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The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

The parcels Post department has
recently made ruling concerning
the sending of packages to men in
the American Expeditionary Forces
which must be carefully needed by
those wish to send parcels across
the. seas. In the first place a sol
dier boy must write request, which
shall be signed by his commanding
officer. This request will be sent to
the home folks of the soldier boy
who will take it to the postoffice
when mailing the package. The post
matter will include it in the pack
age. While this may seem to in
flict a hardship on those who are de-
sirous of sending articles to the boys
abroad. it was made necessary by
the bad judgment shown in the choice
of the articles selected for shipment
of them being utterly use
less to the boys and many of them
of such nature that they would
not stand shipment. Room on board
ship is too precious to be filled up
with such parcels, hence the depart
ment was driven to take the steps
as shown in the order.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Redwood County
Red Cross Notes
BRANCHES Do GOOD REFUGEE
WORK; SANBORN QUILT
BRINGS BIG MONEY

The following account of the sue
cess of Red Cross quilt is taken
from the Sanborn Sentinel:
The net proceeds of the dance Civ
en- for the benefit of the Red Cross
at the Opera House last Monday
evening, amounted to $50 after pay
ing expenses. There was a good at
tendance and everyone present en-
joyed themselves to the limit. The
Red Cross quilt, which had been in
the making for some time past by a
number of patriotic women, was sold
and brought $3.50 to the Red Cross
Monday, and the guilt remains in
the hands of the Red Cross. This
makes total of 1851 received from
the quilt. There are LOG small
squares with the name of each pur-
chaser embroidered on it which sold
for 81 each. The large center square
sold for $25 to Gertrude Peake. On
Monday evening the quilt was first
sold at auction by J. ]. Klein, when
it brought $3.50 from a committee
Of six citizens through the bid Of ].
H. Posi-. The quilt was given back
to the Red Cross. 1t was then
ratified through loo tickets at $1.OO
each. P. j. Pint had written his
check for $3.50 to be given to the
winner of the lucky number, provid-
ing half of the amount would be
given to the Red Gross. Richard FLAG
held the lucky number, but through
his patriotism, refused to take either
the quilt or the money, and there
upon Mr.. Pint ordered the $3.50 to
be paid to the Red Cross, with the
request that they also keep the quilt
to be sold again at some future
date"
Report of Garment Drive made
March 18 to 25, by A. r. C. for Com
mi cinra for Roliaf Il, Rolcei,,x,a
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Citys Quota 81 AGO. Call On Bankers This Week And Buy
Your Share; Allotment Lists In Hands Of Bankers
and Committee Members
Allotment Plan Finds Universal Favor; Chairman Cooper
Confident County and City Will Both Go Over
Big" Altogether Now

ALLOTMENTS AND THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
GREATLY FASTENED IF IND[-
VIDUALS WILL CALL AT THE
BANKS AND BUY THE BONDS
BEFORE THE DRIVE BEGINS.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
ALSO HAVE THE ALLOTMENT
LISTS AND WILL BE ABLE TO
GIVE THIS INFORMATION. DON'T
WAIT TO BE SOLICITED-SELL
YOURSELF YOUR OWN ALLOT-
MENT AND THEN THE COMMIT
TEE WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO
SELL YOUR NEIGHBOR HIS!
Bond Facts.
The following statements which
are official, give all the necessary
information concerning the bonds
which are to be sold in the third
sale. The Redwood County bankers
will be able to give all other infor-
nation which may be desired.
Third Liberty Loan Bonds will
bear date of May 9th, 1918 and ma
ture in 1928.
Interest-4A%o per annum, pay
able September 18th and March 18th.
Payment Dates-All cash by May
4th, or $50 by May 4th; 20Ro by
May 2Sth; $3.50 by July 18th; 409o
by August 18th.
Denominations-$5O, $1OO, $500,
1000, $4,000 and $4,000, either cou-
pom or registered.
Convertibility-4A% Bonds will
not be convertible into subsequent
issues.
First and Second Liberty Loan
Bonds are convertible into Az 90
bonds Of the Third issue.
All banks have circulars with COM
plete details.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
''0verbuy Loan
Says Pershing
PERSHING CABLES MESSAGE TO
AMERICA; "ONE EFFECTIVE
WAY" SAYS LANE

