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r " ' OLUMB XLIV MoHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5.1918 at - iimi 11.11 /-ill fillr r t NO. M LEAVE FOR TRAIlfBKJ W- \ NUMBER OF FARM TOYS, LEFT '*.* * ̂ -V: THIS WEEK X ; •,1 • '¥^f'"XS' . -iv.: ' il̂ ore to Be Called This MonOi-- 'J91- y Thursday Is Registration Day Far *W' Men 18 to 45 • Eighty-five young men of McHenry : county left Woodstock yesterday and today for various training camps in ?>,T this country, where they will fit them- j£| , pelves for any service in which Uncle : ^ Sapi may see fit to place them. Ten of this number, Vho have been Y -v placed in the limited service class, ; -jj, left Woodstock on Wednesday and included with these were two Mc- jtlenry young men, Charles J. Reihan- '%> ' "$perger and" Arthur Groom,'the for- ' , vmer the junior member of the West >:~|3ide hardware firm, and the latter an Employe at the West Side drug store, v >•" -"They are now at Camp Grant. . The second contingent *of sixty t^^young men left Woodstock amid the ;V^-~ifcheers of several hundred people this t (Thursday) morning. Among these I , <mere eleven McHenry township men, v • i -|is follows: Fred T. Freund, Mathias ' v -W. Schaid, Herbert Simon, Herman ^ Schaefer, Fred C. Kunz, Nick B. * i * freund, John H. Caspers, Stanley A. f 1Grvaorack, Geo. Schaefer, John Ken- v. |f; jiebeck fcnd John J. Schaid. The - - Woodstock band was present, while Mayor Calvin J. Hendricks of Har- '• ^ ,Vard made the farewell address. The -;f; - boys' destination was Camp Grant. Fifteen more young men left Wood­ stock this afternoon and are headed for Camp Forest, Lytle, Ga. Four M«Henry township men were called or this afternoon, three of whom left, bile the fourth merely went as a '* Substitute. As The Plaindealer went t" press before the boys left Wood- / itock we are unable' to say who of the -•'ftottr was left behind. Those called Were Paul Jolietz, Bernard Bauer, Ed. kattner and Stephen King. Word from, the exemption board at * V/oodstock this morning is to the f feffect that more will be called from ^ McHenry county between now and the end of the month. Just how many >„') more they were unable to say, but it ' ja evident that Uncle Sam expects to **, . keep the various cantonments thruout the country filled up for the duration ? • I of the war and, when it- is taken into a; consideration that 260,000 American Vjjoldiers were shipped across durihg the month of August, it is only ^•Viiatural that plenty of room was made jn the camps for new comers. New Registration Next Thursday R ̂ From Woodstock we received word 7* . this morning that the registration of the men 18 to 45 will take place next v , Jrhursday, Sept 12. Those coming Within the new djaf* ages will regis- ter at the regular voting places. This means that McHenry township men will register at the village hall in JMcHenry and Woodman hall in Ring- Wood. At the time of going to press we have not heard who will act as registrars, but, needless to say, that "ifevery detail cdnnected with the regis­ tration will be carefully looked after between - now and next Thursday. DON'T FAIL TQ REGISTER. Canning Club to Meet / Members of the canning*elub will \y-r ".fnee't at the home of their leader, Mrs. •VvW. D. Wentworth, on Saturday after- \'f, tioon at 2:30. After the business Imeeting a reception will be given in Honor of Mrs. A. J. Gafke of Wood- ; utock and Mrs. Jack Walsh of this f*' -Milage, who were former leaders of ( , Moved His Office »• • Ben Stilling has moved his western yjand office from the Brefeld building jr v x>n the West Side to the Jacob Justen - block in Centerville. Mr. Stilling's ^business is ever on the increase and -she informs us that he is now handling •^fartos in this section as well as farm lands in* the Dakotas and Minnesota. | Should Be Kept Clean '% The spouts on some of our hand- |some new drinking fountains havebe- '^coihe badly discolored from the iron J ?a^the Bqy Scouts would be willing to ^ jkeep these spouts clean if they were iW, 4f SERIOUSLY INJURED IN FRANCE Another McHenry Yotmg Man In Casualty List , On Monday of last week Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Weber of this place re­ ceived a telegram from Washington, informing, them that their son, Corp. Martin J. Weber, had been seriously injured while in action on July 19. Outside of this the wire contained no further information. The news of the telegram did hot bfecome public until Tuesday of this week, when the young man's' name appeared in the casualty list in the metropolitan papers. The last letter received from, the unfortunate