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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-14
PALATKA AND Nights
ROLL Up BIG CD VOTE
To Divide School District
A Grand Total of SO
Voted in Palatka.
Monday was election day in Palatka.

Monday was election day in Palatks,.
1t was an election to decide whether
or not the Palatka special tax school
district should be divided by cutting
out that part of the district on the
east side of the river, embracing the
East PlIath& and a pagt of the Ora
ange Mills precincts.
East PaIatka wanted to get out,
and interested parties worked up
some interest. In these east side
precincts there was total of 81
votes polled of which 81 were for
division and one (D against. This
one was said to have been by mis-
take.
In Palatka, where the bulk of the
districts Vo+e lies, there was also a
"trcmcnd?us" majority in favor Of di-
vision, The total vote in the 7 pre-
cincts embracing the city Of Palatka
,.nd IuIatka flights, was SO, Of which
30 "cie for division and II were
agaiuse.
TO show how greatly excited the
people Of this city were one example
rom the Second ward, or precinct -,
will suffice. At = o'clock The News
asked d gentleman from this ward
il there was much excitement in his
ward over the election. "Tremen-
dous,' replied he; when l went tC
vote after dinner, | asked the inspec-
tors # the people were voting heavily
if there was much excitement oVel
/ the p oposition? He replied: Well, il
Is not as exciting as aome elections
so far; are you going to vote?
| When told that such was my inten.
ton, he replied that | was the first
man 10 vote so far
In this ward when the sun went
down and thereby automatically clos.
ed the polls, there had been Il granC
| total of THREE votes polled.
In the Fourth ward there was d
ggnd total of FOUR votes; in the
ThirI ward the grand total mounted
TO the same number-FOUR. In the
First ward there was d grand tota'
Of TEN, all for division. In The
| Fifth ward there were SEVEN votes
polled; in the Sixth ward twelve, anc
| in the Seventh ward FOUR.
Til, result is given in this way
simply to show that after someone
had spent good money is trying tc
o".rse au interest, there was nothing
/ bidding.
IN other words Palatka people
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-14
PALATKA SOLDIERS
ASSIGNED TO REGIMENT
Of En9ineers-Camp L life
Starts Off Auspiciously.

The seven young men who compos-
cd tbn fret five nor oor+ of p,,+non,
- 't'"i"
county ouoIa 10 the Natlohal Ar
my ana VINO LETT PaIatka last week,
have all been assigned to the 3O6th
regiment of Engineers. They are at
Camp jackson, Columbia, S. c.
This does not mean that they are
all civil engineers, but it does mean
that they are all versed in some one
OF the necessary trades which will be
useful in the army.
The News had q letter from Mr..
Frank s. Chapman, formerly fore
man of this office, who was one Of the
seven leaving Palatka last week,
"PhiIIipS Cash and | arrived at
Camp last Friday morninU" writes
Mr.. Chapman, "and after the routina
Of examination and ASSIGNMENT ha-
C. me soldiers. PhilIips and novsaIf
were assigned to the 3O6th rawi,oont
Of engineers, as so also have Fraol
Oliver, George Goethe and MoaSm-
Knepton Of Rodman and Ru1boobor @InS.
Of Federal Point.
Tom Russell, whom 7 saw soor
-Iter my arrival and again The same
day 1t the noon mess, is first serpeant
in the Machine Gun Comnanv Of tho
324th regiment. He wanted hoth
Phillips and 1 to get in his comnanv
but we were not given our choica'
We had to take the engineers which
they are trying to fill IN. ''''N''
AT present there are + shon1d i,,dro
| about three or fow, Thousand soiJia7.,
here, the majority of whom seem to
be commissioned officers, gradnates
OF training camps and who are going
Though further training hene.
THE boys here on the average are
fine looking bunch, and cheerful foo
Many of them have left dependents
at home, such as a, wife and chill
dren; these boys while not MAKING
any complaint, are wishing thev were
back home again. | was taIkino vas
terday with one such and he was verv
| blue. Today | learned that he had
been turned down on re-examination
and has gone back home. For his
sake | couldn't help but feel ulad
Personally I am pleased and am enN>
Toying it, though ! realize that vnrv
hard work is ahead. Bu+ tharn is 81
ways the prospect of BECOMING non
commissioned officer, winnin% q no,,
mission. incentives for ono to do Hoti IL
best, and | am going to do tL,+ y
The News also received Io++on
from Tom Russell. an evtract or t,1o t,,,a
from which will give one ~, ;,3s;o.Lt CT4
into camp life. He saws. ~
.ET woG asein,oj z"S''
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-14
EsIIIna Of The Average Man.

