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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-10

ut yesterday from Mayor IraDue
of this town.
Hundreds Of old newspapers
for sale at The Herald Office for
Zoe. a hundred.
Better read that ssClassiiied 3
column in this paper. You may
find in it just what you want
Occupation (license) taxes are
now due and must be paid by The
end of the month to avoid penal
ties.
Mrs. F. B. Pitt returned last
week from a very pleasant visit
CT two months to her daughter in
Atlanta.
Another number of the serial,
"The House of Hate, Friday
night, with Lonesome Luke and a
war picture.
Chas. E. Midget, who Is help
ing build ships in Jacksonville,
came home Tuesday night ON Ia
short visit to his family and will
return to his work tonight.
Calvin Page is now the sole
owner of the Dixie Highway Gar
age. Last week, he bought the IN,
terest of Adam Silcox and he Il
now playing a lone hand =
Frank Wilkins, who is in the
federal air service and located u
Key West, is spending pleasant
furlough here amongst his rela-
tives and friends. He will re
turn to Key West neait Tuesday.
Now is the time for those hay-
ing houses or rooms IA rent, To lei
it be known. People are coming
in and seeking for lodgings. A
little notice in the "Classified'
column of this paper may get you
a good renter. Try it.
| Mrs. Ivan p. Jordan left Tues
day morning, for her mother s
home at Pelham, Ga, where she
will remain until her husband
who is training in Camp Wheeler
finishes his term Of service in the
army. En- route home, she will
stop over and spend a few days
with relatives and friends al
Bushnell.
Mrs. L. A. White, the popular
local manager of the Western
Union office, accompanied by hen
fine little son Billie, left this
morning on a 30-days vacation
all the expenses of which are paid
by the company. She will first
visit her daughter Thelma and hei
friends in Jacksonville and then
go to other points of interest.
| On the evening of the last day
of this month, protracted meet
ling will begin in the Methodist
church and the plans being made
for it indicate that it will be pro
ductive Of splendid results. Rev
I'D. A. Cole, pastor of the church
has adopted the progressive meth
cd used in some Of the big cities
and is advertising the meeting in
The Herald. See second page Of
this paper. Reports Of, the pro
gress of the meeting and an
nouncements of the daily services
will be given in this paper every
week.
Miss Blanche Blake, who spent
the summer in Asheville, N. G..
has returned to her home in Tai
Ilahassee. She writes that sht
fears she will be unable to come
to her Punta Gorda home before
Christmas. Her many friends here
are eager to have her amongst
them again and they hope hel
coming will not be delayed Writ
ling to ask that her address bt
changed, she makes this scribe
very proud by saying, II enjoy
reading The Herald so much ev
err week. 1t is real joy to me
and | just can't read it fast e
hough. Not a single line escapes
me, am sure. I"
DR.. Stones family reconsidered
the idea of remaining here arc
they moved to Fort Myers this
week. This was because the doe
tor has to be in Fort Myers prac
tically all the time in order to give
proper attention to the big fish.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
INVEST IN HUMANITY
By JOHN OLIVER LA GORGE
Associate Editor, National Geographic Magazine

"CUFFER Little Children to unto me- de-
~ clared the compassionate Christ.
But never since He dwet in flesh upon the earth
have there been so many 'Lttle Children in need Of
compassion now.
There are the 'Little Children" who have gone to
France for you and and for Christendom and by
going have given their all. Can you do less? Shall
you keep from your boy your neighbor's boy that
which is symbolic of the Compassionate One by neg
lecting the call of the Red Cross Mother?
Then there are the uncounted Little Children"
of our allies who have fallen wounded and i'll in de-
Tense of their home fires. Who but the Red Gross
Mother can know the suffering the anguish, of the
shell-torn thrst-stricken soldier who lies upon the
ghostly bed of No Mans Land? VIII you deny him
the life-gving cup?
Think also of the Little Children of devastated
lands Some are tLittle Children in size and tender
years Others alas, are mature in stature and age,
but none the less Little Children in their helpless
ness-their abject need Can we in our plenty with
hold from them the bare bread of existence? Can
we still inner voice with the thought that others
will bear our burden, when in our heart we must
know that there are no others?
The Red Cross helps no one who does not need
help hundred times more than we need the money.
Therefore, let give, give until we feel it, give until
it pinches. Then and only then we shall know that
we have indeed offered the Little Children" of the
war the tender compassion of a nation.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
By FRANKLIN K. LANE,
Secretary of the interior.

