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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
Our Hone in FOch

"Foch is satisfied" a French Of
wholesome reading. OF course, it is a
great strain to wait for the counter
offensive, but if Foch does not strike,
it is evidently because he sees a bet
ter moment for it coming. The long
er he waits. the more complete con-
fidence he displays. There is no rea-
son why anybody at this distance
should be anxious while the COM
mander-in-chief of all the Allied
armies is tranquil enough to delay
action.-Philadelphi Record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
On Judging Ones Self

But with me it is a very small
thing that should be judged of you,
or of mans judgment; yea, judge
not mine own self. For l know
nothing of myself; yet am 1 not
hereby justified; but he that judgeth
me is the Lord.-I Corinthians w,
8 and 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
OUR DAILY LAUGH

HIS PREFERENCE.
Bug-What kind of entertainment
do you prefer?
Grasshopper-well Ifthink I like
going to hops best.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
ONE WAY.

wife.-How can keep from walk
ing in my sleep?
Hubly-Take carfare to bed with
you
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg steel Is be-
ing used for many bolts for
Army buildings.
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Harrisburg gave all its scheei= eor
hospitals In zRf&.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

"Scrubwomen in the Boston Capitol
have struck" Heavens, think of any,
body letting a State job get away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

great foes of military as we'll as civil
morale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

Beef goes up in price" Where
have we heard them sad words be-
fore?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

Be thou eTdTted, o God, above the
heavens; let thy glory be above all
fhe edTth.-Ps 57:11
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
NOT ON TIIS PLANE.

Have yon seen the ney ten dollar
bili:"
no. I haven. even seen the old
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

Speaking of music. at the organ
recital given Monday night by
Charles Heinroth, he transposed the
numbers on the program, playing a
"Spring Song" in place of Bach
fugue in ID Major. Imagine the per-
pleXity of musiclovers when they
heard the note of bird opening the
brilliant Bach composition. But
they were happily set Alright when
they heard the opening notes of the
fugue as the next number. and
found that McFarlane's Spring
Song" followed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

War does not seem to have hit the
Harrisburg Public Library circula-
ton to any extent. The April fig
ures will show that it went over 1O,-
900, which is almost winter
months figure. Generally in March
and April reading declines, but this
year, as in many other lines, the cir
culation of books has gone ahead
and the April figures show UP better
than any similar month. On one
day over 200 books were taken out
and on another 958. March was al
so ahead of the usual figure for that
month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE FIRST NAME.

the annual meeting of the Redwood coun-
n ty Red Cross chapter, the name of Mrs.
William Duncan, the former vice-chairman
of the Chapter was given the first place on the
Honor Roll of the Chapter, distinction won by
her unceasing labor for the Red Cross cause
during the last two years of athe labor for the
during the last two years of the useful and splen-
did life which was so suddenly closed by death
October o. Judge Frank Clague, one of Mrs
Duncans girlhood teachers and her lifelong friend
and admirer, spoke il glowing terms of the
work done by this who had carried the
cause of humanity and humanitys suffering close
to her womanly and charitable heart The death
of Mrs. Duncan great loss to good works
of all kinds in Redwood County and especially
to the work of the Red Cross Chapter with which
she had so closely allied herself
1t is fitting that her name lead the name of all
others who shall Garry On, and the best mon
ument which can possibly be erected to her men,
DRY is erected on the work of present and future
members of the Chapter done as she taught that
it should be done by her worthy example. Mrs
Duncan's death brought not loss alone, but it
carried with it conservation and benedictio1,
greater than anything life could hold.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE TWELFTH MONTH

~ ECEMBER, the twelfth month of the year,
j is with us again. How quickly these old
years do roll around, bringing with them
the joys and sorrows of life and witnessing the
realization of ambitions, the achievement OF sue
cuss and YES, even the downfall of nations.
Many years have passed since the travellers
from afar, guided by the Star in the East, found
the new born Savior in the manger at Bethlehem
and in alteration, laid at His feet priceless gifts
of gold and frankncense and myth. To this day
however and probably as long as the world exists
we observe the birthday Of the King on the twen-
ty-fifth day of the twelfth month
In years past we have been content to observe
Christmas in the fashion prescribed-by both
giving and receiving little membranes while
gathered around the time honored Christmas tree
Christmas this year should be the greatest one
in the history of America, for have we not been
given, by the victories of our armed forces, the
undsturbed privilege of living as free people, in
America, under the Stars and Stripes.
Our Christmas gift is peace this year, and what
wondrous gift it is-purchased by the blood of
the flower of youth. And to the oppressed
nations and people of the world liberty is given
this Christmas in the year 1918. Millions OF men
have fought and died that Christmas this year
might be MADE the most memorable Slice lie
first one was celebrated at the cradle of the
Christ child.
Those who know say that the who fought
our battles in the war areas of France and Bel
gum thought not of their own safety, but always
of the loved ones back home. Surely they, of all
people, know what the spirit of Christmas is-for
have they given of themselves and asked nothing
in return "It is better to give than to receive"
but what pity that every one of the brave Allied
soldiers who gave his life to the cause can not en-
joy the fruits of victory.
In thinking of our Christmas this year let us
first of all remember the great gift that has been
bestowed upon civilization and then in an unsel-
fish way let us pledge ourselves to honor who
had part in bringing Peace and Liberty to the
world In this way can we really fittingly cele-
brate Christmas in the twelfth month of the year
1918.
A busy year is about to close-one in which the
forces of right have conquered over those OF
might, and in which we have learned what bless
ing it is to live in the land of the free and the
home of the brave" God grant that there shall
be no more war, but the coming of Christmas
il the years that are ahead shall find us not
forgetting the great gift of Peace in the year
1918-Empeco News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

