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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
SALT WOODEN SHIPS
Method Used to Lengthen Life OF
Vessels.
Turns Seepage Into Brine, Wn'eh Ae's
as a Preservatve Of the
Wood.

Seattle. Wash.-C. o. Morrow, pres
ident of the Elliottray ShipbuildinS
company, suffered something OF
shock the other morning, but at that II
WAS nothing to the shock suffered by
several prominent citizens who were
taking a stroll through the company .
big wooden shipbuilding plant.
The citizens were shocked when they
discovered that 20 tons of rock SAT- Is
used in building each of the big wood
en- ships now under construction Ia
Seattle. Mr. Morrow was shocked be-
cause his callers didn't know that rock
salt is a shipbuilding material. Every
body on the water front knows that,
but ii seems that there are a lot OK
prominent business men who didn't.
There is now II suspicion that only
very few residents east of Railroad
avenue know that wooden ship has
to be sailed.
In showing the prominent citizens
about his plant Mr.. Morrow came to
the building in which he stores this
rock salt. A railroad car was unload
ing another shipment.
This is where we keep the salt for
the ships" said Morrow.
"Haw, hawl" said one caller. who Is
something of humorist. IL suppose
you're afraid the ships will get too
fresh?"
That's the exact truth" said Mr..
Morrow.
But the citizens wouldn't believe him
until they had examined the salt. Some
of them tasted it. The storehouses
contained 40 tons.
Mr. Morrow explained that the salt
is poured between the frames of "A
wooden ship above the water line and
Is tamped down solid. Then If any wa
ter seeps into the spaces between the
frames it is turned to brine and does
not damage the wood. Instead, II acts
as preseryatlve.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
TREAT WOUNDED IN FACE Of FOE

the Red Cross cars went out into the
wounded, who were attempting to
walk to hospital, and to aid the
refugees struggling along the ad.
Besides transporting these two hun
dred or more wounded men to places
of safety, the Red Cross cars aided
100 refugees TO the railroads in three
Jays.
But their work had only begun.
Despite the evacuation of the hospital
and the consequent order for more of
the staff to accompany the patients to
points of safety, the wounded kept
coming in. Ninety per cent of them
were serious cases. Practically all
demanded immediate operations. Not
simple operations, but major ones,
where a steady nerve, delicate touch
and sure hand were necessary to give
the wounded the best chance for life.
Work Night and Day.
geons worked. There were a few
nurses to assist, but all were tired
completely tagged, mentally and
physically. Every one needed rest.
But there were the men coming in
every few hours, their bodies pitifully
torn, and suffering untold agonies. SO
no one thought of stopping, and even
when one did get few hours off duty
there were the big guns only a few
hundred feet from the hospital. They
belched and rOared all night.
OF course, some of the cases were
hopeless and no amount of surgical
skill or medical attention could save
them. Here again the American Red
Cross men came in for more work.
They had to dig the graves and act as
pallbearers.
One night was especially hard. The
doctors were kept busy in the oper-
ating room until three O'Clock In the
morning. The nurses had TO have n
bit of rest. One nurse only was avail
able. So again the Red Cross drivers
were called upon. One became an aid
to the operating surgeon, remaining
in service until the last wounded man
was rolled finally into his bed.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
RAISE GARDEN STUFF
Red Cross Establishes Truck
Farms in France.
Supplies Recreation and Employment
to Convalescents and Increases
Food Supply.

Paris.-With view to supplying
recreation and employment to conval-
escents. and incidentally increasing
the food supply, the American Red
Cross has established ten truck farms
In connection with base hospitals in
France where, under trained supervi-
sion, the convalescents are raising
vegetables ror consumption in the hos
pitfalls. The number of farms will be
Increased during the year. the Ameri-
can Red Cross supplying seed, imple-
nents and trained supervision. as well
as money for operating expenses.
At one place, where there are three
base hospitals together, farm of 100
scres Is now under cultivation. though
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29

Defeat in Italy may mean absolute
disaster to the Austro- Hungarian en-
pire, for its heterogeneous peoples al
ready are beginning to rebel against
the rule that has brought them to the
verge of starvation, has claimed the
lives of hundreds Of thousands OF
their men, and has given them moth
ine but false promises Of victory. In
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
Order Picked CABBAGE.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-The local food ad-
ministration has decided to make
sauerkraut less German by striking
out the hyphen. 1t has been officially
placed on the list of patriotic foods
and it is believed more would be eat.
en- II given the name picked cab
bage."
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
at-Foot" Walks 113 Miles.

