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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
LETTERS FROM OUR KHAKA-CLAD WARRIORS

has been don't knew myself as have been
nearly everywhere since ] left home. Have
gone through fourteen states How is that
for = green horn? Have seen many noted
places. We finally landed here in Camp Mills,
Long Island, New York. II is dandy place,
just like Wisconsin. not far from Jersey City.
Everything nice and green and cool Its
great. Airplanes flying all the time
many as seven az once and noise
must tell you about cur trip the train from
Camp Wa6sworth. Left Thursday afternoon
and reached Jersey City Saturday morning.
They took US on ferry boat and gave US a
f0aF hour ride. | went across the Patomae
and Delaware rivers and was in Washing
ten, ID. C. Geei Mrs Woodrow Wilson was
there to help serve Us coffee and douehnufs
They say it is very seldom she has time to come
to see the boys she has SO much work TO do
but when she heard the regulars were coming
she right on the spot
1 will never feel sorry for going when | did
as l got in with the regulars instead of the
National army. We are much better supplied
with things to fight with ia case we ever do
get into the scrap, We had a little wreck
on our train down in Virginia Our train was
standing still and q freight train came along
and bumped into the baggage car the rear
ana banged 1t all up but nobody was hurt.
Almost knocked nae out of my berth--real
classy; had sieepeTs for two nights, and plenty
OF good things 70 eat. In Philadelphia the Red
Cross gave US ice cream and a box of cigar
cites | cannot write il all. bat wait until /
stSries-and yet I have not one half of
what is before me.
II is hard TO tell how long we will stay in
this camp, but will get paid one of these
days and We will get 4s-hoBr pass TO New
York city. oh, boy! Well. goodbye. and don't
worry about me. as l would far rather be
where i am than at home sneaking ont of
things with poor excuses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

E. C. Belts, for two years a member of the
changed his farm -there for the old Austin
farm near Leon.
Mr.. Sylvester Johnson, Of Jefferson town.
has purchased the desirable John Benrud So
acre farm home near NeNry. T. ]. Thorson,
real estate man. negotiated tn sale.
Last spring the farmers of Connecticut
shipped the farmers Of Wisconsin and North
Dakota six carloads Of seed corn and received
close to $4,000 for the shipments.
Southern farm boy-ciub members produced
in 1917 food and feed Vailed at S44ei9, I2l,
tai of II5.745 boys were enrolled in regular
clubs in ia States.
1t is estimated that, as a soldier, each man
uses thirteen times much wool as he did
when a civilian. The soldiers must have wool
and the CT. tiians must do every thing they
can to supply them with this necessity.
A registered dairy placed in a wiseon-
sir herd % years ago cost Si55e. She was
sold 10 years later for SI06. Out Of her 1873
were sold for Sll. 1923. Those he retained in
the herd brought the total up to at least
$4,000.
In Lisbon township. Waukesha county an
Airdale valued at Sill killed $1,000 worth of
pure bred sheep. as well as some grades and
pigs An0AncE uok DIT ana gave rabieS TO
horses. cattle and hogs worth SS0O making a
loss of $3.50 in one township alone.
Department of Agriculture specialists, APP
pealings for increased production of poultry
and eggs, makes these suggestions: Keep bet
ter poultry. select healthy vigorous breeders,
hatch early, preserve eggs. Gull the hOck, grow
rs much poultry feed as possible; supply the
family table, eat more poultry and eggs and
conserve the meat supply.
The Kansas sense of huHOr never dies. il
the following advertisement which appeared
in the Abilene tKas.b Register. is any evil
my alfalfa field. north of town, 10 catch the
goplS<rs. Please do not bother him or shoot
at him. as he is a good. well-behaved snake.
and harmless except to sophers and micss''
Dir. c. Max Boyer, who lives close TO the
majestic old MissiSsippi in Wheatland town,
brought over his wool clip to this market, SELL
ing at 65 cents pound. He had twenty-six
heeces and brought Them in his automobile.
And how saightiis changed the conditions 7
MIR. Beyer's father, the same farm. early
fifty wears ago. raised sheep, many more
his wool at six to Aen ccnts pound, and he
brought it here sold IL to nf the river
towns, delivering ii in Ox-cart-
Illinnis is the center of agricultural produc-
ton in the United States says the Department
of Agriculture. States Of greatest production
are: Iowa sl,330O .00e, Illinois si.255,00O,-
coo. Texas 81 ,046 000,00a, Missouri Ss47 OO,0OO,
Ohio SS5l 100000 Nebraska S77a-000,000, In
diana s776 100000. Kansas S735.0O0,000, New
York Sz00,000.0DO, Minnesota S646, 00o, O0O.
Pennsylvania Se36 900 Gee, Georgia S605, 600 .OGO
Wisconsin $59S. 900 a00 California S575 000, 600.
Michigan s53i.Ooo.0oe. Kentucky S52s,o0O.000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

