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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26
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Miss Maude Clemens spent Sunday
in Willard with her mother.
Oscar Tipler is building small
house back of the meat shop.
Mrs. H. Bowman visited relatives
in Sank Centre the first of the wee.
L. Sittko, L. Larson, O. Tipler, r
Lee autoed to Sank Centre Monday
evening.
Hazel Stewart and Alma Borchert
were shopping in Sank Centre las,
Wednesday,. 49,
Ed Welch and Alvin Green spen,
Sunday with home folks, returning
to camp Monday rmoning.
Mrs. Sibert was called to her moth
er's bedside last week in Iowa, but
we understand she is getting better.
Mr.. Bishop shipped some young
stock he bought of Brown Bros, Sank
Centre, out on his farm near Hacken-
sack.
Misses H. Evans, Rosenberger, Jo-
hanson of Sank Centre spent Satur-
day evening and Sunday with friends
and relatives.
Alma Bishop has joined the Rec
Cross society. She went to Sank Gen.
tire Monday to take her first lesson
with the class of 20 girls.
Mrs. C. H. Cooper left Monday eve
ming for a visit at her sisters home
in Aberdeen, S. D. Her daughter, Mrs.
c.. w. Clark of Willard accompanied
her.
The National Orchestra of St. Cloud
failed to appear as posted for the
dance, but the Westport orchestra
went ahead with the dance and every
body there had a good time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26
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Chas. Schadre visited with Henry
Schwen one day last week.
Frank Kircher and family visited
at the Ed Oldham home last Sunday.
Melin Stegner is working for Mr..
S. T. Bradford for the coming sum-
mer.
Milton Kircher has been working
for w. Ceynar some the past few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Beaver were the
gests of Mr.. and Ms w. S. Martin
Sunday.
M. and Mrs. Simon Holms were Wis
iting with Mr.. and Ms. Fred Martin
last Sunday.
Famers are very busy with seeding
this week as they were delayed by
the heavy rain last week.
Miss Ellen Eek and Evelyn Ander-
son made a business trip to Grey
Eagle Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt and little son
from Graceville are visiting with the
lady's parents for a month.
Verna Martin who was staying at
Sank Centre last week with her sister
Mrs. Coyle, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Alvina Hartung, who spent a
week with her uncle and aunt east of
Long Prairie, returned to her home
last Saturday.
Mrs. N. Holmberg, who has been
visiting with relatives for the past
month, returned to her home at La
pote last Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26
STATE PRISON EARNS 100000
One Minor Defect is Found by Exam
liner in Accounting System of
Saltwater Institution

Minnesota's new prison and its in
dustrial plants at Saltwater, which
represent an investment of approx
mately $6,450,000, returned a net pro-
fit during last year of nearly $50, 900.
Also the institution paid the expense
of keeping more than 1000 pr
which totaled $250,000 in round rum
bers. Net profits of the industrial
plant were more than $350.0OO, pro-
vided no allowance is made for the
item of inmate labor. The industries
at the prison, from a purely CONNER
cial viewpoint, are a sound business
enterprise.
The foregoing figures and condi-
tions are shown by a report Of an ex-
animation of the prison affairs SUBJ
mitted by Andrew E. Fritz, state pub
lie examiner, to Governor Burnquist
this week. The examination was made
by o. H. Havill, assistant examiner.
He found but one system that failed
to show actual profits and this defect
has already been corrected. Moreover,
the net profits of the institution will
approximate $4,000 for the last year,
against an estimate of $46,582, so the
defect was not serious.
General financial and accounting
systems in practically all the state in
stitutions are now on the same salts
factory plane" said Examiner Fritz,
commenting on the absence of adverse
criticism in Hr. Havill's report. cit
is doubtful if as good showing can
be made by any other state in the
Union"
The report of the latest examina-
ton is largely survey of the books
and finances of the prison, the per
capita costs and other like figures be-
ing given in reports on regular exam
nations of the state board of control.
It shows, however, the prison assets,
the magnitude of the binder Irvine and
farm machinery industries, the condi-
ton of trust funds and many other
things.
The new state prison represents
lands and buildings Of $3,795,863 of
which $4,000 was added during the
last fiscal year covered by the report.
Various funds, mainly working CAPT
tai, also bills receivable and like items
total $2,651,912, and make up the bal
ance of the grand sum of $6,437,775
CT state money invested. The cost to
the state prison operation was $334,-
245, the earnings were $38O,827, leav-
ing net profit Of '$46,582.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26

