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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
4 BIG CELEBRATION

Celebration of the service for our
country by the people of Douglas
township will be performed June 2,
at the A. II. Edwards place one mile
west of Lone Willow. The solemnity
commences at 1880 p. m. Patriot
ism and enthusiasm is the character
of the celebration. 1t will certainly
| be great day for the people of
! Douglas township That same day
Douglas township will add another
chapter to its history, not a chapter
of separation, but of unification, not
a chapter Of selfishness but of love
and kindness. The people of Doug
las township have by a kind of in
! spiration, considered it worthy to
have flag of their own, bought and
owned by herself, as a manifestation
of good friendship and brotherhood
and Americanism. Douglas town
ships flag and her honor flag will
be dedicated at the same time.
Douglas township does not boast
/ of herself, but only counts herself
as a full-blooded sister to her other
sister townships of our beloved coun-
/ ty of Audubon and the great state
of Iowa
! In conformity herewith the people
/ of Douglas township most heartily
invite people outside our township to
come and partake with Us in our cell
ebration of service of our country.
Welcome to everybody. The fol-
lowing is the program which is to be
rendered.
Opening Hymn-"Nearer My God
to Thee
Call of the Honor Roll of Douglas
township will be called by A. ii.
Edwards.
! Words of Welcome-L. j. Ander-
sen
Star Spangled Banner" by Kim
ballton Orchetra
Address of Dedication-Rev. G. b.
Christensen.
/ Solo-Esther Larson. "a
Address History of Liberty
| c. w. Proctor. HI
My Country IN
Lecture-"Top the Beast with
Ninetythree Heads. or German In
trigue."-S. c. Sennicksen.
-Kimballton Orchestra
Address. Privilege" II. C. Spen-
GER
Solo" Marching Through Ger
many Harry Edwards
/ Address-"The Army at Home"
Miss Harriet Blharz.
Solo-Miss Esther Larson
! Address Service, y H. Ross.
Closing remarks by G. Fl. Somers
| Music-Kimballton Orchestra.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
MAKE NIGHT ATTACK

With the American army in France
May 21.-The American artillery
northwest of Toul launched sudden
and terrific local gas attack upon
the German position and cantone-
ments within the Gerechamp wood
early today. Severe punishment was
inflicted upon the enemy. How
great is not yet known
The deluge of American shells fell
in three waves and within an half
an hour the wood. in which it is
known many of the Germans were
sleeping, had been drenched with a
large quantity of poisonous gas.
In lively patrol actions Monday
night and this morning east of Lun-
vile, German parties were twice de-
feated by the Americans. who cap
tured two prisoners.
An officer and twenty men, while
exploring the area northwest of An
cervillers, east of Lunville. sighted
four enemy patrols and established
contact with one of them. The en-
envy party, numbering sixteen, took
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
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BRAYTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Leigan are the
parents of a baby girl born Sunday
May 18th.
Carl Holland stepped on har-
row tooth. running 1t through his
foot. causing a painful injury.
Hans Nymand was transacting
business in Audubon last Friday.
Mrs. A. f Andersen went to Chi
cago last week to visit her daughter
Mrs. Merrill Meyers. and her son,
Raymond. who is at the Great Lakes
naval training station.
Clyde Freeman and family and
Mrs. Cora Freeman and children au-
toed to Avoca Sunday and visited at
the Ray Leonard home.
The town of Brayton went over
the top in the Red Cross drive this
week
Miss Sarah Gross is spending the
week with her parents, b. NJ. Gross
and wife.
Arthur Andersen and family spent
Sunday at the Wilbur Bills home
near Atlantic.
Elmer Heath and wife of Extra
were visiting his brother, l.. C..
Heath and wife Saturday.
DR.. Koob and wife and DR.. Beck
er and. wife of Atlantic left Sunday
morning for the lake to fish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23

up a position in an unused trench,
from which they were driven by the
rifle and grenade firing of the Amer
leans. The Germans were then rush
ed by the Americans, who took two
prisoners, one so badly wounded that
he died later. There were no casual
ties on the American side.
our hours later an enemy patrol
made bold attempt to rush one of
our outposts, but was driven off One
German was killed and his body
was brought back TO the American
line for Identification purposes.
Northwest of Toul an American
patrol traversed the Apremont-Var-
neville road and found a high tension
cable used for charging the enemy
wire. They cut the cable and brought
back a large section of il
Another patrol came on a German
party southwest of Apremont and
sharp fighting resulted. The Amer
leans used their pistols, rifles and
hand grenades effectively and the
Germans were forced to retire.
A corporal named Klick, from a
New England state, carried out a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
VISITING HIS FORMER FRIENDS