The Reedshutg fair association has decided
not 10 hold a fair this year owing to con-
ditions. The directors concluded il best
to not have the people spend the time which
rs needed in the production Of food.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR. HE WEARS A
ALTON Alto IyLGTAI


fBy Harlan bromley of Victory, Fort Barran-
sas, Florida.I
DEAR FATHER AND SISTER We'll our
company is Just about busted up, and there are
about fifty lift. am now at FOrtaBarrancas.
have been mere for week and will tell you
haw I came ts be here. After the so men left
our company to make up another one they
took eight nen ont of coWpany for the
signal station at this fort. ! was one of them
and have been having il easy. i am on
duty twenty-feur hours and of forty-eight.
In the daytime We send messages to Fort
Piekens. the naval station and the coast guard
by flags Sometimes we use the arm sema-
phOre but we use wigwag flag To send the
dOis and dashes and at night nhe electric
lights i do not have to drill Stand any
calls except retTsat-and everybody has to
stand that call.
1t is fun to look through the perisrope and
lock all over the harbGr and gulf We have 20
put down description of every boat that comes
into the harber. Another duty is to carry
kilograms 10 the officers from the wireless sta
ton in the fort. Can you imagine me wear
ing big As automatic pistol whenever go
out with a telegram. We do not know how
long we will hold this job-it may be six
months or may be relies ed in week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
HIS HEAD Full OF ARMY AFFAIRS

EBy Charles WOodhouse, WheatIand; Head
quarters Company. Somewhere in EurOpe.I
DEAR MOTHER We are safely on shore
and stood the trip fine, but it took long
time 10 make it. We stati0rci at one of
the mosts heAHtif al places in Europe according
TO what the people say around here. Got a
good place to sleep and plenty TO eat what
more can fellew want IN this world. except
a smOke--and THAI is not so but all have it.
We into nest of subHarines on our
way over but they only got their periscopes
above wafer when the destH0yers started to
play. ! saw two Of them destroyed and they
tell me they got three.
Bert Christensen, one of the boys I came
across with. is writing across the table from
me now. bat the other two bsys | don't know
where they now. They have divided us
up for few days but we expect to be together
before long.
Wen. news is awfully searce because have
10 be careful what We write. but don't think
fer minute that ] ana d0wnheRrted just be-
causelI don't write .onR letter. Ali I've got
in my head is something in connection with the
sEmy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Department of Agriculture specialists, APP
pealing' for increased production of poultry
and eggs, makes these suggestions: Keep bet
ter poultry. select healthy vigorous breeders,
hatch early, preserve eggs, Gull the hOck, grow
rs much poultry feed possible; supply the
family table, eat more poultry and eggs and
conserve the meal supplN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
RATHER ENJOYS THE WHISTLE OF TIL
r. GERMAN SHELLS ~


IBy Fred Nixon of La Fargo. who is doing
trench dnfy and lodging steel messages in
France, written June 81
DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER Every
thing is going along fine here, at least with
me. We returned from the trenches a short
time ago without casualties. i was only up
a short time and of course up a signal
operator in of the FIRST line dugouts. Just
were going in our side opened UP a
heavy barTage with their big guns, pound can
non and machine guns We went right by
the machine guns and they we're sure spit
ting out their steel messages OF DEATH The
heavy shells were screaming about $50 feet
over cur heads II surely is some sensation.
out l rather like il. IL doesn't sound so good.
however. when the German shells are dropping
about so or go feet from you. Aside from the
schrepnel, they just cover with dirt. rocks or
mud, whatever il may be. A shell be
heard when ii is coming toward you and one
tell within few yards of where it will
light, if lies down fat he is quite safe
unless the shell strikes within 10 or Is feet of
him. We prGcticinF constantly to become
more proficient signal men. We spend sew
eral hours n day praeticing.
l got letter from Ray. Lois and Herman
about week ago. 1t took about month to
get here: that isn't very bad. When ! first
arrived in Bordeaux about three months ago
/ was getting mail in from Is to 20 days.
Bordeaux is the second largest city in France,
had quite time there. The French
have some queer customs and are very anus
ing TO sometimes but suppose il would
hurt their feelings if we laughed at them SO
we try TO conceal cur amusement. ~
AeroplaRe battles are very common here,
in fact they ARE shooting at "a German right
over my head now. We saw "A beautiful bat
three Frenchmen. Very often one of them
viii appear to be falling. 5EEt tnmbling over
and over for two or three thousand feet. Then
he will right up and sail of.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