yoUng man arrived here several weeks age. "Happy" Weber, as he is more fa­ miliarly known to his hundreds of friends in and around McHenry, vol­ unteered his services early last year and entered the U. S. army on June 29, 1917. He enlisted at New Rock- ford, N. D., where he was employed at the time ,of his "enlistment. He first ntered Camp Green in North Caro-» lina and from there was transferred to Camp Mills, L. L,and tbeit to Camp Merritt, N. J. , f He left this country for overseas on December 4, 1917, a fid arrived in Engiand shortly thereafter. He re­ mained in England until1 after Christ­ mas, when he left for the fighting front; where he has been, According to the best information members of his family are able to give, since May of this year, he having taken part in a number of the big battles. He now has another brother, Henry G. Weber, in service, he having left McHenry a few months ago and who until a short time ago was. in training at Camp Fremont, Calif. His where­ abouts at'the present tigae,are un­ known, altho bis parents are of the opinion that he is on his way to Si­ beria. Another brother, Joseph, only sixteen years of age, who is now in the harvest fields of the Dakotas, is also very anxious to join Uncle Sam's forces and news of his enlistment is expected at his home at any time. All in all the Weber family is a most patriotic one. While the boys are doing their best at the front, the father, mother and sisters ~are (tying their best here at home. The mother is an enthusiastic Red Cross worker and the writer person­ ally knows that the father hasn't failed on any sort of a drive that has been made in McHenry since our coun­ try entered the war. It is our sincere wish that Mr. Weber's injuries are not as serious as one would take them to be from the message and that his life will be spared so that this patriotic family may be reunited as some future time. TO GERMAN ALIENS ̂ * Keep Government Posted on Y«» Place of Residence TE JUfflUAL C0WTY FAflt WAS HELD AT WOODSTOCK LAST >34- v - ^in the water and a little cleansing would do no harm. We believe that tasked. Will Meet With Mrs. Page The Woman's Home' Improvement association will hold an all day meet ^ ing at the home of Mrs. C. L. Page ^ on Saturday, Sept. 7. County Advisor . Miss Eva Blair will be present and r canning will be demonstrated. Mrs. *\n*'Mrs. A. J. Gafke of Woodstock will •V. also be present. All are welcome. * Letter From Col. Perry. .r plotter from Col. Howard Perry, J;-- who is somewhere in France, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. B. Perry, %^h«re, reports everything looking fine The colonel has charge of a l^fnU regiment of soldiers and his work , has takfcn him on several flights in the . •«- Visit Great Lakes TN West Side Card club chartered ^ the jitney bus last Wednesday and ^visited the Great Lakes Naval Train- ; ing station. They were accompanied 4 by Mesdames Theo. Schiessle, N. J. Registered German alien enemies, male or female, changing their place of residecne to another place within the same registration district shall imme­ diately report such change to the reg­ istration officer of the registration dis­ trict and present to such registration officer his or her registration card for the purpose of having endorsed there­ on by such registration officer the change of residence. A registered German alien enemy, male or female, who desires to change his or her place of residence within a^otiher registration district must oby tain a permit. Such German alien must present himself or herself to the registration officer of the district in which he or she then resides and make application for the permit on a form provided by the registration of­ ficer, and present his or her, registra­ tion card to the registration officer for the purpose' of having the permit of change of residence, if " granted, en dorsed upon the registration card. If the registration officer denies the ap­ plication there may be an appeal to the United States marshal of the ju­ dicial district for final action. % The alien enemy to whom permis­ sion is granted to. change place of residence from one registration dis­ trict to another must forthwith report his or her arrival in the registration district into which he or she moves to the registration officer of that district and exhibit to him the registration card with permit of change of resi­ dence endorsed thereon; and such alien enemy is hereby required so to report. A change of residence in violation of the regulations subjects an alien enemy, among other penalties; to ar­ rest and detention for the period of the war. John J. Bradley, United States Marshal fo^tibe Northern District of Dlinois. I - -- :',e Schools Open ' St. Mary's parochial schoob and the McHenry public school opened Mon­ day morning for the enrollment of pupils in the various grades ahd the placing of pupils with the instructors in the various branches selected. A splendid staff of teachers has been secured and great advancement is looked for from both institutions dur­ ing the coming school year. .