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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-08
A LETTER FROM A "sAMMEE."
Letter from Home Like Bread and
Meat to the Boys.


The following letter was written L.
L. Brown, Missouri Pacific agent at
Jasper, by his brother Archie, who is
serving the United States in France.
Sons parts Of this letter are published
only to indicate what our boys in
Europe really want from home, and
the first and most important is letter
at least once week from the folks
home.
Let us not forget this, whether it be
relative or friend-don't let him feel
neglected for lack of letter. The
most discouraging thing in life for any
one is to feel that nobody cares" and
especially now when our boys are so far
away and engaged in such titanic
task.
7 Mr.. Browns letter follows:
Somewhere in France,
September 4, 1917,
Dear Brother: This has been q beau
tiful day and is now nearing shutdown,
We have had supper and some of the
boys are down to the "Y" and some
have gone one place and some another.
have to stick around where | C: II be
found for call all the time.
l received your letter while back,
and was sure glad you remembered me.
Letters from home are like bread and
meat to us and you could do me no
greater favor than to write me at least
once week. We have received no
mail for some time and we expect it
every day now.
This has been dandy day for aero
plane activity and both sides have been
raising Cain" There has been lot
OF cannon fire off and on all day. You
see we are not very far from the firing
line and can see and hear the firing
all the time. We can see the shrap-
mel shells burst in the air, and at night
when cannon goes off it looks like a
flash Of lightning.
Dad writes that sentiment around
home has come up much in the last
month. That is as it should be. !
didn't know the weather had been so
dry back home, for I have seen so
much water back here that | did not
imagine there could be shortage any
where.
1t is 1.30 p. m. here now and it ought
to be about 1910 p. m. where you are.
1t is almost realization of the argu-
ments we used to have when we were
kids in school about noon been mid
night in China. But it is hard to rea-
lie I am so far away from home for
there are so many Of us here you know,
and everything looks much the same.
Tell the folks that am all to the
good and working at what I enlisted
to do. With love,
Arch.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-08

The ads in this paper are not run as
"fllers." They are printed to be read
and they are read.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-08
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
in FALSE POSITION
Congress Has UnwiseIy Surren-
dered Its Powers.
Too Many Of the Representatives Seem
to Have Forgotten the Duties
Placed Upon Them by
the Constitution.

Il will be congress, and not the presi-
dent, that will be called upon In No
vember, 1918, to Justify before the peo-
pie all that Is happening now and that
Is TO happen in the next 1S months.
An entire house Of representatives. and
one-thlrd of the senate will then have
to be elected. What are the candidates
for reelection to say Of their part in
the war? They will have signed away
the duties and responsibilities fixed
upon them by the constitution they
will have deliberately ignored the safe
guard Of coordinate branches and pow
ers of government which in other days
has been regarded as the foundation
on which our whole structure of demo
cratic government rests-and yet
they will ask to be returned to their
seats.
What accounting will they be able to
make outside of the information
In the public prints? They will
know from rumOr and hearsay what
Is going on, but from their W par
tlcipatlon in the conduct of the
war, from the discharge Of the duties
fixed upon them by the Constitution,
they will have no accurate informa-
ton whatever to give to the people.
They will have to point to what others
have done.
Congress should not be in such a
position 1t Is apprOpriating funds for
the war in staggering fgures-far be-
yOnd the costs of any previous war.
II ought to have current information
as to how that money is spent and the
plans that are being worked out. II
ought to know as a right, not as a
privilege. Moreover, It ought to know
In time to prevent laundering and stOI
extravaganza. Both are dangers that
go with too much power.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
10000 for cnre Of PoodIe.

Charleston, S. Care Of a pet dog
will cost the estate Of the late Mrs.
Frank Leslie, widow Of the publisher,
$4,000, II the suit instituted by Miss
Anna S. Simons of this city Is sue
cessful.
Mrs. Leslie left the bulk of her
81, 100000 estate to suffrage, but she
also bequeathed $4,000 to Miss Sim
ons for services to her pet poodle.
This the Charleston girl spurns and
insists that the trouble she has to
undergo for the sake of the dog Is
worth at least $4,000. On one oc-
caslon. Miss Slmons says, she was
abused by Mrs. Leslie because she
refused to take the dog out for ex-
ercise on Broadway while dressed only
IN a kimono. She claims she was
forced to take the pet out while clad
simply In a klmono and a ralncoat.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
Reported Cabinet AddltIons.

