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New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

WAS Christmas Eve, and cold; moi
-. Kind OF cold that sends the red
i Mood tinchne through your veins
-, n.tes YOU want 20 be "up and at
-sbut that miserable, damp kind that
ir,o the marrow Of your bones, at
.'.,;,s Won from the rear and sending
"a ,bivers up and down your spinal
.iar,,. ~. Il gives you a feeling Of dread
nd loneliness.
n, three Of Us, Curly Happy
uvself. were standing at the cor
:, 81 yankee avenue and "fiddish
~,.,.. waiting for the words, stand
~ upon which We were to mount our
.,,bine gun on the parapet and go
! watch for two hours with our heads
ci,kinr over the top.
Yankee avenue" was the name OF the
q. trench. while "Yiddish street" was
:. communication trench leading to
:. var We we're occupying "Y sec
,,,s Of the front line Of our brigade.
IN. trench was muddy, and IN some
.,,,,, thin crust Of ice was begin
,,r TO form around the edges OF the
yVddles. -
We had wrapped our feet and legs
,i,b empty sand bags, and looked like
,,ov sbovellers on Fifth Avenue. Ny
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Thermos Bottles Reduced

kinds Temos Bottles which will be obtanabc Monday
at good savings.
Nickel cases, brown and Pint sizes
$219 $249 and STA, $500 to $3.50
Also Nickel Thermos Bottles quart sizes at $3.79 and $419
that have been $3.50 and $500.
Building
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gun and disap-
pesred into the
biackness of the
trench. Curly"
ducked his head
and Happy" let
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Clearance of Fancy Linens

Scar Cenepieces and Doies variety of effective embrod
ered caoped and hemsched styles less soed from
handling much educed-49c. $2.98, 69c to S39s
Buffet Scar all ncn hemstitched hand embroidered
and hand drawn $129ess than the importers clearance
Round Renaissance Lacetrmmed Table Cloths 6snch, $249
each
floor lvinsson Street, Eas.B Bardi
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Taking
Stock Of
the Food

reported one dozen eggs, two bot
ties of white wine, one bottle of red
wine, eight packets of Gold Flake "fags"
(cigsrettes), and one quart bottle of
champagne which had cost me five
francs at a French estaminet.
This report was received with a
cheer. Tkey" Honey was next in
order. He proudly stated that he had
saved his rum issue for the last eleven
days, and consequently was able. to do
nate to the feast his water bottle three
quarters full of rum. This would help
out in making brandy sauce for the
plum pudding. Sailor Bill' informed
us that he had fruit cake, bottle
of pickled walnuts and two tins of dew
illed ham which had been sent out to
him from London. Each man had some
thing to report. | carefully made
list of the articles opposite the name
of the person donating them, and
turned the list over to Bill, who was
TO act as cook on the following day.
Just then Lance Corporal Hall came
into the dugout, and, warming his
hands over the fire bucket, said:
Tf you blokes want to hear some
thing that will take you home to
Blighty come up into the fire trench
a minute"
None of US moved. That fire bucket
was too comfortable. After much
coaxing, "Sailor Bill" "Ikey" Honey
and myself followed Hall out of the
dugout and up into the fire trench. A
dead silence reigned, and we started
to return. Hall blocked our way and
whispered:
"Just a minute, boys, and listen!"
Pretty soon, from the darkness out
in front, we heard the strains OF
German cornet playing ats a Long,
Long Trail We're
Cerman. Winding" We
Played Our ''9 stood d., entTAncsa ,tI no.i
Own tunes died out. After
-- about a four or
five minute wait the strains Of "Ths
Suwanee River" were waited across
No Mans Land toward US. felt
lonely and homesick.
Out Of the darkness from the hre
bay on our left a Welsh voice started
singing Its Long, Long 1rail.' 1t
was beautiful. The German eornet
plaver must have heard il, because he
picked up the tune and accompanied
the singer on his cornet. had never
heard anything so beautiful In my life
before. The music from the German
trench suddenly ceased, and in the
air overhead came the sharp crack!
crack, of machine-gun bullets. as
some Boche gunner butted in on the
concert. We ducked and returned to
our dugout. .
TIL. men were all tired out, and
soon rasping snores could be heari
from under the cover Of blankets and
overcoats.
The next day WAS Christmas, and
VIC eagerly awaited the mail, which
VA, 10 be brought up by the ration
party at noon.
Not a shot or she'll had been fired
all morning. The sun had come out,
and although the trenches were slip
perry with mud,
Not a Shot still II was warm,
W.. E;~.J and We felt the
Christmas spirit
All morning running through
our veins. We all
turned in and cleaned up the dugout.
Making rehectors out Of ammunition
tins, sticking them into the walls Of
the dugout, we placed a lighted can
die on each, the rays from which
turned night into day.
Bill was hustling about preparing
the Christmas spread. He placed n
Continued in This Section,
n- E..Lf
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the Ch ris I m a s
feed which is TO
be held to NOR
row at eight bells.
Yank. let's hear
YOURS"
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unbu.toned one Of the buttons on his
ey,reoat, and, with his left hand, was
desperately trying to reach under his
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Long Trail We're
Winding" w e
stood entranced
till the last not.
died out. After
about a four or
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

