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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. X. Reiner enter
tanned at their home four miles north
east OF Oskaloosa on Thanksgiving
day. Those present were Mr. James
Reynolds Mrs. Ella Nash, c. o. Nash
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mas
teller and daughter Grace, Howard
Masteller ard family. James Lawrence
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Z. Kendig
and CLYDE Robson. All enjoyed the
fine turkey dinner that Mrs. Reiner
knew just how to prepare, and all felt
that God had indeed been gracious and
merciful.
Captain Jonathan ID. Springer who
has been with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France the past
year and who some weeks ago was
sent back to the hospital at Fort Des
Moines. is now enjoying ten days
furlough visiting with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Springer, out on
the old family homestead in Jefferson
township. and his brother c. H.
Springer, In the same locality as well
as renewing old acquaintances In the
vicinity and at oskaioosa. He cam:
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
BRUTALITY
OF HUN OFFICERS

scaling. He had been Ill and was I'M
able to get over a fence at which prac-
tice was being held. An officer struck
him with a sword He fell and his
arm was broken. It was not properly
cared for. and that arm has been use
less since.
"While | was stationed at the forts
at Metz and Strassburg / saw things
happen myself that would make an
American soldier think that the disci-
pline he sometimes complains about Is
heaven in comparison. The soldiers
get Sunday off at certain periods and
look forward to them because they
can visit home.
81 have seen II happen time and
time again that officers kept some Of
ly nursing slight grudge of n per-
sonal nature-perhaps merely to have
bit of sport at the private's expense.
These same officers would think up all
kinds Of punishments for their men,
often putting a fellow at some task on
his day Off while several hundred
other soldiers were idle and could have
done the same work.
Just Keep Them Busy,
II have seen officers order men 10
carry water from the big barrels kept
In barracks. sometimes three or four
stories high, merely to give them a
task. After they had emptied the bar
rels they would be forced to carry the
water back up and fill them again.
II have seen privates put to work
on Sunday morning with bucket OF
water and a tooth brush and ordered
to scrub the floors.
IF a private does not shoot or march
as well as the officer thinks he should
he is certain to be punished. One
favorite treatment then was to require
a private to stand erect, then kneel to
the ground, repeating the performance
for an hour or more. I've seen off,
GERS beat and kick soldiers who be-
came exhausted from this task. II
frequently happens that three days
strenuous drill on bread and water
diet follows"
Hadlich has taken out his first nat
uralization papers, and although regis
tered as an enemy alien, is listed In
the aviation reserve corps and hopes
to be able to enter the American army
aviation section in the near future.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
FUEL MIXTURE FOR MOTORS
Twenty-Five Per Cent Gasoline and
BenzoI With so Per Cent Alcohol
Works Well.

Alcohol has been frequently sug'
gested as a possible fuel for automo-
bile driving, but it Is not found to be
entirely satisfactory, says Scientific
American. Benzol also has been tried,
and, while satisfactory, it, too, is not
produced in sufficient quantities to be-
come the universal fuel. and 1t would
not be desirable to build several diff
ferent kinds of motors to use the diff
ferent fuels. A mixture of the avail
able fuels naturally suggests itself,
and experiments that have been made
show that alcohol does not mix prop
erly with gasoline, but benzol dis
solves both alcohol and gasoline. 1t
has been found that a mixture of 20
per cent each of gasoline and benzol
with 80 per cent of alcohol, works
very satisfactorily in our present We
hicle motors, and as these proportions
correspond fairly well with the out
put Of the various ingredients that
may be anticipated, this may prove
to be the solution of the fuel problem
unless advances are made in the
design of crude Oil motors.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
LETTER WRITING THE RAGE
Pretty French stenographer is Cause o.
Literary Epidemic Among the
Marines.

