The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-04-24

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, APRIL 24,  1919.
No. 45.
ALLIES BLOCK
ENEMY TRICK
Big Four Tells Germany Her En«
voys Must Have Power to
Sign Peace Treaty.
BLUFF BY FOE IS SEEN
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Story   Told   That   Hun   Envoys   Wil
Tear   Up   Treaty   Submitted,
and  Attempt to  Make
Counter Proposals.
Paris, April 22.—Germany has
notified the Allies that she accepts
all the Allied conditions respecting the Versailles congress. This
official announcement was made.
Paris, April 22.—Germany's reply
to the ultimatum of the council of^four
that it will not receive any German
delegation not fully empowered to act
on the peace treaty is anxiously
awaited.
The ultimatum was sent to check
German plans to refer the treaty to
Berlin or Weimar for decision.
Grave doubts are expressed whether the perfeoted peace treaty would
be presented to the German represent
tatives Friday, While the treaty Will
be communicated to them in stab-
stance, it Was said in well informed
quarters that it would be physically
Impossible to prepare the document
in its complete final form in the four
days remaining.
If the German government in reply
. the ultimatum, raises a controversy
garding the  status of the German
.legates and the procedui:e to be fol-
.Wed, the arrival of the delegates at
srsailles, may be postponed.
Foe Plan Bluff.
Berlin, April 22.—The German peace
.elegation is going to Paris confident-
y expecting to wreck the Allied peace
machine. This is plainly evident from
statements in the Berlin press, as
veil as the attitude of the foreign
dfflce.
The Germans plan to employ the
game tactics which brought America
into the war two years ago. The foreign office theory is that the Allies
will not call Germany's bluff if the
delegates announce their determina-
ition to refuse to sign the terms.
\ The delegation is expected to leave
or Paris at once.   Some reports have
een circulated that the government
rpay   have    a    plebiscite    to    decide
hether the Allied terms will be ac-
epted.
Same Crowd  In  Charge.
The new republic has intrusted its
estinies to  a group of  diplomatists
ho have not changed in any way from
t(hose who directed Germany's policies
before the revolution.
,' "We believe the terms received
from Paris are just Entente propaganda to prepare the German people for
the hardest possible peace so they will
appreciate the terms actually offered,
•which undoubtedly will be much
feasier," a member of the foreign office
.aid. "It is clever peace propaganda,
but fortunately, we see through it."
> Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rantzau
.. prepared to interpret President Wilton's 14 points in an entirely different
light from that of the Allies and Wil-
s >n's viewpoint regarding Alsaac-Lor-
r_ine, Posen, the German colonies and
qther disputable questions.
Bolshevism   Threat   Prepared.
It has been reported the Germans
j Ian to tear up the peace terms and
wefuse to sign them, then make coun-
ter-peace proposals according to Ger-
r_an ideas, threatening to turn Ger-
liiany over to the_bolsheviki if the Allies still sana pat. The foreigh officii!! ] expected to frighten the Allies into
bejlieving Germany will pay no indemnities if the bolshevikl get control of
ttye country,
This is purely bluff, because the foreign office has absolutely nothing to
Ap with bolshevism in Germany. Germany's internal troubles will no more
disappear as the result of peace than
tl(iey faded when it was announced that
Hied food had arrived.
GERMAN DELEGATES CHOSEN
>arty   Cannot   Arrive   at   Versailles
Before April 28,
Yard Managers
Meeting Monday
The county yard managers of
tlie Morrison County Lumber
company held a convention at
Little Palls Monday. A meeting was held in the afternoon at
Elks' hall to discuss matt .rs of
interest inregard to the business
and ways and means of bettering
the service. Talks by officers of
the company were on the afternoon's program. The meeting
was a great success in every
way.
In the evening at 6:30 a musical program ^'as given at the
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser hall
for the visitors, at which Mrs.
N. D. Woodworth sang several
slections. Miss Louise Anderson and Miss Mildred Barnes
rendered instrumental music.
After the musical program a
banquet was served at 7;30 at
the Buckman hotel.
After the banquet the company
adjourned to the Elks hall
where a social get-together
meeting was held.
The yards were represented
as follows;
Wahkon—Louis Mahler, Jay
B. Keeville.
Hillman— W. C. Gorst.
Pierz—Pred Preimesberger.
