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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

~ was evening on the broad.
Hampstead Plain, Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending Its last night before embark
ing for France. It had been raining
hard In the afternoons cold, steady
autumn downpour-aad there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect OF the camp. Lines
and lines OF sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from ~ different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
Canvas It was damp and cold, with a
penetrating chill. Lit by pickering
candles, the tents were Tar from cheer
ful shelter for mans last night in
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
whore electric lights, numbers and
frdendiiness made the night pleasant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

M
You don't have to be profit
or the som cd Al profit, to- benl
which way the War will end. There
is only one way, sooner or later,
we think soon. the German people
will Begin seeing the INEVITABLE
starring Them in the face. Them
Things are goimg to happen.
Stocks are lower than they have
been for three years. This looks.
as If the stock ticker is talking
peace
The soldier knows well he
will get ONE off THE two kinds of
peace, real peace or eternal peace.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

least is on It's way to you. Each one
of our 16 cantonments, where the new
national army is being trained, is
using more than million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 100000 fila.
ments of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home. Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the flag-in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse.
nails and officers training camps and
"Oyer There" in France. In all these
places mon are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets Of notepaper
gladden. millions of hearts a day.
They transfer more love from one
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lies. In some of the big camps the
Y. M. g. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With Tenner.
This month (Noyember) the Y. M.
g. A. must raise s35,OO0.0O0 to carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. Of this
s35,0o0.000 about $24,OOO,0o0 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
'ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee In your county or town. Other.
wise send a check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge. treasurer, 124
East Twenty-eighth street, New York
city.
Only sacriticlal giving by millions Of
gfvers will make possible the contin-
uance OF this vast work for American
soldiers and for those Of our allies.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

part Of the word to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comea to
reckoning In terms OF love and human
tenderness. Let's put 1t this way:
That the Y. NJ. G. A. Is the biggest ex
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels 1t Is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war las made US think hara
and fast. Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
IN the big job of policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. Is il
any comfort to you to know that wllei
ever his duty may call him your boy
will nave friend that will serve him
in body, mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings of the faith
that he was brought up in? Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games, teaches him games IL he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures.
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind OF whole
some amusement to keep him interest
ed? Are you glad to know that this
friend will go with him overseas, help
to shield him from score of difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond it? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves so
we'll is cup OF tea given him by the
". M. G. A. free just before he goes
'oyer the top" to hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land,
wounded, but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet,
leven before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ. G. A. Is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great COM
forts OF the man in the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called the best loved. trademark in
the world?" One soldier In France has
called it the last evidence that any
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
OF the actual work being; done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the Y. M. G. A. having
to appeal to the public for money.
Rather than lot this essential work
falter for an instant rich men would
lsell their motorcars. poor mes would
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
AN OLD MANS STOMACH

AS we grow older and less act
ive,, less and less food is required
to meet the demands of our bodies.
If too much is habitually taken.
the stomach will rebel. When a
man reaches the advanced age %
IS or so. you will find that he
Is a Hglrt eater. Be as careEauf
as you will, however, you will oc-
aesionally eat more than you should
and will feel the need of Cham
berlain's Tablets to correct the
disorder. These tablets do not com
tain pepsin, but strengthen the
stomach and enable it to perform its
functions naturally. They also cause
a gentle movement of the bowls.
The Kearmey Pharmacy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
FREE BOOK ON CANCER.

A new book has just been publish
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1920 Main st. Kansas City, Nc, which
gives reliable information OF great
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search, and his book should be read
by every cancer sufferer. A limited
number of these valuable books
will be distributed free. You should
send for copy today, and if you
have friend suffering from cancer
urge him to write the above address
for the book.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

!, =.
In each of these soldier was strum
ming on piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds We're
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes, selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men were sending home. One of
the soldiers said to me as stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. M. c..
A. on the Job, and it's been D home
and more than home to US. 1t gave
US what we wanted when we needed
1t most. Well never forget It. The
boys best friend Is the Y. M. C. A."
Fine, cIean-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with mon, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers make!
Fine, cIean-cut, outstanding fellows,
some OF them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately Of the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF US and how pre-
ci0us they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, In far off farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and see
them on their last night before going
across. And 1t was with throb of
the heart that watched them, bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another OF those seven big tents.
These were the tents OF the Y. NJ. c..
"A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the. soldiers
In the best OF all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts. movies, concerts, dramatics
and score of healthy entertainments
as we'll as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y. M. G. A..
Is doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home.
Magic Words, with the colors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to us than any
We have ever read before. They are
written on sheets of paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y. NJ. @. A., and
tAey bear the magic words with the
Colors.s There are many more than
= million such letters in the mails now
wAils you read this. Perhaps one at
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