The reported increase of the cabinet
5y three members is a step in the right
direction-thOugh the public would be
more pleased by the subtraction of
three individual members from the
cabinet than by the addition of three
to them.
The new places to be created are sec
rotary of food administration, secre-
tary Of munitions, and secretary Of
transportation. The gentlemen who, 1t
is now expected, will fill the respective
places are Herbert G. Hoover of inter-
national fame; ]. p. Stettinius, who has
handled the munition business Of ].
p. Morgan & Co, and Daniel Willard,
president Of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The nation is fortunate In having
citizens of this type ready and eager
to serve It. They should attain official
place and authority as speedily as pos
sible. The spectacle Of officials like
Redfeld, Baker and Daniels vested
with all power and men with such rec
ords of things done as Hoover, VIII
lard and S%tettlnlus limited to the func-
ton Of approaching hat in hand to tim
idly prOffer advice has been too anOma'
us to continue.-New York Sun.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13


less than ten seconds we had fred our
first shell at her.
passengers hurried for their life
%preservers, but no one was unduly ex-
cited. Some say the first shell we
fred hit her. but that was something
no one could tell. At any rate our
guns continued to fire for or
eight minutes. letting go thirteen
shells in all, and after that, there be-
ing no further sign or sight Of the u
boat, we continued on our way.
"The captain Of our ship, at the first
warning, started TO hit a zigzag
course, and ali the other measures
now used on liners to clrcumvent the
undersea boats were brought into
play while the danger threatened.
Some of these measures are very
novel and ingenious and have helped
other ships as well as ours in warding
off attacks. II was the opinion on
board that to escape as we did, with
the periscOpe so near us was miracu-
lous.
"The man who sighted the perl
scope was the lookout on the port
gun. He had been scanning the
waters some time with his glasses
and was about to lay them down for
a minutes rest. However, a within
struck Aim to first count some ships
which lay together at anchor close to
the shore. He called to his mates as
hn 1fH 90 haUfnnInns tOnn-fuvnt
then his glasses accidentally slipped In
his grip and fell on the precise spot
where the perlscope was just poking
up its nose. He was so surprised
and taken aback that 1t was some sec
onds before he could blurt out Perl
scopei' No one else saw 1t, and
1t is certain that If he did not spot 1t
at the moment he did 1t would have
gained the necessary time to swing
into position to launch its torpedo.
Ruses to Lure Victims.
1.-THE remainder of our trip passed
without exciting incident, although
we received the usual scares that are
passing up and down the ocean these
days.
zone of the ruses of submarines to
lure ships to destruction is to At n
false exterior to the submarine and
equip her with a sail to present the
appearance of a small fishing boat.
Another is to put a collapsible lifeboat
in the water filled with dummy Hg-
ures to look like the survivors Of a
torpedOed ship and hide the periscope
behind her. Another is to capture a
small vessel, put an officer aboard and
maneuver her to conceal from an APP
preaching ship the half-submerged
submarine which lies alongside.
There are others which II would not
be proper to disclose. A favorite
strategy of the submarine, which,
however, can only be worked at GER
tain hours of the day, is to lay we'll
off in the path of the sea and when
a ship is seen and her course and
speed noted, to suhmerge and come up
suddenly at a convenient angle and
torpedo her"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
Republican opportunItv.

A senate and house closely divided
politically can be dominated by a Wig
orOus, courageous and never-let-up
campaign for such a policy as that Of
taxing the profits out of war. The Re
publican party could go to the people
in the campaign of 1918 on such a bat
tie cry and regain control of both
houses of congress. It would become
the undisputed party Of the people and
free Of the charge that It is the party
Of the corporations.
Excess profits are the spells of
war. They are not Legitimate bust
ness profits; they are not the true re-
ward Of labor and capital Joined in
enterprise.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
Eood control bv q Mar cahInet.