workers will go into office buildings, facto-
ries, stores hotels, industrial houses of all kinds
and everywhere else that they find prospective
members of the Red Cross may be had. Plans
have been made to give 100 per cent service flags
for institutions of all kinds registering 100 per
cent membership. Buttons are to be given to
every new member and to every old one who re-
news his subscription.
"It does not matter who peron may be- The
richest and the poorest in town may join and
help the Red Cross. 1t does not mean merely a
membership in an orgaization, it means partici-
patton in the greatest mercful undertaking of all
ages.
'1The people realize what the Red Cross has
done to aid sufferers in the recent epidemic and
in disasters which have occurred at home during
the past year. The Red Cross has also thousand
of children in France, Italy, Servia, and other
countries All these things and a great many
more the people realize, and feel the answer to
the roll call will be correspondingly large. We
are after big increase, but this community will
certainly do its share"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

Some of these people who are fearing that the
teaching of English only in the public scools will
prove retrogressive to culture, should watch their
own English as "she is spoke" for day or two
and realize how much they still have to learn
about this language of ours. To speak it well
is about as much as any of US ordinary people
may hope to do without wasting any time in vain
regrets over the banished-to-be speech of other
nations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE NEXT LIBERTY LOAN

The latest bulletin of the Federal Reserve
Board says that prices generally throughout the
United States show a tendency to further rise,
increases being particularly noticeable in lines
not affected by government price fixing. This
rise the board links up with credit expansion,
remarking: probably the feature of the finan-
cial situation that most needs correction is the
increased disposition of the public to rely too
largely on the banks as a source from which
to obtain funds for use in financing the war
requirements of the Government" In other words
too many subscribers borrowed from the banks
with no prospect of repaying the loan in the
near future the result being an initiation of
bank credits.
There will be fifth Liberty Loan. The bonds
will be taken, because the Government must have
the money to meet its obligations
If the public should not take them the banks
necessarily. Whatever part of the loan
shall not be taken by the public and offset by
saving will cause just that much initiation.
We do not want to go into reconstruction with
bank credits swollen out of shape through car
rying government bonds carrying loans bas-
ed on government bonds that will not presently
be paid off out of savings. There is no way of
beating the game. The public must pay the
bill by saTng-abstaining from spending
the decreased purchasing power Of its money will
entail all the disadvantages of voluntary abb
stention from spending, with none Of it's adj
vantages. -.
From the beginning of the war the PROPOSE
ton has been this: "You have dollar. Volun-
tarily save twenty-five cents of it, spending only
seventy five cents, or else initiation Of credit
will cause the purchasing power of your dol
lar to shrink quarter; so you will finally get
only as many goods as though you had volun-
tarily saved twenty-five cents-and you will not
have the twenty-five cents to your credit either"
Saturday Evening Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS CALL
(By Henry R. Davidson, Chairman of War
Council of Red Crosse

