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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18

Cecil Countys rate securities is 45c per 500 or
as of per principal tax free Ia per cent Fourth
Liberty bond returns much Cecil County
able security paying cent and further that owner be
subject Income Tax law with of to re
cent $1,000 his Fourth Liberty bond will
much taxable security paying o5 to IS per cent
Should you another security paying per cent
per will amount about
that you will have net to I2 per cent Fourth Liberty
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18

bond free of paying per cent much better invest
ment 1t is Government obligation; has broader market
and subject to the least variation price The ordinary
cur paying higher to be worth and
money lost Not SO with Liberty bond.
After the n Of peace and normal times the Fourth
Liberty bond will sell good premium In 1895 during hard
times the Government sold four per bonds When
normal times restored these bonds increased price and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18

Loan in Mount
n in the
subscribed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18

A man who won't lend is the
Kaiser's friend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-18
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE
WESTMINSTER, MD.
REV. T. HI. LEWIS. d. D., LII. D., President

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Maryland. Pure scenery ONLY an
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EQUIPMENT Modern
comfortable living accommodations Laboratories Library Gym
nasium Power ting Plant.
CURRICULUM date Classical
gogca Courses leading to A. Elocution
Oratory, Military Training, Science strong
Faculty. Ao
PREPARATORY SCHOOL ready for college
SEND FOR CATALOGUE BOOK OF VIEWS
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Red Cross Fights the Flu

The Home Service section of the
Stevens County Chapter of the Red
Cross has been organized under the
Craftsmanship of Supt. Miller and the
Cousins house on West Seventh street
has been thoroly renovated and pre-
pared as an influenza cottage for the
reception of influenza cases that can
not be otherwise taken care of. Two
nurses have been employed, Mr..
Nelson and Miss Carlson. The latter
has been granted leave from the
Litchfield hospital by DR.. Danielson
to meet the emergency here. One of
the nurses will be in the cottage, and
the other will be a visiting nurse
and will be available for cases in the
country. Application for assignment
of the nurses should be made to Mrs.
G. c. Thorpe and applications for ad-
mission to the cottage to Mr.. Miller.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Farm Bureau Has Call for Hay

C. w. Nash received letter this
week which is of interest to farmers
having hay for sale. The letters fol-
lows:
"Owing to the unusually dry sea-
son the shortage of hay in Lake
county is abnormally acute and the
Lake county farmers and dairymen
will be in the market for at least
fifty carloads of hay. The shortage
of hay seems to be general through
out Northern Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin but it is possible that there are
sections in Central and Southern Min
nesota and Wisconsin in which a
surplus of hay may be found. The
Lake County Farm Bureau Associa-
tion is taking this opportunity to
find out, if possible, from where the
required supply might be obtained.
In case there happens to be sur
plus in your particular locality kind
ly advice me at once, giving quanti-
ty and purices f. o. b. your shipping
point"
Anyone having hay for sale in car
load lots should list same for sale
with the Farm Bureau Office, stating
prices, f. o. b. nearest railroad sta
tion also date when it could be de-
livered.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Private Funerals Only

The ,undertakers of Norris have
received instructions from the Min
nesota State Board of Health prohi-
biting public funerals during the in
fuenza epidemic. The order reads as
follows:
From this date on, funerals of all
who have died of influenza or pneu-
monia following influenza, must be
strictly private. This order applies
to the bodies of returned soldiers as
we'll as to those who die in civil life.
Caskets must be kept closed. By a
private funeral is meant the exclu-
sion of all persons not resident in the
tenement with the deceased, and al
ready exposed to the disease, from the
house or premises, where such death
occurred, except the embalmer and
his necessary assistants and a min
lister of religion who shall be pres
ent only when the embalmer in
charge of the case is also present,
and who shall be directed by said
embalmer as to the precautions to be
taken.''
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
SUITABLE GIFTS FOR )
SOLDIERS SUGGESTED
Presents to Boys in France Must be
in Mail by November