**5 Grtlh and liTe Stock Up to Standard--Canning Displays Are Large--PotitkiaM Active * Some of us, more or less fortunate than the rest, attended tiie county faif at> Woodstock one <jr more days last week. There were several things we noted and several of the old standbys we missed. The fair this year was long on exhibits of canned goods, boys' and girls' club exhibits, and especially long on politicians---each anxious to extol his own virtues and the virtues of our army and navy. Patriotism ran riot, even tho the very things we missed were indirectly attri­ butable to patriotism. ' We missed the large grain exhibit. Why? Because the grain growers of McHenry county were . too busy threshing out their greatest crop to prepare eveii a bushel oflgrain for the fair. We missed the dairy cattle--be­ cause the dairymen had no time to spare from his task of producing fopd for the nation. We missed many stands selling confections, lemonade and useless toys--because the food administration and the sentiment of the people frowned upon such frivol­ ities, even in fair time. Even 'the races took an inconspicuous place iti the ,presence of the jackie baqd and the patriotic speakers. So much for the fair, which was as it should have been. Now McHenry comity has one of the largest grain crops in its history. The prospects are for a fair corn crop. Wheat, oats, barley and rye are yield­ ing above the optimum Wheat is going directly to the market in most cases. < / The maximum price of bran, shorts and middlings is set and by turning in the wheat at once the farmer is forc­ ing the mills to work overtime and forcing them to bid somewhat against each other in the disposal of the mill feeds, which will eventually accumu­ late faster than they can be stored. The price of bran to the -farmer should in the near future be well un­ der the thirty dollar mark. A limit is set on the time feed may be stored by feed dealers. * The dairyman has a large surplus of barley and oats to feod this year, but hay is very scarce. A good Ration now is two parts ground barley, one part of bran or ground oats and one part cotton seed meal or gluten. Don't sell your barley until it is worth as much per pound as corn, in other words, when you can get a ton of corn for a ton of barley it wlil pay to make the trade, but not before. Oats at $40 per ton is a good, cheap feed, but can well be traded for bran at $30 or shorts at 138. You can now get four tons of bran for thfree tons of good oats, and bran is about as good as oats for milk production. Your acre of wheat will buy you more alfalfa than the same acre ever grew for you. Alfalfa, by the way, is due for a slight slump in price with­ in the next two weeks or so.. Good cows will be high in price this year--because when the farmer gets his barn full of feed he begins to look around for cows to feied. Many farm­ ers depleted their herds too much last year, making it better for the ones who could hold on to their cows'thru the period of depression.* All in all, the county of McHenry appears to be well able to take care of its quota of the next liberty loan^ and yet no one can accuse it of being a county of war profiteers. H. M. & Prof. Sears Will Be Back Prof. W. N. Sears of Barrington will resume his instructions in music here next week and the first band rehearsal will be held at the school auditorium next Tuesday evening. All of the old members as well as new ones wishing to join the McHenry band are requested to meet at that place ^on that evening. It is the de­ sire of the band officials that this musical organization be kept up and fn>m the spirit that is being manifest­ ed by the musicians about town the McHenry b^nd is far fr^m a isstfc •» _ _„;r ' Two Red Ribbon* '• Earl Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh of this village, received two red ribbons on hps corn exhibit at the county fair and third prize on a three months' old pig in the class of six months old or under. As a member of the pig club in McHenry county he will exhibit this same pig at the district fair to be held at Wood­ stock in November. His corn was grown from the seed raised by himself last year. Spoke Here