The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1918-11-21

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, November 21, 1918.
No. 23.
For The Fire
Sufferers
Donated   throngh
the   First
State Bank, Genola.
. ..    $15.00
5.0C
2.00
2.00
Otto Starr,	
2.00
1.00
First State Bank, .. .
..      10.00
..      . 7-00
..      10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
i.oo!
5.00
1.00
P. V. Smith,	
2.00
J. T. Harsch,	
5.00
8.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
Jacob Pesia	
5.00
Gerhard Wilkes,
6.00
Math. Sclmurer	
.50
2.00
Adam W. Tembraun,.
1.00
1.00
..      10.00
1.00
Wm. Leidenfrost, ....
2.00
2.00
2.00
l.od
2.00
1.00
John Hesch,	
l.dol
5.00
Mary Meyer,	
5.OOJ
John Hoheisel,	
l.ooj
Mrs. Henry Stumpf,..
2.501
1.00
Dr. Edward H. Kerkhoff, Passes Aw
Friday, Morning at 4 o'clock
Publisher of The Pierz Journal.
fJohn H. Langer
Of Agram Died!
John  H. Langer,   son of  Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert  Langfer of St
Cloud died of pneumonia follow
ing influenza.    He was taken to1
the hospital in Little Falls lastL
Friday where he died.    The re-Ia11 nl^ht and Sunday
mains were   brought   to Pierz'i    T. Nespore made a trip  to
Local Happenings   1GHR0H0L0GY OF
Of the Week! MAIN EVENTS OF
WAR FOR LIBERTY!
Joe Virnig left for a  trip
|to Alabama .Friday.
The rain  Saturday  lasted!
Dr. Kerkhoff died at his home in the Village of Pierz!
last Friday morning at 4 o'clock, after a short illness of twol*^ S^vd^J *nd t!urial waslLit tie Falls yesterday.
ffheld at the  St. Joseph's church? J
weeks.   A severe attack of Spanish influenza was the cause
[Battles That Have Marked the!
Greatest Struggle in the
World's History.
of his sudden and  untimely death.
About two weeks ago
Ihe complained of not feeling .well, but kept on attending tofend is survived by bis wife and
L.   .     : A._   _       L-:*s, , ,       ,       ,    °     gthree children.    His wife is also
his business, until  Tuesday, November 12th, when he was
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.!    Prohibition was adopted inj
Deceased  was^ 35 years of age|Wyoming by about 3 to 1.
Mike Kiewel of Little Falls!
|DEMOCRACY'S TRIUMPH
COMPLETE AND FINAL!
jsuffering from the disease.
but for the last time.    From that date on his sickness became serious until death  called him.    All that could bail gftgr frnm Mrc Jnhn UnffmW
done was done but in vain.    At 2 o'clock he became quiet]
|and at 4 o'clock he fell asleep, for his last long sleep.'
He was 48 years of age at the time of his death.
Dr. Kerkhoff was one of our prominent citizens.    He|
[was always ready to do all in his power to further the well
fare of the community.  He was a good and helpful neigh
jbor and had many friends that regret his sudden death.
Besides his many friends and relatives he leaves a wife]
|and two sons, Milton and Carl, to mourn his death.
The remains were laid to rest in the St. Joseph's ceme-
jtery last Saturday, at 9 o'clock.    May he rest in peace.
was
here!
Mrs. John Hoffman of Monarch,;
Montana,   whose   maiden name!
Was Mary Eisel, writes to relatives  here  tbat   the  man   whoifttfat some of the   soldiers   of j
a business caller
Tuesday.
Watch  for the  Big Sal
the end of this month.
JOHN SCHMOLKE.!
It was reported here today!
Four Years of Bitter Warfare Before
the Defeat of Autocratic Attempts toj
Rule the World Could Be Assured-
Progress   of   the   Titanic   Contest!
Practically as It Went On From Dayj
to Day.
From June 28, 1914, when the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of!
