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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
LUTHER COLLEGE
GRADUATION
TIE Senior Class Consists of Seven
ten Young Men Tbs Year,
Eight of Them Are i'm Mill
tary Service.
ADDRESS BY REV. LUNDE
OF HARTLAND, MINI.
The Baccalareate Sermon Will be
Delivered Sunday at 1880 by
Rev. TolO.

The flfty-seventh commencement
exercises of Luther college will
open Saturday evening at seven o.
clock with the presidents reception
which will be followed by a band
concert at $50. The Baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Tolo, of Locust at 10':30 Sunday
morning. The commenncement ex-
ercise5 take place Sunday evening
at the auditorium with the address
by Rev. j. H. Lunde, of Hartland,
Mimi, who has two sons graduating,
one of them being in the army SER
vice. The college service flag now
contains 175 stars and it will be
dedicated Sunday evening.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
Association takss pace Monday
afternoon at 2.so'clock.
Examinations will close Tuesday
June A. Following are the names
of those in the senior class, of
whom./the first eight have already
enteped military service:
Oh9flis N. Evanson, Decorah
Herman Lunde, Hartland, Minn.
70. H. Thorsen, Byron, Mimi.
P. j. Lee, Elbow Lake, Minn.
NJ. B. Tollefsrud, Orfordville, Wis.
Knute D. Stalland, st. Paul, Mimi.
X. Olav Wage, Decorah
]. Tillman Hanson, Ignite, N. D.
John Wage, Decorah
Joseph Johnson, Cotton, S. D.
Andrew Wierson, Roland, Ia.
Orlando Qualley, Ridgeway
Alvin Natvig, Cresco
Arthur Tolo, Locust
Carl Stormo, Glenwood, Mimi.
Olaf Nelson, Gayville, S. d.
Albert Lunde, Hartland, Minn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
COMPUTE STATE LAND AERA
35, $50, O,549.74 Acres Exact Figure
As Announced.

There are .S5.7sO,549.74 acres
of land in Iowa.
This is exclusive of rivers and
lakes. 1t includes drained lake
beds. abandoned river channels and
islands.
The county with the largest land
area is Kossuth with 626,005 acres
The smallest is Emmett containing
.252,SSS.O2 acres.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the state that computations
of this kind have been made. The
figures have been obtained from
the original United States survey.
The computing of the land area
of the state is being done by the
state land Office in order to ascer-
tain the actual number of acres
that may be utilized for agricul-
tural purposes. To obtain this the
area of roads. town lots and rail
roads will have 10 be deducted
from the number of acres given
above, which deductions are now
being made by the land Office.
Up to this time the number OF
acres given as the area of Iowa
has been based on estimates. The
number given in the last official
register is S5,575,040 acres, which
is less by 2O5,5O9 acres than that
shown by the recent computations
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
DEBORAH BOY
FLYING IN THE ARMY
NJ. A. Nelson, Brother of County
Attorney Nelson of .Decorah i'm
Aviation Corps at West
Point, Miss. Writes
Sister
MADE FIRST FLIGHT
LAST SATURDAY
Said the Ground Looked Like
Beautiful COlOred Map as They
Circled Around 5000 Feet
Above
Cadet Barracks, Payne Field,

Cadet Barracks, Payne Field,
West Point, Miss, May 25, 1918.
Dear Sister:
Arrived hore yesterday, have
gotten settled nicely by this time.
The town of West Point only has
about 1000 inhabitants which is a
little smaller than we would like,
but the flying field where we are
stationed is real place. 1t has just
been completed and is to be one of
few of the advanced flying fields
of the country. Both the primary
and the advanced flying course will
be taught right here so that when
We finish We will be ready for the
western front. l think we were
fortunate in being sent here altho
when we were assigned here we did
not like it very we'll because of no
large towns being near the place.
The officers in charge are very
nice to us and everything seems
much more pleasant than at Camp
Dick. We don't have any fatigue
work to do except taking care OF
our quarters and most of us are
very thankful that such is the case.
We are also getting SIS per month
now instead of $50, which helps
to make for convenience.
Had our first fight this morning
with an instructor. Went up 5000
feet and enjoyed the wonderful
sights below without feeling the
effects at all. The ground below
looks like a beautiful colored map
as you circle around. The instruc-
tor had me take the control and
drive the, ship at times, but he said
had tendency to keep on climb
ing and would nose her down each
time which was quite sensational.
Send me some good books to read.
AS ever
MARTIN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Iowa Second i'm Navy.

