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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-12

here at this town At snoo We we're
;at first quartered 81 an old open air
restaurant and dance hall, but have
later moved into large chateau,
which is very CONT Portable, ana our
meals are excel Yesterday We
had ice cream and beef stew, so5 that
YOU can realize that with practically
no work We are al getting Eat and
lazy
would be Of no use To- give you
the names Of towns and places where
We are camped, II such places are near
the battle front, Tor such Information
would sbe censured II f5I al
cannot say when viii be back to
the good old 10. $. now that our serVic.
tess viii probably pass into the hands
!of the u. s. army, for We win prob
ably have to serve until the war Is ov-
'er5instead OF the six months for which
we enlisted, but u hope they viii give
me along enough lay-off to be with
you q shor time for Chris istmas. Re-
CARDS to all sssSs s
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aviation program and later provided q
special board to direct the work. $a'5
| TO avert threatened congestion In
railroad transportation congress pass.
led two measures one increasing the
interstate commerce commission from
seven to nine members and the other
empowering the president to fx prior.
ity shipments. .=s55.sS 5j
Ia long fight ensued over establish.
|ment Of q food controller, but the
president had his way and on August
10 signed the food bill and named Her.
bert Hoover food administrator. At
the same time he signed the food sur
yey bill providing for an invoice on
Americans food stocks si.s. 5.5 .s$ 5<s5
The $2,535,00O 900 revenue bill, the
$4,000, ,000, 900 urgent efficiency bill, the
trading with the enemy measures, the
soldiers and sailors insurance bill and
other less important measures were
passed, including daylight saving
bill. .S !. .s ~ N IL L.
A Business People, Neutrais Rationed
Today the people, big business"
and many neutrals are virtually on
''rations.' 4 Leading business men are
sacrificing time and profits to help.
The president has fixed a price on
wheat, coal, steel and copper and VIII
add commodities later. ,| %s3a g..
q The American embargo, working in
conjunction with the allies, is curtail-
Ing shipment Of supplies to neutrals
who might feed Germany. al5
And out Of this six months prepared
ness there is seen the first indication
of gradually weakening Germany.
When the full force OF Americas
blows are felt on the Hohenzollern
throne, the fall of the kaiser is be-
ieved certain. &.,.,3 se33>ss 5@t5 /
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thereafter at least 100000 tons a
year. s$5 !: 3#lF t$is5 +
& The railroads are operating as one
great system. 81 +
Since April the United States has
Advanced s2,5ls, 4oo, 900 to the Allies
Great Britain received 81 ,24O. 900, 900;
France, $3.50, 900, ,ooo;;s Russia, s275,oOo,3
900; Italy, 255 200, 900; Belgium. $685.
400, 900 and Serbia $4,000, 900 total
which amounts to loans at the rate
ofnear1y s14 900, 900 a day. VI i.
This country today is spending ap-
pro- oxirnate1y 81, ,ooo, 900 an hour for.
war.
Il meet these vast war dituresS
Econgress has auth o,rrized by tax and.
aaaaalfsa Hull $40, o,ooe, 900 o,eoe.
The first Liberty Bond OF 50, 900 ,0OO, 900;
has been sue cessfully foated and the
second for So, ,,oOo. 900 900 has just been
launched ;55$ + 81 i i
While these great movements were
going on congress- placed in the presi-.
dents hands authority such as is not
possessed BY any king or potentate,
h Congress Passed $1,000, ,Ooo. 600 Bill Z
April "a, I8S days after war was de-.
sclared, congress- had passed the ST.
900, 900, 100 bond bill simultaneously
500, 900 900 was placed in the presi-
dents power for mergepcy use. Early
in May congress passed q bill permit
ting the Allies recruit their citizens
In this conntr May IL, the president
signed a bill auth rizing seizure of
Teuton ships The first big approx opria.
tion ltor the arm g. O4s,s22 became
law on May j
81 on May II tie leEtiye service bill
had become y law. June is, 10, 900, 900
men between the ages sof 81 and 81
registered for thetr country. II Az
81 Meantime the BILL sto double the navy
and marines: personnel was passed
May %. isk insurance bur
can was created uane Early the
same month congress passed the war
budget bill of 1890, 10 ii, ,ss1.
June ;26 the espionage bill, giving
the oYernment broad powers to ham
die spies. editionists and ant ti-war pro-
was layr.5
4 Nsillions Am ssrvlee. ssi2s
wering " vide appeal for q great
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ngton, Oct. 3 - America round ll1
Ing out its first sixp months IN the
world war today has d made marvellous
" ,acori 8 ls,
Ssg35 s.
s1on ~ Ipease a
spatesss, ~ souhsry slh nonens
nas ussstopso ahto : poWelluin17 ~
~ aenilene sreaesss iacsoIs. " -, =
.ne "Ar. cont' ress' oll me .sses,i t4u-
slea 5lonrnmene nas completeaS 8 program:
Wnicn .o. nag l.uue any money mas
e s0uals u tne nlssory - sne Woriu z
rilslnehsS.
IS On April the day Preside will
son signed the declarat Ion of a state
of war the America army was small
and unsuppii ied The navy was not
fully manned The railroads, under
equipped, were unable to move their
vast freight shipments, much less to-
handle gigantic troop movements
America i merchant marine was q Joke
among nations. The army had less
than dozen airpla No laws exs
lstedB Ior tne aeYe ments oI an army
And na3 Z, ~ iien.'y was &. hano ior
i tne 1s eesaensea B sl g nef
icessltaseo ana no autnorlty Svesseu iol 81
CARVING on hne va;
A ooay, atleI sak 1non.ns, stnan;
t' {i,VoV wy 1Ie lnasI arms. Millions
more areS reglsseTeu tor aersaee SUP
a yecs - cil'5 s.1Ateen cantonin
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s'7,17e Mother on the Sidewalk


