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The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
A.R.C .C.SendS Food
To Captured Men
Forwarding Depot at Berne, Switzer-
land, Supplemented by one i'm
Denmark.

The American Red Cross, through
its representatives at Ber-le, Switzer-
land, Carl P. Bennett, is forwarding
supplies to all American prisoners of
war confined in German prison camps.
When this work was started, the sup
plies consisted mainly of bread, made
in and shipped from Berne, and sup
Elementary packages of food shipped
from time to time from Lcndon,
through the British Red Cross.
The business of caring for our pri-
soners is now organized on a more
practical basis. The American Red
Cross has leased a large warehouse
at Berne and it is il the hands of
an efficient organization. The war
department has shipped to this ware
house food and clothing for military
prisoners. The naval prisoners are
furnished with food and clothing by
the American Red Cross, and an &C
counting of the cost of these supplies
is given to the Navy department,
which in turn reimburses the Red
Cross for t. e expenditure made. In
the case of civilian prisoners, many
of whom were taken from torpedoed
ships in the early days of the war,
food and clothing is supplied entire
ly by the Red Cross.
AS soon as man is reported Off
cially as prisoner of war, 20 lb.
parcel of nourishing food is sent him
each week, as well as proper cloth
ing, certain Iuxuries, toilet articles
and tobacco.
The surgeon generals department
of the United States government has,
in connection with the American Red
Cross, worked out an invalid ration
which is issued by the government
and the Red Cross for shipment to
prisoners of war who are reported
as being i'll.
At the present time there is suf-
) .ficient food at the warehouse in Berne
T0r in transit, to supply 10000 prison
ers for a period of six months 1t is
earnestly hoped that they are not go
ing to need this amount but it is well
to be prepared. In order to meet ev-
cry emergency, similar warehouse
has now been leased at Copenhagen,
Denmark, under the direction of
Messrs. Yeslin and Stein. 1t will con-
tain 5000 rations and will be pre-
pared, IN an emergency, to take up
the work OF prisoners relle1 at mo-
ment's notice AS a further safe
guard, a supply of food and clothing
is stored in France.
It may be seen from the above ac-
count that an organization has been
established which, through the gen
erosity of the United States govern
ment, and by the American people
as represented by the American Red
Cross, is in a position to take proper
care of all American prisoners.
The Bureau Of American Prisoners
Relief in this country, as well as the
Division of Allied Prisoners Relief
is located at the American Red Cross
headquarters at Washington, D. c..
-Bulleti1
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Fourth Liberty
Bond Sale Due Soon
STARTS SEPTEMBER .2S, ENDS
OCTOBER 19. j. P. COOPER
AGAIN co. CHAIRMAN

The treasury department virtually
has decided to hold the Fourth Liber-
ty Loan campaign il the three weeks
period between Sept. % and Satur-
day, October 10Th. J. P. Cooper of
the State Bank of Redwood Falls has
been appointed to take charge of the
sale of bonds for Redwood county.
Mr.. Cooper was very successful in
efficiently managing the third bond
sale last spring.
An announcement is expected soon
in order; to permit Liberty Loan work
ers and business interests to arrange
for the campaign.
Reasons prompting officials to
choose these dates included the fact
that farmers during October probably
can make liberal subscriptions from
harvest proceeds and that it was de-
sirable to end the campaign a week
or two before the November cleo
tions.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Renville Prices
Fixed For Season
THRESHERMEN AGREE UPON
CERTAIN PRICES FOR WORK;
REDWOOD MEET TODAY

A meeting of the threshermen and
farmers of Renville County was held
at Renville last Friday, County agent
French of Redwood County being in
attendance. At this meeting prices
were fixed as follows barley and
oats, four cents per bushel, wheat
and rye me cents per busel, flax
sixteen per bushel, and timothy thir-
ty-two cents per bushel.
1t is also agreed that the thresher
should furnish all help and that the
from each township and the matter
of prices and help was looked at from
the viewpoint of both parties con
cerned in the threshing.
Mr. French reports that a similar
meeting for Redwood county will be
held today and the prices for the sea-
sons work determined. The meet
ing will be held at Wabasso.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
DraftsAge Changed

