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The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-27
 FOR WAR SAVINGS
 STAMPS ISSUED
President of the United States Proclaims National Wa- Savings
 Day.

Pursuant to the proclamation of the President of the United States, all loyal citizens are called upon to
 give their subscriptions for War Savings Stamps on Friday, June 2S, and it is the duty of all patriotic
 citizens to purchase these War Saw
 ings Stamps to the utmost extent
 of their means.
 The text of the proclamation is
 sued by Daniel Kelleher, War Saw
 ings director for the state of Wash
 ington, reads in part as follows:
 "In the rural communities, and the smaller towns and cities, meet
 ings will be held in the school houses at o'clock in the evening.
 The school officers will conduct the meeting in each school house, keeping record of the proceedings and reporting the names of all per sons present and the amount of War Savings Stamps subscribed for by them. The names of the absent persons, and of those who refuse or neglect to subscribe, with their reasons for so doing, will also be reported.
 The price of each War Savings Stamp depends upon the month dur ing which it is bought. During June each stamp will cost $4.17. in July each stamp will cost $41S, and so on, one cent more each month during 1918. On January 1, 1923, the Government of the United States will redeem all War Savings Stamps at $5 each, no matter dur ing which month in 1918 they were bought. They cost less during the early months in 1918 than during the later months because the person who buys earlier has loaned his to the Government for a 1 longer time than if he should buy later.
 The money invested in War Saw ings Stamps is not gift, or do- nation, but is loan to the Govern l ment. It will be paid back with 49o compound interest. If, because of some serious financial reverses | or calamity, it should be necessary l to get your money before January 1, 1923, you may do so by giving l ten days notice to any money order postmaster, in which case you can get what you paid for the stamps with interest to date of payment. l The stamps are free from all state | and local taxes; when registered at | the postoffice they are insured 1 against loss; they are backed by all l the property in the United States; they cannot fall in value below the price you pay; they are as con- venient and as well paying an in- vestment as has ever been offered by our Government. .:>
 It is to be hoped that the sub- 'criptions taken at the meetings in your county will show you and your leighbdrs to be loyal Americans to whom our Government, in this hour ,f need, does not call in vain."
 For the purpose of giving Me- ,anaites an opportunity to sub- cribe, lists will be placed in all he stores in town as we'll as at the lisbursing office of the Alaskan commission and the
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-27
LADIES WILL ENTERTAIN
 DRAFT AT GRACE CHURCH

- The entertainment gotten up by the ladies of Nenana in honor of Nenana's quota of Alaska regis trants who will depart on the trans port on Saturday, will be given at the Grace Presbyterian church at S:3O o'clock tonight.
 There will be songs, recitations and speeches, and refreshments will also be served.
 The public are also invited to the and to do .honor to our boys who will join the colors and fight for liberty.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-27

When dad asks for another slice. of bread, give him potatoes instead
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-27

From now on until next harvest watch your grocery list or there will be no groceries to list.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
WORKERS FEAR LOSS

Editor The Star: The United
States government in the near fu-
ture will be asking its citizens to
buy Liberty Bonds. The government
expects not only the rich but the
middle class and the laboring people
to buy these bonds. The bonds will
run from 10 to % years at the op-
ton OF the government, and to the
rich or middle-class people there will
be no hardship to retain these bonds
until they mature; in fact. to them
il is a good investment, as the bonds
are absolutely safe, being backed by
the credit of the United States gov
eminent. and furthermore they bear
a liberal rate of interest. Hundreds
of thousands OF the laboring class
and office workers (the last class in
cidentally not sharing in the war.
time profits or wages being paid to
union labor will. however. without
doubt. before these bonds mature, be
compelled, thru scarcity of work, to
sell their bonds at a discount of Sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Madison and Seventh and Madison,
YOU can find grocery stores doing
business any night till after II
o'clock, and many nights till mid.
night. or course II nobody patron.
lied these merchants. they would not
keep open and play losing game, so
tho matter resolves itself into a ques-
ton OF who is less patriotic-the
merchant who violates the 6 O'Clock
closing rule, or the customers, whose
patronage after that hour encour.
ages him so to do?
1t does seem as IL the campaign
of education fostered by the Cham.
Der of Commerce. the Retail Clerks
union and the patriotic downtown
merchants is falling on deaf ears.
Again l ask. who is to blame?
LOUIS NASH,
Four-Minute Man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
The Bond of Liberty

