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Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
EVERY TOWNSHIP GETS
LIBERTY LOAN FLAG
Honor Flags For Fourth Liberty
Loan Distributed by Chair
man F. A. Hancock

F. A. Hancock, chairman of the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign in
Stevens county, has received the hon.
or flags for the villages and town
ships which subscribed their full al
lotment and it is significant that each
township and village in this county
was entitled to flag.
These flags are similar to those
awarded in the Third Loan except
that they have four stripes, while
those of the third loan had only
three.
Thes flags will be displayed at
schools and churches in the different
townships and used in future years
to teach the children Americanism
and people will point with pride to
the flags and tell what they did to
help win the world war.
The average distribution of the
fourth liberty loan bonds was 271s
per cent, which is very big record.
Mr.. Hancock advises taht the flags
are now her for distribution and any
chairmen who have not received the
flags are entitled to get them by call
ing him.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
War Prices Still On

The war is over but war prices
still remain with us as our weekly
market report will show: Beef on
foot, $500 hundred; pork, $17.OO;
turkey from % to 28c; chickens, Ice;
ducks, 22c: potatoes, 81 a bushel;
wheat, $2.13; oats, Gle; barley, TIC
to Sic; corn, $1.15 to $1.25, butter
SIC; butter fat &c; and eggs have
come down from 60c, that is sc a
piece, to 53c. These prices are some
thing unheard of in these parts be-
fore but it really is blessing and a
safe guard that farm products re-
main high, tho it may be burden to
the poor people in the cities. Were
the farm products to make a slump,
the bottom would probably fall out
of all other classes Of merchandise
and we would have a panic over
night. So once more it is demonstr-
ated that the farmers are the balance
wheel in this great commercial sys-
tenn.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
OPPORTUNITY TO BE
A GOOD SAMARITAN
Armenian and Syrian Relief Drive
Will Be Conducted Week of
Jan. IL to 10

Rev. Crawford Graves of Litchfield,
the week, being here in connection
with the Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief Drive which will be conducted
thruout the United States during the
week of January II to 10. This will
be the first Christian Relief Peace
Construction Drive in the worlds
history and is necessary to save the
naked, starving, prosecuted, home
less refugees in Western Asia.
The government is behind this
great drive and President Wilson and
Governor Burnquist will issue pro-
clamation during the next few days
urging the people to respond liberal
ly to this worthy cause.
The sum to be raised in the United
States is $30,O0O,OOO and Minnesota's s
share of this is S715,OO0. The quota
for Stevens county is $2,488. Rev. F..
Stowe of Hancock is chairman of the
drive in this county and he is now
busy organizing his committees for
the work.
This is an opportunity for every
one to be a Good Samaritan. The
Armenian and Servian people are
reaching out to America for help.
During the past two years million
have died from massacre, exposure
and disease and there are over two
millions left now starving. Now that
the war is over it is possible for us
to reach these people and keep them
alive by doing our part. Everybody
will be asked to do share and con-
siderable money will be raised thru
the county.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
Schools Open Monday

The Public School will open next
Monday, December 80, after the ten
weeks vacation due to the influenza
epidemic. To gaurd against further
spread Of the disease, parents are re-
quested to keep their children at
home if they are not perfectly well,
or if there has been influenza in the
home within the past five days. If
the children are we'll and if there
has been no influenza in the home
for period of at least five days,
then they should be sent to school
on Monday and kept in school every
day that school is in session. Because
of the long vacation, regular attend
ance is doubly essential if the chill
dren are to complete their years
work and be promoted at the end Of
the school year.
Theodore Utne,
Supt. of Schools.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
EASING THE CARES OF
SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Home Service Section Of American
Red Cross Doing Good Work
For Army