Thursday Night A. K. Stearns, Republican bandidate for nomination to the legislature, spoke here last Thursday evening. While his audience wasn't tho largest* ever gathered together by a politician^ in this village, those who turned out lent the speaker an attentive ear. We have heard but little Stearns talk about town, but his speech May result in some votes here. SCHNEIDER STORE RENTED imJM Moves Her* From Ringwood An agreement was reached last week between Anton Schneider of this village and Jos. J. Miller of Ring wood whereby the latter moves his mercantile stock from our neighbor ing village to McHenry. Work of removing the stock is now in progress and, according to present indications, Mr. Miller will be in his new location sometime next week. A number of changes are being made in the Schneider store building this week, among them being the addition of new shelving and the removing of the ice box. It is Mr. Miller's intention to make the establishment a general store, al­ tho his ambition will be to give the summer resort patrons the same ad­ vantages as before by parrying a large and complete' line of groceries during the summer season. The meat department, as conducted at the place during the past few years, will be done away with, as Mr. Miller con­ siders four meat markets in a village .the size of McHenry just one too many. ^ The removing of the ice box will give him just that much mo^e room for his general stock, to which he expects to add- from time to time. While interviewing Mr. Miller on Tuesday afternoon of this week- we were told that he is not leaving Ring- wood on account of an unsatisfactory business, but for the simple reason that the McHenry location will give him a better opportunity for expand­ ing and also better school advantages. You see my children are now grow­ ing up and it is my desire to give Jhem a parochial school training" is the manner in which he expressed himself to the- writer. "The Ring- wood people have been very kind to me and you can tell them for me that their friendship apd patronage has not gone gp unappreciated," he added. Mr. Miller has conducted the Ring- wood store during the past two or more years and has never had a .com­ plaint to offer for the manner in which he was treated there, but, like every other man with a spark of en­ terprise within- him, he could not re-' sist the opporunity of getting into a field where "bigger business could be had, thus the change. He hopes to have his stock moved and arranged before the middle of next week, at which time he is asking for patronage with the assurance that fair dealings ahd honest prices will go with each and every transaction. Mr. Miller is a thoro business man, who is ever guided by honest in all his dealings, and if this, coupled with courtesy, will do it, his success in Mc­ Henry is assured. vj Collecting Membership Dweo < Officials of the Fox River Improve­ ment association were out last week collecting membership dues and from reports they were very successful. We are told that the association now has a paid-up membership of nearly one hundred, with the prospects of new ones coming in next season. The weed cutter, which has operated on the river all summer, has proven a big benefit and this work will be con­ tinued next year. • The dam below McHenry will also be repaired and placed in the verjTbest condition be­ fore the opening of next season. The officials of the association feel grate­ ful towards those who haVe joined their body and extend an invitation to those who have not joined to make application for membership without further delay, a» their assistance will , be needed next season. ' ,. , V Birthday Surprise A pleasant surprise was gfollt Mrs. Elizabeth Laures at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Weingart, on Main street Tuesday evening in honor of her birthday. Members of the West Side Card club were present and presented her with a beautiful pair of gloves. Cards were played and re­ freshments served at the close of the games. Those present were Mes­ dames J. J. Miller, P. Weber, ^James Revor, P. B. Freund, H. Antholtz, P. M. Justen, Henry Heimer, Howard Christenson, John Knox and Miss Clara Schiessle Honorably Discharged Nick and Jack Fran*en, who have been in training at.Camp Grant since early last fall, have been spending a few days with "their brother, John Franzen, and family here. We are told that they have been given an honorable discharge, but are subject to recall at any time Uncle Sam sees fit, ^ Members of the boys' corn and pig clubs in this community will meet at the school auditorium Friday evening