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The sun., 1918-07-07
SONGS INSPIRED BY SOLDIERS DARING ABROAD

That wondrous, glorious. golden Sun,
Son OF old father sky.
And said: while you
Shine for us two
In this fine summer weather.
And / give 3
Wool prizes, we
Will do our bit" together
JORGE Gopof,
Columbus Circle, New York
Five little stitches sitting In a row.
slip off the first one watch the needles
go,
-Four little purlet,es cast there side by
Waiting for the moment OF their frislsy
ride.
Three tiny stitches standing IN just SO,
Binding of the heel piece and starting
in the toe:
Two husky purls only just begun.
To do their very worst against watch
full Hun.
One lonely loop looks up and smiles at
And now no more stitches, but sock do
| see. HELEN l.. CATION.
I'LL Rodney avenue, Portland. ore.
Sometimes in the night I am thrilled by
cheer
Which thousand throats seem to
raise high:
It sinks into silence, then breaks forth
again,
And / know that a train full OF khaki
clad men
TIE flower of our land-passed by.
O. brave women at home. prove a match
for these lads
who know how to cheer as they got
You must cheer them in turn-although
not with a shout
Just your needles soft click as they
work in and out
The sun., 1918-07-07
Other Features OF Contest.

Features OF SouNests
As the contest goes on it is bringing
out a lot of interesting things aside
from the actual writing Of verses and
the knitting. For instance many
readers OF tbs SuN are taking occa-
sion to express their thoughts on
knitting and kindred topics Of the war
in verses which they do not pretend
fulfil the conditions of the wool race
but which are often well worth repro
ducIng.
For instance. there IL the paint OF
reader who signs herself "Isie Wetten-
dorf" of SIS Fifth street, Boonville,
Mo. We certainly can sympathize
with the cruel plight OF Lyle and we
, wonder II there are more unsung
heroines like her who have been kept
through lack OF medium of ex-
preston from making known their
misfortunes. Read 1gie's sad lyrical
story which Is entitled:
SISTER SusIE's SISTER.
Sister Susie knts for soldiers
sits and knita all day and night
Knits the helmets and the mufTiers
For the men whove gone to fight
Knit. the sweaters by the thousand
They are olive drab and gray
And she socked the L. =. Navy
Weeks before II sailed away.
once her picture sraced a paper
That was pitched in our front yard
And beneath told all she's doing.
Gee, But Susic's working hard.
Romance met her in the mailboS--
Soldiers saw her pictu,e fair;
Wrote to her. and then she gIyed me,
Saving you amt knit a pair
one young man In Oklahoma.
At Fort Sll--a private he
Said he lored her looks on paper.
Asked her age--hes six times three.
1 en- Sister Susie's Sister
Never get outside the door.
Just because my Sister Susie
Wages war on every chore
Susie used to set the table,
Used to tidy up her bed.
Used to hep me cook for daddy
And the boys. for ma is dead.
I've been out but once this season,
People cried "Old Stacker. you
Never see YOU at the meetings.
sister Susie works for two
I went home | didn't tell EN-
Sister Susie Stacks on me.
If she'd do her bit in private
! could give a Red Cross Tea.
Listen. soldiers in the trenches
Fighting far beyond the foam:
Give three cheers for us poor devils
Who do Susie's work at home
Wish some General like pershing,
Foch or Haig would write me-wow
Sorter offhand. like old cronles.
Asking how my health Is now.
| Sign his name: Yours Most Sincerely
That would hush Sues guying laff
When I showed a foreign postmark
And Generals autogran.
IGIE WErrEH -poRF
prize winners write.
Here are some letters from prize
winners in recent contests that are
worth reading:
DEAR SUNDAY EplToR: Yester-
day | received the bundle OF wool
from Lord & Taylor. which | shall
immediately set to work to knit
into more socks for the soldiers.
THANK you so much for all the
nice things YOU raid about my 1T
The sun., 1918-07-07
! is Miss E. s. Colt Of 7os L,nwood ave.

