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»M & nfie 3 6ta Hlit" ,ofi cal go c. VOLUME XL. 8 1 DISTRIBUTING OF CROP BIG PROBLEM STATE FOOD COMMITTEE PLANS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE LOS- SES THIS YEAR. RAILROADS PROMISE TO HELP IN SPEEDING SHIPMENTS OF" FOODSTUFF. The state committee of food produc on and conservation, in its markets division, has started a campaign for speed and efficiency. This campaign is to be waged in the hope that the products and supplies of the farms of this state may be handled with the least possible delay during the summer and fall. Speed and efficiency, the committee says, are imperative in order that there nu be no less to either producer or consumer. To get speed and efficiency the markets division is making a state-wide appeal. It asks everybody to help. To make the traffic flow smoothly and rapidly thru the regular channels, how ever, is going to be increasingly difficult as the season advances. The production of such crops as potatoes and rutabagas in much larger quantities than usual will lead many farmers with limited or no storage facilities to attempt to market their crops as soon as harvested, The movement of military supplies will begin in November, if not in October. Large Shipments of farm machinery will demand their share of a short supply of cars. The transportation of the winter's fuel supplies will present added difficulties. It is to meet this complicated situation that the markets division of the state food committee is strenuously at work. To Remedy Freight Congestion. The first move of the division has been the sending of a letter to all of the county directors of the Commission of Public ty. This letter says that much of 'reight congestion is caused by the *JIfig of cars, by the shipment Idvack again of agricultural pro jthcJt should remain within the 1 counties, and by delaj in load reloading. 1 he county directors, ••efore, are urged to see to it that Ji county provides for its own needs .ore shipping out any food supplies, A at cars are always fully loaded, and -y at delays in loading and reloading are ^duced to a minimum. jThe coujnty directors are further urged Jo encourage the purchase of individual rfr supplies of fuel in order that dealers' fuel sheds may be emptied and restocked, to emphasize the need of providing storage pits or cellars on the farms, and warehouses in towns, for perishable products, and to call the attention of farmers to the desirability of letting their implement dealers know what farm machinery they will need within the next year, in order that preferred orders for such machinery may be entered with manufacturers. Railroads Promise Help. The railroads have shown complete readiness to co-operate the handling of farm supplies. A letter from Thomas Yapp, assistant secretary of the Minne sota Railroad and Warehouse commis sion, showing the attitude of the rail roads, follows: "Replying to your letter of June 21 and your former communications with reference to the prompt movement of ^^agricultural implements. \"We have now received assurance from the presidents of every railroad operating in this state that all the agricultural implements and articles in common use on the farm have been declared to be preference freight, and will be handled with the greatest prompt ness when offered for shipment. If at any time you hear of any delay in ship ments of these commodities, we would be glad if you would advise us, as we would like to follow out any such cases." This preference freight agreement will be brought to the attention of the leading shippers in every county, of county ^gents of farmers' club secretaries, and /(other persons who may be directly interested. Crop Yields to Be Reported. The county directors, again, are being asked to nil out and return to W. W. Cumberland, manager of the food com mittee's markets information service, University Farm, St. Paul, blanks showing the probable yields of potatoes, beans, rutabagas, turnips, onions, ,bage, sugar beets, and othemvege fes and apples, *n territories tributary C'the various market centers also the ^amounts of these different crops shipped fijji in ordinary years, and the probable percentage of increase this year. This information will enable the markets division to know just where extra ship ping facilities will be needed and to aid in meeting the need. The aim in all of this is to see to it that not an ounce of food material shall go to waste, and, further, to protect the farmers from any possible loss thru lack of the means of getting his products to market promptly. This is everybody's problem, says Hugh J. Hughes, chairman of the markets division of the state food committee, and the hope is to secure the