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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-09
FROM PRIVATE LLOYD NC aUIRE
or 37OTH INF.
Somewhere in France"

= X
July 10, 1918.
My Dearest Mother and Dad: Just
got through taking off my gas mask
from gas alert sound. Well, folks, i
received your letter Of the 18th Of June
and take it from me was certainly
glad to receive the same. am glad
you people are feeling 50 fine this time
Of year. Yes, right here I want to ask
you to be sure and send Jesse and I q
picture. Have ours made on postal
cards, then you can put them in LETT
ter. Be sure and do SO at once please,
Mother dear, as am very anxious to
have one. So is Jesse. I am proud to
know you are receiving my letters o. x.
I have not received many letters from
many Of my friends other than my close
friends. You must encourage them to
write Jesse and I.
Mother dear, you write such wonder
full letters, letters that encourage me to
be good boy. You have gotten out Of
that old worrying habit. That's the
Mother you are, the greatest that ever
lived. Keep mp the good work. am
quite sure it will be some time before
you can send me the box but continut
to send the papers, they will come Al.
right am sure.
Oh Mother dear, I am 30 glad you saw
Miss Eaton. How is she and how 10 she
getting along. Does she look like thu
Miss Eaton Of olden times. Mother
dear, be sure and give her my address
~ "a 80 YF
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a mgoing to write her . letter in care
Of you. BE sure and give it to her
please.
So you people are having some warm
weather. SO are we. It is some hot
right now.
Has Walter Wagner joined the army
or has he been drafted, gone to Prairie
View, Texas. Why did he 60 50 far for
trainingf What branch Of service ID
he in. And Finis Bledsoe 10 entering
the officers training school, Herbert
Whitfield is in New York. Well, he
won 7 be long getting over here with
your fighting son. n 55,s. n N
Give everybody my best regards. Tell
them to write soon. So you think III
great deal Of your birthday letter, do
youf I am glad Of that. If you have I'LL
published please clip it and send it to-
me in q letter. Continue to pray for
me, mother dear and maybe some day ]
will come back to you, @ u IL
have some good news for You, Moth
er dear. have been chosen TO attend
an officers training camp some time soon
over here. Ny captain chose me for
some reason. Two Of the ieutenants
spoke q good word for me. Probably
some sweet day you will have two SONS,
officers in Rrance. I will be in school
three months I think. There was only
two men picked to 60 out Of four line
companies. Jesse does not know It a
yet, 40 have not seen him this week.
I know he will be proud Of me. He
seems to think > great deal Of me. Ton
men are going to tho training camp
from the regiment. do not know
whom Ne leave to 20. Pray that II
make good and come back to you and
the family. 4
Must close now, Mother dsar, BE sure
and give ny love 10 Miss Eaton.
Lots and lcts for Ill AZ you. Good
bye and God bless III of you. 81.
Your hghtiAg son, s
LLOYD. n,
Ny captain send his regards.
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DIR. ROBERT 3. NOTION OF TUsKE-
GEE IN IOWA.

