text: P= 2 “—‘\” L{:}» AL R x—:,.-‘yf;!T; v"\‘ "?v}:‘:; NN % ‘g“;y‘f" : ~ I TRI < N %. T “ ol.'e 3“\. : e ; 5 ‘-~ 3 § ALA » « ’ = ’{:}; ¥. » ;‘:': vpe 7 b 7.. : : : 6 : ‘ ; % W e, Ve INT i ~ A k_»'k A<_ S e L. 3 '~-, : : ; : ~ VOLUME FIFTY-ONE. S ¥ : 'SAUK CENTRE. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918. WAR FUND ALLOTMENT STILL SHY SAUK CENTRE MUST RAISE NEARLY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS YET. BRIVE (CLOSES ON SATURDAY MOVEMENT SHOULD RECEIVE SUPPORT OF ALL RACES, : AND CREEDS. This Thursday morning Sauk Center is nearly $1,000 shy of her allotment of $4,700 in the United War is movement is so broad in its scope that it should have the united and unqualified support of every person, whether they are Protestant or Catholic, Jew or Gentile. The seven societies have the endorsement of the President, the army and the navy. Of the $178,000,000 to be mised the Y. M. C. A. receives by far the largest amount, because its activities Equities cover a wider range. During the reconstruction period, the boys in service will need the support of these home-like organizations to make them contented and happy. They will help to keep them clean morally, and to refuse to support the movement because perchance that the organizations may distribute cigarettes, or because one or more of the seven organizations which one is directly interested in will receive a portion of the fund raised in this United War Work drive; is a very narrow one to say the least. This certainly isn’t the broad American view of things one hears so much about these days. The total pledges Thursday afternoon amounted to $3,887.95. Since the names published herewith were handed in the Herald understand that the amount has been increased to slightly over $3,900. Sauk Centre has stood loyally behind the boys in all other war drives. Over 200 boys from this section are in service, and the Herald cannot believe that the people of Sauk Centre are going to desert them at this critical time by falling down on the allotment of $4,700. Thirty-six states have already gone “over the top” with their allotment. The names of the contributors and the amount each one has contributed to date, follows herewith: Mrs. Geo. Conkey.........$2.00 Mrs. Geo. Fish.........2.00 Annabel Emerson.........=3.00 S. X. Kelly..., K., 2.00 Addie R. Myers.......,..... 1.00 Doege....“... 4.50 MO S Kot...............5.50 Lillian Jorgenson...........50 Mr. and Mrs. Richards...... 6.00 RIS..5 %.eiseiasese 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan........ 5.00 Mrs. Wm. Cummings....... 8.00 Mrs. J. A. Caughren........ 10.00 Mrs. Harriett Sprague..... 10.00 Mrs. Harriett Sprague..... 10.00 Mrs. W. E. Pangburn...:.. 5.00 Mrs. C. A. Emerson... 1.... 3.00 Mrs. Walter Cummings..... 3.00 Mrs. H. Weber..... ivvev.us 2.00 Ellen E. Lamb............ 2.00 Mrs. J. F.Coyle........... 2.00 Rev. Arthur Goodger...... 5.00 Mrs. Byers...,..cces Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hall... $50 Mrs. C. McGuire... $3.00 Mrs. Max Harris... $100 Mrs. Will Steege... $2.00 Mrs. Will Steege... $2.00 Mrs. Cornelius Cooper... $2.00 Anna Pauley... $1.00 Mrs. Ida Hedin... $2.00 Mrs. Geo. Conkey... $1.00 Mrs. A. Dahlem... $1.00 Mrs. O. O. Selden... $1.00 Mrs. O. O.  M; Wiener’ Al i.50 i * Leo J. Schoenhoff...i...... HUSBAND OF SAUK CENTRE LADY DIES FROM EFFECTS NEARAS IN MONTANA NOV. 15 Herbert Tucker, husband of Mable Galusha, formerly of Sauk Centre, died in a hospital at Great Falls, Mont., Nov. 15, as the result of arsenic gas received while working in a smelting plant. Twenty-five were “gassed” at this time; one other died from the effects of the gas. Mr. Tucker and Miss Galusha were married in Sauk Centre about 10 years ago. At the time Miss Galusha was the efficient chief operator for the local telephone company. He was formerly from Minneapolis. The wedding took place in Sauk Centre. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker lived in Minneapolis for a time following their marriage, later moving to Montana where the husband took up a homestead of 320 acres. After proving up on the land they moved to Great Falls where he went to work in the smelting plant about a year ago. Mrs. D. Cleveland received word Sunday morning announcing his death, stating that he had been 41l about two weeks. The bereaved wife has the sympathy of a large number of old friends in her affliction. ANNUAL DANCE POSTPONED. For over thirty years the Sauk Centre Fire Department has given an annual ball at the City Hall, Sauk Centre on Thanksgiving night. These dances have been yearly events in point of attendance and enjoyment. These dances always attract a large number from neighboring towns and outlying districts. Because there is more or less influenza in this section as yet the firemen have decided to Postpone the annual ball until later. If conditions are favorable, the dance may take place on New Year's night. The event has not been given up; it has simply been postponed as a health measure. SAILS FOR FRANCE TOMORROW. Gordon Morse received a postcard from Frank Lee this Thursday morning from New York, stating that he had received his passports and necessary instructions and would sail for Paris Nov. 22, where he will do Red Cross work. GERMANY MUST PAY FRANCE: $68,000,000,000 WAR DEBT CLAIMS PARIS NEWSPAPER Paris, Nov. 16.