The Kansas sense of huEOr never dies. IL
the following advertisement which appeared
in the Abilene tkas.D Register. is any evil
demo Notice; / have put a bull snake in
my alfalfa field. north of town, 10 catch the
goplH<rs. Please do not bother him or shoot
at him, as he is a good. well-behaved snake.
and harmless except 10 gophers and mice.i,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Order appointing time for administration
and fixing time for claims and notice TO cred
unrs
COUNTY CoURT-vERNoN CCJ'NTY.wIs
90 L 4 a
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-17
CoIored Labor Meeting

Both growers and Gamers are need
ing labor badly to save the tomato
crop. The farmers especially are
short because of many men going in
to the canning houses, or being draf-
ted. In order to get all labor posi-
BILE, and to cause people to take more
interest in saving the tomato crop,
we are planning to hold big patrl-
otto labor meeting at Waugh Chapel
Park. Thursday. August %, at S.45
o'clock p. m.
Prof. Chas. R. Richardson, of
Washington D. c., from the Mary
land State College of Agriculture, and
Mr.. Howard L. Edmunds, of Cam
bridge, will address the colored peo-
pie of Dorchester county on saving
the tomato crop. All colored minis
tiers are asked to give fullest support
in getting the people to attend this
meeting. These speakers will have a
message of the greatest Importance,
and every body is urged to be pres
ent. The music for the occasion Will
be furnished by the Merry Band.
C. E. LEATHERS,
Emergency Demonstration Agent,
Cambridge, Nd.
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DAMNINC EVIDENCE
Historical Fact And Hoped-For Fan
CIV Convincingly Mingled in THE
Kaiser, The Beast of Berlin"

THE Kaiser, The Beast of Berlin, y
which will be shown for the last
time at the Grand Opera House to-
night, has been declared by those in
a position to know not only faithful
to essential fact in its damning evil
dence of the Hun conspiracy to dom
mate the world, but to be also keenly
accurate in its characterization of
the leading figures in the spoilation
of Belgium and in the subsequent
events which led up to Americas
participation in the war.
Not only are historic facts adhered
to closely throughout the drama, but
rf intimate personal touches
" ~ dfcate its preparation was
u1loei Xhe direction of men closely
familiar not only with the person
alities and temperaments of the chief
characters, but also world events in
their every aspect. The whole ruth
less wretched story of the German
plot to subjugate the nations of the
earth is presented wildly and con-
yincinely. Adv.
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Arrival of Bohemians
Helps Labor Situation

The labor trouble which has been
facing our canning industries seems
to be coming to an end, due TO the
continuous arrival of Bohemian
workers from Baltimore, who come
prepared to work in the different
canning factories of our town. Up to
the present time it has been diff
cult task to get any help whatsoever
in the factories but now a reason
able amount of labor has been Sc
cured and it is the hope of the diff
erent packing concerns to make this
year the banner year of the packing
industry.
This morning an extremely large
number of BohemianS, who are TO
work for the Phillips Packing Co,
the T. M. Bramble Packing Co, and
Noah Webster, Esq, of ThompsonS,
arrived on the steamer Avalon, and
it appears that it is the intention of
the crowd to stay considerable
length of time, for some of the little
fellows even brought their ice sleds
with them.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-17
STORY OF PERSUASION"
Tells How Two Wealthy MiSsourians
Bought $1,000 Of War stamps.