complete co operation of every citizen of the state. TWO BAUER FAMILIES. In writing up the article pertaining to a brother's brutal treatment of his sister, the Review was not aware that there were two par ias by the.name of Bauer living in that part of the city and did not mention Christian names. For the benefit of those of our readers who might not know the Bauer families in New Ulm we wsih to state that the article in ques tion had no reference to the Franz Bauer family which lives on South Washington Street and who have been residents of New Ulm for about 25 years. FAIR PLAY FOUND IN TIMES OF WAR TREATMENT OF NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE SPEAKERS TURNED ON EDITOR. PATRIOTISM OF ORATORS IS DEMONSTRATED BEFORE A BOYD CROWD. That the spirit of "Fair Play" for which the citizens of this country are noted has not completely died out even in these times of war was demonstrated recently at Boyd in this state. Two members of the non-partisan league held an open air meeting the other evening in the afore Tmentioned village and in the course of their remarks took occasion to state unequivocally their position on wars in general and the present war in particular. Patriotism Shown. After the meeting was over an editor and a banker assisted by a few other citzens took it upon"" themselves to question the speakers as to their patriot ism. When asked to kiss the .flag, one of the speakers stated that he had no hesitancy to do this because he had done it before on numerous other occasions. After the speakers had proven to the satisfaction of this self-appointed com mittee that there really was nothing wrong with their patriotism, they were allowed to proceed on their way. They wended their way to a restaurant to appease their hunger. When they were thru and about ready to go to the depot, they were asked to step outside where they found a crowd of about 50 people waiting for them with a U. S. flag. Call on Editor. For a minute they felt that they were due for another osculatory demonstration of their patriotism, but they were soon undeceived and agreeably surprised when the leader told them that they had been witnesses to the shameful treatment they had been subjected to and merely asked them to go along to be witnesses GOVERNOR APPEARS. TO BE NONENTITY NEW ULM MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHO HEADS STATE MILITIA. WORD OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS to the same kind of treatment which theyd position of forest and field clerk at had planned for the editor. When they arrived at the editor's home, this worthy gentleman had already retired and his better half came to his rescue. She took the position that if was not proper to kiss the flag at night. The crowd evidently did not feel that they wanted to break into the house and were satis fied also that they had brought it home forcibly to the editor that his tactics did not meet with the approval of the general public and thereupon quietly dispersed. NEW CONGRESSMAN WILL TAKE HIS SEAT AT ONCE John M. Baer, who last week was elected to a seat in congress in North Dakota to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late H. T. Helgesen, will be sworn in without delay, Representatives Young and Norton of that state have expressed a willingness to have Mr. Baer take his seat without waiting for his certificate of election. This can be done in case of a special election providing there is no objection on the part of the other members of congress from that state. Mr. Baer was elected by the Farmers' Non-Partisan Political league, being the first member of congress to represent that organization. CAST ASIDE RUTHLESSLY BY SECRETARY. Louis G. Vogel is trying to find out who is commander in chief of the Minne sota National Guard. He says he had supposed until within the last two days that the governor of the state claimed that distinction. Now he is not sure whether it is Colonel Murphy, who is trying to raise a regiment of artillerymen, but has not yet been commissioned a colonel, or if it is Capt. W. F. Rhinow, the governor's military secretary. The governor evidently is not in it, but Mr. Vogel has written him to find out. Governor Mskes Promise. Last week Major H. L. Brady of the federal service, in charge of the National Guard supplies in this state, while here to ship the property of Company A to Luverne, learned the true situation in this city. Upon his return to St. Paul he interviewed Governor J. A. A. Burn quist and informed him of conditions here how New Ulm had been unjustly deprived of Company A, and told the supposed commander-in-chief that an effort would be made to recruit a unit of the artillery regiment now being or ganized in this state, providing