Of The ation's need her best.
Ar And 81 ~ man shall ever sufrer
n tfel turmoil t't mol q the fray
The ansuis of the mother
of thsssbSy ls who goes away. =34.s5 II 4
You may boast mems deeds Of glory
You may tell their courage great, \
But to saie , is easier service b y # 4. 81
d Than alene to ST and wait, l
Ana hail HE little mother s5i5... &:
With the ear-stained face and grave
Who given the Flag soldier (. S5
She the bravest OF the brave.
And that banner We V are proud Of
With its rcd and blue and white, III
s#s, ~ Al 1 lasting tribute holy .#s f5s
To an mothers love Of right
5:s dgar A. Guest. I,
n ], the philad elphia North: . American,
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Prisoners Have Few Clothes & &

SE onerSS f1aye & exs res VS.
We print the following letter, taken.
from the Logan, Iowa.. observer, deem
ing Il INTEREST," ting read ling
France, Ang. 20, 19i7
Dear Mother: have not received
aletter from you since left Chicago.
Some Of the boys got d letter on the
ship from England. Il made me feel
blue, but n know You write me every
sday,8so II is not your fault
Talk about q good country. Il
s(Bfanee9 Is beautiful, the grandestsI X.
have seen, and u have been iii six
different countri les since I left home
IN England We saw many historic.
places: Buckingham Palace the Kings;
Green Garden, Lond don Bridge and!
Westminster Abby. ii would have re.
cognized the king an yYhere from
his ctures: have some time
ttalking Ffench mt s Ne get along hne.'
1--we stay here long enough we will
BET tos be pretty goods French chmen, but;
by the way its looks We wont be here,
long They say the kaiser is turning:
N his last checks. They have lots OF
prisoners here The German oticers!
ten their Inen that England Is no,
more all blown up also New York
and Chicago. They THE Germans)
think we are Frenc nchmen III American
uniforms, and that American troops
cannot possibly get across, but when
our big trucks come driving up you
would laugh to see them cannot
help but feel sorry for thenl the pris.
oners1 they dom have enough clothes..
To; make a. vest hut they are treated
fine. we are near enough to- the
trenches To hear tie lfannon, We.
are located ins sa town that the Ger
mems held FOR some time bit you
would never know it nov.
Yesterday they had sa little air fight
but II didn't amount to much We
don't believe that the fellows that are
drafted will ever get across the pond
The kaiser Ii backing up every day.
There are hundreds and hundreds sof
soldiers here. We cannot set Ameris5
can tobacco here.
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camp once again, things are dead
and "a while away the time, 4 will pro.
ceed 70 give 4 full account Of our
three weeks cruise on the Great Lakes.
K. It is the custom to station the
recruits in q detention camp when en-.
tering this station and also upon leav.
Int it, AS It. has been rumored about
the camp that 1900 men leave the sta.
ton, the 9Th Of Oct. we take 1t that
we Will be included in the draft. II
so, we will soon see service at sea.
That is what we, enlisted for and !
think we are all prepared to go. Here
is where we receive our final physical
examinat ations. & 1s I'd
There are companies hore now that
have been in training for seven and
eight months and mind you, they are
still third class and our bunch struck
here the seventh Of August and are
now rated as second class, that being
as high as we can get while here, un-
less we take up some special branch
and then It is possible for q first class
rating. ,s3
h I'm not at all certain VIII ether ] will
get a fnrlough before leaving Or not.
! ! think very likely not until after the
war.
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etters From soldier
hO| are fl France
observation 1,l,s Balloons EvsryWhere 8 8

