St. Francis City

St. Francis City

Graham or whole wheat flour must not be sold as flour other than wheat. It may be sold only as follows: One pound of graham or whole wheat flour with six-tenths of a pound of any of the substitute flours listed above.

Farmers with wood for sale are to take the wood to the city market on Bridge Square, have it measured by Mr. Edgarton and receive notice where

Order No. 24 of the Public Safety Commission directed that every county voted dry by local or county option must be dry in fact, and that liquor could not be hauled into such territory from the damp oases of the state. The regulation eflfected Anoka County in that some of our neighboring towns were, at that time exceedingly moist.

Mrs. P. E. Woodward and Mrs. Fagundus had taken courses in surgical dressings in Minneapolis, and. in February, opened a class for those who wished to become supervisors in this work. A volunteer station was soon to be established in Anoka.

The following were members of the classes: Mesdames G. W. Green, F. L. Salter, G. J. Hastings, R. P. Chase, L. J. Greenwald, J. C. Sellers, Roe Chase, Miss Jane Woodward and Mesdames Barbour, Johnson, H. H. Carlson, A. E. Giddings, G. K. Hagaman, Slater, Harrv Sherman, Wehlitz, W. A. Blanchard, W. H. LaP'lant.

A card party was given at the home of Dr. and ^Irs. G. K. Hagaman to raise money for materials. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherman gave an ironing board and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers gave an electric iron for the use of the dressing station.

Judge Giddings presided. Rev. Oliver Dolphin gave the invocation, Rev. Powell the bible reading, Rev. Drewett a short talk and Rev. Barbour an appeal for the Red Cross.

Sergt.-Maj. J. E. Colwell and Bruce Storey, both Canadians gave patriotic addresses. There was music by the combined choirs of the participating churches. The collection was for the Red Cross and amounted to $135.16.

January 29th T. J. Abbett made a report on the collections from the Red Cross War Fund campaign of the previous year. The total subscriptions for the entire county amounted to $15,300.00, and this sum was contributed by 1,665 individuals. Of this amount $14,335.00 had been paid and $965 was uncollected.

February 8th, having no registration card and declaring that he sought to avoid registration. He was turned over to the federal officials after a lengthy quiz. He finally drew a sentence of nine months in the reformatory.

The state having failed to provide any sort of equipment for the Home Guard, W. H. LaPlant headed a committee which collected enough money to purchase forty carbines, of an elderly and honored vintage, with which to arm the state troops stationed at Anoka. The guns were used by Company "A," by drafted men and by members of the Sheriff's Auxiliary for drill purposes. Ammunition was on hand for the guns in case of need.

About this time an opportunity was given Anoka County people to get a glimpse of what neighboring counties had done in the conscription of soldiers.

Provost ^Marshal General Crowder issued some figures of interest regarding the workings of the first selective draft in Minnesota. From this report the following may prove to be of some local interest:

Anoka County - total registered 1177, quota 136, enlistments credit 107, net quota 29, called for examination 99, failed to appear 4, accepted physically 61, rejected physically 23, claimed exemption 45, claims allowed 29, claims disallowed 16, certified to district board 42.

Isanti County - total registered 1,175, quota 136, enlistment credits 8, net quota 128, called 456, failed to appear, 16, accepted physically 310, rejected 130, exemptions claimed 226, allowed 138, certified 222.

Mille Lacs County - registered 9 9 7, quota 115, credit 78. net quota 37, called 124, failed to appear none, claimed exemption 51, allowed 37, certified 46.

Sherburne County - registered . 7 8 7, quota 92, credit 17, net quota 75, called 275, failed to appear 17, claimed exemption 138, general exemption 88, certified 126.

By the first of March Anoka County's war activities were so well organized that there appeared to be danger of over organization, i. e. too much machinery to finance and to keep moving. Somebody hit upon the happy idea of forming a War Activities Board, to be made up of all the officers of the then existing organizations. This body was to eliminate duplication of work, discourage unnecessary activities, coordinate similar committees and help to make the time and monej' of the county effective in the most telling way. This board accomplished much during the year along the lines intended. Its membership may easily be gathered from the lists of officers of organizations already noted in this book.

In order to gain a comprehensive view of what loyal Anoka County people had been up to the past year, on February 26th the Herald gave over an

Leaders in each line of work were asked to tell briefly of what had been accomplished. Excerpts from these reports are presented here, the first telling of the accomplishments of the Red Cross, was written by Mrs. A. E. Giddmgs, thus: state to organize a Red Cross Chapter. Not waitingfora state organizer, a committee from the Women's Clubs, churches and other organizations of this city called a mass meeting early in last April. The necessary steps were then taken to perfect an organization and April 30th the following officers were elected: A. E. Giddings, chairman; Leeds Cutter, vicechairman; Mrs. A. R. Woodmansee, secretary and L. J. Greenwald, treasurer. All these officers were reelected for 1918, and are now serving, with the exception of Mr. Greenwald, who resigned, and Frank Salter is now appointed.

The By-Laws adopted provide for these working committees: Military Relief, Civilian Relief, County Organization, Publicity, Home Service Class and Finance.

Under the able chairmanship of Mrs. B. C. Smith, the Military Relief committee began work early in the summer and had ready in September, its first shipment of a complete hospital equipment for nine soldiers, together with a large number of knitted articles. This work has continued and increased with the larger resources under the efficient leadership of Mrs. Fagundus, Mrs. G. I. Gillespie and Mrs. Frank Koos, who have succeeded in turn as chairman.

The city workers on the Hospital Garments are grouped in ten groups with fifteen to each group from the different wards, meeting at the Armory every afternoon in the week except Saturday and Sunday. There is an average weekly attendance of 90 at thepresent time, with the interest steadily increasing. The work is well systematized with the following supervisors from the Military Relief committee: Mrs. L.J. Greenwald, secretary; Mrs. A. A. Hilton, inspector of garments; Mrs. T. J. Abbett, packing supervisor; Mrs. T. T. Geddes and Mrs. Charles Smith, cutters; Mrs. C. D. Green and Mrs. J. Jesperson, model garments. There are many other women who devote hours to the work daily and are gaining the highest mark of excellence for our

Frank L. Salter

A second line of this work is the knitting. It is not an exaggeration to say that for every woman able to knit the first of June there are now fifty.

In spite of the labor required and the rising cost of yarn, the work accomplished in the past six months is nothing short of marvelous. Mrs. Maude Burnett is the faithful and competent manager of the Knitting Bureau, and has all supplies and directions at the store of Arthur Dowdell on Second Avenue. We give here an accurate list of the articles made in both departments by the Military Relief from September to February, inclusive: 522 pair socks, 463 sweaters, 134 mufflers, 322 wristlets, 16 helmets, 5 abdominal bands, 13 trench caps, 5 aviation caps, 236 pajama suits, 447 hospital bed shirts, 18 convalescent gowns, 86 pairs bed socks, 18 bath towels, 36 face towels, 99 wash cloths, 9

Add to this a pillow and comfort bag given each soldier, volunteer or selective draft, who has gone from Anoka County. Mr. Babcock has recently been appointed buyer of materials for the Anoka Red Cross Chapter.

The Civilian Relief committee furnishes necessary aid to the families of soldiers, and relief in any local calamity. Dr. Scipio Bond is chairman, but as yet little work has been required of this committee.

The County Auxiliary work is organized by Mrs. Frank Beatty. This is a most important line of work, as each auxiliary is a center of Red Cross activities in its locality, and the quantity and quality of work sent to the Chapter by the groups in the county attest to the interest and zeal of our country members. They have helped very materially in many instances in financing the work.

The Publicity Committee endeavors to give all necessary information on the activities of the Chapter through the local press and other means available. Mrs. A. E. Giddings is chairman.

The yearly dues of members, $1.00, one-half of which is sent to the National Chapter. The various contributions from individuals, lodges, clubs, all other organizations, benefit entertainments, auction sales and other means for raising money. The largest asset of the Chapter so far has been the 25 per cent refund for all paid subscriptions to the War Fund.

