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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-10
Packet Service on the
Upper Mississippi River
Has Been Abandoned

ST. Louis. Mo. Jan. 9.-Announce-
mcnt WAS made to-day hy Joseph Streck-
rus. hcah Of the StrrcktuS Steamboat
line. that IN" company would not oper-
nt> boats in tho -. l."'iiS-St. Paul trnfilc
this year The Strcckfus is tho only
line operating passenger boats between
ST Louis and st. PAUL.
Mr.. Streckfus. in q letter TO James +.
Smith. president ne the Mississippi VAL
lev Waterways association, said:
~ am satisfied that there VIII be no
Steamboat srrvir" t.! any consequence
on tho cutir, Mississippi river this COM
inI. s.uSnu of 1878. speaking Tor IN"
Streckfus lnr. which has b""u in con-
tinuuus s"rviC" from -. Louis 20 81.
Paul Tor 81 yr&rs. wo hay" decided def
nttcly not ~ operate any Of our packets
or passenger steamers in this trade un-
der the present conditions"
Mr.. Strcckfus. In MS letter, said that
operators of steamboats, have found that
the service docs not pay under present
conditions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-10
Designs
Queen Anne Period

Made of beautifully polished
quartercd golden oak, over a 5-leG
base. just as shown In the Illus
tration. When open it extends TO
n 6-foot length.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-10
William and Mary Period

THIS table has q iS-inch top
extends 10 6-fool length and is
made Of quartcrcd golden oak. An
exact reproduction Of the William
and Mary period style.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

Job Work d tho RsoIsTsa ONCE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
New Bond viii Run Ten Years.

The local Liberty Loan committee
has received from the Treasury De-
partment at Washington the an
nouncement that the third issue OF
the Liberty Loan will be 10.year ma
turity bonds. The amount will be
three billion dollars. The govern
ment reserves the right to allot bonds
up to the full amount of any oversub'
cription. The interest rate will be
AZ per cent per annum and will be
dated and bear interest from May 8,
1918, and mature September 10, 1928.
The first coupon will be for 1919
days interest, payable September 10,
1918, after which interest will be
payable semi-annually, March Is, and
September Is. This arrangement as
to the interest dates is made in order
to avoid having the interest payments
on the third series Of bonds fall APP
proximately upon the same days az
those OF the Liberty Loan.
These bonds are not convertible
and are not subject to payment on
the part of the government prior to
maturity. The bonds Of the first and
second issue are convertible into ~
per cent interest. bearing bonds, but
carrying the same maturity as the
original issue aud are not convertl'
bic into bonds with the same msturi'
ty as the third issue.
The bonds Of the third issue carry
the same exemption from taxation al
those Of the second Liberty Loan
and the bill authorizes the secretary
Of the treasury to purchase Th'rf
Liberty Loan bonds to the amount o
cne.twentieth Of the original issue O
such bonds during the first year, one
twentieth Of the amount outstanding
ct the beginning Of each subsequen
year until the expiration OF ono yea
after the termination OF the war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
every body's DOM It."

In our little town-oh, sad to tell!
Til ere's q merchant who doesn't know
how to sell,
A lawyer who doesn't know much OF
law,
A sawyer who doesn't know how to
saw,
A teacher who doesn't known how to
teach,
A preacher, who doesn't know how
to preach,
An odd.jobs man with never q job,
A cobblsr who doesn't know how to
Dob,
A miller who doesn't know how to
mill,
A butcher who doesn't know how to
kill,
Aud q doctor who doesn't know how
to doc;
And since none Of them are busy men,
You'll find them over and over again
Around the stove in the general store,
Each talking freely-and thru his hat
Doing the one thing they're all good
Giving advice to the farmer.
Exchange.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
How To Control Cutworms.

