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Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
UNITED STATES GUARD
WILL NEED $4,000 MEN
War Department Announces Pro.
posed Force of Volunteers Over
Draft Age

The war department has an
nounced detailed plans for the or
ganization of a new force of 24,0OO
men, to be known as the United
States Guard, which will take over
the work of guarding munitions sup
plies, depOts, arsenals, manufacture
ing establishments and public utili-
ties and to enforce the enemy alien
regulations.
There will be 40 battalions of 500
men each with four companies of $50
men to each battalion. The force
will be recruited by voluntary enlist
ment of men from 81 to As, beyond
the draft age, and preferably men
who have had service in the army,
navy, marine corps, national guard
or in organized fire and police de-
partments.
officers will be drawn from the
ranks of men rejected from officers
training camps for minor physical
defects, non-commissioned officers of
the regular army or national guard
not now in service, and former Off
GERS of the national guard.
There will be one captain, three
first Iieutenants and three second
lieutenants to each company. Each
battalion will have a major, battal-
ion adjutant with rank of first lieu
tenant, a supply officer with rank Of
second lieutenant and a medical Of
ficer with rank of captain.
This will aggregate 40 majors, 200
captains, $40 first lieutenants and
$40 second lieutenants, total of L.
28O. Applicants for these commits
sions will apply to Brigadier General
Jesse Carter, chief of the militia
bureau at the war department. The
pay of officers and men will be the
same as the pay of their grades in
the regulars.
Accepted men will be subject to
service in any part of the United
States," Secretary Baker explained
''but as far as practicable each or
ganization will be recruited from the
locality in which it is to serve"
The new force will be wholly un-
der the orders Of department COM
manders and entirely distinct from
the Home Guard forces that may be
organized in states for internal
guard during the war.
The new force will be uniformed
in blue.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
Rotramel in Regimental Postofice

We are indebted to be of the ladies
who has a letter from Corp. Chas.
RotrameI for the addresses of the
Stevens county boys in the 135th
Inf. appearing in our Roll of Honor
and he writes that if he has missed
any of it is because he doesn't know
him or has accidently omitted his
name.
"AII the Morris boys are getting
along fine" he says. Several of them
have been made non-commissioned
officers and are doing fine. Our regi-
ment is getting pretty we'll scattered,
that is, to certain extent. Some of
the boys have transferred to different
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
APPEAL GOES OUT FOR
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Should Be Sent by Millions -Vari-
6us Doings of Other Red Gross
Chapters

Another cablegram received at the
Washington Red Cross headquarters
from Major Grayson M. P. Murphy,
head of the commission in Paris,
calls in the strongest terms for more
surgical dressings to be rushed
abroad Immediately. Nothing in the
situation here is as important" The
message read, Surgical dressings
must be sent in millions. A serious
calamity and a national disgrace is
inevitable if dressings are not made
and shipped Immediately by the car
load.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

''If we had been making a thou
sand surgical dressings where we
were making one we would not have
over-supplied."
This was the message contained
in a letter received at Northern Di-
vision headquarters from Mrs. Mabel
Erb, now a surgical dressings maker
in France. "The need for surgical
dressings is not now being sufficient
ly supplied to relieve the hideous
SUFFERING" Mrs. Erb declared. "The
need is greater now than ever be-
fore"
School girls at Springfield, S. D.,
are making comfort pillow covers for
the Red Cross and the boys are do
ing their part by gathering "cat
tails" with which to stuff the pill
lows.
Members of the police and fire de-
partments at Aberdeen, S. D., have
issued a statement praising the work
of the small boys of the city who
have efficiently, Cleaned up the
town, in their search for everything
salable that has been reIegated to
rubbish heaps and back yards. Pro-
ceeds from the sale of old rubber,
iron, bottles and junk have been
donated to the Red Cross by the
youngsters.
Girls in the domestic science class
at the WinOna, Mimi, high school
added a new feature to Red Cross
events last week when they held a
RED Cross waffle day"
The girls established their head
quarters in the display Office of the
gas company, where there was an
abundance of stoves and cooking
utensils and served waffles, coffee
and syrup to more than 1000 per-
sons. Proceeds went to the Red
Cross.
With the coming of cold weather
rumors directed against the Red
Cross have taken a new angle. There
has come a decrease in the circula-
tion of the threadbare story of a Red
Cross sweater, sold to soldier for
$40, due perhaps to the fact that
the tale was branded false repeated
ly.
The new stories deal with the dis
tribution of Red Cross knitted goods
to the soldiers. One story is that
the men at Camp Dodge are being
allowed to go without knitted goods.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

