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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

Tomorrow night Yates harp
orchestra will play at Haugen's hall.
Be one of the merry dancers. You
are invited. adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

-Prastmark's for Wall Paper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24

bly, while a vote was being taken on
a resolution censuring certain Off
GERS of the Red Cross for having re-
ferred to certain League Leaders as
having failed to support the govern
ment.
The Red Cross was alright in my
case. Before | came to France they
gave me a wooden blanket, helmet,
sweater and wristlets, etc., and every
loyal citizen should assist the Red
Cross all they can. I think it is a
poor way to" keep the home fires
burning" to elect men of the Dettler
stamp. Or men who are willing to
support agitators like Townley, Lee
Seuer and a bunch of adventures
who are making money off honest
farmers. I have seen enough active
service at the front to know what
the Red Cross is doing there. Any SOL
der can-4go to his quarters and get
hot coffee, hot chocolate and sand
wiches and lunches of that kind. [
have had several myself and know
just what they are doing for the
American soldiers over here. | have
also seen hundreds Of wounded SOL
diers who got, and get, these lunches
while waiting for an ambulance. Any
citizen who claims the Red Cross is
not doing wonders owe here does not
know what he is talking about and
should be put out of the way. I sin
cerely hope the voters of Cavalier
county change their views Of the Non
Partisan League before fall. If they
don't they are not backing up their
young men who are paying in full
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
WOULD KEEP LOVE IN WORLD
Pathetic Plea Made by Austrian
Woman More Than Her English
Sister Could Refuse.

She was q little Austrian woman
and she was crossing the ocean on a
great hostile liner. Most of the other
women were the wives of Englishmen
and they could not forget that her
country was at war with their land.
They ignored her, and she was left
much to herself. And yet
One morning as she was walking
up and down the deck in her solitary
way she passed the steamer chair of
a middle-aged English woman who was
knitting at a gray wooden sock, re-
lates a writer in the Christian Herald.
And suddenly she paused in her walk
and held out both of her hands.
"Oh," she cried, in very good Eng
fish, "will you not let me knit a few
rows on that sock?"
The English woman looked up. And
her face was cold and rather hard. II
think" she said, "that you would
scarcely want to knit on this sock!
For it is going to an English colonel
my husband"
The little Austrian woman looked
at the colonel's lady. And there were
tears in her eyes. "Listen,' she said
in a low, shaking voice. 81, myself,
have q O 4. he is an officer in the
Austrian army. But if you knew my
son I do not think you would hate
him! If I knew the colonel, your hus-
band, I do not think I would hate
him either. = :" She paused for
a moment before she went on, and
then-"now that the world is torn by
war;" she said, tive women must do
what we can to keep a little love in it
. May I, perhaps, knit a few
rows on the sock"
Silently, but with tears in her own
eyes, the English woman handed over
the gray wool,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
Warmth Not in Surface.

1.-The Britisher is just as warm
hearted and kindly and friendly as we
are" writes Herbert Corey in Eyery-
body's, "but he must be operated On
with a full kit Of tools before one finds
it out.
"Not long ago I was riding with 81
young officer on the British front. He
mad just heard hat his favurite BROTH
er-ln-laW was located in some unknown
village near by.
ZIG was quite 'bucked up about it
l. am sure he said bucked up-because
this was a real brother-in-law. He re-
called me with stories of. the brother
1n-laW's youth. He met friends and
asked where the beloved brother-in-law
might be found. BY and by we ran
across the brother-fn-law, standing
knee-deep in mud in a particularly de-
stroyed village. This is precisely what
they called to each other:
"Fancy me finding you here, Ola
top! Ripping, isn't it? Come along
and have a peg"
Paris, Oct. IA rumor was o1r,,,,-
lated on the Paris bourse that Con-
stantinople had been declared under
martial law. Ottoman values jumped
three and four points. Turkish secur-
tiles were in great demand and therm
was much trading in them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
FOUND MAN TO COOK CORN
Lucky Find Solved Big Problem for
One Of Hoover's Helpers in Hard
Times in Belgium.

