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New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Oct.

Oct IS.
 It is raining hard again today and is very cold and damp. We have dandy little stove in our room and as wood is very plentiful we shall be able to keep warm. Everything in the house is old fashioned The old man is 79 years old but is as lively as q man 40 or 50. This morning he went clambering up a ladder into the loft as if he was kid. In the room there is an old clock and cupboard that he says are 200 years old. Last evening we sat by the fire and had cheese and toast and sweet chocolate. Dix and I treated the old man and then he brought out English walnuts, hazel nuts and wine. When I return to the States l am going to bring home a bottle of Pinard so you can try it. This old man told us last night that before the war the population of this village was 45O, and that 70 had been killed in the war. All over France there are these small villages and the inhabitants go out into the fields to work. They don't live on farms as in the States. Dix and I are going out bear hunting with him some night:
  day. He has a dOuble-barreled shot gun and we each have a carbine. l would like to eat some wild bear; they say it is not as fat as pork. We went after some at Panconleius but didn't have any luck. I wish your box would come now; we are so nicely fixed in our room it would come in handy. By the way, the sheets on the bed are home-spun. The old man told Us his daughter is 51 years old She is a. nurse in the French Red Cross hospital in Paris. We have been drill ing a little to get so We can march together at least, as when the citation is conferred on us we are to be decor ated EefOre President POincare, Gen. cral e"ahing and the United States army. It will be a heap big time. We are drilling a little so as not to present too poor an appearance. You can imagine what we will look like to the well-trained United States soldiers. It sure is going to be funny. I have got to go out now and hunt up a little wood for our stove.
 Lots of love.
 RTTJ,
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Oct. 1T.
 I left the hospital yesterday and returned to camp. Before I went I asked my doctor to tell me what was the trouble. He said I had paraty- phoid bordering on typhoid fever and if I hadn't been innoculated I would have had typhoid. They have traced it to the water in this village. Believe me I am off the water wagon from now on. I aEs> feeling all right, ex- cept that I am weak. So long in bed did that I guess. Dix and went look ing for a room this morning and we found one for five francs a week. There are two beds, we will furnish our own clothes though, as We don't like the color of the bed clothes on the beds now. It will be warmer than sleeping in our cars. An old man who has lost his wife lives alone in two rooms. His daughters are in Paris so he has these two empty beds. This man works for 50 centimes, about 10 cents pounding up stone on the road side for macadam. They have no machinery for breaking up stone. Old men sit at a pile and pound it up with a hammer. It sure is an in tIlclelll HlelIOQ, DIL ldDOr Is so cnCdp The French have wonderful roads. Well, ma, you sure have nerve to go and see the boys off. You sure are brave. DO you know I often think of the way you laughed and talked ir the Berlin station the day I was leav- ing. It was a great relief to me to have you appear happy. Many times I've seen your face, and many WI 6Jiy tn 1HI poste de secours seeing the shells coming in thicker and thicker as I went. I'd think. Gee Ma could come to the station and laugh when I left so I guess I have got nerve enough to go through with this. I don't need a new suit; we wear old clothes all the time when we are working; we sure are a hot-looking bunch of sol diers. The only time have worn my suit has been when travetng from Paris to Verdun and to tl~ hospital and back. Now Dix and l are going to move into our new room.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
MCMAHON PAYS BACK TAXES,

The case of the town of Berlin against Edward, Jacob and Hyman Ginsburg and P. S. McMahon, has been settled by Mir. McMahon pay ing $351, for alleged back taxes. When the Ginsburgs bought the property, it was understood that Mr. McMahon took enough money from the price to pay the taxes. This was not done, however, and suit was brought, but the execution was levied against McMahCn.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