School girls at Springfield, S. D.,
are making comfort pillow covers for
the Red Cross and the boys are do
ing their part by gathering "cat
tails" with which to stuff the pill
lows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
PRESIDENT CALLS CONGRESS
EXTRA SESSION APRIL SECOND

Washington, March 21.-President
Wilson, recognizing that Germany is
practically is making war on the Unit
ed States on the seas, today called
Congress to assemble in extraordinary
session on April End to deal with the
situation. The purpose of the session
now called two weeks earlier than
the date first set as announced by the
Presidents to recommend action for
the further protection of American
rights, when the chief executive will
speak on grave questions in national
policy" in an address to Congress and
tell how Germany practically has been
making war on the United States by
her ruthless destruction of American
lives. Such a call in itself will not be
a declaration of war in a technical
sense, although it practically will
amount to the same thing.
AS consequence the United States
will take further steps to protect it's
interests on the high seas and else
where against the warlike attitude of
Germany and whether an actual state
of war will come to exist in it's full
sense will depend on the future acts
of the imperial German government.
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, public interest recog-
nizes that the Congress of the
United States shall be convened
in extra session at IL o'clock noon
on the second day of April, Nine
teen hundred and Seventeen, to
receive communication by the
executive on grave questions of
national policy which should be
taken Immediately under consid-
Grafton;
"Now, therefore, 1, Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States Of America, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an extra
ordinary occasion requires the
Congress of the United States to
convene in extra session in the
capitol in the City of Washington
on the second day of April, Nine
teen Hundred and Seventeen, at
IL o'clock noon, at which all per-
sons who shall at that time be
entitled to act as members are
hereby instructed to take notice.
"Given under my hand and the
seal of the United States of
America, this twenty-first day of
March in the year of our Lord,
One thousand Nine Hundred and
Seventeen in the year of indie
pendence the One Hundred and
Forty-frst."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

Since last Sunday when three
American ships were sunk off the
British Isles in quick succession and
without regard to loss of American
ives-bringing the total number of
American lives lost up to more than
200-the President and all his advis-
ors have recognized that a state of
war exists.
From all parts of the country have
come calls for the immediate assem-
bling of Congress in extra session.
Although the President by the pro-
visions of the constitution must leave
it to congress to make the legal
declaration of war, such advices as
have come to the White House from
members of congress, governors of
states, public officials and many hun
dreds of citizens who have written
their endorsements and support of
such policy in it's fullest sense,
make plain that the country is
highly in favor of the necessary steps
to protect American rights.
The cabinet, which urged the move
upon the President at yesterdays SEES
sion, is described by it's members as
having been more thoroughly united
than it has been on any other ques-
ton that has come before it.
The. national course of events now
takes the trend of those which all
history has shown to have followed
the severance of diplomatic relations
with any nation and which in this in
stance occurred on February 3 when
the President on that day handed to
Count Won Bernstorff his passport
and notified Congress that he had
severed diplomatic relations with the
members of the German government
and when the United States was
placed in the position which all pre-
cedents prove to have been follower
by war.
All officials in Washington agree
that nothing less than Germany's
abandonment of her campaign of sub
marine >ruthlessness could prevent il
and no one here supposes that Ger
Rlany WORLD change her ceurse.
The allies have repeatedly given in
dications of their belief that the Unit
ed States WOULD. soon be involved ir
the war and they probably also recog-
nized that Germany, before her new
submarine campaign was expecting
this and the efforts Of Secretary Zim-
norman, through the consul at Mexico
City, to unite Japan and Mexico to
make war on the United States, was
an act of preparation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
Large Concerns Tender Plants to Gov
eminent Should Uncle. Sam Need Them

day the great copper interests mott
fed the government that they woulI
supply the necessary supply OF copper
for the army at cost.
While it is not now known how
much money President Wilson will
advise that Congress appropriate, it
is believed that not less than $5O0,OOO,-
900 should be provided for at once in
case war is declared. 1t is not prob
able that a demand for such sum
would meet with any objection.
Quite aside from the protection OF
American lives and rights on the
high seas, President Wilson has under
consideration the preservation OF
civilization, the distribution OF worlo
power after the war, natural ar
rangement of the worlds people ii
government by the consent of the gov
erned, and an effective league OF ma
tions to protect the world against an
other cataclysm of war.
The influence of the United States
in the peace conference is admitted as
not to be overestimated. Word that
the President had summoned Congress
was received at the allied embassies
with reclamation. There is not a
diplomat who does not believe 1t
means the entrance of the United
States into the great war, bringing It's
wealth, it's armed forces, its great re-
sources and its moral views to the
side of the entente powers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

