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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-28
"CAN YOU BEAT IT?n

For death defying rides see Ben
Carpenter. On Monday one of the
drafted men, Paul Wilcox, missed the
special out of Sank Centre. AS soon
as he discovered his predicament he
secured the services of Mr.. Carpenter
who made the trip to Melrose over
bad roads in Is minutes and arrived
there just after the train had pulled
in. Had he had an even start he
would have arrived first. What is the
use of trains, when Fords can bump
over the ground at such a rate. of
speed?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-28
Fifty Million Tons Coal
Shortage Next Year,
Wood Fuel Urged

The last reports available to the
Fuel Administration as to the coal
situation for the coming season of
1918-1919 state that there will be a
shortage of available fuel to the ex-
tent of fifty million tons in the United
States. -.
During the present season, Mime
sofa and the Northwest have been
very fortunate in comparison with
many parts of the country due to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-28

Black Loan township, LaMoure
North Dakota, believing that
every man, woman and child in
the United States should do their
part to back the boys at the
front and help bring our war
with Germany to speedy and
successful conclusion, hereby
pledge ourselves to do our best,
working early and late to produce
large crops to help feed our
soldiers and our allies for the
duration of the war.
We further pledge ourselves,
each and every one of us, to set
off one acre of wheat, to be
marked by red crosses; and the
total proceeds from each acre
thus set off to be donated to the
the Red Cross Society in the fall
of 1918.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

them with shelter. Bricks supplied
for the rebuilding of their homes and
the tilling of the devastated land are
lending their due of comfort and
courage to the people,
National Society OF Colonial Danes
OF America
The National Society of the Colonial
Danes of America was organized
twenty-seven years ago to preserve
the earliest historic landmarks of this
country, but war and woman's part in
war work have diverted the present
activities of this organization of ap-
proximately eight thousand members
into avenues of exclusively humani-
tartan intent. Its president is Mrs.
Joseph Rucker Lamar.
The war work of the Colonial
Danes has been largely cooperative.
The Danes have allied themselves
with the Womans Committee of the
Council of National Defense in the
various States, and for special, local
service, with the Red Cross, the
Young Women's Christian Association,
the National League for Woman's
Service. the Special Aid Society. the
Fund forgFrench Wounded. the Faith
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

ability, generosity, self-sacrifice an
of which every Amer
lean woman may be proud. Mrs.
Waits figures cover relief in form of
supplies for the United States forces
at home and abroad; purchase of Lib
erty Bonds in the name of the society;
the adoption of approximately four
hundred French orphans; raising of
funds for the rebuilding of Tilloloy, and
for the relief of this country's allies
in Britain, Belgium, Flanders, Italy,
Poland, Serbia and Armenia. The
financial statement giving the item
lied expenditures in every one of these
cases does not cover the cost of TWEEN
" ambulances; 10,400 garments sent
to France; 19S,20T hospital garments:
l,SO1.26S surgical supplies; 461 binoc-
ulars, books by tens of thousands and
many hundreds of supplies in other
form.
The undertaking of the Daughters
to rebuild the village of TilloIoy in
the Somme district of France is one
of the most picturesque stories of re-
lief work of the war. The little town
is slowly resuming life as the tempo
rary American structures provide
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

