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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
Dr.. Alexander Writes
Interesting Letter of
Her Work in France

Letters from DR.. Alexander are al
&uavs welcome because of, the wealth
of interest contained therein. This
one recently received by Mrs. David
Cleveland is on a par with the others
which have been published.
April II, 1918, 4 Palace de Ia
{, Concorde, Paris, France.
Dear Mrs. Cleveland:
No letter from home yet. Truly as
7 said to a little French girl met IN
the subway, "Home is where ! hang
INV hat" and the people in the place
that once was home have forgotten me
already.
Miss Davis sent me the Sank Cen
tire papers and some magazines. IL
was like getting news from announcer
world. cannot express how very
strange it feels to have SO many
changes come in just q few weeks as
Minneapolis, Chicago, New York Tor
six days-an ocean trip for 10 days
and, then a new land where everything
naonle. customs, languages, sights,
sounds and even food and bed are
strange. Not even when I pass the
Mortal called death into that other
world where Goods will is also done
viii / seem to change my personality
more than I have in coming mere.
wish you to impress upon All tne
neoule of Sank Centre, first OF All the
feeling Of France toward us-that is
to us as representatives OF the Am
erican Red Cross and to the Americans
who SO Loyalty support the work done
here. The children are just as dear
lust as handsome as ours in the Y. .
A. When they see us they smile
broadly and whisper or say aloud
x american" and if we answer with
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

what little French we can command,
%, oui! lie suis American" they are
just5Bo pleased. Naturally we hand
out some candy if we have any with
us and ii Of them from the tiniest
tot to the oldest one says "merci ma
dame" this is "thank you, madam" but
the happiness in their shining eyes is
quite enough thanks did they but know
it. To the older folks Of France we
are much of curiosity. I never was
stared at so much in my life as have
been since I came here. But it has
been in all kindness. have smiled
back at many of those who looked so
hard at me and they were SO pleased.
When we come to those who are in
trouble and say "Croix Pouge Ameri-
can" (American Red Cross) their
hearts go out to us at once for they
have been helped by the Red Cross be-
fore in most cases. We came here
expecting to do few things, we find
that the people here have asked for
help in so many kinds of work that
the words "American Red Cross" will
soon stand for every kind of work
that is for the uplift of our fellow
man, physical, mental and spiritual.
It is a wonderful organization to be-
long to. It is only since have been
here that have realized how proud
I ought to be that I can say I am a
member of the American Red Cross.
want to say to you all that you never
spent dollar in your life that is go
ing to become such big thing in your
life as the dollar that made you a
member of the American Red Cross.
am proud to think that an American
woman was the founder of this organ
ization. Next to Christianity as an
organization, stands the Red Cross
today. One is the preaching of love
to our fellow man; the other is the
doctrine. I want to tell you of one
kind of work the Red Cross is doing
here.
Last Saturday I went to see a school
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
U.S.. Government
Food Bulletin
OFFICIAL

administration has announced that so
long as sugar is available it may be
purchased by householders in quanti-
ties for canning and preserving only
upon certificates signed at the store
upon purchase. Sugar distributors re-
port big supplies on hand now and
the home Gamer should take full adj
vantage of the opportunity, the food
administration states.
Each day adds its quota to the
growing army Of American wheat
abstainers. "Total abstainers clubs"
are being formed in some places by
those who are willing to pledge their
entire wheat ration to the Allies. In
one western state both merchants and
consumers are offering stocks of flour
to the government, some cities retain
ing two pounds of -four per month
per capita. A large proportion of
the parishes in Louisiana have agreed
to use no wheat until the new crop
comes in. One church congregation
has adopted resolutions pledging the
entire congregation to consume not
more than three pounds per person
per month. Prominent clubs through
out the country, both men and wo-
mems clubs have held patriotic meet
ings pledging themselves to abstain
from wheat until after the next har-
vest. The state of Texas has gone
on a wheatless basis from April Is
until June Is or longer. What is your
organization doing to urge those who
can afford it to perforn1e one OF their
greatest war services by going with
out wheat and wheat products in any
form until the next crop comes in?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

