped a live
fox to friends in st. Paul last
week.
Mrs. Glenn Marcyes and chill
dren expect to leave for their
future home in Duluth Friday.
Dick Adsit of Redwood Falls,
was a caller here Friday.
Miss Carrie Honetschlager eX-
poets to leave next week on her
summer vacation which she will
spend travelling in the west. Her
place in the telephone office will
be we'll taken care Of by her sis
ter, Miss Clara, who by the way
is an expert operator.
Frederick Hogen and son Au-
gust, were Belview shoppers
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Muetzel
were guests at the L. Leonard
home Saturday afternon.
Belview and Hanley Falls
played at the latter town last
Sunday, the resulting score be-
ing 3 to 2, in favor of Hanley
Falls.
Seaforth will play baseball
here next Sunday with the home
team.
H. H. Johnson, Jr., had the
bad luck to run fish hook into
his hand Sunday. 1t necessi-
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13
AUTO TREMBLED BUT
HELEN DIDN'T.

Helen Holmes, daring motion
picture actress, drove an auto
mobile at top speed off the dock
at San Pedro, California, four
times in an attempt to make a
thirty-foot leap onto a barge,
and the fourth time she did it.
This is but one of the many
daring stunts you will witness
during "The Railroad Raiders, "
at The Grand Theatre, June
IL. 47-1t
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13

Merl Starr, George Carbert,
Rodney Wood, Hjalmar and Ru-
dolph Hultquist returned the
first of the week from a short
fishing trip at Green Lake. The
boys got fair catch.
Doctor Harshaw of Minneap-
oils, who is a very able speaker,
will address the Presbyterian
congregation next Sabbath at
the regular morning preaching
hour.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13

At 2:3O in the presbyterian
church Thursday, June IA, there
will be held a business meeting
of the aid society. An apron
sale is on for the afternoon and
supper will-be served commenc-
ing at 5 o'clock sharp.
Tuesday evening in the village
hall a meeting was held in the
interests of the Red Cross Soci-
ETY.. A goodly number at this
place joined the Redwood Coun-
ty Chapter.
Axel Johnson, Milton Nelson,
the Misses Esther Lindstrom
and Edna Johnson of Russell
and Miss Grace Wilson of Pipe
stone were over Sunday guests
of their friends, Miss Isabel
Stevenson and Miss Margaret
Carbert. Miss Wilson stopped
over for a longer visit.
J. A. Piersol and wife are Wis
ing in Minneapolis this week,
and after attending the grad
uation of their daughter, Miss
Pauline, al will go to Willard
for a short visit with relatives
and friends.
George Bramsche left the lat
ter part of the week for Detroit,
where he went to look after his
land interests.
Mrs. Thomas Mckay went to
Mankato last week to witness
the graduation of her daughter,
Miss Ethel, from the Normal
school.
E. A. Bailey was a business
caller in the twin cities a few
days last week.
Ira Rogers returned last week
from Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where
he has been attending Cornell
College the past year.
Miss Ethel Mckay graduated
last week from the Normal at
Mankato and returned home on
Friday.
Mrs. R. P. Hartranft and son
have been visiting relatives and
friends at Worthwhile, S. D.
Miss Ruth Swenson graduated
from the Normal school at Wi
mona last week, and has re-
turned home to spend her sum-
mer at the home of her parents.
James Mckay was busy last
week hauling out his new house
for his farm which he had
shipped from Chicago. James
says it's all cut out and ready
to set up.
Miss Leila Rogers has fin
ished her school duties at La
kota, N. D., and returned Mon
day of this week,
Miss Gertrude Alberts of
Redwood Falls has organized a
class in music at this place.
The Young Women's Club was
entertained Monday evening at
the home of the Misses Mabel
and Leila Blanchard.
/! A large congregation listened
to the children's day exercises
! in the Presbyterian church last
Sunday.
j. M. Archer and son put out
monthly in connection with their
general store, an interesting lit
tile business booster bulletin.
Mrs. Ann MacDougall has re-
turned from Redwood Falls and
from now on will remain at
home.
Agent r. P. Hartranft of the
M. & st. L. will be transferred
to Hanley Falls as soon as he
| is relieved at this point.
III. G.. Holt and mother left
Monday for weeks visit with
relatives and friends at Mime
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-13
DELHI NEWS ITEMS
DELHI RED CROSS.

