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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
u. S. Government Offers !,
Young Men Attractive
Positions in France

The United States government has
more to offer men today in the way of
wages, opportunities and protection,
for himself and family, in the army,
than any corporation in the world can
offer,s regardless of how paternal it's
attitude to it's employees is. No en-
ployer in the world looks after the de-
pendents of its workers as Uncle Sam
looks after those dependents on the
labor of his soldiers for support.
In a concise way Major John D.
Yost, recruiting officer of the Mime
sofa district sums UP what the govern
ment does for the enlisted men. AS a
straight salary proposition, the enlist
ed man can earn from $50 to $13O per
month with an increase Of 20 per cent
for overseas service; ".The idea" he
states, chat the higher salaries are
unattainable for the average man, is
preposterous, as the government has
the money and is more than ready to
pay the man who can hit the ball."
For the married man with a family
the greatest consideration is hown. He
is compelled to allot one half his pay
or not less than $15 to. his wife. In adj
dition the government allows her an
additional SIS for hehself, $25 if there
is one child in the family, $3.50 if
there are two children, and five dollars
for each additional child until $50 is
reached. Further allowances will be
made in case of other dependent rela-
tives.
Free medical attention, warm
clothes and the best of food are provid-
ed at all times. Government compen-
sation in the event of death or disabil-
ity is more than liberal, ranging from
$40 for a minor child to $500 per
month for total disability. Govern
ment war risk insurance is procurable
in addition, and is sold at an extreme
ly low rate. The maximum amount in
surance for any one man is $4,000,
and while it is not compulsory that
Soldiers take out the insurance the
government advises all men to do so.
Premium rates on insurance range
from So cents a thousand, at the age
of Is years, to $685. per thousand at
the age of 65 years, payable monthly
A beneficiary receives $3.50 from q
SIC, 900 policy. Disability allowances
are also made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
SPLENDID PROGRAM,

The annual patriotic program of the
Senior and Junior high schools was
given on Tuesday afternoon, Lincoln's
birthday, of this week. All the grades
participated in one way or another
and their efforts were greatly ap-
preciated, especially the minuet by the
kindergarten children in costume and
little Helen Brown and Edward KeIls
as Martha and George Washington.
Miss Genevieve Key made a very
enviable delivery of ''The Spirit of
German Autocracy" which was ap-
propriate to the time. The members
of the w. r C. and G. A. R. attended
in body and were given seats of
honor. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram they were presented with car
nations, a custom which has been es-
tablished in the last few years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
PRELIMINARY CONTEST.

The preliminary oratorical contest
preparatory to the district contest
next week, took place in the Senior
high school assembly room last even
ing, with a large attendance. There
were II contestants, six girls and five
boys. The girls contests was held first
and the winner was Miss Genevieve
Key, with Misses Mary Neal and
Elsie Lockead tying for second place.
Miss Keys selection was "The Spirit
of German Autocracy," Miss Neal
gave "The Man Within the Shadow
and Miss Lockead on extract from
Within the Law" Of the boy con-
testants, Donald Lewis was the win
ner and Alphonzo Bentfeld took sec
ond place. The winning number was
"The Declaration of War" by Presi-
dent Wilson and the selection read by
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14

Alphonzo Bentfield was "a Vision of
War" by Ingersoll. The judges were
Mrs. Henry Otto, Jr., Misses Emerson
and Sprague and Mr.. Conklin. The
decisions were very difficult to make
but were fair and satisfactory. The
contestants were especially fine, more
particularly those with whom the de-
cision lay. The Herald takes pleasure
in congratnlating the school upon
their talent. The winners are to ap-
pear Friday, Feb. % at the school
house. The district will be represent
ed here. The high schools contesting
will be Melrose, Glenwood, Alexandria
and Sank Centre. This contest will be
even more interesting than tn once
last evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14