DR.. r. r. Motion, principal sf Tuske-
gee Institute in Alabama, and successor
to the late Booker T Washington, will
spend q week IN lows on lecture. tour.
For the first time since his election to
his high position he has consented to go
out West on speaking tour; and so
here is an unusual opportunity for
thousands Of Iowans to hear DR.. Motion,
who in many ways, is the equal Of
Booker T. Warrington % an orator.
The new leader and wizard OF
Tuskegee win speak in this state .
follows:
Aue.st II. Oakland, morning and
aftefnAon, Chautauqua.
August IL. Corinthian Baptist
church, $3.50 P. NJ, Des Moines.
August l3. University Church Of
Christ, $3.50 p. NJ, Des Moines.
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S%Es:4tt Ouly 40, 1910 NJ
| Dear Mother: I have just come in
from drill and thought would write
you today. In fact I intend to write
you daily 30 you will know that I am
well and hearty. It has been very hot
but last night II rained and il very
much cooler now. Tho heat is 90 op.
pressive that II is hard to get any sleep
at night. The horses suffer very much
because they are docked and the hie1
give them . merry time.
] have charge Of the trench mortar
section OF this camp, and am very well
pleased with the personell Of my sec
tion, but I never let them know that ]
am pleased with them. But they can
shoot fast.sand straight, and the inter,
est which they show would satisfy the
crabbiest sergeant.
This is such beautiful day that my
mind is wandering up and down the roll
ing prairies Of dear old Iowa instead OF
among the poppies of France. / have
just come in from the firing range where
my boys have been shooting their NOR
tar. They put two machine guns ont
Of commission, and laid down such i
barrage that mouse couldn't live In II.
Ono shell fen in q potato field and har-
vested enough potatoes for q family
dinner. The men are so enthusiastic
over their work that have great diff
ficulty in keeping them from getting
range on the officers quarters and blow
ing it to pieces. We are very proud Of
our men because Of the interest they
take in the work.
Last night we had moving pictures in
one Of the mess shacks, and we GER
tainly did have some fun. Max 1inder
was the center Of attraction and he
rivals Charlie Chaplin. Later on after
the show couple Of German aeroplanes
came over and crowned the evening by
destroying a French observation bal
loon. This morning the French anti-air-
craft guns brought down one Of the
Boches. Thanks to the Y. M. G. A.
and the German and French artillery we
are never lonesome. They keep us
royalty entertained. During the early
evening the Y.M. G. A. stages boxing
bout and moving pictures, sometimes a
vaudeville act, and as soon as the Y.
M. G. "a. has finished the artillery takes
up the interval, then when day comes
we go out for work at our drills and
thus the time passes. The French Of.
ficers are very hard workers during the
day, not q minute for foolishness, but at
night they are very playful and not a
moment for work, but. they certainly
can fight. Yours as ever,
Lovingly,
RUFUS.
(Rufus B. jackson, End Lieut.. (370th
Inf.), formerly old 9Th Illinois.
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ANNouNoE1uENT.

III Mrs: w. NJ. Watkins Of Buxton, Iowa,
announces q Grand Opening At shef
house Tuesday night, August Il, 1918.
Everybody welcome.
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Indianola, Ia, Aug. S, 1918.

Indianola, Ia, Aug. s, 1918.
To Wh6m Il May Concern: ssssS
Dear Co-yorkers: viii Ill heads ofs
departments have your work in the
hands Of club members NOT later than
the second week in September.
Owiag to war activities, We are very
busy women, and Il We do justice to-
these outlines as prepared by you, No
must have time for their study. II tho
out going chairman did not present to.
you tho outline for this year, please COM
muniea4ef with her 1t once ii order
that, Il they have not prepared an outs
line, your may do 50. Since you 90
present chairman viii no doubt feel res
sponsible for the work. As
Let us not spend SO. much time this
year in organizing new clubs in towns
where clubs exist. But let us put forth
every effort to fill up the ranks Of the
present clubs with the many worthy and
desirable women all about the state.
Not 30 many clubs; more active women
in the clubs. LIE t us double our present
club ranks and all work together, one
great harmonious body Of humanity
open for suggestions Of all kinds for
the betterment Of the state and nation.
II we find plan working well in any
branch pass it on to others that they
too may be benefited.
BY SO doing living up to our beauti-
full motteSowing Seeds Of Kindness
and Lifting AS We Climb. It alone
speaks volumes. ss s5 sz t.ss +55; u
MARTHAT. WHITE.
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MARTHA r. WHITE, y
State Pres. I. s.. +. G. w. G,
Tndianola, Iowa.
Pelican, hlabits.

The pelican IL commendablx regular
In his habits. The parent birds catch
fish, and. after eating their MI. dy to
their young, who eat BY thrusting their
bills down the mothers throat and
feasting on the half-digested food.
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BUXTON. IOWA.

The Hon. Robt. r. Morton, principal
of the Tuskegee Industrial Institute,
will speak at thes =. IA. g. A. Audi
torium next Wednesday night, Aug. IA.
Admission free.
Z The members Of the Y. are dong some
fine work these days fencing in the
Y. lot and graveling the yard under the
direction Of w. P. Lewis. Next year
we hope to have a beautiful grassy
lawn with plenty Of flowers.
Mr.. Paul Jones is suffering from a
broken foot received last week at
Mines No. 1s while driving. g |.
DR.. Francis G. Robinson Of Chicago,
Ill, delivered an arousing speech in the
auditorium last Thursday night. Both
white and colored declared him to be
very diplomatic toward talking to a
mixed audience and telling them just
what he wanted to without insulting
either side. 5,ss
Mr.. J. u. Mills secretary OF the Y.
who recently attended the secretarial
training school at Harpers Ferry, w.
Va, reports his trip as being very in
teresting one.
Mr.. A. J. Webster, one of Buxton 8
entry drivers at No. Is mines, broke all
past records fhe last two weeks in July,
for IA days work. He averaged about
$500 an hour or $1,000 per day. We
don Z think Uncle Sammy can kick on
this. Es5 sa
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orru1rwA BR1ErA

