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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-04
II BOYS AND GIRLS
CONFIRMED SUNDAY
BY BISHOP O'REILLY

One Of the largest classes ever con-
f1rmed at st. Michael's pro-cathedral,
was that of yesterday morning, when
70 boys and girls were formally re-
ceived into the church. Rt. Rev.
James O'Reilly, bishop of the Fargo
diocese. presided and conferred the
sacrament on the class immediately
after The high ass. Monsignor J. A.
Lemieux, pastor Of the pro-cathedral,
and Rev. l.. A. c. Du Charme. assist
ed the bishop. ~
]. H. sheehy and ". H. Bird acted
as sponsors for the boys and Mrs. W.
II. McGraw acted in the same capac-
ity for the girls Of the class. Those
who were confirmed are:
Anna Madeline Cotton; Dorothy
Cecilia Mqldowney. Alice Josephine
Harvey. Isabelle O'Connell, Violet
Mary Lankhammer, Catherine Ellen
F%innegan, Ursula Johanna Cotton,
Blanche Elizabeth Dearey. Marie
Elizabeth Filteau, Monica Philomene
Maiers, Dorothy Francis Ward. Mary
Luella Mcmahon, Lora Rosanna
Jeffrey, Dorothy Ellen NERDS. Agnes
Mary Mahowald. Mary Dorothy Col
ton. Victoria Zepsky. Martha Yund.
Ethel Lyons. Florence Mahowald'
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ANNUAL SYNOD
0FLUTHERANS
OPENS TODAY
300 Delegates From all Sec
tons of Northwest Will
be in Fargo.

Fargo. N. D., June 4.-with an
official delegation Of 80 in attendance,
the twenty-seventh annual convention
of h English Evangelical Lutheran
synod Of the northwest opened this
this morning in St. Marks church
with a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee. About 800 visitors are expect
which will continue until the evening
of June 8.
The question Of the merger Of the
general council with the United synod
and the general council Of the north
and the south looms large as one Of
the most important pieces of legisla-
ton to come before the body for ac-
eran church include about 90 to IS
per cent of the English speaking
membership and represent a total Of
over 900, 1000.
The Quadricentennial rally will be
held in the auditorium at S:1S o'clock
on Thursday. June Z. Rev. W. K.
Frick. D. D., of Milwaukee, Wis, to
preside. Addresses will be made by
the Rev. KunZmann. D.. D., of Phila-
delphia, superintendent of home mis-
sions, and the Rev. s. P. Long, d. D.,
of Mansfield, Ohio.
The officers Of the synod are Rev.
A. F. Elmquist of Minneapolis, presi-
dent; Rev. l.. W. Steckel of Albert
Lea, Mimi. secretary, and Rev. J.. K.
Jensen of GAINESVILLE, Wis, treasurer.
The official program opened Tues
day morning at $3.50 in st. Marks
Lutheran church with confessional
service to be conducted by Rev. L. ".
steckel Of Albert Lea; the synodical
sermon by Rev. W. P. Christy, presi-
dent OF the general conference, Min
neapolis. Other notable figures in
synodical circles Of the northwest on
the program are Rev. C. A. Naumann
of Milwaukee,; Rev. j. s. Rumbarger
OF Lacrosse, Wis; Rev. Howard e.
Synder OF Madison, Wis; and Rev. w.
c. Stump of Oshkosh. Wis.
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possible vigor in view Of the large
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possible vigor in view Of h large
amounts to be raised.
Reports from all parts Of the dis
trict are. said to be very encouraging.
But It 10 impossible at this time TO
determine whether the Ninth federal
reserve district will be able to raise
the entire amount of $80,000,000 al.
loted to It. The committees every
where are. however. showing splendid aa
suits.
No Danger OF Over Subscription.
In his letter Mr.. Rich says: There
should be no thought Of an over sub
scription in this district. Such a re-
suit is not believed possible. Upon
the contrary, it will require vigorous
work to raise the modified apportion-
ment allotted to North Dakota"
Ex-Governor L. B. Hanna, chairman
Of the state Liberty Loan committee
say in a letter received here today:
You r certainly doing splendid
work in Grand Forks county n 1t Is
In inspiration and encouragement to
every one here in the Office"
The county committee believes it to
be the duty Of every patriotic Ameri-
can citizen to do what he a t sup
port the government during the pres:
emit crisis. The privilege of doing all
! they can to help the country in a A.
nancial way is left to those who for
various reasons must remain at home
while the soldier boys march to the
battlefields. 1t is necessary, the COM
mittee asserts. that every one must
help. If hesitation and reluctance are
allowed to predominant, it may mean
that the war with Germany will not
be carried to a successful end. But
members Of the county committee feel
certain that the number of slackers in
Grand Forks county will be merely
nominal. The county is patriotic to
the core, and is willing to help and.
