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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
WHY WE MUST WIN

1t is not because defeat In itself
would be satal 20 our life. or take
away orr property snd change oaf|
national life. Nations have been de-
feated in war, many of them more
than once; have been utterly at the
mercy OF their conquerors and YETI
after the conclusion Of peace. have
been permitted to carry out their
destinies without any great interfer-
ence.
But a defeat by Germany at the
present time would be different and
change all this. 1t is the principle
for which Germany fights which
must not be allowed to find
footing. The dominant German
idea Is that the destruction of peo-
pies is an economic necessity, just as
they claim that war is needed to
arouse people to their highest pitcf
Of intellectual thinking.
The feature Of the German war
fare which strikes other people will
the greatest horror is in itself mere
ly incidental and is not the thing TO
which Germany really fights. t
destroy a people without first usin
that people to crafty the lusts an
passions of the German soldier woul
be to the German mind useles
waste. The German is thrifty, an
thrift applies here as elsewher
Therefore since people are to b
destroyed, or part of them destro!
ed and the balance SO reduced
spirit and morale as to be no longt
threatening to German domination
why not exact from them first sue
things as satisfy German brutalit
and licentiousness? SO reasons Pru
.sianism.
Germany's alternative to nation
and to individuals is unmistakable
1t is to bow to Germany as suprem
Ito acknowledge Prussians as tn
super race. Therefore Germany viz
torions in this war would mean
condition for the balance of tn
world akin to slavery. The Hun
would have us doff our hats as the
pass by, and as soon as enough Ger
mans could be propogated-as ha
been going on in Poland and Bel
gium-their arrogance would be
come unbearable. Human libert,
would be literally dead. Her mex
step would be to inform us that W,
must use only German-made goods
and turn the Panama Canal over tt
their care.
All this is why President Wilson
stated emphatically that he would
never make a peace with the kaiser
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
ALL QUIET ALONG THE ROGUE

beneath a shelving rock-awaiting
September's rains TO cool the limpid
waters. Then-and not until then
win they come forth whipping their
electrically-equipped tails In life
or death struggle for the sports
mans tackle.
But crops are ripening nicely,
everybody is busy, the pulse Of bus
mess is normal and Grants Pass
never fails to send her full quota OF
fighting Americans against old
Kaiser Bill
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

or the coterie OF his Prussian lead
ers.
All this is why the best young
men of America, from the cities and
farms, are daily leaving in contin-
gents for the western front to beat
back invading hordes from she'll
torn and bleeding France.
And they will come back--victor-
ious.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Lest you forget. Salvation Army
drive in Josephine county for $500,
beginning September 8. Have your
dollar ready.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
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OREGON WEATHER

\ Tonight. and Thursday fair =
= and warmer. Gentle northerly !
= winds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

All kinds ~ legal blanks at the
Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Our classified ads bring results
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Envelopes a, tho Courier once
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
THE PATRIOTS
CHRISTMAS NUMBER
Merchants Have Big Stocks
For Holiday Shoppers
Buy At Home.
Everyone Is Urged to Do Christmas
shopping Early

This is The Patriots 1918 Christ
mas number. 1t is full Of store news
The merchants have stocked their
stores with wares for the gift giving
season, and early holiday buying is
being urged in this city the same as
IN every city of the country
Putnam people will do well to shop
at home. The merchants have looked
ahead and anticipate big volume of
Christmas buying Work has been
plentiful and wages high. Notwith-
standing the high cost of necessary
commodities, the average citizen has
been prosperous and on that prosper
lty is based the belief that money will
be spent freely in gift giving.
People are always in a quandry as
to what to buy as a suitable Christ
mas gift. The storekeepers have
used space generously to tell the pub.
lie just Wtat their stores contain and
to make suggestions to those who
have not made up their minds Just
what to get. the Patriot believes
that its readers will dc well to care
fully read these many advertisements
before starting out on shopping
tour Our merchants are reliable and
sell merchandise as eheaply. probably
more eheaply, than the metropolitan
stores, and they are here today. to-
morrow and the day after. They
make their money in the home town
and they spend their money in the
home town. They deserve patronage
and their efforts to please the public
should be recognized.
This is trying season for the
clerks in the retail stores. They are
accommodating and wish to give ev-
cry attention to the customer. This
may easily be accomplished if the
shopper will get to the store early and
thus avoid that last minute congestion
that for years the public has been
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