The county is deeply indebted to the untiring efforts of T. J. Abbett who served as the treasurer of this fund. We may say in passing that all officers and committees of the Anoka County Red Cross, serve absolutely without any remuneration or pay; and when we stop to consider that all this volunteer work of business men and busy housewives throughout the county is given gratuitously and unstintingly we get a convincing illustration of practical patriotism; and it is this one fact more than anything else that makes the American Red Cross so powerful a factor in winning the war.

Frank Salter, treasurer, gives the following financial statement for publication: Financial Statement of Treasurer of Anoka Chapter, Red Cross, from its Institution to February 21st, 1918

The membership for the Chapter in October was 780. Then, by consent of the National, all who contributed over $1.00 to the War Fund became members. This added approximately 1,643.

The Christmas drive conducted by L. O. Jacob's committee, gave an increase of 1,600, making a total of 4,023. Renewals on the 1917 membership are now due for 1918. They should be paid as soon as possible; and one magazine member paying $2.00 and receiving the Red Cross Magazine should be in every household.

The Home Service class work began in December with first aid class of fifteen ably taught by Dr. G. K. Hagaman who gave his services free. The fee for this class was $3.00 each, the money paid to the local Chapter.

The surgical dressing department now promises to be second to none in the activities of the Chapter. Mrs. Fagundus and Mrs. P. E. Woodward took the advanced course at Minneapolis headquarters, qualifying themselves as instructors, paying all their own expenses connected with this work. They are now devoting their time and efforts free to instructing classes ready to supervise volunteer workers. Three classes totaling twenty-five each paying the fee of $2.00 (paid the Chapter), have taken the lectures and passed the examinations. They next take the actual work of surgical dressings. 128 hours each which entitles them to the Red Cross insignia.

The former store of Wilcox-Thayer on Main Street has been cleaned and outfitted as a surgical dressing station. Different ones have contributed to make this possible, chief among them being P. E. Woodward, who gives rental free, Theo. Blanchett, who paid for one ton of coal. Volunteer workers are now needed and invited to come in and make dressings.

The third line in this Red Cross course is the home care of the sick. Miss Theresa Erickson, R. N., is qualified as Red Cross nurse, and has received authority from Washington to teach. The class meets on Thursday nights at Dr. Caine's office.

As to the general scope of the work we quote from the constitution of the Anoka Chapter. "The principal function shall be to respond promptly and vigorously to any appeal by the National Red Cross in time of war or for those suffering from the effects of great calamity at home or abroad."

Pursuant to this cause we are constantly being asked to take up some new line of work. Just recently has come the call for refugee garments. There are now ready to send, 35 infant garments made by the Episcopal Guild and a class of young girls in the Congregational Sunda^^ School, while the requisition for 40 refugee children's garments will be divided among the Domestic Science class of the High School, the Episcopal Guild and the Tillicums.

The Junior Red Cross has just been organized for work among the school children of the county. Miss Christine Strom is county chairman and Frank Koos, city chairman.

The schools have already done much work for the Red Cross, not the least of which was 100 Christmas boxes, paid for and packed by the children.

The Salvage Corps aims to collect and sell for Red Cross, all waste paper, iron and metal, tin cans, rubber, leather, rags and bottles. This will be done by school children, superintended by Miss Theresa Erickson.

Amid all these and the many other activities, "Are We Downhearted?" No and No! Are we better citizens and patriots for the doing and giving? Yes and Yes!"

The "Sammie Backers" was a characteristic Anoka County organization. A report of this organization's work up to Alarch 1st, 1918, was thus recorded in the "war issue" mentioned:

"Last fall, when the students of Anoka High School were asking the question, 'How can we do our bit?' urgent requests for more mail came from various camps. They decided 'our bit' was to cheer the Sammies by filling their mail bags.

"October 3rd, a club was organized for the purpose of sending magazines, papers, cards, jokes, cartoons and letters to all the boys in the service who had at some time been students in Anoka High School. Maior Caswell, upon receiving several letters, referred to the students of A. H. S. as Sammie Backers, and this name was immediately appropriated. All seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen were enrolled as charter members. Two students were elected from each class to serve on a committee to take charge of the work. Miss Hognason and Miss Matson of the faculty were appointed to assist the committee. Other members of the faculty have assisted materially in making suggestions, supervising, writing letters and mailing packages. October 4th, a committee consisting of two students from each class, was selected to serve as the executive committee. The committee consisted of Helen Veidt, Frank Quackenbush, seniors; Bernice McGaffey, Dwight Caswell, juniors; Eleanor Piper, Vivian Gumbrill, sophomores; and Harriet Carlson, Wallace Larson, freshmen."

"The first duty of the committee was to get the names and addresses of all A. H. S. students in the service. With the assistance of students and teachers the committee soon had a list of fifty-six names. A card catalogue was made. Each card contains the name and address of one boy and a record of

Room A was made Sammie Backers' headquarters. The committee designated Monday and Tuesday as receiving and mailing days, and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as work days.

"On receiving days all the students of the High School were asked to bring to Room A papers, magazines, jokes, cartoons, good editorials and pictures for posters and scrap books.

"On each work day one member of the committee took charge of the work and asked the assistance of eight other members of his class; thus nearly every student of the High School had the opportunity of contributing his services some time during the semester. Late magazines were wrapped for mailing, interesting stories were cut from older magazines and placed in attractive covers, unique booklets were made of editorials, jokes and cartoons, such as 'When a Feller Needs a Friend,' 'Snoodle's Diary,' 'The Cheerful Cherub,' and 'Bringing Up Father.' Mechanical drawing students made the books attractive by printing the titles on the covers. Printing offices in Anoka generously contributed paper for books and covers. Brightly colored pictures were cut out and made into posters and scrap books for hospitals.

"On mailing days a member of the committee was on duty in Room A, before school in the morning, at noon and from 3:00 to 4:30 in the afternoon. All packages were ready for mailing and were marked with the stamp, A. H. S. Sammie Backers. Students who sent the packages were urged to add their own names to give a more personal touch to the mail. Students went to Room A for the packages, looked up the addresses of the boys in the card catalogue, and left a record of the mail sent. The first mailing day was October 10th, at which time 56 packages were sent. Since then each boy has received from 2 to 6 packages.

"The committee made arrangements so that each boy receives a copy of the Anoka Herald or the Anoka Union every week. Sunday papers and magazines have been sent to the boys regularly. They especially enjoy the sport sheets of these papers.

"The last of November the Sammie Backers assisted the Red Cross by contributing 30 Christmas packages for the U. S. soldiers in France and by wrapping 60 more packages contributed by the grade and country schools.

"Seventy-two cheerful, newsy Christmas letters decorated in water colors with Christmas scenes, pictures of Santa Claus, holly, mistletoe, etc., and 250 Christmas cards were sent in time to reach the boys Christmas day. Students who wrote the Christmas letters received credit for them in their English classes. The sophomores have been writing letters to the soldiers as a part of their regular composition work. They have written some 200 soldier letters. "December 21st, fifteen scrap books were sent to one of the A. H. S. boys who was in the hospital at Camp Cody.

"When one of the Sammies has a birthday, his name is posted on the board in the assembly room and the students are urged to send him greetings. Twelve birthdays have been celebrated in this way. "The news letters were received by the boys with great enthusiasm. These letters consisted of the names and addresses of all the A. H. S. boys in the service and a line or two of news about each one. Miss Curry had charge of the news letters. Copies of these letters were run off on the neostyle by the commercial department. Two such letters have been sent to all the boys and they are eagerly looking for the next one."

About the middle of January a meeting of the club was called and a new executive committee appointed. As before, it included two members from each class. Margaret Gillis, Ruby Anderson, seniors; Helen Goodrich, Mary Grace Ridge, juniors; Florence Peterson, Glenn Lydick, sophomores; Helen Rither, Carl Hu mphrey, freshmen. The new officers elected by the committee were Mary Grace Ridge, President; Helen Goodrich, Secretary; Carl Humphrey, Treasurer.

' ' Janu ar y 16th, twentyfour posters, consisting of bright, attractive pictures mounted on cardboard, were sent to the boys at Camp Cody as decorations for their tents.

"The Sammie Backers are very proud of having three boys in France. January 25th a large package of the December and January numbers of our best magazines was mailed to each of these boys.

