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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
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Program
Music by the orchestra of the Bap-
tist church.
Prayer by Rev. C. E. Wyatt.
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Nearer, My God to Thee.
Swanee River.
Solo, by Mr.. Lester Lucas.
Chorus: Keep the Home Fires
Burning.
Onward Christian Soldiers.
Chorus: Joan of Arc.
High School: Battle Song OF Lib
erty.
My Faith Looks Up to Thee.
Duet, @I Have Waited for the
Lord Ketchum, Miss Porter.
Solo, by Mr.. Dean Miller.
] America Prayer song.
i Not often is it the pleasure of the
management of Community sing"
to present two artists. This is our
privilege in having on our program
Mr.. Lester Lucas, who has delighted
Ocala audiences on several occasions,
and whom we now claim as our own,
and Mr.. Dean Miller of New York
city. Mrs. Ketchum also and her
beautiful voice have grown dear to
the citizens of our town by her gen
erous response in singing for the Red
Gross and club entertainments. These,
special numbers and the joy of every
body doing their "bit" in song, should
fill the house to overfowing.
We wish in advance to thank Mr..
e. C. Bennett for opening free of
charge the theater. This is a public
I benefaction on his part so let Ocala
show its appreciation by turning out
en- masse.
Following are the words of the Sc
lections to be sung:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the
coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where
the grapes of wrath are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning
of His terrible swift sword,
i His truth is marching on
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea,
With glory in His bosom that trans
i figures you and me,
AS He died to make men holy, let us
die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
Old Black Joe
Gone are the days when my heart was
young and gay;
Gone are my friends from the cotton
! fields away;
Gone from the earth to a parted long
i ago,
/ hear their gentle voices calling, "Old
Black Joel"
Chorus.
i Nearer, My God to Thee
Nearer, my God, to thee
Nearer to Theei
Fen tho it be cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
], Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Tho, like the wanderer,
= The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest stone,
II. Yet in my dreams I'd be
i Nearer, My God, to Thee.
4 Old Folks at Home
Way down upon the Swanee river,
! Far, far away,
OATS where my heart am turning
ever,
! Dere's where de old folks stay.
. y
Keep the Homes Fires Burning
Keep the home fires burning, while
your heart is yearning,
! Tho the lads are far away, they
dream of home.
There's silver lining thru the darl
clouds shining,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
PASSED The HALF
A BILLION MARK
Enthusiasm of the People for Liberty
Loans is Greater This
Trip than Ever
tAssociated Press)

Washington, April 13.Subscriptions
tothe third Liberty Loan reported to
Federal Reserve banks today, as the
first quarter of the drive passed,
totalled S539, ,426, 100, slightly more
than one-sixth of the minimum
sought.
WANT TO MAKE 1T WEAKER
Provisions in the sabotage bill for
penalizing acts of obstructing the pro-
duction of war materials were elimi-
mated today by the Senate and House
conferees.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13

Star ads. are buslness builders.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
TEUTONS DRIVEN AT TWO
POINTS

London, April ID Official The
strong enemy forces which launched
an attack early last night east of
LOGON and entered the British lines at
certain points, were rejected by coun-
ter attacks in the sector south of the
Somme. British and French troops
drove the Germans from Hangard
and adjoining cemetery.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
Girls Industrial School Now Open to
Visitors

On Wednesdays of each week the
girls industrial school will be open to
visitors, where open heart and open
house viii be kept. The girls will be
glad to take orders for fancy work,
and also to talk with the ladies and
show them their work along this line.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
NORTH DAKOTA
ROUNDS THEM UP

All the Idle Hands in the State Must
Help the Farmers
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
.SIMONS MAYBE
A SUICIDE
Investigating Board, However
Wants to Know Just How Infan-
try Colonel Came to His End
Associated Pressl

Atlanta, April 13.-A board of in
quiry is investigating the death OF
Col. VIM. H. Simons, of the 327th In
fantry, who was found dead in his
quarters late yesterday with pistol
at his side. No reason has been as
signed for the supposed suicide. Col.
Simons was from Charleston, S. C.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13

