davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
Farmers Doing Their Best.

When this war is over and the boys
come marching home from France
notes an exchange, there will be at
least one class of people who can
greet them with no feeling OF re-
morse over failure to back them up
in every possible way. This class is
the farmers. Men employed in many
other industries have struck for high
er wages or for shorter days. There
has been curtailment of production
Of many things needed in the war,
but never in agricultural production.
The farmers have heightened rather
than shortened their days OF labor.
Their wives and children have par
ticipated more generally in farm
work. Every available acre has
been planted to crops. Meat animals
have been produced in larger NUM-
bers, even when the price did not
pay for the feed. Nowhere has the
farmer failed to do his best to help
speed this war to victory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
WHY?, THE WORLD WAR.


Martial pride has so hardened the
Kaiser's heart,
That he thought of himself as one
set apart
To govern the earth from sphere to
sphere,
Disregarding the rights of all far
or near.
ACQUISITION and victory was all he
could see,
Monarch of the whole wide world
would he be-
Therefore he seized the first chance
that occurred
To let loose his war dogs thus break
ing his word.
Roughshod and ruthless the Belg-
ians he slew,
Ramping and raging to France to
get through.
Thinking the Belgians would trembIe
with fright
When they saw his great army in
all their might.
Amazed We're the Belgians but not
scared at the Slgnt,
And tho unprepared they put up a
good fight,
Thus saving the day for the French
far away,
Else the goal Of the Kaiser would
be nearer today.
While Entente and Allies their bat
ties fought,
America waited and earnestly sought
A way for world peace till the
Huns sub'd the sea,
Then she issued her edict, for she
must be free.
The Allies she joined and with plow,
spade and gun,
She will fight till way for a world
peace is won.
For Right only is Might and she
hopes soon to- see,
All nations abiding lin friendship,
peace and equality.
MINNIE HATTON JEWELL,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04

done in yellow paint, was nailed to
the front of a building on the down
town street. The young men named
in the information are James Sher-
bourne, Roland Sherbourne, Walter
and Harry Overholt. The
information charges that the defend
ants unlawfully, feloniously, wicked
ly and maliciously and with the in
tention and purpose of depressing
the good name. fame, reputation and
character of the men published and
held up to ridicule, contempt and
public hatred the names of eleven
men.
Officers claim that they have suffi-
cient evidence to convict the men
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
PUT UP sLAcKERs MONUMENT.
Four Young Men Arrested and Held
for Criminal Libel.

Iowa City, Ia, Aug. 28.-Four
young men of Fremont township and
Lone Tree were arrested today by
deputies and brought to Iowa City
on charge of criminal libel in con-
nection with the placing of slack
ers' monument" on the streets of
Lone Tree the night of August 20.
The names of eleven young men of
the community were placed on bull
letin board under the heading
"Slackers of 1913" and the board
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04

Patriots VIII Register Others
MUST.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
Unruly Pastor Given Language
Orders

Rev. f. R. Kreutz, who refused
to attend the meeting of the foreign
language ministers last week when
notified by the county council OF de-
tense TO be present, was called UP
for special hearing Saturday. Rev.
Mr.. Kreutz is pastor Of the German
Lutheran church at Westgate in the
south part of Fayette county. He
gave as the reason for his refusal
to come that he had special dis
pensation from the governor but was
meek as a lamb" before the coun-
Gil. He was ordered by the council
to preach in English exclusively and
also to keep a record of the part of
the members of his congregation
take in the various war activities
and report to the council.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
COUNTY AGENTS NOTES.
Winneshiek County Farm Agent Has
Several Things of Interest to
Our People This Week.
Farmers VIII Save Seed Corn.