ss9 H5FtSallOUHS s., SststSSs
france, July End this letter i
Win take you to the front and back
again. left Paris Sunday June 25th. l,5
and jonIneyed to a town where Twas
told there mig be someone from my q
aetions to meetSme ter SUPP, we 81
about the town and every
thing ID mighty dnters ssting as e was s;
thu first actual war light had seen.
sEhe townS III about the largest supply
center sof the sect ION. and for this rea-55 ca
J son is often the OBJ biect of aerop plane:
attacks. Each house has g poster on on,
it,s provided II has > vaulted cellar Civ
Ing the number 2of persons the cellar
viii accommodate SO that when hos,
4 Tile aeroplanes are announced. every
4 one dives into the nearest ellar, and.
Temains there unit the DANCE ia past
when they come out Of u their holes
ana go about their business again.
Many of the bull dings are the worse,
bombing but the dang sis of u litfs y
fle account, as compared TO- farther.
On The next morning We left the
town on u narrow gauge ailrgad:
Eindidi up thru Fasyiery beauti ifua coans
81 wo5os,sds and fields The feidss;
were wall ultivated up to hinsas
few miles 81 the front, and were dot
ted with small wood len $erosses mark. r
4 iifg the NJ graves OF sol diers OF France,
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Germans Plan Peace
no1llnce Conc I1est


surrends
dennity
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Six onths of E War

America Raises Millions Men Billions
and Allies Builds Ships Arpianes
Garry Oenocrary Germany
United States in Preparation @s8s s#8$
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Navy ! Boy Takes IA 4. 4 .,.=.....
Long Cruise on Lakes
Sunday P, M.
.,-ssL 4 I'd -
Dear Folks:

AS you ;. will note
by the above date.
this is Sunday at.
ternoon and as we
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tlaass II
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-12

Washing gton, Oct. s. America round
Ing ont its first si1p months i the Y q
world war today, has made marvellous
rncnrS3 E
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money II It
fails TO cure. 2. W. GROVES sigLa-
ture IS on each bok. 30c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
NUMBER VIOLATE
LICHTLESS NIGHT
Window Lights and Signs Over En-
frances TO Business Houses
Net All Darkened.
ORDERS ALs0 INCLUDE THESE
Merchants Warned to Get Copy OF Or
der and Act Accordingly or
Action VIII Follow.

Last night, Rock Islands second
lightless night. was observed, all post
and boulevard lights. display ad signs
and flood lights being darkened, with
a few exceptions.
One observer noted 16 violations on
Second avenue of the order issued by
Fuel Administrator Garfield. Most Of
these violations we're with regards to
window lighting and signs noting en-
frances to business houses. The gov
eminent order with regards TO light
less nights is Interpreted to read that
window display lights and signs over
the entrances to business houses are
also to be darkened on lightless
nights. In fact, the order is a sweep
ing one and practically includes all
lights that are not absolutely neces
sary to public convenience and safety,
such as the corner arc lights operated
by The city.
1t is believed these violations were
due principally because Of Ignorance
as to text of the order. Pr0secu-
tons will follow further violations OF
the order, authorities have warned.
Text OF the Order.
The order says:
NO corporation, association. part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
COURT CONTINUES
PLASCHAERT CASE
Man Whe Shot Julius and Herman
DayFeienek viii Have Preiim-
mary Hearing Saturday.
is HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Two Victims Resting as Easily as
Gould Be Expected and Both
Probably win Recover.