Austria, and his wife, at Sarajevo,!
Bosnia-, gave Emperor William of Ger-
H many his excuse for beginning warl
which he believed would result in hisj
gaining practical control of the world
Jan. 11—Germans cross the KawKa,
30 miles from Warsaw.
Jan. 24—British win naval battle in
North sea.
Jan. 29—Kussian army invades Hungary ; German efforts to cross Aisne repulsed.
Feb. 1—British repel strong German
attack near La Bassee.
Feb. 2—Turks are defeated in attack on Suez eanal.
Feb. 4—Russians capture Tarnow
in Galicia.
Feb. 8—Turks along Suez canal in
full r.treat; Turkish land defenses at,
the Dardanelles shelled by British tor-.
pedo boats.
Feb. 11—Germans evacuate Lodz.
Feb. 12—Germans drive Bussians!
from positions in East Prussia, taking;
26,000 prisoners.
Feb. 14—Russians report capture of!
fortifications at Smolnik.
Feb.    16—Germans    capture   Plock|
land Blelsk in Poland; French capture!
two miles of German trenches in Cham-!
|pagne district.
Feb. 17—Germans report they have!
I taken 50,000 Russian prisoners in Ma-|
| zurian lake district.
Feb. 18—German blockade of Euglish j
and French coasts put into effect.
Feb. 19-20—British and French fleets!
| bombard Dardanelles forts.
Feb. 21—American steamer Evelyn j
| sunk by mjne in North sea.
Feb. 22—German was office announ-l
killed and. robbed her son PredlCamp Grant, 111. are on theirl^niS^d^S^^SIS ^fi^^aSffl
[Some of Our Boys   IWill Move Troops
Will Soon Come Home!     In Country First
in Lillian, Montana,  about sixlway home.
months ago,  has  been caught^
and hung. One of the Jacob  Herman
She also states that they have|boys is  said  to  have  cut  a
over one foot of snow in somegdeep   gash   in his foot while
places.   The auto is  out of ser|ch       j      wood Monday.
vice.
She  also states  that tlie in-|    Since   the   influenza   epi-
fiuenza epidemic is raging theregdemic,   we   hope,   is   nearly
87 persons fell]fover  we  are  informed   that
same as  here.
victims to the terrible disease
from November 3rd to the 10th
in her neighborhood.
Herbert    Hoover,    food   ad-J    War  department   authoritie
Iministrator,   and Edward   Hur-'|are giving  consideration to the
ley,   chairman of the shippinglsecond phase of demobilization
JCounty Seat Callings.'
Mrs. Mary Souer of Buckmanfjwith the influenza
jboard, sailed for Europe on the|the  return of  divisions from a-|was brought to the hospital suf
White Star liner Olympic. Hoov-Ibroad.  Tt is estimated that itlfering from an attack of influen-i    St. Cloud Business College!
lerls going abroad to take chargef will  be some  time in J.nuarygza. fopened Nov. 11th.    Large at-|
of tbe huge task of feeding the|before the government completsi Fllenhe-W    of   T mi jtendance.    Enroll now.
Ihungry  millions in  the war de fre task of freeing the 1,700,000^^ d^d  ^t^k ^o^l^-S Vath I Allies.
vasted countries-   Hurley's mis-^men in this country.  It isdoubt-l
ision is to arrange for the home-|ful if any   considerable  move-r
of
American^ment of troops from oyer there
County District
School Aid Money!
The county auditor has made;
out tbe statement to Treasurer
Renick on the amounts to be
paid to the different school districts in the county from state
aid which amounts in tbe aggregate to .$17,735.25, or $3.25 forj
each one of the pupils attending the public schools of Morrison county.
The  independent  school dis
trict of Little  Falls, with 1,274
pupils will receive $4,140.75.
The money will be distributed
in a few weeks.
Following is the itemized apportionment for schools in ourj
Vicinity;
District No. 14     $52.
