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Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Conscientious Directors

Camp Funston, Septem Der 70
Work has begun on the checking
over of the list of drafted men
now here with the list sent in by
the various boards. Col. o. M.
B1gelow and Lieut.. Col. c, B.
Clark will have charge of this
work. Any man who has been
certified and who did not show
up will be classed as an alleged
deserter, his name pu blisbed and
all officers. notified toarrest him.
The penalty for war time de.
sertion is death or lifetime i'm.
brisonment, according to the
Judgment of the general court
martial.
Conscientious objectors will
not be excused from military
service. They will be kept here
put at police work, such as kitch'
ems, ETC., and given enough drill
to keep them IN soldierly ap-
pearance. They will not be
made to take hikes and heavy
drill.
There are but four conscien-
tious objectoes now in jail here.
Three are Mennonites, two from
Mcpherson, one from Meade and
the fourth from Haskell county.
The latter is a Holy Roller
preacher named Lee, He alleg-
es that he received a vision to
preach the gospel while painting
a barn. There are some twenty
FIVE conscientious objectors, be-
sides the four in the guard house
They are mostly Mennonites,
Holy Rollers, and Seventh Day
Adventlsts. According to a rul-
ing by the war department they
are conscientious objectors, but
will be kept in their present com
mands for a while at least.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
NUMBER 80.
From Our Exchanges

The reception and banquet
given by Henry F. Danks last
evening to his Stoughton friends
was decided success, more than
seventy-fve persons responding
to his invitation. Mr.. Danks
was at his best in entertaining
his friends, all of whom most
heartily enjoyed his hospitality.
AT the conclusion Of the festlvi.
ties last evening the guests pre-
Sented Mr.. Danks with a beauti-
full fountain pen, the same being
presented in a few well-chosen
remarks by Rev, C. D. Mayhem,
of the Baptist church. Mr..
Danks left this morning on his
return to Los Angeles, Californ-
ia, He has fine modern home
in that city, and wishes us to
state his latch string always
hangs out to any of his old Slough
ton frIends.-Stoughton (Wis.
consin) Daily Courier-Hub.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Appeal to the Governor

Topeka, Sept, 24th-Bishop
Jacob +. Isaac, J. G. Classen and
John X. Reimer, ministers of the
Mennonite charge in Meade
county, Saturday appealed TO
Governor Capper to save the
twenty-five young Mennonite
farmers drafted in Meade coun.
ty for army service. Two of
these were called Friday, and
Immediately the leaders Of the
Mennonite church came to To-
pesa te plead for the governors
aid IN getting them exempted on
the grounds that their church
creed pre- :ludes them from bear
ing arms.
Governor Capper told the del
egatlon that the national govern
ment had decided that where
conscientious scruples against
war were considered as part Of
the creed of a church, provis ion
would be made for young men
holding those views TO render
o:her service that that of facing
t1e enemy with gun.
Two months or more ago a
com mittee of prominent Memo
mites from Harvey, Mcpherson,
and Marion counties, joIned by
twJ me bers Of that denomina-
t on from Oklahoma, went to
Washington and were given as
surance that the young men of
this church drafted into the
army would be assigned 10 non
CO II / atant service.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Foot Ball

The first game of foot ball this
serson in which Meade High
school took part, took place at
the Fair Grounds Wednesday
afternoon, with the Englewood
team as the opposing faction A
good crowd witnessed the game,
though the day was dlsagreeable.
Both sides played well, and the
outcome 9 to 0 in favor of Engle-
wood.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Crop Conditions

If frost holds off two weeks
longer large amount of kahr
corn and milo maize will have
sufficient time to mature. a
large amount of corn has also
been raised in Meade county
this year, and with good feed
crop, which is now sure, the loss
OF the wheat crop will not be as
keenly felt as was at first fear
ed.
Many of the farmers who had
their wheat sowed prior to the
receut rains report IT up and
looking fine. The ground, they
say, ism excellent condition.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Opens Law office

