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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
ARMY FOOD
SALES SUCCEED
A Saving of Eighty Percent to
Those Who Take iAdvan-
tage in Chicago
PUTS THE FOOD PROFI-
TIERS ON THE RUN
War Department Proposes to
Continue the Sale of Large
Stores of Food

Washington Aug. 13.-Reports from
Chicago and other cities that the nrsl
sale of army food had been a success
resulting in the saving of eighty per-
cent by purchasers The war depart
ment is prepared to continue this aid
to the government in reducing the
living cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
LICENSES FOR
SUGAR DEALERS
Attempt is Made to Reach the
Profiteers

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE depart
ment of justice hopes TO reach sugar
profiteers through license regulations
and the power of the food admins
tration to cancel licenses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
FORD LIBEL SUIT
Judges Charge in Favor bf
Plaintiff (

= : Mount Clemens, Aug. 14.-The Ford
libel case went to the Jury today, the
judge 1sinstructing the. jury. that the
plaintiffs charges Of pro-Germanism
and selfish interest in advocat ting i'm
tervehtf6n in Mexico had not been
pgovsb. - -. ~. 8. 8. -. $.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
Butchery in Asia Minor Is Not
Ended By the Coming
Of Peace
EVEN BOYS CANNOT Es-
CApE TERRIBLE TURK
The Allies Have Not Completed
! Task OF Making .the World
!. Safe to Live In

= London, Aug. 14.-Nicholas Anger
tdis, scout master, and twenty Greek
Boy Scouts were murdered by Turks
at Adm, Asia Minor, according TO Of
fetal adyices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
TAKE ADVICE TO
LEAVE BUDAPEST
FRoumanians Heed the Advice of
! Paris Council

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE Ruman-
ian troops are about to leave Budapest
following the receipt Of the note from
the peace conference, a Vienna dis
patch states.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
COTTON CONSUMP-
TION STATISTICS

washington, Aug. 14.-Cotton con-
sumed during July was SOS, ,7sS
bales, lint, and 21,177 linters. the cen
sus bureau reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
SENATE CALLS
THE PRESIDENT
viii Ask Him to Discuss the
Peace Treaty From Many
Different Angles
NEW MOVE 1NAuGuRATED
BY PARTISAN LEADERS T 4
Ss,s,.: .s.-.5 :.
What It; 7 They Expect = to Gain By
Making Such a Request is
Unknown -


B Washington, Aug. 14.--The sem
ate foreign committee has notifed the
President it wished to eaM on him
to discuss the peace treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
JUSTICE FOR THE
FOOD SHARKS:
Government Agents Redouble
Efforts Against Profteers

Washington, Aug. 14.-Following
the conviction and fine of the first
profteer in New York, government
agencies redoubled their efforts to
bring food sharks to justice and more
convictions are expected in the near
future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
NAVY NEEDS MONEY
Asks For Fifteen Millions For
Repairs

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE navy
department. has decided to ask for
fifteen million dollars moro to re-
lpair ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
GREAT BRITAIN
ISTO WITHDRAW
Troops to Be Recalled From the
Caucasus Region

Paris. Aug. 14.-Great Britain issex-
pected to Withdraw troops from eau
casus tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16

Washington, Aug. 14.-Secretary
Tunulty said the President would
very likely start on a speaking tour as
soon as the treaty was ratified.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-16
Senator's Have Practically
Agreed on Basis Of Com
promise
CONCESSIONS ARE MADE =
TO SECURE ACTION
Senator Lodge is Expected to
Submit to the VIII of the
MaIority

Washington, Aug. IS. i3S.-5,Trhe tend to-
ward agreement on reservations in
the peace treaty reached the stage to-
day where the group Of Republican
senator's advocating reservations, re-
ceifed assurance which they accepted
as guaranteeing Democratic assent to
thaEs sprograH.
Word reached members of the
group 1t was said, that as sooH as
they could pledge a score of Kepub-
sliean votes for reservations to the
! league. OF nations covenant along the
line recently agreed on by seven Re-
pnblican. senator's, the administration
forces In the senate would be willing
to Hne up on that basis for ratification
efsahe3 treaty.
There was an intimation also that
the fesefyationists had reason to be-
iiSre their ranks eventually would in
Glide Senator Lodge chairman Of the
foreign relations committee and Re
p1bHcan leader of the Senate.
Twenty Republicans, 1t was declar-
Sed. would be enough with the Dem
pEtats TO make UP the two-thirds
Necessary for ratification. The pro
gtam 6S which it is sought to unite
d2se elements contemp1stes reserra-
Hons 5tn further protect ths Monroe
lBocfriae, TO insure domestic ccntror
dyer Sd6fnestic anestions. to anp1ffy
ahg Tik6tsef withdrawal and to fortify
fae npMsr OF congress. to decide ques-
-
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
District Meeting
Held Here Friday
TEN TOWNS MEET AT METHO-
DIST CHURCH TO DISCUSS
CENTENARY WORK.
LECTURE IN EVENING
CLERGY AND LAYMEN TO MEET
TO HEAR PLANS FOR BIG
GEST CHURCH MOVEMENT

