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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-05-14
Fast Developing That He is Bet
ter Sculptor Than Graft
Investigator.
HE WAS PLAYING DOUBLE
While He Pursued His Investiga-
tiOns Into Airplane COnstruc-
ton He Attempted to Form
Private Company.

Washington, May 13.-Sensationa al
sworn statements, letters and tele-
grams from the files of the army in
telligence service were read into the
senate record to show that Gutzon
Borglum, while holding a personal
commission from President Wilson
to inquire into the governments
aviation program, was negotiating
secretary for the formation of a
private airplane company to take
war contracts and capitalize his
friendship with the President.
The sculptor, who has been the
chief critic of the aircraft produc-
tion officials, is represented as seek
ing for himself a position as silent
partner in the proposed new corpor-
alton, his sole asset in the transac-
tion to be his personal friendship
with President Wilson, whom he
stated he could do anything with"
With Borglum was associated, ac.
cording to the documents, Hugh G.
Gibson, an employe OF the British
ministry OF munitions of war in the
United States located in New York
who was to share in the deal.
A formal statement by Kenyon w
Mix, Of the Dodge Manufacturing
company, of Indiana, setting forth
detailed account of his negotiation
with the two men, is among the pa
pers put into the congressional re
cord. They were presented by Sena
tor Thomas of Colorado, a member
of the senate military committee
who has been particularly active II
connection with the aircraft agita
ton. The Mix statement shows that
government officials, including Vic,
President Marshall and Howard f
Coffin, former head of the aircraft
board, have had most of the informa.
tion disclosed since last January
There is no indication, however, that
| it reached President Wilson, him
sell at that time or that the Presi-
dent knew of it's existence until sew
eral weeks ago when he called a halt
upon the sculptor's investigations in
his name.
All OF the documents submitted by
Senator Thomas as we'll as much
other data from the war department
have been placed in the hands OF
Assistant Attorney General Frierson
who has just started the inquiry or
dered by the President into charges
of graft, disloyalty and incompe-
tence in the government aircraft
These charges, referred to first in
capitol cloakroom gossip and finally
on the floor of the senate, have been
attributed largely to assertions of
Borglum.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-05-14

In June 1917, the Red Cross War Council asked the
people of this country to contribute S1OO to the
Red Cross war relief Such amount had never been
asked OF any people for purely relief purposes.
Inc response of the people proof that the scope
ingness of America to give.
Because of the scale which nations must be organ
lied Tor war today it apparent that would be many
months before army could play full part in the
war During that period it important that Amer-
cas- help be evident to allies who SO long had car
red the burden.
1t has fallen to the lot of the American Red Cross TO fiji
this gap to bring comfort and relief those nations and
IN dong so to begin to play this countys part the war
1t should be in the mind and heart of every American
that Red Cross help is strengthening that spirit of our
allies which is so essential to final success.
1t is vital that this work go on, and because it must
go on the Red Cross War Council must again ask the
American people to respond to appeal
Although the demands upon people are so great and
so continuous the War Council approaches people for
another $1OOOOOOOO with feeling of apology but in
the knowledge that this is the time sacrifice that con-
tnued giving is the spirit of the day. that nothing mat
ers but the winning of the war; and that it's record of
achievement is its justfcatofor feeling that the Ameri
can Red Cross is playing substantial part in bringing
this war to successful conclusion.
In order that there shall be interruption to its tasks
from lack of funds the week of May 2O27 has been set
aside to give the American people another opportunity to
contribute to this great work.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
~. 900 Wen Lett In firsf Draft
are { allied 10 Camps

\ special from Washington. d C.,
dated February I, 10 the ST Louis
Times says On February q The re-
manning 1000 men IN tile frs,
draft call will start moving to camps.
Provost Marshal General CroSder
announced today
The movement will continue for
the next five days. appointments
To the various camps being made as
follows Camp Dcvens. 6575: Camp
Upton. 1900, Camp Dix, 1000, Camp
Meade. 609O. Camp Lre. 5000. Camp
Jackson. 1888, Camp Gordon. $500
Camp Grant, 5000. Camp Taylor.
62Si, Camp Dodge, 1884. Camp
Funston. 2332-kansas 7OS and
Missouri 1924, Camp Travis. 1883
Camp Pike, 1000
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
DOH'f Send SoHs To Market