A. l.. Phillips of Pocahontas was
here last Saturday, having been in
vited TO assist the Drum Corps in
furnishing the music for the Red
Cross parade. Mr.. Phillips is an ex-
pert drummer and his work Saturday
was proof that he is keeping pace
with the times and not allowing his
ability to diminish regardless of his
ever increasing age. He is presi-
dent of the Iowa Division of Civil
War Musicians and seventeen of his
comrads have been engaged to fur
nish martial music at the state fair
in August.
Mr. Phillips remained in the city
until Monday morning visiting old
comrads and friends. For many
years he lived in this county owning
the farm he sold to John Sherman
when he moved to Pocahontas county
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
CLASS PLAY TONIGHT

The commencement play of the
Senior class, which will be presented
tonight and tomorrow night in the
high school auditorium, promises to
be up to the high standard set by
former graduating classes. Mr.. Will
liams has been training the cast for
several weeks and has promised
those interested in amateur dramat-
les that they can expect much from
this years class
The play to be presented, The New
Co-Ed, is a typical college play, ad-
justed especially for high school
students. Interest in the play is
centered in the wholesome humor
and character presentation. 1t re-
cords the events in the life of a new
girl in college from her introduction
at the beginning of the term to the
commencement season.
Tickets may be secured from any
member of the Senior class.
The cast is as follows:
Lefty Willis a new student from a
small town, Velma Spencer.
Madge Stevens, Lettys friend and
champion, Myldred Jones.
Estelle Dolttle, a spoiled beauty,
Eunice Nelson.
Miss Rice, the landlady, Mildred
Kerwin
May, limo Spencer; Rose, Fiji
Goldstein; Grace, Mae Fest, Class
mates of Madge.
Dick Bradley, athletic star of the
class, Guy McFadden.
Punch Dolittle, work-hating broth
er of Estelle. Levi Jensen.
Jim Young, coach of the dramat-
ic club, Martin Kuntzweiler.
George Washington Watts, colored
porter at Miss Rice's, "a gentleman
of color and peace" Frank Huffman.
Act I--Sitting room in Miss Rice's
boarding house.
Act 1l-Same, on hallowe'e en-
night.
Act III-Same. A business meet
ing of the Dramatic Association.
Act 1V-The college campus; the
class reception.
The following musical program
will be given by the Sono orchestra
Lustpiel Overture keller Bella
Popular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Selected
U. S. Field Artillery March. Sousa
Solitude Caprice .Mercadante
Rainbow March --.----...--.--.-. Maurice
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23

personal patrol late yesterday af-
ternoon. He crawled to the enemy
wire to investigate what he thought
was a periscope, and saw German
step up to the firing trench. Bullets
were exchanged but the American
returned safely across No Mans
Land
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
PUT CoUNTRY'S NEEDS FIRST
Plumbers and Steamfitters End Two
Weeks Strike as an Act of Pa
triotic Duty.

The strike Of approximately two
thousand plumbers and steamfitters
employed at the various military
camps and on other government con-
tracts in the vicinity of Newport
News, Va, which had been in effect
two weeks, was declared off. The men
returned to work. 1t is stated the
men decided to forfeit the charter of
their union and to allow each of it's
members to return to work as u pa
triotic duty. The forfeiture was nee
essary as the pay the men will re-
ceive is less than that allowed by the
union regulations, it is said. They
will receive rs cents an hour with
double pay for overtime instead Of
S7h cents and double pay for over
time, as demanded by the strikers.
Government activities, which in
clude camp construction work and
erection of houses for shipyard work
ers, had been held up pending settle
ment of the strike.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
THE ENEMY TO BE FEARED.