were saving wood at the time. John
Rue took him to the doctor immediate
ly.
The many friends of Mrs. Andrew
Sorenson will be sorry to learn that
she has lately undergone a serious OPP
Grafton for gall stones at st. Mary's
hospital at Pierre, S. D. She was a
former resident of this vicinity and
all hope for speedy recovery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26

THE PRICE OF SEED GRAIN is
VESY HIGH. WITH OUR COUNTRY
AT WAR 1T is ESSENTIAL TIA
THE NORTHWEST RAISE A BIG
CROP. IF YOU NEED FINANCIAL
AID IN PROCURING YOUR SEED
CALL ON THE FIRST STATE BANK
OF SAUK CENTRE. adv
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Fank Bromenschenkel is the owner
of new Ford.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Miller April "a
VIM. Brown made several business
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26
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Joe Botz was a business caller in
Freeport Monday.
Mrs. H. w. Walker visited with
Mrs. ellison Sunday.
Mrs. George Grundman called on
Mrs. Walker Monday.
Charles Doolittle visited at the Hol-
iendale farm last week.
Thomas Lamb took supper with J..
Keys and family Sunday.
The Upstreamers will meet at the
Neal home Friday evening.
C. w. Preston was a business visit
or in this vicinity Saturday.
Adam Ingram was business caller
at Wood Lawn Farm Monday.
Herbert Norgorden spent Sunday
with John and Frank Schimanski.
John Rue spent Sunday evening
with Henry Anderson on Corner View.
Mr., and Mrs. P. M. Kennedy spent
Sunday with L. A. Merritt of Clay
Hill.
Dorothy Donovan and Wayne Pet
erson spent Saturday at the Key
home.
Misses Leora Key, Gladys and Dor
othy Peterson hiked to Melrose Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Thos. Ingram spent Sunday
afternoon with with Mrs. Nels Nor
gordon.
Mrs. L. P. Grundman was an hon
ored puest at the Helping Hand last
Wednesday.
Win Lamb is assisting his son-in-
law, Frank Connolly, until he is able
to work again.
The young folks of this vicinity at
tended the Farmers jolly U Club last
Friday evening.
Geo. Grundman and family spent
Sunday evening at the home Of j.
Keys and family.
Mrs. Harry Houston called at the
home of her parents, Mr. land Mrs. Joe
Kortan, Saturday.
Miss Julia and Margaret Schlman-
ski spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Nels Norgorden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Lamb are the
proud parents of baby girl born to
them on Thursday.
Mrs. C. Hutchinson and Mona and
Roger Hutchinson of Riverside spent
Sunday at the ellison home.
Mrs. L. P. Grundman and children
left Saturday noon for their new
home in Grand Forks, N. D.
Misses Vera Peart and Helene Do
mart are staying with Mrs. M. Mann
while teaching in District 100.
Mrs. L. P. Grundman and children
Caroline and L. P, visited with Geo.
Grundman and family last week.
Saturday evening Genevieve and Lee
ora Kew, Glenn, Dorothy and Gladys
Peterson had weiner roast near the
river.
The Helping Hand Society meeting
was quite well attended and will meet
with Mrs. L. A. Merit next month in
the afternoon.
Miss Maud Mann and Miss Mona
Hutchinson; Messrs. Geo. Anderson
and Sturil Larson spent Sunday eve
ming at the Wilcox home.
Miss OCa y0ruHuHdH leII odtuiuoy
for her new home in Grand Forks, N.
D., after a weeks visit with her cous-
ms, Dola and James Grundman.
Mrs. August Burchell of Valley City,
N d., is renewing old acquaintance in
this vicinity. Mrs. Burchell was an
old school mate Of Mrs. Wilcox and
Mrs. Mann.
Frank Connolly caught his finger
in the saving machine one day last
week and lost one finger. Wilcox Bros.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26

Health and good humor are to the
human body like sunshine to vegeta
tion. -Massillen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
OIL FOUND AT CLIO.
F1OwinS Well Within Five Feet of Sur.
face.