Elkins, w. Na.-Tom Binns, twenty
two, a miner, says nine" Is lucky for
him. Eight times he tried to get into
the United States military service but
failed because of fiat feet The ninth
time carried him over. He Is now "A
member of the naval reserves. To
prove that he was able to hike with
the best of them, Binns walked ll3
miles.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
IF A WATCH IS WEARING
APPAREL, THEN HE WINS

Wichita. kan.-Is watch
wearing apparel? That Is the
question that John Lewis, "A
Wichita furniture dealer, has
asked the courts to decide. Lew
is has the business in his wife's
name. He has been sued sew
eral times lately.
In one suit his watch and all
the money that he happened to
have with him, so cents. were
attached. Lewis, through his Mt.
torney, Claims that the watch is
wearing appare., "adoi nment"
and cites the Century dictionary
for proof.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
BROTHERS PREFER DEATH
TO EXPOSURE OF BODIES

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Hather than
expose their bodies to a physical
examination William and Chris
tian HOag, brothers, prefer
death. This was their state
ment to United States Commits
sioner Knox here when they
were charged with eyading the
draft by not presenting them
selves for physical examination.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29
Red Cross Workers Refuse to
Retreat While There Is
Work To Do.
AMERICANS IN HERO ROLE
Incident Of Early Spring Offensive OF
Huns on the Somme That Should
Make Americans Proud of
Their Men.

Washington.-The story of the part
America and Americans played in aid
Ing the British and the French during
the early spring offensive of the Ger
mans on the Somme can never be ade-
quately told. The whole picture Is too
big to paint on one canvas. 1t Is only
by describing the work of individuals
and particular groups of workers that
some idea of the American effort and
its effectiveness in this historic battle
can be brought home to the people
back homeland then only in small
way.
While it is perhaps only a very
small incident in the history of that
great affair, the story of how small
band of American Red Cross workers
carried on" at one of the evacuation
hospitals back of the British front
should make Americans proud. When
all but few of the hospital staff had
left with the two hundred or more
patients and the Germans We're adj
vancing only a few miles away. four
American army surgeons, assigned to
the American Red Cross for work at
this particular hospital, declared their
intention of sticking till h froze
over" And six Red Cross ambulance
and truck drivers, as well as several
American Red Cross nurses and aides
"stuck" with them.
The Americans made their decision
pnt haoanca Of Ohaar hravo1n bnt no.
cause the hospital had the Opportu-
nifty of serving few wounded sol
diers from day to day-and could save
their lives. And at this writing these
Americans are still there. giving much
needed medical attention to French
back to this hospital because it is
the nearest one back of that point of
the line.
Stay on the Job.
The big guns of the British and
French have been planted in the rear
of it-and then moved farther back.
The Boche airmen come over at night.
The little group of Americans have
seen the troops, guns and transports
go by in streams to points in the rear,
but as long as the wounded are
brought there, these Americans will
stay.
A few hours after American Red
Cross headquarters in Paris learned
of the big German offensive, 1t dis
patched eight trucks and motor cars
to this hospital to aid in the evacua-
ton of the patients. Night and day
the Red Cross drivers worked bring
Ing the wounded from the hospital to
Paris.
When this had been accomplished
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29

Pullman. Wash.-Boys and girls be-
longing to Washington's Juvenile
clubs are to be enlisted in the patri-
otto movement To raise sugar heets
this year, to be stored and set out in
the spring of 1919, to produce beet
seed for the spring of 1920. II il
expected in this way that the threat.
ened sugar famine may be avcrted.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-29

cumbers, leeks, lettuce. melons, mnche
Salau' onions, parsley, peas. potatoes.
parsnips, pumpkins, radishes, spinach.
squash, tomatoes. turnips, cress, fen
mel and sorrel. A large amount of the
iast Is used both rs a boiled vegetable
and in making SOUP.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10

