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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-08

L~s Mrs. utlnisten, IA woman lawyer,
aha& bit contiIuel q the search for Ruth
Cruger, New York high school girl,
the latter's body might never have
been found. as the police had practical.
~ given DIP the senrch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Gen. Sherwood Urges
Great War Song to Cheer
Soldiers in Trenches

Pleading for a great war song with
which the armies of the United States
can go to France and lead the way to
worldwide democracy and world
wide peace. Gen. Isaac R.. Sherwood.
member Of Congress. who fought in for
ty-three battles of the civil war, made
fervid address at Arlington yester-
day.
ours was the only war in all his
tory where the men behind the gun, on
the march, in camps and around the
fires of bivouac, sang patriotic songs of
their own composition" Gen. Sherwood
said. THE genius of the nation rose
over the level plane of prose into the
higher altitude of inspired song. This
is why our chief heroic literature of
value is our war songs.
aside from Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress and Edward Everett Hales Man
Without a Country our war poems
made the deepest and most lasting i'm
preston. Is it not worthy of mention
that over a half century has elapsed
since the war and not one stirring pa
triotic song of national import has been
written in all those years?
To-day when the nation is stirred to
Its profoundest depths by the presence
of war. we are going back a half CEN
fury and beyond to find one song of
stirring patriotism.
TT was poems like these lyrics of the
COS that gave hope and courage to the
boys in the trenches and around the
when grief and anguish sat speechless
around every northern and southern
fireside.
There never was a war like our
great four years war, and never will be
another. There never was a war that
produced the tone and flavor and quail
ity of its literature. There never was
war where the people. the men and
women at home, were so aglow with
fervent and all pervading patriotism.
There never was a war where SO MANY
war songs were inspired, and where so
many soldiers voiced in song the in
spiration of the war poets
"A great historic war poem is now
due. Some nearby day, let us hope and
pray, some president genius of America
will arise and sing of this, the most
memorable struggle for national unity
of all the ages-linking Vicksburg and
Nashville and Appomatox into a grand
epic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Ready to Fight for Liberty.

I'VE have said in the beginning that we
planned this great government that men
who wish freedom might have a place
of refuge and a place where their hope
could be realized and now, having estab-
lished such a government, having pre-
served such a government, having vindi
Gated the power of such a government,
we are saying to all mankind. We did
not set this government up in order that
we might have selfish and separate
liberty, for we are now ready to come to
your assistance and fight out upon the
fields Of the world the cause Of human
liberty In this thing America attains
her full dignity and the full fruition Of
her great purpose.
NO man can be glad that such things
have happened as we have witnessed in
these last fateful years. but perhaps it
may be permitted to us to be glad that
we have an opportunity to show the prin-
ciples that we profess to be living, prin-
ciples that live in our hearts, and to have
a chance by the pouring out of our blood
and treasure to vindicate the things which
we have professed. For, my friends the
real fruition of life is to do the things
we have said we wished to do There are
times when words seem empty and only
action seems great. Such a time has
come, and in the providence Of God Amer
lea will once more have an opportunity to
show to the world that she was born to
serve mankind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
HOW U-BOATS CUT NETS.
Wire Buzz Saw Goes Through Then
Like Knife Through Butter.

NEW YORK. May 31.-oficers of the
former American steamship Virginia,
who have arrived at an American port,
brought word of the sinking of the
British freight steamship Washington
by a German submarine May g. The
Washington was torpedoed. they assert
ed, only seven miles from Genoa, after
the naval convoy had left the steam
ship, believing her safe from attack.
The explosion was heard by persons
ashore, they declared.
The Virginia's officers said the u
boats operating in the Mediterranean
have become so bold they go almost
into harbors. planting mines and cut
ting nets. They declared the German
submarines are equipped with net-cut-
ting apparatus. sort of wire device
like a buzz saw they described it.
which cuts net like a'hot knife
through butter" The Virginia was sold
to the French government on her ar
riyAl recently in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
EIGHT THOUSAND ATTEND
AUTO RACES AT BENNING
Irving c. Barber, in Beaver Bullet y
Finishes First in Four
Contests.

