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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21
own Clerk=F r TOhin

Town Clerk-F. R. Tobin.
Town t-easurer-E. NJ. Wilmott.
Assessor-G. G. Hampton.
Justices Of the Peace B. Uppena,
Anizet Liebfried, Henry Stuer, Ben
Wolf.
The names Of George A. Bailey, Hen
ry Kreiser and John Peterson will ap-
pear on the ballot on election day as
candidates for supervisors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

stay while improving from her recent
operation.
Miss Matte Burns was in town last
week from BeetOWn.
Mrs. Oscar Smith of Beetown, was
in town a few days last week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21
HORSES WANTED.

Levy and Lewis will be at Dyer's
barn, Lancaster, on Thursday, March
% The usual run of horses are want
ed and cash will be paid for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

A man may be all right in his way,
but he frequently gets in the way of
others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

One half of the world is kept busy
lives
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-21

I distrust both the intellect and
morality of people to whom disorder
is of no consequence.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
MAN ENL|ST|NG NOW
WORTHH HALF DOZEN LATER
Cry lie for Speed in Getting Available
Guns and Ships Placed Along
Ocean Highways.

Glorious as are the traditions of the
American navy, appealing as 1t has al
ways done to the finest manhood ol
the country, nothing in all its history
has been more glorious than the re-
sponse II has made TO the country's
call in the present emergency.
Everybody connected with 1t, from
Secretary Daniels down to the hum
blest recruit, from the Congress
which has strengthened 1t with finan-
cial backing 10 the laborer in the for
est or the apprentice mechanic In the
%shipyards. has turned to work with
such effect that the speed Of its war
preparations stands without a parallel
Within the last six months the
navy's personnel has been increased
men to 145, 900. Every battleship and
every cruiser held in reserve has re-
ceived at least enough men to put to
sea. Hundreds of smaller craft. yachts.
motor boats, etc, have been examined
and accepted for service and are al
ready working as patrols against sub.
marines.
In addition, the government is rush
ing the largest program of construc-
ton in the country's history. No few
Ell than 767 vessels. from battleships
and battle cruisers to submarines and
submarine chasers, are in process Of
construction. Our navy soon will have
the largest force of destroyers of any
in the world, not even excepting that
of Great Britain.
1t is already more than first bull
wark Of defense. 1t has become a pow
erful offensive force and one which
ia bound to make itself tremendously
felt in the stirring events that are to
come. -
Much as has been accomplished,
however, much more remains to be
done. And of all the problems Of the
immediate future none Is so pressing
as that Of finding the 10000 new men
the department SO urgently needs.
Upon the success or failure of this
QTlVe lot recruits uepenuS largely TIE
success OF the whole program. These
men must be found and must be found
right away.
Every young man who loves his
country and who expects to serve her
In her hour of greatest need should
take these facts home 10 himself.
Every man who enlists NOW will be
worth half a dozen who enlist later,
For upon the relatively small number
of men the navy requires will depend
the safety Of the millions who must go
to Europe and tear from the ruthless
hands of Kaiserdom the sacred cause
Of human liberty which they have so
vilely profaned.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
SHOULD THE ENEMY
SHELL NEW YORK CITY
How the Navy Stands Between Us
and the Fate of Belgium.

Americans justly felt proud of them.
selves when they had subscribed for
over $4,000, OOO, 900 of the second Lib
erty Loan bonds, but how many of
them stopped to think Of how insig.
nificant the sum a in comparison
with the damage that a single German
super dreadnaught might do along our
Atlantic seaboard?
Such a vessel might anchor eight
miles outside of New York harbor
and In two hours of Smelling might do
far more damage than $4,000. OOO. 900
could pay for, lt.might cruise along
the coast from Maine to Mexico and
destroy enough property to buy a
dozen fleets as powerful as the one
America has today.
1t might. but it will not, because
between our shores and the German
bases is the long, thin line of our
glorious navy. So long as grim de.
tenders are keeping watch for us. the
rest of us go to sleep every night con.
ftdent Of our security.
Nevertheless the menace is ALWAYS
there. n 1t always will be there un.
I'll the navy is so much greater than
the best Germany can send forth that
nobody but a mailman would think of
trying to break through its Gordon of
steel.
That navy is calling for 1900 Mis-.
soursans to serve it. 1t needs them.
vitality, urgently, Immediately. viii
they FAM YOU. young, healthy,
strong. patriotic Mr.. Missourian, you
must answer the question. 1t is not a
general call to your neighbors but a
personal call to YOU. WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT TT
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07

