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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
command is Forward

THE Stars and Stripes. which printed the story
of the death in the Name battle OF an American
captain, published anonymously a poem com
memorating his last words. Lieutenant Hansen
the command is forward. See the boys through.
was the order of Captain Francis M. Leahy. The
poem follows]
1.-The command is Forward" Let this
call
Re-echo through the fields of France;
From base ports to the final wall
That looms before the next advance;
By land or sea, by plain or hill,
Fling this lone slogan to the Hun,
Until the closing gun is still,
Until the final job is done.
''The command is Forward Send it on
From post to post along the line,
Until, against some glowing dawn,
Our vanguard swings across the Rhine;
Until, around the Prussian throne,
The closing wall of steel is cast
Until, when Right has reached its own,
The German flag is furled at last.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Democracy Rises

The army of the nations assemblies
On the plains of La Belle France.
The despot of the old word trembles
He will fall by the sword and the lance
He aspired to be modern Caesar,
And rule the world by the sword.
All the nations of the world, to please her
Should bow at Germany's word.
But Democracy rises undaunted,
Asserts that the world shall be free;
No more shall earth's nations be haunted,
BY the spectres of tyranny.
The rights of each nations people
To decide their destiny
Is tollipg from all earth s steeples,
Chimes of the New Democracy.
P. S.
If General Foch
Will whip the Boche,
We will all be glad by gosh.
n. N. Nesbit.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Keep Trying

If boys should get discouraged,
At lessons or at work,
And say, "There's no use trying"
And all hard tasks should shirk,
And keep on Sinking, Sinking,
Till the boy became a man,
l wonder what the world would do
To carry out its planl
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
If once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins the battle,
Because through thick and thin,
He'll not give up as conquered
He fights, and fights to win.
So, boys, don't get disheartened
Because at first you fail;
If you but keep on trying,
At last you will prevail;
Be stubborn against failure,
Try, try, and try again;
The boys who keep on trying
Have made the worlds best men.
Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
They've Quit Making Fords

Oh! have you heard the news. boys, oh!
say it can't be true
That Henry has quit making Fords-what-
ever will we dor
There surely must be some mistake, they
couldn't treat US so,
For whatever else is missing, our Lizzie
mustn't 60.
We kicked and cussed about our Fords and
said they were just tin,
And swore by all the spark plugs that it
was a shame and sin
For anyone to turn them out to honest
folks like US,
But deep down in our hearts we sure did
love the little bus.
We told our friends twas just a fad, our
sticking to our Ford,
When a Tackard, Cannon, Cupmobile OF
Saige we could afford,
And our friends they all agreed with us and
said they felt the same,
And when they got ten spot saved they
jumped right in the game.
Oh! say we never hollered when they took
our cake and pie,
But if this darn thing is true we'll raise an
awful cry,
For what's the use of living if we can't
look 10 the day
When the salesman counts our pennies and
we drive our Ford away?
katherine EdelmQn
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Two Types of Browning Guns

Two Browning guns are made-a light
model and heavy model. The former,
weighing fifteen pounds. is in reality rife
army men call it machine riAe-which
operates either automatically or sem-auto-
matically. Used as an automatic, it fires
continuously emptying the magazine quick
ly after the riAeman starts it going. By SIM
pie adjustment of lever it is converted into
a semi-automatic gun, loading and cooking
itself but being discharged only when the
operator pulls the trigger.
Cartridges are fed into its chamber from
detachable magazine holding 20 or, if de-
sired, 40. 1t has record of discharging 20
rounds in two and half seconds. 1t may
be fired from the shoulder like any other
rife or from the hip in which case it is di-
rected at the target in somewhat the same
manner as one points pistol are shotgun,
of course without sighting, making use OF
the general sense of direction which is rap
idly developed with practice.
For the first shot the operator moves a
lever to cock the gun; after that the auto
matte mechanism throws the empty car
fridge out at one side, inserts a new, cocks
the gun, fires and so on, all very rapidly.
The lever which sets the gun to fire auto
matically or to fire only by trigger release
may be turned if desired to point where
the gun is locked so that there is no danger
of accidental discharge.
The gun is openly constructed so that
the great heat developed by the powder case.
is rapidly dissipated into the air. As many
as $50 shots may be fired continuously with
out stopping to allow the gun to cool. II
is so simply constructed that it may be
readily taken apart and reassembled by any
soldier of average intelligence. Only small
wrench is needed for taking down and re.
assembling; an empty cartridge is the only
tool needed for most of the operations in.
volved.
In infantry charges for which this weap.
on is intended primarily the gunner carrie:
some 12O rounds of cartridges while some
$40 rounds are carried by his two assistants
The Browning machine gun, a heavier
weapon, is operated by power of the recoil
1t is water-cooled and is fed by belt con.
tanning $50 rounds of cartridges which runs
in box provided for it on the left side Of
the gun. 1t is provided with light blu,
handling and rapidity in getting into action.
Both the lightweight Browning gun and
the heavy-type gun use the same 80 calibel
cartridge that is used in the Springfield and
modified Enfield rifles carried by our troops.
The ammunition, therefore, is interchange
able between all four weapons, an advan-
tage whose value is readily apparent.
The Pathfinder.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Boys, Now Grown to Men

