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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

Greece drove Bulgar armies out of all Maoedon-
ia.
By The treaty of Bucharest. which confirmed
the Bulgar defeat, the Bulgarian conqueStS of
1912 were practically all taken away, and in adj
diton Bulgaria lost to ROumania the SiliStran
strip, which had been hers before the first Balkan
war. After two wars and terrible SacTltlceS, the
BulgarianS found themselves but little better of
in territory and still lacking direct access to the
free seas over their own territory In this Sltua-
tion Bulgarian hatred of Serb, Greek and Rou-
manian knew no bounds and Bulgaria threw her
self into the arms OF Austria and Germany With
out hesitation. Henceforth the BulgarS merely
waited their chance to strike back and abolish the
wrongs of the treaty of Bucharest.
In 1914, when the word-war broke out, Bull
garia remained quiet at the beginning. because
there was no great usefulness for her friends in
any other course From the outset of the war
the allies sought to enlist Bulgaria They saw
that unless Bulgaria were enlisted there would
be a direct access to Turkey for the central pow
erS across Roumania and Bulgaria. and if Serbia
were crushed across Serbia and Bulgaria. All
allied policy was summed up in the desire and
the effort to restore the old Balkan confederation
of 1912, which had conquered Turkey and freed
the Balkans of OSmanl rule.
To restore this confederation is was necessary
for the allies to persuade Serbia ROumania and
Greece 10 restore to Bulgaria some portions of
the territory they had taken by the treaty. of
Bucharest. To such proposals Roumania paid
10 attention, for she was not yet in the war and
was not therefore interested Serbia with great
reluctance did agree to certain concessions Who'll
ly inadequate from the Bulgar point of view But
the Greeks under the inspiration of their king,
who was secret friend of the central powers flat
~ refused to cede an inch of territory. Accord
ingly the allies were at all times unable 10 do
business with the RoumanianS, although Ferd-
nand very cleverly tricked them over long months
before he was ready to enter the war on the Ger
man side.
While the allied policy thus sought at restoring
the old Balkan confederation the AuStro-G German
policy played the more obvious game. The allies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
Crossing English Channel on Troop Ship is
Hairs Breadth Behueen Comic and Tragic

steepness of the deck, which did admit of
But it reversed suddenly and arrived all
A bench skirted this compartment There
for the entire company TO sit down-if half of them
left the room. on one bench IL men, 22-I don't
how I seeing just then-were sleeping,
each with his head on the shoulder Of the man next
him. Every time the deck tilted down. the heads
swung free; up the heads returned their
The end man wedged against the partition.
I fascinated by this. particularly when the end
man awoke reviewed the situation and removed him
self The time the deck went the whole
glided to the deck There be doubt about the
humor of this 1t is distinctly within the bounds Of
LIES DOWN ON FLOOR
But 1 didn't laugh at the time l had something
important to do 1 had lie down, and lie down
quick. l dd--in the middle Of the floor / had just
got my head buried in when guard
preached.
cant sleep here" he said. The guard carried
gun shoulder very pale. Il know
you're sick. SO l. I'm deathy sick, but-glub-
glub-but NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." And he went off
on a very important mission, a casualty night
and I stayed where I
What is 1 set fashion. In Is minutes I
had so floor mates. At first rather loose but
wedged themselves in later increasing the rigid
ity the and lessening the sliding tendency Of
the whole. We stayed there all night Passa geways
there none. Persons going back and forth
merely walked l directly in Of the
main arteries Of travel
Came daylight and lessenng of the rocking. The
boat. at least. stayed in and on the water. went
laying of" and would dock
for four hours, it said. scanty squad in the
prov inspecting the shore.
the SWEETEST, niftest, pretueSt, most at
tractve country, they declared in the woodworking
England America, and I ferventy agreed. The
shore line was vague and couldn't make out whether
the white object foreground light
house the postof1ce. But / felt that way
BABES N THE WOODS
below then and ate the supper ] didn't eat
the night before. After which the rail and
cast it into I thought owed my stomach
that much anyhow. After that I very sick and
sat on a bench and went 10 sleep.
Another soldier beside HIS head topped
over my breast and rested my cheek his head [
know of no touching reproduction of the babes
m wood effect
We woke up after about an hour, reviewed each
other YEARLY and lapsed again into sleep I recog-
nized my panion the captain Of the lighted
cigar Of the night before remembered afterward
that ought have stood attention and saluted.
But he said word about my conduct al the
time.
the end Of the voyage. you can
imagine that il SOME trip. OF course YOU having
been. across the channel. will appreciate was
undoubtedly the night in my life This is a
beated adventure, but there is nothing report
still living we'll ordered existence The weather
good today being almost a spring day, and I am
comfortable may 70 the intelligence department
7 don't know yet Kirk and Burroughs we'll
Give Pat my regards and accept the same heartily.
for yourself ROSS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