A cargo of corn sent to the COM
mission for the relief Of Belgium
early in 1916 was a problem to dis
pose of until Robinson Smith, one
of Hoover's helpers, ran into luck
on a dusty Belgian road n day.
None of the Belgians had ever
used American corn. The cargo
was useless unless some one could
be found who knew how to cook it.
Smith was thinking over the prob
lem as he drove along in his car, he
related the other day. He espied a
ragged-looking negro sitting by the
roadside. He drew up his car.
Are you an American citizen?" he
asked the bundle Of rags.
II doan know, boss" the bundle an
swered. II comes from Norfolk. All
1 knows is I amt got no business heah,
sah."
"But you can cook, can't you?"
Smith asked with rising hope.
"Bes' thing I do, sah."
Without a pass for him, Smith was
perplexed as to how he could get the
find back to Brussels. He took a
chance and put the negro in the rear
Of the machine under a blanket and
-ove him off to the G. R. B. kitch-
IS. @4zK]
They put him in a chefs uniform
and brought in the corn. The way
the Belgians ate corn pone, corr bread
and corn cakes made that cargo 90
so quickly the G. r. B. soon had no
problem on it's hands.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24

every day.
l didn't think the sentiment of Cav
alier county was as it proved to be
and it is not too late to rectify it vet
if they show they are loyal this fall
by voting against all Non-Partisan
Leaguers or in other words voting
right. l would hate to let a comrade
soldier in my company know how the.
voters of my community voted. You
may put this letter in the paper if
you want to. I can truthfully say
this is the sentiment of the Ameri-
can soldier.
Trusting everything is fine at home
l will close for this time.
My best regards to all,
Your son,
CORP. r. j.. WORK
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
Letter from Robert Work Jr.
| ~Expeditionary Forces
France, Sept. 9, 1918

AllGIlCdll IIApCA1OloIAC4S ASHSNS
France, Sept. 9, 1918
Dear Father:
Your letter dated August 8 came
last night. 1 was very glad to hear
everything was fine with you and the
folks at home. 1t is over a week
since I wrote to any Of you there, so
I had this opportunity and am gong
to take it. Things are going along
alright with me only it has been
raining quite a lot the last few days
and my hips and shoulders don't feel
very good at times. But they are not
bad as yet.
T was glad to see Stewart and the
rest of the boys from Langdon. They
are fine and have a fine place, u
they don't all appreciate it. But let
me tell you that I would. l am writ
ing on a gas mask and it is kind OF
hard.
I have not seen anything of Ben or
John R lately. l got a letter from
Don Mcdowell and Alice Hanson and
Donald Work the other day. l will
answer them later. You can tell them
if you see any Of them.
I want to say a few words in re-
gard to the Red Cross and the re-
suits of the primary election in Cav
alier county. 1t is with regret that
I notice the result Of the primary
election in our home county. I never
expected the voters of the county
would nominate a man of the stamp
of Otto Dettler, who, l understand
walked out Of the legislative assem-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
PAGE THREE
come Into existence in Russia.

The Kerensky government, it seems.
at one time put out an issue Of forty
ruble notes. They were about the size
OF a large postage stamp, and quite
artistic in design. Almost Immediate
ly they were copied by a band Of coun-
terfeiters, who in an ecstasy Of frank
contempt for the government, printed
across the face Of their notes:
"Ours are just as good as yours"
AS an example of Slavic humor, It
must be admitted that this has it's
merits. And as things are turning out,
the words Of the counterfeiters were
apparently as true as they were anus
ing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-24
"As Good as YoursM

Recently there arrived at one of u
Atlantic ports an American who re-
Gently managed to get out Of Russia.
He tells an amusing story illustrative
of the chaos and the lack of respect
for government which recently have
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
HEAD AND Dr. 4! IT HOUSES
Thought Machine chould BE kept Well
Oiled and in Coco Condition for
Duty It Must Perform.