Missouri farmers we're asked last
fall to increase their pork output in
1918 by 80 per cent This request
vas made by the United States de-
parunent Of agriculture and the
food administration Following a
meeting Of the livestock producers
Of Missouri At Columbia early in
November. the university Of Mis-
Soun college Of agriculture put
twenty hog producers in the field to
urge the required increase Reports
from these farmers Indicate that
Missouri will meet the required
quota if breeding stock can be had
The one limiting factor will be brood
so~s and gifts
Following the increase in prices
a large number OF unfinished hogs
we're thrown upon the market
These included brood sowS and gifts
which farmers were afraid to hold
because OF The possibility Of a drop
IN the market Such sales have re-
duced the possibility Of the neces-
Sary increase Since the campaign
started tie number OF brood sows
and gifts which have been marketed
has decreased, but indications are
that some are still being sold
Farmers who have breeding stock
should make every effort 10 breed
and hold the animals Those who
have not the feed or do not care to
breed the animals should by all
means sell them to a farmer who
has the feed Ample market for
all available animals exists IN prac-
ticalIy every community Pork pro-
ducers will undoubtedly pay as much
for sows and eiltS as the owner
could obtain on the market
The country needs these animals
and every one must be saved In
case a market can not be found in
the neiehborhood, an advertisement
in the local newspapers will readily
bring a buyer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
Stop! Attention.
LiSten.!.
4 voiee.."A Still Small Voice

This great nation is at war and
We hear the appeals Of patriotism.
the pleadings Of duty. the cry Of
sympathy and hove for the other
mothers son IN the lin- Of battle.
and Uncle sam asking you to get
behind the boys in the lrenches in
that you purchase Var Savings
Certificate This is the voice that's
calling Will you respond viii
you invest Viii YOU he ut the
meeting next Tuesday 4 unani.
nous | will
For generation We have keen
secure under the protecting folds Of
our beloved nation and We were
never called upon directly To recip-
rocate In any way Now a crisis is
on The call is reversed We are
asked 10 show Our appreciation by
aiding our country. not by giving
but by investment 4 nation is no
greater than its citizenship Shall
We rally TO the colors and show by
our acts in this campaign that
America stands for all our president
has said OF il. and that We are ready
to back ii up by answering the call
OF this War Savings Certificate
campaign
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
{ amp Funston. kansss,
January 26, 1915

January 26, 1915,
Dear friends in old Bollinser
Here | come again with a few
items.
Health is reasonably good. We
are having very cold weather and
lots Of snow the last week.
The military police boys have
been going to the target range this
week and are doing some good
shooting Rober, Cook says he can
hit a bulls eye every shot some
shots,
K 5, Gather visited Ebert Robins
over in the heavy artillery and ac-
companied him to hear Colorado
preacher preach
Mr.. Hightower from the heavy
artillery has been transferred to the
military police and says he likes it
fine.
Mr.. Dretin from Fredericktown
visited his brother here few days
ago
Business is good on the street car
line. The street car MANAGERS are
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
Marble nm. Missouri. Thursday, February ,, 1918

planning to put on more ears 10 the
bows can Set out 10 town faster
Some OF the boys have been
transferred from the military polio"
and viii go Ia South Carolina vii
they viii have the same Mind ui
work
IL did me 20 much good when !
saw GHt PFrSS So full Of news Come
on. writers. and let's make THt
PRESS the ncwsirst paper In south.
east Missouri WAS disappointed.
however. in MT seeing something
from Blue Eyes Come on. B,up
Eyes, lei us hear from you
Robert Hopkins has been ~ofslnc
IN the Kitchen today and ssy, be-
had lots Ia eat while there The
first sergeant details four men To-
assist the cooks every day
As news Is scarce aud IL Is $50 y
IN | viii mag "n hoping to see lhi,
AMI lots Of other news from BOl.
liuEer county in the paper
THt LONESOME SotDrP BOY
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
South San Antonio, Texas

DR.. c. NJ WITNRR,
Marble Hin, No,

bR. G. NJ WITMER,
Marble Hin, Mo,
Dear Doctor;
Pardon ME for not writing you before,
but have been 80 unsettled here Of late
have neglected writing only what has
been necessary.
My experience since leaving Marble
Hill on December i3, 1911, has been
rather unique and amusing and at the
same time has been trying
larrived in st, Louis late Wednesday
night, December i3, and on the t4th
made application and, together with
aboat two hundred others, passed the
preliminary physical examination at the
recruiting station at Third and Olive
street, However, when came to filing
out my enlistment papers discovered |
had to have my National Guard record
which | had neglected to take with me
| wired Thursday night to the adjutant
general at Jefferson City for certified
copy OF same, bet did not receive ituntil
Saturday. This of course delayed me
being sent to Jefferson barracks which
proved to my advantage. because when
| finished my enlistment papers Monday,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
Southeast News.