"January 25th, the Sammie Backers had been in existence three months and a half. During that time they had sent 1,480 pieces of mail, with the hope that each piece, by encouraging the Samrnies, might prove an effective weapon against the Kaiser. December 3rd, the School Board presented the Sam- mie Backers with a beautiful service flag containing 56 stars. This flag was made by the advanced domestic science class under the direction of Miss Mellor. It hangs on the west wall of the assemblyroom and is a constant reminder to the students of the loyalty and patriotism of the fifty-six brave lads who have offered their best services to their country. Since this flag was presented our list has been constantly growing; we should now have 73 stars on our flag. Every Thursday afternoon at Literary a report of the work done by the Sammie Backers was given.

"The boys are very appreciative of our work and have sent many interesting letters and pictures to the Sammie Backers. Extracts from these letters were read at Literary. When the letters were especially interesting, several copies were made and sent to the boys whom we thought would particularly enjoy them. The pictures were posted on the bulletin board in the assembly room. Thus the students learned much about army life in the various camps and their interest in the boys was kept alive.

"We are proud of the splendid record our boys are making. We have on our list 15 non-commissioned officers and 8 lieutenants. We also boast one major and two lieutenant-colonels, from whom we have received some exceedingly interesting and inspirational letters. The influence of these older men has tended to give our patriotism a more serious vein. "Looking back over the semester's work, the Sammie Backers feel that they have received more than they have given. They have grown in loyalty and patriotism and they have a greater desire and determination to back the Sammies, upon whom the burden of this war rests so heavily."

A very comprehensive outline of the work done by another group of women, beside their Red Cross MISS MARY GRACE RIDGE work, was thus outHned by

Mrs. Frank L. Salter: "The Woman's Auxiliary of the Council of National Defense and the Minnesota Public Safety Commission has for its object the conducting of all lines of women's activities in the nation and the direction of such activities along those lines which shall be of most service to the government during the war period. Unlike other war-time organizations, it seeks to carry out its instructions through already existing organizations rather than bj' the formation of new ones.

"It is represented in Anoka County by a District, Mrs. T. J. Abbett,^ County, Mrs. F. L. Salter, and twent3'-one Town Chairmen, who are responsible for the enforcement, in their own territory, of the government orders sent out from Washington through state and county officials to every woman in the county.

"Through these officers we are asked to work along the following lines: Food Conservation, Americanization, Teaching of Patriotism, Child Welfare, Social Hygiene, Protection of Women in Industry, Liberty Loan and Red Cross.

"Thus far our efforts have been chiefly expended along the first three lines of work, at the same time lending what aid we could to Liberty Loan and Red Cross Work.

Mrs. T. J. Abbett

classes held in different parts of the county, demonstrating canning and drying of vegetables and fruits. As a result, quantities of meat, vegetables, etc., were saved last fall which would have been largely wasted.

"Exhibits of 100 calorie portions of various foods are being taken to every available meeting with talks on substitutes for wheat, meat, etc., and general food topics.

"Teachers through the county are checking up wheatless and meatless days, kept through the children, and in many cases children are showing more loyalty in food conservation than their elders.

"Nineteen clubs, aids, lodges, etc., from Anoka County have already voted to abandon lunches during the war period. We hope to have this list completed soon and the report will be published. Let us not go on record as feeling it necessary to be fed an extra lunch in order to keep up our interest in a club of any kind when children die hourly in those lands which, by accident, are not ours, for the want of those extra mouthfuls of food which we do not need.

"Patriotism is being taught daily in every school through the Little Citizens Leagues. Songs, exercises, flag salutes, folk dancing, etc., and work for soldiers in hospitals, such as making of scrap books, etc., being the mediums used and we endeavor to help supply material for work where needed.

"Community sings arc being organized - eight already started and more will be heard from these later. A big county sing is planned as soon as weather permits. Plans are also under way for a survey or census of the foreign born districts.

"700 Registration for Service cards were signed by Anoka County women. (This in round numbers). Centerville is to date the banner township in the number of cards signed in proportion to population.

Mrs. L. O. Jacob

At St. Francis a Sheriff's Auxiliary had been organized and was drilling regularly. It was under the command of Sheriff U. S. Pratt. W. B. Schwab was President, Robert G. Leathers was First Lieutenant, the sergeants were C. H. Shaw, J. C. Ste-

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The last of Anoka County's men under the first draft left the city on February 2Sth. They were accompanied to the depot by the draft board. Company A, the Sheriff's Auxiliary, members of the G. A. R. and a fife and drum corps.

Meanwhile the demands for saving food increased in America in order that our allies across the water and our soldiers might be fed. The housewives of Anoka were frequently nonplussed to devise means of using the substitutes which all must buy and use. Here is a sample war time menu for the three meals of a meatless day:

The following merchants made possible, on February 26th, a page of publicity for the food administration: C. P. McLean, P. Dahlheimer & Son, Mc- Cauley Bros., John Palmer, J. Brezler, Turnquist Co.

A committee consisting of Captain Arthur L. Reed, P. E. Woodward and Roe Chase, secured from Minneapolis friends of Anoka sufficient funds with which to purchase uniforms for the men of Co. "A" without cost to these men. The officers purchased their own equipment.

Patriotic merchants assisted financially in securing publicity for the War Savings Stamp campaign. Among these were the Electric Line, C. D. Green & Son, Reed & Sherv/ood Mfg. Co., Goodrich, Woodward's, Smith Brothers, Beckum's, and several kept at it during the remainder of the entire year. The newspapers, of course, carried considerable publicity for this purpose without charge.

The surgical dressing class entertained at the new quarters in the Jordan block. About sixty dollars resulted for the materials fund. Governor Burnquist sent up a large photograph which was used as one of the prizes at whist.

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men gathered at the Green Theatre to lay plans to raise the money. The meeting was addressed by E. C. Kibbee, a representative of the state executive committee.

Occasional efforts were made to hold meetings within the county for purposes which smacked strongly of disloyalty. Anoka County early went on record against anything of this sort and it would have been a hardy man who would have attempted such a meeting. But there was an alleged organization pretending to be in the interest of the farmer which was causing trouble in various parts of the state. It was called the "Xon-Partisan League." Within its ranks were undoubtedly many loyal men who had been hoodwinked into the belief that the organization had no sinster menace for the Northwest, but that it was destined to prove itself the panacea for all of the economic and political woes of the farmer. But, unfortunately, this same organization was made up very largely of socialists, pro-germans, pacifists and their kind. Many of the society's leaders were jailed for making seditious speeches, obstructing the draft, etc., and some were tried, convicted and paid the penalty for their folly in jails and penitentiaries.

An organization thus open to suspicion, to put it mildly, could not be tolerated in Anoka County and never did gain a foothold here, although some neighboring counties became infested with it.

The intensely loyal village of Cedar went on record March ISth as opposed to this society, and its doctrines and the Commercial Club there resolved that no meetings of the kind might be held in the town. P\ W. Pettyjohn and N. A. Johnson signed the public announcement to that efTect.

The Leather Workers Union at the Beasecker Harness factory organized to buy Thrift Stamps, and the schools, by this time, were all well under way in the same manner. The post office officials also formed an active War Savings Stamp Club under the leadership of Acting Postmaster Jesse Brooks.

To conserve man power at the request of the food administration, the grocers combined their delivery systems and had their merchandise delivered but twice a day.

"^Minnesota in the War," a publication of the State Public Safety Commission, very highly praised the work of the Anoka High School Sammie Backers on ^larch 16th.

Saving daylight was tried in Anoka for the first time the last Sunday in March. Everybody in the United States was directed to set his clock ahead an hour. He thus, perforce, arose an hour earlier and thus saves an hour for labor in which artificial light was not needed.

Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg have 14 children, eight boys and si.x girls, all living and well. Five of the boys are drafted, two of whom are in class one, two in the second and one in the third class. The youngest boy enlisted the day after war was declared. When asked if it did not seem hard for so many of her boys to go into the service, Mrs. Lundberg said, "No, I am proud to be able to help my country in that way." None of the boys claimed exemption from the draft. That's the kind of citizens Uncle Sam wants.