Somewhere in France.-Letter VIII
ing has become all the rage among inc
wounded United States marines con-
fined TO the base hospitals here.
The reason is Frenca stenographer,
q pretty one, too, who has volunteered
q, write letters home for her incapaci-
tated American brothers.
Tire petite Parisienne makes q uai's
visit to the Marine hospitals 1or nc
tation-and the wounded devil uoes
have suddenly become literary giants.
They anxiously await her visits anu
fairly swamp her with mail.
Gee if only had about three more
aunts and six more COUSINS to write
to-" sighed one husky sea-Soidler' as
the pretty little "steno" moved on 10
the next cot.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06

Elevation and plan Of the garage
door that swings back, with a motor
car almost touching It; 8, door; 10,
crank arm.
Hager of Dovray, MIMI, has just pat
ented a simple combination of sliding
and swinging door.
How this works will readily be I'M
derstood after an examination of the
accompanying diagrams. The door
3 is hung from crank arm 10, so that
when pushed back 1t swings inward
from the closed position on the left
Of the two diagrams to the open po-
sition on the right.
1t will be observed that 1t does not
swing in a semicircle from hinges, but
moves around backward, as 1t were,
thus leaving plenty Of room in the
garage for car to stand almost
touching the doors.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
USE. BURIED COIN FOR BONDS
Mountaineers of Tennessee O'e W
Thousands Of Dollars to invest
in Liberty Bonds.

Johnson City, Tenn.-Tnousands OF
dollars in money that had been buried
by the mountaineers of east Tennessee
was dug up recently and invested IN
Liberty bonds. Gold and silver cur
rency was lifted from fireplace cor
ners, dug up from under the garden
trees and taken from the trunks OF mol
low oaks. Some of the money PAID
for the bonds dated back more than
half century. The third loan Is the
only one in which the mountaineers
largely participated.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE
Small Girls Efforts to "Fudge" en- IN
fortunate Remark Could Not Be
Called Successful.

A number of women were discussing
Liberty bonds one afternoon In n neigh
boris house. Almost unnoticed a little
neighbor girl had entered. At this
point in the discussion she exclaimed:
"Well. my aunt says she might just
as well buy Liberty bond as to be-
taxedw
Her remark caused a good bit oc
comment. One guest. who has a son In
the service, became very indignant.
and exclaimed:
"The Ideal Buying a bond to es-
cape taxatloni That's patriotism for
you! That makes me tired-anybody
os able as she is to buy bonds. or a:.y,
thing"
With that last remark the speakea
"few" out OF the house.
The little girl. beholdlng the strIfd
and bad feeling she had stirred up,
tried to fudge" on her remark, ex,
planning that 1t wasn't her aunt whd
made the remark, but some other won,
an. The neighbor women held her ia
her first remark, and were making 10
pretty warm" for the little girl, when
she finally burst out with:
swell, you don't know how much II
costs my aunt to live; and how much
Its costs her to take that trip to Ms
agara FallsI
The laugh with which the women
greeted this innocent remark was suf-
hcient to send the loyal and innocent
girl running from the room. Truly, her
lines had not fallen In pleasant
places" that afternoon.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
BOY HAD SPIRIT OF HIS RACE
How the Captains Boy, Mackinnon,
of tho cameronia Helped to
Allay Panic.

In the report of the torpedoing OF
the Anchor liner Cameronia with
troops In the Mediterranean last sums
mer, mention was made of the splen-
did conduct OF the captains boy. Mack
innon. This youngster was on the
bridge with the captain when the ship
was struck, and he did much to allay
the excitement by shouting through
the megaphone to the troops. keep
your heads, men. Dinna get excited.
It's a RIGHT. Nae hurry" and so on.
The sight Of the small boy with
megaphone as big as himself advising
the soldiers to keep cool made many
laugh and quieted many nerves. Tho
boy did many other things, and at the
end the captain found he had dis
obeyed orders and was still on the
bridge when everyone else had left the
ship. When the captain told him to
"clear out" he said. 'I'll no go till you
60, sir" The captain then caught him
by the coat and slung him overheard
into the destroyer before jumping him"
self. An eyewitness on the destroyer
described seeing the captain and the
boy ON the bridge Of the sinking ship.
I hear now that Mackinnon went
down in the Tuscania. Probably he
behaved there as he did on the Cam
eronia, and the death he just missed
In the Mediterranean came to him or
the Scottish coast. In the list of heroes
of our mercantile marine there ought
to be place for this gallant wes
Glasgow lad.-London Correspondence
nf the Manchester Gina rdIan
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06

