The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-09-12

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, September 12, 1918.
No. 13.
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Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers,
River ton,—Sam Davis, formerly of
Brainerd, lost his left arm while
working on a steam shovel at a mine.
International Falls.—County Superintendent of Schools J. F. Gavin has
preparations well under way and reports that the scarcity of teachers is
felt here as in other places, but practically all schools will be supplied.
Conrad.—George C. Miles was instantly killed by an accidental fall
from a buggy in which he was riding.
He was a Minnesota pioneer, 69 years
old, and had lived In Conrad for the
last five years. For 36 years his home
was at Fergus Falls, Minn.
Stillwater. — John Metten died recently at his home in Seattle, Wash.
He was 62 years of age and many
years aeo operated a bus line between
Stillwafe and South Stillwater. Mr.
Metten made Seattle his home for the
past thirteen years.
Crookston.—The Grand Central hotel has closed its doors and for the
time being will go out of business. Mr.
Marotte, who has been in charge of
the hotel for the past several years,
states that this step has been made
necessary because of the conditions
arising from the war.
Barnesville. — Mrs. M. D. Metcalf
died of injuries received at her farm
west of the city when she was thrown
from the mower which she was driving and was so seriously hurt in the
runaway which followed that she died
Jn a few hours. Mrs. Metcalf is survived by her husband and three children.
St. Paul.—F. E. Pearson, state superintendent of banks, has appointed
epecial deputy examiners to assist in
liquidating two state banks, recently
closed by his orders. Edward Ekman,
Minneapolis, was named examiner of
jthe Robbinsdale State bank liquidation. C A. Fossum, Pequot, former
cashier of the bank, was appointed examiner in the, case of the First State
bank of Pequot.   ■
St. Paul.—Minnesota voters in the
American army at home or abroad may
vote by mail in the November election,
under a resolution adopted by the Minnesota Public Safety commission. An
order covering the subject will be prepared by Attorney General Clifford L.
Hilton for adoption at the commission's next meeting. Little expense is
involved, as no commissioners will be
sent to France to take the vote.
St. Paul.—C. Louis Weeks has resigned as deputy attorney general and
became state insurance commissioner,
succeeding John B. Sanborn, who resigned recently to enter military service. Edgert S. Oakley of DuJuth succeeds Mr. Weeks as deputy. No one
has been named to fill the present vacancy in the state legal Staff. It was
-^tal^ tta_H___^anbom will be reappointed insurance~co2pMissioner upon completing his milita0 service.
St. Paul.—An increase'of one cent a
pound in the price of sugar is predicted by the Minnesota fooji administration. This will not affect sugar in con-
Bignees' warehouses. All'shipments of
sugar in transit will be aiected. Jobbers and retailers haviife sugar on
hand will "be required tc' sell at one
cent raise on the origind cost price.
They will not -be permitted" to make
extra profit, Frank S. Pofle, head of
the sugar division of the st)to food administration, said.
St. Paul. — Voluntary anny enlist-
ment'st in Minnesota and Woughout
the United States receiverfits death
blow when an order issued fy General
L. C. March, chief of staff.jfalling for
the permanent closing of ahrecruiting
stations was received. The \ily voluntary system to be permitted,-ereafter,
according to General Mara, is that
dealing with men between(6 and 56
years of age, and the enlitment of
these men is authorized onl\ for staff
corps and departments.      • |
St. Paul. — Reports thatihe Mayo
clinic at Rochester ha3 concerned the
use of wheat flour substitifes as injurious to the digestion arekuphatic-
ally denied by Dr. Charles*-. Mayo
in a communication to  thjoffice of
A- D. Wilson, federal food aipinistrat-
;_r for Minnesota.   Dr. Maydays that
the  rumor is  entirely  witlut  foundation, and is no doubt Ger|m propaganda.   He asserts that the |ieat flour
substitutes are much betteffor most
people than wheat flour.
