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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17

DOWN is nothing serious. as 1t is
apt to happen on any engine where
carburetor mixture is wrong Be
sure that there are no air leaks in
manifold.
Motor Department, The News
Times-My engine has a very long
inlet manifold and 1 think it causes
weak power during cold weather
as the mixture must be chilled as it
leaves the carburetOr. Would it be
safe to shorten this pipe? T. w.
Protect it by wrapping asbestos
wicking around il and arrange for
a hot air stove and pipe for the
II the inlet manifold is shortened.
the gasoline might not reach the
earburetor when going up hill.
Motor Department, The News
Times-When my engine is run
ming. and especially when labOring,
it develops a knock some place
There is also a kissing sound, evil
IDENTITY a leak. Such a leak proba
bly, would cause loss Of power Am
l correct? Where should l look
for these troubles? d. F.
The knock may be due to piston
slap (caused by worn pistons) or
TO accumulatiOns OF carbon. If
some part of the engine is loose the
engine will have 10 be taken down.
Look for the Kissing noise by in
jectins oil around the spark plugs,
relief valves and valve caps. Any
leakage would cause loss of power.
Motor Department, The News
Times have a Splitdorf magnetic,
model 90" on my car. Can ] wire
this up 10 furnish headlights sue
cessfuIly? What voltage and c. p.
Dults would be necessary if this can
be done? II. 7.
The Splitdorf magnetic is not in
tended for lights. and SO would not
be at all satisfactory.
Motor Department. The News
Tines have an old car, for which
I have no instruction book Please
tell me how often 1 should change
the oil in the crank case. II has a
pump-over system with an overflow
compartment below the crank
case. ID. T.
Every thousand miles is the rule.
After about 5000 miles the crank
case should be removed and the grit
should be washed out and the case
thoroughly cleaned with kerosene .
Motor Department The News
Times-How can I judge the value
of a used tire? / have a chance
to get several at a reduced price,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17

Cattle, dairy or beef. should be
watched two or three times a day
during the winter. If water is not
Kept before them steadily
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17

II still isn't too late 10 gather seed
corn. Good seed Is the first essential
FOR a large crop in 1919.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17
BY VIM. II. STEWART, JR

Motor Department. The News
Times - Have new car pur-
chased short time ago and
driven $500 miles. Have been get
ting d very pronounced bump or
chUg which seems 20 come from
the motor. Have had cylinders
cleaned and pistons reground last
week, but the trouble is not
eliminated Since having cylinders
and pistons taken care of the car
gives off a blush white smoke upon
starting and the spark plugs be-
come covered with an oily SCOT
after running about fifty miles. and
il is necessary TO clean them in a
couple Of cylinders before they will
fire properly. I was under the i'm
preston that oil was getting into
the cylinders through the rings but
the mechanic said that the rings
would not wear in that length OF
time. Any information that you
could give on the above will be very
much appreciated. as I wish 10 have
it right K NJ.
The blush white smoke shows
that oil is reaching the combustion
chamber. This may be due 70
cylinders out Of round broken pis-
ton rings, slots in piston rings in
line. too high a oil level, too thin
sides of pistons 10 let oil down
Perhaps one Of the cylinders has
a weak explosion caused by poor
| compression or weak ignition in
that cylinder also inspect carefully
for lose flywheel, end play in crank
shaft and lose bearings.
Motoring Department, The News
Tines have a 1916 Ford car.
Have just ground all valves and
have perfect compression in each
cylinder Engine hits on all four
when running at high speed, but
when running with both spark and
throttle levers up she misses on one
or more cylinders and car has a bad
Jerk in it, When running engine
alone with car standing it will in
| crease speed and then slow down
again and keep this up as long as
she stands with engine running
Spark is in perfect condition. as she
jumps * inch at plug. kindly tell
me where the trouble is. c. !.
The trouble may be due to oil in
the timer. broken spring. timer
clasp not set up tight enough, or
the needle valve adjustment may
be wrong The surging you mention
(engine speeding up and slowing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
four white stars signifying the
cOmmander-in-chie