Almost overhead In the early eve.
ming are some faint stars, constituting
the constellation Coma Berenices, or
"Berenice's Hair" II commemorative
Queen Berenlce, wife of Ptolemy Ill
who offered her hair to Venus to SEA
cure his safe return from war. Tho
queens hair was sacrificed, but dls1
appeared from the temple. Hence the
legend that her golden locks had
turned into constellation.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
Performs Patriotic Duty.

Hazleton, Pa.-The famous Buck
mountain. near here, will do its bit In
beating the kaiser. The anthracite
coal which fired John Ericson's Mon
itor when 1t defeated the Confederate
ram Merrimac came from the ground
of Buck mountain and now that same
ground has been turned over to ANA
teur war gardeners for the growing
of potatoes.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
The Psychic Thrill.

Did you feel the psychic thrill that
goes between speaker and an au,
dienceT
YES" replied Mr.. Spuffles. "TherA
was a mutual understanding at once
inside of ten seconds 1t was perfectly
evident that was scared and the au>
dience was worried"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
HELLO GIRL s ANSWER TO
KAISER is LIBERTY BONDS

Cleveland. O.-Mlss Mar
garet Hlbbard, telephone op-
orator here who has not been
over from England long, lost her
brother, Lieut.. II. ]. Hubbard.
In action in Europe. Her an.
swer was a Liberty bond pur-
chased from her small salary.
Then she heard that her young.
er brother had also given his
life in the battle for democracy
in the battle Of Picardy plain.
II went right out and bought
another Liberty bond" she said.
That's my answer to the kali
SER"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
DOOR FOR SMALL BUILDINGS
Minnesota Man Has Just Patented
Combination Of Sliding and SWING
ing Device for Garage.

For small garages and other build
ings where there is not sufficient space
hinges, nor is the edifice wide enough
to accommodate sliding doors, Ole
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
BRITISH CAPITAL
ALIVE WITH SPIES

same it must be remembered that
London is one great whispering gall
lery, and the most casual remark deal
ing with operations in France or else
where may be just the final check
wanted by the Germaps to verify
vast mass of information obtained
from thousand and one sources.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
Athletic Stars Enlist

Neutrality-suspicious. of former nth
letic stars are enlisting for service
with the Y. Nj. c. A. to instruct and
help the American soldier overseas n
keep himself physically fit to fsht
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
TO- MAKE TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS SAFE.
Washington Police Support Ma.
tionaI Movement for Inspec-
ton of Auto Brakes.
SPECIAL DUTY FOR OFFICER
One Thing Which Stands Between Mo-
torist and Truck Driver and Fa-
taIity-cars Must Be Proper
+ Iy Equipped in Capital.

The effect of wartime activities is
probably evidencing itself more upon
the civilian life of the nations CAPT.
tai than in any other city of the United
States. The quiet and dignified lure
of Washington has given way to every
requisite of busy metropolis. The
steady stream of humanity which
daily finds a mecca in this melting pot
of the world has necessitated many
changes in civilian as well as military
life.
The greatest problem which any dis
trict official has had to face has been
the problem of handling the increased
amount of traffic, writes Walter A.
Birmingham in Chicago Evening Post.
With at least 100 per cent more auto
mobiles and trucks on the streets, it
has been up to Maj. Raymond Pull
man, superintendent of metropolitan
police, to make traffic conditions as
safe as they were in "antebellum"
days. This he has accomplished, first
because of adequate police regulations,
and, second, because his force is see
ing that they are carried out to the
letter.
Enforce Brake Law.
Speeding and glazing headlights are
not the only motoring evils which are
not tolerated. Drivers of cars in Wash
ington soon realize that they must
keep their brakes in perfect condition.
Major Pullman is one of the most
prominent officials who are supporting
the national brake-inspection move
ment. In order that this point shall
not be overlooked, either through care
lessness or direct violation of the law,
he has one of the best men of his force
make the watching of brakes his spe-
cial duty. This man Is Lieutenant
Albert ]. Headley.
Any time of the day you can see
Lieutenant Headley jump from his
bicycle and take up a position near
. one of the crowded downtown corners.
If a car cannot stop within reason
able distance, the driver soon finds
himself at the nearest station-hOuse,
making an explanation.
May Adopt Thermoid Chart.
Lieutenant Headley says that he
considers properly adjusted brakes the
one thing which stands between the
motorist and truck driver and fatality.
He is considering the adoption of the
thermoid brake inspection chart, giving
the exact distance In which a car
should be stopped when equipped with
properly constructed brakes, as, for
example, the thermoid hydraulic COM
pressed brake Innings. Motorists In the
national capital may be compelled to
stop by this chart.
The District of Columbia police reg
ulati0ns say that all cars must be
properly equipped" and the depart
ment considers well made and prop
erly adjusted brakes the most impor-
tant part of the automobile equipment.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
Trucks for Farmers.

