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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30

be dead man. What causes this
feeling against the farmers? The farm
ers are certainly more loyal than tis
profteers who extort billions of do,,s
out Of the producers and cons,n Is
In the present crisis the farmersr;,a,s
asked to raise enough to feed and cI
the people Of the United States and 8
allies, and they will certainly do it Il
given chance. The farmers realize
they can do it more economically if
they all get together into one organiza
ton. Whoever hampers their efforts
ought to be prosecuted as a traitor to
his country If that is the way some
of the merchants appreciate the farmers
trade, they could just as well take a
club and knock the farmer down every
time he comes to town. It will have the
same effect. Every wide awake BUSH
ness man will realize that the money
which is squeezed out Of the farmers by
gamblers and profteers is not staying
here, but is going to big business centers.
If the farmers through an organization
like the Non-partisan League can keep
that money at home among the farmers,
every farmer is willing to spend several
hundred dollars more over the home
merchants counters. A Lacquer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30
Dishonoring The Flag

We have been impelled time and again
to write an editorial on the dlsgraceful
condition of the flags which decorate(D
Minnesota Street but have always re-
trained because we did not wish 1t to
appear that we were anxious to tell the
outside world of the apparent lack OF
respect shown the National emblem here.
We do not wish to be knockers and fault
finders but somebody has certainly
failed to do his or her duty when the
tattered and dirty remnants OF the
Stars and Stripes are allowed to hang
for months across our main thorofare.
It means nothing more than heedlessness,
we are sure, but it is wrong to be needless
IN some matters and if the flag stands
for the Country and it's ideals, then it
is certain that the parties who ordered
the flags swung last summer are guilty
of wrong when they allow them to re-
main there after they are torn and
draggled out of all semblance to the
beautiful banner that represents the
ideals of America We have not the
faintest idea who ordered the flags put
up nor have we any idea who has a
right to remove them, but when they are
allowed to remain in their present
condition, we say it is a shame and a
disgrace to New Ulm or any other
community.
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O:, ] + Drum / |
To the Editorzof The Open Forum.

Please publish the following that the
business men of your city may know
how we farmers feel about the treatment
our organization is getting at the hands
sof the tradespeople who are led around
by the nose by politicians who are
afraid Of what the Non-P Partisan League
will do to them.
Why are the farmers of Minnesota
stopped from holding meetings in certain
villages and cities and by whom are
they stopped? That is question thou
sands of citizens are bordering over at
the present time All other classes of
laboring and professional men are or
gained. The farmers feel, in order to
protect themselves against the en-
croachment Of gamblers and profteers,
that they too will have to organize.
As long as the weather and roads permit,
organizers are going from farm to farm,
explaining the merit Of such an Or
ganizatiOn. When the weather turned
cold, so the organizers could not work
out in the country any longer, meetings
We're arranged in villages and cities to
keep up the organization work. Up
to the present time the farmers were
always welcomed by the business men
to hold meetings in their halls. Recently
it developed, that after farmers had
rented halls in several villages and cities,
some petty politicians, induced the
owners Of the halls to refuse them to
the farmers. The only explanation the
hall owners had to offer was that the
business men had agreed that they did
not care to have the farmers meet in
their city. The mayor of a city sur
rounded by prosperous farmers, said
there must be something wrong about
the farmers organization, because they
are refused halls; he admitted he did
not know what was wrong, but refused
to allow the farmers to meet on vacant
lot. The chairman Of the board of county
commissioners of an agricultural county
threatened to burn down any school
house in which a League meeting was
scheduled. The sheriff of that county
declared Il will make trouble for you
if you try to hold a meeting" while
the county attorney fatty told League
representatives he would do nothing to
protect them if they got into trouble.
The farmers were forced to go to the out
skirts Of the city where they own a
creamery, and hold their meeting outside
in the snow. At another town they had
lined up company of business men in
front Of the hall, and threatened that
the first man to enter the hall would
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30

