davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25
How the Great Y. M. G. A.
Fund Will be Distributed

oner Of War Camps, 81 900 900.
In addition to above budgets to pro-
vide for inevitable expansion, $3.O6S,-
000.
Y. NJ. c. A. doesn't make ANY
distinction in any way-Protestant.
Catholic. Jew, Atheist, every one is
welcome.
"Show me the soldier who makes a
disparaging remark about the 7. M.
c. A. or its work, and I'll show you
q solAicr who Is a detriment to the
army, who is constantly in trouble,
and who has lost the respect of of
ficers and mates. It's up to you
people here at home to help the Y
NJ. C. A."
AN OPINION. =.
"The burning question, which each
Of Us must help answ er il: Shall the
flower Of our American manhood,
who go out to represent US, come
back to US ESQ far their lives are
spared) with bodies shot through
with the diseases Of immoral living.
with character weakened or blasted,
or shall they return stronger and bet
ter men ?"-John r. Mott.
Secretary of War Baker says:
In the training camps already es-
tablished or soon to be established
large bodies Of men, selected pri-
marily from the youth Of the country,
will be gathered together for . Pc
Rod Of intensive discipline and train
ing. The greater proportion Of this
force probably will be made up Of
young men who have not yet become
accustomed to contact with either
the saloon or the prostitute, and who
will be at that plastic and generous
period Of life when their service to
! their country should be surrounded
. by safeguards against temptations to
which they are not accustomed.
Our responsibility in this matter is
not open to question. We cannot al
, low these young men, most of whom
will have been drafted to service. to
be surrounded by vicious and de-
moraizing environment, nor can we
leave anything undone which will pro-
tect them from unhealthy influences
and crude forms of temptation. Not
! only have we an unacceptable respon-
sibility in this matter to the families
and communities from which these
young men are selected, but, from
the standpoint of our duty and our
determination to create an efficient
| army, we are bound, as a military
| necessity, to do everything In our
power to promote the health and
conserve the vitality of the men in
| the training camps.
| Each Million Men VIII Require.
500 Y. NJ. C. A. Centers.
! 1000 Experienced Workers.
500 Pianos.
500 Motion Picture Machines.
200 Talking Machines, $4,000 rec
ords.
100000 feet Of film q day.
| 3.000.0 900 sheets Of paper q day.
] $4,000 chess and checker boards.
$4,000 MAGAZINES q week.
| 100000 Bibles and :Testaments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25
HUNGlRIANs MAY
START BAY COLONY

One thousand Hungarian families
from New York and vicinity may col
onize in Florida, If the United States
breaks relations with Austria with
in the near future.
First plans for the proposition
were learned last night when party
Of well known Hungarian bankers ar
rived here from the East to begin a
tour Of the state and look over sew
eral large tracts of available lands.
The party consists of George w.
Harris, Gilbert Harris, F. A. Caucho-
Is, L. NJ. Kardos and others. Allen
Maull, general advertising and de-
velopment agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line railway, is with them to
conduct tie tour. They are at the
Mason Hotel.
These men represent large financial
are looking forward to the time when
q possible break between the two
countries, as a result Of the war. will
cause rigid restrictions be placed
about the Austrians and Hungarians
in this country, Of which there are a
larpe number In and about New
York.
The families, which the bankers
have in view for the colony, are now
employed In factories and various in
dustrial plants in the Eastern states.
Most Of them are immigrants who
have lived in the United States for q
number Of years.
They originally came from agri-
cultural pursuits In Austria and Hun
gary, and are well acquainted with
methods Of tilling the soil. It is cal
culated that If they are removed
from the industries Of the Eastern
states following a possible break Of
relations, they can best contribute to
their own and the nations good by
re-engaging in agriculture.
The bankers, accompanied by Mr..
Maull, will leave here this morning
going to Sanford as their first stop.
Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25
.GEO.W. WEEKLY TO.
HERE TO-DAY