Trucks are in common use among
farmers-practically every farm auto
mobile Is q truck.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
German Oeserte>r Describes
Brutal Treatment inflicted
on Men in Army.
FATHER CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
Crimes Will Darker History Of Kaiser
ism Forever, When People Of the
World Learn the Whole
Story.

Marion, O.-Curt Hadlich, a young
German mechanic employed In local
shops, One-time aviator in the German
army, soldier of fortune and finally an
American citizen, not only believes the
stories OF German brutality that have
come from across seas but he thinks
when the whole story has been told
crimes that will darken the pages of
the history of kaiserism forever will
come to the people of the world. They
win be told not only by victims but
by the very soldiers of the kaiser him
self, Hadlich thinks
He is deserter from the German
army because of treatment he could
not stand His father is life Grip
pie from the indignities even of peace
times.
"The German soldier is treated like
a dumb animal" says Hadlich. "He
must grin and bear it-there is no ap-
peal"
Hadlich's story perhaps Is the more
interesting because he has Travelled
enough, seen enough and learned
enough outside the confines of Ger
many to appreciate conditions that ex-
list there.
Father Crippled for Life.
"My father Is a living example of
the effects of German militarism," he
said. after the war, If he still is
living. / expect to have him come to
this country to live as God intended
people should live. He too can tell
stories of how brutal German officers
are to the soldiers under them.
Like all young Germans, he entered
military service when he was twenty.
One day his company was practicing
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-06
To Benefit the cxcilst

A Canadian has invented pneu
matte hub for bicycles which. he be-
iieves, will permit the extensive use
OF solid rubber or rope tires
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
LAKE FLORIDA

Lake Florida. June 17th.-The Red
Cross will meet at K. H. Nelson 8
Thursday afternoon, June Goth. Lunch
will be served by Mrs. Herman Larson
Misses Mabel Ekblad and Mabel Skog-
lund and Mrs. William Peterson.
Some from this vicinity autoed to
Redwood Falls last Sunday and spent
the day there.
Mrs. c. Olson of Solomon Lake
and daughter Mrs. William Lindquist
of near Olivia visited Thursday at
William Peterson's.
Confirmation service will be held in
the Florida Mission church Sunday
forenoon, June 3Oth.
Miss Stella Olander spent a few
days at the William Peterson home
last week.
Mrs. John Ekblad and sons and sis
ter Miss Anna Danielson are visiting
with relatives in this vicinity. Mrs
Ekblad and children are en- their way
out to Estevan, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Danielson enter
tanned large number of friend:
and relatives Sunday afternoon.
A number of relatives visited at thu
Reese place week ago Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
LAKE LILLIAN