needs them urgently. needs them
right away. OF this total Missouri
has a quota of 1900 men. 1t is a
splendid service. More than that, 1t
Is an essential service. In no other
department a young men do more
for the country they love than in this.
The ships are ready. The guns are
ready. The weakest spot In U ma
tional armor must be strengthened,
and only the navy can strengthen it.
The very lives Of millions of Ameri-
eau soldiers, the whole success Of the
war, the defeat of the most evil ma
chine which has eve menaced the
worlds progress, all depend upon how
the navy answers the call.
Upon the immediate raising Of this
force Of 10000 the welfare Of 1907
900. 1000 at home may hinge. to say
nothing Of the countless millions of
oppressed peoples abroad. The indl-
vidual who erves the navy thus
counts as far more than a single in
dividual. Has such a glorious oppor-
tunity for patriotic service ever come
to the young men Of any land before?
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
Your Country's Call
BY William Bloss.

boy!
You Boy. between 10 and 81! You sire of the man who
is to be! Come you on now and heed a calling voice.
Those who are the "Grandsire's Hoary" of the Marseil-
laise, and those who stand upon what the inspired Puritan
poet called "the lofty summit of fourscore," and those mil
lions who come between them in long ranks reaching down
to you, alike knit their voices with this call.
Through that clarion-noted trumpet in whose brazen
throat rang the intrepid answer of Paul Jones, II have not
yet begun to fight" the American Navy is calling you. It
needs you. 1t seeks you. 1t wants you.
The American Navy, because of its urgent need for
more valiant volunteers to man its ships to fight the Hun,
to. and must, enlist within two weeks twelve hundred more
volunteers as the quota of this State.
Herein opens a gate {. glory through which may pass
even those youth of ours who remain uncaled to the colors,
although drafted on the fifth of June. ANY man who is
registered, and still unsummoned, may avail himself of this
opportunity:
He has a chance to show the true blue in his soul.
He has a chance to show the red blood that leaps from
his heart.
He has a chance to wear a white plume, even as did
Henry of Navarro.
There should be such a rush to the colors of the great
Demc1nber, our grand old Missouri cornucopia shall be
heapcd up, pressed down, md running over. 1t is the chance
for intrepid souls to kindle without stigma their patriotic
fire; it is a chance for valorous hearts to prove their courage.
Not alone calls our Navy, with its glorious traditions;
not H!cre do the voices of our first Commodore, lack"
Barry out OF County Wexford, who won 20 battles against
odds aboard the Lexington and lost not one, or the Master
of Ben Honlne Richard; not alone do Decatur and Farragut
and Dewey and Schley call to you o! Boy! Man of the
Hour, but singing and pleading and urging, behind their
entered upon this campaign with the fair mistress of our
State House, to "Pedge a Man that Missouris honor may
shine out.
O! Boy! how can you hesitate to Join?
Your Navy wants you, and it needs you, and it calls to
you aloud.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
BRITISH WARM UP To
AMERICAN BLUEJACkETs
Privileges When Not STRAIT
ing the Fritzes.

OF all the American armed forces
who have gone abroad, nom have re-
ceived a more cordial welcome from
the people of England than the blue
Jackets. Their society is at a pre-
MUM in the base towns. There 10
something about these fine, sum
tanned. manly, agile young scrappers
that appeals to the British public.
Indeed, the navy men are about the
most jovial lot one could expect to
find. They have their own clubhouses.
with baths, gymnasiums, reading
rooms. pool tables and coy corners,
and they. are always glad to see visi-
tors. Afloat or ashore, life has a zip
and a zest to it that the quiet monot-
ony Of trench warfare does not give
to their less fortunate compatrlots
now training in France.
On one day they are out in their
boats, sweeping the sea for peri
scopes. picking up crews Of ships that
have been torpedoed and generally
making life as unhappy for the Fritzes
as they can. The next they are lolling
about their clubrooms with the ease
and c~arefreeness of a lot of young mil
lionaires.
The rivalry between the crews Of
the various vessels is like that Of COL
lege boys at home during the football
season. 1t is all a big game to them.
with the crews of rival ships as their
competitors. Their morale is splendid
and they are perhaps enjoying the
happiest and jolliest life that actual
warfare makes possible.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07

