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horrible that they must not touch any part Of
the body. Masks in use today would protect
the face for only few minutes, as the rubber
parts would be eaten away quickly. The in
vulnerable suit the savantS have In mind Is
not even invented yet, and the materials re-
quired to keep out the posons are unknown to
science. An ample supply Of oxygen must be
included in every outfit.
The inhabitants remaining behind might
have to live in these anti-gas suits for weeks
or months ct time, and no one has figured
out how they are going to eat sleep or speak
to each other, much less do any work.
AS gas fingers for days, they would never
know when they dared take on their suits for
fear Of being stricken instantaneously. It would
be an uncomfortable affair. too. The headpiece
would have to be particularly resistant and
must therefore be made Of solid metal. It might
weigh 80 or 70 pounds, not to mention the air
tank with it. Every ones face would be more
or less hidden and people might only make
themselves known by having . plate on their
chest bearing their name, address and occu-
patton. number Of writer's have already
suggested this idea. e.e
II person tried to live without an anti-gas
suit he would have to dash to the cellar Of
his apartment house every time there was an
explosive-bom raid and then up to the top
moor to get fresh air during . gas raid.
The most serious problem for Paris Is that;
although there are innumerable cellars in
apartment houses that have been and can be
used as "abris" against ordinary explosive
bombs, there Is not single up-to-date "abri"
against . gas attack except the new under
ground fortress Of the Bank Of France, built
under 400 feet Of solid rock and water. This
vault, comprising two and o half acres, has its
own air-purifying system and can. be cut OF
completely from the outside world. At the
same time 1t can remain in contact with the
outside by means Of secret telephone system.
In case Of . gas emergency In some future
war the French Parliament could meet there
without the slightest danger, and It Is the only
place In Paris where It could meet safely:
"a new and unlimited visitor has come and
taken q seat in al the commissions and an the
national defense councils; 1t Is the danger from
the air." noted French expert wrote recently.
Its presence Is allowed to pass unnoticed, as
for the moment It does not make any dis
turbance and remains silent in the last chair.
This visitor Is slowly but surely changing all our
plans Any modification Of the face Of France.
Of It's circulation system, Of the location Of
industry and population, must be governed by
this aerial menace"
IA JAYS Of attacking . city with gas are
wv multiplying constantly. The most effec-
tive are supposed to be shells from long distance
cannon and bombs dropped from airplanes, but
some Of the European armies surely have
surprise up their sleeves.
It is widely believed that some Of the In
ventors who are apparently trying to build
rockets to ny to the m on also have in mind
using these rockets as engines Of warfare. The
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idea Is to construct powerful contraption thai
would contain about five tons OF explosive OF
the equivalent amount of gas and shoot II sew
eral hundred miles across the lines. It would
be cheaper and simpler than using Big Berthas.
A French investigator also asserts that one
European nation has developed . tiny dlr1gtDle,
propelled by o small motor, that can be loaded
up with gas explosives and sent into enemy
territory to explode at any precise time ana
distance desired.
On the other hand, Paul Painleve, French air
minister, Is skeptical about the danger Of an
air raid over Paris in future war.
"The searchlights, the methods Of fire, the
anti-aircraft batteries and particularly the lat
ters proiecties~ have been greatly improved
since the war;" he says In q recent article. THE
projecttles are effective up to 10000 feet.
commercial plane. flying low at 10000 feet with
q load Of bombs. would be an easy prey for the
ground batteries. A plane between 10000 and
Is, 900 feet would have nothing to fear from the
artillery.
"As for defending Paris there also remains
the method Of anchoring rings Of balloons at
diverse heights at the natural entrances to the
city for aviators (meaning the rivers which
are easily followed at night time). Between
these balloons would be suspended light steel
nets, like. spider webs which are the terror Of
flyers"
NJ Painleve then adds very significantly, in
speaking Of methods Of combating hostile
planes:
"Other methods are quite possible, notably
the rocket projectile At this moment group
Of inventors Is figuring on o voyage 70 the
moon or to Mars and return. Before adven-
turing 50 far one must nrSt cross, and with
precision, the upper layers Of the atmosphere.
TO build rocket projectile that endowed with
an increasing velocity, win attain It's objective
ct 27.o0o to $4,000 feet Is an achievement that
Is quite within the resources OF modern me-
chanicS."
