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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
GETS LIBRARY
Friends of Reading Room Voted In
stitution into Lead at Finish.

The one hundred dollars worth OF
books and the thirty dollar bookcase
which was the prize of the voting con-
test Of the past six months, goes to
the Alma Free Reading room, as 4
reward Of the endeavors of the
friends of this institution
A week ago the contest was so
close that it might be won by any one
Of the three leaders, Mrs. Brainerd,
the Woodmen lodge or the Free Read
ing room Friends of the reading
room saw chance to give it fine
library, which would add to that
which it now has, and they worked
searching the town in behalf of votes
for the institution-and got them. In
fact the workers got little over
100000 more votes than were needed
to land the prizefor the reading room.
The Woodmcn also put in some
healthy licks and piled up over s00,-
600 votes during the week, but fell
100000 short Of the number that were
turned in for the reading room.
The final standings of the contest
follow.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

Ground Broken this Week for Alma's
New Ward School.

Ground was broken this week for
the new $4,000 ward school, which is
to be erected this summer in the Elm
wood subdivision east of Grover ave-
nue..
1t is expected that all necessary ex-
cavating for the new school will be
completed before the week is over
and when this is done the foundations
will be started at once.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
PIONEER DEAD

George Nichols. aged 70 years, pio-
neer resident of the county. who had
been engaged in the iewelry business
in st. Louis for AZ years died at
his home in that city Wednesday
morning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
IN SERVICE
Manager of European Cafe Now a
Member of L. 5. Fighting Force.

Nick Bardavill of this city, the well
known manager of the European Cafe,
is now member of the United States
army and is at present in training at
Waco, Texas.
Mr Bardvill, who assumed the
management Of the European Cafe a
little over year ago, gained a great
many friends in this city, where he
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
OVER A HUNDRED HERE.

One hundred and tweny Sammies
arrived in Alma Monday. coming here
to get Liberty trucks to drive through
to the coast, which will later be sent
20 France. A large number of them
have been leaving with trucks during
the week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

Dorothy Dalton in story of the
great out-doors-ldlehour, Monday
adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

was constantly adding to his circle Of
friends.
Letters from the southern training
camp indicate that Nick is taking to
the fighting game with the same spirit
in which he carried on his business
affairs, seriously, yet good naturedly,
and is ready to meet the Hun, when
the word goes out for the men from
this camp to 90 across,
He has furnished a good example
for others, as Nick is not yet a full
hedged American citizen. but he has
high praise for the country in which
he has been for some years. and loves
the flag and that for whic it stands.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

Mrs. w f. Barstow Of Manchester,
James Robinson and family Of Ian
sing. and f. II. Wesson of Lansing,
the funeral Of Mrs. I. b. Wolfe.
were called to Alma May 26 to attend
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

There will be an eclipse Of the sun
Saturday evening for ABOUT two
hours. The eclipse will start about
$50 and continue until about 1870
From here il will be about a three
fourths eclipse.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

81 - :
Mrs. Zoos Of near Morgan, is visiting
with her son Ernst Zoos on S. Franklim
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Stork of Tyler.
Mimi, will spend the Easter holidays at
the Aug. Stork home.
The w. H. Raverty family of Golden
Gate visited Sunday at tie H. ]. Moll
home.
Mrs. Fred Walther, ST.. will leave for,
Minneapolis Saturday where she intends
to make a weeks visit with her children.
VIM. Fritsche came home Saturday
from Milwaukee to visit with his PARENTS.
DR.. and Mrs. Fritsche over Easter.
Mrs. ]. w. Current who has been sufs
fering with rheumatism for many weeks
IS slowly improving. She is visiting at
the II. J. Mol home at thespresent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bigot will.
leave Thursday for Valley City, North,
Dakota. They will make weeks:
visit with their daughters Therese and
Mayne, who are both employed as
stenographers there.
Mr.. Smith Of the firm of Alb. Smith
g Company Of Springfield, Mass, -four
jobbers, visited the New Ulm Roller
Mill plant for . couple Of days last week.
Miss Malinda Lothes Of the Lothes &
Benes Flour Jobbers Of Chicago was also
e visitor at the New Ulm Roller Mill
the past week.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27
DON'T SEND THESE THINGS
TO THE MEN OVERSEAS
Government Names Articles Cam
teens Garry Asks Saving in s
Parcel Post Tonnage.