IL need be. to sacrifice.
The townships Of the county and
the members Of the committee are. as
follows:
]. o. Fadden. Arvilla: E. Franklyn.
Emerado; w. I. Forbes, Gilby: v. E.
Bemis, Inkster; w. ]. Glass, Inkster;
E. w. Denneson. Kempton; r. L..
Arms. Larimore; P. p. Engh, Mccain
ma; D. A. Nelson. Marvel; H. L. Han
son. Mekinock: David Kirk, Niagara;
A. B. Landt, Northwood; A. S. Filing
son. Northwood; A. H. Hamnolds; S.
o. Lemmich, Thompson.
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taken census that there is enough
cloth in the country to clothe the pop
ulation with reasonable economy for
q year. This action has been taken
in order to allow the greatest possible
quantity of raw wool to be used for
army purposes. the requirements Of
which are likely to be increased by the
entry OF America on the side Of the
entente allies.
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Martin Reed, Edward sheehy, Ed
ward McGann, Alfred Mahowald.
len, Jos. Durick. Wallace Butler. JOS
eph Murphy, William Culliton, Leon
ard Larson. Edward Quigley, Frank
Dubuque. Chas. Walsh. Ralph Maiers,
Frank O'Connell. George Forth, VIM
cent Bird, Leo Mclaughlin. Leslie
Todd. Edward Matt, John Mcintyre.
Paul Goodrie, John Bliven, Francis
Burley and Henry Kelley.
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Catherine Newark, Sarah Goodrie,
Ethelreta Bruning. Louise Dubuque,
Grace Mercer, Gertrude Paulson,
Mary Geatj. Agnes Dorscher. Gertrude
Bolack, Gertrude Rorke, Teresa o.
Rourke, Mary Mcdonald, Cecilia Lee
whisky, Evangeline Lenzen, Lila JEFF
e Mary Juleson, Francis Goodrie.
Mary Corcoran. Mary Graves, Richard
swengler, Clifford Lowe, Cornelius
Walker. Albert Bach, Henry Ditton.
Francis Penwarden, Peter Horning,
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The danger in economy
DRESIDENT WILSON has called on the country to
= economic in every possible way. But there IS dan
ger in having the wrong idea about economy. The
danger is in not knowing what economy means. Many
people think economy means merely 'savlng;;' getting
goods at low prices. Economy means management;
it may pay a higher instead of a lower price.
Every farmer, every business man, every housewife, knows that low price
isn't necessarily economy. "A pure bred dairy COW at $500 may be more eco
nomcal than acommon grade animal at 800. The wise merchant doesn't
always buy the lowest priced merchandise he can find; his customers want
more for her supplies than the lowest price. In short, economy means man
agement; it appreciates that in good quality there's greater service and less
It's the same way about mems clothes. A $12 or SIS price looks good
compared with a $25 price, but real economy compares the clothes, not thu
prices; not the way they look when new, but the way they'll look after six
months wear. Economy insists on Atwood fabrics: the fact. OF the words.
Anybody car say "anwoo;" nearly everybody does. Economy says, "When
you can't test the quality for yourself, buy on confidence in the maker o the
seller.
That's why you should buy Ruettell Special
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
makers you may know only his name: But you know these arc al-woo,
we'll tailored, right styled, and your satisfaction guaranteed.
The trouble with the poor man is not that he
doesn't want, and try, to economic; the
roubhE he can't; he hasn't money enough
You IAN afford good Clothes; they're real economy in the end
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most dangerous post, and handling the
reserve cars for wounded in the town
itself The whole world is passing
here-F'rench, Americans; living,
wounded and dying.
ga long, heavily arched corridor,
with stone steps leading down to 1t;
two compartments off to one side, lined
with wine bins, where our reserve men
and few French brancardiers
(stretcher bearers) are lying on their
stained stretcherS, some snoring; be
yond, a door that leads to little sick
ward-the most pathetic little room
have ever seen-with four beds of diff
ferent sizes and kinds on one side, and
six on the other, taken, evidently,
from the ruined houses near by; and
one tired infrmier (hospital attendant)
to tend and soothe the wounded and
dying.
