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The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

A great number Of country news
papermen throughout the United
States are selling their plants and
buying farms. A good move, all right,
providing they do not attempt to farm
according to the articles they wrote
for the instruction Of farmers when
they were in the printing business
and, furthermore, that they ignore so:
called agricultural journals. The only
way to learn farming is to take in
structions from practical man one
of those horny handed sons Of toll who
has succeeded in extracting harvest
Of dollars from his domain.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

M. S. Norelius, the clear-sighted
editor Of the Chisago County Press,
must have had the big-wig of the
Milaca Times in view when he penned
this pungent sentence: The Press
has never been directly opposed to
prohibition, but it has been radically
opposed to those who have used the
liquor problem as cloak to cover up
a multitude Of SINS"
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Charles Edward Russell, the noted
Socialist writer and thinker, who has
just returned from a prolonged visit
to Europe, succinctly sums up the
war situation in this brief paragraph:
In France, in England, and Italy, he
said, the great majority Of the people
of all classes from the rich down to
the poor are convinced that this is
peoples war-a peoples war against
the brute forces of barbarism and au-
tocracy, and as such they are deter
mined that it shall end in nothing
short of a complete and decisive VIC
tory. - Y
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
The Spirit Of France.

AS in the early days Of 1914,
French troop trains are decked with
poppies and roses, with every flower Of
field and garden. And just as in those
days, when the war was young, the
poilu, after four years, rides up to- the
front, blithely, Justify singing and with
roses stuck in his cap and blouse. Ger
many told the world that France was
"bled white" Germany lied, and knew
that she lied. The soul Of France, re-
flected in the eyes and voices Of her
fighting men, is both unvanquished
and unvanquishable. Stars and
Stripes.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Hundreds of young American sol
diers are marrying French girls" says
Charles E. Russell, who has just re-
turned from France. French girls are
noted for their vivacity and firtatious
qualities, hence our boys can scarcely
be blamed for succumbing to their
charms. But here's the rub. What
will their sweethearts in this country
do to them when they come marching
home accompanied by French wives?
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
The Hellcur Of Berlin

The Hellcur Of Berlin surely has
some good press agents. A recent
story in the Twin City dailies, printed
in black type, from Geneva CORE
spondent, says that the cur was in
Mannheim during an air raid and was
compelled to take refuge in a cellar.
How daily newspapers can be hood
Winked into publishing such a bare
faced lie as this is incomprehensible,
when it is well known fact thatsthe
cowardly kaiser has not ventured a
mile from Berlin since the war started.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
+ Statement of Ownership, Etc.

SSAsAs
Statement Of the ownership and
management of the Princeton Union,
published weekly at Princeton, Minn.,.
required by the act. Of August "a, 1912:
Editor, Thos. n. Prowse; managiis <
editor, r. G. Dunn; business manager,
George I. Staples; publisher, +. G.
Dunn. Sole owner, r. G. Dunn Known
mortgages, and other
security holders, holding I percent or
more Of total amount Of bonds, mort
cages or other securities, none.
G. I. Staples, Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day Of October, 1913.
Ira G. Stanley,
Notary Public, Mile Lacs County,
Minnesota.
Ny commission expires April 9, 1920.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
Going the Limit.

A garru1ous lawyer was arguing a
case. He had rambled on in such a
desultory way that it became very diff
fcult to follow his train Of thought
and the Judge had yawned ominously.
Whereupon the long -winded lawyer,
with trace Of sarcasm, said:
e1I hope, your honor, I am not unduly
trespassing upon the time Of the
court 7D
"My friend, observed the Judge,
'sthere is considerable difference be-
tween trespassing on time and en-
croaching on eternity. !" Pittsburg<
Telegraph
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

In these war times why do not the
dailies eliminate all society junk for
instance, pink teas, bridge parties,
.decollette dances and numerous other
diversions Of the lazy rich where
Hoover's suggestions ARE absolutely
ignored /? A damper should be placed
upon these luxurious orgies Tor call
them by any other name you may see
yfit) Of the plutocrats who observe no
suggestions of the food administra-
stion. Il
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Charles F. Serline Of Kanabec coun-
ty and w. S. Enger Of Sherburne coun-
ty are men who stand high in their
respective communities. They will
make highly creditable representatives
in the legislature representatives
that will well and ably represent every
legitimate interest Of the 55th district
and the state atelarge.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