Quite, unexpectedly George w.
Mnckley. secretary Of the board OF
church extension of the Christian
church, has written to Rev. N. d.
Weber, pastor of the First Christian
church, that he will be in the city
today and will occupy the pulpit At
the morning service ut IL o'clock
DR.. Muckley is one Of the big men
among the Disciples, and viii oI,ng
an inspiring message. 1t Is desired
that q large congregation shall gres gree,
him. The pastor will preach as usua,
at the evening service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25

mort Of the families. This, aesain, Is
rot the case-the registry OF wo-
man does not in any way affect 1he
status Of her husband. ;.
Further . woman 10 not com
n,itted to service even. il she definite
lv registers for service now. II by
the time the service is. required she Is
unable to respond, neither penalty nor
criticism vii. fall upon her. The
work is voluntary. What is desired
is a census Of what women can do
not a binding promise from anyone
70 do 2 certain amount
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25
MISS PATTERSON
EXPLAINS REASON
REGISTRAT|OnWORk

Washington. Nov. 24-"Unthinking
rossip is spreading abroad the
false reports about wornen's re-istra-
ton that may or may not have been
started by deliberate malice" is the
statement of Miss Hannah Jane Pat
tcrson, Resident Director Of the Wo-
mems Committee of the Council Of
National Defense.
This gossip does Just the wort
that German AGENTS want it to do,
says Miss Patterson. 1.-THE duty of
every patriotic nan and woman just
nov is to find out the truth, about
Government activities, and tken to
deny, system, atical'y, all false re
pots whenever they crop out
The particular m;sundersta nd;ngs
tt which Miss Patterson refers are
those about the object and character
OF the nationwide registration of wo-
men which The Wo:nan's COMMITTEES
IS earring ont.
In al narts Of thu country size
says, or state ard county chair
rem find that a small but arp-eci
able per entare of the women have
leen led to believe that re yist q e;o'
would make them liable to conpul-
sorry war work. Thn real object oi
Tie registration (WHICH is purely V0t-
! untary) is simply TO get for the gov
eminent accurate information as te
the woman power Of the county, an
| to find for wonren who want to Dr.
war work the activities for which
thev are hest fitted.
Zone of the falsehoods being cir
culated abont the country which on,
chairmen find widespread. is that wo.
men may be taken out of thei,
| homes--even sent abroad if the,
have registered. These woren must
| be made to understand that no wo-
| man will be taken from her home fol-
| service, either here or abroad. unless
she definitely offers herself for such
| service.
| "Then again, many women who de
! not consider themselves in imminen,
danrer Of being wrested from home
by the strong arm Of the law. have al
least been convinced that If they re-
gister themselves as trained and ca.
pable Of selfsupport, their husband.
will lose their exemption ~ sole sup
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25

Persons who have contributed to
the great Y. M. C. A. fund will be
interested in how this large sum will
be distributed. The following there
fore will be interesting.
It is proposed to distribute these
funds as follows:
For work with u. S. Army and
Navy men in this country, $11.120,-
600.
N.v or M work o with u S.. s. A ooS and
For Y. M. C. A. work in the Rus
For Y. NJ. C.. A. work in the
French Army, $3.50 900.
For Y. M. C. A. work In the Italian
Army, 1000 900.
For Y. M. c. A. work in the Pris-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25
49, sAENGERs SUCCESSFUL RUN
- / oRLEANs-

| A Vital Story Of Exotic Oriental Low
| and Life, WIKI a PulxatIn9 Plot Laid !
| the Most Beautiful Spots OF the Mlkado'
J Land.
1IIOREN 5c-ADUITS, 1Sc
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15
AN INEFFICIENT SYSTEM.