OTTU1EWA BRETA
On last Sunday morning splendid
sermon was preached by Rev. R. n.
Cato, pastor Of Mt. Zion A. NJ. E.
church. Text: Romans S:17.
The Benevolent Society," will meet
at the residence Of Mrs. John Cheshire.
The ladies Of this society are busily en-
gagged in making convalescent robes,
and in this way assisting in the great
work Of the Red Cross.
The ladies Of the Ida B. Well Barnett
reading circle are also engaged in Red
Cross work, being organized into Red
Cross auxiliary. They are doing knit
ting for soldiers.
Mrs Matte Green swill leave this
week for Mason City to attend the
grand lodge Of the knights Of Tabor.
She il High Priestess Of Daughters of
Tabernacle.
Those who have come home toyisit or
stay indefinitely are Miss Bessie Owens,
a teacher in the schools Of Kansas City,
Mo-; Miss Beulah Williams, who is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. r. Harris; Miss
Minnie Thompson, Of Clinton, who is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Thompson; Miss Blanch Bell, Of Chi
tcago, who is visiting friends.
Mr.. Howard NJ. Lewis, Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, passed through Ottumwa,
the home town Of his parents, ON last
Thursday, enroute to Camp Dodge for
service in q. 8. Army.
Mr.. Harold Gooch spent last Satur-
day in Mt. Pleasant, H., on business.
While there he made = brief visit with
friends. ss
Nj. osssr Thompson, left the city
last week for Clinton. From there he
left with the other Clinton young men
for Camp Dodge on last Thursday
morning.
The members and friends Of the Mt.
Zion A. M. =. church will meet Wednes-
day evening at the church and 60 out
to Mrs. Elizabeth Mcmahon Is, for the
purpose Of engaging in . cottage
prayer meeting. AZ the close Of the
prayer meeting and the administering
Of the sacrament to Mrs. McMahon the
friends have planned pleasant sur
prise for Mr. and Mrs. Mcmahon.
Mrs. McMahon ID the Oldest member Of
Mt. Zion, anG has been III for many
months.
"A cottage prayer meeting will also
be held at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pratt for the benefit Of Mrs. Alice
Gilbert, mother Of Mrs. Pratt. Mrs.
Gilbert is also member Of Mt. Zion
and has been i'll long time.
a surprise picnic dinner will be given
Tuesday afternoon, at the residence Of
Mrs. Emma Gardner, in honor Of her
sister, Miss Bessie Owen. A large num-
Der Of guests are invited.
goodly number Of Ottumwa citizens
turned out to give the nine young race
men who left last Thursday for Camp
Dodge an encouraging and enthusiastic
send off, for Camp Dodge.
Miss Mabel Dante has returned to
her home after surgical treatment at
Ottumwa hospital and is improving
rapidly.
Miss Katherine Moss Of South OF
tumwa is expecting to return to her
home soon after treatment at the OF
tumwa hospital.
Mrs. Carrie Gordon remains no better
at the Ottumwa hospital.
\ The young men soldiers at Camp
Dodge who were over Sunday visitors
at home were Mr.. Herbert Robinson,
Mr.. Russell Bailey, Mr.. Howard Robin
son, Mr.. Byron Williams. Their friends.
were all glad to see them looking so
grand in their, uniforms Of khaki. Two
more young men soldiers from Camp
names Of which we failed to get.
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about 90 new subscribers and hereafter
they will read the. Bystandcr. I. L.
Moore, 8. 4. CLARK, Lucy Kinney, Mary
Green and A. E. McCallums are some
of the citizens.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14
, From Amiel Pate.

Jno. d. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky,
Dear Mr.. Babbsge: Enclosed find check
for one years subscription to the
Breckenridge News. have missed
but few copies although this is my first
subscription as mother has sent the
News most every week so l will spend
81. so to relieve her OF the trouble.
use to get them fresh from the press
every Tuesday afternoon after school,
but Thursday will about bring 1t to our
house.
am holding a good position with
the Dinner Fare Register Co. as Ordin'
ance Inspector, On 3" and a" Gun
Mounts for the Navy. These guns are
complete except the barrel, when they
leave our plant. The company expects
80, 3" mounts per month, and IL, 4"
and II gets them too.
Tsis leaves Mrs. Pate and. Jr, enjoy
ing good health the same as myself.
am as ever, Yours truly,
A. T, Pate.
6ls Albany St. Dayton, Ohio.
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Making Good in Illinois.