The tie that binds the allies is exactly the that
which huddes together the central powers.
Self-preservation
But What united each array of nations decidedly
something else
On the side of the Huns dominant few aimed to gup
down all the remaining power this terraqueous sphere
which we'd daily tread in dread if they did.
However, the morsel not only has proved unpleasant
to the Prussan palate but it's stuck in kuturs gutonous
throat and is slowly choking the monster to death.
The bond that grapped together the allies and in which
they've since grapped together with the Menacewas the
Liberty Bond
The Liberty Bond of allegiance will do
it-but not without the Liberty Bond at home.
Every Liberty Bond bought increases its holders share
in that corporation called the United States government
to the full face value of the bond.
Every Liberty Bond at Az per cent strengthens the
Liberty Bond which united with England France Bel
GUM and Italy.
Every bond bought will decrease the power of the
sian despos and increase the size of the morse that's
choking the monster of kuurhe morsel which represents
powerNOT the Huns power but the that belongs
to the FREE that will grow and unite ALL thru the
LIBERTY BOND of nations with the help of the LIBERTY
BOND of dollars that YOU buy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Government Insurance
For Common LdtU Wife

Dear Miss Grey: Can a soldier in
sure his life for his common law
wife. and can she collect IL? lie has
no mother or father or brothers or
sisters. They have been true 20
each other for years, but canno,
marry because of business reasons
should he explain in his answer
Thanks. WIFE
IL the couple resided together
In state which sanctions the
common law marriage, he may
make out his government insur'
ance to her. II not there lis only
one way he may do so. and that
is to make out the insurance to
his estate and then Will the
estate TO the woman he calls
wife.
More complete information on
this subject may be secured by
writing TO G. +. Nesbit. commits
sioner OF bureau of war risk in
surlnce. Washington, ID. c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Second Wife Resents
First Wife's Rings

Dear Miss Grey: was married
five months ago. My husband gave
me his dead wife's engagement and
wedding rings. About a month ago
we came near separating over
misunderstanding and ! gave him
back both rings because I never did
feel like they belonged To me, any
way. | didn't like to wear the rings.
but for fear OF hurting his feelings
did not say 80 before. At the time
returned them ! told him | didn't
like TO wear them, | love him bet
ter than my life and the thought OF
wearing the rings OF a woman he
loved and. | am afraid. still cares
for. does not appeal TO me.
IL has been over month since l
gave them back. still he has said
nothing about getting me wedding
or engagement ring OF my own, II,
isn't because he is short of money,
because he is not a poor man and
gives me plenty OF spending money.
IL bothers me when | don't wear
wedding ring. as my friends all
notice II. IL hurts me. too. TO think
Anat Dt ifkl'tAS ~ a hit" iA'
loved his first wife dearly and l
think his thoughts are OF her. II
were sure l would say nothing but
go away and try to forget him, Don't
you think he should have gotten me
a wedding ring when we were mar
ried? Please write at once and let
me know what TO do. | am too
proud TO let him know how II hurts
but that does not make IL hurt less.
NORA.
The time to have raised
rumpus was when your husband
first gave you his dead wife's
rings. You should have looked
him fairly and squarely in the
face and told him what you have
Just admitted TO me. Your ac-
ceptance was your approval.
The average man In not as senti.
mental or sensitive as the aver.
age woman, which no doubt &C
counts for your husbands indif-
ferent attitude. Shakespeare hit
the nail squarely on the head
when he wrote. Love is of mans
life a thing apart: It's woman's
whole existence"
Swallow your pride and fess up
to hubby that you think you
should have a brand new we'd
ding ring with the inscription OF
your wedding date. your names,
etc, engraved on the inside.
Likewise it Is too late to cry
over the fact that he may still
care for his dead wife. IL Is quite
possible that he does. You
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Officers Serve
For Period of War