(COntinued on FOurth Pagel
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
ADVANTAGE TODAY
WITH THE ALLIES
British and French at Many Points
Along the Line Have Pressed
Teutons Back
ASSOCIATED Press1

London, April 13.-The Germans
made an attack last night west OF
Moreville, and were repulsed, the wan
Office announces. The British adyanc-
ed their line slightly in the neighbor-
hood of Festubert and took few
prisoners. There was heavy fighting
last night near Neuve Eglise and
Wulverghem. The battle was still in
progress at late hour last night.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
SONGS TO BE SUNG
At the Community Sing at the Tenn
pie Beginning at O'clock
Tomorrow Afternoon

Everybody should go to the Tenn
pie tomorrow afternoon, to atten'
the community sing; to help sing i
they can and to listen if they can't. /
is going to be most pleasant occas
ion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
Flag Salute

| pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the republic for which it stands
one nation, indivisible, with liberty
and justice to all.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13

Weather Forecast: Fair and warmer
tonight; Sunday fair except showers
in northwest portion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-13
Old Black Joe

Gone are the days when my heart was
young and gay;
Gone are my friends from the cotton
fields away;
Gone from the earth to parted long
ago,
/ hear their gentle voices calling, "Old
Black Joe!n
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Floyd Wayne Morrison
George Washington.

Dear Juniors:
! VIII write about George Washing
ton. George Washington was born at
Bridges Greek. West Moorland County,
Virginia in 1892 and he died in 1878.
His father was an old time Virginia
planter and lived in an old time Vir-
ginia house. # had four rooms on the
ground floor and an attic with a long
sloping roof and a large brick chimney
at each end.
When George was three years old
they moved to another plantation on
the Rappannock river opposite Fred
ei -cksburg When George was just a
little boy his father got him a little
Ratchet. He liked to go around and
chop things One day he cut down his
fathers young cherry tree. When his
f. Their came home that evening he said
he, would like to get hold of the per-
son that did it. George said, father. I
couldn't tell lie ! did it with my hit
tie Ratchet. When George was little
boy he had a great longing to go to sea
but yielded to his mothers wishes and
stayed at hime with her. Later he sur
veyed a large tract of land in the Wild
erness for Lord Fairfax who was so
well pleased with his work that he got
him the position of public surveyor
which he held for three years. He
fought in the French and Indian war
and the Revolutionary war he was
made Cammander-in-Ch Chief of the army
He was elected president of the United
States April 30, 1888 and served two
terms. 1t was said that he was first in
war. first in peace, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen.
Floyd Wayne Morrison
Lineville, Iowa.
Age II Box AZ
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Johnny Skirvin-"My Trip
to Ames."
To the Editor of the Courier Junior:

To the Editor of the Courier Junior:
I thought I would write about MY
Trip to Ames."
We left Ottumwa at o'clock Mon
day on the Burlington route. We ar
rived in Des Moines about 2 o'clock.
We ate our dinner at a cafeteria and
then took the interurban for Camp
Dodge.
We arrived at Camp Dodge at the
end of an hour. We went to the YIN.
c. A. and a man from the "Y" took us
around. He showed us all over the
building. There is writing room a
library of about 1000 books and large
room where they have entertainments
in the evenings and church on Sunday
night. Some men were working on an
entertainment they were to have that
night. The man said surprisingly
large amount of books were read each
day. He also said that about $4,000 let
tiers had been sent from there that
month. We left with the "Y' man and
visited one of the barracks. The first
thing We saw was a sign which said,
Clean your Shoes" The man showed
us their hunks which were made up
and would pass for inspection" he
said. They gave us a demonstration
haw to make up bunk. Then we pass
ed through the kitchen. Everything is
scrubbed white and clean. They have
a large pantry filled with everything
imaginable. We went upstairs and
found a few of the fellows lying on
their hunks. We left the barracks and
went to the colored Y. M. c. A. Then
we went to the interurban and went to
Des Moines.
We got our supper and got on the
irterurban to go to Ames. We went to
the agricultural hall where some of
them registered. Then we went to our
boarding house where thirty or more
Wapello county boys were to stay.
The next day went to some things.
In the afternoon we had a rabbit can
ming and chicken killing demonstra-
ton. Every night we went to a pa
triotic meeting at the gymnasium.
Every evening We went to the gym for
exercise.
heard Senator Kenyon and Govern
or Harding talk. Governor Harding
auctioned bushel Of corn which
brought 1865. The highest an ear went
for was $3.50 and the lowest was S..
One man brought the last nine ears
Several were sold at $3.50. Several
ladies bought an ear each. A man by
the name of Kaiser donated the busheL
The money went to the Red Cross.
Friday night the trophies were given
and several prize loaves of war bread
were sold. The highest price of any
loaf was VIE. This money also went
to the Red Cross. Wapello got first
prize in the individual judging. second
in the team judging and ninth in some
thing else.
Saturday morning at o'clock we got
on the interrurban and came to Des
Moines. We went to the state capitol
and State Historical building There
are many interesting things in the
historical building. There are muskets
about six and a half feet long. revolt
vers a foot and a half long, large shells
six and ten barrelled cannon, etc. We
went to Woolworth's Five and Ten
Cent store for cur dinner.
We left for Ottumwa in the morning
On the road I discovered / had the
measles. We arrived in Ottumwa about
4 o'clock
John w. Skirvin, age IS,
Ottumwa RfyeryieW Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Florence Schooley = School
Composition
chool composition "Iowa.n

