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The Ordway new era., 1917-12-21
"I laugh. and I sing.
For presents I bring,
"Toys-eyerything."


"Toys-everything."
And as the reindeer from the roofs
heard Santa Claus singing this song
they jingled their reins and bells and
sang in their curious voices that only
Santa Claus understands, For you're
the children's King"
Santa Claus beamed and said. II
must look at my little people tonight"
And as he hurried off he took a flying
trip to the bedside of every sleeping
child, and he said to himself, "Ah.
when you wake up, you'll find I've been
to see you, and you'll be glad, for you
like old Santa Claus, eh?''
And the children in their sleep
smiled. for somehow their sleep was
very sweet that night.
.These fire escapes are certainly dif-
ferent from the cld-fashioned chim-
neys," said Santa Claus to the rein
deer. "But no matterl The cities
must be visited as well as the coun-
try places. To be sure find city
house now and again with chimney,
but you will notice that have to use
the fire-escape mostly.
"It does seem funny! For years I
never used anything but chimneys.
I'm glad there are still some left, for
I'd forget how to climb down one II
they did away with them altogether,
and do love going down chimneys
"But the city children are just as
dear and nice as the country children
and they like the same things, too.
Gracious, the number Of sleds that
have been asked for by the city chil-
dren, and ice skates tool
"In this city there have been more
children wanting sleds than In any
other and heard old King Snow say
ing he was going to take a trip there
tomorrow, for children must have 1taoE
for their sleds, as they haven't The
runners that we have on our ele1gh
which can even go over the ~
roofs I" And the reindeer suailey1 -
for they thought Of the childrea ~
next day with the sleds That GantG
had given them, aud the snow HHAt ~
King Snow would send down ~ NJ II
earth.
The Ordway new era., 1917-12-21

arranged beforehand, so Santa Clau.
wasted no time. And. too, he is the
fastest worker in all the land on
Christmas eve.
And as he hurried he kept on sing
ing:
The Ordway new era., 1917-12-21

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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Almost 4 Fatality.

Last Monday evening, l.. M. Barnes
and Dan Kapler were returning from q
cattle buying trip near Leroy and run
off the road into the river near the
Hughes place between Chester and
Lime Springs where steel bridge has
been washed out since last June.
Warning boards, rather inadequate at
the best, had been run into and knock
ed down by another auto short time
previously and as a result there was
nothing to warn Barnes and Kapler of
the danger, and they pitched down a
distance of about 18 feet, the car over
turning and catching Barnes beneath
it. Mr.. Hughes heard the crash and
came to their assistance, and helped
Kapler lift the car from Barnes who
by this time was nearly drowned and
unconscious. He suffered a broken
collar bone and a badly injured leg.
Kapler, who was driving, was unhurt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Methodist Notes.

Next Sunday morning the District
Superintendent will preach at the 1880
hour. The Sunday School will convene
at As and the Epworth League will
hold it's devotional meeting at $50.
The pastor will preach in the evening
at 7:3O. Note the change of time for
the evening services, 7:3O and $50.
Friday night at 8 p. m. will be held
the Fourth Quarterly Conference of
the local church at which time import
ant matters will come up. and every
member of the Conference should be
present. Others are welcome. The
sessions are ope: to all.
The w. F. M. S. will meet with
Mrs. Kirwin Friday, Aug. 81, at 2:30.
Bring your thank offering and mite
boxes.
Listen. Watch for the announce
ment of Red Cross social to be given
by the Epworth League Friday even
ing, Sept. 14th. Young folks, keep
this date open. Something doing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Loyalty Meeting.

The Cresco Commercial Club is
arranging for Loyalty Meeting to be
held in Cresco. Tuesday evening, Sept.
4th, with the boys drafted from the
county for the nstionsl army as their
special guests.
The w. r. c., assisted by the ladies
Of the community, will give dinner
at $50 to the drafted boys, and at 7:3O
there will be an auto parade. Every
one having car is asked to get into
this parade.
Immediately after the parade, there
will be an entertainment at the opera
house, free to all, consisting of two or
three patriotic addresses by local men,
patriotic music and a two-reel patriotic
picture.
The community should turn out and
do honor to the boys who soon leave
for the training camp at Des Moines,
there to be made into soldiers to be
sent, if need be, to France to help free
the world from Kaiserism.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Cre,ce Is "Shic!ly In L"

One of the features of the Chiroprac-
tors meeting at Davenport which DR..
Fortin is attending was an auto parade
on Tuesday in which the Doctors auto
was one of the features. The Daily
Times says Iowa with SO in line had
the second largest number in the'par-
ade. The Cresco float decorated in
purple and white attracted attention.
On the hood of the machine were mimi
ature statues of Uncle Sam giving the
Kaiser an adjustment.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY AUGUST 3d. 1917
Iowa Will be Rid Of Disloyalty.