Non-Partisan League
Meeting Advertised
for Friday Forbidden

Bills were circulated in Sank Centre
the first of the week advertising that
an address would be delivered in Sank
Centre by national speaker repre-
senting the Non Partisan League, Fri
day afternoon of this week, Jan. II at
2 p. m. The matter coming to the at
tention of Mayor A. J. DuBeau who
is also safety commissioner for West
ern Stearns county, he at once got in
communication with Charles Ladner
of St. Cloud, chairman of the county
Safety Commission and the latter in
structed Mr.. DuBeau to forbid the
holding of the meeting in this city OF
the above date for the reason that in
some localities where these meetings
have been allowed they have engender-
ed a disloyal spirit and were trouble
makers.
The Stearns county safety commits
sion are not alone in this matter as
they are acting under instruction of
the Minnesota safety commission.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
Full Text of a Mastery Address

sions at all either to the sovereignty
of Russia or to the preferences of the
population with whose fortunes it
dealt but meant, in a word, that the
Central Empires were to keep every
foot of territory their armed forces
had occupied-every province, every
city, every point of vantage, as per-
manent addition to their territories
and their power. 1t is a reasonable
conjecture that the general principles
of settlement which they at first sug
gested originated with the more lib
eral statesmen of Germany and Aus
tria, the men who have begun to feel
the force of their own peoples
thought and purpose while the con-
crete terms of actual settlement came
from the military leaders who have
no thought but to keep what the!
have got. The negotiations have
been broken off. The Russian repre-
sentatives were sincere and In earn
est. They cannot entertain such pro-
posals of conquest and domination.
Incident is Significant.
The whole incident is full of signif-
canoe. 1t is also full of perplexity,
With whom are the Russian repre-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
Abolition of Secret Treaties and Indemni-
ties and Reparation Are Demanded
in Strong Message to Congress.
DISARMAMENT AFTER WAR is
|. PROPOSED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Evacuation of Belgium, Russia, Restoration
~ofFrance's Provinces Under Enemy
Domination Are Insisted Upon.

sPresdent Wilson today addressing dlv
agreement
by British premier, David Lloyd George
president definite world containing
fourteen specific considerations as follows:
2 Absolute freedom the except they
closed by international action.
establishment equality
assoatig
selves for it's maintenance - .:.....'
of national
point consistent safety.
Impartial adjustment principle
government.
all territory opportunity
litcalde development
Belgium attempt sovereignty.
All French territory be freed and restored eparaion the
taking Lorraine. T..
Iays along clearly recognized
nationality. d.
opportunity peoples
Austria Hungary rs.
of Rumau Serbia Montenegro
Serbia guarantees
dependence and territory integrity of the Balkan
r. Secure portion
with other nationales under Turkish rule assured security life
with Dardanes
manently opened nations.
independent state including
inhabited indisputaby populations with
and political
by international ,..~:~-a~-s
H. General association of nations under specific mutual
guarantees political independence territorial
small states alike ~... ->e4>4>sssst
Fo such arrangements and covenants said the president ncus
ion eve willing fight fight until they achieved
but only because
peace" ....s.
Such he said,
"Th moral climax of this the eliminating final for human
liberty said president ending
pie of the United sae ready their strength their
highest purpose their integrity and devotion to the test
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
BIG PATRIOTIC
Meeting. TONIGHT
N. PERRY RECENTLY RETURN
ED FROM FRANCE AT JUNIOR
q
- HIGH AUDITORIUM.
UNDER RED CROSS AUSPICES
EXERCISES TO START PROMPT
Ely AT 7:3O-NO ADMISSION
FEE CHARGED.

