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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

l am truly asha ned of, save to say
that it is pure neglect on my part.
l made up my mind to answer
your letter several times but never
got any further than the notion.
After all there is nothing to write
about save to say that / am getting
along fine with my work. I am
we'll, in fact l have not been laid
up a day since l landed in France.
So you are now editing The
ToMAHAwK since the death of your
brother Gus. thought l would
not get to see the paper any more,
for l thought it would stop being
published, but ], am glad to learn
that you have stepped up and
taken the place left vacant by him,
for l know you are the one who
can fill it.
''Our winter has just started
and the ground is now covered
with about three inches of snow,
but it is not so very cold.
'This is certainly fine country
and I am glad that l had the op
portunity of coming over here as
truck driver, for l have seen quite
q lot of the different parts of
France and l expect t., see a lot
more before l get to 60 back to
the good old U. S. A.
am certainly glad to learn that
the friends left behind have not
forgotten me, and I am thankful
for the letters and papers I have
received from them.
The Tomahawk office is just the
same as in days gone by when l
used to set type, as you say. Is
the old pie box still setting in the
corner where I used to keep it? So
the COWS still furnish the music
around the office, l bet you are
glad that Sharbono's musical COW
is not still around there.
II am glad to hear that so many
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

Ye editor at distance reads in
The Tomahawk of the local doings
in White Earth, and reads too
with the sentiment of local pride
how the Misses Dummert, Warren
and Heisler braved way down zero
weather 10 order to secure addi-
tional membership for the White
Earth Red Cross Branch. Bravo,
girls, your patriotism is beyond
question, your disregard for cold
weather will enable our boys in
the trenches to bear their discom
forts bravely, and with tender
hearts tney will think Of your
loving care and remembrance Of
them.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17
Not In Belgium

The Inspector went forth. He
did not travel in a Department
wagon ard did not seek to get any
opinion save that of the people
affected by Indian Department
conditions. He obtained Indian
opinion. He found out how the
Indians felt aud what they thought.
What the Superintendent felt and
thought may be found 10 official
records. The voices of the Indians
are not recorded in this way; their
cries are not heard and their feel
ings are restrained by fear, by
hunger, by a sense of almost hope.
dependence. They are not among
the progressive OF their people out
still they are human and have the
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

rights of human creatures. The
inspector was interested in the
human side Of these people and in
the conservation of their inherent
human rights. TIE inspector was
not a government inspector. He
will not report to any government
bureau or department.
1t was the winter season at
Uintah Quray and things in gcner-
al looked dreary and cold. The
agency building looked like cold
place. There was something sim
lister it inside too.
1t looked as if the wholesale ex-
penditure of Indian money, Ute
money. for water rights on allot-
ments had not proven to be good
business. The same amount of
money spent elsewhere could have
purchased unquestioned water
rights. Yet the Ute money is in
vested to gain water rights that
soon may pass into the control of
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

lady friend of the editor living Buffalo, w. sends him
the following How many in White Earth will it hit?
What Happens When We Try 1t.
Oh, say, you sing from the start to the end,
What so proudly stand for when orchestras play it;
When the whole congregation in voices that blend.
Strike the great hymn and then torture and slay t2
How they below and shout when they're first starting
But the dawns early light finds them laundering about
Ills The Star Spanged Bsnner' they're trying to sng
But they don't know words of the precious old thing
Hark The twghts last gleamng has of them stopped
But the valiant survivors press forward serenely
To the watched" where others dropped
And the loss of the leaders is manifest keenly
Then the rockets red gare gives the bravest
And there's few left face the bombs bursting in air..
IT'S thin line of heroes that manage to
The last of the and 1.-THE home of the brave"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17
Thanks.

