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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Insane Farmer
Injuries His Wife
FRED ZASKE OF RENVILLE co.
HANGS HIMSELF AFTER
TERRIBLE ACT.

The people of Olivia were shocked
Tuesday morning on learning that
an attempted murder followed by
suicide, had occurred just outside the
village at the F. w. Zaske home.
1t appears that at about $3.50 Tues
day morning Mrs. Zaske went to the
cow barn to assist with the milking
and shortly afterward her husband
Fred Zaske, rushed in with an ak
and attacked her, stricking her in
the head and cutting a deep cash near
the temple, another on the top of
the head and one in the back of the
head. He then went to an out house
nearby and secured a rope with which
he banged himself. When found
shoFt time afterward by a member
: the family, he was dead. Coroner
-sasser and Sheriff Sunde were call
ed and the body was ordered taken
to the undertaking rooms of August
Dirks in town, from which place the
funeral was held yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Zaske was badly injured but
she managed to get to the house
where she was soon under the care
of DR.. Passer. She is receiving the
best of attention and treatment but
the Doctor says her recovery is still
in doubt.
That the tragedy was due to the
insanity of Mr. Zaske there can be
no doubt. His mental condition was
passed upon by the probate court
some years ago and at that time he
was committed to the asylum for
the insane. On one occasion he
burned his own barn, together with
some live stock, and attempted sui
eide by jumping into well, from
which he was rescued 1t was sup
posed he had recovered from his all
ment, but his acts would Indicate
sat he was seized with a sudden and
Aolent attack.
F'The deceased was born in Germany
and was 50 years, 8 months and 4
dys old at the time of his death. He
came to this country many years ago,
residing for time on farm in En-
NETT township and later moving here
where he has resided for several years.
He was the father of a large fami-
ly, two of his sons being at present
with the American army in France.
His rash act is sad blow to the
family, and the sympathy of the COM
munity goes out to them in their af-
fiiction.-Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Victory Boy Pledges

The pledges made by the Victory
Boys to the war wolk may be paid
at the Farmers State Bank One
half of each pledge is due December
second, one fourth Jan. 18th, and
one fourth March End. The entire
amount Of any pledge may be paid
at any time though no one is re-
quested to pay prior to the dates
mentioned. Those who have not SUBJ
scribed will have until Dec. End. to
line up with the other more than
eighty fellows who have taken adj
vantage of the first opportunity Of
fered the boys to be enlisted in ben
evolent work directly in behalf of the
victorious soldiers.
Let every boy over twelve and
under twenty one whose post office
is Redwood Falls and who has not en-
listed up to date sign his Official
Pledge Card before Dec. 2nd and send
to the undersigned.
E. c. Horn, Local Executive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Redwood County
Wins Many Stars
LIST STATES NUMBER OF STARS
EARNED IN FOURTH
BOND SALE.
NEW AVON WINS MOST
AWARDS is MADE ON BASIS OF
NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBE
ERS TO FUND.

John P. Cooper, chairman Of the
Fourth Liberty Bond Sale, has re-
ceived the following list showing the
number of stars earned by Redwood
County in the recent bond sale. The
award of stars was based on the num-
Der of subscriptions for the loan
rather than the amount by which dis
trict each went over it's quota.
New Avon township was the only
district to get five stars, the high
est number awarded in the county.
G. B. Tetrick was the chairman of
this district. Nineteen flags were
awarded one star each, nine flags
two stars, one flag three stars, six
flags four, and one flag five. The
city of Redwood Falls, F. G. Hubbard
chairman, was one of those winning
one star.
District Local chairman
One Star.
Vii. of Belview H. O. Hegdal
Vii of Delhi -. D. R. McCorquodale
Vii of Lamberton -. George J. Grim
Vii OF Morgan $500. w. R. Werring
City of Redwood Falls, F. Hubbard
Vii of Revere ........ C. E. Sawyer
Vii. of Sanborn ..... F. E. Gleason
Vii. of Vesta ........ T. B. Fletcher
Vii. of Wabasso 49,. N. J. Franta
Vii of Wanda ........ j. HI. Balfany
Vii. of Walnut Grove, A. H. Kemper
Twp. of Charlestown Albert Lamp
Twp. of Granite Rock Geo. Gauers
Twp. of Kintire 80. "A. J. Bjorndahl
Twp. of Paxton -. "A. M. Denistoun
Twp. of Redwood Falls, Frank Weeks
Twp. of Swedes Forest, C. Gimmestad
Twp. of Westline, F. M. Bravinder
Twp. of Willow Lake -. P. A. Cores
Two Stars.
Vii of Lucan .....H. C. Dittbenner
Vii. of N. Redwood e. w. Currier
Vii. of Seaforth Oscar G. Ebbeson
Twp. of Delhi ........J. F. Bunting
Twp. of Gales .S.P. Hicks
Twp. of Jacksonville It. Klante
Twp. of Springdale Bert Drayorm
Twp. of Shutdown &C. HI. Fredrickson
Twp. of Three Lakes, c. M. Bendixen
Three Stars.
Twp of Waterbury, Her. Kummerow
Four Stars.
Vii. of Clements j. F. Steffl
Vii OF Milroy ......... .Theo. Blake
Twp. of Homer $50. m. Anderson
Twp. of North Hero Chris Horning
Twp of Underwood 49,. Peter Scott
Twp. of Vail $50. Jos. Johanneck
Five Stars.
Twp. of New Avon -. C. B. Tetrick
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Notice to Public

