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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-23
Surprised Rev. Almer.

Surprised Rev. Almer.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church was held at the
church hall Friday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served by Mesdames AL
fred Olander, Frank Bergeson and Carl
Soderlund After the meeting a purse
OF $3O4 was given to Rev. A. F.. Almer
by the members Of the congregation and
others. toward paying for the Ford car
he recently purchased. The presenta-
ton speech was delivered by A. P. Berg
lund. Lunch was served thruout the af-
ternoon and evening. A large number
were in attendance at the surprise par
ty and meeting of the Ladies' Aid.
PETER BENGTSON.
Peter Bengtson died at the Herman
Strand home in Norway Lake township
Friday evening, May IS after suffering
for about week with pneumonia. He
had been employed at the Herman
Strand home this spring. He was born
at Nest Lake April 20, 1887, and was
thirty years of age at the time of his
DEATH The deceased leaves to mourn
his death, his father, John Bengtson OF
Westbrook, two brothers, S. E., of West
brook and John A. of Dovray, Murray
county, three sisters, Mrs. George
Bengtson, Mrs. Albert Bengtson of New
London township and Minnie Of West.
brook. His mother died fifteen years
ago. The funeral will occur Tuesday al
the old homestead at Nest Lake where
George Bengtson resides, and at the
Swedish Lutheran church in this village
at three p. m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
BRITISH FORCES ARE
NEAR ST. QUENTIN

London.--Rritish forces on the West
ern front gradually are creeping up on
the important town Of st. Quentin,
considered one of the German strong,
holds.
Also northwest of the town they
are swinging their line forward at va
ricus points in a Strengthening out
movement that is making good
strides eastward.
Meanwhile the French are keeping
up their offensive to the south and
southeast of st. Quentin and again
haye made good progress north and
south of the Athletic river.
They have captured several German
trench systems and organized points
of support east of Neuville-Sur-Mar-
gival, inf1icting heavy casualties on
the Germans and driving them back
to the outskirts of Vauxaillon and LAT
faux.
West of st. Quentin the British have
thrust their line through the village
of Savy and are resting only three
miles from St. Quentin. Near Savy
the Germans resisted tenaciously, but
were beaten off, losing heavily in kill.
ed and wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
CLARK AGAIN
IS CHOSEN SPEAKER

Washington.-Champ Clark of Mis-.
souri, will preside over the house dur
ing this session of congress.
The house elected him speaker
after listening to a war prayer and a
war speech by Representative Schall
(Ind., Minn,) who swung his vote to
Clark, holding that patriotism demand.
ed this to be done in the present
crisis. The vote stood:
Clark, 217; Mann, 205; Gillett, 2;
Lenroot, 2.
Two members voted present.
Clark gained practically all the
doubtful votes. Schall and Martin,
~Progressives, voted for him. Sc did
London, Socialist, and Randall, Pro
h%ibitionist. Representative Fall (Mass.)
independent, bolted the Republican
candidate, with Gardner and Gallinger
of Massachusetts and Gray of New
Jersey, and voted for Representative
Gillett (Mass.). Haskell and James
(Republicans) answered present"
Lehlbach (Rep., N. j. voted for Clark.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
new GERMAN RAIDER
SINKS MANY VESSELS

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Two hun
dred siXty-fve men and two women,
survivors of eleven steamers and sail
ing vessels sunk in the Atlantic,
brought into port another amazing
German raider story.
They arrived on the French bark
Cambronne. The new German raider,
according to their stories, is a sailing
vessel with auxiliary gasoline engines.
She flies the Norwegian flag and is
heavily armed. The Survivors claim
ed many of those on board the eleven
ships destroyed by the latest German
sea i've had been drowned or lost
in the sinking of the vessels.
The new German raider bears the
name Sea Adder" Her commander
is Count Luecker. She left Germany
on Dec. %. Most of her victims were
overhauled and sunk in the vicinity
of Trinidad, according to the survivors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
Armed Froighter Is
Sent to Bottom.
LOSS or LIFE OCCURS
Vessel Attacked at Night Off
the French Coast.