1t may interest Iowans to know
that Iowa as a recruiting ground
for the next to New York, second
to none else, not even to Chicago,
where Banker Hurlbutt issued the
statement last fall that the farmers
have not yet been awakened to the
war. When farmer boys enlist in
the navy more freely than the lake
rats of Chicago, what shall be said
about it. And in navy iircles it
seems to be admitted that the boys
from the farms of the middle west
make the very best naval men.
They are the quickest to learn and
they are willing to work hardest.
1t is certainly surprising record
for Iowa to make. No one had ex-
pected it to come from Iowa. Some
of our eastern friends never dream
ed of such a thing as sailor COM
ing from Iowa. But ii is largely
due to the fact that the people OF
Iowa as whole are aroused and
they are patriotic. In Iowa we
have been teaching patriotism all
the time, through newspapers and
pulpits and in the schools. We be-
lieye in our sountry and We do moi
believe in any foreign potentat'
trying to tell US what to do says
the Cedar Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
YOUNG men
ON june 5
Registration for Winneshiek County
Will Take Place at Court House
In the Office of the Local
! Exemption Board
THE DAY is JUNE 5
HOURS Z A. Nj. TO p. Nj.
The Burden of the Registration
Rests on Every Man of the
Designated Age. Let No
One Fail to Register.

Registration day in Decorah of
the young men who have become
81 years of age since June 5, 1917,
will be on June 5, 1918, between
the hours of a. m. and 9 p. m.,
according to the proclamation thae
was issued by the president to the
governors of the different states of
the union. The registration board
will be in session at the above
named hours in the court house at
the office of the local exemption
board on the third floor Of the
court house.
All male persons, either citizens
of the United States or residing in
the several states or the. District
of Columbia, who have since the
9TH day of June, 1917, and on or
before the 9Th day of June, 1918,
attained their 21 birthday, are re-
quired to register.
Persons absent from their homes
need not return to register, but they
may register at the nearest regis
tration board. If you are absent
from your home, go to the nearest
registration board and request that
they make out your registration
card. Such card when properly
made out, will be returned to you
and you must mail it to your local
board, who will upon receipt of
same, mail you registration cer-
tificate. A stamped self addressed
envelope must be enclosed to your
local board for this purpose
This card must be in the hands
of your local board before June 5th,
the date set for registration, and
persons in this class must see to it
at their peril that such cards are
mailed sufficient length of time
to reach the boards where they wish
to register. The burden of the
registration rests on every man of
the designated age.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Virile Americanism.

The war emergencies have served
to reveal the cancer of foreign
nationalism that has been growing
upon the United States for years.
Uncle Sam is skillful surgeon in
these emergencies and can be de-
pended upon to cut off the malign-
ant ulcer that threatens America.
The elimination of all the vicious
elements that mass together in the
foreign nationalism curse, and at
once, is the will of the people, who
will heartily support all drastic
measures to this end.-Dubuque
Telegraph Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
POLLS OPEN AT NINE.
Primary Election .NeXt Monday
Don't Forget to Vote.

The primary election wik be held
next Monday and the polls open at
nine o'clock a. m. and close at
eight p. m. The voting will take
place in the usual places. There are
not many contests on this year.
The democrats have no ticket in the
field for county offices. On the
republican side there is sh1..e
contest for state senator and re-
preventative, also for supervisor in
the fifth district, with four candi-
dates in the field. There are two
candidates on the democratic ticket
in the second district. The county
recorders race on the republican
ticket is spirited also, with three
candidates running, Albert Ham
mersness, Otto Arneson and Melvin
Allison, all of Decorah.
County Auditor Winger, Clerk
is. ]. Moore, Treasurer Christen,
Sheriff Ellingson, County Attorney
Nelson have no opposition.
For state representative three
candidates are in the field two De-
lcorahians; Mayor Hook and Attorney
Strand and H. A. Hover, of Locust.
For congress Decorah has h
candidate this year in Hon. J.. M.
Enger. Hon. G. N. Haugen. the
present congressman is also OFT for
denomination, and New Hampton
man, W. G. Shaffer is also a canJi-
date.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
To the Fifth District Voters.
MARTIN.