District No. 15. ,,.    159.25
District No. 19....'.  ...    188.001
District No. 36     217.75
District No. 89     104.00!
District No. 41      22.75
District No. 46     110.60
District No. 55 (    65.00
District No. 62 '....'  110.50
District No. 78     123.50
District No. 87     113.75
District No. 92     165.75]
District No. 97       89.75J
District No. 99.     100.75
District No. 100      48.75
"District No. 112       61.75!
District No. 127      81.251
District No. 129      94.25
Two Brainerd Men Badly Hurt,
ward    voyages
troops   overseas.     Hurley   de-Iwill commence before that work
clared that be believed tbe Yan-|is done.
kees Could be transported home!
at tbe rate of 800,000 a month inj Card Of Thanks.
American vessels.   He announc-jf. 	
ed that the   homeward   bound! We hereby express our sincerel
movement  has already started! thanks to all who sympathized!
and that in a few days the sol-|with us, and who extended aidj
diers Will Commence disembank-fduring our resent bereavement.
|ing in New York.   The lirst ar-| Mrs. E. H. Kerkhoff
at the  St. Gabriel's hospital ofj
heart    trouble,   caused   by   influenza.
J. J. Rassier of Little Falls
jhas been taken to St. Gabriel's
jbospital, being ill with in
jfluenza.
rivals  will be those who were,
disabled and removed from the'!
r-
firing line before  tbe armistic
was signed, he said. -
aud cbildrenJ
the first payment of the insurance of bis brother, who was
killed in France. The amount
was $172.72.
events of the struggle are told in the
following chronicle:
1914
June 28—Archduke Ferdinand and
wife assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
July 28—Austria-Hungary declares
war on Serbia.
Aug. 1—Germany declares war on
Russia.and general mobilization Is under way in France and Austria-Hungary.
Aug. 2—German troops enter France
at Cirey; Russian troops enter Germany at Schwidden; German army enters Luxemburg over protest and Germany asks Belgium for free passage
of her troops.
Aug. 3—British fleet mobilizes; Belgium appeals to Great Britain for diplomatic aid and German'' ambassador
quits Paris.
„Aug. 4—France declares war on Germany ; Germany declares war on Belgium ; Great Britain sends Belgium
neutrality ultimatum to Germany;
British army mobilizes and state of
war between Great Britain and Germany is declared. President Wilson
Issues   neutrality   proclamation.
Aug. 5—Germans begin fighting on
Belgian   frontier;   Germany  asks  for
Frank Kluetch  rented theiItaly's ^elP;     .   ,  ,
g    Aug. 6—Austria declares war on Rus-
store building from Jos. Pohl|_i_.
in Platte.   Jos. is now livingj atA^tJ^ermans de£eated by French
Aug. 8—Germans capture Liege.
Portugal announces it will support
Great Britain; British land troops in
Fraflce.
Abg. 10—prance declares war on
Austria-Hungary.
Aug. 12—Great Britain declares war
on Austria-Hungary; Montenegro declares war on Germany. .
the black smallpox  are  rag-
jing in Dakota county.
Peter Grravel took out- the
jmail for route 2 yesterday
[morning. Henry Walerious,
(carrier for the roiile  is  sick
at Morrill.
Twenty-one thousand children in New York have  beenj
George Gravel is in receipt of|made orphans by the influen
za epidemic.
Nagel-Hartmann.
Proceedings of the
Co. Commissioners!
Hubert Nagel) son of Mrs. Ar-Jj   The county board met in regu
Inold Nagel of  Pierz and Bertha^lar session  in the  Court House!
