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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12

ton of hastily thrown up dugouts. A
hard rain had set in. The field around
us was covered with dead and wound
ed. Even our trench was filled with
wounded, which made it's occupation
by the defenders difficult. Many of
the wounded men were paralyzed from
lying on the Shiny ground. All were
without bandages- They begged for
bread and water, but we had none for
ourselves They pleaded piteous.y. just
for scrap of bread. Many of them
had lain in this inferno for two days,
without having eaten anything what
ever.
We were scarcely established when
the French attacked en- masse. The oc-
cupants of these trenches, whom we
had REINFORCED had already repulsed
several of these attacks They urged
us to shoot and fired wildly themselves
into the ranks of the advancing masses.
We responded to the exhortations of
the infantry officers: Fire, fire hard
er, harder Z"
We fred until the barrels of our
guns became red-hot- The enemy
turned. The victims of our fire al
ready lying in heaps in No Mans Land
between our lines and the enemy's
were increased by hundreds. The at
tack was reprlsed-
1t is dark, and it rains and rains. All
about us in the darkness are heard
the wounded weeping. moaning. Inn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12

| pl0ring. Their cries are augmented
by other wounded closer by. All called
for bandages. but we had none left. We
tore strips from our muddy shirts and
with them covered the gaping wounds.
Men are dying constantly. There are
no doctors, no bandages, nothing. The
wounded must be assisted, but first the
Frenchsmust be repulsed.
The rain falls harder constantly and
we are all wet to the skin. We shoot
blindly into the night. The f1uctuating
fire of musketry becomes strong, then
weaker, then strong again.
We pioneers are scattered among the
infantry. My neighbor touches me.
Say" he calls.
'What do you want?'' I ask. ssWho
are your
Come here" he Missed.
1t is eerie, alone in this devils night.
why are you here? Will you muir
der me like those over there. Soon
they will return from over there and
the fun will be on again. Do you hear
the others weep?"
And he laughed.
Suddenly he started again: IT al
| ways shoot at them until they stop
weeping. That is fun"
And again he laughed, maniacally,
and louder than before.
realized finally that this man had
lost his reason. A man passed bring
ing ammunition and I asked him to
fetch the commander at once. The Of
ficer arrived, accompanied by an infan-
try lieutenant. met them and report
ed that my neighbor had been firing on
the wounded, talking, nonsense, and
nm w
ant stepped between us.
"Can you see anything?"- he asked.
"SeeI No. But I hear them moan
ing and weeping. AS soon as hit one
he is quiet for he sleeps!''
The lieutenant nodded to me. He
tried to take the gun from the man,
but the latter seized it quickly and
sprang back to cover. From there he
fred while standing among the wound
ed, until a moment later, he himself
fell, riddled by many bullets.
The drama had only a few specta-
| tors. 1t was hardly over before it was
forgotten. Anything but sentiment.
The blind firing continued. The
cries of the wounded became constant
ly louder.
Why? These wounded lying be-
tween the two fighting lines are ex-
posed to the firing of both parties. No
one can help them for 1t would be in
sanity to venture into No Mans Land.
Ever louder and with more heart
rending pleadings, the wounded called
for the stretchers, for help, for water.
At the most a curse or an oath is the
only response.
Our trench was filed with several
inches of water and underneath that.
mud. In this morass lay dead and
wounded, thrown together. 1t became
necessary to make room and so the
dead were thrown over the ramparts,
At one O'Clock in the night men came
with stretchers and took away some of
the wounded, but for those wretches
lying in No Mans Land there was no
help.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12

Airedales are superior to- the Ger
man police dogs for war work, in the
opinion of signal corps experts Lieut.
William L. Butler. stationed at Chi.
cago. says AiredaIes' have the brains
and courage needed in warfare They
carry messages when pigeons cannot
fly true. they stand bad weather well.
and their color is a natural cnmoufiage
They have genius for going through
barbed-wire entanglements without q
scratch The signal corps also wants
some skilled og-handlers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER MARKS OPENING OF THE HISTORIC
BATTLE OF THE MARINE

in
of
Igno-
Staying
soldiers
rebuked by their officers whom
Mouse the of murdeous
the invade towar Paris.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12
Cro BE CoNrINUED.3


The Oriental may be inscrutabIe. but
he is no more puzzling than the aver
age American We admit that we are
hard. keen. practical.-the adjectives
that every casual European applies to
us,-and yet any bookstore window or
railway newsstand will show that we
prefer sentimental magazines and
books Why should hard race-if we
are hard-read soft ks?-Henry s.
Candy. in the Atlantic
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12
One carplnq Critic.