NUT Of the 500 O0O 600 given last June by the
~ American people to the Red Cross nearly
one-half (S45 0OO. O0O) has gone to help the
refugees the orphaned children the repatrates and
wounded of the French. Belgian, Italian Serbian
Roumanian and other peoples
The Red Cross has spent more than $50, 900,
OOOn France alone in the establishment Of canteens
for the poiluS the reconstruction of devaSted dis
trictS the care of homeless children the housing of
refugees. the sending of food clothes and supplies
to the Sorely burdened civilian population. More
than S. 600 600 has been spent in fighting tubercu-
loSiS one of the worst of wars by-products 81 49,
O00haS been expended for the shelter of war orphans
ST. 7O9 736 has been appropriated for the reconSruc
ton of villages and general relief work in the dew
asted areas
In Italy great work Of relief was organized
after the AuStro- German drive of last fall and the
thousands of refugees that came pouring over the
Pc and the Piave were aided by a business-ike and
arreachng supply and canteen service, Hnprovised
out Of the existing organization. More than
So 600, 900 was thus spent for Italy
American funds will soon make the plain of
Monastr fertile once more through the importation
of seeds and agricultural implements. In this section
of Serbia more than fifty thousand refugees have
been the verge Of starvation for nearly two years.
1t should be source of daily pride to every
American that our own Red Cross is adding new
glories to the American Name in the Mother
Continent Our full support essential if it's pres
ent mighty work of Succor and human brotherhood
is to be continued on an ever increasing scale.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
like MOTHER
USED To MAKE
Khaki Clad Boy With a Lump in
Throat Welcomes Home
Cooking.

Imagine your boy on a troop train
bound for some United States seaport
where a transport lies ready to take
him and his regiment lover there"
He never felt healthier in his life-in
body. In mind? If he finds moments
when his thoughts begin to race back
toward you, wondering what you are
doing, can you blame him If occasion
ally something Jumps in his throat
about as comfortable as billiard ball2
And then the train grinds to a stand.
still. Some one yells, "Big eats; oh,
boyI" as several Red Cross uniforms
flash out in the crowd on the station
platform. For here is a Red Cross
emergency canteen. Here he can get
coffee-good, hot coffee-sandwiches
candy, tobacco, fruit, postal cards and
almost anything that he may have for
gotten.
Does it help his spirits? Does it?
Does it cheer him to get these snacks
of good home tasting food served by
women like those in his own family7
Probably the most valuable part Of the
Red Cross canteen service work is the
effect of the smile and cheer from the
women who are in charge. Soldiers
write frequently such messages as the
following, indicating their apprecia.
ton of this branch Of Red Cross
work:
THE Red Cross of Chicago met us
with coffee, sandwiches and post cards.
hope the Montana women are all do
ing the same. Chicago sure is a big
city and plenty Of pep. Join the Red
Cross and help the boys who have vol
unteered their lives"
There are now more than 500 Of
these Red Cross canteens or refresh
ment units located at the important
railroad centers in the United States
Every commander Of a troop train has
a list of these canteens, so that he can
call upon the Red Cross for this serV-
ice at these stations en- route.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11

ARMY BARRACKS
FOR NURSERIES
One Of Them Houses More
Than 500 Children
Under Ten.

Within sound Of the deep throated
guns of the French firing line, guns
that are ceaselessly telling the Ger.
mans thou shalt not pass" live hun.
dreds of happy, healthy children.
AT the beginning of the war the
buildings in which these kiddies now
live and play and study were barracks
for French boys training 10 be sol
diers. Today these boys-those who
are left of them-are veterans. These
barracks are good modern buildings.
and they are set amid beautiful seem
cry. There are several of these groups
of barracks scattered throughout
France, and all of them have been
turned into homes for the nations
homeless children.
At one of the barrac6-nurSerieS
there are more than 500 children.
Some are babies Of a few days old,
and the Oldest is not over ten years,
Most OF these children are orphans,
Some few of them have mothers who
are working in fields and factories to
help France win the war.
And these little folks are receiving
the first intelligent care of their lives,
Skilled American doctors are In
charge of the kitchens, and e..pert
enced teachers are instructing those
old enough to attend the barrack-
school. The older girls and boys are
being taught useful trades as well aa
the usual classroom lessons, and with
1t all these children are learning the
joy in healthy play.
France laid upon us a sacred service
In this care of its children. And how
noble has been the response OF om
American Red Cross
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
Smith Serves the Red Cross
By T. j. EDMONDS,
Director of Civilian Relief of the Potomac Division