ing to the air of confidence with which
both American and British naval au-
thorities are facing their task OF clea1-
ing the seas of U-boats. Recent state
ments by Admiral Jellicoe, formerly
first sea lord of the British admiralty,
and by Secretary Daniels and othei
officials have indicated that q cam
paign has been mapped out and tina.
the instrumentalities developed which
are expected to curb if not to elimin-
ate the submarines entirely within the
next few months.
Discussion of the devices developed
is deplored by officials here. Investi-
cations, and experiments have been
guarded closely. High officials have
been free to assert privately, however,
their belief that the U boats would be
checked sufficiently by early summer
to insure steady flow of American
troops and supplies to Europe, with
few incidents such as that of the Tus-
cania to be anticipated.
Fix U-Boat Time Limit.
Admiral Jellicoe went farther thar
any other official by predicting that
the submarines would be "killed" by
August. At the same time he warned
that heavy ship losses were to be ex-
pected up to that time, Secretary Bak-
er has insisted before the Senate COM
mittee that a million and a half Amer
lean troops could be taken to France
and kept supplied during 1918. His
replies to the questions as to where
the tonnage for the task was to come
from have indicated that there was
some information at hand that he di
not care to disclose.
With the complete mobilization of
all these agencies against an enemy
already severely hampered by the
skill and daring of American and
British patrol fleets, it is pointed out
that greater repression of the sub.
marines is certain to follow, even if
no master weapon has been evolved.
At the same time, however, it is evil
dent even without Mr.. Saunders
statement, that various important me-
chanical devices have been brought to
a high state of perfection and will
play large part in the warfare.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
MENACE OF ENEMY
Diver NEARING end
VICE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL Ma
VAL CONSULTING BOARD RE-
VEALS NEW METHOD.
GOVERNMENT IS Confident
TORPEDO BLAST WOULD NOT
WATERLOO VESSEL-PRAC-
TICAL TESTS SATISFACTORY.

New York, Feb. 10.-Means have
been found to make troop transports
unsuitable by submarine, according to
a statement made last night by Will
liam L. Saunders, vice chairman of
the naval consulting board, in an ad-
dress at dinner of the University of
Pennsylvania alumni in this city.
Mr.. Saunders added that one of the
ships recently commandeered by the
government "now lies at an Atlantic
port and in such shape that she cannot
be sunk by an exploding torpedo"
81 can conceive of no reason why
this information should be withheld"
he added. 'On the contrary, l
lieve it is we'll that the enemy may
come to realize that the time has been
reached when American transports,
which that enemy can sink, are
ready for the transportation of our
troops. This ship may have hole 80
or 40 feet in diameter blown in her
side and she will remain afoat. Such
a hole would waterlog but one-tenth
of the honeycombed alright cells"
Describes Plan in Detail.
Mr.. Saunders described in detail the
plan to keep ships afoat after they
had been torpedoed, and the manner
in which it had been developed by
William F .Donnelly, New York ma
rine engineer, working under author
ization of the naval consulting board.
"Of course, it will take some time
to equip similarly the large number of
transports we have" continued Mr..
Saunders. at is my belief, however,
that nothing will be left undone by
the administration to safeguard the
lives of large troop contingents to be
moved across the Atlantic"
Mr.. Saunders, in statement credit
ed to him last May, asserted that
solution of the submarine problem had
probably been found by the board, and
In the opinion of the board members
the scheme, as approved, would put an
and to the Submarine menace. He did
not enter into details.
Explains Air of Confidence.
Washington, Feb. 10 - Announce
ment by Vice-chairman Saunders of
the naval consulting board that means
had been found to make troop ships
practically unsinkable lends new mean
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
CAMP Pike BOYS
| ENJOY MIR. TAFT
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page 1.
he found tampering with our ammNni-
ton or poisoning our food, there is
but one course to pursue, one line OF
argument&-to stand them up against
a wall some fine morning, before a
firing squad"
Mr.. Taft traced the growth Of the
German idea of kultur, the national
efficiency, from the wars of the Nine
teenth century, out of which the en-
pire was founded. Having reduced
war to science, they brought their
ideas into civil life and have built up
an astonishing and marvellous eff
ficiency throughout the entire national
life.
Germans Must Be Awakened.
"Having gone thus far" he said,
tsthey now hope to make the kultur
universal and international. Because
they have prospered, they now con-
slider that kultur is the proper mode
of existence, for the world, and that
they are the appointees of God to
carry this idea into and to force it
onto the nations of the earth. With
this end in view they think that every
means employed to attain that end is
justified; that systematized terroriz-
ing and brutality, by program, horror
and treachery are steps toward the
establishment of Gods design for the
world. We liked them for the kindly,
peaceable folk they were. But they
are not that now; they are simply
brutal and brutalized machines. We
must not hate them, but we must
change them. When we break their
lines on the Western front, as we will
inevitably, the scales will drop from
their eyes and they will see clearly
again.
"But do not think we have won Our
Allies have been fighting CALAMITY in
their cause and our cause for three
years. And it is now our duty and
our privilege to bring in the deciding
troops. The Germans mist be defeat
ed by sheer dominance, by weight of
numbers, by man power that will
wear them down. This man power,
however, must be disciplined, trained
fighting forces, not mobs. Our SOL
diers must learn that they are not
rovers, nor free lancers, but cogs in
machine. In the early days Daniel
Boone could call to arms his squirrel
hunters and in two weeks have them
as we'll trained as in six months. But
the character of fighting has changed.
We do not want, nor can we use, the
individualist. Our men must learn
blind obedience. Whether they under
stand why the orders are given, makes
no difference; they mist obey them
and they will learn the difference from
the result. Not only the men, but the
officers are cogs in this machine.
When a soldiers salutes his superior
officer, it is not confession of in
feriority, it is recognition that here
is cog that controls more machinery
than he. We must work, work, worF
until we are able to compete with the
machine Germany has
thrown against the worlds civiliza-
ton.
Ms Not Yet in the War.
81 have no doubt what we will do
when we see what we are up against
over there; l have faith in the resil-
iency of the American people; but l
desire to see them spared the loss
they will encounter if they have to do
their training in the face of the
enemy. We have not got into this
war yet. Go into France, England,
and you will see everywhere
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14