I   Spring Grove.—The infaiie paralysis situation here has beejexagger-
ated.    There  have  been  e»t  case*
only in town, with one deatlJAt present only two patients are uer quar*-
antine and they' are weluNo new
cases have developed for ire than a
-Week, and as all childrenkve been
kept at home since the epknic started, no more cases are exjjted.   The
Mayo clinic was not callejn by citizens, but serum contributlby Dr. E.
C. Rosenow was used in .(treatment
of one patiesi" jl
St. Paul.^pbr W.tGaris, Duluth, has been appointeffief of staff
by Adjutant General Rl»w, to succeed Maj. W. A. Curtis, Efaul, transferred to the adjutant gtnal's office
in Washington. MajoGaris has
served eight years in thrmy.
Minneapolis.—With tfarrival of
25 additional student ni flight officers at the Dunwoody al training
school, to take their fund work,
there are now 107 pilot; training at
the school. This numbtacludes the
S2 who will complete ti work Sep-
teinber 14 and leave f Penaacola,
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Letter From John
Tamala, France.
Aug. 18, 1918.
Dear Parents:
How is everybody at home?
Hope you are tine and in the
best of health.
I am still in a hospital getting- better every day and soon
expect to be out. It is quite a
while since I heard from you
folks but I think that is on account of my being away from
my company.
How is everything- around
there this year? I suppose it is
pretty quiet and less amusement then ever before. The only amusement here in France is
what the Americans put up  .
Was to church   this   morning,
Haye service at this place every Sunday.    Will cease writing
for this time, hope to hear from
you  soon.    Best wishes to   all,
Pvt. John Tamala,
Co. C. 5th. F. B. S. C.
A. E. F.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
County Seat Calling's.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altrichter
and wedding party of Pierz
were in the city Tuesday. Mrs.
Altrichter was formerly Miss
Gertrude Schraut.
The small game hunting season wiil open September 16 this
year. B. Y. McNairy, county
auditor, will begin selling
licenses September 13, but they
will not be good for use until
the 16th.
The season is later this year
than usual and hunters should
remember that no hunting is
allowed in the game reserve
south of the city. The big game
season is also later than usual,
starting November 16th.
The 13-year-old daughter of
John Fleck, who resides on the
West side was shot in the arm
Monday morning by a 22 ibullet,
while she was hanging out
clothes in the yard at her home.
The police are looking into
the matter and everything possible will be done to locate the
one who fired the shot. There
have been seyeral cases of this
kind lately though this is the
first time there have been any
serious results and the police
and citizens feel that it is time
the nuisance was stopped.
The local draft board has received a call for 6 men to be at
Dunwoody on September 19.
These men must have agrammer
school education or the equivalent thereof and must have some
experience in and aptitude for
merchanical pursuits.
Tbey are wanted for auto
mecbanics, carpenters, electricians, radia operators and sheet
metal workers, and must be
physically qualified for general
military services. They will
be used at the front and behind
the lines.
After September 10 no more
volunteers for this call will be
taken an£ f the necessary men
have not volunteered on that
date the remaining number will
be inducted .
Clerk of Court A. M. Stoll issued a marriage license Thursday to Anton Veith and Clara
Tschida and Friday morning
one was issued to Will Suavely
of Benton county and Hazel V.
Smarth.
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Another Letter
from France.
Somewhere in France.
Dear Parents:
We landed here safely and
had nice weather coming across.
I certainly was glad to step on
ground again. You always told
us children how things look oyer here, but still I was surprised
to see the old fashioned ways
the way they work here. We
are stopping here in a small
farmers' village. We are scattered all over town and are
staying with private people,
who are very kind to us. I just
wish I could talk French. They
are mostly all old people here
and the wav the old men and
women dig in and work—I feel
sorry for them. Crops look
good here, about the best grain
I ever saw in my lite- We are
allowed to drink beer and wine
here in France. I had my first
glass the other day in nine
months and they sell it pretty
cheap. What got me most was
the train. The cars are so unhandy and it's more rough riding than our trains in U. S., and
we don't see hardly any automobiles. They are way, way behind with everything here. We
came thru quite a number of
cities where everything looked
dark, with no street lights. I
wish the war was over.