canteen in Paris. Three hundred and
fifteen children out of a school of
1000 were seated at tables in long
dining room. Their bibs were on, their
bread, plate, knife, fork and glass of
water before each one. Some promi-
nent Frenchman and members of the
American Red Gross entered and were
seated. The Frenchman told these
children that they had been unable to
give them dinner the noon before
but that the American Red Cross had
donated enough more so they could
have dinner instead of lunch. He
ended up with Long Live America !!
Long Live the Red Cross Americana
Our DR.. Knox responded and Mr..
Delamere who is French translated the
speech into French. Then at last in
came the dinner and the r. G. women
doctors and nurses helped to serve it
that day. A huge bowl held about five
gallons of boiled wheat beans; there
was a huge platter of sliced ham. A
dipperful of beans and Q slice of ham
was placed on each plat as we held
them out and placed them back at
each child's place. The little one had
boiled rice and bread and sweet
chocolate. / never could imagine 300
children so quiet and well behaved as
these. Some pictures were taken of
them later-10 second exposures, dur
ing which time they were to sit per-
fectly still and they did it beautifully.
In my dispensary work here I come
in contact with some of the children
of the poor. Most of them are so bony
and thin it make my heart ache fn~
them. So many of them have lost
mothers or fathers or both and of
course, they are not well cared for.
There is so much tuberculosis among
them, but most of all they need
home. And then my thoughts go back
to the U. S. A. and hope we are not
forgetting the poor children there
only a few-but it is so much cheaper
to feed them and keep them healthy
than it is to supply hospitals for them
when they are sick. | feel absolutely
certain that the doctors in Che future
will not be paid to make sick people
well but to keep people healthy and
prevent disease. He will be paid by
the healthy people, not by the sick
ones. 1t will be found very, very
much cheaper for everybody. Think
about it. In my dispensary work do
medical work that would cost the
sick from $3.50 to $500 week and yet
am not as busy as some of the other
doctors. So you see the doctors could
be paid fair living and yet the city
and community that hired them would
get six to ten times as much service
for the money.
All day Monday and all day Thurs
day of each week have office hours
at La Courneuve, a town north of
Paris. An American nurse, a French
nurse and an interpreter are my as
sistants. I look the patients over at
the office, then my nurses go an see
them again and again, if need be. All
is free of charge. I go with them in
some of these homes. I will tell you
all about it some day. Meantime see
to it that the children of Sank Centre
are well fed, well clad and well housed,
whatever the expense may be.
With sincere regards to you all, :.
Ida M. Alexander.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-Modern six room
house, half block from business por-
ton of city, located on Oak street,
across from Lee hotel; time will be
given or will trade for part cash and
vacant city lots of farm land. JOS.
Exford. 1-1tpd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

WANTED-Capable and accurate
male stenographer and typewriter.
Good permanent position. Must be all
around man. Write H. K. w. Scott,
Superintendent, Minnesota State Re
formatory, Saint Cloud, Mimi, giving
references. 1.1t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
Senator Hilbert Should Be
Returned TO Office

The record of Senator p A. Hilbert during his tenure in
been that the voters of this district place
the greatest confidence in his ability to represent them in
important office In the exercise of his legislative duties
they found him always the lookout for the interests
of of Steas county and for the best interests
of the state whole
agricultural sections and the and given
farmer strongly sympathy with Improvement of farm
conditions. 80 q 49,
During the session he alert in the watching and study
ing Of all legislation proposed and mindful of the
interests of all his constituents He gained for himself fine
reputation among his colleagues the senate and of
the influential men of that body.
This district should have in this office who
ability intelligence and influence, and Senator Hilbert
has proven himself equal to all these requirements We do
not want man this office who will represent the inter-
ests of only class Of the districts citizens
but man who will deal fairly and has the ability and ex-
perence to judge rightly the needs Of all its citizens
At this tme when the destiny of nation has reached
critical stage there occasion for unrest and ALARM and
danger of tine adoption radical legislation it is highly inn
porant that represent men whom
we can have and trust and besides men who
we know to be true Americans.
This district had many occasions be we'll pleased
honored having Senator Hilbert them in this i'm
potant office during the past four and he has proven
himself the IN the district who and will serve
this district state and nation with honor No should
be unndfn of this and their support should be given to
reorganization of Senator Hilbert the primary election
AMelrose Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
WITH THE CHURCHES
Methodist Church.

Methodist Church.
Rev. Francis Boone, Pastor.
Sunday morning at 1000 o'clock
Ghildren's Day exercises. Evening
service at 500 o'clock The pastor
will preach his farewell sermon.
Union service.
IS ,+t.a
Zion Lutheran Church.
Sunday school 9:45. Services, Ger
man at 10:30.-J. A. Stein, Pastor.
80
5x Church of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Arthur Goodger, Rector.
Services Sunday, June 9th. Morn.
ing prayer and sermon 1890 a. m.
Sunday school session IL to 1 p. m.
Evening prayer and address 8 p. m.
+
Congregational Church Notes.
Cecil S. Sparkes, Pastor. :
"The church must interpret the
meaning of this war as it applies to
every phase of human life. The
task is an important one, no greater
has been give to it."
Morning service at 1000, subject
"The Worlds Children and the Worlds
War" Sunday school at 11:15. No
evening service in this church, but
Rev Boone breaches his farewell SER
mon in the Methodist church and we
are invited to attend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