forego coveted possessions OF even me-.
cessities. The work must go on, be-
cause there is no one thing that con-.
tributes 80 much to the spirit and eff
.ficiency Of the troops. The Y. M. G.
"A. is working night and day to help
the government win this war. And
every penny that is given to aid the
work is direct assistance to the
health, happiness and strength ofyour.
hoy and mine.
Snapshots Of Kaleidoscope Work.
Z, In all the big cities in France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers. the Y. M. G. A. is operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at a minimum cost. In London
the American Y. M. G. "A. mas erected
q large building for our soldiers and q
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. M. G. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack
ers and other comforts at all hours.
( Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account Of physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason Of the physical work
Of the British Y. NJ G. A.
A feet OF motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. G. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up sol
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
dn which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
of position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourteay
at the hands Of the soldiers The i'm
portance of this service can be esti-
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week. over half OF these sleep in Y.
M. G. A. beds every night.
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y. M. G. A. has erected big
auditorium, seating 5000, in each. Of
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 in the other
encampments. The association is run
ming % week entertainment circuit
among the camps and is paying 16
companies OF entertainers, who are
travelling to 30 camps performing be-
fore the men.
In each of tho draft camps the Y.
M. G. A. has ten secretaries engaged
In educational work. The association
Is seeing to 1t that every man who
cannot speak English is taught to do
SO. In many of the camps the asso-
citation has singing director, who is
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do so much to
keep up their spirits.
OF 81 Y. N. G. A.. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. M. G. A. men have left lucra-
tive positions to do this work simply
because Its appeal is irresistible to
any red blooded man Harry Lauder,
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
in the United States, is giving all his
spare time to the service of the asso.
citation and is singing to the soldiers
at all the camps he can reach.
In one of the draft camps the Y. M.
C. A. is supervising athletics on 100
playing fields. providing full, athletic
equipment. The winners of the inter
regimental games will play the cham.
pions Of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render.
ed by the association is the making
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
FOR SALE OR TRADE

No. 101 ~
$40 A. 8 miles Menlo, good idln-
provements, about 80 acres of tim
Der pasture, balance fine laying
farm land. Pudce $l75 per acre ON
amy reasonable terms. Will con-
slider a good 120 or 100 acre farm
on exchange.
No. los
126 liz A., 3 miles from inland
town, 10 miles to two other good
railroad towns, over 80 acres in
cultivation. If you have $500 to
1000 you cam handle this farm.
The price is $4,000 for thirty
days only. i,
No. 112
160 acre farm, miles Guthrie
Center, fair improvements, good
house, land rolling, but rich. Price
$1l5.00, good terms
Other good farms for sale. Write
for list. "a,
T. E. GHieell,
Guthrie Center, Iowa.
or Harry Frees, Menlo, Iowa.
w. N 15. !.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
LOVES THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

Oscar Jensen commenced clerking
i'm the E D Cotton Grocery store Sat
urday. Lorah was too tame dor
him. He has moved his family
back to Extra and will occupy ONE
of the Andrew Bros. properties,
near the Green Bay.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
RETURNING TO DUTY

The two daughters of Mr. Will
lam Bintner SIR, Sister Martheo OF
Logonsport, Ind, and Sister soloma
of Ambia, Ind, returned to their
homes, leaving here Sunday EVEN
ing. ;,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
Million Letters In the Mails TODAY
Bearing Magic Words "Withth CoIoIs"
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the YM.C.A Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home
STAMPED WITH STARS and STRIPES ANT. RED TRIANGLE

Muarous Ways in Which the Association Appeals Your Boy
Your Neghbor's Boy, Some Boy You Know and Love
Creates Helpful Environment in Canonment Way
in Front Line Trench and BeyondFirst Comes
lettering BacGve Your Share Of the Required
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08
Second Marriage A Snap

Sometimes we thdmk that man
who marries a widow really has a
snap, after all, for come what
may, she has got over expecting
q fellow to be perfect.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