Neutrality-suspicious. the president
reached the house of representatives
to read his message in joint session
word had reached congress of the tor.
pedoing, without warning, Of the armed
American steamer Aztec off Ouessant,
France, with the probable loss of sew
cral American lives.
President Wilson, however, did not
learn of the sinking until he had fin
ished his address.
A cable message from the American
consul at Brest, France, brought the
news of the ships sinking. A press
dispatch from Paris said, however,
that while some of the men were res
cued a number are missing and prob
ably had persisted. Eleven men are
thought to have drowned when the
first boat was smashed when launched.
The Aztec, under command of Cap
tain Walter O'Brien, was manned by
a crew of t%hirty-nine. Seventeen of
'iASAi, uIAS C1C HaPeoAH, WOlO
American citizens.
Whether the Aztec fought with it's
undersea adversary has not been dis
closed. It's owners believe, however,
it had no chance to fight because it
was sunk at 9:45 p. m, when a heavy
sea was running. The vessel was
armed with 5-inch gus. one forward
and one att. manned by naval gun
ners under command OF a warrant Of,
ficer.
The Aztec, a slow moving freighter
of 1927 gross tonnage, steamed from
New York Tor Havre March 10 with d
cargo of foodstuffs and general sup.
plies valued at more than $4,000 0
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
VILLA IS DEFEATED
AT CHIHUAHUA CITY

Chihuahua City, Mex. - General
Francisco Villa, at the head of a cav
airy force of $500 men, made a deter.
mined attempt to capture Chihuahua
City, but was driven back with the
loss of 500 prisoners and $50 in kill
ed and wounded.
The attack, which had been expect
ed by the garrison force, was launched
in the direction of Quinta Carolina,
north of the city, and spread rapidly
to the Santa Nino railway station. the
s%torehouse of the Pierce Oil company
and the abandoned city cemetery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
EXPORTS ARE RESTRICTED
Supplies for Ship Building and Army
Needs Conserved.

Washington.-Some very extensive
changes in the British export restric-
tons, caused by the necessity of CON
serving supplies for ship building and
army needs and of saving cargo space
on outgoing British vessels, were re-
ported to the state department by Con.
sui General Skinner at London.
Restrictions include almost all kinds
of leather, lead, copper and alloys,
nautical instruments and wood ex-
tracts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
SMASH PACIFIST MEETING
Several Thousand Persons Raid Hall
at Baltimore.

Baltimore. = Following the great
est patriotic demonstration probably
seen since the Spanish-American war
several thousand persons stormed the
academy of music, swept a Gordon Of
police aside and smashed a big pa
cifst meeting to bits, stopping DR..
David Starr Jordan in the middle of
an address, refusing to allow the
speaking to continue.
Police reserves were called and
they dispersed the crowds with their
clubs, beating several young men I'M
mercifully and arresting many more.
One man, Douglas G.. ODER, was
beaten 81 seriously he was taken to a
hospital.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
TO BE HELD in QUARANTINE
WhitIock and Associates Cannot Leave
Belgium at Present.

The Hague, Observation-Disclosures
officials and members of the American
commission for the relief of Belgium
will be held under a news quaran-
tine" by Germany for probably four
weeks.
The German government is planning
to hold this Americans, including
Brand Whitiock. minister to Belgium,
In some G0rnan city for this period to
prevent military information from
leaking our.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
RUSSIA is MOVING RAPIDLY
Equal Suffrage for Women Growing in
Popular Favor.

Petrograd.-The peasants through
out Russia are Systematically organic
ing militia to replace the old police.
They also are establishing new local
assemblages, which express the inten-
ton of supporting the new govern
ment and selling country products for
victualing the army and people.
In many of the governments the
peasants have lowered prices. A great
number OF local assemblages have
opened funds to organize a course of
political conferences.
The idea Of equal rights for women
is beginning to gain weight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
WOULD GIVE WOMEN BALLOT
Lloyd George and Asquith Announce
Change of Opinion.

London.-David Lloyd George, the
present premier of Great Britain. and
Herbert H. Asquith, former premier,
declared for woman suffrage in the
British empire.
The proposal that suffrage be ex
tended to women was made in the
house of commons first by Mr.. Asquith
and then by Andrew Bonar Law, who
paid tribute to the work of the WON
en- in the conduct of the war.
Premier Lloyd George then declar-
ed he welcomed the recommendation
made by MIR. Asquith.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
Chicago Live Stock.