that everyone will be approached to
become member Of the Red Cross.
The roll call stands for universal
membership and means exactly that
The plans for the Christmas roll
call follow closely upon the Christ
mas membership drive held last De-
eember. Booths will be erected at
various places at which subscriptions
viii be taken. To each person who
joins the Red Cross will be given a
button. This emblem is round with
white field and blue circle around
it. 1t will be given as the 81 pay
ment is accepted and should be worn
at all times. especially during the roll
call since it is planned TO accept only
one membership from person.
4 service flag will also be given to
each member This is to be placed
in windows and kept there during the
year 1919 and is a large white field
with a red cross in the center and
red, white and blue border Where
mere than one member of family
has joined, small Red Cross pastors
will be given to place in the corner of
the flag.
Towns which have 100 per cent.
membership will present, on Christ
mas day, an unbroken line front of
service flags in the windows of the
homes. and will have in addition the
100 per cent service flag for the
time This flag is of the same style
rs the service posters but under the
Red Cross has imprinted the words
100 per cent"
The greatest mother" herself. in
poster form. viii be present wherever
there is a roll call She will look out
upon those who work in her name
from store windows, theatre Hobbies
and wherever else she can be placed.
This poster, in reality window dis
play eut-out, is being distributed by
the millions.
At the present time there are 49,
$4,000 members of the Red Cross in
the country That is exactly 1911
per cent, of the entire population Of
3,739, 900 based on the last CEN
sus. OF the present total, 1.A95.600
are magazine or 50 year member
ships, practically all of the remaind-
er being in the 81 year class.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

urged to guard against. The clerk is
human being just as much as the
shopper and if the buyer is consider
ate and shops early that "all gone"
tired state at the close of hard days
Just before the big holiday may be
avoided.
There Is every reason why this hol-
iday season should be the most joy
full The great world war is over.
The boys are coming home. Every
home will abound in Christmas cheer
and gift giving will be universal.
There is plenty of pretty and useful
merchandise in the home stores. be
sides the toys that win please the lit
tie folks.
Shop early and shop at home is the
slogan of Christmas, 1918.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Ac~WE
Membership Contest Going On

The Mems Baptist Brotherhood
class of Putnam held business meet
ing at the Baptist parsonage last Fri
day evening. It was voted to have an
initiation ceremony to create feel
ing of interest in the class. \ com
mittee to formulate plans was elect
Ell as follows William Smallng. F.
Phillips ard Henry Hurdman
The class also voted to hold a social
once a month, and Friday evening the
next social will be held at the home
of Henry Hurdman, 26 Harris street
A challenge was sent to Mr.
Pierce's class fer a contest to get new
members and 10 set old members to
attend. the loser to furnish a social
and supper to the winner The chat
lenge has been accepted and the con-
test is en-.
At the close of the business meet
ing lunch was served by Mrs Mac
Kay. the pastors wife. assisted by
Mrs Samuel Rich An enjoyable time
was had by all
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
RED CROSS DRIVE FOR
A MEMBERSHIP OF $4,000, 900
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE STARTS NEXT MONDAY AND WILL
BE CARRIED ON FOR A WEEK
Putnam Will Come Up Previous Good Records Is the

An you need is heart and dol
lar is the slogan of the Red Cross
Christmas roll call which will be held
all over the United States from De-
eember Is to %.
Every Red Cross chapter in the
country Is going TO call its roll. Ev-
cry present Red Cross member will
be asked to renew that membership
Every person, no matter where he
may be found. 50 long as he is not in
the armed service Of the United
States, is to be asked to Join and help
the greatest mother in the world"
be a still greater mother in doing her
bit to repair the ravages and damages
of war and to supply necessary aid to
thousands who may need it.
The Christmas roll call will not be
a drive for money, not campaign
for funds, but merely a roll call in
which every American is asked to an
Swer present
In the American Red Cross an or
ganfzation has been perfected that
Will reach from Washington to the
nations smallest hamlet. In New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut
the roll call will be under the super
vision Of the Atlantic division with
headquarters in New York. Every
chapter, branch and auxiliary will
have to do its bit to help along the
great work.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