Freddy Hill. of san Francisco the other day.
He is training to be aviator discussed old
times and also laugh when we discovered We
mad crossed the English channel the boat.
We agreed it the awful night of or lives
There's experience for you that is worth telling
although, in case, it is several months old
There is hairs breadth between the comic and the
tragic complcates the classification of a trip
the English channel a troopshp. jest that
makes one man laugh, makes another fight 1t is.
they say. viewpoint
The voyage is commended, however to writer's
of film and melodramas parachute jumpers
persons tired of life fatalsts seekers after
sensations, and it ought to be compulsory for bores
who never get seasick. They all would get ideas.
The English channel, the geography teacher used
instruct is the toughest body of the
but-and she used TO stress this mitigating conjunction
lit is crossed in hour and half The first part
of this assertion is conceded. 1t be
and pause to accent this same conjunton-it is not
crossed in hour and half. Not the troopship
W25 called 1ou the eensor) it isn't All, no.
1T TAKES LONGER NOW.
What with getting of port and getting port
ana one thlng or another 1t takes night and
morning. don't know how many American
diers and coming France the channel,
but for those who 10 I only advise them
Providence but expect much.
quote the fact that the W25 has carried good part
of the British army to and from Blighty and much
20 their surprise, has never lost
We aboard the w23 500 strong. after three
weeks of travel and two days in Cand two nights
things. bun which the department called
camp. British joke OF the doubtful class.
Collectively. faded but enthusiastic-for to-
morrow would be in France,-and. individually. ?
apprehensve, knowing the channel thus by repu-
ration and my stomach personally.
So I sought sOlace from "a sailor the afterdeck.
] produced tobacco and matches. the credentials OF
the brotherhood Of man. forth the informa-
ton that when the English channel calm il
and when il rough il very rough Also 1
advice
There's box down below FUN of ufebelts" the
tar confded Pretty everybody will be
20 put one You so down and get Of
those preservers-and stay there. When they take
'em out youT work down, and by-and-bye your have
only bed the ship"
1t was good advice and if-if-there goes that word
again.
THE LOSS OF \ BERTH
But. oh fateful calamity. That sailor had "a. my
matches. with nay unlighted pipe
coyetous person crawled in. The only light tween
decks supplied 10y a few lanterns OF uncertain
glow. / rounded a corner, spied a soldier with
lighted cigar and Got a light. old man - 1 asked
He turned. He captain. 7 knew him slightly.
That is / had had brief conversation with him
In the second day OF my soldierhood had walked
him and asked. What's the chances or getting a
pair of shoes" and he had replied Take you hands
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
BY H. W. Ross, With American Expedition Force
HOW 1T FEELS TO CROSS THE ENGLISH
CHANNEL

IL the worst night of MY life \ voyage to
he commended TO writers of film screams and melO-
dramas, parachute jumpers, persons tired of life
and seekers after sensations Ii is not crossed
i'm hour and a half, despite geography When
il is calm is isn't, and when il is rough IL is very
rough. When the ship turns sOmersault and the
band abandOns Marching Through Georgia" Ieav-
ing Gen Sherman somewhere southeast of Atlanta
After eating supper the next morning goes
the rail and casts it onto the water-One owes his
stomach that much, anyhow. 1t SOME trip.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
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s1Sr Settle mezv E2eSlaeuf/ r/Lsou)

she demanded Saonica which the Greeks had
captured and held. The result was the second
Balkan war, in 1913. In this war Bulgaria was
promptly beaten by The Serbs and the Greeks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

Roumana entered the war and seized the SiliS-
TRAN strip between the Danube and the Black
sea. Turkey reoccupied Adrianople, which had at
last fallen to Serbo-Bulgar armies. Serbia and
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Continued on Page 10, TINS section
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
FRANK II. SLlNONDS
By the Author of "The World War"
and They Shall Not Pass Etc.