faces set with grim determination to
win. And that feeling must come to
US. But there can be no question of
our success. We must win or the
world will be no place to live in for
the man who regards justice, freedom
and honor"
AT times during the speech the i'm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
mense building fairly rocked with the
cheers If soldiers. &C. Wills.

Louis Mossman arrived the latter
part of the week from Duluth and
remained until Tuesday visiting rela-
tives. From here he went to Grey
Eagle for a short visit with his bro
tller. II
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14

After several days of spring-like
weather, sudden change to sure
enough Minnesota blizzard greeted the
waking world this morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th
Standardization 1d9 seed Sc
Potato diseases and their control dairy herd
A. G. Tolaas j. Mcclure. 80
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 10th
Scientific A. J. Mcclure Dairy Cattle A. j. Nc
The Livestock Industry, Benjamin CURE.
Cole Feeding Hogs Bejamin Cole
== THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2lst
Feeding for Market .,n+n,. M'et wa
MCGUIRE cooperative creamery 3D. Eat Efficiency Miss cordner
Food Conservation Program Miss
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I'D
T SOL ef parry c ba s Mcclure Making the Farm Pay A. Nc
Brown smalG Grains 1918, c. E. Brown
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23d
G sm Kes F Bssw s sd csa z Farm ea Pro-
Rotations, c. E.
HOME ECONOMIC SECTION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th
P Food Materials During the War
Morning: Household Nursing Miss Josehine
Conservation in Household L. creelman
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY goth
Care and Repair of Clothing Miss Conservation Oh fa' MISS 0
Cordiner
Household Emergencies Miss jose
inc
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2lst
sungar substitutes Miss (se above)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I'D
War are liberty breads. Afternoon
Morning Quick breads Cordiner.
Yeastbre Cordiner.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY, 23d
Morning Afternoon
Miss to be
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
J. A. Caughren E. Springer C. D. Marshall
President Secretary Treasurer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22d
Morning.

Plans of Dairy Barns, A. J. Mcclure
The Seed Corn Situation, C. E
Brown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
Morning.

Corn Culture, C. E. Brown.
How to Keep Farm Records, w. L.
Cavert or C.. D. Patterson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14

Morning.
Feeding Dairy Cattle THE Practi-
cal and the Scientific, A. J. Mcclure.
The Livestock Industry, Benjamin
Cole.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
Morning.