that is proportionate in size and
strength. The campaign will be bas-
ed on face to face requests. 1t is
planned to have every person in the
Atlantic division asked to join by an
other person. With thirteen execu-
tive chairmen supervising the work
under the direction of the Atlantic
division headquarters. the chapters Of
the Red Cross will canvass thorough
ly every town and city Far reach.
ing organizations have been perfect.
ed with this end in view.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
RED MEN
ARE ACTIVE
Big Class Initiation to Be Held
Saturday Night
Exercises VIII Be In Odd Fellows,
Haii.-SupPer In Red Mems Hall

Wapaquasset Tribe, Ne. IS. has
plans all ready for big class initia-
ton in Odd Fellows hall. Saturday
evening, December IA. to be followed
by supper in Red Mems hall across
the corridor.
The local tribe of Red Men has on
ly been instituted a short while. but
the members are taking great deal
of interest in the new order and ap-
plieations for membership are coming
in steadily.
For these interesting exercises
Compounce Tribe, No Is, of Bristol
viii furnish the degree team, which
will be made UP as follows:
LIST Sannap, Edward Nelson.
End Sannap, Roy Holmes.
Sachem, Charles J Phelan.
Senior Sycamore. Albert NJ. Judd
Junior Sycamore, Ralph Jones.
Prophet, A Griesver.
Mystery Men.
Reindeer. Peter Faueher.
Little Elk, Clarence Lysight.
Warriors
Swift Runner, G. Carl Laurie.
Mighty Arm, Harry Broadwen.
Antelope, Harry Junior.
Ugly Bear, Robert Ryan.
Braves
Travelling Wolf, Florence Casey.
Little Heart, Andrew Fletcher.
Eagle Hunter, Walter Broadwell.
Clear Eye, Dewey Stephenson.
Paleface Scouts
Hawk Eye. George F. Scheer.
Director. Charles J. Phelan.
Asst. Director, c. R Carlson.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
SWINE GROWERS TO HOLD
MEETING.

Swine growers in the state will
hold meeting which all swine grow
ers' are invited to attend. The meet
ing will be held at the state capitol
on Tuesday. December II, at II o.
clock, and it is proposed to organize
a state swine growers association.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
BACK FROM FRANCE

A peat card received at this office
Monday morning from Corporal Ar
thur J. Brodeur, gives notice that he
has returned from overseas and ex-
poets DO be home soon. He is a mem
Der of the 219th Aero Squadron.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

During the roll call week report
will be made daily on all member
ships taken in and while all of the va
rious classes of the Red Cross mem
berships are open, particular stress is
to be placed upon the 81 year mem
berships.
The roll call has been so arranged
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
10000, 900 Members Wanted

A membership of over 10000, 900
is wanted in one week In the Allan
tic division that means total of
361.6 per cent. increase over the
present membership and means a roll
call operated under an organization
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
CASTALIA,

June 24,<191S.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bikel OF
Giarde spent Wednesday|~at the "
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
An Isolated Island.

The last and most isolated of the
Polynesians is Easter island. 1t lies
1000 miles westward of the coast of
Chile, its nearest neighbor being Pit
EARN island, 400 miles further west.
It is small, only 40 square miles in
area, and volcanic, the surface being
formed of lava of comparatively re-
cent eruption. Hence the strange lack
of vegetation so curiously at vari-
ance with a tropical climate. Grass
grows on IL, however, and 1t Is for that
reason largely given up to the raising
Of sheep and cattle.
Easter island was discovered nearly
two hundred years ago by the Dutch
Admiral Roggeyeen. who cast anchor
there on an Easter Sunday, whence II
derived its name. He found 1t more
largely populated than IT is now. But
he and his crew must have seen and
marveled at its bold rock-sculpture, its
terraces and walls, its picture writ
ings. Many of these, indeed, rival the
world-famous relics Of Mexico and
Peru, while they are strangely akin to
them in conception and design.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26