Cattle-Receipts. 10000; steers, 49,.
10012.80; cows and heIfers. $500
1915; calves, $9.5O@14.00. Hogs-Re.
ceipts, $4,000; light, $l4.50@15.3 80;
mixed, $14.75@1h.36; heavy. $14.6O@
1910; rough, sl4.60014.75; pigs. $40.
50014.10. Sheep-Receipts. 10000;
native, $10.40Q12.85; lambs. $4,000
1910.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Wheat-May, $1.95; July, s1.SS;
Sept, $1.54. Cash close on track: No.
/ hard, $2.11@2.12; No. 1 Northern,
$2.O1@2.O5; No. 2 Northern, 1880
2.O5; No. 3 Northern, $1.89@1.99; No.
8 yellow corn, $1.17h @1.18A; No. 8
white oats, 62063c; fax. $500
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Wheat-May. $1.99%; July, s1.67T;
Sept, $1.54k. Corn-May. $1.22Ax
July, $1.20B; Sept, $1.18A; Oats
May, 64c; July, 59Ac; Sept, 43hc.
Pork-May, STATS; July, $4,000. But.
ter-Creameries, 42@43c. Eggs-27K
@29Hc. Poultry-Springs and fowls,
&c,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
South St. Paul Live Stock.

Cattle-Receipts, $500; steers. $3.50
$1,000; COWS and heifers, $7.00@9.35;
calves, $7.OO@l2.75. Hogs-Receipts,
$500; range, $14.25@14.9 80. Sheep
Receipts, 100; lambs, s10.OO@12.5O;
ewes, $5.00@11.00.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Wheaton, track and to arrive, No.
1 hard, $2.045s; No. 1 Northern. ST.
99% @2.03; No. 2 Northern, $1.93%@
1858. Flax-On track and to arrive,
S2.9S.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05
St. Paul Grain.

Wheat-No. 1 hard, $2.11B @2.12A;
No. 1 Northern, $2.01A @2.11h; No.
2 Northern, $1.97% @2.O5%; No. 2 Mon
tana hard, s2.OSH @2.o5h; corn, ST.
17% @1.18h; oats, 62h@63Mc; bar
ley, $1.02@1,29; rye, s1.65@1.66; flax,
$500.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
WASTAGE IN HONEY IS GREAT
Amount Lost Through Failure to Han
vest Products Of the 5usv Bee
Reaches Billions Each Year.

The present centering of attention
by economists on food waste is show
ing that one of the most unnecessary
losses of a valuable food product is
the ungathered nectar of flowers,
says Farm and .Fireside.
Speaking in broad way there are
few farms in America that do not
annually produce several hundred
weight of honey over and above the
honey required to sustain thesbes
harvesters of this appetizing staple
food product.
The farms ON which the owners
Systematically plan to save their
honey at present are less than one
in q hundred. On several million
American farms where this honey
goes unharyested year after year this
wastage aggregates billions Of dol
lars.
A Minnesota scientific bee eul-
turist, Francis jaeger, is authority
for the statement that 400 colonies
Of honey bees suitably located and
properly cared for can be expected
to average net production Of profit
twice as great as that Of the average
160-acre farm of his state can show,
while the equipment and overhead Is
less. OF course, 100 colonies Of bees
cannot be pastured on an average
sized farm, but there are nnumera-
BILE farms where dozen hives Of bees
could gather 800 worth of honey
annually.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
OUT or ALL REASON.

'1That new family next door bor-
rowed our ak again this morning"
his wife told Jones.
"Well, why did you. lend 1t 10
them?" he complained.
GLOW could ! help it?"
'You might have given them come
kind Of an excuse"
Mrs. Jones waxed sarcastic.
eyes," she snapped. 81 might
have told them that you were going
to use tor some other crazy, inn
possible thing"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Back your patriotism with
the cash. Help the RED IL.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

everything for them) and the
things that are guaranteed to
make men happy (selfishness,
cowardice, greed and everything
that is low and mean. When you
read the Bible you will know it
is the Word of God, because you
will have found it the key of
your own heart, your own hap
piness, and your own duty.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

or tne love a1.-..
The flowers do not hold their
freshness more than from 10 to "a
hours, and the signing lover pretend
Cd to forecast his happiness by dis
covering whether or not the blossom
would fall to pieces during the course
Of the day in which he wore 1t. II
the petals fell off he gave up in sor-
row and retired from the field. II at
shutdown the flower was intact he re-
joiced and hurried off to propose
matrimony, believing that, "yes''
awaited him. The superstition has
fallen into disuse, but the name still
clings to the flower.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
FLOWER USED TO TEST LOVE
Reason Of Superstition That A.
1ached TO lt.