Do you remember, boys, now grown to men,
The old green orchard, on the hillside, when
The first ripe apples came in early falla
1t seemed as if a fellow'd eat them all!
They used to ripen earliest near the lane,
Through which you drove the cows in sun
and rain;
And, stopping there to get hasty bite,
One sometimes fingered till twas almost
night,
Old Rover, faithful dog, stayed with the
herd,
Content with chasing now and then bird;
But milking-time would find the cows in
place,
Locked in their stanchions; then the milking
race,
The hired man trying hard to Guido dad,
While you pitched down the hay, content
and glad.
Then mother'd blow the horn-supper was
spread;
And oh, the "'taters" and salt emptying
bread!
A vigorous wash with soft soap at the pump
For mothers supper made fellow hump!
The wood-box filled, the chores all done,
Oh, boys, now grown to men, think what
you've won
Of character and health in simple life!
1t stands you we'll now, in the care and strife
Of parlous times, when all over the earth
The clarion call goes forth for men of worth!
George II. Hand, in Munsey's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

Summary-Three base hit: Donahue.
Two base hits: Kruger. Hawkins. First
base on errors: Visitors, 6. Left on bases:
Visitors, 7; M. S. P, 4. Double plays:
Bran to Brad to Jam; Wick unassisted to
Erickson. Stolen bases: Redeem, Erickson,
Wick, Garner, Ahlquist 2, East, Brad,
Wells. Hits: off Kruger 6 in seven innings;
off Crawford 2 in two innings; off Wells IA
in eight and one third innings; off Lee in
two-thirds inning. Struck out: by Kruger
10; by Crawford 8; by Wells S. Bases on
balls: by Crawford ]; by Wells 8. Hit
batsman: by Wells, Crawford and Wick.
Wild pitch: by Crawford l. Umpire Mr..
Stroebel
Visitors l 0 0 0 0 10-14
M.S.P. 0 0 o. 0 0 o 2 o. 3
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
What is Garbage?

What's in ton of garbagel It's hard te
believe, but it's true that out of vegetable
parings and coffee grounds and orange seed.
and meat rinds and other things that 60 in
to the garbage can, can be made:
Sufficient glycerine for the explosive
charge of fourteen 75-millimeter shells.
Sufficient 'fatty acid' for the manufac.
ture of hundred 12-ounce cakes of soap.
Sufficient fertilizer elements to grow eigh,
bushels of wheat.
score of other materials valuable ir
munition making.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
M. S. P. Badly Defeated
Continued from page one.
EIGHTH-Continued