Hartmann,   daughter  of  Anton,'at Little  Falls, and  was called
Aug. 15—Japan sends ultimatum to
Otto Fuhrman took  Henry| Germany to withdraw from Japanese
Tiri Mrs    T   PrpiinPRhflTfi-er toi nnd chinese waters and evacuate Kiao-
ana mis. j. neimesoeigei to|chOTV. Bnssla offers autonomy t0 Po_
Additional big game licenses jRice Wednesday where they Bland.
not   published   last   week   wasB   iv,    • _ ,- +  ^j+i-,   +>,Q   e     -p,.Q," 1    Au&- 20—German army enters Brus
, ,       „     ,   _ _. .       iwm visit with  the  fe.  rrei-a.pl<.
procured by:   Frank J. ThienesS       , „   * .,
of Pierz, John Thienes of Littleimesber&er fainlly'
Falls, Joe B. Doty of Royalton
Mike Leese of Genola, G. M. A.ra
Fortier of  Little Falls, F. D.iof  Green*aid   were   here to
LaBlanc of Little Falls, Chas ■attend the  funeral of Dr. E
Henry Nietfeld  and  wife
Gray of Randell, Christ Schlag
of Bowlus, Albert J. Stephen of §was a brother
C. Hartmann were united in mar-|to order  by tbe chairman at lliPierz, Henry J. Dengel of Buck
riage in the St. Joseph's church lo'clock a. m. Nov. 12th.
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning.!   All members were present.
Joe  Hartmann,   brother to  the|   The minutes of October meet
Wide   served  as  bestman   andfing were read and approved.
Prances Nagel as maid of honor.|   The following bills from this]
The wedding  was  celebratedlend of the county were allowed
at  tbe  bride's home in  Upper|Hubert Smith,  work on
Itown. county road $82 75!
Aug. Janorske, work on
county road 49 50|
C.   Thommes,   work   on
state road No. 3 8 85
Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Pierz assignment for Peter L.
Poster
H. Kerkhoff.
The  deceased
to Mrs. Niet-
jman,   Lee   Randall   of    Little
Palls.
With an additional subscription of $500 by tbe Pine Tree!
Manufacturing  company  and a
feld.
lAmericans Advance
Toward Rhine!
Henry  Wauinger of La&
Itrup received  word from his]
?sou Leo that he is in  a  hospital at  London  and  is  re-l
further   subscription   made   bylcovering from three   wounds!
the same company of $2,000 the|he received  in  action  some:
fire  sufferers' fund  in Morrisonii:me „„-
county has  gone way  over  the
top.   The local company in ord-| Rev. J. Gr. Wildenberg, who
!er to help facilitate matters in|wa8 assi8tant  pastor  of  our
the matter of aid, mailed a checks'
Brainerd Dispatch—Two men
Were nearly killed by the premature explosion of tbe Northern Pacific shop Cannon stationed at Fifth and Laurel and
gave a note of sadness to the
peace celebration.
Ted Robinson, age 17, a machinist helper at tbe shops, had
both arms torn off, and is nearly dead from loss of blood.
Claude C. Lindsey, electrician
at tbe shops, bad an arm torn
off, and was otherwise hurt.
With Americans advancing to
ward Rhine Nov. 18;   The tbird|peter L. Poster, balance
army resumed its advance  intol   county share on bridge
German  territory at dawn last'i   No. 2931
Monday.    When the march b -iprank Konen mileage for
Jgan tbe left wing of tbe Amerh|   election returns
Cans rested  on the French-Bel-|peter F. Blake  mileage
gian frontier,   while  the  right!   for election returns
wing was near the German bor-lHenryVolten mileage for
[der in the Mete region.   In theirl   election.returns
Mrst day's march tbe Americans|Matb. Valentine mileage
reclaimed over 500 square miles!   for election returns
Of French  territory.    Tbe Ger-gottoHoffman mileage for
mans bad  not blown up any of|   election returns
tbe bridges or roads.    The ad-|peter Blake mileage for
Vance proceeded smoothly, aver-|   election returns
aging three miles an hour.    The|Wm. Leidenfrost mileage
troops were fully equipped, and!   for election returns
wore ''tin hats" and carried gas|Henry Volten mileage for
masks.  Tbe infantry was in tbel   election returns
lead, followed by machine guns,|peter Weidenbach   mile-
artillery, supply trains and am-|   ag-e for election returns
bulances.     Each   division  was|praak Konen mileage for
about 20 miles in length. election returns
.■parish   for   the   past  three
tor $2,000 direct to Cloquet andlF ,.    _       t» ,
this county was given credit fo|y«ars,   left  for   Blooming
the amount. Last Thursday thejPrairie, Minn- Friday, where
officials of the company againlhe will have a parish of his|
subscribed $500 to the fund. |own. The assistant pastor
Fred Billmeier of Pierz andlfoi' our parish has not yet
Oscar Swanson of Freedhemiarrived
4 60lwere  admitted to  St. Gabriel's
500 00:
725 oo;
Jbospital  last  week.     Mr. Bill-
4 49Imeier was later, discharged be
Sing better
2 80f
Aug. 23—Japan declares war on Germany; Russia victorious in battles in
East Prussia.
