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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

In our issue OF last week there APP
peared an article by the labor board
OF Iron county dealing with the find
ing OF employment for discharged
soldiers. One paragraph OF that an
nouncement stated that. In the opin-
ion OF the board, no employer OF la
Dor In this county is justified In
keeping aliens at work to the exclu-
sion OF men who gave up their posi-
tions to go into the army voluntarily
or through the draft. The Diamond
Drill wishes to emphasize that decla-
ration. OF the labor board. II Is
sound American doctrine and It's
time that some attention was given
TO II. Aliens remained at home and
licked up the high wages while our
American boys were working for $50
per month. Now is the time to equal
lie this Injustice. II 1t is necessary
TO 1t any laborers go. let out the
aliens. Many OF them are planning
10 go back 10 the old country as soon
as ,hing gets righted over there. Send
them back ahead OF time by taking
our soldier boys to fill the jobs they
now. hold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
Somewhere in France.
Nov. "a, 1918.

oOmeWHeTe III FRANCE,
Nov. "a, 1918.
Dear Mother, Father and Family:
Am going to write you few lines
to let you know / am we'll and hope
you are all the same.
Well, | suppose we will be coming
home soon. / am allowed to tell you
where | am now. I'm in a small town
called Rupt. It's seven miles from
st. Mihiel. expect to move from
here in the near future, and as !
heard we are going farther south,
somewhere until peace Is declared
! was on the verdun front when the
armistice was signed I'D IL was a
coed thing that the Gelmans signed
it at that time, because they hadn't
there wouldn't be any Gtrmans left
as We we're to make a BIZ drive the
nexr morning.
Well, ] was very lucky to land In
France the first of August, and !
was in Cosne, France until the sixth
OF octoper. That was in southern
France, and then 1 was transferred
to Co. G, beth Inf. OF the 35th d.
vision and ] Joined them around Toul.
From there we went to the Verdun
front, and Just two days before had
to go in the trenches, they sent me
after some trucks that had Just come
In. When | returned I was going to
go back with my company. but the
captain OF the supply company kept
me and two others OF my company
to drive trucks.
Now I am assigned to the supply
company and I am getting along fine.
| go out every day with my truck.
Some days they use II for touring
car. For the last few days have
been driving the captain around.
will do this until his car gets back
that will be about eight or ten days
then I will use my truck to haul sup
plies again.
When was on the verdun front 7
used TO haul supplies to the trenches.
I used TO go up there at night without
any lights. II was kind OF dark, but
I got along good.
The other day saw Grattan (the
ono pa saw At Camp CUSTER and he
said was the frss one he had seen
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

On the 23rd inst. the attorney gen.
eral OF the United States by order OF
the president, instructs that on and
after December 25th. 1918. all regu-
lations now in force In regard to
alien enemies, OF both sexes. are to
be discontinued. except regulations
No. 3, 10, and II, OF the presidents
proclamation OF April 9th. 1917.
Regulations 3. 10, and IL OF the
presidents proclamation are:
3. No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit as the
president shall prescribe or except
under order OF court. Judge or Jus
tice. under sections 1869 and 4070 OF
the revised statutes.
10. No alien enemy shall land IN
or enter the United States. except I'm
der such restrictions and at such
places as the president may pres,
cribe.
IL. An alien enemy. whom there
may be reasonable cause to believe to
be aiding or about to aid the enemy.
or who may be at large to the danger
OF the public peace or safety, or who
violates or attempts to violate, or OF
whom there is reasonable ground to
believe that he is about to violate any
regulation duly promulgated by the
president or any criminal law OF the
United States or OF the states or ter
] ritories thereof, shall be subject to
summary arrest by the United States
marshal or by his deputy, or such Of
ficers as the president shall desig-
nate, and to confinement in such PEN
itentiary prison, Jail, military camr
or other place of detention as may
be directed by the president.
All prohibited and restrained areas.
both waterfront and inland are abol-
ished and the necessary permit and
| registration for German alien enc
mics is ended.
However, German and Austrian
alien enemies subject to such regula-
ton No. ., 10 and IL, and the power
to arrest any alien enemy considered
dangerous is retained and presidential
warrants will issue in such cases as
ini the past.
All German alien enemies now ar
rested or informed remain In deten-
tion' and all restrictions upon paroled
German alien enemies must be strict
ly observed by them and violations of
parole will be punished as in the
past.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

