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The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-22
FARMERS "C|vE A
 BUSHEL" WAR FUND
c,,uratheticalIy Allied With ' Every Other Campaign or Or gani2ation Designed to Win the War.

The purposes-This is a farmers
 .,orent to raise funds to help
 ornded American and allied soldiers, .,;lors and their families during and .f4.r the war and to help returning .,l;ors and sailors re-establish them .olyos satisfactorily in civil life; to ;rdnce our civilian population to back m the men in the trenches by putting Tho same quality of self-sacrifice and ,o+r;otsim into their work at home that tbc soldiers are putting into their scbtino abroad: to make America, when she welcomes home her return inc sons. as worthy of love as are those battle-scarred heroes who are daring all in her defense; to help the soldier make the world safe for democraev' and to help the civilian make democracy safe for the world"
 This movement is to continue dur ing the war and for as much as five years thereafter. Every farmer is to he solicited to Give-a- Bushel at har- vest time of the most abundant crop in his county, or the value thereof. For the most abundant crop there IS always ready local market. The gift bushels are to be sold under the direction of the organization in the county, parish or community where donated. The funds collected will be deposited in local banks to be selected by the managing director, to be for warded by them to the state treasurer.
 The school directors and such other persons as the county chairman shall select shall solicit every man, woman and child in their district to give bushel or the value thereof, and thereby become a member of the Farmers Giye-a-Bushel War Fund The quota expected from each school district is to be the amount of bushels that equal three times the voting population of the district.
 
 The state director shall call meet ngs of the school directors, to meet at their respective court houses, to start this work, and from time to tune meetings shall be called by the state director or the county chairman, as may be found necessary.
 The gift bushels shall be sold in the county in which they originate, there lore the organization will have no storage or transportation troubles.
 All pledges must be redeemed not ia'er than December 1st. It shall be he duty of the school directors to
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-22
CONVERT CAPTURED
 SHIP INTO RAIDER
Is Latest Exploit of German
 Submarines on Grand Banks Officials Believe Germans Can not Long Continue Operations

Washington, Aug. 21-Navy De- partment officials tonight confidently awaited a wireless dispatch telling of the capture or destruction of the trawler Triumph, which was seized by German submarine yesterday, a German crew put aboard, the vessel armed and started on a raiding eXpe- dition against the defenseless fleet of fishing smacks operating on the , Grand Banks. Every precaution has been taken, it was said, to prevent the raider slipping through the line stretched around the fishing region
 The department, through Admiral Benson, acting secretary, requested newspapers to make no mention of the type of craft being employed in the hunt It was said, however, that these are numerous and swift enough to make the capture of the Triumph certain, unless the enemy crew de- stroys the ship CT attempts to engage one of the pursuers in unequal com bat.
 Some officials believe that a ren- dezvous with the submarine had been arranged by the crew of the Triumph, after which the Triumph would be sunk so that the patrol fotillas would find it neceSsary to continue their hunt for several days. This would re- suit, the German officers might hope, in large force being held along the Grand Banks, lessening the strength of the coast guard at other points. However, adequate forces are now in { service at every vital point to pro- i tect all ships.
 The only dispatch received by the department today concerning the new est maneuver of the German subma- rines off the American coast was brief message from the commander of the first naval district at Boston, confirming the landing of the captain and crew of the Triumph and repeat ing the story told by the sailors. Six hours earlier this information was given to the Navy Department through press dispatches and was 1 flashed by naval wireless to officers in command of patrol forces in the vicinity.
 "The department has taken steps to protect fishing on the Grand Banks and to counteract the effects of this raid" Admiral Benson said He eX- pressed the opinion that it would be impossible for the Germans in the limited time at their disposal to equip the Triumph properly as raider: Such a task, he said, would occupy the New York navy yard nearly week. With crew of IT men, how ever, armed with revolvers and a ma chine gun, the Triumph would be able to capture and destroy small craft.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-22
DELEGATE McRAE OPPOSES
 BANK GUARANTEE PROPOSAL

Delegate R. s. Wanock of Colum- bia, made an intellectual attempt to secure the adoption of a provision that would enable the legislature to pass bank guarantee, but it re- ceived only 14 affirmative votes. It was opposed by Delegate T. C. Me Rae, president of the Bank of Pres colt.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-22
WILL COMPLETE
 ITS WORK THIS WEEK