Did you get the card I sent
that the ship where I was on
landed safely? We wrote the
card on the ship in New York
and they kept it there until we
arrived here and then they sent
it. I was lucky and didn't get
sea sick. A good many of the
boys were in  pretty bad shape.
I wish I could of stayed in
New York a little longer. I
didn't get a chance to see the
city. Father Anthony was out
with me and bought me a big
feed, which tasted good and he
gave me ten bucks besides. I
can call him a gentleman ha ha.
Well I have a chance to see
the barns the way they have
them here, but they don't suit
me at all. You can see only
old horses around. The work
is done mostly with oxen and
cows. It looks funny the way
people carry half of their crop
home on their back.
France is a nice country. I
saw some big farms here, where
they use binders.
Well how are crops in Minnesota this year, and have you
heard how the crops are in
Montana? I hope they are
good. That's all for this time
so I will close hopeing this letter will reach vou in the same
good health as it leaves me.
Best regards to you all. Your
loving son,
I. J. Ronellenfitsch
Battery F. 348 F. A.
A. E. F. ,Via N. York.
It is reported today that
all 19 to 20, and 32 to 36 year
old new registrants, will be
called before the last of October.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDCES—
DANCE
Given by Ladies of Red
Cross on Friday Evening,
Sept.   20th,    at    Faust's
Hall.   Good   Music.
Everybody come.   A good
time is assured to all.
Introduction Committee.
Tickets 72c.
Appear For
Examination
September 13.
The men who reached 21 since
June 5 and who registered Aug.
24, will be called for examina
tion on Sept. 13, and must appear before the local exemption
board at the court house on that
date.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Army Divisions
On account of the many inquiries as to number of men in
various departments of the army
the following is given:
An army corps is 60,000  men.
An infantry division is 19,000
men.
A regiment of infantry is
3,600 men.
A battalion is 1,000  men.
A company is 260 men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A corporal's squad is 11 men.
A field artillery brigade comprises 1,300 men.
A field artillery has 105 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283  men.
A machine gun battalion has
396 men.
An engineer's regiment has
1,096 men.
An ambulance company has
60 men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medicine attachment has 13
men.
A major general leads the
field army and also each army
corps.
A brigadier general heads
each infantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads a   company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sergeant is next below a
lieutenant. J
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Platte News.
Cecil Kelley and wife and children visited at the Frank Wolff
home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kainz
and children visited with their
home folks Mr. and Mrs. Reese
last Sunday afternoon.
Those that were in Platte last
Monday are Miss Mary Wolff
and brother Willie, and John
Ebertowski.
Some young folks called at
the Math. Valentine home Sunday evening.
School opened Monday with
Mrs. Tony Smith Jr. as teacher
in district 71.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Rychner
and family and Miss Mary Sho-
chinski, called at the Chr.Reese
home Sunday evening.
,—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
List of Unclaimed Letters
Letters addressed to the following named parties are at the
postoffice in Pierz and have not
been called for.
John Jentse,
Miss Helma Skullman,
Men Who Left
For Camp Grant
September 5.
Below is given a list of the
men from Pierz and vicinity,
who left for Camp Grant, 111.,
Thursday September 5th:
Herman Hoheisel,   Pierz.
Aug. Kapsner.
John Held Jr.
Mike Zormeir, Royalton, R. 2.
Herman Bednar.
Joseph Schmittbauer.
Peter J. Brausen.
John M.Smith.
Jos. A. Marshik.
Walter Suaser.
Philip Starr.
John Otremba.
Wm. Brausen.
Michael P. Meyer.
Wilson Hayes.
Frank Merkling.
Frank Dellenburg.
Jos. Suess.
John E. Thommes.
Samuel W. Martin.
Ed. J. Kobilka.
Geo. H. Miller.
Albert G. Kaminski.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
County Commissioners Met,
The county board met in regular session Sept. Sth. Hearing
granted on the following petition to be set off from one district to another: Walter Hayes
and Joe Swaser from district 71
to 87.