Much of the human attitude toward
things in general was expressed by a
North side matron who said she would
like to oblige the government and eat
more fish except for the fact that fish
tastes so economical ,''-Chicago News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12

To let food rot or decay or even to
let frost get at potatoes II now GRIM
innl offense In England
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-12
Didn't Clean 'Em.


There was a certain husky young
soldier in a regiment of infantry. This
young buck private was tall and ex-
tremely wide. Some time ago he sent
a uniform to the cleaners. 1t was re-
turned with a note: Sorry, sir, but
we don't clean tents"
Skin Troubles That Itch
Burn and disfigure quickly soothed
and healed by hot baths with Cuti-
cura Soap and gentle anointings of Gu
ticura Ointment. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. z, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
Is, Ointment Is and 50-Adv.
Pa Knows.
Willie-Say. pa, what Is a rare
treat?
Pa-Any kind. nowadays. my boy
Indianapolis Star
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
OBJECT TO RERTILLON TEST.

Max Bisoke and August Rost who have
been ngaeed as farm laborers in the
vicinity Of New Ulm called at the police
station for the purpose of registering
as alien enemies. When it came to
having imprints Of their fingers taken,
they protested and refused to undergo
that part OF the ordeal and they were
promptly taken into custody and lodged
in tie county Jail. The local police
Immediately referred this case to United
States Marshall Vessel. After spending
some time in the county Jail the parties
re!ented and one of them reported Thurs
day to have his finger prints taken and
the other Friday and they were allowed
to 60. The farmers for whom they are
working hold themselves responsible
for their appearance in New Ulm at
any time in case they should be wanted.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13

Ulm IN that respect has wonderful pos
sibilities, and the forward strides that
have been, taken in tie last few years can
be kept up unremittingly until we have
reached tie 10000 population mark.
Mr.. ttomeyer has such faith in the
future Of New Ulm that he did not Le--
ltate to build an $4,000 addition to his
business block to provide the floor space
that Mr.. Schulke, his successor, says he
must have to launch a store of the
magnitude that he. feels New Ulms de-
serves.
In speaking about his business career
Mr.. Ottomeyer stated to the Review that
he has nothing but gratitude for the
citizens OF New Ulm and vicinity who
have ever been kind to him and especially
grateful is he to those good pioneer
women who stood by him so Loyalty when
he frst1launched in business. He feels
today that if it had not been for their
support and the kindly interest that they
took in his business he never would have
been able toWeather the storm and would
have gone down to defeat. AS it is he
has made good and he is entitled to the
rest OF a year or more that he is going tc
take before he looks around for some
thing else to do. He realizes that he is
too young to retire from activities all
together and his friends will, no doubt, see
him again in the harness in less thar
two years and it is hoped that when the
time comes for him to resume active
business life that he will find something
worth while in the city that has seen his
brilliant business career.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
81 ALIEN ENEMIES
REGISTERED HERE
SEVERAL SURPRISES AMONG
CITIZENS OF NEW .ULM
AND VICINITY
ALL ALIENS BESIDES GERMANS
ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO
REGISTER