T. ii. Murray, emergency leader, will be present to address the meeting. Be present for furtker instructions and advice regarding your club work. , ^ 1*. Page, Local ' to School A httm&er of the boys and girls, who have been working during the summer vacation,- hav? given up their positions and returned to school on Monday morning. GAS SUCKERS A FEW McHENRY PEOPLE RODE ̂ • -̂ CAST SUNDAY •***•&•• Failed to Heed Request to Asstet Uncle Sam--Neaily 200 Numbers Are Sent In From McHenry ^ While most of our people displayed their loyalty by heeding the request of saving gas on Sunday, there were quite a number who were out on that day. While in a number of instances the machines' presence on our streets were unavoidable and really neces­ sary, there were others who used their cars in open violation of the re­ quest made to save. McHenry, like every other city and village, ha4 her investigators and the reports of these men are now in the hands of the proper authorities. One investigator, who kept watch in old town, sent in over 130 numbers. In­ cluded among these were McHenry machine owners, who will have a hard time explaining their reason for hav­ ing their cars out on that day. Reports from other towns in this locality are to the effect that the re­ quests were better respected there than was the case here in McHenry. Some who appeared on the streets in the morning and found that their numbers were being taken soon dis­ appeared and left their cars at home, while we noticed one or two instances where a car was used both morning and afternoon. It is action that shows the real pa­ triotism of any man and last Sunday was a good day to judge a man by his action. We trust that next Sunday will see a dropping off in automobile traffic. The four garages in the village, by agreement, closed ' their gasoline pumps for the day and not a single gallon was disposed of. by them, where the ordinary. Sunday sale of gasoline by these four garages totals more than 1,000 gallons. The Star garage, owned and eon- ducted by John ,R. Knox, the McHenry garage, owned and conducted by J. ttf _i» _ ^ n . rii MI?.. _j_ •V. oviiniicrf ana uvUt ouuiu^ b rage were closed the entire day, while Overton & Cowen took care of only the business which they considered abso­ lutely necessary. However, no gaso­ line sales were made at the bitter phlce. . * The Plaindealer congratulates the garage men upon the stand they have taken and w$ are certain that every loyal American wttl also give them credit. Unless the request is lifted next Sunday will be another gaslesB day and we trust that our people wiii so conduct themselves as to give our vil­ lage a clean slate. ' WINS D. a CROSSTIN FRANCE PAGEANT AT EMERALD PARK Henry Quinn of This Village Is Doco- ated For Bravery The metropolitan papers of last Friday morning contained the names of Americans who have recently been decorated with distinguished service crosses by Gen. Pershing and amon^ them we find the name of our own Henry Quinn, who left for Camp Grant with a McHenry contingent early last summer, and who has been in overseas service during the past few months. The deed, for which he .was deco­ rated, is found in the following para­ graph, which appeared in the Chicago Herald-Examiner last Friday morn­ ing: Private Henry Quinn, infantry: "On May 29, at Cantigny, he pene­ trated a heavy barrage and obtained definite information concerning tanks and conditions of enemy front line." Mr. Quinn is a brother to William Quinn of this village and has always made liis home in and around Mc­ Henry. « ' Card Party-at School Auditorium A card party will be given at the school auditorium Saturday aftfernoon from 2:30 to 6:00 and in the evening from 8:00 till 10:30. A charge of 25 cepts will made and the proceeds will be used for the purchase of a service flag for the village, the stars to represent the MsHenry boys who went into service. The following committee has been appointed by the vice chairman of the Red Cross: Mrs. P. H. Weber, Mrs. Gertrude Miller, and Misses Rose Huemann, Eleanor McGee and Clara Schiessle. Cinch, fi^e hundred and dominoes will .be played and appropriate prizes will be given. The committee will meet at the Red Cross room Friday afternoon to complete arrangements. Motorcycle Accident Martin Muren, a farm hand resid­ ing near Volo, met with an accident on his motorcycle Sunday afternoon. He was approaching the village near the Fox river bridge just as Jois. Diedrich arrived with the sailors in the large jitney bus on the same road and to avoid a collision Muren swung onto the board walk leading to the Hunter boat factory, which resulted in a "spill." He re­ ceived several injuries on the face and body. Dr. D. G. Wells was called in attendance and he was able to return ion his motorcycle in the evening. Tim ^r^.uiealer for news. Chief White Wing Appear* In Indian Costume ,, Emerald Park was the scene at a pageant, representing the first inhab­ itants of this beautiful spot, on last Sunday /evening. Chief White WJ^g, of Washington territory, who is employed in chau- tauqua and lyceum work, appeared in full Indian costume. This won­ derful impersonator came in from the woods about 200 feet away, ad­ vancing slowly and stopping at times to Chant and sing several Indian songs. In the glaring headlights of several automobiles he appeared on the lawn of the Haxton and Frazer cottages, where a hundred guests had assembled, including several Boy Scouts from Chicago, under the lead­ ership of Jas. Haxton. ^fter several selections by the fife and drum crops of the Boy Scouts, Chief White Wing gave a facsimile of old Indian cus­ toms and danced their favorite war dances. , . Little _Helen' Fra»r appeared in Highland costume and gave the sword dance and Highland fling and Mis3 Hazel Frazer appeared in the "Sail­ or's Hornpipe," both numbers delight­ ing the audience. Other numbers on the program wcfre patriotic songs. Miss Bernice Schroeder sang Le Marseilles in French and Arthur Anderson and Olaf Norum sang two duets. Every number on the program was greatly enjoyed by the large audience and did credit to the ideal surround­ ings for a pageant of the Indians of yore. A few of the older inhabitants in Nunda and McHenry recall the time when Indians roamed thru these same woods and many places along the river are pointed out as the favorite haunts of the Indians in former days. This is the second appearance of Chief White Wing, he having given a performance on these same grounds last year, and* his appearance in Indian costume is looked forward to with utmost pleasure as a delightful entertainment. WIRTH WOODBURN BREAKS LEG JACKRS MUSIC :I1 % . * 4 When Thrown From His Horse at the Woodstock Fair Gi '?r>v vie-, •« *•- Wirth Woodburn of this village, who had his running horse "Thorn- hill" entered in the running races at the McHenry county fair at Wood­ stock, met with a very painful acci­ dent on the track there last Thursday afternoon, when he was thrown from his favorite horse , and , sustained a broken leg. Mr. Woodburn was exercising his horse on the north end of the track, a short time before the time of call­ ing the race in which his horse was entered. Just as he was approaching the automobile entrance gate, going at a good rate of speed, a machine was admitted to the grounds and be­ fore the McHenry man had time' to avoid an accident he was thrown into the machine, with the result given above. He was rushed to the Wood­ stock hospital, vwherg he is now re­ ceiving the care of expert physicians, and his many ffiends in McHenry hope that the fracture may soon mend. A young man from Hebron was se­ cured and rode the animal in the race, which the McHenry horse won easily, as well as the rilnning race the following day. "Thornhill'r is a beautiful animal and is considered one of the fastest running horses in McHenry county. His owner had him entered in all of the fairs in this, locality ituu lie whs count­ ing on putting in a very profitable as well as enjoyable season when the accident put an end to it all. The injured man has the sympathy of his many friends "In and around McHenry. / Wins Second Priae Old Glory Canning club of this 4vll- age carried home the red ribbon from the county fair last week, receiving second prize on their fruit and vege­ table exhibit. The girls are to be con­ gratulated on their splendid display and deserve gfeat credit for their un­ tiring energy in the work mapped out by their leaders. Regular meetings are being held and fruits and vege­ tables oonserved by Old Glory club. At Camp John Wise, Texas George E. Golden has finished his two months' course at the Rahe motor school at North Kansas City, Mo., and has now been sdnt to an electrical school at Camp John *Wise, San An­ tonio, Texas. Mr. Golden is known to a great many in McHenry, having been employed by the Bowman Dairy company at Ringwood before his en­ listment. • A Chop Sney Luncheon Miss Anna Frisby gave-a chop suey luncheon to her guests whom she in­ vited to autograph the Red Cross block held by her. Names outlined on the block were Lena Stoffel Kathryn Burks, Trace Barbian and Bertha Wolff. The guests were socially en­ tertained during the evening and Miss Anna knpws the art of Mending the ingredients fof chop suejr. LARGE