The very latest in, womenss
'hIats NOW settling at 33 1-3. toa
SO per cent discount ait Gottonss.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

Mr. and Mrs Merle Terhume. Mil
dred Morey and Ora Hicks autoed
to Atlantic, Sunday for AN auto
trip.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

Mr. and Mrs Martin Jensen and
Mr. and Mrs Jaynes had pleasant
Sunday with the Iatter's SON
Charles and family in the country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-08

Twill pay you to see the
wonderful bargains in women.s
hats at Gottohfs.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15
INSTRUCTIVE HINTS
FOR THE ORCHARDIST
Big Tree ls Not Always Most Do.
skable-learn to 0utWit
Disease and Insects.
(By l. II. bENNINoToNJ

Oy L u. BENNINoToN.) }
Plant apple trees i've or six inches
deeper than other fruit trees.
II II . mistake to assume that q biz
tree will always come into bearing
sooner than small one.
II too big the storms may cause
them to be seriously injured before the
roots have become thoroughly nxed.
A tree which II infested with insects
will not thrive any better than . pis
covered with lice.
The farmer who starts an orchard
and has not studied the effects Of
spraying might - well save his tie
and expense. He will fall without
spraying.
The Ben Davis makes q brave show.
Ing on the city fruit stands. but doesn't
It cause prejudice among the ignorant
against all applesf
An old broom from which most Of
the brush has been worn of will re.
move loose bark from the trunks Of
trees, and at the same time destroy
many hiding places Of insects.
A tree which 10 properly sprayed and
cared for. however. seldom has any
rough bark to remove.
Do not let the pears remain on the
trees until thoroughly ripe. or they will
become soft and mealy.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15
ESSENTIALS IN PLANT LIFE
Finer the ossd Osd the ouleleee the
Ssed osemlnatss and the easeee
the Plant oeOSvo.

Plants cannot aasimilate food sis.
msnts that exist in the soil until these
elements are chemically changed or
broken up. Bacteria. cir. heat and
water are the agents to DO this. Only
IL the liquid form can plants feed
upon soil elements. The 6ner the seed
bed the quicker the seed eseminatss
ana the faster the plant grows, pro
vided. Of course. that the water sup.
ply 10 oil right. Every oct and con-
oltion that revsfse0 tAas eooditioa q
me seed bed 70 Q AnAsa.es - paaal
growth.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15
CONCISE DIRECTIONS
FOR FILLING A SIL0
Everything Should Be Made
Ready for Continuous Run
When Cutting 10 Begun.

tDy L .. RAssErr. University Farm,
o. Paul Ainn.)
Silo 6lling 10 hurry.up Job IL order
to get oil the growth possible and to
avoid frost. Consequently everything
should be made ready for Q continuous
run when cutting starts.
The cutter should bs put IN Arst-
class shape. special attention bsins
9iven TO the knives and knife heads,
An extra set Of knives should bs On
hand. The blower. fan and both knives
should run at ~ rated speed. Poor
soints and . lsaky blower mean uoes
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