IN o recent book Lieut.. Col. vauthier assumes
that It win be impossible In many eases.
either for lack Of time or means. to evaciate
the population Of q large city during gas raids
Although acknowledging that gas always de-
sends, he has come to the conclusion that
civilians win have to take refuge in specially
equipped cellars and subterranean caves, - the
gas may be accompanied by high-explosive
bombs. To be protected against half-ton ex-
plosive bomb, for example, one needs IS feet
Of earth or IL feet Of concrete. Against ton
bomb, 90 feet Of earth or 1914 feet Of concrete.
The cellars must be Theoretically sealed. with
some sort Of filters over the doors and means Of
getting fresh air from the top Of the apartment
house.
As regards protecting cities by steel nets srls-
pended between fixed balloons, Col Vauthier,
who Is one Of the leading French aerial defense
specialists, is skeptcal Of their practical value
but he believes that they do break down the
morale Of flyers. The trouble Is that the sky Is
too high to fence in.
Copyright. 1879
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In this way add the finishing touch to throw
the allies, and France particularly, into COM
plete panic and confusion?
It Is one Of the great mysteries of the war
that has never been cleared up, either from the
German or the allied side.
"A number of French military writer's have
discussed the riddle without throwing the
slightest light it, although all virtually agree
that such an attack probably would have
paralyzed the nerve center Of France, forced
Parliament the ministries and the entire popu.
lation to abandon the capital and in all Mken-
hood ended the war with German victory, or
ut least given Germany . tremendous adj
vantage.
THE substance Of their discussions is Is
~ follows:
"The failure Of the Germans TO gas Paris
was surely not due to any humane considers
ton, for already they had dropped explosive
and incendiary bombs on London and were
Smelling Paris daily with the Big Bertha. One
shell had dropped on st. Gervais Church In
Paris on Good Friday and killed or wounded
40 persons, mostly women and children. A
gas attack hardly would have shocked the
world much more. '-'
~ "Nor could it have been due to any fear
0f extensive reprisals against German cities, for
the allies were too far away, ut least in the
Spring Of 1918, to carry out long-distance air
could It have been due to lack Of planes or
0irigibles, as the German aviators were attack
ing Paris almost nightly 1t this time. They
had small gas bombs ready. too but not .
single one ever dropped on the capital.
There IS not the slightest doubt but that
al humanitarian considerations aside, It would
have proved terrific blow to the harassed
allies. Paris abandoned! Three million per-
sons fleeing for their lives! What an atmos-
ptere of despair and disbursement they
would have spread!
$50 why didn't the Germans use this ter
fsble weapon that lay in their hands al p
Teady?"
he had . plan for dropping incendtary bombs
On Paris in the Autumn OF 1918. The bombs
would have been small things hlIed with mix
tilre of magnesia, aluminium, oxide Of iron and
Avide OF barium. This MIXTURE now used IN
welding, makes such violent IRE that the tenn
dorn proposed to drop hundreds Of these small
bombs every night so that the Paris fire depart
ment could not cope with the outbreaks. He
abandoned the scheme because Of fear Of re-
prisals against German Cities for the allies were
pushing up toward Germany then and had
better planes. But the situation In the Spring
Of 1918 was entirely different. Apparently the
Germans either had some scrupleS against
civilians or did fear reprisals or failed to think
OF plan that might have won the war for
them!
II Paris happily escaped this horror In 1918
Tor some mysterious reason, the French public
doesn't at all feel that same assurance about
the future.
In fact, it is now taken for granted not only
IN France. but throughout the length and
breadth Of Europe, that the next war will be
largely aero-chemical, and that cities, especially
the strategic ones, win be gassed without any
hesitancy, Is well as the battlefront. Under
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CAST GASl CAST

AtrocioMs destruction of human
life during World War 1Vds only
ehild's play compared Nth gas yar
of the future, says Prof. Charles
Riehet of Paris.
think of this" he says, "a SIM
gle plane can transport !, 900 bombs,
each weighing 44-10 pounds from
Cologne to Paris IN tsco hours.
Each of these bombs can pour
out a cubic meter of gas strong
enough to kill or bardly-e S0hen
there IS one ten-thonSdndfh of
it tn the atmosphere.
a hundred planes 1Ufll be able
to carry enough gas to poison
5000, 10000 cubic meters of sir."