Washington, March 21.-All the re-
sources of the United States, indus
trial as we'll as military, are speedily
being assembled to prepare the nation
to it's fullest extent for any~eventual-
tiles.
E Although the responsibility rests
with the navy, which is arming Amer
lean merchant ships, plans have been
made for the construction and pur-
chase of submarine chasers, the spend
ing of $115,OO0,OOO by special author
ity Of Congress to hurry the naval
construction already under way, adj
vancing the graduation Of classes at
Annapolis, protection of American
harbors against invasion by German
submarines, and collecting the indus
trial resources necessary to stand be-
hind the President.
Plans for the army are lot so fully
matured. 1t is believed, however, that
President Wilson will recognize the
possibility of army participation in
war when he addresses Congress>by a
discussion on universal military train
ing.
In tentative way, plans for mar
shalling the full strength of the ma
tional guard and the raising of vol
unteer army of 100000 have been
worked out in the army headquarters.
The volunteer army of 100000 is
planned as a nucleus of the 100000
strength.
The mobilization of industrial re-
sources has progressed much further.
Hundreds of giant corporations
through the assembling of forces in
national defense, have prepared them
selves to utilize the full resources of
the country for the benefit of national
protection.
Henry Ford, Detroit, automobile
manufacturer, has offered, and the
government has accepted, his great
plant to be operated, without profit,
in the event of war.
p Charles M. Schaub has announced
that his Bethlehem plant, now greater
than Krupp's, will be used entirely for
the government.
The United States Steel Corpora
ton and hundred other great indus
trial corporations have been making
plans for their participation. Yester-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
CHANGE IN PRIMARY LAW

The house committee has decided
to report both the Harrison and Cd
lund primary and election bills with
out recommendation and to ask spe-
cial order for some early date to
give the representatives an Qpportu-
nifty to make a choice between the
two measures. The Gleason bill to
repeal the presidential primary law
was recommended for passage, as was
the Nimocks bill prohibiting the en-
dorsement of any aspirant for office
by any organization unless the consent
of the candidate is first obtained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
is NO SAHARA

Little Falls, March 21.-Little Falls
yesterday voted to retain its saloons
by vote of COL for license and APO
against. This gives the vets major
ity of 1S1. The drys have gained al
most hundred votes in two years,
the vets winning the election at that
time by majority of 275. The city
election was quiet contest, there be-
ing opposition for only one office, that
of clerk. Andrew Johnson was elect
ed by majority of 81 votes over his
two opponents. The following officers
were elected: Mayor,N. N. Bergheim
Clerk, Andrew Johnson; Treasurer
John Vertin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
"K" LINE TROUBLES.

c. W. Rotert, brakeman on the X
line of the Great Northern told little
of the hardships the trainmen have
had to endure this winter, Monday. He
said that his train was stuck 3 miles
from Little Sank Friday( the day OF
the blzzard) and he and Conductor
Johnson walked back to Little Sank
through the binding storm, for help.
Then they returned to their train. The
passengers were greatly Inconvenience
ed also, waiting from 4:30 until $3.50
D. M, before an engine came to take
them back to Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

to this time, although there is a per-
sistent rumor that an attempt will be
made to defeat him with "stickers" at
the polls on April 8.
The multiplicity of candidates for
the office of mayor and aldermen
probably makes the outcome on license
much more doubtful than ever.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22
STORM CAUSES DEATH

Albert Koenemann, for nearly 80
years section foreman for the Great
! Northern at Freeport, was instantly
killed Friday afternoon by No. IL
during the severe storm. The reports
are that he was working in the yards
when the train struck him. 1t is
thought that he died instantly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

Continued on Page eighty
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

Miss Vera Jameson arrived from
Minneapolis Saturday night where she
has been studying at the Northwes
tern Conservatory. Miss Jameson
will be at home for a week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-22

M. D. Aygarn returned Saturday.
fromASt. Cloud where he attended the
Central Minnesota Educational asso-
citation meeting. Supt. Aygarn was
elected vice president of the associa-
ton forffie coming year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

H1defmeh Of The tytv-u
and Manager Of the Grens SSssusa
Compress Co., extends h;soa Cod
ton to January 6, 1915 subseN
we thank him. no. Tor viii
Mrs. H. F. Simpson
Grenadian, but who is no ,ormerly
oxford, sends US a dollar" LYING
have placed to the credit ~ Which !
scription account. Vi her ~
Mr.. R. w. Caffey. of NJ.
hands us yet another doumisterts
extends his subscription ~ VII
20, 1918. " Febru,J
Mr.. B. L. Harris. of Oxh
is Justice of the Peace of r =, vi
is another good friend of ~ Beat
mel who takes occasion n me Sera
Mr.. w. w. Koonce. If r.
sends US an appreciated rurayspot
of $500. and this entities Ih,nittans
place among the favored m.in to
Mr.. j. H. Wier, of Itta p..
in for our thanks for his ANA ANA CONE
remittance which entities bf;preeiatsj
weekly ray of sunshine m to u,
from this Office until errah,inatiai
"oer 20
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Dig up the trumpet, trumpeter.
Blow three short blasts on it, after
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