from home. and he Is also the FIRST
have seen from home. ! know what
company he Is In and SO we see each
other every day now. His company
and mine are together now, so when
we come home We will come together.
hope you are receiving my mail as
/ haven't received any mail for
three months. Now that I am allowed
TO tell you where am will drop a
card or write letter from every
place / go.
I suppose there Is snow on the
ground at home now. Here the
ground isn't even frozen. only in the
morning a little. but when the sun
comes up II is warm again.
Well. l am going to close for this
time. Give my best TO all my friends
and wishing you all a Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, aud with
the best OF love. am,
Your loving son,
JOSEPH CLESKY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Senator Johnson wants the light let
in on Russia, IL his remarks in Con-
gress are quoted correctly About
the most Illuminating piece of inform
alton given out on the Russian situa-
ton OF late was that OF correspon-
dent who travelled through that un-
happy country and observed condi-
tions. He said that in his opinion
Russia must stew in her own Juice
and the Juice will be red"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

times seems as IL ne have been here.
six years instead OF six months. I
haven't seen the Crystal Falls boys
for some time. but when left them
they were all fine and happy.
Well. Mike. give my best to all the
boys and here's hoping will be
able to see you all soon.
CAPT. A. l.. BURRIDGE,
HOS IA bat. goth eng.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
SOCIALISM A DAY DREAM.
(By Chas. II. Betts.)

One OF the beneficial effects OF the
world-wide war will be the education
of the people to a realization OF the
fallacies OF Socialism. Socialism is
one OF the most, simple attractive, Sc
ductive and popular fallacies OF the
age The mental attitude Of the SC
ciaIist Is an attractive one. Ii Is an
attitude that appeals to Incidence, to
ignorance and therefore TO the
thoughtless. The socialist assumes
the mental attitude that he Is willing
TO furnish the appetite II you will
furnish the food. He is willing to
furnish the thirst il you will furnish
the champagne. This Is a doctrine
that is we'll calculated to appeal TO
the thoughtless, the idle, the shiftless,
the sentimental and the vicious. This
accounts for the popularity of So
cialism. The classes that it APP
ptdlS W IL dlt luihtlOuSs
Before the war broke out this coun-
try was menaced by the constantly
increasing sentiment in favor Of So
cialism, but the great worldwide con
flct has revealed to the civilized ma
tons the fallacy OF socialism. We
have two conspicuous examples of sol
clalism. One is in Germany; the
other is in Russia. Germany has
carried the socialistic idea to its logi-
cal conclusion. Germany has intro
duced into the socialistic state abso-
Lutte state authority. This means au-
tocracy and despotism. Socialism
with absolute state authority Is the
worst kind of slavery. The state
controls everything The tools OF
production, the railroads, the tele-
graphs, the telephones and even place.
es by the strong arm of malitarism
every citizen in the state where It
wishes to have him placed This builds
up a strong state machine and carries
out the socialistic idea to its logical
that is, socialist control
by absolute state authority
On the other hand, we have in
Russia the other extreme. We have
there socialism without any state au
thorlty. Yes. socialism free. untram-
meled and without any authority o.
order Everybody going every way
and nobody knows where anybody 1,
going. This Is the ideal socialism of
the theorist and the dreamer and It's
fruits are chaos. tumult and anarchy.
Therefore. this worldwide war has
brought conspicuously TO the atten-
ton of the civilized world the fact
that socialism is midday dream. On
the one side of the socialistic state is
realized by introducing absolute state
authority into It which results In the
nightmare of despotism and autocracy
as in Germany and when the dream
OF a sentimental socialist is realized
then the nightmare OF chaos and an
archy prevails as in Russia. Lord
Acton uttered a splendid philosophic
generalization in regard to socialism
when he said:
I'm the socialistlc state, with abso-
lutte state authority, the individual is.
in the hands OF the community. what
the slave is in the hands OF his mas
ter"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
WEDDINGS.
Observation-Disclosures.

