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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Get Into Service
Now, Says Yost
ADVISES NEW REGISTRANTS TO
ENLIST NOW IN ORDER TO
SELECT PLACE

Within the next few days Presi-
dent Wilson will attach his signature
to the new draft bill, requiring all
men who have attained the age Of
Fl years since June 5, 1917, to reg
lister for military service. Registra-
ton Day has not been fixed, as yet,
but will more than likely be on the
same date as last year, June 5. This
action will place over 100000 a6-
ditional men at the call of the coun-
try, and is expected to furnish about
100000 Class l men.
In view of the foregoing facts,
Major John D. Yost, Recruiting Of
fcer for the Minnesota District, is
urging all young men who will be
to get into service at once, while they
still have an opportunity to select
the branch OF the service they most
desire. The minute man is regis
tered under the Selective Service Law
he becomes ineligible for voluntary
enlistment in the Army, and when
called by his local board must go in
to the corps they select for him.
Hundreds of High School boys in
the state will have to register next
month. Most of them are particu-
larly we'll suited for specialized
branches of the service, and an ex-
cellent opportunity is afforded them
in the Army for further training.
Innumerable training schools have
been established by the War Depart
ment in various sections of the coun-
try, and high school boys are espec-
tally well fitted to attend them. Cred
its can be secured from practically
every high school in the state by
boys who wish to get into the Army
at this time. As the time is short,
Major Yost advices them to act at
once, and to enlist before the end of
May. Only three weeks remain.
Army Recruiting Officers through
out the Minnesota District have been
instructed to make special efforts to
secure men who will have to regis
ter next month, and to point out to
high school boys the advantages of
getting into service now rather than
later.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Opening Is Held

The new building of the Farmers
State Bank of Redwood Falls was
formally opened to the public last
Friday afternoon and evening. sew
eral hundred people visiting it and
expressing admiration of its many
beautiful and up-to-date features. La.
dies were given roses and the SOU
venirs of the occasion were vanity
mirrors and leather covered note
books. The Dream orchestra played
during the afternoon and Erwin
Yackel furnished music for an in
formal dance in the club room down.
stairs in the evening. The building
is a distinct Improvement to the city
and one in which every resident takes
considerable pride.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Sparks-Bliss

Miss Iva Bliss and Eber Sparks,
of Redwood Falls were married Sat-
urday morning and left Saturday
noon for Camp Dodge, Iowa, where
they will spend several days before
returning to Redwood Falls. Both
young people have made their homes
in Redwood Falls for a number of
years and have many friends and
acquaintance in this vicinity. Both
have been teaching in the Redwood
County schools the past year, both
schools being in the vicinity of Wal
nut Grove.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Cash-In-Advance

This week the Gazette is sending
statements to all persons whose SUBJ
scriptions expire May / with the re-
quest that they Immediately remit
for another years subscription. Both
those whose time expired May /,
1918, and those who were in arrears
at that time are being billed. It is
our Intention to bill every one-if we
have overlooked anyone it is unin-
territorial and we will accept your re-
newal money just the same. These
statements will be sent out once each
month in accordance with our plan
to have. all subscriptions paid strict
ly in advance, in order to let patrons
know just how their accounts with
US stand and primarily because we
are greatly in need Of the money to
which these accounts entitle us.
Please give this statement your inn
mediate attention-and give The Ga
zette check.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Anderson-Everett

Harold Ben Everett, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. V. Everett of Redwood
Falls, and Miss Esther Anderson of
Lamberton. were married in Mime
apolis, at the home Of relatives OF
Miss Anderson, Friday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Everett are expected to re-
turn to Redwood Falls early this
week, Mr.. Everett to resume his
work as deputy County Treasurer in
the office Of his father. Both young
people are members of well-known
Redwood County families and are
receiving congratulations from their
many friends throughout the county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
.SeafOrth Sale
Nets About $4,000
REDWOOD COUNTY VILLAGE
MAKES SPLENDID RECORD
IN RED CROSS SALE