We desire to convey our thanks
to the writer of the letter addressed
to US and published in a recent
issue. The appreciation of such
thinkers as the Indian who wrote
the letter is grateful and gives
heart to the editor who is all sim
cerity is trying "fearlessly and in
q manly way" to advocate the
cause not ouly of the ChippeWas
of Minnesota, but the cause of
every tribe and of every individual
Indian who has felt the oppressive
hand of agency superintendent and
that of the sustaining Indian
Office. And this appreciation the
present editor takes to heart not
only for the present editing of
The ToMAHAwK. but accepts it as
a memorial to the late editor, and
who policy it is the desire of The
ToMAHAwK to follow. His large
heartedness. his fesrlessness, lives
in the present course OF The Toma-
hawk. He was not persona
qrata'' to the White Earth Agency
Office, he was not to the Indian
Office, neither are those at present
connected with the publication of
The Tomahswk.
The Tomahs wk does not desire
the good will Of either Office if it
is to be procured only at the ex'
pense of the Indians.
The good that men do lives
after Them" and the only imm"r-
tality that The Tomahawk Graves
i the living on through time of
such sppreciative testimonial as
the writer Of the letter has gener-
ously and sincerely given to The
Tomahawk.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

satiricalIy as 1.-THE merits of their
wrath against the government"
Be it 80. In Washington last
winter there was started a ''Grand
Council If American Indians,"
without fond glances at the Indian
Office, and with a constitution that
admitted to membership only those
of Indian blood; it was distinctly
understood that no associates
need apply.'
The leading spirits in the move
were such distinguished men as
DR.. Charles Eastman, Col. Gray
sou, Mr.. Bovdivot and Messrs
George Tinker and Gus H. Beaul-
leu. Surely these gentlemen knew
what is necessary for the Indian,
and were men able to formulate
their views and to carry them out
without the aid of bureaucratic
Office sentimentalists of the Fenni-.
more Cooper school.
The late editor was not at all in
sympathy with the Society of
North American Indians, although
a member. He saw too much of
the Damon and Pythias attitude
between the Indian Office and
some of the officials of the Society
and the associates.
To be at sword points with the
Indian Office is not to be wrath.
ful'' against the whole govern
ment.
Any citizen has a right TO be
constructively critical of any part
of the government, indeed it is bis
patriotic duty to be such if any
part of the government is moving
lamely. Is Col. Roosevelt wrong
because he criticizes the war de-
partment? OF course not, neither
is a society nor 40 individual to be
charged with wrath against the
government" because the Cir
cumlation Office" in the Interior
Department is pulled to the strings
of red tape construction.
The Office management is an.
tique, the dust filing the stmos
phere may be compared to that
material dust which Oscar Wilde
called 1.-The bloom of Time.'
Brother Montpzuma and others
are raising a whirlwind in an en-.
deavour to annihilate the Indian
Office. We do not 60 so far, we
would like to see an Indian Com
mission form take its place. But
if this cannot be, we would prefer
to join hands with DR.. Montezuma
and his friends rather than with
the Society, if its president truly
represents it.
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> Ye editor has been upon a bed
of sickness and is at this time of
writing still little bit away from
the uprightness Of normal health
He is not, however, tanned in
spirit, and still views ''1njun
b;zness'' as it IS managed with
pugnacious eye.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

During the few days, of inaction
we never once thought of loving
our German enemies like our
selves. we continued to think with
auimosity of the kaiser and all his
iunkers, and all along would have
been glad to load them into boat
and see them, ''Spurlos Versenkt. "
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

of the Indian boys have answered
the call of their country, for no
one can say that we are cold-foot
ed.
II have seen Only one fellow
that used to 90 to school with
since I have been over here, but |
have met q great number Of In
dams from different tribes in
different branches Of the service.
II will now have to bring my
letter to y close as it is time to go
to bed.
Hope to hear from you again,
I am.
Fratcrnally,
Andrew Bellecourt,
care Of @. NJ. G., U. S,
Army P. o. ia.
FRANCE"
Andrew Bellecourt is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bellecourt Of
this village, and has been lover
there" for nearly year.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17
The Society Of North
American indians.