The case of Mynheer Emil Plas-
chaert Of Geneseo. who shot Julius
and Herman Duyvejonck. following a
quarrel over some money at the sa-
loon Of Julius DuyYejonck Saturday
afternoon, was this morning contin-
ued by Magistrate c. J, Smith until
Saturday afternoon at } o'clock.
Plaschaert Is being held on a
charge Of attempt to commit murder.
This charge may be modified some
what, should his victims improve
rapidly. The case was continued to
enable the court to determine the SER
iousness Of the injuries inflicted upon
the DhyEeJonck brothers.
Reports from St. Anthony's hospi-
tai today were that both were doing
as well as could be expected The
case Of Herman DuyYejonck is the
most serious of the two He was shot
twice, over the right ear and in the
kidney The first bullet did not pene-
frate the skull. however, striking a
glancing blow. The bullet which en-
tered the kidney has not been To-
Gated as yet. This wound is causing
the attending physician some worry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
WEST IS STRONG
IN MERCY DRIVE
Red Cross Christmas Campaign for
Members Has Wonderful Appeal
Message From Lansing.

Chicago Dec, 24,-Incomplete re-
turns from cities in the central divi-
sion today indicated that the middle
western states quotas in the Red
Cross membership drive will be over
subscribed 20 per cent. Plans are be-
ing made for an Increased drive
Christmas day when special efforts
will be made to secure a number o.
100 per cent cities.
Washington, Dec. 24.-Reports TO
the Red Cross today on results of its
campaign for 10000 000 new members
showed some divisions had exceeded
their quotas and others were an
preaching figures set for them. The
central division. which Voluntarily
raised its quota from 1.1S9 900 to l.
500 600, expects to exceed the higher
figure and the gulf division had gone
several thousand over its quota. Ore
gon has gone 2S000 over its quota,
notwithstanding bad weather. which
has been the cause of extending the
time limit to the end of the week in
several divisions.
Secretary of State Lansing aided
the campaign today with the follow
ing Christmas message urging people
to help:
"Christmastide has become by long
established custom, the time for Civ
ing of gifts; time when hearts, in
spired with thankfulness to God for
His supreme gift to mankind, throb
with responsive emotions which find
expression in acts of love and gener-
osity.
1T is peculiarly fitting therefore in
these days when the world is dark
ened by war and misery, that the
American people should with a true
Christmas spirit give of their bounty
to that great agency OF mercy, the
American Red Cross, which is doing
such splendid service in alternating
suffering on the battleflelds of Europe
and in bringing comfort to the thou
sands Of helpless ones who are vic
Tins OF the brutalities of war.
In response TO the general i'm
pulses awakened by thoughts OF
/ Christmas let us as a nation show our
love for humanity and our gratituda
to God by remembering att this time
the Red Cross and its needs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
CAMPAIGN OF RED
CROSS SUCCESS
Rock Island is Covered in Single Aft
ern0On's Drive by Large Force
of Workers.
WARM RECEPTION GIVEN THEM
Committee in Charge Estimates Be.
tween Four and Five Thousand
Members Are Secured.

Faithful TO the call Of the local
membership committee, scores of Red
Cross workers engaged in the city
wide canvass yesterday afternoon in
the interest of the 100000 members
Christmas campaign. Everywhere
about the city was encountered the
Red Cross insignia on the upper half
Of the left coat sleeve and, in addition.
the women workers were identified by
the Red Cross veil.
While it was impossible this morn
ing for the committee to give out the
definite results, yet it was estimated
that the work Of the afternoon con-
tributed TO the addition of between
four and five thousand new mem
bers to the Rock Island chapter.
1t is thought that practically every
district was covered, although the
workers at headquarters will require
another day or so in which to check
up the reports
II has come to the knowledge of
the campaign managers that many
persons were keenly disappointed be-
cause Of their failure to be at home
when the canyassiug teams called
yesterday. IT was expected that there
would be many such disappointments.
but persons still desiring TO enroll in
the Red Cross society are advised that
special arrangements will be made to
accommodate them during the remain
der Of this week at local headquarters
IN the State bank building Extra
workers will be on duty there in or
der to take care of these belated en-
rollments and any memberships taken
out between now and next Monday
will be counted in the Christmas cam
paign figures.
In only few instances have mem
bers of yesterdays canvass reported
any rebuffs. Especially in those homes
where the local papers entered and
where the occupants had learned OF
the Red Cross needs. the canvassers
met a cordial reception All In all
the management Of the campaign feels
highly gratifed not only at the results
OF the work, but also because of the
heroic and splendid assistance rem.
dered by the individuals engaged In
/ the canvass. It was big undertak.
ing to cover a city the size OF Rocl
Island In single afternoon, but
thanks TO the hearty cooperation Of
the persons invited TO take part in the
campaign, the desired end was accom-
plished with very close approxina.
ton OF the committees expectations.
Today Was "HonOr Day.
Today is honor day" and Red
Cross booths are stationed at severa
places about the city for the convent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