The day before it adjourned, When public f business Of great taok mn M
about twenty minutes considering the claim, of a Is, farmer n: IN i. G ems
ola. who wanted $500 damages for his automobile, winch was
burned while impressed for government service.
Several revenue officers deputized this farmer to carry tne m IN m
nnrsuit of moonshiners. The officers, when they arrived at thelf
destination, forced the farmer to leave his automobile and aeeo I'm
panv them on foot. The vigilant noonshlners executed a nank
movement and set fire to the unguarded car.
The facts as presented to Congress were undlsputed ana apPai..
emily the Georgia farmer was clearly entitled to damages. But
Why in heavens name should Congress waste its time. over these
trivial details? Why is the head of the internal revenue depart
ment not permitted to pay this claim out of a contingent fund ana
end the matter? If he is competent to act as head OF such a de-
partment surely he is competent to pass upon such claims. :.
Congress- costs several thousand dollars for every minute 1t IS
IN session: vet the greater part of it's time is fritted away upon in
consequential claims, while bills carrying appropriations, totahnSg
hundreds of millions of dollars are passed With a Whoop ana hulIah
at the fagg-end of the session.
Anv suggestion that the United States adopt a budget system
and it is the only first class nation in the world without such a sys-.
ten-meets opposition III Congress, for Congress is very jealous OF
its patronage and the average representative land senator, TOO, Tor
that nlatter) is Mortified at the thought Of losing his privilege OF
seranabling in the pork barrel. As a result a majority OF the coz
gressznen are not legislators at all, in any intellgent or proper e
sense of the word,but have constituted themselves agents Tor col
lections of private claims and the distribution of free seeds.
No wonder Congress itself is hardly taken seriously! NO Won
der that our national government is a synonym for eXtravagant
ineficiency,-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15
K. Melby, who lives at Edmore and
travels for a grain commission house,
was a visitor in the city Monday.

Last Friday afternoon the Women's
club held a regular meeting at the
home Of Mrs. O. T. Geno, 1t being the
regular time for the election of Off
GERS, the following We're elected for,
the ensuing year. Pesident-Mrs. O.
T. Geno: vice president-Mrs. Clark
w. Kelly; secretary-Mrs. R. Goer;
treasurer-Mrs. d. L. Stewart. The
program for the coming year will be
decided on at the next meeting.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

NlLl 41ob15 ~ " al SAA
Corner Hill Ave, and 9Th st.
Rev. c. E. Stinson, Pastor.
IL A. NJ. Morning Worship and
sermon.
10 NJ. Sunday school.
Every member present with a studied
lesson.
$50 Epworth League.
Subject "R~egalinizing Indifferent
members" Neh. q: 17-18; 3, 6, 49,
Is; Eccl. $40.
1880. Praise service and sermon.
Subject "The Kingdom as Present
and Future"
A cordial invitation is extended to
all the church services.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15
BUSINESS