In the autumn number of the
Quarterly Magazine, issued by the
Society of North American In
dams, the editor. in-chief in an
article captioned, 1.-THE Conference
Postponed" explains why the
conference of the Society of Ameri-
can Indians was postponed. The
reasons we're cogenu and there was
no conference held.
The president has his time fully
occupied by reason of his connec-
ton with the National Guard of
the State of New York; at the
time of writing the president was a
training officer, and the treasurer,
Mrs. Baldwin, our tribeswoman,
may at any moment receive her
orders to proceed to France, she
having enlisted to do her bit in a
certain form of service in France.
We commend these Indians for
their patriotism, and we assert,
that in sentiment and in capacity
they are not, nor will be, found
wanting.
For the individuals we have
nothing but the warmest words Of
commentator, both as tx, their
loyalty to the government and to
the Society of American Indians.
The Society is honored by their
membership.
But having said this much we
desire to say q word or two in
answer to certain words of the
editor-in chief of the Quarterly
Journal.
Naturally. praise is given for
the purposes of the Society. The
editor says, "Our Society, devoted
rs it is to definite things, and fol-
lowing the precedent of its honor
able past must jealousy guard
every principle that made such a
society possible" Grand words.
The Society began with lofty pur.
pose, With statement of racial
altruism.
And due credit must be given
to the impulsive force derived
from the aid rendered at the out
Sc: by the disinterested benevol-
ence of cultured men of the eau
casian race. The first conference
at Columbus, Ohio, tells wonder
full story, and could the white
iniators have been perfectly willing
to remain in the background
simply as associates, more would
have come out of the Society than
has appeared.
The trouble has been, too much
advice. And again, the Indian
Office has been too strong in its
influence upon the Society.
The article 10 question, (The
Conference postponed), makes
light of other st,cities formed for
the betterment of the Indian, and
practically along the lines Of an
tagouism to the Indian Office, and
of which the editor in-chief of the
Quarterly JourEa! speaks rather
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17
THE T0MAHAWK.
Gus Il. BEAUllEU, Founder.
{. 4. BEAULlEu, Editor.
White Earth Agency, Minnesota.

Entered at the POstoff1ce at White
Earth. Minn., as mail matter of the
second class.
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Read The TOMAHAwK, 50 Issues
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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-17

The rapid increase in the production
Of alfalfa In the United States during
recent years has resulted In q more
careful study Of its possibilities ~ q
food for all classes Of live stock. For.
merry It was used primarily % eattle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-18

they die without bitterness, thinking
never OF self, bit Ct suffering chums
and loved cnes at hcme, humble l.:
their scif-sacriiiee. Little can We
hope t. imagine what ~" or IL. Of
CO. "Jcwish Welfare Board" or Sal
walton Army" men and huts mean
to them, we who are safe and wari'i
and with friends.
Sometimes" (said enc Of these
workers. 81 sit all day beside I man.
feeling my heart just break listening
to him as he speaks words OF love
and messages Of deepest tenderness
in his dying fever to those far off
across the seas whom he thinks to BE-
right UP near his stretchcr bed. And
then a man who has been blinded
wants me to hold one of his hands;
another poor lad sobs out his life, his
head in my arm, crying for his
mother as you and l cried for ,urs
when we were lonely; and | guide
the hands Of anothcr-a big boy, torn
and shattered by-a shell, as he writes
/, goodby to his sweetheart and tells
her God vii! bring them together
again"
What do we knew CT such Things
as thesc-wc in America? What do
we know of the horror OF the ram
soaked trench ut night, with the
shells flying, overhead like bats CO.
of hell? What do we know Of the
gnawing cramp of hunger or the
hideous wrench Of agonizing wound
Our eyes have not seen the human
wrcckagc CT the battlefield, our ears
have not heard its awful cries. Our
lirs have not yet touched the cup
Orr mcatlcss days, our whcatIcSs
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is indeed, HIS cause, and each dollar
~ go :; c,ycn into the very treas
urv Il heaven.
If for a moment, far from peril
ani sudden death of the trenches,
we are tempted to shrink from new
sacrifices, we have but to look
around us to remember our duty, for
already in our streets the crutch
tells it's simple story and carries its
mute appeal to the heart; already
our conscicnces are challenged by the
eloquence of the empty sleeve; al
ready we are faced by the outward
evidences of these our boys who have
laid not merely money, but life and
body themselves, upon the altar.
FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF
AMERICA. YOUR SONS NEED
WARM HEARTS TO FATHER
lHEM AMI Ml-N1.o l1Asi-'~
HANDS TO SUSTAIN THEM;
THEY NEED EVERY COMFORT,
EVERY CARE, EVERY PRoTEC-
TON THAT MONEY CAN BUY
AND LOVE PROVIDE. WERE II
NAL PEACE PAPER SIGNED
TOMORROW THEY WOULD NEED
THEN! EVEN MORE, If POSSIBLE!
DURING THE TRYING MONTHS
WHEN THEY ARE WAITING TO
RETURN TO YOU. IT IS YOUR
WON FLESH AND BLOOD THAT
Is CALLING YOU. AS YOU CHER
ISL AMERICAN MANHOOD, AND
IN THE NAME OF GOD WHO
GIVES VICTORY TO THE RIGHT,
ANSWER THE CALL.
Litcry Digest November 9TH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-18