teeth were chat
tering with the
cold. Happy" was
slspping his hands
on his thighs,
while Curly" had
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Clearance Of Toys and Dolls
Leather Goods Reduced

Womens Tourist Cases. $5.45, from S69s Handkerchief
Cases 59c to S4c, 79c $25. Tie Cases S3A and
$197 S19S S29s. Shirt Cases $.97 70 $685. were
1915 to $49s.
Also Coat Hangers, First Aid Kits leather linen rolls leather
hand bags aovc beaded hand bags black leather travelling bags
and foos Prices range from 79c to SAILS. Regular
prices to S6+.5O
Street nstr...c.n
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Sterling Silver Ware Reduced

Sterling Silver Hollow Wareexqute pieces whose regular
prices have been from 1915 $4,000 to be sold Monday at
prices ranging from $765 $15500 Engraved and hammered
designs. Some have platinum finish Others bright finish Many
fitted in gray silk
In this reduction sale candestick bread trays sandwich
trays berry bowls bowls bouon sets, coffee cups water
pitchers shcrbe and other things that will make rich
Christmas January wedding presents.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

pefy WITH mud,
still Il was warm,
and We felt the
Christmas spirit
running through
our veins. We all
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Cut Glass Reduced One-Third

Flower Baskets, Ice Cream Trays Mayonnae Sets
Bowls Vases Fruit Bowls, Bonbon Dishes, Compoe Perfume
and many other beautiful pieces ADAM other
period designs at $3.50 to $15.98, $5.25 $239s
Table Tumblers, of plain crystal at half price, 49c Dozen
from 97cs
Subway floor.
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Mems Good Socks, l9c a pair
Mems An-Wool Suits, $3.50

Just 50 Suits in this offering Suits in Winter Spring
weights dark and light mixtures plain fancy blues and
others Each Suit wetaored and lined Regular sizes from
81 to ~ and few outs from Only one Suit In
sizes
Fancy Vests range of handsome weaye and oorinus in
single and double breasted styles, at $2.95.
Secondn sSAc,
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turned in and cleaned up the dugout.
Making rehectors out Of ammunition
tins, sticking them into the walls Of
the dugout, we placed a lighted can
die on each, the rays from which
turned night into day.
Bill was hustling about preparing
the Christmas spread. He placed
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Mems House Coats, $3.75
Suspender and Garter Sets. CSC

Men could hardly buy Supender and Carriers of this quality
separately for less than half as much again
OF strong Isle elastic webbing and silk effects the Suspenders
in stripes the Carriers in solid colors.
East
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That that
certain Mortgage made. executed and de-
livered by Fred B. Bissell and Mayme G.
l}iSscll, his wife, Mortgagors, to The Hope
National Bank. a corporation. MOrtgagee
dated the 2Sth day of December a. ID. 1911 !
and filed for record in the office of the Regis.
ter OF Deeds III and for the County of Steele
and State OF North Dakota. ON the 9th day oil
January. y. d.. 1912. at o clock p. NJ, and
recorded In Book "l2'' of Mortgages on page
G2o. Will be foreclosed by a sale OF the premi.
ses IN such Mortgage and hereinafter des
cribed. ut the front door OF the Court House
in the Village OF Shcrbrooke. in the said
County of Steele and state of North Dakota
ut the hour OF one u) O'Clock p. NJ. on tho
lth day OF February, ~ ID. 1917 to satisfy the
amount due upon such Mortgage on the daS
OF sale.
The premises described in such Mort ga re
and which will be sold to satisfy the same arc
those certain premises located and situated
IN the said County OF Steele and State oil
North Dakota and more particularly des.
crlbed aS follows, to-wit:
Lots Fifteen N5) and Sixteen (G) in Block
ihlrty-four l34) In the Original Tuwnsite oil
Hope. according to the plat thereof on file on
OF record in the office OF the Register of Deeds 81
III and for the 81 Id County Of Steele.
here will be due on such Mortgage on the
day OF sale the sum of Four hundred thirty
three dollars and thirty cents (SES}.30j fo,
principal and interest. besides the costs and
expenses of this foreclosure Including Attor.
ney's ices as provided by law.
Dated January 8, 1917.
THE HOPE NATIONAL BANK,
G. S. SaIpPY, Mortragec
Attorney for MOrtgagee
Hope, n. ID. 42-6tiI
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
POINT is "GETTiuG STARTED"
Like Birds, Human Beings Find the
Beginning of Task Always the
Hardest Part of It.