! Fully 5000 enthusiasts journeyed out
to Benning race track yesterday after
noon to witness the automobile races
Of the Middle Atlantic Motor Associa-
ton, Incorporated. held under the aus
pieces of the A. A. A. and were we'll
repaid for their trip. If only to see
irving G. BARRIERS splendid perform
ances with his fast racer. the Beaver
Bullet. Barber finished, first in all of
the four events for which his car was
eligible.
The grandstand, lawn and club
| mousse were well filled, and the infield
| from the west end of the stand all
around to the middle of the first turn
was lined four deep with automobiles.
The afternoons entertainment start
ed with an exhibition drill by Batteries
| A and B, field artillery, of the District
National Guard. under command of
Capt. L. A. Vogt.
Although unable to compete with
Barber and his speedy Beaver Bullet,
and Jimmie. Jr.," were very consistent
performers, Jimmie, Jr.," winning the
first event. and finishing second in the
ten-mile non-stock Qree-for-aH), while
the Jimmie" came in second in the
second and fourth races, and third in
the fifth number.
William Denham won both of the
motor cycle races in the same easy
!ashion that Irving Barber took down
the automobile races.
me weather was ideal for the sport,
and the track, barring a few rough
shape.
The last race for the District cham
p1onsh1p and Voigt cup had to be
called on. owing to the hard usage
most OF the racers had been put to,
only two men being left to compete.
Following are the summarizes:
Five-nlile nonstock 600 cubic inches and
underl-First, Jimmie. Jr, Kline Kar Company
~. h[1nerl; second, Davidson Special. J. Dav-
=, Five-mile nonstock 1901 to $50 cubic inches)-
berl; second; Jimmie. Kline Kar Company tEarl
FRENCH; third, semmes Special, Ray Semmes
Iew Gibson. Time. 5.33.
Ien-mile nonstock (free for all)-First, Beaver
Jimmie, Jr.. Kline kar Company IN. Kriner);
third Jimmie, Kline kar Company Carl French.
Time, Ills 4:5.
:, Five-mile non,stock handicap free for AID
ber); second Jimmie, Kline Kar Company earl
French: third, Semmes Special, Ray Semmes
Lew Gibson. Time, 5.11. BARBER was scratch
man and second man had IS seconds handicap;
Twenty-mile nom stock (free for alD-First
Beaver Bullet, ]. c. Barber U. C. Barber); sec
ond. semmes Special. Ray semmes (Lew Glib
SOM; third ,m 1mn nj Kline kar Company Carl
The following were the officials of
Horace Chandlee; referee, S. S. Grogan;
starter, c. Royce Hough; assistant
starter, A. l.. Drew; clerk of the course,
Walter Carter; timers. Monte Sohn,
James Trew, Bradley Gish; judges,
Whitney Leary, Richard Israel, ]. Da-
wilson; scorers, J. c. Wacksmuth, w.
H. Wallace. B. F. Zimmerman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31

= you want work read the want COL
sax1ns OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31

closed at O'Clock and began a search
Tor negroes. One was shot and wound
en-. while two others were beaten with
nsts and clubs and warned to leave
The mob congregated near a negro
sectlon in the outskirts Of the city and
the shooting attracted the national
gnardsmen. who soon dispersed it.
inere was no further trouble until
garry today. when three shots were
fired from the second-story window Of
mouse near a negro district at a
group OF guardsmen who were
standing under an arc light. None of
the guardsmen was hit.
The disturbances. which started Mon
Day night, grew out of a protest
against the importation of negro labor
from the south made by labor leaders
at a meeting of the city council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Have Done Their Great Work.

ANY memorial day Of this sort is, OF
course, a day touched with sorrowful
memory, and yet I for one do not see
how we can have any thought of pity
for the men whose memory we honor
today. I do not pity them. I envy
them, rather, because theirs is a great
work for liberty accomplished, and we
are in the midst of work unfinished.
testing our strength where their
strength has already been tested. There
is touch of sorrow, but there is a
touch of reinsurance also in day like
this, because we know how the men
of America have responded to the call
of the cause of liberty, and it f1lls our
mind with a perfect assurance that
that response will come again in equal
measure, with equal majesty and with
a result which will hold the attention
of all mankind.
when you reflect upon it, these men
who died to preserve the Union died to
preserve the instrument which we are
now using to serve the world--a free
nation. espousing the cause of human
liberty. In one sense the great struggle
into which we have now entered Is an
American struggle, because it is in the
sense of American honor and American
rights, but 1t is something even greater
than that; it is world struggle. It is
struggle of men who love liberty every
where, and in this cause America will
show herself greater than ever, because
she will rise to a greater thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
ANTI-NEGRO RIOTERS
KEEP MILITIA BUSY
Authorities at East Louis Say They
Have Situation Well
in Hand.