Saturday evening March 23rd, on Central Avenue, in the south part of Blaine, there was an enthusiastic meeting in the interest of Red Cross. The meeting was held in the store building and attended by about an hundred and fifty people. After the program the supper baskets were auctioned to the crowd. About $194.00 resulted for the Red Cross.

Auction On Court House Lawn, Anoka

Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Potatoes, Wooil. Ma. cliinery- -anylliing th.i'. =an be turned into money. -will be sold by Ml FranU Hart TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

Geo Green

Since the mustering of Co. "A" of the Home Guard at Anoka in January, similar companies had been enlisted and mustered into state service in neighboring towns, until in April there were five such companies, grouped near here and organized into the Twelfth Battalion, under the command of Major Roe Chase with headquarters at Anoka.

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The first Monday evening in .April the following officers of the battalion were invited to Anoka as the guests of the Battalion Commander at dinner and later held a business meeting and attended a drill of Company "A":

.Adjutant ,\. A. Kraiihold, Captain, iVTedical. G. K. Hagaman, Lieutenant J. C. W. Sellers, Supply Officer; Captain A. L. Reed, First Lieutenant, Lewis Larson and Second IJeutenant lames H. Colwell of

Company "A" of Anoka; Captain Merrill E. Bean, First Lieutenant Alex Reynick and Second Lieutenant William McDonald of Company "B" of Columbia Heights; Captain George H. Tyler, First Lieutenant William T. Parry and Second Lieutenant Herbert V. Imholte of Company "C" of Elk River; Captain Charles E. Morell, First Lieutenant Fred A. Guderian and Second Lieutenant L. O. Carlson of Company "D" of Cambridge; Captain George Neumann, First Lieutenant Harold W. Wadsworth and Second Lieutenant Vernon Buckham of Company "E" at Osseo. These six men volunteered for special training in

Word was received in Anoka on April 23rd that Hjalmer E. Loberg of Burns township, a private attached to the remount station at Camp Cody, had died of pneumonia. Funeral services were held there by Major E. C. Clemens and the body escorted to the depot by the band of the 136th and a number of officers and men of the regiment. At the home in Burns, services were held. A detail of men from Co. "C" of the Home Guard at Elk River was detailed to attend the funeral as a military escort. An Elk River pastor officiated and burial was at a cemetery near the Loberg home. The entire

The Junior Salvage Corps, assisted by Boy Scouts, made a huge collection of all sorts of material to be sold for the benefit of the Red Cross. Something of an idea of the labor of collection and the variety of stuff gathered up may be gained from this partial list published:

Expired antomobile and motor cycle license tags, outer and inner tubes, packing boxes, paper (of every description), typewriter ribbon boxes and spools, fuses, batteries, leadfoil, tinfoil, cooked bones, fowl or animal, clean and

Saturday evening, April 20th, a meeting of the Blaine Farmers' club at the Radisson farm was something of a patriotic neighborhood rally. Among the speakers were ex-Governor A. O. Eberhart,

Acknowledge m e n t was made on April 23rd to these who had assisted in the Junior Red Cross Salvage collection: Clarence Greenfield, Ed. Turnquist, J. E. Norell, J. W. Merrill, T. S. Hering, O. A. Beckum, Fred Larkin, Marcellus Ward as secretary and Dwight Caswell as treasurer.

dry, rags (any article containing cotton, wool, silk or felt), spark plugs, iron, metal of all kinds, electric light globes, paraffine grease, tracing cloths, rubber (in any form), carbon paper boxes, etc., old magazines, old clothes, baby carriages, strings, shoes.

Douglas E. Lurton, an Anoka man living at East Grand Forks, went to Camp Dodge to enlist in Ambulance Co. 350 in which his brother Malcolm was a sergeant.

The food administration asked that the people observe one wheatless meal each day, two wheatless days each week, one beefless and porkless day each week and to save on sugar. On April 9th these professional men of Anoka financed a page of publicity for the food administration: J. P. Coleman, H. H. Carlson, G. K. Hagaman, E. V. Larson, L. H. Cutter, W. A. Blanchard, F. S. Stewart, A. T. Caine, A. H. Russell, C. M. Storch, S. Bond, G. J. Hastings.

The young men who collected the salvage for the Junior Red Cross were given a banquet April 6th. H. E. Price furnished the ice cream for the occasion without charge.

In April the officials and employees at the county court house organized a W. S. S. club and the first report made indicated sales of War and Thrift stamps to the amount of $310.14.

One member of our quota was sick in the hospital and could not be entrained. Frank Ward, the next man on the list, was called to leave Monday evening.

John Bernard O' Neil, order number 616, entrained with our quota, having been specially inducted into the Tank Division, Columbus Barracks, Ohio.

But we have overlooked the big Red Cross auction at the Armory on Saturday, April 27th. In the words of many who attended it was "some auction." Anoka County and his wife were there. A fine dinner was served by the energetic ladies of the community.

It is useless to attempt to describe the articles which had been gathered together for this sale. From the bonnet, given by Mrs. Allard, a resident of the G. A. R. home at Anoka and aged ninety years, which was sold for sixty dollars, to the red, white and blue rooster which was sold for thirty-five dollars, there was a lot of all sorts of things sold. About two thousand dollars resulted for Red Cross, according to figures furnished to the newspapers at the time, and the men and women on the various committees have every reason to feel satisfied with the results of their strenuous labors to make the affair so great a success.

The final report of the results of the Third Liberty Loans were very gratifying. A new method was tried in this campaign. Committees in each township assessed each family in the precinct what was thought to be that family's fair share of Anoka County's quota. These assessments were reviewed by a county committee and the head of each household was notified of the amount which he should subscribe. To the lasting credit of the county there were very few complaints when the plan was clearly understood. T. E. Coleman was chairman of the drive and the old committees all served again.

There were 2,708 people in Anoka County who bought bonds and a total subscription of $264,350.00 was rolled up for Uncle Sam. Beside this Anoka County was to receive credit for $10,150.00 subscribed by Anoka employees of out of town corporations. Columbia Heights Village distinguished herself again by taking more than twice the amount asked of that village.

An attempt was made to stir up interest in the "Non-Partisan League" at the home of L. J. Anderson on April 30th. A number of loyal men from the vicinity of Cedar attended. What they heard there so exasperated them that a loyalty resolution was circulated by Dan Mecklenberg and signed by the loyal ones. The organizers and visitors from neighboring counties all refused to sign, this being the resolution:

Be it Resolved that the State of Minnesota and the U. S. Government has more at stake than organizing of new parties. There should be only one party "The Loyal Party." ^ ^ ^^^,j^^^

Group Inducted Into Service May 3Rd, 1918 Vas 3Av1N0S 5Tamp9

A committee was appointed, consisting of W. A. Blanchard, George Frauman and T. J. Abbett from the Sherifif's Auxiliary, and A. A. Kranhold, G. W. Green and Denzil Thayer from Company "A," to see that each squad of departing draftees have comfort kits and a fitting farewell at the time of departure. This committee worked hard and faithfully, and, by means of dances and other methods, raised the money needed for these purposes.

"First. - For canning purposes only, consumers upon signing a certificate obtainable from the retail dealer, may purchase 25 pounds of sugar at one time.

"Second. - The purchase of such sugar for canning purposes is allowed in addition to the regular consumptive requirements based on 3 pounds per capita per month as now authorized.

i 'T'HE United States Government has K asked the people of Anoka County to invest $267,000.00 in War Savings Stamps - the best investment on earth - and by heck! we're going to do it.

each family to secure 25 pounds. Later, additional purchases may be made for canning purposes upon signing another certificate, providing sugar is then available."

The Columbus Farmers' club, Cedar Commercial club, St. Francis club. Progressive club, Centerville Farmers' club, Crooked Lake Farmers' club, Constance Farmers' club. Bethel Farm Bureau club. Round Lake Farmers' club. Get Together Farmers' club and Blaine Farmers' clubs all passed resolutions denouncing the efforts of the "Non-Partisan League" to breed trouble in Anoka County. And yet the hired agents of this organization continued to seek entry into the county in the hope of spreading their doctrines here. It may be added that they never did succeed in fooling but a very few of the farmers of the county.

William Larson and Lawrence Leger left Friday, May 17th for Camp Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana. They were especially inducted into the railroad service.