The address of DR.. Frederick A.
Berry Of Adrian, Mich, at the Junior
Hagh auditorium this Thursday even
lg promises to be full of interesting
data that every American should know
At this critical time in the history of
the world.
DR.. Perry comes to Saul Centre I'M
der the auspices of the Sank Centre
branch of the American Red Cross.
He has but recently returned from
N extensive stay at the European
batIefields doing Y. M. C. A. work. His
fzst hand knowledge of actual condi-
items and his experience as a speaker
snply qualities him to bring his mes
sage home.
when I went overeas was skep-
ieal regarding stories Of German
atrocities that were circulating in tbs
country" says DR.. Perry. Judging
Ne German nation by the German
people I had known here it was d1f-
icult to believe such crimes were real.
But 1 found them all to be true and
half has never been told.
81 witnessed the work of the sub
marine, the bombing of defenseless
cites, and saw the victims of the in
human fire throwers and gas bombs.
Young girls are held in the trenches In
the most horrible form of white slav-
cry. The bodies of men and women
are mutilated at the command of Ger
man kultur. All this is a result of the
German philosophy that the enemy
can be shocked into submission.
"Religious fanaticism," continued
the speaker, els contributing cause
q those atrocities. Like the Jews of
cid, the ruling class of Germany
tanks they are the chosen people OF
God. Onward with God is the con-
stantly reiterated, blasphemous slogan
Of the kaiser"
Speaking of the American soldier IN
France DIR. Perry says: "They are well
fed. well housed and properly clothed
The United States soldiers are physic-
ally, mentally and morally the peers
Of any in the world" says DIR.
Perry, "and we can win the war if we
Will to do so. At present the German
people are kept in ignorance of our
preparations while the government
seeks to gain favorable peace. When
Germany wakes up to the fact that
America is really in the fight it will
soon be over" ....
Because of the address coming on
Hcme Guard drill night the meeting
this evening will start promptly at
1:sO. No admission will be charged
and the spacious auditorium should be
pscked. A free will offering will be
taken to pay incidental expenses, and
the ba.abec viii lie turned into the
local Red Cross fund. IF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
GENTLEMEN OF CONGRESS:

Once more, as repeatedly before,
the spokesman of the Central
the possible basis of a general peace.
Empires have indicated their desire
to discuss the objects of the war and
Parleys have been in progress at
Brest-Litvosk between Russian rep
resentatives and representatives of
the Central Powers to which
the attention of all the belligerents
has been invited for the purpose of
ascertaining whether it may be pos
sible to extend these parleys into a
general conference with regard to
terms of peace and settlement. The
Russian representatives presented
not only a perfectly definite state
ment of the principles upon which
they would be willing to conclude
peace, but also an equally definite
program of the concrete application
of those principles. The representa-
tives of the Central Powers on their
part presented an outline of settle
ment which, if much less definite,
seemed susceptible Of liberal interpre-
tation until their specific program of
practical terms was added.
That program proposed no conces-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
Sank Centre Men Are
Named to Start Four
Minute Loyalty Work

In thousands of communities all
over the United States Four-Minute
Men" are spreading the gospel of
loyalty at every opportunity. The
government has charge of the move
ment and the national officers have
named B. F. Dubois to have charge of
the work in Sank Centre. Mr.. Dubois
has selected several Four Minute
Men, for this city who will make a
series of talks not to exceed four min
utes duration. The series will open at
the Caughren theatre Sunday eve
ming and Mr.. Dubois has designated
the Herald editor as the first speaker.
Others will follow in the order named.
either at the theatre or some other
place to be designated by the chair
man: M. d. Aygarn, A. F. Strebel,
John McGibbon, M. C. Kelsey, VIM. M.
Parker, Victor Conklin and Frank M.
Eddy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
FIREMEN ELECT NEW CHIEF
John MOndlOch succeeds Joseph '
Kusba-Department in Splendid
Shape-Other Officers.

At the annual election of the Sank
Centre Volunteer Fire Department the
contest for the various offices was
free, as usual, from anything but
friendly feeling although there was
some little competition. The outcome
however, was satisfactory to all. j.
B. Mondloch was elected chief, and
without question will serve capably in
that office. The report of the de-
partment for the past year speaks
highly of the efficiency of the organi-
zation, which is so indispensable to
Sank Centre. .. So"
The elections resulted as follows:
Chief--John Mondloch.
Asst. Chief Howard MCGEE.
End Asst. Chief-A. Markson.
Treasurer-A. F. Strebel.
Secretary-W. I. Dobbs.
Former Chief, JOS. w. Kusba, who
has acted in that capacity for the past
two years has acquitted himself fav-
orably throughout his entire term.
The work in such an office, is thank
less one, at the time, but one which
the public learn to appreciate later.
Mr.. Kusba has done much to keep up
the standard of the department and
has also been instrumental in bring
ing about the improvements Of the
past year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
Local Banks Reflect
Old Officers at Annual
Meetine--Fine Shouting