Mr.. Charles Trimble, a former
postmaster of the City of Grenada.
now of Binghampton, Tennessee,
does not are to relinquish his med
ium of communication with the Gre
NADIA dear people, so sends three dol
lars and has his date line extended
accordingly.
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Awaiting ourselves of this method.
we thank Mrs. w. G.. Richardson for
the three dollars with which she re-
Gently renewed her subscription.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

Again Holcomb looms up as an i'm
potrant center of culture and refine
ment. This time the city is brought
to the notice of the world by Mr.. w.
3. Simpson, who sends three dollars.
i u -
We wish to nominate Mr.. J. E.
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Footsteps on horseback are heard
approaching. Soon there looms up
in the ofing another Brother from
Holcomb. This time we are able to
identify Mr.. w. A. Patterson, who
possessed, but does not now possess,
two dNlars and one quarter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

Mr.. W. L. B~ickerstaff, Star Route.
Grenada, favored US with a renewal
Wednesday. and he will get The Sen
tinel until February 10. 1918, to-
gether with the Weekly Commercial
Appeal and The Progressive Farmer.
He included 75c additional for the
last two named.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

Mf' Robert Horton, member Of
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Mrs. F. Sabin, accompanied by her
two attractive daughters, Misses
Bessie and Fannie Sue, drove up in
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If the subscriptions continue to
pour in from Holcomb, we feel sure
that an additional mail carrier will
have to be employed on Fridays.
Apropos this announcement W.
chronicle the renewal of Mr.. J.. w.
Dubard.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05

Mr.. w. L. Clifton, whom people
of Grenada pleasantly remember as
President of Grenada College, now
connected with an educational insti-
tuition in Barlow, Florida, remem-
bers The Sentinel with merriest of
Christmas greetings, and five dollars
of the "spendingiest" of
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There are no finer characters than
Mrs. Ed Payne, and we gratefully ac-
knowledge her remittance which ex-
tends her subscription to Mississip-
pts Leading Weekly until January /,
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Mr.. f. T. Lawrence. of Holcomb.
visited at our office Wednesday and
before leaving handed US a perfectly
good two-dollar bill to extend his
subscription until August %. 1918
Believe US, friend, of the same name.
your wishes will be carried out.
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DR.; d. O. Semmes, proprietor Of
tne Second Class and Corner Dr,a
stores, of 1.-THE City Beant;frins
states ne doesn't read a thing IN ~
paper but he extends his subscrint;on
Tor another year, ANYWAY 'p''oh
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O. Mr. w.. B. Rush, P. NJ. of the T.
d A. NJ. is another good brotb bne r..
extend his subscription for two 10
ana NE VIII also get To-day's. WomS
ans World, Home Life. Better Mom-
ing and a free pattern rarm-
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Mr.. R. West, ex-sherif of Grenada
county, has just got into the habit
of reading Grenada County's Great
Paper, and does not desire to rid
himself of it. The dollar turned the
trick.
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Mrs. X. W. Hornsby extends her
subscription to April l, 1918, and we
thank her for so doing.
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Drag forth the Sinking trumpet
er and order him to emit several
stentorian toots. This is in honor of
a new subscriber in the person of Mr..
l.. R. Turner, of Charleston.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-05-12
DEADl.OCKED ON ARMY BILL
Conferees Cannot Agree to Send Roose.
Welt DiMician 70 EH,naa

conferees Cannot Agree to Send Roose.
welt Division to France.
Conferces on the army bill fell into
such a deadlock that they suspended
work.
They are considering returning the
bill to the house and senate and ask
ing for ine'ruc'irn-.
The hitch is over the SEPARATE
amendment to permit sending Colonel
Roosevelt's division to- France. The
bill Is the measure which provides for
the raising Of al army by the selective
draft
The confere"s profess to be in com.
plete ignCraN"e c. the administrations
wishes. SC">n members eaid q few
words from tNH Witt House would
clarity the si'rat'o".
Other stumbling blocks arc the Dr..
hibition ameran>ont tho age limits f~r
the selectiyc cons" Triton and amand.
mcnts to raise volunteer patrol reg'-
ments for the Mexican border.