EIGHTH-Continued
M. S. P.-Hein OUT Wick TO Kruger.
Wells gets safe hit and steals second and
goes to third on passed ball. East draws
pass on balls and steals second. Wells
and East score on Bran's hit. Brad and
Bush struck out. Two runs, two hits, one
error.
Visitors-Kruger gets a two Dagger. Gar
ner gets on by Lees error, allowing Kruger
to score on the same. Redeem gets a hit
scoring Garner. Erickson gets on by Lees
error, scoring Redeem. Crawford gets hit.
Donahue gets three Dagger, scoring Erick-
son and Crawford. Wick is hit by pitch
ed ball. Hawkins gets on by Jams error,
Donahue scoring and Wick reaching third.
Ahlquist out Jam unassisted but Wick scores
by jam fumbling the ball. Kruger gets a
base hit. Garner gets on by Bran's error.
Redeem gets hit, scoring Kruger and Gar
ner. Erickson out, fly to Bush. Crawford
is called out by jumps for running out OF
line to first base. Ten runs, six hits, FIVE
errors.
M. S. Pam out, Erickson to Kruger.
Burns struck out. Lee out, fly to Donahue.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
M ! R R 0 R E ES

Buy War Savings Stamps.
Mass was held in the Auditorium last
Sunday.
1T has been suggested by an official of
one of our large cities. that all foreigners
who cannot speak the English Language at
the expiration of five years be deported. A
very good idea.
The Yanks are too smart for the Huns.
A few days ago. a number of our soldiers
painted huge Red Cross on a large tent
that was standing in the open. A Hun fly
er noticed it and dropped bomb. The
tent was empty.
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Henry Ford believes that disabled SOL
der can make living without assistance.
To prove his theory Mr.. Ford is going to
furnish farm valued at $4,000, on his es-
tate, and allow the soldier that accepts the
offer, ten years to pay for the farm. Mr..
Ford will purchase the produce from the
farm at market prices.
The money spent for drink the past
year, would buy the entire issue of Thrift
Stamps. Amount So, 600, 000, ZOO.
Buy Bond if you are able.
Did you notice what the Yanks did at
St. Mihiel the other day? Well, the same
thing will happen to Berlin soon. No won
der the Kaiser wants peace.
The night school is one of the busiest
places in the institution, these days. All
seem eager to learn, and it is safe to pre-
dict that quite few will be better off in
telectually, next May than they are at the
present writing. The pupils were enrolled,
classified and the books distributed in less
than one hour, How's that for efficiency?
Manager McGraw, of the New York
Giants, is going to take team of ball play
ers to France next month, under the aus
pieces of the Knights of Columbus. The
team will be composed of professional play
ers from the different leagues, and will en-
deavor to teach the French our national
game as we'll as provide amusement for the
soldiers. They will cross bats with differ
ent Regimental teams.
In addition to the regular musical pro-
gram of the orchestra at our Sunday noon
hour, we were privileged to enjoy something
additional in.the way of a musical treat.
After suitable introduction the national
airs of the following countries were played
in the following order: Belgium, Russia,
Italy, Japan, England, France, concluding
with the ''Star Spangled Banner" 1t wa.
pleasing sight to see all the inmates rise
and stand at attention. The music was well
rendered and the orchestra is entitled tc
recognition for their splendid rendition Of
the above program.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
:. POET v :.
Selected

He Stopped Them
at the Name
TO FERDINAND FOCH
A murmur ran through Teuton land,
A murmur deep and strong,
''You'll no more gold,
We foemen bold,
Till you move your lines along"
And sobbing grimly through their CRIME,
The war-spent slaves to steel,
Once more had strained,
Some ground had gained,
Till France their weight did feel.
With freshened hate they onward pressed,
"To Paris" was their cry;
Brave Frenchmen sought
And nobly fought
To stem the tide or die.
Then he who led the Allies said,
''On this spot build their cairn;
No German foe
Shall pass this flow
They shall not pass the Marne."
Now France filings wide exultant shout,
Loud echoes hill and tarn,
ferdinand Foch
Has beat the Boche-
He stopped them at the Marre."
-Nicklss Walker Bird, in the Boston Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Psyche

A soul for day in garden flew,
But forgetting the sun and the blossoms
and dew,
1t was caught by bramble that down.
ward bent,
And the name that men call it is Discon-
tent,
With bitter berries of jealous hew.
And it marred the soul till it hung 70 rlorn
Till its iris wings were limp and torn,
Oh, the pity the heart of the Gardener knew
When he found it there in the morn!
Nellie Ballou
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
P o ET-.T r Z Z :.
Leaues From Our Poets.
The Philosophy of Life