School composition Iowa.
Iowa, one of the states of the Amer
lean Union, was discovered by the
French in 1878. In 1903 the United
States bought from France vast ter
ritory known as the Louisiana Pur-
chase in which Iowa was included.
The first settlement was made at Du-
buque in 1888 by Julien Dubuque and
ten associates who came to dig lead
ore.
There are also ninety-nine counties
in the state of which twenty counties
are of Indian origin. In 1888 Iowa
was organized as a territory, and on
December %, 1916 it was admitted to
the union as state. It is nearly the
same size as Wisconsin, and but little
smaller than England and Wales
taken together The surface of Iowa
is gently undulating prairie. that of
about three-fourths of the state slop-
ing in a southeasterly direction.
Iowa also has cool, temperate
climate and the soil of the greater
part of the state consists largely of a
heavy dark drift loan of seemingly
and wonderful fertility. The manu-
features of Iowa are somewhat limit
ed on account Of the attention given
to agriculture. Meat packing and
the production of cheese, butter, con.
densed milk, flour and other grain
products are the chief manufacturing
industries.
Other important manufacturers are
lumber, machinery, agricultural imple-
ments, carriages, wagons, brick, tile,
pottery, starch and sorghum syrup.
The benevolent and reformatory insti-
tutions maintained by the state and
providing special education includes
the college for the blind at Vinton,
the Industrial school for Boys at FL
dora, the school for girls at Mitchell
vile, the institution for feeble-minded
children at Glenwood, The Iowa
School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs,
Soldiers Orphans Home at Davenport,
The Iowa Soldiers Home-is located at
Marshalltown. There are state hos
pitfalls for the insane at Mt. Pleasant,
Clarinda and Cherokee, and the state
penitentiaries at FIT. Madison and
Anamosa.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines,
and it is also the county seat of Polk
county The largest river in Iowa is
the Des Moines. The city of Des
Moines stands at the junction of the
Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, and it
is centrally located. 1t is in the heart
Of the coal region, and is one of the
best agricultural portions of the state.
Iowa, known as the "Hawkeye State,
was named for an Indian chief, named
Black Hawk. Iowa is an Indian name
and it means Beautiful Land"
Florence Schooley, Age -.
Batavia. Iowa, r. R 2, Box IA.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
MYRTLE Saubus-SOme Little
DOuds Girls Who Work
For the Red Cross.

