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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
WILL GO TO NAVAL BASE in
FRANCE.

Edward Hall, a Sank Centre boy,
who is a member of the famous Great
Lakes naval band, will soon leave for
one of the largest naval bases in
France. He was one of % men Sc
lected for this purpose. He has writ
ten his mother a very interesting let
ter which the Herald publishes here
with:
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. %, 1918.
Dear Mother and ALI
Received your big long letter the
18th, and was very glad to hear from
you. We get our mail twice a day and
every one is on the job. When they
call for a working party they scatter
in all directions, and in 10 minutes if
some one hollers mail" they come in
like swarm of bees.
I intended writing sooner, but ]
haven't been feeling very well for the
last few days. Had slight attack of
Spanish Influenza" There is about
eight hundred cases Of it here. It is
all along the eastern coast.
We had a very pleasant trip COM
ing down here. The Red Cross met us
at several places and gave US eats,
cigarettes, and post cards. Did you
get the one / sent from Harpers
Ferry?
You know told you we were going
to Paullac but we are not We are
going to Lorient, it is just little way
from Paullac and near Bordeaux.
Our old bandmaster at Great Lakes
told us we were going to one of the
best naval bases in France. / under
stand it is an aviation base He said
he picked out men that deserved a
good place too. There isn't one of
our bunch that has ever been on re-
port and we all have good conduct
marks. ~
We have % piece band and an
orchestra of eighteen pieces, that is
combination band and orchestra. We
have two string bases besides my BIB
in the orchestra.
Nearly all of our instruments are
here already, and we have our music
too. Just as soon as the other in
struments come we will "shove off. y
Getting salty Ell?
sure will be glad when we leave
here as don't like the idea of drilling
every day. I had all of that / wanted
when was in Co. M. We have to go
through the Swedish exercises every
a. m. then the physical drill for an
hour and half. I don't mind it much
only I would much rather play in the
bande It is about q horse-a-piece
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
DIR. GEO. w. SHELDON MEM
Der TEMPERANCE FLYING :.
SQUADRON TO SPEAK HERE

DIR. George w. Shelton, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian church at
Pittsburgh, who has been released by
his session for several weeks to. give
more than one hundred addresses IN
several state of the union in behalf
of the National Prohibition amend
ment, will speak in Sank Centre at
Junior High Auditorium Monday even
ing, Oct. 7, at eight o'clock.
For more than eight years, Or
Shelton has been pastor Of the old!
historic, wealthy, downtown Second
Church of Pittsburgh, and he has not
only maintained it's prestige, but has
increased it's membership and infiu-
ence. Located in the business and
hotel district, it appeals to the gen
eral public and to strangers. Dr.
Skeletons evening services are es-
pecially noteworthy, the audiences be-
ing larger than at the morning ser
vice. At a single evening service
more than fteen places from New
York to San Francisco, were repre-
scented. Not satisfied with the great
number he reaches through the
church, DR.. Shelton rents at the mid
winter season, a big downtown
theatre, where he breaches Sunday at
ternoons. These afternoon meetings
while pre-eminently evangelistic, the
invitation always being gwen, are also
civic and patriotic. They have been a
factor in initiating and carrying for
ward reform movements in Pittsburgh
in the sale of War Savings Stamps
Liberty Bonds, and in the support OF
the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross and all
war activities. -
DR.. Shelton is Southemer, a ma
tive of eastern Tennessee, with a
characteristic warmth of temperament
and speaks with invisiveness He has
been in the forfront of the Prohibition
fight for many years, being active in
the Anti-Saloon movement in Ten
nessee. For several years in the
Pennsylvania local option fight with.
in the Republican party he was q
member of the Committee with Hon
J. Denny O'Neil (recent candidate fol
Governor) promoting the election OF
Governor Brumbaugh.
No admission will be charged mol
will any collection be taken at this
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
LIKES ARMY LIFE.
Camp Voil, New Jersey,
18th Service Co.,
Aug. 26, 1918.