Little Rock, Aug. 22.-The consti- tutional convention will complete its work, with the exception of the report of the phraseology, this week. But whether it will adjourn sine die, or take a long or short recess to pass
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-22

The best remembrance in the world "a picture made with the ReXo Cam era. Buchanan Drug Store will de- monstrate it. 2ld3
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Goetze-Beer

Miss Jessie Beer and Oscar Goethe,
both of Redwood Falls, were married
at Lake Vermillion Thursday, June
20, according to the announcement
made to their friends here late last
week. In company with Miss Beers
father, Chas. Beer, they left week
ago for a supposed fishing trip on
Lake Vermillion, making short Wis
it first with Mr.. Goetze's parents at
Carver, Mimi, and going from there
to the Twin Cities. Whether the
combining of a fishing trip and a
honeymoon was prearra1ged, most of
their close friends are unable to say.
There must have been re-arrange-
ment of plans, however, or very
great forgetfulness on the groom's
part as there was hurried telephone
call for the marriage license after
they reached Minneapolis. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Goethe have many friends
in this city and vicinity who will ex-
tend them best wishes-a1d be very
ready to extend hearty welcome
upon their return here. They viii
make their home in Redwood Falls,
Mr.. Goethe being one Of the sales
men of the Hubbard-Davis store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Pleads Guilty
to Sedi6On
JOS. SALFER ADMITS STATE
MENT AGAINST GOVERN
MENT TO JUDGE OLSEN

Jos. Salfer of New Avon township
has been charged with uttering Sc
ditious statements, such as would
hinder the progress of the war
toward victory for the allied nations
and pleaded guilty to the following
particular statement which he is
charged with having made June II
in the presence of loyal American
citizens. eve have no business on
the ocean. We can never win the
war Germany will win the war.
This is a war for us poor-they
might as we'll tax our property as to
ss bonds, because the bonds will
never be paid anyway"
Accompanied by Sheriff Hassen-
stab, Clerk of Court Weldon, County
Attorney Emerson and Attorney A.
j. PraXel, who represents him, Mr..
Safer went to New Ulm Tuesday to
appear before Judge Olsen and plead
guilty 20 the charge. What the sen
tence imposed was is not known at
the time of going to press. The pre-
scribed punishment is fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or a
county Jail sentence of not less than
three months nor more than one
year, or both. Mr.. Salfer's son will
leave Thursday with the drafted
men of Redwood county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Drafted Boys
Leave for Grant
LARGEST NUMBER GOING AT
ONE TIME ENTRAIN THURS
DAY MORNING FOR ILL.

Redwood Cou1ty's next contingent
of drafted men, one hundred three of
them, leave Thursday morning, June
27, at HAS for Camp Grant, ILL.,,
where they will start their training
for the service. This is the largest
single group of drafted men to leave
the County since the declaration of
war. -.
The men will report for the roll
call at eight o'clock Thursday morn
ing AMI Sheriff Hassenstab has prom
Used the entertainment committee he
will be through with the routine
work of eatrainment by nine o'clock.
Al this time the boys will go to the
armory where short program will
be given and a reception held. The
program which is in charge of a
committee of which DR.. E. C. Horn
is the chairman, is still in the maxi
ing and cannot be definitely an
nounced. Following the program din
ner will be served to the boys il the
dining hall of the Methodist church
the ladies of the Methodist and the
Christian churches uniting in the
service. The men will then be taken
by car to North Redwood where they
will entrain. A special train run
hing from Madison to Minneapolis
will be used all leaves North Red
wood a! 11:45. What the plans are
for the boys after they reach the
Twin Cities the Gazette has not
learned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Important Meeting

The annual meeting of the branch
es of the Red Cross Chapter of Red
wood County will be held Friday ev-
ening, June %, at such places as the
chairman of each branch may name.
Election of directors will take place,
reports Of the years work will be
made, and any other business that
may properly come before such a
meeting will be transacted.
All Members of Each Branch are
requested to be presen. at the meet
ing of their respective branch.
Margare. Little,
County Chairman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Chautauqua Opens
Friday, June %
REDWOOD FALLS TO HAVE
GOOD SEASON OF LECTURES
AND ENTERTAINER