The following gentlemen were selected by the general committee to act as chairman of the different precinct committees and to organize their precincts for the drive this week:

Mrs. Taplin, owner of the building on Second Avenue in which Junior Red Cross salvage was stored, offered the use of the building for the purpose without charge for rent.

Splendid reports were being received from the Red Cross Auxiliary at Lake George. Mrs. G. I. Gillespie collected funds toward the support of two hospitals in France being maintained by sufifragist organizations.

On Sunday, May 26th, another loyalty rally was held at the Armory. Congressman C. B. Miller of Duluth was the speaker of the occasion. He told of his recent experiences in visting the fighting line in France and enthused the great audience with his eloquent plea for loyalty. The 12th Battalion Home Guard band, made up of men from neighboring towns, paraded the streets and furnished the music for the occasion. The local Sherifif's Auxiliary paid all expenses of the meeting. Rev. Powell of the Methodist church gave the invocation and Father Dolphin of the Catholic church the benediction.

Anoka County was taken to be a good example of one hundred per cent loyalty in Minnesota. Indeed so widely was the practical patriotism of the county known that this little poem seemed apt at the time:

Practical Loyalty

Sheriff U. S. Pratt, John Palmer and Lieutenant James Colwell of Co. "A" went to Bethel May 21st and organized the Citizen's Auxiliary there for home protection. George Briere was elected Captain, Charles Ledin, Jr., Secretary and G. C. Lambert, Treasurer. The organization drilled and was ready for service as long as needed. These men were members:

The complete list of workers at the Armory for Red Cross during the period of the war, as authenticated by those in charge of this work, in garment making, knitting, etc., follows:

E. Thibedeau Ella Thurston A. E. Tucker Minnie Veidt Henry Veidt Henry Vevea Wm. Van Vleit A. R. Woodmansee Rebecca Ward Hannah White Irene Ward

The first complete roster of Company "A" of the Home Guard was this which appeared on May 28th: Captain - Arthur L,. Reed. First Lieutenant - Louis Larson. Second Lieutenant - James H. Colwell. First Sergeant - Frank H. Koos. Quartermaster - Frank B. Hickman.

On account of the great demands upon tbe i Coal Supply ol the Country made by WOT industries, ocean going vessels. Etc., it is earnestly urged that all consinners place tbeir order for Im. mediate delivery for next winter's supply

Mrs. A. E. Giddings is superintendent of the surgical dressing station, Mrs. P. E. Woodward, head instructor and director of work and Mrs. Greenwald, workroom instructor. Mmes. Sellers, Hastings, Burnett and Wehlitz are the work supervisors.

The following ladies have worked 72 hours or more in surgical dressings alone since March 1st, and are entitled to the graduate class: Mmes. Woodward, Greenwald, Giddings, Hastings, Sellers and Wehlitz.

The surgical dressing graduates are as follows: Mmes. Harry Sherman, Wm. Blanchard, H. Carlson, Wehlitz, Sellers, Greenwald, Roe Chase, R. P. Chase, Burnett, Hastings, Snow, Erlander, Salter, Hagaman, LaPlant, Slater, J. C. Johnson, Geo. Green, F. O'Connor, A. E. Giddings, Misses Wirz, Merrill, Eva Smith, Amanda Moberg.

The Green Theatre had been very generous in permitting "Four Minute" men to appear on the evening program very frequently. These were among the Four Minute speakers selected for this work and all of them made at least one talk of this nature and some of them dozens of them:

All who had had experience as nurses in the county were asked to register at the Armory the first of June in order that their services might be available when needed by the government.

The young men of the nation who had reached the age of twenty-one since the previous registration were directed by the government to register for military service on June 5th. The local draft board requested the following to serve as registrars at that time:

J. S. Cady Post, of the G. A. R., had extended an invitation to the 12th Battalion, M. H. G. to be present in Anoka on Memorial day and participate in the parade here at that time. The occasion was taken to test the quick mobiUty of this organization and a riot call was sent out over the telephone the day before and an accurate record kept.

Company "F" from Rock Creek, Pine County, should have been about second or third, but could not be awarded that honor on account of having to travel by train. The other organizations traveled by automobile and bad roads and rain caused much delay and retarded the efforts of some of the companies to win higher honors.

For the benefit of those interested in the work of the Home Guard the following report, as published in all of the papers of the counties represented here, is given in full:

The members of the 12th Battalion, Minnesota Home Guard, have every reason for feeling pleased with the result of the first attempt to mobilize the command.

The order for mobilization was telegraphed to each company commander at 1:10 p. m. Wednesday. Company "A" was reached in one minute, the band leader in three minutes. Company "E" in four minutes. Company "C" in six minutes, Company "D" in twelve minutes. Company "F" in fifteen minutes, and Company "B" in fifty minutes.

The Company commanders were ordered to report back to headquarters as soon as every man in the company was notified. Company "A'' reported in thirty minutes, Company "D" in one hour, Company "E" in one hour and ten minutes, Company "F"' in two hours and twenty-five minutes, the band in four hours and twenty-four minutes. No reports were received from Company "B" and "C."

The honors on mobilization, considering speed in reaching company commanders, speed in notifying all the men, speed in reporting, promptness in reaching company station, distance to travel to Anoka and promptness in arrival were awarded as follows:

For the best drilled companies. Company "C" and Company "D" tied for first place. Company "F" second. Company "A" third, Company "B" fourth, and Company "E" fifth.

In attendance at drill since organization Company "F' ranked first with a percentage of 98.7 per cent, Company "D" second with 97.7 per cent. Company "C" third with 96.5 per cent. Company "B" fourth with 95 per cent. Company "E" fifth with 94.3 per cent. Company "A" sixth with 77 per cent.

Averaging all of the honors won for the day, including neatness in appearance at inspection, drill, attendance for the period since organization and record in mobilization, the following grand honors for Memorial day have been awarded: First, Company "C" of Elk River under command of Captain George H. Tyler; tied for second place, Company "A" of Anoka under command of Captain Arthur L. Reed, and Company "D" of Cambridge under command of Captain Charles E. Morrell; third place, Company "E" of Osseo under command of Captain George Neumann; fourth place. Company "F" ot Rock Creek under command of Captain Jesse Hammers; and fifth, Company "B" of Columbia Heights under command of Captain Merrill E. Bean.

The awards were made by Major W. A. Curtis, chief of staff to Brigadier General Rhinow, Major Stephens, in command of the Motor Reserve of Minnesota; Captain Naglee, in charge of physical training of Minnesota state troops, and Lieutenant Histed of Minneapolis. Rigid army standards were used.

Six hundred and sixty-seven men reported at Anoka for duty. The hospital units under command of Capt. G. K. Hagaman, did not take part in the parade owing to the fact that they were detailed to keep autos away from the line of march near the pupils of the schools and for guard duty.

Beside the splendid work which each officer and man did to make the day a success, the untiring efforts of Adjutant A. A. Kranhold, and Supply Officer J. C. W. Sellers, and Band Leader A. B. Hallin, deserve special mention. The duties of these three officers were heavy and continuous and that they acquitted themselves admirably is the unanimous verdict of the entire command.

Company "A" put on guard mount in the evening, which the staff officers from St. Paul pronounced the best which they had ever seen either in Home Guard or National Guard organizations.

The following were guests of the Battalion for the dav and were entertained by M'rs. Chase, assisted by Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers: Mrs. Walter H. Rhinow, Major and Mrs. W. A. Curtis, Major and Mrs. W. R. Stephens, Captain and Mrs. Edward Karow of the Thirteenth Battalion, Captain Naglee, Lieutenant and M'rs. J. R. Histed and Miss Ablitt.

Mrs. John Hunter made a twelve-star mother's service flag out of an old silk discarded J. S. Cady Post flag that was in service some 30 years ago and had Mrs. Wm. Cowden, president of Mary A. Livermore Circle, present it to the Circle at their meeting Saturday, May 11th. The mothers and sons represented by the 12 stars are: Mrs. Wm. Cowden, 2 sons, Raymond and Walter; Mrs. Wm. Chamberlain, 2 sons, Ralph and Leon; Mrs. Joe Lund, 2 sons, Elmer and Lincoln; M|rs. Bowers, 2 sons, Howard and Glen; ]\Irs. S. McGaffey, 1 son, Harry: Mrs. Macomber, 1 son, Myron Faber; Mrs. Blanchard, 1 son, David; Mrs. Colburn, 1 son, Arthur. This service flag will have a prominent place in the Circle's hall and will be a constant reminder of the sacrifice that the mothers of the Mary A. Livermore Circle have made in this awful struggle for human liberty.