ant, who shall doubt that s., WIN
come knocking at our doors for the
financial rewards OF her tremendous
undertakings Of +hc last lew years?
We have the one supreme oppor-
tunity to end this menace now, and
end it forever. That opportunity de-
ponds entirely upon whether or not
the navy can guarantee the safe trans
~portation of our armies to France and
their m~unitionment afterward.
The navy can do it upon one con-
dition, And that is that it have the
men necessary to its maneuvers for
the next half dozen months. 1t Is
calling for 10000 volunteers by Dec.
Is, and it asks that 1900 of them shall
come from Missouri.
Missouri was never deaf to such a
call in the past. 1t must not be deaf
now.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
LAST CALL FOR MEN Of
DRAFT ACE TOENTERN NAVY
After Dec. is Option to Enter Mari
time Service VIII Be Closed to
Youths Of First Class.

This Is a time when every young
man OF draft age must ask himself
seriously what the mex few months
will hold for him.
1t Is becoming daily more apparent
that America will have to put 6.00O,-
900 men in the field. Under the plans
for the next draft, the bulk Of these
must come from what is called the
first class, composed Of young men
without dependent relatives and n
gagged in no profession or trade essen
tial to the winning of the war.
The wisdom of such an arrangement
is too apparent to need discussion.
But when it is remembered that a
large percentage of men in this class
will be rejected for physical disabili-
ties and for other essential reasons
the chances Of exemption for each
healthy, a~ble-bodied individual of this
class become remote.
One option is left to these men. and
only one. They car volunteer in the
navy, provided they do 1t before Dec.
is. After that day they cannot make
this choice, except in a few cases
where they are close to the bottom Of
the list, and then only when they get
permission from the exemption
boards.
The navy needs $4,000 more pen,
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
Clothing Our Biueiackets.

Clothing the greater navy has been
no small undertaking. More than 100,-
900 men have been enlisted In the
regular navy and naval reserves since
wal was declared, and to outfit these
men the following was required: Over
shirts, zoe. 900; dress jumpers, 100,
600; blue trousers, 100000; overcoats,
400. 900; blue caps, 100. 900; white hats.
roc. 900; white undress jumpers. $780,
900. white trousers. 100000; drawers.
aainsook, 100000; drawers, heavy,
100000; undershirts, heavy, 200, 900;
undershirts, light. 200, 900; jerseys.
100000: watch caps, 100000; leggings.
100. 900 pairs; neckerchiefs, 100. 900;
gloves. 100. 900 pairs; socks. 4O0,O 900
pairs; shoes, 1000 boz pairs; mattress
es, 10O.0 900; mattress covers, 100. 900;
blankets. 100000; towels. 100000.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
RISING FROM THE RANKS
How Enlisted Men in Navy Earn
Chances for Commissions,

In no other navy Is it so possible to
rise from the ranks to the highest Of
fices as it Is in thes American navy.
There are several n open to pro-
motion to commission.
A boats vain, gunner or machinist,
or a chief boatswain. chief gunner or
chief machinist. who has been in his
grade four years and is under IS
years Of age. may enter the examina-
ton for appointment as ensign; this
examination is held every year, ap-
pointments being limited to IL annual
ly. A man who wins a commission in
this manner is entitled to the same
pay, privileges, honors and opportuni-
ties for further advancement as. are
open for officers who are 6. aduates
OF the Naval Academy.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
MISSISSIPPI IMPORTANT
OBJECTIVE FOR INVADER
River Navigable to Torpedo Boats as
Far as St. Louis-Lesson
of the Civil War.

American torpedo boats have gone
as high up the Mississippi river as
st. Louis and anchored at the foot OF
the Eads bridge. Is it, therefore, alb
surd to suppose that a German tor
pedo boat or small submarine, creep.
ing stealthily up the river or lying
submerged at night, might no do the
same?
1t is not likely, of course, but SUP
POSE 1T DID. Suppose 1t turned its
guns loose upon the metropolis OF
Missouri-we already know too well
the liking of Germans for firing upon
the civilian population of undefend-
ed cities-and suppose that. after do
ing all the damage it could, 1t never
escaped and got away to sea again.
Would not the destruction it could
cause in a couple of hours of some
morning more than recompense the
value OF a dozen of such mosquito
craft?
So long as this great river remains,
Missouri can never consider itself en-
tirely an inland city. Indeed, the cor.
troll OF the Mississippi, in the case of
a foreign invasion. would be as essen.
,ial to the enemy as 1t vas to the
North in the Civil War.
And II the Allies fail in the present
y'ar: if Germany m out triumph
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
GOOD FOOD AND PLENTY
Of IT F0RU j. s. NAVY MEN
Each Ship Carries Ample Larder and
Specially Trained Cooks
Prepare Meals.