Mr.. Wilson may not yet be ready to
lndOrse the coalition government plan.
1t has its weaknesses, but it also has
n great deal In its favor, and It is very
likely, If the war continues, to become
an imperative necessity. But certainly
the confidence Of the public or of con-
scientious men In congress cannot be
relied upon to sustain extreme de-
mands unless the hands into which
power is to pass commands confidence.
Lincoln chose a strong cabinet regard
less of personal preferences, suscep-
Utilities, or ~partisanship. Mr.. Wilson's
cabinet Is deplOrably weak i'm the very
points where II should be strong.
Food mobilization and control, the
nation must realize, has been a neces-
sity Of war in all the belligerent coun-
tries, and If wisely applied will save
the individual injustice and the nation
dangerous disturbance. To this extent
we are heartily favorable TO the presl-
dents intent. But we also urge upon
him n speedy strengthening Of his ad.
ministrative staff.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
Solemn DUTY Rests on People.

This is a government of, by and for
the people. Those In authority should
continue TO answer to the people,
Whatever may take place In Europe
as respects boundaries or governmental
forms, we should not depart In any I'M
portant particular from the lines
traced by Washington and his %lleuten.
ants and preserved by Lincoln and his
%lleutenants. They wrought so wisely,
and so much benefit has resulted, the
preservation Of their work Is the most
solemn Of all obligations resting on
Its lnherltors.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13

Miss Margaret DOnnelly, one Of the
girl paying and receiving tellers en-
plOyed by the Commercial Trust com
pany of Philadelphia. She is giving
as much satisfaction as did the male
teller who was called to the colors
about Il month ago.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
MISHAP REVEALS U-BOAT PERISCOPE

OOnu @UuOVVH h
Of night laying mines, and every man
jack Of the II Of the crew were lined
up and shot.
Turned Back.
"The rest Of the day passed without
incident, but mt eight o'clock at night,
while under full heavy Roadway, we
deserted a dim light some distance in
front of us. As It got nearer we could
see that 1t was a destroyer. She
hailed us and asked who we were. Our
bridge answered, and she then said
Turn around and go back to Blank
bay. You can't go out tonight"
We Immediately turned around,
and, when within talking distance Of
her, were told the reasons for our be-
ing detained. A ship two hours ahead
Of us had been sunk, and during that
day six submarines had been charted
in the waters for which we we're
headed!
"The destroyer said she would lead
us to u anchor for the night. She
warned us TO follow her wake exact
ly, as we were In waters p~rofusely
sOwn with mines. Needless to say,
we went slowly, and straight, and an
chored in the place picked out for us.
IAN order given by an officer to a
sailor was not reassuring: Put two
men out instead Of one. 1t Is more
dangerous here than out to sea-
And dangerous 1t seemed and
smelled! On shore searchlights were
continually playing, and out of the
darkness Morse signals occasionally
flashed.
Next morning the weather was
warm and clear, and the sea perfectly
calm. All around us we saw the va
rlOus agencies at work to combat the
submarine, but 1t would not be proper
for m to mention here the methods
and devices that are being used.
"Along about noon we noticed some
thing of a connection on the water
about a mile away, ships hurrying
and scurrying, and the boom Of sew
eral guns being heard. What it was
all about we (the p|assengers) could
not tell, but some time later IT leaked
out that 1t was a submarine trying to
get into position to launch a torpedo
at Is. In this aim she was frus-
trated by the vigilance of the patrol
and aircraft, which forced her away
from the locality.
'~Periscopep
AT five that evening we got word
to sail. We had no escort, being left
entirely TO the protection of our own
guns. As we passed out to sea we
were surprised to note an utter alb
sence Of war or aircraft of any de-
scription. It assuredly did not con
duce to our peace of mind. Our ship
was all eyes. Wherever you looked
there were lookOuts, and passengers
We'd with ship officers and men in
scanning the waters.
AT seven o'clock the lookout on the
port gun startled us all with the cry
Of 'PeriScopel 1t was on the star.
board side at the time, and we rushed
across the deck in time to hear the
lieutenant from the bridge call
"TwOl Let her go!'
1--WE looked 10 where the boys were
pointing, and there, on our port beam
about half n mile away, lay the peri
scope, standing about three feet out OF
water. At the command Let her go /!
the gun was swung around. and ir
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
WAR FACTORY OF $4,000
ARISES IN 10 MONTHS