Those who have boys in France
are now making plans for the Christ
mas presents which they intend to
send. Directions have been laid
down regarding these presents and
each boy can receive but one pack
age and it must not weigh more
than three pounds. That means that
all who intend to send gifts to the
same soldier must put their presents
all in the same package and also
that the presents must be small and
light.
With the many "don'ts' which
have been laid down the following
suggestions for few eligible arti-
cles may come in handy.
The following articles should make
welcome gifts over there Wrist
watches, fountain pen, khaki hand
kerchiefs, hard candy and chocolate
but no soft chocolate-dried or
candied fruit, cigarettes and kodak
pictures of the family and friends.
Overseas labels will be received
very soon and the boys who recently
embarked received their labels be-
fore sailing.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Election Next Tuesday

The general election will be held
thruout the country next Tuesday
and heavy vote is looked for in this
county. The polls in the townships
and towns open at nine in the NOR
ming and close at nine at night. In
the city of Morris they open at six
in the morning and close at nine at
night. Women will have chance
to vote at this election on the Office
of county superintendent of schools
and it is likely that many women
will exercise their right to go to. the
polls at this time. The city Of Nor
ris is divided into two precincts. The
first and second ward. The first
ward comprises all of the city lying
north of 9Th st. and the second ward
is all of the city lying south Of 9Th
street. People must vote In the
ward where they live and not where
they work.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Fifth Liberty Loan in Spring

Long before the Fourth Liberty
Loan figures have been counted up,
or the honor flags have been entire
ly distributed, or the money paid in,
preparations have been started at the
treasury for the Fifth Liberty Loan,
according to reports from Washing
ton.
The date has not been determined,
nor the amount set, but it is given
out on good authority that there will
be another loan and it probably will
come in the spring of 1919, possibly
March or April.
If peace should be declared
before that time, the govern
ment will need more billions to pay
the war costs which can decrease on
ly gradually even if cessation of mill
tary effort should come.
Within a few months, the trea-
sury will begin issuing new certi-
ficates Of Indebtedness as a means
of financing itself, and by next
spring the accumulated billions of
these must be redeemed out of pro-
ceeds from the sale of more bonds.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
REPORTS OF PEACE
ONLY GERMAN RUMORS
Every Effort Being Made to Confuse
Public Opinion by Starting
RumorS

The Public Safety Commission adds
its voice to the warnings issued
against the cunningly planned Ger
man peace drive" "Win the war"
and unconditional surrender are
only things that should be heard
above all c1amor and rumors of
possible early peace.
All sorts of bewildering rumors are
being sent out of Germany through
all available channels. The kaiser
and his Fritz have quit; the govern
ment of the empire has been trans
formed into a democracy over night;
the army is on the point of uncondi-
tional surrender; a German republic
is to be proclaimed, etc., etc. These
are samples of reports now reaching
the outside world. 1t is well to re-
member that they are all made in
Germany" and circulated by we'll
known German rumor factories.
Their self-evident purpose is to con-
fuse public opinion in America and
the other countries allied against
Germany, to play on the general de-
sire for peace and weaken the morale
and crushing power of Germany's
enemies in the war. The peoples and
governments Of our Allies are not
being mislead by these mischievous
reports, nor will the American people
be misled. Our boys in France know
the Hun and understand what he is
up to in order to save the remaining
shreds of his hide. Our government
is not being turned aside from it's
vigorous prosecution of the war. Men
and supplies are pouring across the
sea in growing quantities and with
unrelaxed speed. The only danger
of a let up is among us at home,
among civilian war workers of both
sexes in all walks of life. And this
danger is great unless every person
here at home makes UP their mind to
do everything in their power to bring
the war to successful conclusion.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
MUST BE DONE EARLY
Advice Must Be Followed to Cooper
ate With Governments War
Program