An exchange asks, ''What class Of
girls are the prettiest ?" "Why, the
farmer class, Of course. They do not
have to resort to cosmetics for a
peach-blow complexion it is natural; {;
neither do they have to pad. Then,
again, there is no other class of girls
with such prettily turned ankles. This
statement defes refutation.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

A fellow claiming to have been
gassed in France was recently arrest
ed in Mankato and held to the federal
grand jury upon the. charge Of wrong
fully collecting and keeping Red Cross
donations. Impostors who take adj
vantage of their country's. stress to
acquire riches should be shown no
mercy-in fact shooting would be
none too great punishment for them.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

A Berlin paper edited by one Of the
,kaiser's pups makes the startling an
nouncement that German international
law experts are drawing up plans for
a league Of nations. While it is prob
able that league Of nations will be
organized after the war, neither the
Hohenzol1erns or the Hapsburgs will
be consulted, and both Germany and
Austria will be left out of such league.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

5 In wedding out nonessential occu-
.pations, !" says an exchange, "why not
eliminate the drummer-the fellow
who goes from town to town taking
orders for lo1lypops and other things?
Why cannot retailers either visit the
wholesale houses to select their goods
or order them by mail or phone !? In
our estimation drumming IS an un-
necessary oceupati tion. !"
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

AS the government is now using all
the steel it can obtain for bigger bust
:naks than shaving, no more razor
blades are being made. Too bad. We
would very much dislike to see our
men in France take on the appearance
of Russian Bolshevists.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

The Bemidji Pioneer believes Solo
mon never had a more difficult task
than, the Public Safety Commission,
which is endeavoring to determine the
cause of the high price Of wood for
fuel. st. Paul Dispatch.
We're the commission to consult the
owners Of the timber tracts the prob
lem, we feel sure, would be readily
solved.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

7 A contemporary says that "a French
seventy-fve is gun which fires 75-
pound projectile rs miles every seven
ty-fifth of a second" You are liar,
brother. But it occasionally mows
down rs Huns in the twinkling of a
pigs whisker.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Here's an aphorism penned by Bill
McAdoo Of the treasury, railroad and
other departments: Prevent the
kaiser from making spoil Of America
i by making America spoil the kaiser" !"
This inc1ines us to the opinion that
Y Mac has more than a dhrap Of Oirish
tblud in his veins.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Immediately the farmers get
through with their harvest drive can
didates for office, bearing gifts in the
shape of peanuts and candy for the
children, will swarm down upon them
from every point of the compass.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

By this time the "all highest and
his sniveling dub, Karl Hapsburg, have
likely arrived at the conclusion that
it is no use asking the allies to talk
peace during business hours, or, until
the Hun crop is harvested.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Speaking Of so-called s ''gasless" Sum
days, why is one half Of the United
States permitted to burn .'.jjoy oil" up
on the Sabbath and the other half
prohibited from 50 doing? The ways
Of the governmental regulators are,
to say the least, mysterious.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

The 125th U. S. Field Artillery
Che old Third MINI. Infantry is on
the ocean on the way to France. With
all our heart we wish the boys a
pleasant voyage and safe arrival at
their destination.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

The jubilation of the Mile Laos
County Times over Lindbergh's ap-
pointment as member of the war
Industries board was, to say the least,
premature Paul Dispatch.
And the jubilator is now sitting in
sackcloth and ashes.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Aitkin county, under the splendid
leadership Of Hon. Charles Il. Warner,
was the first county in the state to
go over thte top" with its Liberty
Loan allotment. Well done, Aitkin.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

The various government depart
ments which are sending forth litera-
ture on all sorts and conditions of
things in carload lots could, we feel
confident, save considerable paper
waste by revising their mailing lists.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Let there be no slackers as far as
the Fourth Liberty Loan lis concerned.
Every Mile Lacs county man and
woman must do their duty must
stand behind the men behind the guns.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

l'The Germans are preparing to
evacuate Metz," says a newspaper
story. They had better hurry while
they have an opportunity, for the in.
: terror of Metz is becoming hotter ane
l hotter every day. Long distance guns
sand airplanes are furnishing the tor
riditY.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

And now the kaiser's hordes Of
,hellish Huns have stolen the Yank's
slogan, "On to Ber1in!'' and are beat
ing hasty retreat in that direction.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
Putting One Over.