I wish my fri ends to remember
that 1 am a candidate for super
visor in the fifth district at the
primaries next Monday, and /
earnestly solicit ypur support and
will guarantee to give the kind Of
service expected from supervisor.
am interested in good roads and
and everything else for the welfare
of Winneshiek county. I will give
my time unstintingly to the office
and will do my level best to merit
and sustain your confidence in me.
E. F. BAKKEN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Sermon Sunday June
at 7:3O p m. at United Luther
an Church by Rev. Glesne
CLASS PLAY TAKES
PLACE ON JUNE 5
COmmencement Exercises June 9
and the JuniOr-SeniOr Recep-
ton on Friday Eevening
I June

Next week the Decorah high
school will hold its graduating and
commencement exercises. The
sermon will
be delivered on next Sunday evening
at 1880 o'clock by Rev. Glesne at
the United Lutheran church.
The class play, "A Couple of Mil
lien," will be given at the Grand on
Wednesday evening, June. 5, at
SIS o'clock, and the commence
ment exercises will be held on
Thursday evening, June Q, at SIS
O'Clock. The Junior-Senior recep-
tion on Friday evening at Z O'clock
at the high school building. The
fillowing is the cast of characters
of
"A Couple of Million"
Bemis Bennington. Henry McCauley
Hon. Jeremy Wise. :. Carl Nelson
James Patrick Burns, "Stubby" Z.
Eugene Marsh
Professor Noah Jabbe. Z.
....... Albert Hjelle
Beverly Loman. -. Chester Peck
Squire Pifer. Clarence Juye
Fay Fairbanks. Lucille Burtis
Mrs. Clarice COurtenay. -.
=. Carrie Mcintosh
Genevieve McGully. .Lottie Miller
Sammie Bell Porter. Myrtle Sharp
Pink. ............. Nora Bergeson
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Street Oil is Here.

At last a car load of street oil
for Decorah arrived last night. 1t
was shipped here over the Rock
Island to j. p. Burns. 1t will be
the matter of only short time
now when it will be applied. Some
of the streets will have to be drag
ged and put in shape again, on ac-
count of the heavy rains of the past
few days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Red Cross Drive Big.

The total for the Red Cross drive
on the past week has not yet been
figured up, but suffice to say that
Winneshiek county went way over
the top. The state of Iowa will
probably give a little over $4,000
600. Our quota was $l,000,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
After Federal Clerks.

A bill to require military service
of all government clerks of draft
age and their replacement by wom-
en- or men not of draft age was in
troduced last week by Senator
Williams, democrat of Mississippi.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
The Democrats W

The Democrats will make no
nominations in Hamilton county
this year. When there is nothing
in it but entertainment anyway the
democrats of such counties as
Hamilton buy Victrolas and spend
with their families the time ordin-
arily devoted to politics.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
IOWA SCHOOLS TO
TEACH ENGLISH ONLY
Governor Harding of Iowa Hands a
Knockout to all Foreign
Languages in Iowa.
PROCLAMATION 60 THAT
EECT ISSUED
Says English Should Must be
Only Medium of Inst ION in
Public, Private Dent a
tional or Simillh
Schools.