l do not greatly fear an enemy that
may embark from some distant shore
to do us hurt. l do fear this liquor
foe that burrows his insidious way
deep into the vary vitals of our pow
er, that not only smites the living but
that drives his poiSons into the lolns
Of potential fathers and into the
wombs Of potential mothers to pre-
damn the race with the eugenic taint
Of alcohol. Give America clear minds,
clean bodies, and unspoiled souls, and
she will prove sufficient for her mo-
mentOus present even as she has an
swered every question that challenged
her glorious past, and the conclusion
Is inevitable that any institution that
robs the state of these-cIear minds.
clean bodies and unspoiled souls--is
an unmitigated evil and must be de-
stroyed.-Daniel A. Polling.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
Temperance
lssNOteSH
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union)
PROHIBITION REcLAIMs MAN
HOOD


The Sioux Falls Press, speaking edL.
torialIy on the immense success" of
prohibition in South Dakota as re-
CARDS decrease of crime and poverty
and the increase in legitimate business
profits, notes another result which, 1t
says, would be worth while even II it
cost all the economic disaster the pro-
liquor element so noisily warn the peo-
pie against. Most men," it says, "have
had friends who were being ruined by
booze, men Of natural talent and IN
usual ability in their professions or
occupations who were failing, dropping
deeper and deeper into the drunkarG's
low estate, men who could not, no mat
ter how hard they tried, let liquor
alone, and had begun to quit trying.
They did fool things, made spectacles
Of themselves in public and private.
and lost the esteem they once held
Where are these unfortunates today,
and what are they doing? Every read
er of this article can, we are sure,
point to at least one friend who has
come back, whose eye has frightened,
whose shoulders have Strengthened,
who In one short year of freedom from
the blight of drink has become a man
once more. Prohibition is reclaiming
brokendown manhood"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
HIGHER WAGES
FOR RAIL men
PRACTICALLY All Classes of En-.
ployees Are to Share in
ISL the Increase.
EFFECTIVE AS OF SEPT. i
Means Addition of Approximately
q $15o0oo,o00 to Annual Pay Rolls
Eight Hours to Be Continued
as the Basic Day.

Nearly 100000 railroad employees,
including clerks, track laborers and
maintenance of way men, are to re-
,ceiye wage increases of $25 a month,
the equivalent of 81 a day, or u cents
an hour, over the pay they received
January l, 1918, under a wage order
Issued by Director General McAdoo.
Advances are effective as Of Septem-
Der /.
This order, adding approximately
S150,000,000 to the annual pay roll
in calculations of labor representa-
tiveS, represents the second largest ag-
gregate wage increase ever granted in
American industrial history. 1t is
supplementary to the general railroad
wage order issued nearly four months
ago providing for about $300,0OO,O0O
Increases, and for the classes Of en-
ployees affected it supplants proyi-
sions of that order.
Most of the employees covered by
the new order have made considerably
less than 500 a month, and the vol
untary increase was decided on by the
director general after investigation by
his advisory board of railroad wages
and working conditions of men doing
Similar work in other industries. In
the main, the boards recommends
tions We're followed.
The order specified that eight hours
is to be considered the basic day, but
overtime up to ten hours is to be paid
pro rata, with time and a half the
regular rate for overtime past the ten
hours. Specific rules are laid down
for the promotion of employees on
grounds of merit and seniority. 9th
Ter regulations forbidding dismissal Of
employees without cause and provid-
ing for hearing on appeal resemble
the rules now in effect under govern
ment civil service. These restrictions
will affect mainly the 100000 railway
clerks.
Thousands of woman clerks en-
sTloyed by the railroads are to receive
the same pay as men for similar work,
Nat the Interpretation of similar
gorl," is left to executives.
Back pay from January / win be
Aade under the other general wage or
asld. the lsa,..aa advances ns@ granted
hin be figured on top of the wage Of
January / 1918, rather than on the
pay Nreceived in the immediate past
underline general wage increase. Min
ilmum rates Of pay are established for
all classes covered by the order, but
the Increases of $25 a month, applied
If the employee worked on a month
ly or weekly basis, and of IL cents an
hour applied if the employee worked
by the hour, in many cases will run
the actual new rate above the mini
mum.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
LABOR NEWS IN BRIEF