The ten thousand Home Service
Sections of the American Red Cross,
in their work of looking after the
families of the enlisted men, are do
ing wonders for the morale of the
army. Our fighters are not men who
are going to worry about themselves,
but if they do not get cheerful let
ters from home, or if anything goes
wrong there, they are going to worry,
and that delicate thing tho army men
call morale is going to be disturbed
1t is to safeguard against this and
also to prevent needless suffering
and to promote that spirit of neigh
borliness and kindly aid that binds
each community into an organic
whole that the Home Service was or
ganized.
Over $4,000 workers are serving
which reach into every corner. of the
country, however remote Not a
town or village or crossroads that is
not within reach of the Red Cross;
not a wife or child or mother of a
man in service who cannot claim the
ready aid of the Red Cross workers.
More than 100000 families of
American soldiers and sailors have
been relieved of money troubles, legal
difficulties and worries of all sorts by
the protecting arm of the Red Cross.
If the allowances of allotments un-
der the War Risk Insurance law do
not come the matter is at once re-
ferred to Red Cross Headquarters,
taken up with the proper government
bureau and promptly Strengthened
out. If, through the delay, the fam
lily finds itself in need of money
sums are advanced to tide it over un-
til the allotment arrives. During
July over sixty thousand Inquiries of
this kind were received, and more
than a third of these we're taken
clear through to headquarters before
they could be Strengthened out.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
TO BE DISCONTINUED
Restrictions Lifted, But Thoughtful
Use of Food Must Be Con-
tinued

With the first of January, the food
administration in the United States
will be discontinued. A. D. Wilson,
federal food administrator for Min
nesota, was requested, December 18,
to release all his executive staff and
clerical force of the state, city, and
county except the city and county
food administrators and such assist
ance as will enable him to secure
final disposition and report on pend
ing enforcement cases and observe
the remaining regulations which it
is said probably will be further re-
duced the first of the year. Mr.. Will
son was notified to close all pending
matters including the payment of
bills and disposition of properties and
to give notice of the termination of
all leases where. this order will not
interfere with the policies of carry
ing out such regulations as may con-
tinue into the new year.
The Grain Corporation and the
Sugar Equalization Boards will con-
tinue but beyond this no one knows
as yet what program is to be applied
after January first nor will even the
Washington authorities be acuuaint-
ed with the future plans until Her.
bert Hoover has consulted fully with
the President. The general opinion,
however, is that the food administra-
tion, as such, will follow the course
of other war emergency departments
and close it's official life except for
definite obligations to industries. Mr..
Wilson has been asked by the food
administration, however, to appeal
to the volunteer workers, of which
the state has had a generous quota,
to keep in touch with the food ad-
ministration that they may be called
together again should Mr.. Hoover's
program require their services. Mr..
Wilson has notified his workers
throughout the state and extended to
them his sincere appreciation of the
splendid service they have rendered
"a service which has put Minnesota
well to the front in food administra-
tion matters.
The food administration announces
that all restrictions pertaining to the
public eating places are to be taken
off Monday, December %.
With food restrictions lifted it is
well to remember that not before the
next harvest can the United States
expect to get back to its normal ex-
ports of food. Until then the home
maker must contin11e her fhoucI tf,,1
use of food as an after-the-war duty.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
Hanscom Family Rejoicing

The friends of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Hanscom of Willmar are rejoicing
| with them over the good news that
their son, Lieut.. A. F. Hanscom, who
was reported as killed in action, is
alive and we'll. The Willmar papers
printed the picture of Lieut.. ,Hanscom
several weeks ago and reported his
death, and few days later the news
came that he had returned to duty
and the papers again printed his pic
ture and gave an account of his do
ings. The Republican Gazette Of
last week contained the following ac-
count
Where once there was great sor-
row there is now great rejoicing.
After weeks of the most trying an
xiety over the fate of the Willmar
soldier there came the official an
nouncement that he had been killed
in action.
"Just a few hours after the an
nouncement was published in the
last issue of the Republican Gazette
there came the wonderful news that
Lieutenant Hanscom had returned to
duty.
"For weeks Lieutenant Hanscom's S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F., Hanscom,
have lived in state of nervous
strain. Several weeks ago a. fellow
officer wrote to Mrs. Hanscom to
tell her that her son had not returned
from a mission on which he had gone
in his aerop1ane. There was every
indication that he had been taken
a prisoner. But for weeks no mess
age came to relieve the anxiety.
"On December 6 came the official
notification from Washington that he
had been killed in action. But it
was a mistake, for just about a week
later, when all hope that he was
alive had gone, came the wonderful
news that he had returned for,
duty"
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
Good Sum for Sufferers

