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INVESTIGATE PLAN
TO PROTECT BOYS
ACQUAINT YOURSELF WIT THE
PROVISIONS OF SOLDIERS'
INSURANCE
NEW MEN SHOULD DECIDE NOW
TO TAKE EVERY CENT THEY
CAN CARRY
With the new draft quotas steadily
entermg the service, the ciuestion of war
insurance is again a prominent one.
Parents and other relatives of the boys
should thoroly understand the propo
sition and talk it o\er with the soldiers
to-be and agree with them to make
every possible effort to take advantage
of the full amount allowed. Theie is
nothing that will give the soldier more
confidence and comfort than to know
if he is disabled by the fortunes of war,
that he will still be well provided for and
cannot become a burden or if he loses
his life, his dependents will be well
provided for
Sure Thin Bet
The plan for the Government insur
ance is a splendid one, it is an absolutely
"sure-thing" proposition, one in which
the boys can not possibly lose financially.
It will, moreover, induce a spirit of
thrift The soldier without insurance
will be considered more or less as is the
man who spends more than he earns and
has no future before him. The soldier
who saves a little every month for his
insurance soon acquires a feeling of in
dependence. He knows he's got some
thing laid up for his future and he can
face the world fearlessly. It's a good
thing for your boy, a splendid thing.
Study the questions and answers given
below «o that you thoroly understand
the matter and then urge vour boy to
take the limit.
W at Governmen Insurance is.
By whom is this insurance offered?
A By the United States Govern
?c author
1
an act of Con-
gre-s fci a at purpose approved October
b, 19x7
What security is back of this
contract of m°urance
7
A The United States Government.
Is it the only protection furnished
by the Government to its soldiers and
sailors7
A No The Government has pro
vided in addition, compensation for
death or injuries or disease suffered in
line of duty
The insurance, then, is in ad-
dition to compensation7
A. Yes, and they are entirely in
dependent of each other.
Does insurance interfere with
service or retirement pay?
A. No, the right to insurance is in
dependent of tre right to service or re
tirement pay.
Am I compelled to take insurance?
A No, you may take it or not, as
you see fit. The Government recom
mends 't but does not compel you to
take it
Insured Beneficiaries
W ho can he insured?
A When engaged in active service
under the War Department or Navy
Department, any of tr following can
insured
1) Commissioned officers.
I) Enlisted men (meaning a person,
male or female, enlisted, enrolled, oi
drafted into active service the military
or naval forces of the United States, in
cluding noncommissioned and petty of
ficers and members of training camps
authorized by law).
3) Members of tr Army Nurse
Corps (female) and members of the
Navy Nurse Corps (female).
Who can be named as beneficiary?
A. Any one or more of the followng
may be named: Wife, husband, child,
grandchild, brother, sister, adopted
brother, adopted sister, stepbrother,
stepsister, parent, grandparent, or step
parent of the insured, and parent, grand
parent, or step-parent of the insured's
wife or husband. (A bill pending before
Congress proposes to include, in the per
mitted class, a father through adoption,
mother through adoption, and any per
son who, at any time preceding Oct. 6,
1917, or the insured's enlistment or en
trance into or employment in active
ervice in the military or naval force,
has stood in loco parentis to the insured
for a period of not less than five years.)
Q. Can I name as a beneficiary any
one other than those named in No. 8
for instance, a trustee or guardian or the
legal representative of some one in the
permitted class or my estate?
A. No only those in the permitted
class may be named.
VntixxJStf&iS
Q. Can I name as beneficiary a
person who is not a citizen of the United
States or one who resides in another
country?
A. Yes, If such beneficiary is in
the permitted class. If he be resident
enemy territory or territory occupied
by the enemy, payment will be subject
to the provisions of the "Trading with
the Enemy Act."
Q. Can the beneficiary be changed?
A. Yes within the permitted class,
at any time in writing and subject to the
regulations of the Bureau of War-Risk
Insurance.
Benefits and a
Q. What benefits does this insurance
give to the insured?
A. $5.75 per month for each $1,000
of insurance payable the event of
total and permanent diasbility as long
as the insured lives and is so disabled.
Q. What benefits does it give to my
beneficiary?
A. In case of your death each $1,000
of insurance will pay to the beneficiary
$5.75 per month for 240 months, less
any payments made to the insured for
total and permanent disability.
Q. Can I have the benefits paid in a
lump sum?
A. No benefits can only be paid in
240 monthly installments.
