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The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
The Paramount Issue.

The one paramount issue in every
important electoral contest of 1913
should be that Of loyalty. Wherever
that issue is at stake all other issues
should be postponed for settlement in
less critical times.
Differences as to partisan principles
must not be allowed to obscure the
great issue, or to make possible the
success Of disloyalists by division of
loyal sentiment. Personal ambitions
must stand aside, wherever they inter
fere with the chance of voters to line
up on the plain issue of loyalty.
This, we believe, is the temper Of
the American people today, and woe
be to the politician or demagogue who
gets in the way Of it's clearcut express
sion at the polls.
Wherever there is no danger of a
disloyalist slipping in, republicans and
democrats, no doubt, will fight it out
on party issues. But in every case
where expression Of the whole-heart-
ed support of the republics war poll
cies is endangered by merely partisan
or personal controversy, the duty Of
the candidates and their friends is
ain.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
An UnpatriOtic Individual

Some time ago the Union received a
letter from Isle in which it was stated
that one Knute Olson objected to hav-
ing his children take part in Wash
toms birthday patriotic program at the
school there. He even went to the
school house and insolently Informed
the teacher that che was going to
stop anything of the kind!" Then he
went on to say there was no need of
teaching patriotism because it created
hard feeling between the American
and German children, when they should
be taught to love their enemies. He
also objected to organizing the Junior
Red Cross.
We had not supposed there was
such an unpatriotic Individual in Mile
Lacs county as Knute Olson. He
should HE him back to the land from
whence he came and herd with the
other Bolshevikis.
But we notice that the patriotic ex-
ercises were held in the school at Isle
on Washington's birthday, and that
there was also loyalty parade held
there on that day. There are no more
patriotic people anywhere in Mile
Lacs county than in Isle. They have
contributed literally of their means to
the Company G fund, the Red Cross
and every other patriotic activity.
There are few Knute Olsons in that
vicinity and there should be none.
Fellows Of the Olson stripe will sing
low bye and bye if they sing at all.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
County Agent Appointed.

At meeting Of the farm board in
Milaca last Thursday evening a Mr..
Stewart, graduate of Ames univer-
sity and Of the Minnesota Agricul-
tural school, was unanimously chosen
county agent at a salary of $4,000 per
year and expenses. Rohert Handke,
the Milaca man, was not eligible for
the position, but those VINO know him
speak highly of him as a practical
farmer. Mr.. Stewart is now a coun-
ty agent in Iowa. He will move to
Milaca within few days ard will have
his office in corner of the Farmers
Cooperative creamery building. Much
is expected Of Mr.. Stewart and we
hope he will make good.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Max e. Young Married.

The Mora Times of the 28th ult.
tells of the marriage Of former res
ident of Princeton, Max E. Young:
A pretty home wedding occurred last
Monday evening, February 25th, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. johnson
of Comfort township, when their
daughter, Florence Marie, was united
in marriage to Max E. Young of this
village.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Frost of the Swedish Lutheran
church Of Mora in the presence of rel
atives and friends. Little Frances
Larson, a cousin of the bride, and
Blanche Nelson of Minneapolis, were
flower girls and strewed rose petals be-
fore the bridal party as they took their
place under an arch of ferns and
flowers to the strains of wedding
march played by Mrs. Frost. Miss
Gladys Molin was bridesmaid and Ak
ell Johnson, brother Of the bride, was
best man. The bride was given away
by her father. She was attired in a
beautiful dress of white Georgette
crepe, made draped effect, with pearl
trimmings and carried white roses.
/ After the ceremony, the guests,
about sixty in number, were seated to
a four-course wedding dinner, the
dining room being decorated in pink
and white. They were the recipients
of many beautiful and costly wedding
presents.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. E. johnson. She is a young
lady of charming personality and has
made many friends during her resi-
dence in this county. For some months
past she has been saleslady at the
store Of Young, VanAlstein & Co. The
gentleman of her choice is a young
man Of good habits, Industrious and
one of Mora's prominent business men,
being member of the firm Of Young,
VanAlstein &. Co. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Young Of
Princeton, where he resided previous
to his engaging in the mercantile bust
ness in Mora.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
J. 1. Blakney Dies of Skull Fracture