A. D. Stewart, Redwood County
Director of the State Public Safety
Commission has been officially mott
fled by the War Industries Board that
beginning with November %, all re-
strictions, of every character, now
in force on construction projects were
removed. This notice was received
bv Mr.. Stewart last Friday and has
been effective since them. Residents
desiring to erect buildings or do 9th
err construction work may govern them
selves accordingly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Elliott and
Their, daughter, Miss Esther Elliott,
left Tuesday for the west where they
will spend the winter. Mrs. Neal
Dow, formerly Miss Bessie Elliott,
who has been in Colorado for the past
several months, will also go with her
parents and sister. They will make
their winter home at Long Beech,
California.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Victory Girls Notice

Payments Of pledges are to be
made this week or on Monday of
next week. If you indicated on your
gard that y9u wished to nav in.
ailments, $3.50 is due before Dec,
2. Pay at the Farmers State Bank.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27


normal occupation; until the bleeding
of Serbia of Russia of the whole
disappeared, the work of the Red Cross go
Until November II, fighting enemy which grew
strong. The grim
the but they conquered. Red
Cross carry until there
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27

peace as IN war ana
is unwilling to serve
after the glamor has
passed. Til, country
needs now, more
than ever, the spirit
of self-sacrifice and
of service, the will
lingness to do the
things that must be
done, even though
they may be difficult
and disagreeable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
Fire Subscription

The following additional contribu
tions have made to the fund for the
relief of the fire sufferers of north
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27

Miss fern Kennedy left for Fari-
bault Sunday where she will resume
her school work after vacation with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Ken
nedy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-11-27
PEACE,

The Red Cross
has only just begun
to fight. There can
be no armistice with
hunger, with misery
and disease. Until
the army is demobiI-
lied and the last
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
COMPTROLLER GENERAL I'LL.
In DeliriOus Condition Tries to Enter
Office i'm State Building.

Columbia, May 12.-Carlton w.
Sawyer, Comptroller General Of South
Carolina, is i'll with pneumonia in a
local hospital. Tonight DR.. T. NJ. Du-
Bose, Jr, physician, issued the follow
ing bulletin: Mr.. Sawyer is i'll with
pneumonia at the Columbia Hospital
where he was taken soon after he
was found i'm the State House in a de-
lirious state. His condition Sunday
afternoon is satisfactory"
In the early hours Of Saturday
morning Mr.. Sawyer was discovered
scantily clad trying to get i'm his
office i'm the State House by the night
watchman. He was i'm a delirious con-
dition. Mr.. Sawyer evidently had a
fall as shown by several bruises on
his body. 1t is said that pneumonia
renders the patient speedily delirious
and at times makes him subject 10
mental vagaries. This would account
for Mr.. Sawyer's condition. Mr.. Saw
yer had been complaining for several
days, but none of his friends realized
that he was seriously ill.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
Baker school w. s. S.