London. 90 Leading Germans
admit that England's industrial
mobilization for war was quick
er and o n efficient than Ger
many's. What draws this aston
ishing statement from England's
enemies may be judged from the
following description Of a single
munitions factory, a plant In
Scotland, recently inspected by
King George:
Eighteen months ago the fac
tory did not exist; today II EN-
ploys more than 5000 men and
5000 women operatives and a
stan OF 700 men and nearly 500
women, while 10000 men are
still engaged In completing its
construction.
1T comprises an area Of 10
square miles and has an internal
light railway system Of nearly
100 miles. Two townships have
been built mp by the munitions
department for the workpeople.
- - - - - - . - -
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
MINERAL APPLICATION SERIAL NO
Og0LaQ

OIOJSs.
United States Land Office, Las Cruces,
Now Mexico, May II, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that IS Mining
Company. "a corporation. by A. j. IndeF-
rieden, its attorney in fact, whose post
office address is Lordsburg, New Mexico,
has made application for a United States
patent for the VENICE lod mining claim,
Mineral Survey No. 1910, situate In Vir-
ginia Mining District, County Of Grant
and State Of New Mexico, covering 1883
Il. OF the Venice lode In a direction N.
So So 10. from the discovery shaft and
5 It. thereof In a direction S. So So w.
NE. 4 OF Sec. 10. T. % s.. II. u W.. N. N.
y. b. & M, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. /, a ~porphyry
stone, iOxil ms. showing IL ms. above
ground, chiseled < on top and 4-160S,
1-16O9. 1850, from which the E. 4 Cor.
Sec b u. T. q Is! r 70 Wy " d q; N n 7 n . 4
and P Tan5In :, thence iS 90 8. 80! 1V 81! y. 600 o fSei
70 Cor. No 2; thence N. So 5s' 70. 1900
feet to Cor. No. 3 thence N. So on w.
600 feet TO Cor. No. 4 thence s. So So W.
1900 feet to Cor. No. ], the place OF BE-
ginning, containing 20.66l acres.
record In the office OF the County Clerk
OF Grant County, New Mexico. at page -
In Book 80 OF Mining Locations, and an
a~mendatory location notice thereof IL Of
record In said office at page 12s In Book
This claim is adjolned on the West and
North by the Royal lode, Survey No.
1908, and the Duchess lode, Survey No.
1909. No other adjoining or conflicting
JOHN L BURNSIDE,
Juns 1-Aug. g. ReGistas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13

7 BROTHERS DEAD OR
HURT, PASTOR ENLISTS

Gr%eencastle, Ind.-Rev. Thorn
as Young has resigned the pastor
ate OF the Presbyterian church
Of this city to enter the English
army. OF eight English broth
ers, he is the only able-bodied
one left. The others have been
killed or wounded in the service
Of the British empire.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25
RlNGO LAKE.

Ringo Lake, April 23-Dr. Hanson
of New London was called out to J. D.
Monson's last Monday.
Walter Andersen spent Tuesday
evening at Aaron Carlson's. -7
Aaron Carlson left Wednesday, for
a visit with relatives in West Super
ior.
The young folks around here took
in the social at Long Lake church
last Saturday Aevenfng. ..
All the boys from around here spent
Sunday evening at Aaron Carlson's.
Willie and Otto Ekblad and families
from Spicer were entertained at the
P. J. Ekblad home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Moller and son
of Spicer spent Sunday at J. D. Mon
sons.
Mrs. Daniel Monson and daughter,
Lena and son, Nels and Elmer Mon
son spent Sunday at Albert Monson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus 1sdal and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Hauser
spent Sunday at L. 1sdal's near Long
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Holm, Mrs. A. p.
Holm, Hannah Swenson, John Skog-
lund and Alfred Magnuson spent Sun
day afternoon at Fritz Danielsons.
Hannah Swenson spent from Satur-
day until Monday with her sister, Mrs.
Carl Holm.
Mrs. Berg and son, Ernest we're en-
tertained last Sunday at Nels Han
sons near Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25

structions from a window they saw q
pool Of blood ON the floor and other
evidences to prove that the reports
were based on facts. Returning to
Harrison they spread the news and on
the next day members of the settle
ment were on their way 90 Forest
City"
On Aug. "a, 1862, Mr.. Sperry en-
listed with the "Irregulars,' under
Capt. Whitcomb who buried the vic
Tins of the massacre in this county
and so valiantly defended Forest City
against Little Crows warriors. While
at work on the Notifications at Forest
City stirring news was received.
Again we quote from the History:
"While this work was progressing
Thomas Chambers of Hutchinson
came riding into the village with in
formation that Captain Strout with his
company had left Hutchinson the same
day and expected to camp at Acton
that night. This was certainly inter-
esting news. Had Strout come direct
ly to Forest City instead of going to
Continued on page 8.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25
FORMAL OPENING OF: STORE
Gilbert O. Sands Fine New Place VII
Be on Dress Parade Friday.


