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The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-02

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week.
Several from here were plan
ming to attend the formal open
ing of the tuberculosis Sanator-
ium at Granite Falls Sunday af-
ternoon, but rain spoiled the
roads for automobile going, and
the trip was cancelled.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Hegdal
and Chris Bergan were county
seat shoppers Tuesday.
Oliver Olson, Otto Ne-son, W.
Brown and Martin Mogen called
on Louis Severtson at Comfrey
last Thursday.
Joseph Hellie Of Hanley Falls,
was caller here Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Stoke was i'll sew
eral days last week.
Mr.. Nelson and I. Wilcox Of
Redwood Falls were business
callers in this vicinity Friday.
]. Alfred Johnson was up from
the Scenic City looking after his
farming interests in this vicin-
ity Friday afternoon.
Harold and Amanda Collin
and three cousins passed thru
here Saturday on their way to
Redwood Falls.
Mrs. Eric Sander and Mrs. 0.
Sander will entertain the Ladies
Aid Society of the Rockdell
Church May 3.
The high school baseball team
headed by Prof. Taylor jour
neyed to Wood Lake Saturday
ano played similar team from
that place. In the five innings
played, mostly in the rain, Wood
Lake was victorious, the score
being to 2. A return game
will be played here next Satur-
day.
Miss Buck of Waconia, spent
Saturday and Sunday here the
guest of friends.
L. Rosbery made a substan-
tial shed for his tractor engine
and moved it out to his farm
Friday.
Mrs. Leander Johnson enter
tanned the Swedish Ladies Aid
Society in the church parIors
here Saturday. Owing to the
rainy weather many were kept
away who had planned on at
tending.
Jerome Simpson joined the U.
S. N. last week and is now at
Great Lakes Training Station,
Illinois. He is thus No. l on the
list of volunteers from this Vi
cinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Abraham
and Mrs. Louisa Donner were
Sunday guests of relatives at
Echo.
The dinner guests at Hotel
Belview Sunday were privileged
to listen to a fine music program
by the Peerless Orchestra of
this place.
Ormie Wyman and mother
were here from Vesta Saturday.
Mrs. Wy,nan took the train for
Anoka, MINI.
Miss Ida Wichman returned
Monday to her school at Sea-
forth after a Sunday visit at
the Skogen home.
! F. L. Simpson made a busi-
ness trip to international Falls
last week.
Oscar Crying visited Sunday
! with the home folks in SWcdes
. Forest.
The William and Roy Peter
: son families were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson.
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PATRIOTS GATHER FOR
PARADE AND MEETING
Continued from first page)

to all to make the sacrifice for
which these times call. Every
one within sound of the Fathers
voice was touched by his pat
riotic zeal, his simple sincerity
and his American loyalty. His
appeal was greatly strengthened
by his statement that his ap-
plication for enlistment was al
ready at Washington.
Rev. Obermueller.
Rev. J. C. Obermueller, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of
Delhi was the second speaker
A descendent of a German fam
ily of title and power, Mr.. Ober-
mueller made the strongest pos
sible claim on all Americans of
German birth to be faithful and
loyal to the land of their adop-
ton, showing that this was the
splendid opportunity Of every
German-American to not only
not wait, but to stand at the very
head in this conflict for the sus-
tanning of a pure democracy.
Mr.. Obermueller stated very
strongly that his vocabulary held
no word which would express
his horror of an American of
any birth whatsoever, who would
withhold his service in the pres
ent crisis-a crisis when men
are not called upon to discuss
why; crisis when the all-inclu-
sive fact is that a state of war
exists and the only question is
for men to do or die, as the de-
mand is made. Mr.. Obermuel-
Ter is confident that the German
Americans willnot befound want
ing and will arise like one man
| to stand by the American flag
wherever it may lead.
Tableau Seen.
Following Mr.. Obermueller's
talk the audience sang "Colum-
bia" and during the singing q
pretty tableau, arranged by H
P. Sanders, was presented. Miss
Lora Francois, appropriately
dressed, represented Columbia
on her right hand stood Sergt
Oliver Steele in uniform and or
her left hand stood Miss Isabe.
Bayne, wearing the uniform OF
the Red Cross nurse. The sig
nifcance and beautiful symbo-
lism of the trio was very touch
ing.
DIR. Wallace Talks.
James Wallace Ph. D. was
then introduced and gave one of
the strongest and most scholar
ly addresses Redwood Falls has
heard in months. Entirely free
from emotionalism or snowy
sentiment, Mr.. Wallace led his
listeners through centuries of
history showing how combina-
tions and situations have often
brought about the ''irrepressible
conflict" for which there was
no possible solution save war.
Himself a pacifist Of past ac-
tivity and an optimist always,
Mr.. Wallace believes that the
present-day pacifsts have con-
fused the fundamentals of the
missions of the church and the
state, that God, the greatest of
all 'Pacifsts, is satisfied to be a
pacifist only when justice pre-
walls, and Christians should re-
member that they are citizens
as well as Christians and SER
wants of the State as well as of
the Church.
Mr.. Wallace gave briefly, a
summary of the principles on
which the German government
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Harvey Manning and son were
business callers here Sunday.