There's always room at the top put
the average man can't stand high alti.
tudes Washington Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

range! Coming on tho range!" There
was dead silence. Then low, clear
anu insistent. like the deadly rattle
OF our most infamous native snake.
the buxxer.
I had forgotten about the gun In
the next compartment. I shall never
forget II again. 1t went OF.
Lifted by the Conclusion.
was sitting 1T the moment and
my feet were swinging clear Of the
deck. / had nothing to jump into.
But rose In the air and came down.
Then our gun went of. The fash was
brighter than sunlight. 1t was OF an
intolerable brightness, and all but in
/ tolerable was the bang that went with
! 1t. The assault was less upon the
body than upon the soul. My ears
did not suffer at all.
| / went out to see how many shots
were fred. / did not get used to 1t.
/ know that. for not once did see
the gun recoil and 60 back into place.
TRY as I would, that white. hot deaf
ening fash shut my eyes tight for me.
watched second run from the
bridge. It was pleasanter. The bang
sticks were even farther of and you
could see the tail, white splashes Of
the ricochetting shells. I got SO that
l could keep my eyes Open
/ Battfeship a Romance.
| have said that battleship Is a
man. ! have said that 1t IL a city.
1t Is neither. 1t is q romance. re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

The brush being open and the tray
lin place. the first shsllman with al
his might hurls into the opening, the
shell that he has been holding the
hrst powderman hurls after II q bag
OF powder, and them even ~ the
tray comes out ana the breech closes,
!. the hrst shellman has turned, without
using his feet. and received from the
second sheliman q fresh shell. and
the first powderman has turned and
received from the second powderman
fresh bag OF powder.
That IL how the gun ID loaded. II
| Ii matter Of seconds. In practise
the she'll and the powder bag (omis-
sion by censor7) to keys the junction
of two lines that cross each other at
right angle on the exact center Of
the buli's-eye. A third pointer does
the same thing with another pair of
the nuxzie Of the gan end or de-
presses IT. And Of all the men In
the compartment Of that particular
gun he is the Iuckiest, for he Is the
only one who knows the exact mo-
.ment when the bang - coming. He
causes 1t by pressing button. At
any moment while certain buzzer is
buzzing, and the crossed lines are on
the bull's-eye. he IL at liberty to fire
the gun.
/ Blast Of the Guns.
| We steamed slowly down the range
q number OF times, and all the COM
partment guns on our side OF the
ship swung slowly from left to right,
rs the pointers kept the crossed lines
on the bulls.eye. And we all got a
line because we knew that each prac-
tise run brought US nearer to that
real run when the awful blasts TINT
we anticipated would have to be en-
dured somehow.
| We turned and steamed slowly to-
ward the range. We were In the
compartment, the gun crew and the
officer IN charge, myself and twenty
or thirty fiedgling seamen. who were
there to pick up what they could by
eye and ear.
| + have never In one time or place
seen 80 many forced smiles. One OF
them was mine. We had been served
with absorbent cotton and had plug
lged our ears The cotton made mems
vol es sound numb and far off. It had
no effect whatever upon the voice OF
ithe cannon.
The steel doors OF the compartment
had been closed and locked. There
j was no escape.
I ne range cams over the speaking
tube. The first pointer repeated II
and made an adjustment There
came a voice, even through cotton, a
believing voice. Coming on the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