Greece drove Bulgar armies out of all MacedOn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
/ CAN YOU BEAT IT?

A wedding that was arranged and
all over within As minutes is the
record that Morris claims over all the
world. On Saturday evening, July Is,
Sergeant Harry Lord who was home
from Jacksonville, Fla, on a furlough
received a summons to return immed-
lately to camp. He expected to have
ten days. UP to that time, according
to the Morris Sun, there was not even
a tinkle of wedding bells. But as
soon as the message came, the Serg-
cant got busy and made them speed
up until they sounded like fire alarm.
The newspaper does not state whether
he proposed, was accepted and mar
ried all within the As minutes or not,
but for the sake of good story it
will be assumed that he did. At any
rate, the bride, Miss Agnes Wig, of
Fosston, is modern wonder and
while it was pretty Sudden" she
arose to the occasion. Sgt. and Mrs.
Lord left that night for the east.
They were escorted to the station in
a fire truck with all possible noise
accompanying.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
Raymond Farmer GiDes
Soldier Sons Team
to the Red Cross

"My son is in France and his horses
are standing idle. want to give them
to the Red Cross" This was the
rather unusualmessage communicated
to the secretary Of the Sank Centre
Red Cross Branch last week. L. G..
Reed of Westport has in his barn a
team of good horses which are getting
fat while waiting for their master to
return from active service with the
United States army in France. One
is 7-year old and the other IL years.
They are both in excellent condition.
The only stipulation that Mr.. Reed
makes relative to their disposal is that
half of the proceeds go TO the Red
Cross in his township (Raymond) and
half to the Sank Centre Red Cross.
The executive committee decided at
their last meeting to auction off the
horses at the Stearns county fair
which takes place August 21-24. The
day will be announced later. The
animals should bring a good price.
They will not be sold at a bargain
but at value.
Mr.. Reed has the right spirit and
this practical expression of his loyalty
proves it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
w. r. c. Dedicates
Service Flag luah
Twenty-Four Stars

At the last meeting of the Wo-
mems Relief Corps most impress
sive presentation and dedication form
ed part of the afternoons program.
A service flag representing the grand
sons, sons and brothers of Relief Corp
members who are now in the service
was presented by Mrs. David Cteve-
land, Patriotic Instructor and was ac-
copied and dedicated by Mrs. j. B.
Perkins, President. The flag now has
a place Of honor on the walls of the
assembly room. The B. r. Palmer
post were present by special invita-
ton. About 40 people attended the
affair. The names of those who are
represented by the flag are as fol-
lows: Cass Wilcox (deceased) Paul
Wilcox, Orick Parker, Joseph E.
Parker, Benjamin Van Camp, Leonard
Wolfe, Harold Dickerson, Elmer Hyla-
man, Frederick Hart, Carol Pang-
burn, Howard Peters, James Norris
Fuller, Earl Pangburn, Harold Gage,
Ralph Mcintyre, Edward Stein, Will
lard Child, Clinton Child, Paul Fish,
Milton Fish, Kenneth cCullom, Robt
Gordon, Byron jenkins, Hafer Van
Camp.
Four new members were initiated
and three applications were brought
in. The crop is growing steadily and
thrives under its efficient administra-
ton. After the close of the after
moons business lunch was served.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
local HORSE IS
MAKING RECORD
SYMBOL BARRON, SAUK CENTRE
HORSE, WINS NEW i
LAURELS.
A WINNER ON ALL TRACKS
CANADIAN HORSE, MISCHIEF,
is PASSED FOR THE
FIRST TIME.