The young people of Baker school
ncighbOrhOOd organized war savings
club last Wednesday evening. Twen.
ty-one members were taken i'm and
the following officers chosen: Presi.
dent Chandler Beall; Secretary, Don
aid Il. Mcleod; Treasurer. Ellison
Evans. After the business OF organ
iZing, a very interesting talk was mad,
by Mr.. j. w. Odom, on thrift and wal
saving stamps.
The first regular meeting will be
held next "Wednesday evening at 8.3,
o'clock. good crowd Is expected
and we hope to swat the Kaiser with
quite number of stamps.
Donald II. Mcleod
Sumter, Route 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
MRS. JNO. T.. THOMAS DEAD.
Wife Of Dean of University Law
School.

Columbia. May 10.-Mrs. John p.
Thomas. Jr.. aged fifty-cight. wife of
the dean of the law school of the
University of South Carolina, died at
her home here this afternoon at )
o'clock after an illness of about a
month. The funeral service will be
held at the late residence tomorrow
Afternoon at o'clock and the inter-
ment will be held in Elmwood Gene
terry. ~
The deceased was Miss Mary Sum
ter Waites. daughter of the late Capt.
John Waties and Frances Parker, OF
Columbia. She was born i'm this cit j
on January 20, 1860. and was married
To John Il. Thomas. Jr., on JanuaIy >
20. 1879.
Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by the following children, OF
Columbia: j. Waties Thomas; Mary
=. Lumpkin and Caroline Gibbes
Thomas. and by brother, Thomas
Waties. of Houston. Texas, and sis
ter. Miss Kate G.. Waties, OF Colun:-
bia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
FIGHT ON SOMME FRONT.
Buk of German Reserves Still There

London. May 1O.--"The bulk Of the
German reserves is still i'm the rear
Of the SOmme front and 1t must be
assumed the enemy's big main effort
will be i'm that direction" said a rep
resentative of Gen. Delma Radcliffe.
chief director of military operations
at the war office, i'm summing up the
weeks war development today. 1T
is equally certain that he will not dis
continue his attacks i'm Flanders"
In the period between March 81
when the German offensive was be-
gun. and April 25 the losses of the
French were only one-fourth to one
firth OF those of the British General
Radcliffe's reports advise. Since
April 20. he said. there has been no
reason to believe the losses of the
French have been any heavier than
those of the British. (The losses of
the British since March 81. were es-
timated on May by the British mill
tary mission at Washington nearly
25O.OOO).
This information was given out in
refutation of German propagandist
assertions that the French have been
bearing the brunt of the battle.
I'm considering the course Of these
battles II must always be remembered
that the capture of any particular po-
sition is not a material factor. Mere
geographical gains are not the main
consideration. It's rather n question
OF staying power. We must look to
the end Of the battle.
THE Germans have put in a con-
siderable number OF fresh divisions,
both in Flanders and on the Sommc
front. during the last week and this
is satisfactory to us. for Ii shows that
we are getting through their fresh
divisions very fast"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
TONNAGE LOSS CUT IN HALF.
Sinkings for Last Month Total 381.
631 Tons.

Washington. May 1O.-Omcial
French statistics on the submarine
warfare received here i'm q dispatch
from France today show that the to
tai losses OF all Allied and neutral
ships, including accidents at sea,
were approximately one-h half as great
during April. 1913. as during April,
1917. In the former period 634. .6S5
gross tons were lost. while this year y
flgurs are 3Sl.G31. Submarine at
tacks now are more costly for the
enemy. II was pointed out, owing 10
tho fact that the attacks are chiefly
made with torpedoes instead of gun
fire, as was the case before merchan,
ships were adequately armed.
Attention is also called to the fact
that each time the Germans have
made an offensive on land they made
corresponding offensive with their
submarines. Thus during the second
half of March the number and activi-
tics of submarines increased. Tn
first half of April marked n vcty
distinct lcssening attributed to the
counter-cfforts of the Allies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
AVIATOR BURNED TO DEATH.
Fatal Accident at Pensacola Training
station.

Pensacola. May ll.-Chief Quarter
master Richard G.. McAlla, student
aviator was burned to death, and
George |. Henderson,. chief quarter
master. aviator student. was badly
burned when their airplane fell at
Santa Rosa stand yesterday. Hen
derson 10 expected to recover.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
Rembert, May ..
Will Ferguson Dies i'm Electric Chair
"IIagood."

