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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24
Voluntary Workers.

lone of the most encoura ging features
of the war situation is the amount of
voluntary service that is being given.
All over the country women are meet
ing. to work on bandages and dressings.
Men in great numbers have enrolled
with public safety committees, they
serve on home guards, professional men
give assistance in line with their train.
Ing; public speakers contribute their
ability to talk in public There are to-
day millions of people who are giving
voluntary, effort to public causes.
:fT73 q 4ilpqes4of peace I've go along year
after year without doing much COM
mu1ity' A few active people run
the churches, improvement societies.
and others canhnahn% Organizations.
But those few people may get tired
after years of faithful effort. If they
drop out, there is frequently no one
to take their, places =:
Everyone ought to have some little
time he could put into community
work. A business man said the other
day that he was making it his practice
to give two hours day to war work
Now if a lot of business men would
but give an hour a day, or only an
evening week, to community service,
lot Of things would get done that
have always been considered impossi-
BILE.
We feel proud i'll Warren Of our
pleasant and attractive community.
But if some millionaire would offer US
his benefactions, we could easily sug-
gest ways for wise expenditure for de-
sirable improvements. Most towns
have to work out their own problems
and pay their own bills. If we have
to hire everything done, we can only
get the things that are absolutely need
3D.
If we have been devoting our whole
time to selfish ends, let us feel ashamed
of ourselves. The man or woman who
is not giving some time regularly to
some form of community effort is one
who seeks to reap where he has not
SOWn.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

The Minnesota Compassion Of Public
Safety has by order extended the So
called Absent Voters Law so that it
will apply to persons in the military
and naval service who are away from
their respective voting precincts. The
trick was done more easily this way
than if an extra session of the legis-
lature had been called for that pur-
pose. Perhaps it may be possible for
the Commission to eliminate the cleo
tiOn as WE'LL
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24
Make Warren "The City Beautiful"

We call the attention of our city
readers this week to the "clean up
notice of the Board of Health. While
most Of our citizens have already done
considerable cleaning up of their prem
lses,- yet much remains to be done in
different parts of the city. There are
some ash heaps and ugly looking spots
still to be removed, some tin still to
pick up in streets and alleys and
fences to straighten up, and paint to
apply here and there to brighten up
things. I'VE have spoken before of the
carless and untidy habit of throwing
all kinds of rubbish into the river or
along it's banks. This ought to be
stopped. The little stream which flows
right thru our city should not be an
eye. sore and danger to health, but a
thing Of beauty, just as it was in it's
natural state before man dumped
manure piles all along it's banks. The
city council can well afford to spend a
little money to clean up the river chan
mel in the city limits and to keep it
clean ever after. Warren has many
beautiful homes, but few flower beds
and window boxes would add much to
their attractiveness and to the at
Effectiveness of the city as a whole.
Their are many special reasons why
Warren this year should put on her
very best appearance, and one Of them
is the holding Of the summer meeting
Of the Red River Valley Development
Association here in June, when many
visitors will be here to look us over.
We will also have the county fair and
hardly q day will pass without some
auto tourists will stop here. It be-
hooves us to give everybody who comes
here good impression of our town.
Let as all therefore, clean up and paint
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

"Clean up and paint up!
Don't you hear the call?
Indoors and outdoors
Work for each and all!
Clean house-and paint house,
White or brown or red;
Tidy up the back yard
And paint up the shed;
Burn the alley rubbish; >
Send the tin can hence
After that-the thought is rich =
Fix that alley fence!'
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

st. Paul.-More than $4,000, 900
waste by fire occurred in Minnesota
in 1917, John B. Sanborn, state in
surance commissioner, said. The
figures are based on reports from
fire insurance companies doing bust
ness in Minnesota. which disclose
that $6.054.890 was paid during the
year on insured fire losses. Fire in
surance companies reports disclosed
that more than Sill was paid out for
losses and expenses for every 81 of
premiums collected in the state dur
ing the year.
Fergus Falls.-Hans Nelson, form
or county treasurer Of Otter Tail
county, and one of this city's old and
highly respected citizens, died at h1s
home here.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24
Official Paper of Marshall County.