Symbol Barron, the classy little
PAGER belonging to George Butler,
which won laurels wholesale last year,
at this time, is showing up better than
ever this year. He has been racing
since the first of the month ard so
far has not lost race aud has no
intention of so doing. While his own
er travels with Symbol Barron to keep
him good hundred, he is driven by
Earl Alderman, who is acknowledged
as one of the best drivers on any cir
cult. Mr.. Alderman says that Symbol
Barron is one of the finest specimens
of race horse flesh he has ever had
the pleasure of driving.
The season started at Warren, MINI.
where Symbol Barron won first money
in purse of $500 on July 4th. From
there he was taken to Cooperstown, N.
D., where he made a record of 2:15A
and again carried off first money, this
time in purse of $500. At Fargo he
covered himself with glory, winning
from the little Canadian PAGER,
Mischief, with record of 2:11A.
Mischief has never before been beaten.
The purse at Fargo was $500. Yes
terday he raced at Grand Forks and
next week at Crookston. After that
he will be shipped home and will
propably be entered in the Stearns
County Fair the last of August. All
the races have been run on a half
mile track. Mr.. Butler has reason to
be proud of this little monarch of the
horse kingdom.
Grand Forks, N. D., July 24.-The
feature of today's harness races at the
Grand Forks fair was the pacing Of
Symbol Barron. He won the second
third and fourth PAGES, taking first
money. Mischief, who had the pole,
was hard to beat and came in first in
the initial heat and second the remain
ing heats.
The prettiest race was the second
heat when Symbol Barron took the
lead at the last quarter and finished
only few feet to the good. The best
time was made in this event, 2:14A.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
Sank Centre Will Organize
Community Singing Club Friday

Sank Centre is to have weekly COM
munity "Sings." That is, it is if the
town will get out and help make a
noise. The first "sing" is scheduled
for tomorrow evening, (Friday) at the
Junior auditorium at eight O'Clock.
Mrs. r. E. Hansen is to lead the
chorus which is an assurance that 1t
will be done right.
These musical evenings have been
practiced in Minneapolis for over q
year and recently have been spreading
throughout Minnesota at rapid rate.
The songs are all familiar ones and for
the most part are patriotic. After the
club gets into practice, new ones are
tackled with alarming success. The
get-to-gether spirit cannot be equaled,
neither can the good time which is
guaranteed to be chad by all"
1t makes no difference whether you
can sing or not. Come anyway, and
make your mouth go. The first thing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
Work or Fight Order
Affects Millionaire
and Tramp Alike

In response to a letter Of in
quiry regarding the new work or
fight order the following answer
was received by a Sank Centre
business man. 1t needs no COM
ment: :.
Litchfield, MINI, July %, 1878.
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 18th, re-
garding order No. 81 is received.
The order applies to all idlers
whether they be millionaires or
tramps. I would. by all means
enforce the order against those
whom you say are financial idlers.
Go to your county attorney and
have him prosecute any cases that
are not obeying order No. 81.
Yours very truly,
C. 81. March, Vice Chair
man Public Safety Commission
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
The Herald Subscrip-
ton Prices Increases
Thursday, August Isl

If YOU are putting off renewing
your subscription to the Herald
until the last minute kindly re-
mind yourself that the moment is
on your heels and will overtake
you shortly. August first, the
subscription price of the Herald
advances to $500 per year. Be
fore that time you may renew for
two years in advance at the old
price $3.50 per year. At closing
time Wednesday evening, July 81,
the last chance is gone.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
DiscontiTluance of Use
of Platinum in JeDelry
is a War Necessity

The needs of platinum in war in
dustries and in the sciences are ex-
planned by DR.. Chares L. Parsons,
chief chemist, Bureau of Mines, De-
partment Of the Interior, in an argu-
ment for discontinuance of the use of
platinum in jewelry lg
"The war can not be won without
platinum" says DR.. Parson, "and it is
equally essential in times of peace if
our country is to excel Germany in t
the development of chemical science
and industry. With the aid of platinum
from one ordinary wedding ring about
100 pounds of nitric acid can be made
every "a hours. This 100 pounds of
nitric acid converted into high ex-
plosives vii send number Of 3-inch
shells against the Germans and help
to bring the boys back home.
Platinum rings, pins, cigarette
cases, and mesh bags are not factors
in winning this war explosives are.
I wonder if the purchasers and wear
ers of platinum jewelry know that ex-
plosives can not be manufactured
without the use of sulphuric and nitric
acids; that the manufacture of these
acids requires the use of supplies of
platinum; that airplanes must have
platinum for important instruments
they need; that platinum is absolutely
necessary in the manufacture Of spec
ial promoters; that promoters are
necessary in all steel treatments; and
that no guns can be made without the
use of promoters.
There is a shortage in the supply
Of platinum. Russia has corner on
the worlds supply, and Germany is
in Russia. Our domestic production
of platinum is negligible, while our
military requirements are increasing
at rapid rate"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
TRAIN HITS TEAM.