rescued Cuba from Spanish tyranny.
The Maine went down with the Amer
lean f1ag-the symbol of liberty had
been taken down for the night and for
fourteen years it lay neatly folded in
a chest beneath the waters of the
Havana harbor When the Maine
was raised in 1911 and the flag
brought to the surface it's stripes were
as red and its stars as white as when
February night of 1898. Cuba was
free and Independent and loyal to the
United States, as is shown by her re-
cent break with Mexico on account of
pre-German propaganda. So again
the benign influences of what our flag
means are shown in the position which
the little Island Republic has taken
against Kaiserism.
Its Place In The Present War
Time and again our flag has helped
the down trodden of other nations
and today the emblem of our country
is in the thick of the fight against
autocracy. When our country entered
the war both England and France be-
gan to do honor to our flag.
At St. Paul's Cathedral, London, the
first American troops that came to
England were invited to bring their
flag to service, where it was blessed
in the great English shrine, and is to
be preserved for all time together with
those of our Allies whose National
emblems, like those of our own, are
waving over the hosts fighting fol
world liberty. The King and Queen
attended and the Cathedral was
packed. England received our com
ing into the war with great joy. The
Lord Mayor ordered that. British and
American flags be displayed side by
side on the front of the Mansion
House where they still wave. The
Lord Mayor declared that for a cen
fury past the American, flag had stood
for freedom and that American flag!
be displayed throughout the city. Oul
troops were welcomed everywhere
When the men were on the march
they were usually followed by huge
automobile trucks filed with girl!
bearing the words Welcome to oul
Allies" Numbers of American sol
diers were received by the King ant
Queen. Everywhere in England thu
men bearing the Stars and Stripe:
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and recreation of invalids were also
supplied. Another united and pic
turesque effort was the presentation
of large silk American flag to Gen
eral Pershing, for the use of the first
American troops sent abroad to serve
IN the war of 1871" This flag was
gracefully acknowledged by General
Pershing.
I Beyond this chronicled work, there
has been an unrecorded amount of
war service given in hostess houses, in
lecturing, in furnishing headquarters
for officers, in donations of houses for
soldiers clubs, with their maintenance
and equipment, in Americanization
work among foreigners, in food pro-
duction and conservation and in many
other forms of war activities.
United States Daughters OF 1912
No woman's organization will. cele-
brate Independence Day with greater
enthusiasm than will the National So
ciety of the United Daughters of 1912,
with its ten thousand members in
every State in the Union. These wom-
en- who are the descendants of men
who served the Union in the War
of 1912, have also thrown themselves
with intensive vigor and earnestness
into the present issue, taking for their
slogan, Patriotic Service" The Pres
ident of the order, Mrs. Robert Hall
| Wiles, of Chicago, writes, in summar-
izing the war work Of her organiza-
ton:
ny1 Z o1@ Q h. TIA
Government broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. On the next
day the President of the National So
eiety United States Daughters of 1912
photographed President Wilson pledg-
| ing the allegiance of this society, and
its active assistance in every possible
way. The presidents of thtrty-three
State branches Immediately formed
Red Cross units and our members al
most without exception Individually
Joined the Red Cross.
From that time to this we have
responded promptly and faithfully tc
every call made upon u.s." writes Mrs
Wiles. 1--WE have subscribed to the
Liberty Loans and have taken active
part in the drives for the same. we
nave IN every possible way alQed the
Young Women's Christian Association
in their efforts to provide for the com
fort and wholesome recreation of the
soldiers and sailors.
Many of our members have taker
the Red Cross training and are now
teaching others. We have provided
hospital supplies, surgical dressings
comfort kits, and knitted garments II
very large numbers, also canned fruits
and vegetables for the use of, base
hospitals. and books and magazines
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

There is a tradition that the stars
were adopted from Washington's coat
of arms at the suggestion of Benjamin
Franklin, but be this true or not, the
five pointed star with one point up
ward is an ancient symbol of authority
and dominion of India, Persia and
Egypt. 1t is a sacred symbol in Chris
tan churches symbolizing dominion.
Tradition has it that Betsy Ross, of
Philadelphia, the widow of an up
holsterer and herself an expert
needle woman, made the first flag. Since
that time it has spread its protecting
folds over the down trodden of every
land and which today, true to the
cause which gave it birth, is lending
it's strength and prestige in upholding
the cause of humanity. The result
must be Fourth of July for all ma
tons announcing emancipation from
the thraldom of Prussian militarism
and Prussian domination. Today our
emblem and what it stands for and
what it inspires seems to be the hone
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

for the cantonments. We have UNDER
taken the maintenance of many
French orphans, and contributions
have been sent to aid Belgians. Ser
bians, Armenians and Poles We have
engaged in many different schemes for
raising money for the various war
relief measures. Our moral support
and service and our money have been :
given to the fullest extent possible to-
all measures connected with the suc.-
cessful prosecution of the war"
| One of the most interesting of these
groups of Real" Daughters of 1912
is found in the District of Columbia
Society. A unique memento of their
service in the world war is a flag
which they have made with their own
hands and which they have presented
to their society This flag is a replica,
reduced one-third in size, of the STAR
/ Spangled Banner" which few from
Fort McHenry during the War of 1912
and inspired our National Anthem, 5ia
Daughters OF Founders And Patriots
} Another society whose members
hearts and voices will re-echo the
prayer for continued independence for
1 this country and freedom for the rest
of the world on July Fourth is the Ma
tional Society of Daughters of Found
ers and Patriots of America. This is
small organization as far as figures
go, there being but one thousand MEM
bers to compose its eighteen chapters.
in as many sections of the United
States, but its spirit and work in the
present crisis are worthy of high
praise. Mrs. Thomas K. Noble of
Washington, is the National President
of this society. and she reports energ
fgetic work in every branch of war
relief service. ~
LAS I look back over the years work
of the National Society of Daughters
of Founders and Patriots of America,
the thought that stands out mos
prominently is the intense patriotisrnl
of our Daughters" said Mrs. Noble.
I"Their efforts have been untiring, and
4 they have crowned them all by maxi
ing the supreme sacrifice, the giving
of their sons, their very hearts blood.
They have made this last gift willing.
!ly, but with what heart-rending ii
| known only to mothers and to God.
These gifts of service, of Treasures
and of sons have bound US all together
by a new tie, a golden cord of services
for our beloved country. Independence
Day, 1918, will see our order stronger
and with a renewed purpose to be-
come more and more worthy of our
noble heritage as the Daughters OF
Founders and Patriots of America.
who gave their lives to make America
The home of the brave and the land
Of the free"
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of the world.

