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R. C. DUNN, Publisher CAMP CODY BUDGET Governor Burnquist Visits Canton- ment and a Royal Reception is Given in His Honor. Twenty Thousand Troops Now in Camp and a Fine Collection of High-Powered Mules. Special to the Union: Camp Cody, Doming, N. M., Oct. 25.A visitor to Camp Cody these days would certainly conclude that Uncle Sam is deadly earnest. In tensive drill started Monday through out the camp, and the men are kept moving right briskly. The artillery equipment has not ar rived yet, but the battery men are learning the foimatjons, and will know their positions when the engines of destruction arrive. \Then, too, there are five school period^ a day, and drill is preceding very satisfactorily. Governor Burnquist visited us on Friday, and it seemed good to see someone fiom Minnesota. The gover nor delivered a short speech, and as sured the men that all of Minnesota is behind them The officers attended a reception for Minnesota's chief ex ecutive that evening. The Liberty loan campaign is pro ceedingly very satisfactorily here, and at last repoits the total was $1,361,- 750. Yesterday was Liberty loan day and the probabilities are that the total was greatly increased. The 125th artillery regiment is now in second place, but we hope to reach the top be fore the end. Battery A is now equipped with horses, while the supply company has a few mules on hand. Some of these long-eared animals act as if they had never seen a man, and Horseshoers Berry, Neumann, Speeder and Olson are getting considerable exercise. Hereafter no soldiers can visit Dem mg during the day, and only one third of each company is permitted to take in the sights of the city evenings. NOTES. All of the former non-coms, are making good Battery A and they re port that they like the new service. Sergt. Burrs mounted a docile-ap pearing mule the other day. He re ports that the air is rather light up among the buzzards and that the ground is not as soft as it might be. The wmdy season is here and almost every day blinding clouds of dust and sand sweep across the camp. The supply company has all the regimental detail work to do in addi +jon to the regular duties, and it sure keeps us busy. There is now over 20,000 soldiers in camp, and more are coming. Bill Campbell claims to have the fastest team of mules New Mexico. Sergeants Cordmsr and Olson, who recently rode to town with him, are willing to back them to the limit. A French army lieutenant is here, and was one of those who talked for the Liberty loan yesterday. Lieutenant Hofflander informs us that he was never any busier in all his life All the officers and men are working hard. The men are anxious to get into real action, but realize that several weeks will elapse before they start across. Preparations here indicate that ere long the kaiser will be too busy to sneermgly refer to "America's con temptible little army." ft- Roy Neumann is Captain Johnson's orderly and he makes a good one. Dennis Byers bids fair to become one of the heavyweights of the company He is gaming weight daily. JULE. Potato Campaign for Red Cross. A committee from the local Red Cross chapter under the leadership of Rev. J. A. Ger is conducting a so called potato campaign. This cam paign is to give the farmers an op portunity to give to the support of the noble work being done by the Red Cross. The campaign was started last Sat urday and will continue indefinitely that no farmer may be overlooked. In spite of the inclement weather the school teachers from both town and country cheerfully consented to open the campaign by being the first solici tors, and two at a time were stationed at two of the five principal roads lead ing into town to waylay and explain to the farmers* Each farmer is asked to contribute ^one or more bushels of ^potatoes or their equivalent in moneymany pre ferring to do the latter. Arrangements have been made with the manager in each of the twenty ftes^,-?! warehouses to take the potatoes or they may oe left at Mr. Jack's store. Since Tuesday two ladies each day from the Red Cross have been sta tioned at each of the two markets Evens' corner and the corner near the G. N. depotto interview the farmers. Each farmer donating is presented with a suitable placard for his wagon. Campaigns of this nature have been conducted in different parts of this country and Canada and have always met with great success. The farmers in the surounding coun try are loyal and patriotic, but they do not always have the opportunity to subscribe to the varied activities that are constantly on foot to keep the Red Cross funds replenished. And surely everyone should be eager to help re plenish the Red Cross funds. Now that our American troops are occupying the front line trenches we may expect to see a casuality list in the newspapers any day. Those brave boys who are representing us at the front and are upholding our loved Stars and Stripes in this terrible con flict have every right to expect us here at hometo stand back of them in every known way. Any hour they may be sent "over the top," which means that more than likely some of them will be left lying moaning on that hellish place called "No Man's Land." 