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1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917
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THE BELDING BANNER
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Ext in 1889 and published every
Wednesday by Banner I'ubhshing Co.
j. m.'LangstonTe. n. lapham
Editors and Publishers
Entered into the Belding; Michigan
Fostomce as second class matter
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Advertising
Display rates on application. Card of
Thanks, one cent a word. Business
locals.on first page, 12Vfi cents a line.
NOT WAR OF CONQUEST
In his speech last week urging
speedy legislation Senator Schall
said: 4As long as the tragedy of bat
tle is distant 'from our shores it is
hard to sense its actualities.
"We have a long way to go to un
derstanding. We devise fine-sounding
slogans, and repeat them. Our
women, fashionably gowned and jew
eled, gather aroundi.be tea table and
make bandages orcnit. Cut when
it comes to real sacrifice, we have
not tasted it; we are not considering
it; it has become no part of our na
tional life. Our energies are content
to bo. dissipated in futile fads. Why
it is that. Germany is licking the
world? It is because every tntn,
woman, and child within her borders
feels that they are at war. Whether
. anybody is watching them .or not,
they are devoting their life to the
nation at war. "Du sollst enthehren,
sollst enthehren!" (Sacrifice, sacri
fice!) Goethe's immortal refrain beats
out in their daily lives. There xthe
war is the nation's business, which
every energy, every nerve, is strain
ed. Here the war is the treasure
ground of certain members of big
business, the speculator in "food
stuffs. If this war weeds out the
drones in this country, from Indus-,
trial Workers of the World hobo to
society trifler, it will be a precious
thing. The day of trivial things is
passing. Nonessentials must drop
below the surface. This is not a war
of conquest America has nothing to
gain from entering the war, except
the preservation of her codes of lib
erty, and her influence to that end
among tho nations of the world. And
we must not let party questions rise
up between us and our patriotic duty.
"Let us be thrifty, frugal, patri
otic, ready to sacrifice. Let selfish
ness and individualism bow to the
good of the whole nation. Let us
leave nothing to chance, and let the
prime business of each of us b wag
ing and winning the war. Let us bear
necessary suffering cheerfully, but
do not let us endure, nay, invite, un
necessary suffering for the poor by
delaying any longer to take this most
necessarv sten. American pnerev run
make possible the impossible.
"Wars have been won heretofore by
the-superiority of one instrument, a
catapult, a musket,' an infantry 'or
cavalry formation, a monitor, a
knivea chariot has spelled victory.
This war to the uttermost of mechan
ical invention digs into the' earth,
lurks beneath the sea, weaves into
the clouds, and lays tribute not on
one weapon, but on every form of ac
tivity that can be focused on an en
emy. It is the migration of nations
to the front. It will be won by su
perior mechanism, supported by su
premest courage and supremest faith
and sacrifice."
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A PATRIOTIC TRIUMPH
For the first time since the days of
the civil war, says a Chicago ex
change, we had something of a fair
test of patriotism in our country
June 5. That was the day set for
the enrollment of men liable to be
called to the front in the first army
sent against Germany. No one un
der twenty-one or over thirty-one
was asked to enroll, and according to
the census bureau there were in
round numbers about ten million
such in the states. How many of
thepe would come forward without
requisition and declare their liabil
ity to service? It is not to be den
ied that many loyal Americans were
anxious as the day of trial ap
proached; but when at its close it
was found that more young men had
given in their names than we knew
wo had, more than 10,000,000, of
whom over 3,300,000 waived all
claims under the very liberal exemp
tion clauses of the conscription act,
surely every patriot breathed freer.
Over 309,000 were given at the poll
ing places in Chicago alone, and over
000,000 in Illinois, some wards reg
istering more prospective soldiers
than there were voters in their dis
tricts. The "hyphenated Americans"
did nobly, for this excess of candi
dates for the army over actual vot
ers indicated that thousands of resi
dent aliens were ready to fight for
America, thousands, most of whom
have had military drill in their Eu
ropean homes. Altogether June 5,
1917, was a memorable day and gave
all lovers of America new confidence
that the lives of our citizens, the com
Mnerce carried by our ships and the
honor of our flag cannot be assailed
without solidifying the nation, for
their armed defense.
Liberty Bread
"Liberty Bread" is the term to be
encouraged by the food administra
tion as applied to substitutes for
wheat flour, rather than the phrase
"War Dread," used "in other warring
countries.