Bachelors, button, the welLknown
blossom, got its name years ago
when the world was more sentiment
tai than it is now. Young men who
fell in love, which they did then en-
actly as they do now. had a fashion
Of picking these common flowers and
placing them in their buttonholes
as . sort of test Of the permaneacy
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
TOO FAR AND TOO FAST.

The American disposition is to
carry everything too far, in the opin-
ion of Leslie's. In no other country
in the world are there SO many fool
ish fads foolishly followed. Any
body can get up IN excitement on
any street corner. The soap-box ora
tor is the man of the hour, everybody
listening to him and too many be-
lieving what be says. We 60 too far
too fast.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
LEGAL NOTICE
NO. 172s
NO. 172s
D. C. CARPENTER.

W. F. Lsng. vs. D. C. Carpeatss.
Chansery Court, Granger Co, Team.
1t appearing from the bill In this
cause which is sworn to, that the
defendant, D. C. Carpenter, 10 Justly
indebted to complainant, w. r. Long.
of Morristown, Tenn. and that the
said defendant, d. C.. Carpenter has
left the State, and an attachment hay
ing been issaed and levied On the de-
PENDANTS property 1t h ordered that
publication be made for four consec-
utive weeks in the Granger County
News, a newspaper published ct Rut-
ledge, Tenn, requiring the ssid de-
PENDANT to appear before the Chan
Gerry Court at Rutledge, Tennessse, on
the first Monday in October, next, and
make defense to the bill filed against
him In this cause, otherwise sad bill
will be taken as confessed, ard the
cause proceeded with ex parte.
This August 20th. 1917.
w. 7. Phillips.
Clerk and Nastex.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
DIDN'T GET A CHANCE.

Edith-Did you tell the girls ct
the tea party that secret I colfded
to you and Molly?
Dolly-No; Molly got there first.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
REVENGE.

Aged Mendicant latter being re-
fused alms) I'M fx that yoang
shrimp. I'll raise his rent as coon
as his lease expires.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

The Red Cross is recognized
by the United States Govern
ment and it is doing a great
work. Caring for the sick and
wounded soldiers is one of its
daily ministrations, while pre-
pairing and furnishing necessary
comforts to the men in the trenc
es is not overlooked. The ladies
of Rutledge have organized for
the purpose of doing their bit"
by preparing articles of clothing,
but they must have money with
which to purchase the material.
These ladies are working under
the direction of Mrs. Miller of
Knoxville and all work done here
will be credited to Granger
County. The people of the en-
tire county should work through
the local argonization and it is
the duty of every one to donate
literally to this fund.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
LOOKING FOR JOB.

"Blinks says he 10 looking Cor q
job with o future"
"Huh! He's lucky ii he has o 70
tura with Q ichn.--Isa@a
-s-@-s
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

The chautuauqua at Rutledge
was not a financial success but
that was a small matter. These
attractions provide clean and ele
waiting entertainments, for both
young and nothing to de-
grade or demoralize; they have
a tendency to promote the re-
ligeous and moral welfare of the
community and stand for better
schools, better roads and a bet
ter citizenship. Let it come back
Make it permanent.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

The Scripture Gift Mission of
Philadelphia will give the Amer
lean soldiers bibles which will
carry an inscription written by
President Wilson as follows:
The bible is the word of life.
| beg that you will read it and
find this out for yourselves.
Read not little snatches here
and there, but long passages
that will really be the road to the
heart of it. You will find it full
of real men and. women not only
but also of things you have Won
dered about and been troubled
about all your life as men have
always been and hte more you
read, the more it will become
plain to yourself what things
are worth while and what are
not; what things make men hap
oy Qoyalty, right-dealing, speak
ing the truth, readiness to give
everything for what they think
their duty, and, most of all, the
wish that they may have the
approval of the Christ, who gave
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
PUBLIC SALE

will offer for sale at residence mile east OF town
on September 22nd 1917, at A. NJ the following prop
erty: 2pair of working mules and years old; sin
gle mule years DID, Six-2 year old and past mules,
extra good; 2yearling mules; Mare; Jack and
1Jinney: Farm Wagons; buggy; 3 Cutvators,
Deering Binder; l Deering Corn Harvester and I'll
necessary farming tools. I
Sales of $1,000 and under CASH, and all over on six
months time with good personal security r.
As Hogs; So Steers Hogs and Cattle are CASH.
Lot of Pea Hay. +
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
EDITORIAL PAGE

