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where one may be happy doing noth- ing--just looking out over the blue waters of the bay and drinking in the balmy air Of long summer days. The city is charmingly located on 8 slope that rises from the waters of the bay to the summit of broad mesa. It has many attractions besides its cli- mate for the La Jolla caves thirteen miles from the city are worth coming far to visit. They are queer bit of coast where the facesof the cliffs have been sculptured by the waves into most curious forms Crevices in the rocks have been given such names as Sunny Jim the queer shaped head and face of a smiling man: The White Lady"--the tall figure of woman in white Deep caverns may be entered when the tide is out and there the light effects are exquisite
 The roads of California are the best in the world. and one can ride for miles over highways as smooth as drawing room floor. Everywhere one finds perfect plethora of the beau ties of Nature, sunshine. balmy air. hospitality and comfort. yet this is the land that Webster considered worth less. Surely Utopia has been found amid the charms of Southern Cali fornia-
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felt sure they were beehives. Every thing else grows so big here that I expected to find bees as large as birds!"
 Seriously speaking, however, Cata- lima is remarkable fishing ground and anglers come from everywhere to fish for tuna in these waters. The tuna Is gamy fish and catching one is an exciting experience, as one fish weigh ing two hundred and fifty pounds pulled boat containing three persons several hours before it was landed. Rugged rocks are all about, and in bone place huge rock known as the Sugar Loaf rises to a height of about sixty feet. Steps have been built lead ing to its summit and here one may spend hours watching the seals. flying fish and gulls.
 As the seals and waterfowl are pro- tected by law they are tame and it is not uncommon to see hundreds of gulls flying around tourists who hap Ipen to be eating lunch out of doors. Toss them a bit of bread and the chances are they win catch it before it falls to the ground Sailing about in 5ietSo GOttoAtiCl OOdtS IS *IdtIleI | queer sensation at first as one looks down through the clear. water and watches the fish as they scurry away. All sorts of queer little amphibious creatures nestle in the seaweeds which grow up from between the. exquisitely colored stones. At night, when searchlight is used, the effect is weird in the ex- treme.
 Those who prefer the mountains to the ocean can have them by making the trip of a few miles from Los An- geles, where the ascent of Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson begins. The climb of Mt Lowe presents panorama of
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the soldier, and he is kept away from bad company and the danger which always besets a man in uniform Tea is served every afternoon, and the men come to enjoy social hour. Usually somebody plays and sings and the chief officer makes everyone feel as though they were at home.
 Headquarters are maintained at the various railway stations both in Lon don and Berlin, and when the men come from the training camps or from the front they sometimes have an hour or two to wait before they can get a train to their homes. The Salvation ists invite them to these booths, where they may partake of refreshments be- fore proceeding. Or, if they are hunt ing lodging house the Salvationists have provided beds for both soldiers and sailors where they may spend the night.
 Ambulance corps
 A short time after the war began the Salvationists decided to send an ambulance corps to the front. They are by no means a rich organization and by self denial days and what money could be gathered in street collections for this purpose. they raised about ten thousand dollars and the first Salvation Army Red Cross unit was sent. Later, fifteen thou sand more was collected and second unit went forth on its mission of mercy. These cars are all manned by Salvationists who have done yeo-
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army, and at least fifty thousand are with the Kaiser's forces. General Booth does not believe in war and the Salvation Army does not use it's in- huence to secure enlistments, but when man decides for himself that his duty lies with the army his fellow Salvationists uphold his choice and bid him carry their Gospel into the trenches and to the prison camps. lnnumerable stories of the bravery of these men have come from the front, telling how during Hull in the fight ing the Salvationists have held prayer meetings in the trenches, and how they have shown kindness and mercy to prisoners who were being taken to the detention camps, and how hymns such as Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and Lead Kindly Light have sound ed through the camps at night, fol- lowed by testimonials from the sol- diers in which they declare that death has no terrors for them.
 shows the faith the Salvationists have in each other. It seems that d dozen British soldiers were sent out to raid nearby farm house where a party of Germans had taken refuge. As they neared the place one of the Eng lishmen, who had served in the Sal- vation Army heard voices singing
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man service in France. They seem to know no fear, and the lives of hun dreds of British soldiers have been saved through their good offices. Re- gently the Salvationists of Canada sent five ambulances to Russia-a gift which so delighted the Czarina that she expressed 8 desire to have the cars bear the name of their Imperial Majesties.
 1 Bureau of Strangers
 One of the war features of the Army is the Bureau of Strangers- department which looks up cases of soldiers whose families have lost track of them. Hundreds of letters come to this bureau sent by all classes. and in several instances wounded soldiers who suffered from loss of memory were restored to their families. The Salvation Armies of both Belgium and Germany maintain similar bureaus. Work general over Europe The feeding of the aged and the children Is one of the greatest chari- ties of the German Salvation Army and their headquarters in Berlin are always crowded with old women and tots. Many mothers are compelled to go out to earn their living, and when they have no one to take care of their small children the Salvation Army nursery is haven for the little ones. At Christmas the German Salvationists gave food to thousands of poor. Bread is still given to the needy who come to the barracks.
 France, up to the beginning of the war, refused to accept the teachings of the Salvation Army, and Its officers were hooted when they attempted to hold meetings, but today this is changed and several corps are at work in that country. During the bom- bardment of Rheims two women off, cers remained at their posts during the bombardment, narrowly escaping death while attending to the wound ed. This act caused the French to think, and they began to attend the meetings held by the women. Their heroism had its effect and today wherever the Salvationists have head quarters near the front one finds the French soldier at the meetings or in the little eating houses.
 The acts of heroism of the mem- bers of the Salvation Army in giving aid to the suffering and helpless dur ing this awful conflict will fill pages of history when peace once more dawns over Europe.
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When l Survey the Wondrous Cross" in German. When the singing ceased all the doors were covered and the soldiers rushed in. The salva- tionist was in the lead, and as he opened the door he found eight Ger man soldiers at prayer. They made no resistance and were made prison- ers When the young Salvationist questioned them he learned that four were members of the German Salva- ton Army. They had been on scout duty and had been cut off from the German forces and as they were near- ly starved they had taken refuge in an abandoned farm house. They were praying for deliverance when the British rushed in The prisoners were sent to one of the English prison camps, where they are now assisting whenever possible in the Salvation work.
 Regenerated men
 Hundreds who answered their conn., try's call in England came from the shelters of the Salvation Army--men who were human derelicts until the salvationists drew them into their shell ters ana induced them to give up strong drink, fed them wholesome food and gave them steady work Only those who have visited these havens for the down and outs" and have seen the remade men who were taken from the human scrap heaps of London's slums can fully realize what the organiza- tion's work means to England just