Mothers CT America" they say, your
boys are in our hands. We want to
send them back TO you clean, strong,
brave, VICTORIOUS. God willing,
these shall not be- wasted months 81
years. We are working ard praying
so that even while be fights your s2a
will grow in stature--body, nina,
and soul. MONEY IS NEEDED
VERITABLE TIDE or G0LD-l0
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. F. THEIRS
AND MOTHERS OF AMERICA.
GIVE TO YOUR OWN SONS"
THE PASSIONATE APPEAL For
&17C.5G0.0OO is BEING MADE 81
THESE SEVEN SOCIETIES, THESE
GREAT BROTIiEEuG0nS THAT
STAND BEHIND OUR ARMIES
VIEGINIA'S QUOTA Is $i,5o0.0GO
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION. THE YOUNG WON
EMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS,
THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC wax
COUNCIL, THE JEWISH VEL
FARE BOARD. THE SALVATION
ARMY. THE AMERICAN LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION. THE WAR CANT
COMMUNITY SERVICE. No. there
is no need for you 20 be told why YOU
should give. YOUR OWN HEhET
Is CRYING OUT To YOU NOW To
GIVE. GIVE MONEY? WHY. YOU
WOULD GIVE YOUR RIGHT HAND
YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR BEAT
ING HEART ITSELF, IF IT WOULD
BRING YOUR BOY COMFORT
AND HAPPINESS IN HIS LIFE OR
PEACE IN HIS DEATH.
Little enough do we Know what
these lads arc enduring without COM
plant; little enough do we know now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-18

"And then" says the worker, II saw
that he had become a child again.
Hear ME say my prayers now,
mummy he said, and beginning Our
Father which art in Heaven, ne felt
his way through it like blind man
in narrow alley, till he got tangled
in forgetfulness and stumbled for a
moment into silence. Then looking
up at me, he said, Kiss me, mummy.
and | kissed him and tucked him in
rs his mother -scd to do when he was
boy at home, and by way of sleep
that night he found dawn beyond
our daybreak."
Your son, perhaps, is thcre--that
boy you love SO well. He may be
wounded. God forbid: But if he is,
an arm will pillow his head tonight
and fatherly hands will be on his and
kindly lips will speak those words
that you would speak if you were by
his side. 1t will be the hands and lips
of one Of that band :f consecrated
men, one of those big hearted
brothers, who welcomed your boy
that home sick day he came to
camp, who sailed with him on the
transport. who went, perhaps, through
the hcll-fre of shot and bursting
shell to save him When he was
wounded, who brought food and COM
fort and fiiendliness and home to him
en- the very fire-stcp of the front-line
trench.
These big brothers are calling to
you from France for help. Nay, they
arc calling to you from every can.
Torment, from every camp. here and
abroad, where our soldier lads arc
gathered together. Fathers ami
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meals, our good ladies knitting
would we dare look on one por
crun.pled form in Flanders field and
call these things "giving?" NOT If
WE ARE MEN. If our fields had
been plowed by murderous guns, if
orr cities had been looted, RACED,
and ruined, if or Een had been cru
cited and shot, if our mothers,
wives. and daughters had heen drag
gcd like the women OF Lille by gray
clad demons to slavery, then we
would be able to speak 4 language,
of sacrifice we do not yet know or
even dimly understand, Then would
we have learned something of the
courage of Christ when he refused
The Supplying drink uron the cross,
and faced suffering-yes, welcomed
ard greeted it, as a Fs:y end and
aim of life.
it is a splendid thing tc give bill
liens to war that war may cease. 1t
is thrice to give to these magnificent
and mcrciful organizations that have
been formed not to take life. but to
save it not to give wounds, but to
bind them up, not to- spread disaster
and blasting death, but to dispense
good cheer and kindness and know
ledge and comfort and brothcrly love
amcng our own boys.
1t is privilege to give to this
great cause when for the first time
in history, Jew, Protestant, and
Catholic are sinking the bitter differ
cnces of centuries, when preJudlccs
arc sweeping out like ash in furnace
winds, and crccds arc commlndglln"
in the final gold Of truth This cause
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That the question that is soaring more than two million
mother-hearts In America
., .srss.s - ~.

