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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
all their hearts are engaged in.

all their hearts are engaged in.
when you think of this you realize
how the people of the United States
are being drawn together into a great
intimate family whose heart is being
used for the service of the soldiers
not only but for ;he service of civiliza-
ton, where they suffer and are lost in
maze of distress and distractions.
You have then this noble picture of
justice and mercy as the two SER
wants Of liberty. For only where men
are free do they think the thoughts of
comradeship; only where they are
free do they think the thoughts of
sympathy; only where they are free
are they mutually helpful; only where
they are free do they realize their de-
pendence upon another and their
comradeship in q common interest
and common necessity.
Il heard a story told the other day
that was ridiculous, but it is worth
repeating, because it contains the
germ of truth An Indian was enlisted
Iii the army He returned to the
reservation on a furlough. He was
asked what he thought of it. He said:
No much good; too much salute; not
much shoot Then he was asked: Are
you going back?' Yep Well, do you
Know what you are fighting for?' Yes,
me know fight to make whole damned
world safe for democratic party
He had evidently misunderstood
some innocent sentence of my own.
But after all. although there is no
party purpose i'm it. he got it right as
far as the word party to make the
whole world democratic i'm the sense
Of community Of interest and of pur-
pose. If you ladies and gentlemen
could read some of. the touching dis
patches which come through official
channels for even through those chan
nels there come voices of humanity
that are infinitely pathetic: if you
could catch some of those voices that
speak the utter longing Of oppressed
and helpless peoples all over the
world to hear something like the bat
tie hymn OF the republic, to hear tin"
feet of the great hosts of liberty going
to set them free, you would know
what comes into the heart Of those
who are trying TO contribute all tho
brains and power they have to this
great enterprise Of liberty 7 summon
you to the cOmradeship, I summon
you this next week to say how much
and how sincerely and how unani-
mously YOU sustain the heart Of Tia !
world"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Sumter county Sunday afternoon in
mass meeting assembled in the Opera
House made very satisfactory start
on raising the Red Cross War Fund.
The county was asked by Red Cross
officials to contribute toward the
100000 fund now being raised
not less than $4,000. The local Red
Cross workers pledged themselves to
raise the amount asked for and as
much more as possible. Sunday after
noon the pledge was made good to
the extent of more than $4,000 in
pledges, and there are hundreds of
prospective contributors still to be
heard from. The campaign commit
tee. at the head of which are Messrs.
l. c. Strauss and l.. d. Jennings, hope
to raise not less than $4,000, and this
estimate is believed to be reasonable
for the spirit of liberal giving is
abroad in the land and there are peo-
pie who are able to give are now
awake to the needs of the Red Cross
and are beginning to fully realize that
this organization is not only doing Il
great work for the military forces of
America and the Allies, but that this
work is essential if the war for hu-
manity is to be won. Besides, the
committee has the campaign so thor
oughly organized that every person
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RED CROSS NEEDS. 20
Chairman COker Calls on Members OF
Council OF Defense to Aid Campaign