Morning.
Feeding Beef Animals for Market,
Benjamin Cole. =,
The Cooperative Creamery, A j.
Mcclure.
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Morning session, 10 o'clock.
Organization and announcements,
A. ]. Mcclure.
Potato diseases, and their control,
A. G. Tolaas.
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HOME ECONOMIC SECTION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th

Afternoon.
Planning Meals in War Times, Miss
Cordiner.
Household Nursing, Miss Josehine
L. Creelman.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23d

Afternoon.
Study of Years Business on a Pro-
fitable Central Minnesota Farm, w.
L. Cavert or c. D. Patterson.
Rotations, G.. E. Brown
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06
HUN TACTICS
 USED BY FOCH

New York, Sept. 6--Marshal Foch is credited by some of the German newspapers with adopting a "new method of defense learned from Him denburg." The allied commander is said by the German correspondent of the Berlin Vorwaerts to have ap- piled the method to the defensive fighting just before the great Allied offensive began at the Marne salient in July.
 The method is described as with drawal of troops from the first line and placing the main force on the second line This weakened the. ef- feet of the German artillery.
 Enemy batteries were in such deep formation" writes the Vorwaerts correspondent, that their barrage struck the German attack not ir front of the first line but only in front of the second line. This defen- sive action, learned from Hindenburg naturally demands a new method o1 l attack which will not be long ir coming"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06
JEWISH REPUBLIC IN HOLY LAND
 NOW SEEMS TO BE ASSURED
Great Britain Has Paved the Way For the Realization of the Hopes of the Tribes of Israel for Promised Land.

After 2,000 years of exile. 1t is now almost certain that Jewish govern ment will be established in Palestine. When General Allenby, at the head of his victorious army, carried the Union Jack into the Holy City last December, a dream of 20 centuries became possible, On the hills of Zion Jewish civilization with something of it's old moral and intellectual vigor may once more come into being. The Jews have seized their opportunity, and already an administrative com mission of Hebrews Is at work re- storing the country for that race.
 This administrative commission has a program. Its aim Is to bring back the life of the Jewish colonies in Palestine to their f1ourishing pre-war conditions. It intends to furnish the necessary educational, medical, and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06

economic aid to all Jews who go back to the Holy Land. One of its most important projects is the immediate founding of Jewish university. Along the lines of diplomacy, the commits sion proposes to create harmonious relationship with the Arab and Ar menian states which are to be its neighbors.
 All over the world. the tribes of Israel have waited through the cen turies for this promised day. Their poets have sung of 1t. The eXiles have yearned for their native land. Great Britain's military operations of last winter have furnished an opening wedge for the realization of Zion's s hopes. When Britain undertook the rescue of Palestine, in order to strike staggering blow at the Turk, the eyes of Jews everywhere watched the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06
AMERICAN HARDWARE
 STORES
 (Incorporated) FAIRFIELD AVE. and MIDDLE ST.
MILITARY WRIST WATCHES

Have you "boy going over there" ? The most convenient, useful remem- brance you can give him is a military wrist watch.
 We have the reliable kind, that &C., curately records the time and accur- acy is essential in war.
 We also carry an exceptionally fine selection of
 BRACELET WATCHES for the ladies, artistic and ornamental as well as military effect.
 Our prices range to suit any amount you wish to spend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06

1.-The housewife who has rows of cans or jars smil- ing at her can count her self lucky. Hut this is no time to relax efforts. ron the contrary, it's a good time to can lima beans and sweet corn. fAnd the price of jars is still 65 ,75 and 85 cents per dozen at our store. TBetter get some.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06

Major Henry L. Higginson, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has begun organizing Liberty cho- ruses'' in Massachusetts at the re- quest of the State committee on pub lie information.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06
Germany InterfePes,

But already the Pan -Germanists had turned their gaze to these struggling Jewish colonies. Here, they thought,
 was a gateway to the Orient Ac- cordingly, they began laying their plans to get possession of it.
 Among those who contributed
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-01
WEIR. KANSAS.