Mrs. Dora Rosenquist of this city
and Mr.. chas. sandberg OF Ely, MINI.
were united in marriage Tuesday,
Dec gath. The ceremony was per-
formed at noon at the brides homo
here the Rev. Rosander officiating.
The attendants at the ceremony were
brides brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. sandberg will reside
In this city. They have the best
wishes OF friends for happy welded
life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Mrs. Martin Olson will leave Mon
day for Virginia, Minnesota, where
she will keep house for her brother
in-law and his children during the
winter months. Her daughter, Miss
Agnes. who has been visiting here.
will return to Ironton, Minnesota on
Monday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Misses Margaret Kramer and Fan
ME Mcclure. stenographers at the
Iron County National bank, spent
Christmas day at their homes in
Sagola.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

November rs, 1918.

November rs. 1918.
Dear Sister:
I received letter from you cou-
pie OF days ago. and as have lit
tie spare time. thought would ans
wer Immediately.
Received several other letters on
the same mail. one from mother was
written in Swedish. but ] made 1t all
out fine. Cant stick me on that now.
We are now located in little vii
lage about three miles from Toul. on
mud street, at least that is what II
looks like today, AS We had heavy
rain last night Some OF the boys
got wet from the leak OF the roof. The
weather here is Just about the same
as at home, so you can imagine 1t is
not very comfortable as the buildings
are not built well at the top, and we
sleep upstairs. Below us is pig pen
where some very nice odor comes
from. At that II is no worse than
some OF the places we were In.
manage TO keep warm at night, even
though cold in the day. We can go
to the wine room to get warm, but If
you are not early there is not room
-. a. tc atmavo crawdad
I am not discouraged as l know
they do the best they can for us, but
| would much rather be back In the
good old U. S. A. where the govern
ment has plenty OF room for us. Al
night you can hear coughing in every
direction. Seems as II every one has
cold, and II they keep us here much
longer / expect some will have worse
than that.
Well, sis, don't suppose you will
be called now that the war is over.
At any rate. would not want to hear
OF you being over here. There is
large American hospital short dis
lance from us, and l guess they are
pretty well filled up.
| am hoping 1t won't be long until
we are back in the states where you
can understand and talk to everybody.
sure don't care much about this
country. although 1t is very pretty.
Saw /. Tufts the other day. He
was loaded on truck going to the
front was to leave the next morning
for the same place, but am still with
what is left of the company.
Saw an aeroplane shot down that
was 5000 meters in the air. Gould
not see Il when first shot at, but when
ii started to tumble was easily seen
and I'll say Ii was some sight. One
of the men came down in the para
chute and was safe. The other came
down with the machine and was kill
ed Everyone made a scramble to
get piece OF the wreck. Got some
OF 1t myself
Will have to close now
Your loving brother,
CORP. LAWRENCE LARSON,
Co. A. 329th NJ G. Bat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
ROAD MEN ASK CONNECTION.
Continued from Page One.)