Gilbert O. Sands Fine New Place Will
Be on Dress Parade Friday.
The grand opening of the G. o. Sand
Co., in their new location on Fifth St.
will be held on Friday evening of this
week. The general public are cordial
ly invited to come and visit the firm
in their new quarters, at that time.
Altho they have been open for busi-
ness for the past few weeks, every
thing has not been in place, hence the
idea Of giving the public chance to
come and inspect the fine new store.
The fixtures are all of oak wood, fin
ished in Kaiser grey. The right wall
has cases, the first section containing
kid gloves, ties and sox; the next Sec
tion is for hats and caps, with an al
cove mirror between the two, at the
rear are the cases for suits and over
coats. On the left wall are collars,
shirts and other furnishing goods. The
floor cases in front also contain fur
nishing goods. The room is lighted
by means of the semi-indirect system.
The Office is located in the rear of the
building.
All the shelving and tables were
made in this city, being products of
the Willmar Sash and Door Factory.
The show cases were made by the
Grand Rapids Show Case Co. The
deep show windows, a novelty here,
give line chance for displaying
goods. I -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25
SPERRY Was AN
INDIAN WAR SCOUT
He Fought With: Indians, and
Was Recruiting Officer
IN 1863.

The death of the prominent pioneer
citizen and old Indian fighter, A. H.
Sperry, chronicled in this issue.
prompts us to publish the following
extracts from the History of Kandi-
yohi County, relating to- his exper-
fences:
"Mr. Sperry was, at his fathers
farm in Harrison when A. M. Eck1und
of Lake Elizabeth came on that men,
orable day In 1862 searching for the
horses that the Sioux murderers of
the Baker and Jones families had stol-
en- from him on the previous Sunday.
With Robert TAFT and Thomas Wheel
er, Sperry rode to Acton early next
morning to discover whether the re-
ports of the murders were true. Ar
irving at Jones cabin, they found all
silent. The windows were barred and
the door locked. Removing all OBJ
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25
HOME GUARDS ORGANIZED
A Chance for Everybody to Get Mill.
tary Training.

Nv ."~sv SS~J ~ SCe WIFI.
tary Training.
The first meeting of the "Home
Guards was held last Monday after
noon at four thirty at the court house.
At that time some eighty or ninety
men of the city, including some of the
most prominent in business and pro-
fessional life, met for the purpose of
having their preliminary drill for the
company of home guards it has been
decided to organize.
The work Monday afternoon was un-
der Sergeants Boyer and McClafferty,
recruiting officers in charge of the To-
cal station. It consisted of merely
the simplest maneuvers in marching,
forming into squads, about face, etc.
Before being dismissed for the after
noon, the company marched thru the
business streets of the city.
This department Of the new Loyalty
League, organized last week, promises
to be most interesting and instruc-
tive one, and judging from the inter-
est taken in the first drill, there will
be good live bunch on hand each day
the work is scheduled. While they re-
main in this city, the recruiting off,
GERS are to have charge of the work,
and it Sssasuldn't be bit surprising if
we had finely drilled company of
men after a halt dozen workouts. The
main thiag to: do is to boost and work
for It,; to take an interest in It and to
attend each days drill that it is pos
sible for us to do. This is one way
we can show our patriotism to our
county, as did the boys who left on
Monday afternoon, to enter the United
States Army.
Hereafter the drills will be held at
six thirty instead of four thirty. The
next one is scheduled for Friday eve-
ming of this week. Let all who can
possibly do so, be on hand to take
part
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-25
Reception for New Members.

The Ladies' Social Union and the
officers of the Presbyterian church
will give reception to the new men,
bers of the church on Wednesday eve
ming at $3.50 O'clock. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to members of the
church and friends. Light refresh
ments will be served and musical
program rendered..