SIN the bed nearest the door a
French priest, shot through the lungs,
with pneumonia setting in, his black
beard pointing straight up, whispering
for water.
sNext to him a little German lad,
hardly nineteen, and small, with about
six hours to live, calling
screaming-for his mother, and then
for water.
'sNext to him q French captain of
infantry, his arm OF at the shoulder
and his head wounded-weak, dying,
but smiling.
sand next to him tirailleur (infaR-
tryman) in delirium calling on his
colonel to charge the Germans.
sgThe infrmier is going from one to
the other, soothing and waiting on each
in turn. He asks me what the German
is saving, and I tell him he is calling
for his mother.
"'Ah, this is sad war Y he says, as
he goes over 70 hold the poor lads
hand.
"a brancardier comes in with mes
sage: A blesse Ca wounded mani at
Belleville-very serious.
'aThis is a reserve car call. so one
slides out and is gone like gray ghost
down the ruined street, making all the
speed it's driver can-no easy matter
with no lights. In twenty minutes he
is back. The brancardiers go out.
They come in again bearing the wound
ed man on a stretcher and place It on
the floor. One Of them, who is q priest.
leans over him and asks his name, and
his town. On answer 70 the question
what his wife's name is, he whispers
Alice while on the other side an
other brancar1ier is Sitting the
clothes from his body-and / shiver
with the pity Of it at the sight I see.
s'The surgeon comes ont OF his little
operating room Weary with the
nights tragic work-after so many.
many other tragic nights-he douses
his head f. : bucket CT water. He
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-20
27 u. S. AMBULANCE
CORPS READY TO GO

Twenty-seven ambulance companies
have been organized by the American
Red Cross in this country for service
in Europe. Some of them have already
gone abroad. The list is:
No. Pasadena, Cal, DR.. Charles
D. Lockwood; No. university of
California, Berkeley, DR.. Alvin Powell !:
No. University of Chicago, DR.. FL
bert Clark; No. cleveland, DR..
Ralph K. Updegraff; No. 5-Washing-
ton, D. c., DR.. Ryan Devereux; No. 6
-Fordham university, DR.. Joseph DON
nelly; No. New York university, DR..
Chester f. S. Whitney; No. 8-Detroit,
DR.. Charles Barton; No. 9-Northwest-
ern university, Chicago, DIR. Stephen
Balderston; No. 10-Columbia univer-
sity, DIR. william n. Rockwell; No. IL
Battle Greek, Mich, DR.. James 7.
Case; No. university OF Washing
ton, Seattle, DR.. David G. Hall; No. Is
-Pittsf1eld, Mass, DR.. Robert J. Car
penter; No. 14-University Of Oregon,
Eugene, Ore, DR.. J. E. KuykendaIl !;
No. 15-Grand Rapids, Mich, DR..
Thomas .. Gordon; No. 16-Fredonia,
Kan, DR.. Edgar G. Duncan; No. II
Boston, DR.. Edward A. Cunningham !;
No. indianapolis. DR.. Mason B.
Light; No. 19-Portland, Ore, DR.. Err
nest 81. STREET; No. 2O-AtIanta, DR..
Leo P. DAILY; No. 21-Flint, Mich, Dr.
Walter II. Winchester; No. 22-Char-
lesion. w. Va. DR.. Timothy L. Barber;
No. 23-Portland, Me-. DIR. Ernest B.
Folsom; No. 24-Kansas City, No.,
commander not yet named No. 25-
Rutland, Vt. DR.. William Stickney:
No. 26-Columbia. s. c., DIR. Marion Fl.
Wyman; No. 27-Salt Lake City, Dr..
Hugh B. Sprague.
Several Of these units are already
on the way TO the front in France, and
the prospect is that all viii see early
service. Not only is the Red Cross
preparing TO care for American sol
diers and sailors when they move into
the firing line. but France needs help
badly with her hospitals. and America
is giving it as rapidly as possible.
The German policy Of sinking hos
pital ships with their thousands OF
helpless wounded Is making Il neces-
sary to care for the British wounded
IN France, and IL puts q terrific strain
On the French hospital service.
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The membership of the American
Red Cross on May 21 was little more
than 100000. This is an increase
Of 1,975,OO0, or 1900 per cent, III less
than three years.
When John J. O'Connor was appoint
ed director OF the central division. and
ordered TO raise 100000 for European
war relief work in the winter OF 1914
10. there were $4,000 members In the
whole American Red Cross. When he
had raised the money-and more-he
started membership campaign in the
Chicago chapter, of which he was then
secretary. and in ten days added L.