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city has been poetically described as resting her head on the Santa Ynez mountains and bathing her feet in the blue waters of the Pacific. This de- scription is literally true for the town extends along a valley which lies di- rectly between lofty mountains and a low line of hills which reaches down to the sea. The main street runs through the valley from the beach to the foothills of the mountains. The city has long been called "The Ameri- can Mentone" perhaps because it com pines all the best climatic advantages of Egypt, Italy and Florida It is an up-to-date town with well paved streets and busy shops, yet there is an air about parts of the place which re- calls the early Spanish days. Many of the homes are of the Mission, style surrounded by old Spanish gardens filled with flowersi of every variety. Fuchsias and geraniums grow like trees and roosevelt. roses fairly smother some of the cottages for the bushes climb to all parts of the build ing, and every gust of wind sends a
 shower of their sweet scented petals LII ous II lilc diI Ilke SD many snow flakes The best preserved of all the Missions is found in Santa Barbara. It was built in 17S2 and was a sort of hospice for the Franciscan novitiates who went out as missionaries. A num-
 Der of brothers reside there preserving the building and holding service just as they did in the old Spanish regime.
 As one leaves this interesting city going South the air grows even more balmy Los Angeles. now pros- porous city, is the starting point for some of the most delightful trips of California. Beautiful Pasadena, with its magnificent Orange Grove avenue, and it's delightful gardens, will charm
 the most blase traveller Homes which equal palaces line the broad avenues,
 many of which are arched over by
 giant pepper. trees veritable fairy-
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land.
 Riverside and Redlands with their broad acres of orange groves cover ing the slopes of the snow-capped mountains are made over what is known as the Kite Shaped Track, really in the shape of a figure eight It covers distance of about one hun dred and fifty-eight miles and carries the traveller through vineyards, orange groves and thriving towns. Each curve of the track brings something new as no scenes are viewed twice A number of beaches can be visited from Los Angeles, where there is bathing all the year round with little variation in the temperature, but while these are beautiful and make delightful day trips the journey to Catalina Island a little island thirty miles out in the Pacific. is the real charm of that sec ition.
 Catalina a gem
 Catalina Island varies in width from half mile to nine miles and is about twenty in length. The cliff shores are broken in several places by pockets rimmed by beaches of sand. Ava MI AH thC idOot lIGQueilLGQ or these and the scenes about this place during the season beg gar description for it is always thronged with pleasure seekers from all parts of the globe. There is ex- cellent fishing, and wherever there, is fishing fish stories abound, and Ava lon is not an exception. After one hears an Fastener describe the pull ing in of a sea bass weighing two hun dred pounds he feels like the lady who came down on train with the writer from Santa Barbara to Los An geles. This lady had a questioning turn of mind and after quizzing the conductor on various subjects she finally saw number of small sheds in yard. Are they beehives?" she asked. "No, madam, they are chicken coops. Dear me- she answered. "I
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 avenues of the towns.
 The air is heavy with the perfume of the flowers and the balmy atmos- phere lulls you into sort of dreamy idea that you are in fairyland where the cares of life may be forgotten. Blended with all this natural beauty the lover of the historic and the an- tique may revel among the ruins of the famous old missions which dot the Kings Highway from San Diego 1 to San Francisco. They are twenty one in number and the cornerstone of Ethe first was laid in 1769 blythe ener- getic Junipero Serra
 Most of us are apt to regard Cali fornia as new, yet it has a history which antedates the landing of the Pil- { grim Fathers. Ever since the days of Cortez its very name has been one Of romance, and the great navigator for years tried to find the fabled land Of pearls and gold called California. So after all, the State has very. re- spectable antiquity. From 1S49 to 1851 it was the only State west of the Mis- souri which seemed to be worth men tioning. for at that period the gold rush was on and thousands risked life and limb to reach the American Fl Dorado. Many of the settlers re- mained for they discovered that Cali fornia was not merely place to get rich but delightful place in which to reside. The development of the southern part of the State came later and towns sprung up overnight.
 Santa Barbara
 | Santa Barbara offers the traveller a Paradise in weather conditions, This
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T was little more than half a cen
 tury ago that Daniel Webster.
 New Englands greatest states U man, in speaking of the Pacific
 Coast, including California, declared,
 sWhat do we want with this vast. worthless area-this region of sav- ages. and wild beasts, of deserts. shifting sands and whirling winds of
 dust. of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put
 these great deserts of endless noun tain ranges, impregnable and covered to their base with eternal snow? :? What can we ever hope 4to do with the western coast of three thousand miles, rockbound. cheerless, uninvit- ing, with not a harbor on it? What lsuse have we for such.a countrye Mr. President, l will never vote one cent { from the publics treasury to place the < Pacific coast one inch nearer to Bos- ton than 1t now isl" What pity, { the statesman did not live to see the sfalacy of his settlement. for this. deso- late desert place. is now the modern
 Garden of Eden.
 Utopian conditions
 sts The southern part or CalIornla es-
 pecially is so rich in the wealth of natural beauty that it almost beggars description, yet thirty-five years ago 1t was practically desert Nothing like it and it's modern life has ever Fheen seen elsewhere for it is the gar den of the world. Imagine a jungle lof flowers bprdered by palm trees and surrounded by orange groves with
 heeut'ful homes nesting in the val leys and lining the sides of the broad
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may be obtained when one learns that the Salvation Army has representa- tives in fifty-eight different countries and colonies which requires the preaching of salvation in thirty-six different languages. Three-fourths of the countries and colonies are at war, while the other one-fourth are feeling it's effects financially.
 The Salvation Army stands for patriotism, and their assistance to a nation in war time is invaluable as their activities cover a wide range, from cheering and comforting the at home dependents of soldiers and sail ors, to carrying wounded men from the battlefield in Salvation Army am- balances; from providing wholesome food, without any accompanying temptation to partake of alcoholic drink, for munition workers, to pro- viding "home" for soldiers amidst the rough and tumble trials of camp life; from visitations of hospitals to representation by chaplains in the trenches.
 Thousands in armies of Europe
 Nor is this all, for thousands of members of the Salvation Army and their adherents are fighting in the ranks for the cause of the country to which. they owe allegiance Some forty thousand are with the British
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-tf syndicate.
 " B HEN the late General William
 A & Booth founded the Salvation AA Army half a century ago he
 WV declared it to be a religious body founded upon military princi- pies, it's object being to save souls and help all manner of persons to a better life. Religion he said, "rnust dominate the whole life. In. riches or in poverty, in peace or in war, the : ministrations of religion are neces- sary to humanity
 Just how well these precepts have been carried out is shown in the re- markable work in every part of the globe which has been carried on by this body of self-sacrificing men and women whose one object seems to be the uplifting of mankind regardless Of race or color. General Bramwell Booth, who on the death of his fla tf1er had thrust upon him the duty or continuing the work is carrying sout his fathers precepts and when the great war swept over Europe he welcomed the opportunity of doing 8somethinS for the men who were lighting and for the women and chil- sdren who were so suddenly deprived ,xQf the support of sons. brothers and Husbands Some idea of this work
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HEN the late General William Booth founded the Salvation
 Army half a century ago he
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Santa Barbara offers the traveller a Paradise in weather conditions, This
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19
MARRIAGE OF A
PROMINENT COUPLE