The following has been re-
ceived by Meade relatives and
friends:
John D. Wehrle announces
that he has opened Offices for the
general practice of law in the
San Luis Valley. Will practice
in all state and federal courts. ="
John is we'll known to Meade
people and in addition to his law
Office is publishing The Center
Post-Dispatch at Center Cole
rado. Being brother of The
News, it is quite natural that
we wish him unusual success in
his new undertaking.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Hail and Rain

Monday night about midnight
a severe hail stor m visited Meade
and dealt rather unkindly with
flowers and foliage. No other
damage has been reported. I'm
mediately following the hail a
half inch rain fell. The rain and
the hail were local and both were
heavier in the vicinity of Meade
than in other parts of the county.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Prize Chickens

w. w. Pressley's White Ply
mouth Rocks carried off bonors
at the Hutchinson State Fair,
taking frsto tockerel; first and
third on pullet; and second on
pen. These birds are among
the fnestin the state and never
fail to win their share OF prizes.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Teachers Association

The Meade County Teachers
Association will meet at the
schoo! auditorium Saturday, Oc.
tober 10th 1917, at2 O'Clock. A
suitable program is being pre-
pared. Every teacher of the
county should be present.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27

Britton Otto, brother of Don
Otto, who joined the Cavalry
troop at Dodge City, has been
sent to Wichita to do recruiting
work. Captain Gary selected
him from his troop upon his sol.
dier'like appearance and appar-
ent ability for such work.-Min-
nicola Record.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Private Sale of Furnitue and
Household Goods

At the residence of DR.. Roush
All kinds of kitchen, dining
room, and bedroom equipment
including piano, rugs, Round
Oak heater, cook-stove, garden
tools, washing machine etc.
Come in and carry of a bargain.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27

DR.. G. A. Davies has decided
to move to Coats, where he will
take up the practice of DR.. Ross
Campbell who recently went to
war. His wife and daughter
will leave little later.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
To Rochester, Minnesota

Doug Dalgarn who has been
IN poor health for several weeks
will leave Friday morning for
Rochester, Minnesota, where he
will consult the Mayo Brothers.
His wife and brother, W. H.
Dalgarn, will accompany him.
His many Meade county friends
hope that he may soon recovery.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27
Married

that Sterling has had for some
time took place on last Saturday
morning at the Methodist Epls-
copal church, when Miss Eva
Trimble and Russell Murphy
we're united in marriage.
Promptly at $50 o'clock, the
BRIDE and groom marched slowly
down the north aisle of the
church, as the pipe organ peeled
forth the strains of Mendelssohns
wedding march, played by Miss
Jessie Springmeyer, of Lyons.
At the pulpit, they were met by
the brides pastor, Rev. E. F.
Buck, who pronounced the sim
pie ring ceremony, which united
the hearts and lives OF these es.
timable young people.
The pulpit was very simply
and testefully decorated with
immense Boston ferns on the
pillars at either side, and small
er vlne-like ferns gracefully fall
ing over the pedestals and railing.
The bride looked very sweet
and char ming in her simple dress
of white organdie with pearl
trimmings about the neck. She
wore a dainty veil that was
caught upin a most effective
manner with tube roses and tiny
sprays of green.
Automobiles conveyed the
wedding party, which consisted
of the relatives and intimate
friends of the bride and groom,
TO the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Trim BILE, where an Ella borate
wedding breakfast was served.
The Trim bic hame was decorat-
ed in yellow and white dahllas
and white carnations. After
partaking of the appetizing
breakfast the bride donned her
travelling suit, and the entire
company went to the station to
witness the departure of Mr..
and Mrs. Murphy, who went to
Kansas City to spend week.
The bride is the young EST
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Trim bic. She was born u Sterl-
ing and grew to womanhood
right here, and here where she
is so we'll known she has hosts
of friends and admirers. She is
one of the "wor orth.while" young
ladies of Sterling of whom we
are all so proud. She graduated
from Cooper in 1914, then after
teaching year she went to x.
u, where she secured her mas
ter's degree. Last year she
taught mathematics in the high
school at Meade, Kansas, and
while there she became acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Murphy. That she
will carry her end of the load
through lite's journey, we have
not the faintest doubt.
The groom is a stranger to
Sterling people, his acquaintance
here being limited to the few
people he has met during his
visits here. He is druggist, a
registered pharmacist, and the
fact that he has been in business
for himself ever since he was
nineteen years OF age speaks
we'll for his integrity and indus
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy will re-
turn to Sterling the latter part
of the week and after spending
a couple of days here will go to
their home in Meade, where the
groom has builta modern bungalo
for the mistress of his home.
They will go to housekee ping at
once.
We take the above from
Sterling paper. Mr.. Murphy is
well known to our people, and is
counted among our most enter
prising business men. Miss
Trim bic made a host of friends
during her stay in Meade. We
Meade County news., 1917-09-27