In the struggle for existence
Fall the weak and stand the fttest:
Even they in time surrender
At the throne where mercy stitch.
For the God, Who watcheth over
Every little thing that groweth
Calls the spirit to His bosom
For what purpose best He knoweth.
So when the journeys ended.
Through this world of tears and sorrow
He who aids mankind in the world today
Finds Gods rewards tomorrow.
&C. f.. W.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
The Red Triangle

Lift up the Red Triangle
Beside the laundering guns
A friend, shield, solace
To our ten million sons!
Go build a hut or dugout
BY billet or by trench,
A shelter from the horror,
The cold, the filth, the stencil!
Where boys we love, returning
From out the CORY loan
Can sight the Red Triangle
And find bit of home!
Lift up the Red Triangle
Against the things that main!
1t conquers Booze, the wrecker!
1t shuts the house of shame!
Go make friendly corner,
So lads can take the pen
And get in touch with mother
And Gods clean things again!
Where Hell's destroying forces
Are leagued with Potsdam's crew,
Lift up the Red Triangle
And help our boys "come through,
Daniel N. Henderson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Inmates Attention.!

Inmates will observe the following
rules to insure prompt mail service.
Place register number and page num-
her in upper right hand corner of
envelope in space to be covered by
stamp.
Your future page number will be same as
shown on all incoming letters.
Do not write between lines.
Sign your full name to all letters.
J.J. SULLIVAN. Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
No More Fords

Mr.. Ford cannot afford to manufacture
any more Ford automobiles. He has turned
his plants over to the government for the
duration of the war, and will make tractors,
trucks and other war material of that de-
scription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Pick-Ups

Ammunition Production. Ammunition
plants in the United States are turning out
q, 900, 900 cartridges a day, sufficient TO
supply so rounds daily to every American
soldier in the fighting zone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

Movie Star WEEDS Soldier. Marguerite
Clark, the well-known actress and motion
picture star, was married recently at Green
witch, Conn.,, to Lieut.. M. P. Williams, Of
the engineering corps, U. S. A. Miss Clark
was formerly an Ohio girl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

High Temperature Recorded. August &
will be remembered by the people in the
Northeastern quarter of the United States a
the hottest day ever experienced in that sec
ton. In Washington and Baltimore wealth
er bureau Thermometers registered a tenn
perature of LOG, the highest point reached
in SO years. At one point in Washington
where the thermometer stood near the street
a temperature of ia was observed. In a
number of cities farthennorth temperature:
above 100 were recorded. Officials of the
weather bureau attribute the hot wave to an
area of low barometric pressure moving I'M.
disturbed across the continent from east to
west while great flow of air currents up
the continent from south to north carried
along the accumulated heat of many days Of
sunshine in the midcontinental territory.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Inmates Attention.!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from friends or relatives.
Inmates buying socks, UNDER
wear, nightshirts, handkerchiefs, etc.,
should send them to the Laundry
and have their number marked on
them before using. Write your
name, register number and cell
number on q slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
R EEL n EWS
By PERCY We're

nve reel Pallas Picture, entitled, ''Her
Own People" with Miss Lenore Ulrich in
the leading role, was the attraction at our
Auditorium last wednesday evening. Miss
Ulrich is a young Minnesota girl, still in
her teens and has promising future before
her.
The play was a light drama based on the
eternal triangle. John Kemp, a young So
ciety man of Washington D. c., is disap-
pointed in love and goes west to forget the
affair. While there he meets ''Morning
STAR" an Indian maiden with whom he
becomes infatuated. He becomes squaw
man, and daughter is born to the union.
The girl is named Alona. She inherits her
fathers traits, and in time falls in love with
a young American miner. whom she SUBJ
sequently marries. Not much of a theme
to build plot upon for a young actress of
Miss Ulrich's ability, but still she keeps the
play moving.
1t is rather hard to imagine young Indians
decked out in their native head dress of
feathers and doing war dances when we
know they are across the seas fighting for
America. "Kola Kar," the young Indian,
would in our estimation furnished Alona
with much better husband, in the person
of himself, and also provided a better end
ing for the play.
The Saxophone quartette and the orches-
ira are entitled to about IS per cent of the
proceeds, according to the applause they
received. Between them they furnished
splendid musical entertainment. Following
is the program as arranged and played I'M
der the direction of Prof. R. ]. Reichkitzer:
March-The Pet of the Guards Baravalle
Selection-From the Musical Comedy
Oh Lady Lady! !----Kern
Popular One -Minnehaha- Nelson
[She gave them all the Ha! Hal
Saxophone Ouartette-a-Daddy Mine Dublin
blake Me to Alabam Dillon
BY Messrs. Mex, B., H., c.
Waltz-A Little Birch Canoe and You
Roberts
Indian Dance-The Sun Dance Friedman
Idyl-In The -Gruenwald
Latest Fox Trot-My Girl of the South
lanQ Brown
Indian ntermezzo-Aisha- Lindsay
Popular One Step-We Don't Want the
Havens
March-For the Freedom of the World
Zamecnik
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Add to the immortal verses by Francis Scott Ke
Star Spangled Banner