David r. Coker. chairman of the
State Council of Defense. has address
ed the following letter to chairmen Of
all county councils:
Gentlemen:
While accurate figures for the Third
Liberty Loan for South Carolina have
not yet been promulgated, we know
that every county except three went
over the top, and the State as a whole
exceeded it's allotment by nearly so
per cent One Of the finest features
Of the Third Liberty loan in South
Carolina is that the number of indi
vidual bond buyers was more
than trebled. This reflects an increase
in the patriotic sentiment among the
people and evidences the fine work by
the County Councils of Defense and
Liberty Loan committees. All the
workers who participated in the cam.
paign deserve the thanks of the State
and nation. and L hope you will see to
it that the members of your organ
ization who did good work are made
to feel that their efforts are appre-
ciated. rssH
1 do not anticipate that any trou-
Die at all will be experienced in rails
ing South Carolina's allotment for the
Red Cross. A comparatively small
amount from each well-to-do nerson
and very small contribution from
those less we'll off, will turn out all
the money needed. Every man, wo-
man and child in South Carolina
should be given the privilege of con-
tributing.
1 understand that the Red Cross
really needs $50, 900 instead of
500 100000, but that the Secretary
of War asked that they only try to
raise $1O0,000.09O now. / would be
glad to see each county raise so per
cent. more than it's allotment how
ever. just as we have done in the Lib
erty Loan. and thus give another evil
dence of the patriotism of our people.
l know each County Council can be
counted on to do it's part.
Yours truly.
D. r. CoKER.
Chairman.
Columbia, May II.
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in Sumter county will be given an op-
portunity to do his or her share for
this cause, and it is not too much to
expect that every person who is able
to give something will respond to the
call.
The great interest in the Red Cross
cause was evidenced by the great
crowd that filled the Opera House to
overfiowing. 1t was a representa-
tive crowd, representative of every
section Of the county and the list Of
contributors, when it is published will
show that sections We'd with each
other in loyalty and generosity.
Mr.. l. c. Strauss, chairman Of the
campaign committee presided and in
troduced the speakers who were Rev.
L. p. Shearer, of Saborosa, Cal, Pres
ident w. S. Currell of the University
of South Carolina, Capt. Lucian /.
Strauss of Camp Jackson, w. r.. Nc
Cord, State Red Cross Organizer.
Mayor L. d. Jennings took charge
when the call for contributions was
! made and during the next hour he
both spoke and eXhorted-but he got
results.
The music tor the mass meeting
was furnished by the Boys High
School Orchestra, directed by Prof.
/ l.. G. Noise.
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TWO HUNDRED MISSING.

Chairman.
Columbia. May II.

Pittsburgh, May 2O.-Sixty-three
charred bodies lay today in the tenn
porary morgue and ninety-four injur-
ed are being cared for i'm hospitals as
the result OF a series of explosions
in the Oakdale explosive plant of the
Aetna Chemical Company Saturday.
Officials Of the company said today
that two hundred and twelve of the
total working force have not yet been
accounted for,
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EXILED TO SWITZERLAND.
Former Gar Nicholas Will Make
Home i'm Genoa

Geneva. May 20.-Former Car
Nicholas, and his family have
been given the choice of exile i'm Ru-
mania or Switzerland. and have de-
cided to go to Switzerland. This con-
cession, it is added, was granted by
the Soviet government on certain con-
ditions. the principal one being that
the Car refrain from all efforts to
regain the Russian throne.
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remember men who made fortunes
out of the Civil War and you know
how they were regarded by their rel-
low citizens. That was war to save
one country--this is q war to save .he
world.
And your relation to the Red Cross
is one of the relations which will re-
lieve you of the stigma. You can't
give anything to the government: of
the United States; it won't accept it.
There is law Of congress against ac-
cepting even services without pay.
The only thing that the government
will accept is a loan and duties per-
formed.
Down in your hearts you can. take
very much satisfaction in the last
analysis, in lending money to the gov
ernment of the United States it Is
commercial transaction, and some men
have even dared to cavil at the rate
Of interest, not knowing the identical
commentary that it constituted upon
their attitude.
But when you give something OF
your heart, something of your soul
something of yourself goes with the
gift, particularly when it Is given such
form that 1t never can come back by
way of direct benefit to yourself. You
know there is the old cynical defini-
ton Of gratitude as the lively expect
alton of a favor to come. Well there
Is no expectation Of favor to come in
this kind Of giving. And you give,
give absolutely all that you can spare
and don't consider yourself liberal in
giving If you give with self lf-adula-
ton, you are not giving at all. you
are giving to your own vanity.
And think what we have here! We
call it the American Red Cross but
it is merely branch of a great inter-
national organization which is not
recognized by the statutes of each of
the civilized governments of the
world, but 1t is recognized by inter-
national agreement and treaty as the
recognized accepted instrumentality
OF mercy and succor. And one Of
the deepest stains that rests upon the
reputation Of the German army is
that they have not respected the Red
Cross
THAT goes to the root Of the mat
ter. They have not respected the in
strumentalty they themselves partic-
ipated in setting up as the thing
which no man was to touch because
1T was the expression of common
humanity.
1--WE are members. by being mem
bers Of the American Red Cross, Of a
great fraternity and comradeship
which extends all over the world, and
this cross which these ladies bore to-
day is an enblem of christianity it
self
ct fills my imagination ladies and
gentlemen to think of the women all
over this country who are busy to-
night and are busy every night and
every day doing the work Of the Red
Cross ready to curtail the duties Of
the household i'm order that they may
contribute to this common work that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
QUIET, REPORTS GEN. PERsHING,