You vii find what you want
at the Community Sale Saturday
Septem Der goth at 200 p N.
Meade County news., 1917-09-27

The Community Sale Saturday
Septe N Der 10Th at 200 p. m.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
SOME READABLE VERSE
"sTUcK"
Il stuck! They've got my number,

3. .a =
Tn stuck! They've got my number,
bo;
4 guess it's up to me to go.
That little capsule says, Fall In!
We've got mans size fight to win"
/ felt it coming; had bunch
That I'd be in the frst-call bunch.
But say-if you could only see
How big that number looked to me
When first the figures caught my eye
Believe me, they were two feet high
Excited some? At first, we'll, yes,
1t kind 'o'got my goat, I guess.
OF course thought of mother first
That's where it hits fellow worst.
And them never told you this,
But there's Girl I'll sort o'miss,
Well 20, shut my jaws while
Ills could put across a smile.
And then, somehow, thought Of Dad
And when he was husky lad;
He didn't wait for drafting day
Just packed his kit and hiked away.
And mother-not quite twenty them
She stuck til he came home again.
l know they hate to see me go;
They think lot of me-but, DO,
They'd never lift their heads or speak
If should show a yellow streak.
The Girl? If she's the kind worth
while
She'll weep little bit-then smile
And bid be God-speed to the fight
Like was some old-fashioned knight.
Exemption? Cut the kidding, bo;
A half millions got to go.
They've got my number; got it fair.
And I'm the boy to do my share.
Say, where's that little book of
French?
1t may come handy in a trench.
w. Kee Maxwell.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
THE EARTH's WONDER

Fairer grows the earth each mornine
To the eyes that watch Alright;
Every dewdrop sparkles warning
OF a miracle in sight;
OF some unsupported glory
Waiting in the old and plain;
Poets dream nor travellers story
Words such wonders as remain.
William C. Gannett.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
THE GIRL WITH THE HOE

the GIRL WITH THE HOE
oh, come into the garden, Maud.
For duty calls
And many girlies are abroad
In overalls.
True patriots will all applaud.
You'll make a hit.
So come into the garden, Maud,
And do your bit.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
TWO KINDS OF JACKS

Park Rapids Enterprise: The game
being played by the railroads and coal
operators by which the people of the
northwest are to be held up is nothing
short of attempted highway robbery.
We're glad that we live in a wooded
country, where the jackpines will fur
nish the heat instead of the jackasses
among the master financiers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
HOME READING C0URSElFOR
CITIZEN SOLDIERS

This course Of thirty daily lessons is offered to the men
selected for service in the National Army practical
help in getting started in the right way It nformal in
and does not attempt give binding rules and dir
econs These are contained in the various manuals and
regulations of the United States Army, to which this
Course is mere Introductory
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

able fact that the United States is at
war? Every consideration of patriot
ism should lead them to quit playing
personal and selfish politics-at least
until the war is over Minneapolis
Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Self sacrifice has got to be tho
mighty element to win this war. The
trainers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence pledged their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor to the
cause. Is. there any less need in the
present crisis?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
LESSON NO. 3
NINE soLDIERLY QUALITIES