Aug. 25—Japanese warships bombard Tsingtao.
Aiig. 2o—Japan and Austria break
off diplomatic relations.
Aug. 28—English win naval battle
over German fleet near Helgoland.
Aug. 20—Germans defeat Bussians
at Allenstein; occupy Amiens; advance to La Fere, 65 miles from Paris.
Sept. 1—Germans cross Marne;
bombs dropped on Paris; Turkish army
mobilizes; Zeppelins drop bombs on
Antwerp.
Sept. 2—Government of France
transferred to Bordeaux; Russiuns capture Lemberg.
Sept. 4—Germans cross the Marne.
Sept. 5—England, France and Russia sign pact to make no separate
peace.
Sept. 6—French win battle of
Marne ; British' cruiser Pathfinder
sunk in North sea by a German submarine. '
Sept. 7.—Germans retreat from the
Marne.
Sept. 14—Battle of Aisne starts;
German retreat halted.
Sept. 15—First battle of Soissons
fought.
Sept. 20 — Russians capture Ja-
roisau and begin siege of Przemysl.
Oct. 9-10—Germans capture Antwerp.
Oct. 12—German take Ghent.
Oct. 20—Sighting along Yser river
begins.
Oct. 29—Turkey begins war on Rus-
[ern part of the state say that! sia.
,, n    .,    U    Nov. 7—Tsingtao falls before Jap-
Ithere are many cases  ot  the|anese troops.
Nov. 9—German cruiser Emcfcn deed.
Dec. 11—German advance on War-
Travelers from the  north
It is no longer necessary to|Spanish influenza among the!   not
(purchase 20 percent substitutes!Indians near Walker. . Ther'ell Dec
recaptured   by
iD-QS-e   fatal through the lack! on  English  coast, killing 50 or morel northeastern   Serbii
&* I persons;  Austrians said to have lostRto Constantinople.
[Of care. | upward of 10Ofi00 men In Serbian de-|    Oct. 30-Germans
1 feat.
The  influenza   condition^    Dec. 25—Italy occupies Avlona, Alba
engagements in
region; American steamer Carib sunk'
by mine in North sea.
Feb. 28—Dardanelles entrance forts
capitulate to English and French.
March 4—Landing of allied troops on
both sides of Dardanelles straits reported; German U-4 sunk by French
destroyers.
March 10—Battle of Neuve Chapelle
begins.
March 14—German cruiser Dresden
sunk in Pacific by English.
March 18—British battleships Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk in Dardanelles strait.
March 22—Fort of • Przemysl surrenders to Russians.
March 23—Allies land troops on Gal-
lipoli peninsula.
March 25—Russians victorious over
Austrians in Carpathians.
April   8—German   auxiliary  cruiser,
Prins Eitel Friedrich, interned at New-»
port News, Va.
April 16—Italy has 1,200,000 men
mobilized under arms; Austrians report . complete defeat of Russians in
Carpathian  carnpaign.
April 23—German force way across
Ypres canal and take 1,600 prisoners.