Putting One Over.
She What an atrocious necktie! I
wouldn't TRUST you to select anything,
you have. so little taste.
He (chuckhng) Y ou. forget that I
selected you, my dear.
Shee.You think you did,, but you
didn't, really.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

1t is reported that wounded Hun
prisoners will be brought to Fort
Smelling. We are opposed to the ar
rangement Instead Of bringing more
Huns to this country some of those
ywH,o are here should be taken across
:and shot from mortars into the
kaisers lines.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03
That 'tbomb-plot diagram" picked
up in st. Paul was probably a Chi,
nese laundry ticket.

When the country goes dry next
year what will those prohibitionists
who "always keep little in the cellar
for medicinal purposes" do?
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Hertling has a hard job on his
hands trying to convince the Huns
that the smoked spectacles through
which they are viewing the war situ-
alton are rose colored.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

From the speeches of one Bill Bryan
some people would be apt to believe
that he is solely responsible for the
dryness of the country. William is
very clever spellbinding contortion-
isl
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

-, =, ~
~ 49, S. VSAODI'N s. s. IS
~ x. CRAVEN q 81 q Ran E-lJ
- any doubt existed IN our mind as
20 y Mr. Cravens aDerrat atlon q that doubt
was dlspelied when we read the last
Issue q tne nallaca Times. Certainly
e person possessed q norman mental
Iscui.les Woul0 make sucn prepos-
ferrous praoposl1losn as ne mas made MI 4un-
der glarlng headllnes, challenging IN the
pupilsner OF tne Union TO 9 joint de-
bate ne selecting and framing the
questions TO be debated and assigning
to hlmseH the affirmative and to US
the negative. For instance the tirst
question ne propounds y; IS: Are the
organized farmers Of the 55th legis-
latlve district loyal and patriotic z"
We presume Mr. Cravens refers to
the farmers VINO are members OF the
Nonpartlsan y league.
Presumably, as q whole, the far ia
'ners les OF Ine ootn leglsiatlVe ' dlstr1ct,
organized O ana unorganlzed, are loyal
ana patrlotlc. we nave alaWys as as
suned tnat they were: Ihere may De
npatrlotlc farmers, and there may be
unpatriotic business men, lawyers and
editors in the 55th legislative district.
Here is another OF Cravens' posers:
care the brewers and liquor interests
helping the kaiser?"
We are not in the confidence of
either the kaiser or the brewers. In
fact we have not the pleasure of an
acquaintance with a brewer or liquor
dealer in this or any other state, and
have no means Of knowing who they
are helping. Mr.. Cravens, however,
communes with the spirits of the un-
seen world and is probably in possess
sion of information that is inacces-
.sible to us.
His other propositions pertain to
Temperance and woman suffrage. But
he does not stop with the questions.
He assumes and asserts that we are
and have been opposed to both. The
records Of the house and senate jour-
nails prove him to be a liar.
Election day is drawing nigh only
a few weeks hence. Mr.. Cravens has
been campaigning since early last
spring and has been pussy-footing all
over the district boring farmers with
his tale of Woe" He has been flood
ing the mail with extra copies of his
paper and other literature setting
forth his virtues and greatness, and
his phiz-with the monkey grin and
hirsute appendage adorns almost ev-
cry tree, fence post and telephone pole
between Mile Laos lake and the Mis-
sissippi river. Moreover, in deliberate
ly misrepresenting his opponent he
has had the assistance Of Mr.. Town
ley's ablest lieutenanSs, and, apparent
ly, he does not lack the "sinews OF
war" On the other hand Dunn has not
las yet printed or circulated even a
card in his own behalf, nor has he
made use of an inch Of space in his
own or any other newspaper in this
district to further his cause. Now
poses @ - i,av. -, nu'li -, :1 - IN - a- 90
e'iseo aAt>A =,
The Princeton union., 1918-10-03