Mr.. ]. ID. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
Dear Sir and Editor: | notice my
time is about out to my home paper the
Brecke nridge News therefore am send
ing 81 so to pay for same one year may
change my address from Soweaque, Ill.
to Pana, H., 2o7 E. 9Th St.
This place of about eight thousand
inhabitants, four railroads passing
through, paved streets and dry"
This is one of the main routeo for the
soldier boys going East. Uncle Sam
is we'll represented here. The country
is some what rolling and the land is
not as good as around Moweaque al.
though the crops are looking fine.
Wheat running from II to a. bushels
per acre. Oats and corn are looking
fine. Most every farmer and others
have patch" of navy beans. One
man close to where l work has twenty
acres of little fruit. Tell Joe Mulhat.
tan to bring his cat thresher out and
we will make the navies fly.
am alone this evening pipe deeam-
ing (most people here smoke cigarettes)
thinking how many ] would know if 1
should meet them unexpected in Glow
export, Hites Run and Persimmon Flat.
as / have not been in Kentucky for
seventeen years. often think l will
get me the old famous, the Little Ford
and drive down some evening after
supper, for they are as thick here as
the mosquitoes on Bull creek and Ghea-
gan in hickory nut time.
With best wishes to all. remain,
Yours truly.
| VIM Weatherholt.
p. S. ! am employed at the Pana
Coal Co. mine as hosting engineer.
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BEECH FORK

Road working is the order of the day
here this week.
J. M. Beatv finished delivering his
tobacco to Beard Bros. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hepdrick went to
Clover creek to church last Sunday.
Esker Payne and family of Harmed
we're the guests of J. G. Tucker Satur-
day and Sunday.
]. G. Tucker and Owen Pate went to
Hardirsburg to day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Nat Taul went to
Louisville last Sunday to see their son,
N. E. Taul who is in Camp Taylor.
Bob Blake and daughter went to
Hardinsburg Tuesday shopping.
George Pate and Charlie arickey
were 10 Hardinsburg one day last week.
Nat Taul went to Hardinsburg last
Saturday with some cattle he sold to
Beard Bros.
]. NJ. Beatty went to Hardinsburg
one day this week with some chickens,
butter and eggs.
James Smith got thrown off of a
wagon the other day and broke three
ribs.
| ]. Il. Beatty and family went to
Roseville today TO attend church there
tomorrow and to be the guests of their
mother, Mrs. Sarah Lyons.
Mrs. J. NJ. Beatty and Mrs. James
Mattipgly and little Mildred Elizabeth
were guests of Sam Mathews and Mrs.
Mathews, Cobot.
Frank and Walter Paterson went to
Hardinsburg yesterday with six big fat
hogs they sold to Beard Bros.
Walter Taul and family and Mrs
Pearl Hawkins and family went to
Louisville last Sunday to see the boys
who are in camp.
]. M. Beatty was in Cloverpor'
yesterday on business.
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Here's A True Patriot.

]. d. Babbage, Cloverport Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find p. o.
money order for 81 so to extend my
subscription to the Breckenridge News
for another year.
Out corn is burned up by the hot
winds, but kair and cotton are fine.
We are trying to be patriotic by
buying Liberty Bonds and w. S. S.
Have bought $500 worth myself and
expect TO invest my whole cotton crop
let 1t be large or small.
L. X. Addison,
Tabor, Okla.
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Subscribes for Two.

Mr.. Jno ID. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for two
dollars for you to send the reckenridge
News one year to Mrs. Martha Nc
Ouady, 4OS 9th, Ave, Evansville, Ind. 4,
and four months to me. Yours truly,
McQuady, Ky. Pearl Jackson.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14

Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for one
dollar and fifty cents (sl50) for which
send me the Breckenridge News for a
year. | would like to have the paper
sent from the time my subscription
expired which was June IS, 1928 Hop
ping to get all thu back papers soon.
Yours truly,
b A Robertson
1909 Loosmore St. Los Angeles, Cal.
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Jno D. Babbage, CloverPort. Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find 81, 50 for the
Breckenridge News for another year
from July %. Yours very truly,
T. M. Watkins,
305 N. 9th St. St. Joseph, Mo.
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URUGUAY NEAR MARTIAL LAW
That Montevldeo outiooi<sln Car Strike
Man Killed In
Clash.