bushels and Cuba and other neutrals
must be spared at least 10000, 600.
1--WE estimate" says his statement
tonight that the American people have
saved as much as 30,000,00O bushels
out Of their last harvest and if We are to
meet the increased demands we must
rigidly reduce our wheat consumption
to 20 per cent below normal until the
next harvest. =
Europe's beef demand for the next
three months, Mr.. Hoover says, will
amount to 100000 pounds a month,
against a pre-war Importation from
America of only 100000 pounds q
month. A 10 per cent saving at home
is asked.
Of pork products the Allies want for
the next three months 150,OO0,0O0
pounds month, against ple-War
shipment of 100000 pounds and an
average of 1O0,OO0,OOO pounds in the
last two years. The American pro-
duction is put at 750,000.OO0 month.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30
A SERIOUS SITUATION.

A most serious situation has developed
the past month and there is little doubt
that if the United States fills the contract
for food for the Allies heavy cut in
home consumption will be necessary.
If the food conditions in the territory
Of the Central Powers are affording
students Of the war cause for rejoicing,
there is no reason for rejoicing over the I
condition in that respect in the Allied
countries. According to a Washington
dispatch of January in the American,
the food situation in the Allied countries
of Europe is graver than it has been at
any time since the beginning Of the war,
and is giving American Government
officials deep concern. Official reports
picture extreme food shortage in England,
France and Italy.
In England and France the situation
is described as serious in a cable message
to the Food Administrator from Lord
Rhondda, the British food controller,
which closed thus: Il view the situa-
tion with grave anxiety
A cable message received from the
French Government said the wheat
crop had been requisitioned and the
bread ration would be cut to seven
ounces daily to all persons doing hard
manual labor. In Italy, conditions are
rot as good, perhaps, as in either England
& or France. -
Compulsory rationing will be started
in England Immediately, with meats
tie first commodity to be put. under
control. Distribution Of butter will be
taken in hand next, and other foods
will be added as they become more
/ scarce. All the principal foodstuffs will
be rationed by April Lord Rhondda's
message read:
' Il have repeatedly said in public and
private there is no reason for immediate
alarm, although there is every reason
for strict economy and pecuniary meas
ures.
The food position in this country
and | understand in France also, can
without exaggeration be described as
critical and anxious. AS am now,
I unable to avoid mpulsory rationing, i
fear it will have to come with long lines
of people awaiting in the severe weather
in practically every town in England for
the daily necessaries Of life.
This bears out statements made De-
cember 20 at the National Convention
sof the trades unions, labor party and
emergency workers in England, at
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which speakers predicted popular OUT
breaks and gravely warned the Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Phillips, Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Women's labor league, said
that unless steps were taken to improve
present condit ions infant ortality would
rise in way which never had been
known. The whole policy Of the Cow
eminent, declared Bevan, Of the dock
workers, had been to ..play into the
hands Of the American ring. =
Talk Of food control there will
soon be nothing left to control, ]" he said.
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Worse To Come

America has not yet begun to under
stand what it means to be at war. The
Civil War is so far in the past that but
few living know anything about the hard
ships it entailed. TIE Spanish-American
War and tie Philippine fracas were
basket picnics compared with real war
such as We have been dragged into.
There wasn't tie slightest indication
in America in 1898 and the years that
followed that We were fighting. A few
men were called from their homes, but
no one worried much about them and
most of them came back shortly but
little the worse for wear. The results
OF that experience have not prepared
America to comprehend at all what war,
nal war, war with real military power,
means. We have that all to learn and
much of the lesson is going to be dis
agreeable - and worse. We feel the
economic pinch already; felt it before
we were in the dreadful mess. We have
felt little of the grief, very little, for
IS yet while the boys are mostly in camps
real grief is still quite a distance down
The road and none of us is going to hurry
to meet it. But we are due soon to be
rudely jostled and awakened to the sense
Of what war means for without doubt
there are going to be some very stringent
regulations concerning our daily living.
All the voluntary conservation in the
whole country is not going to begin to
supply the demands the hungry Allies
are making upon us, insistent demands,
demands that our government says must
be met! Listen to what the British
food controller says: ...-.
"Unless you are able to send the Allies
at least 100000 bushels OF wheat
over and above what you have exported
up to January l, I cannot take the
responsibility OF assuring our people
that there will be enough food to win
the war"
imperative necessity" Lord Rhond-
da's message said, "compels me to cable
you in this blunt way. 1t now lies with
America to decide whether or not the
Allies in Europe shall have enough bread
to hold out until the United States is
able to throw it's force into the field. /"
The following is Hoover's reply to
the above: ......t
eve will export every grain the Amer,
lean people save from their normal
consumption; we believe our people will
not fail to meet: the emergency"
In addition to 75,000,000 bushels Of
wheat for the Allies; Mr.. Hoover says
Belgium must be given 100000
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30