Farmers Will Save Seed Corn.
| An extensive drive will be made
during the latter part of September
in the selection of seed corn. No
farmer wishes to experience such
difficulties as he did last spring
again, If possible to prevent it. Every
farmer should make provisions for
curing seed corn before the time of
selection commences. He should
have a set place to cure and dry his
corn where 1T will not be destroyed
by vermin. Farmers have already
been reported who have selected as
high as twenty-five bushels of choice
seed ears. During the next three
weeks every farmer should put in a
supply of seed corn, which will meet
his requirements for two years, at
least.
Results of Barberry Campaign m
State of Iowa
In the campaign for the eradica-
ton of the common barberry as a
means of fighting black stem rust
of grains that has been going on in
Iowa this summer, total of more
than 10000 barberry plants have
been found in paintings and about
10000 in nurseries. Every nurserv
in the state but one has done away
with barberries and from $50 to
500 of the bushes in paintings have
been destroyed. Dubuque county,
with $4,000, had the largest number.
Scott county was next with $3.50.
Winneshiek county has had re-
moved from its soil, at least TOO
bushes according to our records.
Other bushes have been removed,
which have not been called to our at
tention. Bushes are still growing in
Winneshiek county. Everyone should
make it his duty to search out any
Burberry bushes which may be Turk
ing in and about his neighborhood.
Now is the time to clean them out
and have the job completed for an
other years wheat. crop. The work
has been we'll started. 1t is by no
means completed. Let us do up the
job.
Hay Shippers Must Purchase
License.
The United States Food Admins
tration informs us that all shippers
of hay except farmers shipping hay
produced by themselves, must pur-
chase license for such purpose. Make
application to the License Division,
United. States Food Administration,
Washington, D. G.
Sorghum Makers and Distributors
Must Secure Licenses.
Anybody operating sorghum mill
who grinds sorghum for others or
for himself to sell, must take out a
license and must observe regulations
pertaining to the distribution of
sweets. No charge is made for license.
for the required blanks
should be made to the United States
Food Administration, Burlington,
Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
Tra,n Kills IN Head SADDLE.

Twenty-one head of cattle belong
ing to Hei Heterogeneous got out OF
the pasture Friday night at Grundy
Center, and lay down on the railroad
track and fell asleep. The 2:21, the
early morning. train, Saturday
morning killed them. all. 1t was a
gruesom sight and a big loss for Mr.:
Heironymus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04

charged with the crime. 1t is stated
that the slackers monument was the
outgrowth of animosity caused by
some of the men obtaining deferred
classification on account of agricul-
tural pursuits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
Iowa Weed Law Does Some Good.

The law specifies that all noxious
weeds must he cut between the dates
of July 1st and August 1st of each
year. You are very good if you have
obeyed the law up to August 1. Some
have done this; but some weeds have
grown nightly since they were cut
last, and if you don't want lot of
robust weed seed before Thanks
giving, you'd better do some more
killing pretty soon. That is, obey the
law and go it one or two better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
Got Year For selling Booze.

Giles Puryear was brought before
Judge Thomas Arthur at Logan last
Thursday and given one year in the
.Anamosa reformatory for second
violation of the Iowa liquor law.
Puryear was apprehended at Dunlap
where he, accompanied by two wo-
men. sold liquor. He paid a hne OF
$500 on that occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04
5a Hogs Bring as, Oe9.s7.

James Crontn bought fifty-nine
head of fat hogs OF Heery brothers,
Tuesday. that weighed 1870 pounds
and they brought in money $1,000
81. The price paid was s1s'7S per
hundred, which probably is as Dig
a price as was ever paid in Clarks-
Vile for so large bunch to one
owner. They were good ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-04

Reduce the H. G. l.. by learning TO
make your own clothes. For terms
apply to Miss M. Davidson, 4o4 JET
ferson St., DEBORAH. LII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

their own anthem. II has all the
pathos of an oppressed people. but
they sang it with a new note OF hope
because they had faith that out Of this
world funeral pyre Boh~mia's freedom
will rise like a Phoenix
The falling rain played solemn
'obligato to their hymn A violinist
played something I had never heard
before, but the sobbing violin held
even the rough soldiers breathless,
SO that the dripping caves made the
only other sound. / would not wait
for the finish. but ran away because
wanted to preserve the impression
the pleading notes Of the violin. the
siivery bell-like sound of the drops
OF water. the white walls glowing with
warm light which flowed out into the
dairy courtyard. and the faint outlines
of the spire almost lost In the mist.
Had the pious monk suddenly return
ed he might l---l imagined that he
had been awakened Srom his holy
revery by the heavenly CHOIR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