Harvey Manning and son were
business callers here Sunday.
Miss Ruth Farmer closed a
very successful term of school
Friday in the Chris Knutson dis
trict. They held their picnic
Sunday in the O.e Nelson grove.
Miss Ida Wichman, who is
now teaching near Seaforth, was
given a surprise party Sunday
afternoon at the Skogen home
in Swedes Forest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Vik en-
tertained their parents from
Ruthton, Mimi, over Sunday.
Mrs. Stephen Loken is on the
sick list this week.
Hugo Helm, of Echo, was a
caller here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Mar
ietta. Mimi, were over Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ziegler.
C. J. Woodbeck Of Seaforth.
passed through here last Mon
day on his way home from a
visit at Dawson with relatives.
Peter Walseth and wife Of
Sioux Agency called here Mon
day in a business way.
Emil Kuester spent a day at
the Dahl home south Of Sea-
forth.
Willis Holder was a shopper
here Tuesday.
Several automobile loads from
here attended the moving pic
ture show "Civilization" at Red
wood Falls last week and report
it to have been good.
Frank Witch1n, tile ditcher
returned here from Winthrop
and will work this season with
Knute Olson.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Alexan.
der and child are in St. Paul al
present.
George Tordson has joined
forces for the summer with j
II. Johnson in the cement in
dustry.
An automobile from Sleepy
Eye passed through here Tues
day on it's way to Bird Island
the roundabout way was taker
on account of inability to cross
the Minnesota river at any 9th
er point between here and Slee
py Eye.
Mrs. VIM. Maus and Mrs. Ber
Simpson were Echo callers last
Wednesday.
Born on Saturday evening
April %, to Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ming Vogland, g son.
Optician DR.. Tillisch did wort
in his line here Friday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Larson
are parents of nice baby boy
born to them last Wednesday.
DR.. Mrs. Aldrich was a pro
fessional visitor at the Marshal
hospital Wednesday.
VIM. Lemkuhl and son Fred
were here Wednesday. Fred ha
just returned from Columbus
Dis, and expects to remain her
the coming season.
VIM. A. Duncan commence.
Tuesday to act as rural mail car
rier in place Of Glen E. Marcyes
who has resigned. Mr.. Marcye
expects soon to remove to Du
luth, where he has secured goot
paying employment.
Eddie Mogen gave a free dane
at the Odeon Tuesday night. (
large attendance was reported
H. O. Hegdal, H. H. johnson
Roy Halverson and All. kjen
rud returned from Minneapol.
with three new Ford automo
biles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boklep ar
the happy parents Of a bah,
girl born last Thursday.
Thursday seven carloads G
stock were Skipped from her
to South St. Paul, the shipper
being S. F. Peterson, L. Knut
son, Carl ard Halver Holt an
Alexander Brothers.
Mrs. Gus Sampson and chill
dren were passengers to Boy
last Thursday.
Arthur J. Hanson arrived her
Thursday for a visit with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Han
son.
H. T. -Helgeson of Delhi, wa
! a caller here Thursday.
Hans Iverson moved part g
his goods into his newly acquired
residence last Friday.
Seth Fitch visited here a ohor
4.xoo Trlo,,roJoxy rrybi1o ~, III ,ryo {
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BELvIEW NEWS

Mrs. C. A. Johnson and son
returned from a visit in Mime
apolis Sunday morning.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-02
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
B. P. Holt, Pastor.

Next Sunday is Anti-Saloon
Sunday and will be observed by
appropriate services. Geo. B
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-02
WANDA SCHOOL NEWS.