Extensive plans looking to the eradi-
cation of disloyalty to the government
in Iowa has been formulated by the
state council of defense, following re-
ports of pro-German activities in vari-
GUS parts of the state.
Governor Harding has promised $50,
600 will be made available for the
work, and definite plans for carrying
the campaign to every county in the
state will be outlined at patriotic
meeting here Sept. 1G.
Mayors of every municipality, all
county sheriffs and chairmen of the
county boards of supervisors will be
expected to attend the meeting, the
board announced, and they will be call.
ed upon to carry out the agreed pro-
gram in their respective communities.
Gov. Harding, F. A. O'Connor of
New Hampton, Claude Porter, United
States district attorney, and promi'
nent men from St. Louis and Chicago
will address the meeting.
Conferences will be called among
newspaper men in each congressional
district to prepare a publicity cam
paign to support the work of the local
committees.
The state council will subscribe for
every German language newspaper
printed in Iowa, and these papers will
be scanned daily for pro-German utter
ances. When such utterances, are
found necessary action will be taken
Immediately to suppress them.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Will Specialize on Music.

Sisters at St. Joseph's School are Of
fering Fine Course in Musical In
struction. St. Joseph's Music Studio,
this city, will open for registration on
Sept. 3, 1917. Classes will begin Sept.
9Th. 1t is expected that all pupils be-
gin the first week if possible, for music
must be studied as any other branch of
learning. For further information and
particulars apply at st. Joseph's Music
Studio.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Dad Will Bet Money

if the Commercial Club consisted of
ninety less members and the balance
would get busy and interest the farmer,
the balance of the Club, eitherihome or
foreign capital, and build, equip and
have in running order in the next ten
months a Model Canning Factory, it
would double discount in benefits to the
farmer, the dealer and labor a whole
block of rich mems opera houses.
P. S. Dad may and ~ not break
out again on this subject.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
St. Joseph's s Church.

Collection to the Local Chapter of
the Red Cross amounted to $70.47, and
Knights of Columbus War Camp Fund
to $35.24. A mission, lasting one week,
commencing Sept. 16 to % will be con.
Quoted by two Redemptorist Fathers of
Davenport, Ia. Morning services with
sermon in German will be at 9 o'clock.
Evening services with sermon in Eng
lish at 7:3O. Everybody is welcome.
Father J. P. Wagener.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Baptist Church.

The regular services next Sunday.
Subject of morning sermon, 'Is Our
Foundation Secure?" Evening theme,
''Thou Shalt not KILL
The Lords Supper will be observed
at the close of the morning service.
Evening preaching has changed from
o'clock to 7:30.
Our B. Y. P. U. has very interesting
meetings. Come, help and get help (
J. A. Petit. Pastor.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Will Not Sign Contract.

Hill & Son, of Minneapolis, to whom
was awarded the contract for the voca-
tional school building, have declined to
sign the contract, and so notified the
school board, which is undecided as to
its next move in the matter, as the
other bids were above the amount of
money provided for building. unless
the cost of the ward building can be
cut down,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Notice

There will be a meeting of the tenn
perance workers at the Baptist Church
on Friday evening, at 1880. when D. E.
u. Bronson. Of Des Moines, viii speak.
He desires to organize the county TO.
the campaign on Oct. 18th for the Con-
stitutional Amendment. We will need
to unite all temperance forces. Come
out and help the cause.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
N. W. A. Regular Meeting.

Next Saturday evening, Sept. 1st, is
the regular meeting of Maple Camp,
No. 1874 and all members are urgently
requested to be present. Officers
please be III the hall early that we may
start the work on time. The Forester
Team is in good shape now but need
your support and approval. So be sure
and come Saturday.
A. ]. EVANS, V, C.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Public Schools Open Monday.