Many varieties of kinds of cut
worms may be found doing injury at
this season of the year. Practically
all of the garden and truck crops are
subject to injury. This pest may be
easily controlled, as a rule, by
s%prinkling poisoned bran mash around
the infested plants late in the even
ing. The poisoned bran mash con-
sists of about one quart Ct wheat
bran mixed with one l tablespoonful
of powdered arsenate OF lead or !
teaspoonful of paris green, and Il
pint OF water, to which the juice OF y
all orange or a lemon is added, and
2 tablespoonful of molasses or syrup.
Mix the sweetened water, favored
with the orange or lemon juice, In the
poisoned wheat bran, after which II
is ready for use. This poisoned bait
should be scattered abont the infested
plants late in the evening. If the
garden or truck crop Is treated IN this
manner and happens to be near the
the range of poultry, it would be adj
yisable in such case to cultivate the
ground the following morning in or
der to cover up any particles o
! poisoned bran that may be present.
Information on control Of othel
garden insects will be found in Elk
tension Circular Is Of the Universit,
Of Missouri College of Agriculture
Columbia, copies of which may >b'
had free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
More Substitutes In Bread.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 30.--Amend-
!, ments and additions to the baking
rules have been made which will be
instrumental in saving greater guam
titles of wheat flour, according to an
announcement OF the United States
Food Administration. These changes
became effective April IA.
The substitute content OF all bread
and rolls must now be increased from
its 20 per cent re quirement to 20 per
cent.
Under the baking rules Used Feb
ruary |, bread and rolls were the only
bakery products that required wheat
flour substitutes, unless these prod
ucts we're called Victory cakes, Vic
tory pies, etc. Under the new amend
ments and additions, ell bakery prod
ucts must contain a certain percent
age of wheat -four substitutes. The
substitute content hereafter required
in the va rious products follow:
Sweet yeast dough goods, 33H pei
cent; crae kers, IS per cent; cookies
and Ice CT cam cones, 33iss per cent
cakes, 33Is per cent; pies, sSh pei
cent; irie,l cakes, 33,ss per cent; pas
try, 33i1 Fer cent; batter cakes, wat
fles, quick breads-such % 'ouffin'
and Brown bresd--662ss per cent.
Under the new rules no public eat
ing plac CO may serve more than
ounces OF bread and rolls or more thai
1 OUNCES Of qui ck bread to any ON
person at any one meal.
with customers who buy loaf bread
bakers arc urged TO promote the use Q
tho ulrss.qusrtsr pound Loaf. Bsk
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Thorough Work
How ~Ironton Citizens Can Find Freedom
From Kidney Trouble.

Ifyou suffer from backache-~
From urinary disorders
Any durable disease of the kidneys,
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been test"
ed by thousands.
Grateful people testify.
Can you ask more convincing proof
of merit.
Geo. L. Heatherly, retired farmer,
Fredericktown, Mo-, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills have been OF benefit to
me and | don't hesitate to say So
They gave me relief from backache
and severe stiffness through my back
and regulated my kidneys. was
given such good results by Doan's
Kidney Pills that | shall keep them
on hand as a preventive"
Price 6oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney pills-the same that
Mr.. Heatherly had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
NUMBER 48

material il soft, deep ruts and holes
are formed. Filling these ~depfsssions
with loose material and trusting to
the traffic to consolidate It. which
answers where the travel is light. will
not suffice with heavier trafac. So
the authorities have equipped their
road roller with a s~carifyiDg appar-
atus operated by compressed air,
with which . strip OF road 4 feet wide
can be loosened to a depth OF several
inches. The roller 10 run back and
forth over the rutted part OF the road
until the material has been loosened.
Then a grader is hitched behind the
roller and the loose material IL shaped
to the proper surface. Finally the
road is thoroughly rolled, just as ii a
new gravel road were being construct
ed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Des Arc Boy In France.