In an effort to induce the people to
cut down the volume Of parcel post sent
to troops in France, the Postofice de
partment has issued a list of things which
the soldiers are able to buy at the army
canteens abroad.
The list. shows that the canteen prices
are as low and sometimes lower than the
prices in this country.
The postoffice list includes the follow
ing:
Biscuits, books, brushes, bouillon,
candies, candles, canned goods, holiday
cards, chewing gum, chocolate, cigarettes,
cigars, combs, dental creams, various
soft drinks, flashlights, fruit, handker-
chiefs, heaters, jam, knives, leather goods,
matted milk, condensed milk, evaporated
milk, mirrors, nuts, pencils, pipes, razors,
shoe polish, shoe laces, soap, sponges,
tobacco, towels and wooden gloves.
The statement says an investigation
of 5000 sacks Of parcel post disclosed
1874 pounds of candy; 1882 pounds of
chocolates; 1927 cakes, and 1883
packages of chewing gum.
The statement concludes by calling
public attention to the fact that "eyery
pound and every ton of parcel which is
sent from the United States, but which
can be bought by the soldiers in France,
forces off the ships ammunition and
other needed war materials"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27
Deal NEWS.

Mrs. g. a. Zelle is expected home from
her Minnes polls visit today, (Wednes-
day.
Lucius Burk left for Washburn, Wis,
last Monday, after a two weeks visit with
his parents, Prot. and Mrs. G. Burk.
Mrs. NJ. Meile viii leave for Mankato
Saturday to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. q. +. Blomquist and family.
Or. q. w. Rieke will leave for Winona
today ednesday) where he will spend
several days on professional business.
Miss Melting, one Of the members
of the Union Hospital force left Tuesday
for Dresden, ~. z, where she viii ssend
her Easter vacation.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

4
Lynch has consented to let her hus-
band fight for his country, ard SO Lynch
to show his happiness Of chance to
do his bit put his answers to the
questionable in rhyme. TIE document
which is now a government record,
reads:
| I, Timothy Lynch, do solemnly swear
I'm the registrant in this QUESTIONABLE.
Thirty years is my age. Sir, today.
live near this school, few blocks away,
I'm mot orman, and also please add
Live with my wife, and SIC with her dad.
/ work for the Road and truthfully say
/ I run over people ten hours a day.
So skillful am / in this kind Of work
l know I can kill both Teuton and Turk,
Military training never had,
I was put out Of school for being bad
speak English well, both pure and
profane,
German or French never entered my
brain.
And here let me say, and put this in
rhyme.
That never was I convicted OF crime
I stand six feet in my estimation,
And weigh 200 without exaggeration,
I'm physically fit and feeling so fine,
I'll sign my name at tie end Of this line.
1t never has been my fortune or fate
To be employed by this, nation or
state, -
Am minister? You make me smile.
A divinity student? Wrong by mile.
I'm not in the naval or military service.
It was my neglect, and not that I'm
I'm a citizen and am proud to say
I'm ready to fight for my flag any day.
Though born in Ireland thirty years
Z ago. ;.
I've been in this country ten years or so.
left one fine day from fair Queens
town port,
Aboard the Celtic, and here l was
brought.
1 came here alone. My parents stayed
home, -~. -
They were too feeble the wide world
to roam. ~
I love this country; I await it's call
I have dependents. I'm married, you
| see. :.. 49, .-r ~.
There's Bridget, my wife, and ou1
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27
QUESTIONABLE is RETURNED
IN VERSE @-- p .