musical text books. Is II any credit
to an educational system that such
talent should be hndered by lack of
opportunity in the school studies.
while others were being given start.
and good start too, in manual train
ing and domestic science?
One cannot help feeling that there
are scores of such children with
marked musical capabilities who go
through life undiscovered perhaps
even to themselves because through
lack of music study in the schools.
they never find their forte
There is plenty of talent in every
school if il is only encouraged 10 put
its head above ground. 1t is enron
eous to think that musical talent is
confined to people in foreign lands
II is equally wrong to think that must
clans are born into the world ready
made, as it were-that It's, they are
born with a matured genius, or be
come musical prodigies all at once.
On the contrary, we find the great
musicians were just ordinary children,
as the children of today, but in their
earliest wears they were encouraged in
music the channel along which their
talents ran.
HaydnS father was a wagon maker.
Arne's was an upholsterer, Godow-
sky's, Handlers and Berlioz's were doc
tors: Rubinstein's was a penCilmafers
Schumanns book seller Ghopin's
and Schubert's were school teachers;
Donizetti's a weaver: Mendelssohn's
and Meyerbeer's were bankers; Bach's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
SCHOOLS SHOULD LOCATE
MUSICAL TALENT
Much latent Ability Left Unencour-
aged and Undcvelopcd.

investigation among classes of
children during the first six years of
their school life and from then on.
shows conclusively that children who
have the opportunity of joining in
musical activities in the first few
years of their school life never lose
their interest in. and enjoyment of,
music later. The results. therefore.
of surrounding the youngest children
in our public schools with a musical
atmosphere are simply beyond esti-
nation.
Music in the schools also brings
TO light those with unusual talent.
Here is boy whose parents would
not allow him to stay up at night to
study music. SO he hid his music
study books and a candle under the
mattress of his bed, he stole out.
lit his candle and simply devoured
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
About ChmntE-x.

Mere the word ''chan,y" originated
~ known. II il not ia Admiral W.
gmyth's Sailors Word Book. pub
~ In 1867. 1t first appeared. so far
FL can discover. in an article en-
~ -Satfors ShantieS and S a
e, printed In Cham hera's Journal
1ecemner II, 1853. which article |
III Ia my collection OF sea songs. y
ID heard" this article begins. IAN
Aalt remark that good shanty
the best bar in the eapstan, and
&npoke truly" The FIRST nautical
0mAry to record the word WAS W
~ Russsirs Sailors Language, I"
|1lpAed la 1891. In notice OF a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
HAND ORGANS HERE. AGAIN
Stirring war Tunes Arc Now the IA
voritcS of the Street Players.

= note with mingled feeling the
return OF the hand organ to our
streets said the Sidewalk Tourist
yesterday, and think that the
coming back Of this 'ump hyumpty'
~tiisturber OF serenity can also be laid
TO the war. Al any rate, it's only
war songs and ballads they grind out
"A bout six years ago the streets
used 10 be fun OF these hand organs.
Sometimes the organists would play
the Instruments fun capacity OF six
rolIstlie 'Marseillaise' always being
one OF them--and then again. If coins
failed to lac thrown. you'd get per
hap~ emily q hit Of one rune. / always
thoGght the owners Of the hand
organs nsed 20 keep tabs on houses
where they usually got something
and pass the word TO .the fraternity,
because I've known six organs 10 be-
gin 'umpty Implying before the same
house in an afternoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
Song of the Sailors

zen appreciate the Industrial value
6kasfe better than sailors s'e Moth
Wiii enable the crew TO concentrate
n energies and give a long pun. \
NJ pull. and a pull altoget her rs
4 one of their far sung chanties.
- songs are true music OF the sea
m the men are worn out from long
E4iOn. the mate will cali for a
MY and the chanty man rons our
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

Beethoven's, Mozart's and Brahms
were musicians. and Rossinis an in
spector of slaughter houses.
Surely these were, quite n typical
LOT Of boys. Many of them might be
unknown today had no encourage
ment been given them in their early
years Yes, our schools have quite
the opportunity in music that they
have in manual training, domestic
science. mathematics and the other
branches of education. but the opnor-
tuniiy needs to be seized upon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

