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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
STUDENT NURSE RESERVE.

- FL % oOCAN1- IN OhoL hESEhV Es
An Appeal to Patriotic Young Wo-
men-Enroll in the Student Nurse Re-
serve Recruiting office at the Public
Library. This office will be open any
time in the afternoons from now Until
August II. The drive-is now on and
the campaign is being conducted by
the Weman's Committee Council of
National Defense in conjunction with
the Red Cross Let us show that we
nowVhoW to answer the governments
call to the young women of the coun-
try.
The important thing to remember is
that as a Student Nurse in the army
hospital training schools you are
actually rendering a vital service to
your country from the moment you
enter. The saving of life is the same
thing whether it be in the war zone
or in the home hospitals. 1t is the
most vital and satisfying form of SER
vice which any woman can render in
critical times such as these. Con
tributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
AN UNUSUAL MAN.

@ts AN O1NO0O<AA 4M<14Ns
Hon. Mike Bowling of Olivia, Mimi,
accompanied by his family and broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Spencer, of st. Paul,
called at the Herald Tuesday enroute
by auto through the State Park. Mr..
Bowling is not only one of the big
men of Minnesota, but he is remark
able in many ways. He lost both
limbs, one arm, and part of his right
hand in a western Minnesota blizzard
about 40 years ago. Notwithstanding
these affections he is the gospel of
good cheer. He drives an auto and
does many other things that seems
impossible for a man in his condition.
Uncle Sam will use Mr.. Bowling who
will visit the various reconstruction
camps in the country, cheering the
afflicted boys and proving to them
that it takes more than the mutilation
of a mans body to put him out of
commission. Mr.. Bowling is a tower
of strength in all loyalty movements
in his section of the state. He is a
banker by profession.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
FIRE AT BIG BIRCH.

Friday evening, July 10, fire broke
out in the James Black cottage at Big
Birch lake and before sufficient help
could be secured, had spread to the
adjoining cottage. The village Of Grey
Eagle were notified by phone and in a
short time assistance arrived, and
with great effort the fire was con-
fined to the two cottages. The fire
started from defective gasoline stove
which was in use at the time, at the
Black cottage. Their loss was con-
siderable, being mostly clothes and
furniture. The other cottage belong
ing to Mr.. Norman of Troy, Kan, was
entirely destroyed, but was partially
covered by insurance. It was I'M
occupied. Mr.. Black showed his APP
probation by donating $25 each to the
Grey Eagle Red Cross and the Home
!. ,ezrd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
Sank Centre Boy and
Other Minnesotans Win
Honors at Camp Grant

Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, July 80.
Especial. Each succeeding week
sees. the soldier boys from Minnesota,
who have just concluded their first
months stay at Camp Grant, working
into the different organizations Of the
Blackhawk division, the Eighty-sixth,
in better shape.
Already several score of the Mime
sotans have been rewarded with posts
as noncommissioned officers, and sew
eral score others are expected to be in
Guided in the "noncom" lists for the
regiments and battalions in which ap-
pointments are yet to be made.
In spite of a torrid spell, the boys
from the northern state have stuck to
their work gamely and have won
praise from superiors for the SPLEEN
did manner in which they have con-
Quoted themselves on the drill field,
the rifle range, the grenade course,
and in other phases of military life.
Ten Minnesorans were made corpor-
ais in the 343rd infantry, all being
identified with two companies. One
Minneapolis boy was included, David
Kerrott, winning his chevrons in
Company M. Others in the same COM
pany rewarded with appointments
were Walter Lampe Of Winona, Fred
Woebkenberg Of st. Cloud, Charles
Van Sickle, Spring Valley and Colbe
Saboe Of Belgrade. Five members OF
Company B were also honored: Jacob
Loewen of Mountain Lake, Harry
Foster of Nevis, Edward Ritter OF
Sank Centre, Otto Miller of Mankato
and Elmer Roessler of st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01