The following names were selected, from which the next
Grand Jury will be drawn. Those
from this vicitity are: '
Fred Herwers,
William Miller,
John Smuda,
Henry Hennen, x
John J. Boser,
Joseph Otremba,
Henry Vol ten,
Edwin Stuckmeyer,
Peter Newman.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES—
Sullivan News.
"Geo. Hander of Pine City took
a course in the Little Falls Business College and secured a ninety dollar position on the Great
Northern Railroad.   A thorough
j training and a good   position at
i a moderate rate is what you will
get.    It's  the  school  for  you
. Send for catalog.
A daughter was born to Guss
lines and wife' of" north Platte
lake last week, which makes
eight children all named alphabetically from A to H.
Z. N. Barnes and wife of Little Falls called at the lake
Thursday while on the way
home from Walkon.
J. J. Linnihan and wife spent
the week at the State  Fair.
County seat visitors Wednesday were C. E. Look anb wife,
and T. S. Look and sister Miss
Ida.
Sam Martin and Fred Lynn
were among the boys who left
for Camp Grant   Thursday.
Mrs. R. Hoskins and children
spent the week end with the
Eli Hoskins family.
Miss Anna Smith is boarding
with the Peter Adkins family
and attending school.
C. J. Bowen motored to Little Falls Wednesday.
Nellie Martin and Lena Zarn-
es were callers at the Peter Adkins home Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Hall left for
Randall Sunday where she will'
teach school.
—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES	
If you want a position in a
bank, take the banking or shorthand course at the St. Cloud
Business College. Write at once
for catalogue. We can saye you
money. Vath & Ahles.
Local Happenings
Ofjlie Week
Al. Smith returned Saturday from Hope, N. Dak.
Mrs. John Smith of Superior is here for a few days'
stay.
Frank Brandl took the
train for New Munich Tuesday morning.
H. 0. Eldred of St. Cloud
is after game law violators
here.
Bert Faust, brakeman on
the Great Northern, is home
on a few days' visit.
E. H. Kling toured this end
of the county Tuesday instructing the registrars.
Miss Josephine Kastanek
left for St. Cloud last week,
to attend the normal school.
A. Haskel returned from
the cities Tuesday, where he
had been buying fall   stock.
The two months old child
of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wilkes
died last Friday, and was
buried last Sunday afternoon.
R. C. Borgerding is taking
care of the lumber yard
while C. Saurer is moving
his family up from Albany.
Millinery opening at Genola, Minn., Monday Sept. 16.
Prices to suit everybody.
Full line of the latest styles.
Ad. Marie E. Bolster.
J. Fahey of Emery, S. D.
was here, a few days this
week looking after his land
interests.. ' He is. • the owner
of the old Priglmeyex place.
A Ford car upset near John
Fischer's place last Sunday
evening and Agnes Berg, one
of the occupants, was severely scalded by the hot water
from the radiator.
Alfred Stumpf, son of Mrs.
A. Stumpf, who for the past
two years was in Watertown
and Milwaukee studying for
Electric engineer, is here on
a visit.
The Nick Lochner family
received word Sunday that
John Resell had died at Kimball. Mr. Resch was a brother to Mrs. John Tretter. He
had been an invalid for eight
years.
The casualty list of yesterday contained the name of
Albert V. Amyskefsky, mis-
sing'in action, and Albert J.
Dolven, wounded, degree undetermined. Both are of Little Falls.
Mrs. Jos. Trachta left
Tuesday morning for Sar-
gent county, N. Dak., after
a four months' visit . here
with the Math Kubitschek
family. Mary Kubitschek accompanied her home.
Jos. Bollig, son of John
Bollig is home recovering
from'an accident which cut
off three of his toes. He was
working as bridge carpenter,
when a rail fell on his foot
with the above stated result.
Tlie accident occured at
Blackhoof and he was taken
to the Moose Lake   hospital.