A writer who understands birds and
blrd life tells us that pigeons and
other similar birds can fly for hours
ut time without seeming to weary
"Out when they are made to rise from
the ground and fly five or six times in
quick succession, they will refuse to
rise again and will remain on the
ground painting with open beak." Fly.
ing is not specially difficult, but start.
ing is the hard part. Once in the air.
they can go on for hours, but it takes
the most energy to get into the air
in the first place.
Whether this had been true about
pigeons or not, it is very true about
folks. For many of us, getting start.
ed is the hard part. We hold back as
we used to do when we were about to
go into the water for swim. Once
in, it was hard to get us out again. but
getting in seemed almost impossible
we had to learn to take the plunge;
then the hardest part was over, and
we thoroughly enjoyed the sport.
Taking frequent starts wears men
out just as it does pigeons. Watch
children whose parents are always
sending them to new schools; see how
broken their thinking is. If any of
them would only keep going, they could
stand it far better, and they really
would be able to get somewhere.
Continually starting again uses ur
anyone. And the life that is to be
lived must not be judged by the diff.
Guilty experienced in starting it. Ris.
ing from the ground is hard, but flying
is not hard. Don't be afraid to start
to do right, or to be helpful in the
home and active in school work. Get
good start, and then keep on.-Ex-
change.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
and swung enough Republicans into
the opposing camp to win.
Candidate for Senate.

and swung enough Republicans into
the opposing camp to win.
Candidate for Senate.
His career in the house was salts.
factory, but not brilliant. Therefore,
when he became the Democratic can.
didate this year in the first senatorial
primaries Rhode Island had held, the
political wiseacres smiled. Against him
was the veteran Senator Henry NJ. Lip.
pitt, high protection leader.
The Democratic national committee
never put the senatorship IN the re-
motely doubtful class. Mr.. Gerry was
mildly reproved by some of his per-
sonal friends for taking a losing
chance in bad year.
Mr. Gerry started his campaign with
all the newspapers of Rhode Island
hostile to him.
Mr.. Gerry long before the canvass
began had carefully figured out the
chances for and against defeat. When
he determined to accept the nonina-
.tion he had also made up his mind to
lead fight that would break all
Rhode Island traditions
lie would take the offensive from
the start in attacking both the acts
of the Republican party and his op-
ponent's political record. There would
be no conservative campaign, such as
Rhode Island always has found to it's
liking. He would reach every class
and take his cause into every home.
Rhode Islands voting population is
sc 2-3 foreign-born or the sons of for
eign-born. There are colonies Of
French, Italians, Poles, Jews and
Swedes. The French have a daily
newspaper. The Italians and the
Swedes have two weekly newspapers.
The Germans, who are mainly in
Providence and Cranston, but scat
tered also in small numbers through
the state, have weekly newspaper.
A Jewish paper published in Boston
circulates in all the cities of the state.
The first essential thing for sue
cessful campaign was to reach the
foreign-born and foreign-spcaking vot.
ers. Maps We're made of all sections
in which foreign colonies controlled in
population. Next there was a separa.
tion of all registered aliens, so that
they might be reached with ease by
foreign literature, and also seen by
their own countrymen. The card in.
dex used by the Progressives four
years ago was obtained by careful.
ly planned but lucky strike; and by
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
BURGLAR WAS Uo-TO-DAT|
Discussed Burglar Hypothesis ane
Sociology as Well as Literature
With Victim.