Clio, March 19.-Discovery Of OF
within four miles of Clio has created
tremendous excitement here. The
flowing we'll Of crude oil was discov.
cred within five feet of the surface
several days ago by C. II. Jackson
while engaged in building flour
mill on his platation of $50 acres.
The oil flow was not taken seriously
at first, although a number of Clio
people went out to look at it Satur-
day. Many more visited it yesterday
and it is unmistakably oil and con.
tinues to flow. 1t has been accepted
today as a matter Of much moment.
Samples have been sent to experts
for judgment as to the value of the
oil and steps will be taken at once to
take advantage Of this upheaval.
Pending advice from the colleges
and universities which have been call
ed into consultation there is consider
able excitement in Clio and much
speculation as to the future the town
may have through this appearance of
oil at it's door step. No Investigations
has been made on property near the
jackson place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
GERMAN DRIVE EXPECTED.
RETREAT IN FRANCE BELIEVED
TO BE PRELIMINARY TO
NEW OFFENSIVE.
French Critics Say Retreat Has Al
ready Released 100000 Germans for
Service Elsewhere-French and
British Pressing Closely on Heels of
Retreating Germans.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, March 20.-French
troops are pushing hard on the heels
of the retreating Germans and today
are within striking distance of the
"Hindenburg line" the supposed goal
of the retiring foe. The milestones on
this line are the historic towns, Lille,
Cambria, st. Quentin, Laon and La
fere.
The British to the north are ad-
vancing more slowly but are logged
ly pushing ahead.
The French military writer's cay the
German retreat has already released
about 100000 German troops for their
long predicted counter offensive,
which may be another drive towards
Calais.
German newspapers say the re-
treat is a master stroke Of Gen. von
Hindenburg to vitiate the entente
preparations for their great spring Of
fensive.
Today's dispatches from Athens say
that the entente ministers have re-
sumed their residences at Athens and
cargo Of wheat will be discharged
for Athens today.
This indicates that Greece has COM
Piled with the entente demands to re-
move the Greek army to lower
Greece.
Germany announced several en-
gagements Of infantry and cavalry
between the British and Germans
Monday on both sides the rivers
Somme and Disc. which were aban-
doned by the Germans. 1t also an
nounced that violent French attacks
last night everywhere were repuls-
cd on the left bank Of the Meuse
The French announced that the
Germans were repulsed with seriou.
losses on the Verdun front. The
French are maintaining contact with
the Germans along sections over
which the Germans are retreating
The destruction Of communications by
bad weather is making the entente
advance difficult.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
U. S MAIL POUCHES RIFTED.
Number of Saxonia's Passengers On.
der Surveillance.

der Surveillance.
New York, March 19.-Several pas
sengsrs on the Cunard liner Saxonia
were reported to Lave been placed un-
der surveillance here tonight, follow
ing the liners arrival with twenty
six of her mail pouches containing Of
fetal mail for the American govern
ment and the British embassy at
Washington rifled.
The Saxonia brought 1850 sacks OF
mail, but only those containing off,
cial documents were disturbed. Pos.
tai inspectors who boarded the ship
at quarantine in response to a wire
less message fron,o the captain. were
informed the looted sacks had been
ripped open with a knife. Capt. Ben
son said they were intact Saturday. He
said the crew was searched Sunday
and two suspected cabin passengers
and a steerage passenger were examin-
ed. No clue was uncovered and tho
passengers were not detained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
RIBOT BECOMES PREMIER.
Takes up Portfolio Of Foreign At
fairs.