Q. Does it pay for death or total and
permanent disability from illness as well
as injury?
A. Yes.
Q. Must the injury or illness be
suffered while in the line of duty?
A. No, insurance protection is not
limited by any provision as to line of
duty. This is direct contrast to the
rights as to compensation.
Q. Must the injury or illness be
suffered while in the service?
A. No If you continue to pay
premiums you are protected, even though
you may leave the service.
Q. If I am totally permanently dis
abled, may I still apply for insurance?
A. Yes if you apply within 120 days
from date of enlistment but the benefit
will be only to your beneficiaries in case
(Continued on Page 6.)
STOLEN CAR RECOVERED
When Otto Manderfeld of the Town
of Slgel mtended to start for home Sun
day evening shortly after ten o'clock,
after the Hofmeister band concert in
German Park he found out to his con
sternation, that his Ford which he had
parked on Third North Street, opposite
the Park, was gone. He immediately
notified the police and a search was made
for the car which lasted until 3 o'clock
the morning. The Fair Grounds
were visited but nothing of the stolen
machine could be found. In the mean
time Mr. Manderfeld had the Kretsch
Auto Co. take him and his family home,
almost convinced that the car was gone
for good. He did not feel so very good
about it because it meant a loss of $50Q,
the car being practically new, as he had
purchased it but three weeks before.
While on the way to his farm Monday
mo^n ng, Ferdinand Crone noticed a
car standing in the Fair Grounds and im
mediately notified the police. Chief
Harmening went out theie and found
the missing car there, sure enough. And
the peculiar part of it all was the cir
cumstance that the car was standing at
about the place where the police had been
hunting for it, the night before. Har
mening is positive that the car was not
there when they were making a search
for it and is convinced that it was brought
there some time early in the morning.
He is of the opinion that it was taken
by joy riders who went to a dance or
some other doings during the night and
brought the car back the "morning.
He is also of the opinion that they pur
chased gasoline somewhere while en
route. He is hot on the trail of the fel
lows and is positive that he will run them
down and he expects to make an example
of them.
NEXT DRAFT I S MONT
Altho the local board has not received
notice of the Brown County allotment of
registrants who are to entrain during the
five-day period beginning June 24th,
such notice
ris
expected by Chairman
Julius almost any moment. Minnesota
is expected to furnish 10,000 draftees
for training at Camp Grant, Rockford,
111. If Brown County's quota is to be
in the same proportion as in former allot
ments, it is expected that in the neigh
borhood of 120 will be called from this
county. There are still x7S men in Class I.
It is expected that at the same time
appointments will be made under the
second draft calls for 8o4 Minnesota
registrants with a grammar school edu
cation for special trades training at the
University of Minnesota. Voluntary
inductions under this call are permitted
I until June 7th.
VOLUME XLI NEW ULM, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918.
RAINY WEATHER IS
QUITE A HANDICAP
INOPPORTUNE SHOWERS SOAK
MEMORIAL DAY EFFORT S
IN NEW ULM
PARADERS WET BUT VALIANT
RED CROSS RECEIPTS AT
AUCTION
In spite of the rain which fell a
heavy shower the morning of Memorial
Day and continued intermittently until
nearly 11 o'clock, the big parade which
was planned by the Hecker Post and the
Red Cross people was a great success.
It is true that a good many were not
in the parade on account of the rain,
but most of the members of the Red
Cross and the old veterans were not to
be frightened by the downpour even if
it was heavy and the parade was quite
imposing. Fortunately the day was
warm and the Red Cross people who were
soaked to the skin seemed to suffer
little from the wetting they got.
Parad in Detail
Heading the parade was the Marshall,
Louis G. Vogel, followed by the city
officials, Hecker Post and Hecker Circle.
Autos had been furnished for some of
the veterans and they followed the
marching members of the G. A.
organization. Next came the Red Cross
autos decorated with flags and other
adornments. Among them there was
the Red Cross ambulance and they
were followed by the parents of the men
in service with the service flags showing
on the autos. The Fire Department was
line in uniform and the local Shriners
marched in their uniforms with white
plumed hats. The Arbeiter-Verein, the
Foresters and the Woodmen were all
in line. The Hofmeister's and Concert
Bands furnished the music.
Youn Folks All In Line
The Junior Red Cross of the schools
followed engaged in various Red Cross
occupations. There were the knitters,
the sewers and the bandage makers.