Secretary Baker announced Satur-
&ey that he would recommend the ex-
tension of the draft age limits from
a minimum of 18 years to a maxi
mum of As years.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman
of the senate military committee, said
the bill, fathered by Secretary Baker
would be introduced in both houses of
Congress on Monday.
Senator Chamberlain said the bill
would be referred to his committee
and would be reported when Congress
resumes it's regular sessions late this
month.
Although the proposed new draft
ages have the approval of both Sec
retary Baker and Provost Marshall
General Crowder, Senator Chamber
lain said thee probably would be
some opposition in both houses. He
was confident, however, the bill would
be passed.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Alien Arrested

Fritz Miller, enemy alien, who has
been employed as section foreman for
several months, was arrested Tues
day night for bringing booze into dry
territory. He was placed and pleaded
guilty to the charge Wednesday and
wassentenced to forty days in the
county Jail. He was taken to Red
wood Wednesday afternoon. Miller
is also accused of disloyalty and may
be taken on those charges later He
has been drunk on numerous occa-
sions recently. Miller is a graduate
of university in Germany and was
admitted to practice law in some of
the German courts. He had prac-
tised law only a short time before he
took a position il a bank, and later
came to America, landing here sew
eral years ago.-Salborn Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Another Man Charged

Fred Deike of Sheridan Township
was arrested Monday and brought be-
fore Judge Gray in the municipal
court to answer to charge of sedi-
tion. Mr.. Deike pleaded not guilty
and the time of his hearing was set for
next Monday August II, with bail
fixed at $4,000. Mr.. Deike is charg-
ed with having said in the presence of
witnesses, that "the soldiers at Camp
Grant do not have anything fit to
eat; they do not have any white
bread but all black bread that isn't
fit for dog to eat; that they have
beans that are hard and soured; that
all other camps are the same way; that
the reports that we get in the Amer
icaa papers as to the war are not
true; that he himself has a paper
printed IL Wisconsin that has the news
right from the front over a wireless
that the U. S. cannot understand; !;
that every time 10000 German SOL
diers are killed 10000 American SOL
diers are killed, that the German Lu-
therans have control of the wireless
reports"
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
STACKING?

John Whittet. retired thresh-
erman and farmer Of Redwood
County, calls the attention of
the Gazette to the fact that
there are farmers, several more
than there should be, who did
not plant an acre of wheat last
year and consequently are not
contributing an ounce Of the
much needed floor to the COM
ing years needs. Mr.. Whittet
says he is not in a position to
say what the percentage Of
these farmers would be but
from his trips over Redwood
and the neighboring counties
the last few weeks he is sure
the ratio of those who didn't
plant wheat to those who did
is much larger than it should
be. In view of the fact that
these non-wheat farmers will
expect to buy their allotment
of wheat flour, Mr.. Whittet
thinks their failure to recog-
nize the necessity for wheat
planting last spring is one
form Of Stacking which doesn't
speak well for thoughtful pa
triotism. He is no respecter
Of persons and states that he
has found delinquents in his
own family. He also suggests
that the matter, which can
not be remedied for the pre-
sent yeai, should properly be
taken care of through the
Food Administration next year
and that the assistance of the
assessors of the county would
make the matter comparative
ly easy. Mr.. Whittet believes
it is none too early for farmers
and all other patriotic citizens
to consider ways and means
for increasing the wheat crop
of next year.
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The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
You Are Doing 1t

Every time you read you purchasers
of Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps, of what the United States is
doing il France in building whs.vres
and railroads, or deluging the German
with gas or sh ling them out po-
sition with big guns or shrapnel or of
bombing their arse1als or cities, or
of the great work of our Army and
our Navy, or Of the building Of ships
here or of any or all Of the great or
small achievements Of America, here
or abroad or on the seas, you buyers
of Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps truthfully can say, @I had a
hand in this !" "I contributed to this -
Il am helping do this;" "It is part
my work.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Recruiting Slow
Is The Complaint
MINNESOTA ASKED TO SPEED
UP ON VOLUNTEERS FOR
MILITARY SERVICE,