"The name 'War Bread' gives the
impression that there is something in
ferior about the breads made of sub
stitutes for wheat," says an announce
ment, "The face is that breads made
from wheat substitutes are healthful
and just as-tasty as these made from
wheat." Use of substitutes will be
encouraged at the food training camps
to bo held in conection with the fairs
and expositions in the near future.
Mud s1inrin!T nt ono'ji comnrtitor
is practically an admission that his J
work is superior to yours.
Concerning Vacations
Now I dwelt in a city and the lab
or of the weeks was heavy, so it
came to pass as Summer Approach
ed, that every year I went, on a Va
cation. And ofttimes I roue upon a
Stage in the hills of Vermont, the
Driver whereof was a man of ex
perience. And he spake to me oft
times, and every years this was the
burden of his complaint:
Behold, thou comest here again on
thy vacation, being a man who toilest
not, nor spinnest, nor gatherest into
barns, and the Greater Tart or those
who ride on my Stage in the Good
Old Summer Time come Likewise;
but I drive this Condemned Old Stage
Year in and Year out, Wet or Dry,
Hot or Cold, and for Forty Years I
have had no Vacation.
2sov when I had heard this many
times, I wrote to the Manager of the
Staie Route, saying: ..:',;..-
iiehold this Driver of thy company
hath served long, and hath never had
a Vacation; give him Two Weeks,
that he may have a Vacation like un
to the Rest of Mankind.
And they did as I made request of
them; and they sent Another Driver
to Drive' the Stage for Two Weeks,
that he might have a Vacation.
And the Next Summer as I came
that way. I asked him concerning his
Vacation, and where and how he had
Spent it. v ;': ''' ' ' .
And he relieved nimseu ci a.our-
den he had been carrying, namely,
mouthful of Tobacco Juice, and
thus he made answer:
The first Day, being Monday, I
rode with the New Driver to show
him the Road; and because he was
slow to Learn I rode with him also on
Tuesday. And on Wednesday I fear
ed lest the Bay Mare should have
cast a Shoe, and I rode with him
again, and stopped at the Blacksmith
Shon in the place midway, for there
dwelleth the only Smith who knoweth
how to Shoe Horses as they ought to
be shod. And on Thursday widow
Skiles was coinir to Town, and I knew
her Trunk must go, and I feared lest
that Substitute Driver should have
forgotten it. And on Friday it look
ed as if it would Kain, and was no,
kind of Day for a man to be starting
on his Vacation, so I rode on the
stage that Day also. And on Satur
day it did Rain, and was no kind of
Dav for a man to be sitting around
inside the House with Nothing to Do,
so I rode again that day. And on
Monday there were a lot of City
Folks who had been out in the Hills
for the Week-End,, going back to the
City, and some of them were a leetle
Mite p'ticlar, and I thought I might
as well Go Long, and see them git on
the Train. And Tuesday I realized
that the Time was mor'n'Half Gone,
and a Feller couldn't do Nothing in
One Week Nohow.so I just contin
nered to Ride on the Stage with the
Substitute Driver, and Show him
How. And by the End of the Second
Week he was a Pretty Good Driver,
and if I could have had a Vacation
then, I could have trusted him to run
the Stage. . v
Thus spake to me the Driver, who
had always complained that he had
never had a Vacation.
And I, meditated much concerning
what he had said to me. "
And I said, O my God, let me not
be one of those who constantly com
plain of the blessings they do not
have,' and who Would not Know What
to Do with them if they had them.
The American disposition is to
carry everything too far. In no other
country in the world are there so
many foolish fads foolishly followed.
Anybody can get up an excitement on
any street corner. The soap box
orator is the man of the hour, every
body listening to him and too many
believing what he says. We go too
far and too fast
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NEEDS NEW CABINET-OFFICEr.3
The feeling is growing daily that
President Wilson should accept the
resignation of the weak members of
his cabinet and make up aaew cab
inet composed of the strongest men
in the country, irrespective of poli
tics. This, of course, would neces
sarily put a man of the type of
Roosevelt at the head of the War De
partment in place of the third-rate
lawyer who now rattles around in
that position. Mr. Wilson is doing
well for a schoolmaster who has nev
er had any business experience and
who has no executive capacity. The
prosecution of the war is being great
ly hampered by lack of force and
foresight on the part of the President
and his executive officers. Unless
the cabinet is immediately recon
structed along business lines millions
of lives and billions of money will be
needlessly sacrificed. It is a matter
of -everlasting regret that this re-organization
was not undertaken at
the beginning of the war. To delay
longer is to invite disaster and pro
long the-war for years longer than
it would last if we placed competent
men in all the executive offices of the
Government. Michigan Tradesman.