is Miss +. y. Colt Of 7O3 Linwo God ave.
nue., Buffalo. All three verses are
printed elsewhere on this page. and
we leave II to the general public IL
they aren't good.
Naturally the next thing to do is to
give the list of contestants and verses
which won honorable mention this
week. Therefore here they are:
Honorable Mention.
They're knitting socks for sox to sock
the Kaiser.
My sister Sue and Ma and Aunt Eliza (:
They purl and knit, 1t really is the
To hep supply the socks for sox's
ration.
And sisters, sweethearts everywhere
Jab knitting needles in their hair
In place of hatpins. now quite rare.
The old and young. the debonaire.
Fat Uncle John, slim Uncle Jim
And pa-just think of him
knitting socks for sox to sock the
Kaiser.
sYi.
sammie one day OF n sudden learned
On which dite for France he was sailing
Complete was his outfit, but one thing
he yearned,
Knit socks were the luxury failing.
Sock Song Contestant our Sam became,
Offering well written lines to THE sun.
New wool as prize did he soon acclaim,
Gray socks were made, and needs had he
none
FRANK HARLAN.
&c West SpNeuty-third attract
New York city.
Needles OF ivory. needles Of steel
Knitting a stocking from garter to heel,
What shall we do with you when the
wars done?
The sun., 1918-07-07

for the remainder of the sea son at West
port Inn very soon.
The New York arrivals OF the week
at the Inn include Mrs William Rath-
bone Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. II. Edward Nicholson,
Miss Helen Hart and Edward f. Jones.
The sun., 1918-07-07

mat tnlS is what we 10 Al nome
To help you over seas.
A. A. GAINES,
warlng, Tex.
From a sweet Youne Thtns.
I made this pair OF socks for Bill,
Though Mother knit the toee
And Sister put the stitches on
And puzzled" for several rows.
And Mrs. Wilson turned the heels.
To help a bit. you see,
But think. | make these socks myself.
Won't Bill be proud OF me?
THsRxsE n. McDoNALp.
1873 ct. Charles Place, Atlantic City
n. J.
Blessings on thee. socks of tan
Knit for n dear. brave soldier man.
To keep him warm and At and clean,
TO down the Kaiser, oh. so mean,
Mid shot and shell he'll walk away
with trophies In the Germany fray
And when this war Ia said and done"
He'll give cold feet to the vicious Hun
MARuARET l.. DANES
s21 South Eighth street, Springfield, Ill
Two sun's sons.
The Sunday Of old New York
Gazed at the SrN on high,
The sun., 1918-07-07
Conditions of the Sock Song Contest

Everybody welcome!
Open to all patriotic kntters, male female
mustbe lines long
Write on side Of the only, If possible.
will be announced each Sunday received BY
Nassau than Wednesday
After that considered for the following weeks competition
Name. requested, unless win prize
First prize, WOOL second prize 81 in WOOL third prize ST.
In wool.
The sun., 1918-07-07

tie sock Song" Success to THE
SuN and may the zone system
never make your light grow Less
Sincerely yours,
HELEN LOOPING MILLER,
Morristown, Tenn,
Thank you so much for the wool I re.
Wish Id had brains to earn more.
For want to Keep on doing my bit
As long as our country's at war, 49,.
And when | send these socks to my boy
And he learns how the wool was wo6
I know he'll say, Bless sodmother y J
And the good old SUNDAY SUN" 4
Very gratefully yours.
d. ANNETTE RooEKs.
SIS Hancock street. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Winner third prize. SocK song Con- d..
test, June 90 1918. Il
DEAR Sock SoNo EDlToR: AS -
winner Of the first prize In the
Sock Song contest June %. wish :,
to express my deep appreciation
for your Kind words and also for
the wool which received to-day.
II is of excellent quality. and ] am
very much pleased with 1t. II
shall be used to make warm,
comfy" things for an only brother &
who is now wearing the regimen s.
tails OF Uncle sem. wishing you
all the different brands OF happi-
ness. | am. sincerely.
ALMA CONSTANCE WELSH.
GALLON. n J., July l.
Here the Youngest Writer.
The youngest contestant turned up
this week in the person OF Carolin
Hughes OF 1470 East Eighteenth
street. Brooklyn. Caroln Is just 10
years old and We prophesy bright
career for her as kntter. "A poet
and a patriotic American. Her verse
follows:
am knitting socks for Sammy
For I'm trying to do my bit eel.
As I know it's very little
And ought 10 show my grit.
Here is one case of woman who
has been inspired to knit socks di-
rectIy by THE SIS Sock Songs. Mrs.
A. NJ McShane of 1929 Beacon street,
Brookline. Mars. She tells in rhyme
exactly how il came about:
Inspired by the songs that appear in
THE SUN I'm determined to knit ;.
In the making OF sweaters. wristlets ana
scarfs for some time i've been
doing my bit
But now, Soldier Boy. II is right up to
me to save In little tin box
Nv ice cream soda and movie cash and
with il buy wool for your socks.
And although | may not be SO cool In
side. your feet viii from cold be
free
And my heart will be warm with
thoughts Of you who so hravely
fight for me
Ard woven in with the wool 40 gray Is
thread unseen BY you:
| It's a prayer for your safe return, dear
lad. to loved ones tried and true.
/ Mrs. Mary V. Hoffner OF Route No.
| I, Folsom City. cal, seems n bit anx-
| Gus rs to whether she can qualify in
| the contest With n verse she sends
she includes her qualifications Shs
Is director OF knitting of her Red
Cross Chapter and was finishing her
| eighth pair of socks when the inspira
| ton came tn write Sock Song. Be-
| sides the socks she has twelve other
pieces of knitting to her credit. She
certainly does qualify and we hope to
hear more from her even though her
| verse didn't win this week. -..
And that applies to all other knit
tcrs. You don't have 70 be knitters
OF socks or OF sweaters or to specialize,
on one sort OF garment. If you knit
now or want to knit. just take your
pen in hand and write a Sock Song
and then take to the needles. ....
The sun., 1918-07-07