the governor would authorize such action. The governor, according to Major Brady, promptly authorized him to notify the men here who were working on the proposition, that an artillery company would be stationed here, providing enough men could be secured. Further more that any of the men who had joined old Company A, and had taken the federal oath, could on their request, Major Brady telephoned this informa tion to Mr. Vogel, which was sub stantiated by letter in the next mail. These facts were also given to the press and published in Wednesday morning's Minneapolis Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. More than eighty new recruits had been secured before Satur day night, besides a number of the federalized Company A members had signed a request for transfer. Outside of any former Company A members, more than 100 men have signed or ex pressed a willingness to join the new unit. Saturday Lieutenant English saw Captain Rhinow in St. Paul and was informed that there "would be no military organization in New Ulm." Colonel Murphy, who is not yet a colonel at all, has also said that New Ulm can't have any military organization. Those interested in the organization are now waiting to learn who is the head of the state military organizations. TWO VACANCIES EXIST FOR FOREST AND FIELD CLERK Ed Alwin, secretary of the local civil service examining board, announces that on Friday, July 27, there,will be an examination to fill two vacancies in the $1,100 a year. One of the vacancies is at Custer, S. D., and the other at Halsey, Neb. When these two vacancies are filled the names of the remaining eligibles will be retained on the register for cer tification to any future vacancies as they may occur in the forest service as well as other branches of the service. Applications will not be accepted from persons who have not had at least one year's actual experience in clerical work in a business office. Mr. Alwin will gladly furnish infor mation to any one interested as to ap plication forms by inquiring of him at the New Ulm postoffice. HIGH SCHOOL PRINICPAL IS IN MILITARY SERVICE P. W. Hutson, principal of the New Ulm high school, will not return to the school here next year, but expects to«be in the service of the United States army, having entered the officers' training camp at Milwaukee. Monday Prof. H. C. Hess received a letter from Mr. Hut son asking his release from his contract with the school board because of his in tention to enter the military service. Mr. Hutson has finsihed one year as principal of the local high school, during which time he made an excellent record and a large number of friends in this city. XEW ULM, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917. SOCIETY NUMBER 29 8UANE TO PROTEST NAMING OF BRANDT MOLLISON IS CAUSE OF ONE MORE FIGHT IN SECOND REGIMENT. LIEUT. COL. O. J. QUANE TO PROTEST APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. An effort has been made by Colonel Mallison and his ring of military poli ticians to completely side-track Col. Oliver J. Quane of St. Peter from the Second Regiment, if not from the service. At the request of Mollison, Governor Burnquist has appointed W. F. Brandt of Winona lieutenant colonel, the position to which Quane was elected last winter, from which he was suspended for a period of six months, following a court martial after he had circulated a "round robin," requesting Mollison to resign from command of the regiment for "the good of the service," Commission is Issued. The commission was issued to Brandt several days ago. Brandt is now at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, attending the officers' training school. His term of instruction will end August 1, when he is expected to join the regiment at Fort Snelling. Brandt was formerly captain of Com pany C. of Winona, but a year ago he was made major, and is said to be a pet of Mollison. Will File Piotest. -The following is from the Mankato Free Press of last Friday: "Mr. Brandt will not climb the ladder to the lieutenant-colonelcy without stepping over the protest that will be filed with Governor J. A. A. Burnquist by Lieutenant-Colonel Quane of St. Peter. Colonel Quane will maintain that he was legally elected to the position of lieutenant-colonel on January 23 last and-that no vacancy exists. Colonel Qtiane ^iil declare in his protest that the jcourt martial simply suspended him from the service for a period of six months, but not from the rank of lieutenant-colonel. "Lieutenant-Colonel Quane stated to day that he will at once file with the governor his protest against the appoint ment of Brandt to the position Quane claims that he is now holding. In brief, the claim of Colonel Quane is this: He never has been 