The Cresco public schools will COM
mence new school year next Monday.
The manual training department will
occupy the basement of the A. L. Peter
son building to provide more room in
the large buildings, and this together
with housing the primary grades in the
Library basement will provide for all
pupils until some new building is pro-
vided. ~
The following is the list of teachers
for the high school and grades:
High School. ..
Principalship and History-R. J.
Reece.
Science and Agriculture-Reuben
Hubbard.
Commercial Branches-Henry H.
Meltsner.
English-Caro1 Cromer.
Latin and German-Albert Fox.
English and History-Edra Walter.
Mathematics Quist.
Home Economics and Physiology
Hazel Leinbaugh.
Music and English-Helen Kirkpat-
rick.
Superintendent and Pedagogy-A. I.
Tiss.,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Grace Episcopal sCkurh-
m Sunday. Sent. 2nd.

0SXVtSSo VA SAAAoys SStse Asss>A'
8 q. M, Holy Communion.
IL q. M, Morning Prayer and Ser.
mon.
Dean Ramsey. ~of Faribault will
preach. \
Everybody welcome.
The Grace Church Guild will meet
with Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Wednesday.
Sept. 5th, at 2:30 p. m. x Il
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Sunday School Convention at Bonair.

The 26th Annual Convention of the
Howard County Sunday School Associ-
alton to be held at Bonair, Sept. 4th
and 9Th. u
PROGRAM y.
Tuesday Afternoon, Sept. 4th.
I:30 Registration of Delegates.
zoo Devotional Exercises. c. J. Harlan
z:20 Checking Up With the Interna-
tional Standard, State Worker
Miss Elizabeth Dean. .. ,.
800 Brief Facts and Incidents of Sum-
day School Missionary Work, l..
e. Grabau, Bonair. ~
$40 Some Methods Of Bible Study,
Rev. w. A. Scholer, Cresco.
$40 How to Introduce and Use the
Graded Lessons, State Worker,
Miss Dean.
4:1O Appointment of Committees.
Tuesday Evening, Sept. 5th.
7:3O Song Service, Music by Local
Talent.
500 Address-'srhe Value and 1nflu-
ence of the Sunday School in the
Community" Rev. Will Klrwin,
-Cresco.
$3.50 Taking the Measure of the Local
Schools, State Worker, Miss
Dean.
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 5th.
900 Meeting of All Committees With
State Worker.
$50 How to Organize and Conduct
a Training Class. State Worker
Miss Dean.
1000 Some Advantages Gained From
the Organized Class, Mrs. Matte
Holcomb.
1920 Workers Conference Demon
strated, w. D. Stem, General
= Secretary Of State Association.
1O:40 Reports From Committees.
11:00 Association Period, State Work
er, w. D. Stem. 49,
Reports by County Officers.
Ten Minute Written Report
of State Convention.
Checking Up With the County
Standard.
Gleanings From the Field.
Everybody Come.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Street Sale!

On Saturday. Sept. LIST, consisting Of
household goods and an auto. Sale will
start at 2:45.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Grades.


First Grade-Fae Pullen.
Second Grade-Frances Rose.
Third Grade Naomi Johnson.
Fourth Grade-Leonre Swenson.
Fifth Grade-Gertrude Fragethon.
Sixth GTade-Virginia Nichols.
Seventh Grade-Vonis Merson.
Eigth -Grade-Mary Westby.
Reading and Language-Zela Vieth.
Penmanship and Drawing-Mrs.
Tashleen Williams.
Music-Hel1n Kirkpatrick. .
Manual Training-A. r. Cornish.
First Ward.
First Grade-Kate Watson. f.
Second and Third Gradcs-Olive
Schmidt. ~.
= Fourth ard Fifth Grades-Florence
Newlin. y.s.
Sixth end Seventh Grades-Bess
Gibbons. I'D
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Baptist Church Supper.

The ladies of the Baptist Church will
serve q supper in the basement of their
church, Thursday, Sept. 9Th, from 5
o'clock until all are served. Supper
4Oc. s.. E...,.r..s ... ~,
MENU: as.Esi
Meat Loaf Mashed Potatoes
Cabbage Salad Sliced Tomatoes
Rolls Pickles
Apple Sauce
Cake 9s.u. Coffee
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Po,toffice Service Labor Day.

On Monday next, Sept. 3rd, Labor
Day, the Cresco Postoffice will be open
from to 10 q. m. for the transaction
of all but money order business, also
from 6 to Up. m. The city carriers
will make one complete delivery in the
forenoon. but no delivery will be maa'e
by rural carriers.
F. D. MEAD, P. NJ.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
Annual Picnic.