Dear Miss Grey: Are soldiers who
are given commissions In the army
now who enlisted for the period OF
the war obliged to serve longer than
the duration OF the war? I have
been told that commission means
certain number OF years. even tho
the war should end a month after
the commission was given.
SOLDIERS WIFE.
Officers. the same as privates
who enlisted for the duration OF
the war, will be mustered out OF
service at the conclusion OF that
period.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
The People Pay

The Kitchin war tax bill would take goodly share OF
profits resting pockets of profteers. 1t would levy
upon profits both and non-essentia industries. 1t
presses somewhat heavily all incomes of large dmen
sons The profteers don't like it. Big business is opposed
to taxing profits thus heavily They are beginning
to talk about their paying the nations war bills. The
profeer is leading himself into believing that his pocket
book is financing the that much of the cost
rs is passed along to future by Thrift Stamps
and Liberty Loans
But this isn't true
The war cost is NOT being borne by those who make
the profits 1t will be borne by them if the Ktchn bill
becomes law 1t would not be borne by them were the
government take 80 per cent of their profits
The people pay the BILL
From whom, pray, do these war profits flow?
From the people!
They pay!
They pay increased prices for meats-and the packers
reap huge profits.
They pay increased prices for iron products for them
selves and their soldierand the steel magnates pile up
profits.
They pay higher prices for COAL copper, paper food
everything they buy for themselves and for their
and Maryland the coal operators, copper trust paper
manufacturers food dealers storage distributors
make big profits.
The people pay the profits plus the normal profits
plus the cost of production plus the cost of manufacture
plus the cost of distribution plus toll attached the
product passes along
The profits in the profeers pockets by right
belong to the people They not voluntary contrbu
tons Let look upon them in that light. And let
ahead and Them with the understanding that these
profits belong to the people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Lies Ideals

Every life should be lived to purpose. Without
predetermined goal arrive nowhere.
Sift the worthwhile from the undesirable. Narrow
down your aims to a few IDEALS.
Happiness is objective that should within
everyones category of IDEALS Usefulness and love in
equal proportions the recipe for happiness
Every man should have spiritual and material
IDEAL. The material IDEAL will be highest if it repre-
condition of vocational occupatona that
involves the fullest possible degree of service mankind
The spiritual IDEAL best has its form in the tran
scendent qualities that emanate from the soul of good
With these IDEALS clearly defined and combined in
mind, of average power purpose and persistence
will find life investment of which the interest
increases and the dividends are proportionatey BIG
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Right, Woodrow

There's in this country for only one sort of
patriosmthe sort that is for termination of the war att
the earliest possible moment by unduted victory the
Hun The sort that thrives opportunity for greed
interference with business must be promptly put
The Bridgeport, Conn., branch of the international
Union of Machnists strikes, with consequent inter-
ference of business, in spite of the decision of
the labor board and the arbitrator unanimously chosen
by that board President Wilson tells these strikers to go
back to work. penalty of black list by the government
and all industries and agencies engaged business and
draft into the army navy
In the next breath, President Wilson commanders the
Smith Wesson Co., the big arms makers of Springfield
Mass because it refuses to accept the mediation the
labor board
Hit the unpatrioc greedy and hit them hard where
found, Mr.. President!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Uniform Of
Merchant Marines

Dear Miss Grey: My friend and
have had an argument about the
merchant marines. She claims they
wear Uniform. and | say they
don't DO they. and IL so. whai
kind? BERTHA.
The merchant marines former
" did not wear n uniform. But
they now wear one similar TO
that Of the navy. except that the
emblcrns are different Instead
OF the white sailor hat they wear
"A stiff black tam with u. S.
Shipping Board" in gold lettering
across the front OF the band.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
THE MELANCHOLY MUSE