Fred Wright. q l0-year-oh hoy Of
PuxiCn. dioi iron injuries received
by colliding with a ure while coast.
Ing on a sIeSi February 2
Peuy County Sun.
whil- IN peuyvilie Friday ] W
Buchh-is ,nlt vs. something We had
not heard of befor-. One Of his
so~s which found plss more than
s,x weeks aeo killed. and ate FIVE OF
them Just the other day Just think.
pies six weeks old and tnrn n SOW
Hills aud eats them
puhsin Democrat.
We we're presented this week with
well Developed ear Of yellow corn
grown on the I 4 Nicely place two
and one-hali miles northeast Of
Sena,h and ON this ear there was a
natural cruss Of rcd grains. as per.
f-c,ly grown as they could b. Mr.
Neelys sou. Mckinley, found the
corn with the rel cruss In IL in his
fathers field and took it to his
teacher. Mrs s +. Gruertt. OF the
Octa school. Who brought IL to US
Lad Bei, Ness
Floyd House, age II. employed
underground at Federal shaft No
II. fell GOO feet to his death about
$50 Wednesday morning. Tie. in
company with several fellow en-
ployecs. were being hoistei out OF
the mine after finishing their shifts
work. The engineer, Levi halbrook.
had hoisted the cage about is inches
above the landing Instead ofwait-
Ing until the cage was runs back
down to proper landing. the men
jumped of. As young House step
ped of he slipped on the ice and
fell back into the shaft between the
cage and the landing. He fell into
the sulnp at the bottom OF the shaft
600 feet below
Bert Baker was shot and Killed In
Memphis by William K. McVey dur
log a QUARREL Saturday. January 10.
c)ncerning lot OF whiskey bought
In Caruthersville. says the Pemiscot
Argus. Il appears that McVey
hired Baker TO make the trip to
Caruthersville and furnished $500
to buy whiskev with Baker made
the trip and. when he reached Mem
phis, he told McVey the auto had
broken down. that he went for a re-
pair man and that somebody stole
the whiskey while he was away.
McVey evidently did not believe
this story and. during the quarrel
over the matter. shot Baker five
times, he dying the following day in
a hospital. The slayer is In jail on
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
Valiant Boy Well FED

When YOU hear q fellow say that
Uncle sam don't feed his soldiers
Just call his attention To this little
article from Gilbert Caldwell who Is
stationed III Fort Hamilton. y Y.
and is a volunteer IN the bakers
corps Below you will find the
Christmas menu which he sent 70
hts father aud mother. Mr. and Mrs
J + Caldwell. here.
Roast turkey Giblet gravy
Oyster dressing Cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes
Cream peas Sweet corn
Celery Olives
Swee, mixed pickles
Chocolate cake Cocoanut cake
Mlnce Pie Pumpkin PIE
Mixed nuts Mixed candy
Bananas Apples Oranges
Chocolate OYSTER soup
Cigars Cigarettes
Butter
From Valiant Oklahoma paper.
The young man mentioned above
is 4 relative Of Mr. and Mrs " =.
Allen Of this city and has numerous
other relatives in our county Any
how the above menu don't look like
Uncle Sam is trying to starye our
knyS
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07
You Are Interested

IA reports Of Red Cross workers.
Under the above heading last week
there Was reported by Red Cross
to~nship rharmeu the sum Of
S2l97 So Since the date then given
there has be-, received by the Sec
retdry Of r Christmas Membership
Drive add IDnaI amounts as follows:
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07