The village of Swanville and the
passengers on the Northern Pacific
branch were furnished a little excite
ment on the side last Monday WREN
the engine struck wandering team.
The near horse was hit at the base
Of the lungs and died in a few
minutes, but the other was almost
unscathed. According to the most
reliable of accounts the horses which
belonged to a farmer, had wandered
away from the downtown district and
were apparently homesick, but were
taking their time. They reached the
railroad crossing at the depot just as
the train did. Two men tried to get
them off the track but found that they
were risking their lives IN so doing
and stopped. Had the train been go
ing at full speed both horses would
probably have been lost
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
GOOD ROADS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Scienic Highway Association will
be held Friday, August 2, 1918, at
Crookston, MINI. The session VIII
open at nine o'clock. 1t will be Min
nesota Scenic highway that day at the
Northwestern fair which will be in
progress there at that time. The
speakers for the afternoon at the fair
will be especially selected with refer
ence to their ability to interest good
roads boosters. Alfred Britt editor of
the Outing Magazine" New York city
is expected to be present and will be
great attraction. The Hon. M. J.
Bowling of Olivia will also be one of
the speakers. All organizations are
cordially invited to be present, as
well as individuals. A number of good
roads boosters expect to go from Sank
Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25

you know you will be making a noise
and no one cares about the quality.
If you can't carry tune, the fellow
who can will take pains to drown you
out and you will have just as good
a time as he. If you can sing, you
will be there anyway.
The meeting Friday night is sort
of dress rehearsal for the patriotic
concert in the city park Monday
evening. The band will give concert
and there will be several songs by the
assembled throng. If you can renrem-
Der the time when there were band
concerts in Sank Centre you will re-
member that each concert drew a
crowd So the singing is going to be
some terrific and it would be shame
full thing to not have learned your
"piece" on Friday.
A bumper crop of songsters are ex-
pcted. Let's make a go of this and
put it through with such bang that
other towns will hear US.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
American People are
Proud of YOU says
Pershing to Men

Paris, July 22.-"Your country is
proud of you, and I am more proud
to command such men as you. You
have fought splendidly."
General Pershing thus addressed
wounded American soldiers lying in
the American Red Cross hospitals in
Paris today. In each ward of every
hospital he talked to the men. He
inquired if they were being wen cared
for how and whre they were wound
ed, what regiments they belonged to
and expressed his sympathy to scores
of patients.
General Pershing also talked to the
physicians surgeons and nurses and
thanked them for the work they were
doing in caring for the wounded.
''No one can ask more of any fight
ing force than that they should do as
well as you have done," he said to his
troops. The general added that
wished he could talk personally with
each and every man in the hospital,
but this was impossible. So he asked
Major Perkins to repeat his message
and say to each individual man: "The
American people are proud of you"
General Gouraud, the commander
on the front east of Rheims, where
the Germans in their offensive last
week were stopped by stonewaA de-
tense, issued the following to his
army the day after the Germanof-
fensive was checked:
"To the Soldiers Of the Fourth
army: On July 1S you brushed aside
the effort of fifteen German divi-
sions. Their orders were to reach
the Marine that evening. You stopped
them just where we decided to en-
gage them and win the battle.
"You have the right to be proud,
you heroic infantry machine gunners
of advanced positions, who gave the
signal that the attack had begun and
broke it up; you aviators who flew
overhead, you battalions and batter
les who crushed it; you of the stats
who SO carefully prepared the battle
field.
at is a hard blow for the enemy
and it is splendid day for France.
/ count upon you for the same result
whenever the enemy dares attack you,
and with all my heart as a soldier,
I thank you"