Do your Christmas shopping early
is more than ever wise and, at this
time, advice which must be followed
in order not to interfere with the
governments war program. The
council of national defense, in a spe-
cial bulletin to women, who do a
large share of the Christmas buying,
urges that as much Christmas shop
ping as possible be done by Novem-
ber Is. Other suggestions are:
That the articles purchased be
chosen with reference to the actual
needs of the individuals for whom
they are intended. The only excep-
tions to this should be in the case
of toys for little children.
That for gifts which must be sent
by mail, express or freight, small,
light articles be chosen.
That purchasers carry home small
packages and do not ask for frequent
or special deliveries.
That wherever possible gifts be de-
divered in person rather than by
mail or express.
That all packages, cards, etc.,
which must be sent by mail or ex-
press be started by December at
least.
The state councils have been asked
to see that the dealers keep their
agreement not to hire extra help or
1engthen the hours at Christmas
time.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
PUBLIC ADVISED TO I.
WEAR INFLUENZA MASKS.
Public Schools Will Not Open Next
Week and Ban Still on
Meetings

Health officer DR.. Caine made the
following statement Wednesday re-
garding the influenza situation:
"The public schools will not be
opened at present and probably not
for couple of weeks yet. There is
no use to open them until there is
a marked abatement Of the disease.
Nor will the ban be lifted on other
public gatherings, including churches
and movies. People should not un-
duly expose themselves as conditions
are serious thruout the state. Those
who are recovering from the disease
should stay in the house or away
from work until they have fully re-
covered their strength. The expert
ence in eastern cities show that the
crest of the epidemic is not reached
for from four to 1--WE weeks"
On Tuesday the epidemic did not
show any improvement and the To-
cal health authorities and the City
Commission issued orders strongly
advising everyone whose duties
brought them in close contact with
the public to wear influenza masks.
These masks are found to be one Of
the most effective safeguards against
this very contagious disease.
The fact that such strict precau-
tions against the spread of influenza
are being taken here do not indicate
that conditions are any worse In
Morris than in any of the surround
ing towns. On the other hand such
action makes it safer for the people
to do their necessary business here
and will help to stop the spread Of
the disease.
Both of the doctors at Herman are
sick and Doctor Caine and Doctor
Leuty of Morris have been taking
care of their patients.
The following rules for making
masks are given by the Red Cross
and will help anyone wishing to
make mask: Cut a piece of hospit-
II gauze 43 inches by inches. Fold
short ends together and then fold in
thirds and sew all around. Put
three small pleats in each end, max
ng them from three and a half to
'our inches long. Put a string or
ape on each corner, fourteen inches
ong and tie in the back. A mark
With black thread denoting the upper
Ind outer part of the mask should
De put on. Sterlize by boiling for
,wenty minutes. These directions
spply to thin hospital gauze and if
he heavier must be used, cut the
E3 inch piece in half and proceed as
before.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
MONEY TO BE RAISED
FOR UNITED WAR WORK
Seven Relief Organizations Will Soil
cit Funds Week Of Now
IL |

The organization for the United
War Work campaign is being well
organized in Stevens county and
when the big drive opens on Novem-
ber II the $17,500 should be raised
easily and considerable more than
this subscribed. This money is to
be a gift for our boys in the camps
and trenches and nothing is too good
for those who are fighting for us.
The county is divided into five dis
tricts and the Morris district COM
prises the city of Morris, Township
of Morris, Swan Lake, Darnen and
Framnas. The amount which this
divided as follows: City of Morris
$3686, Township of Morris 1886,
Swan Lake $1102, Darnen $779,
Framnas 1918.
The girls and boys of the county
will be organized as Victory Boys
and Victory Girls" and they will
be expected to earn and donate
money to this great cause. Mr..
Utne has charge of the boys and Miss
Slindee of the girls.
The $170.500,000 to be raised and
donated to the seven organizations is
only the very minimum of the amount
needed. When this quota was auth
orized by the president 1t was large
ly made up from budgets Of expendi-
ture complied last spring and now
that more men are being sent to
France this amount is low compared
to what will be actually needed. For
this reason the quota must run far
above the amount set.
Many people seem to think that
they should not donate If the war
should end soon, as they think there
will be no need for money. Even if
victorious peace should come in q
few months, 1t will be another twelve
months before our men can be re-
turned home and during that time
they will need the united efforts Of
Concluded on page %
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
MORE NUT SHELLS FOR
GAS MASKS NEEDED
Of Vital Importance That Soldiers
Be Supplied With Masks at
Once