can overwhelming subscription to
rhe third Liberty Loan will be a pa
triotic expression of the ability of
our nation to maintain all we hold
dear in civilization"
This message was received by cable
from. General Pershing, commanding
the American expeditionary forces,
as an appeal to the people of this
country to spur on the third Liberty
Loan campaign.
At Washington, Secretary Lane is
sued a statement in behalf of the
loan, which might be taken as an
answer to General Pershing's cabled
plea for an overwhelming subscrip-
ton.
s'The year of the war;" he said,
"has crystallized the spirit of our peo-
pie. We know why We are fighting
and to what end. From a standing
start, we have, in one year, made
progress at which we should not be
discouraged.
"The principles and habits of life
of democracy do not lend them
selves to advance preparations to
withstanding military onslaughts of
an autocracy that has had but one
supreme end in view for nearly half
a century-the subjugation of man.
kind. However, we have done well;
we are now getting into our stride
and can reasonably hope to do still
better in the future.
"The purchase of Liberty bonds is
the one effective way in which most
of us can fight"
Secretary McAdoo started Tuesday
on his four weeks swing around the
country in behalf of the loan.
BUY BONDS
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Benefit Social

The Pythian Sisters will give an
other of their popular benefit socials
at the Pythian hall Friday evening,
April II, continuing the series of
benefit evenings which the order has
given recently. There will be the
usual good dance music, card play
ing will be arranged for and re-
freshments will be served. The So
cial is given on Friday evening in
order that the students may attend
without interference with their school
duties and all teachers and students
are cordially invited to attend. The
ladies who have the social in charge
are Mrs. A. D. McRae. Mrs. Schilt,
Mrs. Vihstadt, Mrs. Whyte, Mrs. Gold
and Mrs. Tenney. The public is in
vited to attend. There will be a
small charge for admission and the
luncheon.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Plan to Raise Funds

The Ways and Means Committee
of the Redwood Falls Red Cross
branch is again facing the problem
of how to raise money with which
to keep the branch's needs supplied.
Believing that everyone is ready to
assist in this work to the utmost Of
his individual ability, the committee
is asking citizens of Redwood Falls,
and especially the members Of the
Red Cross, to subscribe certain
amount which each will pay month
ly, the amount to be collected the
first of each month. The expense of
the branch is heavy, but if each will
bear his share of it the work can be
carried on to much better advantage
than where the workers are depend
ent upon the uncertain raising of
money by other methods. More COM
plete information will be given with
in short time and the committee
asks the earnest and careful consid-
Grafton of the plan.
COMMITTEE.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Camp Cody Boys
Hear RunnOr Too
CAMP SETTLES BACK TO HARD
WORK AFTER HEARING
WAR is ENDED
Camp Cody, New Mexico.
rrs1 o 1910
-.


April 3, 1918.
About ten days ago Camp Cody
believed for about two days that the
end of the war. was close at hand.
A special telegram turned the trick,
a telegram that came from whom or
whence as an official or semi-official
report for copies of it filtered down
thru the headquarters Of every out
fit in camp and were read to the men.
Now that other parts of the coun-
try were jolted by some similar wired
news we can contribute our share
to the gossip. The big scoop ar
rived here about 800 o'clock one
sunny afternoon, preceded by an ad-
vance warning of the capture of a
something like $4,000 of the bar
barians. This was but a driblet to
the red-headliner telegram which fol-
lowed later. This time it was 800,-
600 Huns captured and killed, in
cluding the capture of the Crown
Prince of Bavaria. The details fol-
lowed to state the number of casual
ties by gas, the number caught by
mine explosions, the number killed
IN the trenches, the number captured
OH WHICH, HlduG tu0 grand total
of 100000. 1t is needless to describe
the elation of the men in camp. Tt
was one wild cheer as if the entire
division had arrived at its zero hour
to ego over the top" And the cheers
quickly subsided and men clicked and
clacked back and forth to patch up
the meagre telegraphic details with
speculated accounts as to how the
great debacle had occurred. Conir-
nation of the wire was awaited with
keen eagerness. The news boys next
morning couldn't shoot their papers
at waiting men fast enough. But
there was no confirmation; perhaps
the later editions would tell the
story. 1t was merely perhaps. When
the afternoon papers were issued
and still no assurance, hope was not
yet killed, for someone started the
story that the Western Union Offices
and local associated press represen-
tatives would issue confirming bull
letins the next morning Came the
next morning, but no bulletin and
the camp turned skeptic Someone
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
New Draft Call