cail ssarchllshss thAt Gscii, i1|
heavens ana the facs u the Nassfs.
that crossed ana sriHcrossed; ~
starry calls Of ths bneies ana ~
sea-sait nance Or things. Havo ypu
lived In Arcadia Well. 4 have llxed
In the .Junios Osaoeg Ceaats,. 49, ii
remember . night of frtny ~
shells that gave on flre 30 thAt YOU
could watch the long lovely curves
OF their Nights. and Of searchliUkte
which spoke to each tther a. easily
and as freely a. man speaka III ~
man.
But what ID best In our navy u not
the machines. nor the drives, nor the
controls, nor any OF the death-deallng
or life-saving appliances 1t ID the
spirit Of these men who, through dis
cipline and self-sacrifices have learned
ito find the true values Or life, and the
true meaning Of that nag for which
at any moment they are ready to lay
down their lives. '#s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Of the service viii allow him 20 be.
m--0ur sh1ps ~ -.

~ Nv. ..rvtrA Ia, @sisssw MIN "a he
- s,.z.- ~ -
=. / -. 81
One day learned that on the fol-
lowing morning Ne were going OUT
49,. \. a, 800, $50 onA Of tha
s,."s en-. ,,.c,sxh ws,Irh The anchor
80 ~ sIsas sns vcrv earfy II was
=. - e ~ .nsIna -4fse4 svae a n ar,
/ = dnren al fninin~ a1ieyu wfants were
J, howIinr srr ,rafir~ fen.strikes. A
iitfi iste- fnit the ART revolutions
~ the srr;nes ala not need to
tinn, ~ nv vs.ch ThA captain had
said that We were xotisG out at sis.
,ehs ravv .avs ZIG Il means sis TO
ire second
thorsn, ~ NV uAvsuapers and
fs.id ~ c,,vht IL ret nm" i thought
- ~. oansnr.hin sn6 II said: "No.
i I bad hettar MT Iroyv where we arc
sroinr nor how ~ rot there" Z.
hrestYasted II and went on
deck There WAS nothing to be seen
~. - hi,,s .Ev i close mn
10 sf1e.rin .;htrh r~sarnf,iod o,irs az
an -, Sr.rr..,,, Via. another. and sew
!, erai sar.neS h.ttisshsr,s Shat looked as
~ thew Nod hasr c,,t s,,,f Of cardboard.
| r,tsx. IN. TInLmnvn-
Az 49, t,,,a tha.. We were out /
tLert awav fro,n charts and COM
nasss. on,., the .nn nv day and the
stars nv MINT gave me ar,y notion
~ n,r whsreahosfa.
r. ras rnstr,,1 feeling.
4 We were MOVING al the rate of If
It.ar srnts hn,,s There was MOTH
49, nS h...o ~. Ttst was our
.nea., - ths ,rch ana second. It was
taisn .ho ia,.,,r.iv- rste maintained by
thn cio.a.un hattteship. and his dis
1900 900 &c at the md OF a given
ha,,s .,as .,;th;n trche. Of what II
hsd hsan a. tha herinnins.
-sar,,aI - hstfle.hins In the pre-
o,.,a,, ".,,ts ,,,h;ch thew move and keen
th.;, S,.tarces ana mind their man.
narn =, ,s or,v Ie.. marvellous than
~ .h,,;.., ~ thaIr 4urrets and their
rreat .,,,,s turret reyoiyes with
.a,,ra re- nnv no turned 40
vaa. tnet - yo,, gnt in the wav the
h,,s,rs.s and ~ the run would knock
go na.S ory ar Il NAV he turned 80
,,n..r,,, that :, the eve il is not turn
snas III
Tha. 1ay attaches myself to a
hov. wa,o wara learning &c
80, rraw ana who that after
roor could h~ar a gun fired for the
nrst time ia their lives. would IRE
nna ana would try To hit a target
: aa.h arrh asd Mons ~ the hard work.
$50 ~. sharaS al an equal in
-, tha,r ~ .,,.a, nrocesses and I know
shat .,,frsrad INST as much as they
Ala xhen after rehearsais and dress
rahAsr.als tho r,,n finallv and very
s,,adsni,, and horrih,v went off.
Tearninr 10 shoot.
4 rar.. they were taught how ia
.aad ro,. M. business a short dung
-. ~,,,, ,r,th oan,,ioe brush SCREW
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