A wedding of interest to the many
friends of the contracting parties,
took place in this city October 10th
at St. Patrick's church, performed by
Father Mcdonald at eight O'Clock in
the morning. The bride was Miss
Ellen M. Wickland daughter of Mrs.
P. A. Wickland, residing six miles
east of Audubon and the groom was
John c. Gerber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gerber, residing eight miles
southwest of Coon Rapids. The at
tendants were Susan Gerber, brides
maid, sister of the groom, while the
best man was Paul A. Wickland,
brother of the bride.
The bride was handsomely dressed
in gown of Ivory white Gorgette
crepe while the bridesmaid wore a
groom and groomsman wore blue
serge suits.
The bride carried shower bou-
quet of pink and white roses, brides
roses and carnations. The bridesmaid
carried a spray of roses and carana-
lions, while the groom and best man
wore button hole bouquets of white
roses.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, the bridal party went to the
home of the brides mother where a
sumptuous wedding dinner was
served to forty guests, immediate rel
atives of the contracting parties.
The bride Is a handsome young
woman who by her excellent worth of
character and many womanly graces
has wen the hearts & :. largo circle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19

of friends. The groom is an indust-
rious young farmer of sterling char
acter and in every way worthy of the
splendid bride he has won.
They are now nicely located on a
farm seven miles northeast of Audi
bon where the best wishes of all fol-
low them for happy and prosperous
future.
A number of-useful and costly pres
ents were given all of which they will
cherish as the years go by.
The out-of-town guests were Ed.
Gerber of Wilmont Mimi, Miss Susan
and Fred Meyers, of Carroll; Mrs. Ed.
Freeman. of Painsville, Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Gerber, and son and Miss
Ethel Patrick. of Coon Rapids.
After the wedding dinner, the re-
mainder of the day was spent in a
sociable way with games and music,
Miss Ethel Smith rendering a num-
Der of fine selections on the violin
with piano accompaniment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19
TO GIVE BENEFIT SOCIAL