A vidid account Of the sinking Of the
steamer schuyIkll on the Nediterrau-
can seat and events that followed, are
contained In a letter received yester-
day by Mfr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith, 314
Ninth street, from their son, Sergeant
douglas Smith, wireless operator on
the boat, vino had marrow escape
from drowning. Sergeant Smith re-
Gently arrived In New York. Append
cd ls the letter:
New York. Dec II, 1917.
Dear Dad;
Well, Dad, here ! am again. back
IN the good old Z. g. A. The kaiser
didn't get ma this time, but his In
tentions were good and it was mighty
close shave. Just got the mail you
and mother sent n care of the Mar
conf office and wJ, sorry to learn you
had done so much worrying Dtn't
cable you because you knew before |
left New York ! arranged with Mrs
Terrill, The captains wife, to keep you
posted and / fe Ii so long as the captain
had cabled her 1t wasn't necessary for
me to spend any Of my good money for
that purpose, Besides that 1 wasn't
burdened with money for when | hit
the water down in the MEDITERRANEAN
l didn't have anything on but my I'M
deTclothes. Had to wear some misfits
from a French, torpedo boat destroyer
until we reached an American consul.
We'll, Dad I suppose you are anx-
ious for some of the personal expert
ence so here goes
THE Schuylkill was torpedoed on
Nov. u at 6:.50iu the morning, just off
the coast OF northern Africa. We were
about eighty miles west Of the town
OF Algiers and just of a little place
called Tenes. Everything had gone
along smoothly from the time we left
Gibralter and We were beginning TO
feel that we were going to deliver our
81 100000 mlmitiOn cargo to Greece
A French, Italian and American de-
stroyer were keeping track Of US, but
of course we were keeping a close
| lookout for trouble. Two Watchmen
were on guard all the time and had
I they kept their heads we might have
escaped the shot that hit us. They
/ saw the wake of the torpedo that was
| coming toward us, but instead OF
notifying the officers on the bridge
they jumped overheard. Myself and
/ the second and third officers were
/ asleep at the time of the explosion anC
the thing went off about twenty oil
twenty-five feet fro NINE and about
fifteen feet from where they were (al
most directly underneath them).
WI, Dad, you can't imagine wha
an explosion Of that kind is like unit
you hear it go off. There was the us
ual amount OF excitement and nerv
4 business, and guess did myShare o
being nervous. Yes, and a little o
some one else's, too. You can imagine
how 1t would affect you to be thrown
out Of your bed and a,sound sleep a
the same time. It sure scared littIt
Douglas all right, but / got myself to
gether and jumped for the wireless
outfit. No use though. The explosion
had made a good job Of it, blew dowl
the partitions of the different rooms
threw everything right and left, AM
, the only cOmpanionway that led L
[ the upper deck was blown completed
% away. l got to where the companion
way ought to be and then got a Diec
Of the wreckage and stood on it so a
to reach railing on the deck aboy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
Sticks to Story.


Biscuits are said to have been in
vented by chance in the year 1850 in
France It was the accidental result
of an order given by King Henri to
produce a cake that could not be Sc
cured anywhere else in the kingdom
The little son Of a village baker
baked the cake for which his father
had made the dough, twice instead Of
once. This is also the origin Of the
name Of IBIS cults" which trans
lated means baked twice.