Then came a float with the Liberty
Girls, a band of young girls carrying the
flag, Joan of Arc armor on her charger,
a descriptive float showing the refugees
of Eelgium and the stretcher bearers.
The school children, the college boys and
the Lutheran Red Cross people were all
represented, making a parade of imposing
proportions. They marched to the
Catholic School bouse but the roads from
there to the cemetery were too muddy
to proceed any farther and they returned
to the city, most of them going to Turner
Hall, where dinner was served by the
Ladies Aid of the Union Hospital.
Auction Spies Low
The auction in the afternoon did not
turn out to be the success hoped for it,
owing partly to the fact that the at
tendance was lessened by the rain of
the morning, "the afternoon was fine
but the roads had been left in such con
dition by the heavy rains that very
few were in attendance from the country.
Large quantities of poultry and other
live stock had been donated but it was
impossible to dispose of all of it and
therefore the receipts were small from
the sale itself. The Roll of Honor netted
$1195 but there were a large number of
names which should have appeared on
the Roll but did not, and there is still
an opportunity for these people to con
tribute at this time. The total col
lections for the day for the Red Cross
amounted to something in the neigh
borhood of $2500 with a considerable
amount of salable material on hand still.
Some of the items on which the re
turns are complete for the day were
the flower girls' sale, $150.73, the food
sale at the Rawson building, $165.42
and the Ladies of the Turnverein ice
cream sale $30.61 and the Turnverein
soft drink sales $15.80 making a total of
,$352.56.
ENLARGING PLANT
Building operations are under way at
the New Ulm Publishing Company
plant for the purpose of enlarging the
floor space. An addition 20x24 is being
put up at the rear of the present plant
to house the Monotype equipment and
thus make room in the main building
for the increased work. A new power
cutter and an automatic press have
lately been added to the equipment of
the job department and took up so much
floor space that an addition was imper
ative.
Frank L. Sfifert who was with the
army at Camp Dodge since April 29 has
recently been transferred to Camp Trav5
is in Texas. 1 5
GRADUATES CHOSE
WAR TIME THEMES
MOTTOS AND ESSAYS REFLECT
HOPE OF RECONSTRUCTION
S TIM E TO COME
REV KESTER POINTS OUT THE
NECESSITY FOR LIVING
UP TO IDEALS
If the forty-three young men and
women who stepped out of New Ulm's
High School last Friday to enter upon
the more arduous duties before them,
keep in mind what Dr/. R. B. Kester
told them and act upon those suggest.ons,
they will be donig their part in making
the world safe and sane for Democracy,
and the money spent by the tax-payers,
according to the speaker, $530 for each
individual or approximately $25,000 for
the education of the entire class will
not have been spent in vain.
Dr- Kester told the graduates tint
there must be no contradict on betwetn
professions and deeds that when this
Repubhc was born we professed that all
people are born equal, and yet at the same
time kept a large number of them sub
jugated as sla\es, and it was necessary
to have a bloody war to right that
wrong and make our professions no
hollow mockery. Altho he did not
say so in so many words, the speaker
left the impression with the audience, that
at the present time our deeds do not
measure up to our professions that there
are social inequalities and that these
must be righted if we wish to escape
another strife similar to the Civil War
The speaker admonished the graduates
to fight the jungle spirit which always
tries- to keep back the progress of the
work! that at the present time the
jungle spirit manifests itself thru the
money-bags. That altho it might seem
that the jungle spirit would gain the
upper Jhand, the tide of progress can not
be kept back and he expressed the con
vietfol^th&^iafter this world war is over,
our map will have the boundaries wiped
out and that we will consider ourselves
citizens of the whole world.
Dr. Kester cited many happenings
world which at their me and
place were considered wonders and
which now are considered merely com'
mon-place, all accomplished thru edu
cation, whose object it is to make things
ieal. Schools are founded for the pur
pose of acquainting us with things real
and each individual must make his own
world, each one must assemble his own
materials for that purpose.
The graduating class of 1918, one of
the largest that has ever gone forth from
the New Ulm High School, has every
reason to feel satisfied with their Com
mencement exercises. The musical num
bers were good and so were the addresses.
Theie were two graduates the Latin
Course, eleven in the Scientific Course,
twenty-four in the English Course, foui
post graduates completing teacher train
ing course and two in the Commercial
Course. This is the first time in the
history of the school that there are
graduates from the Commercial Course.