Paris, March 19.-Alexandre Ribot
has formed the following cabinet:
Premier and minister Of foreign af-
fairs, Alexandra Ribot; minister of
justice. Rene Viviani; minister of war,
Paul Painleve; minister of marine,
Rear Admiral Lacasee; minister of
munitions, Albert Thomas; minister of
finance, Joseph Thierry; minister of
interior. Louis j. Malvy; minister of
public instruction, Jules Steeg; minis
ter Of public works, George Desplas;
minister of commerce, Etinne Clemen-
tel; minister Of agriculture, Fernand
David; minister of subsistence, Maui
rice Viollette; minister Of labor, Leo
Bourgeois; minister of colonies, Andre
Maginot; undersecretary Of aviation,
Daniel Vincent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24

Third Officer North of the Vigilan.
cia was born in Denmark but was a
naturalized American. The name Of
Engineer Adeholde was not contained
in the list of the crew given out in
New York Sunday night. This list
said there were IS men in the ships
company, Of whom 81, including Capt.
Middleton, were Americans. Two OF
the Americans were naturalized citi-
zens and one, a Canadian, had taken
out his first citizenship papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
BRIEF WAR BULLETINS.

New York, March 21.-The Rus.
slams who are driving southwark from
Sakkiz. Persia, have crossed the
Mesopotamian frontier into Turkish
territory, according to the Russian an
nouncement
The French announced rapid pro.
gress in pursuit of the Germans with
Important gains on both sides Of the
Laon road and the capture of ten
villages, including Jussy, about nine
miles south of st. Quentin. They
also announced the repulse of a Ger
man surprise attack in the Cham
pagne region.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
GERMANS ATTEMPT ESCAPE.
Seven Interned Men Make Break for
Freedom.

Philadelphia, March 19.-Under
cover Of darkness. seven sailors of the
German commerce raiders Kronprinz
Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich, in
termed at the Philadelphia navy yard
made an attempt to escape tonight
all seven being captured by marines
and police after shots were fired at
the fugitives.
A sentry heard splashes in the
back channel and fired warning.
shot. A police guard saw four of the
German sailors swimming about so
yards from the interned vessels and
hred over the heads Of the men. The
Germans swan back to the seawall.
surrendering without resistance.
Meantime. as a marine detachment
was rushed toward the back channel.
three other German sailors slipped
into the meadows. Running along the
seawall to avoid the barbed wire bar
ricade partly encircling the interncd
ships they tried to slip past q sentry
The sentry fired and ran towards
the little group. Mounted police gal.
ioped over the meadows and caught
TWO OF the fleeing men. The other
was found soon afterwards
While the hunt was in progress, the
powerful searchlight Of the cruise
Salem. tied up near the raiders. was
swung back and forth over the chan
mel and the meadows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
REFORMS FOR GERMANY,
PRUSSIAN PREMIER SAYS THERE
MUST BE CHANGE.
serious Internal Conditions Certain,
However, II Freedom is Not Elk.
tended-Germans Fear Revolution.

Berlin, Wednesday, March IA (via
Sayville, March 19).-In his address
today In the lower house of the Prus-
sian diet DR.. Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg,
speaking as Prussian prime minister,
after alluding to the gigantic inter-
nal task the nation would have to
face after the war and the strong for.
eign policy it would be necessary for
1t to pursue. is quoted in the sum-
mary Of the address issued by the
Overseas News agency. the official
German news bureau, as declaring:
Such strong policy. internal and
external. will only be possible if the
political rights Of the community are
such as to make possible to the whole
nation in all its ranks, including the
great masses. equal and cheerful CO.
operation in public affairs.
During this war every son Of the
nation, In courageous struggle, has
given his last and best-poor and
rich, low born and high born. No
one can claim that he did more or
better than another. If only one link
In the chain fails, can we then gain
And can We live after this war If,
while peace prevails, one part of the
body Of our nation fails?
Before the war the interests of
the working classes frequently were
opposed to the interests Of the state
and of the employers as If there were
irreconcilable opposition. I hope the
war has cured us Of this error. For
II 1t were so, If we were not deter
mined to accept the lessons taught by
the vast experiences Of this war as
affecting all questions of political life
in the regulation of the laws regard
ing employment, in regulation of the
electoral franchise in Prussia, in reg
ulation Of the whole parliament---ii
1t were not decided to draw these
conclusions without reserve (and ]
for my part shall do so. inspired ny
the confidence which this war has
given me toward all the sons Of tho
people) then we should face inner
difficulties, the importance Of which
no one can foresee."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
RECOGNIZE new RUSSIA.
LLOYD GEORGE TO PUT co>-
GRATULATORY MOTION
British Premier Thinks S,ov poo,
VIII Find Order Compatible wiz,
Liberty.