But to return 10 our city. II dif-
fers from land cities IN that it recos-
nizes neither night NOR day. There
are more people awake In the day
time than at night: but the city's eyes
are never closed. And during each
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
RIVER WATER PROVES TO
BE PURE FOR HOME USE

Superintendent a. j. Mueller Of the
Water and Light Department attended
q meeting Of the Minnesota section Of
the American Water Works association
at Mankato Saturday. The conference
was held in the city hall and was at
tended by delegates from all Of the
larger cities of the state. Matters
OF special interest to those supplying
water for public use and to the consumer
were discussed, and on the whole,
Superintendent Mueller says, the meet
ing was highly interesting.
B One of the most discussed papers
read was by T. G. Gordon Of the Little
Falls Water company, and told of the
problems that he was obliged to face.
The company is private concern and
takes its water supply from the Missis-
slppl river. For some time; the people
were somewhat skeptical as to its purity,
but the Minnesota Board of Health has
time and again pronounced the water
absolutely pure and praised the work
OF the company. AS a result the fears
OF the citizens of Little Falls have been
overcome, and they are using it in the
schools and homes as well. This is
OF special interest to New Ulm, for the
reason Nthat the water for this city will
eventually have to come from the
Minnesota river.
The question Of fair and adequate
rates to be charged for water to the
consumer was among those discussed,
as well as q number of technical problems,
OF interest only to the delegates.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
JIM BROWN COUNTY MINNEsoTA WEDNESDAY, NOV u 1g17 8
RAILWAYS GIVE POSTAGE
STAMPS FOR CHANGE NOW

The other day when New SUlm man
purchased a ticket over the M. & st. l.,
to convey him to his home, at the Union
station in st. Paul, he had two cents in
change coming to him. To his astonish-
ment, instead of receiving the customary
two per MES, the ticket vendor passed
a couple of / cent postage stamps out
thru the ticket window.
They are good, aren't they?' queried
railway official, standing near.
The New Ulm man admitted that he
supposed they we're all right, but in his
case he wasn't in need of postage stamps
just then, and hadn't thot of going to a
railway ticket office to buy them.
81 The railway man explained that at
the present time it is absolutely i'm
possible for the ticket agents to secure
any where near the necessary pennies
to make change in the course Of a
regular days work in their offices.
We send to the banks for $50 worth
OF pennies, and by securing all of the
banks we may get IS worth and possibly
not that many
Bankers, especially in the larger
cities, say that it is impossible to get
the necessary number Of pennies to
supply the demand. Stamp clerks in
postoffices are experiencing the same
difficulty, as well as all Others selling
articles that require the smaller change.
Many bankers are offering premiums for
pennies, paying as much as $1.10 for
100 pennies.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
GIRL is INJURED
BY AN ANGRY BULL
EMMA TElEEL is ATTACKED BY
ANIMAL IN FARM CATTLE
PASTURE.
LEG BROKEN AND BODY BADLY
BRUISED BEFORE RESCUED
ARRIVES.