J. I. Blakney Dies of Skull Fracture.
J. I. Blakney, brother of Mrs. M. M.
Briggs of this village, died on Febru.
ary %, at a hospital in Aberdeen,
WASH, from fractured skull sus-
tained when struck by the revolving
shaft of MINDLESS on February q.
The body was taken to his former
home at Seattle for interment. Mr..
Blakney was well known in Princeton,
where he resided for several years.
He was 81 years of age.
Besides his widow, who lives at
Aberdeen, he is survived by two
brothers and four sisters Thomas
Blakney, Alaska; G. M. Blakney, Seat
tie; Mrs. M. M. Briggs, Princeton;
Mrs. A. G: Mcfarland, Oakland; Mrs.
Sroufe, Portland; and Mrs. E. S.
Saunders, Seattle.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Relaxation of Meatless Days.

A meatless meal every day and the
porkless Saturday have been called of
by Herbert C. Hoover in message tc
A. D. Wilson, federal food administra
tor for Minnesota. The only meat re.
striction is that beef and pork may
not be served on Tuesdays.
In explaining the same Mr.. Hoover
says that lack of transportation facili-
ties and the necessity of feeding soft
corn have caused a tfbacking up" of
livestock on farms, and animals now
being marketed are showing big in
crease in weight. Lack of shipping tC
send the meat abroad has contributed
to weakening of prices.
"It would be a national calamity, ,
he declares, "if by the acute situation
in March and April, we should have
such break in the prices as to dis.
courage producers. Present levels OF
producers prices are unsatisfactory
and are being held by packers with
great difficulty. A break in prices
Nv would probably discourage meat
production so there would be another
meat shortage between June and Sep
tember. Lifting the ban partially on
meat will relieve the present pressure
on poultry and fish, and also help to
save wheat.
'EThe public should be urged to lay
down some Of the meat products while
the surplus is large" Mr.. Hoover ad-
vises.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
''The Stars and Stripes"

Copies of the first issue of "The
Stars and Stripes" the official news
paper of the American Expeditionary
Force, have been received in this coun-
try. The New York Times quotes
copiously from the initial number of
Feb. 8. Under the heading of 'To the
Folks Back Home," the soldiers paper
has this to say:
We hear that you have been regaled
:yith some alarming stories about us
IF the A. E. F. and our conduct here
in France. In fact, some of these
stories have been relayed to US, and if
they weren't so far from the truth we
might be inclined to get really mad.
But knowing the authors of some of
them-for some of the hysterical
stripe have been over here-our first
inclination is to laugh.
But, after all, it's no laughing mat
ter to be talked about behind our
backs in such reckless and irrespon-
sible way by reckless and irrespon-
sible people, though, no doubt, some of
them have the best intentions in the
world and think that they, and they
alone. can save us. (They have proba-
bly told you that and asked you to
contribute money to their worthy
cause, haven't they?) What hurts
most, though we know you are loyal
to us and have the frmest of faith in
11s. perhaps these dire tales have
caused you some anxiety and even
brought you to believe that perhaps,
after all, we had become bit neg
lectful Of our trust; and that, so be-
lieving, you might have been sorely
and entirely unduly distressed in
spirit.
stories are nothing but myths. Alb
solutely nothing else. And we have
the facts that prove they are.
An editorial under the caption of
"spies and Asses" contains the fol-
lowing:
Beware of the man who, no matter
what his uniform, no matter what his
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Red Cross Knitters Take Motto