ed, the double reward that will be Sc
cured on portion OF the line will
greatly help towards the whole
line. -
In addition TO making the connec-
tions mentioned with the Wisconsin
highways, this new road will open up
a very fine lot OF hardwood territory
and at the same time IL will make
accessible the very popular lake reg
ion of Villas county where thousands
of people from Chicago and the south
spend their summers and to which
territory special trains have been run
in the past TO provide accommoda-
tions for the numbers of fishermen
and summer tourists that visit that
section.
Rogers Proposes Bonds.
There Is another reason why Iron
county road authorities should be
alive to the opportunities that may
come and that is the proposal OF the
state highway department to have the
state OF Michigan issue bonds in
large amount to guarantee the com
pletion OF the open gaps In the trunk
line mileage of the state.
There is lot OF improved trunk
line in this state and at the same time
there are along the various stretches
open sections which make II hard and,
I'm some cases, impossible to take adj
vantage OF the trunk lines for any
great distance. These gaps general
ly exists between counties where the
interest OF the people OF the more
populous sections are not so conferred.
II the state should issue bonds
these connections could be taken care
Of and a continuous mileage assured
to the travelling public.
Iron county will have two sections
where II could profit from this pro-
posed issue. One is the connection
between the Iron River section of the
Cloverland trail and the Villas and
Forest county roads, and the other Is
the connection north between Amasa
and Baraga county, a connection that
has been approved by the state de-
partment but which, even after the
Iron River-vilas connection is made,
cannot be built unless Baraga county
comes across with an improved road
through the section within its boun-
daries.
Should the state highway depart
ment go ahead with this bonding
scheme and put 1t across. these two
projects in Iron county will be about
ready for consideration by the time
the state Is ready.
Iron county has so far made all OF
its inter-county connections without
any assistance from outside other
than the usual state reward She
should be in position to get a part of
all OF the good things that are being
passed about and II the state is go
ing TO assist other counties In these
inter-county connections, this county
ought to be where II, too, can get as
sistance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

DR.. l.. f. Bovik. accompanied by
Mrs, Bovik. arrived here Tuesday
from Chattanooga. Tenn. where he
has been teaching surgery In a mill
tary school. He has been released
from military service and has again
resumed his practice at the Darling
hospital.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
"A LEAGUE OF NATIONS"

No question before the peace con-
ference will interest the American
people more than the proposition to
form League OF Nations" Origin
ally the proposal--the one that ex-
President Taft advocated and strove
for so many years before the big
war-was "A League Of Nations to
Enforce Peace" The last three
words have been dropped in present
day discussion and the proposition
broadened TO league which will have
authority TO regulate all information
al questions and policies that may
cause friction between different ma
tions so as to remove the cause OF war.
The extremists go so far as TO advo-
cate an association OF nations OF the
world similar to the league OF states
in the American union; one In which
all matters OF general policy is sur
rendered by the individual nation and
given TO a congress made up OF dele
gates from the different nations sim
liar TO the surrender by the states
OF the federal union OF their sovereign
rights to the federal congress.
President Wilson has been so Sc
cretive as to Just what he has In
mind by his League OF Nations" that
the American people are very much
at sea as to what their president Is
going to propose-what kind OF work
ing machinery he has in mind to make
his proposed league effective. 1t Is
one OF the most grievous mistakes
that the president had made for,
while he can propose and advocate
the adoption OF any kind Of league
he chooses, he cannot put his views
into practice unless they meet the APP
proval OF the American people. II
would be calamity for him to pro-
pose any agreement that he cannot
make stand up with his. people Every
one Will WelCOlHe an arrangement
whereby peace between nations may
be assured or, II not peace assured,
war localized so that the worlds
peace may never again be in jeopardy.
but the American people will hest
tate long time before they will agree
TO surrender their individuality as
nation and their right to shape their
own destiny to a congress OF nations.
1t is useless to discuss the practi-
cability OF this or that plan until
some plan has been submitted for dis
cussion, but 1t is opportune for the
American people TO express themsel-
yes upon how far they will be willing
to go In the surrender OF their in.
dividuality as a nation. II is to be
hoped that our president will not
father any Utopian scheme which
VIII call for the disapproval by the
people. II he does make such pro
posal we should be alive to the mis-
chief II may cause. Therefore every
one should do some thinking as to
how far he is willing TO go in sur
rendering American freedom OF ac
ton TO the restraint OF a superior au
thority
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Private Jennie Cayia departed last
evening for Washington. ID. c. after
spending several days here with
home folks and friends. ;?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
November 20, 1918.
Dear Dad and Mother:

