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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Grand Jury for 1918.

There is nothing new under the SUD,
not even war bread, - the following
verse, taken from the Bible, will show:
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and
barley, and beans, and lentiles, and
millet, and fitcnes, and put them in one
vessel, and make thee bread thereof
Ezekiel 40.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Dressmakinx.

Miss Lillian Obriham is now prepared
to do dressmaking of all kinds at her
rooms at No. 400 Corner Second St. and
Fifth Ave. West. 22tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15


thereby make application for IL
cense to run a pool and billiard room
in the building located as follows, lot
1 blk 20 Cresco, Iowa. Enclosed check
for $1,000 for six tables.
w. A. Cornell.
hereby make application for q IL
cense to run a pool and billiard room
in the building located as follows, lot
3 blk 2, Cresco, Iowa. Eight tables
Inclosed check for $4,000.
]. ]. Tuchek.
hereby make application for H.
cense to run pool and billiard room
in the building located as follows, lots
s and 6 blk 16, Cresco, Iowa. Six ia
bles and one bowling alley. 1nclosed
find check for $500.
Gus DeNoyelles.
Moved and seconded that the above
licenses be granted.
Upon motion made and seconded
that the claim Of the Huber Furniture
Mfg. Co. be referred to the Mayor and
City Attorney for further investfga-
ton and report at next meeting of the
City Council.
On motion made and seconded the
City Council adjourned.
Attest M. ]. MACARTHUR,
City Clerk.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
For Sale

Scotch Collie:pups of best breeding
and color from good working parents.
Get your order. in early and you will
have one ready to work next spring.
15-tf NJ. p. Lydon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Many Children are SickIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children Break up Colds in "a hours,
relieve Feverishness, Headache, Stom-
ach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Mother
Gray Co., LIE Roy, N. Y. 26t4
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
For Sale.

Toulouse Geese of the large African
standard variety, weighing 20 pounds
and more. Inquire or address Holland
Farms, Cresco, Iowa. 23-4t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Lumber Saving.

We will do lumber saving at the
Will Baker place in New Oregon in
the.spring. Now is the time for you
to haul your logs. 24-tf
ANDERA & CHAR.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
REAL FIGHTING
WHEN u.S.STARTS
Canadian Officer Praises Officers
and Men of American Army
in France.
EXPECTED TO WIN THE war
Come In At Time When Strain Of Long
Fighting 10 Beginning to Show on
Both Allies and the Foe-Ger.
man Tactics Simple.

Chicago.-''The Germans must strike
aow or never" wrote Maj. George w.
Macleod, second in command of the
F0rty-ninth Canadian battalion, and
one Of the veterans of the hardest
fighting the Canadians have seen in
France. in a letter to Capt. A. Wal
lace Owen of the British Canadian re.
cruiting mission in this city. Captain
Owen is attached to the Forty-ninth
battalion.
"An we can do is to say, Let the bat
tie commence" the letter continues.
':Every one is anticipating big Ger
man offensive either against ourselves
or the French. There never has been
such close cooperation as exists at the
present time between ourselves and the
French, and If the Boche starts any
thing he may get the surprise Of his
life.
Pleased With Americans.
every one is very much pleased
with the Americans over here. They
are q splendid looking lot Of officers
and men, and their manners and atti-
tude leave nothing to be desired. Once
they start In think that the Germans
will have some real fighting to handle.
Zone is gradually beginning to real
lie the meaning Of the expression q
war of attrition.' With the enormous
slaughter which has been in progress
for over three years the Germans and
ourselves are beginning to show the
strain. We see it in the type Of off,
GERS and men as regards physique.
Our training possibly counteracts to
a certain extent this loss Of physique,
but I would not care to see the aver
age unit Of today placed alongside it's
former self. Similarly with the rest
Of the belligerents. It is at this juno
ture that the Americans arrive, and
one is Immediately struck with their
appearance. The first million men
from the United States army should
nearly be able to finish the war pro-
vided they are not used in driblets.
Given q completely new army, say Of
two full corps, or possibly three, in the
spring and the end Of the war should
be not long postponed.
German Tactics Simple. u
n do not think that we are at the
last ditch by any means. We have
been in tight corners before, and will
no doubt sweep our way out Of the
present one. A German offensive put
on simultaneously against the French
and ourselves at the present time
would, however, make It fairly stiff
going.
II doubt, however, If the German is
really sufficiently strong to do this:
I. e., two determined sustained often
sives. That he will use diversive tao
tics is probable. He must finish the
Job this winter, or he never will, and
all we can do is to meet the blow when
it comes, or, possibly anticipate that
blow by one of our own. The German
grand strategy has never been any
thing but simple. His tactics are Diff
ferent. His strategy has been simply
to wear down the forces opposed to
him until a stage is reached when he
can attack"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Notice..