Beginning with Monday, February
4th and ending Saturday evening Feb
ruary 9th, Alvin Harmening, Chief of
Police Of the city, and Fred Pfaender,
Postmaster, were busy registering Ger
man aliens under orders issued by the
Federal Government. A total of go
were registered in the city and total
of "a from the rural districts registered
with Postmaster Pfaender, as follows:
Monday IL, Tuesday 2, Wednesday 4,
Thursday 5, Friday A., and Saturday Z,
making total of "a. The chief of
police made the following registrations
on the days named: Monday 8, Tuesday
Is, Wednesday 8, Thursday IL, Friday
9, Saturday Z. -
Registration Time Extended.
Since then the time for German aliens
to register has been extended for an
additional three days and will end to
night at 8 o'clock P. M. Postmaster
Pfaender does not expect any further
registrations from the rural districts
and Chief Harmening says that at the
outside, not more than four additional
registrations will be made.
Many Surprises
The names of those who registered,
the registration officials are not permitted
to disclose under the orders of the Gov
eminent but this much can be said that
quite number Of those who have been
voting for many years and who have
been under the impression that they
were citizens now find out that they are
in reality German aliens. Some came
here when but two or three years old and
were under the impression right along
that their fathers had become naturalized
before they the sons) arrived at the
age of majority and now find that this
was not the case. They feel quite
mortified under the circumstances but in
reality they can not be blamed very
much for this condition, because they
simply had had no means of finding out.
Questions Asked
Those who registered as aliens were
required to answer IL specific questions
that were put to them, with two sub
divisions under one question and four
subdivisions under another. Under the
questions the registrant is asked to
state whether or not he has or has had
any male relatives in arms for or against
the United States and its allies during
the present war. Tie registrants are,
of course, expected to give their names,
ages, residence, names Of parents if
living, where and by whom employed
since January |, 1914, and also whether
they have seen previous military OF naval
service and whether or not they were
registered for the selective draft. TLey
were also asked to state whether they
had applied for naturalization papers
or had taken out Their first papers;
CONTINUED on Page 40
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
VI BROWN COUNTY. MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEB Is 1918

For the municipal election to be held in
April the following were appointed as
judges Of election: First ward, II. d.
Beussmann, Fred Hamann and e. Berg.
Second ward, Carl Aufderheide, DR..
Miller and Hugo Gebser. Third ward,
Christ Filsen and L. B. Krook with
another judge to be subsequ emily APP
pointed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13

1t costs the United States $39,O00,C00
a day for war expenditures, of which
$15,000,000 represents loans to the
Allies. This is nearly 100000 a day
in excess of what it costs Great Britain.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
FREIGHT EMBARG0S
AFFECT NORTHWEST
NO SHIPMENTS ACCEPTED AT
EASTERN POINTS FOR
MINNEAPOLIS
MANUFACTURERS OF ATLANTIC
EXPERIENCE GREATEST
TROUBLE IN YEARS

In the Northwest We hardly know
what is meant by the freight. congestion
Of which so much has been said in the
daily papers Of late, but it is beginning
to be felt here to some extent as the
freight embargos which have been placed
on goods west of Chicago begin to operate.
For more than month railroads in
Philadelphia and other eastern points
have been forbidden to accpet shipments
west of Chicago and the embargo is still
in force there and there is little hope for
the immediate release Of eastern goods
intended for the west.
Letter Tells of Troubles.
A letter received in New Ulm Satur-
day illustrates the condition as it exists
in the Atlantic states. The letter was
addressed to firm in Minneapolis who
sent it on to F. III. Retzlaff in order that
he might understand why the goods he
had ordered some weeks ago were not
shipped. The Minneapolis firm had
written to their eastern supply house
and the eastern house replied as follows:
Newark, NJ. Fills.
Hall Hardware CO.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Gentlemen:
In reply to yours Of 18th ult. we beg
to say, that we have received your tele-
gram and entered your order. Your
telegram arrived at a time when we had
the greatest trouble as regards pro-
ducing goods for the last twenty years.
We have not had a bit Of coal in the
factory for more than ten days, and then
we were all frozen up and had to work
for pretty nearly week thaWing up and
T replacing broken pipes, and just as we
started to run, down came on us the
fve-day shut down order, and then the
elimination Of Mondays.
I'VE. are crowded with orders as never
before But even if we had your goods
ready now, it would not help us any, as
there is an embargo on Minneapolis.
We have been holding q shipment for
your city now for several days, and can
not ship it as none Of the five railroads
running thru this city would at present
take any freight for points west Of Chi
cago.
we certainly are not. in position
to tell when the embargo is going to be
raised.
ours truly,
Tool Works
Northwest Much Better Fixed.
The letter not only Illustrates the
condition with regard to freight but also
shows what the eastern manufacturers
have been up against in regard to fuel
supplies and it also shows how the FIVE
day shutdown operated in some in
stances. It is interesting to those liv-
ing il the Northwest to compare our
own situation here where we have
plenty Of coal and where we are enjoying
q comparatiyely mild winter.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13