A new call for 3,513 drafted men
from Minnesota to entrain for Camp
Dodge during the five day period be-
ginning April 26, has been received
by Adjutdnt General w. F. Rhinow
from Provost Marshal General E. H.
Crowder.
The men will be drawn from draft
Class 1 in the sequence of order num-
bers, subject only to exceptions of
those engaged in crop production, as
directed by an earlier order.
Only white men and men physical
ly qualified for regular military SER
vice will be inducted under the call.
Iowa's assessment is 3,413; North
Dakota's, 1850; South Dakota, 72O;
Wisconsin, 3,736.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Not Mayor
! But Constable
MISPLACED STICKERS THRUST
4 {UNDESIRED OFFICE ON A. w.
MUELLER OF NEW ULM

Some men acquire Office, some
trive for it, and others have public
'ust thrust upon them.
Alfred w. Mueller, New Ulm, a
ember of the first class, is about
qualify for the other two.
When DR.. L. A. Fritsche was per-
AIDED to withdraw as candidate
mayor of New Ulm, Mueller was
duced to become a candidate for
at office. He already was a state
gislator from the Fourteenth dis
ct. Stickers were provided to en-
lie voters to place his name on the
lot as a mayoralty candidate.
The voters, or many Of them, got
stickers placed under the sub
ad constable" instead of that of
ayor." AS a result, Mueller was
elected mayor, but was the lead
candidate for constable.
What Mueller and his friends want
know now is whether he can be
ced to qualify for that office to
ch he most recently has been
ted. julius A. Schmahl, secre-
y of state, called on for a ruling,
passed the buck to legal lumi-
es of the state for decision.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Carnival Coming

One of the best carnivals ever
shown is coming to Redwood Falls
very soon, the date to be announced
later. 1t will be staged in the Ar
mory and will give but one perform
ance in Redwood Falls. The COM
pany is equipped with new and big
ger side-shows, an astonishing num-
Der of wild animals and complete
line of free attractions. One of the
biggest features is the mammoth
free street parade at noon. Watch
the papers for the date announce
ment and more particulars of the
big show.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Must Carry Cards,

The Department of Justice an
nounces that all men within the
draft age must carry registration
cards always On their person. Sec
ton 6, of the Selective Draft Regu-
lations, makes it misdemeanor pun
nishable by not more than one year
in prison and the loss of other valu-
able privileges for failure to carry
this registration card always on their
person, and produce it at the demand
of any officer.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Margaret Little,
County Chairman.

Margaret Little,
County Chairman.
Lambert0n Shipment March 80.
26 Pajama suits; so bed shirts;
12O towels; 20 table napkins; 10
wash rags; 35 scultetus bandages;
So sweaters; 21 pair of socks; pair
wristlets.
Junior Red Cross work: Layettes;
40 knit wash rags; Is bright col
ored bags; 10 waists and bloomers;
10 outing petticoats; Is ambulance
pillows; 2 knit afghans; 5000 gun
wipes.
Mrs. A. Ell. Emerson,
Chm, Lamberton Branch.
BUY BONDS
,Chas. Terhell Of Vesta, transacted
business at Redwood Falls Saturday.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
buy BONDS.

Christ Nielsen, the contractor on
Ditch AZ, has brought his outfit here
from Sleepy Eye and is making prep
arations to start the work on the
ditch. This is better known as the
Wiggin's ditch.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
BUY RONL

NM marriage license has been grant
o Cornelius Vosqiulen and Tena
and.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

BUY BONDS
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

BUY BOZ
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Parcels Post Order

BUY BONDS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
YANKS IN BATTLE
ON THE PAVE
$4,000 .Austrians Taken and
Many Guns Captured.
AUSTRIANS FIGHTING HARD
Battle Extended Toward The Sea-
British In This Field Cross
Monticano River In
Several Places.