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BY r. S. FENDRICK.

PARIS.
CURIOUS enigma has puzzled the
French general staff ever since the
World War.
why didn't the Germans gas Paris
from the air, say at some crucial
, moment in the Snrin0 of 1913 and
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entertain the Bridge Club Thursday

entertain the Bridge Club Thursday
of this week.
A farewell reception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Mowery last Sun
day afternoon in the church parlors
of Our Savior's Lutheran church.
Ed. O'Connell of Glencoe is visit
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs. F.
L. Dolan.
v. B. Tubbs of Marshall called on
friends in town Saturday. He attend
ed the creamery meeting and was
auditor of the books for last year.
Henry Welu of Appleton visited
home folks over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazeltine of Marshall
and Mrs. Hazeltine's father and
mother of Excelsior were callers in
town last Sunday afternoon. The
former are contemplating to make
this town their home. We welcome
them.
Andrew Christensen drove to Man
kato Saturday evening.
Miss Alta Rasmussen who teaches
near Springfield spent the weekend
with relatives here.
Mrs. R. Edwards is at Tracy caring
for her mother, Mrs. Ford.
Henry Christopherson is driving
a new car.
The Valentino Heiderscheidt fami-
ly are moving on the place known as
the A. T. Brake farm.
Rev. FIR. w. J. Jiracek of Redwood
Falls is here assisting the Rev. FIR. A
j. Kern with Lenten services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Seeman re-
turned from the Twin Cities where
they had been attending the Minneso-
ia Retail Hardware Association con-
vention.
After final correspondence with
Sidney Smith the Milroy Women's
Study Club have arranged to have the
marriage of the Widow lander anc
Uncle BIN take place at the school
house Friday, March 6.
County Agent Nate Bovee was the
principal speaker at the community
meeting here last Friday evening.
Many from here attended the sub
district meeting for the declamatory
contest at Marshall last Friday eve.
ming.
A group of Miss Helene McCulla's
friends surprised here last Saturday
evening at her home. The evening
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home Saturday and six o'clock dinner
guests at the Nels Nordstrom home
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lidenberg were
Tracy shoppers Saturday.
Supt. and Mrs. A. M. Christensen
and daughter Janice of Moorhead
who have been visiting at the F. w.
Schaurer home returned to their
home last Tuesday.
John Olson and son Fred of Den
ham came Saturday to visit relatives
returning home Monday. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. John Oh
son who has been visiting here the
past week.
Albin Anderson Jr., Miss Agnes
Anderson and Miss Gladys Patterson
spent the weekend at the Eskel And
erson home at Appleton.
Mrs. E. w. Zieske and daughter
Phyllis were New Ulm callers Friday.
Mrs. Paul Nelson and family were
Lamberton callers Saturday.
Miss M. Zieske of Wabasso visited
her friend, Miss Gladys Patteron at
the Mr.. Paul Nelson home last week,
returning to her home at Wabasso
Saturday evening.
Lillian Prail entertained a few
friends Saturday evening in honor of
Francis Collin.
F. o. Egge and son who have been
attending the Hardware mems con-
vention at Minneapolis returned home
Thursday.
VIM. McGinn and E. A. Hartung
left Sunday for Winona to attend
a Lumber mems convention.
H. Kramer was a business caller in
Tho C;tior o1no,. tho meakend
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Community Party
at SeafOrth

A community farewell party was
given at the Seaforth hall Monday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Johns and family.
Mrs. w. R. Goudy who has been
confined to her bed for the past week
because of illness is improving at this
writing.
A very large crowd attended the
sale at the VIM. Johns farm last
Thursday.
Art. Peguin was taken seriously i'll
last Monday and was taken to the
Cities where he was operated on at
once.
The Christian Mother meeting will
be held Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Henry Bernardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Corbett of
Hibbing arrived Friday to spend a
few days with Mrs. Corbett's mother,
Mrs. w. R. Goudy and family.
Mrs. Clyde Davis has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pape visited at
the Bill Goldfish home at Vesta last
Wednesday. Mr.. Goldfish has been
seriously i'll with double pneumonia,
but is now on the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Schmitz spent
Tuesday evening at the Henry Pape
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Katzenberger
and daughters, Theresa and Della
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Woelfel were
among the shoppers at Redwood Falls
Saturday.