pened. It was miraculous, the close calls some have had, we all had blesses killed in our cars. l would liked to have taken Pa up to our advanced poste de secours just once to let him see the sights. About 2 D. m. it is generally gulet, and I often thought I wish he was here to take a trip. It can't be described, no words are bad enough to describe the devastation and slaughter. One mis- take the people in the States make, they seem to think that as soon as the U. s. troops get into the trenches, Fritz will throw down his arms and run 'like a bat out of Hell' as we say, Don't you believe it. Sure we shall win this war. l admit the U. s. troops will do wonders. Some of the American soldiers say, Gee, wish we were in the trenches. We will show Fritz a thing or two," etc. Those same fellows will be the first to wish they were back again, after just ? days in the trenches. There is no "glory" to war. It is Just plain Hell. Clean clothes, WOW! l haven't done a bit of washing since leaving Crony. All my clothes arc dirty and I am starting over again on them. When I get to Paris, 1 can get them washed. Clean clothes and baths are unknown at the front.
 Sugar is fairly plentiful. I don't it in tea or coffee and so don't miss it much. There is generally a little in the food. Yes, I wear my heavy clothes for three weeks at the front I didn't have any clothes off once I wear the Woolen hose too, some nights I have slept with all clothes on. my coat on and under three blankets.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
LIFE IN 'BLIGHTY'
 IS NOT HALF BAD
Buell. Describes EXerienCeS h
 Johns Hopkins Hospital

More letters from William Buell. an ambulance driver in France. to his parents. MT. and Mrs. F. H. Buell. of Winthrop street, have been released for publication in the Herald. Life in Johns Hopkins hospital, estab- 1ished in France, is described and, ac- cording to the letters it is just like home" American nurses attend the natients and life is made pleasant under the existing circumstances.
 The letters follow:
 Johns Hopkins Hospital,
 October 2.
 I am feeling a great deal better to- day. The doctors are getting the up- per hand of my troubles, and, as I wrote you a long letter yesterday, I won't write much today. I have re- ceived no mail from you since the first of September, when some came marked August 3. l guess a ship must have sunk, as there is a big jump in the space of no letters from August to the last of September. I am afraid my packages you wrote about have gone down.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

mother, Mrs, Alice C. Buchanan < 2Ol North Broad street. Grove ci r" written evidently short time fore the shooting, gave no hint suicide, the writer discussing a nuI Der of routine matters and domes affairs. The letter indicated tI Lieutenant Buchanan was in a haY frame of mind.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
GERMANS TAKE DUTCH SHIP.

Copenhagen, Jan. 23.--The capture by German warships of the Dutch steamship Luna. 1.269 tons gross, from Holland for Sweden with a cargo of sugar, is reported in a Stockholm despatch to the National Tidende. The Luna was taken into SWinemuende.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Johns Hopkins Hospital,

October 6.
 I haven't written for two days. I am in the hospital again. I came back yesterday noon. This morning l had Quaker oats, milk, toast and coffee, the first oatmeal I have had since the States. Also, the toast was made with Am erican white bread, and the coffee as it is made in the States. A fellow does appreciate what we call home cooking. Of course the French food is excellent, but one likes to taste the kind he is most used to. Now Ma, you don't need to worry while I am here This is just like home. We have Amer jean ~urses and they certainly treat us great. A wealthy Baltimore wom- an sent over 5000 comfort bags to be given to the patients. In each bag, there is a bar of soap, towel and wash cloth, tooth brush and paste, a mirror, a package of cigarettes and box of matches, buttons, needles pins and safety pins, a game of checkers and a handkerchief. Then yesterday Chicago woman sent 25 knitted muf- fers to our section. The people in the States sure are looking out for us fellows over here. The only thing lacking is some mail from you. I wonder why it is. I haven't received a letter from you for two weeks. The last letter I received from you was dated August 2. The Y. M. c. A. furnishes Us with plenty of reading and we have the European edition of the New York Herald every day.
 This is a wonderful place to be in. Here is a funny one. The man in | the bed on my left has been in the | States. He is Belgian refugee. He | worked in a brass foundry in Middle 1 town, Conn, for three years and l strange I should meet him.
 I've got that citation I wrote you ! we were expecting. We got better { than we expected. We received a sec 1 ton citation from the 2nd Army C.
 A. Croix de Guerre with palm leaf | That is the highest honor that could l be conferred on us. Only one other such citation has been granted anG | that was to a French regiment, beins | a section citation, it is higher than il it was an individual citation. We ] eot a certificate showing we were in the | section. Our testament wears z 1 C,roix de Guerre with palm leaf, anC | we all have Cfo1S oe 1uerIe dHC l palm leaf painted on our cars. Tht l citation was given us for our work a l verdun. The night before last, wi ] had 8 celebration and, as l was sick I didn't ring in on it. The fellow: had goose, omelet, cake, steak, F'rencf friend potatoes, champagne, cigars l etc; all I got was a small piece O. the goose I have no ambltton gueS | will sleep for a while; don't ever l care about reading or writing.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Jan. 23, 1918. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Relief of the Town of New ington will meet on February 1st, 4th, llth, and goth, to hear appeals from the assessment.
 BOARD OF RELIEF
 ". T.. Winter
 .Arlan Francis
 W. E. Pape
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

la, Ga. to join the new division be" ing organized here, registered at the hotel Monday and spent the night Ill his room He was seen entering the hotel yesterday morning, ana snort ly after his return his body was olS- covered. clothed in his field uniform lying across his bed.
 ~ A letter. addressed to the officers
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
October 5,