By the Associated Press
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, May 31.-Anti-
negro riots which began Monday night
have required each night, but with de-
creasing violence, and Col. C. e. Clay
ton, commanding the six companies of
Illinois national guardsmeh now on
duty. today declared he believed the
officials had the situation well in hand
and that there would be little more dis
turbance.
city was patrolled by police, special
deputies and national guardsmen, fifty
men massed shortly after the saloons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
SAYS j. S. IS READY
TO SERVE MANKIND
President, Speaking at ArIing-
ton Cemetery, Gives Purpose
for Which Country Was Born.
PRAISE FOR HERO DEAD

america will show the world that
she was born to serve mankind de-
c1ared President Wilson in an extern
poraneous address at the Memorial day
terry yesterday. He departed from his
customary periodic style and spoke
for but seven minutes in clean-cut and
forceful sentences that won patriotic
response from the thousands of au-
ditors. He had no fear, he said. Of the
part the United States will play in
the great world war. His address was
as follows:
THE program has conferred an I'M
merited dignity upon the remarks 1
am going to make by calling them an
address. because I am not here to de-
liver an address. I am here merely to
show in my official capacity the SYM
pathy of this great government with
the object OF this occasion, and also
to speak just a word of the sentiment
that is in my own heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Land Dreadnaught Launched.

NEW YORK, May 31.-While a great
crowd applauded enthusiastically the
U. s. S. Recruit, the '1and dreadnaught"
built to stimulate recruiting for the
Navy and Marine Corps, was Launched"
Purroy Mitchell, wife of the mayor
christened the craft with a bottle of
champagne, which she broke over a
stanchion as II the "warship' had been
gliding down the ways into the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
missioner of deeds of the District Of
Columbia. presided and presented the
chautauqua with an American flag.

Memorial services were held accord
ing to custom yesterday by the Vaughn
class of the Calvary Baptist Church. at
the grave. in Rock Creek cemetery, of
=. ". Vaughn, founder of the class.
Prof. Louis ID. Bliss was in charge.
Among those who took part were Mrs.
Bliss. Fl. A. Hood. Edward L. Tolson.
]. a. Patterson, ]. NJ. Yule. DR.. E. G.
Rice. Philip A. Wright. b. S. CARRIER, J.
e. Fox. w. J. E. Brown, r. S. Ashford.
l. c. Foster, Howard II. Saxton, L. K.
Bell and James w. Mcclure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY NOTES.

In loving tribute to "all soldiers and
sailors whose bodies lie beneath the
Atlantic" Stephen r. Whitney, a clerk
in the pension Office. who served
through the civil war with the 7th New
York Heavy Artillery. following a Gus
tom for fifteen years, decorated a flow
er-laden boat which was set adrift at
Old Point Comfort yesterday.
Gen. William II. Sears of Kansas, in
a Memorial day address at the tented
city at Great Falls. predicted that a
world parliament of peace will result
from the world war. He eulogized
Clara Barton. founder of the Red Cross,
and urged generous contributions by
all citizens to carry on the humani-
tartan works of that organization. Rev
Albert II. Zimmerman. director of the
tent city chautauqua, spoke on devo-
ton to country. and Isaac r. Hit. COM
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
BIG PICTURE CONCERN
WILL FILM "THE GUNBkAND"
JAMES HENDRYX' NOVEL

James Hendryx, one of Sank
Centres noted authors besides
spending, the vacation On the
shores of beautiful Sank Lake at
Spring Park, has use'l his think
tank and imaginative genius to
good advantage during his So
journ with the result that severa!
fiction articles from his pen and
fertile brain have appeared in the
.eading magazines of the country
each month.
His latest novel, "The Gun
brand" was the fifth best seller III
the country last month, and only
recently his New York agents sold
the film rights of this shrilling
story to one of the largest motion
picture corporations in the county
and as soon as arrang. ments car
be perfected the story will be
thrown on the screen cast with
the known stars of filmdom. MIR.
Hendryx is too modest to allow
the Herald to publish the amount
he received for the picture rights,
but it ran well into four figures.
Besides his short story work
this summer Jim has the ground
work laid for another novel which
will be issued by his publishers
in the late fall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
A MONSTER PIKE,

Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Connolly decided they woulc
try their luck fishing at Fairy Lake.
During the afternoon Mrs. Council,
had a viscious strike in deep water
and after severe tussle succeeIer
in landing a wall eyed pike weighing
81 pounds. The fish meas ned 80
inches in length and liz inches
around the center. Mr.. Cornell,
turned the pike over to Mr.. Berg
mann of st. Paul; who recently erect
ed a beautiful sumner home on Sank
Lake and the gentleman sent the fis'
to st. Paul where it will be properly
mounted. Eventually it will grace tt"
walls of the Bergman summer home.
This is the largest wall eyed pike
caught in this section for long time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
FORMER SAU KCENTRE BOY
WOULD DO SERVICE FOR
HIS BROTHER IN FRANCE

The boards conducting tie selec-
tive draft machinery a'c daily
confronted with problems of
various kinds and are called on
to answer all sorts, Of questions.
Among theSinany that the boards
in st. Paul considered last week
was one presented by Clarence
Scott in behalf of his brother,
Fay and his reason is explained in
the following clipping from Sun
days Pioneer-Press, St. Paul:
"My brother has been drafted. l
can fight for him in France, but
can't earn his salary here. May
l go in his place."
Clarence M. Scott, 1915 Long
avenue, is the young man who
would take his brother, Fay S.
SCOTS place in Uncle Sans SER
vice.
The family is dependent on the
earnings of the older man, but
there appears to be no provision
for substitution in the book of
regulations.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
NOT TO HINDER HARVESTING.
Government Makes Provision to Pro-
tect Against Any Farmland
Shortage.

Washington, Aug. 7---Provision TO
protect harvesting from shortage OF
hands has been made by the govern
ment in regulations now going out to
district exemption boards
Drafted men needed in the fields to
complete harvesting will be permitted
to remain at work until the need for
them passes, when they will join the
colors.
Local boards will determine what
men are needed in the fields.
Application for delay on this ground
may be submitted to district boards.
The papers of harvest hands will be
returned by the district board to the
local board where selection will be
made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09

has the gauntlet of four board to run
before he gets away from service.
The Herald understands that it is the
purpose to exempt those who are en-
titled to exemption, but it will take
more than a mere subterfuge of 2
claim of having dependents to get by.
The first of the week Adjutant Cen
eral Wood instructed the exemption
boards to furnish a list of names to
the newspapers at the earliest pos
sible date of all those asking for ex-
emption, giving their reasons, in order
that the public shall know some of the
f1imsy claims being set UP.
If the first 400 do not furnish tho
apportionment of 1853 soldiers. +He
board will imediately issue a call fo~
another panel of men for examination
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
SAUK CENTRES LADY DOCTOR
OFFERS SELF FOR SERVICE
ON ALLIES BATH. T. FIELDS

DR.. Ida Alexander, who pur-
chased the Perkins drug store in
Sank Centre a few months ago,
recently rendered her services to
the American WOmen's Hospital
headquarters, New York City dur
ing the war period. DR.. Alexan-
der in her application suggested
that she would prefer to be as
signed to the maternity units in
the devasted parts of the allied
countries, or to the Women's hos
pital units of the Allies armies.
DIR. Alexander has not received
any word as yet whether the
proffer of her services will be ac-
copied.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
CAR ROLLS DOWN EMBANKMENI
Several West Union People Have
Miraculous Escape from Death
Sunday Afternoon.