Americans I'm France Spend Quiet
Sunday.
Washington, May 20.-Aside from
aerial activity on both sides yesterday
all was quiet at all points occupied
by American troops, says Gen. PERISH
ing in the official communique of to-
day. "Our aviatOrs brought down two
hostile machines" it says.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Washington, May 20.-The Amer
lean cargo carrier j. G. Mccullough,
has been sunk oy a mine or torpedo
In foreign waters, the navy depart
ment today was advised. It was re-
ported that all hands were saved ex-
cept Engineer Daughtry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

With American Army in France,
Sunday, May 19.-Major Raoul Luf-
berry of the American flying corps has
been killed in action in an aerial bat
tie. He will be buried tomorrow with
full military honors by both American
and French troops.
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RAID ON LONDON.
German Air Pirates Make Night At

German Air Pirates Make Night At
tack.
London, May 20.-The calm sum-
mer-like night tempted the Germans
to try last night their first air raid on
London since March 7th Four raid
ers fell before the defenders Of Lon
the aiders.
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AVIATORS WIN COMBAT.

American Flyers Bring Down Two
Huns.
With American Army in France,
sunday, May 1.-Two hostile air.
planes have been brought down by
American aviators, says the official
announcement this evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
SOUTH SPEEDING UP.
Shipyards Will Soon be Able to Work
Night Shifts.

Washington, May 20.-Lumber and
labor conditions in the South have i'm
proved SO greatly since January 1st
that ship yards will soon be able to
begin working night shifts, is the re-
port made today by the emergency
fleet corporation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
RA0UL LUFBERY KILLED.
GREAT AMERICAN SOLDIER OF
THE AIR KILLED IN COMBAT.

He Had Served With the American
Flying Corps in France for More
Than Two Ycars and Has Won
Great Reputation us a Daring Air
Fighter.
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SUMTER. s. G, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 1918

ley hrlng from the British anti-air-
craft batteries. The Gothas flew at
great height, a majority keeping we'll
up to twelve thousand feet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
TORNADO KILLS TWELVE.
Severe Storm Sweeps Nebraska Town
Saturday Night.

Omaha. May 20.-A tornado at
Bloomfield, Nebraska. Saturday night
killed twelve and injured twenty-five,
1T was learned today. when commu-
nication was established with that
town.
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GREAT AIRCRAFT RAID.

Most Ambitious Attack Ever Made OH
London.
London, May 20.-The latest aerial
environs was probably the most am
bilious ever undertaken. Never be-
fore was heard such continued vol
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HEAVIER ARTILLERY FIGHTING.
Germans Increase Their Activity on
Albert Front.

London, May 20.-German artillery
developed increased activities last
and Bucquoy, the war office an
aOuDced.
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RED CROSS WAR FUND,
Sumter County Makes Satisfactory Begin
ming Toward Raising Funds For
Work for Humanity

The County Was Asked Raise $ 900
ing Held Supday Afternoon Inaugurae the Campaign
the People of the County Pledged More Than $4,000
Campaign Committee Has Fixed $51. .O0O-Three Times
Mnimum-As the Quota of The County
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ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA.
French and Italian Forces Drive For
ward Twenty Kilometers.

Paris, Sunday, May 19-French and
Italian troops have made an advance
Of twenty kilomsters, twelve and one
half miles, on the western end OF
the Macedonian front, it was officially
announced tonight.
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HUN PLANE BROUGHT DOWN.