Every industry except farming in
Eureka and Humboldt county, Cali
fornia, is on an eight-hour basis.
Traffic on the Middlesex and Bos-
ton street railway which serves 22
towns near Boston, was partly tied up
by strike. Thousands of workmen,
many of them employed in plants en-
gagged on government contracts, were
unable to report for duty.
Representative Cox of Indiana took
up with the quartermaster general the
question of increasing the compensa-
ton received by thousands Of women
in southern Indiana and Kentucky for
sewing shirts for the quartermaster
depot at Jeffersonville. The women
now receive $3.50 for sewing bundle
of eight shirts and Cox believes that
this amount should be increased at
least to $3.50 bundle.
Charles Piez, vice president OF the
Emergency Fleet corporation, an
nounced that the July standing
of the shipbuilding districts, on
the basis of percentage of assigned
task accomplished, shows the Great
Lakes district leading by % per cent,
with the California district and the
Northwest district next in line.
Employees Of the Pacific Coast Steel
company, numbering about 1900, who
tttnr <.v< CT, rnfnrnnn
work Shortage of steel in Seattle
shipyards, which threatened to cripple
several plants, was announced to the
men by the president of the Metal
Trades council, and they agreed to re-
sumo work while their case is being
submitted to federal arbitration. The
company has agreed to take up with
union representatives the question OF
a wage adjustment, which is to be
retroactive to August /.
Fifteen mines were shut down in
the vicinity of Harrisburg, ILL.,, as a
result of the action of GO switchmen,
employed by the Big -Four road who
had walked out.
Employees of the PETERBOROUGH,
New York, are to receive a wage in
crease the total of which will approx
innate $3.000,000 a year. The new
schedule, which is effective as of Sep
TENDER 2, will bring to the men an ad-
vance of about 81 a day each. The
agreement, that was in force before
September / expired on that date and
the officials prepared the scale that Is
now effective.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
JAIL NOW A HOSPITAL.

'The city Of Birmingham has the
handsomest city Jail in the South, cost
ing about 100000 and surrounded by
20 acres of ground beautifully cult
waited. The normal number of pris-
oners confined within it before the adj
vent OF prohibition was 200 and al
wards Today the number ranges from
60 to 20, most OF them colored women.
snow our new problem is, what to
do with this fine Jail. AS result Bir-
mingham is forced to do its street
cleaning and garbage collection with
paid labor instead of with prisoners"
Hon. George B. Ward, former Presi-
dent of the City Commission of Biz
mingham, Ala.
Since the above was written this Jail
has been closed for lack of prisoners
and has been offered to the govern.
ment for reconstruction hospital.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
EFFICIENCY AND CONFINEMENT
IN A DRY STATE.

"The contented workman" says Mr..
Gilmore of Louisville, KY, president
of the National Model License league,
"is the efficient workman, and the
workman who feels he is getting
square DEAL" 1t is o shame, he de-
clares, that free-bDrn Americans
should be denied an occasional glass
Of beer or whisky. And the Pendle-
ton East Oregonian thus retorts:
1--WE are building ships ir Oregon.
Our workmen are breaking all rec.
ords in ship production, SO efficient
are they. They are neither inefficient
nor discontinued. The only dlscon-
tented person we've seen lately was
chump who paid $12 for quart of
bootleggers' poison. He had head
ache and torpid liver"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
A Forsaken Trade.

Automobile thieves have forsaken
their trade of swiping Joy wagons for
more essential work-that of making
prison shoes. Very few cars have been
stolen lately. But 1t being an open in
dustry, women have invaded it. AT
least one woman has. She didn't get
very far, but she was busy while in the
business. She stole Il car, ran down Il
ilun In the next street. hoped lout of
the machine, dragged her victim to the
sidewalk, sent in i'm ambulance call
and then, concluding that she didn't
really care for the car walked away
ard left it.-New York Sun.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
Good for Eucenics.

The war has put an end to rnatch
Has It really? Inotice there are as
many marriages as ever"
"of course, but the young people
arrange matters for themselves. It's
bound to be that way nowadays when
a buck private in khaki stands n bet
ter chance TO win the village belle
than a bankers son, who couldn't pass
the physical examination to enter the
army. Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
SUGGESTION FOR THE pRlNkER.