Advertising Rate-20c per inch
.s~''s CONTRACT RATES
Open Space, l yr. Regular Space:
SO inches 18c month %. 18c
1000 inches 16c months .. 16c
1o00 inches 15c 1 year ..... 15c
Local Notices, 1Oc per lime.
Reading notices, GO lines or over)
&c per line.
Card Of Thanks, soc.
Lodge Resolutions, $1.00
Want Ads, 1c per word. No ad less
than Csc.
Subscriptions per year
Payable in advance, 75c for six
months. All papers are continued
until an explicit order is received for
discontinuance and until all arrear-
ages are paid. The date following
the subscribers name shows the date
to which the subscription is paid.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

them
The graduating classes are busy get
ting ready for commencement.
The pie social held last Thursday ev-
ening under the auspices of the
Whittier society was success. S31. so
was realized from the sale. We wish
to thank all who helped to make this
social a success.
Mrs. Sjostrand has received word
that her sister, Mrs. K O.. Knudsen, of
Lake City, MIMI, is dangerously i'll
with pneumonia.
Arthur Wilson has been compelled
to leave his work at the college and
has already started with his farm
work near Englund. Andy Swanson
and Walter Holbrook are now our
janitors.
Supt. David johnson was a pleasant
business caller last Friday afternoon.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

up with vengeance this spring. so
that Warren may he known every
where as 1.-The City Beautiful".
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

Magazine or newspaper subscriptions,
new or renewal, given prompt atten-
ton. Let me have your order.-A. E.
Madison.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-24

Photo developing and printing. bigh
grade work-Warren Pharmacy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
SOUTH BOSTON PLANT
PREPARED FOR CHANGE
American Steel and Bottlers Supply
Corporation to Take Over Plent
of Barbour Buggy Company.

Mr.. r. s. Barbour, of South Boston
Va. was in Richmond yesterday per-
fecting arrangements and turning over
the Barbour Buggy oompany's plant
and equipment to the American steel
and Bottlers' supply corporation. This
new enterprise, with capitalization
of &750,oo0, has been launched by a
large number of the strongest bust-
ness men and financiers of Richmond
and throughout the state, including
Mr.. Barbour, who was recently chosen
president of the corporation. An tn
ventory is already under way at the
South Boston plant in preparation for
an early transfer.
The wagon plant. which Is capable
OF turning out 5000 vehicles annually
and which has been In successful op-
Grafton for twenty years, will be con-
tinued under the new manageme emit
But the manufacture of buggies will
be discontinued in order to give way
for the making of soda fountains and
bottle washing machinery
and bottle crates.
The vast establishment embraces
many acres of ground. huge structures
of brick. concrete and steel and much
intricate machinery. 1t is electrically
lighted and well equipped for fire pro-
lection. 1t has 100 feet of private
tracks abutting the railroads. which
afford capacity for loading twelve
cars at one time.
The capital stock of the new cor
poration has nearly all been paid In
and operations under the new admin
straxion win begin within . short
time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
DR.. Douglass S. Freeman in News Leader Editorial
Urges Adequate Appropriation to Enforce Dry Law

by faw the greater part OF NJ has
been saved TO vfrgtnaana. Much
has gone to feed families thst went
hungry Much has been spent In
building homes Much has found
it's way into the banks Can thare
be any more absurd lanA of econ
orny than to spare the few thou
sands OF dollars that must be added
10 present appropriations In order
to make this saving OF $4,000. 900
more nearly oompletsf
Take a still simpler case -Tsood~
whiskey, IL any LIS good" IL COM
monty reported TO bring successful
bootleggers IS a quart IN Rich
mond: Mean" whiskey Is said TO
be selling. whore available, at % a
quart These enormous prices are
being paid, OF course. by the men
who. of all others. can least af-
ford. ffnan cialiy or morally. to be
drinking whiskey. Every quart of
this liquor captured from bottleg-
gers ana biockade-runners means.
therefore. from SO to IS a quart
saved TO the men who would be
tempted to spend It for drink. On
this basis. the capture by PROFIT
bition agents and police of, say,
ATTY quarts OF whiskey a day will
save TO Virginia the total cost of
enforcing the law--to say nothing
of the incalculable gains in other
ways.
These words are not written I'm
the zeal of a new convert. Our
record on the whole question of
prohibition ia known TO every read
or. That record would probably be
repeated, eratim, II we had to
face the situation with no more
convincing evidences than was pre-
scented us in 1914. But when the
win OF Virginia was expressed, the
News Leader pledged itself to zee
that prohibition had a fair trial
That trial has now bean had. Ths
results speak for themselves. IN no
partially for DR.. Peters and IN no
anfmos!ty for those upon whom the
lessons of prohibition have not yet
been impressed. this newspaper is
for rigid enforcement of the law
and against every move, no matter
what its guise or what the motives
behind 1t. that is calculated in any
wise to cripple the enforcement Of
the law IN letter or in spirit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
Disloyal Strikes
Banned By Bill