All members of the w. C. are re-
requested to be prompt il paying their
assessments.
Mayme Glass, Clerk.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15

You are cordially invited to come and
see me when in need of dental work.
New parlors over P. A. Clemmer's
drug store.
34tf j. J. CLEMMER, Dentist.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Standing Timber for Sale.

No. one wood at $40 per acre, will
sell in lots to suit. Inquire of Frank
Slifka. 23-3t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
A Tr;p to the Iowa State Fair.


educational. Aubrey Johnson, form
er camp boy and started out from
Cresco August %, and went by way OF
Calmar and Mason City, then direct to
Des Mcines., We took the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul railway to Ma
son City. There we changed to the
| Rock Island which took us to Des
Moines. ~ We were on the way total
of about eight hours. This ride alone
was worth my effort to win the free
trip to tire fair.
Upon arriving at Des Moines we
went to the Y. M. C. A. for lodging,
but this was already filled to over
flowing and so we were obliged to go
to the "Star", a large hotel near the
Rock Island depot. We could not
sleep very well at first on account of
not being used to the noise of the
city But in course of time we went to
sleep and the next morning after pay
ing for our lodging we went to res
taurant to obtain breakfast. After
! breakfast we waited at a street corner
until car came up marked Fair
Grounds. Upon boarding the car we
were taken direct to the fair grounds
and let Oft at the south entrance. Al
ter introducing ourselves we were al
lowed to enter the grounds and were
shown where our tent was located.
At the tent we became acquainted
with Ralph P. Hoyt, the main helper
of Mr.. Hanson, and in due time also
became acquainted with the numerous
other leaders. Mr.. Hoyt assigned us
our "bunks" after which he told us
to register at the secretarys office in
the administration building. After we
had registered and made our bed we
were allowed to go about the grounds
and try to get as familiar with it as
possible We roamed about the
grounds and saw all kinds of up-to-
date machinery, fine cattle, hogs and
horses, in fact, we saw about every
thing that was on the grounds.
Our duty, at the fair was to usher at
certain times in the grand stand,
women and children's building and the
stock pavilion. This work we thought
was only fun and we greatly enjoyed
it, especially the afternoon of the big
auto races in front of the amphithea-
ter. h9E
The-d day of the boys Judging contest
all the camp boys were allowed to
enter free. of charge and try for the
three scholarships at Ames besides a
$4,000 loving cup given to the winner
of first prize.
Here was a chance and will be al
chance for many other ambitious boys
to get their tuition paid If they wish
to go to .Ames after they get through
high school. This alone is worth the
effort to, 60 to the state fair, to say
nothing of the expenses that the fair
pays for you. 1t was said
that IT, cost the management over
$500 4. day just to board the camp
boys this lis a great deal of money
30 spend. upon the boys of the
different counties for one day so
get your thinking cap" on and make
an effort to write an essay that will
enable you to 60 to the fair and get
your share of the amusement and ed
lcation.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Far Sale.