The\St. Paul Lodge No. 8, S. M. IT'S,
Excelsior No. 8, Queen Esther Temple
No. Fl and the Star Juvenile of Weir
No. 21, held their Thanksgiving ser.
mon on May 26, 1918, at st. Johns
Baptist Church. An excellent sermon
was preached by Rev. F. Prentice,
which was very inspiring. The Tenn
pies Of Yale, Cherokee and Pittsburg,
were represented. . q. .Dr. Geeder and
wife, Mrs. w. F. Cain, Mrs. Edward
Cain, of Pittsburg. and Miss Lula An
derson of Arkansas, were callers on
Mis-. A. r. Phillips, who is on the sick
list. Mrs. Laura Mcintosh, Mrs.
Blanche Miller, Mr.. w. e. Carter and
Mrs. Jim Robins were guests of Mrs.
A. r. Phillips. Mr.. ]. r. Robins of
Pittsburg. who made such a great ef-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-01
HELENA, MONTANA.

by D.. L.. w. clarke.
1--WE are so prepossessed in our W
favor that we often mistake for vir,
tues those vices that have some re,
semblance to them, and which are art.
fully disguised by self-love.
Mrs Edward Johnson, who has been
confined to her bed with tonsilitis for
a couple of weeks, is able to be about
again
Mrs. r. C. Ruffin of Hollins avenue
gave a birthday party on the twenty,
first, honoring Naomi Blanks twelfth
birthday. The young people spent the
evening at games, and they were pro
fuse in their thanks to the hostess fol
the good time and the splendid re
freshments enjoyed by them
The Pleasant Hour Club met at the
residence of Mrs. H j Baker on the
afternoon of the 22d
A telegram received by Mrs. Annie
Marshall from her son, Albert, al
Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, indicates
that the soldiers stationed there will
soon leave for some unknown place.
Miss Lena Dorsey, since the closing
of Howard University at Washington
ID. c., is visiting schoolmates at Day
ton, Ohio. Miss Dorsey is expected
home this month.
The Women's Mite Society held
their regular monthly meeting on the
goth. After the rendition of a splen-
did program including papers and
singing by some of Helena's choice
talent. Mrs. George F. Martin, presi-
dent OF the society, distributed a num-
Der OF little boxes to be returned later
running over the top" with Mite Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-01
COLUM BIA,

Prof. and Mrs. Ernest o. Boone,
Jr, and son arrived Friday morning
to spend the summer with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Williams. ..
Mrs. S. L. Williams gave a minstrel
at Mckinney hall for the benefit of
the M. E. Church. The minstrel was
very good. Mrs. Lucille Jackson as
~Pinfeather Pete was the star of the
evening. Rev. E. S. Reid arrived
Saturday from Camp Grant. Rev.
Redd told of camp life from the pull.
pit Sunday to a crowded house. He
is visiting his family. He makes a
handsome showing in his Y. NJ. c. A.
uniform. Rev. Z. S. Reid preached
the Ba~ccalaureate sermon to the grad
yates of Douglass school Sunday af-
ternoon at the Baptist Church. ....
Sunday was rally day at the Baptist
Church. Rev. Mitchell of the M. E.
Church preached an excellent sermon
in behalf of the old soldiers Sunday.
80. Miss Fay Nichols is visiting in
the city. 49,. Glass Day exercises were
held Monday afternoon in Douglass
School Auditorium Mrs. E. o,
Boone has secured the room over the
Times and will begin Red Cross work
in a few days....J. w. (Blind) Boone
and his company spent Sunday in the
city Mrs. Margaret Ackers is home
from a successful school year in Sc.
dalia, Mo. Mr.. Ralph Bass and Mr..
George Edwards were in the city Sun.
day on Masonic business. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H.. Renfro gave a luncheon
Sunday complimentary to Rev. e. S,
Redd, who is visiting his family for
a few days. q. The citizens of Column
bia gave a reception Monday evening
to Rev. e. S. Redd, who is in the Y,
M. G, A. work at Camp Grant. Pa
triotic speeches were made by Prof
Ernest o. Boone, Jr., Rev. Grant
Hayes. Mr.. ] p. Washington, Rev. G.
M. Tillman, Prof. j. b. Coleman and
Rev. Il. s. Redd. Prof J. H. Renfro