'canned.' Must Decide Question. The following is from the St. Peter Herald, edited by Lieutenant Colonel Quane: "A new question has come up in the case of Lieutenant Colonel O. J. Quane of this city, and federal military authori ties have been asked to decide whether he will be permitted to go into the service of United States when his regiment is called to the colors next Sunday. "During the recent controversy with Colonel Mollison the St. Peter officer was court martialed and sentenced to suspension from command in the regi ment for a period of six months. He holds that he is not suspended from his rank, and that, as an officer of the regiment, it is his duty to respond to the call to the colors. "Captain W. F. Rhinow, military secretary tl go- crnor, has submitted x- t^estif t: the commanding general ol the ceiitial department at Chicago. If the dec s.on shoi Id be favorable to Colonel Quane the state military authori ties will have no further pretext for with holding his commission as lieutenant colonel cf the regiment." RED CROSS WORKERS START ON BIG MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Nearly Forty Canvassers Begin Campaign of Entire City. At a meeting of the members of the volunteer committee, which proposes to put New Ulm on the Red Cross map in capital letters, at the Commercial Club rooms Wednesday evening, it was de cided to start the canvass for member ship and subscriptions yesterday. As a result early yesterday morning nearly forty canvassers, a majority of them business and professional men, began tkeir work in earnes^. Every family in New Ulm will be visited before the canvass has been completed. In addition to the list of committee members, and their territory, printed in The Review last week, the following were added Wednesday even ing. Raymond Leary and Louis Saffert, North Front and North Valley streets Alfred Groebner and Christ. Lindmeier, South Front street., ,, Emil Metzinger had prepared a cir cular letter, which was printed in both English and German, explaining the aims and objects of the Red Cross. It was explained that the Red Cross has nothing to do with the war, its mission being to relieve the suffering wrought by the war. The proceeds go only to Red Cross hospitals, and it knows no nationality. A soldier, whether friend or enemy, will receive exactly the same treatment by the Red Cross workers. The canvass will probably be com pleted today, and the net results are anxiously awaited by the officers of the local chapter. RETAIN COUNTY AGENT The Faribault county commissioners have decided that the county agent is too valuable a man to let go, says the Winnebago Enterprise. Accordingly the board at its recent regular meeting voted to retain the services of F. E. Krause, who has been the agent for that county for a year or more. The Enterprise says that Mr. Krause is especially efficient and congratulates the commissioners on retaining his services. FEDERAL DRAFT IS TO BE NEXT WEEK WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS EXPECT TO BEGIN DRAW- INGS SOON. MACHINERY* IN MOST OF THE STATES IS IN WORKING ORDER. Washington dispatches indicate that the war department will begin its work of conscription for troops to send to the trenches within the next week. The exact date has not yet been completed, and will not be until the exemption rrfachifleryta^all of tne states Has been completed. On their work rests the success of the great lottery to be con ducted by Secretary of War Baker. Scattered Sections Not Read)'. Most of the states have reported their organizations complete, and in others only scattered sections remain. Minne sota is said to be practically ready, while in" New Ulm the lists were com pleted more than ten days ago and de livered to the proper state and federal authorities. All of the procedure for determining the order of the 10,000,000 registrants has been made public except the method of actual drawing. Baker to Draw Numbers. Reports persisted that the numbers to be used would be placed in non transparent capsules and drawn from a glass receptacle by Secretary Baker or some other War department official. There was no confirmation, however. The feeling here is that the Federal government now has done everything possible and that the burden of respon sibility for hastening selection of the war army rests entirely on state and local authorities. Officials are proceeding on the belief that the drawing will be possible by next week at the latest. HOFMEISTER'S BAND IS AS POPULAR AS EVER Thousands Turn Out to Hear Old Favorite Musical Squad. Hofmeister's band, formerly the Second Regiment band, gave its first open air concert on Minnesota street, in front of the Dakota Hotel, Friday evening, and all New Ulm and a