preceding Lessons: l. Your post of
Honor; 2. Making Good as a Sol
dier.)
The three basic qualities. Loyalty,
Obedience and Physical Fitness, were
treated in the preceding lesson There
is another group of three soldierly
qualities that are especially needed
during the periods of training. march
ing and waiting between combats.
They are.
Intelligence.
+ a Cleanliness,
Cheerfulness. a
Although these qualities are asso.
ciated chiefly with camp life. they are,
of course, scarcely less helpful in all
other phases Of military service.
INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence does not necessarily
mean education, but rather quick OBJ
servation and willingness to learn.
There is plenty of need for intelli.
gence in modern warfare. The Ma.
tional Army will be forced to absorb
Wltnln rev months a training which
would ordinarily extend over period
OF two or three years. Those who in.
tend to fit themselves for promotion
should study thoroughly the manuals
and the drill regulations which affect
their duties. In time they should
learn something about map-making
and map-reading, the construction of
field entertainments, training and care
OF horses, signalling, the handling Of
complex pieces Of machinery, and
other subjects. \. 3 vs.
Any practical knowledge that YOU
may now possess will surely be useful
and helpful to you in the army. Cant.
Ian Hay Beth, of the English Army.
points out that in the first British
forces Of the present war the previous
trade or training Of every soldier was
sooner or lated utilized
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
- "a - IA

Several methods have been tested
out to eliminate the stomach and
thereby save the cost of food, but so
far whiskey is the only sure elm
mater.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Council Bluffs Nonpareil - Those
who are inclined to fret at the tardi.
ness of the allied troops in the Near
East are reminded that it took Moses
40 years to bring his band through
this same strip of territory.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

1t is much more pleasant reading to
state that the road to success is paved
with good advertising than to remind
people that hell is paved with good
intentions.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Several of the country's big indus
tries that should uphold the United
States have reversed the thing and
made it hold-up.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

1t is proving great favor to !. w.
w. delegations for farmer communities
to club together and do the work and
in that way save the poor fellows from
even scrapping about it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

New York Sun-The presidents sig
nature has made s640,00O,OO0 available
for the aviation service, and every
American wants to see that fly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

The hunting season will not open
until Sept. II as the 18th falls on Sun
day. Hunting on Sunday will be pro-
hibited, and the ducks can enjoy the
day of rest the same as the hunters.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Perhaps the whole world will starve
so that Germany can't lose, but it will
take a champion oltimist to give it
credence
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Our soldiers are all going to talk
good French by the time they get to
Europe, but they may have trouble in
making the French people under
stand it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

With hogs at $40 per hundred the
farmer kind will soon rival the street
car species in Importance
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Picture-the situation: Recent defeat
with heavy losses; retreat; a cheer
less mid-Winter, camp; rain; cold;
mud; discourag at home; long
march under the most trying condi-
lions anding in a return to the same
camping ground from which the
troops had started. A little grumbling
might reasonably have been expected
But the men of 1863 were too good
soldiers to draw long faces. The his
in high good humor, the soldiers
laughing and joking at their ill-luck
with that comic brightness character
istic of Americans in difficult circum-
stances" n
THREE QUALITIES OF BATTLE
Finally, there are the three battle
qualities of the good soldier:
Spirit,
Tenacity,
Self-reliance.
Unless man has these three quail
ities-even though he possesses all the
other six in good measure-he is after
all only campfire soldier.
SPIRIT
Splrlt-fghting spirits far from
being mere hatred of the enemy or
blind fury, on the one hand: nor ia It
mere, passive obedience to orders. on,
the other. It means cool. self-con-
troiled courage-the kind of courage.
which enables man to shoot as
stralght on the battlefield as he does,
IN target practice However, It even
goes step beyond that point. Deci.
slve victories cannot be won BY mere
" repulsing the enemy. Only the Of
fensive WINS Qnfantry Drill Re9u-
lations, paragraph 511.)
Like all the other qualities OF a
soldier, spirit can be cultivated. An
unframed, spirit can be cultivated. An,
unframed army seldom possesses II.
But it can be developed. You can and
VIII develop it until it becomes as
much a part of yourself as anv Of vf,nr.
easy.going civilian habits are now.
TENAcITY
Spirit carries a body Of soldiers Tor.
ward. Tenacity is the quality that
makes them stick" The Thorough
soloier IS never ready to stop fighting
untll MS part of the battle Il won,
Ienac1ty was never better Expressed
tnan IN: the words of John Paul Jones
Standing among his dead and Woundef
on MS sinking ship which was "leak.
ing like basket" he replied to his.
adversary's invitation to surrender
Sir, ! have not yet begun "a fight"
wv. w hours later the battle came to a
SUDDEN end when the colors of the
enemy,s vessel were hauled down.
sELF.RELlANcE
seli-reliance is characteristic of the
american, whether he is serving "A a
soloier or in some civil OCCUPATION.
Much the same quality is sometimes
referred to as initiative. Il is a
quality needed more than ever before
n present-day warfare. Major Cen.
elal Leonard Wood, In his introduce
tion to the Field Service Regulations
Of the United States Army, says:
Omcers and men Of all ranks and
erades are given a certain independ-
ence In the execution of the tasks to
which they are assigned and are ex-
pected to show initiative in meeting
me different situations as they arrive.
Every individual, from the highest
commander to the lowest private, must
always remember that in action and
neglect of opportunities will warrant
more severe censure than an error in
The choice of the means"
3
When Is a peace proposal not
peace proposal? When 1t may be a
'crap-of paper.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Isn't it about time men like Gore and
La Toilette and Gronna and the other
"wilful ones" recognized the irrefrag-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