four white stars signifying the
communicative chief
Frequently the generals car ap-
proaches unheralded and so swiftly
that the sentry's cry of Turn out
the guard" is too late and the
commandeT-in- is gone before
the guard can tumble from the
guard house.
Until last spring General Per
shing made his residence in a large
villa near headquarters. He soon
found, however, that so near the
workshop of the army he could not
have the quiet and lack of intrusion
necessary to his growing RESPONSE
bilities and he removed in May last
to a beautiful chateau about five
miles from town. Here, in a great
rambling castle situated in the
Marine valley among groves and
wide sunit lawns, he lived with
his personal staff. Connected by
telephone with every divisional,
corps and army headquarters, his
own Offices in Chaumont and with
Paris he did his work there when
not with the army.
Chaumont itself has become al
most Americanized by the presence
of the headquarters. It's little no
tells are always crowded with Off
Gers. It has been very hospitable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

Oil War RECORD
Rome OF American ENpeditionary
headquarters and Commander
-in-Chief PerShing.

Chaumont. France. - CORES
pondence Of the Associated Press.l
This little city of the Haute
Marine is the home OF the general
headquarters Of the American expe-
dictionary forces. Until now its
mention has been taboo and the
Whereabouts OF C Il q" one of
the secrets OF the war.
Here lives the commander-ln-
chief AND in the buildings of the
French garrison Is housed the
Offices OF the general stan and all
Jae auxiliary organizations that so
With 1.-THE nerve center OF the
army a city Of normally about
fifteen thousand inhabitants, Chau-
mont lies on the Eastern railway
lines, 1853 miles east OF Paris. 1t
was formerly the capital OF Bias
slEny and : now tie capital OF the
department OF the Haute Marine
Like most OF the older cities of
France. Chaumont seems to have
been founded on q site of strategic
defensive value 1t crowns a high
plateau beuween the Marine and the
Suize and from the walls and tow
ers Of the old city is a wonderful
View of the valley OF the hIarne,
here the river being hardly as wide
as the Marine canal that flows be-
side 1t between its poplar bOrdeTed
banks NOTLhward over the mar
row vale OF the Suize the view takes
iii a wide sweep Of rolling forest
crowned hills.
General headquarters were re
moved from Paris here in Septem-
Der of last year, Chaumont being
selected after a careful search OF
available locations. 1t lies in the
center of what was the American
training area, every camp as well
as the T0uI sector in which the
American forces first saw battle,
and al the lines from Toul east
ward where we were located, being
within reach by motor
The French post occupied as
headquarters Offices IS typical OF
French garrisons- Three long, four
story. red tile rooted barracks form
three sides of a great quadrangle
racing i wide avenue A group of
lesser buildings and the customary
iron fence and ornamental gates is
the remaining boundary. On either
gate post flies the tri-color and the
stars and stripes,
SentTies pace their posts on every
hand, the quadrangle is filed with
Lurrying officers and orderhes and
clerks, hands fash in salute. bugles
give their almost hourly calls for
the various military events and
periods of the day, staff cars and
!. motorcycles roll in and out and
n now and then the sentry at the gate
4 s-iffens even more rigidly and
brings his piece up with more snap
when a great olive drab car, shin
iu5 like yacht, slides in, the scar
lat tab on the wind shield with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

to the American occupation. Nearly
every home with a spare room is
thrown open as a billet for officers
and many of the finest residences
have been taken over entirely by
the hundreds of messes. In many
of them the officers have installed
electricity and bathrooms and in
some cases central heating plants
and with French servants live com
fOrtably, almost luXuriously as
measured in military terms Hun
dreds less fortunate or lacking in
rank take their chances on what
ever billet may be found in the
crowded town where a bed is al
ways at a premium.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
Clements Notes

The Farmers Club at Shutdown do
mated to their Clements Red Cross
branch the sum of $3.50. This
check was sent in by Joe Ryan.
Also the sum of $24.5O was Ie-
ceived from the club and this amount
was paid by Charley Jensen. Total
amount received was S57.10 for
which the Red Cross wishes to ex-
press thanks.
We are pleased to state that Mrs.
Julius Jensen of Shutdown has COM
pleted her fifteenth pair of socks
for the Red Cross and Mrs. Otto
Raddatz of Clements has made fif-
teen pairs also.
Mrs. Mccarthy says there is a
large number Of articles which be-
long TO the farmers, left at her
home. Namely, fruit jars, dishes,
pre- tins, cake tins and other articles
too numerous to mention. She would
be glad if the owners would call and
get these things.
The Clements Red Cross Branch
wishes to thank Rev. Holt and Mr.
Crimmins for their help in making
their Red Cross sale such a grand
success. 1t is also grateful to the
Morgan people for their generous
help. The net proceeds amounted to
over S7.C06. Chairman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
N. B. Anderson Writes