The Public Safety Commission an
nounces that $350,000 cash has been
subscribed to date for the relief of the
fire sufferers in northeastern Mime
sofa. This does not include the value
Of the food and clothing that has
been supplied. In all probability the
total donations run up to three
fourths of a million dollars. A splen-
did showing indeed coming as it did
at time when every family had been
contributing its limit to the various
war funds. Morris and Stevens
county donated literally toward the
relief of the fire sufferers.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
STATE PHONE WIRES
WOULD GIRDLE EARTH
Telephone Wires in Minnesota Have
Extensive Mileage and Many
Subscribers

Minnesota has 250,610 miles of
telephone wires, according to James
w. Howatt, Supervisor of Telephones,
in his annual report to the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
If strung along the equator, the wires
would encircle the globe more than
10 times. The pole lines have an
aggregate length of 81,024. miles.
Allowing thirty poles to the mile,
this would mean that there are e.
43O,720 poles used exclusively in the
telephone business in Minnesota.
There are 1719 known telephone
companies in the state, ranging from
the Arthur Freese Telephone Com
pany, of Lyon County, with one sub
scriber and "a of a mile of wire
strung on fence posts, up to a $24,-
O00,000.00 corporation. The total
investment in telephone properties
reaches the huge sum of 45,671,-
957.00, which gives some idea of the
extent and Importance of the tele-
phone service of this state.
The total number of telephones in
use is 395,789, which on the popula-
tion basis of 2,432,O00 gives one
telephone for every six inhabitants.
There are '99,439 telepohnes on rural
or farm lines. The number of farms
is given as 156,137, and hence 64
per cent of the farms in Minnesota
are supplied with telephone service or
in other words, "a per cent of every
100 farms are connected with the ex-
tensive telephone web of Minnesota.
During the year 1918 the Super
visor Of telephones received and dis
posed of 444 applications, petitions
and complaints relating to telephone
service and rates. Instead of de-
creasing the work of the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission the pass
age of the telephone service into the
control of the Postmaster General,
greatly has increased the work of the
Commission, as many new issues have
been raised and very large number
of complaints received.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
DIR. Christianson Here

Capt. G. R. Christianson, who has
been in the medical corps of the army
for the past year, has received his
honorable discharge and he arrived
in Norris last Saturday. He visited
with friends here until Monday NOR
ming, when he left for his old home
at Starbuck. From there he went
to the cities and he will return to
Norris Saturday night and will 10
cate here permanently. Next weeks S
paper will contain his announcement
and give the location of his office.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

Communication from the Postmaster
Morris, Mimi, December 26, 1918.
The Editor of the Tribune,
Morris, MINI.
Sir:
AS you already know there is to
be a new issue Of War Savings
Stamps for 1919, the same to be first
placed on sale January 1, 1919. All
w. S. S. of the 1918 issue that re-
main on hand unsold in post Offices
and banks on December 81, 1918,
will be recalled and turned back to
the Treasury Department. At this
time there are in the post offices of
Stevens county about 100 War Saw
ings Stamps remaining unsold. The
Post Office Department is very anxi-
Gus that the different post Offices sell
out their entire stock of these stamps,
not only because the Government
needs the money secured by the sale
of these splendid securities, but be-
cause it wishes to eliminate the work
and expense of returning, counting
and giving credit for the thousands
of these stamps now on sale but
which will be withdrawn from sale
on December 81, 1918. The post
offices of Stevens county are particul
arly anxious to improve their already
good record in the sale of these
stamps, they having sold much more
than their allotment of one half of
Stevens county's quota, by selling
every 1913 War Savings Stamp now
on hand. This can easily be done
as it means sales to the amount of
but $7,200.00 in the remaining four
days of this month.
Any assistance you can give us at
this time will be greatly appreciated
as has the able assistance you have
given us in the past.
Respectfully yours,
Jas. J. McCanney.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
BOYS RECEIVED GOOD
TREATMENT In ARMY
Parents Praised For Manly Quail
ties and Good Habits of Their
Sons

