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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
The Long Arm of Mercy
The Red Cross is the Long Arm of Mercy.
1t is the Kindness of Mankind--organized.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

The Red Cross is the Long Arm of Mercy
1t is the Kindness of Mankind-organized.
In Man is Angel and Devil Dr. Jekyl and Mr.
Hyde The Red Cross the Good, aroused energzed tt
thwart the Bad
1t is the best antidote know to the bane of war.
There other Charities less helpful The
Red Cross is the mghties of all Charities the Love and Pity
of all men made supremey efficient.
IT, as Emerson said, sensible and conscientious
all the world of religion this is the
preston of that religion
The Red Cross is Humanity united in Service.
1t asks mans opinion; only his need.
Black White Friend Foe, to the Red Cross there
is difference; it only asks: "Who is Suffering? And
to him it goes.
The Red Cross is Efficient that Governments recog
nze it. Pure in its purpose that whoever wishes well his
fellow men, desires help it, Clean its administration
that the most suspicious can find no fault in it.
The Red Cross not only seeks alleviate the cruees
of Wars is the expression of those human sentiments that
some day will put an end to War.
1t is the impulse Of Love- striving the i'm
pulse of Hate
1t is Mercy's cooperation struggling against Wars ri
valries.
1t is the one Society in which every Man. Woman and
Child should be enrolled; for it knows sects peu
dices protesting opinions the human being does not live
that does feel that the starving should be fed the sick
tended and the wounded healed
Majestic and divine this Long Arm of Mercy; it finds
the fallen the battlefield brings the and the
physician the victim the hospital; leads the weeping
orphan home it feeds the starving for the pest
whom all others abandon and the oil OF Help
and Pity into the bitter wounds of the World.
Where volcano has wrought desoation in Japan,
Flood in China, Hurricane Cuba, Famine In
India or Plague in Italy, ravagng Armies in Poland,
Seia Belgium. there flies the Red Cross the Angel OF
God whom the fury Of cannot Danish from the Earh
and to the Ends of the Earth all the OF the Seven
Seas wherever Human Misery there extended to bless
and to heal, its Long Arm Of Mercy.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Prohibit Importation
OF Common Barberry

| Montana has this year the larg.
est wheat acreage in its history
the season so far has been most
favorable for the production of a
crop and there is a recognition
that everything possible should
be done to prevent injury to the
crop. In line with this, and act
ing on the suggestion of Secretary
of Agriculture Houston, Governor
Stuart recently issued a proclama-
ton prohibiting the importation
of common barberry into this
state.
1t has been demonstrated by
plant patbologists that the most
efficient way of combating wheat
rust is the destruction of the bar
berry bushes. Minnesota and
other states have taken action
along the same lines. In Mon
tana the situation is not SO peril
Gus as in some of the other states
but it is recognized that now is
the time to act here, and it is be-
lieved that an appeal for the vol
untary eradication of the COM
mon barberry will bring about
the desired result.
The Montana Council of De-
Tense has been asked to lend its
assistance in this behalf, and it
has called upon every one to help
in the work, because the eradica-
lion Of the plant means SO much
to the preservation of The wheat
crop of the state.
It has been sug gested that
Arbor Day, which this year will
oe May 14th, be designated as
Burberry El adicatioIl Day.
The agricultural experiment
station at Bozeman is devoting its
energies to assisting in eradicat-
ng the plant in Monts ma. Those
Who do not know the plant should
write the experiment Station for a
description of it.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Junior Red Cross Work

Bernice Beckstrom, wash rag
3 bandages.
Annette Abelin, | wash rag, s
bandages.
Marie Abelin, 1 wash rag,
bandage.
Edith Grinnell, wash rag.
Myrtle Daily, bandages.
Marie Stephens, a bandages.
Frances Robson, 4 bandages.
Borghild Seglen, 4 bandages.
Irene Kovarik, 4 bandages.
Violet Anderson, 4 bandages.
Bernice Miller, 8 bahdages.a
Grace McClatchie, 8 bandages,
| gown.
Jean McClatcbie, ] bandage.
Ednabelle Grinnell, 8 band
ages.
May Beckstrom, 2 bandages.
Agnes Beckstrom, 2 bandages.
Lurlne Wilde, l bandage.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
News From Circle Boys

The editor has received letters
from Wilber Englehart and Oscar
Espeseth the past week. The En-
glehart boys are now at Camp
Fremont, California, and have
been assigned to the Veterinary
Corps which follow up the cavalry.
Wilber says in part:
1--WE are just a few miles from
the bay and about Is miles from
the ocean and the scenery is great,
beautiful is no name for it. You
have no idea what a change it is
to get into the army. Its hard till
you get on to it and you have to
go through a lot of torture, be-
cause we are not used to it. The
only way.is to be soldier at all
times and you'll get there. Meet
your superiors half way and they
will come more than half way
with you. The Y. M. C. A. is do
ing more than anybody else. All
this trash you hear about the
army isn't so, its a fair game,
every bit of it. We are fighting
for a good cause and | am going
to do my bit. Thanks ever so
much for sending the Banner.
Nothing like getting the home
news. We may leave for the
Philippine Islands soon so don't
know what our address will be yet.
Best regards to friends"
Oscar writes that he has been
assigned temporarily to the utili-
ties department of the Quarter
masters corps and likes his new
job fine. He is still at Camp
Lewis but will be assigned to a
permanent position soon and hopes
to be on his way to France. He
praises the work of the Y. M. c.
A. and says they do wonders for
he boys. Oscar also sends regards
% all his friends.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Last Days of the
Clark Meetings

The Clark meetings will, in all
probability, come to a close Sun
day night, although they might
run into next week a couple OF
nights. The subjects are as fol-
lows:
Friday night-''The Unpardon-
able Sin."
Saturday night-"Excuses.
Sunday, 10:30-Sunday School
rally and sermon on IS the Day
of Miracles Past?"
Sunday 300 p. m.-Lecture
THE Buzzard's Roost."
The Red, White and Blue cho-
rus will sing and possibly a male
quartette
SUNDAY night-"The Stu m p
Digger"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
RedWater Play
Big Success
Large Crowd Attends Home Talent
Play ''Those Husbands of Ours
MANY From Circle Present.

The home talent play given at
Redwater last Saturday evening
for the benefit of the Red Cross
was well attended, an unusually
big crowd being present. Circle
was well represented, about so or
more people going down and there
were also about 20 from Glendive.
The play which was entitled
Those Husbands of Ours" a
farce comedy in one act, was ex-
ceptionally well rendered and was
surely humorous all the way
through. Seven ladies took part
and all told of their troubles
upon arriving home, after weeks
vacation, the conditions in which
they found their homes after
hubby had been patching it for
a week. We always believed wo-
men thought a good deal of man,
but after listening to the tales of
those Redwater ladies we don't
know what to think-poor man
sure got raked over the Goals good
and proper, particularly Carl Mild
ner, who was the only man in the
play. Poor Carl sought shelter
under the couch when the ladies
called at his home and had to stay
there too and take it all in. When
Carl finally did meet his wife,
tho there was something doing.
Those taking part in the play
were the Mesdames: w. ]. King,
E. B. Gaines, F. w. Lambie, Christ
Aasen, D. Donahue, Elmer Root,
Miss Alice Lambie and Carl Mild
ner.
After the play the audience
listened to a patriotic address by
Mr.. Hildebrand, of Glendive, in
which he dealt mainly on boosting
the sale of Thrift Stamps, and
made a fine speech. The Liberty
Quartette sang a couple of songs
which received a hearty applause.
Mr.. Leiper also spoke few words
md although they were few, he
lit the nail on the head, and
home some cold facts In
'egard to the bitter struggle we
Ire engaged in with the Imperial
government Of Germany, empha-
izing the urgent need for every
nan, woman and child to be loyal
md true blue American citizens,
md back up Uncle Sam.
Following the speaking a big
upper was served by the Red
ross ladies after which all enjoy
d stepping the light fantastic till
he wee hours of morning.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

The three little Abelin girls who
drive a team in coming to school
from their home UP Redwater, had
a areal runaway this morning, and
it issindeed a miracle that none of
them was not seriously injured.
The team was first seen as it
came running up to the school
house, with only one girl in the
buggy, who could not control the
team. The two other girls had
already been thrown out. The
team kept right on running, going
up Horse creek and the third girl
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

The total sale of third Liberty
Loan bonds, sold in this vicinity,
as reported by the two local banks
amounts to $11, 10000, which is
nearly two thousand dollars more
than was reported last week.
Considering crop conditions last
year, this is truly a fine showing
for this district at this time of the
year.
Following is list of bond pur-
chasers that have not been re-
ported:
Mrs. C. r. Miller
H. 0. Merry
Chas. Mcmillan
A. M. Nerud
F. H. Nerud
Ralph Payne
Albert Sandberg
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
A Neighbor1y Act

A week ago last Saturday neigh,
bors sprung a big surprise on Mrs
Dick Merry, of Spring creek, neal
Redwater. Fifteen men in mum.
Der came and took complete pos
session of her farm and started
working in the field, bringing all
the necessary horse power, 65
head in all, and farm machinery
with them, and before sundown
they had plowed and seeded IS
acres, 30 acres to wheat. They
brought their own dinner with
them and some of the ladies were
along to help prepare the big feed
at noon.
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Merry's husband passed away a
couple of months ago, which left
her in rather hard circumstances
in getting any farm work done, so
the big-hearted, eongenial farmers
of that vicinity went over and
helped her out.
Needless to say it was highly
appreciated by Mrs. Merry and
those taking part in the good work
are to be complimented.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

had finally jumped out where the
road branches off to Mayberry.
The team then took to the hills to
the south.
Arthur Olson started after the
team with his car, in hopes of res
cuing the girl, and was able to
get team headed off so the girl
could jump out of the buggy.
The other two girls later came
walking to town. Fortunately
not one of them was hurt the least.
A passing automobile is said to
have caused the runaway.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Main Street Is
No Speedway

II is up to our officials to look
INTO the violation of the laws
touching on automobiles more
closely than they have been ac-
customed. We believe that the
vast majority of automobile
owners have some idea as to
where the use of their machines
encroach the public, but there are
a few who seem to think that the
town sits up and takes pride in
them and the amount of noise
they can make, the extent to
which they can go in breaking
the speed limits, and the utter
disregard they have for the rights
of others. Why not have some
Keep to the Right signs put up,
at least on Main street?
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

Members of the local volunteer
fire department announce that the
first annual firelnen's ball will be
held at the Princess Theatre on
Saturday, May 11th. If you wish
to have a good time don't fail to
be there. Good music.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Total Sale OF
Liberty Bonds In Circle District

D. C. Stone
H. L. Saurer
A. G. Sine
+. E. Wellman
w. F. Engelhart
E. E. Lewis
Mrs. E. E. Lewis
Oscar Pardis
F. H. Sandberg
John Boyle
Pete Frandsen
Ethel Kinds
Mrs. Pete Frandsen
Chas. Nerud
]. Hrubecky
Rhys James
w. ]. King
Blanche Kinney
A. F. Robson
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

Mrs. Elvin and son Austin are
now employed at the Circle Mere.
Company's store.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10

full part and tn at is yourself.
Enroll as one of the twelve hum
dred to meet the demands. Sign
up to-day in the War Stamp Saw
ing Campaign.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-05-10
Ben-Hur Lecture

Just as we are ready to 60 to
press, Evangelist Clark announces
that he will remain over Wednes-
day night and give his Ben-Hur
lecture on that night, with 125
beautiful colored Stereopticon
views.
Admission is free but silver
offering will be taken. Meetings
Monday and Tuesday nights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14

From the Outlook.
 TIT is not matter of importance at the
 moment whether this re-estabiish- . ment of Poland shall take the form of a republic or a constitutional non- archy, but it is important that the Poles shall be united and free to determine for themselves what kind of government they will have.
 Through German sources of informa- tion there seems to have come a pre- vailing impression in the United States that the Polish nation is small-one not larger in numbers and territory, for ex- ample, than Servia. The fact is that Poland when reunited would be one of the most homogeneous people in Europe, Tor it would have territorial area con siderably larger than that of France; in it there would be more than 30,00O,00 Of people speaking pure Polish, and in addition other ethnic strains like the Slovaks, who practically speak Polish.
 Is not the question whether 30OO0,000 of people of the same racial stock and speaking the same language shall come justly to their own, which has been taken away from them by despotic mili- tary power, one of the great questions of the war?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT
From the Florida Times-Union.

From the Florida Times-Union.
 @ UT in Tacoma a military court NJ recently imposed a life imprison-
 ment sentence on private soldier for attacking taxicab driver for the purpose of robbing him. He was charged with assault with intent to murder but whether the proofs convinced the mili- tary court that he was guilty to this ex- tent or not we do not know. He con fessed the assault and admitted that it was for the purpose of robbery.
 Whether the attack was with intent to murder or for robbery the punishment was greater than the civil courts would have inflicted and as in either case the offense was against the civil rather than the military law we do not think the punishment should have been higher than it would have been if the defendant had been tried before the civil courts. There are certain offenses that apper- tain to military life only-such offenses as deserton or cowardice or others that need not be specified. Over such only the military courts have Jurisdiction. But the offense that this man committed was not peculiar to military life and we do not see why it should have been punished by military court. We do not know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 IF you are associated with manual la II bor which requires more or less vio- e lent physical exertion you need &oo calories in your food. If you do ordinary office work, you can get along with 25oO If you are getting rich quickly with a combination of the two, you ought to have feed carrying 5000 calories, and children will be well sustained on 125o calories. This allowance is for 24 hours, and it may be obtained by eating two pounds of potatoes, preferably baked; one pound whole wheat bread. one pint Of milk, one and one-half pounds of apples, and one-third pound of oleo oil. Accord ing to a New York calory expert, the cost of this days ratons totals cents, and the cheapest article in the list is the milk at cents, with potatoes strong second at cents, but, considering bulk and nourishing qualities, potatoes are the cheapest.
 Put in another way, bread is no longer the staff of life--if it ever was-accord- ing to the propogandist of the potato
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
POLAND LARGER THAN FRANCE

The figures in so good an authority as the Statesman's Year Book of England give the number of Polish speaking peo- ple in what are commonly regarded as the Polish provinces of Russia, Prussia and Austria as 2OOOO,OOo. Polish statis- ties as we have already intimated, largely come from German sources and
 1t is to the political interest of Austria and Germany, as it was before the war to the Romanoff dynasty, to make the number of ethnically distinct Poles as small as possible. Moreover, the statis- tics in the Statesman's Year Book &C., count only for Galicia Cor Austrian Po- land). Posen Cor Prussian Poland), and so-called Russian Poland, often spoken of as the vfstula province. There are in addition the provinces of East Prussia (where all the peasants even under the strict control of Germany speak Polish), and Lithuania, Podolya and Volhynia, the last three being under Russian con troll
 If the inhabitants of these provinces, which should rightly form an integral part of the new Poland, are taken into account the total number of Polish speakingspeople in what is rightly Polish territory would undoubtedly amount to about 30000000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
THE CALORIES ARE BACK

