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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12

al of the army for any emergency
that arises. There are two kinds of
American Red Cross Hospitals in
France-those that are part of the
United States Army evacuating sys-
TEN, and those which are not. In
the first class falls hospitals in COM
mand of army officers and manned
by army personnel, but administered
by the Red Cross. There are ten
of these hospitals in France. Hos
pitfalls operated independently by the
Red Cross comprise the second clacs.
There are fourteen of these institu-
tions and they are known as Ameri-
can Red Cross Hospitals to dis
tinguish them from American Red
Cross Military hospitals, the designa-
ton of the former class. In addi-
ton to it's 1900 military beds, the
Red Cross has 600 convalesccnt beds
in its eight convalescent houses.
Several beautiful chateaux have been
turned over to the Red Cross for this
latter purpose. The Red Cross has
made an appropriation of IS. 438 .919
to cover the cost of maintaining this
service for wounded American SOL
diers during the last six months of
this year.
Providing special food for our sick,
and wounded fighting men, establish
ing convalescent huts where they
may regain their strength and hos
pital farms to enable them to keep
in the open, installing laundry plants
and sterilizing plants that insure
them clean clothing, supplying emer-
gency tents and hundreds of thous.
nds of comfort bags-all these &C.
tivities are part of the additional
! miscellaneous service which the Red
Cross is rendering to the American
soldiers in France.
i Reconstruction of men disabled If
the service is another activity carried
on by the Red Cross overseas. Or
an average of about 120 artificial
limbs ara distributed by the organi
zation every month, with every eff
fort being made to extend the ser
vice. These artificial limbs, supple
mented with a period of careful
training, will enable the men to taxi
an active part in the industrial lif'
Of the country when they return from
j, abroad.
On the occasion Of his recent visi
|. to France Secretary of War Bake
summed up the work Of the Re-
Cross in that country in the follow
ing statement:
"When one is in the zone of tn
armies, or in the supply areas, word
or appreciation or praise for tn
. American Red Cross are superfuous
. The foresight that has characterize
} its present land prospective opera
} tions has been source Of pride +
tbs commanding officers Of the Amer
-tican Expeditionary Force and shout
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12
The necessity of keeping the Rex

The necessity OF keeping the Ked
Cross relief program in France as
elastic as possible in order to meet
the rapidly changing conditions in
that country, WHARF, millions of fight
ing men and millions of civilians,
spread over vast stretches CT terri
tory, are in need of service, is made
clear in the report. At the very
beginning of it's work in France the
Red Cross had to solve the problem
Of meeting the needs Of Allied fight
ing men already there, and of as
sitting in relieving the distress of the
civilian populations in the war zones
while making preparations for the
millions of American fighting men
that were to come.
Long before General Pershing's
first 40. 900 troops reached France
the American Red Cross had estab-
lished cantcens and rest STATIONS at
various strategical points between
the ports of debarkatior and the
front line trenches where the Allied
soldiers received whola.ome food
and had a. chance to battle md sleep
in homelike surroundings on their
way to and from the firing line.
There were six of these canteens
and in March last, when American
troops began arriving overseas in
heavy contingents, they were feeding
30 900 soldiers a day. The work
at these canteens was done by one
hundred patriate american women.
At the present time the number Of
canteens, the number of soldiers
cared for every day and the number
of workers has been doubled, and by
the end of the year, the report states
it is exr -,ted that fifty-three Amer
lean Red Cross canteens will be il
operation. This service to our sol
diers has been perfected to the point
where rolling canteens provide re
freshments for soldiers on trool
trains not scheduled to stop at reg
ular stations. These portable litch
ems draw up alongside the trains an.
the soldiers lean from the window,
and help themselves to chocolate
sandwiches and sweets. PORTABLE
:. canteens have also made it possible
: to carry the refreshments service
right into the trenches. From
March to the end Of June this year
81 .671. 7s9 was spent for canteel
service. For the six months ending
December 81, 1918, $40 $40 ha
: been appropriated for the work
: $9O5. s08 Of this amount being TO
!, the maintenance of front line can
\ teens.
: One of the most vital features o
: American Red Cross work in Franc
is the emergency aid given to tn
> Army Medical Corps. In addition t
r recruiting nurses for the army, tn
Red Cross maintains hospitals an
disrensaries which are at the dispoa
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12
SCOUTING ACTIVITIES.