The following letter from N. B.
Anderson, formerly of Redwood Falls
and now residing at Fort Lauderlake,,
Florida, will be or interest to the
many friends of Mr.. Anderson still
living in this vicinity:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
May 25th, 1918.
Please find enclosed a Cashier
Check for $500 to pay for the Ga
zette. That makes my 35th year as
a subscriber of the Gazette, and that
dates back to the days of Julius A.
Schmahl (played the Devil in the
Gazette ffice)t-So how could | be
without it now? / want to see all
of you grow big; The Gazette, the
Scenic City and Julius. l hope to
live and see "Our own julius A.
SchmahP' be the Governor of Mime
sofa, and I don't see anything to keep
him out. He has got the nerve; he
has got the friends, and he is the
best posted man in the Capital to-
day and / don't care who knows it.
/ am proud the way Minnesota
went "Over the Top" in the LIB
erty Loan" Some day, perhaps, |
will be among you again in the fin
est little city in the state.
Yours truly,
N. B. A.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05

Miss Alma Ziemer was visitor at
New Ulm Friday of last week.
Mrs. Otto Teich of Brook Park is
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Scoates.
Mrs. E. Weldon returned to her
home at Wabasso Sunday after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. We'll
don here
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church met Friday afternoon for its
annual meeting. Election of officers
formed a part Of the business which
came before the assembly and the
former officers were reelected with
the exception of Mrs. Hubbard, who
felt she could no longer do the work
of the treasury. The present officers
are: Mrs. Hitchcock, president; Mrs
Roberts, vice-president;. Mrs. E.
Chapman secretary and Mrs. A. Carr
treasurer. Following the business
meeting the entire company of ladies
sewed for the orphanage at Grenoble,
France, accomplishing quantity of
sewing.
Applications for primary election
ballots have been made by the fol-
lowing boys of Company L, the ap-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
DELHI NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Nellie Brewster of st. Paul
spent the latter part of last week
visiting at the home of her brother,
John Hines.
Mira c. C. Swenson was on the
sick list last week.
Mrs. M. S. Miller and son Merl
left last week Thursday for Darfer,
Minnesota, where they expect to Wis
it with Mrs. Miller's uncle before
returning to their home in Phlladel-
phia.
Hazel Bell of Redwood Falls is
visiting at the home Of her grand
father, G. G. Bell.
Miss Clara Broecker returned to
her home at Copas, Mimi, last week
Friday.
Mrs. George Chroup of Olivia
spent the latter part OF last week
at the J. A. Piersol home.
Several from here attended the
Memorial services at Redwood Falls
last Thursday.
Miss E. A. Stewart spent several
days at Redwood Falls last week Wis
ting relatives.
Miss Lillian Dengler returned to
her home in Sanborn last week
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Bramsche and
son Wilbur autoed to Westport, this
state, last Thursday and spent the
weekend,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
SHUTDOWN ITEMS

A nephew of William Johnson who
has been visiting there, left for Iowa
last Tuesday.
Ida Kagel of Springfield visited
the past week with her brothers and
sisters on the Kagel farm.
The Young Ladies Aid will meet
next Thursday. June 9Th, at the Will
liam Meyer home.
7 he Mothers Club will discontinue
their meetings during the summer
months.
A dog was found in a trap by
William Johnson on the L. L. Bred
void place. How long he had been
there is unknown.
Luverna Meyer took the state ex-
aminations in Springfield last week.
The Farmers club will have its
regular meeting Friday, June Z. Mr..
French, the Redwood county agent,
and Mr. Webb the Brown county
agent are expected to be there. Ice
cream will be served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
METHODIST CHURCH.
e. C.. Horn. Pastor.