Redwood Falls annual Chautauqua
season opens next Friday afternoon,
june -28, at the big Chautauqua tent
in the sschool-house grounds. The sale
of tickets began last week and is
progressing nicely under the 5direc-
ton Of D. L. Crimmins, the local
manager. 80
The. afternoon of the opening day
the Varollo-G Gross company Of musi-
clans opening the program, followed
by a reader. Strickland Gillian will
give the main part of the first ev-
eni1gs program.
Sunday, June 80, the afternoon
program will be lecture by Marie
Van Gastel, the Belgian Red Gross
nurse who was captured by the Ger
mans in the first year, of the war and
who has a multitude of wonderful ex-
periences to relate. The window
cards state Miss Van Gastel will give
the evening lecture. This has been
changed however, AID Miss Van Gas
tel will appear at the afternoon pro-
gram as stated in the regular print
ed programs. Lorenzo Zwickey will
give the evening lecture for Sunday
evening and both programs for this
day will be preluded by Dorothy Hal
stead, who is reported by those who
heard her to be delightfully."- enter
tanning.
Mr.. Crimmins, as manager, makes
the following announcement which is
important to all holders of season
tickets:
Cali those holding season Chautau-
qua tickets will call at the New State
Bank, pay the war tax on these tick
cts and have the same stamped on
the ticket. We do this to avoid rush
and confusion at the grounds"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Now is Time to
Fight Quackgrass
BOSS ADVISES FARM
Err TO WAGE WAR ON
COMMON ENEMY

Many farms in the northwest are
becoming badly infested with quack
grass. The weed interferes serious
~ with the growth of crops. Erad-
ication of the pest is not a hopeless
task.
The following methods are ad-
vised:
l. Cut The quack grass for hay as
soon as it is nicely headed out, which
will be June Is to 20 in most cases.
deeply by July l. Be careful to turn
under all parts of the plants. Then
bare fallow through the rest of the
season, using the disk harrow as oft
en- as may be necessary to keep ev-
cry leaf beneath the surface. This
may be twice a week during the
early part Of the summer and only
once il two weeks during the latter
part. Success depends on the thor
oughness of this operation.
2. Cut for hay as directed above
but pillow Immediately, disk thor
oughly and sow to common or Ger
man millet, using three-fourths of q
bushel of seed per acre. 1t is i'm
portan.. that an even and thick stand
be secured in order to choke the
quack grass. Cut the milIet for hay
just after it is headed out.
3. Cut for hay and prepare The
land as above but sow it to buck
wheat, using a bushel and a half OF
seed to the acre. Plow the buck
wheat under as green manure crop
any time during the month of Sep,
TENDER, or cut for seed if gooo
crop natures.
A. Plow the quack grass unde,
June 10 and Is, blowing as deeply
as the power will permit. Make sure
that all of the quack grass roots are
covered deeply. Disk the land down
well and plant to fodder corn, using
half bushel to three-fourths of i
bushel per acre. Sow in rows forty
two inches apart, cultivate frequent
ly until the corn is high enough to
shade the grounl. Put the land back
into fodder corn the second year if
the eradication is not complete.-A1-
drew Boss, Minnesota experiment
station.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Reception Given

Captain T. E. Finn and Captain
w. B. Clement were the guests of
honor at an informal reception ana
smoker given in the Commercial club
rooms Friday evening of last week.
All the members of the club We're
hosts and several men outside the
city were the guests of the occasion.
Among the guests were DR.. Penha1l
of Morton and DR.. Aldrich of Bel
view, both of whom have been asso.
ciated with Captain Finn in his work
as physician of Redwood Falls. R.
H. Towne, superintendent of Win
throp schools, was also among the
guests. F. R. Lohdell, president Of
the Commercial club, acted as toast
master for the short talks given by
A. D. Stewart, DIR. Penhall, F. H.
Hasserstab, Major Powell and T.
Clague. Both Captain Finn and
Captain Clement also gave short
talks. FIappe was served by the
committee and cigars formed an i'm
portant part of the evenings enjoy
me1t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Johns-Palmer