Red Cross Knitters Take Notice.
The work sent in to the northern
division headquarters from the Mile
Lacs county chapter is graded "A-1"
but in order to keep it up to that
standard we shall have to take pains
to observe the rules they have set for
us.
There must be no knots in any of
the knitting. To join the yarn it
must always be overlapped, not tied,
and whenever knot is encountered
in theyyarn itself, it must be cut out
Of the thread.
The seams in the sweaters must not
be sewed over but must be laced
firmly together with yarn into a flat
seam. This is the more easily done
if, in knitting, the first stitch is
slipped. 49,
The socks must be knitted rather
loosely to make them soft. Before
turning them in to the workroom they
should be washed and pressed with
an iron not very hot. They
should be fastened together only
at the tops so that hand
can be inserted for inspection. The
measurements for the socks are as
follows: AZ inches of ribbing; II
inches in all to the heel; the foot, II
inches long. The number Of stitches
to be cast on varies with the size of
the yarn.
For the sweaters being knitted from
the yarn now on hand at our work
room here in Princeton there should be
" stitches cast on, 6 inches of purling,
% inches in all to the neck, rs stitches
left on for each shoulder, % bound
off for the neck, 21a inches knitted
on each shoulder. In sewing up the
sides 9 inches should be left for each
armhole. Single crochet once around
armholes and twice around the neck
loosely. Be sure all loose ends Of
yarn are darned in.
Headquarters is only calling for
socks and sweaters now, and they
need three times as many socks as
sweaters.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07

personal interests to the general well
fare and by enforcing the most rigid
economy in matters Of public and
private enterprises, as we'll as in mat
ters Of personal expenditure, that the
United States can hope to bear it's
part OF the financial burden of the war
and to release sufficient labor and ma
terials for war purposes without de-
pletion Of our own resources.
1t is impossible to lay down hard
and fast rule as to what every patri-
otto citizen should do in order to live
up to his duty in this connection.
Things that are necessary for the
life and health Of the people must, of
course, be procured. So it is with the
building of homes. It is obvious that
it}is unnecessary forme to elaborate the
point that building operations absorb
the very materials and the very class
of labor and the verys kind of
money that the government requires
most urgently at this time.
Where it is a question of building a
new home simply because it would af-
ford greater comfort the operation
should not be undertaken. Where it is
question Of need-be it on account
Of sanitary conditions or because,
without such new construction other
operations essential at this time for
the welfare of the country would suf-
fer there is no doubt that the work
should be undertaken. This applies
equally to construction work in cities
and towns and in farming districts.
Everybody should weigh conscien-
tiously in his own mind whether or
not it is his own comfort and con-
venience or the national welfare that
moves him in his purpose. If that is
done honestly do not think there will
be any doubt as to the proper course
to be pursued in such case.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Dalbo Starch Factory to Start Up

Dalbo Starch Factory to Start Up.
At a meeting Of the Dalbo Starch
Manufacturing company held yester-
day afternoon it was decided to COM
mence buying potatoes next Saturday
and to purchase only from stockhold-
'ers in the corporation. The factory
will be started up Immediately suffi-
cient quantity Of potatoes has been
taken in. Fair prices will be paid
for the product.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
State Aid Will be Paid.

State aid to public schools, which
owing to litigation has been held up
for several months, will now be paid.
The March apportionment, which is
$3.50 per capita, will also be dis
bursed among the schools Of the state
right away. The state aid and the ap-
portionment will together aggregate
almost $4,O0O,O00, the largest single
apportionment in the history of the
state. Minnesota does we'll by it's
school children.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
RARE OPPORTUNITY
Draft Registrars Who Are Mechanics
May Now Enter Aviation Sig
-
nal Corps as Volunteers.
These Men Should Make Application
to the Local Selective Service
Board Without Delay.

The local board of Mile Lacs county
has been notified by Provost Marshal
Crowder that it will have to furnish a
number of general, engine and other
automobile mechanics or repairmen;
gunsmiths, typewriting machine and
other instrument makers, general ma
chinists, chauffeurs and automobile
truck drivers" for the aviation signal
corps at Kellyfeld, San Antonio,
Texas.
Any registered man on the selective
service list in Mile Laos county may
alow volunteer for either of the above
named branches. If the county's quo
ia is not filled by volunteers for these
departments the local board will pro-
ceed to select from the names of regis
trants now standing on the draft rolls
a number of men sufficient to meet the
call of the provost marshal.
Mechanical registrants in the
branches heretofore set forth should
report to the local board without de-
lay for their physical examinations.
The board will furnish transportation,
including sleeping car accommoda-
tion, meal tickets, etc., for those who
pass to the camp at San Antonio.
By volunteering under this regula-
tion the registrant will have the ad-
vantage of selecting the branch Of the
service for which he is best fitted and
which appeals to him the most.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
War Club Week.