Washington. March S.--A powerful
weapon against strikes festered by
dsslcyai forces was given to the ad-
today when the house
passed unanimously bill deffn-
ing such strikes an conspiranies and
providing punishment of thirty years
and 10000 fine.
The measure caIne near being
amended so an to prchtbft all strikes.
Representative Cannon, Of Illinois.
backed this attempt. Only the most
lighting by the so-called
labor group defeated it.
Strikes arc defined, IN the anal
measure, a. oonspiracies when they
AFFECT war operations and
nan be shown to be undertaken with
the purpose of obstruoting the milf
taxy success Of the war. n was an ad-
mtniwtFakt0n measuxSs OohaAa was
hs< and 1usiouS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
Senators Learn
Government Paid
Hog Island Bonus
Promoters Got Five Per Cent
Commission for Knowing
How" to Do Work and Sub
Let Contracts to Others.

Washington, March Dwight p.
Robinson, general manager or the Hog
Island shipyard, told the senate COM
uorce committee today that public
criticism of extTavagance there was
Undermining the morale" Of his men
sn6 obstructing the work. Senator
VErdaman retorted:
What is causing dissatisfa ction
among working men is the feeling
tha41here lis vast graft here. To put
IT badly. a good many OF them think
they ought TO be In on g."
After today'z. hearing in which the
know how of the American Inter
national Shipbuilding corporation was
wrote the shipping board asking that
the contracts Of all other yards be cent
to the committee. He .said the com
mittee wishes 10 see II Hog Island
conditions are duplicated elsewhere
After Robinson had testified that
his concern was paid per cent
commission for knowing how to do
the work-the government furnishing
material, money and abor--Senator
Johnson asked series Of questions
which developed that the corporation
had itself suh% @auently hired sab
contractors, paying per cent on their
know how"
ut appears said Senator Nelson.
that you didn't possess all the know
how I'm the country"
Robinson said that I'm tfts manner
the work had been expedited. Sena-
tor Harding retorted that It was
tough on the wovernr1 snt 70 b@ com
PEELED To pay for know how" and
sub know how" too
Robinson eztfrated the total Of sub
contracts at $4,000 900 and the per
cent commission on the sub -know
how at ts0A. coo.
You told the com n1tttes yester-
day" satd Senator johnson. taking
another tack. That the price for your
work Rad been mentioned by Rear
Admire CHqps and that you had ac-
lCnntfnnaH IN Sernrh pamnN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07

forcsu1eu4 of the law during the
next two years In the natural
course OF events, these years win
be crucial The Grst enthusiasm
has passed. A gradual relaxing of
the stern sentiment for law en-
forcement 10 to be feared. Fur
thermore, Virginia now has within
her border at least TOO. 900 persons
who come from other states where
prohibition does not prevail. Many
of these rnen--most OF them. we
doubt pot~-ars as temperate as the
rest of ug; but others have ALSO
iuteiy no interest In maintaining
VfrEinia's reputation for law en-
foroement. and will not hesitate 20
evsde the law II an easy means
of doing so may De found. we
must tighten the lines II we are TO
restrain these men. And restrain
them we must when the nation
needs every worker at full eff
cheney during the war.
Nor are we In the siigntest meas
ure concerned because the appro-
priatton for enforcing the law may
reach an imposing figure. The re-
port of the prohibition commission.
err indicates anything but an extra
VACANT management, Most OF the
salaries paid are, In actual fact,
SO small that we are a little appre-
hensive that the capable men who
have been employed at these figures
cannot AFFORD TO give any large part
of their time to the very i'm portant
duties entrusted to than.
But these, after all are minor
considerations TIE real and vital
fact in that Virginia can wei af-
ford TO pay any reasonable gum
that may be necessary to enforce
prohibition because. by 80 doing.
she saves dollars where she spends
cents, Liquor statistics are. of
course, somewhat elusive and often
are eQuivccai or exaggerated. But
at the lowest possible figures, vir-
gfnfa's retaf1 liquor hill before pro-
hfoition became effective was near
ly s2S, 200, 900 per annun We
shan not pause to explain these
figures. bat we are prepared TO de-
fend them. This enormous sum
nearly squalls the total cost OF the
state government during the past
three years--and under prohibition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07