Miss Grace Johns and Arthur G..
Palmer of Sheridan township were
united il marriage at the home Of
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Johns, Saturday evening, June
%, at eight o'clock. Rev. LEM of
the German Lutheran church read
the service, and little Frances Nor
timor acted as ring bearer. After
congratulations were received and a
short reception held, supper was
served and the remainder of the ev-
ening spent socially. Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer are both we'll known II this
vicinity. Mrs. Palmer was born in
Illinois but has been a resident of
Redwood county for the past eight
years, and Mr.. Palmer, who is a ma
tive of Iowa has lived in this vicinity
for the past two years. Both are
worthy young people and are being
congratulated by their many friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
"Going Over
Sings Company |
MEN OF 1876 DIVISIONS NOW ON
WAY TO BERLIN VIA
FRANCE; GLAD TO co
SOME LEFT BEHIND
OFFICERS AND NON-COMS
HARD AT WORK TRAINING
MEN FOR SERVICE
Camp Cody, N. N.

THEY have gone. Individually
just who THEY are l cannot state.
l can best refer you 20 the state
ments made in the Twin City Papers
recently about this camp and it's
men. THEY include many Redwood
boys, but not all, for some were Sc
lected to remain. Whittier THEY
were bound when they left this place
of sand and sun, cannot say; they
may have gone to Russia, France,
Patagonia or The Fiji Islands. Nor
may 1 say either of the day when
they slipped quietly away in their
comfortable Pullmans-but spite all
required sile1ces there are many
things of interest incident to their
going.
Presumably the primal point of in
terest to home folks were the tele-
grams that streamed in with their
S. 0. S. calls for money; and evil
IDENTIFY some folks there were who
thought the boys had lost their pay
to takers and needed but a little
drag to tide over for the next few
weeks till one of our usual camp
pay-days, for some of those tele-
grams were never answered and
many of the boys left with only their
hands in their empty pockets. The
rush of returning kilograms was Of
more than passing interest 20 us
here. For many days prior to their
leaving, following the usual proceed
ure, division orders forbade any one
of them to leave camp. The local
banks most cheerfully arranged to
pay for all orders to commissioned
officers, merely on proper endorse
meat of the duplicate kilograms re-
ceived by any man. With the West
ern Union, there was much grief, for
rules and regulations of that insti-
tuition say that money shall be paid
only on personal Identification of the
party concerned. Occasionally Off
Gals of the telegraph company came
to camp to pay wha. orders they re-
ceived to the soldiers themselves
but most of US are convinced that the
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Capt. Finn Leaves

Captain T. E. Finn will leave
either the last of this week or the
last of next week for Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia, where he will join
his command. His orders called for
his leaving this week but it is posi-
BILE he will be granted a slightly
longer leave in order to settle his
business affairs. Captain Finn has
purchased the Redwood Falls hospi-
ia in which ne has owned part
interest since its foundation. While
the partnership of Pease & Finn has
been dissolved, DR.. G. R. Pease, who
has been the senior member Of the
firm, will conduct the hospital which
has been leased by company of ply
sicians. L is probable that another
house physician will be secured to
assist DR.. Pease in the actual hospi-
tai work until DR.. Finn returns
from his term of military service,
when he will assume charge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Enlist or Work"
Law Now in Effect
ALL ABLE-BODIED MEN BE-
TWEEN Is AND SO YEARS OF
AGE MUST GET BUSY

The National "Work or Fight" law
now has the approval of President
Wilson, and compels all able-bodied
men between the ages of Is and so
years to engage in a productive occu-
potion, for a specified number Of
hours each week. Minnesota has
something of a proprietary interest
in the new law, as the Enlist of
Work" movement was Instituted in
this state by Major John D. Yost,
District.
Municipalities within the state
were quick to take up the movement
and within a few weeks several cities
had ordinances spread on their books
legalizing the move. The State Pub
lie Safety Commission followed up
the movement by issuing al order
which gives the entire state a "Work
or Fight" law and makes it obliga-
tory on the part Of peace officers 20
seek out idlers. So far the following
states have enacted similar laws
Maryland, West Virginia, New York
New Jersey, Delaware, South Dakota
and Minnesota, and legislation of a
like nature is pending in at least a
dozen other states.
The working out of the law will
mean the subordination OF all indus
try 20 war work and the building up
of the United States armies. Thous-
a1ds of industrial plants in The
country engaged on government con-
tracts and war activities are in-reee
of men, both skilled and unskilled
The Regular Army can absorb add
tional thousands and can train them
into fighting men in far s!,crier time
than men can betrained at National
Army environments. The plan is C
take from 80 to SO per cent of a reg
ime1t in raw recruits and train the
men alongside of experienced sol
diers. Such recruits are ready for
overseas service in two or .hree
months.
All branches of Army service are
open at the present time, and excel
lent opportunities are afforded mel
to advance. Mechanics and skilled
workmen are in great demand. Re
CARELESS of mans occupation he
can find the same line of work in
one or another branch of the service
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
A Correction