Des Moines, Ia, May 27.-Go, :.
nor w. l.. Harding, in proclama-
tion made public today, DEGREES that
English must be the only medium
of instruction" in public and pri-
vate schools in Iowa during the war
and strongly recommends that it
be the only language used public
ly.
While it is declared the elimina-
tion of the German language is
sought primarily, the proclamation
refers broadly to all foreign
languages whose use, it points
out, has caused controversy in parts
of this state.
The governor declares that free
dom of speach is guaranteed by
federal and state constitutions, but
this is not guaranty of the right
to use a language other than the
language of this country-the En-
glish language"
each person is guaranteed free
dom to worship God according to
the dictates of his own conscience
but this guaranty does not protect
him in the use of foreign languages
when he can as we'll express his
thought in English" the proclama-
tion states.
Four Rules Laid Down.
Four rules that should obtain
in Iowa during the war" are laid
down in the proclamation, as fol-
lows:
"F'irst-English should and must
be the only medium of instruction
in public, private, denominational
or other similar schools.
Second-Conversat in public
places, on trains and over the tele-
phone should be in the English Ian
guage.
"Third-All public addresses
should be in the English language.
Religion i'm Homes.
Fourth-Let those who cannot
speak or understand the English
language conduct their religious
worship in their homes"
This course, carried out in the
spirit of patriotism" the governor
declares, though inconvenient to
some, will not interfere with their
guaranteed constitutional rights
and will result in peace and tran
guilty at home and greatly
strengthen the country in battle.
The governor urges that where
"disagreements arise through sus.
picious acts or conversation, those
in official authority sould adjust
the matter rather than have 'volun-
tary or self constituted committees
or associations undertaking" their
settlement, as the latter, instead
of promoting peace and harmony
are menace to society and fruit
ful cause for violence
The proclamation was issued after
considerable consultation with the
members of the state council OF
national defense. 1t was declared
that the governor had been assured
of his legal authority to issue the
order contained in rule one" and
that it is expected public opinion
will force acquiesence in the other
"recomendations.'S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

The safest in "a thunder storm
is twenty-five feet from some tall
tree or building, If running water
is not near.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Mayor Hook to Deliver Address.

Mayor Hook goes to Hesper to-
morrow to deliver the Memorial
day address.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

A vote for e. F. Bakken for
supervisor in the fifth district
means good roads and good service.
ADV.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

Vote for f. f. Bakken for super
visor in the fifth district, Decorah
and Madison twp.--Ady.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

"The loafer is more Of a para
site now than he ever was" says
the Anamosa Eureka. But it de-
clares that there is mistake in
blaming the pool halls for all the
loafers. He. is as often found be-
hind the steering wheel of big
car as showing ivory balls over the
covered table. Hes downright
shiftless," says the Eureka, "and
doesn't want to work--even to help
his country"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

"The fellows who are insisting
that we must learn the German
language because we will be deal
ing with Germany after the war
have evidently never thought that
perhaps Germans could learn our
language If they want to do busi-
ness with the United States" says
the Webster City Freeman-J Journal.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18
STORY OF GERMAN
BRUTALITY is TOLD
TlcONDEROGA'S QUARTERMAST-
Err DESCRIBES INHUMAN MUIR
DER OF AMERICAN OFFICERS
AND MEN.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has made public the follow
ing account of the sinking of the
Ticonderoga given in the testimony
of Chief Quartermaster George S.
Tappley:
THE attack occurred at $50 a m
September 80 The weather was
clear but overcast, the sea moderate.
The Ticonderoga was ten or fifteen
miles behind the convoy, having been
unable to keep up.
''Tappley said he was in his bunk
when general alarm sounded at $3.50
a. m and when he reached the bridge
it was all afire. At this time the
whistle blew for abandon ship and
he helped the paymaster bring aft
the captain, who was badly wounded.
He helped lower the forward boat on
the port side and two after boats.
The wireless had been carried away
so no message could be sent. The
guns were firing all the time. When
the submarine was sighted it was
about 200 yards off the port bow.
The U-boat fired two shots and hit
the bridge, setting it afire. and its
third shot carried away one of the
Ticonderoga's guns.
"The submarine submerged for
about twenty minutes and reappear-
ed about two miles off the starboard
quarter, when it started to shell the
vessel with shrapnel 1t then fired
a torpedo, which struck amidships.
bursting the steam pipes. The ship
then started to settle. The German
craftsmanship was effective and most
OF the lifeboats were full of holes
from the shrapnel AT about 7:15
a. m. the captain with ia soldiers
was put in the last boat on the YES
sci and the boat was lowered away.
That was the only boat to get clear.
At the same time there were 35 or
40 men still left alive on the ship and
the six inch gun had been disabled
by shell fire The vessel could not be
steered. BY order of the executive
officer a white blanket was tied to
the aftermast near the. topmast but
the submarine continued to fire.
"A raft was launched and fifteen
men boarded it, II was them, 1880
and a few minutes later the ship
sank stern first. The submarine
then fired two shots at the only open
boat left and then went alongside
the life boat inquiring for the captain
and officers. Not finding the cap
tain they took aboard two seamen
The submarine then picked up the
executive officer from the wreckage
and went alongside the raft, taking
off the first assistant engineer and
returning the two seamen to the raft
The men on the raft asked for medi-
cal assistance, but the submarine ig
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18
I'VE CAME TOO FAR TO
LISTEN TO kAMERAD STUFF