Sank Centre Herald,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Dear Sir:
am always interested in the Her
aid and the home news as the arrival
of the home paper is always source
of great pleasure to a soldier boy
away from home. / have read sew
eral letters there from various boys in
the service here and "over there" and
I thought perhaps you would like to
have one from one who is about to
go over to help in small way to lick
the Kaiser and his bunch.
I am now stationed at Camp Vol,
New Jersey, awaiting orders for em-
barkation. I am member of the U.
S. Signal Corps, classified as radio
operator. This branch of the service
is highly important, ranking next
to aviation in value in war activities.
I might tell the home folks much
about camp life and it's activities but
I am not at liberty to divulge very
many of it's secrets, but would like
to say that Uncle Sam is mighty
good fellow to work for-he sure looks
after the boys who are in his service
he gives them the best of food, the
best of clothing and the best of treat
ment in every way, but he will not
tolerate lazziness, sloppiness, or dis
obedience in any form. He expects
the best from the youth of America
and, with very few exceptions, he is
surely getting it.
In his army you never hear any
grumbling over conditions-rich and
poor alike are all thrown in together
into the great Melting Pot" from
which is being delivered the most eff
ficient war-machine this old world has
ever seen or ever will see.
The world is in a great confusion at
the present time, but we, the men in
Khaki, are going to bring it to a
state of peace and a beautiful place
to live in even if we all have to sac
rifice our lives and ambitions to do
it.
Therefore, let every loyal person in
Sank Centre be ready to give to the
limit for the Red Cross, Y. M C. A.
and every organization which is
helping to make the lives of the men
who are fighting for you more cheer
full and easier. Above all spend ali
the money you can in bonds so as to
bring this awful war to victorious
end. Remember all the boys of U. S.
A. have pledged their services and
lives for the establishing of wrold-de-
mocracy. So help us out to the limit.
Now, if you like this letter and have
space in the Herald, I will write an
ather when I get "over-there."
Greetings to all the bone folks.
Sincerely,
Davis III. Elliott,
18th Signal Serv. Co.
! Camp Voil, N. j.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
Sank Centre Boys in Army and
Many Write Interesting Letters

either way, if we wern't doing that we
would be on the working party. 1t
won't last much longer any way. 1t
sure is fun to watch some of those
birds drill, some of them can't even
do squads east. The drill master sure
does kid them too. He asked one of
them the other morning, if his mother
had a service flag in the window for
him. They all call the drill master
"Wild Bill" He looks just like Buff
falo Bill.
/ have been rather busy lately buy
ing bunch of supplies. I am taking
all the tobacco, soap, toilet articles
and films l can buy. have kodak
and expect to get some pictures of the
"Kaiser's funeral I don't know how
many pictures / can send home, but /
sure will bring bunch back with me.
By the way they have been going af-
ter the Clutch" it won't be long
either.
This sure is an ideal fall day, and
it makes me think of the times / used
to hunt squirrels in Larson's woods.
I'll hunt "cooties" this fall instead.
Do you ever hear of Sid Brown, or
any of the Sank Centre boys? I
haven't seen any ,of them since I left
the Camp Ross band last spring.
Well, mother, ! must close for this
time as l want to go ashore with the
next Liberty party.
Give my best regards to all that
would be interested.
Lots Of love to all from your Sailor
boyd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
UNCLE SANS CLOTHES
LINE WOULD REACH TO
THE MOON, AND THEN SOME

Frederick Cleveland, a member of
the U. S. Commission of Economy
has recently written very interesting
article on the laundry business carried
on by Uncle Sam at the various can
tonments. The following excerpts
were taken from the National Laundry
Journal:
Laundering must be done for a
million and half men in France and
for a million on this side-two and a
half million soldiers in all. There
are 100000, 000N pairs of socks, 221,-
100000 drawers, 221,000,000 cotton
undershirts, 20,000,000 cotton coats
100000 cotton breeches, $4,000, 00O
denim coats, 100000 denim over
alls, 126,000,0O0 olive draft shirts,
Sc, 900, 900 bed socks, besides cooks
aprons, cooke caps, nurses dresses
and aprons, and a lot of other wash
able things.
"But this is not all. There are the
outside wooden wear and other things
to be dry cleaned Wooden coats and
breeches three times year while in
training and twelve times a year when
on the front. The dry cleaning for a
year for 100000 men in training and
1900, 900 men in France would amount
to 100000 overcoats, 100000
coats and 42,000,000 breeches.
IF the weeks wash were hung out
on line, and three inches were al
lowed for each sock, one foot for an
undergarment, two feet for an olive
drab shirt, two feet for coat, ETC., it
would reach twice across the Atlantic
ocean from New York to Liverpool
The wash for month would reach
around the earth and lap over for a
second line all the way across the
United States. The wash for "a year
would reach from the earth to the
moon and then half way back"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
Political Announcement

Prepared by Henry j. Limperich for
which $1.50 per issue is paid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
SAYS THEY ARE GIVING THE
HUN HE'LL.