'Tis then that the Red Cross will appear to them as a "ministering angel doing everything possible to snatch them back from the jaws of death and giving them every possible chance for life againlife which is ever sweet to the young and sturdy such as are those boys. So surely there lives not one in our town or surrounding country who will not do his uttermost to support the Red Cross and thus stand back of our fighting men. Special Mission at St. Edward's. Special three days mission services will be opened at St. Edward's church next Sunday morning at 10:30. Fr. Willenbrink will be assisted by Rev. Paul Kuich of Foley and Rev. John Krai of Foreston, who will deliver lectures on moral and religious sub jects in the morning and evening. Father Kuich is a scholar of note, and a very able and convincing speaker whose lectures have always made a deep impression on those who were fortunate enough to hear him. Father Krai's patriotic eloquence was fully demonstrated on Memorial day in the armory. The services, known as "For ty-Hours Devotion," will begin on Sun day morning at 10:30, and close on Tuesday evening, with lectures in the morning and at 7:30 in the evening. The entire congregation is expected to approach holy communion, the young people going on Monday morn ing and the Catholic Order of Fores ters and the Christian Mothers society on Tuesday morning. The services are open to the public and anyone who wishes may attend. Dr. Price Goes to Serve His Country. Dr. M. A. Price left on Monday for Rockford, 111., to perform the duties of a dentist in the regular army with the rank of first lieutenant. Not hav ing been called in the first or second drafts Dr. Price decided to serve his country, anyway, so he passed an ex amination as dentist at Jefferson bar racks and shortly arter received his commission. He refused to accept a commission in the reserves, saying thai he wanted to engage in his profes sion near the battlefront, and the army department acceded to his re quest. The writer has been acquaint ed with the doctor ever since he came to town and has found hhn to be an American of the 100 per cent sort as well as a qualified practitioner. His practice was rapidly growing but he remarked to us, "I want to help the boys at the front, Tom I consider it my duty, and with me duty and my country is my first consideration." That he may return unscathed after the conflict is our sincere wish. Food Conservation Week. Mr. A. D. Wilson, state food admin istrator, and his assistants, are plan ning to conduct an especially active campaign in food conservation next week. Every state in the Union is joining in the national drive. Presi dent Wilson, Mr. Hoover, the state food administrator, and the pastors of the churches have appealed to the peo ple to seriously enter into this cam paign. An attempt is to be made to place in the hands of each housewife a food card on which she will record the num ber of meatless, wheatless and waste less meals served each week. Every housewife is asked to arrange to have at least 14 meatless, 7 wheatless and 21 wasteless meals a week. By wheat less meals, it is meant that no bread, cake or pastry be served which is W made entirely of wheat flour. Every family sliould be able to easily comply with this schedule, and most of us could increase the number of meatless and wheatless meals without any seri ous inconvenience or any danger of impairing our health. Food cards were distributed in some of the churches last Sunday and dur ing the next two weeks it is planned to place one with each family.' In the meantime, every housewife should keep a record of the meals of the week and should strive to comply with requests of the food administrator, who has this to say on the subject: "The save the food campaign is not alone a woman's problem. It must en list the services of the entire family from the head of the house to the cook. The need is imperative. France faces a very serious food shortage in the near future unless America comes to its rescue with shiploads of wheat im mediately. The situation is worse than it has seemed. From the office of Henri Tardiu, French high commis sioner, come these figures: "Normally France produces 90,000,- 000 hundredweight of wheat. This year the production will not be more than 38,000,000 hundredweight. This shrinkage has been caused by the transfer of 12,000,000 men and women into military and industrial war work. Fighting back the Germans, France has had little time for growing crops. "The American government a fort night ago answered France's call for tonnage by requisitioning all the American steamships of 2,500 tons or over. The food administration feels it is now up to the 22,000,000 house wives of America and the members of their households to fill some of these ships. It can be done by using a pound less of wheat-flour per week for every member of the household, by each member eating an ounce less meat, a quarter ounce less