 It is raining hard today. I am very comfortably fixed in my car though and so am keeping dry. I got back from the hospital last night. This morning I drove down to let the doctor look me over. I think tomor- row will be the last time I shall have to go down. After seeing the doctor this morning, I went over to Neuf- chatrau and got a haircut I sure needed it as my hair was so long it hung over my coat collar. It would have hung over my ears too, but I could cut that myself and so kept it short. Just think of a hair-cu for about eight cents. It cost 50 cen- times which is about eight cents. There are 100 centimes in a franc and a franc is worth about IT or IS cents. This is the first rainy day we have had since we left Verdun; it rained hard that day, September 14; ever since we have had wonderful weather. I think the reason I felt so cold was because of my condition. Some troops came in yesterday that live very near us in the States-an ar tillery company. I can't tell you any particulars as the censor will object I met some United States troops to- day that I knew, though we think a ship must have gone down, as none of us have received any mail dated the first two weeks in September. I hope my milk chocolate hasn't gone down. I am looking for that. In Paris and Bar-le-Duc we can get milk chocolate but in these small towns all we can get is sweet chocolate. It is very coarse and has a peculiar taste. You need not worry any more as I shall be all right now
 We were given a medal by the mayor of Verdun, in recognition of our work in the attack, also a paper officially stamped as evidence that it is genuine. All the roads in France are good, even country roads are as good as the turnpike at home, all be- ing lined with trees. Everywhere the road goes, for miles across fields, there are trees alongside.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
ARMY OFFICER \ SUICIDE
Mystery in Self-Destruction Of Lieu
 tenant ill South.

spartanburg, s, c, Jan. 23,-First Lieutenant Dean H Buchanan, 1S6th machine gun battalion, Pioneer di~ vision, of Camp WadsWorth, was found dead in a room in the Brook ly hotel. this city, With a bullet wound in his head He came to Spar tanburg from Camp Gordon, Allan
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
October 12

Yesterday I was allowed to get up for two hours, and this morning and afternoon two hours each. l hope to be able to get out of the hospital by Monday or Tuesday. It is raining again today. It will last several days lonccr and then be pleasant for couple of weeks; then some more rain. That is the way with the weather in this country At Verdun if rained for two solid weeks, and then cleared off until this rain came, It is much more pleasant now that I am up This place is just like home and if I wasn't anxious to get into Paris to start my new work, I'd he content to stay longer. We get fine meals and have a bed and warm place to sleep. I am wondering where I will live in Paris. For a few weeks I expect I shall stay at a hotel. Yesterday the Y. M. c. A. gave us each bag of "Bull'. Believe me, the fellows think more of the Y. than ever. It sure is doing a lot for us fellows, and deserves the support of every one in the States. The copies of our Croix de Guerre with the palm leaf citation have come. I haven't read it yet but the fellows say it is good one.
 October 13.
 Yesterday I received six letters and believe me I was glad to get them It is still raining. I haven't received any of the papers you sent for a long time; perhaps the best way is to send clippings of the important items. I have only received three papers since being oven here. I am glad some of my mail gets through. 1 have tried to mail you every day; once in a while l could only send a card.
 Yes, l sure have been lucky. My best luck though was the way the edat dodged me. To be sure I lodged when l could, but there were many times when I couldn't dodge. One piece went through my car about 6 inches from my head, that is what call Bull luck" Now we are out 1 Of the front we look back at our escapes and wonder how it ever hap
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

hope the fellows bring me some mall this afternoon. Don't worry, l shall be all right soon.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Boston Store BEACON
 BLANKETS

We have just received from tl1e factory a case of the ever popular ''PIaid Blankets
 This is the first lot of these goods we have had this season. Nice soft warm goods, exceptionally beauti- full in designs and colorings, in two different grades, at $4.O0 and $500 a pair.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
CHRISTMAS TREH
 DEFICIT IS S&
Difference Made Up By Ch''
 Of Commerce COmmittd