Washington, July 31.-Unwilling to
take the responsibility for further de-
lay in enlarging the draf. age limits,
republican senators propose within the
next few days to launch movement
to bring congress back into regular
session before the expiration of the
embargo on the transaction of BUSH
ness on Aug. "a.
Published statements to the effect
that the administrations new man
power program was practically COM
pleted, but that it would have to await
the return of congress, created an un-
favorable impression at the capitol. 1t
was recalled that when the senate was
ready to act on the proposed changes
of the draft ages month or more
ago, Secretary N. d. Baker urged it
to postpone action until September.
With the understanding that the
manpower bill would not be ready be-
fore September, democratic leaders,
over the protest of many republicans,
brought about the adoption of the re-
cess program.
The report that the manpower bill
was completed was regarded by re-
publicans as an effort on the part of
the administration to 1pass the buck
back to congress for failure to change
the draft ages in time to meet the
threatened shortage of men in Class 1.
II believe that congress should be
called back here at the earliest pos
sible date to consider this matter"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
Community Singing Plan
Cordially ReceiDed--- Will
be Good Thing for City

Several hundred people were at
tracted to the City Park Monday even
ing and enjoyed the band concert and
the singing. This is the first time for
several years that band concerts have
been given and the first time the ex-
pertinent of open air singing has been
tried. The success of band concerts
is foregone conclusion; everyone en-
joys them and attends. The singing
was success, although the newness
of the venture did not wear off and
everyone waited for the s'other fell
low" The chief difficulty seemed to
be that, excepting for America"
when everyone pulled out all the
stops, the crowd didn't know the
words of the songs and didn't have the
face to sing "tra la Ia"
In order to overcome this very diff
ficulty, Friday evening of each week
has been set aside for community sing
ing. The first one of these meetings
was last Friday evening, when about
so people assembled in the high school
auditorium and had such good time
they didn't know when to go home.
More are expected to come this week.
Remember this isn't a personal invita-
ton affair. If you don't extend your
self cordial invitation to be present,
no one else will. But If you come,
you will have better time than you
have since the war started and will go
away with that warm friendly feeling.
The next band concert and sing is to
be in two weeks, at which time a
much larger crowd is expected. These
concerts are bound to be popular. It's
one of the finest sensations ever ex-
perienced, to stand shoulder to should
er with your neighbor and sing the
songs of the greatest country in the
world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
Senators Want Draft Age
Limits Extended at Once

said Senator Charles Curtis Of Kansas
the republican whip. 'T believe I can
say for my colleagues that they stand
ready to return to Washington on an
instant's notice to take up the draft
age legislation"
Other republican senator's were even
more emphatic in declaring congress
should get back on the job.
It is estimated that some $4,000
American citizens in the British en-
pire, including $4,000 in Canada, and
250,000 British subjects and 10000
Canadians in the United States will
be affected by the reciprocal draft
treaties, which were finally ratified at
London yesterday.
American citizens between 81 and
81, resident in the British empire, viii
be given 60 days from today in which
to enlist or return to their own coun-
try for service, but after that time
they would be subject to draft.
ALI British subjects and Canadians
between 81 and 81 who have made
declaration of intention to become citi-
zens of the United States may enlist
in the British or Canadian forces or
may leave the country for the purpose
of military service, and British sub
jects and Canadians of the age of 20
to "A, inclusive, whether they have or
have not declared their intention to
become citizens of the United States,
may enlist or leave the United States
for military service, or be liable to
military service in the United States.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
CoMMENDABLE WORK.

I
Not all the Red Cross work is le5
for the grown-ups by any means. IT.
youngsters are doing their share and
take pardonable pride in so doing.
Last week, Miss Virginia Kells and
her playmate, Miss Marian Dowswell,
counted their gains and took the re-
suit, almost $500 down to Mrs. Moy-
nihan, secretary Of the Red Cross. It
appears that these young ladies, with
an earnest desire to help, have starte
a salvage department which is now on
satisfactory paying basis. Their eff
forts are confined to collecting cast off
clothes and rags and then selling
them. Whether or not, they contem-
plate branching out into more ex-
tensive fields, the Herald is unprepar-
ed to state. 1t Is understood that the
salvage department is open to the
public at all respectable hours and the
prospective buyer is urged to make it
a point to do her shopping early be-
fore the choice articles are disposed
2of.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
FOOD DEMONSTRATION.