John Schwartz has recently written
his home folks a very interesting let
ter from "over there" "Jack" is
typical of hundreds of thousands Of
other young Americans at the front.
eager and anxious to do his bit in
landing a knockout on Kaiser Bill
His letter follows herewith:
Somewhere in France Sept. a, 1918
Mr.. Mike Schwartz,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Dear Father: l received a few let
tiers from home this evening and will
answer at once. l am still feeling
great. How are you and mother, and
the rest of the family.
I, suppose you think it queer that
/ did not write you before this.
thought as was writing home they
would show, you the letters. / received
letter from Frank and Victoria to-
day, so you can show or give this
missive to them when you get it read
France is very pretty place, re-
Winding me very much of Minnesota,
except that everybody lives in town.
You may know that the towns are
built very close together. I haven't
seen wooden house in France. Every
building is built of rock, otherwise the
land and woods are great deal Like
Minnesota. l have been over the
greater part of France-that is from
the Western coast to the German
boundary, and don't think it will be
a great while before l see a, great
deal of the German country.
The Americans sure are driving
the devil out. of the Dutch, and if
they keep it up they will drive them
clear through Germany and put them
in place where they will have to
give up.
I have seen some very interesting
battles since I have been along the
front. But the ones that I am inter-
ested in most is those in the air. l
saw couple of the German aerop-
lanes hit the earth in big heap-all
that was left of the machines was
scrap iron. 1t is very thrilling to
watch the American aviator run down
German. They make the Hun
think he has stopped in the air
as our planes have twice as much
speed as Hun has, SO as a rule
when an American gets glimpse of a
Hun it is good night for Heine.
l haven't had an opportunity to get
a Hun yet, but when that time comes,
/ expect to get bunch, believe me.
I have been in with one bunch of
boys that were "gassed" by the Huns,
but it didn't get any of US. We, get
our gas masks on too quick for them.
If man get his mask on before he
he inhales the gas he is alright.
The Huns, as the Americans call
them, are big bunch of towards. l
had kid from Minneapolis tell noe
that he went over the top a few
months ago, and that the Huns put
up their hands and yelled ~kamerad,"
and at the same time was working
their machine guns with their feet.
So you can imagine what kind of a
tribe we are fighting against. But as
I say, we are giving them hell, and
more of it every day. The longer we
fight the more hell we will give
Kaiser Bill and his "kamerads."
1 am driving big four wheel drive
truck, and like it, but nothing like
driving the Saxon Six ] had last
summer.
Your loving son,
Pvt. ]. r. Schwartz.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

Every time the Germans give up
several miles of territory or lose an
important location the Kaiser gives
out an iapired statement that the
forces of the Fatherland lave won an
other important victory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
F.ce Task with Confidence.

Take it for granted that whatever
work is given you to do, you can 90.
Nothing undermines efficiency like the
feeling of apprehension regarding your
task. Whether you are business
worker, or student, or find your oc-
cupation about the house, train your
self to think of it always with cheer
fitness and CONFERENCE.-The Com
ranion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS
Political Announcement

Prepared by and published I'm the -
terest of John l.. DOminik for whtsA -
per week has been paid
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

Order No. "A of the Minnesota Safe
ty Commission has to do with Liberty
Loan slackers. 1t is said to have
"teeth" in it. From all indications
there will be an opportunity to demon
strate upon several in this vicinity just
how far these 'taeth" will "sink in"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

BECAUSE OF THE SCARCITY
OF LABOR AND TO CONFORM
WITH THE GOVERNMENTS RE-
GULATIONS WE WILL NOT CALL
FOR OR DELIVER ANY LAUNDRY
PACKAGES AMOUNTING TO LESS
THAN Is CENTS AFTER OCT. 1,
191S-CITY STEAMLAUNDRY. lad.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

Robert Swift of Sank Centre gave
his all on the French battle fields.
Where do you stand relative to your
Liberty Bond allotment? ...>...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

line. Of course the inventors OF liquid
fire, gases and other modes of torture
and suffering have right to be peev-
ed over the introduction of shot
gun in warfare.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