Obituary Allen S. Frye
Allen S. Frye, a pioneer resident
of Oakfield township, died at his farm
home July 30, 1917, in this eighty
third year.
The decased was born m Waterloo,
Canada, October 19 1834, and came
to Michigan when ten years of age.
living for seventy-two yearsj in tho
vicinity of his late home.
Mr. Frye was united in marriage
to Mary Smith June 14, 18o7. She
passed away December 15, 1894.
There were no immediate relatives
surviving him. After the death of
his wife arrangements were made
with Mr. and Mrs. George Catley to
care for his home, which office was
tenderly and faithfully fulfilled.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Oakfield Methodist
church by Rev. A. H. Sturgis, Wed
nesday, August 1, Interment was
made in the Oakfield cemetery.
UNIQUE LEudU HOME
When the State House of Correction
in Jonia was making shirts in one of
its departments during the late E. C.
Watkins management twenty-seven
years ago, a prisoner in the shirt de
partment wrote home to his parents
in anomer state as follows:
"Dear Father and Mother:
"Of course you wonder what has be
come of your roving son. Well, fact
is, I decided to settle down for a time,
having accepted a position for a year
in a shirt factory near the little city
of Lonia, Michigan. The factory is
pieasanuy siiuaiea on anm, some dis
tance from town, so a large boarding
house for employes is run in conenc
tion, and I fortunately have a room
by myself. The work is not hard, but
confining and monotonous,anu wear
ies me so much I have not been down
town an evening since I came. You
will be surprised to learn that with
other employes I have attended
church every Sunday. Am I not im
proving T The general superintend
ent is a good-hearted chap. . He has
placed a good library and bathrooms
in the building for use of workers and
even furnishes us with uniform work
ing clothes, but the rules are rather
strict, all lights out at certain hour,
all arise at sound of gong, and if you
could see us march down the halls to
breakfast it would remind you, of a
military school. Well, you can judge
from this letter that I am fairly well
situated and prosperous. However,
I don t think I will be home lor a
visit until'my contract with the firm
expires.' Give my regards to all and
write me- care 'shirt factory on the
hill.'
"Yours lovingly,
It is asserted, that the American
army is the best fed army in the
world. Its rations are figured on the
basis of each soldier's requirements.
It is a liberal ration, usually more
than enough to satisfy the hupger of
even a "heavy" eater.
Municipal Flag Pole
Fund Is Still Growing
The flag pole committee has not
found it possible to get out and solicit
funds during the past fetf days. Some
liberal contributions are coming in
unsolicited, but many more should be
received. Do not wait to be asked to
contribute. You owe it as a duty to
subscribe to the worthy fund. The
amount asked is small, but many will
increase the total receipts to a sat
isfactory figure.
Contributions may be in amounts
varying from 10c to $1.00. They will
be received at the Banner office or by
any member of the flag pole commit
tee C. M. Wise, L. L. Underwood,
Earle Wilson, and G. F. .Smith. Don't
wait to be asked. Make your contri
bution now. Let's have the flag wav
ing soon. -
Here are the present subscribers:
Chas. M. Wise.
Thomas Bracken.
F. A. Washburn.
R. H. Hall.
B. F. Hall.
Art Strong.
O. N. Wilton.
Glenn Wortley.
A. Friedman.
W. A. Wilder.
Frank R. Chase.
W. . S. . Lambertson.
H. A. Waldron.
H. J. Leonard. '
Glenn Brown.
W. L. Cusser. -Earle
French.
Geo. W. Moulton,
W. E. Daubert.
Geo. E. Wagner.
Gerald Kiznberly. .
C. G. O'Bryon.
A. D. Fristoe.
A. L, Spencer.
A. M. Hall. .
J. F. Pinkham.
E. C. Lloyd.
E. E. Fales.
E. B. Lapham.
G. H. Millard.
G. D. Weter.
S. L. O'Connor.
Frederick Holmes.
GENT'S LIST
F. H. Totten.
E. W. Ranney.
Harry Estabrook.
Donald Pilkinton.
W, A. Dutt.
W. F. Bricker. i
Will Wood.
Chas. Lambertson. '
J. M. Zindler.
Sumner Wilson.
Chas. Eddy,, 4 --A.
M. Glass. .
Geo. Aubill.
J W. R. Olds. .