On the socks that our soldiers need so.
MARI ORR AUSTIN.
2 Washington Heights, Merden, Conn.
The sun., 1918-07-07
THIRD PRIZE.

Emily Seymour Cort, 703 Lnwood Ave-, Buffalo, N. Y
Knitting and signing? all. nay, nay.
Knitting and singing. THAT'S the way!
Keep the faith and the courage high.
Cheer the boys when they say good-by'
(Knit and puH and eight inches plain)
Here's TO the day they come home again!
The sun., 1918-07-07

The above guaranteed not exceed the limit
regardless OF any wsary of the fancy only
not measured by the quality Of my poetry (l).
The sun., 1918-07-07

That this Is what we do at home
To help you over seas.
A. A. GAINES.
waring, Tex.
The sun., 1918-07-07
SOCK SONG PRIZE WINNERS
IN THIS WEEKS CONTEST

FIRST PRIZE.
Miss A. Moore. sss Throop Ave-, Brooklyn.
SUN heeds
Wool needs.
sit
And knit.
Brief time
For Rhyme
Boys fight
With might.
Til Hun
On run.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

The opportunity did not come
with any regularity
The railway centres, where
the loOI had 10 be loaded
into trains. were clearing
houses for wounded and SOL
diers returning on leave, for
salvaged war material being
sent back to Germany to be
reconstructed or melted down
into metal, and for other war
equipment necessarily sent
back from the front. Thus
the trains usually were quite
filled-with munitions and
soldiers coming from Germany
and with the debris and men
and materials returning.
But when an extraordinary
movement of troops from
Germany, such as the arrival
of fresh divisions of reserves.
for regiments from other
fronts. took place, trains re-
turned without full loads.
Then officers could send their
crates of curios, church loot
and valuable paintings and
statuary filched from the
French to their homes in Ger
many. Official sanction had
to be given, of cOurse-whieh
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

table in my dining room. Each one Of them remember
ing doubt that while the sack Of the cathedral in
progress they were keeping up their courage" by eee
bratng the Generals absence by entertaining women,
agreed that steps should be taken to pacy the people
The General refused to interfere with the Punishment
of the able that he said matter Of adminstra
ton But he ordered that the commandant at Cambria
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
De e q imposed
upon, Z" was the
Generals only
reply.
It was the
same General
Won der Waldau

who, eventually, ordered the
whole city Of Cambria burned to
the ground. The order was only
partially executed, but to-day
the cathedral is only a ruin-the
greatest conhagratioD was start.
ed from its interior, where the
soldiers stacked cans of oil to
start the blaze.
Shortly after the events con-
corning the able and the cathe-
dral at Cambria Colonel Hof, the
commandant who had lnstigated
the deeds. was removed. i heard
the staff officers discussing his
transfer to Douai. 1t was some
thing of a promotion.
Colonel Hof had been admin
istrator of the civil and military
affairs of occupation in the dis
trict of Douai but three weeks
when not only the great cathedral
of Douai, but more than q hun.
dred church in that diocese were
Systematically looted. To many
persons in America it seems al
most impossible that such desc
Loot from churches which T.
packed up ready 10 send BAG
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

The n1utiIated statue Of S1int
Sebastian, showing the bullet
holes left BY the German van
dals, who used this sacred
object as a target.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

