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The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Boy Scouts Now
Hard At Work
Have Enlisted for Service in Red
Cross Work, Selling of Liberty .
Bonds, Etc.

In recent interview with the Scout
Master the Gazette learned a few of
the activities in which the Redwood
Falls boy scouts are engaged.
Last Monday night at a regular
meeting they all declared their in
tention each to produce enough this
summer to feed soldier. They voted
to do the spring cleaning and plant
ing around the Public Library.
They unanimously voted to assist
in every way possible the third lib
erty loan. They have their Boy Scout
posters ready for the drive in April.
They have collected boxes and
made articles in the shop for Red
Cross use. Over five dozen knitting
needles have been mo de.
This week they a1e assisting in
collecting clothes fo.' the Refugees
Others are helping to pack, while
others will collect boxes. Next Sat
urday they are to make a house to
house canvas for books to be shipped
to training camps.
For all this Boy Scouts do not ask
pay. They are not permitted to ac,
cept pay, for such duties are part
of their work as loyal Boy Scouts OF
America. All over the country the
services of the scouts are being en-
listed in civic affairs as well as in
Red Cross. From these activities the
community is certainly the gamer
yet the boys themselves are gaining
still more. For besides learning the
joy of personal service they are ac-
quiring a vast fund cf useful knowl-
edge. They are finding themselves
in their relations with their fellows
and are intuitively grasping the mean
ing of true democracy.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Insurance Co.
Elects New Board
Wabasso Meeting Largest in History
of Company; Entire New Board
With One Exception Elected

The special meeting of the Farm
ers Mutual Insurance Company of the
town of Redwood Falls held at Wa
basso last Thursday was the most
widely attended meeting this COM
pany has ever had, the total number
of votes cast being 568. Over 600
people were in attendance.
All the members of the board cleo
ted at the regular meeting last jan
uary had rendered their resignation
with the exception of John Hines of
Delhi who consequently is member
of, the present board of directors who
were elected Thursday. The other
members are Jacob Nuremberg, c. B.
Root, VIM. Raveling, Chas. Goehring,
E. E. Nichols and N. w. Cobleigh.
It is understood that VIM. Raveling
will take the place of A. D. Stewart
as secretary. The new dire :tors took
charge Of the business Tuesday.
There was a second ticket put in
the field and the election was hotly
contested. During the counting of
the votes, short talks were made by
B. P. Holt, A. D. Stewart and c. E.
Thayer.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Camp Cody Boys
Enjoying Mumps
Company in Quarantine Because One
Indiscreet Lad Caught Childish
Disease
RUMORS ARE MANY
Many Things Suggested; Nothing
Certain Except Boys Are
Still at Cody
Camp Cody, New Mexico,

March II, 1918.
Mumps-that's what we have in
Company l. these days; or rather we
are suffering from the effects of this
swollen misfortune by being locked
in quarantine. The real patient is
Private John Bliss who is confined
to an isolation ward at the base hos
pital. Saturday morning after big
division review the quarantine fell up
on US. And now a guard at each end
of the street PAGES back and forth
with big stick which says to visit
ors who would come in and to COM
pany members who would leave "you
shall not pass"
Do you know, an epidemic does not
get a square deal in this camp; it's
business is absolutely outlawed and
it has no chance to get start. If a
man reports at the regimental infirm-
ary with an oversped pulse and a
step-up type of temperature he is
given a few hours in those tempo
rary quarters under observation and
then ambulanced promptly to the
base hospital where a more thorough
pounding, stethoscoping and cultur-
ing is given him. If his symptoms
are of a real epidemic nature, or if
even dangerously near being real, he
is isolated, phone message to the
regiment gives the diagn osis-and
biff! quarantine strikes his COM
pany. Sometimes the regimental sur
geons initiates a quarantine from his
own diagnosis merely to play safe.
Not long since two suspected menin-
gifts cases appearing in the regi-
ment, the entire outfit went into dur
ance vile, and some squads in the of
Tending company were confined to
close quarters. A later diagnosis found
no such disease and we were released.
The surgeons, however, do not al
ways wait for an appearance of symp-
toms of disease. They lool; US over
occasionally to spy out lurking germs.
1t is probably generally known that
some individuals there are, who may
be guilty of secreting in their sys-
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The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Fritsche Withdraws