The Delhi Red Cross Circle
will be organized by the Red
wood County Red Cross Chap
ter Tuesday, at 8 o'clock, in the
Delhi Town Hall. We want a
large Redwood Falls representa-
tion there.
Mrs. H. P. Sanders,
Chairman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
UNIQUE AMONG ANIMALS.
Raecoons HAYS a Curious Habit Of
Washing Their Food.

Few American wild animals are more
widely known or excite more popular
interest than the raccoon. which occu-
pies most OF the wooded parts Of North
America from the southern border OF
Canada to Panama, with the exception
OF the higher mountain ranges.
Its diet is extraordinarily varied and
includes fresh water clans, crawfish,
frogs, turtles, birds and their eggs.
poultry, nuts, fruits and green corn,
When near water raccoons have & curl
GUS and unique habit of washing their
food before eating 1t. Their fondness
for green corn leads them into frequent
danger. for when bottom land corn
tempts them away from their usual
haunts raccoon hunting with dogs at
night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets.
They began TO figure in our frontier
literature at an early date. Coon
skin caps, with the ringed tails hang
ing like plumes. made the favorite
headgear of many pioneer hunters, and
coonskins We're recognized articles of
barter at country stores. Now that
the increasing occupation OF the coun-
try is crowding out more and more of
our wild life 1t is pleasure to note
the persistence with which these char
acteristic and interesting animals con-
tinue to hold their own In so much OF
their original range.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
WHY NOT BE CHEERFUL
II VIII Help You 10 Increase Your
Mental and Physical Power.

Good cheer is a great lubricant II
oils all of nfe's machinery.
Good cheer Is a great producer. II
adds wonderfully to ones active ability
and increases mental and physical pow
er. II makes hosts of friends and helps
us TO be interesting and agreeable.
Good cheer will attract more custom
ers, sell more goods, do more business.
with less wear and tear than almost
any other quality.
Optimism Is the greatest business get
ter. biggest trader, truest aehieyer. In
the world.
Pessimism has never done anything
but tear down and destroy what Opt
mism has built up.
In the business Office, in society. In
politics. in workshops. everywhere, the
favorite is always the cheerful fellow
with the bright smile and bright
thoughts.
Good natured. cheerful ones DO not
waste their vital energies as rapidly as
the grumblers or the too sober, too sour
ones do. They work and live with
much less friction.
Good cheer is a simple habit IL Is
one of the best in all the list.-Chris-
tan Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
FREIGHT RATES GO UP.
Increase on Iron and Steel for Pacific Ex-
port.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Increased freight
rates on iron and steel from Chicago,
Pittsburg and other points in the East
to Pacific coast terminals for export were
authorized yesterday by the interstate
commerce commission.
The increases authorized are from 30
cents, the present rate, to 40 cents from
Chicago, and from AZ TO 45 cents from
Pittsburg. The rates will become effec-
tive April 2, and apply to shipments des-
tined for Japan, China and Manila.
With the authorization of these in
creases the rates on iron and steel from
producing points to the Orient by way
of Pacific ports will be approximately II
cents higher per hundred pounds than
the rates by way of New York.
"The quicker service reduced war risks,
and lower insurance rates" reads the
commissions decision, tend, however, to
equalize the rate disadvantage. Chicago
with the proposed rate of 40 cents would
get through rate to the Orient via the
Pacific coast ports of Sl.30, or five cents
less than Pittsburg would pay via the
Pacific coast ports"
Little if any diversion of this traffic
from Pacific coast ports to Atlantic ports
is anticipated by the commission because
of the increased rate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
Germans Likely to Stand on
the Arras-Cambrai
Line
MAY NOT HOLD
BAPAUME
Guns on Railway Trucks
Halt British Adj
vance