of the world.
Sun Never Sets On Our Flag
Our flag is one of the oldest natural
flags in the world and since it's birth
one-half of the nations have become
republics and every government has
given increased representation and
liberty to it's people. The sun never
sets on the Stars and Stripes for it
flies from our embassies and con-
.sulates in every part of the world.
1t stands for justice and liberty to
all and wherever it has been carried it
has brought civilization in its wake.
From the days of John Paul Jones, of
whom it is said "he hath made the
flag of America respected among the
flags of other nations" until the pres
ent day when 1t hangs side by side
with the Union Jack and the tri-color
of France it stands for victory and
liberty to the down trodden.
When We had our little disagree
ment with England during the early
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-01

erless Children of France, the Navy
League, the Emergency Aid, the Bel
gian Relief and other organizations
performing special war work. Near
lily a hundred thousand articles have
been donated for the equipment of
hospitals, with about an equal number
of knitted garments; 100000 surgical
dressings, and many thousands of I'M
counted articles of every necessary
character.
The Colonial Danes are organized in
forty corporate or State societies func-
tioning individually in the main socie-
ty, but uniting in various great war eff
! forts. One of the latter was the rails
ing of fifty thousand dollars for the
equipment of the operating rooms of
the two naval hospital ships, Com
fort" and Mercy" This gift, pre-
sented to the Navy through the Red
Cross. provided not only the ordinary
operating equipment for the rooms
but furnished the X-Ray and Iabora-
tory apparatus for each ship, with spe-
cial drugs. Entertainment features,
such as moving pictures and reels.
phonograph records and other articles
(which night contribute to the comfort
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were given cordial welcome and our
wounded who were sent there were
given the best of treatment.
In France the people went wild with
joy as soon as our boys landed, for
while England feels the need of our
help, the French people look at the
American flag as though it had come
to save them. Ever since General
Pershing visited Lafayette's grave and
sticking a tiny American flag on the
mound said Lafayette wesare= here.
the American soldier and his flag have
been looked upon as the miracle
which has come to save France from
the ruthless hand of the Hun. Wom-
en- and children followed the Ameri-
can soldiers about begging them to
save them from the Germans. The
American flag was recognized and
saluted on the battlefield in France
before we entered the war. This was
when the American Ambulance Corps,
a team of Leland Stamford men, had
the honor of bearing the first Amer
lean flag to the front.
Men selling the Stars and Stripes
have done thriving business in Paris
and even villages where the people
wear them with the tri-color of
France. Decoration Day over there
was carried out in genuine American.
style and the graves of our boys, who
have given up their lives, were coy.
cred with flowers. The French Gov.
eminent has asked that their bodies
be allowed to rest on French soil and
have decided to mark each American
boys grave with permanent stone.
Our Allies have suffered much from
the military mailman of Europe and
as our flag has never been lowered in
defeat and although at times the days
may seem dark, the boys who carry
the American flag will never go down
to surrender to a nation whose great
est weapon is frightfulness, the de-
struction of cathedrals and the maim-
ing and numbering of little children.
''Then conquer we must, 90
When our cause it is just,
And this be our motto
In God is our trust.
"And the Star-Spanglcd Banner
In triumph shall wave, 50
Der the land of the free 4r.
And the home of the brave"
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nature to adopt some badge signifying
a joint or common interest in some
movement.
Origin OF The Flag
1t was not long after the Fourth of
July, 1875, that the United States of
America adopted the design of flag
that would be truly representative of
our Country. The origin of the new
flag, the Stars and Stripes with thir-
teen stripes and thirteen stars is ex-
planned in the rough journal of the
Continental Congress and in the rec
ord for June IA, 1777, we find the
following:
Resolved, that the flag of the Unit
ed States be thirteen stripes alternat-
ing red and white, that the Union be
thirteen stars, white in a blue field rep
resenting a new constellation
The official records do not show
much sentiment in the creation of the
flag and merely makes its layout a
suitable one for the States.
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mainly enriched by their labor.
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey is the
National President of the D. A. R.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott, past ma
tional president general of the order,
is chairman of the D. A. R. War
Relief Service Committee. Associated
with Mrs. Scott are Mrs. Albert Sid
.ney Burleson, wife of the Postmaster
General. who is vice-president; Mrs
William H. Wait of Ann Arbor, Nichi-
gan, who is in charge of publicity, and
Mrs. Howard l.. Hopkins. Secretary.
In referring to the great service ac-
complished by the order, Mrs. Scott
spoke with enthusiasm of the splendid
generosity of the women who had
given SO freely for the country's cause
They have determined to give all in
this great crisis of the nation" she
said.
Mrs. Burleson is one of the busiest
women in Washington, connected as
she is with many organizations which
ihave made war work their chief pres
| ent aim. In her official capacity as
| vice-chairman of the War Relief Serv-
ice Committee of the D. A. r., Mrs.
Burleson was the author of a resolu-
ton, taken up and presented by the
Board, asking that every member con-
tribute 81 TO create a fund of 500, 200
which would be invested in Liberty
Bonds. AT the recent congress it, was
again Mrs. Burleson who presented
the resolution, passed by the congress
that the interest on those bonds b
the period of the war.
RS chairman in charge of publicity
iand information Mrs. Wait has gath
ereg together facts and figures tha'
maize the chronicle of the war worl
lof the D. A. R. story of woman'l
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part of the. 18th century it was the
sight of the American flag flying over
Fort McHenry which inspired the writ
ing of our national anthem. This
flag passed through. several hands and
in the meantime one white star was
missing. A story was given out that
this star was given to President
Lincoln. Naturally this is a national
treasure and is preserved at Washing
ton. As it is 29 80 feet it is one of
the most conspicuous things in the
Museum.
During the war with Mexico in 1916
the American flag brought much of
that benighted land under a civilized
rule and drove a certain amount of
| barbarism out Of Mexico. It was the
destiny of nations that brought the
western portion of our country into
our Union, thus Strengthening the
forces of right and progress.
Japan Opened
/ Commerce and education too follow
our flag as in 1853 Commodore Mat
| thew Galbruth Perry, a younger
brother of the famous Lake Erie hero,
carried message to Japan from Pres
ident Fillmore, and for the first time
the American flag was seen in that
closed land. His diplomacy had ex.
cellent results for on March 31st, 1854
in the City of Yokohoma, Commander
Perry signed a provisional treaty by
which the ports Of Hakodata and
Simoda were opened to American com.
merce. American missionaries fol
lowed and Japan opened her ports to
the world, and today the little yellow
man of the Orient is testifying to the
value of that intercourse by lending
her aid towards the destruction of the
forces of evil.
Cuba Liberated
The sinking of the Maine brought
about the Spanish-American War anG
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~HE WOMEN of Colonial days
a gave their all for American in
dependence; the women of 1918
NHD oil ~ procarIrp
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How It Has Brought
Civilizati and
Liberty To Many
People.
Copyright, 1918, by The International
Syndicate.