Having sold al of our early farrow
Duroc jersey male pigs We still..h have .
number Of April and May farrow for
sale yet. Will also sell Indiana King
End. This hog is heavy boned with q
we'll arched back and with . head and
ear that can't be beat. Pedigree fur
nished with every pig sold.
Mrs: Joseph Bouska.
Rt. 2, Calmar, la.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Cresco, Iowa, February 4th, 1918.
The City Council of the City of
Cresco, Iowa, met in regular meeting
this 4th day of February, 1918, at 8
o'clock p. m.
Mayor A. f. Barker called the meet
ing to order.
Members of the City Council pres
ent, Hamilton, Addie, Klingle. Taub-
man absent, Culver absent.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
The City Clerk read the following
bills which were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for same.
General Fund.
F. C. Flick, city marshal.....$ 5000
M. J. Macarthur, city Clerk. 5000
John Boyd, cleaning snow
from sidewalk ....................... $50
Dan Wheeler, cleaning snow
from sidewalk ....--.-.--...... 1915
c. r. Allen, cleaning snow
from sidewalk ...................-... S.25
Dan Wheeler, cleaning snow
from sidewalk .............---.--.... 10
Herman Schmeling, cleaning
snow from sidewalk....-....... $40
H. C. Howard, cleaning snow
from sidewalk ....-............. S.25
C. R. Cray, workman's COM p.
pensation insurance ........... 77.62
E. o. White, dray bill............. 1910
Cresco Novelty Works, repair
bill 1875
L. P. Barth, publications.. 1903
DR.. G. A. Plummer, profess
sional service .......................... 200
L. P. Barth, publishing coun-
Gil proceedings ................... 11.79
Zbornik Bros. ........................... 8.28
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
For Sale

!. For Sale!
4 Registered Black Polled Aberdeen
Angus Bulls, ready for service. They
are an extra good lot. Call or write
IT, PLAIN VIEW STOCK FARM,
Protivin, Iowa,
]. J. Prochasks, Prom.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Basket Social.

There will be a basket social held in
the school house in Dist. No. Z, How
ard Township, on February 22nd.
Benefit of Red Cross. Ladies please
bring baskets.
MARIE KENNEDY, Teacher.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
Fer Sale.

Fer Sale.
Good brood mare in foal. Phone Sill
yer Maple l. Ed and Henry Kapler.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
For Rent.

For Kent.
Good Groom dwelling, five lots, Or
chard and fruit trees, good well and
cistern. Apply to Luers & Clark Land
Co., Cresco, Iowa. 26.3t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
SENATE MAJORITY
/. FAVORS DRY RIDER,
MEMBERS ASSERT

Drys in the Senate COMMITTEES On
Agriculture said today they would
have majority for a wartime pro-
hibition amendment to the food pro-
duction bill
They predicted that a dry amend
ment would be reported o.the Senate
and that body would have. 70 90 on
! record on a roll call.
In spite OF opposition and OF the
fact the President has come out
against a dry amendment to the food
production bill. the supporters OF war
prohibition said they expected both
houses to support IL.
The test will come in the Senate
Committee on Agriculture this week,
after three days OF hearings. Mean
time, the House Judiciary COMMITTEES
Will have hearings on the Barclay dry
bill.
Because of the fact some OF the dry
lawyers fear the Jones amendment IS
unconstitutional in so far as il relates
to sales OF liquor, the dry leaders to-
day said they would probably .conhne
their efforts to prohibition OF use Of
foodstuffs in making OF alcoholic beV-
erages- This would strike at the beer
industry and to less extent at wine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
SOME BOCHE UNITS
ARE ANNIHIEATED
IN NOYON BATTLE