Lennie Fuhr, Everett Fuhr, Alfred
Mum and Ambrose Bernardy drove
to the Cities Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dahl went to
Marshall Sunday to visit Grandma
Dahlman who was operated on at the
Marshall hospital last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fuhr, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Davis and Inez and Miss
Cecilia Engel were Sunday guests at
the Clyde Davis home.
Mrs. Edwin Mogensen left for
Minneapolis Saturday where she will
spend a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith moved
here from Marshall. Mr.. Smith is
operating the garage now at Sea-
forth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson spent
Sunday at the Charley Davis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rohlick and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pape
and Lucille attended birthday party
Sunday at the John Pape home at
Vesta in honor of Laverdos Rape's
ninth birthday. Fifteen boys and
girls were entertained at SIX
o'clock dinner.
Mrs. John Lyons and daughters
were Saturday shoppers in Redwood
Falls.
Mrs. Alta Holley and daughter
Dolores and William Stegner were
Saturday guests at the George Davis
home.
Miss Margaret Mahoney spent thu
weekend at the home of her sister
Mrs. VIM. Engel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Woelfel and Jo'
Trosky attended the funeral of Mrs
WoefePs mother near Mankato Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston and bah!
spent Sunday at the John Rohlil
home.
Mrs. Dittbenner from Redwood
Falls attended the Carnation Club a
Alvira Munns Tuesday.
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Play Presented
by Morgan III. S.

"The Automatic Butler was the
title of the three act comedy drama
presented by the Junior Class of the
Morgan high scholo on Friday and
Saturday evenings. The play was
we'll presented by the characters. The
orchestra of 20 pieces appeared be-
tween acts and greatly appreciated.
Another speciality that made hit
was the primary band which is COM
posed of number Of juveniles, who
entered into the spirit and rhythm OF
their numbers. Miss Ann Chalmers
was their director.
Mrs. M. j. Bertrang was a Twin
City visitor the latter part of the
week.
The Misses Esther Bethke and Cor
nellia Albrecht and Eugene Pollard,
students at the Mankato Teachers
College spent the weekend at their
respective homes.
The members Of the I. 0. o. F.
lodge gave an oyster supper after the
regular meeting of their order Thurs
day evening. The wives of the mem
bers were the honored guests and en-
joyed the social evening, which in
cluded music. speaking and cards.
John Colville of Redwood Falls at
tended church services at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagaman, Rev. w. S.
Shields and F. S. Pollard were at
Morton Thursday evening.
Mrs. L. D. Baker and Mrs. Mary
Marchant were in Minneapolis Friday
where they attended the funeral of
the late Ben Marchant.
The Royal Neighbors gave card
party Tuesday evening at the 1. O. O.
F. hall. The husbands and sweet
hearts of the members were the in
vited guests. A delightful luncheon
was served at the close of the eve
ming.
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Walnut Grove Family
Moves to St. Cloud

Mr.. S. Collin and Ed. Hanson went
to st. Cloud Saturday taking up the
Collins furniture by truck. Mrs. S.
Collin and son Francis left for St.
Cloud Sunday. The Collin family
have lived here for 10 years and have
made many friends here who regret
to see them leave but wish them the
best of luck in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Prail entertain
ed Mrs. Paul Nelson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Albin Anderson and Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Weedman and family
at dinner Sunday, it being their 10th
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Virgins and
Attorney and Mrs. K. ]. Mcdonald
and daughter Janet were Springfield
business callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Prail autoed to
Garden City Friday to bring Miss
Lillian Prail and Miss Clara Emler
who teach at Garden City back with
them to spend the weekend at Walnut
Grove and Garvin.
Miss Elaine Dahlgren, senior at
Gustavus Adolphus College, st. Peter,
spent the weekend at the parental 0.
B. Dahlgren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Zieske enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rawlins
and Mrs. Jennie Rawlins of Tracy
Sunday afternoon.
L. L. Pack went to the Cities Sum
day to visit his daughter Geneviye
who is taking nurses training there.
The little twenty months old baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Swanson pass
ed away Sunday at Springfield after
a few days illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Swanson have the sympathy of the
entire community.
Mrs. Ed. Hutzenbachler and Mrs.
T. E. Colt returned to their home at
Sioux City, Iowa Saturday after visit
ing at the parental A. Klucking home.
Miss Alice Nordstrom returned
home from st. Peter where she had
been visiting.