Every boy has a head topslde his
neck. This head was not put there
by accident, nor as ornamental bricA
a-brac says The American Boy. Of
course, the head, being equipped with
u face, is useful as means of identi-
dlcation, but if that was all it was
good for what would be the use of
identifying you? Nobody would care
a rap whether you were Pete or Jim
or the kid that lives over the bakery.
The real purpose Of the head is to
be n packing case for the brain, and
the brain is q machine for the manu-
facture of thoughts. So you want to
learn how to run it and how to keep
IL clean and well oiled. You want to
learn how to use 1t, no matter what
comes up--in an emergency just as
well as in a contest TO guess how many
beans there are in a jar. There's a
heap Of difference between thinking
and the sort of product a lot of folks
brains turn out One brain that can
think is worth a hundred arms strong
enough 10 lift u helfcr That's why a
general is more valuable than a great
many thousands of soldiers, each one
of whom could probably lick him beauy
tifully in a fist fight. It's because he
can think.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Now = <. 2.

A young aviator at one of the ayia-
ton fields, wrote his mother q letter
recently, and among Other things he
said that he had "gOt to be q X. 2"
On receipt Of the letter the good moth
err with love in her heart for her boy,
FASTENED to a jewelry store and in
formed the ieweler that she wished TO
buy X. Of 2. ring for her son, saying
that she had received Il letter from
him stating that he had become q X.
p. A ring was selected, paid for and
prepared for mailing. In due time the
ok. ?. aviator" received the package
containing the ring and a letter from
his mother, in which she commended
him on the step he ! I'd taken and that
she was sending him this ring to show
her appreciation.
The young man at once saw that
his mother was laboring under a mis-
take, as he was not a member Of the
knights of Pythias, as she supposed,
but instead he was kitchen police at
the aviation grounds. He at once
wrote his mother, explaining the
meaning of his letter, and kept the
matter a secret for some time, but it
was too good, and he told the story
to a party OF people who were visit
ing at the field.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Way They Have in the Army.

You begin TO learn that the army
has ways of its own, and that its ways
are not civilian ways, pretty soon after
you get into it, observes a writer in
the Saturday Evening Post. Orders
that must be obeyed without question
and without delay, telling you to do
things that you have never done be-
fore, and don't know why you are do
ing now, always make a civilian gasp
D little at first. You discover that to
question and to seek to discover the
motive and ultimate aim of any order
that you do not understand is purely
Instructive. You ask yourself quite
automatically: "Why should I 90
this?" or "Shall 1 do this?" When you
have been in the army little while
you discover that the answer is Eyes"
There is no other answer, so after a
while you quit asking yourself foolish
questions. This is what may be called
''the effect of discipline" We Amer
leans are always being told that we
are the most undisciplined people on
earth; that we do as we please and
that q vigorously ordered life and dis
cipline would do us good and make
us more effective. Well. I am here to
state that the theory and belief is now
being tested out in about q million of
us, and if after the war we don't come
In out of the rain it will be because
there is nobody there to tell as to
come in.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Queen Mary,e COMPANION.

Lady Ampthill, who has been a mem
Der of the royal household for six
years, is a close friend OF the queen,
and was in attendance upon her maj
esty during the recent royal visit to
the west of England, writes a CORE
spondent. A sister OF the present
earl Of Beauchamp, her ladyship has
spent much of her married life abroad,
especially in India, where Lord Amp
thin was for a period governor Of
Madras. She proved an exceedingly
popular governors wife" and when
her husband was called upon to take
up The role Of acting viceroy she as
sisted him to fill the position with
dignity and honor.
Among her personal treasures Lady
Ampthill values none more highly than
the gold medal of The Kaisar-i-Hind,
which was awarded to her in recogni-
ton of her public services in India. In
Bedfordshire, where her beautiful
home at Milton Ernest is situated,
Lady Ampthil takes an active part In
patriotic and charitable work
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
REGISTRATION OF ALIENS
BEGINS ON MONDAY
Chief Of Police Obery al Police Head
quarters Daily.

Beginning Monday, February 4, all
male natives, citizens. denizens or sub
jects OF the German Empire or the I'M
perial German Government, of the age
of IA, not naturalized as American
citizens. must appear at Police Head
quarters before Chief of Police G. H.
Obery and register between the hours
of 6 A. NJ. and P NJ before Febru-
airy g. There is no cost attached TO
the registration OF aliens except the
photographs which they must furnish
at their own expense.
CHIEF Obery win take the finger
prints of each registrant, much after
the manner of the Bertillon system.
The Chief has provided himself with
a glass covered with printers ink.
On this the aliens viii place the thumb
and fingers Of both hands, and trans
fer the linked fingers 10 a sheet of
white paper. These prints viii be duly
labeled with each mans name and
kept for reference
The finger prints of no two persons
are alike, and this method is a cor
rect source OF Identification.
After registering no alien is per-
mitted TO change his place of abode
without notifying the Chief of Police
Full instructions are published on
the. second page OF this paper.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Oil From Melon Seeds.