Contributions of S236.S4 Wer to the Peoples Christmas ire cording to the statement of the Der of Commerce committee lSS day. This Wus $S.66 less than sary eNpcnSes. The deficit was the committee.
 Accompanying tic financial mcnt, is the following amour by the committee:
 "In the face Of absorbing tons in which we are all enga are all desirouS of doing our
 ward our country immersed in " have reason tO be emphatica pTeclatiVe of conditions WhlcE the Peoples Christmas tree during the holidays. Just hedl existing conditions we needd emblem of Christian faith, t ! of light, the Christmas tree phasize the way to Christian ia Christian self sacrifice moro tn and through sacrifice it. was possible.
 The stormy weather, as il previous seasons made the out of the carefully prepared D ] possible only in part. DespfI rain the school children sa 1 holiday hymns and carols WH ! spring enthusiasm the band 1 Christmas and patriotic airs l by all who came to gather rou 1 Christmas tree for an hour Q
 tion in the open.
 l ''A~er due cOnsid dcra ton voted by the finance commi have the list of donations F | rather than make a financld ! ment of contributions with 1 omitted. It is the Peoples t ! form composite part should 4
 ing to have their names maTe 1 in order to invite further oncO
 ment and suggestions for Car mas tree celebration. on the 1 of the argument stated the |
 names of contributors follow. ! the sincere appreciation of thos
 have had the Peoples Christine ! in charge for the generous supy ] the inspiring cause.
 1 "Respectfully, MORTIMER R CAM
 PETER CTRRAN, GEORGE MATH F. LOUIS P. SHADE, GEORGE MACAI, D. MCMILLAN. c. K. SPRING,
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
GROUND BONE FOR CHICKENS

We grind meat scraps and bone with
our newly installed machine, SO you
get this important help to egg pro-
duction any time, in any quantity and
fresh. Per pound, sc. Let us have
your orders.-Bethels Cash Meat
Market. ~. If.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS,
AND BOARDING HOUSES,
TAKE NOTICE

To the Public:-It is important
that there shall be uniformity in the
observance of the "wheatless" and
"meatless" meals as we'll as the
wheatless and meatless days. 1t has
therefore been determined by the Mis-
souri, Food Administrator that break
fast until 10 a. m. shall be the meat
less meal each day, and the evening
meal each day shall be wheatless af-
ter p. m. In this connection your at
tention is called to the new regula-
tions printed on the 1918 Home Card.
Victory Bread is to contain 20
per cent or more of wheat -four substi-
tutes and it may be sold to hotels and
restaurants for consumption on
"wheatless" Monday and "wheatless'
Wednesday, and at "wheatless" meals
every day in the week. Where it is
possible, however, to make a larger
saving of wheat by serving breads
made of entirely other cereals, this
should be done. Each hotel, restau-
rant, and other public eating place
may serve its own variety of Victory
Bread, provided it contains not less
JildH ~ pSl CSHJ WlIedt hOuI SubSIl-
tutes.
The United States Food Admins
tration has recently ruled that
"meatless" means without any cattle,
hog, or sheep products. "Porkless"
means without pork, bacon, ham,
lard or pork products, fresh or pre-
served. "Meatless" products and
"porkless' products mean without
meat scraps, livers, brains, ears, pig
feet, tails, and other products of a
similar nature. These meat products
should not be served on "meatless"
Tuesday or "porkless" Saturday.
Mutton and lamb can be used on
meatless days upto and including
April 18th.
The directions on the 1918 Home
Card are final authority on all ques-
tions pertaining to "meatless" and
"wheatless" rules in the home.
Faithfully yours,
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
JOHN H. TETLEY,
County Food Administrator.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
st. Joseph Lead
Earned $3.98 a
Share in 1917