(COnsinHed Vert SrnGGy'
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
The Young Countess de Whose Chateau France
Was Occupied by Hindenburg and Others High Command
Reveals for the First Time the Details unsupported
Savagry Behind the German Lines Devastated France
Which Stands Unparalleled by Anything IN History

Grafton could be praetised throughout whole diocese
under formal military plan heard the stories Of spec
tators refugees from the Loua district aferward passed
my house and told me- among other things, how the
churches were sacked
But even better evidence than these eyewitness
reports the letter of the Bishop of the Diocese Of
Douai TO the Pope making formal report of the
renees Let give that letter here It is of the
official records of the invasion and copies of it, surrept
tiously printed distributed throughout the diocese
that the parshoners might know that their Bishop had
told the facts the Pope memorzed the letter. word
for word that might give the text to the outside world
This is how it read: =,
"Douai, France
Episcopal Residence.
February Is, 1917
'"Most Holy Father; 1t becomes incumbent upon me
to fulfill painful duty in informing Your Holiness Of
profanaons perpetrated by the Bavarian army in
churches On February at o'clock a. m soldiers IN
vaded hundred and eight Of the churches in my do
cese They ordered the services then progress stopped
Immediately. They expelled the congregations They
forced the priests at the altar to stop the holy sacrifice
of the mass Then they searched every Of the
buildings broke into sacred repositories violated the
affairs and carried away all objects>of value.
"In numerous churches they obliged the priests to
open the tabernaces and show them the contents Of
the noy cDorlum In convent OF TINS clty the onlcer
in charge Of the Bayaran troops took the ciborum from
the tabernacle and opened it himself because the
refused to do SO.
GAN rectories and converts were stripped Of money
and objects Of art and worship Some Of my priests have
been placed under arrest and greatly fear they will be
sentenced at because forbidden goods such
metals relics and household utensils had been stored
away by the parshioners In the steepes of Of the
churches The priests did not know of these violations
Of the military LAWS and not responsible therefor
Yet the commander of the troops occupying the diocese
insists that they shall pay the penalties for the violations
despite their ignorance of such violations having been
practsed
I addressed Immediately formal protest to the Ger
authorities but far have been unable to obtain
good results therefrom We constantly exposed to
q continuance Of these vexations
February has been the saddest day Of my episcopal
since the beginning of the war; These profana
tons of the Blessed Saeramens have caused most pam
full impression my mind and the minds of my beloved
diQcesans.
TToI--
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

procure the court-martlal
Of every soldier and OFF,
Ger who participated in
the raid on the cathedral.
Two weeks later, after
another protest had been
made by the citizens, the
commandant reported
that his investigation
had disclosed that the
soldiers had been guilty
of nothing more than q
systematic search for q.
secret telephone, thought
to be concealed about the
church. The looting and
profanations, he declared,
were the work Of the
citizens themselves, who
took advantage Of an op-
portunity, innocently
supplied by the military
authorities, to cover up
their theftsi
Again General Won der
Waldau was furious.
that his troops should
have been SO malignedi
] told him myself that If
he would send his aide to
the railway station at
Cambria he would find q
pile, Of crates waiting for
shipment back to Ger
many and containing the
bulkier valuables looted
from the cathedral, the
chapel and the abbe's
study. at is impossi-
bic, Madame. ] have
been imposed
upon" was the
Generals only
reply.
It was the
same General
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

Loot from churches which the Germans had already
packed up ready TO send back TO Germany when the
French surprised them and recovered the treasure
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
&C. BARRIE.
"Douai, France,
Episcopal Residence.
Bishop of Douai. =

bishop Of DOual.
The Bishop might have added that among the loot Of
the cathedral the organ pipes carved by famous
artist jewel incrusted frame from which painting of
the Virgin old that the painters had been lost
had been ruhessly and aside and the sacre
dotal vestments Of the priests.
Yet the Bavarians Catholics, and remember that
twice Colonel Hof attended the Sunday mass said in
the mprovised chapel in my chateau every Sunday
ing before the Lutheran services Of the Prussians
The articles stolen from the churches always
carefully Grated be sent back Germany. Frequently
these crates boldly marked with the addresses Of officials
in Berlin who doubt, notified by mail to reship
them to the families of the officers sending them
manned at the railway stations for weeks at time, where
the population of the city might them and know where
the priceless souvenirs of their ehurcGes were going
When opportunity for this plumber be sent to
Germany the officers in my home always were eated.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