The annual picnic of the G. A. r. and
". r. G. will be held Monday. Sept.
.5rd, Ii VIM. Kellow's grove. II the
day is rainy, dinner will be served in
the lodge hall.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31

Initiatory degree, Monday evening.
Refreshments.
w. R. MITCHELL, N. G. I,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31

Six-room house for rent. Inquire of
P. A. Clemmer. l-tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31

Z For RENT-One modern house and
enc cottage. F. E. Erler. 52-tf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
DESERTERS ARE
TO BE ARRESTED
Few Still Absent from First M;ss;s
slppi Regiment Now at Jack.o,
Reward for Arrest.

The following extracts from ~.
army regulations and Manual of
court Martial is published for the in
of those concerned. and
win a view to having returned 70
their respective Commands The f.w
Deserters from the First Mississippi
Infantry now at large,
1t shall be unlawful for s,v
Civil Officer having authority under
the laws OF the United States. or-,rv
State, Territory, District or possess
sion OF the United States. to, arrest
offenders, summariiy to arrest De-
serters from the Military Service of
the United States and deliver them
INTO custody of the Military Authori-
ties of the United States.
AUTHORITY OF CITIZENS 9TH
Err THAN CIVIL OFFICERS TO
ARREST D~ESERTERS.
The Statute comforting authority
upon Civil Officers to apprehend and
denver Deserters should not be CON-
serued as taking away the authority
Tor their apprehension by a citizen
under and by order or direction of a
Military Officer, but the Legislation
be treated as providing an ad-
means of securing the arrest
OF Deserters by comforting authority
upon Civil Officers to apprehend Their
without Military Orders, leaving the
method still legal.
The offer of a reward for the ap-
prehension and delivery of a Deserter,
coupled with the Act of Congress
which provides for the payment of
such a reward, is considered sufficient
authority for the arrest of a Desert
er by a citizen.
.... A Reward of $4,000 will be
paid to any Civil Officer or Civilian
for the apprehension and delivery to
the proper Military Authority, at a
Military Post or Camp. $500.
A soldier absenting himself from
his command for more than Ten days,
without leave from his commanding
officer is considered a Deserter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
RED CROSS SOCIETY.

Mrs. Monroe McClurg has received
the following information relative to
the organization of a branch of the
Red Cross Society:
"a graduate nurse or physician
would have to be the instructor and
the class would meet for ten lectures
of an hour and a half each.
1.-The text book is the First Aid
Book and can be purchased from the
Red Cross at Washington. The cost of
the book is "a cents and the registra-
ton fee for each member of the class
is SO cents. Besides this there may
be some demonstration equipment to
buy which may cost about $3.50, the
cost of this is to be divided among
the class. 1t is not absolutely neces-
sary hat the latter be bought though
it is better to have it. Besides this
course there are three others, one
in elementary hygiene and home care
of the sick, one in home dietetics and
the last one in surgical dressings.
They can be taken in any order de-
sired or any one of them can be stud
led without reference to the others,
but the Jackson women have about
agreed to take all of them.
"At the end of each course the
class is examined and if the examina-
ton is satisfactory completes this
course In the event of war the Red
Cross may call Upon those who have
qualified satisfactorily in these cours-
es to act as nurses assistants in a.
base hospital. This does not mean,
of course, that you are obliged to go,
as the whole matter is purely volun-
tary. None o fthese classes qualify
persons to act as Red Cross nurses.
taking four study courses would quail
ify no to act as nurse. The staff
of nurses in a base hospital are grad
uate nurses. These courses will quail
ify people to act as nurses assist
ants; this is a volunteer service, the
assistants being given transportation
and board but no salary.
"The time of meeting of the classes
is left entirely with the members.
1t does not seem feasible to hold the
meetings less than twice a week, as
they are apt to drag oQt too long. If
there is any further information you
wish in regard to organizing please
feel free to call on me for it is most
gratifying to see the interest which
has been awakened in the small towns
around Jackson. Clinton hopes to or
ganize within the next few days and
hops to hear the same of Bolton.
Sincerely your,
"(Signed) SADIE E. GOEER,
General Secretary of The Associated
Charities Of Jackson"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
WINTER WHEAT
CROP IS SHORT
-Four Hundred and Thirty Million
Rushels-Less Than the Crop
Harvested Last Year.
by Associated Press)