DR.. L. A. Fritsche of New Ulm last
Saturday withdrew his name as a
candidate for the Office of mayor of
New Ulm. This decision was reached
after united effort on the part of
the loyal citizens of New Ulm to per-
suade DIR. Fritsche to withdraw. 1t
was felt that his candidacy, in view
of the fact that he was removed from
his position as mayor last summer
by the Safety Commission after his
participation in an anti-draft meet
ing, would be detrimental to the city's
claim for loyalty.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
A. D. Stewart
Makes Statement
Urges All Factions To Forget Diff
ferences And Unite Efforts for
Common Cause

TO THE PUBLIC:
1t was expedient for the good of
eur Farmers Mutual Insurance COM
pany that | should retire from its
board of management.
| have been it's secretary continu-
ously for twenty-seven years.
Associated with the conduct of it's
affairs are many pleasant recollec-
tions. Of the 157 Farmers Nut. Insur-
ance Companies in the state it is one
of the three largest, and, in my opin-
ion, the best. In the realm Of insur-
ance in this county it monopolizes the
field. The Redwood Falls Mutual
stands as the most convincing exam
pie of cooperative effort.
It's phenominal growth and sue
cess is due to the fact that we have
all pulled together. Up to America S
entrance into the war we had a we'll
satisfied membership. Because l ac-
cepted the position of Director of
Public Safety of this county and tried
to do my duty as | saw it, the secre-
tary and his associates on the execu-
tive board, who were in full sympa-
thy and accord with me in my gov
ernment work, at our last annual
meeting had to go. It was the first
time this was done in the history of
our company or any other company
of its kind in the state. Clearly the
clique who made the raid and those
who try to apologize for them had
not the good of the company at heart
They were actuated by other motives
and they have been trying to clear
up the atmosphere of an unpatriotic
nature ever since-without success.
At our Special Insurance meeting
last Thursday it was made clear to
me that I could not continue to rep
resent the war policies of the gov
ernlnent and give satisfaction as Sec
retary of our insurance company and
so at my own option severed Off
cial relation with the latter, which
paid fair salary, and will continue
to serve Uncle Sam for nothing
and to buy my own gasoline.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the affairs of the COM
pany will be turned over to the new
board next Tuesday. In every re-
spect the new board is all right. 1t
is composed of we'll known farmers
and business men. My successor VIM
Raveling of Lamberton, Mimi, has my
unqualified endorsement. He is a sue
cessful farmer, loyal citizen and is
entitled to the confidence and CO.
cceFation Of our members.
IL my health permits, shall con.
tinue to be Public Safety man till this
war is over. 1t is not an easy road
to travel. l am willing to make the
sacrifice Of time and effort, but il
hurts to have former friends refuse
to meet me on the old, frank familiar
basis. Neighbors and old time asso-
ciates i'm whose homes | have beer
is the way. Walk in it though it leads
through the valley of Gethsemane
and to the cross of Cal1ary." an
willing to be turned do Hn as secre.
tary and all other off .ial relation
which l have with other farmer or
ganizationss gladly if by so doing
could make Redwood County 100 pei
cent American.
I want to say with all the earnest
ness / command, that Redwood coun
ty can not be 100 per cens American
as long as it has member of tht
nonpartisan league or any other or
ganization-farm or business tina
provokes discomfort and hiaders tht
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The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Deposit Mail Early

From Washington comes the re-
quest that all mail be deposited in
mail boxes, postoffices, etc., just as
early in the day as possible. Trains
are finding it hard to keep to the
schedules, mails are consequently
much congested and the service is
handicapped in many ways. Mailing
early is not only an assurance of bet
ter service to the individual but is
also one very simple method by which
business houses and others can as
sist the government in carrying on
its work.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Big Sale at Milroy

The Red Cross branch at Milroy
earned nearly $500 at an auction
sale held there last Saturday, the
record amount for any sale held in
Redwood County or vicinity up to
the present time. The articles sold
consisted of farm produce, live stock,
poultry, articles of needle work, ETC..
The list of articles being similar to
those sold in all soles of this nature.
The result is certainly splendid
one and one of which Milroy resi-
dents have right to be extremely
nrOud
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Seeding Today