The parents of the children of
the Wanda school attended the
Bread Baking contest and the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
VIRGINIA NEWS

A cottage on Meadow Farm, IN
Orange county occupied by Ernest
Wancer.ed and family, was burned
Yesterday morning, his two children,
aged 5 and 3 years, losing their
lives. Wanccried was in the field and
MS wife at the main house, 25 yards
away. when the fire was discovered.
The frantic mother made desperate
effort to save her children, but was
driven back by the flames with her
clothes on fire and the skin hanging
in strips from her face and hands
Thomas Jefferson Seward, a farmer
of Days Point, Isle Of Wight county,
was fatally injured Yesterday morn
ing when Hanson Warren. negro
tenant of his place, Drained HIM with
an axe. Seward had walked to war
ren's house to inquire why he dld
not come to work. Warren said u
must be notified overnight" and
Seward replied "That is no way to
act" and walked away. Warren, Ii
is alleged, picked up an axe and
struck his landlord on the back OF
the head, cutting it almost in two
DR.. L. c. Brock and Sheriff Edwards
hurried to the Seward home, but
found that Warren had gathered al
money available and tried to escape
in Stewards rowboat. Telephone
messages soon brought about 40 cltl'
zens and Warren was caught as he
tried to cross James r,ver.
Accused of stealing $4,000 from
George Hop, an elderly Chinese
three white women and two white
men were arrested yesterday II
Norfolk. The Chinese and his wife
according to his story, have beer
boarding Their savings in a little til
box kept in a trunk in their rooms
When they returned from a shopping
trip yesterday they found thei
treasure trunk gone, frantic searcl
! finally revealing IT wrecked in a room
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
FINED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
Negro Who Had Fired Pistol at Man
Last October Before Police Court
This Morning.

James Johnson, colored, was brought
before the Police Court this morning
to answer the charge of dischargng
four pistol shots at James Diggs, COL
ored. Trouble between the two men
occurred last October at Wolfe and
Alfred streets, during which Diggs
alleged Johnson acted as though he
had razor and was bent upon using
it upon him. D:ggs entered house
nearby and remained there until
about dark, when he emerged. john
son then attacked him with the pis-
tol. The shots went wild and the
assailant fled. He was arrested yes
terday. Justice Cation fined Johnson
$50 for assault and S25 for carrying
pistol. He failed to pay these as
sessments and will probably spend the
next ninety days in Jail.
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n the rear Of the house. The tin
box was missing
Cattlemen arriving at Newport
News, on the British steamer Baron
Polvarth say that the steamer was
chased by a German submarine on
tie afternoon of January 3, while off
Milo. The steamer steered zigzag
course and escaped in the gathering
darkness, the cattlemen say. They
also state that a German submarine
made its appearance in the harbor
Of Saloniki on the afternoon of Dec
ember 81. British ships in the har-
Dor made hurried preparations to
fight the submarine off, the men say,
but the craft dived and disappeared
after throwing everything into con-
fusion.
i dispatch from Norfolk, says
wireless reports of considerable
wreckage having been sighted IN
latitude 1888 north and longitude
1908 west, are being sent out by
British warships in search OF the
German raider operating on the
South American coast. Among the
wreckage was the frame of an un-
Known vessel of considerable size. 1t
is feared some allied merchantmen
had been the latest victim of the sea
rover.
AS an example to other negro
chauffeurs who are in the habit OF
taking the machines of their employ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
SUBMARINE CAPTURED.
Deutschland and Bremen Said to he
in Hands Ct British.

New York, Jan. 81 - Bcth The
Deutschland and the Bremen, the
two German submarine liners, have
been captured by British and are now
in the Port of Rosythe, England, and
Capt. Paul Koenig, commander OF
the Deutschland and his entire crew
are in detention camp in Scotland,
according to statement given out
last night by Nordsud Agency on in
formation said to have been obtained
from source close to the British
consulate in New York.
The Nordsud Agency, which has
recognized standing with the Rus
sian government and which received
a special government cable from
Pctrograd, refused to give the exact
source or authority upon which the
statement is based, but declared that
it's information was definite. D..
The Nordsud's agency statement
follows:
"By source closely identified with
the British Consulate in New York,
it was definitely stated today that
| the German merchant submarine
Deutschland had been netted by the
British and was now in Rosythe,
England, lying beside her, sister sub
marine, the. Bremen:
"If was further definitely stated
that Capt. Kocing, and his entire
crew had survived and that they are
all now inferno din detention camp
in Scotland.
at is further definitely stated that
the British admiralty intends to per-
nit the British public to view these
two German submarine, together
with other U-boats captured Tor
shilling apiece, beginning March !,
1911"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
hint OF A new DANGERfDEATH OF ALEXANDRIAN
Mrs. Louisa Packwood. Dies in Win
chester at the Advanced Age Of
Ninety-fve Years.