A genuine American invention orig
mated at Rocky Ford, where a melon
grower named Burrill, with the fac
ulty Of inductive reasoning, found out
that a clear, rich Oil can be expressed
from the seeds Of cantaloupes, notes
the Chicago Tribune. He submitted
samples to government chemists at
Washington, who notified him that
their tests indicated a new table oil Of
the same texture and color as olive oil,
one which needed no refining process.
There is wide significance in this dis
covery, which indicates melons. squash
and pumpkin seeds, as perhaps those
of citrus fruit as well, as q prolific
source Of oil supply.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
HENRY FOURTH OF GERMANY
Kings Troubles In Helping to Rule the
World Included Much Suffering
and Humiliation.

OF all the wrangling monarchs who
had part in running the world during
the infancy of government none was
more picturesque than Henry " OF
Germany. And he suffered perhaps
the greatest humiliation that ever was
visited upon a king, writes historian.
Gregory VII became pope in the sew
enth decade of the eleventh century.
The election did not please Henry IN
the least. Under the pilfered title OF
Roman king he claimed share in pa
pal affairs and did not propose TO be
treated lightly. But Gregory persuad-
ed him TO confirm his elevation. Then
dissension broke ont between the two,
ana Henry's partiSans unseated the
pope, who retired TO Canossa, in the
Apennines.
Gregory retaliated on Henry by
welding that most powerful weapon
of the church-excOmmu This
casting ou~of the faith was the most
feared of all fates III ancient days, and
even Henry's close advisers fell away
from him. The king faced the storm
bravely enough, but things went
against him and he decided to pro-
pitiate Gregory. So, in the midst OF
winter he crossed the Alps, truly pro-
digious undertaking in those times, and
presented himself before the castle
where Gregory was staying. asking au-
dience. At first Gregory refused, but
then consented on condition that Hen
ry dismiss all his attendants and enter
alone. The German complied and
quilted his suite to so inside the walls.
Further on he came TO second gate,
where he was told that the pope had
ordered him Invested of all his regal
ornaments and clothing before proceed
ing. Henry reluctantly consented, and
received in exchange coarse WOODEN
tunic. Wearing this he passed through
the gate, thinking his troubles over.
But there remained q last gate ana
final trial. For three days and nights
he was kept standing outside the gate
in severe weather, fasting from morn-
ing until night. At the end Of that
time Gregory finally had the king
ushered before him and agreed to lift
the ban if Henry would consent to
truce between them, made distinctly
on the pope's terms. To this Henry
agreed and was restored to the church.
He LEFT soon after, nursing his hatFed
for Gregory and determined to sQ0a e
accounts. This led to the pope noni-
mating another prince for Henry S
throne and to endless warfare. The
king was communicated q second
time and continued under the ban most
of his troublous life. There have been
few instances Of a monarch undergo
ing any such humiliation as that he eX-
perienced, standing outside the pope's
door for three days in freezing weather.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
SALVAGE SHIPS WITH FLOATS.
Surface by New collapsibe De-
vice Recently Invented.

A novel method of salvaglng sunken
ships has been devised by DR.. Sylvio
Pellico Portella, of Rio de Janeiro,
says the Popular Science Monthly.
The invention consists of specially
quilt tender which carries cOllapsible
Hoats made of waterproof material.
The floats occupy very little space I'M
Ill they are put into use and inflated.
They are constructed in such a man.
ner that they will assume a number
Df different shapes when they are in
tiated.
Taken down to the wreck by divers,
they are attached to the vessel both
inside and outside and are connected
with the tender by lines of hose. When
In place they are inflated by air pres
sure from the tender. AS they swell,
they dispIace the water from within
as well as from without, and their
buoyancy causes the wreck to float up
ward to the surface.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
BAD GAS CONDITIONS
A CASE OF PUT UP OR SHUT UP
Mayor Strange Confers With Publ
Service Commission on Gas Cues
tion-No Relief in Sight,