Despite most valiant efforts I'd
keep the number secured in the MINI
esota District this month up to the
usual thousand mark at least, it was
Army recruiting slump
er off during the month of July al
most fifty per cent and,, while Maj
OF John D. Yost, Recruiting Officer
for the District, looked for a slight
falling off during the summer months
he states that he will look to Civil
liam Recruiting Committees through
out the state to make up the loss in
the months to come.
Major Yost attributes the slump to
the fact that urgent calls for harvest
hands from all sections Of the country
and the "Work or Fight" order have
sent thousands of men to the farms.
The slump has affected states west of
here to an even greater extent than
it has in Minnesota.
All signs point to a change il the
draft age limits as soon as Congress
reconvenes next menth. The concen-
sus of opinion is that the ages will
be lowered as well as raised and will
in all probability require the regis
tration of men from 10 to 21 years
and from 81 to 40 years of age. Such
changes would prove a boon to re-
cruiting as there is always a rush of
recruits previous to the registration
of new classes for the draft.
The victorious advance of Areri-
can troops on the western front has
done much to stir the fighting spir-
it of Yourg America and the great
er proportion of men enlisted at the
present time are men under the draft
age limit. Men under 21 years must
present satisfactory evidence to est
ablish their age before they will be
accepted. Consent of parents or guar
dian is not necessary for enlistment
if over 18 years of age, but before
applicants will be accepted documen-
tary evidence of the fact must be pre-
sented to the recruiting officer.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
New Troops Formed

All boys of Redwood Falls and vici-
nifty who are~not now members of
Boys Scout Troop No. are invited to
come to the Municipal Court ir the
City Hall on Wednesday evening, Aug.
Z, at eight o'clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
organize new Boy Scout Troop. This
Troop will be Troop No. 2 Lessons
for the tenderfoot rank will begin
Immediately after this organization
meeting.
Come promptly and get your name
in among the first. A new Scout
Master will be present. Glenn Lu-
kens, Scout Master Troop No. /
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
PERSHING REPORTS

Washington, Aug. 5.-"The
enemy has proved incapable
of stem1.iag the onslaught of
our troops, fighting for liberty
side by side with French, Bri-
tish and Italian veterans" are
the words of General J. ]. Per-
shing in his official commun-
ique to the war department,
announcing the German army
has been driven in confusion
beyond the line of the Vesle
river.
More than S4OO prisoners and
1873 guns have been captured
by the American troops alone
Participating in the counter
drive since July 18. No esti-
mate is given of prisoners cap
tured by the British and French
who outnumber the American
forces il the great fight.
The text of the communiaue
worded in term somewhat ulus-
ual for a military report, fol.
lows:
"Section A. The full fruits
of victory in the counteroffen-
sive begun so gloriously by
Franco-American troops on Ju-
ly 18, were reaped today when
the enemy, who met his Sec
ond great defeat on the Marne
was driven in confusion be-
yond the line of the Vesle.
"The enemy, in spite of suf-
fecing the sevesest losses, has
proved incapable of stemmlng
the onslaught of our troops
fighting for liberty side by
side with French, British and
Italian veterans. II the course
of the operations 8,400 prison
ers and 1873 guns have been
captured by our men alone"
Il Il Il II je K
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
DR.. Passer Coming

The office rooms and equipment of
DR.. G. L. Grapp who is now in the
service, have been leased by DR.. c..
w. Passer of Waseca who will take
possession of his new office August
8. DR.. Passer is graduate of the
University of Minnesota and has been
in charge Of an office in the midway
district since his graduation. He is a
brother of DR.. Passer Of Olivia and
comes to Redwood Falls well recon-
mended both as dentist and as a
citizen.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Dealers Should Do
More Advertising
DESPITE HIGH RATES DUE TO
WAR LONDON STORE INCREA- ,
SES NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY j