telegram was received yester-
day announcing the death early yes
terday morning at her home in VIM
chester, of Mrs Louisa Popham
Packwood, who was one of the few
remaining of the fine old type of
Virginia women of the past genera
ton.
Though Mrs. Packwood would have
celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday
on April ~, had she Lived till then,
she retained all her mental faculties.
She passed away at o'clock in the
morning, general debility, due to eX-
treme old age, causing her death.
Mrs. Packwood had been 4 resident
of Winchester for about 25 years.
She was born in Alexandria in 1921.
She came of distinguished ancestry,
being granddaughter of Robert
Morris, one of the signers of the
Declaration of independence, and a
niece of Governor Morris, the diplo-
mat and statesman. Among her in
innate friends were President Zach
ary Taylor and General Robert E.
Lee.
Mrs. Packwood was the widow of
Theodore Packwood, who died about
Is years ago. In bus,n Mr..
Packwood was associated with Judah
P. Benjamin, the lawyer and states
man, who was one of the leaders of
the Confederacy during the Civil
War. Under the firm name of Ben
jamin & PackW5od~they maintained
three of the largest plantations in
Louisiana, the Belle Chasse. Myrtle
Grove and Scarsdale. The first
chemically pure sugar produced in
America was made by this firm, it
is said.
The nearest relatives Of Mrs Pack
wood are Samuel Packwood Morton,
.!r, and his brothers. of Baltimore;
Mrs. J. Charles Macgill, of Cations
vile. the Burkes, Of Alexandria. and
Miss Anna Key Thompson, of Wash
ngton.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon from the residence of Shirley
Carter at Winchester. Burial was
in Moust Hebron Cemetery there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
Young Man Fined Fifteen Dollars
and Locked Up For the Day For
Disorderly Conduct and Contempt.

Some people strangely suppose q
uoliceman has no rights any one IS
bound to respect, and are apt to class
custodians of the peace with booth
blacks and newspaper boys. They
often overtax the patience OF the
guardians of our lives and property
oy treating Their suggestions and
orders with contempt. This is es-
pecially the case in small communl-
ties where we know each other.
Cases disposed of by the Police Court
show that officers are often treated
with contempt and insulted.
There was a sad case in the court
this morning. One Of the sergeants
about ten o'clock last night encoun-
tered five young men in the street,
two of whom were were showing the
effects OF liquor. He in kindly spirit
told the couple they had better go
home. They, however, were 10th tc
obey him, and one of them was anX-
ious to enter into debate with the
sergeant concerning the powers
vested in him. The latter was finally
forced to take both men in custody,
and upon reaching the station house
they left SIS collateral for their ap-
pearance this morning. One Of the
parties became d:sorderly toward an
officer on duty at the station house
at the time.
When the case was called this
morning one of the parties pleaded
guilty and forfeited his collateral.
His companion however. was in areu-
mentative wood, and upon using
some unconventional language JUS
tice Cation fined him $40 for con:
tempt. He also levied an assessment
of So additional for disorderly con-
duct. His subsequent words were OF
a nature to cause the justice to order
him to be locked up during the re-
mainder of the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
CORPORATION COURT.

(Judge l.. c. Barley Presiding).
Com. VS.. Oreenas Beach, charged
with breaking and entering 4 store
house: accused plead guilty and was
sentenced to serve three months in
Jail.
Com. VS.. r. Groves, charged with
violating the prohibition law; case
mol pressed.
Com. VS.. J. Z. Mccormick
charged with similar offense; ver-
dict of not guilty.
Com. IS w. W. Simpson, charged
with a similar offense; jury and
case in progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31
BRYAN FEARS MILITARISM.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 31.-William
Jennings Brran, addressing tie !ca-
nessee Lcg;s ature at joint session
yesterday, said army and navy Off
GERS were lionized at Washington
above civilian officials of such de-
partments as Agriculture. Commerce
and Labor, and declared that ''if this
is to be a democratic nation there
must be lifting up of the latter to
the plane of the soldier or ievellng
of the soldier"
He said munition makers and pro-
fessional soldiers were trying to
convert the United States into mill
tary nation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-31