April 25—Allies stop German .drive
on' Ypres line in Belgium.
April 29—British report regaining of.
two-thirds of lost ground in Ypres battle.
May 7—Liner Lusitania torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine off
the coast of Ireland with the loss of
more than 1,000 lives, 102 Americans.
May 9—French advance two and
one-half miles against German forces
north of Arras, taking 2,000 prisoners.
Slay 23—Italy declares war on Austria.
June 3—Germans recapture Przemysl with Austrian help.
June 18—British suffer defeat north
of La Bassee Canal.
June 28—Italians enter Austrian territory south of Riva on western shore
of Lake Garda.
July 3—Tolmino falls into Italian
hands.
July 9—British make gains north of
Ypres and French retake trenches in
the Vosges.
July 13—Germans defeated in the
Argonne.
July 29—Warsaw evacuated; Lublin captured by Austrians.
Aug.  4.—Germans  occupy Warsaw, j
Aug. 14^—Austrians and . Germans j
concentrate 400,000 soldiers on Ser-!
bian frontier.
Aug. 21—Italy declares war on Tur- j
key.
Sept. 1—-Ambassador Bernstorff an-!
nounces Germans will sink no more |
liners without warning.
Sept. 4—German submarine torpe- j
does liner Hesperian.
Sept. 9—Gepnans make air raid on ! •
London,     killing     20     persons     and j
wounding 100 others;  United   States j*
asks   Austria   to   recall   Ambassador!
Dumba.
Sept. 20—Germans begin drive on !
Serbia to open route to Turkey.
Sept. 22—Russian army, retreating j
from Vilna, escapes encircling move- j
ment.
Sept.   25-30—Battle   of  Champagne, j
resulting in great advance for allied |
armies and causing Kaiser Wilhelm to !
rush   to   the   west   front;   German
counter-attacks repulsed.
Oct. 5—Russia and Bulgaria sever
diplomatic relations; Russian, French,
British, Italian and Serbian diplomatic representatives ask for passports in
Sofia.
Oct. 10—General Mackensen's forces
take Belgrade.
Oct. 12—Edith Cavell executed by
Germans.
Oct. 13—Bulgaria declares war on
Serbia.
Oct. 15—Great Britain declares war
on Bulgaria.
Oct. 16—France declares war on Bulgaria.
Oct.  19—Russia  and  Italy  declare
gwar on Bulgaria.
Oct. 27—Germans join Bulgarians in
Serbia   and   open   way
4 42
: Iwitb each   purchase   of   wbitelwere 21 deaths   last   Friday.!Sfiw checked.
£8 i      Dec    14—Belgrade
80pour.    The   ruling went into ef-|Tllere is a scarcity of doctors! Serbians.
Ifect   last   week Wednesday   ac-|L,,w ,,,.-,.aQ_   Qrifl    mmw    pthphI     Dec.  16—German  cruisers  bombard
j  20^CordingtO   dispatches   receivedf" ® Scarborough, Hartlepool and  Whi
|from Washington
defeated at Mitau,
Nov. 9—Italian liner Ancona torpe-
idoed.
Dec.  1—British  retreat  from  near
H Bagdad.
Dec. 4—Ford "peace party" sails for
-British battleship Formida-|Eurone'
3 60^
There is at present a short
2 80|ag'e of silver in London, and|at Brainerd is becoming seri-f nIa
.Jfbankers are  unable  to  sup-Ions.    Eight  deaths occurred
2 40^ .... , ...      ,.^-_ . . - _,-.-. -     __■■   Jan. 1
1915.
Iply their customers with  allgFriday and 600 cases are  re^
2 9o|they require. |ported.
., ,   Dec.  8-9—Allies  defeated in  Mace-
ble sunk. &
Jan. 8—Roumania mobilizes 750,00a|aonm- _-•_._.«-_
Dec. 15—Sir John Douglas Hais 3UQs
Continued on Page 2 Column 4.
men; violent fighting in the Argonne.!
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