There will be meeting of great i'm
portance held at the Methodist Church
riday afternoon and evening of this
week when representatives from ten
different towns will gather to discuss
and hear discussed the great Centen-
ary movement which is now holding
the attention of all Methodism, Just
as the New Era movement is holding
the attention of all members of the
Presbyterian Church throughout the
world, The movement in the Metho-
dist Church will result in the obtain
ing OF 5000 workers to carry on the
work of Christianizing and re- Christ
ianizing the world, and S1O5 100000
for the paying of the expenses of these
workers.
The Friday meeting will open at
two o'clock. J. E. Bowes, District
Superintendent of this district and
his workers will take charge Of the.
meeting. Among the speakers will se
Rev. E. C. Reinke of Fairfax and 'i'T.
A. Fiss of Fairfax, the banke' who
addressed the congregation of the
Methodist Church several Sundays ago.
A picnic supper will be served at six
o'clock and IN the evening H. H. Parish
of ST. Paul will give an illustrated lee
ture. The public is invited to attend
these meetings, to hear these talks
and to learn of this great world move
ment which is in all truth the great
est of the reconstruction projects.
The towns which will be represented
at the Friday meeting are Hanley
Fails, Wood Lake, Boyd, Clarkfield,
Morton, Fairfax, Franklin, Winthrop,
Sleepy Eye and Redwood Falls. Eacl
town will be represented by the pas
tor of its Methodist Church and by two
of the laymen of that church.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Two Redwood Men
Injured In Wreck
ROBT. STEWART AND r. DREYER
VICTIMS IN TRAIN SMASH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
BOTH IN HOSPITAL
ONE KILLED, ELEVEN INJURED
WHEN FREIGHT AND PAS
SENGER TRAINS CRASH

The Minneapolis Tribune of the is
sue of Friday, February %, contain
ed the following story of the collision
on the NJ q st. L. road last Thursday
night when passenger train crashed
into a freight train. Two Redwood
Falls men, Robert Stewart and R.
0reyer were among the injured.
Officials of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis railroad last night were endeav-
oring to fix, responsibility for the col
ision yesterday of section of stock
train stalled in the snow three miles
west of Norwood, 45 miles southwest
of Minneapolis and Minneapolis
bound passenger train, in which one
man was killed, four seriously injured
and six slightly injured.
"They had reached no conclusions as
to whether snowstorm reagin at the
time made it difficult for the engineer
OF the passenger train to receive warn
ing In time to stop his train before it
crashed into the caboose of the stock
train, teleScoping that car into a pas
senger coach ahead. All the injured
were in the stock train. The officials
also are investigating reports made by
II
brakeman had gone back along the
track and placed torpedo danger sig
nails.
Injured Brought to City.
'"The body Of Casper Mork, stock
man living at Boyd, Mimi, and six in
jured men were brought to Minneapolis
lis last night on the relief train which
left this city for the scene Yesterday.
The injured, taken to ST. Mary's hos
pital, follow:
Julius M. Steabner, Wood Lake,
Minn., seriously injured, suffering
from cuts and bruises about the face
and body, hands lacerated by splinters
and broken glass and fractured an
kle.
Thomas Torginson, Madison, MINI.
seriously injured, was severely shaken
up, cut and suffering from hemorrhag-
es, possibly internally injured
"R. Rreyer, Redwood Falls, Mimi,
cut by glass and splinters and suffer
ing from shock Mr.. Dreyer is an aged
man, fact which makes his condition
serious, hospital attendants said
"Adolph Hinke, Wood Lake, Mimi,
suffering intensely from shock, a
wrenched back and deep gashes in his
hands, head and face
Robert Stewart, Redwood Falls,
Mimi, painfully injured by splinters
and broken glass.
&C. Radford, Echo, Mimi, slightly in
jured by splinters and glass, also suf-
fering from shock.
MOrk Instantly Killed.
'"The. body of Casper Mork was taken
10 the Davies undertaking rooms, 19
Eighth street south. A few minutes
before the crash he had complained of
the cold to other stockmen in the pas
senger coach which was just ahead Of
the caboose in the stock train, and
went into the caboose to sit by the
Continued on last page.)
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
The Redwood Mill
Changes Owners
j. M. McAVOY OF OMAHA WILL
OPERATE REDWOOD ROLLER
MILL IN THE FUTURE