"Bert" Faust is home ou a
visit. He is brakeman on
the Soo Line.
iEFI
OF ALL PLANT
War  Industries  Board Creates
New List of Priorities to
Remedy Defects.
MAKES FOUR GLASSES
Plan Governs  Issuance of Certificates
for Fuel Supply, Electricity, Transportation,  Labor and  Basis for
 ' Draft   Exemption.
Washington, Sept. 9. — Chairman
Baruch of the war industries board
has announced a new priorities list
of industries and plants essential to
the war or eivil population.
It was described as the "master
key" governing the issuance of priority certificates by the priorities commissioner of the board for fuel supply
or electrical energy, transportation,
terminal facilities, capital, and labor
and as the basis for industrial exemption from the draft. |
"The inclusion of the industries aud j
plants on this preference list," said I
the announcement, "does not operate!
as an'embargo against all others, but,'
the effect is to defer the requirements j
of all other industries and plants until i
the requirements of those on the pref- j
erence list shall have been satisfied." j
Four Classes Selected.
Industries have been grouped into i
four classes according to their relative j
importance.    No distinction, however, j
has been made between any of the in-!
dustries or plants within any one class j
and it was explained that no signifi-;'
cance is to be attached to the order in !
which they are listed within any class, i
The industries or plants under Class 1 j
_>e of exceptional importance and in-1
elude those most vital to the prosecu-'
tion of the war and the public  and
their requirements must be fully met
in preference to those of the three remaining classes.
Fuel for domestic consumption—
residences, apartment houses, restaurants and hotels—is in Class 1. In
that class also are food, railways
operated by the railroad administration, the army and navy, aircraft,
ships and shipyards, war chemical
plants, coal mines aud by-product
coke plants, certain public utilities,
ordnance and small arms plants and
ammunition and explosives.
Priority to Be Conditioned.
Requirements of those grouped under Class 2, 3 and 4 will be given priority over those not on the preference
list, but as between these three
classes there is no complete or absolute preference provided. Relative
importance of the industries and
plants within each group will be the
basis of operation.
Each plant listed in the three last
classes will be required to file with the
War Industries board before the 15th
of each month a report of its activities
during the preceding month. Failure
to comply with this order will mean
removal from the preference list.
NEUTRAL   NATIONS   PROTEST
Warn Bolshevik Against Execution of
Civilians.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9. — The Berlin
Tages Zeitung's Moscow correspondent says the neutral diplomats have
jointly protested to M. Tchitcherin,
the Bolshevik foreign minister, against
the wholesale execution of civilians
and officers. They informed Tchitcherin that their governments would
expel all Russian Bolshevik if the
soviet government did Hot abandon
its attitude of terrorism towards its
political opponents.
NINTH WAR LOAN IS COMING
Subscriptions in Germany Will Begin!
on Sept. 23.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.—The ninth Ger- j
man war loan will be offered for sub-1
scription from Sept. 23 to Oct. 23, ac-i
cording to, a dispatch from Berlin.
Tlje loan will be issued in the forml
of 5 per cent bonds and 4% per cent,'
redeemable treasury bills. Both will;
be issued at 98.
GERMAN  WAR  VESSEL  SUNK;
Ship Either Ran on a Mine or Was|
Torpedoed.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9. — One of a!
squadron of German warships cruising]
off the coast of the Island of Ameland.
ran on a mine or was torpedoed, ac-|
cording to reports received here. The]
ship was seen suddenly to keel over
and  disappear.
Women Replace Officials.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.—The large
number of German officials in Belgium
have been called for military service,
according to the Nieuwe Rotterdam
Courtant. Their places are to be taken
by women.
"Hello Girls"  Dislike Title.
Washington, Sept. 9. — American
girls operating telephone exch.
for the expeditionary forces in France
have transmitted to the United States
through the War department a protest
against their designation as "hello
girls." This was announced by the
War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A.,
which said the Woman's Telephone
unit of the American Signal corps
has been selected as the official title
of the unit. Two homes for the telephone girls haye bee,u opened by th$
Y, W- C. A,
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