WAS Ar LITTLE HOSPITAL the WNkYomg Mens Ch1aan
Association Knights matter they all the me-Wa one
d nasg and suddenly Scotch boy with whom he had been taking 6ae
that same afternoon entered the find the boy marked h night Tor
transfer home be approached that something had hapPen sae
had interviewed a plans The wounded lad bright with lever
and he be the mercy come mummy he sdd u your arms
under nv head and think will sleep tonight.
The citizen., 1918-06-13

Mr.. Flowers is one of Americas most
conspicuous orators. Prominent In
educational and political fields as well
as the Chautauqua world, he has
achieved the highest possible success
In presenting his message TO the peo-
pie. "The Rebuilding Of the Temple" :"
his latest lecture, is a study of the re-
construction of civilization after the
world war; "a fundamental discussion
OF peace and progress with special
refence to the duties and policies Of
the United States In It's relations with
the world powers. Mr.. Flowers is a
master Of Oratory and with all the
sincerity and zeal OF the times sounds
In behalf of the nation the alarm OF
war TO arouse the citizens to a real
ization Of the impending danger and
the necessity for self and
national defense. Mr.. Flowers is
president of the International Lyceum
Association and presided over the ses-
sions of the recent national confer
ence Of lecturers and Chautauqua
managers held In Washington and ad-
dressed by members of the cabinet, for
elgn Ambassadors and Government off,
cials on all the phases OF the war and
what should be presented to the peo-
pie In the Chautauquas this season on
that subject. Hear Mr.. Flowers with
out fail at the Chautauqua.
The citizen., 1918-06-13
THE LINCOLN YOUTHS
CHAUTAUQUA
Dear Girls and Boys :

Dear Girls and Boys:
Did you know that you are going
to have a Chautauqua all your own
this year? The Junior Supervisor is
coming to stay with you for whole
week before the adult Chautauqus
starts. You will play games. run
races, and go on hikes. and on the
fifth night you will have a big parade
and play festival. Then the super.
visor is going to tell you some fine
stories and you will have such a good
time. A college man with the tent
crew will give special attention to the
boys athletics during the regular
Chautauqua week.
You are going to be on the program
Of the big Chautauqua just think OF
thati We are giving a play this year
called "Columbia's Awakening and we
want all the boys and girls In your
town to take part. II Is a patriotic
play especially emphasizing Thrift
Good Fairy Thrift. Martha and George
Washington, Uncle Sam and Miss Co
lumbla and many others characters
will be represented by the young peo
pie OF your community.
This is your play and will be given
the opening night Of the adult Chau-
tauqua. The Junior Supervisor win
tell you all about 1t when she arrives
and will help you make a big success
of II. You will have a chance to sell
season tickets and the supervisor will
cooperate with you In putting on a
campaign for the sale of Thrift
Stamps.
The Lincoln Youths Chautauqua has
been growing more popular each year
and now you can prove 10 your fathers
and mothers that you can make a sue
cess not only Of your Chautauqua. but
help them make a success Of theirs,
and at the same time be doing your
bit. every one Of you. for Uncle Sam
IN helping Win the War. You have
wonderful opportunity and I know ]
am going TO be proud of the success
achieved by you and your Junior Su-
pervisor.
Youths season tickets to 10 years.
iuSiuSiNc, Will Dc pl3Vo as ucIctOiofc.
Buy your ticket early and urge your
parents and friends to do the same.
Ask the supervisor to tell you how
you can earn the money to buy your
own ticket. She will be glad to help
you In every way possible.
Now. remember. you are going to
have two full weeks OF good times
and I want you to be right on hand
the day your supervisor arrives so as
to not miss anything; meet her at the
train II you possibly can and give her
q royal welcome. Show her that you
live In a live town and that you boys
and girls are wide awake. II you want
to know anything more about your
Chautauqua win be glad to have you
write me.
Yours for q big success.
MYNNIn n GORDON.
Director Of lincoln YouthS OhautaU