Next Sunday is children's day. A
program will be rendered by the
young people of the Sunday school
in the evening at 8 o'clock.
In the morning at 1880 the pas
tor will preach, the subject to be
At this hour there will be a bap-
tismal service.
The country ladies' aid society
will meet with Mrs. L. P. Larson
Thursday afternoon, at 1880. Spe-
cial work will be Red Cross sewing.
!. The country and the town Ladies'
Aid societies will unite in an all-day
cleaning "bee" at the church Wed
nesday. Picnic lunch at noon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
June q to Jul 4 inc.

bert graduated from high school ae
Redwood Falls last Friday night.
George Carbert is in the hospital
at Redwood, recovering from blood
poison in his foot.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are reuested to meet at the
church Thursday to give the church
a general cleaning.
Mrs. Knox last Monday afternoon
and met at her home to help cele~
brate her birthday.
County Attorney Emerson spoke
here Sunday evening on the subject
of War Saving and Thrift Stamps.
Knute Eide underwent a sucC assfUt
operation for appendicitis las, week
at the Redwood Falls hospital.
C. A. Swenson visited friends at
Seaforth last Wednesday.
The Misses Edith Hultquist, Ellen
Flore and Belle Mckay graduated
from high school at Belview last
Saturday night. Edith carried off
the highest honors of her class. he
ing the valedictorian.
Mrs. Sarah Piersol and Mrs. En-
ma Piersol arrived from Rockwell,
Iowa, the first of this week 70 visit
with their relatives here.
Miss Julia Heggan Of Madison,
Mimi, is visiting at the home OF
Thea Flore.
Mrs. P. Johnson spent the first
part of this week visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. G. Rogers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05

David McCoruodale visited in the
twin cities last week.
Mrs. Victor Johnson of BelvIew
spent a couple of days last week
with home folks.
Lars Flore, accompanied by his
sisters, Thea and Olga, aUtoed to
Montevideo last week Monday. Miss
Marie Svore returned with Them on
Thursday for a few days visit
Mark Woolstencroft atten1ed the
funeral of his niece last Friday at
Fulda, MINI.
Byron Angel of Willard, MINI. is
visiting at the home Of O. a BRAIN
sche.
Mrs. H. S. Welder visited 1T Red
wood Falls the latter part IF last
week.
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Car 1T AVID
Mr. Neil Mckay returned Inst Sat
urday by auto from Worthwhile, S. H.,
where they had been visiting the
Carbert boys.
Harry Johnson purchased a new
Ford last week.
Miss Anna Cumming spent Fridsy
and Saturday visiting fris ads ut
Redwood Falls.
A farewell party was r.iven IN
honor Of Mrs. M. S. Miller last We'd
nesday night
Mrs. Frank Jones has beer on the
sick list for the past week.
Miss Ruth Swenson is horne from
Waseca for her summer vacation.
The Misses Eta Carbert, Gladys
Scott, Bernice Parker and Edith Car
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
Rock and lLamberton received I

Rock and lLamberton received a
carload of Dodge cars Monday.
Mrs. MARITIME has returned to Red
wood Falls and is preparing to &C.
cupy here residence property on Sec
one street.
Miss Anna Mclean has completed
her school work at Fairmont and is
at home for her summer vacation
with her mother. Mrs. Dan Mclean.
Mrs. Mary Finn returned last
week from California, where she
spent the winter. Mrs. Adella Rob-
inson, who has been with Mrs. Finn
in the West, accompanied her home
and is now at the home of her
daughter in St. Paul.
In the casualty list of Monday ap-
peared the name of Eugent McKib-
ben of Madison. S. D. Mr.. McKib-
ben was the son of a Presbyterian
minister formerly connected with the
parishes of both Morgan and Mar
shall and doubtless many people in
this vicinity will remember him.
M rs. w. @. Weldon and her daugh-
ter Gertrude will go to Marshall
Wednesday for a visit of several
days with relatives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
r. p Holt Pastor

Children's day will be observed
with special sermon next Sunday
morning at the regular time, 1890
The. subject will be "The Children
leading the Armies" 1t is my de-
sire that all parents and their chill
dren can arrange to be present at
this special service which is for all,
but especially is it intended for the
children.
The evening service will be given
over to patriotic address. the sub
ject of which is "What the Church
needs in War Times"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
Clements Meeting