Gasoline. take note, has a way all its own of interfering with a
good many kinds of profits, big and little.
And nobody Who uses gasoline. nobody who pays to have a bag
of flour or a new Easter bonnet sent home by automobile delivery,
is willing to let the, gasoline business alone, now that the govern
rent has started to investigated.
The men at the head of the gasoline. e-the petroleun-lndus-
try are quick to give of,hand excuses when you pay your aston
ishinely big bills. You have undoubtedly been told that the in
creased use Of autos. motor boats, motor. trucks, farm tractors IS
responsible for an enormous increase in the consumption OF gaso-
line. And then there's the war. the usual handy excuse for an adj
vance in the price of anything. The United States exported In
1914 over 5,OO0O00 barrels.
Those who believe in letting gasoline business alone" will prob
ably pay their bills without complaining, but the persistent will
find out that the market value Of stocks of the So oil corporations
has increased remarkably in the last six months, while profits and
dividends have in some, instances increased as much as 100 per
cent. They will also learn that Is per cent of the total production
of crude Gil in 1914, about 100000 barrels, went in storage, and
sthat there are now %20O.00O,O00 barrels of crude oil in storage.
About Fl per cent of this is gasoline. Obviously, the mere rela-
ton of supply and demand has not been such as to prevent cheap
gasoline. What-who-has raised the price? The more interest
the consumer shows in this question, the more quickly the govern
ment will find an answer for it.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Mrs. George Solberg spent a few
days with her PARENTS at Knox this
week.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Devils Lake State Bank, at De
wills Lake, in the State Of North Dako-
ia, at the close of business March 18th,
1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and DISCOUNTS. .$208, 989.S2
O~verdrafts secured and
unsecured .......s.... 453.Ol
Warrants, stocks, tax e +
~tificates, claims, etcs.... 8,070.69
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures ........... 4,s72.oo
Other real estate ..... 5,673.19
Due from
other banks ..$14,560.14
Checks and 9th
er cash items 2,422.91
Cash .......... 5,253.49 22,236.54
1Otdl A~OUsASO.AOf
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. 50,000.OO
Surplus fund ............. 100000
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid s5.so
Individual deposits sub
/ ject to check s1o2,ss9.05 $500.
Time certificates
of deposit =. ss,ss22ss.84..:......
Cashiers checks
outstanding 2,o47.06 193,2o9.9 5
Notes and bills re-
discounted .,s None
Bills payable None
Liabilities other than above
stated None
Ne +. . .s.... - -
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
il County of Ramsey
; I, H L. Schultz, Cashier Of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
. that the above statement is true, to
/ the best Of my knowledge and belief.
J H. Z. Schultz,
Cashier.
(sEAL)
Subscribed and sworn TO before me.
this 18th day of March, 1917.
81 A. j. CLURE,
Notary Public.
vi My commission expires March LIST,
. 1922.
Correct. Attest:
81 n. i. Schultz,
J. N. THOMPSON.
Directors.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Indications are that there will not be much rivalry for the various
offices at the coming election, and we believe that it will be better
so. While some of the offices will be contended for, the men VII,
are running are men who will fill the offices in good shape, and in
all probability it will be a very friendly campaign.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Mrs. Frank Frye and son Of Web
ster We're the guest Of friends and re-
latives in the city the latter part of
the week.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Mr., and Mrs. N. D. Ness of Garske
were shopping and visiting inthe city
Saturday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Yes, the railroad men were hooting and bowling for Wilson DUR
ing the last campaign because he was giving them an eight hour
law, but they did not get it, and we believe that it was never in
tended that they should get it. He was simply handing out a little
great campaign sop, and now they are talking strike again. It was
great campaign dope to get the railroad boys to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket but they probably now see their mistake.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Less than . year ago paper manufacturers we're selling whitssls
~ making acly of paper shortage and higher cost tina man i sS;t
p nasa paper 3 : n eaas caused s. ,sS' - 81 tie : Big n 1 gsti ing tegst6sl sd S
ias e eo s : fyo g1's SEQ ed i IS si ifce pr F tom H Ems xa rss sRs'G' ts :
stage that newspapers were being forced to 6u enc Wall on account TO q
urged to take up and investigate this combination and before they h
got very r d far the print Sb paper 4h msn # fac;ng e the p ailoss, doors sa thsy
asked that the Commission fix a reasonable price . at which they they
have been fixed, and while We believe that they are yet toq, high
i is is going : ! to = mean g q 2 g great q relief + to 2 the Il m nfTs asseza;n 81 = the eu un1ifa
purchased. At the same time they fixed the price that the jobb1er
p mige etn add f Tb fhi mf fea II tsa Rf while y paper i IS fT nes g Z Rsr S ssa 6 & s 4 cheap !
as it should be that this price is going to 5 save s. the s.a newspaper 3 g e I'M, mil
brutal trust
Rugby Tribune :" Capt !. Townley has gone e St. Paul. where
he will now live and revel in his recently acquired wealth, where
his fabiy may properly display their recently ecea y ACQUIRED g ed, diamonds 9 ! ]
ton ion in in life commensurate with their financial rating, which IS said
to be good at this time. Mr.. Coates has gone back to Spokane,
we Elm imagine ai s1 that his Ii ! portion of the aswsg" was BY no means small.
g " W y Brown g ,l has gone out put, to take t s;1 charge ga Of = e a. e Ps1 II MON
the farmers Of that state, while other more or less successful min
evenly wei va and II regularly ia 5yS into the Towniey Golfers. Having departed
thus quickly, we imagine with what CELEBRITY they they might have NOV.
few e ' millions I'LL S. What had they to keep them IN North Dakota?
that time he urged the people to vote for wis Wilson lq4: because ne .. kept
Us 9s TT f Rf ps as OUT Ne gf r Rsyan W j S seSsing ts asts toS Mls the s ses s essses
Why We are on the verge Of war has been !. the I gas eid ing+ policy as 9 Of
really knows where he stands. If he had taken a stand at the
beginning and maintained it he would have not only kept us tar
from the danger of war, but would had the confidence of our people
so that he would not have to put up a fight like he has had to do
recently to have congress stand by him.
According to a bill that was passed at the late session Of the
viii be absolutely bone dry after July 1. 1tshas been given out
that this bill allowed a person to have a certain quantity of liquor
shipped to him each month, but when the bill reached the Office of
the Secretary of State, it was found that nothing Of this sort APP
peared in it, but that according to its wording, the person who
wants a drink after July | will have to go to Minnesota or some
other place than North Dakota. Think Of. the number of parched
lips that will be in this state after July ]. 81
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Mrs E. T. Peterson Of Starkweather
was shopping and visiting in the city
Friday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Jolliffe, of Rolla,
We're guests of friends in the city the
latter part of the week.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