The graduating class of the High School devoted its funds to patriotic purposes that year. Every member of the High School was made a member of the Junior Red Cross with $64.60, two French war orphans were adopted for a year with $73.00, to the Athletic association was given $45.87 in War Savings Stamps and $85.00 was given to the Junior Red Cross.

During this time a strenuous political campaign was on. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist was seeking election upon a loyalty platform and as a Republican, I'red Wheaton was the Democratic candidate with an equally good record for loyalty. The Nonpartisan League, the socialists and the pacifists and outwardly disloyal, were all backing a third candidate whose record for open loyalty to America was said to be very meagre.

For some time the Townleyites had striven to invade Anoka County but had not succeeded. As the last few days before the primaries drew near these people decided to come to Anoka anyhow, regardless of the consequences. The loyal people of the county were equally determined that they were not to bray within Anoka County.

Sheriff Pratt was ready with his deputies to keep order. Bethel people were determined that the village should not be invaded by the trouble makers. When the first automobile loads of Townleyites reached Bethel they found, to their apparent chagrin, that a rousing loyalty meeting was in progress and that Raymond P. Chase was giving some hard facts regarding themselves and their activities which were unpleasant to their taste. Loyalists had signs pasted on each car stating "No slackers wanted in Anoka County." The invading disciples of pacifism had other kinds of signs which so displeased the good people of Bethel and vicinity that small boys who could grab them from the cars found a ready market for their trophies at ten to twenty-five cents each. A few fist fights in the street and some wrecked automobiles resulted. In the City of Anoka there was considerable excitement. The invaders were offered a chance to put on a speaker before the crowd if they would remain and listen to a patriotic speech afterwards, this their leaders refused to do. They were then bidden to begone and not tarry in taking said departure. Not a car left Anoka County with a seditious pennant or banner. Many slunk home ashamed of having invaded a neighboring county where they were not wanted and others departed swearing vengeance at the first opportunity. Some visited neighboring grog shops and went home late in the night too drunk to care who ruled America, the Kaiser of Germany or the will of honest American voters.

That no one was killed and no serious injuries appeared is due to the self control of Anoka County people, that a riot of considerable size was narrowly averted, was conceded by many who witnessed the days' proceedings. The Home Guard was not called out, the sheriff and his deputies being in charge of the situation.

James A. Peterson had been convicted of writing and publishing disloyal articles. He was a Minneapolis man, known to many Anoka County people and was a candidate for United States Senator against Knute Nelson of Alexandria. In spite of his conviction on the above charge, his name was on the ballot and the people of the state were given an opportunity to vote for him. It is to be regretted that 389 voters of Anoka County did thus vote. The fact that Senator Nelson received 1,802 votes in this county does not help much to wipe out the disgrace brought upon Anoka County by these 389 unthinking or disloyally inclined voters. Governor Burnquist carried the county by 1,788 to 547 for his opponent.

Dr. S. Bond called a food conservation conference at the Green on June 23rd which was well attended. Mayor James B. Berry, Frank T. Wilson of Stillwater and the local food administrator addressed the meeting and outlined plans for conserving food stuffs during the remainder of the year.

"On Wednesday evening, June 12th, the Grange Hall in Linwood was the scene of a farewell party for Lester E. Hewson, Thomas Broadbent and Eugene Nugent, who have volunteered in the cause ol justice and humanity to serve Uncle Sam. The hall was beautifully decorated with stars and stripes. Two service flags were displayed, the Grange flag containing four stars and the community flag containing ten stars. In the early part of the evening R. P. Chase delivered an address to the boys T> T,T7T>T>ir ^"^^ their loved ones, which the large crowd which filled the house to its capacity. After the address the boys standing under the Stars and Stripes in the center of the hall were greeted, congratulated and given the best wishes of their many friends. The boys were then invited to lunch, the table being decorated with pink roses and yellow iris. The menu consisted of three kinds of sandwiches, fruit salad, potato salad, coffee, cookies, cake and ice cream. The honored guests with parents, brothers, sisters and sweethearts were served at the first table. During the time the boys were partaking of lunch a purse of money was collected and presented to them. The evening was then spent in music and dancing. Their friends

468 Joseph Prziborowski, Hugo William Lynn Wesp Order No. 94, Serial No. 218 left Tuesday, June i8th, for Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington to take the place of a registrant that was rejected.

June 29th the proprietor of Forest Park, at Columbia Heights, gave the use of his place for a big patriotic gathering. The Triangle Film Corpora- tion gave the use of the film and a splendid program resulted. The members of Co. "B" of the 12th Battalion, stationed there, sold three thousand tickets to the event. The proceeds were used to aid in the Heights war activities.

The first of July a stringent sugar edict went into effect. But two pounds could be sold to a customer at a time and grocers were directed to report all sales weekly.

The sugar and flour regulations soon developed a number of interesting characteristics among the people. Some took the matter as something not to be avoided and merely made light of it, doing the best they could to conserve, and these soon found that it was no hardship whatever. Others rushed about from one grocer to another seeking one unscrupulous enough to favor them with more than their share of the two commodities. While the names of these chaps are available for publication, their grandchildren, who are not to blame for their selfish antics, might sometime read these lines. To the credit of the grocers of the community, all stood pat on the war order in spite of threats of loss of patronage.

On July 4th the people of Anoka County had two places where they might go to enjoy patriotic demonstrations. Lake George and Elk River. The annual Farmers' Club picnic was made the occasion of a great patriotic gathering, and at Elk River the 12th Battalion of Home Guards held its second mobilization of the season. It was esti»iated that upward of three thousand people were at Lake George and probably fully ten thousand were at the village of Elk River. Here are the two accounts of the affair:

"Elk River had the largest crowd in the history of that town on Thursday when the 12th Battalion of the Minnesota Home Guard mobilized there in honor of Independence day.

Each train during the morning and many hundreds of automobiles brought the soldiers and their families from all directions to swell the crowd.

Immediately following the Battalion were Major W. E. Curtis, chief of staff to Brigadier General Rhinow; Major J. E. Histed, Major Edward Karew, and Captain Nagelee.

Then came automobiles with the veterans of the Civil War, their ladies, the Red Cross workers, many beautiful floats which won prolonged applause and many gaily decorated automobiles.

At four o'clock the Battalion parade and review occured on the parade ground and this was reviewed by many thousands. Although only some six or seven hundred were willing to help the organization with a dime each. The ancient order of tight wads covered the surrounding hills and buildings.

After the review there were sports, cafeteria supper, and at seven o'clock Company "A" put on guard mount and retreat in a manner worthy of high praise.

On neatness and appearance at inspection Company "D" received first. Company "E" second. Company "B" third. Company "C" fourth and Company "A" fifth.

On drill Company "A" received first, with 87 per cent, Company "C" second with 813/i per cent, Company "D" third with IdV^ per cent, and Companies "B" and "E" tied with lli/s. per cent each.

On attendance at drill Company "E" has first place with 95.3 per cent for the month of June, Company "C" 89.5 per cent, second place; Company "D" 88 per cent, third place; Company "B" fourth place, 86 per cent, and Company "A" 74 per cent, fifth place.

The grand honors for the day, therefore, go as follows: Company "D" of Cambridge first, Company "E" of Osseo second, Company '"C" of Elk River third, and Company "A" of Anoka and Company "B" of Columbia Heights, tied for fourth.

Companies "F" from Rock Creek and "G" from North Branch not being present do not participate in the award of honors nor in the distribution of funds."

On July 4th, a very large number of the members of the Farm Clubs of the county gathered at Eake George to enjoy the annual community picnic.