American bluejackets are probably
the best-fed seamen in the world. The
list Of stores for their mess includes
bread, salt, smoked meats, canned
peas, beans and rice, canned, dried
and preserved fruits. tea, coffee and
cocoa, condensed and evaporated milk,
butter, salt, sugar, pepper, mustard,
macaroni, cheese. catsup. French
dressings, vinegar. sauerkraut, pickles,
molasses, spices, etc,
For Sunday meals the jackie may
receive roast beef, bread, squash, cof-
fee, with sugar and condensed milk,
butter. tomato catsup, cheese and
fruit. On Monday he may receive a
ration made up of sugar-cured ham,
boiled rice, cocoa with sugar and con-
densed milk, bread, butter, milk and
dried fruit.
To be a cook in the navy, one must
be a master Of his profession. He not
only must be able to cook well, but he
must have a scientific knowledge of
food values so as to be able to pro-
duce both a balanced and a varied ra-
ton. He must be continually devising
new dishes or new ways to serve old
ones. Military experts have long
known that, all other things being
equal, a well-fed fighting man Ia a
good fighting man, and the navy has
especial advantages over other
branches of war service in providing
wholesome and tempting food.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
NAvY's Bic JOB DEPENDS
ON ENLISTMENT CAMPAIGN
What America Must Do to Protect
Soldiers in France and How
1t Can Be Done.

The continuing arrival Of units OF
the American army in France empha-
sizes the growing need for shipping TO
supply these with food, ammunition
and army necessities. 1t Is estimated
that 1t Is necessary to deliver in
France. daily. approximately 100
pounds of freight per man. inclusive
Of every needful equipment. An army
of 1000, 900 men would thus require
the delivery of $4,000 tons Of freight
every day, and. averaging 1000 tons
to the ship, the arrival Of IL to II
ships daily. ii each cargo could be
handled in one day. 1t is estimated that
approximately 700 ships would be
needed to guarantee the arrival of the
necessary supplies daily for an Ameri-
can army of 1000, 900 men in France.
Considering the submarine and the
usual hazards of the sea, probably
ever a greater number Of ships than
700 would be needed.
At this time the government has
reQuisitioned 403 vessels of about
100000 tons. The total number of
steel vessels under construction is
226, with a tonnage OF 1863, 800; the
total American overseas tonnage is
now about 100000, to which has
been added TOO. 900 tons OF German
and Austrian shipping. BY the time
the American army in France reaches
100000 men the government hopes
to have 1000 vessels In commission.
By January of next rear the number
should reach 1920, with a tonnage of
5000, 900, inclusive Of All wooden yes,
sells.
The estimates ol the government,
however, presuppose uninterrupted in
dustry in the shipyards. Once the
American army is in France, its needs
canno be met by a paper fleet. The
government can take no chances on
Interruptions. The vessels must be
ready at the appointed time, and Pres
ident Wilson has given the country
the assurance that nothing will be
permitted to stand in the way OF 1t.
Mr.. Patriotic American Man, what
are YOU going to do about it? 1t is
up to YOU to help make the Presi
dents assurances good. The navy
can protect this shipping if it gets the
10000 men 1t must have now. Unless
YOU and others like you respond AT
ONCE, YOUR descendants and the
posterity of freemen everywhere In
the world will lament 70. generations
to come the Indifference which failed
TO seize victory when 1t was 80 close.
ly in u grasp.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
- 80 -
THE NAVY N YOU.