MISS Emma Theel, a 16-year old
girl whose parents reside in Milford
township, but who was employed at
the farm home Of August oeffelmacher,
in West Newton township some sixteen
miles from this city, had an experience
last Friday afternoon, which nearly
cost her her life. She is now in the
Union Hospital, suffering from broken
leg and serious bruises about her face
and body.
Attacked IN Field.
The girl went to the pasture some
distance from the house to drive the
cattle home to be taken care of for the
night. While driving the cattle across
the lot she was attacked by an Infatuated
bull, which was apparently bent on
killing the defenseless young woman.
Seeing the animal making for her,
Miss Theel started to run towards
the nearest fence, holly chased by
the bull. She outdistanced him for
nearly half mile when she stumbled
and fell into small creek. There the
animal overlook her and began his
deadly work. After trampling upon
her he tossed her on his horns and then
again began his trampling act.
Boy Comes to Rescue.
Cries of the young woman were in
distinctly heard by John Loeffelmacher,
son of the owner of the farm, and fearing
that something had happened to the
girl, started for, the pasture, earring
q pitchfork as he ran to the place.
By the aid of the fork he succeeded in
driving the animal away and quickly
summoning aid, the girl was carried to the
house and physicians were summoned
from this city.
Her wounds were dressed and she was
brought to the Union Hospital, where she
is;reeeiving care. II issaid that she: will
be laid up at least two mont rs.
3. Saves Girls life.
But for the arrival Of TIE. son, John
Loci &: ffelml1aehei, lust. when he did tie
young Woman would YIlrobaly s have
been killed before. the. bull would have
.desisted: .:.;.t. =.;';.::.
This Is said. TO have been; the fiiirssltt
time that the bull "a. ever display
an ugly DISPOSE ion, and no one thought
of DANCE TO any one gong 70: tie field
had. ever entered The mind Of Mr.: Eo9fz
felmaehef o. his family: 81 S.. &
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
TURNER SOCIETIES
HOLD CELEBRATION
OBSERVES ANNIVERSARIES OF
BOTH MEMS AND .WoMEN,s
ORGANIZATIONS.
MANY OUT OF TOWN MEMBERS
CONE BACK HOME FOR THE
OCCASION.

N Sunday evening the members of the
xsew Ulm Turnverein and the Turner
Trauenverein met at their hall in annual
banquet for the purpose Of celebrating
the formers 61st and the latter's 18th
anniversary. Nearly two hundred sat
down at the banquet which was served
in the gymnasium. Heretofore the ban
quets had been served in the Social Hall,
but on account of the increased attend
ance from year to year this room was
found too small and the gymnasium was
selected instead this year. Herman
Helm acted as POSTMASTER and the music
was furnished by Hofmeister's orchestra.
The hall was decorated with flags and
chrysanthemums were used as table
decorations. The spread was even
better than the usual standard of ap-
petizing meals served by the Ladies of
the Verein.
After the inner man was satisfied. the
program was presented. Capt. Albert
Steinhauser, President of tie Society
spoke on the aims of the society and
Stned to impress upon his hearers that
physical and mental training can only
10 the Individual good if he follows the
work intensively. He urged upon the
members the necessity of taking an
active part in the affairs of the society
and attending the meetings regularly.
Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, President of
the Ladies Society, who was next on the
program, spoke of the activities of the
women and to prove that they had not
been idle and that they had even an
ticipated the present and popular
Hooverizing, turned over to the President
] OF the Society two envelopes which con-
tanned the gift which the ladies usually
make the Turnverein on the anniversary
day. Enthusiasm ran high when it
was announced that this years donation
amounted to $4,000. The President
paid the ladies high compliments for
their answering duty to the cause and
three "Gut Heils' were given in their
honor.
Miss Alice Haeberle thereupon re-
A0ested an opportunity to be heard and
stated that in her opinion it was not
quite right that the ladies alone should
always be praised and on behalf of the
ladies' society extended the thanks of
this body for courtesies shown by the
Turnverein in providing them with
commodious and comfortable quarters
and placing at their disposal any part
of the hall without remuneration.
There were recitations by Capt. Frank
Burg, John F. Neumann and Mrs. Frank
Burg. In addition to this there was a
vocal solo by Mrs. R. r. Kemsk, song
by the Clover Trio consisting of Mrs.
w. G. Alvin, Mrs. L. G. Bell and Mrs.
Herman Helm, violin solo by William
Pfaender, Jr. with Miss Henrietta
Hauenstein as accompanist anda duet by
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Siebenbrun ner.
All of these numbers were so we'll re-
ceived that the performers we're recalled.
However, the offering which appealed
most and which called forth the most
ssvociferous applause was a humorous
Nmber in which Mrs. Herman Scheman,
g ,ars. George Reiser and Mrs. John c..
Siebenbrunner took part. They APP
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
WORK
Y. N. G. A. DRIVE 3! Y I;
EFFORTS TO RAISE GREAT SUM
OF THIRTY-FIvE MILLIONS
is BEGUN.
LOCAL COMMITTEE BUSY GET
TING GOOD SIZED QUOTA
IN NEW ULM