Scouting activities during the year
1917 set new high-wnter murk In the
history Of scouting.
There were 27,O41 merit badges IT,
sued as compared with 1907 IN 1915.
Two hundred and nineteen boys quail
fled as eagle scouts as compared with
30 in the year before.
Five hundred and twenty-nine life
scout badges and sos star scout badges
were also issued
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12

E;itioii;ii fc.yicc, us cVniii,ssfu,,crs ., as
scoutinasters, assistant scoutinasters,
members Of troop committees. special
instructors. examiners or lecturers.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12

Join the Red Cross Today
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
Honesty and CareIessness.

There are SO many ways in which
to be careless with the things that be.
long TO others. Most of US seldom
think of these small sins of commits
sion and omission. We would not, for
anything in the world, knowingly tres
pass on the rights of others. Yet, day
after day, because We do not think, we
do things that are really destructive,
and verge very closely upon dishonesty
of act, if not intention. Dishonesty
is an ugly word. But ii is better to
face the fact that the careless person
is really the dishonest person, for only
by admitting a fault can 1t be cured.
Are you careless? If so, look to it
that your carelessness does not work
harm to yourself and to those about
you.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

Abraham started on his voyage of ex-
ploration to the Land of Canaan.
Scenes Along the Tigris.
AS your train winds along the swift,
muddy Tigris, you will see Arabs trav-
cling by "kelek," which is a raft Of
poles supported by the inflated skins
of goats. These same old RATS, by the
way, are pictured on the inscribed
walls of Nineveh. These same picture
walls show men crossing the river by
the aid of inflated goat skins, each man
supporting himself on a skin and pad
ding with his hands as child paddles
in his swimming pool with water
wings" And to this day, at Mossul
(Which is opposite old Nineveh), the
Arab wOrkmen cross the river by
means of these skins. From PARKWAY
Persian provinces, from Kurdestan and
mountain countries long camel cara
vans come trekking in, bringing wool,
hides, carpets and skins of dates. And
when they go back, they carry cases of
American kerosene, or bales of ''piece
goods" from Manchester, or cube sugar
from France.
Nearing Bagdad, the river towns
take on an air of greater hustle. The
people will no longer throw rocks, or
run shrieking at sight of the train and
the "ferenghies" (foreigners). They
will come peddling all manner Of ed
ibles, from curdled camel-milk to Turk
ish nougat and pistachio nuts. And in
the crowded, dusty bazaar streets
rooted over like tunnels to keep out
the heat-you will see offered for sale
hand sewing machines, dollar watch
es," graphophones and tons Of gaudy
calicoes.
There is another class of tourists,
also, who stream across MesopOtamia
by tens of thousands, every year. And,
to handle this traffic, the far-sighted
Germans planned a branch railroad
from the Persian frontier down to Bag
dad, thence southwest through Old
Babylon to the holy cities of Kerbela
and Nedjef. The Shia pilgrims, this
strange tourist horde is called, and
from this pilgrim trade alone the Bag
dad railway will-when open to nor
NAL traffic-derive millions of dollars
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