! Washington, ~Thirty-three thousand
Austrian troops, hundreds of guns ana
innumerable machine guns have been
captured by Italian and Allied forces
on the Italian front, said an official
dispatch from Rome. The Three Hun.
dred and Thirty-second American In.
fantry Regiment has gone into action
and the fighting now extends practic.
ally all along the course of the Piavc
river.
The Austrians are resisting stub.
bornly, throwing in many new diyi-
sions, but have not been able to stop
the advancing forces. This dispatch
follows:
"Our offensive is developing farther
south and stretches practically all
along the course OF the Piave. The
Third Army is now in action success.
fully. The line between the Brenta
and the sea Is strongly held by the
greater part of thn Italian Army along.
side of which Is the Fourteenth Army
Corps of British troops and a French
division. The Three Hundred and
Thirty-second American Infantry Regi.
ment is now also in action.
"The enemy is resisting with excep.
tional stubborness and is throwing into
the fray new divisions without, how.
ever, being successful in holding back
our troops. In the Grappa region the
troops of the First Italian Army with
the support of the Twelfth Army has
been successful in beating the enemy
at Segusino and has conquered Mont.
gesen. The Eighth Army has occupied
the narrow pass of Follina and has
already reached Vittorio. The Tenth
Army, after having established solid
bridgeheads over the Monticano river,
has crossed the river and is advancing
along the road Conegliano Odrzo. The
Third Army after neutralizing the
formidable artillery fire of the enemy,
has crossed the Piave at San Dona d
Piave and east of Zenson.
In Albania uur troops, after beating
the rear guards of the enemy, have oc
cupied San Giovanni di Medua and
are rapidly advancing on Scutari."
An earlier official dispatch from
Rome said that more than 100 villages
and towns had been liberated since
The offensive began and that the Aus.
trian Army Corps on the left had re.
tired in disorder, leaving behind war
materials and several hundred guns.
The position Of the Sixth Austrian
Army Corps was described as very
critical
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07

Georges Carpenter, the greatest of
French boxers and European heavy
weight champion, who has added to
the fame he gained as ring man by
his exploits In the world war, is
anxious TO return to the squared circle
and would like to meet Jack Dempsey
or Jess Willard. Information to this
effect is contained In letter written
by Victor Breyer the French sports
man and Journalist. -.
-"Qf late ] have Noticed in some Of
the American journals that Carpenter
had made up his mind to retire from
the game" says Breyer. 81 have seen
great deal Of the young man lately
and | can assure you 1t is all mis-
take. He is in splendid health now;
in fact, since he entered the Joinville
military school of physical training he
is transformed and was never better.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
GERMANY NOW
WITHOUT AN ALLY
Complete Collapse OF Austria
and Turkey.
SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES
shs. 90, Must Soon Give Up Struggle
Nearly 2,5oo,ooo More Allied
Soldiers To Throw Against
Huns.

Washington.-Turke and Austrii
have followed Bulgaria from the fielC
OF battle, accepting unconditional sur
render and leaving Germany standing
alone. without friend or an ally IN
The civilized world.
Close upon the heels of this came
a cablegram. from Rome indicating that
the defeated and overwhelmed Aus.
trian armies had applied to the Italian
General Diaz for an immediate armis-
tice; also upon such terms as the AL
lies might lay down. This proposal
was forwarded forthwith to the Yer.
sailles Council. which is now consider
ing the most momentous problems
raised by the world war-the problems
OF an immediate peace.
The effect of the days events upon
Germany outweighs in importance all
other considerations. That Austria
was shattered and crushed has been
no secret That Turkey was whipped
and all but overpowered has been
known for weeks. That both of these
powers. soon or late, would throw up
their hands in helplessness, was evi.
dent to every nation at war with Ger.
many.
But 1t is apparent that the German
people and the German army were
-ksbt In ignorance OF the imminent col
lapse Of the Quadruple Alliance while
the imperialistis still In the German
saddle manoeuvered desperately to
save themselves from banishment, and
shedr criminal regime from destruction.
1t In confidently believed in Wash.
tngton that the result of the Turk
and Austrian debacle will go far to-.
ward compelling Germany to accept
The terms of the armistice which she
must swallow II she is to have peace.
IL Is not agreed that the latest events
VIII force the militarists from power
eli at once and end the war, but II is
the conviction of most officials that
the imperialists will realize without
delay that they are soon to face a
new military situation and that to hold
out much longer would be suicidal.
With Turkey out of the war and
tnterned and with Austria dismem-
bered and her armies scattered like a
covey Of birds, the Allies will be in a
position to throw into France or upon
the German frontier, through Austria,
q new and victorious army-and that
would soon have Germany in a wise
where she might be pulverized at the
pleasure OF the Allied Governments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07