Washington, April THE winter
wheat crop of the United States was
about 4s0, zoe 900 bushels the Depart
ment of Commerce announced TODAY.
Last year 4s1 ,744,0 600 bushels were
harvested in the United States.
This indicates a slump of more than
fifty million bushels and in the face
of the war feeding problems confronts
the Country. The production of rye
is estimated at 100000 bushels the
largest ever recorded in the United
States,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
BLOW
UP A GUN-BOAT
informed Vessel at Guam Refused to
Surrender and Was Sunk by
Crew-Seven Killed,

, Washington, April THE informed
German gunboat ~Cormorant, at Guam
has been blown up by her officers. The
was destroyed by the crew. Two Off
GERS and five enlisted men were killed.
Twenty officers, twelve warrant Off
GERS and 800 men were taken prison.
erS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
RELIEF SHIP
IS TORPEDOED
F%ostences, Flying Belgian Flag, Car
ried Nearly 100000 Worth of
Grain to Rotterdam.
(By Associated Press)

ny .1xsSoC1dCeu 1T1SST
New York, April THE Belgian
Relief steamship Fostenes, carrying
S35O,OO0 worth of grain to Rotterdam
has been sunk by a German subma-
rine. The vessel carried no Ameri-
cans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
DANISH STEAMER
SUNK BY
Seventeen Men from Lost Vessel
Being Brought to P0rt-Five
Days in Open Boat.
by Associated Press)

London, April IA Rotterdam dis
patch says that the steamer Borneo
IS bringing into Ymuden seventeen
members of the crew of the Danish
steamer Esther which has been sunk.
The men were five days in open boats
IN snow storms, The Belgian relief
ship Trever was reported still afloat
Thursday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11

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The people have given Congress only one or
der-full speed ahead,
p p = - 2. - - "a
Congressman "Gussy' Gardner is never quit,
so happy as when insurging.
rrHHrHHHn
Like the tailors of Tooly street, the little peace
emergency bunch style themselves, eve, the PEG
ple."
p - - = = - - "a
AS a rule Washington correspondents would
sooner have a rubber censorship rule than one of
iron.
- - p - - - -
Of course Peary didn't tell T. R. he was going
to nominate him to be Wilson's Secretary of aeron-
autics.
= - - - - - -
While Rear Admiral Fiske, retired, can wear
a Daniels muzzle, he has not said that he enjoys
doing sa,
- = - p - p -
Maybe the cocky resentful attitude of little
Guatemala coward Germany is due to unwise use
of money.
p - - - - -
Uncle Sam is contracting for submarine chas-
ers; but then, that has nothing to do with publ
city ehasers,
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As the hot weather is approaching, some of
us are getting ready to clean up the bath tub as
well as the back yard.
y = - - y p =
Aha! We knew T.. R. couldn't be a mere on
1ooker-he killed two big devil fish with his trusty
spade lance;
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With so much belligerency around, wise Willie
boys would better provide themselves with wrist
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It's not a good time to have explosives in your
possession, unless known to have a legitimate use
use for them.
r p p "A = - "a
This war has done at least one good thing
it has kept things quiet on the Pankhurst sector
in London,
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Having given him all the old ones, Europe's
give the Kaiser.
= - - - - - -
Tip from Secretary Raker-"Resident aliens
who are ebedient to our laws will be perfectly safe
from interference"
- = - - - - - -
The authors league has declared it will sup
port the government in the war, indicating it still
thinks the typewriter is mightier than the sword.
p p "a IA m - H "a
Listens mighty good-the announcement that
the Cunard S. S. Co., will spend $12O, 600, 900 for
new vessels as fast as American shipyards can
build them.
"a n - "a "a p - IA
Every policeman in the country is now a part
of the U. S. department of justice in guarding
against spies. There is no extra pay and few of
our bluecoat sleuths expect any extra work.
- - - "a - - n H
Regret to say there is nothing in sight to in
dicate that price-manipulators are allowing war
patriotism to take their attention from the game
Of dollar-grabbing.
p II r p - - "a
According to a Chicago news vender, its winds
have caught the money blowing" epidemic. But
he says it is because the new pennies and nick
els are too light.
- n "a h "a "a u
We are happier under the influence of inno-
cent delusions, puoth Goethe. With all respect
to the great poet, we'd like to know what guilty
look like.
A "a h "a "a "a Rn
This military life also aids the gentle art Of
spelling. Consider how many thousands of addi-
persons know how-to spell battalion prop
erly, and not use only one IT. and two rs"