good share of the surrounding country were out to hear that popular musical organi zation. The band is equally as good, if not better, than ever before, and the music played was appreciated by the large audience that came to hear it. Long before the hour announced for the program to begin the streets began to fill up, and by the time the first num ber was given Minnesota street was filled for several blocks with both pedestrians and automobiles. There has been considerable disappoint ment because Hofmeister's band has not been employed to play in German park this summer, at least one evening a week. It appears that the only reason this has not been done was the lack of funds on the part of the park board. It is said there is a movement on foot to overcome this difficulty, and the concerts may be resumed before the summer is much farther advanced. HEATING PUNT IS TO BE BUILT NOW CONTRACT FOR EXTENSION LET TO THE HEALY COMPANY OF ST. PAUL. WORK TO BE STARTED AT ONCE AND COMPLETED WITHIN 60 DAYS. The Healy Plumbing & Heating com pany of St. Paul will construct the ex tension to the municipal heating plant, which will serve the buildings on the west side of Minnesota street from Second North to Third North, and in the same block, on the east side of Minne sota from Second street to and including the Grand Hotel. Also on the west side of South Minnesota street from Center to First street. The contract price is $14,982. The contract was awarded to the Healy company at a joint meeting of the city council and the board of directors of the New Ulm Heating company, at the council chamber Monday evening. Work will begin as soon as the material can be secured and gotten on the ground, which will be within a very short time. Other Bids Received. Other bids submitted were as follows: Collins & Symon, St. Paul, $15,787 M. J. O'Neil, St. Paul, $16,456 J. E. G. Robb, Minneapolis, $16,922. The Healy company explained, in its proposal for the contract that it could not guarantee to furnish wrought iron pipe, but possibly would be obliged to supply mild steel pipe. It was not a question of price, but a matter of getting it at all, under existing conditions. Charles Foster, engineer for the C. L. Pillsbury Engineering company, repre senting the city and the local heating company, corroborated the statement, of the Healy people. Proposal Accepted. JWitiw^hB understandingsthatJthe -con-asi tractor should make every possible^ effort to secure the wrought iron piperl«c and only substitute the other whenj. found to be absolutely necessary, the*, proposal of the Healy Company was' accepted. Mr. Foster was instructed to guard the interests of the local people in this respect. At the suggestion of Mr. Foster, Superintendent A. J. Mueller of the water and light department of the city, was elected superintendent of construction of the heating plant. His compensation for this extra work is to be fixed by the directors of the heating company. It is believed the work can* be com pleted inside of sixty days after the work has been started. M. A. Masterson, who has been superintendent of the construction of the Front street sewers ^or the Healy com pany, will have charge of the excavating" for the heating plant extension. NORTHFIELD STORES IN DELIVERY CO-OPERATION Yesterday eight stores of Northfield began a co-operative plan for the delivery of merchandise, which it is claimed will reduce the expense to such an extent that the merchants will be able to sell at lower prices and still make the same profit as before, ^he delivering is done thru a common exchange, operated by persons experienced in that line of work. NECESSITY OF WAR IS SUBJECT OF LECTURE Socialist Speaker Ably Question Here. •.? (. V4- -As& f- 22- 2 $1 i* -4. ZZ# Discusses "Is War a Necessity?" was the subject of a lecture oh Friday evening, at Minne sota and First North-streets, by Allan Strong Broms of Minneapolis. A large crefwd listened to the discussion, the? subject of which was ably handled by Mr. "Broms. The lecture was called for Schell's Hall, but owing to the band concert that evening, the crowd was not^" sT^f^ large, and the meeting was adjourned- ^V«?^ to the street. Mr. Broms is a fluent speaker and-held'/" Y^/tl the attention of his audience for an hour.^lS^lM and a'half, bringing many to his way thinking regarding the war and its causes. J£~5 He is of the opinion that it is the wealth/ of the nation that is to blame for the present condition into which the United States government has found itself, and that it is the laboring classes that must' now suffer for it. *!&£"' j* Mr. Broms is delivering' a course ofu lectures thruout the state in the interests of the Socialist party, and his discussions^feif are being highly appreciated.