power and clogging. The cutter bar
should be In good condition and the
knives and bar properly adjusted to
each other. II any extras are likely
to be needed for the corn binder they
should be on hand.
Authorities agree that the nearer
ripe the corn 10, II It contains enough
water to make good silage. the swester
the silage will be and consequently the
more palatable: slso the greater the
amount Of digestible nutrient II will
contain. Roughly speaking. majority
Of the ears should be dented. When
large quantities are to be cut Il IL
necessary to begin before the corn II
at its best, otherwise the last cut
will be too ripe.
Shortcut silage means greater sllo
capacity. less air space. and II the corn
II little dry, less likelihood Of spoil.
Ing. Short cutting. also. means re-
duced capacity Of the machine and
more power. II the stalks are coarse
and woody the waste 10 greater In long
cut dlage. In nne stalked corn that
10 very green there 10 less difference
between the long and short cut.
When corn 10 very dry from being
overripe or frozen. II 10 often neces-
sary to apply water to the silage In
order to make It keep. Enough water
should be applied to moisten thorough
ly the whole mass. There 10 little
danger Of applying too much water.
Roughly speaking It takes one and
one-half to two horsepower gas for
every ton per hour Of green corn cut
one-half Inch In length and blown 30
feet high. From this It will be seen
that to cut ten tons per hour one-half
inch long and blow into q silo 20 feet
high will require approximately . 16
or 20 horse power gas engine. II the
same amount per hour 10 cut one
fourth Of an inch long Il win require
considerably more power.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
MAKE the seed bed at for the seed.
Do not Intern wheat worth s. or "A
q bushel for seed purposes in q con.
dition Of soil impossible for germina-
ton"
That precaution is urged by the
United States department Of agricul-
ture on all farmers who contemplate
sowing the high-priced seed Of a high
priced food this fall. To plant seed
on poorly prepared land not only
wastes the seed that does not germin-
ate. the specialists point out. but 1t
may mean the loss Of an entire invest
ment II a paying stand IL not obtained.
Right Condition Of Bed.
A seed bed for wheat must be nrm,
moist, and well compacted beneath
with a mellow, finely divided upper
three inches Of soil. the specialists
advise. II wheat Is grownsin rotation
with oats or after wheat, the stubble
should be plowed to a depth Of at least
seven inches Immediately after har-
vesting the preceding crop Of grain.
The ground should be narrowed within
a few hours after plowing and cultiva-
tion with harrow. disk, drag, or roller
should be given ~ necessary there
after until planting time. These op-
erations are necessary to kill weeds,
to settle and make firm the subsoil.
and to maintain Q soil mulch on the
surface. The earlier the preparation
Of Q seed bed for wheat IL started
the better the condition Of the soil
will be at planting time. Late plowins
does not allow time for thorough prep
araton.
II q cultivated crop precedes wheat,
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

apnss
unAsgussd sdn1sauoa
s1hbea sndsd With ne
and the bombing Of the white
machines dfoppsd
AaSAk
Oess army sdAns
which
Asas United Dtas ~ long before
avadoa o9 Europa
end se.a pessea a.d tAay
~ D1o1Ar
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

Pro
RED BY Mcclellan In the Civil war dress sword and service sword
dress sword having been presented
testimonial Of
Mexico First at tho
capture City o
Another Of the swords carried the Mexican 'aber
with Of the ht
writes: "A piece Of the ht this sword carried bullet
which slightly wounded General Mcclellan
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

DEPARTMENTS
eooaderation
possible These
by Of the presidents
Such the president ought clearly b
that slip pinned
telling
frequently president suenty
s0esr which
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

frequent cultivation given to this crop
will preserve moisture and maintain
a soil mulch. II level cultivation has
been practiced. a good seed bed easily
can be prepared by disking and har-
rowing after removing the crop. How
ever, If weeds are present, 1t may be
advisable to plow shallow. the disk
preceding and following the plow. =,
Conserving Moisture.
Early plowing followed by thorough
tillage aids in catching the water which
falls and In conserving this and the
water already in the soil for use by
the wheat plants. The frm seed bed
under the mulch thus made enables
the young plants to make use Of the
subsoil waters which rise when there
is a perfect union between the ploweh
soil and the subsoil. Suficient mois-
ture is thus assured for the germlna-
tion of the seed and for the early fall
growth of the seedlings, a very i'm
portant consideration. Plant food IN
also likely to be more abundant In the
soil when such methods are employed.
If the importance Of thorough tillage-
were more generally recognized and
proper methods Of seed-bed prepara-
tion were more widely employed
throughout the so-called humid areas.
there would be less frequent losses
from drought and better wheat crops
would result, the department special
lists declare. In this area the mistake
II often made Of thinking there will
always be moisture enough present
for maximum crop growth. with the
result that short crops often are OBJ
tained where more attention to mois-
ture conservation would have assured
good yields.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

TN othse Way Round.
DO you stand while they are play
In The national anthsmr
sln thsoe times Il would b more ap-
peopeiats 10 nv: Do 20 IL when Il
b not being p,aysdr
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15

himself. This dimculty 10 overcome
by . carefully developed system BY
which The eootsnts Of the White House
mail bag Of any importance are laid
bsfors Af. Wilson each day.
Ths work Of selection falls upon .
corps Of conhdsatial clerks. who opsn
he letters and give them . nrst read.
ing. Then they are carefully sorted.
Many Of them are simply recommsnda.
0oos for once. These. after courteous
acknowledgement. are referred to the
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-15
pssslna Il AlsNV.

sAnd did you let the once boy ONT
"Said his grandmother was dead"
sYou swallowed that old excuse"
II may not swallow lt, but ! accept
I. NJ boss used 70 honor II when
wss Q kid"