lecting either compensation or insur-
ance.
A member of the women's uniformed
corps drove us in her machine out to a
camp where there are 10000 men.
Here we met the Red Cross Home
Service man. We didn't take his time
we just watched him. One moment
he was helping a man to fill out dupli-
cate allotment blanks; the next he
was arguing the merits of insuring to
the limit; the next he was wiring 8
Home Service Section to visit a mans
family; next he was going with a boy
who had received tragic telegram
from home to see the commanding Off
Ger about leave of absense; then he
was speeding on his way a poor fellow
discharged because Of permanent in
jury then we saw him talking to
soldier and a girl wife at the hostess
house; and as the shadows fell he was
c'oseted with a worried chap, who was
telling him about an impending mort
gage foreclosure and an expected baby.
v.
Later the same evening we saw hils
stand UP in the Liberty theater and,
his eyes glowing with the service pic
ture in his own mind and his voice
ringing with the conviction OF his own
enthusiasm. tell thousand young fel-
lows what Home Service is. He paint
ed homes made happier by Home Serv-
ice-told of friends for fighters fami-
lies found by the Red Cross-pictured
! devoted Home Service workers fight
ing the country's battles this side the
trenches. When he ended some fellow
struck up 'Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing"
We were silent for long while on
the way home, Smith and l. Finally
Smith broke out:
"Can do it? The sort of thing
camp service, you call it? Why, that's
where l want to beat the point of
! first contact with those living prob
lems Pershing was right when he
said The thing most needful to the
American fighting forces overseas is
anything and everything that will con-
tribute to the morale of the men in
service
Home Service see it now
means morale When can go to
wOrk2"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11

4a
swell" said Smith as he walked
into my office, 1--WE wound up all my
business interests"
"What for?" I said as rose to
greet the man l had known in my
home city years before.
$50 l could offer myself If I'm worth
having. I've got to get into the game.
Anything useful and human. I'm
ready for marching orders"
"Worth- having?" 1 echoed. you've
dropped like q God-send. We've got
the biggest man-sized job you ever
tions. You're going straight with the
Home Service. Something useful and
human? Why, in a week this thing
will be gripping you so that you'll eat
and sleep it'll"
The Home Service Section of a big
Red Cross chapter was in session. As
Smith and / arrived they were discuss
ing the problem OF a soldiers. wife and
six children found living in two tene-
ment rooms in building that rad been
condemned because of a leaky roof
mouldy floor and lack of fire protection,
They had sold most of their furniture
piece by piece for current living eE-
penses. The children had no change Ot
clothing. There was no income and, he
cause of the mothers condition, no pos
sibility of one, except the expected allot-
ment and allowance. which even when
1T came would not entirely meet the cost
of living in the city. The Home Service
worker had given a generous sum OF
money to meet the urgent needs, and
now the committee was planning to
rent better quarters, move the fami-
ly, secure medical and nursing atten-
ton for the woman, outfit them all
with clothing and furniture and keep
regularly in touch with the family.
III.
In Smiths next case the Home Serv
ice Section and the tuberculosis society
hid arranged hospital care for a man
discharged because Of tuberculosis
contracted sin the line of duty
Some attorney had told him he would
get compensation for him on a f1fty-ff-
ty basis, but the lawyer-member of the
Home Service Section helped him I'll
out the proper form which the Red
Cross office supplied and assured hin
that no discharged soldier or soldiers
beneficiary should ever pay for col
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
Out Of No Man S Land
By
HARRY IRVING GREENE