Germany's losses in men in the bat
tie OF Montdidier-Noyon begun June
3, have been stupenduous. French
cables received yesterday stated. In
spite OF its brief duration the action
has been the most sanguinary OF the
year for the Germans.
Authenticated documents, taken
from dead and prisoners, establish
the fact that Hindenburg's best pick
ed stormipg troops have been deci-
mated in divisions, and some units
entirely annihilated. the cables de-
clared.
So e1ectually have his reserves
been broken that the Crown Prince
has been compelled to borrow di-
visions from the Crown Prince OF
Bavaria's army. facing the British.
Documents seized from German Of
fcer prisoners by the French stale
that on the night Of June IL only one
officer, three non-commissioned Of
fcers and eight men remained in the
Eleventh Company. Thirtysfourth
Regiment while the Tooth company
OF the same regiment had been re.
duced to one commissioned officer,
one non-commissioned officer and six
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
TWO FOE PLANES
BROUGHT DOWN BY
U. S. MEN IN DAY

WITH THE AMERICAN. kF41IY IN
LORRAINE. June 16.-Two German
planes were brought down by Ameri-
can airman Thursday. One Ameri-
can observation plane failed to re-
turn.
Corp. z. Frizzi. a forester engineer.
captured the pilot OF one German
plane single-handed and unarmed.
The bocbe was carrying two pistols.
When his plane dropped, Frizzi saw
the observer jump out. He ran up
to him and hollered:
Hands up. you damn Heinie. be-
fore I knock your block or"
The German stuck his hands ~
without attempting 10 use his pis-
tolls. Frizzi seized the Boche's guns
and brought him into camp, where
the American soldiers entertained
him until the French gendarmes arr
rived.
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sharp turn by the wreck, TO make
| sure he was out OF commission, then
made a victorious swoop down over
/ him. and climbed up again to see IL
I Doug needed any help with the other
Hun-for I had caught a glimpse or
their combat ouL OF the corner Of
my eye
q rose to about 800 feet again. to
see Dug on the tail Of his bochc.
His tracer bullets were passing
through the enemy plane. climbed
a little higher and was diving down
on this second Hun. and about to
fire, when I saw the German plane 60
up in flames and crash to the earth,
Doug had sent his Hun plane down
one minute after ! had shot down
mine.
A Great Chance.
mind you, the fight took place only
800 meters up. in full view OF all on
the ground and in the nearby town.
and it took place directly above our
aviation field. Furthermore, mine
dropped about one hundred yards 10
the right. and 'Doug's' one hundred
yards to the left Of our field. These
are remarkable facts, for one OF our
majors, who, with the French army
enteen machines, never had one land
in France-and here we go, right
on the bat and stage a fight over our
aerodrome and bring down two Huns
right on II. IT was an opportunity Of
ifetime-a great chance.
when we landed, only our respec-
tive mechanics were left in the
'drome' TO help US out Of our flying
clothes. The whole camp was pour
ing out, flying by on foot, bicycles,
side cars, automobiles, soldiers,
women. children, majors, colonies,
French and Americans-all poured out
OF the city. In ten minutes several
thousand people have gathered
thousand people must have gathered.
other, and my mechanic, no longer
military, jumping up and down, wav-
ing his hat, pounded me on the back
instead OF saluting, and yelled,
Damn Il! That's the stuff. old kid"
Then Campbell and rushed to our
respective Hun wrecks.
German Surprised.
"On the way there, 1t was only half
a mile, ran into a huge crowd Of
soldiers-blue and khaki-pressing |
about one man. pushed my way
the crowd and heard some
body triumphantly say to the sur
rounded man in French: There he |
is; now will you believe he is an |
1 looked at the mana |
dressed in a rotten German uniform.
1t was the Hun pilot OF the machine |
l had shot down. Needless to say, I |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
BRAVE BOY ARRESTED;
nlPERSONATED BROTHER

LONDON, June 16.-Aftsr fighting
in sixteen days Of the bIeodiest bat
tie Of the war, the Kaiser battle. n
bert Stevens. fifteen years old. was
arrested for impersOnating his older
brother, a deserter,
The lads big brother was home on
leave when he decided not to be a SOL
der any more. and the. little fellow
jumped at the chance OF taking his
place. Wearing his brothers uniform.
he went back to his brothers unit
at the end OF the latter's leave. ar
irving just in time to be in the big
battle.
The authorities since have decided
that Albert's lighting spirit makes up
for the years he lacks. and he has
been allowed to join q battery in the
royal field artillery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