More nutshells for gas masks
The call is coming with redoubled ur-
.gency from headquarters of the Gas
Defense Division. It is of vital i'm
portance that our soldiers be sup
piled with a sufficient number of
these masks as soon as possible, and
the crying need of nut shells and
fruit pits to furnish the carbon used
in the masks is greater than ever.
Now is the time to concentrate on
the collection of nuts. In many Sec
tions it will be advisable to make
plans to collect hickory nuts, wal
nuts, and butternuts with the CO.
operation of Boy Scouts and other
Junior organizations. In some Sec
tions many carloads of nuts will be
available. In this connection the
following explanation will give an
idea of just what is desired:
While the hard shell next to the
kernel is the part of the nut which
produces carbon, whole nuts will be
acceptable. If the nuts are of the
non-edible variety there will be no
reason for extracting the kernels. IF
of the edible variety, they should be
opened if there is market for the
kernels. If not, they should be
whole. It is not necessary
to remove the outer hull or husk al
though they produce no carbon.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01

he and Mr.. Bergherr farmed together
and the next year Mr.. Pott moved
onto a farm near the Aug. Huebner
place, where he made his home ever
since. He was bachelor and lived
alone.
1t is thought that his parents
live at New Haven, Mo-, and letter
was found in his pockets which he
had just received from his brother,
Herman, at that place. He was noti-
fed by wire of his brothers death
but the funeral arrangements were
made at once as no public funerals
are allowed and the state board of
health insists that influenza victims
be buried at once. Mr.. Putnam of
Norris wrote very nice letter to
Herman Pott telling him of the no.
BILE service his brother had rendered
and told Of how we'll he was liked
here, having made nothing but
friends since coming to Morris four
years ago.
A short service was held at the
cemetery for Mr.. Pott, Rev. Pilgrim
officiating.
The last time that Mr.. Pott was
in Morris he said that he was going
out to care for the people suffering
with influenza, as he felt it his duty.
He said he had no one dependent on
him and he realized how much he
could do for those in need. That he
gave his life for humanity, there is
no question, and his name will go
down in history as one who did
real service for his fellow men.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01

Hunters are asked by the food ad-
ministration to guard against waste
Of wild meat this year. They are
urged to save all edible portions of
every animal killed and not to let
wild game by an added luxury but
to let it take the place Of their mar
ket meat. The food administration
says: "No more game than can be
eaten should be killed." Godd sports
men and good patriots will observe
this rule.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01

Mrs Herman Schmidt returned
from Granite Falls Wednesday, where
she had been to help her brothers
family during the sickness and trou-
BILE. She reports that there are no
new cases of influenza in that town
and the situation is improving.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
Thompson-Anderson

The marriage of Miss Sadie Marie
Anderson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Anderson living near Cyrus,
to Mr.. Sigvald Thompson, occurred
in Morris last Saturday, Rev. A. Oh
son performing the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson will make their
future home on a farm in Framnas
township.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01

Publications issued by the govern
ment are always given away or sold
at cost except in the case of certain
school text books, prices which range
from 20 to SO cents The publica-
tions the fake agents are selling are
sold for as high as $4.75.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
FOUR DEATHS FROM
sINFLUENZA THIS WEEK
Fred Pott Loses Life Helping Others.
Three Die in Pillen
Family

