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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10
DELHI NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Clara Kahnke and children of
Galloway, Mimi, are visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Anton
Mertens.
Augustus Hallum of Redwood Falls
spent Sunday with his home folks.
| Fred Flynn and son of Santa Cruz,
California, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Flynn of Vesta visited at the home
of J. A. Piersol the latter part of
last week.
| Miss Jaroldine Wooley Of Buffalo,
| Mimi, spent last week at The home
Of her cousin, Mrs. Elmore Lager
strom.
Franklin Gray of Minneapolis ar
rived last week to spend the summer
at the home Of his cousin, Walter
Gray.
Miss Gertrude Roberts of Redwood
| Falls spent las@ week here with
| friends
The Misses Bertha and Ann John
| son of Sacred Heart spent the week
end at the home of Anna Helgeson.
Robert Cummings of Cottonwood
is visiting at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. John Cummings.
A large crowd attended the cele-
bration here on Thursday Every
thing went off ike clock work and
everyone seemed to have a good time
Ole H. Helgeson and family of
Waubay, S. OAK, spent Sunday at
| the home of their cousin, H. 7. Hell
geso-.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Janish of Min
neapolis spent the weekend at the
Andrew Stewart home.
Rev. Shock and family of Dawson
are visiting friends here
F. D. Sleight and daughter Bea-
trice of Ma.lkato spent last week a.
the Holt home
Mrs. Ethel Harp and children Of
Ypswitch, S.. OAK, are visiting at
the George Gaffney home.
Mrs. G. H. McDougal of Redwood
Falls spent the first of this week
with home folks
NOTICE to all persons finding
themselves within the environs of the
village of Delhi, at 6 p. M, when the
Aagelus rings: Whether riding, walk
ing, conversing or working, kindly
stop, and where you are, offer up TO
Almighty God your silent prayer for
the Cause OF World Democracy, Our
Allies, Our Country, and Our Boys.
Respectfully, John Knox, Pastor Of
Delhi Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Nettie Mclean and children,
Mrs. M. M Wooiey and Mrs. J. A.
McVeety of Howard Lake autoed here
the latter part of las. week to visit
friends and relatives.
Mrs. M. J. Carbert AID daughter
Lottie left for Mankato Sunday where
Mrs Carbert will have an eye spec
ialist look after her eyes.
J. R. Buffers and daughter Eva
visited here the first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Good of La
INQUIRE, N OAK, are visiting at the
Robert Roger and Robert Parker
homes
Emil Borg spent last week at Red
wood Falls and Olivia visiting rela-
| tipes.
II. S. Welder has purchased the j.
A. Lagerstrom home.
Knud Knudson of Sandstone, Mimi,
visited here the latter part of last
week.
Philip Wohlwend and family of
Lidgerwood, N OAK, and Mrs. A. 7.
Nelson and daughter of Breckenridge
are visiting a. the Piersol and Kienz-
Ter homes.
C. F. Angel and family of Vii.
lard, Mimi, are visiting at the O.
A. Bramsche home>
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10
CLEMENTS NEWS

L. H. Raddatz was a Redwood
Falls caller Monday morning.
Mrs. Olsen of Iowa is visiting with
Mr.. Olsen here for several days.
The Misses Hannah and Esther
Johnson of Minneapolis came Friday
to visit at the VIM. Parker home and
with friends.
Mrs. Otto Gerstman, Mrs. V. G..
Hopfenspirger and Miss Magdelene
Gerstman autoed to Redwood MOI
day afternoon to do some shopping.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Asleson and fam
lily of Redwood Falls were callers
here Friday evening.
Mrs. Harry Miller is visiting with
her folks Max Wyrembeck this week.
NJ. and Mrs. Reiaer visited at
Dudley with Mrs. Reiner's folks last
Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. A. Schaller. Pastor.

English services this Sunday even
ing at eight o'clock. English Sum-
day school and Bible Class every
Sunday at 1915.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10

at the Scenic City Monday.
Chris Olson is doing a job Of grad
ing on the streets for the village.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
BY ROY 8. pURsTINE.