500 members to tE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-20

other points whence the nurses and
workers were summoned.
An unofficial report said that food
and blankets were needed, and A. A.
Sprague II, director of the Red Cross
supply service, made arrangements TO
open a great corporations wholesale
warehouse, and ship Everything they
need" Sunday though it was. Secre-
tary Champion of the Chicago chap
ter arranged to get 800 pairs of blan-
ketS from the chapters warehouse and
send them on the first train. But the
wires from Mattoon, working busily all
day, improved long enough, late at
night, for Mr.. Davidson to get through
a message that the food and blanket
situation was not just then acute, but
that he wanted disinfectants and anti
septics.
The head of a wholesale drug con-
Germ was routed out of bed, the firms
warehouse opened. and at two o'clock
In the morning a Red Cross man, with
a consignment of iodine, peroxide of
hydrogen, chloride of lime and other
needed supplies, started for the strick-
en- cities.
Mr.. Davidson had been joined by
w. D. Thurber, field secretary for 1li-
nois, whom he placed in charge at
Charleston.
When Mr.. O'Connor arrived, with
the nurses and workers, he found both
his lieutenants on the ground, and
with the Chicago Office ready to give
instant support, he began the relief
work. A committee of business men
was organized. number of smaller
committees told off to take charge Of
each detail of the situation, and in a
few minutes the machinery was in
operation.
The injured were given the best sur
gical and nursing care, the hungry
were fed, the homeless given shelter,
the dead identified and made ready for
burial, plans drawn up for rebuilding
the shattered homes, and fund start
ed TO rehabilitate both wrecked cities.
Other communities, struck by
branches of the same storm, were CIV
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turns TO the wounded man, gently feels
his nose. lifts mp his closed eyelid- and
at his nod the stretcher is again lifted
and the wounded man is carried into
the operating room. and soon after into
the little room OF sorrows.
TN answer TO my eager question, the
surgeon shakes his head.
Not a chance
"a brancardfer and gather the sol
dier's belongings from his clothes TO
be sent TO his wife. but even we have
70 stop for a few minutes after we
see the photograph of his wife and
their two little children
ssAn hour later, as our nights work
is Stacking up and several cars have
driven up and been unloaded, the in
frrnier comes in from the little room
and says something to the brancaE-
diers. Two Of them get stretcher,
and in a moment the 'blesse from
Bellevilles comes past US with a sheet
over him. They lay him down at the
other end of the room and another
brancardier begins rolling and tying
him in burlap for burial. AS look
he changes to a shapeless log. Then,
out to the dead wagon with it.
"Soon after, / go into the little ward
again to see how the others are COM
ing through the night, and am glad to
see them all quieted down. Even the
little German seems in less pain,
though his breathing still shakes the
heavy bed he lies on.
Through a chink I see that day Is
beginning to break, and / hear the
chiefs car coming in from the sap, and
know that the nights work is over.
This is not a sketch from the imagi
nation OF a novelist-it is the actual
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100," was the last word direct from
the stricken district before the wires
were out of commission.
Next morning kilograms began TO
pour into division headquarters. Mr..
Davidson, on the scene, reported that
perhaps so persons were dead in Mat
toon, 400 injured, 600 families home
less, and private prOperty-chiefy res
licences of working people-to the
value of $1,000,OOO destroyed. He
called for Red Cross nurses and work
ers at once. Charleston, he said, was
in but little better case than NATION.
John w. Champion, executive sec
rotary of Chicago chapter, and several
members of the division staff, realizing
that the Red Cross would be ION the
job" hurried TO the Office, and all day
long, and until after one o'clock at
night, the Office was reaching out with
telegraph and telephone, snatching
Red Cross nurses and workers from
their Sunday diversions and starting
them for Mattoon and Charleston.
Miss Minnie f. Ahrens, head of the
Chicago Red Cross nursing service
and Miss Myra v. Van Nostrand, SUI
perintendent of the central district of
the United Charities, plunged into the
work of collecting their nurses and
workers-no easy matter on Sunday,
when almost nobody was at home.
Mr.. O'COnnor reached Chicago from
Washington at three O'Clock, and in
short time was handling everything.
Right and left he issued orders for
three hours, and when he left for Mat
toon on the next train, help from all
over the central division was on the
way to that town. He took with him
Miss Ahrens and twelve of her best
nurses and fifteen trained social work
ers from the Chicago United Charities.
who had given invaluable help in the
Eastland steamer disaster. On the
same train went six crates Of hospital
supplies.