And we who were born on far distant
shore
Our faith and our blood pledge withou,
hesitation;
To our land by adoption our fealty we
swore,
We bow in salute to the flag of our Nation
Sincere to. the death and with our lates,
breath
Devotion we swear its traditions to save,
And forever the Star Spangled Banner will
Ger the land of the free and the home Of
the brave.
Dedicated to the foremost man in the
world who symbolizes America:
WOODROW WILSON.
Allen Lone, in Southern Buck.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Thrift Stamps.

Buy Thrift Stamps.
Go easy with your spoon-more than
five million soldier boys are dipping from
that sugar bowl.
In the presence of common enemy
we sit at a common table with all people
defenders.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

Threshing Machine Stacker. The U. S.
machine operated in a certain locality in
Kansas. Investigation showed that out Of
every 100 bushels of grain obtained by
threshing four bushels were blown into the
straw. The machine was returned to the
manufacturer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

Must Give Clothing. The German gov.
eminent has served final notice on the pub
lie that each pereon must voluntarily give
up at least one suit of clothes to the wal
workers and the army. The clothing OF
those who fail to obey the order will be
forcibly taken and they will be liable to q
years Imprisonment and fine up to 10, DOC
marks. The government is about to con-
fscate curtains in houses, replacing them
with fibre curtains or paying for them a,
pre-war prices after making adjustments fol
wear and tear.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Ghaprl Yrngra,,t
Sunday, September 22

The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium, Reverend Father Barry
officiating.
March-The Booster ---- Orchestra
Hymn-Whiter Than Snow Congregation
Scripture Father Barry
Selection-Sweet Forget Me-Nots
------------ --Orchestra
1Iayer.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT rather barry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
ADMINISTRATION Congregation
March-We are Coming ------. Orchestra
K. ]. Reichkitzer. Musical Director.
Population
Monday, September 70
Number of Inmates at Prison.......... 1854
Number in First Grade. ......................7I7
Number in Second Grade... ..122
Number in Third
Received During Week.. A
Discharged .............................. 2
faroled
Last Serial Number ................,,.... 1913
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

Fourth Liberty Loan, Saturday, Sept. %.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26
Hrtautt Officials
Board of Control
Board of Parole

Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
c. S. Reed, Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. c. Swearingen
H. X. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

And erson, Oscar Kitty, c. R..
Bernstein, Nj. Kienholz, Willard
Elfstrom. w. B. Macintosh, W. F.
ElfStrom, R. L. Miller, George
FITZGERALD, &c. Nelson. Walter
Haefner, J. R. Ryan, J. A.
Hood, B. F. Stanek, Thomas
johnson, Clarence Smith, Nv.
label, Oscar
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

sInmates released during week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

make an address on the same sub
tect at the Seventh Street Christian
church.
AT a meeting of the Ministerial
union on Tuesday night K l. Be-
miss will give an explanation OF the
rss-sUns for the campaign and what
the United States government ex-
poets Z. a~compiIsh by the sale OF
the statups.
Nil L,ehford is now at work on a
plan to form the thrift sta nap cradle
RON" To this end, a letter will be ad-
dressed To the mother OF every child
born In the city requesting her To
purchase 3 Thrift, stamp for her ch Id
to help provide for the welfare of the
new life.