Grocery Specials
$1oo pail Syrup, special 79c
85c pail Syrup. special &c
$lOO pail Jelly, special. 79c
25c package Postum special all9 l9c
Early June Peas, can. ........ .......9
4 z5c can Salmon &C.
25c Fat Herring.
SOC Jar Cocoa, 39c
12sc Corn Flakes, 3 for . -. .25c
uraPenuts, z Tor: Z5c
Large glass Mustard, - .....:...8 &c
Macaroni, per package. .........8 &c
Spaghetti, per package
Egg Noodles, per package &c
Corn Starch per package. ...... &c
Seedless Raisins, per pound t24c
oA LenoA SOAP Sc
Blueing, per bottle &c
Large package Oatmeal, .......25 25c
Yeast, packages :...........5
white Soap, &c
Dried Peaches, l. ......... .l6c
Soda, per package. ....7 7c
Dried Peaches, per pound =. q. l6c
Prunes, per pound lac
Choice Picnic Hams, per pound .............. ..77c
Good Coffee per pound. ...... ..ifc
oi'un' 2 poAes.
Crisco per pound 27c
25 OF. can K. c. Baking Powder,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

had not Germany capitulated. The
President looked over the big ma,
chine as itSstood on the polo grounds
Of the Mall and later watched it take
the air. =
To illustrate the great size of the
giant biplane single-seater was park
ed beneath each of its broad wings,
cbmpleteN sheltered under their
spread.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18
AMAZING DUGoUTs

An amazing underground shelter
or dugout equipped with many luxu.
ries is the home of the staff of one
American army corps which took
prominent part in the st. Mihiel fight
1t is little less than an underground
city club. with offices, sleeping quar-
tiers. baths, restaurants. kitchens
electric lights, telephone and bell
boys in the persons of orderles and
messengers and many other appur.
tenances, OF hotel life.
Its occupation has permitted the
staff of this corps to operate in close
touch with the fighting troops much
more closely behind the lines than
such a corps ordinarily ventures.
From the outside the place was so
inconspicuous, standing about two
hundred yards from the road, that
ninety-nine out of hundred motorists
would have driven by without seeing
it at all. The one hundredth would
have seen merely slight elevation
in the muddy plain with two or three
dark holes in the ground that night
have been old shell craters or any
thing else
In reality the mud and grass cover
ing was nothing but a concealment OF
a thirty-foot ceiling" of reinforced
concrete. the black holes well camou
flaged entrances leading down a slop
ing runway to the briliance of the
electrically lighted interior. So stout
ly was the whole constructed that ar
enemy shell of big calibre woulr scar
cely do more than chip off a piece o
the top and no aviator's bomb coult
ever, even hitting directly, do mucl
damage.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

Inside, parallel With the road and
it ayersing the length Of the dugout
was a. wide corridor--the "main
street" OF the institution, in which
the commanding general rubbed
shoulders with the orderlies and mes
sengers as they went from office to
office. Off this street led minor
streets running to the rear and bring
used, for economy OF space, as asleep
ing rooms for the enlisted men at
night. Artificial ventilation provided
for the constant publication of the
whole dugout, and the small throug'
out was clean and sweet.
Off the small streets, and off the
big one too were the offices, con-
structed likewise for economy Of
space. Each was about ten feet wide
and quite deep with a narrow table
running the length of the room at
at which sat the officers and their
assistants, working working all the
time, answering the telephone every
moment or so, giving Instructions
and receiving reports.
Instead OF having the operations in
one building, the intelligence in
another, and others scattered in as
many more all were here together, in
offices with walls as nearly as sound
proof as possible, under ceiling just
high enough to enable a tall man to
walk or stand without STOPPING, so
close together that moment could
put one in touch with the other if
necessary yet vastly far apart as
any mutual or one-sided disturbance
was concerned,
At the end Of the big corridor was
The kitchen compact to the point OF
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18
Here is Bolshevism in America. Our