The Redwood Roller Mill which has
been owned and operated by A. C. Bur-
meister for many years, was sold Mon
day to J. NJ McAvoy of Omaha who
takes possession of his purchase at
once. Mr.. McAvoy states that he ex-
poets to put the mill into operation
at once and will continue to increase
the work done there until the capacity
Of hundred and twenty-five barrels
per day is reached. Then if that isn't
tig enough, he will increase it.
Mr. McAvoy will remodel and inn
prove the mill Immediately, and be-
l;eves that Redwood Falls is admira-
bly, located for a first-class mill which
can be made to serve as a real bene-
fit to the farmers of this vicinity. He
is miller of wide experience and
stands ready to give the community
the best in milling service. His fam
ily will come to Redwood Falls within
the next few weeks.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Red Flag Bill
Passes In Senate
GOVERNOR SIGNS ASTI-RED
FLAG BILL SENATE PASS
ES UNANIMOUSLY.

The anti-red flag bill which was
passed early last week by the House
of Representatives, passed the Senate
unanimously Friday morning and was
signed by Governor Burnquist the same
afternoon. The bill was the cause of
some debate IN the House and four of
the members voted against it. In the
senate however, it passed with little
question, all the Ton-partisan league
members voting for it.
The Governor also signed the bill ap-
propriating $1,07O,OO0 to make up
the deficiency in the state school aid
appropriation for 1916. The school aid
appropriation was included in the gen.
eral appropriation bill of two years
ago and was vetoed by the Governor
who contended that the deficiency
should be made good from the current
appropriation. The supreme court de-
cided that this would be illegal, and
in his message TO the present Legisla-
ture, the Governor recommended that
the appropriation be again passed.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Redwood Falls to
Have BdndmaSter
SUCCESSFUL LEADER OF MILL
TARY BANDS TO COME TO
REDWOOD FALLS SOON

Geo. Bittrich has been secured as
the leader of the Redwood band and
will arrive here within the next few
weeks, his family coming a little la
ter in the spring. NJ. Lauterbach, who
Bittrich, and instrumental in getting
him here, gives the public the follow
ing facts concerning him and his quail
ifications for the position he is to hold
here.
"Mr. Bittrich is a graduate of mu-
sic conservatory of Munich and has
played with the leading bands of Eur
ope also with v. Herbert, Sousa, Fan
ciulli and other well-kown bands of
this country. He has directed the
Park Zoo Band and the High School
Cadets bands of Washington, d. G.
and the high school cadets of Denver,
Col. He has been band leader in the
United States Army since February,
1913 during which time he has lead the
.308 Cavalry, and the Is Cavalry and at
present he is director of the AT artil-
lery Bands at Camp Kearney, Cal. He
comes well recommended by President
Wilson, the Governor of Colorado, the
military governor of the Philippine
Islands and the commanding
officers of the different regiments in
which he has been the band director.
"Mr. Bittrich is also a choir direc-
tor and a composer of merit, several
of his compositions being used at the
present time by bands and orchestras
as well as by piano players. He is at
present composing a new march which
ne purposes to dedicate to Ramsey
State Park This piece of music will
be off the press soon. He is a teach
er of all band and orchestra instru-
ments including violin and piano. He
himself plays cornet and violin and
when located here he will devote his
entire time to the teaching of music.
Redwood Falls is to be congratulated
upon being able to secure man of
such marked ability. Mr.. Bittrich is
forty-tw years of age and has fam
lily of five children.
Mr.. Lauterbach also makes the fol-
lowing statement: Anyone desirous
of receiving instruction or who has a
boy or girl wishing instruction along
musical lines should not miss the OPP
portunity of enrolling with Mr.. Bit
trich. Up to the time of his arrival
the names of those desiring to become
Mr.. Bittrich's pupils may be left at
the Lauterbach Confectionery. There
will be only limited number of pupils
taken and those wishing the services
should make their wishes known at
once
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Poultry Show Is
Credit TO Morgan
REDWOOD FALLS VISITORS TO
SHOW LOUD IN PRASIE OF
ALL FEATURES
SPLENDID BIRDS SHOWN
REDWOOD FALLS CHICKENS
BRING HOME SEVERAL OF
BEST PRIZES.