The village of Seaforth and the
surrounding territory are to be con-
graduated as well as commended for
the very excellent work done at the
Red Cross Sale held there last Sat-
urday. The sum cleared by the sale,
the selling of tags, the serving of
lunches and the proceeds of the dance
in the evening netted $4,000 for the
cause.
Before the opening of the sale
short talks were given by Rev. B
P. Holt of Redwood Falls and D. l.
Crimmins. These men both reused
the patriotism Of their hearers to
the buying pitch and it stayed right
there throughout the entire day. Mr.
Holt then proceeded to auction off
the household articles which were in
the hall and Mr.. Crimmins took
charge of the larger sale of farm
produce, stock, ETC., on the street
While Mr.. Holt is not a professional
auctioneer his efforts met with very
great success, his sale bringing be-
tween $400 and $500, and Mr.. Grim
minis succeeded as always in sepa-
rating all of his audience from their
money as long as they had any 60
divorce themselves from. Both gen
tlemen were accorded a vote of
thanks by the Seaforth Red Cross
Branch.
The goods auctioned off were a
fine collection and a credit to the
generosity of the community. The
young girls sold tags all day with
unusually good success and the Ia
dioc Of +ho pod Croce Rropoh coruad
excellent lunches all day. These with
the dance given in the evening earned
a big sum apart from the sale proper.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Rheims Reduced
To Utter Ruin
STREETS WIPED OUT AND CITY
is PILE OF SHOULDER
ING DEBRIS
DELUGED WITH SHELLS
HEROIC PARIS FIREMEN ON
DUTY IN MARTYRED TOWN:
SHELLS EXPLODE
French Front, Thursday,

IICuCIl IIOilG, lIQrSUdy,
April Is, 1918.
Rheims has been on fire for the
last seven days and is now nothing
more thar t. great pile of smoking
embers and ruins. During this time
the Germans fired over 100000 shells
into the helpless city. Fires were
caused in numerous places, and
eventually the confagration became
SO general that the flames were seen
by airmen 80 or 70 miles away.
There is no trace of the streets,
which have disappeared from view
under the accumulation of debris. The
theatre and the law courts have
ceased to exist and the Old Convent,
in which the art treasures of the city
were at first placed to preserve them
is an utter ruin. Of all that was
left at the beginning of this bonn
bardment, nothing was saved except
some Egyptian mummies studded
with shell splinters.
The ancient houses in the Place
Royale and the Market, and the Mu-
sicans' House, have all been reduced
to dust and embers.
The roof of the cathedral is Civ
illS way oCOI1C Ny oGOlIC, anu CIlS1
will soon be nothing left but the west
front and the pillars. Shells are still
bursting on and all around the build
ing. In consequence of the repeated
assertions of the Germans that the
cathedral was used for military OBJ
servations, two French soldiers were
recently sent to watch that no use
was being made of the building. They
remained on this duty for week,
but saw nothing except the explod-
ing German shells.
In spite of the terrible nature of
the bombardment, forty Paris fire
men are sill in the martyred city,
trying to save what can be saved of
the inhabitants furniture and port
able effecs. Four of them have lost
their lives in the performance Of this
duty. With them are some local
firemen, one Of whom, Sergeant Eloi
has been on duty at Rheims since
the outbreak of the war. He has
been wounded fourteen times. Re-
CARELESS of gas shells, incendiary
bombs and the rest, these heroic fire
men are still working their damaged
fire engine and using their ladders
amid the ruins of their city.
The. above article taken from LIE
Matin, a daily paper published lr
France, was enclosed by Herbert Lau
terbach in a letter to his parents al
Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
Judge Laudon Files

Judge A. r. A. Laudon, the pres
ent Judge of Probate, filed last week
as candidate for reelection to his
present position. Judge Laudorl has
been an efficient officer and has won
the approval Of the majority of the
people by the service he has given
the county during his tenure Of of
fee. He has no opposition at the
present time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15

w. L. Merrick of Cresbard, s. D.,
arrived last week to take up his work
at the Farmers State Bank. Mr.. Mer-
rick is bank man of experience and
comes to Redwood Falls well recom-
mended both in business capacity
and as a private citizen. He will be-
come one of the officers of the bank
with which he is connected here and
will take an active part in its man
agement.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15


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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-05-15
LII Anyone Asks You What the
ked Cross Has Done With the
Money You Gave, Tell Them

Ros UK OWN FORCES has oufed
sailors absent service. - ~' ~ - 60 ~ ~
limo Ten Canteens the front for
rcu thousand portions of hot coffee Lemonade
Can De served by a n a
mas established twenty Dpensare the American
Maintains Dental Ambulance in France
and missing - - oe - - ~
Maintains Factory for artificial limbs making
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Has twelve Rest Stations important railroad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
COL. BREAKS
THE ICE; BAH!