SUGGESTION FOR THE DRlNKER.
Hello, Brown, come in and have q
drink" mo. thank you, Smith, have
cut out the booze, but to show you that
am still good fellow, come into the
bank with me and I'll buy you Thrift
stamp instead OF drink" swell,
Brown, that is new one on me, but
I like the idea and I'll go you and I'll
stand you a round on that proposition
myself"
The above is an ad published by the
newspapers of Cincinnati and paid for
by tho Union clpb I'd thai very wet
city.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-05
NO GOOD IN A SCRAP.

Mr.. Dooley, American philosopher,
has given his reasons why the nations
are becoming so strong against drink,
"It's sthrange, Hinnissey, how the
wurruld has turned against its life
long roommate, Jawn Barleycorn.
After rollickin' with the old fellow
for cinchries tn tickle public has
rounded on him an is rapidly chasin'
him off tn map. Jawn Barleycorn
might have gone on FIR years If 1t
hadn't been that the wurruld began
to suspect that he was no good In a
fight. He was welcome In tn sojer's
tent and tn generals headquarters.
People said about him: He's scamp
and false friend, hut he's devvle
in a scrap An now they know he
mint amy good at that ayether. His
bluff has been called"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-07

This department is edited by Mrs, Ria l.
Ziegler and anyone having social news OF
interest will confer a favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs Ziegler. s16.
Rosebuds-On Monday afternoon Of
last week, Mrs. MAR was the pleasant
hostess to twelve ladies. Fancy work.
knittink and social chat filled the early
knitting and social chat filled the early
hours and later a fine lunch wac
served.
Surprise-A most happy surprise
was perpetrated on Mrs. Nina Thomp-
son by a few of her friends on Friday
afternoon, it being in honor Of her
birthday. Knitting and lively converse
were enjoyed until the serving of a
fine lunch the self invited guests had
brought with them.
Woman's CIub-A most interesting
meeting of the Woman's Club was held
at the home of Mrs. MAR on Saturday
afternoon. The following program
was much enjoyed.
Current topics. .......M Mrs. Dunbar.
Russian Religion, Including the Ortho-
dox Church and Sectuals. -. Mrs. Har,
ding.
Dainty refreshments and a social hour
were a nice finish.
p. NJ. G. A.-Mesdames Chappell and
Gullick We're the charming hostesses
to the Past Noble Grand Association
on Tuesday afternoon. A short busi
ness session, fancy work and visiting
with a fine supper were the diversions.
Christmas Club-The Christmas
Club was delightfully."- entertained at
the pleasant home of Mrs. l.. G. Borst
last Thursday evening. The outside
guests were Mrs. Mall and Mrs. E.. II.
Sexauer. War refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-07
COLLEGE NOTES


Jacob Wickre, '09, who lives near
Webster, has announced his candidacy
for the nomination Of representative in
the state legislature at the primary in
May.
Mrs. Arthur Lynch of Redfield, a
former member of the present senior
class. is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. +. Bacon.
John Carothers. who graduated from
the School OF Agriculture last April
has entered the Navy service al
Omaha.
Prof. Garnett Hedge has been con
fined to his home for the past week by
an attack Of bronchitis.
Grace Somers, IS, returned to hel
work in the Prescott. Ariz., High
School Wednesday. after spending
about ten days with her father and sis
ters.
Miss Hazel Hanson a member of the
present senior class who went Il
Gregory at the end Of the first sem
ester to teach mathematics. has beer
reelected for mex year at a salary
of $50 per month.
Prof. Stivers and Prof. Brady haVc
returned from their eastern trip tc
Atlantic City and Philadelphia, where
they were sen in the interests of voca
tional education in the state.
The following James published il
the Howard Press are former S. ID. 5
c.. men who have entered military
service from Miner county. Jay Wal
ker, of Carthage: Elvin o. Shinn, o
Carthage; Benz. +. Bokke, of Howard
and Earl NJ. Potter, OF Carthage.
Geo. Phillips, Y. M. G. A. secretary
entertained his friend, Fred Moore, o
Webster, a few days during the pas
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Dalthorp, Of Vol
ga, were at the college this week Wis
iting their SON, Charles.
Misses Mavis and V toilet GrinoI!
spent a few days last week at thei
home at Moritz, in Deuel. county.
James Johnson, a sophomore from
Pierpont, is enjoying a visit from
home in the person of his brother.