Dear Juniors:
I will write about our Red Cross
work. This fs-a small town so there
aren't many girls that live here but
we are trying to do what we can to
help.
We meet every Saturday when there
isn't any school. We met at the old
school house for while but when win
ter came we met at the home of Mrs.
A. L. Doud so as to save coal. She is
our leader and helps us to get our work
right.
We made thirty-six housewives and
thirty-six comfort kits and filled them
and sent them to the soldier boys.
We have made lots of towels and
wash cloths.
We girls take knitting home and
work at it what time we have from our
school lessons and other work.
have knit one wash cloth and one
muffler. l am going to knit a sweater
when the next yarn comes in.
I am getting subscribers for the
American Woman so I can get thrift
stamps for premiums. l am saving up
my money instead of buying candy and
other things that I can do without and
see how many thrift stamps l can buy
this summer.
It don't look like one can accomplish
much but if all the girls work together
and do all they can it will help to win
the war.
have one brother that enlisted. one
that tried to and was rejected and two
that are in the draft.
Our boys are giving up their homes
and friends and lots of them will give
their lives to save their country. Sc we
should be only too glad to do all we
can to help and cheer our boys who are
in training and those that are in
France.
Girls. women and men do all you can
to save this country. the home Of the
free and the land Of the brave.
Myrtle Staubus, age H.,
Douds, Iowa, Box 26.
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Opal BOwn-"Helen Patter-
son and the Indians."
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This is one Of my school compost.
lions. As it is pretty nice one,
thought I would send it in. Helen
Patterson and the Indians"
The big chief and his tribe are sit
ting around the council fire. The chief
Is telling them of plan he has lately
made to capture Helen Patterson.
Big chief said to his listeners
Pale faces do much harm to us late
b, now is our time to punish pale
faces. We capture Mr.. Pattersons
girl. He way tomorrow and we get
girl. Get much money for her from
palefaces before we let her go. We
keep her irony son.
During the time Of council, just over
the other side of the wood, Helen Pat.
terSon was alone, spinning. Her par.
ents had gone to the village for food
and would be gone for several days
That night about dusk the chief and
his tribe carried out their wicked
plan. Sneaking up close to the win.
dow. one Indian looked il and saw
Helen spinning. Then with their
war cry, pushed open the door. Helen
had but one protector and that was
Scot, her big shepherd dog, but he
was In the other room and could not
get out.
The Indians carried her away to
the woods and left her with one of the
tribe. The Indian fell asleep.
The girls father came home earlier
than usual. The dog showed signs of
distress and the dog led the way to
ne camp by smelling the Indians
tracks. The father followed Then
finding the Indian asleep, killed him,
Shen taking Helen, rode home.
So Helen owed her safety to Scot,
her faithful dog.
Opal Down, age -,
501 North Court street.
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Olive Morrow-Tells GLOW
We Can Win The War"

Who says the United States can't win
! this war:
We can and are going to, but not
! without the help Of every true Amer
| lean man, woman and child.
What if every one would say, I'VE
can't win this war, SO what is the use
| of trying?'
What would happen to the nation? I
do not know, but one thing sure the
consequences would be awful.
If Germany ever gets control over us
our farms, Liberty Bonds and Thrift
and War Savings stamps will be
| worthless.
What if our soldier boys would lay
down arms and tell us that there was
no use to fight because it was certain
that they would lie overcome. OF course
under those circumstances we would be
defeated.
If we win this war we must have
courage. Soldiers must be brave and so
must we. We must have courage to
eat the foods we do not like very we'll
and to do without things the soldiers
need.
l have often heard people say they
don't see why the United States went
into the war.
Any one who had good common sense
should know by this time.
What would you do if person you
had always known came lHlO your
home and murdered some of your fam
lily?
suppose you would stand aside and
let the awful work continue.
OF course you wouldn't.
If such a thing happened yo~ would
want the murderer severely punished
or killed Immediately.
Well, Germany has destroyed Amer
lean lives and. therefore she must be
punished.
Do not complain at what the govern
ment asks you to do but do it willing
ly.
| think that all the Juniors are doing
their bit toward winning this war ] at
least hope so. 1t is great struggle our
American people are facing but victory
is certain if everybody does his or her
part.
Take this little verse and thing about
it.:
IF every person in the United States
Was just like me
What kind of a nation
Would this one be2'
Olive Morrow, age 10.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Genevieve Grady - School
Composition-Fannie's
Menagerie.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written for a long
time thought I would write a school
composition about Fanne's manager
Fannie was little girl about nine
years old. One day it was so rainy she
couldn't go out Of doors. AS she lay on
her bed she fell asleep.and began to
dream that a troop of horses came in
and asked where their pretty name was
and then they began to tear at the
mattress and tore enough to carry out
on their backs then marched out. In
came a swarm of bees and asked where
their honey was. Then they went to
her dolls cradle and began to nibble
on the dolls face and then they went
buzzing around cut of doors. Next a
dozen Of sheen came in and wanted to
know where their pretty wool was that
Fannie stole from their backs. Then
they went and tore the carpets off the
floor and walked out again. Pretty
soon in came flock Of ducks and ask
ed where their feathers were Then be-
gan to pick at the pillows and went out
with feathers in their bills. Then Fan
ME awoke and went downstairs and
found that she had been Dreaming.
Cenevieve Grady, Age u,
Ottumwa 1oxra, r. No. /
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Lillian Guthrie-Has Many
Cousins in the War.