Dear Frieud--I received the box OF
candy you sent me all o. X. 1t Ger
tainly was a treat for me and my
comrades, for candy is a very rare
thing where we are located. l never
have received q letter but l am going
to write and thank you for the candy.
received twenty.nine letters the
same time that I received your candy
So YOU can see that l have plenty OF
writing for q few days. But am al
ways glad to have a word Of encour-
agement from d. A.
How Is everything and everybody
around Des Arc? Iexpect 1t Is pretty
dull now. I had a letter frnm Howard
Stamp and he told me that you had
been having some fine coasting this
winter. l sure wish l could have been
there with you. We never have q
chance to do anything but work over
here.
The winter was not so hard over
here % 1t was in the states. But still
We had quite q few snow storms ~
showed 80 hard one evening that we
could not see outside, but 1t only last.
ed about one hour and then It turned
of pretty and sunshiny again. we
have been having some beautiful
weather for the last two weeks. SUM
mer starts over here the ninth OF
March, and Il certainly is pretty over
here now. N,
lam we'll and feeling fine, so To-
YOU wouldn't know me. !.
This is some country over here, y
YOU don't care what you say.
Gilbert, Den and Jim Maddox ar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

not with me any more. They are at
another camp about eighty miles
from where l am. l heard Carr Love-
lace was in the hospital and about to
die. How did he ever get, do you
know? / hope he gets we'll for he
was a fine young man.
How is everything at school this
year? Is there going to be any con-
test this year? If there is you girls
and boys want to carry away the ban
ners. Keep up the record of the
school. Do you kids ever have any
parties around home?
l suppose you have had another
birthday. My birthday was very
dull, / never thought Of it until the
day had nearly past. l am twenty
years old now and l may pass another
birthday In France before l get back
to the good old U. s. A. We call 1t
Gods country.
There certainly are some fine look.
ing girls over here. You should see
me trying to talk French to them. !
can talk enough to get by with.
You will please excuse this writing,
as I am sitting on my bunk writing
with my paper on my knee. The boy
are making 80 much noise that | cam
hear myself think. We sure have
got a jolly bunch Of men over here.
Howard told me that Roy and Opa
Walcott had come homo. / sure
would like to be there with you kids
We would try and stir up some littl'
fun.
Well, l have run out Of any thing Il
say, SOL will have to close. / am
Your Friend,
PVT. LESLIE WALLIS, Battery x, b
Artillery, g. A. C., A.. i. r.
March 10th, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Use Of Roller on Gravel Roads.

Automobile traffic on some OF the
gravel roads Of Mcfienry county, IL
lipo,s, has become 30 heavy that the
customary method Of maintaining
them by dragging and the use OF .
road grader 10 not successful. IN dry
veether the binder ID blown out Of the
Gravel and In vet weather, when tho
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
IRONTON, MO-, THURSDAY, MAY z, 1918.

ers also are urged to introduce "quick
breads" as a wheat saving measure.
These quick breads. including muf-
fins, baking power biscuits, corn
Boston brown bread, griddle
cakes and watIles, must contain two.
wheat flour substitutes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
n Harvest Time.

Tie delights Of vigorous manhood
and woinanhood IRE not those Of youth.
but they are none the less enjoyable
because Of that little difference. says
81. Paul Pioneer Press. A life. well
lived, grows richer, fuller and more
bounteous a. It approaches the harvest
time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Days Of Week.

NorE,--The precipitation includes
Pain. hail, slest and melted snow, ana
Il recorded In inches and h~undredths:
Ten inchee Of snow squsl one Inch q
rain. tsT,' indicates trace OF pro0p!.
tetiou. W. Cc1RY, Obsesve5s
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
At the eitteton School Trexs.

Government Food Official (sternly to
curate)--This egg-and.spoon race must
be stopped in the interest Of the coun.
try. 1t might result In the loss Of al
cgg.-Passing Show.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Weather Report.