Rice—Stephen Preimesberger.
Ft. Ripley—Ed. Grimes, S. R.
Kramer.
Randall—Hans Elvig.
Upsala—Bert Mattsou.
Grey E.i^le—Adolph Johnson
Burtrum—Wm. Stephenson.
Little Palls—East side, John
Enlund, Gordon Wadds, "West
Side, Wm. Parshall.
Wm. Hanson, who represents
the Lincoln yard, was unable to
be present because of the serious
illness of his wife.
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Obituary
Mrs.Pearl Anderson, the only
daughter of Mr. aiid Mrs, E M.
Thompson was born atSuperior,
Iowa, July 13th 1892, aud died
at Hillman, Minn., April 16th,
1919, aged 26 years, 9 months
and 3 days. Her childhood days
were spent in Iowa, and she was
a successful teacher .in schools
there for several years. She
was of a pleasant disposition
and made many friends.
She was united in marriage to
Philip Anderson of Estherville,
Iowa, Nov- 1st, 1914.
In the spring of 1917 they
moved to Hillman, Minn., where
they have since then made their
home.
She was not very strong and
in August she was striken with
paralysis from which she never
recovered. She was confined
to her bed for 8 months, 9 weeks
of which were spent in St. Gabriels hospital in Little Palls;
She was always cheerful and
hoping to be better. Sue seemed
to be gaining when she contracted the Plu and passed away after a short illness of bronchial
pneumonia. Funeral services
were held and interment made
in the pleasent cemetery of
Rucker.. She had made many
friends while here.    Near  rela-
I   Paris, April 22.—Germany will send
^the following delegates to   the    Versailles congress with full  powers  to
negotiate:      Count   von    Brockdorff-
t_au,    foreign     minister;     Herr
dsberg, secretary for publicity, art
literature; Dr. Theodor Melchoir,
eral   manager   of   the   Warburg
k; Herr Leinert, president of the
ssian assembly and of the National
iet congress; Herr Geisberg, min-
r of posts and telegraphs, and Herr
Scliuecking.
'in all the German party will number
"°-j   The arrival of the delegates can«
'* be expected before April 28.
(     Spain Names Food Head.
^•tadrid, April 22,-—The government,
*"-ch has refused to accept the realisation of- Juan De La Cierva, min-
•' lsTir of finance, whose exclusion from
theN-jK, cabinet has been demanded
by striking telegraphers and telephone otfhrators, has appointed as
minister of Ipod Dr. Maestre, and has
begun appointments to various high
posts of partisans of Cierva and Premier Maura, i The Minister of the Interior, meanwhile, iB taking steps to
Restore wire communication,
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Victory Loan Bonds  Do Good Roads
In Six Payments
The payments on bonds in the
Victory Liberty Loan will be
very easy, as the bonds can be
paid for in six payments. The
following table gives -the per
cents  and   dates of    payments:
10 per cent .with application,
on or before May 10,
10 per cent, July 15.
20 per cent, August 12.
20 per cent, Sept. 9.
20 per cent, Oct. 7.
20 per cent, Nov. 11, with ac-
cured interest on deferred installments.
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Buckman Sports at Fish Lake
A bunch of young sports of
Buckman town had a lively time
one day last week. They secured a fish net and went to Fish
lake to practice for amusement.
The first haul they made, they
got two fine large empty fish-
cans, Just then a gentleman
stepped up to them and invited
them to a party held at Little
Falls, where they would get all
the information they needed regarding fishing with nets and
canning of fish. The sports accepted the invitation and attended the party, at which a
justice presided. They got the
needed information, for which
they in return gave the gentleman for his trouble some of
their loose change. Hereafter
when ever they will meet the
game warden they will know
him". After the party was over
they started for home via Pierz
where the event was celebrated
at Frank Faust's place. They
are genuine sports and do not
feel sore that they are out some
small change and got no fish.
 til INK   IN   INtEkEST SAVE——
Save Gasoline?
OVER   TWICE   THE   MILEAGE     SECURED ON  CONCRETE OVER
THAT   ON   DIRT   ROAD
SAVING   IN    GAS  ALONE    WOULD
MEAN   ELIMINATION   OF
MUCH   EXPENSE
Sullivan News.