fat and an ounce less sugar a day. The pledge cards will ask for this promise from every family." Famine, Prussia's Ally. Seven years ago a famous European student of history prophesied that the next great war would be won, no* by fighting, but by famine. We are to day fighting that warand famine is hovering. The men of England, Scotland, Ire land, France, Italy, Belgiumour al liesare fighting they are not on the faims. The yield of their land is therefore cut down. Always they had to import much that they ate, draw ing the shortage from many other countries as well as from America. Now that their shortage is worse than yever there is little or none to be had from these other sources. They must be fed from America. Our allies, therefore, depend on us for food as never before and they ask for it with a right they never had before. For today they are doing the fighting, the suffering and the dyingin our w,ar. We must send them the food for theii necessities. We will send it. But we can do it only by a wise and loyal economy of food on the part every one of us. We must stimulate our food production, organize our food handling, eliminate all waste, use largely other foodstuffs for wheat, beef, pork, dairy products and sugar, ano reduce consumption where ever it is in excess. To gain these results is the task of the United States food administration. It can be done only by joining in one effort the willing service of all the people in the land. To that end every man, woman and child is asked to be a member of the food administration. No fees, nor duesjust a promise to help. The week of November 4 will be devoted to the nation-wide enroll ment of all earnestly loyal Americans in the movement to win the war by making sure that our allies are not weakened and defeated by lack of, food. PRINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917 The Local Fuel Commission. E. K. Evens of this place, J. A. Allen of Milaca and F. R. Burrell of Onamia have been appointed by the State Public Safety commission as a fuel commission for Mille Lacs coun ty. If there is a shortage of coal anywhere in Mille Lacs county the local fuel commission will take the I matter up with Judge McGee of the'may State commission, who in turn will bring the matter promptly to the at tention of H. A. Garfield, head of the U. S. fuel department at Weshington, and every effort will be made to sup ply localities with the necessary coal. There will be no delay in getting ac tion if the local committee acts quick ly. It is not the intention to supply any locality with more than a thirty days' supply of eta at one time. There must be no hoarding, and no wastage of fuel. PiillLb RUCiUATt Downward Tendency in Potato Market During Week Owing Largely 1 to the Car Shortage. v- Potato Shortage Predicted in Conse- quence of Large Quantity Un- dug Damaged by Frost. Potato prices have fluctuated con siderably during the week and have shown a downward tendency. Tri umphs yesterday in the downtown market were $2.50 per cwt. flat, Bur banks and Rose ranged from $1.40 to $1.50, Ohios from $1.50 to $1.85, Cob blers from $1.50 to $1.75 and Kings from $1.25 to $1.40. There is a good outside demand for potatoes, but the scarcity of cars pre cludes the possibility of shippers filling orders. Warehousemen at this pointand there are many of them were unable to obtain but a small num ber of cars during the week. Alto gether 15 carloads of potatoes were dispatched from Princeton while a number of warehouses are approach ing their maximum holding capacity. There has been a falling off in the warehouse receipts during the past seven days and the market lacks ac tivity, Farmers tell us that there are many acres of potatoes remaining undug this territory and alargenumberwillbe permitted to rot in the ground in con sequence of the early frosts, which virtually destroyed thousands of bush elsthat is, rendered them unmarket able. Growers are fast beginning to com prehend selling by the hundredweight instead of by the bushel, and in this respect no difficulty is being experi enced by buyers. The ruling of refrigerator lines which insists on the loading of 900 bushels of potatoes to the car is im possible to comply with. This week refrigerator cars of the small variety arrived in Princeton which would not, when filled to their utmost capacity, holdtaS^re than 7Q0 bushelsthat is, of course, allowing for stove space, and potatoes cannot be piled up around a stove. One reason for the shortage of cars is a congestion of frosted potatoes at the larger receiving points "on track," and this is to a great extent responsi ble for the decline in price during the past week. However, as stated the first part of this article, there is a good demand for potatoes of the kind and quality grown in the territory adjacent to Princeton. Quotations for today at the track warehouses appear in the genera] market report elsewhere in this num ber. Not Less Than $1.00. As has been heretofore stated in the Union, there seems to be a" precon certed plan to bear down the price of potatoes until the bulk of the