One of the most heart-rending
sights seen in Morris for long time
was the small procession which es-
corted the remains of three of the
Pillen family to the cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t seemed all the
more sad by the fact that public
funerals were prohibited and no one
was permitted to attend except the
immediate members of the family.
This is one of the saddest cases
in the history of Stevens county. The
family were stricken with influenza
about two weeks ago and both Mr..
and Mrs. Pillen and all four chill
dren were taken sick and neighbors
waited on them as best they could.
Mrs. Pillen's sister, Miss Hendrick-
son, from South Dakota came and
her father, Mr., Hendrickson, from
Illinois was also here. Everything
possible was done for the family, but
pneumonia set in and Mr.. Pillen
died Wednesday Of last week and
was buried Friday.
The second one of the family to
die was Joseph, 6 years old. He
passed away Saturday the day after
his fathers funeral. Christine,
three years old died Monday morning
at o'clock and Mrs. Pillen died
Monday morning at o'clock.
All that now remain of this once
happy family is three-months old
baby and four-year old boy. The
boy was very sick the first of the
week and little hopes were held out
for his recovery, but he has improved
somewhat during the last few days.
Miss Hendrickson was taken with
the influenza last week and for a
time it was thought she could not
live, but she is greatly improved and
getting better. She has performed
heroic service to help those in dis
tress and nearly paid with her life.
She is entitled to all the praise and
glory which will be bestowed on
her.
The death of Fred H. Pott oc-
CURED Tuesday night and his body
was buried Thursday morning. 1t
can truthfully be said that Mr.. Pott
gave his life serving others and he
is entitled to all the honor and
praise that can be bestowed on his
When the influenza epidemic
broke out in this locality he went to
the Linsley home and took care of |
Homer Linsley until he died. From
there he went to the Martin Ander-
son home, where every member in
the family was sick, and he nursed
them as best he could and also took
care of the stock and did the chores.
He stayed there until after Mr..
Anderson and son Gaylord died and
then he had to return to his home
to rest up. He was taken sick last |
everything possible was done for |
him he passed away Tuesday. He !
was to have been brought to the hos |
pital in Morris Tuesday but he was
too sick to be moved. His life could |
not be saved, but thru his efforts
other members of the Anderson fam
lily were brought back to good |
health.
Inasmuch as he served the An
dersons so we'll, his body was laid to
rest in the same lot with Mr.. An
derson and son.
Very little is known of Mr.. Pott
in this locality. He came to Morris
about four years ago with Henry
Bergherr and was a stranger to Mr..
Bergherr at that time. For a year
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01
EAT MORE ONIONS AS
A PATRIOTIC DUTY
Hunters Ask to Kill No More Game
Than Can Be Eaten.-Weekly
Food Notes

Eat onions to help America ham,
mer the Hun is slogan now being
sent out by the Minnesota food ad-
ministration to encourage the con-
sumption of Minnesota's surplus on
ion crop. Minnesota has more on
ions than can be taken care of by
storage or shipment this fall. A
serving of three or four medium on
. ions or one-third cup of escalloped
onions contains as much food value
as two slices of victory bread, two
small baking powder biscuits, or two
tablespoons of sugar, all of which are
things Americans are trying to save
for the sake of the boys cover there"
Therefore, the food administration
makes the appeal to Minnesota people
to substitute onions in part for these
things in their diet, release foods for
shipment abroad and prevent waste
at home. This is good war policy
and a good home policy
Canadian consumers have been put
on an allowance of two pounds of
CIOduOIy OoIIOA pCA pO10OA POA
month, but this is better than the
Englishman's allowance, the whole of
which is only one-ha1f pound of but
ter and one pound Of oleomargarine
a month.
One hundred and eighty million
persons in Europe are facing starva-
tion and they are not Germans or
Austrians either. In planning to
help feed these unfortunates the Un-
tied States food administration is
giving the people of this country a
chance to be the worlds benefactors
and to win the world over to larger
faith in democratic government.
A warning against agents canvass
ing from door to door for publica-
tions purporting to be issued by the
government is being sent out by the
United States food administration.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-01

Mrs. Proudfoot and daughter are
laid up with influenza, but their
cases are only mild.