Messers Bldridge of St. Cloud
and Cardie of Brainard stopped
at the lake while on their way
to Onamia last Tuesday,
Mrs. John Britton called at
Mrs. Ford's Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs.Larie Smith left Friday
for N. Dakota where she will be
employed.
We wish to extend our heart-
felt sympathy to the relatviesof
Mrs. Pearl Anderson who passed
away at the E. M. Thompson
home last week,
Merle Look was a Pierz goer
Friday.
D. K. Harting, wife and son
Lloyd spent the week end in
their'cottage at the lake.
T. Wolfenden was a caller in
our burg Saturday evening.
"Col" Siefert visited with the
C.E. Look family Saturday eve-
uing.
Lastrup callers Monday were
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hoskins and
John Britton.
Died— Mrs C. D. Hemenger
passed away at her home near
the  Lake  at  12  last Tuesday
fives left to mourn are her hus- \ April 15) at the affe of 87 yeirs>
band, one daughter Alice Es
tliella, aged Si years, the parents, one brother, Raymond, a
foster brother and sister, Ruby
aud Arthur Christian, 3 aged
grand-parents and other relatives. This is the first break in
the family circle, and it seems
hard to liye without her.
It is not for what she had,
That her absence makes us sad,
It was not the touch ot skill
In the hands forever still,
That we miss who stayed behind
But the gentle deeds and kind,
That they  did  to smooth  our
way.
It's the voice that used to say
Words of comfort and of bliss,
And the vanished smile we miss.
By the loved ones-
Deseased was sick only four
days with pneumonia and heart
failure, which makes her death
a great shock to all friends and
relatives.
She leaves to mourn her loss a
husband and three boys, the
eldest being 14 years old the
youngest 7 years.
Funeral services were held in
the church at Vineland, and she
was laid to rest in the cemetary
at the same place. We extend
our sympathy to all friends and
relatives.
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Miss Veronica (xerdiu left
for Melrose Saturday where
she wiil spend the Easter vacation.
Everybody admits that good roads
are a good thing, and most of us believe that, wisely built and wisely
maintained, good roads will prove a
paying investment- Not everybody is
yet ready to admit that the time has
come to issue bonds for building a
great system of state roads; hut
most people are in a mood to toe
shown. An official test recently made
in Ohio to determine -the effect of
good roads on the consumption of
gasoline, furnishes some definite information.
To determine how much gasoline of
varying surfaces,- 'five two-ton trucks
were driven .both loaded and empty
over seven different types of road surface on practically level ground. The
greatest care was taken to eliminate
from the test every variant except
the surface of the road. .The five
trucks were new Army Standard A
trucks, and on the seven types of
road all Ave registered practically
alike.
The results in terms of miles per
gallon of gasoline consumed were:
6.73 miles over earth road in good condition"; 7.19 over fair gravel road;
9-39 over good gravel road; 9.48 over
fall- bituminous macadam; 9.88 over
fair hrick road; 11.44 over extra
smooth brick road; and 11.78 over
good concrete road.
The most remarkable fact disclosed
was that putting the two-ton load on
the empty truck made seven times as
much difference in gasoline consumed
ou a dirt road as on a smooth, hard
surface road. This result is almost
identical with that shown in an official test made in 1917 by the California Automobile Association;
Illinois has voted to issue bonds for
sixty million dollars to build five
thousand miles of paved roads. Thus
if five hundred trucks were operated
over these roads three hundred days
of the year; the saving in gasoline
would amount annually to about fifteen million dollars, or enough to retire the 'bonds in four years- This estimate does not'include the saving of
wear and tear on tires and machines,
nor the added benefit to the State of
the increased traffic, due to the better roads—Ex.
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Home and Foreign News
A counterfeiter's den in. full
operation has been'"' discovered
within the walls of the eastern
penitentiary in Philadelphia.
Three convicts .were doing the
work in their cell at night. They
had been operating only three
days, however, before the deputy
warden discovered the plot,
The latest census in Palestine
places Jews at less than 7 per
cent of the population and shows
that only one in each 1,000 possesses land.
Sixteen thousand men, women
and children died of starvation
in'Petrograd in December and
January. The total number of
deaths from all causes in these
two months is 20,000, a report
says.
Approximately $750,000,000 was
spent for candy by the people
of the United State last year.
Fifty one of 85 deaths in the
navy and marine corps during
the week ended March 22 were
caused by influenza-pneumonia,
the navy department announced.