CROWD TURNED OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON Taj Jactdes Are Warmly Greeted WMIe Speaker Nickels laps Up the Ger­ man Military Powers As previously planned by a com­ mittee made up of several influential townsmen, the jackie band from the Great Lakes Naval Training station appeared at the McHenry park here Sunday and gave a most delightful concert. The band was made up of thirty pieces, besides the leader. The jackies arrived here about 2:00 o'clock and at 2:30 took their places on the stand erected for them near the grandstand, from both of which floated the stars and stripes. After a few choice selections by the band Mayor R. G. Chamberlin arose on the grand­ stand and welcomed the strangers to our city, being grateful for the beauti­ ful day and thanking each ahd all who took part in arranging to secure and . entertain the sailor boys. He pre-, sented the boys with three large boxes of cigarettes, donated by J. G. Bkfc- ler of this village. ' ̂ • • He then introduced the speaker of the day, G. H. Nickels, a representa­ tive of the State Council of National Defense. Tho employed by the coun­ cil as a "four minute man," he talked * for more than an hour to the large assembly, which gave him undivided attention, and he was repeatedly applauded. His subject was "The , Cause of this World War" and all ' » | agree that he was the A No. I pa- " otic speaker. . . V4, He said in part "that the United ^ -'1 States was approaching the time f|j| when the people will witness the greatest home coming in the history of the world." ' And emphatically voiced a warning to all that by any act of disloyalty on their part dis­ qualified themselves to take any part in the home coming, festivities. Cit­ ing a few centuries back and naming a gerat statesman for each, he was wildly cheered when he loudly an­ nounced Woodrow Wilson as the greatest statesman that the present century would evelr know. "The, people of this nation must get to­ gether and settle this conflict that the world may be freed from Prussian militarism." He could find no more suitable place for the pro-minded than placing them in thi coal mines of this country to dig and thus help to v^in. His appeal in the name of the council was to stand by the government in the fourth liberty Mian. All in all, it was a stirring patriotic speech, great­ ly appreciated by the people of Mc­ Henry and vicinity. A few other selections by the hand and the boys then repaired to the spacious dining room in Weber's hall, where the members of River- view camp, R. N. A., served a de­ licious banquet to the members of the band and several other sailor boys from the, municipal» pier, Chicago, who arrived here on the evening train. Among other guests besides the soldiers and sapors at the banquet were two members of the committee in charge of the program for the day, Rev. Edw. Berthold and Clarence F. Hoy, and several McHenry boys who were here on leave for the day. Hundreds of people from the village and vicinity either walked to the park or were conveyed in wagons and biggies, respecting the call of the government to conserve gasoline. A hayrack party from Johnsburg was applauded for their loyalty to the re­ quest. Their outfit was equipped with all but the engine and was the most ailrackiv* vconveyance on ine gruuuua. Pretty young girls flitted here and there thru the park, tagging every listeners, and the handsome sum of $220 was collected for the tobacco fund. The day distinguished McHenry a* being 160 per cent American wil|»,||r spirit of unity in helping to win. v', Enjoy Red Cross Series Mrs. C. M. Bickler entertained a number of friends in the series, of Red Cross socials at her home On Elm street Wednesday afternoon. Names appearing on the block were Gertrude Heimer, Lizzie Miller, Marion Krause and H. J. Miller. Other guests wore Mrs. John Heimer, Mrs. Jos." iloiii- ermel, Mrs. J. H. Miller and Miss Clara Miller The game of five hundred was enjoyed during the afternon. Dinner was served at 5:30. Mrs. Stephen Heimer of Kenosha,' who is spending the week here, outlined the autographs on the block. £ Gives Hoover Suppir Mrs. A. Edger Nye acted sk" at a Hoover supper at her home on Elm street last Thunday evening. Names appearing in autogriph for the Red Cross quilt were Misses Irene Harruff, Clara-Miller, Rosemary Nyi and Prof. A. E. Nye. Miss Fannie Granger was also present. Hw» Batertstood Ladies entertaining far tho Red Cross last wedc wore Mrs. Barbara Schiessle, Miss Mary Conway, Mrs. John Carey, Mrs. D. A. Whiting, Mr*. Mike Worts, Mrs. A. E. Henry Meyers aad. ths and B Doherty. 4' o'4\ ;•< M M