The three Sank Centre banks have
made a splendid increase during the
past year in spite of the fact that
something like 100000 worth of
: Liberty Bonds have been sold by them.
At the close of the year, 1916 and
1917 the deposits were as follows:
First National
$442,626.16 $473,8s2.52
Merchants National
04,897.86s .--.. 325, 461.19
First State Bank
- 62,o4s.9s 272,912.06
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
s1,O71.255.77

81 zoos, 5000 $1,071.255.77
Total increase for year SCI, 694.97.
The annual meetings were held this
week. Usual dividens were declared by
all the banks, while the First State
Bank and the Merchants National each
increased their surplus by $4,000.
None of the bank changed their Of
fetal personel at their annual meet
ings. They are:
First State Bank-President, J. A.
Dubois; Vice President, B. F. Dubois;
Cashier, l.. l.. Kells; Asst. Cashier, F.
S Cooper; Directors: J. A. Dubois,
B. F. Dubois, L. L. Kells, J. F. Cooper,
Thos. Sullivan.
First National Bank-President, C.
M. Sprague; Vice President, W. o. P.
Hilsdale; Cashier, F. w. Sprague;
Asst. Cashier, H. w. Rice; doctors: C.
M. Sprague; w. o. P. Hilsdale; F. W.
Sprague, E. L. Sprague, E. J. Lof-
gren.
Merchants National Bank-Presi-
dent, J. A. Caughren; Vice President
D. B. Caughren; Cashier, A. F. Strebel
Asst. Cashier, Leo Schoenhoff; Direc-
tors: J. A. Caughren, D. B. Caughren,
A. F. Strebel, Chas. Bruce, S. c.
Bjone. -...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP.
Wednesday Of this week. the ma

wednesday of this week, the part
nership OF Driessen & johnson, black
smiths, was dissolved, Mr.. johnson,
retiring. The later is in Class One of
the draft and he is getting his bust
ness affairs in shape to be ready to
answer Uncle Sans call when needed.
Mr.. johnson has been resident of
Sank Centre for many years and for
the last two years has been associated
with Mr.. Driessen in the blacksmith
business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
Members and Money
Continue to Roll Into
Local Red Cross Work

The memberships and money donat-
ed to the Red Cross still continue to
come in. While the Christmas drive is
now thing of the past, if there are
any who have not joined, the execu-
tive committee are always more than
glad to enroll them. The Herald in
tends to publish the names of all
those who have joined or who have do
mated. If at any time, those who
thus deserve mention do not find their
names, will report either to Mrs. A.
F. Moynihan, the secretary, or direct
to the Herald, the act will be consi'-
cred as favor. Mistakes of this
kind are easily made and should be
rectiied.
This week Saturday the Grey Eagle
auxiliary are giving a dinner and an
exhibition of their work in that vii
lage. A telephone call to Sank Centre
yesterday was in the nature of a cor
dial invitation to all to attend this
function. AS the train Accommodations
are good, it is hoped that a number
Will make it a point to spend the day
there. The ladies plan to have sever
al speakers as an interesting portion
Of a program.
The following are names of the new
members of the Sank Centre branch
and those who have donated since the
last published report:
Members Charles Gray, Anna
Anderson, Nellie Pangburn, Jos.
Schlongel, D. A. Pangburn, Mrs. D.
A. Pangburn, Oliver Roen, Helene
Donart, Florence Becker, George
Steiner, Joseph Klonbec, Ben Jung.
Alfred Kreuger, Frank Schwartz,
Michael Essler, FIR. John Fearon, Mrs.
Mary F. Fearon, Mrs. Chas. Marshall,
Mrs. M. J. Joyce, Joseph M. Tillman,
Mrs. O.. w. Winslow subscribing
member. This list makes total of
306 members since the drive begin
ing Dec. %, 1917.
Donations
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10

Continued on page two
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10

Two new recruits left Sank Cen
tire Monday to join the Coast artillery.
They were Frank Wengert and Casper
Thornblom, both well known farmers
Of this section.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10

Geo. Bowman of Westport spent
Tuesday in Sank Centre attending to
business matters.