special commission appointed by the
Governor last summer to study tie
whole school aid problem. Dean Golf
man Of the university college Of educa-
Ition headed q list Of appointees to this
body. It has never held a meeting and
is as yet unorganized. Rumor has had
, it that the Governor was delaying a
call for an organization meeting until
the supreme court should have been
heard from on the state aid litiga-
ton.
~ Attacked Draft Law ri
G.. II. Holm and Frank Holm We're
indicted upon the charge that they
violated the 1917 state law by circulat-
ing pamphlet which attacked the
federal se.ective draft law and, going
further, asserted, among other things,
that this war was arbitrarily declared
against the will Of tie people, and that
st.the President and Congress have forced
this war upon the United States.
The Ramsey county district court
overruled their demurrer and then, at
their request, certified four questions
to the supreme court as important and
doubtful. Answering the first ques-
ton, the supreme court holds that the
Indictment states facts constituting a
public offense, and the other three,
holds that the new Minnesota law does
not conflict with rights guaranteed
citizens by the federal constitution.
Did Not Oppose Enlistment.
The court denies the contention of
the defendant that, although the pam
phlet opposes compliance with the con-
scription law, it does not oppose vol
untary enlistment and for that reason
does not transgress the statute. The
new state law, the court holds, merely
prohibits advocating within Minnesota
that men should not enlist and should
not aid in prosecuting the war against
the public enemies.
In enacting it as police regulation
the legislature is held to have been
well within its province. The court ex-=
presses its belief that the so-called
espionage act Of Congress, passed June
lis, 1917, does not abrogate or super
Fcede the statute. .'The citizens of the
state are also citizens of the United
States and owe duty both to the state
and to the United States says the
opinion.
Constitution No Guarantee.
i Discussing the contention that the
statute abridges the guarantee OF free
dom of speech and of the press, pro-
vided in the federal constitution, the
opinion declares, in part, that these
provisions do not grant immunity to
those who abuse this privilege, nor pre-
vent the state from making it a PENAL
offense to publish or advocate matters
or measures inimical to the public well
fare. L ..-s,s -. =, 49,. Il. s =
'sThe United States is at war and
we think the legislature did not ex-
coed its powers in making it a criminal
ofense to advocate that men should
not enlist in the military forces or aid
in prosecuting the war; says con-
Guiding paragraph of the opinion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30