The other morning there was a
light freeze at Camp Lewis. Here
is the story that is told in a regi-
ment of what occurred when the
colonel came to inspect the quar-
tiers of one company.
1t seems that on a few mornings
previous the colonel had found a
film of ice on the fire barrel, lie
"bawled out" the commanding Of
ficer-ice in the fire barrel being
prohibited.
He looked In the barrel on the
second morning.
Thought | said something
about ice before!" he growled as
he he looked at the film on the
surface.
There is no ice there, SIR" said
the captain.
The remark riled the colonel
and he raised his fist and smote
the film.
10 and behold, the captain was
right. Twas not ice but nice
g0oey oil spread on the surface to
prevent freezing.
There was assorted profanity,
says Dame Rumor, and later a tail
or's bill in the colonel's name for
removing sundry greese spots.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Northwest Best, Says Magner
After Cross-Country Cruise

When Robert L. Magner reach
ed Tacoma last Monday from
Boston in DENLY autocruiser, he
completed one of the most re-
markable journeys ever made in
motor vehicle. Magner was the
guest of Tacoma and Seattle news
paper men, automobile club Off
cials and Governor Lister at a
luncheon.
Magner says the DENLY stood
the hardships in fine shape. His
car was equipped with Goodrich
tires.
1--WE left Boston with the DENLY
|auto-cruiser Sept. 4, and headed
the good cruiser westward for the
Pacific coast" he says. From that
moment on l learned gradually of
the extraordinary lack of anthem
tic information relative to this
section of the country, especially
relative to the climate and our
roads.
ut would no doubt surprise the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

average Bostonian to know that
his own city has so per cent more
rainfall in inches than Seattle or
Tacoma, yet this is a fact, and
while we do not expect him to go
to the weather. bureau there and
find out facts like this, there is no
harm for us to call his attention to
1t.
when it comes to scenic high
ways, the picturesque northwest
stands lily itself, and those tourists
who have discovered this wonder
full all-year-round country seem to
appreciate it the most.
I'VE must correct the impress
sion the average easterner has of
our winters, and ! admit this will
be difficult, for we all make COM
parsons from our own standard,
and, from what I experienced all
the way from st. Paul to Boston
last year, can understand why 1t
is hard for them to realize the
mildness and shortness of our
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

San Francisco to Stockton ano
Sacramento t125 miles) and from
Los Angeles to Redlands GO
miles.)
These truck routes are not rural
free delivery lines. They are star
routes" that being the name by
which the government designates
steamer, stage and pony mail
routes-any routes, in fact, other
than rail.
A recent law permits the gov
eminent to specify the sort of
vehicle to be used. If bids for the
service are considered excessive
the pQstoffice department may es-
tablish it's own routes, with sal
aried drivers and nation-owned
trucks.
Government trucks already are
carrying parcel mail between
Washington and Baltimore and
Philadelphia 110 miles,, An
napolis and SolOmons, Md. Cos
milesD, Washington and Leonards-
towns (54 miles,, and Baltimore
land Gettysburg (53 miles,.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Stratton May
Be Press Agent

Manager Branden, for Klaw &
Erlanger, which will operate the
government theater at Camp
Lewis, has asked that Sergt. Jack
Stratton, now mess sergeant in
the officers training camp, be as
signed as press agent for the thea
ter. Stratton is a Los Angeles
newspaper man who, since conf
ing to the camp, has handled the
publicity for every big attraction
staged by the soldiers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
BROADER.
CHAN MEL.
FAVORED

A new channel for the Puyallup
river wide enough to carry off all
surplus water during flood time,
and creating an additional water
way in Tacoma harbor, Is the
only solution to the flood menace
here. This was the unanimous
opinion of city and county COM
missioners, members of the Inter
county River Improvement asso-
citation, and property owners on
the flats, at a meeting in the city
hall Tuesday afternoon.
The new channel would branch
from the present river channel at
a point opposite the Cushman In
dian school and would move al
most in a straight line along the
outer edge of the city limits tSits
kun ave. to the harbor. passing
near the Milwaukee shops.
Uncle Sam will be asked to help
pay the cost. A long telegram
was prepared at the meeting and
signed by all prominent men pres
ent, asking Washington men In
congress to rush assistance.
The flood danger of the Puyal-
lup is serious menace, according
to speakers at the meeting, and
something must be done to prevent
their recurrence next year.
If the present channel were
widened, 1t would be necessary to
rebuild seven county and railroad
bridges, according to the county
commissioners. With the new
channel, 1t would only be neces-
sary to erect three new bridges,
they said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16


"If | knew anything outside of
this shop and the work I've got
to turn out I'd tell ii to you in
few words says our famous jim
my of the erosion clan.
o.
II. +. MeEldowney has launch
ed out again with fine new offices
at 14th and A.
And now he is planning more
improvements. A few more like
Mae and this particular neighbor-
hood will develop into quite an
industrial center.
-o--O--o-
Now that Bob Robinson has re-
turned from Los Angeles we may
all expect some rapid selling in
used cars.
j. W. Capek say the demand
for Ford cars keeps up at steady
pace.
Fred Viewer of the Viewer Mo-
tor Co. is going at a high speed
with shop crowded with autos
and truck repairs.
-0-O-
Called on C. w. Kirkbride at
the Studebaker Palace this a. m.
Kirk was busy arranging his neck
tie in front of glossy red paint
ed new series Studebaker s..
Politely greeted him, got the
usual welcoming smile, and went
out satisfied that one man any
how seemed glad to see us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
"BEER-GARDEN
CONQUERORS"