—LeMaitin declares that Germany owes France $68,000,000,000. The bill is rendered as follows: Cost of war......... $28,000,000,000 Reparation......... 20,000,000,000 Return of the 1871 indemnity in 1871, $1,000,000,000 Interest on same... 11,000,000,000 Totals.... $68,000,000,000 YANKS IN ENGLAND WILL BE FIRST OVERSE SOLDIERS TO RETURN HOME London, - Nov. 18.—The first American troops to depart homeward as a result of the signing of the armistice will be 18,000 men stationed in England. The American army expects to start the first shipload of these soldiers homeward within a week and to have all the men on their way back to the United States 10 days later. The plans for clearing England of American troops are incomplete, but it is desired to remove these men immediately as soon as shipping is available for this purpose. Most of the 18,000 men are helping the British air force. The American hospital units will be left in England until a policy for caring for future cases is made. Of illness among the American forces has been made. The belief is expressed at army headquarters that very few Americans will be left long in England as it is thought that the hospitals in France can care for future needs. You Can Send Your Boy Overseas Christmas Package If the plan first inaugurated by the government and the American Red Cross were followed strictly there would be hundreds of thousands of American boys now serving in France who would not receive Christmas packages from home because the friends and relatives have not received the slips from the boys authorizing the shipment of a package to them. As Herald readers know the original plan made the presentation of the slip compulsory before the person in charge of the work for the Red Cross could deliver a carton for the “shipment.” The boxes were to be put in the mail not later than Nov. 20. Under date of Nov 15, the War Department made a radical modification in the plan in which the time for mailing from the local post office was extended to Nov. 30. The Red Cross was also instructed to prepare blanks for the parents or relatives to sign which would enable them to secure the privilege to ship without the slip. Sank Centre Branch of the American Red Cross received instructions from the Northern Division on Tuesday to make applications to the county branch for the necessary blanks to comply with the latest ruling. These blanks cannot be used before Nov. 21, and at this writing, Tuesday, Nov. 19, it is expected that the blanks will be here ready for use by that date. These blanks can be secured at the Herald office. It has been a rather unpleasant task to refuse mothers cartons with out the necessary blanks, but the new ruling will relieve the situation. The following are the instructions issued by the War Department Nov. 15: Official announcement is made by the war department that the date limit of Nov. 25 for mailing Christmas parcels overseas has been extended to Nov. 30 inclusive because the location of certain divisions in Europe has prevented prompt distribution and dispatch of Christmas package labels of members of the forces to their friends or relatives in the United States. The war department has requested that the Red Cross effect an arrangement by which in case of non-receipt by nearest relatives of a coupon from overseas, a coupon may be obtained upon presentation of a certificate, as follows: "The undersigned hereby makes application to forward to the Red Cross organization..., American Expeditionary Forces, a Christmas package. The undersigned declares that he or she is the nearest living relative in the United States of the proposed recipient, that he or she has not received a label from abroad, and that should such label be received it would not be used, and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief only one Christmas parcel will be sent the proposed recipient. This arrangement is effective beginning on Nov. 21. After this date coupons may be obtained, under the above conditions, from the Red Cross. The standard carton also may be obtained from the Red Cross as long as the supply lasts. SAUK CENTRE MAN BRINGS DOWN FINE BULL MOOSE— DEER HUNTERS SUCCESSFUL Sauk Centre’s deer hunters have all returned. Alex Benson was the first to arrive and brought a fine buck; this was the middle of last week. Last Friday, Jesse Rose, Alfred DuBois and Ivan Brunskill came back each having all the law would allow in the shape of game. Wednesday noon of this week, E. A. Richards, Geo. Rice, Geo. Fish, Dr. H. F. Hennemann and Elbridge Cass returned from Big Fork. This was Mr. Cass’ first year in the northern President Wilson Sets Aside Nov. 28 as Day for Nation’s Thanksgiving Washington, Nov. 17.