Dick Pfefferle writes the Review from
Monroe, S. D. of a questionnaire which
was returned to the examining board
in New York, which he thinks worthy
of mention. The answers were all in
verse and quite amusing.
Timothy Lynch is going to war with
the End national army of the United
States. He SO announces in his com
pleted QUESTIONABLE, which was filed yes
terday with local board 1879. Mrs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

sketch of the proposed building without
delay. AS soon as this has been sub
mitted and found satisfactory, the
architects can 60 ahead and prepare
the final plans and specifications. This
work, it was estimated, will take about
80 days. After their adoption by the
council, bids can be asked for the erection
of the building. All Of this was decided
upon at meeting Of the City Council
held last Monday evening.
At that meeting it was also decided to
purchase a IS horsepower motor to be
used by the city at the deep well near
the reservoir. The 60 horsepower
motor that was in use there was recently
sold to the New Ulm Roller Mill Com
pany and the purchase of a smaller
motor decided upon as under the present
arrangement of the apparatus at the
well, smaller horsepower motor will
be ample. =
New Pump on the Way
A few days ago bills Of lading were
received for the new pump which Is to.
be installed in North German Park. At
the date of this writing the pump has
not arrived but it is understood that
as soon as it gets here the contractor,
J. G. Robertson, of St. Paul will have
it installed Immediately.
Saloon Licenses
twenty-five applications for liquor
licenses have been filed with the city
clerk. These will be acted upon by the
newly elected city council at their first
in April. The licenses will
run from April Is. The following have
made application for such licenses:
August Boyer, Frank Girg, Joseph Sma-
sal, John Zischka, Henry C. Schmidt,
Chas. Schroeck, Fred. Williams, Henry
Seifert, John Schneider, Anton Bartl,
Martin Schnobrich, Frank Gruber,
Bernard Esser, Anton A. Henle, Otto
J. Penkert, Ben. M. Remnant, Edward
A. Manderfeld, Mike Ranweiler, Robert
Meidl, Jos. J. Dietz, Schiller & Schleif,
Henry C. Groebner, Ben. I. Vetter,
Albert Girg and Jacob Fritz.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

child, Marie.
We all live together, wife, child and
. me.
It costs whole lot to care for us three.
But I'm fighter and if it must be,
My wife will work hard and let me be
free.
To do my full share for democracy.
/ waive all claim for any. exemption,
/ want to fight for freedoms redemp-
ton.
The QUESTIONABLE was transmitted
to the district board Of appeals. Lynch
is employed by the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

VIM. BRANDED, of St. George is the
proud owner of Maxwell car which he
recently purchased.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27
CITY PROPERTY IS
OFFERED F0RSALB
COUNCIL MUST GET RID OF OLD
BUILDINGS WHICH ARE -s%
IN THE WAY

At an adjourned meeting of the City
Council to be held April 9Th, bids will be
received for the sale of the buildings
situated on lots 10 and IA block ST north
of Center Street in the city Of New Ulm,
known as the Woratschka corner which
the city recently purchased for city
hall site. II any Of the bids prove
satisfactory, contracts will be entered
into for the clearing Of the site by May
10th Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check in an amount equal
to 20 per cent Of the bid submitted.
The council reserves the right to reject
anv and all bids and if none of the bids
should come up to expectations, it is
barely possible that the buildings may
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder.
Other Property For Sale
In addition to selling the buildings
on the Woratschka corner the council
will at the same meeting receive and
open bids for the sale of lots and 5
in block number 104 north of Center
Street, being what is known as the
Stenhauser and Groebner properties
which the city recently purchased for
municipal building sites. In these cases
also the City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Work To Be Rushed
Now that it has been definitely decided
where the city hall is to be erected, the
architects, lyric & Chapman Of Min
neapolis, will rush the work OF preparing
the plans and specifications to be SUBJ
mitted at as early date as possible.
Orders were given by the City Council
to the architects to submit a rough
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