In q leading editorial IN ye@ter-
days Richmond News Leader. en-
tiled The Economy Of Law En-
forosmene," Or. Douglass 9. Free
man takes UP vigorously the discus
sion Of an adequate appropriation
for the maintenance of the work
carried on by the commissioner OF
prohibition The editorial says;
The News Leader regrets that
the appropriation for the enforce
1nent OF prohibition should, by evil
chance. have led 10 an angry,
raucous and turtle controversy.
The logic OF the task before lis
is perfectly plain. The will OF the
state ia unmistakahle. Calm dts-
cussion. cool Judgment and united
purpose are all we need to reach
a sensible conclusion. Five minutes
thought Will convince any man of
the equities of the situation.
Virginia intends TO continue pro-
hrnftion. To do 30 she must en-
force the law To enforce the law
she must spend money. The only
question 10 how much money may
be necessary. And that. we are
satisfied. IL matter that can we'll
be left TO the decision of the gen
eral assembly. upon the basis of
such information as the prohfoi-
ton commissioner may supply.
II is not improbable that DIR.
Peters has overestfmated the cost
Of operating his department. But
II he has done so. he certainly WIFI
not he the first state Officer to ask
OF the general assembly more
money than he may be called upon
TO expend. An OF us know that the
heads of state departne rts anttoi-
pate rough pruning Of their esti-
mates at the hands OF the leg4sia-
tive committees and usually put
their figures above the amounts
they expect 10 get. n is regrettahie
that this lis 10. but IN simple tus-
tice we are compelled 10 ask why
the prohibition commissions e.
should be singled out as SOLITARY
offender9
For that matter. we are frank TO
say that DR.. Peters would have TAX
en- a very long and inexcusa BILE
chance II ne had not prepared him
self for greater exsrftons In ths en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
School Children
to Form Army

Washington. March a-,The
United States In to sarse a new
army of 6s0O0so00. Secretary of
the Interior Lane II to be tits gem
craiiAstmO. Its members are To be
H,00os00o school chfldrcn through
out the United states.
Secretary Lane, to-day announced
the details of tho fuiR scheme of
organisation which this summer
IL TO make every vacant lot n pro-
dactfve spot under the hands Of
the chfIdren. Evcry one from
President Wilson down has pledxed
Ais aid. Cardinal Gibhons has
pledged the MD of ths parochiaI
schools and Secretary Houston
that Of the schools I'm the rural
abstracts. The name of the new
aeusy WIN be the sUntted stntes
Garden Array" and each member
with wear = badge and such rarixs
Of mertf as he or sAs may earn.
Mach home with . child In the
gasxiaa array will ~ tatstinctive
ssrvass Aas setfing Of IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
Hun Diplomats Bending MigfA
and Main to Establish Ra4
lations in Far East
AMERICAN TROOPS
EXTEND THEIR LINE
ON LORRAINE FRONT
Pershing's Men Fighting Like
Veterans, Army Officers De-
clare-Rumania Signs Peaca
With Central Powers
WAR NEWS IN A NUTgHmKA

Run1ania signs peace with e,sssr
tral powers, Berlin ANNOUNCES az.
fit;4ally.
sim Fefserw eetsesi waxncwa.
town. start drilling.
British auxiliary cruiser Cszxn-
ran sunk by several torpe<aoes on
Irish coast. Two officers and Nfsy-
six men last
Norwegian sfip Hawna ana
British kerlmare also sunk. Easvexa
known lost
German advance ON pesroxxnd
reported continuing. Capffnf In
Panic Government about to nca
TO Moscow. Bolshevili bens On
body war"
Br'tftsh get prisoners Tn suc-
cessfni raids Italian front brtxe-
ing with activity; carly Teu&cn
drive expected.
Carson calls ,Teiiooe'x tasmuuAmus1
national calamity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
HOUSE DEFEATS WEST
5O-45 TAXATION BILL
Eliminates Senate Measure T'wewn tire
Calendar After Spirited Debate
Of Unusually High Order.
DIRECT LEVY AN OBSTACLE
Major Stuf,b@ Gives badges to Con.
feS1crate vetCrans--Fxtra Session
May he Called Unless Disagree
unents Are Promptly Adjusted.