Reports from the Redwood County
Poultry Show which was held at Nor
gan last week bear strong testimony
TO the statement made by the Gazette
several weeks ago that when Morgan
sets out to do thing she does it right
Visitors t0 the show from Redwood
Falls were not so numerous as they
would have been had it not been for
the very severe weather, those who
! attended state that the SLOW was ex-
ceptionally well managed, that the
birds shown were all of very high quail
ity and that the hospitality dispensed
by the Morgan people was Of very
highest quality.
In connection with the display of
poultry Morgan also held two days
Farmers Institute last week, with pro-
grams for both men and women, and
Mrs. Adella q. Pratt, in connection
with one of the state extension work
crs, held very successful club rally
there Thursday Miss Katherine John
son, Redwood County's visiting nurse
also assisted by giving several demon
stration in her line of work. While
Ihe number attending from outside
weather and impossible roads, the 10y
al citizens Of Morgan were" everlast-
ingly on the j0b" and that all features
of the show were successful was due
to a very large extent to their hearty
cooperation.
Three raisers of purebred birds from
Redwood Falls shipped their finest
chickens to Morgan and returned with
very creditable number of prizes.
q. Goethe took first prize and the spe
cial rrize on his Anacona cockrel. Tie
Field Marshall, the Madison Square
Garden bird of which Mr.. Goetze is
so proud. He also took first, second,
9third and fourth on his hens and also
first on the best display IN his strain.
A. D. McRae took down eleven of his
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds and they
brought home nine prizes. Mr.. McRae
took first prize and sweepstakes on the
cock of his flock, Red Prince, one of
his competitors being a bird which
had taken first prize at the Kansas
City Show. Red Prince was also the
winner of the first prize at the Will
mar show last year. The other prizes
taken by Mr.. McRae's chicken were
on his hens, and pullets which captured
first prizes and various seconds and
thirds and on his display which was
The best in that strain. DR.. 7 w Col.
den sent ten of his fine Single Comb
Rhode Island Reds and secured a num-
Der of prizes. The rooster sent by DR..
Golden took first prize which was to
be expected as he has always taken
first prize in any show at which he
has ever been exhibited This bird
was secured last year from Kenyon and
las a splendid show record. DR.. Col
. sen's hen and pullets were also prize
ugetters. The three men are more than
pleased with the care given their birds
the courtesy of the management of
the show and the fairness of the judg-
iYu
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
John OIeSOn of
Delhi Passes AWAY
RESIDENT OF REDWOOD COUNTY
FOR FORTY-FOUR YEARS
DIES THURSDAY.

The following account of the death
of John Oleson, resident of Delhi
township is taken from the Belview
Independent of last week.
John Oleson died suddenly Thursday
morning at his home on the farm east
of the village of Delhi. Mr. Oleson had
beer ailing for little over week but
his illness had not been taken seriously
by himself or the members of his fam
lily until Wednesday when it was deem
ed best to have physician look after
his ailments. Accordingly one was
summoned but was unable to give the
family much encouragement. The doc
tor found the patient very weak. due to
weakness of the heart, and he died the
following morning at about six o'clock
of heart failure.
1t was not an unusual event and no
surprise to neighbors to hear that Mr..
Oleson was i'll. He had for years suf-
fered from chronic asthma and only
he and the immediate family knew
what he suffered from this malady.
John Oleson was born at Mormon
Norway, on the 16 of May seventy one
years ago. At the age of twenty-five
he came to America, coming first to
Fremont Co., Minnesota, and then to
the farm in Redwood county where he
was destined to reside until death. He
was married forty-four years ago to
Ellen Johnson (Johnsdatter), to which
union seven children were born all of
whom, with the exception of Johannas,
who died at the age of nineteen years,
survive their father. Those living are
Mrs. Albert Peterson. Oil Oleson, Mrs.
V0gland, Mrs. Matteson, Mrs. Sund-
nuist of Sacred Heart, and Miss Ger
trude Oleson. Besides these he leaves
TO morn his departure his wife, half
brother, August Vogland of Mile Lacs
Mimi, one sister in Norway, and Mrs.
Halvor Peterson of Delhi, who was the
Oldest child of the Oleson family.
Few men in Redwood county were
more widely or favorably known than
was John Oleson. He had resided IN
the county for forty-four consecutive
years. He was a successful farmer, a
good loyal American citizen kind
husband. and loving father holding
unswerving1y to the truth Paul reveals
che that does not work shall not eat.
He was a staunch supporter of the
Lutheran church principles, having
affiliated with the Lutheran church at
Belview from the day it was organized
till the erection of the Lutheran church
in Delhi of which he was member
at the time of his death.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day from the house at twelve o'clock
and at the Lutheran church at Delhi
at one o'clock. Interment will be at
Belview.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05

The death of G. w. Tiffany occurr-
ed at his home here Monday night af-
ter an illness of short time. Mr..
Tiffany was victim of high blood
pressure and to this his death is trace
able, although he had been confined to
his home with other troubles for the
past few weeks. His death came sud-
denly and was a great shock to his wife
who has been his nurse during all the
weeks of his illness. Besides his wife,
Mr.. Tiffany is survived by one son,
Smith Tiffany of Aberdeen. Funeral
announcement will be made later and
Mr.. Tiffany's biography will be pub
lished in the next issue of the Gazette.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Attorney Barnes Her e

Attorney George Barnes of Wells,
1Tinn. arrived in Redwood Falls Mon
day and will begin the practice of law
mere, having obtained an office suite
IN the Farmers State Bank building.
Mr.. Barnes is a graduate of the college
of law at Ann Arbor Michigan and
practised with Senator Putnam of Blue
Earth prior to his entrance into mill
tarv service. He was member of
the medical corps Of the American ar
my and has only recently returned
from overseas service. Mr.. Barnes
comes to Redwood Falls heartily re-
commended by Senator Putnam, Sec
retary of State julius A. Schmahl and
other prominent men of the state. He
will open his office this week and he
ready hereafter to serve the public
as occasion may arise.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Berger And Four
More Get 20 Years
MAXIMUM SENTENCES METED
OUT TO CONVICTED RADI-
GALS.

A maximum prison sentence of 20
years was imposed by Federal Judge
Lands in Chicago last Thursday upon
Congressman-e:ec Victor L. Berger
of Milwaukee and four other Socialist
leaders, who in final pleas likened
themselves to history's great martyrs
The five men, convicted of conspira-
cy to obstruct the draft in violation
of the espionage act, succeeded in OBJ
tanning release on $4,000 bail from
Judge Alschuler and declared they
would carry the legal fight to the Unit
ed States Supreme court if necessary.
Besides Berger, publisher of the Mil
waukee Leader, the other convicted
men are:
Rev. Irwin st. John Tucker, lectur-
er and writer.
Adolph Gern1er, national secretary
of the Socialist party.
J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the
American Socialist.
William F. Kruse, head of the Young
sPeople's Socialist league.
Judge Lands overruled motions for
a new trial and for stay of execu-
tion and for bail, but granted the fiji
ing of a petition for a writ of error
Court Hesitates as to Bail.
Counsel for the convicted men then
went before Judge Samuel p Alschu-
Ter Of the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals and asked for bail.
Judge Alschuler said he hesitated to
grant the motion for bail unless the
defendants discontinued their socialis-
tic agitation. He interviewed each of
the five and then granted them bail,
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 with
the understanding that they refrain
from resuming their former acts and
utterances during the pendency Of
their case.
The new bonds had been fixed at
ST, 900 on each count and each of the
five was found guilty on two counts
The surety, too, was required to be
double the sum fixed, or 100000 each,
lor $500 900 for All.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Postmaster At
Morgan Resigns
Fl. F. HOPFENSPIRGER QUITS OF.
FICE UNDER CLOUD OF
QUESTIONED LOYALTY

Postmaster Fl. f. Hopfenspirger
made the announcement last week
that he had resigned his position as
postmaster at Morgan, which he has
keld for something more than four
years. A new postmaster will un-
doubtedly be selected under Civil ex-
animation.
Tt is becoming known that along a.
bout the first of February a postof-
fee inspector visited Morgan for the
purpose of checking up information fill
ed with the Postoffice Department i'm
punging Mr.. Hopfenspirger's loyalty.
No announcement has been made
Known indicating the decision of the
Department regarding the matter.
Morgan Messenger.