w YHEN British guns came
NM pounding at the age-old
" walls of Bagdad, ancient
home of Sinbad the Sailor
and Haroun- al Raschid, a new epoch
began in the history of this long dor
mant middle East. The romantic city
of golden minarets and dangerous
dreams awOke to new life-to play q
big, eventful part in the giant upheaval
that is changing the map of the world
Gone forever, now, is that favorite
phrase, "The Changeless East" says q
writer in the Los Angeles Times.
Today the British hold Mesopotamia
the richest province in the Ottoman
empire. They have built their own rail
road from the Persian gulf to Bagdad
through 600 miles of changing land
scape-a landscape of dense date
groves, of fertile fields, of wild marsh
es, and sandy desert. Bagdad, the
key to the middle East, is theirs.
The Bagdad route proper begins at
Scutari, q suburb of COnstantinOple on
the Asiatic side of the Bosporous. runs
southeast of Aleppo, thence off east to
the Euphrates and Tigris country
with network of branches-and thence
south along the winding Tigris to the
hot waters of the Persian gulf.
For sheer human interest, no trip
IN the world can compare with a jour
ney over the route of the Bagdad rail
way.
And, when the great war has ended
and trippers are again making the tour
of the world, it is inevitable that
hordes will forsake the SueZ route to
90 by rail via Nineveh, Bagdad, and
the old Garden of Eden.
Region Older Than History.
Tt is a region that was old when his
tory began-the veritable cradle of the
race-the home of the Phoenicians, the
Chaldeans, the Assyrians and Baby
lonians. And remnants of some of
these old races are still found there,
living now as they lived so many thou
sands of years ago. Among the desert
BedOuins the covenant of bread and
salt is still kept, and the law of asylum
Is strictly observed. If you are being
pursued by an enemy, you can run into
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

hold him But he fell
Mother Eve and
helped with advice "hcn the
too
teeth hard and yellow like winter
south side OF
who had numbered back to her
of the incident
afterthat prohibition had not yet
of
oft deed equally helpful
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

year. These Shias are the "dissenters'
of the Mohammedan faith; the SUM
or orthodox Moslems do, but go instead
TO KerOela and Nedjef-cities sacred
to the memory of ALI, nephew of Ma
homet, founder of the Shia sect. From
all over Persia, Kurdestan, parts Of In
dia and even Tibet, these zealots come,
their long arduOus journey by mule or
camel sometimes occupying a whole
year. They bring with them the dried
and sailed bodies Of their dead, for
burial outside the walls of Nedjef-
and, like the Mecca pilgrim, the Shia
who has been TO Nedjef can paint his
beard a bright red and enjoy the title
Of 'Haji" the rest Of his life. To Ned
JEFF every good Shia is supposed to go.
at least once in his career-if he can
afford 1t, and in the shadow of Ned
JETS walls he expects his home to re-
pose, If his children can raise the price
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

an Arabs tent, and claim asylum. And
your enemy cannot follow you to this
haven: your host, too, is bound by the
law of the desert to protect you-tO
fight for you if he husband, after
you have eaten a meal with him, he is
further bound to respect your person
and property for "a hours after your
departure. But by another law of the
desert, when you have gone "a hours
from your hosts tent, it is quite good
form for him TO chase you, and to kill
and rob you, if the within seiZes him.
In these MesopOtamian towns, too,
live thousands Of Jews, dressed in
flowing white gowns and sandals. call
ing each other "Yusuf' (Joseph) and
'Ibrahim" (Abraham), living now just
as they did in Christ's time, Staying
sheep TO seal VOW. or bind contract.
The tourist of the future, going around
the world by way of the Bagdad rail-
way, can get stopover at old Nine
veh, the same Nineveh that was de-
stroyed. and from whose startling
ruins Layard dug up the Creation
Tablets" odd cuneiform records telling
Of the making of man, of his fall, and
Of the overwhelming world food. You
cross the great wheat plains of Celicia,
where st. Paul was born. and pass
through Haran, the town from which
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

Vember three
TINS need They H. u.
Nesser engineers
W war Baker them his hearty Endorsement
ever officers are
twentieth G.
belonged
passed into the hands of the Westinghouse family the
OF George Westinghouse Jr,
of transients
bring
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

items who against autoeacy at the date OF ITS
brought the number to u.s.
President official the flag and 1t bears the
Secretary or Lansing
Assistant Secretary
Adee I'll. .,a roodirr 70 tho r,obt the flags
their entrance into the war In the hne
which follows: Serbia
the Belgium Italy Portugal Roumana
I,naoce United States, Cuba. Panama SIAM -,
Greece symbol of eternity with
of white purity of purposes shield the shied
which talons
OF Democracy-a sentiment particularly
hitting 10 ~ the shield The stars are set against
The
che u mahmaical arranged so that any three
ae @ ecessive the eolors of some one OF the nags
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

from n0g and cornpOne. one sat De-
hind on sack of something, shrOuded
under a quilt and with her head bound
all around with pink nuby that had
faded in the wash. The woman who
drove was topped with fur cap with
ear flaps that was lawfully intended
for a man. Everything else was lathes
and scantling picked up from some
house wrecking, except for one chicken
that craned it's head above wired box
top.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
The Eye for an Eye.