crop has been cornered by the big dealers, then no doubt prices will soar skyward. The Union has counseled the farmers to not glut the market and assist in the bear movement. Nothing has oc curred recently that would cause us to change our views or advice. On the contrary we are more than ever con vinced that the potato market will stiffen and prices advance. We have not and will not now urge that far mers hold their potatoes for exorbitant prices. But we do not consider $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel for good eating stock an unreasonable price. On many former occasions potatoes have gone to over a dollar a bushel in Princeton. Hence, we say, $1.00 to $1.25 are not war prices, and are reasonable. It is unnecessary to enter into de tails as to the increased cost of raising potatoes this yearParis green, labor, machinery,^ etc., have doubled in price. If $1.00 per bushel was a reasonable price to be paid to the farmer for a bushel of potatoes a year ago, cer tainly $1.25 would not be unreasonable this, year. v^ Dealers in the cities complain of the hoggishness of the farmers because they will not rush their potatoes 'to market and take any old price that fore Justice King last evening the be offered to them, and these same Dehns admitted the offense as charged dealers blame the farmers for the in the complaint and entered a plea of high prices that city consumers of guilty, but the justice, having no juris- tubers are obliged to pay. At the diction in the case, bound them over to present writing there are between 350,- rthe district court in the' sum of $100 000 and 400,000 bushels of potatoes in each and they were turned over to the the warehouses here in Princeton.' sheriff. As the la-*/ permits prisoners Most of them were bought for less in such cases who plead guilty to be than $1.00 per bushels Why -do not sentenced by the district judge without the dealers exert themselves, get cars trjal, the Dehns will be taken before and relieve the situation in-the cities Judge Roeser" in St. Cloudprobably Farmers, our advice to ytfu -is not to tomorrowto receive such sentence. sell a bushel of marketable potatoes M, B. Cater pleaded not guilty to the for less than $1.00.. They are, worth offense charged and was bound over it, and they will be worth more than that by next spring. We are perfectly willing that the dealers should make a fair profit on their transactions. We have no pa tience with those demagogues who are eternally inveighing against the "ras cally middlemen," but we also want to see the farmer get a fair price for the product of his labor. Hence we re peat and reiterate that it is our de liberate judgment no farmer should dispose of a bushel of his potatoes in the Princeton market for less than $1.00 per bushel. Miss Gertrude Brennan Married. Miss Gertrude J. Brennan, daughter of Mrs. John Brennan, was united in marriage on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock in St. Edward's church to Robert A. Wood. Rev. Joseph Willen brink officiated at the ceremony. Mrs. Joseph C. Oos, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and John Brennan, the bride's brother, best man. The bride was dressed in a midnight blue crepe dechine gown and white picture hat and wore a corsage bou quet of bridal flowers. Her attendant also wore a blue suit and carried a bouquet of the same kind of flowers. Following the nuptials the party re turned to the bride's home, where a wedding breakfast was served. The rooms were decorated with autumn leaves and foliage. Mr. and Mrs. Wood left tho same morning for the east on a bridal tour and will be at home in Princeton after November 15. The bride is one of Princeton's fairest daughters. She was born and raised in this village, where she has a large number of friends. Mr. Wood has resided in Mille Lacs county about eignt years, during which time he has made many friends. The Union congratulates the bride and groom and wishes them many years of happiness. Home Guard Smoker. The home guard boys gave a basket ball smoker at the armory on Tuesday evening but the attendance was not as large as anticipated. However a jolly good time was passed in puffing choice Havanas, which cost the man agement far more than the boys paid for admission, and there was much rivalry in the card contests. Attorney E. L. McMillan, W. C. Doane and Heine Plass gave short addresses appropriate to the occasion, Max Krusehke put on two reels of high-class films and Mr. Garrison ren dered a song of his own compositionT No basketball or drill team was or ganized at the meetmg, but over 30 of those present signed the roster for a home guard military organization, which will be instructed by either Col. W. C. Doane or Lientenant Henry Shockley. It is expected that at least four basket ball teams can be squeezed out of the Princeton home guard or ganization, which numbers over 400 men. Another meeting will be held to de velop matters upon some date which will be published in the Union. Tom Yotten Gets the Thieves. A car driven by Leonard Wicklund, who was on his way from Grandy