Judge T. J. Barham OF Newport
News on Monday found Jake Caplon
not guilty on a charge of violating
the prohibition law and ruled that
the beer and u'ne confiscated by the
police when Caplon was arrested
must be returned to the owner. Cap
lon is a bachelor and makes his
home in the building in which the
beer and wire was found. Com
monwealth's Attorney c. c. Berkeley
noted an appeal and Will communi-
cate with Prohibition Sidney Peters
before taking further steps. looking
towards carrying out the appeal.
The commonwealth, under the pro-
hibnion law, is given the right to ap-
peal in liquor cases.
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ers and converting them to their own
uses, Percy Ha.rston was fined S1OO
bv Mayor Wooding in the Mayors
Court in Danville Monday. Hairston:
who was employed by Mrs. W. 7.
Harris was ordered a few days ago
to take the seven-passenger car
back to the garage Instead he drove
il to the home of friend in the
old fair grounds, some miles from
the city. Here the car became badly
mired and was stalled for 20 hours.
IA team of horses and several men
finally dug it out the next da|. The
negro had no funds to pay his fine,
ard so will spend 90 days on the
rockpile.
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WOMEN WANT PEACE.
Mass Meeting Held in Austrian Capt.
tai Last Sunday.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-Dispatches from
Vienna tell of large women's mass
meeting in favor of peace, held IN
the Austrian capital on Sunday.
Numerous messages were received
from other women's associations
Among the communications read at
the mass meeting was one from
Danish women, expressing strong
sympathy with the movement Tor
peace.
Several women in speeches dis
cussed President Wilson's Senate
address and his previous moves IN
behalf of peace. The mass meeting
adopted resolution in which the wo-
men of the hostile countries ito tell
the world that they, too, want
peace"
! The women further urged the gov
ernments and people of the neutral
countries, particularly President
Wilson, whose program for world
peace they fully 'ndorsed, to continue
in the work for peace.
Washington. Jan. 81. - Specla
significance may be attached to the
above dispatch. 1t is the first news
transmitted by semioficial Overseas
News Agency since the outbreak Of
the war telling of mass meeting II
behalf of peace held anywhere in the
Teutonic empires.
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German Warning to Americans to
Keen or Armed Merchantmen Ex-
pected to Reach Washington.

Information has reached Washing
ton that Germany and her allies are
considering communicating to the
State Department virtual warning
that Americans should keep off Of
armer merchant ships of belligerent
nations. This became known yester-
day following the intimation in offic-
ial circles Monday that the United
States night issue soon new men,
orandum setting forth is attitude to-
ward armed merchantmen.
1t is not known just when or in
what manner the warning may be
conveyed, but Germany apparently
has been paving the way for such i
step for several weeks past by sub
hitting to the State Department a
series of statements alleging specific
instances in which merchant craft of
the Entente Powers have used Of
fensively against submarines guns
carried ostensibly for defense.
The armed ship question, an un-
solved problem throughout all the
negotiations over submarine war
fare, is involved in practically all of
tie cases now pensng between the
United States and Germany and over
which an admittedly grave situation
eventually vii, have to be faced. Of
Gcials Of the American Government,
however, have adopted a waiting at
titude during discussion of moves for
peace, and still believe that the sub
marine issue will not be forced to
conclusion as long as there is pos
sibility of tangible developments to-
ward peace.
Secret Instructions issued by the
French Minister of Marine regarding
the conduct of armed merchantmen
fell into German hands on October
90, 1916. In them, says the agency,
the following occurs:
"Maneuvers in case of attack: AS
soon as submarine proceeding
emerged is noticed the stern must be
turned toward the submarine, the
engines brought to development Of
the highest speed and then if in the
orcn sea such course must be
taken as to force the submarine in
order for her to approach to run
against the seas, by which the sub
marines speed is dismissed and the
efficiency of its guns decreased. As
soon as the submarine is within firing
range fire must be opened.
"If he ship is being pursued and
the submarine, because of greater
speed, is drawing nearer, the ship
before the submarine is too near,
must without hesitation turn about
ard overrun the submarine.
If a submerged submarine is
noticed at a near distance the en-
mines must be brought to develop
ment Of the highest speed and then
the ship turned toward the sunma-
rine or away from the submarine,
according to whethc; the submarine
is seen less or more than six points
from the forecastle ahead. If the
bow is turned toward the submarine
ore must try to run over it.
IF a submerged submarine IS
sighted at a sufficient distance the
ship must maneuver as if an emerged
Submarine were sighted