Mother Ito .curate)-And do you
really pray for your enemies?
Ethel (overhearing)-I do, mummy.
Curate-And what do you say In
your prayer, my child?
Ethel pray that they may be
5eaten.-Punch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
Misunderstood.

did you hear of poor FatheadS
misfortunef"
'NO; what is it?'
HE observed to Miss Oldgiri when,
he saw how she won at bridge that
he would like TO have her hand, and
now she's suing him for breach OF
promise"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

SWdTHeU 10 washington TOO last 10 DC
absorbed by the existing club, Hence
the United Service Club of America
had its inception. But the Washing
ton problem is not the only one the
new club hopes to meet. Henceforth
officers will gather in many cities, near
the great camps and environments in
this country, and later behind the
fighting lines abroad. Even greater
will be the need in these places for
some common meeting ground for men
who wear shoulder straps. Last No
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

the form of nag InaI Is uHIVuO t"
both the breadth and sentiment Oh It's
symbolism. ,,.
Designed and painted by MISS
Wilmuth Gary, who as composer was
awarded the medal and diploma Tor
musical composition at the worlds
fair. this flag of America and her
shield of the allies the motto: Liberty
Humanity, Democracy.
Set upon pure white ground. the
flag is striking in appearance with ITS
,..e-o nirnln of the flags of the Ia ma
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

mind may here be found in the various
freak inventions which go forth each
working day of the Office. Almost daily
some inventive genius offers a model
of something which will benefit the
great world at large, and perhaps with
in the same hour some mechanical lun-
attic seeks a patent on some rattle
BRAIN idea which he avows will cause
people to live 600 years if they but
follow instructions on the perfect
system of physical culture"
A certain DOultrV peniuS has sent
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

in model of boxra nonproduve hens The hen sits the
through hole prepared
sheled
which
will chained
hold
they loaded them
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
Some of the Freaks Found in the Patent Office

THE who said that the in all the United States where freaks
office
Washington the human
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
WASHINGTON Composer Designs Flag of Allies

ro WASHINGTON belongs the distinction of having
of of the United
This has been done Ia
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
ID ASHINGTONE Il
- - SIDFLIGHTS =
United Service Club of America Proves Popular

w washington has historic Army
else connected with
~ expansion OF the nations fighting
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

the national army. Mr.. WEIGH was
instructor in the first vocational train
ing camp stationed here from July to
September, but was transferred later.
The Collegian says. Ben Kennedy,
a former student at State, who is now
serving in the artillery in France, was
awarded a medal for bravery, recent
ly. He vas wounded and in a hospital
for some time. Fat was a member
of the present senior class. Miss Ger
trude Curtis and Freeman Andrews
were married last week at the home
of the bride in Lead, 8. D.. They will
shortly be at home in Brookings."
Ward A. Ostrander, farm manage
ment demonstrator at State College,
has accepted a position with Purdue
University as leader in soils and crops
for the extension division.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12
COLLEGE NOTES