to Princeton on Sunday night "died" about a mile north of Geo. Schmidt's place and Mr. Wicklund secured an other machine and returned to his home. Upon returning on Monday to haul back his car he found that the engine, generator, tires, cushions and tools had "been stolen. On Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Tom Yotten, having executed some detec tive work and received information from a certain party, swore out a search warrant for the premises of M. B. Cater, and he and Marshal King dis covered the stolen property in Mr. Cater's hay loft. Simultaneously Sheriff Johnson of Cambridge searched the Dehn premises in his county but found nothing. However, upon information fur nished by Mr. Cater, Ernest and Richards Dehn were arrested, charged with grand larceny in the second de gree. Mr. Cater was^also arrested upon a charge of concealing stolen property. Upon preliminary examination be- VOLUME 41, NO. 45 to the grand jury in the sum of $250." County Attorney Myron appeared forthe state and S. P. Skahen for the defendants. Narrowly Escapes Bullet. Mrs. Andrew Sjoblom, while work ing in her kitchen on Monday prepar ing the midday meal, barely escaped being shot. The crash of breaking glass startled her as she was peeling potatoes and upon looking in the direc tion from which the sound came ob served that a window light had been shattered. Upon further investigation Mrs. Sjoblom discovered that a bullet had struck *fhe kitchen table and em bedded itself in the wood. The bullet was found to be a missle from a 32-caliber rifie. The bullet was not of the steel-jacket variety, how ever, but had it struck Mrs. Sjoblom, who escaped by a hair's breadth, that fact would have made no difference. Rifle experts put forth the opinion that the shot was fired from a high power rifle at least half a mile distant. Had the shot been fired at close range, they contend, the missile would have gone clear through the Sjoblom ho^te and created greater havoc. Reception for Rev. and Mrs. Geer. On the evening of Oct. 25th, in the parlors of the Methodist church, a reception was given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Geer. Mr. Wasenius, in a few remarks, expressed the pleasur/e of the members of the church in the return of Mr. and Mrs. Geer to our community for at least another year, and said the people certainly have reason to appreciate the services of their pastor and his gra cious wife. A few musical numbers concluded the informal program. Dur ing the remainder of the evening games were played, light refreshments were seryed, and altogether it was a_ very enjoyable occasion. Benton's Splendid Showing. Under date of October 26, George E~- Rice of Foley writes: "Up to last night (Oct. 25) Benton had $152,00a- to its credit for the Liberty loan, Foley came to the front with over $35,000 and is still climbing. This makes better than $45.00 for every man, woman and child in the village of Foley. Can you beat the fighting Irish?" Again we doff our head-piece to old Benton. Evidently, too, the people of Foley are not war profiteers. Benton did remarkably well, and Foley and Glendorado did better than well. In the Heart of Darkest Africa. Next Monday evening Dr. Peatfield will give his second illustrated lecture of the season in the Congregational church. The topic will be as above, and splendid pictures will be shown of the very heart of the mighty continent which some day will be one of the greatest countries on earth. This is not merely amusement but the best of entertainment combined with helpful instruction. Everybody come. Com-' mences at 8 o'clock. A Miserable Showing. Here are the figures on the second Liberty Loan in Mille Lacs county with the Sftate Bank of Bock and Farmers' State Bank at Long Siding yet to hear from. The figures speak for them selves. Comment is unnecessary: Security State Bank, Isle State Bank of Isle, Isle Spo State Bank, Wahkon First State Bank, Onamia First National Bank, Milaca Milaca State Bank, Milaca State Bank of Pease, Pease First National Bank, Princeton Security State Bank, Princeton Princeton State Bank, Princeton Total to date 1,750 750 1,400 2,350 19,100 5.650 2,900 17,250 9,250 2,000 $62,400 Truly Patriotic Citizens. There are some really patriotic citizens in this vicinitymen who are not lip patriotsand among them are the three Chapman boys of Spencer1 BrookJohn, Frank and Jimeach of whom subscribed for $1,000 of Lib erty Loan bonds. Two other Spencer Brook farmersWellington King and Jim McKenziesigned for $500 each.. It is refreshing to occasionally find an^. oasis in the desert of dollar-chasing profiteers. r~$ In Justice Court. On Tuesday W. D. Wessenfluh sued W. J. Kennedy and Bert Grjswold of' "}*P Sherburne county Tor $83 which he, Wessenfluh, claimed was due him for, Mp wages. Upon hearing the evidence i^^M Justice King rendered judgment for^^ plaintiff for the full amount claimed gtt J~ and costs. ,J1L$-, *$tf%%% Lucky Finnegan. tit?^*"1 Casey"Finnegan got his loif in sured last June an' he's dead so quick." %*f Cassidy'.'Shure, he must have had **i lA*'