My Dear Dad and Mother:
II you have watched the newspa-
pers, by now you know that soon we
are to enter Germany. This is prob
ably a reward for gallantry of the
troops OF our division. Am very
glad. l want to see Germany very
much. / know there will be great
many things OF interest, and I'll not
be slow in adding TO my already prod
igious supply. People and economic
conditions are especially interesting.
Historic features are also.
We are certainly having unthought
of experiences.
Last night huge rats were running
over my head. l tried hard to catch
them, but II was so dark / couldn't
see them. and, usually Just missed
them. This is more fun than catching
mosquitoes.
Yesterday we fed some refugees just
returned from Germany. having been
prisoners for four years, Yesterday
was the first time they had had break
fast in four years.
They had TO steal what they ate
There were men, women and children.
| especially devoted myself to a little
boy Of nine years, and an old lady
of about eighty years. They all en-
joyed their meal immensely The old
lady was so grateful. She told us her
son had been murdered by the Huns
He was priest. The Huns blamed
him because the civilian population
had ammunition. They tortured him
by cutting out his finger nails, and
cutting off his nose. She also saw
Huns tie straw to the backs OF
young married couple and set fire tc
the straw
Today a French soldier was here
looking for his wife who had been
taken prisoner early in the war She
wasn't here. We can thank God the
beasts are defeated. and we can be
doubly thankful home and loved ones
are safe.
Eight days more and Thanksgiving
will be here. What a wonderful day
1t will be- Then will come Christ
mas, and the Home Coming day.
Well, guess I'll take wink or
two.
Ever so much love,
PIE. GEO. r. BICKFORD
tId,, E,t n{v
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
November II. 1918.
NJ. II. Moriarty.
Crystal Falls. Michigan.
Dear Mike.

NJ H. Moriarty.
Crystal Falls, Michigan.
Dear Mike:
Your welcome letter received a
few days ago and was mighty glad
to hear from you. Congratulate all
the boys for me on their success in
the election. You have got good
bunch at the court house now and
Crystal Falls Is certainly well rep
resented
/ have been up here with our first
Army for the last two weeks, and Il,
has been a great experience. Our
boys were just getting their stride
when we had to stop. Another
month and We all would have been
in Germany. l was very close TO our
front lines the last three days and
you never heard such a racket in al
your life. You would have thought
all hell had broken loose when our
artillery opened up. All the towers
around here are In runins and we arc
using what is left OF them to build
roads out Of Two OF our camps are
located in the Argonne Forest. one OF
them being right on the Hindenburg
line. In fact. our men are using tn,
German dugouts for quarters.
This front is much like some OF the
country around home. Full OF deer
ravines and covered with poor hard.
wood timber and very heavy under
brush. IL was certainly a hell OF
place TO fight in, and don'r see yet
how our boys ever got through t.
We are still working night and day
the same as when the drive was on.
but out one hope is 10 be able to get
home as soon as possible Most OF the
boys have been working under pres,
sures ince they landed and they are
getting pretty veil tired ont. II some
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Robert bookings Is home from
Northwestern University. Chicago for
the holidays arriving Mosdsy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
pa Ka 20

We are told that the rason our
shriff gave for not taking a hand in
the theater closing fiasco last Sunday
was that he had been advised II was
a city affair. For that reason It might
be well TO call the attention OF the
county officials to the fact that IL Is
distinctly a county affair for the rea-
son that the county is to be called
upon to pay all OF the bills. At the
supervisors meeting last Saturday
the matter was talked over and the
supervisors know that at the next
meeting the bills for all OF this quar-
antine is to be presented. The coun-
ty Is the one that Is interested. The
city's interest Is only in the line of
helping the county to save money by
regulations calculated to stop the
spread OF the influenza
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

James d. Vivian visited at his old
home In Hancock, Christmas day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Rhe Republican national commit
tee is TO hold a love feast" in Chi
cago on Jan. 10 for the purpose Of
getting acquainted, etc. etc. Looks
as II Chairman Hayes is going to 1t
early In the game