Meteorological Report Of Coopera'
tive Observer ct Ironton Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Tuesday,
April Is, 1915.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Des Arc Items.

was in and around Charleston,
Sikeston and Lilbourn last week. l
never saw such q good prospect Tor
wheat and they are planting lots OF
corn, but very few melons. There
has been too much rain. 1t has kept
the farmers back with their work. |
heard quite a lot Of talk down there Is
to who should succeed the late Sena-
tor Stone. They are somewhat dlvid-
ed over the matter, but OK Ex-Governor
nookery seems to be the choice. |
know Gov. Gardner will make a wise
selection.
We have not heard from our sailor
boy since the 9th. He is out at sea,
perhaps chasing a U boat. His old
dad would like to be with him.
The ladies OF the Red Cross served
a supper at Woodmen's Hall Saturday
evening. A large crowd came out,
despite a storm and heavy down-pour
OF rain. The proceeds amounted to
S6,, 90, which will be used to buy ma
ter,Al for our wounded soldier boys.
A letter from Jesse B. Jackson, now
| at the Great Lakes Training Station,
| to his parents here states that he will
| leave thera next week to enter How
ard University, Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, to prepare for a radio ope-
rator. We are sure he will make
good.
Cal Province and family went to
Irondale Thursday to attend the flu
neral of the formers father which was
conducted by the Masons. He had
| t,,,,,. xt frn u.y,,t,t ranrfhe
j. W. Cooper and wife went to Iron"
ton Monday.
Mrs. r. Ii. Stevenson returned Fri
day from East Alton, Ills, accompa-
MED By her son, Herbert.
John Lloyd and wife were in Iron
ton Monday.
Mrs. Ed Brewer spent Sunday at
Annapolis.
Mrs. John Reed and daughter, Jew.
oil, accompanied Rev. Elwood Taylor
and wife to Fredericktown, where
they are conducting a meeting.
John Fl. Stevenson and two boys
were in Ironton Sunday.
Among the visitors to Piedmont
Sunday we're: Fl, G.. Harrison and
family, Ed Schmidt and wife, Misses
Louise Schmidt, Hazel Mckee, Glenn
ma Brewington, Barbara Medley and
BLY, Stevenson, Herbert Stevenson,
Howard Stamp, Chester Schmidt and
a number OF others. ISAAC.
April ed.
was at Greenville during the hieh
water last week. Several wheat helus
we're damaged. l spent a half day
loafing in Greenviile waiting for the
motor car and took in the town.
There are several pretty homes In
Greenvij:e and we'll kept. Among
them arc the homes OF Ed Smith,
Harry Hays, Fred Bollinger and G.
Bennett. WAS down around the sta
, ton. The Paullus Mill Company was
loading two cars of corn. They ave
shipped several cars OF corn this year,
, to say nothing Of the shipments from
Hiram and WilIiamsville.
, met my friend, J. II. Walker, a
Piedmont. He has sold his farm
near Taskee, and bought the Bate'
property in Piedmont.
While in Piedmont l stopped at tn
8 Commercial Hotel. 1t is up-to-date
i, and we'll p%atronized.
: heard at SaLula that my friend
. and comrade, DR.. r. I. Minor, OF Les
. tervjlle, came very near being drown
g ed In Black river last week. We us
ed to swim rivers In Virginia durini
the civil war, but we are too old nov
to take chances. ISAAC.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-19
BISMARCK GETS
BLACK EYE IN
HIGHWAY BOOK

Bismarck has very legitimate
grievance against the compiler of the
National Parks Highway associations
tourist booklet purporting to offer
authoritative information as to the
towns through which the Red Trail
passes and the facilities which these
towns offer the motorist. The popu-
lation of the Capital City of North Da-
kota in pamphlets which are now
reaching Bismarck is given as SAB.
jamestown is shown to have an even
1000; Valley City $500, and Dickinson
5000. #. a, ~
Bismarck, fourth city in North Da-
kota, with approximately 5000 people,
is advertised to the world as the sixth
city, with population mark which
is based on statistics five years old.
Businessmen generally are inclined to
resent the Misrepresentation in view
of the fact that tens of thousands of
these booklets are going into the
hands Of persons whose good will is
worth something to the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-19
AMERICAN BOY
TELLS OF AIR
VICTORY OVER
T'E[UT'0N PLANE
Two Youths Bring Down Double
Scatter Machine After Their
French Pal Falls
SAW FRIEND DROP A MILE
Sammy Writes to Parents Of a
Thrilling Experience in
Battle ia Clouds