What several thousand patriots
who are hustling to get money for
Uncle Sam would like to know is the
exact nature of the persuasion re-
rerred 10 in the following item from
Paris. Mo-:
1t is said that two of the Wealth.
est men in Paris positively refused 10
buy thrift stamps. However, one day
last week several determined men
waited upon the two and informed
them that they were going to buy
thrift stamps. buy them before sun
down. and that nothing less than
$1,000 worth each would be Satisfac-
tory"
The result of this determination
and whatever else was used was the
sale of $4,000 worth of war savings
stamps.-St Louis Republic.
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What To Eat In August

After all. much may be said in ia
vor of August This is the month of
roasting-ears and watermelons. The
season of berries has largely passed
by. but peaches, apples, and pears
are taking their place Many vege
tables are in their prime. 1t is pecu-
liarly appropriate that in this hot
test month such an abundance of
foods suitable to hot weather are at
hand. 1t is true that fruits and Vege-
tables do not present that concen-
trated form of food which We find in
. cereals and in meat. But concen-
trated foods, We should not forget.
are often injurious The human di-
geStive organs require a large bulk
of practically indigestible matter in
order to functionate as they should.
The cellular tissues of fruits and veg
atables afford these necessary ingre
dents They are also rich in or
ganic acids and the salts so neces
sary in preserving the alkalinity of
the tissues and the blood. We say
then, Blessed be August, which Law
ishes upon us such an abundance of
foods suitable to the season.
There is a very considerable per
centage of our population to whom
August is not a glorious holiday.
During this August the so-called in
dustrial trades are working at their
effort in supplying the sinews of war.
The smelters, rolling mills, and FORCES
are all running and adding their ar
! tificiaI heat to the very abundant
store which nature has provided. To
all of these workers | would say a
word in favor of August. 1t is high
ly important that they should eat
largely the foods so characteristic OF
the month The man at hard labor
in the fields or at the forge who
drinks beer abundantly is doing the
most dangerous thing possible. The
hard worker who has a correspond
ingly huge appetite and who devours
immense quantities of meat, is doing
! himself almost as much harm as If
/ he were drinking beer
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-17
CHURCH LOCALS.

Mass tomorrow mora; at st.
Mary's Church, Cambrijge at I
o'clock
Services at the Holiness Church
tomorrow: $50 a. m, class; IL a.
m, sermon; $50 p. m, Sunday
School; p. m.. song service, follow
ed by preaching.
Owing to illness in the family,
lev. VIM L. Hoffman. pastor o. ST.
Paups Vi. T. Church. is unable to re-
turn this wcel,. but Their" ill re
services in the morning a. IL clock.
with preaching by Rev. d. II. Willis
N sn.vices in the evening.
Zion NJ E. Church tomorrow ::
Morning class, $50; morning wor-
ship at IL o'clock; Sunday School at
2.15 p. M; Chapel School at 2.30 p.
M; evening service at s o'clock. The
pastor will speak at the morning ser
vice on Personal Positiveness, and
at the evening service on The Man
Who Lost His Dream \ cordial
welcome to all the services.
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CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS
MUST GO TO WORK
NeXed Problem of Their Presence at
Army Cantonments is Now Solved.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 17.-Af-
ter struggling for a long time with
the knotty problem o. conscientious
directors in army environments. the
War Department now announces that
the difficulty has to a large degree
been solved through the aid of the
farm help specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
In the various States where there
are farming communities which in
clude sects opposed to war, such as
the Dunkards and Mennonites, and
where additional farm help is needed,
these places are made known to the
cantonment commanders, together
with a record of their farm labor
needs
! The plan has worked out so well
| that in the three camps where def
mite lists of DIRECTORS were compiled.
practically all of these men have
/ been placed Camp Meade had IS,
! all of them now at labor on farms;
/ 100 of the 1O2 men at Camp Lee
have been placed, and the majority
! of these at Camp Taylor.
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Target Practice AT The
Entrance Of Annapolis Hafbor

Rear Admiral E. w. Eberle, Su-
perintendent, L. S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md, has issued notice
that target practice will be held to
the Northward of the Channel en-
trance to Annapolis harbor. between
the dates of August oath and Septem
Der 18th, 1918, both inclusive.
The line of targets, three in num-
Der, will run northeast from No. ,
channel buoy and will extend about
two miles from that buoy. The line
of fire will be toward the southeast.
Firing will take place on Thurs
days and Fridays, from Las to 5.45
p. M, and on Saturdays from to
1145 a. m, weather permitting.
S. L. GRAHAM,
Lieut., L. S. \. R.
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Hog Cholera Lecture

A lecture for the discussion of hog
cholera control will be held at Cam
bridge Grange Hall Aug. Goth, at
$50 D. m. Church Creek school
house Aug. 21st, at $50 p. IN. Cor
nersville schoolhouse Aug. 22nd, at
$50 p. m.
Addresses explaining hog cholera
and how it may be controlled in the
county will be given by one or more
representatives of the cooperating
forces. Everybody invited. Admis-
sion free.
C. E. LEATHERS,
County Agent
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ICE DELIVERY NOTICE.