AS a burglar raised the window, Miss
Helen Gelnmill, daughter of NJ. j. Gem.
mill of Wilmette sat up in bed. 1t was
4:3O O'Clock in the morning.
"Nice evening"" said the burglar.
ITS morning." said Miss Gemmill
"Are you regular burglary"
"Yes, MISS"
"Then all have to do is to sit here
and ask you questions about yourself
and trade while you burgle the room?"
"Yes," said the burglar, folks ex.
pect that ever since they began to put
these Durg;tr sketches in vaudeville
With the young, pretty ones, like your.
self we burglars have to discuss the
burglar hypothesis and sociology. We
can't get near the results that we get
out of the old girls. Where is your
money!"
I haven't any. How do you treat
the old girls, as you call them?"
Jaw, we just stick pins in their feet
and they tell where the money is hid
pretty quick. Haven't you got any
jewes?"
mo, they are in the safe deposit
vault. l see your tlashlight isn't work.
ing well. You will find matches on the
bureau. And please tell me-(Io you
think Bacon or Shakespeare wrote the
latter's works?"
Il think Spencer wrote them. Isn't
there really anything available can
take hcre?"
I'm sorry: not thing" said Miss
Gcmmill
well" said the burglar as he retired
through the window. "I'll have to take
your word for it, but | certainly wish
you were an old girl, because need
the money"
The burglar also entered two other
Wilnettc homes. but encountered per.
SONS awake in both. which caused him
to rrtire.-Chicago Tribune.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25

clever suggestion the names of al
Republican farmers came into posses
sion of the Gerry managers.
Remarkable Campaign.
All this specialized political work
naturally, was not done ut the regular
campaign headquarters. Indeed, il
was unknown to more than IL few
persons in Rhode Island. This vital
side Of the contest was secretly pat in
charge of General Henry De Witt
Hamilton of New York city, long a
member of Tainlluny hall general com.
mittee.
His share in the scnatorship fight
was to be largely Of the still hunt
order. 1t was essential that neither
IL brass band nor string instruments
should be used.
General Hamilton opened no head
quarters. He invited few friends frolr
Boston and New York to take Fart in
what he regarded as a good sporting
proposition. These men gradually
gathered dozen or more who could
be trusted implicitly. A few were sta.
toned in Woonsocliet, few in Paw.
tuckct and the others made Provi.
dence their central point, covering
from that city all outlying points in
which it was believed effective WORK
could be done.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
Gerry and Wo|cott viii Be the
Youngest Members Of the
Senate.
BOTH UPSET old TRADITIONS
First Democrats in Years to Repre-.
sent the Old Republican States Of
Delaware and Rhode Island
Gerry Conducts Remark.
able Campaign.

Washington.-Whe the newly elect.
ed United States senators take thei1
seats next year the two youngest
among them, and indeed in the whole
upper house of congress, will be Josiah
o. Wolcott of Delaware, born October
81, 1877, and Peter GOelet Gerry of
Rhode Island, born September IS, 1879.
Both are Democrats elected from
states traditionally Republican.
MIR. Gerry was turned from pole
and Newport society by his wife, a
famous beauty, who was ambitious for
him to equal the careers of noted an.
cestors. He owes his election in
Rhode Island to his great personal
popularity and to a most skillful Sc.
cret house-to-house campaign.
Mr.. WOlcott, also scion of family
famous on American history, enters
the senate largely through the fac.
tional fights of the great Du Pont
family of powder makers, multimil.
lionaire Republicans, who for many
years controlled tiny Delaware.
young Peter" us Mr.. Gerry is fa.
miliarly known to his friends in
Rhode Island, has been in the news.
papers principally for his exploits as
coaching whip, polo player and a
society man.
In 1910 he married Miss Matilda T.
Townsend of this city, a daughter OF
Mrs. Richard Townsend and regarded
by artists as one Of the most beautiful
women in America. Before her mar.
riage the duke of Alba, a Spanish gran.
dee, had been her persistent but un.
successful suitor. She said openly she
would never marry anyone but ar
American.
And having selected Mr.. Garry as
her American, she decided to make
something out Of him. Mr.. Gerry was
good talker, a hard worker, scien.
tist and lawyer, who could speak
better in public than the average.
His grandfather, Elbrdge
Gerry, was elected vice president OF
the United States in 1912 on the ticket
with Mr.. Madison. His father was
Commodore Gerry, a great lawyer, and
several other members of the family
had had brilliant careers.
So in 1912 Mr. Gerry became a can.
didate for the house of representatives
from the Second Rhode Island district
traditionally Republican stronghold
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25