American Gunncrs Catch One on The
Fly.
Paris, Sunday, May 19.-American
gunners have brought down n Ger
man airplane, it was announced off,
cially tonight.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08
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FARM BUREAU NOTES


The farmers welfare depends en-
tirely on his net income. A farmer
may have a very large gross income
and yet be hard pressed financially.
On the other hand he may have a
comparatively small income and be
well to do. There are two ways
whereby his net income may he in
creased. One is to raise the price of
his produce, the other is to lower the
cost of production. The easiest and
quickest way is to lower the cost Of
production. In G series of articles I
shall endeavor to show how the aver
age dairyman may lower the cost of
producing butterfat.
One of the important factors in
butterfat production is water. Water
is cheap and when we consider that
milk contains over ninety per cent Of
il, we can readily see the Importance
OF supplying it in such a condition
that the COWS will drink large quanti-
ties of it. The only satisfactory way
IN the barn. This can he done in al
most any barn regardless of it's pres
ent arrangement. BY using a long
narrow galvanized tank and placing it
near an alley in such a position as
to take up little room, three or four
cows may he turned loose at a time.
In few days the COWS will get &C.
customed to it and herd of ten to
fifteen cows may be watered in TWEEN.
ty to thirty minutes. In this way
the water will be of an even tempera-
ture from day to day and the cows
will drink a great deal more of it
than when they were compelled to go
out doors and drink from an ice COW
cred tank or from tank in which a
heater has been installed. The
trouble with 2 tank heater is that the
water is not of an even temperature.
Some days the fire burns well and the
water gets too warm and other days
when the fire goes out the water is
icy. Heavy producing cows should
be watered twice daily, others may be
watered only once. It is we'll to re-
member that icy water and cold win
try weather will add considerably to
the cost of butterfat production.
o. p. Jacobson,
County Agent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08
UPSALA

Nov. 5.-Albert Ryberg motored to
Alexandra Saturday.
Alfred PETERSON, Joe Bergman and
Gust Anderson mot0red to Little Falls
Thursday.
l.. M. Larson was Bowlus visitor on
Friday:
Melvin Kulander motored to Bowlus
Wednesday on business. ~~
Alfred johnson was a Little Falls
visitor Saturday.
Ernest Benson made business trir
to Little Falls Friday.
John Splitorf was a Bowlus visitor
Saturday.
Paul johnson motored to Little Falls
Saturday on business. -~
Mrs. Ole Lofstedt is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. o. Olson of Minneapolis arrived
relatives and friends.
Axel Anderson made business trip
to Little Falls Wednesday.
George Nelson was a Little Falls Wis.
itor Saturday.
A carload Of clothes, food and grain
was sent from this vicinity to Duluth
Thursday for the forest fire sufferers in
the northern part of the state.
Frank Nelson motored to Little Falls
Wednesday on business.
Miss Lydia Widstrom left last week
for Minneapolis, where she will be en-
ployed.
John Sundstrom spent few days in
Fergus Falls last week.
Mrs. Erick johnson returned home on
Thursday, after a short visit with rela-
tives and friends in Pine City.
VIM. johnson returned home last
week from business trip to Chicago.
Miss Mabel Swanson returned home
last week from Minneapolis, where she
has been employed.
Henry Hedin left Friday on fishing
trip to the northern part of the state.
Miss Anna Lund returned home last
week from Minneapolis, where she has
been employed.
Ole Samuelson left Thursday for st.
Cloud, for a short visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Enoch Henstrand left
Thursday for their home in Stockholm,
S. D., after a few days. visit with rel
atives and friends at this place.
Emma Peterson left last week for
where she will he employ
ed.
Alfred PETERSON and Joe Bergman mo-
tored to Little Falls Sunday.
Nels Melby is employed by Fred
Misfelt at present.
Mrs. John Anderson left Saturday
for an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Brainerd.
Erick johnson returned home last
week from the northern part OF the
state, where he has been employed:
Miss Ida Ryberg left Saturday for
Alexandria for a short visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Ed. Swanson made business trip
to Minneapolis last week.
At meeting of the creamery board
held Monday, Oct. %, for the purpose
Of buying supply of wood for the
year, total of 202 cords was pur-
chased. A contract was also let to
Martin Wedin for filling the ice house
in the creamery, for which $3.50 is to
be paid.
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scandal VALLEY