Whether the first robin chirps or
not doesn't matter much to Redwood
County residents! They know spring
is here any way because Frank Heuer
seeded wheat this (Tuesday) after
noon on the Rudolph Rain farm just
south of town, and that is positive
proof that hottish weather is upon us.
Of course a Milroy man speeded up
and seeded week or so ago but he
had to go out and spread blanket
over his field to protect it from the
recent blizzard so that sign didn't
hold good. By the end of the week
however, farmers in this vicinity ex-
pect to have a good many acres
planted.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
Boy Scouts Help

The Boy Scouts will be glad to call
on Saturday, March %, for any books
that you may wish to give the sol
diers and sailors through the Ameri,
can Library Association. If it is not
convenient to part with your books
fund to the amount of book is
also very acceptable. This money
will be sent to The A. L. A. for the
purchase Of books as needed for the
soldiers.
MARIE TOLZMAN,
Tel. No. 264. Librarian.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20
"Sunshine" Camp

AS other divisions of the new ar
my are being given names character
istic of their personnel or camping
places, it became known through 1t.
Col. w. H. Raymond, chief of staff,
that it would be agreeable to division
headquarters should the Gath division
be known as the Sunshine" division.
Col Raymond is a strong friend of
Camp Cody as military training
place, saying that he will take a few
dust storms in preference to the mud,
snow and cold weather which have
been features at other camps where
troops are training Ell Paso Herald.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20

Mrs. Harry Beatty of Redwood
Falls, visited with Mrs. Martha Hart
wick Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. She also attended the r. N.
"A. lodge here.-Morgan Messenger.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20

Rev. and Mrs. George Root of Jack
son, are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Chapman. Mr.. Root will
go to Morgan Friday evening where
he will give Chalk Talk as Red
Cross Benefit.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-03-20

Attorney Frank Clague made a
business trip to Minneapolis last Sat-
urday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
GERMANY WARNS
UNITED STATES


Amsterdam. June -Germany
has lodged q complaint In Washing
ton and asked for safeguards against
such excuses as led TO the lynchlng x
OF Robert p. Praeger at Collinsyille,
H.. on April 4, according to a wolf
bureau Telegram from Germany
quoting Privy Councillor sImons In
replying TO n question asked by Herr
Bueiler. OF Mclningen. In the reich
stag.
Privy Councillor simons Is quoted
as follows.
"The iynchlng OF Prayer Is fact
and was committed for no other rea-
son than that Prayer was a German
and sympsthIzed with the German
cause. The Swiss minister at Wash
ington has lodged complaint and
asked for safeguards against such
excuses.
THE United States. which. II Ia
alleged. Ia warning against the
Huns in the interest OF humanity,
bears the main responsibility for the
crime. The American government
permitted German hatred to be fan
ned among the American people.
The American government must nnd
ways to protect the rights and liber'
ties Of Germans In America.
"The German government has re-
peatedly made known through the
Swiss minister that progress In thi'
matter should be accelerated. what
ever the conditions In the United
States may be. The United States
government must under all circum'
stances see that such things do moi
occur again"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
SALE Of FIREWORKS
UNDER GOV. LICENSE

San Francisco. June 13.-Fire-
works are regarded as explosives
under the regulations for the en-
forcement Of the federal explosives
law, according to John NJ. Griffin, U.
s. explosives inspector for califor-
mia.
The manufacture. sale, exporta-
tion and purchase OF fireworks Of all
kinds and in any quantity will be
under license.
No license will be required. how
ever, for the purchase at retail Of
Chinese firecrackers. American fire.
crackers. toy torpedoes. serpents,
sparklers or toy paper caps when
costing not more than 10 cents per
package.
None but the following varieties
OF fireworks will be manufactured;
Firecrackers imported and domes-
tice (not over inches by Y inch); !;
roman candles, not over 20 balls;
rockets, not over 3 pound size;
wheels of all kinds at present man
ufactured: railroad fuses. colored
lights and all safety signals; SER
pents: sparklers: toy torpedoes, Tin
Guiding "vesuvius" and "Son-of-a-
gun" torpedoes); fountains; Jack
in-the-box; colored shells (up to 8
inches in diameter) not containing
detonating compound; mines; Ian
ces; paper caps.
All rockets and roman candles oil
greater size than above and all
shells up to inches In diameter
which have been manufactured pri-
or to November Is, 1917. and are
now stored at factories or in the
hands Of jobbers or retailers may be
sold under license.
Licensing agents are authorized
to issue special purchasers license
limited to the purchase and use OF
fireworks and so stated in the body
of license to minors not less than
l6 years of age when they are chill,
dren of American citizens who are
known to be loyal.
Retailers of fireworks will re
quire a vendors license,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
GRANTS PASS GIRL
IS NOW YEOMANET1E