With the British armies afeld, Feb
2S.-There seems every reason TO be
lieve the present German retirement will
not be ended until the Teutons reach a
line approximating the front between
Arras and Cambria.
Meanwhile the British are still press
ing forward. They are constantly in
touch with the Germans-and the Ger
mans are breaking many war records in
their retreat The British pressure is
toward Bapaume and the advance is
being rapidly forced.
The Germans, however, are offering
stiff resistance with large calibre guns,
which are evidently mounted on rail
way trucks. all ready for a quick get
away at the psychological moment
just before the Germans took flight
they blew up their strongest defensive
works. But this didn't worry the Brit
ish. A new line is being established by
the British troops far back of what was
the old enemy front line.
| am told the Germans had many
thousand soldier and civilian prisoners
working on the defensive works in the
line from Arras to Cambria for the past
few weeks.
For the present moment all eyes are
turned toward Bapaume. The Germans
have converted the city into an under
ground Gibraltar and have lavished on
it all the arts of modern fortress build
ing. Many explosions have been heard
in the city and there were various re-
ports yesterday that the garrison had
blown up all these wonderful cellars
and passages, as well as the city's wells,
to leaving, when the pres
sure of the British forces becomes
stronger.
The clearer weather of the last few
lays has enabled the British to harass
he retreating Germans and has permit |
ed aeroplane activity.
Thus the war god, whose mists at first
avored the Germans by preventing aeri-
Il reconnaissance, is switching his atfec- /
ion from one side to the other.
The British forward sweep stretches |
rom south of Gommeeourt as far as lie
Transloy. Gommecourt is lettering.
Prisoners taken by the British say
he German retreat is an unpleasant
OBJ" because the British guns keep ham
nering away, making the roads all but
mpassable either by day or night.
This has been one Of the great moves
# the world war; with deep significance
nd rich possibilities for the British.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
STORIES ANGER BERLIN EDITORS.
Returning Correspondents Said to Know
Too Much.

Amsterdam, Feb. 2S.-The German
press is greatly incensed over articles by
American newspaper correspondents who
left Berlin with Ambassador Gerard, ac-
eording to information reaching here yes
terday.
German newspapers have learned of
these correspondents articles through re-
prints in French and British newspapers,
and number of editorials in the leading
German papers severely censured the for
eign office for permitting the leakage of
important information divulged by these
correspondents.
Berlin comment also indicated that
there will be number of questions asked
of officials in the Reichstag this week as
to how this information was permitted
to become known.
1--WE really ought to scrutinize every
American journalist twice" said the Vos-
siche Zeitung, before permitting them
to leave. Germany's position would have
been better appreciated abroad if the
censors hadn't vetoed all articles from
them expressing our feelings toward
Americans and America
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
General Sporting Notes.

The Boston Braves have set aside day
for Fred Mitchell, the one time coach and
scout Of the Hub aggregation Of ball
tossers. The day which Boston fandom
will celebrate for the old time star will
| be May Ia, when the Chicago Cubs make
their first appearance in Beantown.
Owing To the rule that a National
league umpire cannot officiate in a game
that National league team plays during
the coming spring training trip, the club
arrangements have decided to hire arbi-
traitors from the international league TO
work on the Yankee Braves trip north
ward.
Should Wood have another season like
his 1912 success, the Cleveland Indians
would have what some might call an easy
time in winning the 1917 pennant as
they did remarkably well last season,
and Woods proves would be the much
needed punch that the team has lacked in
years past.
In 1906 George Robe was the most
talked of ball player in the game He
won the pennant for Chicago by few
timely swats; the next year he dropped
to the minors. To-day he is having a
hard time to keep a minor league berth,
Dutch Leonard of the Red Sox will
probably be seen on the screen within
short time. The California picture cor
poration has accepted a fivereel scenario
entitled, Dutch Leonard Strikes Out
Faith with One Pitched Ball. The pic
ture is based on Leonard's past feature
work in the game which he has helped TO
make so famous.
Connie Mack is the most interesting
tail-end manager the game has ever
known. When he saw that his great
of Collins, Baker and Barry
were gone, he Immediately sold them all
and put in an inexperienced team that
was the poorest the major league has
ever known, and with all this he made
money, as his payroll was smaller than
Roger Bresnshan's ex-outlaw band in
Toledo, a class A club.
1t is said that Joe Wood the smoke
ball king of 1912, is very glad of the
change of surroundings and that he has
stepped into the berth which he has most
desired, as he will be a side kick of his
old pal, Tristram Speaker.
Whitted, premier outfielder, says that
he will not wear Philadelphia Nation
al uniform this season unless there is
more money forthcoming than the Phil
adelphia management has offered him
thus far. Whitfield was formerly OF the
Boston Braves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
FIND YOUR COURSE.
Tread the Road Leading to tbs Goal
"a Life Well Lived"