The sum of thirty dollars has been raised toward the purchase of a trophy cup which will be hung up as the prize for a motor race contest between the Scotty Alhan, J. II. Miles. Al Gawn and Lehman machines. According to the tentative program formulated, the race will be to Safety and return at such time as the trails are in good condition. The racers will stop at Safety for a period of five minutes to look over their machines. Although the full details are not arranged as yet it is practically certain that all four of the local motors win compete unless prevented by breakdowns. The Allan machine will be driven either by the famous Scotty himself or by Chas Thompson. who is also @ speed merch- ant of quality, Dick Liston will prob- ably pilot the Miles sled and Gawne and Lehmann will likely be at the helm of their own machines. Russ Downing Is taking an active hand in raising the trophy fund and is figuring on secur- ing donations totaling about one hun dred dollars.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

The work of skughtering the de- sired portion of the big reindeer herd which lately arrived from Kotzebue and Golovin is completed and a total of nearly four hundred and fifty deer carcasses have been placed in cold storage for shipment to the outside. The remainder of the herd will now be divided, one portion going to Port
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

general description of the new army draft laws under which draft registrants will be hereafter selected for service will be found on the third page of the present issue of the Mug get under the caption; Government Is. sues New Draft Rules. The article contains full details of the Question naire system by which draft eligibles will be graded and explains the var ious divisions in which registrants will ,e placed. The article should be read by all present or prospective draft eligibles.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

The government night school is maintaining a steady growth, as in. dicated by an increase of four addi. tional pupils in the enrolment last week. bringing the total number at- tending to 14. Contrary to the gen eral impression, majority of the pu- pils are not men, but women. Several nationalities are represented. the larger number being Scandinavians. The course of instruction covers spelling, history, civil government and the Con- stitution of the United States and the pupils are all eagerly interested in the instructions received, according to tho instructor, Rev. Chas. Shank
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

According to information reaching the Bureau of Education, thirteen PolSr bears have been killed by the native hunters of the Cape Prince of Wales district up to the present time. Three of the huge animals were bagged by one man. This is a greater number than were killed during the entire win ter of 1916-l7 and indicates that the animals are unusually prevalent along the upper coast.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24
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If you suffer backache, sleepless nights, tired. dull days and distressing urinary disorders. don't experiment. Read this twice-told testimony. It's convincing evidence-doubly proven.
 Mrs. Ellen Watson, 4O5 E. Thirtieth St., Tacoma, Wash, says: After an operation and being in the hospital three months my kidneys were weak. My back was lame and there was heavy dull ache across my Joins. My kidneys sometimes acted too frequently and sometimes not often enough and bladder trouble caused me a great deal of distress. Doan's Kidney Pills re- '1ieved me of all that trouble" (State- ment siven November 4, 1915.)
 On May 2a, 1917 Mrs. Watson said: T can never say enough in praise of lDoan's Kidney Pills. They cured me cf kidney complaint and the cure has lasted"
 60 cents. at all dealers. Foster. Mil burn O., Mfsrs. Hunalo, N. Y.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

Post cards received by friends of Gee Burger, formerly in the employ of the A. T. asd T. Co, announce that tho genial electrician is located in the city of Butler, Pa, and is filling the posi- ton of superintendent of the local telephone line. Unauthenticated re. ports reaching the city during recent days say that MT. Burger was recently welded to a, charming young lady ture of the boats last fall. Having no desire to embarass the young lady in the report is verified.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

The prospect that the Borden Cup Race will be held in the near future is causing the dog fanciers to look over the local racing stock with a view to picking the possible winner of this years contest. According to those who are doggie wise. the Aver. Webb and Riley teams are in fine shape at pres ent and are already showing excellent speed in spite of the limited amount of training they have received up to
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-24

Clarence, the other to Goiovin. The herd destined for the latter point will
 leave either today or tomorrow in charge of Hans Samuelson. Wm. Marx will have charge of the Port Clarence herd until it reaches it's des tination. member of the owning syndicate states that practically all of the four hundred odd carcasses now in storage will be shipped to Minneap. olfs, to be placed on the market in that section. According to the same au- thority. the demand for reindeer on the, Pacific Coast is very light, owing doubtless to the public being as yet unacquainted with the meat. The great demand in the Minneapolis sec- tion is attributed to the presence of large numbers of Scandinavians, nearly all of whom are acquainted with the savory and extremely tender flesh of reindeer