What was a really miraculous cs
cape from serious injury, if net death
occurred on the steep hill, SIX miles
north east of Sank Centre on the
ong Prairie road, Sunday noon whe1
a Ford car owned by J. w. Bickford 81
West Union skidded off the embank'
ment and turned over with tive &c
Mr.. Bickford was on his way from
cupants.
West Union to Staples AMI was &c,
companied by his wife, Mrs. Chas
Robinson, Mrs. Ray Mckay and 1T
tie baby. They were climbing the
hill, the north side If which has ar
abrupt grade of about Twelve feet
the turn was evidently Shorter thar
the driver figured and before he
could right his machines it had rolleo
over the embankment. The cal
landed on it's side at the bottom ano
it's five occupants crawlsd out few
minutes later, dazed but none the
worse for the accident. hrs. Mckay
suffered a very slight bcJ1se en- hel
nose, however, but clurs to hel
baby. The Ford engine kept on run.
ming as if rothing had haarened, un'
Mr.. Bickford shut off the gas, and at.
ter an inventory of ever ytring founo
everybody safe and the Ford o. k
with the exception that tie Tenders
were badly bent and on wheel de-
molished. He walked to S.:uk Centre
and procured a new wheel and in q
few hours was enroute srain, con.
graduating himself on the outcome
This curve in the road is q
treacherous one and numerous acci.
dents have occurred on it. Perhaps
the best preventative of similar oc'
currence would be to erect an abut-
ment or solid fence On the steep side
of the grade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09

The business office and walk in
front of the Herald office was litrally
packed with solicitors taking part in
the Notwithstanding Club" campaign,
and those interested in the final out
come Saturday evening at nine o'clock,
when the "Proft-Sharing" campaign
closed.
Neither the publisher Of the Hell aid
nor Mr.. Hoover, in charge of the
campaign, knew who the winners
were until after the final credits were
counted and announced by the judges
A. F. Strebel, cashier Of the Mer
chants National Bank, L. l.. kells
cashier of the First State Bank, and
Henry w. Rice, assistant cashier OF
the First National Bank.
The object of the Notwithstanding
campaign was, of COURSE to increase
the subscription list of the Herald
The publisher has felt since first tax
ing the paper over four years age
that the paper did not 60 into the
homes of the people of this section a.
geenrally as it should. A healthy
growth had been ejoyed, but we want
ed list of 1000 or more. The cam
paign accomplished this result as 5Se
new names were added to the list.
The result of this campaign has
made it possible for the business men
of Sank Centre to increase their trade
territory very materially by liberia
use of the advertising columns. The
increased list will justify an increase
in advertising rates. This change
will take place Sept. 1, when an in
crease of 21s cents per inch will 5e
added to the present rate of all ad.
vertisers. No paper in Minnesota
or elsewhere more thoroughly covers
it's field than does the Herald at pres
ent. Mr.. Hoover stated to the Dub
Usher several times during the cam
paign that he had never worked or a
paper where there was as little critic
ism of the paper or where the field
was as completely covered as was the
territory naturally tributary to SauK
Centre.
While all of the solicitors did not
win a prize, nevertheless all working
throughout the campaign did receive
check for SIS. Most of the candi-
dates were in the office when the re-
suit was announced and there was no
criticism offered, as they all realized
that each and every one had been
treated exactly alike both by the nub-
Usher and Mr.. Hoover. No paper ever
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09

semblies of discomfort. Through the
newspapers---loyal with very few ex-
ceptions---thecause of the nation must
be set forth.
"Violation of the law, obstruction of
the government, hindrance to enlist
ment and to federal duty cannot be
tolerted.
at is recognized by the commission
that hard situations are not to be
smoothed away by few easy words.
To bring all the. people to a sense of
their obligations entails duty and sac
rifice in every community. This duty
must be shouldered by patriotic men
and women everywhere and the sac
rifce must be made.
''The American people have not
lightly entered in this war and they
cannot lightly go through it,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-09
CONDITION OF MRS. H. G.
VENNEWITZ REMAINS
APPARENTLY UNCHANGED

The condition of Mrs. H. G..
Vennewitz, who suffered a severe
injury to her head during the
wind storm on July 10Th, remains
very critical. This Thursday
morning reports from the bedside
were that she was still I'M
conscious, but was resting easy.
Several consultations of physic-
ians have been held on the case,
but no definite information has
been given out. The fact that
the injured lady has survived so
long, suffering from so serious an
injury, gives rise to the hope that
she may eventually recover.
However, it need not be at all
surprising if a decided turn for
the worse develops any time.
The husband and family are
suffering agonies of torture, of
course, and in this dark HOUR they
have the sincere sympathy of the
entire community.