Commencing Monday, Aug. 18th,
We will charge double the regular re-
tail price for all special deliveries
made direct from ice house. in guam
titles less than so pounds.
There will be no advance in price
by retail wagons on their regular
trips, and consumers are requested
to secure their supply from them.
This is a special order of the
Board of Directors.
CAMBRIDGE ICE CO.
Adv S-9-1m.
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Used Autos for Sale

have several used cars, in good
condition, which l will sell at very
reasonable prices. The lot includes
Bucks, Fords, l Ford delivery
wagon, 2 Overlands See me at
once, as l am going to move them
quickly. j. FRED DUNN
Adv. 7-5t. B. S-5t cod.
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Tuesday, August 20, 1918

between the hours of two and three
clock p. m, al. those &p.cHdld hulid :
avenues, both of which avenues are
better known a. Hambro oks S9ule-
ward. one mile northwest Of Cam
! bridge. in Cambridge Election district
looking HambroOkS Bay and thoptan&
! river, which Were formerly part or
the II, ct of land known rs Hamhr"oks
ard which are lascrlbeG Is follows;
LOT NO. /. All that j. situated at
the South corner Of ,!at'"'.'e and 10.
pie avenues. between tn r"stdence Oh
Annie T. EuCi".) ana Maple aNenSe.
just acroa. tn I:put@V.': | 20 Tie
home prop@r,y % Iarn n n SI ElG,o
having a fro we of 80 test IN Belle
vue avenue, and a depth of 24O 1eet
bordering on Maple avenue
LOT NO. ,. MI II NJ ~ Sl,''atta on
between said avenue and HambrooAs
Bay, having a frontage of 100 feet on
Maple avenue and $50 feet on Ham
Lots Nos. and will be offered to-
LOT NO. 3. All that lot adjoining
ing "A frontage of 20 feet on Maple
avenue and a depth of 107 feet on its
southwest side and III feet on its
northeast side. and being opposite the
LOT No, A. All that lot immediately
southwest of Lot No. g. and blndlnG
thereon. having frontage OF -tV deSt
on Maple avenue and 81 feet on Oak
street. and depth of III feet next to
Lot No. 5.
After Lots Nos. J and have been
offered together, and Lots Nos. 3 and
I separately, all of said lots will be
offered as a whole. and the under
signed reserves the right to sell them
in the way they bring the most money.
These are among the most beautiful
sites for suburban homes around Cam
bridge.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash; ,
balances in - months from day of sale,
to be secured by the interest bearing
note or mortgage of the purchaser.
Title papers at expense of purchaser.
CALVIN HARRINGTON,
Dixie Realty Co. Attorney. |
AuctIOReers. SITS.
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Tuesday, Aug. 70, 1918

between the hours of l ard 3 o'clock
p. m, all that part of a tract Of iaAd
called Timber Neck" and ''Tever-
ton" situated on the south side Of the
county road leading through Bran
nock's Neck from the Cambridge
Church Creek State road, 81 mites
from said State road, in No. g.. or
Church Creek Election district of Dor
chester county. Maryland, adjoining
the lands of A. Bowdle Robinson ard
Richard Linthicum's heirs, and con-
tanning 10 acres. more or less.
About acres are arabic. Balance Is
cut down and timber land, part IF
which is we'll set in timber. 80 marked
piles are. sold, with 3 years. from
March, 1918, to get them off. New =
room dwelling, 80 by II, with II foct
corner posts, good carriage house, IL
by 90 end stable II by Is; 80 Ben Da-
Wis apple trees, Z years old. and good
water. Possession January !. 1919,and
purchaser to have the S42 rent from
Robert ]. Chester. tenant and to pay
Terms reasonable, to be made known
on day of sale.
W. IRVING MACE, Atty.
al S. 91214161q
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CONTRACTORS NOTICE.

CONIKACTUIS' . NOIICE.
have added TO my equipment two
. IL ton automatic dump automo-
bile trucks, which will enable me to
handle any material quicker and
cheaper than anyone else in Cam
bridge.
RICHARD HUGHLETT. JR.
Phone 434-Adv 4-20-tf.