a big Y. M. e. "A. drive is being made
lall over the United States this week
The goal set is $4,000, 900, and New
Ulm's quota is $4,000. A committee
composed Of: II. L. Krcok, chairman;
H. L. Beecher, DR.. c.. w. Miller, DR..
II. w. Rieke, A. G. Nellie, Foster Fisher
and Joseph Epple are busy raising the
money. The latter is acting as clerk,
with headquarters at the Commercial
club. The quota for Brown county
is $4,000.
The state of Minnesota las been
divided into districts, one of which
New Ulm is. the headquarters. This
district is composed of seven counties
as follows: Brown, Renville, Redwood
Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin and Wat
onwan, with Chas. Vogtel Of this city
as district chairman.
Does Great Work
The share for the state of Minnesota
is $1,O0O,OO0, of which 100000 is to
be raised in Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Duluth and the other half million
outside Of those three cities.
Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. buildings
for which this sum is to be used serve
as Nhomes to home'' for the private
soldier, their roaring crate fires, their
home-cooked delicacies, their new mag
azines and newspapers, their pianos
and victrolas giving q little touch OF
home cheer.
The association provides the soldier
with free stationary pens, ink and a
comfortable place to write, believing
that home letters going and coming
regularly are the greatest safeguards
against temptation. It also combats
vice with moving picture shows, lee
lures, wrestling matches, educational
classes and other things. to fill his lei
sure hours.
It sees him off TO France and greets
E BIZ upon his arrival there: .It.felloMs
him: to the camps Of France and Eng
land. and even to the trenches With hot
coffee end a fTiendly lsrd. It provide
him with cheap, Portable. lodgings
while on, furlongh and endsavors: IA
every way TO keep him happy AM. to
keep him .straiah t T., ::..:.:.
T.anoe isn,it MI, +; -, -.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-14
Urged Loyalty 10 Country. !

large number of the citizens of this
city and surrounding country attended.
DR.. Burton portrayed the various causes
that lead this country into war with
Germany, and declared that there is no
middle ground; that one is either for.
this country or he is against it. "a
house divided against itself cannot
|stand.'' he said, and neither can
person, be for the government and against
its policies"
He said that a stage was reached early
last spring when all attempts to. treat
with the German Imperial government
on any proposition whatever were use
less. &.
When Germany rushed into Belgium
territory the speaker said, and the
chancellor stated that treaties were but
scraps Of paper, the German government
practically said to hell with international
law; again when Count Bernstorff, while
ambassador to this country intrigued
against this nation, Germany in effect
said to hell with America. : y
Denounces Acts Of Germany.
DR.. Burton recounted the acts which
led up to the beginning of the war in
1914, and declared that when Austria
issued its ultimatum to Servia, Germany
was the ruling force behind her; how the
German soldiers invaded Belgium; and
= = I.