Friday afternoon in the dining
room of the Junior high school a food
demonstration of vital Importance to
every housekeeper in and near Sank
Centre is to be conducted. This DEM
onstration is under the direct super
vision of Mrs. Coe, of the State Wo-
mans Committee and her aide from
the Federal food department. 1t is
requested that large number be
present. The demonstration will be,
of course, along war time problems.
The special line which viii be taken up
has not been announced but it will
presumably be canning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01

Henry P. Minette, a large scale
farmer residing near Devils Lake, N.
D., came down last Wednesday for a
short visit at the home of his brother
Hon. F. E. Minette, and other relatives
in this section. Mr.. Minette under
went successful operation for cancer
of the lip at st. Paul, the latter part
of the week. He was accompanied by
John Lang, of Webster, N. D.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01

Lena and Ada Trampe of Swanville
completed course in the Little Falls
Business College. One has good
position in Duluth and the other in
jamestown. Enter college Sept. q.
Send for free catalog. adv 8 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01
AUGUST DRAFT CALL
TOHIT FARMS HARD
CITIES DRAINED OF NEARLY
ALL CLASS / MEN FOR THE
JULY QUOTA.
ONLY LOO CLASS / men LEFT
RURAL COUNTIES WILL PRO-
VIDE 10000 MINNESOTANS
NEXT MONTH.

st. Paul July 3O.--Less than 100
Minneapolis Class / draftees are
available for August calls, figures
reported to adjutant General Rhinow's
office revealed. In this total is In
Guided what few men remained in
Class 1 of the 1917 class and all the
men of the 1918 class who have been
placed in Class l by local draft
boards.
The 1918 class has been depleted by
enlistments in the navy and marine
corps and even the total of 1895, re-
ported by draft boards as Minneapolis
maximum possible response to the
August calls for 10000 Minmesotans,
is expected to be further cut by be-
lated enlistment certificates, issued be-
fore Provost Marshal General Crowder
stopped enlistments of men of draft
age Friday. These certificates are re-
turned after applicants have passed
all necessary tests in the navy and
marine corps and often require several
days before receipt by draft boards.
The figures reported indicate that
Minnesota must depend largely upon
its rural counties to fill the August
calls, in the opinion of state draftAf-
fcials. In June and July, when Minne-
sofas calls were practically the same
as the August quota, Minneapolis fur
nished 2,088 and $500 men respec-
lively. The contrast between the drain
ON the city youths in these months.
and the maximum possible in August
issapparent.
Class totals as reported yesterday
by the various wards follow:
. sfst s4l sseosss e5; tsiisslss..
14o; fourth, "a; fifth, 100; sixth, 10;
seventh, 81; eighth, 107; ninth, 90;
tenth, 100; eleventh, Sc; twelfth 104;
thirteenth, GA.
Hundreds Of Class 1 registrants in
Minnesota are on the farms, busy with
the harvest, state draft headquarters
have been advised. These men were
granted permission to remain at home
by various draft boards throughout
the state when it was shown that their
services were absolutely necessary to
properly care for the crops. While
many of these men will be released
in time for the August calls, hundreds
will still be needed to care for thresh-
ing and other farm work.
twas pointed out by Adjutant Gen.
eral Rhinow recently that Class 2 will
not be taken to fill the August calls.
This throws the burden directly on the
farmers as every available Class /
man. was taken from the cities of the
state to fill the July call for Camp
Wadsworth.
While board quotas for Minneapolis
will not be announced by the Adjutant
General until the specific calls are re-
.ceived from Washington, draft board
officials pointed out yesterday that
totals must be confined to the number
of men in Class 1.
Navy and marine corps recruiting
officers have noticed serious slump
in recruiting as the result of General
Crowder's order. Men over and under
draft age must be relied upon to keep
Minneapolis recruiting wheel moving
until General Crowder is advised that
August draft calls have been filled and
lifts the recruiting ban.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-08-01