y
State College people were shocked
to receive word last week of the death
of Joe M. Eldridge, which occurred
at Madison, Wis, last Wednesday
night. Mr.. Eldridge was an instruc
tor in dairy ~husbandry here till last
spring when he was drafted into mil
itary service. He will be mourned by
both students ana faculty, as he was
well liked by all with whom he asso-
ciated.
Sergt. Leavitt Tilley, a former stu
dent, who spent most of the past year
in France and took part in the battle
of Chateau Thierry, arrived in the
city last Friday to visit friends.
1t will be of interest to college and
town people to know that a brother
of Miss Gertrude Young is a mem
Der of the peace party which sailed
for France on the George Washing.
ton. Mr.. Young, who is a professor
Of economics at Cornell University
and an authority on the subject, went
as economic advisor to the presidents
party.
Prof. S. P. Miller has been i'll for
the past week and unable to meet his
classes. However, at the present time
he is steadily improving in health and
will soon be back to take up his work
again.
A number of the teachers in the
School Of Agriculture have been un-
able to meet their classes on account
Of illness.
Arthur Miller, IS. who has been
in the military service for several
months, visited at the college yester-
day "wednesday, having been mus
tered out Of service.
Clifford Corkill, Pharmacy, II, VINO,
as a member of old Co. &C" National
Guards, was sent to France early in
January of this year, was wounded
Don after being sent to the front, and
has been out of active service since.
The following clipping taken from the
(Hurley) Turner county Herald will
be of interest to many students and
members of the faculty: "Word from
Clifford Corkill, received by his par
ents Thursday, states that he is now
in the hospital at Camp Dodge. Cliff,
ford has had a bad time az a result
of his wound received about nine
months ago, and all Of his time since
then has been spent in the hospital.
Prof. r. L. WEIGH is back at State
again after several months service in
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12
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HIGH SCHOOL T

I y = y .
A petition for a skating rink has
been going the rounds of the school
and also of the town. Carl Hansen,
Hermine Mathews and Wallace Mast
have been conducting the campaign In
a very effective ann Have you
seen the petition? If not, see n
Of the above people, then use your
own judgment about signing it. The
young people Of Brookings will know
who are their friends by looking at
the list of signers. Is your name
there
The high school Y. w. c. A.. held
a short business meeting Thursday af-
~ternoon Miss Seeber, one of the. sew
enth and eighth grade teachers, gave
a very interesting and instructive talk
on Honolulu from her own expert
ences there.
Several of the teachers-Mrs. Lar
sen. Miss Mccoy. Miss Johnson, Miss
Carlsbad. Miss Ulrich and Mr.. Har-
gis have been sick during the past
week with attacks Of influenza, vary
ing from one day TO several days in
length. All students having members
sick in thei.. homes were excused
Monday. During that day there were
1873 absences.
At a meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation, and Board Of Health, it was
decided that the schools be closed
Tuesday afternoon, December 10. I'M
til Monday, December 30. Amen!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12
SIS

Ladies shopping In Minneapolis
will find the Hotel Dyckman most &C
cessible to all the leading stores"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12
Good Will Given a New Impetus

A statement of Dodge Brothers
war activities is due the owners
of their cars.
Dodge Brothers refrained, during
the progress of the war, from any
reference to the performance of
the Car in Government service.
1t seems proper now, however,
to disclose the facts, because
they are creditable facts--inten-
styling that good will which
owners of Dodge Brothers cars
have always manifested.
Dodge Brothers car was the only
one of its class approved and
adopted by the War Department.
In a separate ordnance works.,
built especially for the purpose,
costing millions of dollars and
employing thousands of their
skilled motor workmen, Dodge
Brothers ndertook an important
duty designated by the War De-
partment.
Without the aid of their great
motor organization Dodge Broth
ers could not have fulfilled the
heavy obligation which they were
asked toassume by the Ordnance
Department.
The other service required of
Dodge Brothers motor works, by
the Government, waste continue
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

to furnish their cars as they
were needed.
They WERE furnished, not in
hundreds, but in thousands
both for the training camps here
and for service in Belgium,
France and Italy.
The record of those thousands
of camp and army cars is one in
which the owner may feel the
utmost pride and satisfaction.
Their performance justified the
compliment implied in their sell
ection by the Government.
The great works in which nearly
three hundred thousand of their
cars have been produced in the
past four years furnished a vast
store-house of human energy
and equipment tor the ordnance
work.
Naturally, it will take time to
adjust the motor works to it's
full accustomed activity.
Gradually Dodge Brothers will
resume the greatful task of con-
tinuing to deserve the good will
of America--and indeed of the
whole world.
Dodge Brothers consider good
will their most valuable posses
sion.
They will never knowingly do
anything to lessen it.