Columbia. May 11.-Will Ferguson
Rarnwell county negro, was electro
cuted at the Safe penitentiary yester-
day morning at 11.30 o'clock.
Ferguson was convicted of attempt
ed rape in Barnwell April % and
brought to Columbia that afternoon
The crime was committed a few weeks
prior to that date and a special trial
ordered. AT the time the crime was
committed a lynching was threatened
but was averted by the promise of a
speedy trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
Interest. Mr. HarringS or the Fedora,

INTEREST. Mr.. HarsfingN or the Federal
Reserve board and Mr.. McAdoo are
our reliance and some steps should
be taken to enlist their aid. as was
done in 1915. III we stabilize credits
based on cotton, the price of spots
viii take care of itself 1t is not cot
ton prices but cotton credit that con-
trolls. Respectfully,
John L. McLaurin.
Bennettsville, s. c., May 8, 1918.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
NAVY GROWS DAILY.
Enlisted Strength Now Two Hundred
Thousand

Washington, May 1.-THE enlisted
strength of the navy exclusive OF the
reserve forces is more than 2OO,O
according TO official returns today to
the navy department. Voluntary en-
listments continue at the rate Of /, ,O0O
per week. The naval reserve force
now numbers 10000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15

Washington, May 13.-More than
Two hundred women representing or
carnations throughout the country
engaged i'm war work. are here for the
opening sessions of the May confer
cnce Of the Women's Committee of
the National Council Of Defense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15
NEW PARTNERSHIP LAW.
All Mercantile and Industrial Estsb-
Iishments Required to Register
PrOprietOrs.

Ihe following is the text of the act
OF the last legislature recurring the
names Of all members of all firms 10
be filed with the Clerk OF Court:
An Act
To require all mercantile and in
dustrial establishments, other than
corporations having a, place OF bust
ness in this State to disclose the
names and their addresses of the pro-
prietors thereof and to provide a
penalty for failure to do so.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the State OF
South Carolina: That from and af-
ter the passage of this act all mer-
camille and industrial establishments.
other than lawfully chartered incor-
porations, having a place or places OF
business in this State shall file. with
the clerk Of court of the county in
which the principal place of business
of each mercantile and Industrial es-
tablishment is located, the name or
names of the owner or owners nro-
prietor or prOprietors thereof, and in
case of copartnerships the name of
each and every partner having any
interest therein and shall exhibit on
a sign over or alongside the en-.
trance of each place of business of
each mercantile or Industrial estab-
hshment the name or names of the
owner or owners, proprietor or pro-
prietors thereof. including the name
of each partner Of a copartnership,
such name or names to be printed in
Roman letters of such sizes as to be
read easily.
Section 2. In case there be any
change in the owner or owners, pro-
prietor or proprietors Of any such
mercantile or industrial establish
ment, any person retiring from such
ownership or prOprietorship shall file
in the office of the clerk of court of
the county i'm which the principal
place of business Of such mercantile
or industrial establishment is located
notice of such change and shall
have the sign or signs herein provid-
ed for changed. and until both such
notices shall be filed and such change
made on such signs, such person shall
be liable for all debts and contracts of
such mercantile or industrial estab-
lishment according to the interest he
or she formerly had therein.
Section 3. The Clerk of Court shall
keep all such statements of ownership
or proprietorship on file and shall re-
cord the same in book to be provid-
ed for that purpose and shall keen
such book indexed. He shall receive
as fee for filing any such statement
or notice of change the sum of one
dollar.
Section 4. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined ten dollars or be imprisoned
for five days for each day such mer-
camille establishment shah do busi-
ness. In case of a fine being paid
one-half OF the amount paid shall be
paid to the person serving out the
warrant. In case of q copartnership
each partner shall be severally liable.
Section s. That this act shall take
effect on the first day of July, 1918.
Approved the 9Th day of March, A. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15

Another fellow told us Il funny
joke yesterday. At any rate he seem
ed to think it was funny-iu Judging
from the way he Observation-Disclosures
EnQuirer.Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15

Switzerland reports that her neu-
trality has been violated $50 times
since the war began. Wcnder lust
what Switzerland's quota is?-In-
dianapol News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15

Washington, May 10.-Italy's con
trlbution TO the reserve army Genera
foch is building up behind the lines
IN France for supreme emergency use
numbers nearly 250,00O men, ofiicia
dispatches today say, and the force is
being strengthened steadily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-15