The government asks that next
week war-savings clubs be organized
throughout the state and Governor
Burnquist has issued a proclamation
to that effect to the people Of Mime
sofa. The plan, briefly, is for groups
Of friends to meet together and agree
to save certain amount each week
by means of the purchase Of war-sav-
ings stamps and thus assist the gov
ernment in crushing the Huns.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07

nationality, comes to you with tales of
Germany's invincibility, prophesies
that the war will end in "draw," and
so forth. If he is saying such things
on his own account he is German
propagandist, a spy, a paid liar, and
should be reported and punished as
such. If he is repeating them second
hand he is nothing but an ass, dupe
of some real propaganda, and he
should be reported and punished just
the same.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Obituary Of E. Grant.

p. Grant, notice Of whose death ap-
peared in last weeks Union, was
born on April 5, 1848, in Maine and
came to Minnesota in the early SOS,
locating in Minneapolis. In 1869 he
was married to Miss Rachel Grant at
that place and in 1870, together with
his wife, he moved to Sandy lake,
Baldwin township, and lived there un-
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
No Opposition to Spur Removal.

No Opposition to Spur Removal.
At the hearing called for last Mon
day evening, at the Riverside hotel, to
take evidence in the matter of the peti-
tion Of the Great Northern Railway
company to the railroad and ware
house commission for the removal of
GIT feet of the spur track at Brick
ton, no one appeared to oppose the
request of the Great Northern.
Thos. Yapp, assistant secretary of
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion, and Superintendent Cantry of
the Great Northern were present.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Postpone Building Operations

In view of the fact that many un-
necessary building operations are in
progress construction which could
just as well wait until after the war
Secretary McAdoo has authorized the
publication of the following letter,
written in reply to questions received
by him:
It is only by subordinating local and
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
No Use to Mr.. Tipples.

Agent-This vacuum bottle will
keep anything hot or cold for seventy
two hours.
Mr.. Tpples-Don't want it. If I
have anything worth drinking don't
want to keep it seventy-two hours.
Boston Transcript.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Cultured Elk Riverites Turbulent

Forty-fve Of the Elk River high
school pupils object to studying Ger
man and have gone on strike in the
interest of culture and progress" J" The
notably more turbulent towns Of
Princeton and Anoka can't beat that.
But our sympathies are with the
strikers.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07
Alien Registrars in County,

With the exception of one precinct
-Mudgett-which has not yet sent
in returns to the county auditor, the
following shows the result of he alien
registration conducted on February
rs, 26 and 27 in Mile Lacs county:
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07

til a few years ago, when he came to
Princeton to reside. He is survived
by his wife, two sons and four daugh-
ters. The children are Elmer Grant,
East Lake; Richard Grant, Young
America; Mrs. Cora Ecclebarger and
Mrs. VIM. Veal, Princeton; Mrs. Fred
Reems, Sand Point, Idaho; and Mrs.
Frances Schrode, ST.. Paul.
The relatives take this means of
sincerely thanking the many friends
who so kindly offered words of SYM
pathy to them in their great sorrow
and for the beautiful floral tributes.
The Princeton union., 1918-03-07

Under the supplemental order of the
Safety commission the registration Of
aliens is made permanent and all vii.
lage recorders and town clerks are
empowered to register such aliens as
may appear. This means thai every
alien not registered should do so at
once, registering with the town or VIII
lage clerk of the town or village in
which he or she lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-30
Henry Morganthau,
Former Ambassador
To Turkey, in Omaha

Henry Morganthau, former am
bassador to Turkey, was an Omaha
visitor Tuesday. He spent the day
quietly in his room at the Fonten-
nellie hotel visiting with politicians
and friends who came in to see him,
returning to the east at 6 o'clock
in the evening.
Mr.. Morganthau was sent to Tur-
key in 1914 just at the outbreak OF
the war and remained there until
1916. when i'll health compelled his
return.
In speaking of the situation in
Turkey, he said. ''The allies must
make a military occupation of the
country. They must open the
Dardanelles to the world"
Mr.. Morganthau is a staunch adj
mirer of President Wilson, and was
quite vitriolic in his denunciation of
the enemies of his administration,
and warned the American people
that they must not be fooled by the
new dress with which the, Inter
.ests" of the privileged class is at
tempting to camoufage "democ-
racy."
president Wilson is the foremost
figure OF the day." continues the
ambassador, "and believe it is pro-
vidential for the world that a maj,
possessed with such knowledge.
temperament and ability to command
respect is with us at the pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-30
Huge Peces Weighing Drappmg
Areas Behind German Front Along Mue Where Enemy
Must Be Kept Up at All Hazards