"Hls one desire now is to see the
war finished, so that he may start
again, and he is quite eager about it.
At present he is giving quite a num-
Der Of exhibition bouts all over the
country, especially in the American
camps, where he is very popular. He
Is heavier and would welcome a match
with any of the big stars Of the game
when the war is over. There are
fine boxers and Carpenter is not
overlooking any chance to improve his
own STYLE"
Sparrow" Robertson, now in France
as physical director for the Y. NJ.
@. A., recently wrote to the effect that
Carpenter was In fine condition and
would welcome an opportunity to come
to this country. Breyer's letter, there
fore, confirms the report sent by Rob-
ertsOn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
SALARY IS REFUSED
BY TIGER WILLIAMS
Former Bantamweight Champion
Shows Real Patriotism.
Teaches Art Of SeIf.Defense to 5ooo
Doughboys at Camp Holabird for
81 Per Annum-Wouldn't Ac.
cept $1,000.

At n salary Of 81 a year Kid VII.
liams, former worlds bantamweyb,
champion, Is now working for tho
United States government.
He fatty refused to accept s1.SN
for the same job, which is n Spirit q,
patriotism unequaled by any proml.
nent ring star.
The appointment by the government
was brought about through an effort
Of newspaper man in Baltimore 10
lniure Williams by requesting those
In charge Of the enforcement Of tho
work-or-fght law to investigate his
case. This scribe had learned" that
the Tiger was attempting to beat the
spirit Of the law by serving as q sales.
man In hat store.
Williams was called ND and asked
Mt what essential occupation he was
serving. He frankly stated that his
work In the store was merely done
without cost to help out friend dur.
Ing his spare moments. His essen.
tial work, he declared, was at Camp
Holabird, where he daily teaches s..
600 doughboys the rudments of the
n.anly art Of self-defense, which has
been declared by military experts so
essential in bayonet fighting.
But the Kid said his appointment
wasn't official. The camp command.
ant was called in. He promptly de.
clared that Williams work was essen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
DIRECT ATHLETICS FOR CORPS
Lieut.. Charles Nelson, st. Louis, Given
New Post as Director-PiIoted
Many Winners.

Charles Nelson, n son of former
State Senator Dave Nelson of Mis-
scuri, who was commissioned first
lieutenant at the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan last year and
assigned to the signal corps, departing
Cor France on last Thanksgiving day,
has been relieved of the command of
the Thirtieth squadron, in view of his
special fitness % Become director of
athletics Of the third A. I. c., succeed
Ing Lieutenant Lyons of G. o. head
quarters,
Nelson before Joining the colors
wea associated with athletics In st.
Louis, being employed with sport
Ing goods firm, and he has piloted
many winning aggregations and box
ers out of the ranks Of the Thirtieth
squadron since arriving in France.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
FOOTBALL STARS FIGHT HUN
Puntius, Weeks, Borleske and Sharpe
Are Among Michigan Players
Serving as Officers.

Brute Puntius, one of the best
tackles Michigan ever had, is now a
lieutenant in the regular army, break
ing up the Huns mass plays. Hal
Weeks, the 1905 half, is captain in the
engineering corps, and so is Stan
Borleske, end in 1910. Halfback J..
Sharpe Is lieutenant In the same
service.
Pat Smith, r'ank Wilman, Sparks,
Zeigler and Weston are all in aviation.
Maggoffin, captain In 1907, and Carpet,
halfback in 1911 and 1912, are both
flying. Rumney, another of the 1907
team, is a major in the ordnance de-
partment. and Barton, end of the 1913
team, Is lieutenant.