nh" w"oE and very often had cake, lrl,y
f''. ui some EInI n' sne". bread W"
hav" learned sine" being here hus 'o
appreciate The 'ai- u" bad 80 Jefferson
barracks tn" dinner We bad Christ.
Ma va Immense Frpt the menu,
hui IN my moving around ave misplaced
u ~" a'h uNah." 'H -rn. Do 'p you. But
We h'N "i' The turkey 49," rpu O. eat aitn
al in' "A'fH7 'Hr - slh l' Their"
"as no USE Tor any uHH l. 90 hungry
liner" Wen" TWO mHs. Ht,,s, one ac-
e"nm"aHirg i"h ana ''r other about
t"l, '.d 'h"f a.Nals HN. tHmdEr three
servings and sometime m"r" 90 each
mrA
10" jam a. TIE h's- ha. doors N.s
"~i" '' his' a''l. tH" ~ three got hufi
pr -"'."Hs.y Wh'n 'H' authorities
rD' sop '"it Tao gf 'Ar-c m-r re-
oc''"d broken arms and ] heard one
man Sa- killed, Ou, ] think that was
iai~" report
Lots Of N" men had bad cu'ds and
-c'"ra. cases n' pneumonia developed,
bai Aas 'onnna'" enough 8" 20 'nru
without taking q very bad cold. : have
felt IN" mn+' all the t,m. and hope
vii rununu" 20 q" sn. ~ course there
has been many amusing things and
also trying i.mrs Of Hu.ch ] MI NOT at-
tempt Co tell You 20 paper, but viii re-
,"fv" them until . 80" you. one OF the
amusing thlngs was when Fitzgerald
g1t pat IN 'h" guardhou-' Itwas hard
90 yet any mail and b" though, he
would D" ~" early bird one morning 80
h' go' np at . o'clock and went 20 the
posto'lcr. lie did no. know that an or
dor had been issued that no one was
permitted 10 line up for mail until :.
II" unfortunately ran into the guard
and vas kept 10 'he guarthouse for
about two hour. pi course We mad a
good aeAi Of fun al hI- expense This
''t q $3.50 '. Wv tf t't "''.' 1870
which made 70 al. the more amusing
After waiting from December y 20
January "" we're called up for exami-
nation We we're given a more eKten-
s'ye examination than at the recruiting
station aud those Of Us who passed we're
v""'''Ta'eo and took FIRST typhoid inocu-
Iat'on' were sworn INTO the service ior
duration OF war ana had our anger
prints taken a. hn"I identification marks.
We We're measured Tor uniforms sun
day afternoon, but ald not receive the
issue until Monday.
My vaccination las behaved very
nicely and is 'uSt about Vel. some Of
the men had very sore arms and some
we're very SICK from the typhoid inocu-
Iaton
Aiiei oring uniformed Monday, jan
uafy F." MAS attached 60 the 18th Re
cfult company and ON Friday, January
H. We We're called a7 Tor shipment and,
OF course, the weather man had to give
u, good taste o. reA winter. Sno"
'e.. a,i cay and II Kept getting colder
and when We ieii Jefferson barracks az e
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07

a murder charge Another crime
may he charged TO the saloons Of
Caiuthersyille
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-02-07

Total to February q. lol, $50.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-14
The Theatre Question
Durward's Glel

The Baraboo Commercial asSocia-
ton in making it's plea for the accept
ance of the AL Ringing theater by the
city of Baraboo, makes the statement
that the theater will be reinforce
ment to the church spiritually. This,
every Christian knows, is wrong. A
theater usually browns spirituality
from a community as we'll as money
for the necessary and more essential
things Of life. l.. B. IRISH.
BaraboO.
Editors Note: The statement has
been made by another member of the
church that there was no advantage
in the city of Baraboo owning the Al.
Ringing theatre. In case the city did
not own the theatre it would probably
be open on Sundays. In time the the
atre will pass from the control Of the
present owners and if not taken by the
city will go to an individual or COM
pany. That individual or company
will no doubt open Sunday for the
money there is in the business. The
aires in Madison and other cities are
open regularly on Sunday, and the
Ringlings are to be commended for
keeping the playhouse closed on Sun
days. For this reason it would be
much better for the city to control the
building. While this bears but indi-
rectly on Mr.. Irish's reply, yet it is
worth while for the church people to
consider at this time. The theatre is
in every populous center, should be
there for the purpose of portraying
the activities Of life, and cannot be
bandished The best way is to control
it as far as possible. While all do not
believe in the theatre, yet there are
worse. places in the world than the
playhouse giving a wholesome setting
to some phase Of our complex life.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-14
The Light Of Other Days