Eight Sank Centre men are In the
first 100 men drawn in Uncle Sans
big manpower lottery opened on Mon
day. .-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

(The following announcement pre-
pared by and published in the interest
of William A. Boerger for which $3.50
per week will be paid.)
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS
am candidate for reelection to
the office of County Superintendent Of
Schools, and will very much appreci-
ate the support of the voters at the
coming general election. Conscious
of having done my duty in the past,
the voters are assured that will be
equally attentive to it in the future If
reelected. I am respectfully yours,
WILLIAM A. BOERGERs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03

The brutality of the Yankees in .he
firing line is causing great consterna-
ton among the Germans. Kaiser Bill
sent word to Uncle Sam the first of
the week that unless the American
lads quit using the short shot guns in
their cleaning up process" every
prisoner captured with one of these
guns would be executed on the spot.
Secretary Lansing's reply has UNI
questionably put a quietus upon any
notion Won Hindenberg had along this
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
SHIP SUNK BY u-B0A7
SCHOONER LOOTED BEFORE BE
ING SUNK BY BOMB.
Grow Permitted to Take Provisions
and Then Put or In . Gas
olIne Launch.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
!, Newport News. Va, Aug. 10.-Ths
American schooner Stanley L. Sea
man, bound from Newport News to a
foreign port. was sunk Monday, ITO
miles east Of Cape Hattsras. by Ger
man submarine. Capt. w. c. McAlo-
ney and crew Of eight men arrived
Friday at this port. having been
picked up by a British vessel.
The Seaman. Capt. McAloney said.
was fired on without warning while
becalmed about noon Monday. The
crew took to their small boats, but
later were permitted to return for pro-
visions, and then put off in gasoline
launch. The members of the subma-
rine crew looted the ship before sink
ing 1t with a bomb. Capt. McAloney
and his crew spent three days in the
launch. in the gulf stream before they
were picked up.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
U. g. Meats for the ALLIES.

washington.-The juno exports Of
beef from the United States totaled
s2.173.oOO pounds. OF which 95 per
cent went to the United Kingdom.
France. England, Italy and Belgium.
The monthly average Of beef exports
for the three years preceding the war
was 1,O66,0O0. Pork exports for June
amounted to 16s.S31. 900 pounds, Of
which s3.5 per cent went to the four
allies. The average before the war
was 1881 .567 pounds.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
CoRNAND WHEAT CROPS
WILL BE BIG ONES, Despite
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Loss Of 171.ooo. 900 Bushels Of Corn
and $4,000. 900 Bushels Of Wheat
Compared With Month Ago.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Loss of 171.000, 900
bushels of corn and 10000, 900 bushels
Of wheat from the prospective produc'
ton Of this years important food
crops as indicated q month ago was
shown in the Department of Agricul.
ture's crop report resulting from q
canvass made Aug. 1.
Corn and winter wheat are bumper
crops this year. despite adverse
weather conditions which have cur
tailed somewhat the heavy production
indicated earlier n the season.
Production Of winter wheat this
year was announced by the Depart
msnt Of Agriculture in its preliminary
estimate at 656.0OO.ooO bushels.
Spring wheat production was fore
cast at 1922. 100000 bushels from July
1 conditions.
Production of all wheat was esti-
mated at S7S, 100000 bushels.
Corn production was forecast at g.
$50 900 900 bushels from Aug. condi-
tions.
Other forecasts Of production based
on the Aug. l CANVASS were announced
as follows:
Oats. 1.42s.0oo.ooo bushels; barley.
2S1. 900 900: rye. 7o.700,000 (prelimi-
nary estimates): buckwheat. 20,600.-
900 bushels: white potatoes, 391. .00O,-
OOO;; sweet potatoes. S4.500.O00; to-
bacco. 1,22s,0oO, 900 pounds; flax, A.
100000; rice. 41.6Oo,ooo; hay, s9,soo.-
900 tons; sugar bsets, 6.360.oo0 tons;
apples. 1ss.0oO.OoO bushels; peaches,
40, 100000 bushels.
The condition Of the crops on Aug.
1 was announced as follows: Spring
wheat. 1876; corn. 1876; oats. 1928;
barley, $40; buckwheat. $50; white
potatoes. 1913: sweet potatoes. 1873;
tobacco. s3.o: flax, 70.8; rice. 8S.7;
hay. S2.3: sugar beets. ss8.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
U. 8. Asked 10 Control Packers.