(Treat Britain is staggering
under a national debt which
stands at $37,500,000,000.
Fire did $100,000 damage in
the bnsiness district of Ranger,
Texas.
Fire, fannpd by a high wind,
destroyed the $1,000.00 lumber
milling plant, of the Madero
company at El Paso, Texas.
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Transcript—John N.Faust
moved his household goods
to this city from Pierz today
and will occupy the former
McNairy home on third St.
northeast.
Donations to V
Loan Advertising
The village of Pierz responded liberally to the call of the
Victory Loan advertising campaign. Nearly $30 have been collected by Mr. P. A. Hartmann,
chairman of the committe. The
money was for the V Loan advertising which were run in the
Journal the last three issues.
Following is a list of the concerns  or contributors  and  the
amount giyen by each.
Farmers  &    Merchants
State Bank  $3.00
Borgerding Lumber Co.. .    1.00
Boehm John        1.00
Duncan R.M ,     1.00
Eller Harness Shop     1.00
Faust Frank        1.00
Grell Frank       1.00
G-reli Jos.H     1.00
Grell John         1.00
Gilbride F.J     1.00
Gau Henry      1.00
Golden Rule '.-.    1.00
Gross Barney 50
Gravel Ghas.E     1.00
rlartmann P. A     2 00
Hartmann A. V     2.00
Healy R. T     1.00
Motor Inn     1.00
Meyer Nick     1.00
Morrison Co. Lumber Co.    2.00
Neisius Jacob     1.00
Poster P. L 50
Pierz Merc. Co     1.00
Schraut Frahk 25
The Leader       1.00
Terhaar J. N     1.00
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Pays Gash for $1,000
Worth of Victory Bonds
The Fifth Liberty Bonds with
their high rate of interest, 4 3-4
per cent, and only four years to
run, look good to shrewd investors,
Monday morning John Mich-
aelis purchased $1000 of them.
These bonds will be put on
sale at the regular polling
places Tuesday, May 6. However, a number are calling at
the banks and at Liberty Loan
headquarters to take all they
can buy now.
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Garden, work has begun
aud the women are very busy
A. I. Haskell left yesterday for the cities to purchase
a new stock of goods.
John N. Faust of Little
Falls was a visitor here Sunday.
Miss Eliza Batzer came to
Pierz Monday to speud a few
days in our schools.
Last night the thermometer went down to 7 degrees
below freezing with a cold
north wind. The ponds in and
near the village could have
been used for skating parks
this morning.
8. H. Preimesberger from
Rice spent a few days with
relatives here this week. S.
H. and Fred Preimesberger
and wife motored to Little
Falls Monday to attend the
yard managers convention of
the Morrison County Lumber company.
Mrs. John Schlegel and
daughter Frances left Thursday for their home in Whitehall, Montana, after a few
months visit here with her
parents and relatives. Mrs.
Schlegel's husband was running an engine for the N. 0.
Lbr. Co. at Bend, Oregon,
the past four years. He has
bought a half section land at
Whitehall last year where
they are making their home
at present.
Local Happenings
OHhe Week
Miss Anna Pekula visited
friends here Monday.
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Jos. Janski
and Anne Bednar, both of
Pierz.
Frank Hayes of Platte entered St. Gabriel's hospital
Tuesday morning for medical
treatment.
. The price of wheat is still
climbing upwards. This week
it reached $2.50 a bushel.
Miss Cecilia Preimesberger
left for Rice Tuesday morning where she wiil stay at
her uncle's place for several
days.
/Henry .Langer, the drayman, has bought the former
Frank Marshik place in low-
ei^te-venjaf Peter L.- Girtz.
Eugene Gendreau and family of Little Falls town were
visitors with relatives and
friends in the village last
Sunday.
Road grading started on
our streets last week, but rain
and the muddy condition in
which the streets are, have
delayed the work.
The first dance after lent
was held in Faust's hall last
Monday evening and quite a
large crowd attended.
Sunday was a fine bright
day and our young ladies had
a good chance to show their
new Easter hats.
___ Miss Mamie Blake of Little
Falls was here Tuesday visiting with her sister Mrs. C.
E. Gravel.
Weather conditions are
very changeable and are delaying work. One hour we
have bright sun shine, the
next hour rain with a high
wind.