The parents of the boys in the
S. A. T. G. in Minneapolis received
some very nice letters from the Off
GERS, congratulating them on the hon
or of having boys in the service and
telling of the manly qualities of the
boys. Below we publish the letter
which Mrs. Lund received from the
commanding officer of the company
in which her son Harold belonged:
Mrs. Anna Lund,
304 East Second St.,
Norris, Mimi.
Dear Madam
In few days your soldier will re-
ceive his discharge and start for
home.
He is bringing back many fine
qualities of body and mind which he
has acquired or developed in the Mil
itary Service. The Army has done
everything it could do to make him
strong, fine, self-reliant, yet self-con-
trolled. 1t returns him to you a
better man.
You have been an important mem
ber of that great army of Encourage
ment and Enthusiasm which helped
diers. You can now be great help
in keeping alive the good qualities
he is bringing back from the Army,
in making him as good a citizen as
he has been a good soldier.
He will receive all pay due him.
He may if he wishes, wear his uni
form for four months from the date
of his discharge. The Government
will also allow him to keep up, for
the benefit Of his family, his insur-
ance at the very low rate he is now
paying.
His return to civil life will bring
new problems for you both to solve.
The qualities he brings back will
help you now as your encouragement
helped him while he was away, and
in your hands and his, rests the fu-
ture of our country.
AS his commanding officer, I am
proud of him. He has done his duty
we'll. I, and his comrades, will bid
him goodbye with deep regret, and
wish him every success after he re-
turns home-that spot in every
mans heart no other place can fill.
Sincerely yours,
Clifford f. Favrot,
End. Lieut.. Inf, u. S. A., e..
Commanding Co. 7, First Reg't.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
Ladies' Store Closed

The L. w. Danielson store closed
Tuesday evning, after their two
weeks sale, and the balance of the
goods will be shipped to the Aber-
deem store. Mr.. Void, who has con-
Quoted the sale, will spend a week or
two helping at the Aberdeen store
of the Danielsons.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
Has Real Hun Hat

Geo. Henle has the "Hun Hat,
which he recently received from his
brother Ray in France, on display
in the window Of his shop. It is an
other of those lovely solid, 3-pound
German war bonnets and was picked
up on the battlefield as souvenir.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
MER|CAH DELEGATION
ARRIVES IN SWITZERLAND
Will Negotiate at Bern With Ger
many for the Exchange OF
Prisoners.
NOTED MEN ON COMMISSIONS
Pourparlers Through Several Mem
bcrs OF Swiss Government VIII
Begin Monday, md Are Expected
to Last Several Weeks
NOTED MEN ON CoMAusslo

GENEVA. September 22.-Membcrs of
the American delegation appointed 10
negotiate with Germany for the eN-
change OF military and civil prisoner
arrived at Bern last night. The dele
cation is composed OF John w Gar
rctt minister to tho Netherlands: John
w. Davis, the new ambassador To Great
Britain, representing the War Depar:-
ment; General Francis j. Herman. rep
rescnt!ng the army, ana Captain
Henry H. iiough. representing the
navy The German Delegates are cA-
pectcd Ia reach Bern to-day
l'ourpar.erS through several mem
bers OF the Swiss government Will be
gin on Monday and they are expected
- last several weeks.
The American Red Cross has received
TWO additional lists of names OF Amer
Sean officers and men who re intcrnc,i
III various German camps. Most Of
them were taken prisoner on the west
crn front in June and July
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES
STUDENT NAVAL SECTIONS
Opportunity for En-oiimcnt VIII lie
Open Prior tu October
Says New Order.
IRy Associated Press. !