Dost thou love life? Then do
not squander time, for that is
the stuff life is made of.
Franklin.
Back your patriotism with
the cash. Help the RED i.
Extravaganza is a crime. Our
public school teachers should
teach methods of thrift. Some of
the suggestions would reach the
home and do lasting good.
Never in the history of the
world was it more necessary for
our schools to be maintained.
After the war will come a per-
iod of reconstruction that will
call for the services of trained
men in every line of work.
.
The Nashville Banner is au-
thority for the statement that
women have adopted knitting as
their method of helping the
cause for the reason that such
work does not interfere with con
versation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-22
was arrested. He was lstG- released,
but was Their arrested &C : s'acter
but again released.
RnRBER ATTACEe MANOR
jumps on Wi'i1amernrt's Executive
Ana Steals 500 Pin

:4agerstown. Md. Nov ~
Navor George " Hurd. Williams
port had desperate struggle late
Tuesday night in his drugstore with
a rabber, who appeared as Hurd was
closing his place Of business and pur-
chased Il box Of matches, rendering
in payment five dollar bill.
The robber jumped on Hwd,s back
and bit his fingers. Rurd fell, but
struggled to his feet and again was
attacked. The Mayor worked his
way to the front door and shouted
for kelp. pr. Thco Boosc ran to MS
assistance. The lobbcr Fought both
men and finally broke away. lie was
parsGcd by Policeman lIawbaker, but
escaped in the darkness.
The robbcr was well built, we'll
dressed. wore black siouch hat and
ba.! a scar over his left eye lie
carried off Hurtrs 500 cameo pm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-22
.elman, Seeking PGta.nes !.

Tie scarciiE Of 1otatoes II Yer
zanrv IS brought out IN the following
story from the Hanover Vo!ks"llle'
"The news srread ike wlia1ire
throughout the town OF CoSlaf 'aa'
potatoes were TO be obtained on the
On1holf estate, and at ) A. ", inc
read 10 Coslar presented tne pc
ture OF an exodus.
SIN many hundreds, no!S 't''e'
women OH loot, in country carts anu
o. horses and donkcys, wendell thelr
wav IN an endless chain toward '"I-
hcff to procure the mnch-dcSIred p'-
tatoes, the taste of which thcE ''"'
all but forgotten.
Never was seen such a wild, mad
rush to be among the first 10 DC
served. Yet al this energy proves
niisspent. for when the end OF inc
pilgrimage was reached the omln"aS
wards Potatoes sold out!' wcr" shout
ed forth at the ca@cr thron@ through
.. sncgaphone.
"Aftcrward the attenuation Ie"N.
81 out that on the previous day q
party of wcll-to-do citizens from
uilIcshcim had bought up the whole
eiocl. or notatocs 1t fancy prices
V hen this was asccrtaincd, the IN
ccnscA people took their revenge "'
Ike unpatriotic farmer by setting lr'
TO his mill, which. notwithstanding
tlir energetic efforts Of the local tir'
Dl::imaae, was entirely destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-22
NEW YORK POLICE ACCUSED.
"Monkey-Wrcnch Graft" Alleged Z. in
EXtnrtiOn Scheme. 80:

New York, Nov. 22.-Six members
Of the, New York Police Department
and a dealer in automobile supplies
wee ind 'ctcd yesterday on charges
Of extortion, bribery Or neglect OF
duty. by the extraordinary grand jury
which, at the instance of Governor
" hitman, has been conducting an
investigation into conditions Brought
to light by the Ruth Crugcr murder
case.
alleged monkey wrench. graft, )"
collected from automobile speederS
who were forced to buy automobile
accessories from dealers or suffer
.;rrest, was one Of the revelations
growing out of the escape of Alfredo
Coechi, Ruth Cruger'$ murderer.
Cocchi kept an automobile supply
shop.