Washington. - Government acquisi-
ton and control Of the principal
stockyards. cold storage plants
and warehouses and both refrig-
orator and cattle cars has been recon-
msnded 10 tho President by the esder-
nopoly which It declares Swift & Co..
Armour q Co.. Norris & Co., Wilson &
Co.. Inc, and the Cudahy Packing
Company exercises not only over the
meat industry Of the country. but 9TH
sr necessary food supplies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
Prompt Action on Draft Bill Urged.

Prompt Action on Draft Bill Urged.
Washington.-Promp enactment of
the draft extension bill SO that Sept.
5 may be fixed as registration day, a.
suggested by Provost Marshal General
Crowder, was urged by Secretary
Baker before the Senate military COM
mittee. Without the extension. he told
the committee, 1t would be necessary
to invade the deferred classes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
olx MEN OVERCOME IN WHAT 10
BELIEVED TO BE NEW
BOCHE OUTRAGE.
ALLIES GAIN ON SOMME
TAKE LoaES, PRoYART AND 10000
PRISONERS AND 700 GUNS
IN PIcARoY DRIVE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Aug. 13.-Gas from oil
discharged on the water by the Ger
man submarine. operating off the mid
die Atlantic coast, overcame six men
In the coast guard station and light
house on Smiths Island. N. c., Sat
urday evening. the Navy Department
was advised Monday by the command
ant OF the Sixth naval district.
II the gas attack was deliberate. a.
most officials believe. it constitutes .
new and ingenious form of "frightful-
ness" and. SO far as has been reported,
was the first direct effort OF the Ger
man raiders to harm persons or prop
srty on American shores.
Sinking of the British steamer Pen
istrone. of 4.139 gross tons, and the
Swedish steamer Sydland, of 3,O31
gross tons, In New England waters
near where several fishing smacks
were destroyed Sunday also was re-
ported to the Navy Department.
The number of fishing vessels de-
stroyed by a German submarine in its
raid on the fleet off Georges banks
score than the ten already reported
Although tie Germans are employ
ing fresh forces of reserves In efforts
to hold back the allied troops who are
pressing them from the region of the
Somme to the Oise, the American.
British and French armies continue TO
make progress.
After an extremely bitter contest,
the British and Americans have
gained a foothold in the important lit
tie town of Bray-sur-Somme. on the
northern bank Of the Somme. A short
distance across the river to the south
the British have taken Proyart and
midway of the line have pressed on to
the east of FourQuescourt in q man
suver which has resulted In the fur
ther outflanking of Chaulnes from tho
south and of Roye from the north.
On their part. the French in the
rolling country Immediately north Of
the Oise river have captured Curry. =
position OF great strategic value. ly-
ing southwest of Lassigny. and at sew
eral other points southwark to the re-
gion of the Oise have advanced their
line further toward Noyon.
In Mondays fighting hundreds Of
additional Germans were made pris-
oner and the enemy also lost heavily
in men killed or wounded. Unofficial
reports give the number of Germans
captured during tho present offensive
a. in the neiShborhood of 10000. and
TOO guns
The Germans at last accounts were
throwing reinforcements to the east
of the road running through Chaulnes.
Roye and Noyon. the passage of which
BY the allies would seriously menace
all the German forces inside the pock-
ct formed by the Somme on the north
and east and the Disc on the south.
The position of the soviet govern
nsnt in Russia is considered very BE-
rious by the Moscow correspondent OF
the Tageblatt of Berlin. He announces
that the Czecho-Slovak forces have in
creased from $500 to 100000. and are
being reinforced by Serbians. Cos
sacks and counter revolutionists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
American co.ors Thrill French Arm,

American Cotors Thrill French Army.
Denver.-How every man In the
French army was thrilled with a new
enthusiasm when the American col
ors first were waved in the battle line
Of France was related by Gen. Paul
Gerard Pau, idol of France and one
armed veteran of the Franco -Prussian
war and the present conflict, at q
luncheon given by the Civic and Com
msrcial Association to the members
Of the French labor and industrial
commission to Australia, which ar
rived in Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15

Spain Sends Germany New Note.
Madrid.-epain has addressed . new
note to Germany concerning the tor
pedoing ( Spanish ships.