Paris.-Some day the story Of what
American women have done over here
in France will be written. People
will hear, then. about the women who
are cooking and baking for the Amer
lean boys with their helmets and gas
masks on the shelf. next the baking
powder can. They will learn of the
casual herOines who see nothing re-
markable In making hot chocolate in
shacks where the rain and the snow
come in on them through fresh shell
holes In the roof.
One of the women people will hear
about will be Mrs. Clara Simmons.
She Is as close to the front line
here as any woman is permitted to
go. For many days. during the active
fighting just over the hill from her,
she was the only woman in the entire
area. That didn't bother her at all.
The boys wanted hot chocolate, and
she could make it. So there you are.
And there she was.
She Is little bit of America, of
American womanhOod, dropped right
down In the middle Of the fighting
zone. She looks more like home to
the boys than anything in the world.
except a letter. She has no pic
turesque ideas about carrying culture
and uplift to the soldiers. She's
there to work for them.
She works with huge mixing bowl
full of pulverized chocolate, and seven
or eight open cans Of condensed milk
on the table. On the rickety stove
where the old fireplace used to be, q
great kettle of hot water Is simmer
ing. She stirs and pours, and pours
and stirs, till the air Of the little
shack is as fragrant as that of
candy, store at home.
A convoy Of camiOns rumbles past
her door. They are almost at the end
of their journey. German territory
isn't half dozen kil0meters away.
Mrs. Simmons knows that, of course,
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

and it's dark as the grave, and every
man, God bless him stands strong and
true, camouflaging all his own feelings
for your sake and for the sake Of what
he has back home. meatiess days and
wheatless days, and Liberty bond cam
paigns seem cheap as your support of
him In such nm hour.
"Loathe the Boche-preach against
him-work against him, wherever he
Is, ostracize him socially and CONNER
cially. Take no chance-even though
his reputation for loyalty has been a
iong-standing one. The leopard cannot
change his spots-neither can the
Boche demon lose his horns. I'm beg
ging you now@as the Boche are try
Ing to murder us-to help wake every
one up to the fact that America must
realize what the world is facing over
here. Can't you see it-can't America
see it-how everything is hanging in
the balancef And I know that the
weight which shall cast 1t down Is
when your loathing for the Boche will
so burn in you as to make you count
nothing-cOnsider nothlng-but his ex-
termination"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
CHAIN HUNS TO GUNS

One day we were lying in support
and were pretty tired. for we had been
in for a good many days. Our lieu
tenants came back from headquarters
and passed the word that for the last
three days the newspapers In France,
England and the States were full Of
nothing but the United States marines.
We were SO glad to hear that that
we felt like arising and strolling into
Berlin.
II suppose you are reading about
the marines successes and telling
everybody, 4 told you so. I do not
like to brag. 80 I will only say that
there may be better fighting men I'm
the world, but up to date no one has
ever heard Of them. We have been
through some hard fighting lately.
After the first four days the Germ
had to chain his men to the guns.
"Take off your hat to the z. NJ. @. A.
II anyone tells you they are slackers,
hit him right on the nose. They were
up on the line with stretchers and
smokes.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Psrshino Paid for PIe,

The French papers delight In an
ecdotes Of the good relations between
the American soldiers and the peas
ants. One Of these stories, with which
General Pershlng's name IL coupled,
is printed this week.
"A big American automobile tore
through French village on Its way
to an American camp" says Lyons
paper. Unfortunately pig belong
ing to an old peasant woman strayed
into the path of the car and was killed.
The old lady was heartbroken. But a
few days later a letter came for her.
inclosing- a check for 100 francs. and
saying how sorry the writer was for
the death Of her pig.
1.-THE signature was that Of General
Pershing."
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Wears Gas Mask
Over Cook Stove