uldawalla. daughter OF Paymaster
and Mrs. II. II. Basler U. 8. n. r. f..
stationed at the yard. Is one OF the
latest additions TO the yeowomen OF
the U. 8. navy. Miss Basler has been
patiently planning throughout the
year since war was declared how she
might best serve Uncle Sam In this
great worlds crisis, In the mean
time pursuing her studies In high
school. II suppose you want to do
your bit In the war with the rest OF
u.s." queried her father. NO,
want to do my utmost to get the
kaiser" she replied and the follow
Ing morning boldly approached the
enrolling officer at his desk and Of
fered her services to her country.
Now Mrs. Basler must add another
star TO her service badge,
Miss Basler is Just Is years OF age
and is probably the youngest girl In
the service. She has been interest
cd In war work from the beginning
Of the conflict, being charter mem
ber OF the girls honor guard In heT
home town. Grants Pass. Oregon
and Is a senior this year In the
Union high school Of Bremerton and
will graduate with her class on
Thursday OF this week
well, why shouldn't enlist? MY
grandfather Basler was volunteer
soldier and fought to preserve the
union OF the state In the sixties. My
father resigned his position and gave
up his home and enrolled for ser
vice as soon as It was known thai
this war wss inevitable. At the same
time my two brothers gave up thei'
college life and voluntarily entered
the service OF their country. Ont
Is serving in the national army ant
the other In the navy. Both are nov
on duty thousands OF miles from
here. guess I can postpone m,
university course until we win thi'
war and the boys come home
Bremerton News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
SECRETARY or WAR BAKE,s
SPEAKS TO GRADUATING
CLASS YESTERDAY
UNITED STATES AIMS DEFINED
Though Allies Have Lost Grlcvous-
" SIN Thclr Faith and Endur-
ance In Wonderful"

West Point, N. Y. June iS.--More
than a million American men will be
In service In France In the near fu-
turc. declared Secretary Baker In an
address today to 1877 graduates Of
the West Point military academy.
Suppiementing his recent nm.
nouncemont In Washington that
UNITED states soldiers exceeding
700. 200 In number have disembark,
cd ON French SOIL" Mr., Baker said
that I'VE will shortly pass the mill
lion mark
General Peyton e. March. chief OF
stan. who made commencement day
the occasion OF his nrst official visit
10 the academy. said that neither the
menace OF the ralding German sub
matinee on the American coast nor
the territorial gains OF tho enemy on
the western front will effect Ameri-
cas- policy Of sending men to France
a. fast as ships can carry them.
Today's graduation Was TINT OF
/, the cIlss OF 1919. whose members
we're awarded their diplomas u year
ahead OF time. the nrst since 1917
10 attain that distinction, because OF
tho urgent demand In the army for
trained officers.
Secretary Baker. who awarded the
diplomas to the graduates. told them
they were destined TO have u part In
leading the armies OF the nation to
a victorious peace. After that" he
said. "as o Y GERS OF the regular par
~, you will prepare. not for war,
but be ready for another war, II any
body wants to make H."
He declared the United States be-
came a beillgerent because Ger
many tried to crush individual hu'
man happiness and liberty"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13

was plenty OF lighting yesterday but
II did not affect the general situa-
tIon. Tho Germans are nghting
against time which is distinct
gain to the defense.
Paris June ~. wednesday-on a
width OF battle front 5000 yards in
extent no fewer than four German
divisions than $4,000 men
we're preparing to hit a hard blow,
when the French yesterday launch
cd highly successful counter attack
south OF Montdidier. The density OF
the German troops was fatal foi
them. because the entente allied ar
tillery, machine guns, riflemen and
aviators were able to aim point
blank range into these masses OF
men.
This concentrated fire did :erri'
BILE execution.
The battle continued throughout
the night and In the early hours this
morning. when the entente allies
made a further advance to the east
!, OF Merry. which is a most important
point, as II commands the valley.
Towards the center. the enemy
launched several attacks today but
the line held firmly. although some
enemy detachments succeeded In Ill
ttering to the Matx valley through
the wooded country.
Further gains have been made by
the French troops In the fighting In
the region between Montdidier and
Noyon, where. in addition to the
capture OF territory between Belloy
and st. Maur. the center OF the line
400 additional Germans have been
made prisoners and some guns and
machine guns have been taken. Nu'
merous German counter attacks have
4
been repulsed. but the enemy sue
ceeded at one point In crossing the
Matz river.
On the eastern side OF the Oiss
river. the French have carried out
strategic retirement along the lin'
OF Belloy. Tracy-l-val and Kampecel
unobserved by the enemy.
Further south. north Of the Marine
in the region OF Chateau Thierry
the French have recaptured the vii
llage Of Brussiares.
In violent fighting between the
Aisne and the forest OF villers Cot
CONTINUED on page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
HENRY FORD FAVORED
FOR U. 8. SENATOR