Father:
This wonderful letter that am writ.
ing you-a miracle letter. was hurt
badly, but l am going to get well. II
happened like this-you know l am
not allowed TO name place or date.
No Mans Land We were raiding
it by night, three Of us-scoutlng,
prowling. 1t was as dark as the dun
geons Of inferno, but often they sent
up signal shells-roseate, bursting
things that bathed all that evil land
in a blood-red light When their glare
f1ared over US we had to stand as we
were caught hand or foot upraised-
moveless objects in the red glow until
the light snuffed out and all was dark
once more.
We reached the German entangle-
ments and began cutting them with
our oiled clippers. We were careful,
very careful, but we were not careful
enough. They heard US. Over came
two bombs.
The three of us went down In row.
Jack and Tom never knew what hit
them. was hurt too badly to be able
to get up.
/ lay there-all night-groaning-
calling for help. Twenty feet away
could hear the boches in their trench
laughing at me, cursing me.
Morning! My last ! could endure
it no more. was dying-bIeeding. !
said my last prayer
And then
Since the dawn of time.l do not be-
lieve the world has seen a more glori-
GUS thing. From the hlll tops our ar
tillery laid down a box barrage 6re
and under it, heads raised like EN-.
perors and shoulders squared, came
six men, stretcher bearers. AS though
they had been on parade they came
forth in broad daylight into the very
teeth Of the enemy and picked up
what was left of Jack, Tom and me.
AS though we had been their own
brothers they bore us back, swiftly,
gently. Then do you know what those
Huns did?
Opened fire on us-the dead, the
bearers Of the dead and a man who lay
quivering at the threshold Of death.
Two of the six bearers went down,
The other four brought them back
along with what was left of Jack, Tom
and me-
And when / awoke in the hospital
after the operation, deathly sick but
back frbm the nightmare-land and
with the sunlight upon me, whom do
you think l saw bending over me, the
red cross upon her sleeve, babbling,
laughing, crying, kissing me?
JANET
And had never known that she had
come overl Had never got her letter.
And we are here together and am
going to get we'll An hour ago she
held out her hand, and upon one finger
was still the little ring / gave her be-
fore left am going to have a stone
set in it-you know what that means.
Though somewhat disfgured | am stin
In the ring.
And so LIS Jane. j4M-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
What the Italian Premier Thinks of
the American Red Cross

probation and with admiration for the
magnificent dash with which the Amer
lean Red Cross has brought US power
full aid in our recent misfortune. We
attribute great value to the co-opera-
ton which will be given US against the
common enemy by the prodigious
activity and by the exuberant and con-
sistent force which are peculiar to the
American people,"
And this, mind you, was only a little
over month after the American Req
Cross made its triumphant dash into
Italyl
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11
Women Give S36,OOO,OO0.

Thousands of patriotic women in all
parts of the United States are freely
giving their time to make surgical
dressings, knit goods, hospital gar
ments, comfort kits, socks and sweat.
ers. The value of this labor given by
American women is estimated at $780,
100000 a year
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11

When the Austrians last October
routed the Italian Army by trickery
and drove before them half a million
refugees, the part which the American
Red Cross played in this stupendOus
tragedy will 80 down in the history Of
Italy and the world as one Of the most
magnificeDt @ashes of relief work that
has ever come to light.
Listen to what the Italian Premier
said of this work in his address at the
opening of Parliament early last De-
cember:
sour soul is stirred again with ap,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-05-11

The Red Cross operates in France a
motor truck transportation service
with 25O motor trucks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Grant to visit the encampment there.
Prof. and Mrs. Russell go on from
Chicago to Richmond, Ind, to remain
several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Belle Withrow Spencer
OF Chicago, was here last week as an
attorney in the case of the two for
eigners whose death occurred in one
OF the mines some time ago. Mrs.
Spencer is a practicing attorney and
also a clever Spanish student. She
acted as an interpreter in the case
also. She was formerly Mary With
row, a resident of Platteville. She
visited at the Geo. Harms and Van
malta homes for a few days before
returning to Chicago.
Frank Young of the town of Platte
vile, had a peculiar and unpleasant
experience last week. While cutting
his barley the binder stopped sudden
ly and the horses were unable to
move it. Upon investigation it was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
BLOOMINGTON.