With the American Army North.
west of Verdun, Oct. 29.-The
American big guns cracked down
on the main line of the railroad ir
the region of Confans today, and
also shelled large-enemy troop
concentration in the neighborhood
Of Margiennes.
The Confans line is important
because it extends from Germany
principal communication line to
Metz. The firing in the direction OF
Contains continued intermittently
throughout the day. .
When a troop concentration was
reported in the region of Bois De
Villers and Margiennes the guns
were turned in that direction, hurl-
ing projectiles weighing approxi-
mately 1900 pounds each.
At intervals also the big gun.
inside the American lines shelled
the territory around Spincecourt
and Dommary-Baroncourt, impor-
tarit railroad functions.
Aviators Bomb Troops.
American aviators successfully
bombed two points today where
German troops were being assem-
bled. In the morning a squadron
of bombers, accompanied by pr
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-30
HUGHES URGES
NATIONAL UNITY
IN WAR WORK

New York, Oct. 29.-Calling for
national unity "after the methods
of republic and not an autocracy,"
and deploring President Wilson's S
assumption that only the return to
congress of a democratic majority
would uphold his national leader
ship, Charles E. Hughes, declared
in an address here tonight that BIZ
partisan support alone would save
the president from the lesser dig
nifty and influence of mere party
leadership"
Speaking at republican rally at
the Union League club Mr.. Hughes
declared that mo political party
was paramount in patriotism and
that republicans had right to ex-
press their politicsA-preferences.
Must we republicans" he de-
Helared, "patriotically toll and give
without seeking a voice in the ma
tional assembly, yielding our repre-
sentation to democrats, not as more
worthy or more loyal, not as more
sacrificing or more intelligent, but
to democrats as such, simply be-
cause they are democrats"
After declaring the issue was
transcendant, Mr.. Hughes empha-
sized the need for complete, victory
in the war, the crushing Of arbitrary
and tyrannical military power and
the dawn Of the new era of peace
and Justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-30
ANOTHER S. 0. S.
CRY, RECEIVED
FROM AUSTRIA
Foreign Minister Andrassy Ap-
pea|s to Lansing to Inter-
vene With Wilson for
ArmistiCe.

Vienna, Via Basel. Switzerland
Oct. 29-Austria- Hungary, through
her new foreign minister, Coun
Andrassy, has sent note to Secre
tary of State Lansing, requesting
the secretary's Intervention witt
President Wilson for an immediate
armistice on all fronts and for thu
commencement of peace negotia
tons.
The note says:
Immediately after having taken
direction of the ministry of
foreign affairs and the dispatch of
the official answer to your note of
October IS, 1918, by which you
were able to see that we accept
all the points and principles laid
down by President Wilson in his
various declarations, and are in
complete accord with the efforts
of President Wilsonte prevent fu-
ture> wars, and to create a league
of nations, we have taken prepara-
tory measures, in order that Aus
trians and Hungarians may be
able, according to their own de-
sire and without being in any way
hindered, to make decision as
to their future organization and
to rule it.
"Since the accession to power
Of Emperor or King Charles>his
immovable purpose has been to
bring an end to the war. More
than ever this is the desire of the
sovereign of all the Austro- Hun
garian peoples, who acknowledge
their future destiny can only be
accomplished in a pacific world
by being freed from all disturb
ances, privations and sorrows of
war.
This is why I address you di-
rectly, Mr.. Secretary Of State,
praying that you will fave the
goodness to intervene with the
president of the United States. in
order that in the interest of M<
manity as in the interest of all>
those who live in Austria Hun
gary, an immediate armistice may
be concluded on all fronts and
for an overture that immediate
negotiations for peace will follow.