Montevideo. Uruguay, Aug. IA
declaration Of martial law seems I'm
minent as the result of strike Of
street car men, which has been in prog
ress for more than week. Daily
there has been fighting between the
police and the strikers. The crisis
apparently was reached, when one man
was killed and several persons were
wounded In street battles.
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Enjoys the Breckenridge News,

John d. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find 81 50 to renew
my subscription to the Breckenridge
News. We enjoy reading your paper
and feel almost like we are receiving a
letter from home. Yours respectfully,
Thos. L. Blaine,
New Windsor, Ill. r. No.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14
From a Soldier.

The Breckenridge News, Cloverport,
Ky. Dear Editor: Find enclosed forty
ce nts in stamps for which please send
me the Breckenridge News for three
months. ! am,
Everett b. Shaw,
IS Co. az, B. N. los Depot Brigade,
Camp Travis Texas.
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SENT TO CAMP FUNSTON

Corporal Orie L. Klein, of the light
Artillery, has been transferred from
Camp Zachary Taylor to Camp Fun
ston, Kans., where he will enter the
officers Training School. Corp.
Kelm says he likes army life and is
enjoying excellent health.
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From Merlin Warren.

Mr.. Jno d. Babbage. Cloverport. Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find check $3.50
please send to my address your paper,
Brecke nridge News for one yeas. Please
me your issue for last week.
Yours resp. ctfully,
Ammons, Ky. Merlin Warren.
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A New Subscriber.

Mr.. Jno d Babbage, Cloverport. Ky.
Sir; Enclosed please find 81. so for
the Breckenridge News for one year
beginning date S.7.Is. Respectable,
Nellie Thompson.
il9 N. 18th st. Louisville, Ky.
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SUBSCRIBERS
LETTERS
From Mrs. E. J. Weber.

Mr.. John d. Babbage. Cioverport.
KY, Dear Mr.. Babbage: Encloaed you
will find nv check for 81 50 for which
please send me The Breckenridge News
for another year. Yours truly,
Katherine NJ Weber
1245 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky.
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alag THEIR HOME TOWNS"
Novel Stunt at Eagle Hut Cheers
SoIdiers

Soldiers.
p. f. Storrs of the Eagle Hut In
London is responsible for a popular
stunt at that CHEEKY establishment. He
has put up large scale map of the
United States and Canada and adorn-
ed 1t with request to American and
Canadian soldiers or sailors to flag
their home towns"
The boys have fallen for It. and
there is always group of happy faced
lads around the map, and In less than
fortnight II is already dotted thick.
Middle Western towns between the
Allegheny mountains and the 4issis'
sippi have been tagged most
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14

When you have backache theliver or kid
neys are sure to be out of gear. Try San
oil, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and
bladder. A trial SOC bottle will convince
you. Get it at the drug store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14
Gar DRUCCED
TO AID KAISER
Russian Court Lady Gives Some
Inside Facts.
QUAcK BRIBED BY BERLIN

Royal Pair Warned Of Their Danger
Weeks Before Revolution Started
Gar Under Influence Of Thibetan
Drug When He Signed Abdication-
Administered by Man In Pay Of Ger
man Government.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-14
war WORK REAL
Test OF WORTH
Only Pure-GoId Man or Woman
Remains.
FRIED eggs FOLLOW FLAG

American Boys In France Demand
Home Eats Early and Late-Much
More Drudeery Than Glory for Vol.
unteer In This War-Writer Shows
One Side Of What Work Means Over
There-lt's Work That Counts.
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From a Californian.

Juo. d. Babbags, cloverport, Ky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
RED CROSS URGING
NURSES TO ENLIST

An appeal for nurses both at
home and abroad is being made
through the press. Never before in
history has the opportunity for the
nursing profession been so great
and the chance to render to man
kind the greatest service possible
been so urgent. This profession is
not the only service organization
being called upon at this time. The
medical profession has also been
asked to render its utmost service
Young women who are seeking
the opportunity for real service in
the war are sought by the Red
Cross. That organization is call
ing for $4,000 graduate nurses to
start with. They are wanted at
trained women 10 go immedi-
ately into service for the army and
navy. The quota for the central
division. which includes Illinois. is
?. 93G-nearly One-third of the total
Of graduate nurses within
the five states of the division. That
means Illinois must be fine-cOmbed
TO furnish her share of the number
Therefore, all those who are inter
ested in the welfare of the injured
and sick of the army are urged to
join in the recruiting work so