The Record says:
Dell Brown return ed home Tues
day from his long stay at Finley hos
pital, Dubuque. We are glad to re-
port him improving in health and
strength, and the indications are that
he will be as we'll as ever in due
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Myers expect to
start tomorrow for Everett, Wash, to
visit at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Minnie Clifford. They expect to
be gone several weeks.
A mermaid is reported to have been
seen in the Wisconsin at Bridgeport.
Abe Patch while crossing the bridge
is alleged to have seen her, and while
throwing n of his celebrated "for
ladies only" smiles at her, lost half
of his store teeth outfit in the river.
These day dreams of the halcyon hab-
its of youth have some rude awaken
ings. But Abe says he merely cast
one of his contemptous sneezes at the
elusive tempter of the deep. The
teeth yielded to the force of the ex-
plosion, counterede from the wind
shield to the bridge rail, and then
shot downward to some dark unfath-
omed cave in the depths of the sweep
ing stream. While the fishes rub
Der" over the choice morsel, Abe re-
fleets that the dumb gum" PROPOSE
ton makes exercise at the table too
strenuous during the warm weather
season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
HAZEL GREEN.

The News-Herald says:
Miss Vangie Trewartha left Satur-
day for a visit with her brother, Glen,
at Madison. There she will visit with
friends and view the many interesting
sights of our capital, and from there
she will go to visit her friend, Miss
Judson, at Marshfeld. From there
she will go to Grand Rapids, Wis.
for a short time before returning
home.
Mrs. Elite Lightcap has returned
from Dubuque and is quite improved,
though far from a complete recovery
yet.
Miss Esther Birkett returned from
her Chicago visit, Monday. She took
in many sights of the big city and had
an enjoyable time.
Harry Oates Of Iowa Falls, is here
a few days with his brother, John.
Mr.. Oates looks fine and we see but
a slight change in him fer years bear
rather lightly on him.
Corp. G. Frank Dewey came up
from Camp Grant last Saturday for a
day, but got extended leave Of five
days to have some dental work done
here, as he expects to be moved east
and then overseas.
Our health board put up some re
quest notices Saturday, warning chill
dren off the street for the present on
account of infantile paralysis. While
we have had no case Of the dread dis
ease in the village as yet, it is we'll to
take some precautions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
MONTFORT & LIVINGSTON.

Mort Allen arrived at his home in
Livingston Thursday morning from
Canada, where he has been looking
after interests on his farm.
Ora Ginger met with an accident
while making hay Thursday, severely
injuring his knee.
Mrs. Ada Livingston and son. Otis
of Livingston, went to Plattevilse on
Monday where Otis underwent an OPP
Grafton at the Cunningham hospital
for the removal of adenoids and tom
sis.
MOntfOrt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Anderson and
Bernadine departed for their home at
Bowman, N. D., after spending sew
eral weeks here with Mrs. Anderson's
mother, Mrs. Dennis. They were ac-
companied by Miss Mary Anderson of
Elgin, Ill.
DR.. James renewed his youth by
driving a binder all day Monday. Jim
FARMLAND is also c~ultivating a beau
tiful country tan, and several of our
business men are going out in the
country to work, giving all the time
they can spare from their business.
DR.. Ketterer went to Camp Grant,
Monday. The doctor will enter the
hospital service soon, and expects to
be stationed at Camp Grant. He al
so made a professional call at Madi-
son, returning home Tuesday night
Montfort Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

2 o'clock Thursday with interment at
the Bethlehem cemetery. Mr.. Den
mis- leaves two children, Mrs. Fred
Simpson of Fennimore, and Mrs.
Harvey Linton of Mt. Hope. For
many years he resided on a farm
northwest of Mt. Hope.
Our worthy townspeople, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Elskamp, have six fine
daughters. Sunday it came to pass.
not by Encouragement at all. it Just
happened SO, that all were gathered
under the home roof, much to the joy
OF their parents as it had been a num-
Der OF years since they had such a
reunion. They were Mrs. Bert Fell
ton of Boscobel township, Mrs. Frank
Nef and Mrs. John j.. Buening of
Castle Rock, Miss Minnie Elskamp of
No. Dakota, and Misses Levina and
Regina at home. The families of the
first three were present also.