Lansing. Mich. June 13.-Henry
Ford. Detroit automobile manufac-
turer. who was mentioned as the re-
publican candidate for United States
senator to succeed William Alden
Smith. whose term expires next year.
was endorsed by Michigan democrats
In conference here and urged to be
come a candidate. although he Is
not within our fold" The endorse
ment Of a republican candidate by
a democratic conference is unparal-
leled in Michigan politics.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
AMERICA AND ALLIES TO
POOL ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Washington, June l3--Pooing OF
all economic resources of America
and the nations allies against tn
central powers was step nearei
today, after the weekly meeting OF
the presidents war cabinet. One of
the moves planned is the welding
into one vast mobile machine Of the
entire economic power of the Unit
ed States and the allies with head
quarters at one of the entente cap
itals.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
PLANS FOR OPENING OF
LANDS NEAR PORTLAND

Washington, June 13.-The senr
eral land ONCE announced today 'thak
the plans for the opening Of 15o.ses
acres Of public lands in the vicinity
Of Portland would not be abando1-
ed. despite the recommendations hy
Governor withycombe and others
who suggested that the land be hel1
for returning soldiers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
MORE HUN TROOPS
FOR WEST FRONT
Forces Taken From tussia-Ger-
mans Say Concentration Of En-
ormous Forces Needed

London. June 13.-The Germans
are about to withdraw the bulk Of
their troops now In Russia for SER
vice on the western front. according
to q Petrograd newspaper which
published the alleged interrupted
message from the chief Of the Ger
man general star. saying that the
battles In the west are critical and
decisive, but in order to insure defi-
mite victory. concentration Of snorm-
Gus forces II necessary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
THROAT TROUBLE CAUSES
SECRETARY McADOO TO REST

Washington, June 13.-Continued
throat trouble today prompted Sec
retary McAdoo to return to White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, to spend
several weeks recuperating. He will
continue to direct affairs of the
treasury and the railroad admins
tration from there.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13

Seattle, June 13-Wholesale lum-
ber dealers Of Washington and Ore
gon, meeting here last night sent
kilograms to officials at Washington,
D. c., urging that the government
continue to recognize the wholesal-
ers' organization as essential in bal
ancing prices and production. The
dealers effected permanent organ
ization from the membership Of the
two states.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
KLAMATH FALLSL.W.W.
IS ORDERED NTERNED

Washington. June 13.-The de-
partment of justice announced to-
day that Carl Swelgin. an |. W. w.
arrested last year at klamath Falls,
Is interned. He is the first German
American deprived Of citizenship for
fraud in naturalization proceedings.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
ALLIES OUTClASS HUNS
IN USE Of GAS IN WAR

Washington, June 13.--The chief
of the bureau of chemistry told the
agricultural committee Of the sem
ate today that the allies now excel
the Germans in gas warfare. They
have more gas and are applying 1t
more effectively. The allies also
have more improved masks for de-
fensive warfare.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
-FOUR OREGON BOYS
IN CASUALTY LIST

Washington, June iS.--The cas-
uaity list for today is 1888; 10 killed
In action and 1877 severely wounded.
Four Oregon boys are among the
list OF severely wounded. their
names are; Privates John II. CAL
bertson. Clatskanie, ore.; Guy r..
Reed, Albert wastell and Richard q.
Zeisler, all Of Portland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-13
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Of TELEGRAPH ASKED

st. Paul, June 13.--The Fedora
tlon Of Labor convention adopted
resolution today asking President
Wilson to Immediately take over the
control Of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies.