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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-21
Swedish Mission Church
G.. w. OLSON. Pastor.

p. M - 49, 81
Sunday, Aug. rs: Morning service at
1880; Sunday school at 11:45; Evening
service at o'clock
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-21
July "a, 1918.

July "a, 1918.
Well will try to tell you a little
about ourselves. We moved into our
Barracks today, so will sleep in a bunk
tonight on straw tick. These Bar
racks are much different than at the
camps. They have hunks two high like
on a train, but everything goes over
here. We are building railroads for
Uncle Sam. These French are so far
behind with railroad construction. I
like the work fine. The weather is so
nice here, just like it is at home. I
never saw two climates. so much alike,
but of course all of France is not like
this. France is larger country than
we thought it to be.
Wish you could see some of these
areoplanes. They do all kinds of stunts
around us. I like to stand on my
shovel handle and watch them.
The French farmers are still harvest
ing. l don't think they will finish this
year, they are so slow. And they are
hauling in the shocks just shocked up
two days. They haul with two wheel
ed carts and one horse. The poor class
cut with scythe and rake by hand like
we used to read about.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-21
scandinavian M. e. Church
K. WINBERG. Pastor

q sunday, Aug. Is: Morning services at
Sunday school at 2 p. m.
All are welcome
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-21

war really Is, until actually in the
trenches, and am happy to say that
we have some brave bunch Of boys and
officers
The time spent in the trenches we
got but little sleep. I had my shoes off
only onces and that was to change my
socks. Sometimes we would fall off to
sleep and the rats would play tag over
u.s. Still with all hardships the in
fantrymen have to put up with, there
are some things fascinating which
make the game humorous and exciting.
France is a great country to soldier
in. Everything is new, conditions are
altogether different in regards to quar-
tiers and grub
The country here is beautiful but
would make better stone quarry than
farm. Roads are built by shoveling
about fine inches off any field, this
leaves the best pavement you ever saw.
Rather hard to dig trenches in it tho.
The farmers never live on their land
but always in a town or village. Con-
dltlons seem very unsanitary but peo-
pie are healthy enough. Most families
have only one building to take the place
OF the stable, hay NOW, chicken coop
and dwelling of the farmers in the
states. France will need at least two
centuries of great progress to catch up
to the u. S. as we are now.
The weather has been unbelieyingly
fine, no rain to speak Of Helps us con-
siderably, for they don't stop this cele-
bration for bad weather.
| am glad to hear that Warren has
organized Home Guard and a Battal-
ion Band. So think they are not tax
ing back seat for any town of it's size.
Military training will brace up any one.
1 have not met any Minnesota boys
since I left Warren.
Your friend,
Cpl. R. o. Lodoen,
Co. B., 18th Inf,
American E. F.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
PATRIOTIC PRIEST.
Father Biskup Of Chicago is Serving
as a Private in the Czccho-Slovak
Legion

Paris, Sept. II Correspondence
To Rev. Father Alphone Biskup, Gu
rate of Marie Celle Church, Chicago,
has fallen the honor of being prob
ably the first Catholic priest from the
United States to serve in the ranks of
the allies as a private. The Rev
Father Biskup is now Private Biskup
of the Czecho-Slovak Legion and has
taken part in several engagements
with the Boche.
When the United States entered the
war the Rev. Father Biskup tried to
enlist in the United States army as
a regular chaplain and when he fail
ed in that effort he enrolled as
volunteer with the knights Of Co
lumbus and landed in France as q
volunteer chaplain. AS his parents
are of Czech nativity. although Amer
lean citizens, he tried to get in the
Czecho- -Slovak legion here but found
he coulG not do so as a knights of
Columbus chaplain, because the
Czechs are serving as part of the
French forces. He obtained permis-
sion from the knights to enlist in the
Czech Legion and at once did so.
Private Biskup, when he visited
the headquarters of the Knights OF
Columbus in this city the other day
to obtain supplies for the men of his
regiment, told Of the JOY with which
the Czecho-Slovaks received the news
that the United States had recognized
their independence. cit gave those
men new spirit. I have been with
them in several engagements and they
have proved fine fighters, but they are
going to be even Letter now, for they
are fighting for something very dear
to all men of the Czech race" he
said
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
winter Has Begun in Alaska.

Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 2S.-Most
Ct Alaska is about to enter its long
half-light winter semi-hioernation
when ice and snow lock almost every
thing in their grip with a wintrv
clamp. -
Already last steamboats, making
connections for the outside world are
leaving the northern inland river
towns. In a short time, Alaska's Dig
inland summer water highway, the
Yukon River, will be sealed tigA'
with seven months ice.
Throughout the country prepara-
tons for the winter are beng mace
Supplies are being laid IN. for pro.
hibitive freight rates preveil on tht
stage lines which serve tine country
IN the winter.
Ruby, Eagle, Anchorage. Tanana, Ne
mana and Fort yu5on are the larges
points in the section of Alaska lock
ed by winterI Seward, cordova
VALDEZ Juoca4 skagway, Ketchikan
cra1,gs nd other southern point
are III open water the year round
~ wear Anchorage, for the frs
in1e. will be IN touch with the outsid
world by railroad, the government In
from Seward having been complete
Il short time ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
THE HEALTH SURVEY.
State and County Councils of De-
fense Endorse the Movement.

Mr.. A G.. Phelps, president of the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce, and
Chairman of the Sumter County
Council Of Defense, has sent out sew
eraI hundred letters calling for the
immediate and combined moral and
financial support of these two organ
izations IN raising the necessary 81
500 for the proposed county health
survey and continuous twelve months
campaign of education in Sumtei
county.
The letter published below from
the South Carolina State Council Of
Defense calling upon the Sumter
County Council Of Defense to imme-
diatefy back up this movement has
been forwarded by Mr.. Phelps to the
entire membership of the Chamber OF
Commerce and Council of Defense.
The Woman's Division Of the County
sEouncn has already started move
ment to raise this money, and
namher of the officers Of the Color
sed County. Council Of Defense have
guaranteed that a minimum OF S6oc
sWin be provided, and perhaps more.
DIS TIE cOtitE1Dueioa I1o1ii eao AiS9ioN
OF this county. Mr.. Phelps sincerely
trusts that the white citizens OF this
county will rush their contributions
Ii to the Sumter Chamber Of Com
g:aerce, so that this matter can be clos
ed up and the International Health
Board and State Board assured tina.
Sumter is prepared to accept the
splendid offer of $4,000 offered by
these two boards. The time is limited
IA which the international and State
Health Boards offer Of the $4,000
may be accepted as other counties
have their money (s2,500) ready to
put up for this proposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
wEDGEF1ELD MAKES PROTEST..
Statement Printed in Columbia State
i'm Reference to Liberty Loan Sub
scriptions Unjust to WedScfieid and
Other Sections of County.

The Daily Item:
If the author of tie contribution
| to yesterdays State voices the sentl-
| rnent of the committee on raising
| Sumter county's quota of the fourth
issue Of Liberty Loan bonds, it deals
a death blow to cooperation between
county and city.
In the past in raising funds for REQ
Cross, Y. NJ. C. A, etc. Sumter has
claimed the credit and nothing was
said though other committees re-
ported what the smaller towns con-
tributed. In an issue of the State OF
this week mention made OF Eastover
Richland county, going over the top
with contribution Of S12,OO0; the
population of Eastover, I would say
is two or three times that Of our lit
tie town, but they were comp!imened.
What do the rural communities OF
Sumter county get? Nothing but slurs
and false accusations.
The correspondent from Sumter,
who is supposed to be speaking for
the committee, says '"the country dis
tricts only purchased after persistent
efforts by town committees" Wedge
field bought SIS, 900 of bonds and they
were sold by a local committee. l
think an effort was made to have a
meeting here on last Sunday, but our
folks are accustomed to worship on
that day, but on account of influenza
were denied that privilege, but they
refused to assemble for this purpose
on Sunday.
The writer is going to make az eff
fort to find out what we have con-
tributed to Red Cross and Y. NJ. G.
A. Also amount of the four issues OF
liberty bonds purchased and War Saw
ings Stamps, and if the amount per
capita does not exceed the amount PEI
capita of the citizens Of Sumter,
will make a public apology.
There is no one in the county that
has longed for a closer coperatlon
between country and city, and it is an
unpleasant task to have to write this
but when such an accusation as this
appears in print, misrepresenting
facts, certainly as applied to Wedge
field, and attacking the patriotism Of
our community, I am forced to rise
in protest. w. II. Ramsey.
TN this particular instance Mr..
Ramsey is justified in entering Wig
orous protest, but his assertion that
the city of Sumter has claimed credit
for what other sections of the county
have done for previous Liberty Loans,
Red Cross, War Savings Stamps, Y.
Y. C. A, ETC., is not founded on fact.
In all former war work campaigns,
the lists of subscribers and contriou-
tors have been published and each
community and each individual has
thus received full recognition and
credit for what has been done.-Ed.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
ABILITY TO SING.
A System of Head Measurements
Used by California Musician to
Discover Ones Ability.

Los Angeles, Oct. 23.-A method Of
testing the ability of any person TO
sing, without seeing him or even
hearing him, has been devised by
Theophilus Fitz of this city, recently
director of music in the State Teach
ers' College of Colorado. This meth
Cd, which Prof. Fitz says is his con
tribution to science" is based upon
series of measurements Of the heao
cavities that he declares he has work
ed down to exact mathematics. He
does not find it necessary to see, touch
or hear the subject, as his work.
which he terms voice diagnosis, has
become as definite to him as mathe-
matics. All he asks is that certain
measurements cf the head be taken
correctly.
After learning these measurements
and the sex Of the subject, he makes
his own calculation as to the size ana
shape of the head cavities and an
nounces whether the subject, if girl,
is a soprano or contralto, and if a
youth, whether he should sing the role
of a basso Or Of a tenor robusto.
Mamie often sings soprano just
because Susie does, although she
ought to he singing contralto," says
Prof. Fitz. "And Bill insists upon
singing bass, because he thinks it is
manly. when ne really ought to be
tenor"
Persons with round heads make the
best singers, he says. because their
head cavities are the most symn1e-
trical; those with long heads come
next and those with oval Uranium
rank last.
"It's nonsense" he says, "for peo-
pie to pass four or five years studying
music, to ascertain whether they can
sing and if so, what part, when by
this method, they can obtain such a
decision Immediately"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
INFLUENZA CASES DECREASE.
improvement in Camps and Some
States-Much Better in South.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-Continued
Improvement in the influenza s1tua-
ton in army camps and in number
of States was shown by reports recelV-
ed today by the surgeon general OF
the army and the public health ser
vice. New cases in army camps to-
tailed only 2,733 with 327 deaths. The
disease. now is epidemic at only three
camps, Mcclellan, Ala, kearney,
Cal, and Lewis, Wash.
States where the number OF new
cases reported show a decrease IN
clude South Carolina, North Caro-
lima. Tennessee, Oklahoma, Connecn-
cut. Delaware. Indiana, Maryland,
Missouri Nevada. Oregon and Wiscon-
sin. In portions Of other States M
provement has been shown and for the
country at large the peak of the cpl
demic apparently has been reached.
Conditions are still serious in some
States particularly kentucky, Texas,
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Ohio and New Mexico. II
is estimated that there are 125'ooo
cases in Ohio, with $4,000 at C1ncln-
natl. In Minnesota, bad outbreaks
have been reported.
The railroad administration week
ly report of traffic conditions brought
out that illness of railroad men inter
fered seriously with freight move
ment and unloading. Repair work
at railroad shops also has been hamp-
cred while a decrease in passenger
traffic was noted.
Reports that the influenza germs
may have been brought to the United
States and spread by enemy agents
possibly landed on American shores
from submarines, have been lnvestl-
gated by government agents. but nc
basis for them has been found. In
vestigators Of several government de
partments declared today that they
were convinced after an inquiry that
the disease was brought to this coun.
try through the natural channels o.
affected seamen, travellers or imports
and not by malicious methods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
Y. M. C. A. in South America.

Buenos Aires; Oct. 2f.-south
America is to be organized for 7. NJ.
C. A. war work along the same lines
as the European countries. The war
Work Council Of the Young Mems
Christian Association in New York
has appointed Jay c. Field OF the
Buenos Aires Y. NJ. c. A. to act as
Field Secretary in South America
in which capacity he will look after
the entertainment Of United States
sailors whenever they land at any
South American port.
It is proposed to have permanent
organizations in all the South Amerl-
can ports, under the direction of the
Y NJ. c.. A. Fleet Secretary, which
can on a moments notice prepare
themselves to entertain any number
of sailors who may be sent ashore on
teave.
One night recently when an Ameri-
can cruiser was in the port of Buenos
Aires. the Y. NJ c.. A. arranged for
the entertainment OF 120 sailors in
the homes of American and English
families.
AS Buenos Aires has the only 7. M.
c. A. building IN South America large
enough to look after large number
of sailors, the first work of the T. M.
C. A. committees will be to provide
buildings in each port which will be
turned into permanent homes for
American sailors during their shore
leave. American families will be call
ed upon to entertain large numbers
of them at their homes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
Boy Who Scored Only Points on
Tech in 1917, Strupper's Sue
ccSSCr.
(By Fred Digby, New Orleans Times
Picayune.)

Georgia Tech has lost Everett
Strupper, but Coach Heisman dldn, /
waste any time getting half-back to
replace the player who Atlantans
raved about for two seasons. And
who do you think Heisnan went af-
ter and corrailed? No other thar
Ralph Flowers, last year with David
son, and selected by many scribes on
the mythical All-Star eleven.
Flowers made his debut with the
Yellow Jackets in their Saturday
game with Furman and he shonc
brilliantly, scoring couple Of touch
! downs and kicking three fields goals
This is pretty fair beginning for the
youngster.
Followers of football down here
probably haven't heard much, if any
thing, about Flowers We got our first
impression Of him when the reports
| Of the Davidson-Tech game came III
last season. Flowers was the sta:
Of this game and scored all ten O..
| the points registered against the
| Jackets.
This lone little chap scored more
points against Tech than the compin-
ed forces of Pennsylvania, Washing
ton and Lee, vanderbilt, Tulane. Car
Isle and Auburn. He made the A.
| lantans sit uo and take notice, and
when the Tech eleven came here to
play Tulane ail they could talk
about was Flowers.
It isn't any wonder then that Heis-
| hi 1 1
eleven. He has need for just such {
| player as the ex-Davidson star. Anc
before this season is out football fan:
| will hear a lo1 of Flowers, for he i:
only budding and developing into {
star.
Flowers is better all-around play
er now than was Strupper. The lat
ter:s speed and broken field running
were his chief qualities. Guyon fur
aished the interference and mad
most of Eyerett's gains possible
Flowers didn't have any such he'll
when he scored those ten point
against Tech last season.
Flowers has speed, is a good bro'l
en- field runner. a deadly tackler an
a kicker Of class. He proved this I
the fans up the line time and tim
lgain, for Flowers didn't shine in tn
Tech game alone. He was in ever.
fixture on the Davidson schedule an
this included the leading Souther
teams with the exception Of Tulane
Indications are that Flowers Wi
scar the brunt Of the work that Heis
) man will hand the Tech backfiel
;his season. With an experienced II
rround PLAYER like Guyon to leN a!
sistance and advice. the naGe
Ralph Flowers will :oe knowrH as we
as that of strupper or any of IL
other superbacks that hav& carrie
J. 1.-The pigskin across a goal line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
KIDNEY TROUBLE GONE
GREENSBORO MAN Will.
ENTER j. s. SERVICE.
W. Il. Bolden Makes Public Statement
How He Wiped Out Painful Disease
and Developed Good Physical Con-
dition to Get Government Job.
GIVES ALL CREDIT TO NEW HERB
MEDICINE.

I'm sure no man has had a worse
case of kidney trouble than mine
was," declares w. R. Bolden, the
prominent resident of r. F. D. No. 4,
Box $50, Greensboro, in a signed
the newspapers for publication.
suffered terribly with pains in the
back, nervousness, loss of sleep and
my appetite was always poor. This
all came from the kidney trouble.
After my urine stood a while there
would be a deep settlement in it, a
very offensive odor, hot and feverish,
and I've had to get up every hour Of
the night.
"a very good friend Of mine told
me about the new herb medicine,
Dreco, that so many Greensboro peo-
pie were taking for kidney disorder
and decided to give it a trial. have
taken four bottles Of Dreco and now
no settlement occurs in the urine, the
odor is gone and there is no fever
with it. I don't have to get up one
time from night till morning and the
pains have about gone from my back.
'T am taking one more bottle OF
Dreco to get good and well fer l am
going to work for the government
soon and I want to be in good physi-
cal condition.
st take great pleasure in recon-
mending Dreco to all my friends who
are troubled the same as I was. I
feel sure it can do for anyone what
it has so quickly done for me-
Here is a practical lesson for sick
men and women who are dragging
through life feeling miserable bur-
den to themselves, care to their rel
atives, and bore TO their friends.
There is no need going another day
feeling the way you do. This Won
derful herb medicine Dreco lis doing
wonderful work in quickly wiping
out not only kidney disease, but also
Indigestion, gas liver trouble, rheu-
matism, constipation, nervous disor-
ders and score Of other common
sicknesses which do not yield readily
to the ordinary method of treatment.
Dreco is inexpensive, pleasant to
take, contains absolutely no harm
full mineral chemicals, and is dispens--
ed by almost all modern drug stores.
It is particularly recommended in
Sumter by Sibert's Drug store
Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
EARNS COMMISSION.
H. M. AulI, of Newberry, Promoted
on Field OF Battle.

Newberry, Oct. 23.-News has been
received in Newberry of the promotion
of Sergt. Humbert NJ. Aull, who IS
now with the American eXpedlt1onary
forces in France to a second lleuten-
ancy. the promotion having come TO
this nopular Young soldier on the field
Of battle. Lieut.. Aull is the young son
of Col. Elbert II. Aull, editor or the
Newberry Herald and News. He saw
service on the border for about SIN
weeks and has been in France for the
past eight months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
i. NEW OFFICERS CAMP.
Two Months Training for Civilians to
Become Second Lieutenants.

Columbia, Oct. 23.-Capt A. W.
Chairsell, commanding officer of the
University of South Carolina, receiv-
ed orders yesterday to take appllca-
tions for the civilian officers training
camp to be held at Camp Fremont,
California, beginning December l ana
lasting until February 1. The quota
from South Carolina is about 2Sc
men, out Of the 10000 to be trained
at this camp. 1t is desired to nave
the highest type Of men to apply for
admission.
The time is very short and candl-
dates should present their credentials
and applications promptly as possible
Applicants will use the usual form
FOR application into this camp if prac-
ticable; if not, letter setting forth
their qualifications should be sent to
the commanding cficer where the ap-
plicant desires to enter from. A GER
tilted physical examination and rec
concentrations are also required.
These will be examined by the com
manding officer end the candidate Will
be summoned FOR a personal inter
view to make the final selection. Al
ter the quota has been chosen some
80 additional men will be appointed
as alternates in case the principals
fail to meet the requirements at the
camp.
Applications may be sent to the
commanding officer Of the University
Of South Carolina or to any other col
lege which is a member of the S. A
II O.