W ASH ~, September 2:.-
Naval units or naval sections OF the
student army training corps are TO
he established at cighty-hve univer-
stiles and colleges in ;hirty-seven
states and the Distric; OF Columbia.
In announcing this tonight. the Navy
Department said students subject TO
draft may enroll in the Eaval units
or sections by applying before Octo-
ber TO naval representatives at the
institutions.
students admitted Will be allowed
active duty and win ne enrolled in
the naval reserve force as apprentice
seamcn. The students must make their
own arrangements with the institu-
tions with regard to board. lodging
and tuition.
I. Members of the naval units and
sections WILL after certain period.
be selected according TO their perform
ance and assigned to naval duty in
a training camp.
The Southern schools at which naval
units and sections will he enrolled,
grouped by states. include: North
Carolina, state College and tniver-
sity of North Carolina: Virginia. Uni
vcrsity OF Virginia and Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
WALL OF TURKISH BAYONETS
SURROUNDED MT. LEBANON
Gnunt Specter OF starvation Stnlkcd
Through the Once Prosperous
innd Amid Corpscs.
BY JOHN l.. BALDEtsTo,

LONDON. September 22-iiow Turk
ish troops surrounded with a wall OF
bayoneiS the prosperous Lebanon
Mountain, a Christian and Jewish SET
tlement. "A happy oasis in the desert
OF miSrule. and starved all Inhabitants
io death was told me to-day by Zieron
Jacob, a refugee who escaped 10 Eng
land after he had been forced into ser
vice with the Turkish army.
After the ArmenanS, said he. 1T
became the turn OF the LebaneZ. DIE
NAL I'aha is TOO refined and TOO civil
lied TO use such clumsy methods as
were employed against the Armenlans.
"Thcrefose. he ordered Ia blockade OF
Lebanon \ wall Of Turkish bayonets
surrounded the Sorrowful mountain.
Not Il grain of wheat could be snug
gled through. AS the people are chief :
~ planters of vines and olives. and
not wheat grove $, the consequences
were not long 10 follow.
The gaunt specter of starvation
stalked at once through the once pros
porous land. lndescribable scenes OF
hunger became prevalent. Thousands
could be seen wandering like beasts
seeking grass or the thorny leaves of
cactus, devouriug them as though they
were the choicest delicacies.
"Corpscs of women and children and
old men strewed the roads. Up TO
eight months ago, 10000 had died of
hunger. Perhaps as many more have
died since.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
COL. TCHAPL|N RESIGNS
AS RUSSIAN COMMANDER
!-ccuscd OF Recent Attempt to Over
turn Provisional Government
Headed by Tchaikovsky.
PROTECTORATE IS ESTABLISHED
Archangel Now Generally Tranquil,
and People Arc Watching Ameri-
cans and Other Guards, Satisfied
With Fairness OF Allies.

fBy Associated Press |

.tECHANGEL, September 22-Colo-
mel TChaplin. the leader of the recent
attempt to ovcrrun the provisional gov
crnmcnt headed by NJ Tschaikovsky
in Southwestern Russia, has resigned
his post as commander of the Russian
forces and has been succeeded by Col
onei Ivanon.
The labor disputes in Archangel are
being rapidly settled. American sol
diers who had been operating the street
car system have been transferred To
other duties.
AS result of an attempt to over
throw the Tschaikovsky government
the allied diplomatic and military
iiefs to-day assumed temporary direc-
ton and established protectoratc i'm
the region in the rear OF the allied
front pending the adjustment of politi
cal disputes.
This decision followed the arrest of
NJ Tchaikorsky and all but two mem :
berS OF his government early THURSDAY V
by party OF conservative officers
headed by Colone! rchaplin. the Rus
sian nirmy Gommander wno sought TO
SKY and his ministers were taken on
board ship en- route to the Solovetsk
monastery. from where they were re-
turned by order OF the allied ambassa-
doris. with the approval of Consul-Gen-
cEal Pools Mcanwnile, the allied
are patrolling the city, assuring tran
guilty and just settlement OF all
disputes.
The allied ambassadors had no de-
sire TO interfere in internal affairs, but
they considered that the Tchaplin
party's attempt to establish themselves
by stealth and force to be incompa lie
with the principles for when the SaIlies
are tignting.
AS he learned Thursday
morning Of the coup d'etat, American
Ambassador Francis called confer
cnce of the diplomats and General
Poole, with the result that the gov
ernmcnt was prohibited from function
ing and the Tschaikovsky ministers
were ordered Immediately returned,
pending an adjustment and the procia :
nation prepared.
.Arcnangel is generally tranquil and
the people are watching the American
and other guards, apparently satisfied
with the fairness OF the allies.