THE MELANCHOLY MUSE
Tho moon shone for a few nights.
But now II is gone.
And IL was such a splendid moon
Round and full and yellow.
Like an orange,
Good TO eat
II made me feel sad and everything
And now clouds have covered 1t up.
And everything is opaque. opaque.
Opaque!
There Is no object in strolling now.
No meaning in eyes.
The path that leads TO the lake.
For footsteps calls-and calls In
vain. PIONEER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
War Savings Stamps

In Difference to the Liberty Loan campaign, which is
begin week from today The Star has agreed the
request of the War Savings committee to postpone its
campaign for 100000. 1t is gratifying to note that
number of $1,000 investments have been recorded in the
past few days result of The Stars appeals.
While devoting ourselves mainly the Lib
ety Loan this should not stop lodges and clubs we'll
individuals from making their War Savings investments up
to their full limit When the Seattle Liberty quota
$28,00O000 is reached The Star will again plunge W. s.
S. work to give Seattle its proper standing in that
in other patriotic work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21

or more on every hundred dollars.
This hardship could be avoided IL
our government instructed the fed
eral reserve banks TO loan holders of
these bonds at least so per cent of
the face value of the bonds at a rate
OF interest not TO exceed the interest
paid on the bonds. depositing the
bonds as collateral for the loan made.
There isn't the slightest doubt but
what every working man and wom-
an in the United States who is earn.
ing a salary or wage in excess of the
cost OF living would invest in the
bonds If they were assured that they
would suffer no loss by buying the
same.
The writer expresses the feelings
of dozens of people with whom he
has conversed and knows as n fact
that the working people will buy
War Savings Stamps in preference
to Liberty Bonds, for the reason that
they are assured that when they
need their money they can get what
they have paid for the War Savings
Stamps. CECIL G. ROSE,
726 Harvard ave. N.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
~NEgs,o SZ HxAR BRIDE
Copyright, 1918.
by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assn.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
CHAPTER

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21

Amid exploding shells. and with
battlefield, Sergt. Ed Menge. auto
matte rifleman of Company G., both
infantry. Fourth division. a. II. F.,
sat down and wrote to his mother,
Mrs. Emily G. Menge. 4106 Linden
ave. as follows;
Dear Mother; / do not know II
you will get this letter or not. II you
do. IL will be good souvenir. az ]
am writing II on the battlefield, with
dead and dying soldiers all around
and the cannon shells falling thick.
They have gotten our range again.
The German aeroplanes fly over us
and send back the range; then the
big shells begin to come. The first
shots usually fall a hundred yards
away, and then they get closer. We
can tell by the sound how close the
shot Is going to come. but there Is
nothing to do but lie on the ground
and wait. We are now about half
mile back of the firing line. but will
relieve the men now fighting some
time tonight.
I'VE were in the front lines for
three days. I was in the first wave
going over the top twice, and ] tell
you 1t was an experience. / don't
know how ! ever got out alive. ]
had a thousand narrow escapes. l
got "A machine gun bullet thru my
steel helmet that took little skin
off the top of my head. II 1t had
been half an inch lower. 1t would
have killed me. and / am certainly
luckY TO be alive
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
Amid Dead and Dying,
Seattle Boy Writes Of
Battle TO His Mother