| American advertising methods have
proved boon to business in English
and newspaper advertising shoud not
be allowed to lag in America. accor-
ding to Il. GorJoh Selfridge, Amer
ican born London merchant. Mr.. Sell
fridge, who has large department
store in London, has aimed to rake
it the largest in the world and said
the first four months of this year
were the best his firm had ever had.
He takes All Space Obtainable
In England one can not have all the
advertising space he wants, but Mr..
Selfridge said he was taking all he
could get.
In an interview appearing IN re-
cent issue of Womea's Wear, Mr.. Sell
fridge said; '~y.s
Despite War Increased Publicity i
"On Aug. 5, 1914, the day after war
was declared, increased our advertis-
ing space. From that day I have
been buying all the advertising space
available. / would do more adver-
tising today if I could get the space.
"We are limited only by the limita-
SiOhAo VI Vic AiO" oPdPSIos we dIc GCth-
ing right now every inch they will
give US and at rates that would make
US in the States turn somersadlts and
fall over backwards.
Rates Are 81 Line.
| am paying at the rate of 81 per
agate line for display space right
now. will take more space if they
will give it to me-a1d at that rate.
| probably will pay more before the
war is over. | will take all they will
give.
"The first four months of this year
have been the biggest four months in
our history. This growth has come
because we have forced it. At the
beginning of this year we were the
10th largest house of the kind in the
world. At the end of this year we
will be the sixth. Within two years
after the new store building is COM
pleted we will be first.
Advertising Booms Store Growth
! "a big factor very big factor
in this record has been and will con-
tinue to be newspaper advertising.
We never could have broken through
traditions in England without it. We
had to use all we could to break down
prejudices. We made people sop,
look and listen. Then the store itself
did the rest.
"We now talk to millions of peo-
pie every day through our advertising
columns, and they believe in us, trust
us, respond to that advertising quick
ly and continue to be our customer in
all kinds of weather. The large busi-
ness enterprise that is not going the
limit in advertising just now is max
ing a huge mistake.
Retrenchment Should Not Come
"Now, more than at any other time
it is necessary to push the display adj
vertisi1g. If retrenchments appear
necessary they should be made in ev-
cry other department but in the pu-
blicity one-the newspaper advertis-
ing none. These prices they are soak
ing us now for space are simply awful
but I'll take more space if they'll
give it to me.
THE business who fails to real
lze that right now-in war time-he
should drive ahead with his advertis-
ing at greater speed than ever before
has overlooked golden opportunity.
At no time in the history Of our bu-
slness in London has advertising paid
such large returns as right now. NY
only regret is that I can't buy more
space.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07

Attorney A.. +. Praxel of Lamber-
ton was business visitor here Tues
day.
Miss Irene Aune and Miss Hedine
have received appointments for cler-
ical positions with the cival service
department at Washington and will
probably leave the last of this month
for the Capitol City to take up their
new work.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. John Knox, B. D. supplies
Rev. Holt's pulpit during the lat
ter's vacation. Sunday morning, 1890
his subject is, "Honoring Father and
Mother" Sunday evening, 8 o'clock,
he speaks upon, sThe Wrong and
Right Patriotism"
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Fred Cain Dead

Word was received here Monday
of the death of Fred Cain Sr. who
was staying at the home of his son
at Kelliher, MINI. Mr.. Cain was for
many years a resident Of Redwood
Falls and his body will be brought
here for burial. Funeral services will
be held at the home of his son Ar
thur Cain at two o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Report For July

M. Lauterbauch, the local weather
observer reports that the maximum
temperature for the month Of July
was SO degrees, July 10 and the min
imum was AZ degrees July 1, Preci-
pitation was 2.65 inches. Clear days
numbered 20, partly cloudy and
cloudy a.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Announcement

c. F. Martin announces that he
took possession last week of the w.
S. Smith grocery store and is now
operating the same. Mr.. MAJ tin asks
share of the patronage of Redwood
Falls and vicinity and promises in
return to supply the demands of that
patronage to the best of his ability
and experience.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Many Stamps Sold

Tn July $211, ,417,OOO worth of War
Savings and Thrift stamps were sold
raising the total received from this
source since last December to $518-
$4,000. The July sales alone re-
presented a loan to the government
of So for every man woman and child
il the country.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
Knit Sweaters Too

Those Chapters which have on
hand heavy yarn for knitting swea-
ters are now urged to have this used
during the month Of August when
there may be a scarcity of yarn suit
able for socks. Chapters deciding
to follow this suggestion and knit
sweaters can obtain the new direc-
tions by applying to headquarters.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07
These Three Go Next

Three of the boys from this vicia-
ity, Elmer Conrad of Lambertorl, Sen
ter Baldwin of Redwood Falls, and
George Mansfeldt of Redwood Falls
will leave August IA, for the univer-
sity at Indianapolis where they will
take special training for military SER
vice.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07

A party Of five people of Lamber-
ton came over Tuesday to see the
drafted boys off for jefferson Bar
racks. The party consisted of Misses
Leona Gerth, Anna Hecker and Esther
Linneman and Robert Butler and Ar
thur Lia1emap.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-08-07