Of Winslow's -mechsnieiau, who forgot
military etiquette, and everything else
when his pilot stepped from his ma
chine:
Damn it,! he explained. as he
whaeked the young aviator on the
back, that the stuff, old kid
Winslow's diary is as follows:
"On Sunday morning, April IL,
was ON alert from 8 a. m. till 10 a
m, that is. I, with Lieut.. Douglas
Campbell, Of Harvard and California
(since designated as the first Ameri-
can 'aceD, were on emergency call
duty
Told Of Enemy.
I'VE were sitting in the little alert
tent, playing cards, waiting for q
call. Our machines. were outside,
ready at q moments notice. I was
patrol leader. At s:45 I was called
TO the phone, told by the information
officer, who Is in direct touch with
all batteries and observation points,
that two German aeroplanes were
about 1000 meters above the city,
which is only a mile or so from here.
We were told they were going east
We were rushed down to our machines
in side cars and in another minute
were on IN the All
Doug started ahead OF me, as
was to meet him above a certain
point at 500 meters and then take the
lead. gave him about forty-five
seconds start, and then left myself,
climbing -steeply in a left-hand spiral
In order to save time. ! had not
made a complete half turn, and was
about $50 meters, when straight above
and ahead of me in the mist OF the
early morning, and not more than a
hundred yards away, I saw a plane
coming toward me with huge black
crosses on its wings and tail. I was
so furious to see a Hun directly over
our aviation field that I swore out
loud and violently opened fire.
AT the same time, to avoid my
bullets, he slipped into a left-hand
and came down, firing
on me. I climbed, however, in a
spiral and slipped on,
coming down directly behind him and
.On his TAIL Again violently opened
FIRE. I had him at rare advantage,
which was due to the greater speed
and maneuveEsbflity Of our wonderful
machines fred twenty to thirty
at him and could see my
tracers entering his machine. Then.
In another moment, his plane went
straight down in an uncontrolled nose
dive-I had put his engine out Of |
followed in a straight |
dive, firing all the way. At about |
six feet above the ground he tried |
to regain control OF his machine, but |
could not. and he crashed to earth. |
Il darted down near him." made a !
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
BATTLE TOOK
PLACE RIGHT
ABOVE j. S.
FLYING FIELD

fhe war Department has made pub
nc the personal diary Of Lieut. Alan
?. WinslowI. % Chicago, the first
American aviator to bring down q
German plane. -'' s=.s'z. .---.
It is q gripping narrative-hot
written for publication-but released
because OF its historical value. 1t
tells how Winslow and his comrsde,
Lieut.. Douglas Campbell, who lately
achieved fame rs the first American
ace left a prosafG game OF cards to
soar aloft Directly over the Ameri-
can aviation field and a little French
town nearby the two men gave battle
and brought down two Gothas.
sLanbanE Fight
ThS battle was q Hslannbang7 af-
fair, At q height Of only 300 meters,
and bne zheplete with thrills. Today
there's q certain Frenchman in the
village who proudly displays one ear
nipped by a bullet from Winslow's
machine gun, and one Of a coterie that
eventually "got" the enemy flyer.
And thesfeeling OF the two aviators
can best be expressed in the words
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
PRESIDENT coUNsELs LABOR.

ST. PAUL. MINI, June 16-Presi-
dent Wilson, in a letter 10 Presi-
dent $. J. Konenhamp. OF the tele-
graphers' union, made public heer to.
day, expressed the opinion that the
decision OF the war labor board in
labor disputes Should be accepted by
both parties
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
$4,000, 900 FOR ALLIES.

The Government yesterday author
lied additional credits to Britain Of
S175, loo. 900 and $1,000 900 to Belgium.
Britain's Indebtedness to the United
States now Is S3.1To, 900. 900 and Bel
GUMS 1921, $4,000 Total credit to
all allies stands at S5,954,550, 900.