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 1S.-The
story OF how. two American youths,
William A. Wellman, aged u years
and Corporal Thomas Hitchcock, aged
II, of Long Island, N. Y, both men,
bers of the Lafayette escadrille,
brought down a German aviator who
previously had downed French air.
man in an attack over the trenches in
France, was given by Wellman in a
letter received today by his parents
here. Wellman and Hitchcock, 1t was
announced last week, have been de-
corated for bringing down the three
German machines in six weeks.
In his letter, Wellma1r said that he
and a French aviator named Mot
went up after d German two-seated
machine. Il got to Just 1000 met.
ers," Wellman says, and the boche
dead ahead coming toward me, when
I saw Mot make his first and last at
tack He dived at the biplane boche
and one Of his wings snapped Off. I'm
agine, dad, he was just perhaps fifty
yards from me, and saw the poor
boy drop into spin and not come
out Of it until he hit the ground.
"Well, by this time Tommy Hitch
cock, the other American with me
here, had arrived at the scene and to-
gether we tackled the boche. First,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-19
LET HER CRACK;
HURTS NOTHING

Friends who have displayed some
anxiety over the huge cracks, which
have appeared in the asphalt pave.
ment various places about the city
may forget it. City Engineer Akin.
son and Commissioner Kirk are auth
GRITTY for the statement that these
cracks are perfectly natural results
Of winters contraction in a monolithic
pavement. With warmer weather, ex-
pansion will unite the sections which
have parted company during the whit
ler, and the ordinary traffic will iron
out the junction and make 1t smooth.
The matter was brought up at city
commission meeting last evening,
and was explained to the satisfactory
Of everyone. Y,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-19
Totevn Mandan Gives Graphic Picture Of Life in France
Col Frame Deeply Affected When State
az ass s Unit Is Broken a& sas
North Dakota Band Plays.

solid hours 500 men just sang and
sang. ...,..
North Dakota Band Plays. .a
And the night before that the
North Dakota band played fine
concert. The old First North Dakota
is the first band to be located at this
camp and it has made tremendous
hit. Concerts in the city near here
were listened to by thousands of
soldiers and civilians. The band
boys are the "big cheese now. The
girls of the city have quit teaching
French to officers and now have the
musicians as the ir proteges and
pupils.
The other North L;,kota band is
now located at division headquarters
somewhere else in France" Gen
eral Liggett, commander of the divis-
ion, recently remarked THAT band
is worth a million dollars to the
United States army" He refused to.
let it be split up and the old Second
Regiment band is now furnishing
music for division headquarters and
convalescents in out of the great base
hospitals.
One of the Grossly, North Dakota.
boys, Sergeant Newton Lowell, died
recently, as you will have learned by
the u. S. casualty reports. Young
Lowell was a splendid young fellow,
member of the graduating class Of
Shattuck, 1916, and held the post of
major in that school. At the request
nf 0f in hn 7
am enclosing the following which n
wrote on the occasion of his death
To have lived, to have loved
Now to die. Good God, s.e-s
Can this be the end Of it all?
OF Lies ambitions, hopes and
plans
Must now answer Thy call?
Are the years of a loving mothers
care ....--...
My schooling and all to. prepare
Me place In the history Of man,
All lost because | did dare .
To do and serve as a soldier should,
For the love of his country, and
Right?
Am l. but a pawn in some great
f- game
To be lost in this futile fight?
My eyes grow dim and breathe a
prayer; 5
I'm home again, yet far away,
But hope, eternal, flies from my
breast,
Death, couldst thou thy hand bu:
stay
And l might brighten this vale of
tears, ~
Might do things to win q name,
Instead Of a place in the hills of
France
Hardly marked. And this is my
fame!
I grieve not for self, but for those
whose love
Will be drowned in a torrent Of
tears,
For those who have tried and given
to me .....'
The best they could through the
years.
l go as soldier. answer my name
And God-Thou wilt pity me.
I've fought like a man, done the bess
that can
Now l pass to Eternity. -,