Supt. Hess announced that Otto
Dougher has not been with the class for
some time, but was permitted to graduate
because he had satisfactorily passed the
entrance examination to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He also an
nounced that the dresses^foT the girl
graduates this year cost $2.35 each as
against $2.49 the year previous. A^ce
Pfeiffer who won fourth place in ihe
bread baking''contest at the State Fail
last year, was awarded a bronze medal
and it was turned over to her Friday
evening.
The evening's program was what might
be called a war program. The motto of
the class "Out of the Training Camp
into the Trenches" indicated this and
both salutatorians and both vale
dictorians referred to the world conflict
in their addresses. The first salutatory
was delivered by Emily L. R. Groebner.
She thanked the teachers and parents
for their kind assistance during the
past four years and said that tbo they
could now express their gratitude only
in words, they hoped to be able to do so
mere effectively later on in deeds.
She advocated the use of the schools qr
community purposes and sensed the
new spirit which is already manifesting
itself and, said the goal of the school
must be a realization of the new national
ideal, %/^r /V$
Helen BartE had taken for her theme
"Necessity for Education." In the
early days education was consideied a
luxury, she said, and only a limited-num
ber, the rich and those in power, had an
opportunity to, secure, an education.
Today education is considered a necessity
in order to make each individual in
dependent and able to earn his own liv
ing and to enable him to have a clear
understanding of what government
stands for. She called special attention
to the work done in the home economics
department where the girls are being
taught to eliminate waste and the
manual training department where the
boys are taught the use of tools and
frequently receive the" start for a later
successful career as builders, and in
allied occupations.
"Military Training in Our Schools,"
was advocated by Roman Frank Penkert
in a well prepared address. He ad
vocated military training to begin the
elementary grades and to be intensified
in the high schools and higher institu
tions of learning, so that we would be
thoroly prepared if another war should
come.
In his address "Out of the Training
Camp", Norman Johnson likened the
four years' High School training of the
graduates to the training of the raw
recruit in the camps, preparing them
selves for the harder and more strenuous
work that is before them. Democracy
he said, depended upon individual success
and there could be no individual success
unless the individual had ambition,
brains and courage. He showed how a
man with ambition, lacking brains and
courage would make a flat failure of
life how brains alone would not reach
the goal and how courage not backed up
by ambition and brains would get no
where. His address was very good,
indeed.
The musical numbers consisted of an
overture by the High School orchestra,
a splendid number, "Happy Birds"
and "Roses, Roses, Every where"sung
by the Girls' Glee Club, "The King's
Champion" by the High School Chorus
and a Violin Solo by Victor Reim ac
companied by Prof. Reuter. The violin
solo was exceptionally good and Victor
was obliged to respond to an encore as
was also the High School Chorus. The
diplomas were presented by Dr. R. B.
Kester.
NICOLLET COUNTY CANDIDATES
Nicollet County will also have some
contests to fight out in the primary
election June 17th. All of the present
incumbents have opposition with the
exception of the County Auditor, County
Attorney and Co. Supt. of Schools. The
following have filed:
Senator Henry N. Benson, Ole
Peterson of Nicollet county, and Her
bert F. Bever of Sibley county.
Representative Oscar A. Swenson
Chas. Samuelson and Samuel Gieseke.
Attorney Geo. T. Olsen.
Auditor W H. Holz.
Treasurer C. H. Hedberg, Otto R.
Maves, Claus A. Swanson and Louis
T. Precht.
Judge of Probate Henry Moll, J.
A. Loehl.
Sheriff August Olson, Charles J.
Norman.
Register of deeds Peter F. Fay,
August J. Jacobson.
Superintendent of schools Albert
J. Holmstead.
Commissioner, 2nd district -r- John
A. Johnson, Thomas Haugen, A. J.
Quist, E. O. Knutson and Gustaf E.
Johnson.
Commissioner, 4th district Frank
J. Goblirsch, present incumbent Mat
Walser and Alex Reinhart.
Only when more than two candi
dates have filed for the same position
will their names appear on the pri
mary election ticket.
PROGRAM FOR NEXT CONCERT
A big crowd Sunday evening testified
again to the popularity of the Park
Concerts when Hofmeisters Band ap
peared at their old stand for the first
time this season. A good program was
rendered and greatly enjoyed. Director
Hofmeister hands us the following pro
gram for next Sunday evening:
1. March: "Crawly" Fred Jewell
2. Overture: "Cyrano". Chr. Bach
3. Dance Hongroise: "La Zingana"
C. Bohm, arr. by V. Ragone.
4. Idyl: "The Mill in the Forest"
Rich. Eilenberg, Op. 52
5. Descriptive Piece: "A Hunting
Scene" P. Buchalossi
Intermission.