The following striking letter
from German soldier at the front
is published in the Nurnberger
Zeitung:
THE Pan-German fire-eaters
have recently endeavored to show
how glorious is world war such
as the present one, but of the cost
| to the Germans not a word Is said.
They boast Of the territory we
have succeeded In occupying, but
say nothing about the hundreds Of
thousands of square miles we
have lost. In school we were
taught that German Southwest
Africa alone was larger than the
German empire. In whose hands
is that great country now?
What about the rest of our
colonies? Have we won back one
inch of them all? Has Turkey
been able to re-establish her SOW
|ereignty over Armenia Mesopo-
tamia and Arabia?
1--WE soldiers are sick unto
death of the drumfire OF these
brave beer-garlen conquer
ors. Their frantic appeals to
the blood and conquest lust
Of the soldiers have failed to
impress one man among
them all.
"The soldier lying for weeks In
ia filthy shell-battered trench
crashes his teeth in anger, long
Ing In his heart for the end Of the
horrible butchery.
FOR THE PAN-GERMAN
|MOUTH-HEROEH HE HAS AN
|IMNEAsURABIE C0NTEMPT
WHICH BODIES NO GOOD 10
|THEM WHEN oNCD HIN CAN
GET EVEN WITH 1HEN "
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
About
Lieut.. Pork

Private Clarence Sweet, of the
Light artillery, can't understand
why only two spoonsful Of sugar
are allowed him.
Sgt. Butcher of the same "out-
fit" likes his meatless day.
Corp. Lent, late of Spokane, now
of the 361st infantry, doesn't OBJ
ject to fish two days each week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
LIMIT Of ENDURANCE
REACHED BY WORKERS

Whatever effect the German in
ternal situation may or may not
have had upon the British and
American restatements of war
and peace aims, evidence accumu-
lates that the economic situation
in Germany has reached critical
stage.
The latest testimony is that of
Professor Ellinger, who frankly
declares that the working classes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

have reached the extreme limit
of endurance"
Professor Ellinger's article ap-
pears in the Neue Zeit, of Stuff
CART, a monthly periodical He
says:
ut is to be feared that SO far
as concerns the working classes
the extreme limit of endurance
has been reached. IL is becoming
practically impossible for tho
workers to pay the prices demand
ed for the barest necessities.
This becomes evident when II
Is remembered that certain COM
modities have risen by 500, 500.
nay, even 1000 per cent, and the
profits made by capitalists, land
owners, and Industrial magnates
are so enormous as to exceed the
powers of human imagination.
1T Is on the health of the
masses that the strength Of our
nation depends"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

The DENLY truck Is distributed
in Tacoma by the Tacoma Trailer
company. The DENLY has had a
remarkable record in Tacoma the
last IL months and trucks in use
are giving entire satisfaction, ac-
cording to the agents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
300 On Camp
Construction

The Construction company, sue
cessor to the cantonment> contrac-
tors, now has a bare 300 men on
its payroll. The workmen are
complet ns small buildings and
making repairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

in Washington, d. c., Jan. 10,
with a proposal to the government
to construct eight wooden ships
at a cost below the price being
now paid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Especial to The Times.)

NSpeCIHI 10 TIC IImeS.J
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 16.
Uncle Sam is competing today
with his own railroads.
Interurban motor trucks carry
ing parcel post.
Nearly 800 miles of.such routes
are now in operation.
Within three months the mile
age may be increased to 1000 or
1000.
This will relieve railroad con-
gestion.
One chain of government motor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
Il fails to cure. Il. w. GROVES
81 signature is on each box. soc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

truck routes will extend from
Portland, Me-, to New Orleans,
La, running thru Atlanta. An
other will connect Atlanta with
Cincinnati and Columbus. Ohio.
From Columbus routes will run
went to Indianapolis, and east and
southeast to Pittsburg and Lynch
burg. At Lynchburg they will
connect with the Portland-New
Orleans route.
These routes are expected to
lower the high cost of living.
Pacific coast routes will be from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
WITH THE AUTO MEN

Jack Merrill of the Merrill Auto
Co., announces the arrival of three
carloads of Oakland Skies!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

II. L. MeEldowney has launch
ed out again with fine new Offices
at 14th and A.