book called Sailors Songs. or Chap
ters. by Frederick ] Davis. r. N. r.,
and Ferris Tozer q writer In the Sat
urday Review fer August a. 1887.
page eSl said a shsnty, or as ped
ants call IT, 'ehanty. - song sung
hs sailors at their work" In her
Music or the Waters. printed in 1855
Miss Laura A smith has nothing to
say + boat the origin of the word. al
though she uses H. Some writers
r'sIn, that Il IS a dtmInutive ~ the
English word chant" but against
HAS view is the argument that the
earliest form of the word is "shanty."
Perhaps this pronunciation indicates
derivation from the French r d
chant" However. where etymologtsts
fear 70 tread Is not for a iaymau to
rush IN With theories But If my read
ers are ar all interested I'm the sub
teet as J am. I :. cordially recommend
fohu Ma~eHstds book A Sailors
Garland in this collection OF sea
Songs Won viii ind out = good desl
about charities. and Tire words Of MANY
&c me best Certainly there IS no one
letter qualified han 1ohn Masefeld
= Nrltc an thus particular subject
Government Approves.
Perhaps come day when We have
passed through the grosser phases 81
Ts- ats ~taf.sm, ard electricity has heen
applied to the service 81 man. as Mar
lunt pEonhes K VIII be applied men
sfd 81 aF11en " ilI cnce more sing while
they vurN Many Of ,re old songs viii
}aee disappeared Bat the rare genius
INST 1RN" 'herl being has virtue 10
create sew ones New conditions viii
treea new songs The miller who
watches bis wheat mi%ed by smoothly
running machinery operated with cleo
tr5ctv WIN rot sing the same songs
This hos forefstherS sang when the
grain WAS crushed N the quern stone
Tha engineer Of an electric locomotive
VIII not hum the sort Of song the old
position shouted }orudly to the morn
ming air The hoatman on the Grant
canal ia Venice who operates power
launch viii not sing a "Gondeiited"
suc gceting ripping waves and rhyth-
me swing OF the oar Eut songs will
be sung Conditions may change but
the artistic leBveu in human nature re
mains. and labor. as well as war. viii
always be an inspiration TO art The
very fact that the United. States gov
Sees the value OF song as an
aid to its merchant marine. and has
revived the picturesque figure NJ the
chanty-uaan. is in earnest that the old
uses o. song have not died out Per
baps The great thing this war is going
to do for us Is to make us know how
10 he simple again II il does that II
VIII he quite worth the cost,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

Many women are employed in air
snip factories in France. and some
have Jobs that almos, qualify them
f11- service as steepleJ Jacks The wo-
men hay" 10 be hoiSted In hoatswairs
chairs to CONSIDERABLE heights To I'M
dertake some Of the, work for which
they are called
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
Mechanical Instruments Have Brought
MUSIC u All

The piano bought on the install
ment plan, however which put music
into every ones reach, and the ar
rival In inexpensive form of the
photograph. proved too much for the
hand organists. and for the last five
years they have been in retirement
Where they went and what they did
in their retirement is not SO interest =
ing 10 me as 10 where they stored
their hand organs ! fancy, though.
that many Mulberry street or Carmine
street cellars could have disclosed
much on the subject
Possibly the war also has had
something to do with the changed
dress OF The women proprietors
remember that formerly they were
remarkable FOR gaudy coiors, rainbow
scarfs and Vivid handkerChiefs The
returning ones. however, are more
sober IA rainfent most of them run
ming to severe black There is moth
nag subdued in the music, though. for
he hand organs are all for the stir
ring tunes Of the army, Incidentally,
Eve noticed that whenever the war
music Is started in front OF d house
where service flag iiies the street
musicians are seldom unrewarded ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
in most private employments. The

III r'VSt PTIFHte eHHPIVyHIeH'S "o
department. of labor has received fg-
ures showing what has been done.
Already accidents have been reduced
to a point far below the figures for
days preceding the war. and the cam
paign is still progressing. In one
month at Hog Island for example.
there were only IG7 accidents among
20,40T employees
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15

So successful have been the proven
ton methods introduced in shipyards
that within few months. 1T ia ex-
pected. the percentage of accidents in
such places will be, much lower than
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-30

came to the United States from Eng
land several years ago to accept a posi-
ton in Camden as an expert pen tool
maker.
Corporal Robert Epstein and Private
Jacob GersOn. both Of this city, pre-
vously officially reported missing, are
named on a corrected casualty list sent gen,
from Washington today as wounded,
As it happens the families of these
young soldiers supplied the War Depart
ment with the information as to their
fate and whereabouts, the army au-
thorities having failed to locate either
of them. Letters were received from
Epstein and Gerson several months ago
stating that they had been wounded dur
ing the opening days of the great bat
tie of the Meuse. Epstein recovered in
time to rejoin his unit the day hostili-
ties ended. He was drawn No. ? in
the first draft call, June 5. 1917. and
went to Camp Meade in September Of
last year, being assigned to the 3l5th
Infantry. Gerson. Russian by birth,
was drafted in June of this year but
was assigned to the 315th when lie
reached Camp Meade and went overseas
with that unit in August.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-30
Honor Roll for the City
and Its Vicinity Today