6. March: "The High Private"...
K. L. King
7. Waltz: "Over the Waves"
v|r. .... ?.. Juvenito Roses
8. bverture^Xustspiel" Keler-Bela
9. Idyl: "The Mountain Maidens
Dream" \. .. *. Aug- Labitzky
10. "Andalusian Serenade" ,'
C. Bonnet Arr. by J. -Keiter#s^
11. March: "Al-Fresco"... .J. W. Casto
12. "Star Spangled Banner."
NUMBERS
SOLDIER BOYS LONG
TO SEE OLD HOMES
LETTERS FROM TRENCH ANfi
CAMP PICTURE HUNGER
FOR HOM E SIGHT S
APPRECIATE HOME PAPER AM©
HOME E A S AS NEVER
DID BEFORE
A few lines from Ben W ltschs&
the Review contains information bw
friends will be interested in.
Camp Meade, -Maryland,
May 25, ISIS.
When I last wrote to you was joft
before I went to Boston on special &&g
with the Fore Biver Ship Bldg. Oarja.
That was about Thanksgiving. QnJftgr
1st I reported back to the Plulaaelplffli
Navy Yard.
My five months' stay in Postsons-KaE
one of the most interesting periods in
my life. One could build a wall,asann8
that city and the whole place w»uH km
a most wonderful museum.
All literary men of any standing that
America ever had seem to have been
born in Boston. Every cobblestone in
the streets has a history of its sown.
I am now in the officers' TEcainiijg
School at Camp Meade, the place Tve
been wanting to be these last iwehe
months. This surely is work, ffft
like a good day's farm work and a •goftg
day's College work all in one. BiA Jt
am enjoying every minute of it. J£«s
fine training, both mental and physical.
We will get through here on Sep
tember until then I should like to have
my Review sent to me here:
I expect to see little old New Uke
again in September.
Sincerely yours,
BENJ. E. WILTSCHECK.
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Division, National Army.
May 26, 191&
Dear Editor:—
Often did I intend to writer fewwia
and with it thank the New Ulm ./Pol*.
Co. for sending us boys the Review whicfc
we have never failed to receive eaeJa
week since we left eight months aga.
Each week on Friday the package oE
Review papers is sure to arrive and TOE
go thru its pages with eyes as
as our stomach's are after a
day's march, and in this way once'
week we are back in New Ulm.
It is very warm here at times andtheae
last few days it has been from 90 to IflB
degrees, but many times this is quldd^
changed by heavy rains which come veiy
suddenly. Our last rain a few days age
was so heavy that within 30 minat
our barracks was in the middle of waties
one foot deep, but almost-as qu«k as
it comes it disappears, as the guramife
are well drained so as to carry off a
ordinary rain. We are glad to seethes:
rains come for it always does one good
thing and that is settle the dust -winch
is the greatest discomfort we Tascm to
contend with. But now all streets a
parade grounds are being oiled which wH
do away with the dust.
We don't know the number of soldies
here nor could a very correct number
be given, as they are daily going out and
new drafted men coming in.
We have good entertainments every
evening given by the Y. M. C- A rf
which there is one to every regimerit.
These entertainments are usually sudh
as moving pictures or stunts by sokEer,
who were professionals in their ouffl
life, and many times people of Littfe
Rock come out to entertain the boyE
with such as singmg, music, reading, aril
short plays.
Again thanking you for the Tfcevie*,
and hoping/ that we may enjoy reading
it for sometime to come, and with beSfc
regards to all friends, I am,
•tm.
~f
Very truly,
WALTER J. GAREES.
P. S. Am enclosing a clipping otit
of the Arkansas Gazette, which de
scribes the 346th band of which Corjt
Armin Mack and myself are me
thinking it may be of interest to*
musical friends at New 1
"N band in the Eighty-sejrenth
ision has a stronger bunch of suppojftBK
in its own organization than the
Infantry band, and it also has
admirers Little Rock and thio^K
out the camp, officers say. Band leader
Blair Yon lias had 15 years''expeiienee
In the army and has been,a: solo
ist in,arm bands from the Atianfie
coast to the Philippines, and
and from the Great Lakes to the GuK
.of.Mprido,^ T*
1
"He is said" to be an mdefatigifife
worker and Is getting out of his men their