HOUSE FOR RENTAL modern
house and garage, two blocks from
postoffce $40 per month. Inquire at
First State Bank. 52-2
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-Furniture Buffet,
rugs and other household articles in
fine condition. all practically new. In
quire of Mrs. A. Bryngelson. 1-2pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

/, LOST-Annual pass on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul road issued
in the name of Mrs. w. II. Knapp.
Finder will please return to Frank
Schwartz at Boston Store. 1-1tpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

81 WANTED-A good girl, one that
can take full charge of house. Inquire
9at Palmer House Garage, Mrs. Z. D.
lSalmond.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
FOR SALE One 5 passenger
Studebaker sar. Rosenberger Garage. ]

LOST-on Main street, Sank Cen
tire, Friday, May 81, five dollar bill.
Finder please return to Herald of
flee. 1-1tpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR RENT-Two rooms second
floor Caughren annex building.
Modern. Inquire Of James A. Caugh-
rem. Lift
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-Three Sherperd pups,
$1.50 each. Call or write S. L.
Eggerth, Sank Centre. 1-2pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR RENT-Six room house; mod
ern except heat; on Pine street. In
quire Of Ben Vogel. 52-1
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-$75O.00 first mortgage
with interest at 6 per cent on 80 acre
farm, due in years. Inquire Of F.
C. Lee. If ff's
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-Seed flax for sale. In
quire Of F. G. Lee, II
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06

FOR SALE OR RENT-Good house
four blocks from postoffce. See Jos.
Exford, owner. 1-1tpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
Congregational Church Notes.
Classified Want Ads

FOR SALE-Chicken coop. V. G..
Wedge. Lift
FARM FOR RENT-Inquire of Mrs
E. Cordell. 1-1tpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
FOR SALE OR RENT-House. In
quire of Mrs. j. B. Perkins. lit

WANTED-Good bookkeeper and
office man. Permanent position to the
right party. Write III. K. w. Scott,
Superintendent Minnesota State Re-
formatory, Saint Cloud, Mimi, giving
references. Lit
+ WANTED-Laborers at saw mill
and paper mill at International Falls,
Mimi. The lowest wages paid are
321ac per hour, steady work and good
nished cottage on Little Birch Lake.
Large screened and curtained porch,
barn for auto or horse, boat and fuel
furnished. Mrs. E. J.. Owen, Owatonna
MINI. Sill
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05

Cattle? Go to Shippers sale on
February 6. ia
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
VICTORY" BREAD
COSTLIER TO MAKE

fred 6 strehmann proprietor Of
lie Strcelnaann bakery here, sale
this morning that Victory bread
would sell for more at the stores
than the prevailing price Of white
wheat -four bread, owing to the higI
prices Of substitutes Mr.. Stroehmar
says barley rice and rye -four have
gone up enormously, owing to the
fact that they are not under govern
ment control and brokers have taken
advantage Of this fact. Bakers are
not permitted to advertise their new
product as Victory bread until the
full twenty per cent substitution is
reached.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
FARM LOAN BOARD
ISSUES A WARNING

Another warning to farmers was
issued Friday by the federal farm
hoard against sending money TO any
person or agency claiming to be an
organizer Of farm loan associations
or to sell information on methods OF
obtaining loans. A man in Pennsyl-
vania city is reported to have de-
frauded farmers Of thousands Of dol
lars by purporting to give valuable
information on farm loans ON remit
tance Of 81 Farmers can get all the
information they desire direct from
the board or any Of the twelve fed
eral land banks.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
l|!Il9|Ij![I1
A 100000 CHECK
SENT BY SHAWKEY

NJ. p. shawkey, state superintend-
ent Of schools, and state treasurer or
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton war work fund, raised in the re-
cent campaign in West Virginia. has
seat check for 100000 to the ma
tional war work council Of the Young
Mems Christian Association The
check is the second sent to the ma
tional council by Mr. Shawkey. the
first having been for the sum Of
100000 sent December Z. About $780,
900 remains in the state fund to be
emitted later
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
YOUNG MAN STABBED.