For the benefit of the Christian
Home Orphanage at Council Bluffs,
the Union Center Aid will give a pie
social and short program at Union
Center school house in Union town
ship. Guthrie county, October 81, be-
ginning at p. m. Everybody invit-
ed. Ladies please bring pie.
Mrs. Meta Roberts, Pres.
Harriet Phillips, V-Pres.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19
RETURN FROM
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION

j. B. j. Lohner, OF Extra and Hans
Hansen, who for the past month OIL
more have been conducting excur-
sions to Alberta Canada, where a new
Danish colony is being established,
returned home the latter part of last
week and report having met with ex-
ceptional good success.
This was the fourth excursion to
that section of the country and on
each trip a number of Audubon and
Shelby county farmers invested in
Canada land. On the last excursion
the purchasers were Audubon and
Guthrie county farmers. Anticipat-
ing large sale, Mr.. Lohner on a for
per visit took an option on 2160
acres of land. On this last trip about
5000 acres were sold, which proves
that these gentlemen knew the value
of good land from the fact that more
than 500 acres were sold in addition
to the 2160 acres on which they held
an option.
The land sold by Lohner and Han
sen is purchased from the Canadian
Pacific Railway and is sold on terms
which meet the present condition of
purchasers. Following is a list of the
purchasers and the number of acres
they bought:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19
BOARS FOR SALE

have number of good spring
and winter Duroc Jersey boars for
sale. See me about them. Simon
Foley. 42-tf.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19
YOU HAVE FRIENDS
In The Heart of The Northwest

M ANY of your old friends
AVA and neighbors are now
prospecting in the Heart of the
Northwest. You will feel at
home among them.
The prosperity and fertility
of Northwest land combined
with the reasonable price has
called your neighbors as it is
calling you.
This land is crossed by four,
great transcontinental railroads.
1t is on a direct line to all mar
kets. Not only wheat, but corn,
alfalfa, clover, small grain and
general farm products thrive.
Land in the Heart of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-19

Northwest can now be pur-
chased for from $50 to $40 an
acre. You can sell your present
farm for much more than this,
buy an equally improved farm
in the Northwest and make a
bonus. In the past few years
this land has more than doubled
in price. Make the move now
while you can make the biggest
profit.
We have specialized on this
land for over IS years and have
sold $15,000,000 worth of it.
Write US today for free booklet
"The Red River Valley" or call
on our local agent. We have the
farm you want.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-15
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