chine gun, rifle fire and big gun fire.
II had to deliver my message. no
kept on, but do not know how ever
failed to get shot to pieces. / have
been told this morning that the cap
tain who sent me has recommended
me for commission.
lie Gave Up Hope
The lieutenants get killed even
faster than the sergeants. but, moth
er. | have given up all hope OF get.
ting out OF this war alive, anyway.
so / might as well die with a higher
rank. II you Will look up In the pa,
pers the account OF the big allied
drive on or about July 10, you will
know about where we are.
IAN the towns we passed thru TO
get 10 the front are blown TO pieces,
and the woods are all cut dowH9ys
shell fire. When went over the top
threw away everything but my
gun. ammunition and the sweater
you made me. I still have IL, and
viii try TO keep IT, / have been pref.
~ lucky so far. but cannot hope TO
live thru another battle. II / get
killed while on retreat, you probably
will never know what has happened
to me. as I don't think the Germans
save the dog tags that we wear. Dc
you remember my number? II is
2264797. II ! am lucky enough to
live thru another battle. / think ]
will be sent TO a rest camp. and then
/ will write you a good, long letter.
Let Bob read this, so he can tell the
boys in the shop.
Well. goodbye. mother. for this
time. / always think every letter ]
write Is the last one. but luck may be
with me a little longer.
"SERGT. ED MENGE.
July 25."
On September II Sergt Menge was
found dead-killed in action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21

should have thought of these
things and their possible out
come before you became wife
No. ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21

"Teu mother made good" acere the first words
Yank 1chO feH ,uOunded on the Marine said Boys like
that putting the fear of God in the heart of the Hun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
HE SAID SOMETHING

The next person who Interrupts
the proceedings" said the Judge.
sternly. will be expelled from the
courtroom and ordered home"
"Hooray." cried the prisoner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21
He Was Not Afraid

when we went over behind the
barrage. / cannot say that / was
afraid; 1t was too exciting. | acted az
II on drill, except that we all yelled
ousolves hoarse. Every German in
front of us had a machine gun. but
our boys walked right into II with
out a falter. We drove them back
about half a mile. then got hung up
by machine gun fire.
I'VE dug in and stayed all night
Next morning we started out behind
20 tanks. 1t was a sight l viii new
er forget. The German artillery soon
picked off the tanks, and we had to
go on alone. We went on about a
mile and a half and were hung up
again all night
In the morning we were relieved
by the French and stayed a half'nile
back OF them as a reserve. This is
just a rough account Of the battle.
II would take 40 sheets of paper to
write all OF the details
The Germans have been driven
back so fast that there are unburied
soldiers for ten miles back OF the
the wheat fields and along the roads.
and some OF them are ghastly sight
by this time. They throw them, a
dozen at a time. into a shell hole. TO
be covered up later.
What hate most Is to have to go
by and leave a wounded soldier. We
are not allowed to stop and help our
best friend. and they all beg for wa
ter. Back here in the reserve we
can help them. and I always carry
two canteens filled with water. SO /
can have some for myself. for you
can't refuse a wounded man water
as long as you have it. and II I am
wounded don't want to have TO suf-
fer for 1t as they do.
Got Hun In Trenches
We have only 100 men left in this
company. Our captain is reported
lost, and there Is only one lieutenant
left that we started out with: the rest
are gone or in the hospital. had
to go on patrol one night not long
ago, and my duties required me to go
mile back OF our lines. Before /
got back. the barrage had started
and the valley was filled with smoke
and gas and hid the trees ! had TO
guide by.
II got lost and wandered into the
German trenches, and when finally
found out where was had to pass
thru a barrage TO get back. final.
~ made the French lines and went
on the double-quick up the front.
The French soldiers were all crouch.
ed down In the trenches, while here
was I up in full sight Of the en-
envy, running the gauntlet OF ma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-21

Editor The Star: In justice 10 the
loyal merchants who are observing
the regulations issued by the state
council of defense. steps should be
taken to compel every retail store
to close its doors at o'clock.
A stroll any night along any street
above Fourth ave. discloses the fact
that the 6 o'clock rule is honored
more in the breach than in the oh.
servance, and even on First ave.
there are n number OF merchants
save the term who are small
enough to take advantage of their
more patriotic neighbours by keeping
their places OF business open till all
hours of the night,
At the corners of Sixth ave. and