have one cousin in the war. l
have another that is going soon.
I had grandpapa in the Civil war.
My cousins names are Virgle Town
send and Clifford Townsend.
l have another cousin that wants
to go but is not old enough yet.
I am trying to do my bit the best
that ! can.
l have two other cousins that are
in the war also.
| like to read The Courier Junior
page. My papa is still taking The
Courier.
A girl that l know wrote a story. I
think she is right I see her most
every time l go to town. / hope to
see my letter in The Courier.
Lille Guthrie, age Is,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Route No. 2, Box 81
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08

AS soon as you were in ours and we
were in yours, ours looked nicer than
yours. Whichever one we aren't in
looks much nicer than the one we
are in"
ooh, dear!" said Grump.
"Boo-hoo!" said Grouchy.
Content and Cheer looked hard at
Grumpy and Grouchy and began to
laugh, because it all seemed so funny
to them. Such forlorn little boys
about nothing at all!
"Well, it's just the other way round
with u.s." they said. Almost any
place seems to US to have SO much to
do in it, and we liked your back yard
very much"
The sun went down and they all had
to go in to supper, and the thing you
might like to remember is, that a
great many back yards are just the
same-to start with.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Frieda Smith my Room
= ASchOd Composition.
Dear Juniors.

Dear Juniors:
l am going to tell you about my
room.
If I were to have a room for my
very own I would select nice sunny
room upstairs. My room is on the
southeastern part of, the house. There
would be beaded curtains to connect
mammals room with mine. There
would be door going to q wardrobe,
and one to bathroom There would
be glass door-almost all glass;
leading to sleeping porch. There
would be large stone steps leading to
a garden Of flowers and shade trees.
On the porch there would be vines and
awnings.
l should like to have my woodwork
painted white. The paper would be
white with pink stripes and the ceiling
plain pink with a pink border.
On the floor and ro-ch would have
small white rugs with pink borders.
Near the middle of the room there
would be bed which is all white with
brass (knop) knobs. In one corner
would be dressing table which would
be all white. In another corner
would like to have a white chiffonier.
drawers, three for my doh and three
for myself.
l would have the picture of my
teacher, Miss Hagberg, in frame OF
gold. In another gold frame would
have the picture of my mother. There.
would be a very large and beautiful
doll hanging on the wall.
Near the bed there would be a wl1ta
table and four white chairs to match,
Over the table would have an electia
light, and one over the dressing table
On the chiffonier there would be many
photos and my jewelry. On the dress
Ing table I would have an ivory toi14
set, phone and ivory manicuring aea
Frieda Smith, age IL,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
427 N. Miner St,
A school composition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
CONTEST SUBJECTS.

WIN oo6SGS y.
We all want the Juniors to send in
school compositions and other stories,
besides the ones on the subjects we
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos-
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories. To
encourage originality and variety in
the Juniors work the following list is
given:
War Savings Stamps.
A Soldier In France.
What We Are Doing for the Soldier.
How to Win the War.
George Washington.
Abraham Lincoln.
/ Our Presidents.
+ Patriotic Duties Of Today. ." ---- :
e School compositions.
j. Ancestor stories. -
Interesting letters. =
III Book reviews.
m Unusual stories.
4, Current events.
y Soldier stories related by veterans
e and retoid by Juniors.
Select prizes from among the fol.
Sowing: Book, box of letter paper,
dali, box Of school supplies, knitting
needles or knife.