Until after one o'clock that night
the office was held open, completing
arrangements by long distance with
Cincinnati. Indianapolis, Springfield
Egin, Bloomington. st. Louis, and
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-20
VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF FIRST-AID WORK
BY RED CROSS MEN
An American Pictures Scenes in
Subway Dressing Station
Near Trenches.
SURGEONS LABOR ENDLESSLY
Captain, Priest, Private and German
lad, All Dying, Get Tender Care
From OverworI<ed Hospital
and Ambulance Aids.

The work of the Red Cross surgeons
and stretcher bearers at the front in
France was never more wildly Illus
trated than in a recent letter forward
ed to America. 1t was written by
Philip o. Mills to Mr.. Eliot Norton,
head of the Volunteer Motor Ambu-
lance corps which Mr.. Mills was serv-
ing. The communication was private,
but was made public because of the
clearness with which 1T sets forth the
scenes amid which the surgeons and
ambulance workers labor, day after
day. The text follows:
'Tonight / am sitting in a small IN
derground cellar of public building,
acting as sort of timekeeper for the
cars (ambulances) going up to our
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-20

Just how does the Red Cross begin
work when an emergency arises. Most
persons know, in a general way, that
the Red Cross is on the ground very
quickly after a disaster, and rescues
the living, buries the dead and cares
for the destitute; but perhaps Few
know how the first step is taken, or
who takes it, or what he does next.
This story is meant to show just what
was done, and how, when the tornado
of May 26 laid waste the cities of Mat
tOon and Charleston, H., with loss OF
nearly 100 lives, 1000 persons made
homeless, and property worth millions
destroyed.
1t was late on a Saturday afternoon
when news of the disaster began to
trickle from the telegraph wires to the
newspapers. Offices and shops were
closed, and Chicago had gone home to
It's dinner and its Saturday evening
relaxations. The first word TO the Red
Cross of the storm came through a
Chicago paper to Charles Lee Bryson
OF the central division staff of the
Red Cross. One of the editors called
Mr.. Bryson at his home and told him
what had happened, feeling sure the
Red Cross would want to get on the
job"
1t did. Director John J. O'Connor
of the central division was in Wash
ington attending the Red Cross war
council, at which it was determined to
ask the country for S100,000,000. But
Mr.. BrysOn located Walter Davidson,
another of headquarters staff, who had
remained late at the Office to finish
some work, and they took hold of the
situation instantly.
After wiring Director O'Connor and
the national officers, Mr.. Davidson
started for Mattoon on the next train.
Mr.. Bryson remaining in Chicago to
keep the Office open on Sunday and
give all possible help from there. The
newspapers kept them both Informed
Of the widening extent of the disaster.
'sMayor Swan is calling for troops,
and estimates the dead in NATION at
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en- relief by other workers. For In
stance, there was a rumor that In
northern Indiana II had been killed
at one place, and great property dam
age done.
Let Bentley and Loomis look after
northern Indiana, and wire Cleveland
to help" was Mr.. O'Connor's order.
LET Foster report to me at Nation
with all the help he can bring"
4. f. Bentley is state director of
Indiana; f. d. LOOMS is head of the
Children's Aid society of indianapolis
and gave valued help at the Newcastle
cyclone; Eugene G. Foster Of Indianap-
oils is skilled charity worker. Each
did promptly what Mr.. O'Connor want.
ed done.
MANY reported killed by cyclone
near Hickman, KY, but help has been
sent, and we have the situation well
in hand" wired @. NJ Roos, chairman
OF the Cairo (nl.) chapter. He had
seen much experience with the Red
Cross in the Ohio valley foods some
years ago, and knew exactly what to
do and how to do it.
That is how the wheels of the Red
Cross started going round the moment
the disaster occurred. And that is how
they viii start going round for orr
own community whenever it is struck
by fire or flood, earthquake or pesti-
lence.
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occurrences of a night behind the
front where the French, the Belgians,
the British-and soon the Americans
hold at bay the German invader. This
Is the nightly work of the men who
care for the wounded.
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HOW RED CROSS WHEELS 60 ROUND
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES THE LAND

There Is No Fumbng About During Crisis Because Trained Workers
Know What Do and How to Do It-They Accomplish Won
derS in Record Tme-Recent Tornadoes Central States
Examples of Sudden Great TroubIe-Help Would Reach
Our Community Very Quickly in Period of Stress