—President Wilson, in a proclamation today designated Thursday, November 28, as Thanksgiving Day and said this year the American people have special and moving cause to be grateful and rejoice. Complete victory he said, has brought not only peace, but the confident promise of a new day as well; in which “justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among the nations.” The proclamation follows: Thanksgiving 1918. By the President of the United States of America. SPECIAL CAUSE THIS YEAR. It has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. This year we have special and moving cause to be grateful and to rejoice. God has in His good pleasure given us peace. It has not come as a mere cessation of arms, a mere relief from the strain and tragedy of war. It has come as a great triumph of right. Complete victory has brought us, not peace alone, but the confident promise of a new day as well, in which justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among nations. Our gallant armies have participated in a triumph which is not marred or stained by another purpose of selfish aggression. In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind. God has indeed been gracious. We have cause for such rejoicing as revives and strengthens in us all the best traditions of our national history. A new day shines about us, in which our hearts take new courage and look forward with new hope to new and greater duties. While we render thanks for these things, let us not forget to seek the divine guidance in the performance of those duties, and divine mercy and forgiveness for all errors of act or purpose, and pray that in all that we do we shall strengthen the ties of friendship and mutual respect upon which we must assist to build the new structure of peace and good will among the nations. Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occupations and in their several homes and places of worship to tender thanks to God, the ruler of nations. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two, and of the independence of the United States one hundred and forty-third. WOODROW WILSON. By the President: Robert Lansing, Secretary of State. E: Fe: 7 ) eo § : B P SRR @ FREEEC S LR ) Tk ety %@% DEF woods and he succeeded in bringing down a fine bull moose, estimated at from four to eight years of age. Each of the rest of the boys had a deer each. Although a goodly number go from Sauk Centre each year into the northern woods, Mr. Cass is the first local man to bag a moose in a dozen years Or SO. A. J. Gerard and family are to move to St. Paul soon. Mr. Gerard has been the brakeman on the “K” line for a number of years, but has been changed to the moon locals, No. 11 and 12. SEEK DIVINE GUIDANCE. W S 1y W a}ﬁg\,*w : fen Ik Sex Ris A -*‘.‘«-f% Ry BT R St eoo G P A STI o e s W PSR e 2 A= 300 T T ?5”%\5’ VE P * * * L * €y * NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. * In compliance with orders from the Federal Government issued July 1, 1918, giving all newspapers and other publications a reasonable length of time—three months—in which to place their subscription lists upon the cash in advance plan, the Herald publishers sent out statements to all subscribers in arrears November 1, 1918. Those who do not respond by December 1, 1918, cannot be longer retained as subscribers under this rule. Kindly note the date on your label and assist us by paying promptly in advance. * Wallace & Sherwood. * SWANVILLE JUDGE BRAVES HOME CONSEQUENCES BY FINING WIFE FIFTEEN BONES With his wife haled before him as the defendant, Justice of the Peace C. J. Merfeld of Swanville, recently braved domestic consequences and set a bold precedent by fining her life. She had pleaded guilty. Mrs. Merfeld, a Licensed cream buyer, was charged by G. W. Hagberg, an inspector of the state dairy and food department, with overreading a Babcock test. She was arrested and because her husband was the only judge available, she was arraigned before him. After her plea of guilty she was given the fine usually imposed in similar cases. MINNESOTA RAILROAD COMMISSION MAKES ANOTHER SLASH IN CORDWOOD RATES After two months of conference with the Federal railway authorities, the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission, is in position to announce a decided reduction in freight rates on cordwood. The new rates will place wood in direct competition with coal and other fuel as soon as the Fuel Administrator has fixed a price on the former commodity. The new rates substantially are on a parity with those originally ordered by the Minnesota Commission and are from 20 to 40 percent below the prevailing scale. A distinct benefit to the public in the new tariff is a rule providing that the rate will apply equally over a single line or two or more lines of railroad the only basis being continuous mileage. Having been successful in obtaining from the Federal authorities a radical reduction in lignite rates from North Dakota to Minnesota points and now a substantial reduction in cordwood thus enabling fuel dealers to obtain ample stores of both classes of fuel at a moderate expense, the Minnesota railroad commissioners believe that the fuel situation in the Northwest will be generally satisfactory even though the coal supply should prove deficient. BIRCHDALE LADY MARRIED A very quiet wedding took place at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lyons of Birchdale township Tuesday morning when Rev. C. H. Blake, pastor of the Long Prairie