LIE wen LtNeus
There is only one best conduct OF
life for you, and that Is the one That
il best for you. Those who wander
nimlessly In quest of the single right
formula for existence grope In maze
through which they must thread their
way endlessly In search Of the center
which does not exist.
There Is no one recipe which will
serve for all mankind. Each must
learn not his neighbours but his own
best way OF living. To one 1t may be
the routine task, the daily round, to
curb the wandering will and bring con-
tent. To another 1t may be the forti-
tude to escape the sheltering care OF
habit or the lassitude Of sloth. To one
II should be the abandonment OF phi
losophy or introspection to rub elbows
with his fellow men; to another, the
willingness to let the soul awaken and
breathe amid the sky trimmed prairie
and under the deathless stars; to one,
hearthstone and slippers; to another.
the seven seas, the aurora borealis and
the Southern Cross; to one, society;
TO another. solitude to one. the quiet
which stills the passions; to another,
the eternal restlessness which brings
achievement
The best rounded life contains some
thing of each and all. There are but
two attitudes to avoid-the level line
OF least resistance and the rightly Of
self distrust which denies every i'm
pulse simply because it is impelse.
Somewhere between the two lies your
course. Many are the thickets to be
hewed down, many the crags to be
scaled. But beyond stands the Inn in
the Clearing where faithful travellers
may find the refreshment. the rest and |
the kindly words of welcome which |
form the goal and reward OF life well |
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
WILSON IS RIGHT,
EXPERTS AGREE
Requesting Armed Neutral
ity Is Usual Pro-
cedure
HAS HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS
Situation Is Called War
Without a Decla-
ration"

New York. Feb. 2S.-Authorities on in
ternational law agree generally that
President Wilson's demand of Congress
for the right to enforce armed neutrality
is the usual procedure in such state as
that which now exists between the Unit
ed States and Germany as a result OF
the German blockade of American ports.
Lorenz Semple of the firm of COudert
Bros. of New York City, specialists in
international law, said
81 should interpret armed neutrality
rs a state of war without formal dec
lsration of war.
"a similar situation. it seems to me,
prevailed during the Napoleonic period,
when the French preyed upon our com
merce. The United States government
then armed its merchantmen and defied
French warships TO attack them.
''Under the old treaty between Prussia
and the United States, the warships OF
neither nation had a right to attack
ships of the other except in state OF
war between these nations. They had
right to warn and search, but no right
to attack Germany, through her sub
marine warfare, has persistently violated
that treaty"
Frederic Coudert said
ARMED neutrality is state in which
a neutral whose rights have been in
fringed by belligerents maintains those
rights by force.
''In the present application which the
president uses. it would appear by the
very terms of his statement to be apple
able to the German action in threatening
destruction to neutral ships and to neu-
trails on the high seas and the carrying
out OF such destruction.
"The moment, however, that force is
used against one of the bellgerents, I'M
less that belligerent yields its contention,
a state of actual war necessarily ensues.
War is merely the prosecution of a state
OF its rights by force. And once those
rights are resisted, actual war takes |
place without any declaration by leg
islative body.
by adopting such measures in avowed |
defense of admitted neutral rights, he
places on Germany the odium OF actually |
assailing America and creating war"
Ex-Gov. Simeon b. Baldwin, an author
ity on international law, commented on
the power asked by the president Of
ING
'The authority which President Will
son asks for is much the same as that
given to President Adams by Congress in
1898. Congress then authorized the seiz
ure or destruction ON the high seas OF
French vessels that had made or intend
ed to make depredations on American
Under the authority then be
slowed Commodore Truxtun captured a
French man-o'- war after a bloody en-
gagement.
"As to the presidents position that
Germany is invading the freedom of the
seas. we stand in more favorable posi-
ton than any other power on account of
our ancient treaties with Prussia, which
the German empire has inherited. These
free commercial intercourse in
time of war to belligerent ports to each
Of the signatory powers"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
SANK A U-BOAT.
Two Portuguese Torpedo Boats Saw Her
Go Down.

Boston Feb 27.-The sinking of Ger
man submarine in the harbor of st. Vim
cent, Cape Verde islands, by two Portu-
glese torpedo boats on the night Of Jan.
/, was described here yesterday by Ar.
thur J. Jeffs of New York, formerly third
engineer on the British steamer Eddie,
who claims to have witnessed the attack.
Jeffs arrived yesterday on the Norwegian
steamer Fagernes, which stopped at the
islands on its way from Calcutta. He
said the submarine was attempting to
cut the cable to England when y was
attacked by the torpedo boats and sunk
by shell fire.
One shot apparently pierced the sub
marines hull, JEFF said, and prevented
her from submerging. The underseas
craft then circled the Eddie several times,
maneuvering for an opportunity to
launch torpedo. They opened up with
their rapid firers and the U-boat, with
her hull, riddled, sank suddenly.