The addresses by State Food Administrator Wilson and Hon. Homer L. Cassel of Pennsylvania, were patriotic and educational. The reading of the Declaration of Independence by Mrs. F. L. Salter was eloquent, and the tableaux "History of the Flag" by the boys and girls of Bethel and Linwood schools under the direction of the Misses Stake and Purmort, captivated the audience.

The entire day's festivities were well planned and a credit to the committee having the task in hand. Free cofifee was furnished by the St. Francis Mercantile Co. and was pronounced superb.

Forrest Dudley, a former Anoka man, Sergeant- Major of the 10th Battalion, M. H. G., enlisted from St. Cloud in the Engineers at Columbus Barracks.

The employees of the Anoka post office secured a tract of land and planted seven acres to beans. They were assisted by these contributions from patrons of the post office:

Ninety men from Anoka, on July 9th went forth in the evening and slew the weeds which were threatening the post office bean plot. They made quick work of the task.

The ladies of the G. A. R. home organized for the knitting of socks and sewing for soldiers. Many of these women were nearly eighty years of age.

Local garages decided to close each evening at six o'clock except Wednesday and Saturday and to remain closed all day Sunday to conserve labor.

Dr. Emil Nelson of Minneapolis and Dr. D. C. Nelson of Brainerd left for Camp Grant and Camp Custer, respectively, in July. They are old Anoka County men.

"No person, who is not a citizen of the United States, shall be qualified to serve as a teacher in any public, private or parochial school or in any normal school in which teachers for these schools are trained, but the State Superintendent of Education may grant a permit to teach to an otherwise qualified teacher who has made a proper declaration of intention to becoine a citizen, or to a special teacher to be einployed for technical work and for such period as the Superintendent of Education shall designate.

July 22nd another long list of draftees left for Camp Wadsworth. The men were accompanied to the train by Company "A," given comfort kits, cigars and confections. This is a list of the men who went:

There was a great stretching of necks and some excitement in Anoka on the afternoon of July 18th. An airplane was flying about over the city. These became so common a sight as to receive little or no attention later on, but the lirst was of great interest. Tt came from the newly established aviation field at Brooklyn Center, where Earle Brown of Minneapolis had very generously turned over his farm to the government for this purpose for the period of the war. This was but one of the numerous patriotic things which Mr. Brown did for his country, but, as he is a resident of Minneapolis, they will have to be chronicled elsewhere.

Captain E. P. Hyatt and Lieutenant ]"',dgar Goodrich were at home on leave in July for a few days and brought word from the .\noka men in camp to their many anxious relatives and friends.

July 30th the government called for a thousand nurses. Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers was in charge of nurses enrollment at the Armory and was there from two to five each afternoon until August 11th. Fourteen young women enrolled for this service: Misses Nellie Lapham, Charlotte Palmer, Loretta Dunn, Clare Green, Adelaide Brennen, Viola Peterson, Mary Peterson, Alice Sward, Edna Porter, Elsie Newman, Anna Sward, Inez Honee, Eouise Dufner and Florence Collins. The first four named were ac- . cepted for the army school of nursing and had their equipment packed ready to leave when the armistice was signed.

August 1st more drastic sugar regulations became effective, two pounds per person per month was the limit. Little envelopes appeared at restaurants and hotels.

Dr. E. V. Earson was called to service for August, having previously volunteered for duty with the Medical Corps. He closed up his office and prepared to leave but was not ordered to camp before the war ended.

Saturday evening, August 3rd, Sheriff Pratt and several cars of deputy sheriffs went out over the county on a slacker drive. There were dances on at the various summer resorts and all were visited, including, Columbia Heights, CrookedLake, Cedar and Lake George. The preparations were made with such secrecy that the fact was not known that there was to be such a raid until each locality was surrounded and the men asked to produce their registration cards. More than fifteen hundred men were examined in the raid. Fifitv-two were found to be without their

Corporal Gay E. York, Battery E, 151 Field Artillery, appeared on the casualty list July 27th, as having been killed in action in France. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. York and lived in Anoka a few years prior to his enlistment in Minneapolis.

July 26th an affair at the Stadium yielded $45.00 for Red Cross. Those on the program were Miss Gertrude Perchen, Miss Ruth Benjamin, M'rs. Benjamin, Mrs. Frances L. Lane, Mrs. W. F. Van Vliet, A. H. Russell, P. G. Woodward. Raymond Parker, Miss Brandell, Theodore Veidt, Fred Drewett, Miss Marguerite Dunn, Mrs. Maude Pratt Smith, Mrs. J. S. Lawson.

cards. They were largely visitors from neighboiring counties and from Minneapolis. All were afterwards checked up and only two men, one from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and one from Chicago, were reported to the Department of Justice.

Up to August 1st, Mrs. E. B. Sherman of the Round Lake Auxiliary to the Red Cross, had knit seventeen sweaters and fifty-five pairs of socks for the soldiers.

The government had ordered that all old wheat be sold by the farmer late in the spring. Most of the farmers did as directed. Early in August three Anoka County farmers were found by the food administration to still have wheat on hand. Mike Moos was fined $100, Mike Holzen $8.95 and Fred

Owners of war gardens on south Ferry Street and adjacent streets held an auction for Red Cross on August 17th and about fifty dollars was realized therefrom.

The loyalty of Anoka County farmers, who, in spite of the shortage of help and high wages, increased their crop acreages this year is well illustrated by the following from the Minneapolis Journal of August 11th:

"Evidence of the patriotic response of Minnesota farmers to the government's appeal to them to aid in winning the war by increasing food production is given in first returns in the state-wide crop census ordered by the State Public Safety Commission under the direction of State Auditor J. A. O. Preus.

Increase in the number of cows farmers are milking, a net decrease in the number of hogs, attributed to feed prices, and other comparative conditions among livestock are given a separate table.

As the casualty lists began to lengthen and the names of those whom the home folks knew began to appear as missing, killed in action, died of wounds or disease, there were many, many anxious hours in the homes of Anoka County. In many ways these days were harder for those at home than for the men on the battle front, for the latter had the excitement of the moment and the exaltation of battle to keep them going, while the former could merely work hard and give of what they had to help in the great battle for justice and liberty and right.

"It's a proud, proud day For his ma and pa That the lad has done so well. Though hearts may yearn O'er the bloody spot Where our dear soldier fell.

Memorial services were held at Elk River for Private Leo McBride, who lived in Anoka just previous to enlisting, on August 13th. He died in France from wounds received in action.

the command of the Headquarters company. Fiftyone members of the Home Guard band met at Lake George on August 18th to rehearse. F. E. Tillburg donated the pavilion, lunch and cigars for the men. Band men were present from Cambridge, Braham, St. Francis, Elk River, Columbia Heights, and an afternoon concert was given.

The following registrant left for Jefferson barracks, Mo., on August 2 1 St to complete the quota from this county. Frank N. Kelly, St. Paul

The following limited service men entrained for Camp Dodge on August 30th. John Daniel Callahan, Anoka Amos West, Anoka Walter Hansen, Fridley

The following registrants entrained for Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, during the four day period ending September 6th, 1918. Harry Leonard Lundberg, Constance Carl F. Johnson, Constance Gilbert Ingwald Swanson. Anoka Arthur Andrew Mueller, Elk River, R. 3

The Federal Fuel Administration made a request that automobiles, driven for pleasure only, be kept in the garage each Sunday for a month or two in order to conserve gasoline of which it was claimed that there was a danger of a shortage. The request seemed strange to many - as strange as the closing down of business the previous January in order to save coal of which there afterwards appears never to have been a shortage - a real shortage. But the people readily responded to the request

Early in the day Chief Haley, with a generous supply of yellow cards, stationed himself at the junction of main and Ferry Streets and halted every passing auto, took the number of the car and gave to the driver a duplicate card which read: "License

A duplicate of this card will be placed in the office of the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety as a record of your patriotism. Are you an American or a Hun?"

The reception of the "yellow cards" by the various drivers of the cars were decidedly amusing, some were peeved, some grouched and others dismayed, various excuses were made for their seeming disloyalty.

Preparations were under way for the registration of the men between eighteen and forty-five, inclusive. September 12th was the date set for this registration and these are the men selected to record the man power of the county on that occasion:

September 13th there was another Red Cross concert arranged by Mrs. J. S. Lawson, with Henry J. Williams, Mrs. S. H. Morse, S. H. Morse, on the program.