Annual report of st. Joseph Lead
Co. and subsidiaries for year ending
December 81, 1917, shows consolidated
net income of $5,610,274 after all de-
ductions, including $4,520,186 provi-
sion for depletion, compared with $4,-
674, ,467 net income in 1916, after 3d.
$50, 1872 was provided for depletion.
Last years net income was equal to
$3.98 share on $14,094,660 capital
stock $50 par value) outstanding,
against 1881 share entered the year
before.
President Clinton H. Crane, in his
remarks to stockholders, says in part:
"In 1917, dividends to the amount of
SO, ,535,531 have been paid to share
holders. Distributions from the am
ortization amounting to $1,479,906
have been made. In accordance with
the Federal Income Tax law of 0c-
tober, 1917, the amortization distribu-
ton of Sept. 20, 1877, has been count
ed as a dividend. Your smelter pro-
duced for the year 94,S20 tons of pig
lead. Your mills produced 157,767
tons of lead concentrates, 1868 tons
of which were shipped to your smelt-
er, and q, ,l09 tons sold to other
smelters. n.
"During the year your company has
purchased and now holds in its treas
ury or in the sinking fund $177,000
par value additional bonds of the Mis-
sissippi River & Bonne Terre Ry. 1t
has purchased $2,O00,O00 U. S. Gov
ernment 3hs and $S05,0O0 As for its
| own account and $40 o00 ais and
$72, 500 As for the account of its en-
ployes, the employees being allowed to
pay for the bonds on weekly Install
ment plan"
At the annual meeting retiring di-
rectors were re-elected.-Wall Street
Journal, Feb. 1S, 1918.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01

The entrance of March was some-
what neutral, wearing neither the raj
ment of the lion nor of the lamb, Just
what this means for US in the way of
weather for the month, well let's
wait and see.
In this issue will be found the name
of DR.. T. l.. Haney added to the list
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Collector of st. Fran
co.'s county. Four years ago DR..
Haney was candidate for this same
office, and made a splendid showing,
being beaten for the nomination only
by few votes. While DIR. Haney was
born and reared in Ste. Genevieve
county, practically all his mature life
has been spent in st. Francois coun-
ty. He has lived in several parts of
the county, during all of which time
he has been engaged in the active
practice of medicine, and the citizen
of this county who does not know him
must be a newcomer. While the
Doctor is but 48 years old, and enjoy
ing fairly good health, he has during
his many years Of practice been so
constantly at the command of his pa
tients, with each hour of the twenty
four ready to respond to calls, that
his health is not as robust as it should
be, and he feels that a change of vo-
cation would be for his great benefit,
from a standpoint of health. He is a
wheel-horse of Democracy, and wheth-
er or not he receives this nomination,
the man who defeats him need feel no
uneasiness as to his loyal support.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
FINE ENTERTAINMENT

The teachers and pupils of the Lib
ertyville Consolidated High School
had an interesting literary program
last Thursday night, which was lis
tened to by crowded house. There
were several interesting readings and
recitations, but the people seem to
enjoy the patriotic marches by the
girls of the H. S. and a recitation,
"We're Coming, Kaiser William"
which was given by Master William
Thompson, one of the 4th grade pu-
pills.
Both teachers and pupils are proud,
too, of their patriotic efforts in try
ing to help Uncle Sam to win the war
They have, through the school alone,
bought about $3.50 worth of Thrift
Stamps, besides the several hundred
dollars worth bought by their pa.
rents and others living in this dis
trict. They are now making an eff
fort to got Red Cross Auxiliary in
their little, village.
Certainly the Libertyville schools
are not slackers.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
MARRIED

Friday, Feb. %, Harry Stewart, one
of the soldier boys of Desloge, and
Miss Marie Roam, of Manly, Iowa,
were united in wedlock by Justice
Good. They were accompanied by
the mother of the bride.
Saturday, Feb. %, George Bible of
Knob Lick, and Miss Esther Moyer of
Leadwood were married by Justice
VIM. Good. They will reside at Lead
wood, where the groom has employ
ment.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, R. E. Higbee
Of Pennington, and Miss Mae Arnol-
di, of Doe Run, were married by JUS
tice VIM. Good. They were accom-
panied by the parents of the bride,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Arnold.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-01
Announcements

The Times is authorized to make
he following announcements, for the
offices indicated, subject to the actor
If the regular Democratic Primary
election:
For County Collector
OLIN DALE NORwINE.
OF Flat River.
GEORGE WILSON CLOUD.
of Flat River.
AMOS C. NoRWLNE.
of Bonne Terre.
J. ED BREWER.
of Doe Run.
ALBERT LEE MILLER.
of Bonne Terre.
ESPY E. JACKSON
of Leadwood.
C. /. GARRETT
Of Randolph Township.
T. L. HANEY
of Flat River.
For County Clerk:
BERT STAPP
of Leadwood.