London, March 19.-Premier JJov,
George today announced in the hons.
or commons that on Thursday he
would move motion of congratuIa-
ton to the Russian duma.
The premier told the house that as
far as the governments informatior
showed the Russian revolution had
been brought about with very little
bloodshed. 1t was satisfactory to
know the new government had been
formed for the express purpose of
carryin on the war with increased
vigor, he said.
The premier continued:
II have only to add on behalf of
the government that they are conf
dent the Russian people will find that
liberty is compatible with order, even
in revolutionary time, and that free
peoples are the best defenders Of their
own honor"
The premier was interrupted by
ironical cheers from the Irish men,
bers and cries Of Why don't you
practice what you preach?" The pre-.
mier continued:
"The British government is conf.
dent that these events, marking as
they do an epoch in the world and
as the first great principles for which
we entered the war, will result not in
any confusion or slackening in the
| conduct of the war but in closer and
more effective cooperation between
the Russian people and it's allies. The
government proposes on Thursday te
put motion to this effect"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
WANTS SUBMARINE CIaasERs
Charleston Navy Yard to Have a Par
In Furnishing Swift Little Vessels.

Charleston Navy Yard to Have n Part
In Furnishing Swift Little Vessels.
washington, March 2O.--In its
work OF rushing preparedness for the
war now practically under way with
Germany. the Navy Department has
called on the Charleston and other
navy yards to submit estimates Of the
number Of submarine chasers they
can turn out within given time. It
Is planned to have several hundred of
these swift little craft built with all
possible dispatch at the navy yards
and at the same time to have an
equal or greater number rushed by
private builders. Such boats would
be about 10 feet long and could
make S6 knots an hour. with a long
cruising radius. The amazing thing
Is that they were not built year ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-24
v|C1|Ms:0F GERMANS.
MANY OF STEAMER VIGILAN.
CIA'S CREW DROWNED.
American Ship Was Sunk Without
Crew Being Given Time to Insure
Safety-Submarine Did Not Show
Itself.

Plymouth, March 19 (via London).
-F1fteen members of the crew Of the
american steamer Vigilancia lost
their lives when the steamer was tor
pedoed by German submarine. The
survivors were in life boats from FRI
oay morning until Sunday afternoon.
Among those drowned were sew
eral American citizens, including
Ihlrd Officer Neils P. North and Third
Engineer Carl Adeholde. This infor.
nation was given out by Capt. Frank
a. Middleton of New York, who with
the survivors of the Vigilancia. has
reached the mainland and nrohah,v
VIII make affidavits tomorrow before
| the American consul.
To the Associated Press Cant Mid
dleton said today that his vesse, WAS
sunk without warning. It was 10
o'clock Friday morning. with the
weather clear. when the ship was
struck by a torpedo on the starboard
side near the number hatch. Two
torpcdoes were fired at the steamer
but the first passed harmlessly astern.
Between seven and 10 minutes after
the steamer was struck she founder
ed. Two life boats were lowered from
the vessel and the crew of 43 men
got into them. Owing to the swell of
the ocean, however, 25 men were
thrown into the water
The boats Of the captain and the
mates picked up ten Of the men but
the other Is were drowned.
Capt. Middleton says that he saw
no submarine during the attack, hut
that one of the engineers thinks he
saw a periscope. The captain saw
oily streaks on the water about e.
thousand yards from the steamer.
which he took to be the tracks Of
torpedoes. The vigilancia was flying
the American flag and her name and
a flag were painted on each side.
Speaking Of his experience in the
boat, Capt. Middleton said:
After rescuing as many of the
crew as possible in the boats we had
biscuits and water. At night I fired
distress signals. Several times by the
glare Of the lights saw a submarine
following us so yards from the boats
between 10 o'clock Friday night and
2:50 Saturday morning but it made
no attempt to help us.
I'VE suffered great hardships in the
boat. One man Of the engine room
staff is paralyzed as a result of ex-
posure.'