~ UR soldiers and sailors are enlisted until
the Commander in-chief tells them there
is no more work for them to do in the war,
reads Red Cross statement issued from Wash
ington to every chapter; let every Red Cross
member and worker show our returning soldiers
and sailors that to care for their health welfare
and happines we are enlisted for no less period
than they are.
"The cessation of war will reveal picture Of
misery such as the world has never before SEEM
The American people expect the Red Cross to
continue to act as their agent in repairing brok-
en- spirits and broken bodies The Red Cross can
not abate one instant in effort spirit. Our
spirits must now call us to show that not the
roar of cannon or the blood of own alone
directs activities but that great people will
continue to respond greatly and freely to its obi-
cations and opportunity to serve"
'The Presidents call to the comradeship is the
call of humanity to the people of America. With
peace becoming more certain almost every hour,
the Red Cross has prepared to continue its work
And the rol-call has been planned to bring to the
standard of the Greatest Mother all of the vast
resources of Americas sympathy.
ga universal membership is asked by the Red
Cross. By that is meant membership as near
ly 100 per cent perfect as can be obtained. The
mark has been set at IS per cent as possibility
for the Red Cross has set itself to win at least
62,0OO,O00 members of population of 100000
OOO
cit is not to be- a campaign or a drive. The
chief aim Of the weeks work is to become dollar
memberships. No stress is to be laid upon secur-
ing memberships in other classes.
"Each division and chapter, however, has been
allotted certain number of two-dollar or maya
zine memberships. These are based upon the
population of the country, not less than I per
cent. of its total. When these allotments are
gone, no additional ones may be had.
another new feature of the roll-call is that
children are not to be solicited directly Children
will join through the regular auxiliaries, paying
twenty-five cents for membership in the Junior
Red Cross. Most of the children WILL therefore,
be enrolled through the schools.
"Men in service are also taken care of through
the plan. From National Headquarters of the
Red Cross has come word that team-workers
and committees in the coming drive are not to
solicit these men for membership.
"These two classes, however, are the only ones
barred from general membership and are the
only ones which do not have the privilege of
joining the Red Cross during roll-call. Every
one else will be asked to join.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

If the small girls and boys of your family or
acquaintance begin to show great expectations
and do a large amount of Christmas debating, it
is sure sign that they have been having an over
dose of attention to their material wants and
desires and not enough attention to the spiritual
side of Christmas 1t is the customary thing for
the American youth to mention what he wants
or what he expects to receive with never word
as to what he will give. It is a symptom of
serious moral upsetting and should be met by
stern and conscientious denial until the balance
which lies in appreciation of the rights and
needs of others is reached. A wise deprivation
may not make for larger happiness at the pre-
sent Christmas, but will undoubtedly be helpful
in laying the foundation for future strength
of character.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

When Christmas giving becomes burden which
you carry because Of some idea that a PRECEDENT
or convention will be shattered if you don't give.
you have reached the danger line and the only
thing to do is to stop giving. But you can get
the Christmas spirit all back again by thinking
of some one who won't expect to be remember
ed by you, and who will love even the simplest
little token of your liking, and committing some
wild extravaganza for that unsuspecting person.
We ars firm advocates Of the unexpected-and
unsuspected-as an element in Christmas cheer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
THE GIFTS
By Henry Van Dyke.

These are the gifts / ask
Of thee Spirit serene;
Strength for the daily task,
Courage to face the road,
Good cheer to help me bear the travellers load.
And, for the hours of rest that come between
An inward joy in all things heard and seen.
These are the things I prize
And hold of dearest worth:
Light of the sapphire skies,
Peace of the silent hills.
Shelter of woods and comfort Of the grass,
Music of BIRDS murmur of little rills,
Shadow of clouds that quickly pass,
And after showers the smell OF flowers
And of the good brown earth,
And. best of all, along the way, friendship and
mirth-Henry Van Dyke.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

There will be two dangers facing the soldiers
90 thew return. If soldier has friends ne Will
nrobablv, be overfed and die of indigestion II ne
s,sr,+ friends he will be so overcharged for the
ooss+ies Of life that his money will all be spent
he first few DAYS in the old U. S. and after that
- vii, s+arve TO death There must be a happy
e,,;,,r between an overdose of sentiment and
craft and it is up to every community to see that
things are equalized for the boys as tney come
back
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

"There is a movement on foot to give the school
teachers as much pay as day laborers" says the
st. Peter Herald. If such movement is started
we suggest that it be allowed to travel in the
fastest make of airplane instead "on foot, so it
can get somewhere. It's been several hundred
years getting started-and it hasn't made much
progress so far. There may be good reason why
mothers and school teachers are the poorest paid
people in the world but we don't know what it is
possibly the fundamental selfish of the men who
hold by divine right the power of fixing salaries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

II is reported that Henry Ford will abandon
tho automobile business and start weekly news
paper Now if Henry thinks bucking linotype
is any easier to adjust to ones temperment-to
say nothing of temper, than a splitting LIZZIE we
want to tell him he is mistaken. Just to snow
we are good sports and wish Henry well, we'll
trade him weekly newspaper plant for his au-
tomobile plant and not ask him cent TO ooot
Henry has nothing on US when 1t comes to unset
fish working for the human race!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
PEYTON BRAND
each piece packed in 2 pouch
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I:Z:YSgzyy93ZZyI

Recent advices say that the Unit
ed States War Department has turn
ed over to the Post Office Depart
ment 100 De Haviland four and Twelve
Handley-Page airplanes for use IN
the air mail service. Each of the
De Havilands, it is announced, will
carry 400 pounds Of mail, but they
will be altered to increase their car
rying capacity to 1900 pounds. Here
it is again, then! If the United States
can ever get away from the belief
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