There will be a patriotic meeting
at the town hall of Clements Satur-
day evening, the subject to be dis
cussed being Townleyism and the
War. The speakers will be A. D..
Stewart, A: R. A. Laudon and there
is a possibility that D. L. Crimmins
may be persuaded to say few
words, this being a subject upon
which he talks especially well. The
meeting will begin at 8 o'clock, June
8 and all non-partisan league mem
bers are cordially invited to attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05

plications being filed with Auditor
l.. P. Larson: Captain w. B. Gle
ment, Art. Dresser, Frank Welch,
John Mcpherson, Maurice Jones, W
Allen Fraser and Oscar Gimmestad
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
DELHI STATE BANK
Delhi, Minnesota

The big man with a big roll and
the little man with the little roll are
alike welcome at our bank. Our doors
are open to borrowers and depoSitors
alike. Our purpose is to make our
bank a mutual benefit to the com.
munity in General and our patrons i'm
particular. We invite you to start
checking account with us today.
Ia. PERSOI. President PETER MckAY.Vce Presidents
!. R A. PERSOI Cashier GA BRAMSCIiE. Asst Cash.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-05
PUBLIC AUCTION

On lot back of Farmers State
Bank, I will sell my household goods
at public auction Saturday afternoon,
June 8, at 2 o'clock. D. L. Grim
minis, auctioneer.
46-1t. C. E. Andrews, Owner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

an hour: Finally we saw the rocts+
20 up, followed by heavy firing We
thought that ne must have hen -
out ne had fulfilled his task Our
battery. VIC herman
Later. at dawn. we distinguished a
ngure dragging Itself painfully alono
outslde our wire acknowledgements =
vas he. But in what a mournful con-
oi,ion. bullet had pierced his n,no
"A bloody phlegm covered his Inns ~
cept FOR his wonderful COURAGE he
YOU'D certainly have fallen into the
hands of the Boches. '''e
We carried him to the hospital sta-
u.on. Inc surgeon, after dressing his
wounds, made a sign to us thai 80
case vas hopeless. Bur God go ,,,a h ms
q re" hours 70 live. He had the So
pfeme consolation Of seeing the esn-
eral pm on his shirt the medal Of The
orave. he had time also to saw 10 -,
III feeble voice: When Won ran
promise me to find my parents TIL
mem mat their son has redeemed him
sell Lar, and give them my medal ''''''
Then he passed away"
AS he ended his story tho little co,
der himself much affected. NM bis
comrade's medal in Nine. Beaumont,s
cried aloud: '''o'"ei
-, Let me kiss you! shall believe
that l am kissing my SON."
AS to NJ Leblanc. a prey to violent
despair, ne could only be heard sob
bling and muttering: Pardon me. NV
son! Pardon me!' ''
Then Nine. Leblanc. mastering her
grief and checking her tears, turned
toward her husband and said and
when she spoke her voice no longer
trembled:
As you said just now. if the mother
weeps the French woma. should be
proud. We have now no reason for
envylng Nine. Beaumont" Piously
kissing her sons medal she added:
France forbids US to despair"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

numbers of them I am using nets 500
yards long
ON 1910 in bulletin of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History l put
forth the idea that shark was valuable
as food My work since, some of it
recorded in my books, has developed
that idea. together with the leather
and other possibilities. This was
pretty we'll established when the war
broke out.
Then tried to get into the war
If Colonel Roosevelt had been allowed
to go over | would have gone with him.
W men he was refused permission to 20
| tried to take over a company of
fifty picked men to hunt submarines.
The board of naval operations turned
that down, and as was above age and
weight for enlistment in the army or
navy it began to look as though |
couldn't do my full bit. Then when
the question of food came up l de-
cided to 90 back to my sharks and
prove that the fisheries were possible
of development into great sources of
food, leather and oil.
~ put in three months last summer
and another month at Christmas on
this, working and living on my yacht
off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
established floating laboratory and
workshop on a scow. and this season
| have been at it again. We have sen.
thousands of samples of the fish,
fresh, sailed and smoked, to all parts
Of the country, and the epicures have
found it good and come back for more.
With every sample we have sent