The making Of leaflets in foreign
languages was all done in New Yorb
city and all the envelopes addressed
in Manhattan.
Much missionary work was done
quietly by educated Frenchmen from
Boston, who day by day enlisted few
converted volunteers. The final result
was hitherto unheard of reduction
in the French Republican vote. A Sc.
lected band Of French-C Canadian voters
resident in Rhode Island took care of
the Gerry campaign in the last three
days among the French speaking.
Make Little Noise.
The leaders directing the men made
less noise than a wild duck alighting
on the sea. Their work was done be.
fore anybody knew they We're ON the
ground, and yet for three weeks they
had been daily reporting to General
Hamilton the progress of campaign
which they felt would be surely sue
cessful unless Mr.. Hughes swept tine
state by On unusual vote.
Throughout it all Mr.. Gerry's hand
was on the levers. He consulted with
General Hamilton at least twice q
day, and every move was we'll thought
out. Once decision was reached on
any point it was never reconsidercd.
From that time on it was case of
military precision in every movement.
Mr.. Wolcott is farmers son who
worked his way" during his last two
years ut the Connecticut Wesleyan
university at Middletown.
He is now attorney general of Dela.
ware. a $4,000 year post. His elec.
ton to the senate came after many
members of the Du Pont family had
thrown their strength against Senator
Henry A. Du Pont and so prevented
his gaining another term.
Wolcott is a name prominent IN
American history. Oliver Wolcott Of
Connecticut was signer of the Dec
laration Of independence. His son,
Oliver. was secretary of the treasury
from 1795 to 1800.. Roger was gov
erner of Massachusetts, Edward Oil
yer senator from Colorado. The
new senator is q man to keep an eye
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
GIFT WAS NOT APPRECIATED
Soldiers Wife Certainly Chose a Mos,
Unfortunate Time to Send Those
Fish to the Camp.

For long time" said the fat
plumber, II have been trying to locate
the most unlucky gink in the whole
world"
"And now"
II have found him at last"
The thin carpenter showed cmios.
lty.
"He is soldier down on the hord.
er," the fat plumber continued.
"l'o you mean that you tlllnk all OF
the boys down there are To he p!,rd 2
Il should say not !"
"Then you have to furnish dia.
gram with your joke"
"Thls particular soldier is wealthy
and has everything he wants. back
home"
"And still he is unlucky"
Yes. He wrote to his wife. one day,
and told her she ought to do something
for the boys at the 'front.'"
"Yes-"
And the wife immediately bought
500 fresh fish and had them shipped to
the border
"That was fine OF her."
"Now comes the unlucky part"
Il have been waiting for that"
"On the very day that the ronSign.
ment reached the company III" WON,
ans husband happened to be- assigned
to duty in the mess tent"
Yes"
And blamed if he didn't nave re
clean every one of those 800 fish,
Youngstown Telegram.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
The Habit Of Taking Cold

With many people taking cold is
habit, but fortunately one that is east
ly broken. Take cool sponge bath
every morning when you first yet out
of bed--not ice cold but temperature
OF about 80 degree f. Also sleep with
your window up. Do this and YOU
will seldom take cold. When You do
take cold take Chambe~lain's Cough
Remedy and get rid Of it as quickly
as possible. Ob:anabe everywhere.
ADV.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
Takes Place of Toothbrush.

novel patent granted recently was
for substitute for the tooth brush
The device consists of little water
proof cap fitting over the end of q
finger. Attached to it is bruShlike
surface of fabric, specially designed
for cleaning the teeth. A flexible band
attached to the cap encircles the hand
and supports the cleaner when in op
Grafton. 1t is claimed that this
cleaner, being more flexible than the
stiti-backed brush, can clean the teeth
more thoroughly since it can be fitted
into each small angle of teeth and
gums.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25

tically unnoticed. They had slipped
into the conservatory.
You'll never guess how lonely I've
been. Martha" confessed Tommy with
meaning he thought the girl little
guessed.
Poor Tommyl" symputhized Mar.
tha
And ! can't have all these fellows
monop0lizing my girl this way" he
went on. ~ love you. Martha. Let's
get married here In New York before
we go home. Don't say you can't care
for me. dear" unxiously. I'm crazy
about you"
And If Martha still hesitated. 1t was
because she had known how II was
from the beginning. And. if she cared
to punish Tommy. now was the tine,
But to show how really Superior, size
was to any other girl we know she
smiled up at him adorably. nIhc;, q
tritle mischievously. and said: "Ycs
I'll marry you. Tommy. If you're no.
too busy"
Copyright. 1916, by the Mcclure Newvra
Der syndicate.l
BURGLAR WAS Uo-TO-DATE
The Hope pioneer., 1917-01-25
Ship Sunk by Goldfish.

Goldfish sank a ship en- route for
Gibraltar the other day. The schooner
PonbrooE was taking a lot of dried
fish from st. Johns, N. b., when, owing
to heavy weather, water reached the
cargo, which then swelled sufficiently
to open the vessels seams and sink
her. A Norwegian ship rescued the
crew and landed them at the Azores.