Mrs. T. Collins who has been i'll for
several months had pleasant surprise
Thursday when group of her friends
called to remind her Of her birthday.
Lunch was served and all Of the ladies
enjoyed themselves very much, partic-
ularly Mrs. Collins who has been shut
n SO much.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. %, 1918.
The following letters remain uncalled
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-28
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
that certain Mortgage. executed and de-
Mortgagor, to Drake & Ballard Invest
ment Company. whose name has been
changed and it is now. Drake-Ballard
be 9TH ds~ 90 nne
teen hundred and fifteen and filed for re-
cord in the office Of the Register Of
Deeds Of the County Of Ward. and State
Of North Dakota; on the 18th day Of July
of Mortgages, at page $40. will be fore
closed by a sale Of the premises in such
Mortgage and hereinafter described, at
the front door of the, Court House in
Minot, in the County Of Ward. and State
of North Dakota, at the hour of ten
O'Clock A. M, on the 9Th day Of May 1913:
to satisfy the amount due upon said
Mortgage on the day Of SALE
The premises described in said Mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same: are those certain premises
situated in the County Of Ward. and
follows. to-wit: The Southeast quarter
of Section Three Cs), Township One
Hundred Fifty-one 15D. Range Eighty
one (SI.
The amount secured by the above
and 27-iOo (s12l.27) Dollars. payable in
installments. and the default consists in
the failure of the Mortgagor to pay the
installment due on December 1st 1917.
The mortgage further provides that in
case of default in the payment Of any
Of such installments the whole sum Sc
cured may ut the election Of the Mort
gage. he declared at once due and pay
able. BY virtue of such provision the
| Mortgage has elected and does hereby
elect to declare the whole sum by said
mortgage secured due and payable. The
default Of the Mortgagor further con-
ssts in his failure to pay an INSTALL
ment of $1,000. interest on certain
prior mortgage in said mortgage herein
specifically described mentioned. That
by the terms Of the mortgage herein
therein has the right to nav interest on
such prior mortgage and by virtue there
Of the Mortgagee did on December list.
1917 pay $1,000 as interest on such
prior mortgage. The further default Of
| the MOrtgagor was in payment Of the
sun, of Forty-fve and 54-100 (s45.54
Dollars. taxes duly levied on said prem
ises for the year 1916. and paid by this
MOrtgagee. That by reason of the de-
faults aforesaid. the election Of the
Morteagee to declare the whole sum Sc
cured by the mortgage herein specfcal
ly described at once due and payable,
mortgage referred to in the mortgage
herein specifically described. and the
payment Of said taxes, there will be due
on such mortgage at the date of sale the
sum Of One Hundred Seventv-two and
| 92-100 (s172.92) Dollars.
DRAKE-BALLARD COMPANY.
Formerly Drake & Ballard In
vestment Company.
Henry Moen.
! Attorney for Mortgage.
Hettinger. North Dakota. 3-2S-t6
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NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
by virtue of Judgment and decree in
foreclosure. rendered and given by the
and State Of North Dakota. and entered
and dlocketed in the office of the Clerk
Of said Court in and for sqid County on
tion wherein H. e. johnson and H. 3.
Mielke were the Plaintiffs. and Amin
o. Hoium and Ward County. North Da-
of the said Plaintiffs and against the
said Defendants for the sum Of -Four
Hundred Twelve Dollars and Ga cents.
which Judgment and decree among 9th
| real estate hereinafter described. to sat
isfy the amount Of said Judgment. with
interest thereon and the cost Of expens-
the proceeds Of such sale applicable
thereto will satisfy. And bv virtue
Of a writ to me issued out of the office
Of said Court, directing me to sell said
real property pursuant to said Judgment
and decree. T. John j. Nedreloe. Sheriff
said Court to make said sale, will sell
the hereinafter described real estate to
the highest bidder. for cash. at public
auction at The ST front door door Of the Court
ty Of Ward and state Of North Dakota.
on the 18th dav Of May A. D. 1918. at 2
o'clock P. M; of that dav. to satisfy
said Judgment. with interest and costs
thereon. and the costs and EXPENSES of
such sale, or so much thereof as the
proceeds of such sale aDDlicah1e thereto
will satisfy. The premises to be sold
as aforesaid pursuant to said Judgment
and decree, and to said writ. and to this
notice. are described in said Judgment
decree and writ as follows. to-wit:
Northwest Quarter. fNwa) Of Section
Twenty-six (26) in Township One Hun
bred Fifty-two (152) North Of Range
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BLAISDELL.