and GuiHaumc. with HalbMs seven
tcenyear-oIa sen; then Two men who
Lad taken refuge In barn and had
been discovered and blinded; then two
other men whom l had never seen be-
fore.
1t was awful to see the Wy the
women were crying shoot nae too.
shoot ME with my husband.
The mon were liucd up on the edge
OF the hollow. which runs from the
high road Ia the bottom of the village.
one Of them was leaning ON the Shout
derS Of an old priest, and he was cry
ing. 1 am too young can't face
death brnyely.
Il couldn't bear the sight any longer.
l turned my back 70 the road and COW
cred my eyes. l heard the vollcy and
the bodies falling. Then some one
cried. Look. they're all down. But a
few escaped"
THIS Belgian had escaped by hiding
he could not remember how many
DAYS Ia an old curt filled with manure
and rubbish He had Chewed Old hides
for food. had swain across the river.
aud hid in mud bank for almost "A
week longer and finally got 10 France.
He took livery hard when We t4l,ed
about niSmude. and | told Inn that
The Old church WIS just shot to pieces.
lie ASKED about a painting called the
'AdorHaou of the Magi." and oue Of
the other prisoners told Us II had been
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
CHAPTER TX

Laid Up for Repairs.

One night. after I bad been at Dix
nude for about three weeks. we made
a charge in the face OF = very heavv
fire. Our captain always -eesa at the
parapet when we We're gasuz over. and
made the sign Of the cross aaa sHoHtc3
For COD and France TH0# ve=Wea4#
go over Our officers always led us.
but have never seen 81 German officer
lead charge They always We're he
hind their mon, driving instead Of lead
ing. [ do not believe thef are - brave
as they are said to be.
Well We went over tbs time. and
the machine guns We're certainly going
It strong We were pretty sore about
the chaplain and the Swiss and al
that, and we put up an aNfG. fEh- but
we could not make 1t and had - come
back. Only one company reached The
Boche trenches and not man of il
came hack who had not been wouaded
on the way and did NOT reach the
trench. They We're just wiped out.
The captain was missing 100. We
thought he WINS done fer. hHf abo#t
two o'clock in the maruuz ne eame
back He simply fell ayar IHta tie
trench. all in. He had been wounded
four times. and had Lana n Shelf
crater full Of water for several haHrS.
lie would not 20 back fer treatment
then, and when daylight came. it Vas
too late. because We We're practical :
cut off hY artillery fire behind tHe front
line trenches.
When daylight came. tine artillery
fire opened UP right on Us. and the
Germans had advanced their ines iufo
some trenches formerly held by us and
hardly fOrty-dve Yards away. W. re-
Gcived bombs and shells right i'm orr
faces. A Tunisian ia cur company gat
crazy, and ran back over tim naradas.
He ran a few wards, then stopped AND
looked back ut us | Thank he was
coming to his senses. and would have
started back TO us. Then the spot
where he had been WIS empty. and
second later his body from the chest
down fell not three yards from the
parados | do not know where the
top part went. That same shell cut
groove in the low hilltop before il ex-
pIoded He had been hit by biz
shell. and absolutely cut in two.
have seen this happen to four men, but
this was the only one In France
About seven o'clock Xe received re
endorsements, and poured fresh troops
over and retook the trench No sooner
had we entered II, however, than the
n
not even waiting for their own troops
to retire safely. They killed numbers
of their own men in this way. But the
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Calomel makes you sick; yea lose
days work. Calomel Is quicksilver
and 1t sallvates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
If you are bilious, feel lazy. slug
gish and all knocked out. II your bow
els are constipated and your head
aches or stomach Is sour, just take a
spoonful Of harmless Dodson's Liver
Tone instead of using sickening. sail
waiting colonel. Dodsons Liver Tone
is real liver medicine. You'll know It
next morning because You will wake
up feeling fine. your liver will he work
Ing, your headache md dizziness gone,
your stomach Will b. sweet and bow
els regular You will feel Ike work
ing You'll he cheerful; full of yiEor
and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells YOU a
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone for a
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