Lake Lillian, June 17-Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Borde and family visited friends
at Franklin last Sunday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Bomsta Tuesday.
Alex He'd of Willmar visited at his
parental home over Sunday
Willie Johnson is expected home
from Minneapolis this week. He has
spent about a month there.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson
and family visited friends and rela-
tives in New London Sunday.
Quite number attended the Red
Cross social at William Lundauist's
Saturday evning.
Mrs. Mattson of Minneapolis is at
present visiting at the Andrew He'd
home.
Albert and John Erickson and the
Misses Anderson attended services at
the Fahlun Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Marie Blomquist visited with her
sister, Mrs. r. w. Julius Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Linman and
family and Mrs. O. Johnson of Will
mar were entertained at Carrie John
sons, Sunday afternoon.
Misses Minnie and Lillian Erickson
are expected home from Niobe, N. D.
this week where they have been visit
ing for month with their sister, Mrs.
w. A. Blomquist.
Don't forget to attend the Mid-sum-
mer picnic at Ole E. Ericson's Sat-
urday, June 22nd.
Fred Johnson visited friends at
Eagle Lake, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Olof l.. Erickson and children
of Willmar are at present visiting at
Edner Erickson's.
Mrs. Mullen and children of Will
mar are visiting at the Andrew He'd
home.
Ellen Blomgren underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Willmar
Hospital last Tuesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
OUTRAGE COMMITTED At W1LLMAR TRIBUNE 0FF|CE||
YELLOW PAINT
WILL NOT STICK
Public Indignation in County Is
Intense. Editor rendered
Support.

A cowardly and contemplate at
tempt was made last Wednesday night.
after Burnquists speech at Willmar
to besmirch the loyalty of the Willmar
Tribune editor by daubing the front
of the printing office with yellow MOOR
paint The outrage was a dirty poll
teal trick. which was speedily so de-
nounced by the best element Of the
country people felt that the editor
was being punished for having been
fair to their movement and the resent
ment shown was intense. Intended as
slam that would injure the editor.
and destroy the influence of the paper.
the outrage proved a blessing in dis
guise, for it aroused the people and
resulted in a spontaneous rally of pop
u!ar support such as we doubt has
" ever before been received by a LEGAL
newspaper in Minnesota
The loyalty of the Willmar Tribune
is an open book. Since the day war
was declared we have tried our very
best to stand by the government in
its efforts and activity and no one
knows it better than our readers. No
one can truthfully say that we have
been guilty Of CT countenanced single
dislOyal act
AS for our stand of fairness towards
the farmers and the organization they
have made for the avowed purpose Of
lettering economic conditions in this
country we have no apologies to make
We know that our action is displeas-
ing to politicians who feel that they
are losing their grip on the political
situation. but we cannot for that rea-
son change our attitude that we be-
lieVe right. nor can we COuntenanCe
the wrongful use of patriotic activities
for BE furtherance of partisan ad-
vantages. We have tried our very best
to avoid needless friction between
town and country people, and believe
that this is a time when public men
should remain cool and use tact in
dealing with public questions during
the heat of political campaigns.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-19
AN OPEN LETTER
To the Citizens Of Wiiimar:

To the Citizens Of Wilmar:
The City Of Wilmar 10 to be favored with enterprise
company that will devote ito entire production towards the
manufacture Of improved agricultural machinery.
Wmar has been selected the future home Of the F. r.
SAckET the advantages offered both
to railroad facilities and labor believed with excellent
railroad connections and the large number people in War
desrous Of steady employment this will be placed
the Of the leaders the Of mprov
ed agricultural machinery
Appreciate the great need fo' soundy built farm imp'e-
mens and machinery this will business
with the intention not alone giving the farmer the BEST
GRADE OF MACHINERY THAT CAN BE PRODUCED, but
to serve OUR COUNTRY In able The
plant formerly occupied
purchased and with few small being
formulated for turning finished product fall delivery
while this new institution being mostly financed by Mr.
H. Saekett, president Of the Twin City Frog Switch
Minneapo!'e, SMALL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST
WILL BE RESERVED for citizens surrounding
country object Of rtherino
Until the time when machinery
general oces put in ORDER complete information regarding
plans OF this new company be obtained Willard,
president OF the kandyoh County Bank, WnImar MINI.
sAcKETr SYNDICATE .,->......x .
Manufacturers of :*&.f -
Improved Farm Machinery ! -.