The dedication of the new school
has been postponed Two members
of the school board resigned. The
teachers are N. Rudolph, principal,
Selma Anderson, primary.
Mr.. II. J. Kasson is loading his
his. stock and machinery and will de-
part for Prairie, Wash.
The farmers are busy hauling their
feed and seed oats fro mthe elevators
and getting ready for spring work.
G. o. Solien received car load of
posts from Bemidji, Mimi, that cost
1-2 cents F. o. B. Blaisdell.
Hans Larson is loading out several
cars of hay billed to Kenmare.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Nettleton March 22nd.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bruhn March 22nd.
Mrs. Harry Lidstrom will open up
first class restaurant in the building
formerly occupied by Sever Olson.
March 23rd the writer. noticed two
autos with 1918 license tags and five
with 1917. (They better get busy.)
Mrs. liver T. Ohnsager has return
ed from Noonan, where she spent two
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. c. P.
Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. John DAZZLE have gone
to their home at Ray, after spending
the winter with J. S. Brye.
Four of our young men of the last
draft are ordered to Stanley March
25th, for examinations. They are all
farmers sons.
The gophers and crocuses made
their first appearance the last few
days. Indications that spring has
ooYno
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At the town election last Tuesday
the following were elected: Clerk, l..
E. Ringeon; Treas, Arne Engen;
Supervisor, A. A. Peterson; Justices,
o. c. Thoen and Adolph Vedvick;
Constables, O. P. Anderson and Mr..
Swensrud; Road Overseers, Aug.
DeKooper and Walt Chinberg, John
Bauer will feel of our poverty or
riches this season.
Mrs. C. D. Halves received let
ter from her son Bob, recently, dated
England, Feb. Bird. The letter indi-
Gated that he is we'll and getting
along fine. He enlisted with his Uncle
Sam last fall.
Nett Dilley autoed up from Van
Hook and spent several days with
friends and relatives hereabouts last
week.
l. NJ. Dilley and J. H. Hebig each
lost valuable cow last week from
injuries received from falling on the
ice recently.
A good many are hauling seed and
feed from town these days.
Jim Philamalee and Theo. Kincan-
non, of South Kickapoo, attended the
Braucher sale last Wednesday.
Bill Bauer assisted by Con. Logger
ing, finished shingling the former'h
barn last week.
Some Of our farmers started work
in their fields last week and many
more intended starting today (Mon-
day.
Miss Bakko spent Saturday and
Sunday at Minot.
The Red Cross ladies served waffles,
syrup and coffee to large crowd last
Saturday afternoon and evening and
a nice handful Of the much-needed
was taken in.
The Bredall family are entertaining
a brother-in-law of Mr. Bredall from
Minnesota.
Mrs. Loegering assisted Mrs. Hebig
one day last week at house cleaning.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING
INDEPENDENT BULLETINS

Americans Battling With the British.
st. Paul, 8 a. m. (Special)-Amer-
leans are battling shoulder to shoulder
with Haig's men.
Allies Reserve Held in Leash
g a. m.)-Allies ready to strike
back as speed of Germans slackens.
Great strategic fighting reserve held
in leash.
French endorsements fast coming
to aid of British.
Germans take three important
towns. Allied army still certain Of
victory. Writer at front tells Of un-
daunted courage Of British.
German Losses 100000
st. Paul-Morning papers say the
German losses are estimated at AGO.
900. British losses 100000, including
the $4,000 the Germans claim to have
captured
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-OrewOrd

The American people now realize
by new and positive daily proof
that we really are at war.
The annals of the terrible destruc-
ton, sacrifice and suffering will be
written in tears and blood.
TO complete the task of crushing
and suppressing Prussianism for
ever and establishing world peace,
liberty and democracy-it is vital
ly necessary that every American
give loyal, unqualified moral, ply
Steal and financial support-unless
this is done no telling what the end
may be.
Capital and Surplus $1OO,Oo0.OO
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Eighty-six (s6) West of the 9Th p. N.
JOHN j. NEDRELOE.
Sheriff Of Ward County, North Dakota.
MCGEE & Goss,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Minot. N. d. 3-28-t6

Will sell cheap for cash OF will
trade for anything I can use, two
quarter sections Of land in Beltrami
county, MINI. Box S06, Minot, N. D.
1-1O-tf
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Furniture Sale

During the summer of 1917 in anticipation of fall business
made heavy purchases direct Americas largest
load lots.
Owing congestion caused by conditions
merchandise did not until
late to be of business
This unavoidable delay left with surplus
which we going to sell at great reduction
Although this stock since purchased has advanced
SOC each dollar did
tire stock is still being sold at seasons figures
Tomorrow Friday, March 20 stock except Rugs
will be placed regular price
the continues will be years before you again
household furnishings at the prices going
The Sale will last only.
Mccoy Furniture Co.