A. o. Schmidt, candidate for coul-
ty auditor of Renville county, last
week took exception to the statement
of the Gazette that he was the
"league candidate" Mr.. Schmidt
says he has the endorsement of the
Farmers League" of Renville coun-
tv but not of the nonpartisa1 league
since that organization endorses no
candidates for any office other than
the state offices. However, Mr..
Schmidt admitted, with apparent re-
luctance. when questioned by the Ga
zette editor, that he was member
Of the nonpartisan league, his adj
mission stating, "Well, they have my
sixteen dollars" He also stated that
he had taken part in the parades and
meetings held under the auspices of
The nSnpartisan league. To the Ga
zette it seems that Mr.. Schmidt asks
for a correction on a mere technical
ity and that his attitude in denying
the nonpartisan endorsements might
be Interpreted in several ways. But
as the Gazette means always to be
fair we are glad to make it at his
request.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-26
Mrs. Martha Hammer

Mrs. Martha Hammer, wife of F.
F. Hammer, died at the Redwood
Falls hospital June 21. The funeral
services were held at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Keefe, and
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon, June %. Interment was
made in the Redwood Falls cemetery.
Mrs. Hammer was ill for several
months before her death, coming to
Redwood Falls il order to take treat
ment from her old family physician,
DR.. G.. R. Pease. It was hoped that
she would become sufficiently strong
to permit of an operation for gall
stones from which she suffered. How
ever, she did not recover her strength
and no operation was performed,
Drs. Pease and Finn and DR.. Rog-
ers, socialist from Minneapolis,
whom they called in consultation, de-
Gliding that she was not well enough
to undergo The strain. Shortly be-
fore coming from her home at Mound
to Redwood Falls Mrs. Hammer had
several teeth extracted while under
going treatment at a Minneapolis
hospital and this is thought to have
seriously handicapped the regaini1g
of her strength. While the members
of her family knew she was very
i'll they did not consider her serious
ly so and her death came as a great
shock to them.
Mrs. Hammer, formerly Miss Mar
tina Simcox, was born at Westboro,
Ohio, in 1853, and lived there until
and for some time after her mar
riage with F. F. Hammer. To them
were born three children, two of
whom, Mrs. Keefe and Leo Hammer
of Redwood Falls, with their father,
survive the death of the mother Mr..
and Mrs. Hammer have long been
residents of this vicinity, living at
Redwood Falls and North Redwood
from 1886 until a few years ago,
when they moved to Canada. They
returned from there short time ago
and since then have been engaged in
the mercantile business at Mound on
Lake Minneto1ka.
Mrs. Hammer has always been of
the greatest assistance to her hus-
band, taking very active part II
all his business enterprises. She has
many warm friends in this vicinity,
friend she well merited by her kind
ly, helpful life and her interest in
all movements of charity. She was a
member of the Presbyterian church
Of Redwood Falls and during her
residence here was very active and
efficient member. Her death is re-
GREETED by many people, to whom she
was a friend in the best meaning of
the word, and her passing away
causes a very great loss to the hus-
band all the children to whom she
meant so much.
Rev. B. P. Holt read the burial
service, giving short and appropri-
ate talk. A quartet composed of
Miss Amy Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs: H.
w. Ward and w. M. Smith sang sew
erai of Mrs. Hammers favorite
hymns, Mrs. J. P. Cooper accompany
ing them. The pallbearers were F.
Clague, w. March, B. Kuenzli, Fl. A.
Baldwin, A. S. Ke1ney and w.
Thomas. The many friends Of Mrs.
Thomas and of the bereaved family
showed their sympathy by sending
many and very beautiful flowers.
L. SimcOx Of Bethel, Ohio, and Mrs.
Hams of Manchester, Ohio, were
present at the funeral of their sister.