Mrs. Arab Rose is the guest Of
friends in Melrose this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Argentina Wrongly
 Interpreted U. s. Note

Buenos Aires, December 1.-The Amer ican offer of mediation between Chile and Peru has caused satisfaction in Chile, where. according to advices from that country, 1t is interpreted as assur- ance that the United States will not interfere unless invfesd to do so bv both Chile and Peru. Some of the daily papers of Buenos Aires show chagrin. for. they say, the Argentine government mis- interpreted the original note and went beyond the invitation offering mediation. and is now left alone to act.
 El Diario says: '"The declaration bv the United States that it would not offer mediation until invited to do so by both republics leaves the Argentine government in grave position, beca iise 1t has already offered to mediate. al- though only asked by the United States to study the possibility of a conflict. The invitation was made to all the Latin American republics. but Argentina thought 1t was only made to it.o
 Fl Diario calls for the publication of all the notes in order to make clear the Argentine position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
HEAL LTHDEPARTMENT HEAD E BACK HOWE
Dr Welch Reaches Mont gOmery After Week at the Health Association
 Meeting in Chicago

Montgomery. December 14-(Special.) pr. S. w. Welch. head of the state health department, was hack at his of flee at the state building Saturday aft CT an absence of a week in Chicago, where he and Dr. H. G. Perry, also of the department, attended a meeting of the American Public Health assoc.a- tion. pr. Perry will return to Mont gomery Sunday, he having stopped Tn Lowing Green, Ky, and Nashville, Tenn, to study health laws.
 Dr. Welch arrived in Montgomery in time to assume active charge of the fight now being waged for the secono time on Spanish influenza. Scores of new eases are being reported daily, and the situation has again become serious, it is stated, in many counties. It IS very probable that knowledge gained at the meeting of the health aSsocia- ton will be brought into use in the a''tiu" fight, Dr. Welch comes prepared to put into operation new methods, 1t is stated, although a fight waSed in New York or some other large and con- gcsted city would not be successful in Montgomery or Alabama.
 'eThe people are asked to be patient with us," said Dr. Welch. ''The state
 
 everything in it's power to handle the situation. Panic the part of any community or any person is to be avoid ed because the element of fear is a displeasing emotion and makes one more susceptible to the disease"
 Dr. Welch has called a meeting of the state committee of public health for 10 o'clock Sunday morning. The first part of the week rules of the American rlrA E Chicago meeting, will be issued As soon ae possible health officers will be sent a copy.
 pr. Welch has interesting statistics brought out at the Chicago meeting. Developments at the meeting show:
 |. That rule of fighting disease in Alabama could not be successfully ap plied in New York or other states.
 2. Where it was practicable to have scientific and thorough inspection of schools it was deeped best not to close them, and the same was true of indus trial enterprises. If the children's temperature could be taken on enter ing school in the morning and an ex- animation made by the nurse of each one of them, and those who were com- plaining excluded, and the child fol- lowed up in it's home by the visiting nurse and school physician it was not advisabiet to close the schools, but when such machinery was not available, clos ing was advised because 1t was the only method available for preventing contact.
 3. Scientists were frank to confess they were dealing with a disease the cause of which has not yet been dis covered and consequently no sure rem edy could be advised. -
 4, One doctor advocated the 'use of serum, while others disagreed with his cont An ion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
NORWAY, WANTS SEAT
 AT THE PEACE TABLE


 Christiania, Friday, December 13. (By the Associated Press. )--Foreign Minister Ihlen, at special session of lthe Norwegian Parliament today an- nounced that the government had asked the other Scandinavian countries to take steps to be admitted to the peace conference Negotiations regard ing league of nations, a question es- pecially concerning Scandinavian in terests. note to this effect he said. had been handed to the French govern n1ent
 Norway also will ask that damages be paid for vessels and men destroyed when sailing on lawful business, the foreign minister continued, and con- Jointly with neutral nations will try to establish an international prize court regarding America's requisitioning of Norwegian ships. He added that Nor way on November 21, through its min- ister in Washington, had handed the American government a note calling for sediment of the ship question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Hays to Wage Strong
 Campaign in Hope of
 Breaking Solid South