but she huns, under her breath. at
her work.
Even before the hot chocolate Is
quite ready. the boys begin to arrive.
They come in tin hats with gas masks
hanging at their sides. Her own he'll
met and mask are on the shelf behind
her.
"Hot chocolate readyr the first one
asks.
"All ready" she says. as she stirs
1t with her long spoon. She fills one
Of the tin cups from the mantelpiece.
"Um-m-m" says the youngster.
That's good and thick. Give us a
package Of cookies"
He takes his tin cup and his cookies
to an empty packing box in the cor
ner, sits down, and feasts slowly and
luxuriously. Another boy is at the
board that serves as counter.
Gives the Home Touch.
Some Of the boys stop to gossip.
when the edge is taken OF their
thirsts and hungers.
"Remember Bill Johnsop?" they ask
Mrs. Simmons. She does. He was
the boy who always took three cups
Of chocolate.
"He won't any more for awhile"
they tell her. stopped one in the leg
last night.
"Oh, that's too bad!" she says, Just
the way she would say it at home II
she heard that Johnnie had the
measles
That's the thing about Mrs. Sim
mons and such women. She brings
to the boys constant reminder Of
the women they have left behind. Of
their mothers and their sisters and
their wives. She talks in the most
casual American way about things
that are neither casual nor American.
After the last Of her soldiers has
put on his tin hat and gone down
the hill into the valleys from which
they start for their outposts, she be-
gins talking very simply about her
work.
There is not mother or wife or
sister Of any one of these boys who
wouldn't give all she has to be where
| am today" she says. "Just think
what privilege 1t is to talk to them.
and to see that they are well and
happy and hat their clothes are
whole. Women. you know, worry
most about their uncertainties. If /
could only tell the people who are
worrying about these boys how husky
and cheerful their youngsters are
That's what would make them happy.
Every time l get tired, just think
how many thousands Of women would
be the happiest persons on earth IL
they could be where am. Oh, it's
great"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
They Don't Like the Marine
Brand Of Fighting.
spevIi Dog" Tells In Letter Home Of
Some Wonderful Cases Of
0ameness.

Chicago.-Word has been received
from Dana b. Thrasher. with the Sixth
regiment Of the United States ma
rines, telling Of the fighting on the
west front In France, In which his
regiment took part. The young ma
rine expresses deep admiration for his
fellow fighters and advises blow In
the nose for the man who calls the Y.
NJ. g. A. men slackers.
II have, seen some wonderful cases
Of gameness. We were lying In a
-avine one day when the Germ was
shelling. An American. fell down ON
top Of us with both legs shot OF. All
he said was: I'm sorry to bother you
guys Can you beat 1T
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Hot Stun.

One negro porter was getting en-
thusiastic over cigars. Brother" he
said to his companion, when I die
I want box Of cigars tucked under
one arm"
"What kind do you preferr' asked
the other.
"Just anything. A 3-cent nsar-Ha-
vana will DO"
"Near Havanai Say, when you're
dead for two days you'll think Havana
used to be as cold as the winds that
blow over Greenland's icy mountains" /"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Chaplain Would
EXterminate Foe

Baltimore, Md.-Rev. George A.
Griffin. Baltimore Protestant Episco-
pal clergyman serving as chaplain
with the Fifth field artillery, the regi-
ment that fred Americas first shot in
the war, has written a letter to DIR.
Henry Barton Jacobs, a prominent Bal
timorean, which was printed in full in
the current issue Of the Manufacturers'
Record. in which he discusses at length
cruelties inflicted by the Germans upon
civilians and soldiers.
II feel" he says. 'that express the
sentiment of those who have seen and
heard over here, when say that were
l IN America today. priest as am,
should do my best to have put to death
any Boche In America or any so-caAed
American who would apologize in any
way for what the Boche has done.
"All that you have heard In America
about them does not approximate the
truth. There are little children right
here in France with their little stumps
Of hands; there were some not far from
my last camp, and young men with all
the fingers of their right hand cut off
The other day a British officer and
three Tommies told me that a short
time ago they went as an advance
party into little village from which
the Boche had been driven back, and in
a large room there were four young
Canadians crucified, one on each wall
of the room.
Torture Young Girls.
"AlsO, when I was with the British
they told me the Boches had taken
young Belgian and French girls into
their first line trenches and tortured
them until their screams made the
Scotch and the Canadians so crazed
they would go over into the machine
gun nests which the Boche had set up,
using the women's screams as a decoy.
'And have it on the word of Brit
ish officer that they have stood (the
officers) with guns leveled at their men
to keep them from going over when the
women scream, and being needlessly
slaughtered. l cannot tell you what
the TOmmies told me they found when
they drove these hell-fends out of these
about. I also have 1t on the word OF
one of the greatest French abbes that
the BOche were especially instructed to
destroy convents-and kill or outrage
the nuns-and he says that all through
France and Belgium are ruined con-
vents, and that the nuns were given to
the soldiers to be outraged in camps.
"These are not isolated cases nor alb
normal conditions which prevail here
and there where troops were drunk or
without restraint. Go along the French
or British 'front.' and the only conclu-
sion you arrive at is that they are
Just the ground principle of Boche ef-
dciency In action.
'It is American blood that Is flowing
now. and God grant 1t may give Amer
lea some strength to realize what we
are up against. To talk of terms until
the Boche Is exterminated is to league
with Satan for a corner in hell. Priva-
tions, sacrifices! What can you do at
home to compare with what these men
Of ours are doing over here? Meatless
days.. wheatless days, sugarless days,
good women knitting, benefits for the
Red Cross-or all your social diver
SiOns with a charitable object sand
wiched in!
"When you are out on a shell-swept
hill and the shells are going by like
bats out Of hell, as the soldiers say,
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Don't Shoot Live Pigeons.