= One regular and two special meetings
have been held by the City Council
within the past week, the special meet
ings being necessary on account of the
proposed city hall. Even at the regular
meeting which was held last Tuesday
evening the city hall site matter was
really the most important matter that
was up for discussion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13

Louis T. Precht, town clerk for the
town Of Courtland has decided to enter
the race for County Treasurer for
Nicollet County. For the purpose Of
learning the sentiment Of the voters he
has made preliminary survey and has
everywhere received the best Of en-
.couragement and is quite hopeful Of
winning out in the primary election in
June.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13

Adolph Schulke, successor of G. "A.
Ottomeyer in the corner store has had
very successful business career and
his coming to New Ulm means increased
business activity for New Ulm if the
far-reaching plans of Mr.. Schnlle are
realized.
Born in Bromberg, West Prussia,
Germany, November IL, 1867, Mr..
schulke is still in the prime of life and is
backed by the energy that is necessary
for any and every business enterprise.
He came to the United States in the same
year that Mr.. Ottomeyer did, and can
also truthfully say that he is self-made
man. After coming to America lie
clerked in grocery store for one year
in Chicago and then went to Racine,
Wis, where he remained for three years.
After he had arrived at the age of major
ity he went to Iangdon, N. D., where he
took claim and found employment in
general store where he worked for
three years. s.%
He then started in business for him
self, also in small way and kept on in
creasing and improving his business
until he had ore Of the biggest stores
not only at Langdon but in that section
Of the state. He still retains his interest
in that store which is now conducted
under the name of "Schulke-Bradley
Company" He is president Of this
company. In addition to this store he
is interested in tie "a. Schulke Company
of Nekoma, N. d.
Altho interested in these two stores
Mr.. Schulke will devote his entire time
and energy to the business he recently
purchased from Mr.. Ottomeyer. It is
his intention to conduct an exclusive
dry goods, ready-to-wear, and ladies'
and children's shoe store which will be
in the nature of Ladies' Emporium
where the women folks can be equipped
with everything that they may require
in the wearing line. He will carry a
very complete stock which will at all
times approximate $4,000 in value, and
he will have floor space Of so K 7O:feet
in which to display the latest that the
market affords in ladies' wearing apparel
and shoes. The building will be equipped
with entirely new fixtures. Il
In addition to the main store he will
conduct basement bargain store which
will be well lighted and well ventilated
and will have floor space Of SO K IS
feet. The store will be known as
"Schulke's, The Store Of Style, Quality
and Service" and when completed will
be one Of the finest stores in this part
Of the state and will be able to compete
with similar stores in cities considerably
larger than New Ulm. Mr.. Schulke
will make his bow to tie public on March
p, when he will have a grand opening.
notice Of which will be given to the peo-
pie Of New Ulm and vicinity in due course
of time. He has just returned from
the New York markets and has bought
the very latest in ladies wearing apparel
and shoes and will surround himself with
a staff Of clerks who will make it their
object to serve the people. Mr.. Schulke
is a genial, pleasant man to meet and no
doubt will have a host Of friends in New
Ulm.
Louis T. Precht, town clerk for the
town Of Courtland has decided to enter
the race for County Treasurer for
Nicollet County. For the purpose Of
learning the sentiment Of the voters he
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27