Frank O'Bryon.
E. W. Dunham.
L. Hockstad.
Fred A. Travis.
G. F. Smith.
Earle Wilson.
Fred McDoffy & Son.
Walter Ireland.
H. A. Lamb,
B. C. Curtis.
Wm. Ward..
Arnold Schmidt.
Geo. Kingsbury.
J. II. Armstrong.
Ray Ring. .
Fred McNitt.
John Regan.
Harry Minier.
J. M. Langston.
Bert Rummler.
Frank Conant.
O. F. Webster.
Smith Stanton.
A. Kramer.
L. E. Trimble.
M. A. Reed.
Robert Moore.
Geo. Crawford,
T. A. Vie.
Guy M. Smith.
Belding News.
John T. Noble.
A. E. Weter:
Edgar Stanton.
John Cooper.
The Two Johns.
A. B. Batchelor.
Thos, Bracken, Jr.
A, L. Cichy.
De Vleiger & Son.
Geo. W. Thomas.
Merton Smith.
Wilbur Whitney.
Henry Smith.
Nicholas Werner.
Leonard Weeks.
L. C. Upson.
Arthur Waite.
J. G. Wilbur.
Albert Wass.
Floyd PufTer.
Ben Friedly.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
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Miss
Miss
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Ladies' List
Martha Stone.'
R. II. Hall.
B. F. Hall.
G. D. Weter.
Allie Arnwine.
MacFarlane.
Bessie Peterson.
Eva Bulmer.
Bessie Nickolai.
Jas. Darrow. i
LADIES' LIST
Louise Lambertson.
Rose Wingeicr.
Helen Lapham.
Leila Greenop.
Ruth Edwards.
Marion Edwards, i
Marvel Klock.
Mary Emily Ranney.
Bessio Waite.
Alys Caverley.
Esther Carlson.
Mrs. E. S. Moulton.
Ellen Blair.
Margaret Wilbur.
Mrs. Harry Minier.
Mrs. L. Hockstad.
Laura Stanton.
Myrtle Nichols.
Mrs. Wm. Ward.
Mrs. E. R. Weter.
Mrs. Flora Thompson.
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With 02.00 or r.loro Groceries
Full Cream Cheese, lb .V 28c
Monarch Corn Flakes, pkg. . . . . 10c
Fve Lbs. 25c Coffee. . . T.$V00
Five Lbs. 30c Coffee $1.25
Best Mixed Tea, per lb. ...... . 35c
Pure Lard, per lb. ........ 28c
Lard Compound .............. 20c
Cotosuet, per lb ...... . .... . 20c
15c Peas, per can. . ... 10c
Best Red Alaska Salmon. ...... 25c
Alaska Pink Salmon.". ........ 18c
Soap, White Laundry, bar, ... . 5c
'Two Lbs. Holland Oleo.
Soap, P. c G. or Ivory
Cookies, fresh, lb. ......... .
Pure Comb Honey, lb. ..... .
Bulk Olives, per pint. .......
Macaroni or Spaghetti.
Raisins, any kind, pkg. . .
Two Lbs. Prunes
Large Pet Milk, can
One-Lb. Can Baking Powder.
Flour, per sack. ...........
Large-Size Lemons, 3 for. . . .
. . 53c
6c
. . 16c
20c
.. 15c
,10c
10c
. 25c
. . 12c
.. 19c
. .$1.67
. . 10c
JARS
pints 54 cents Loss Than Uholcsalo
QUARTS 59 n,;- . -
1-2 GAL. 84 " ' Pr,ccs
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A Good Recipe ' ' ,
For -Cinnamon Rolls
Roll out bread dough to one-half inch thickness. Spread generously
with melted butter.
Mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 1 cup brown sugar, and a little grated
lemon rind. Spread over dough and roll it into a cylinder. Cut into
slices one and one-half or two inches thick, and place into buttered tin
with cut side down, i Touch sides with butter so they will separate easily.
Let rise and bake.
Cinnamon Rolls are not only very nutritious but a delight to the
appetite.
Serve them occasionally in place of white bread. They are very
healthful and add variety to wheat foods.
If you' follow the above recipe and bake with
.Lily "White
"The Flour the Best Cooks Use." x
you are bound to have splendid success.
Lily White Flour is made particularly for family use and will meet
every requirement of bread and pastry baking in the most satisfactory
manner.'
It is sold under the guarantee you will like it better or your money
returned. ' "
DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT X
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Grand Rapids, Mich.
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