Knoxville. September 14.-A special to the Journal and Tribune tonight from it's Washington correspondent says that Ma tional Chairman Hays has decided to wage an aggressive campaign in the south in 1920 with the hope of breaking the solid south.
 Orga n.zations in Tennessee, the Caro- linas, GSs sia ana Louisiana are to be fostered with Knoxville as headquarters for this movement.
 Substantial business men such as ex- Senator Newell Sanders, who probably will be chosen for Tennessee, will head the movement in the several states men toned The protection tariff issue prob ably will be the slogan of the campaign Democratic leaders are said to be watch ing the movement with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
PLANE LEAVES ON
 FLIGHT TO INDIA

London. December 14-CBritish Wire less Service.)-A giant Handley-Page air plane, carrying six members of the royal air force. started from the airdrome near Ipswich at s:sO o'clock last night and headed across the channel for France o5l a flight to karachi. India, and thence 10 Delhi The craft ran into bank of thick fog. however. and was compelled to make a landing on the French coast.
 The journey, it Is announced. will he continued. The distance to Delhi is somes thing more than 51-1 niles
 This machine was originally assigned to bomb Berlin. l. measures 127 feet from wing tip to wing tip and weights, with fuel and passengers. about s70o0 pounds. 1t can make so miles an hour and cai. carry 1200 gallons of petrol, sufficient for a flight of nearly Is hours.
 Mai. Archibald MacIaren and Captain Hoiley. famous as a long distance bonlb- ing pilot, are the pilots of the machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Cause of Germany's Defeat

From Marshal Foch and the Second
 Battle of the Marne," by Raymond
 Recouly Captain x). in the December
 Scribner.
 One of~the chief reasons why Germany will lose this war (and she has lost if already, is because she has made gross mistakes as to the psychology of her en- em1es; of France. in the first place. then England, and after that America and she has also entirely underesfimatad the military strength which each of these countries could bring. to bear against her. These errors, and this faulty reckoning. doom her to defeat; if we should seek for the causes which have led to them we might find some such explanation as this:
 The Germans enjoyed a f1ourishing material civilization. but they had no moral civilization whatever.
 The way in which they provoked kthis war, their obscene barbarity of conduct in which officers and soldiers are alike the innumerable Ncrimes which have marked their passage through Belgium ana France-cities burned to the ground, systematic and wanton destruction of an- cient monuments, thousands of innocent people massacred. thousands more re- duced to famine or carried into hideous slavery, dissertation of religious symbols. and graves of the dead. authorized and organized piliage and defilement--alls of these make up the most monstrous of ! fense against justice and humanity which has ever been committed by a great peo- pie, and for this they are one ana all responsible. from the Kaiser down to the meanest of his subjects.
 The world has been busheds back for 20 or even 30 centuries. and because much of the harm done is irreparable, those who have wrought 1t must be severely punished. We should be lacking in our most sacred duty to our dead ana ia the generations which are yet to come if. through fatigue or moral weakness. we should allow thefwar to end without the infliction of signal punishment
 That long list of misdeeds could not have been committed if the Germans had had any true morality, or any real nor ale And if man has no moral stand- ards himself, how can he measure and appreciate those of his enemies?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
PUCCINI'S NEW OPERAS PRESENTED FIRST TIME

New York, December 14.-Puccinrs new one-act operas. "Il Tabarro," "Suor An gelica' and ''Gianna Schicchi' were pre- tonight for the first time on any stage The unusual musical event drew large and fashionable audience, which received with enthusiasm the new offerings of the famous composer.
 The production, staged by Ordynski. and embracing in the three casts such artists as Farrar. Muzio. Tiffany, Gentle, De Luca and Crimi was singularly well balanced in it's play upon the emotions. It provided in I'll Tabarro" a tragedy of barge life on the Seine; in "Suor An- gelica," a spiritual mystery play, and m "Gianni Schicchi," q comedy. Muzio sang the leading role in I'll Tabarro," Fargar in "Suor Angelica" ana De Luca in "Gianni Schicchi"