When Is peace proposal not
peace proposal? When 1t may be a
scrap-of paper.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
CLEANLINESS

Cleanliness is important everywhere
put most of all in the army where large
Dodies OF men are brought together.
IN It's true sense, it includes not only
keeping your body clean, but also your
mind and your actions. Fortunately,
II is virtue in which Americans gen.
orally rank high. There should be lit
tie difficulty in setting satisfactory
standard IN the new army This is a
SUBJECT more fully treated later in this
course.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

The resignation of Col. Frank White
from the state board of regents will
be regretted by his large acquaintance
and hosts of friends over the state. His
marked ability and integrity have ben
a big help to the state. His place is
to be filled by another Valley City
man, Rev. C. E. Vermilya, and his ad-
mirers here declare the governor
could not have selected a more
worthy board member. We believe
Mr.. vermilya is well qualified for the
position and predict that he will
serve. with honor to himself and the
state:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30
cHEERFULNEss

- 4 q = = YES 4 . S l
Cheerfulness is always prominent
trait Of good soldiers. Here agair
Americans may be counted unon r.
make splendid showing, even IN the
race OF any unexpected hardshins .,
a ~, that may be ahead Of us
ihere are numerous episodes in Amer
lean military history to Justify this
confidence. ' 'n'S
In January, 1863, the Union Armv
lay In camp at Falmouth, Va. Aho1,t
q month before had occurred the die
astrous and bloody defeat Of Fred.
erlcksDurg. In the North it was The
darkest hour of the war. Eyervwhere
outside the army there was depression
ana rear. On January Fl, the com
mandlng general ordered the troona
70 break camp and move forward A.
the same time "a cold drizzlinp rain
SET IN; the ground speedily became
IKE sea of glue; everything mon,
wheels sunk into the bottomless md.
II TOOK twenty horses to start single
tcalsson; hundreds of them died IN har.
ness; but still the general persisted
gu. the rain persisted also, and It
soon became simple impossibility to
60 forward" After two days of effort
II was necessary to have the men
struggle and founder Through the
wilderness OF mud back to their
camp"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

The startling news from Congress-
man Young that Herbert Hoover had
decided that the fixed price of wheat
should be as low as $1.65 Fer bushel
will not make much of a hit in this vi
cinity. A price of anything below 81
will cause the farmers to refuse to
raise wheat. Valley City through its
Commercial club has sent a represen-
tative to appear before the board in
the interests of the farmers. We rea-
lie that the farmers should be grant
ed fair margin of profit the same as
other industries, and if the govern
ment denies them this it is almost GER
tain that they will decline to keep on
producing at cost or less.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-30

Hoover's job is too big for an ordi-
nary man, and whatever plans are de-
cided upon for him to carry out, he Is
entitled to the united support at the
entire citizenship Of the nation. Prices
can't be fixed to suit or please every
body, no matter who is affected by
the decision of the price commission,
criticism should cease and each and
every individual and concern should
enroll to show the world what loyal
Americans can do. The commissioner
can't do the job with luke warm sup
port. Put yourself in his place and
see how you would like to handle it
alone. s.