- HE FLAG of nation is the sym
A boil of the patriotism and loyalty
of its citizens. From time inn
~ memorial every people, every
clan, every society or band has had
an emblem representing the idea or
principe which bound them together
in onR common cause. Its symbolic
significance increased with the growth
of tbs organization and if that organ
iz&tion was the national government
Formed by people with the same
traditions and ambitions and bending
every effort to work out thro ;Gh that
government the highest ideals of hu-
mainly and civilization, the flag that
stood for it all was revered and hon
ored as embodying the soul and pur-
pose of the nation.
In all great movements in the worlds
history, some distinctive token has
been selected to mark and distinguish
the cause and this is especially true
in the case of the birth of nation
1t seems to be instructive in human
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Active In Red Cross Work : Have Adopted Many
French Orphans Have Equipped the Opera
tingRooms Of Two Hospital Ships andH Have
Equipped and Maintained Many
Soldiers Clubs, ETC., etc.

~EE WOMEN of Colonial days
a gave their all for American in
dependence; the women of 1918
- are giving their all to preserve
that independence and to give free
dom to the world. To the groups of
American women organized for speCif-
ically patriotic purpose July Fourth
means more today than it has done
since the time when our forefathers
fought TO establish freedom of
thought, OF speech and of action in
:He Western Hemisphere.
p Every American woman's society
reated TO perpetuate the deeds of
Colonial ancestors has turned its per-
-onal interests in things of the past
. intensive endeavor in connection
it'll the things of the present. Sup
tires TO the ralue of many millions of
l3llars-and personal service and sacri-
hce of uncounted worth in the present
crisis have been given by these organ
cations to help the great cause of to-
day
Daughters OF The American
Revolution
nut Oue IlQtlNe seems u dCtudte
his society of 102,O0 active Daugh-
ters in the present crisis and this is
10 set hands, hearts and wealth to
the nations cause. In cold figures
ne sum of s1O.OOO,OOO has been ex-
pended for war relief within the year
of the wars operation. In bestowal
of whole-hearted service no organiza=
ton can show greater evidence of gen
crosby and self-sa crifice.
Many of the Daughters are doing
war work in foreign fields. The ma
jority have gone in the capacity of
army nurses, and represent thirty
States They have gone to every war
stricken country. but France has been