Any pigeon in the air may be car
rier pigeon flying from loft under
government supervision. Its destruc-
ton may be serious loss to the
American army. All persons, there
fore, are urged to refrain from shoot
ing pigeons and to discourage the prac-
tice of hunters and of children.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
All Figured Out.

Jack took great pride in dressing ~
in his little soldiers uniform and drill
Ing with his air rife. When his uncle
came home on furlough, Jack.
stretching to his full height, with
serious and important air. told him:
Next year I'll be old enough to go to
kindergarten, and then the year after
that I'm going to the war"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
FLIP OF COIN LEADS TO
DEATH OVER THERE

wheeling. w. va.-Edward F.
Bowman, nineteen. is dead in
France as the result Of fiip of
a coin.. Bowman enlisted In the
army In May, 1917, after he and
a friend had tossed a nickel to
determine which one would en-
ter the service. Bowman called
the turn and was a soldier a
few days later.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Killing Burdocka.

An experienced gardener says that
q good way Of exterminating burdocks
b to cut them OF close to the ground
Just before they 60 to seed. then apply
. little kerosene to the root. He uses
= common machine oil can for apply
ing the oil.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Thirsty Thieves auax.

Asheville. N. C.-Despite a watch
man and triple-locked safety" door,
thirsty thieves recently obtained rs
pint TASKS Of contraband whisky from
the steel storage cage in the United
States marshal's Office here. leaving
no clew.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
City Adopts War Orphan.
++++++++*t.t++++$Sta

Carbondale, nL-The city of Car
bondale has adopted a French war
orphan. 1t will be provided for from
city funds. It 10 believed to be the
first adoption Of its kind in Illinois.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Friendship means more and at the
same time less than any other word In
the English language.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

After man hustles until he secure:
political job then he assumes the
role of nurse.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Heal Baby Rashes

That itch. burn and torture. A hot
Cuticura Soap bath gives instant re-
LIEF when followed by a gentle appu-
cation Of Cuticura Ointment For free
samples address, "Cuticura. Dept. K.
Boston" At druggists and BY mail
Soap Is, Ointment % and bO.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Every time man tries to get some
thing for nothing he gets little addi-
donal experience.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

In the base Of q Low electric hand
lantern Ii a generator that Is driven
BY clock work 10 that It may receive
current away from Q regular source
OF supply.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
A IL Berlin.

"Say, pop. what Ii signal victoryf'
I'm Berlin the capture Of one Ameri.
can with the loss Of only twenty Ger
mans II 20 regarded. my son."
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Any kind Of success worth having
never arrives Unexpectedly.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
LEMON JUICE
TAKES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion
if skin is sunburned,
tanned or freckled

Squeeze the Juice of two lemons into
| bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard White, shake well, and you
ave quarter pint Of the best freckle,
mnburn and tan lotion, and complexion
'eautifier, at very. very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
lrug store or toilet counter will supply
hree ounces Of Orchard White for a
,ew cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face. neck. arms
ind hands each day and see how freck-
es. sunburn, windburn and tan disap-
>ear and how clear, soft and white the
kin becomes. Yesl It is harmless
Adv,
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Makes the hundress happy-thats Red
Gross Bag. Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

How very easy are some. of the tasks
we imagine difficult.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Before and After.
PARKS says he was first attracted
BY his wife's voice."
sAnd now he is distracted by It"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Our Darnerss In Use.