fire was so heavy that, when they coun-
ter-attacked, we had to retire again,
and this time they kept after Us and
drove us beyond the trench we had
originally occupied.
We left them there, with our artll-
lery taking care Of them, and our ma
chine guns trying to enflade them, and
moved to the right. There was Il
bunch of trees there. about like a small
woods, aud as we passed the Germans
concealed in It opened fire on us, and
we retired to some reserve trenches
We were pretty much scattered by this
time. and badly cut up. We reformed
there. and were Joined by other of our
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Every mother realizes. after giving
her children california Syrup Of
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and II thoroughly cicanSes tie tender
little stomach. liver and bowels With
out gripping.
When cross, irri'ahlA feyerish. or
breath is bad. stomach sour lock at
the tongue. Mother, II coated give
teaSpoouful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and In a few hours all Che
foul conStipated waste, sour bile and
undiEeSted food passes out Of the bow.
els. and You have n well, playful child
again When the little system Is full OF
cold. throat sore has stomach-aChe, d.
nrrhpa, indigestion. colic-rememher,
Il good "inslde cleansing" should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep california
Syrup of Figs handy; they know n
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for n
bottle of california Syrup OF Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill
dren Of all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle Beware OF countorfeits
sold here. So don't be fooled Get the
genuine, made by "California Fig
Syrup Company. ADV.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
Gold In the Head"

sons who are subject to frequent colds
In the head" viii md that thu uss OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Will
build up tho system, cleanse the Blood
and render them less Hau5e 10 colds
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarih may
lead To Chronic CatNrrh
HALLS CATNRRU MEDICINE = TAX
en- internally aua acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces or tea system
Al Druggists &c Testimonials free.
s'foao for any case - ca'afrh that
HALLS GATABRH MEDICINE will not
r ] Cherev. & C. Toledo Ohio.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Whit In the hospital DepeN
witnesses scene that con-
vinces him that il is not only
the kaiser and his system. uur
the German soldiers them
selves, that are responsible for
much of the frightfalness that
has marked the war. Read
about this scene in the next IN
stallment.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
DEPEW IS WOUNDED IN FIERCE FIGHT WITH GERMANS
AND GOES TO HOSPITAL

n. Depew story his service
in the nired States during which I've aimed
officer The world after
receives his honorable discharge navy b.
eu>t Joins
hhn high honors Later r. Is land
the Planters front IN his
Dxnude Il goes gets first German in
boyonet fight n Il Zeppelin
raid an" has exciting experience.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

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The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
(To BE CoNTINUEp)

Experiments with powered peat for
fuel have been so successful in Sweden
that a plant for it's prod''s" lon on a
large scale has been
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
". N. u, LITTLE ROCK. NO. 44-i9ts.

In 1850 women constituted less thar
l. per cent Of the total number OF
wage workers In the United States
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Five eut Of the last nine ears q
Russia have been assa4sinated.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Riches need nat spoil fl man.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31

Observation-Disclosures

Nltthcw Adams Service
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
200. 900 INFLUENZA
CASES IN u. S. CAMPS.

Nearly 100000 cases of influenza
had been reported to Washington up
to last Friday 1906 cases came in
Thursday making the total 19S.799
reported since September 18th when
the malady became apparent.
Camp Grant and Camp Sherman re-
ported the greatest numbers of deaths
for the day-131 and 100, respective
ly, or more than one-fourth of the
total number-S20.
Pneumonia stiu claims the great
est number Of victims among the
sufferers at camps.
Red Cross officials and government
specialists are cooperating in an eff
fort to quell the spread Of the NAL
ady.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
CAMP GRANT COMMANDMENT
DEAD; WORRY THE CAUSE.

Worry over his heavy responsible
ity and the deaths of so many boys
from influenza, caused the death of
Commandant Hagedorn of Camp
Grant. The body was found with a
bullet hole in the head and a revolv-
er at the side. Col Hagedorn was So
years old and graduate of West
Point. He was made captain in
1898 and major in 1911. For a time
he was military attache at Petrograd.
He took charge of Camp Grant his
fall Col. Chas. A. Castle will prob
ably succeed him at Camp Grant.