REPORT OF THE compton OF
The Devils Lake State Bank, at De
wills Lake, in the State of North Dako-
ia, at the close of business March 9TH,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-09
OF THE PRESIDENCY
st. Adams Messenger.


If Grover Cleveland's two terms
are counted as separate ones, which
may well be done as he was the only
president serving two terms who was
not reelected, Woodrow Wilson is the
2Sth president of the United States.
Woodrow Wilson is son of Vir-
ginia, The State which leads in the
nativity of presidents, Beside the
chief executive who took the oath
of office today, Virginia has given,
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe, William Henry Harrison, Tyler,
and Taylor to the nation. Next to
Virginia comes Ohio. which has given
six of her native sons to the presi-
dency; Grant, hayes, Garfield, Ben
iamin Harrison, Mckinley, and Taft.
The law has given more presidents
than any other profession, 10 chief
executives having been lawyers at
the time of their election. Only two
are officially classed as having be-
onged to the profession of arms; two
as farmers, three as statesman, and
one as public official.
A college education has not been
essential to election to the highest
Office in the land, although II presl-
dents were college men, while nine had
no collegiate education. West Point
the nations military school, supplied
one president.
Most of the presidents have been OF
English paternal ancestry fifteen
having been of English extraction,
Six were Scotch Irish, three Scotch,
two Dutch, and two Welsh. Theodore
Roosevelt was the youngest man to
take the oath at 46; William Henry
Harrison, the Oldest, took the oath at
the age of 6S. John Adams, dying at
80, lived to the oldest age Of all the
presidents.
There are only two eX-presidents of
the United States today; Theodore
Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-09
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE CASE OF THE SLEEPING
SENTINEL
no the Editor OF the Register:

To the Editor of the Register:
Your inquiry in the issue of the "a
inst, as to the residence in Mddlebury
of Janver, author of the story of the
Sleeping Sentinel, " revives the tradi-
tional story of William Scots sentence,
pardon, and subsequent death in action.
am not informed about the residence
of Janvier; but there are certain facts
regarding the story itself that will in
terest your readers who value historical
accuracy.
At the time was working on my
History of Vermont, | had certain
reasons for consulting the late G. &.
Benedict, author of Vermont in the
Civil War, regarding this and few
other matters, and received from Mr..
Benedict a statement of his investiga-
ton of this case which will explain why
did not see fit to incorporate the story
in my history. Unfortunately, Mr.
Benedicts investigation of the case
followed the publication of his monu-
mental work, Vermont in the Civil
War.
Mr.. Benedict wrote me: THE story
of William Scott, the sleeping senti-
nel,' though told me as currently re-
ported at the time, and since repeated
in much prose and poetry, was, as dis
covered after the publication of Yer
mont in the Civil War, largely inven-
ton. have the testimony of General
William F. Smith, commanding the di-
vision; of Colonels Redfeld Proctor and
W. G. Veazey of Smiths staff, of the
President of the Court Martial which
tried Scott, of Chaplain Parmalee of
the Third Regiment, and of surgeon
James, that the sentence Of Scott to
death was part Of solemn farce in
tended to impress the men with the
enormity of the crime of sleeping on
post; that it was never intended that he
should be shot; that President Lincoln
understood this; and that neither at that
time or any other did he visit the
brigade or division headquarters.
Scott, as Surgeon James says, was shot
through the body, passed soon into a
comotose state, becoming speechless in
the field hospital, and died without a
word. These facts spoil one of the
most widely celebrated and romantic
stories of the war, but they are facts. "
And it is purely in the interest of his
torical accuracy, and not to spoil a
beautiful story, that | submit these
facts for your publication.
EDWARD d. COLLINS.
March 8, 1917.