The following is the text of the act
OF the last legislature requiring the
names Of all members of all firms 10
DE hled with the Clerk OF Court:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-04

mascot, a shiny black cat named Per
shing.
Overhead. all the way down the
river. the two army avlators were
doing their utmost to attract some
attention to themselves. and they
certainly deserved TO succeed. Never
had New York seen such a specta-
Gle Of sheer sky devlltry--loops In
which the descending planes seemed
determined TO clip the tunnels on
river craft: dizzy spirals and nose
spins that would have made a sky
rocket jealous: impudent long flights
made with the wheels turned toward
the sky and the heads OF the aviators
pointing at the river They got some
attention, all right
Down by the Battery the greatest
demonstration Of all occurred. II was
there, and in the skyscrapcrs along
the way. that people could get a really
good view Of the vessel. and those
with strong field glasses could watch
the President quite closely The park
was black with the throng.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-04
HOBOKEN, THROUGH MAYOR,
BIDS PRESIDENT GODSPEED
Wishes for Success of Mission EX-
tended Just Before George
Washington Sails.

Mayor Patrick r. Griffin OF Ho-
boken. who with the city commission
ers went aboard the George WASH
ington as final greetings were being
exchanged, addressed the following
remarks TO President Wilson on be-
half of the people Of that city:
"Mr. President, on behalf Of the
people OF the city OF IIoboken, we
beg TO tender to you our sincere good
wishes for your welfare and your
success in the mission you have un-
dertaken on behalf Of the people Of
the United States Of America.
I'm Hoboken more, perhaps, than in
any other part OF the country have
we witnessed the manner in which
the conduct OF be war has been
handled. We have seen the American
boys marching over the last mile Of
American soil, we have seen the
transports sailing down the bay on
their journey to Europe, and we have
seen them coming back with those
boys who have made so great "A sac
rifice that the ideals on which your
Republic was founded might be es-
tablished throughout the world,
The people of Hobokcn believed
that you, Mr. President, of all the
men Of this country will best present
to the peoples Of Europe the ideals
for which America fought and are
solldly behind your cndeavOr TO gain
for the world a better and brighter
condition and freedom and justice for
all the nations. We wish YOU God
speed, pleasant voyage, and trust
that on your return We may again
have the honor OF greeting you and
rendering to YOU our congratulations
on your unqualified success"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-04
SHIPS ESCORTING WILSON
TO BRING TROOPS HOME
Ten DreainoughtS viii Turn About
From France and Arrive Here With
Soldiers by Christmas.

PARlS. Dec. A.-The ten American
dreadnoug1ts which will escort Prcsi.
dent Wilson into French waters will
turn about Immediately after their ar.
rival to carry homcward large nary
Of American soldiers and sailors.
The trip will bc so timed that tho
men will arrive at a home po-t h,
Christmas
The operation will constitute one Of
the most extensive movements Of battle.
ships for transport purposes ever under
taken.
The fleet will reach Brest about Dec
y and 1t will probably be possible 10
complete the work Of coaling and proyis.
iohing the ships and embarking the
troops within three or four dsys.
Folding steel beds gill be mounted be-
tween decks. making the capacity OF
the battleship fleet many thousands OF
inen.
Brest Is already crowded with aoI-
dicrs and sailors awaiting the home
ward trip.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-04

Out by the Statue Of Liberty many
frcIghicrs flying many flags added
the salutes OF their whistles 10 the
din. Farther out the war vessels
of this and other nations fired
salutes. II was at lilo o'clock that
the George Washington passed
quarantine and noscd out toward
Paris. Her last farewell was TO be
given by the lonely occupants OF
the Lightshlp Ambrose Channel
down by Sandy Hook. The ships
band was playing martial airs ns
she went away. the dreadnought
Pennsylvania leading
The fact that an Official salute OF
the President and the peace delega-
tion had not been authorized by Cap
tain Scott. Commander OF Fort Ham
ilton. did not deter the men stationed
there from giving the party a noisy
send.off. with a large number OF
machine guns, they retired to Dyker
Heights. just back Of the fort. and
let go with q concerted rapid-fire
fusilladc as the George Washington
met her convoy.