Here is Bolshevism in America Our
labor organizations want representa-
tion at the peace conference. Why
not permit the merchants or the coal
mine operators or the lumbermen to
have representatives too? And why
would it not be just reasonable for
the mine operators to claim a right
to make the terms? In the representa-
t.ves the government has at the peace
conference labor has Just as much
common interest as other classes o.
people. Who invented the idea tha
labor has no voice but should have
In the peace negotiations?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

being a kitchenette. When the cooks
finished each meal the side streets
could suddenly be tranformcd into
little cosy dining rooms, each with
it's long wooden table and narrow
wooden benches. In less time than it
takes to tell the generals mess was
ready, the superior officers mess and
all the others.
No sound could penetrate the great
concrete roof. and the great lombard
smept that opended the st. Mihiel
Show" oouldn not be heard, as an
Associated Press correspondent who
was there can attest. Yet outside the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18
SOMETHING WE FORGOT

L
Friday November 18TH, the Daily
Dispatch was one year old. The
| day passed and was gone before any
body connected with the paper real.
lied that an anniversary had come.
The editor had many nice things he
had desired to say on this occasion
about the widely manifested appre-
cation of the paper and the manner
in which the local public has put 1t
to the very uses it should serve.
Our community, our county, our
people are to the outside world what
their home paper makes them APP
pear to be- The paper is the exponent
OF everything. both good and bad, and
goes on within. And no one need
worry, we never appear among stran-
gers any better than the best issues
OF our home paper.
Il Above all let us be modest, but it
should be known at home that we
have quite different name in sister
business centers from that by which
Cordele was known three years ago
OF course, the Daily Dispatch could
not be the sole advancing progressive
agency lending to the making of the
changes, but no one can deny that 1t
has quickened the business pace
with marvellous rapidly. 1t has itself
improved in the face Of the tremen.
dous handicaps OF war times. II win
continue to do that with time and the
community will soon realizg that it
cannot do without its own home daily
1t is everlasting interwind within and
correlated without to every enter
prise and interest so strongly that it
is the business pulse beat What
purpose ii has to serve!
At the start there werel business
friends who appreciated the semi.
weekly so much that they really were
much concerned about the venture
They were sure they would more
appreciate the splendid semi
weekly paper they were getting than
a poorer daily paper. To these friends
the dali has become happy surprise
and they have smiled with every
at the successes attained
They are now more than ever assur.
~ -. 2 -|ae....t5 ss@.4H So 81 - f
ed that they may have such an enter
prise, permanently but better all the
time d
The Dispatch wishes to express ap.
of the. loyal support which
it has enjoyed at the hands of
the local business public. 1t especially
appreciates the warm interest mani.
tested by reading public within a
radious of thirty miles Of Cordele
1t desires heartily to pledge again its
whole energies to the interests Of
the people it serves with a hope of
their burdens easier, their
securer and their intellec-
tual advancement more universal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18


and civilian war workers who did die
abroad will be brought home for bur.
ial after the war This discion, an.
nounced in Washington, passed the
responsibility for the accruate reg.
istration of all graves in France, ST.
IBERIA and other occupied countries to
United States army chaplains.
The name regiment and army
identification number of each man is
placed aabve his grave and that spot
is minutely located on sectional maps
in the care OF the chapiins.
Former Macon and Albany Man d
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

They have started the demobiliaa-
ton Of the great Dupont munitions
force at Hopewell, virginia. There
will be $4,000 employees to go into
other industrial lines. And this is
but the starter, for there are many
Americans engaged in making muni.
tons.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18
building the COMMON were going great
guns" and the whole night was thun-
i. .-st esSfs N~-~a 80 - F@
ering with the noise.
INSPECT GIANT AiRPLANE
President Wilson Looks over Hand
Iey.Paiue Machine Built in U. S.

Washington, Nov. President Will
son personally inspected today the
first Americanbuilt Handley Paige
night bombing airplane, which with
thousands Of others like it would have
played an important role in the war
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

Listen at that! A Richmond ply
stefan saved Marsahl Foch's life once
during the war. We were thinking
that the Americans had won the war,
but this makes it certain and con-
elusive.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

Now high Official in Washington
admits that we have been using a
radio telephone in directing airplanes
in battle, and that too without Ger
man consent or knowledge. III.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-18

Eecretary Lansing's conclusion that
no German commission shold be al
lowed to come to the United States
to present the German needs for food
80 long as this country it at war with
Germany, is quite a logical one. The
American people would never desire
one Of its high officials display a
lack of human feeling where hunger
and famine stalks, no matter how
mean a German army has been. but
no representative of the enemy
hould be permitted TO see this coun.
in her war clothes, save on the