+ Before Dec. IS Missouri must 4
+ furnish 1900 additional men for 1
+ the Navy. 4
+ If you are between the sges 4
= of 10 and IS and in good physi- 4
= cal condition YOU are wanted.
+ IF there Is no naval recruiting I
= station in your town, 60 to your 4
= postmaster and tell him you 4
= wish to enlist. If your local I
= doctor passes you as to physi- I
= cal fitness, the postmaster will
+ furnish you with transportation I
= to St. Louis where you will re-
= port to the Navy Recruiting 1
: Station, corner Seventh and 1
= Chestnut streets. The recruit 4
= Ing officer will do the rest. 4
: If for any reason you should 4
= be rejected your railroad fare 4
= back home will be paid. 4
= For Apprentice Seamen the 4
= first gay Is $3.50 a month, In
= addition to board, lodging and
= clothing. Promotion 10 rapid 1
= and the pay increases with 4
: every step. 4
= Don't delay. See your post I
= master TODAY.
= THE NAVY WANTS YOU.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
Destroyer su1IdIns specs up.

The Navy Department is. breaking
all records in constructing destroyers
to continue the submarine warfare
Vessels of this type that took two
years to build before the war are now
being turned out in 10 months. In three
years we shall have the largest flo
tia Of destroyers in the world.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
Navy Gives First Life.

As usual, the navy may boast of the
first gift of a life to the country in
hime of war. The first American fight
Nng man to be buried In French soil
tWas Luis Rheinhardt, a b~lssjaokst, 10
years old, who was drowned at a
wrench port.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
q NY
,SOURI ALWAYS
MAKES GOOD
Washington, D. C., Nov. 80

Washington, d. C., Nov. 80.
1917.
D. D, Walker, Jr., Chairman
Citizens Navy Recruiting
Committee, Calumet Build
ing, St. Louis, Mo.
As Missouri and Missourians
have been doing their full share
in all matters pertaining to the
war, I hope tac young men of
the state will respond promptly
and adequately to your call for
naval recruits. Our Navy has
been one of the chief glories of
the Republic from the day of
John Paul Jones to the present
hour, and constitutes an arm of
the service of which all good
and true Americans are proud.
I hope, therefore, that you will
easily secure the 1900 Mis-
sourians asked for, as it is the
duty and should be the pleasure
of all of us to give to the coun-
try our full measure of patriotic
service in this crisis Of our
fate.
CHAMP CLARK.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
MAKING Women and Musicians.

Making Yeomen and Musicians.
ALI clerical work in the navy is done
by yeomen. They keep the books,
type letters and, in fact, do the same
service as that performed by an office
force on land. Yeomsn are instructed
lin shorthand, typewriting. bookkeep-
ing and the official forms used in the
navy. A musicians school is being
conducted at the Great Lakes train
ing school. under the instruction and
leadership of Lieut.. John Philip aousa
Of the United States naval reserve
force.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas the nations call for $4,000 additional men to man our
fighting ships means that Missouri must supply 1000 Ter The
Missouris response will be prompt and generous.
The strength and capacity of a democracy in war depend upon
the instant response of the people to every call of the Government.
True loyalty demands this. The recruiting of 1000 men for the
Navy is ar important work for the men and women of Missouri.
Therefore I urge upon the young men of this state the duty of
enisting in the Navy, and call upon the people generally to make a
special effort in this behalf to the end that our state may continue as
first to answer the nations need. To do this, we must rely very
largely upon the effort of the individual citizen.
The Navy Recruiting Stations arr located in ST. Louis, Spring.
field and Joplin.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri.
Done at the City of Jefferson, this first day of December,
A: D. 1917. FREDERICK D. GARDNER.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-07
PLEDGE A MAN"

"PLEDGE A MANI"
Mrs. Frederick D. Gardner, the wife of the Governor, who has
accepted the appointment from Lieutenant Commander Brooks of
the United States Navy in ST. Louis, as Chief Lady Recruiting
Agent in the campaign to raise 1900 men from this state by
December is. yesterday issued the following greeting to the women
of Missouri:
To the Lady District Recruiting Agents of Missouri
Greeting:
To US whose privilege it is to bear men, to uphold the liberty
and freedom of the world, there an be n o greater service than to
engage in recruiting men for the United States Navy, who will man
our fighting ships, and who will assure the safe passage to France
of our soldiers now crossing the ocean to avenge the wrongs of out
ragged womanhood in Belgium.
l know the women of this state will bend every effort to fill the
quota of ZOO men for whom Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
issued his urgent call and thus maintain the proud record of the
mothers, wives. sisters and daughters of Missouri in times of
national crises.
(Signed) JEANETTE B. GARDNER.