About Saturday night of this week two thou
sand people in Redwood Falls and vicinity are
going to wake up to the fact that it is time to
do their Christmas shopping early. But they'll
still figure that so long as thehe are still two
whole days left for buying before the momentous
day they needn't start just yet. So they won't!
But watch 'em Tuesday!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

Billy Noonan says that what some OF tnese oe.
linuuents who are asking for little more Time
to- pay up back Red Cross dues ana otner war
funds want, is not time but eternity we agree
with Billy in this case.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

Roses are going to be expensive this Christmas
and not many of us will be able to purchase them.
But each one of us can carry the red rose of love
for mankind in his heart and the fragance OF it
will make glad all the world about u.s.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18
SMALL TOWN TALK

The good road work proposed for the Legislative
session of 1919 shall be as monument 70 the
life work of good old Bob Dunn who did more TOT
the good road mvement in Minnesota tnan any
+a, ohter men, And may the spirit OF BOD nelp
the men who will be endeavorlng to carry Oh
his good works in the coming session!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

The one day in the week when we really know
something of what it must be like to be million
naire is Sunday morning when we are permitted
a special breakfast with butter-real butter-on
our toast, cream in coffee and dish of prunes
Sunday is big day at our house.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

The New York Sun dares Black Jack Pershing
to come home and take what is coming to him.
We are willing to wager that Jack sidesteps that
proposition-he not being made Of the Hobson
stuff
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

Ex-president Taft says that Wilson's trip to
Europe is all right. Now we reckon that let's Will
liam in for rap from the "Big Stick"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

that air planes are built only to be
altered, it will some day have an
airplane mail service. Alteration very
successfully kept its airplanes out of
the war. 1t is not bulk, but expedi-
ton. in airmail delivery, that the
nation is looking for just now-Chrit-
ian Science Monitor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

The kaisers goose steppers are now side step
pers. And they are fine at it!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

Don't think for moment that any
man is interested in your troubles
unless he is lawyer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-18

chew holds It's good taste
so long. | figure that this
class of tobacco costs me
nothing extra-maybeless
than I'd have to spend for
ordinary plug"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
SOUTHERN TOURING SEASON
HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY GOOD
MutOri>t Tells Of Conditions Found a.
tir1inin aud Othrr states aud
Of tho Possibilities.
ny kiTHEHiNE CIEMNtONS GOULD
'nr>. Unwnrh touIdI

Evidently this = a great winter sea-
son for the South. The restrictions on
travel to Europe. the Far East. Cuba
AMI the British West Indies have son.
thousands motoring /" the Florida and
other American co!d-wcathcr resorts.
Another strong factor has been The
steady Improvement OF the roads Au-
tumuh,l. owners ana drivers arc no
IonG"" pioneers. NertUrjuc fc.rfully
upun unknown paths and dangers
Their road: arc marked gu, ana pre-
pared Tor them step by step
Both tn" DIM" ami the International
highways have been zone over care
fully. TN" Official report is tina, there
are not tweniy-nN" miles OF bad road
on tn" main lin" of either. and no road
through which Az ordinary machine un-
d"r it's own power need he hatiicd even
after tn" freezes and th"wS. SHOWS and
rams OF winter have done their worst.
pue ,hina. however. would cr!ti-
eiae "uoUt tn. south. /, does no, I'D :
yer'jSe i's "hief attractions. Places o.:
intense historic and scenic interest
Literally do, tn" South. and vet i, is
= most difficult thing for tn. mo,oriSt
u rud 'hc majority OF them.
The bill Of swamp between WSshins-
ioN and Fredericksburg. Va which
used {" l." terror always and an IN
sllruountHh!" OBSTACLE some times has
been put in paSs.ih!e shape and all but
ty" miles Of j; r"ally is good road
TIL" oih"r had place between Fred
"'cN suurr and Richmond has been pllt
p"rnan-utlE in -Nc.ilcn, condition
This yea" the biz thing in the south
IS TN" interest IN tho dozens Of hug.
army CAMPS Uncle Sans boys have
brought m"ny thousands of dollars TO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
EMPIRE STEEL WORKS
Factor. For Manufacture Of Seamless
steel fnh"s &" he Iuraird Nenr
Winston "a lem.

fAl:IGIi v g. February a
charter has been granted to Charles \.
twist. "c Ne" York. and associates.
10" the Empire Steel COMPANY T. :
Long. representing tn. ,;uif Iron Morris:
pl IhInla. Fla. * said Ia l." 1. very,
l:,rG" stakeholder.
For the present tn" now company
VIII haN" ~ general offices in This city.
bHt II - understood that tho con,pany
h!tN r''pns on property near WiuSton-
salem ana that IL - its purpose to
locate It's plant Their" and viii manu-
i'cturc seamless steel tubes aud 2"n-
"ral merchant bar steel. Il - uudcr-
stood tha; something over - uiI.,"u
dollars Wi!l l." invested in ,ho plant
alone.