Methodist church, united Dr. Isaac VonDonlin of Virginia, Minn., and Miss Belle McCarter, prominent St. Paul. Red Cross worker. Mr. and Mrs. VonDonlin took Tuesday evening’s train at Sauk Center for a short wedding trip before taking up their home at Virginia. The groom is past “Grand Master of the Minnesota Odd Fellows.” SENATOR KNUTE NELSON INVITED TO LEAVE COUNTY FAILING IN APPRECIATION Becker county, one of whose citizens nominated U. S. Senator Knute Nelson for congress 30 years ago the first time he ran, and Detroit, the city in which the convention was held that gave him his start to fame, will be the home of his declining years if the senator accepts the invitation and petition of a large number of Becker county citizens sent him this week. The invitation, which was circulated by Phillip Converse, the son of a delegate in the convention which nominated the Senator, the first time for congress, recites the fact that Don—glas county in which the senator now resides, went against him in the last election—by a large majority. It further calls his attention to the fine majority he got in Becker county, and invites him to make his future residence where he is appreciated, and where he can. Enjoy the hospitality of Detroit’s people and the beauties of her surrounding country with its lakes and forests. A NNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WET LEAD IN STATE ISLESS THAN 600-OFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS DRY AMENDMENT WAS DEFEATED BY CLOSE MARGIN. RECOUNT WILL BE DEMANDED DOUBTFUL IF ERRORS ENOUGH WILL BE FOUND TO PUT AMENDMENT OVER. St. Paul Nov. 19—It became known this afternoon that two county auditors report that mistakes in the count on state prohibition returns have reduced the wet majority by 162 votes. Secretary of State, Schmahl, stated this afternoon that the original prohibition returns from Renville and Fillmore counties will not be changed unless the dry forces demand a recount. On the face of state ticket returns, the wet majority was 756 votes, but if the errors are to change the count in final consideration, the wet majority would be cut to 594. U. S. COURT UPHOLDS BEN TALL’S CONVICTION—MUST SERVE ONE YEAR IN PEN J. O. Bentall, convicted on two charges in federal court Minneapolis and sentenced to one year in the Cow Wing county jail and five years in the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, lost his appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals in St. Louis on the first conviction, carrying a sentence of one year, and must surrender to the United States marshal here within 30 days after the filing of the mandate, it was announced Tuesday at the office of United States District Attorney Alfred Jaques. Bentall, nominated last spring as the Socialist candidate for governor of Minnesota, was convicted in October, 1917, of persuading John Kasube, a farm laborer, not to register for the draft on June 5, 1917. CITIZENS CAN HELP FACILITATE HANDLING AND MOVING OF CHRIST MAS MAIL At this season of the year, the average citizen can greatly assist in facilitating the handling of the mail during the Christmas season by a little cooperation and thoughtfulness. Postmaster J. A. Schoenhoff recently made the following suggestions twhich if carriad out will relieve congested conditions materially: 1. Remember that at the present time the postal serviceis handling the largest volume of mail in its history and mail of greater importance than at any time during its existence. Con ditions are abnormal, man power has been reduced. It is your duty as a citizen to cooperate to the fullest ex tent and do your share to lighten the burden by following out suggestions of the post-office department from time to time along the lines of econ om. ‘2. Conserve the man power of the country by mailing your Christmas parcels early. “3. Shop early—mail early “4, Whenever possible, deposit your mail at the main post-office. “5. Wrap parcels securely, address them plainly, and mail early. “g. Never mail a letter or package without having your return address in the upper left-hand corner. “7. Remember the postal service is your business; make it more efficient by your intelligent cooperation. “8 When mailing packages, use stamps of large denominations. This conserves paper, saves man power in cancellation, and expedites the han dling of your mail as well.”. FAMOUS RAINBOW DIVISION HAS BEEN NAMED AS PART OF ARMY OF OCCUPATION Paris, Nov. 17.—The American Third army has been dsignated as “the army of occupation.” It will be under the immediate direction of’ General Pershing, the commander-in-. chief, who will be in command of the American positions in occupied terri tories. : 3 The Third army will consist of the First, Second,. Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twenty-sixth, Thirty-second, Forty-. second, (Rainbow), Eighty-ninth and: Ninetieth divisions, which divided. among the Third and Fourth corps,. will consist for the present of about a. Quarter of a million men. It will be commanded by Major General Dick. Mrs. Victor Conklin left Wednesday for Dowagiac, Mich., for a visit with her mother. She expects to be gone until the first of the year. 