There will be a program and basket social
held in school Dist. 127
two miles east of Pierz,
Sunday, April 27. Every-
body welcome!
Mel. Wermerskirchen had
the misfortune to fall on
the steps and break his
right arm last week.
It is reported that several
Morrison county boys have
arrived at New York from
overseas. Following are the
names of the Pierz boys it is
said haye arrived: Christ A.
Schlegel, Wm. Virnig and
John M. Nimsch.
A very unpleasant error
was made in last weeks Journal, when the death of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Schauble's
little son was published. We
were misinformed. The child,
however, did die last Tuesday
at Minneapolis. The remains
were shipped to Pierz yesterday for burial. The funeral
will be held tomorrow, Friday, at 9 o'clock a. m.
John W.illsteii., John Wr-
Itin, A. H. Wester aud H. J.
Bachel of Albany and Thos
Schaefer of Sauk Rapids
j. were business callers at Las
jtrup Tuesday, making the
Strip in a car.
Morrison Co. Share
To Bej.50,000.00
The amount of the Victory
Liberty Loan is four and one
half billion and the amount required of the Ninth district is
.157,000. Therefore the allotment for Morrison county is
$450,000. The notes are to bear
41 per cent, payable in four
years.
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INFORMATION-
REGARDING   FIFTH
LIBERTY  LO--N
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The coming Liberty Loan
■will ibe handled throughout the
county the same as the Fourth.
The same organization both
as to county and precinct will
tie used-
People will be asked to go to
their regular polling places
Tuesday morning, May 6, and
there subscribe lor their bonds.
All subscribers will be asked
to pay down 10 per cent with.
t_H'f» subscriptions as the gov-
ei.____ent asks that the first
payment be made on or before May 10th. This will save
time for the subscriber.
The bankere urge everyone
to buy on the installment plan
of the government, which is 10
per cent on or before May 10:
10 per cent, July 15.
?0 per cent, August 12.
20 per cent (September 9.
?0 per cent, October 7.
20 per cent, 'November 11.
These terms are very easy
and it is' the belief that very
few will find it necessary to
borrow money with which to
buy  bonds.
Where a person finds it necessary to borrow ,the banks of
tho county will give a rate of
6 per cent.
The Victory Loan bonds are
very attractive on account of
their short time to run—four
years—their high rate of interest 4 3-4 per cent, payable
semi-annually. Many 'people
are purchasing these bonds as
an investment. There is no finer security in the world.
It is the general impression
that these bonds will always
be worth more than they cost.
It is predicted that within one
year after the war they will be
selling around 105.
iFrom an investment standpoint, buy all you   can afford.
Word has been received that
all subscriptions of $10,000 and
over may be subject to a cut.
This is done so that the big
fellows will not eat up the entire loan.
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Morrison Go. American
Legion is Organized
SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS  OF THE
COUNTY FORM TEMPORARY
ORGANIZATION
WILL SEND iDELEGATE TO MEETING AT ST. LOUIS IN EXT      ....
MONTH
Little Falls, April 21:
■Between 30 and 35 soldiers and
satlor. attended the meeting Saturday night at the city hall for the purpose of forming a temporary organization, later to affiliate with the
American Legion.
A. H. Vernon, chairman of the
committee appointed by the 'Board of
Commerce to take up the work of organizing, called the meeting to order.
He was elected chairman of the temporary organization and Ernest Carlson was elected secretary.
The name of the temporary society
is to be The Morrison County American Legion. The following committee was appointed by the chairman
to devise ways and means of raising
iunds for the purpose of sending a
delegate to the St. Louis convention
in May: Otto Lauermann, Archie
Blake, Earl Wetzel, Emil Klingberg
and Louis McNairy.
Loren Roberts, who is to be ono
of the delegates to the St- Louis convention from the Minneapolis organization of soldiers and sailors, and
who has done much work in this
line, was present at the meeting and
spoke on what has been accomplished
by the Minneapolis society, the manner of organizing and gave other valuable information to the new society
here.
It was voted to write to senators
and representatives opposing anysol-
dieivor sailor bonus which discriminates against the men who saw service in this country but never got overseas.
The officers were authorized to issue calls for the men to turn out in
uniform on any special occasion.
Future meetings wil be held subject
to the call of the chairman until after the St. Louis meeting early in
May, when definite meeting dates will
■be set.
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