California mountain quail. placed
here in small numbers several years
ago by members of the Hood River
County Game Protective Association,
are increasing rapidly. Many newly
Matched brOods of the little quail have
been seen recently. E. G. Walthers.
while driving down the Mosier grade
last week saw mother bird and a
number of little ones busting in the
middle of the road.
Bob Whites are also on the increase
here.
One Of the horses of H. ]. Engelke
is buried in a rs foot grave. The ami
NAL while grazing, stumbled into the
rotten cover of an abandoned we'll rs
feet deep. The efforts of Mr.. Engelke,
who lives between here and Mosier. to
raise the horse proved futile.
j. H. Fredricy is offering for bar
gain rs foot length of hemp rope.
Mr.. Fredricy purchased the rope for
the purpose of dragging the mired COW
from sloughs of the Columbia last
week.
Ray lmbler caught 28 fine fish above
Dee Sunday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27

Thurston Laraway, student of the
University of Oregon Medical depart
ment, who has been at home on va
cation, left last Thursday for Bremen
ton navy yard. Young Laraway, whose
father, W. F. Laraway, is Past Grand
Commander of Oregon, Knights Temp
lar. enlisted while a student last
spring.
At every meeting of the Knights of
Pythias lodge recently a free will Of
ferlng has been taken for the purchase
of War Savings Stamps. Through con-
tr.butions Of 10, 10 and % cents, the
fund has increased sufficiently for the
purchase of FIVE stamps. The custom
will be followed for the remainder of
the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. W. Brock and son,
Clarence, of Cooks, Wash, were here
last week the guest of Mr.. Brock sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. V. C. Brock, and
daughter, Miss Lillian. Mr.. Brock re-
turned home the latter part of last the
week, Mrs. Brock and her son going
on visit with relatives in eastern Or
egon points. Master James Brock,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Brock, ar
rived from Portland. alone last week
for visit with his grandmother.
''The Honor System" the great lC
reel prison reform picture. will be
! shown soon at the Liberty. This is
one of the big pictures of the year, is
endorsed by the leading clergy and
statesmen of this country, as well as
by several of the governors of differ.
ent states. 1t tells in{graphic detail
things that the public should know
about life in some of the great prisons
of our country and shows things that
must be abolished if the movement for
prison reform is to be successful.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27
Committee Receives Sick Soldier

When troop train reached here
Tuesday night. j. E. Stergis, a Kansas
City, Mo-. young man, was so i'll from
a form of heart trouble that he was
left in charge of the canteen commit.
tee of the Red Cross. Young StergiS
was rushed to the Cottage hospital.
He had recovered sufficiently yesterday
afternoon for Vancouver Barracks, the
destination of the contingent with
which he was travelling.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27
Fred'S Roses Attract Attention

Pink Dorothy rambler roses planted
by ]. H. Fredricy along the sides of
steep banks west of the passenger sta
tion, are now in full bloom. The roses,
covering the bare sides Of the eXeava-
tion with pleasing blossoms and yer.
dure. have attracted much attention
from passengers on trains stopping
here.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS

Ed Mcdonald, veteran mountaineer,
who arrived recently from the Horse
Heaven country with a band of 5000
sheep now being pastured over mid
| Columbia ranges, was here last week
to claim a bounty of $40 on giant
cougar, thought to be an animal that
has been worry to residents of the
Sonny, Ore, and Little White Salmon
valley, Washington, residents for
years.
The third night after the sheepman
had made camp, the cougar attacked
his flock and dragged full grown eve
for half mile. Mcdonald set five
traps near the carcass, and the big
beast, which measured nine feet and
three inches from tip to tip, although
for years homesteaders have endeav-
ored to catch him, was so indiscreet as
to try to eat the slain sheep. In his
struggles he had broken one of the
huge traps, but others held him fast.
Three shots from McDonald's rife
were required to kill the big animal.
The cougar has made his home al
ternatelv in the wilds back of the
high, rocky promontory known as
| Mitchells Point, and the rugged coun-
try up the Little White Salmon river,
and ranchers have been robbed by him
Of many pigs. chicken and calves. The
cougar has frequently been seen
swimming the Columbia on trips from
one to another of his favorite hunting
grounds.
81 have killed cougars in the Yel-
lowstone country" says Mr.. Melon
aid, "but this is the biggest, toughest
old fellow have ever seen.