Mayor Strange visited Baltimore
yesterday for the purpose of bringing
the matter of the poor gas furnished
this city and the unwholesome odor
before the Public Service Commission,
The outlook is anything but encour-
aging This is the third conference
the Mayor has had with the Commits
sion Engineer and Chemist Phelps
for the Public Service Commission
says nothing can be done The gas
companies all over the State are get
ting the quality OF coal sent them by
National Fuel Administrator Gar.
field. They cannot secure the chemi-
Gals required to purify the coal, hence
the odor 1t is a case of shutting
down the gas plants altogether, or
taking the poor quality of coal sent
them. In other words, it is Il case of
Put Up or Shut Up Baltimore gas is
far worse. if anything. than that of
Annapolis, and some gas and water
plants in the State have been obliged
to close down on account of no coal.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Violin Has Cylindrical Body.

An entire departure from the con-
ventional lines of violin construction
has been made in an instrument for
which patents have recently been
granted to an Illinois inventor, Rob
ert l.. Yeakey. The body of the Vio-
lin is cylindrical in form. However
the sound post and bass-bar in q mcts-
fled form are necessarily retained.
The instrument is provided with a CHA
rest, so shaped as to be extended late
orally while in use and of folding
against the instrument when not in
use.
The appearance OF the violin is most
extraordinary, but II is said that the
quality and volume of tone is the
equal of that found in handmade vio-
Inns of conventional construction. The
peculiar form involves q simplification
In the mode of manufacture and adj
mits of instruments being made al
most wholly by machinery, while still
possessing excellent tone quality.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
Advertised letters.

Letters advertised at Annapolis,
MD. Post Office, Jan. %, 1918. Per-
sons calling for advertised letters,
should mention that they were adver-
tised and give date Of advertisement
in the CAPITAL, jan. 81.
Mems List ATmon Acheson, A. ID.
Atchison, Geo. Darlington. Frank Con-
wsy, Stanley W. Clark, ~; John
Cunningham, Henry Hilton Green,
George Ham, John D. Hansman, NJ.
w. Iugwersen, Edward Jemmil, G.
Kercher, ]. ]. Keys. James Mitchell,
Vernert Potter, Lester Ricter, Bert
Shone, Irving T. Shodd, Phillip
Thompson, Dennis Wilson.
Women's List Mrs. Eliza Harris,
Mrs. Henrietta Johnson.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
ANOTHER ELK GONE
Daniel Nj. Miller Dies at NavsI Hospital
Funeral From EIks' Home.

Daniel NJ Miller, a retired enlisted
man Of the [. S Navy, died Tuesday
Afternoon at the Naval Hospital after
lingering illness. aged e5 years.
The deceased was a native OF. Wiscon-
sin, where his only surviving rela-
tives. an aunt and two nephews. now
reside. He was boiler maker by
trade and for thirty years served in
the navy, having been retired because
Of the age limit about two years ago.
He was member of Annapolis
Lodge of Elks. and the body will lie
in state at the Elks' Home until the
funeral, which win probably be on
Saturday or Sunday, and of which due
notice viii be given in these columns
The remains VIII be inferred in Cedar
Bluff Cemetery, this city.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-31
ANNEXATION BILL
AND RACE TRACK,GAMBLING
Up This Afternoon Before the Legis-
lature.

When the Legislature met this after
noon the renewal in the House OF the
annexation fight began.
Every effort Is being made by the
Republican leaders TO get the matter
disposed Of before something else
gets I'm ahead
Chairman Connolly. OF the Judiciary
Committee Delegates Benson, Bryant
and Mcintosh Of Baltimore County,
and Ridgely p. Melvin, OF Anne Arun-
del County, are expected 10 speak
against the measure.
While the House is wrestling with
annexation. the Senate Committee on
Judicial Proceedings Will have hear
inc on the anti-racetrack betting bill
that Is expected 10 take up the greater
part OF tomorrow afternoon This bill
Is being backed by Or. Howard A.
Kelly and John Black, President of the
Maryland State Grange, and various
other representatives Of the reform
element in the State.