KILLED IN ACTION
Private
rnNNk J; STENCIL. 4457 Edgemont
'' bridesburg Marine Corps.)
DIED OF WOUNDS
n p, ~; MACDONALD. 2015 Grant ave
'e''ousiy reported died of dlsease'J
Corporal
"ANh ~, V. HARPER, 22lO North Front
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Privates
"hhf - T. SWiNK. 3J47 North Ninth
WILLIAM BoYKEN. Chester. Pa.
DIED OF DISEASE
Sergeant
hAsKkl sEJ H0LLADAr. 76l South Fifty.
Privates
Tn S, = EST p. MORGAN. 1927 North
WILLIAM T. MacsPARRAN. go West
Cr1rson Cornrson ST.. Germantown. Narine
WOUNDED SEVERELY
Lieutenant
"EORGE GE l.. ROAT. $40 North Fifty
seventh st. previously reported.)
Sergeant
EMIL p. WISKLER. 2522 North How
IsIu 81; Previously reported missing,
JAMES LEDDY. ESQ North Thirty-fourth
CorporaIs
ROBERT EPSTEIN. 3i9 South Sixth
Cf ,rnnreHiously reported mssing)
Twehty.pgnMtii VII GRIFFITH. 1427 North
JAMES T. NELLY. GA Union st.
Privates
JOIN II; PATTERSON, 1926 Parrish st
MiTHAEL rti5i MlsTRIPOLITO. 1911 South
GEORGE W. KEIsER. 1893 North Tween
JAMES ii. ROGERS. 2oo4 Amber st.
JACOB GERS0S. AZ riSateFI TaskeF st. Pre-
5. I. R0BERTS66I;,.' I;,''GS'nF G49S saybrook ave-
HARRY RAMALGI. i405 I-SStDtS: Moore st. cPre-
J. ii. HETERSli&, iI';'''fE;S Royorsford. Pa.
PHILIP Sl DALESsASDRo IESsflsS DRt,s'GS cSitngswood
y. J.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
Lieutenants
JAMES G. YORIiE. 292O North Twelfth
Ct previously reportcd.)
NORMAN p. GARDNER. Lenox Apart
DREW j. TOLASD. 252G south broad
st. previously reported.)
Corporals
JOHN T. PUSEI, 1907 CaIlowhill st.
ALOSSItS LEO PIERCE. 2l29 Mount
ARTHUR +. HIGsON. 8oos Arbor st,
Priyates
JAMES EDWARD KENNEY. Jr.. 1928
FRANK +. 'roNLIN. 1870 South Fifth
JOHN w. WILLIAMS. 1909 Swain st.
CHARLES HENRY BELNESTOS. 2344
,o MECth Eleventh mbrS s. ras. vas,,nr+o,
WILLIiM Il. CLEMESS. a5S0 Vest
lane, Germantown.
ASDY Clancy. 1414 South Rlnsgold
HENRY HApp. 3sos North Fifth st.
JAMES NEELY. ISIS South Twenty-sec-
OMAR ii. POLK. % North Thtrty-sev-
~ MISSING
Corporal
EISAR j. KEER. 5427 Spruce st.
SICK IN HOSPITAL. PREVIOUSLY RE.
PORTED MISSING
Private
J. II. CAVANAUGH. 900 City Line ave.
RELEASED FROM GERMAN PRISON
ELMER G. REICHART. 2s6l North
Twelfth st, Marine Corps. PrevI-
ROBERT Z. ouiSS. Chester, Marine
RETURNED TO DUTY. PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED MISSING
Corporal
$. C. BAIR. 4523 Rising Sun lane.
Mechanic
JOHN $. MCINTYRE, 3"47 A st.
Priyates
JOSEPH r. FITZGERALD. COZ West
ALFOSZO BARRULLI. 3483 Livingston
THOMAS c. BROWN. @sla West Harold