The ho,rse OF delegates yesterday
defeated the West 50-4s hill which
proposed TO transfer some three hun
cred odd thousand dollars from the
stat treasury 70 the cities and ooun-
ties bv means OF segregatfug TO those
communities q statAf portion of the
tax on intanEthles. The fate Of this
roc ASSURE was forecasted in The vtr-
giutsr several DAYS ago when the
house passed the bin levytng an al
d;tional direct tax ot Ave cents on
the hundred for schools, at which
time II was set forth that majority
OF the house members could not see
how they could consistently vote for
ditional state taxation and at the
same time vote 70 reduce the net reve-
nue OF the state by segregatfng a por-
ton Of the state revenues largely TO
the cities. This WIS the main point
raised in objection TO the bill during
the debate yesterday with minor
rote OF opposition by the counties to
the Idea OF permitting the cities to
profit 10 that extent at the expense of
the state.
The bin was defeated on motion Of
Stephenson. Of Bath. 10 dismiss from
iths calendar. which carried. 81 TO 25.
Popular Elesssop Of Judges Defeated
Needless ~ ire Movernor's recon-
m endation for the election o. the
judges OF the suprArne court Of ap-
pcais by popular vote. the house yes
Iterday rejected a constitutional amend
ment introduced nv Delegate Gordon
ron that purpose nv n vote of SO Ia
80. with few exceptions the lawyers
OF the house lined up soiidfy against
the resolution, after stirring speeches
for and against the proposal
A Plea for liberty Bonds.
At the close OF the morning eesston
the speakers chair was vacated while
DR.. Douglass s. Freeman delivered
stirring appeal TO the members to no
back to their districts and organise
to the end that Virginia make even a
better showing than on the occasion
of the subscription 20 the second lib
erty loan. The splendid record made
by Virginia IN oversubscrfbing for that
loan was set forth IN detail and the
resurt by counties referred TO as a
spur for still greater effort when the
call comes for the third liberty loan.
The Norfolk delegation appiaudeR en-
Enthusiastically when the fact was stat
ed that Norfolk city and county show
ed the highest per capita contribution
TO the loan. with Richmond second.
Tho Thin Gray Limo,
In marked contrast Co former ses-
sions when ON similar occasions the
Confederate veterans Of the general
assembly have numbered consider
able proportion of the membership,
only six veterans, members and Of
ficers of the general assembly, lined I'D
IN front OF the speakers desk to re-
lceive from Major J. NJ. Stubbs Con
federate veteran badges as a special
tribute from that member They xxara
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-07
Friendly Difference In views.

Friendly Difference In Views
Washin gton. March s.--In we1i-in-
formed Japanese quarters 1t is pre-
dioted that the representations of the
United States against intervention in
Siberia will be received In the spirit
In which they were made That
spirit Ia described today as the strong
presentation OF differing viewpoint
to a friendly ally
Il Ia admitted as possible. though
improbable. that japan viii withhold
action due TO what President Wilson
has instructed our an AMBASSADOR at To-
kio 10 say. Such q course il not be-
lieved probable for two reasons:
First: Political opposition In Japan
to the present Japanese government
10 not strong enough to change les
determination 10 intervene in Siberia.
Second: That determination Is
backed by England. France and pre-
sumRbfy italy.
Barring an unforeseen emergency at
v1adivostok, Japan is expected to re-
ply to our representations before sha
acts
The United States has made her
representations in strong but polite
terms. They differ radically from tho
viewpoint of her allies both European
and Oriental. But. It liz insisted. they
are made In the most friendly way.
The United States believes that this
war against Germany will best be
won by one course of action. Tho
predominant opinion of her alliss In
that 1t will best be won by another
But the common war against Car
many Ia a bond which makes no ssri-
GUS differences among these nations
possible President Wilson 70 de-
scrtbed tonight By those who believe
In his policy of hands or In Russia
as the leader of the new diplomacy
against thu old. That leadership may
be called into question even by tho
allies, when II comes to ssttling the
terms of peace at the conference tabls.
IT with not be called into question
during the course OF the war bscAusa
IL will not be put to the test.