Miss Francis Lohrenz is spending
q short vacation with her father Mar
tin Lohrenz at his home here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
PAINT and COSMETICS ARE TABOO
AMONG GIRLS OF The BIG CIRCUS

reached this point in the itinerary of
tn big show.
AS a matter of fact the majority of
circus girls are the most refreshing,
the healthiest and the cleanest mind
ed young women ever assembled to-
gether. Many of the so-called girls
are married women with young
daughters and sons, who are also with
the circus. There is little difference
between the girls of the circus and the
ordinary, healthy girls who live in
comfortable, refined homes except
that the life of the circus is in the
open, where she has a better oppor-
tunity to develop both physically and
mentally.
Life behind the red curtain which
separates the dressing rooms from the
rest of the circus is not unlike that
of big family in camp. Here the
women do their sewing, their laundry,
their reading and writing and the in
structing of their young children. No
body molests them, no profanity is al
lowed to reach their ears, and the at
mosphere in which they live is as re-
fined and respectable as it would be
in the best regulated home. Circus
folks are home-loving, family people
at heart and not at all like the mis-
guided public was prone to consider
them in years gone by.
Many entire families, ranging from
grandparents to year-old children,
travel with the Barnum & Bailey cir
Gus and enjoy all the comforts and
privacy of home life. In some of the
ring acts three generations of a fam
lily are. performing at the same time.
Most of the really great circus per-
formers of today are descendants of
long line of circus ancestors, and
their success in their chosen field is
largely due to the heritage of clean
living and clean thinking that has
been handed down from generation to
generation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06

D. Hill, Cleburne, Tex; Bernard C.
Wolcott, Binghamton, N. Y; Sergt.
Charles J. Jerauld, Peoria, III; Pri-
Yates Victor E. Berkfa1k, Grove City,
Mimi; Neil E. Callahan, Mimic, N D. !;
Michael Gaeta, Revere, Mass; Harry
Marvin Hubert, Solvay, N. Y; CorlIo
Lori, Butte, Mont; William Marien-
scheck, Plainfeld, N. J.; Michael MAJ
zoni, Boston; John H. Siple, Wrights-
vile, Pa; Louis P. Trial, WaterviIle,
Me.
Wounded, degree undetermined
Private Lee R. Irish, Indianapolis
Wounded slightly-Privates Samuel
c. Anglin. Fort Wayne, Ind; Raleigh
Knerr, Poison, Mont; Horace H.
Swickard, Toronto, o.
Missing in action-Private George
J. Mcdonald, Roxbury, Mass.
Private Fleming MEG. Foresman,
Bardo1ph, Ill, reported killed in ac-
ton on May 80, is also reported to
have been severely wounded prev
iously.
Previously reported missing, now
officially presumed to be dead-Pri-
vate Alphonsus J. McGrath, Chestnut
Hill, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
MASONS CHOOSE
BEERS FOR new
OFFICE CREATED

Hartford, June 6-The Tooth an
niversary of the grand council of Con-
necticut, Royal and Select Masters,
was observed at Masonic temple, this
city, yesterday. The attendance of
delegates and members was very
large. Most Puissiant Grand Master
Thomas M. Barnes of Bridgeport,
presided. The super excellent de-
gree was conferred last night. Visitors
from the grand councils of New York
and Massachusetts, were present.
Recorder Sturdy reported a mem
bership of 6,572, a gain of 206 for the
year. There were 113 deaths. He
said PIT council Masons were serv-
ing their country
The Office of grand standard bearer
was created. The following officers
were elected:
Most puissiant grand master, Hen
ry H. Bradley, East Haven; deputy
puissiant grand master, F. Ward De-
Klyn, Danbury Industrious principal
conductor of work, Norman C. Stew
ems, Hartford; grand treasurer, Isiah
Baker, Jr., Hartford; grand recorder.
George A. Sturdy, New London; grand
captain of guard, Edward B. Alling,
New Britain; grand conductor, T.
LAUREL Guild. Stamford; grand
marshal, ]. Oliver Armstrong, Nor
wich; grand standard bearer, George
G. Beers, Bridgeport; grand trustee
for three years, William o. Shelley
Hartford.
=. The appointments were: Grand
Chaplains, Rev. Charles W. Boylston,
Riverside; the Rev. ]. Romeyn Dan
forth, New London; grand steward,
Daniel H. Gladding, New Haven;
grand sentinel, l. Newton Wadsworth,
New Haven.
Retiring Grand Master Barnes was
given past grand masters jewel and
apron. Past Master William o.
Shelley made the presentation.