Mrs. A. E. Giddings, city chairman of the Woman's Council of National Defense, called upon all women engaged in all occupations except teaching and household work to register on September 21st or 22nd in order to furnish data for the use of the Red Cross and Public Safety Commission.

September 12th was a great day in Anoka County when the old duffers and the kids were given a chance to register for service in exterminating the Huns. There were mighty few, if any, men who were allowed to register, who did not do so. Indeed, the registration was so much larger than expected that many precincts called for additional supplies long before the day was over.

Late Registrants

To expedite the sale of War Savings Stamps in the City of Anoka, W. J. Annon appointed Mrs. G. W. Green as chairman of the fall drive in the First ward, M'rs. R. P. Chase in the Second, Mrs. G. W. Peterson in the Third and Frank H. Koos, Frank Gillis and A. L. Reed for the work in the public schools.

The young people listed below volunteered to make a thorough canvas of all the homes in the city of Anoka during the week of March 10th to 17th to urge the people to buy Thrift and War Savings Stamps:

Third Ward

Arthur A. Caswell, chairman for the second Red Cross, announced that the pledges totaled $17,696.14 and that the collections to date amounted to $10,246.02.

Many Anoka business men, during September, went out to farms in the county to help harvest the crops. The money which the farmers paid them for their services was turned over to the Red Cross. No list was ever kept of these men as many did not even notify those in charge of this work that they had thus done their bit to help on the food situation.

Miss lyOretta O'Connor completed the teaching of a class of women in the home care of the sick. The following took the course and graduated as qualified for active service: Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, Mrs. Alice Bell, Mrs. Ella Pinney, Misses Amanda Moberg, Ella Foxwell, Bertha Gow, Irene Ward, Hannah Peterson, Mary Coleman, Gertrude Coleman.

Six registrants entrained for Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, under call number 1303 to receive training in mechanics, carpenters, electricians, radio operators and sheet metal workers. L-loyd Wesley Odenwald, Bethel. Lester Thew Robinson, Cedar, R. 1. John A. Therres, Fridley. Oscar Bakken, 3716 University Avenue, Columbia

Arthur C. Ward, Anoka. Albert M. Wuest, Anoka. Privates Ray E. McCHntic and Wm. R. Husby were assigned as military clerks connected with the Anoka County Local Board and the Anoka County Medical Advisory Board. These clerks were stationed at Fort Snelling and were ordered to report to Anoka for duty by Major J. P. Snyder of the Adjutant General's office.

Early in September ill health caused Theodore A. Nelson to resign from the draft board. His place was taken by C. S. Hosmer. The draft board's quarters were moved September 20th to the City Hall.

Mrs. G. K. Hagaman, chairman of the Belgian Relief Committee, undertook a drive for garments, shoes, stockings, soft felt hats, and caps, to be sent September 30th to the women and children of Belgium and northern France.

The 12th Battalion, MHG, held its third mobilization at Cambridge on September 19th, and, as two Anoka County companies participated, an account of the event is included herewith:

A large tract of land was needed for the skirmish drill of the morning. W. S. Louden, a patriotic citizen of the town, owned an ideal tract of land for the purpose and generously gave the use of it to the Battalion, furnishing an automobile from which to inspect the place and prepare it for use.

At nine o'clock Co. "F" of Rock Creek arrived, the first out-of-town company to appear, thus winning the extra ten dollar prize awarded the company, stationed outside of Cambridge, which arrived first and reported for duty.

Co. "G" arrived next from North Branch, closely followed by Co. "C" of Elk River, and Co. "A" of Anoka. Co. "B" of Columbia Heights, with a large number of men in line, thereby winning the largest share of the proceeds, came in two huge vans and a long train of automobiles. The Headquarters company trickled into town from all points soon after and at half past ten, in regimental formation with Capt. A. L. Reed commanding the First Battalion, Capt. M. E. Bean the Second, and Capt. C. E. Morrell the Third, the command paraded the town and set ofif on a four mile hike to engage in a skirmish along the river, west of the town.

The band rehearsed during the morning, sixty strong under the supervision of Capt. Frank H. Koos, Lt. A. B. Hallin and_ Lt. L. O. Carlson. Lt. A. L Rodgers acted as Adjutant of the Battalion.

The skirmish was interesting and of value. The hospital unit had experience in handling the wounded, the signal corps with the field telegraph and flags did good service.

Governor J. A. A. Burnquist arrived at two o'clock to review the command. He was attended by Capt. Wright, of the Adjutant General's stafT, the latter acting as reviewing and inspecting officer.

In the evening Co. "D" put on a sham battle which was exceptionally well staged. The colored lights. the rockets, roar of cannon and rattle of musketry, all tended to make the scene very realistic.

In percentage of men present at mobilization, Company "B" was first. Headquarters Company second. Company "D" third. Company "F" fourth, Company "G" fifth. Company "C" sixth, Company "A" seventh. Company "E" of Osseo, failed to appear at all.

In drill at mobilization, Company "A" won first, Company "B" second, Company "D" third. Headquarters Company fourth. Company "C" fifth, Company "F" sixth. Company "G" seventh.

In weekly attendance at drill since last mobilization. Company "D" won first, Company "G" second. Company "B" third. Company "C" fourth. Headquarters Company fifth. Company "F" sixth and Company "A" seventh.

The average percentage resulting from the above gave Company "B" first honors with 1.75 per cent, Company "D" second with 2.25 per cent. Headquarters Company third with 3.75 per cent. Company "A" fourth with 4.5 per cent. Company "C" fifth with 5 per cent. Company "G" sixth with 5.25 per cent, and Company "F" seventh with 5.5 per cent.

Notice

At the County Fair the women of three churches served noon day viands for Red Cross. The Episcopal ladies raised $40.00 thus, the Lutheran ladies $50.00 and the Methodist ladies $67.20.

Mrs. B. C. Smith, who had been in charge of Y. W. C. A. work for some time, was placed in charge of the now co-ordinated seven war activities which had been recognized bv the government, the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., K. "of C, Jewish Wel.fare,

Anoka was treated to a bit of war time experience early in October when big trucks from the aviation school began to run through town, sans lights, as was their wont in the battle zone.

A call was made upon the housewives of the county to furnish for the hospitals of France 250 bath towels, 550 hand towels, 100 sheets, 330 handkerchiefs and 30 napkins. The allotment was

The drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan began at this time. A different method was used and it met with great success. Each man in the county was alloted a sum as in the Third Loan, but, in this case the people were asked to go to their usual voting place and sign pledges for the allotments. This they did almost to a man. Great publicity was given to the loan through the newspapers.

Here is a list of the Anoka County people who subscribed to the Fourth Loan. The names are arranged alphabetically and grouped, for convenience

St. Anthony

ST. ANTHONY Amidon, A. W. Anderson, Hans, Angles^, A. F. Borgquist, H. Brown, B. S. Burton, Mrs. Emma Burton, Frank Christianson, John Christianson, Helen Christianson, Elias Christianson, Carl Davis, A. Day, Geo. C. Demars, C. B. Early, Thomas Ekman, Carl IT. Fechner, Herman Georslein, Otto Gustaf Hazelton, Chester A. Hines, J. W. Jacobson, P. L. Johnson, Geo. Henry

East Hennepin Bank

FARMERS Arup, Emil Augustine. Frank Ahlquist, Walter Beriou, Victor Dowval, Elizabeth Emanuelson, Victor Ervan, G. A. Hayes, Anna Hayes, Mary A. Hedberg. Conrad

Mechanics Bank

MECHANICS BANK Jeune, Carl M. Megahy, Hugh W. Nelson, Earl Pederson, Samson A. Sessions, W. F. Salvail, Hector A. Sallee, Chas. A. Swenson, Hildur E. Walthers, Dan

North American Bank

Nelson, C. A. Osborne, W. F. Osborne, G. S. Eiedel, A. E. Riedel, Arthur Riedel, K. J. Rosenthal, A. J. Swanson, C. J. Swanson, C. A. Swanson, Geo. W. Sudquist, Ed. Theres, John Theis, F. Wacholz, John