diet, and wheat and cereals are put into the useless class by the tuber The fed
 eral food commissions executive board in New York has begun a serious cam paign to turn that city into an aggressive potato eating community because pota- toes are cheaper and better as food. What is to become of the wheat wheat growers and flour makers when the world has been converted to the potato diet has not been divulged. One observer with modulated sense of humor butts in, to recall how, after years of propa- ganda endeavor to strike down the evil effects of steady consumption of white wheat bread, one of the first articles of diet given people convalescent from dan gerous illness or injuries, including war wounds, is white wheat bread. To nullify the influences of such jokers it is pro- posed to instruct the community how to make a palatable and nutritious war bread composed of 75 per cent white wheat flour and 25 per cent corn meal. This may not be serious, for no state ment of calories accompanies the promise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
Germany Has Not
 Been Misrepresented

ZINE of the alleged grievances " Germans, from the Kaiser down, or up, according to your point of view, are continually harping on is the systematic way in which Great Britain has poisoned the world against Germany by unprecedented calum- nies."
 There was a time, particularly be- fore America entered the war, when some of the stories of atrocities com- mitted in Belgium and France by Ger man soldiers-stories sent out through British channels-were taken with a grain of salt. Since then, however, we have acquired first-hand information. Government officials, men of high rank in the army and navy, members of Congress, prominent bankers, pub- uclStS anu oIlicI Siei1chS oI Sdu"i standing, some in public and others in private capacities, have gone abroad. These men, and many women, too, have seen for themselves. They have come back and told us what they saw horrors almost beyond the compre- hension of civilized people.
 There American citizens were not in the pay of the British government. They did not take orders from the British censor as to what they should say and not say. They did not have to make notes. The scenes they wit messed were indelibly stamped on their memories and they have spoken the truth without exaggeration.
 With such unanimity of opinion among persons whose statements can be accepted without question and some of whom were inclined to be friendly toward Germany until they learned the facts, the charge that Germany has been wilfully misrepresented can not be sustained. She has been proved guilty of the crimes charged against her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
J. WILL DONOVAN

R. L. Cary, Jr. in the Montgomery Advertiser. Fold his hands peacefully over his
 breast-- Lay him down tenderly gone to his
 rest Never again to hear low spoken words, Laughter of children, or songs of the
 birds Never to greet again daughter, or wife, Never to know of Life's sorrow. and
 strife, Never to feel again Deaths murky
 wing Where is thy victory Grave, Death thy
 sting? Winter may come with its ice and it's
 snow. shrouding the mound that he's sleep
 ing below, Robins may whistle a greeting to spring, And bluebirds fly over with swift glinting wing. But he will not heed them. The sighs and the tears Of those left behind him will fall on | The ssmourners may meet with their trappings of woe. But his eyes are sightless. and he will not kloN. Gone are the dreams that he wished might come true Gone as the night-times firstrtear drops, the dew. When they kissed by the sunbeams, and fast fade away Tn the mist that comes in with the 1 dawning of day; Stilled is the voice that we all loved 1 so we'll Heard only now where Gods angels I dwell. Fold his hands peacefully over his ! breast Lay him down tenderly--gone to his rest. Over his grave the red roses will grow In their garments of beauty, but he will not know; Lilies will blossom, and thrushes will sing. But he will not know the winter from
 spring; Never to greet again daughter. or wife. Never to know of Life's sorrow,s and strife Never to feel again Deaths murky
 wing
 Where is thy victory Grave. Death thy
 sting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
Joan of Arc Posters

"The Joan of Arc posters displayed at the Chamber of Commerce and else- where by Haskell Coffin, while not as spiritual as the famous painting of the Maid of Orleans which hangs in Luxemburg in Paris said August Hirsch. combines with rare artistic power the Amcr<csn and French type of twentieth century womanhood The wording as well as the drawing is stimulating: Joan of Arm, Savior of France. Women of America, save your country Buy war saving stamps
 'I know the women of Birmingham and know they are going to do their full duty"