Paris, Oct s.-The Germans again
tried their trick of pouring deadly
streams of bullets into the advancing
troops until the allies were right or
top OF them, and then calling out
"kamerad" and expecting to receive
no punishment. The story of this is
best told in the words of lanky
Memphis lad, who said:
We've come too far and been shot
at too often to let them get away
with the yell 'kamerad' They are
no 'kamerads' of ours. Three of these
Fritzes in shell holes fired at us until
we were right on top of them. They
didn't spare us and. / didn't spare
them. | put the bayonet through
all three of them"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18
THE LIMIT

One of the stories Capt. Biz
Payton writes home from a training
camp in the south, where he has
been recalled from France to train
soldiers: "A colored soldier was
taken before the Judge charged with
carving up an ebony friend. The
Judge said, Why did you get so
angry and cut this fellow up SOP
i wasn't sore at this boy, judge the
soldier eXplained But las night
when / went down. to see my gal
/ finds dis niger der, and dat didn't
make me mad, but when ] got close
up in my soldier close and saw dis
niger fannin my gal with his ex.
emption card | jes got so pizen mad
ies nachully carved him up kan.
sas City Star.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18
LITTLE ROCK LETTER
(By Clio Harper


Little Rock, Oct 14[The general
election is only three weeks of.
Probably very few had thought about
i it, At least, there is no excitement
about it. People are too busy whip
ping the Germans to think much
about electing men to office.
The election to be held November
5 will be largely perfunctory this
year The democrats have practically
no opposition. The Republicans pat
riotically declared that politics is
adjourned until after the war" They
have made no nominations at all.
The only opposition TO the state tick
ct is Clay Fulks of Searcy, who has
certified as the nominee of the
Socialist party for governor
The democratic nominees-honest,
now, could you name all Of them off
hand?-are as follows:
United States senator. Joe T. Rob
lnson for reelection.
Governor, Chas. H. Brough for re-
election.
Secretary of state, Tom J. Terrell
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18

nored the request and cut the raft
adrift. The lifeboat drifted near the
raft and five men from the raft were
transferred to the boat with the idea
of tying line TO the raft but this
could not be done and the wind pre-.
vented the boat getting back TO the
raft. There We're % men in the boat
and they sailed and drifted for -four
days being picked up about 2 p. m
on the fourth day by the steamship
Moorish Prince
"Tappley described the submarine
as being about 200 feet long and 35
foot beam but not of the cruiser type
He said that it was armed with s
or 10 inch guns aft, four or five
inch gun forward and a small ma.
chine gun"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-18
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that ]. the
undersigned, as commissioners acting
under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by a decree of
the Lee Chancery Court dated July
IS. 1915. in certain cause therein
ending wherein Hugh Wynn and
others were plaintiffs and Ida l..
and Edwin G. Bell were defendants,
will on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IA
at the front door of the court house
in the city of Mariana, Lee County
Arkansas, offer for sale to the high
est and best bidder on a credit OF
three months, the following described
lands, to-wit:
The south east quarter (SE1D of
the north east quarter (NE14; west
half (W1-2) of the north east quarter
(NE1-4) east half (E1-2) of the
east half (E1-2) of the north west
quarter (NW1-4} and the south east
quarter (SE1-4, all in section eight
(S), township two GU north, range
one % east. all in Lee County, Ark
The purchaser will be required to
give note with security to be approx
ed by the commissioner.
BEN b. BONNER,
Commissioner