1880, music by the band, 1890
picnic dinner, $500 raising of the
flag and service flag, Song Star Span
gled Banner, Invocation, Reading,
Declaration of independence, Mrs.
Kate Peck; Song, Hail Columbia;
Reading, Mildred Owen Solo, Ruth
Bollman; Drill by the girls; Song
America The Beautiful; Reading,
Hazel Meikle; Music by the band;
Reading, Vera Gress; Song Dialogue
Betsy Ross Making the First Flag;
Patriotic Address, Dr. Fred Conoyer,
Of DEBORAH; Music by the band
There will be dance at night,
good music. Everyone is cordially
invited to come and spend the day.
Bring picnic dinners; all lawns and
public places are open to the use
of visitors. The proceeds of the
day and evening will be given to
Red Gross and Soldiers Relief work.
The Merchants band from DEBORAH
will be here some evening this week
and will give concert on the
street and will solicit among the
farmers for rigs for the Red Cross
Pig Club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
When a Child "Fails."

When child fails in school, must
IL always be the fault of the child? May
II not be the faults Of his parents? Or
of the school WHICH he attends? hives.
legations have shown that there Is q
host of children whose mental slug
gishness is due to physical causes, DR..
NJ. P. f. Groszmann writes in HUI
manitarian. Even conservative esti'
mates place the percentage of children
suffering from some physical ailment
at 70; this means about 100000 chill
dren of school age In this country. AL.
most all Of these ailments are remov'
able, even preventable. They range
from decayed and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold sad effects upon
the efficiency and the temper of the
growing child to such serious defects
as nervous disorders, tuberculosis
blindness, etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
MEANING OF SHIP TONNAGE
Several Different Uses Of Term, APP
piled as Occasion Demands, Are
Cited by National Authority.

The different uses of tonnage terms
when speaking of ships are causes OF
confusion to the lay mind. Why ships
cannot be really compared according
to tonnage is explained by Capt. c. A.
McAllister, engineer in chief, United
States coast guard, in an article in
Popular Science Monthly. For example,
he states, steamship companies, in or
der to impress relative safety of their
craft, will advertise the sailing OF q
certain steamer of 10000 tons, mean
ing, of course, gross tons. The com
pany's agent, in entering II at the GUS
tom house, will take precaution to GER
tify that she is only 1910 tons, wien
paying tonnage taxes. He then is re-
ferring to her net tonnage, and in TACT
that standard is used only when pay
ing dues or taxes.
Displacement tonnage is almost ex-
clusiveiy applied to warships, as they
do not carry cargoes. Strange to say,
the tonnage of battleship varies al
most hourly, as coal or other weighty
objects are used or taken on board.
The tonnage Of warships is, however,
fixed; they are referred to in terms of
the fixed tonnage.
A statement that 10,00OtOn battle
ship sank a 10,000-ton merchant ship
does not mean that the ships were OF
equal size. The merchant ship would
be much larger, owing to the different
meanings of the term 'ton," as applied
to the two types of vessels. 1t is abso-
lutely impossible to give rules for the
relation of these terms, as the condi-
tons vary too greatly. Generally speak
ing, the gross tonnage of ship is from
so TO 100 per cent greater tlan the net
tonnage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26