Nov. 4.-Wm. Johns and MI. Peterson
of Pillager were business callers in
this vicinity Sunday.
| Ernest Goodwin, who has been ill
for some time, is improving fast and
is able to sit up for short time. The
other sufferers from influenza in this
community are all improving and there
are only few new cases.
Miss Emma Jarsh of Little Falls ar
rived Saturday to visit at the home of
her brother, Frank Jarsh.
! P. o. Swanson, son Elmer and daugh-
ters were callers in this vicinity Sun
fday.
Miss Ruby Kelly, who has been Wis
iting at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
W. n. Goodwin, was called to her home
in Ruthven, Iowa, by the serious illness
of her mother.
Several men of the surrounding COM
munity hauled potatoes to Lincoln last
week.
Miss Della Hershey of Little Falls
was guest at the home Of Flora Good
win Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Thelma Roama, a Red Cross
| nurse, who has been in attendance at
w. N. Goodwin home, was called to
Little Falls on Saturday night for an
other case.
The Pete Newman threshing crew
finished their work in this vicinity last
Thursday afternoon.
Richard Borgstrom and Theman o.
son hauled rye to Fl. Ripley the latter
part Of the week.
Nels Swanson and son John were Lin
coin callers Sunday.
The school in district No. " did not
open Monday, Nov. 4, as was intended,
owing to so many Of the scholars being
unable to attend on account Of sick
ness. It will open week later.
A. B. Sharp was in Lincoln on bust
ness Saturday.
Mrs. F. o. Swain returned to her
home Thursday, from Browns Valley,
where she has been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cottingham and chill
dren of Minot, N. D., arrived Saturday
afternoon at their new home in this vi
cinity on the farm occupied by Frank
Jarsh.
D. j. Ramsey motored to Randall on
Saturday afternoon.
Theman Olson has been employed 10y
Richard Borgstrom the past week.
j. M. Totten Of Little Falls was in
this community on business several days
Of last week.
S. j. Shut was business caller in
Fl. Ripley Saturday.
William Goerndt transacted business
in Little Falls last week.
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Little Falls Water Power Co., street
lighting for October ................498.00
Julius Jetka, supplies ................. 30.74
Street Commissioners pay roll for
October
Town of Little Falls, for work on
roads 20
Morrison County, boarding
prisoners o!VV
Marion Roberts, special police .. $500
VIM. ]. Wolfe, special police .... 1900
Special police work ............"...... 400
Earl Dewey, feeding park
animals 1V.VV
Transcript Publishing Co.,
supplies 14.5S
Transcript Publishing Co.,
legal printing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 39.1b
w. H. Bastien, salary as band lead
or for October ...........................116
Herald Printing Co., supplies.... 1926
Lewis store, supplies .................... 1.45
Morrison County Lumber Co.,
lumDer 4.61
Chicago Flag and Decoration Co.,
nag 1.l4
Burton & Greisch,, wood to city
1all 1.oV
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the people of the
city and of Royalton for the kindness
and sympathy shown in the loss of
husband, father, con and brother, Ed.
E. Lakin, and also for the beauti-
full floral offerings.
Mrs. Ed. e. Lakin and children.
ADV.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08

on the Ben Rose place has rented the
old Fleckenstein farm from Frank
Grell.
VIM. Vetsch of Albertsville has
bought the old Herm Block place from
Ben Rose. The price was $50 per acre.
Jos. Chamaroski and Gus Luberts of
Pulaski were in the village yesterday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08
PIERZ

Pierz Journal (3): Chas. Gravel
spent several days in the village visit
ing with his son G. E.
The 4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bares fell from a bicycle while
riding around the house last Sunday
and run silver through his cheek.
Alfred Reinhard, who formerly lived
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08

Frank Kiewel went to Randall Mon
day to take charge Of the Farmers &
Merchants bank, as the cashier is i'll;
with the influenza.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-08

Joseph s new house, 2Sxs0 is under
roof and will be ready to move into be-
fore winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

Jack WeinStein, the wcll-known fight eN
|pert, is now running street carnival fo
the benetit of the sailors and soldiers
tobacco fund. The carnival is located a
Second aud Federal streets. Weinstein hal
become very popular with the BOXING fol
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