Charged with feloniously stabbing
Arthur Mayo. young man Of Elklns,
when they quarreled over card
trick in Glen Elk pool room, Rob
ert Stewart, young man of Man
nington IS a prisoner in the county
jail at Clarksburg, awaiting trial.
Mayo is in hospital. He will likely
recover from his wound, which is in
the neck below The left ear.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
PLAN HOMES FOR
Asa0RKlNG CLASSES

Pittsburgh, Pa. Feb 5.-lIow 20
provide homes for the working class
es is the chief problem for discussion
before the annual convention Of the
National Builders Exchange which
opened three-day session here 70.
day More than one thousand dele
gates representing every state in the
union are present
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
FINE FOR Rheumatism!
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad ~
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the Nearest
drug store. 1t is clean, white ointment
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings case and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by msny
doctors and nurses. Millions Of Jars ~
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiG
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
matism, lumbago, pains and aches Of Tie
back or joints sprains, sore nuscIe4
bruises, chiIblains, frosted feet, colds q
the chest lit often prevents pneuulonia)s
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
HEALTH INSURANCE
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Labor Planning Program AT a
Meeting In Albany.
icy International News seTviceA

Albany, N. ". Feb. 5,-Health in.
surance for worlSmen is to be the
main discussion OF conference 81
labor representatives which viii be
held here today. The Health Cor
mittee OF the State Fede~ation o.
Labar will eubmit alternative draft
of a health insurance bill which Ia
Dor will push for passage during the
present session Of the Legislature
The proposed bill is supplementary
to the W'orkmen's Compensation law.
1t provides for the insuring OF III
workers without physical examina
ton in case of sickness or accident
not covered by the compensation law.
The cost of the proposed insurance
is estinmted at four cents on each
dollar Of assessible wages. The maxi
mum Of assessment is fixed at ST. q
week. The maximum cost, therefore
is "a cents week, with payment
equally divided between the employe
and employer.
Under the proposed act. the work
man VIII be entitled to twenty-siS
weeks cash benefit OF IS and com
plete medical service.
The bin also provides a special
maternity benefit for wives Of in
surei worlumcn and for insured wo
men.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
LEFT 70 CHILDREN.

The viii OF Mrs Ann Gruber was
probated in the Orphans Court Al
Hagerstown she directs that her
real estate be sold and the proceeds
divided equally among her children
Martin II Gruber and Mrs. Emma E
Orrick were appointed executors
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
THREE BIRTHDAYS.

Or. James William Letter Sunday
gave a dinner in Wdlliamsport in ho-
nor Of the birthdays Of his wife, Miss
Hester Savage Weverton. guest of
DR. and Mrs. Letter, and Edward
Wliederhall The three anniversaries
fell on the same day.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05
TO REpEpIcATE.

st. Pauls United Evangelical
Church, OF Hagerstown, wrecked last
June and remodeled, will DO rededi-
Gated next Sunday by Bishop WI ii.
Fouke, Naperville, III. The Rev. Il.
M. Dice is the pastor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-05

Horses, colts--right kind. Dick and
shrimp sale, Feb. Is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-29
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SAVE
AS MUCH AS THEY SPEND
Arc Compelled to Send Part of Their
Pay to Dependents at
Home.
COSTS BIG MONEY
Interesting Comparative Figures of
Sales and RcmittanccS in Five Red
Triangle HutS Reveal Thrift AMI
Generosity of Yankee Fighters.

PARIS. December 2S.--t Special)-
Not many fortunes in American small
not at all like tho old style private
in the days, when army pay was si3
called, lost his entire months emoiu-
nents in fifteen minutes cxperimcntiur
with craps, whereunon he shrugged his
shoulders, commenting philoSophicaily.
oh, well, easy comc-easy so"
The. new type OF Yankee enlisted
man isn't like that. lie is Il savin.;
young man and he sends y good share
wife or any other partial dependents
that lie may have. In fact. he sends
G 9.:,ss.; as much money as he spends on
finance reports may be taken "a Il
criterion. And they ough; 10 lie con
sidered fair Indication OF the wa.
In the first place. the private makes
N allotment OF half his base pay by
home tina, needs Il. And i! he hasn't
the government takes ii and saves il
for him. With very few exceptions. he
also is the holder Of government, in
surance policy. which takes another
bite out OF his earnings. l;y the time
his allotment and his insurance pay
- great deal ,ef; Yet from this lit
tie. lie manages to save what in the
aggregate amounts to, vas; sum.
In four OF the FIVE hu;s from which
figures arc available in one Y. NJ. &. y.
division. the soldiers sent more ,noncy
home than they spent on themselves
III buying cantcen supplies during the
month.
In the other hut. the amount of
merchandise sales WAS only u small
percentage greater than tho home re-
mittances handled by the lied Triangle
Taking tho live huts as Il whole. the
was over l25.Goo francs for the month.
One Of the huts. The one whose business
N all departments was the biggest ..
the i've, sent 20 America almost three
times as much moncy. as il received
for sales. All OF which shows that the
Yankee sold!c: is 80 generous and
Thrifty Ie he is brave and capable
Here are the figures in total: mer-
chandse sales. 254.20. francs: remit
tances. 3II.46S francs.
In the entire division. the business
Office handled l.0JS.2+9 francs. OF which
o".;b.s frames represented canteen sales
anu SUI.I.u francs renitttanccS 20 the
United states. or approximately half
and half.