H. Haefner home.
Floyd Harvey was an Ossian call
Ter on Thursday.
Mae Malloy was a Cresco pas
senger Monday.
The Lafayette Club met at the
G. Reinhart home on Thursday.
z. +. Malloy went to Dubuque
to attend the Bankers Convention
on Wednesday.
Helen Helwig OF Calmar is
spending the week at the E. j. Wir-
sching home.
...rs. Chas. Albright went to Law
Ter on Sunday. She will accompany
her sister, Mrs. Joe Kroberger 70
Des Doines where the latter will
receive aid at the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Richards Of
Waucoma spent Sunday 1T the
home of his father.
Mrs. Joe Hara and son of Des
Moines came Sunday for a visit at
the home of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Louis Wolsey.
Rev. Harms and Chas. Schara
went to Prairie du Sac, Wis. on
Saturday for few days visit.
Miss Minnie Hrean came up from
Farmersburg to spend Sunday at
the home of Chas. Schara.
Miss Rilla Bernhart was an Os-
sian passenger on Monday
There will be a barn dance at
John d. Decou farm. All are in
vited to attend. The proceeds will
go to the Red Cross.
Florence Krobriger came over
from Frankville on Friday.
Mrs. Ellen Powers died on Satur-
day at the home of her son in law,
r. B. McKernan. The funeral will
be held at st. Frances de Sales
church in Ossian on Tuesday at, 10
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelse Webster OF
Frankville were callers in town on
Friday.
Miss LaVilla West came up from
Clermont on Thursday to spend a
few, days at the Geo. Bernhart
home.
Otis Dowd left Monday for OF.
tumwa to resume his work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce eastman
of Elma spent Sunday at the home
of her father, Mr.. G.. r. Neuen-
swander.
Mr.. d. C. Malloy and family, Mrs.
E. j. Wirshing and Helen Helwig
We're Ossian callers on Sunday.
The barn dance given by Fred
Kneeskern at his home near Cas-
Italia was we'll attended. The pro-
ceeds were given 70 the Castalia
Unit of the Red Cross which amour
ted to about $l00.
f. j. Figge of Ossian was a
business caller in town on Monday.
| Harold and Hazel Bernhart, La
| Villa and Jerry West spent Sunday
: at the G.. Bernhart home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26

1T Is impossible for me to convey
to you my appreciation of your CO.
operation with me and my associates
In the great work of the Red Cross in
this great crisis. You certainly should
enjoy the satisfaction of contributing
to degree which few if any can con-
tribute, and at time when It Is of
vital Importance to our people and the
country.
'You have a very great responsible
ity, and are certainly acquitting your
self in a way which should give you
satisfaction all your lives"
From an Address Before the Inter-
'national Lyceum and Chautauqua
Association. ~.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
HIS BOSS LAUGHED At Him
Novice Craftsman Relates How He
Got His First Toehold After His
Work Had Been RidcuIed.

I never shall forget the first piece
of independent design with which l
was intrusted-a railing ard gate to
divide the private from the public Of
fee in some business concern, observes
n writer in the Century Magazine. /
suppose / worked on 1t for about two
solid days, assisted and encouraged as
far as I was capable of receiving as
sistance by the men at the neighbor-
ing tables. When finally the head
craftsman came around 70 look at my
effort I was very proud person, but
wien, after looking at the drawings
for q minute or two, he started to
make some criticism ana, unable to
control himself, began to laugh so
hard that everybody else came around
to see what he was laughing at, was
about as disappointed as anybody
ever was in the world. The head
craftsman was not only a great art
ist, but q big man. He did not take
the job away from me, as he should
have done; he told me where it was
wrong and why it was wrong, apollo
gized for laughing at it,. and gave me
in these few minutes my first -toehold
In comprehension of architectural de-
sign. 1t was then that ] began to
learn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
The White House, Washington
December Ia, 1911

December ID, 1917.
My Dear Mr.. Flowers: 1t has been
on my mind for some time to thank
your organization for the very real
help 1t has given to America in the
struggle that is concerned with every
fundamental element of national life.
Your speakers, going from commu-
nifty to community, meeting people in
the friendly spirit engendered by years
of intimate and understanding contact
have been effective messengers for the
delivery and Interpretation of democ-
racy's meaning and imperative needs.
The work that the Chautauqua is do
ing has not lost Importance because
of war, but rather has gained new
opportunities for service.
Let me express the hope that you
will let no Encouragement weaken
your activities, and that the people
will not fail in the support of a pa
triotic institution that may be said to
be an integral part Of the national de-
Tense. Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Mr.. Worthwhile Flower, President
International Lyceum and Chautau-
qua Association, Hotel La Sale, Chi
caga- Ill
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
LARGE Feet and Bad Cough.

NIuggins was the possessor Of very
large feet and very bad cough. He
entered boot shop and the young as
sistant turned the shop upside down
to find something to fit his 'out size"
Muggins had just tried on the fortieth
pair when he started coughing.
"It's nasty cough you've got" said
the assistant.
'Yes," gasped Muggins. Doctor
saws I've one foot in the grave now"
81 shouldn't worry" said the assist
ant "You'n never get the other in
it's too big"