Mrs. S. Collin was guest at the
F, w. Schaurer home Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith of Redwood
Falls was a caller at the K j. Nc
Donald home Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Lund who has been
seriously i'll seems to be getting no
better but gradually growing weaker.
Mrs. S. Collin and son Francis were
dinner guests at the VIM. FrokasAs
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Delhi WOmen's Civic
Club Met Thursday

The Delhi WOmen's Civic Club met
Thursday evening, February 10, at
the home Of Mrs. Wesley Mckay.
The club is studying Contemporary
American Literature this year and
Villa Gather was the author in ques-
ton that evening. Mrs. Peter john
son gave Villa Gathers biography.
Mrs. A. D. McCorquodale gave fine
paper on Miss Gathers style of writ
ing and her characters. Mrs. Hugh
Mckay gave an excellent outline of
Miss Gathers book, "My Antonio"
The business meeting followed with
election of officers after which a So
cial hour was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Leonard and
Mrs. Leonard's mother who is the
guest of her daughter were calling
on friends in Renville county on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Butcher and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Starr were calling
on Redwood Falls friends on Thurs
day evening.
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church meets Thursday
afternoon, February 26, with Mrs.
Hugh Mckay.
Miss Irma Johnson was calling on
Belview friends on Tuesday.
Miss Mile Jacob of ST. Paul was
the guest of her friend, Mrs. David
Monson, on Sunday and Monday.
Victor johnson returned Monday
day from Lincoln, Nebraska where he
went to attend the funeral of sis
ter.
j. H. Hodsman returned home Sun
day from the Montevideo hospital
where he has been a patient for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Andrew Omtvedt was Twin
City caller several days last week.
C. C. Enestvedt of Belview was a
business caller in our village on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kei land family
of Redwood Falls were visitors at the
parental X. L. Knudson home Sunday.
MISS Ogett Omtvedt of Belview
spent Sunday here with the home
folks.
Misses Florence and Evelyn Eren-
berg were Sunday guests at their
home at Benson.
Auditor Rogers of Redwood Falls
was a Delhi business caller on Mon
day.
The high school basket ball teams
played the Vesta teams here last Fri
day evening. The Delhi girls won
over the Vesta girls rs to 6 and the
Delhi boys received As to the Vesta
boys 9.
Miss Clara Holt of Belview spent
several days here last week with hel
friend, Miss Thelma Omtvedt.
Mrs. Robert Stewart of Redwood
Falls was the guest of her sister, Mrs
Elizabeth Mckay few days last
week.
Miss Alvilda Vogland of Minneapo-
lis is spending several days of hel
vacation with the home folks.
L. r. Ewart of Redwood Falls was
transacting business here on Thurs.
day.
F. j. Starr, wife and sons Ernest
and Robert were St. Paul visitors or
Wednesday.
A number of Missionary ladies anc
friends of Miss Margaret Cumming
pleasantly surprised her on Monday
afternoon, it being her birthday an
niversary. The afternoon was spent
in visiting and lunch was served at
the close.
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from the Morgan high school. When
the Marchant family moved to Mime
apolis, Ben entered the employ Of the
postal service, having been city mail
carrier for several years. He was an
industrious young man and his pass
ing in the prime Of life is regretful.
He is survived by his wife, his moth
er and one brother George and sis
ter Iva, all of Minneapolis.
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MilrOy Creamery
Holds Meeting

The Land O'Lakes Creamery held
their annual meeting at the school
auditorium last Saturday and served
a free dinner to one Of the largest
gatherings present in Milroy. The
annual report showed marked gain
of patrons and stockholders. Three
directors were elected, JOS. Zwach and
c. A. Fredrickson were reelected and
Ed. Mako succeeds Ray Simmons.
County Agent Nate Bovee attended
the creamery meeting here Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Newman will
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A message was received Wednesday
from Minneapolis with the sad news
of the death of Benjamin Marchant.
The news of his death came as a
shock to relatives and friends who
were unaware of his illness. Death
followed an operation for ulcers of
the stomach. He was born in Nor
gan March 6, 1893 and graduated
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was spent playing cards after which
delicious luncheon was served.
Marion Meyers, now of Woonsock
ct, S. D. is sporting a new automobile.
During the last week the Presbyter-
ian church is holding revival meet
ingS.