There once dwelt in the city Of Bar
aboo a certain merchant dealing in
hardware, who sometimes, when eX-
cited, displayed also a tOlerably full
line of languages Of the same sort.
The given name of "NObby" was not
misplaced as regards the general ap-
pearance and vocal expression of this
dramatic parsonage. Though lit is
some years since he and his charm
ing wife moved away from BarabOO,
there are many still living here who
will remember that, at times, his re-
marks were decidedly nobby in most
every photography and sense Of the
word This couple was popular in
the best society of our city in those
distant days I am sure that they
were happily mated, though, in some
ways, they we're as far apart as the
north is distant from the south. She
was woman of graceful appearance
with most refined and lady-like man
ners, and was a very sincere mem
Der of the Episcopal church. Said
dealer III hardware also loved said
church, but for rather different rea-
sons. He was somewhat Of free
thinker, with liberal notions under
his cap. Preference for this church
was sometimes expressed by him in
this wise:
like the Episcopal church because
it never bothered with politics nor
religion"
Perhaps no other man has furnish
ed more eccentric entertainment for
Baraboo people in the same length of
time A book might be written in tell
ing Of his conversational exhibits
here. Since writing the above have
learned that he has passed beyond
the region of earthly affairs.
P. H CROSSMAN.
BarabOO.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-14

away. We do not read the Leader, but
would like for Mr.. Ochsner to send us
a marked copy of the paper wherein
the editor speaks of the killing OF the
poor Austrians in Dakota as an out
rage because they were loyal to this
country. If he cannot find that, posi-
bly, there may be one where the sink
ing of the Lusitania is considered by
the Leader as an outrage? Did the
Leader so consider the Belgian Prince
incident? Did the Leader ever con-
slider the breaking Of the Belgian
treaty an outrage? The firing by the
Germans on Red Cross ships and hos
pitfalls? There is a whole lot in the
viewpoint, and the viewpoint of the
Leader is seriously questioned many
times. If the Leader is in favor OF
peace why does not the editor advo-
cate the return of the German army
to it's own bailiwiCk and the repara-
ton for all the destruction in Bel
GUM?
The theory of socialism is really
very beautiful, but it is not practical
There are plenty of idealists in the
world, but how do their ideas come
out in practice? 1t is impossible to make
a complete reply to MP. Ochsner, but
if he will come from Plain some night
we will arrange a round table and
thresh the matter out to his complete
satisfaction. There are some tall talk
ers in Baraboo and we will give them
the pleasure of dissecting his argu-
ments.
The columns of this paper are al
ways open to short, spicy, sincere So
cialistic articles, and Mr.. Ochsner is
always welcome to speak his thoughts
ON this or other topics.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-14

plotting run riot and integrity traileC
in dishonor? Suppose some neighbol
should plant cannon in the highway
in front of Mr.. Ochsner's home and
tell him to keep out Of the road or he
would be killed. What would Mr.
Ochsner do? What did the United
States do when ordered to keep of
the sea?
! AS to the strike in Germany, it seems
to have flattened out like some giant
stepping on mushroom. 1t is doubt
full if all the strikers are socialists
Conditions are too near crisis? Why
did not the Socialists to man come
out long ago?
AS to idlers in this country getting
living and workers living in penury
will say the statement seldom holds
It is largely a matter of management
It is not what man makes, but what
he saves that counts. Who are the
we'll to do? The rich? It usually in
cludes those who work. Often there
is but one generation between broad
cloth and overalls, and if Mr.. Ochsne1
will look about him he will find most
Of the persons he knows are working
and those who are idle or spend to the
limit have but little. True, there are
exceptions, but somebody has had the
Job of accommodating wealth where
wealth exists.
AS to Socialists and capitalists it
NAV be said that the ideas of neither
one are ideal. Is there any church
in which all believe, or does anyone
believe in all churches? There will
always be differences in parties and
anything but harmony as to creeds
Socialism may be on the gain, for
there is much good in the doctrine,
and the tendency is toward the ideas
it embOdies. Our municipal water
plants ,post-ofice system, ownership
of great industries, manifest that tend
ency. We have read books on Social
ism.
AS to party support, the Socialists
no doubt raise money in some way
when there is a campaign. Every
member of the Socialist party pays a
fee to belong; in the other parties
contributions are largely voluntary.
Mr.. Ochsner sent copies of the Mil
waukee Leader Socialist paper, which
has been denied the privilege of sec
ond-class rate by the post-office de
rartment on account Of it's bold utter
ances, several articles being marked.
Space will be given to answer but one,
since news account was given in this
paper. The Leader says it was an
outrage that the Socialist meeting in
South Dakota was broken up and Will
liam c. Rempfer, the secretary, driven