Our Darner's In Use.
'Darn cutworm !" calculates an
exchange. Let the cutworm mend his
own ways, say we.-Boston Tran
script.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Free Government Lands, Colorado
Homestead While You Can

ss @ ks: lanes vSsS ass 6ss. acme ~. e
barl:y, peas beans. onio GLOVES Timothy alfafA
Chargs fees for locations. send ec liver
for rlarse ptlvo Colorado and full partic
!eed bank refercnce. Incorporated under colorado
lAws. Be sure of the name. Only incor DO rated.
n osrsAs nsassssd Co., 1854 turus As. Dss,ss Ca
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

a., qLI,EsAIR,INa PIE I, HOUSE RUBSER Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-12
RUFUS JONES NOW
In The SOUTHWEST
FORMER POPULAR DAWSONIAN
is A BUSY MAN IN A NEW
MEXICO TOWN.

This characteristic letter from Ru-
fus Jones, an old Dawson boy, will
give real pleasure to his many
friends, who like to keep up with him
and to know of his success:
"CLOVIS, NEW MEX, October %,
1918.-My Dear Glen: The Dawson
News is now arriving properly and
promptly, much to my qualification.
1t in my last letter regarding this
matter l appeared somewhat peeved
it was because it is a genuine depriva-
ton to be without the best country
weekly newspaper in the United
States for even one issue. You will
recall that this has always been my
estimate of the Dawson News, and
l have seen no reason to change my
opinion.
Speaking of newspapers, / have
been forced to get back temporarily
into the weekly newspaper game be-
cause of the illness of the editor of
the Clovis News and every member
of his family with Spanish flu
When tell you that in Clovis, which
is about the size of Dawson, we have
already had seventy-seven deaths you
will appreciate the seriousness of the
situation. The enclosed editorial is
from the Clovis News, and | particu-
larly appreciate it because of the way
it is worded.
"The few of US here who have been
able to keep our feet have each had
to do twenty mems work. | have
been secretary of the chamber of
commerce, secretary Of the liberty
loan organization for Curry county,
statistician for the board of health,
editor of the Clovis News, and have
done a few other odd Jobs. such as
assisting the Red Cross. | hope the
worst has passed here. The epidemic
has been in progress for about a
month, and we have had as high as
fourteen deaths in one day."
The following is the extract from
the Clovis News:
"The News man is back on the job
again after a two weeks siege of
influenza in his home. While the ed
itor was too sick to even think about
giving you a paper Secretary Jones of
the chamber of commerce came to the
rescue and not only kept his own
work going, but got out the two best
issues Of the News ever printed. The
editor of the News is indeed very
grateful for this service, which, add
ed to the efforts of faithful me-
chanical force, enabled the News to
keep going while the boss and his
family were fighting the flu"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-12
BOARD BACK PEDALS.

Notwithstanding of prices
of raw cotton is unnecessary and i'm
practicable, President Wilson will be
told by the cotton investigating com
mittee of the war industries board
This announcement was made by DR.
Thomas w. Page, chairman of the
committee.
The committees conclusion, DR.
Page said, was based on the fact
that there is no prospective shortage
Of cotton and the belief that the cot
ton distribution committee can secure
a proportionate marketing of the
lower AS well as the hiober grades
of cotton more effectively by other
methods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-12
Hot Water for
Sick Headaches
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water with phosphate
in it before breakfast.

Headache of any kind, is caused by
Naturalization means self
oisOning. Liver and bowel poison.
called toxins, sucked into the blood
through the lymph ducts, excite tn,
heart which pumps the blood so fas
that it Congests in the smaller arterie
and veins of the head producing vic
ent, throbblng pain and distress, called
leadache. You become nervous, de
pondent, sick, feverish and miserable
9our meals sour and almost nauseat,
-ou. Then you resort to acetanilide
pirin or the bromides which temper
Tiiy relieve but do not rid the blood o
@se irritating toxins.
"a glass Of hot water with teaspoon
Nd Of limestone phosphate in It, dranl
ofore breakfast for awhile, will no
'nly wash these poisons from your sys
.om and cure you of headache but vii
cleanse, purify and freshen the entir,
tlimentary canal.
Ask your pharmacist for q quartz
pound Of limestone phosphate. 1t is in
Epensive, harmless as sugar, and al
most tasteless, except for a sourisi
.Ninge which is not unpleasant.
II you aren't feeling your best, i
tongue is coated or you wake uY wit,
bad taste, foul breath or have colds
Indigestion, biliousness. constipation
or sour, acid stomach, begin the phos
nhatcd hot water cure to rid you
stem Of toxins and poisons.
tesults are quick aud ii is elaine
12t those who continue to flush on
the stomach, liver ard bowels ever
morning never have any headache Q
know miserable moment