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The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04

and lost out. On our way here saw
lou OF what Uncle Sam is doing and
tne enorm1ty of the stunts he is nut
tlng over on the Boche in getting
ready for this war, and, considerine o
the starting conditions and time in
which he had to do it, the results are
simply wonderful Our trip lasted
flVe days and 1 did most of NV riding
on nat cars where our rolling kitchen
was located, and got a pretty good
view of the country. The town we
are In 1t in Northwestern France
and is st. Andre De Eauk, in the same
oCate as Wallet. 1t is within five
miles OF one of the largest seaports
IN france. Nothing to the town, in
Iact, 1t is the smallest we have camp-
cd In yet, and also a very Door sec
ZION or the country. Very little of
the country is under cultivation and
the main crop seems to be wild black
berries. The roads for miles around
are simply loaded down with berries
and the French people will not touch
them, saying they are no good and at
nome we are crazy about them. One
OF the best treats we have had in the
way OF eats since we got to France
Have berry picking details everv
day and eat blackberry pie. firitters
and blackberry everything.
Practically all the houses here
nave matched roofs, and that with
the big windimills, remind a person
more of Holland than of being i'm
France. We are billeted in a school
mousse and in our pup-tents. Had GU
choice of camping places, and, al
tnough the nights are becoming cool.
L preferred the pup I'm becoming
chronic fresh air fiend. l like this
fresh air business fine and am going
to sleep in my tent just as long as
the weather possibly permits. NV
bunkie now is fellow named Bob
Lassiter, from St. Louis. I've sorter
chummed with him since coming to
france anyway. The two of us have
built broad sides to our tent. making
1T about two feet higher, giving us
plenty of room to sit up inside the |
tent, and be really comfortable, and
also removes the necessity of crawl |
ing in backwards on our hands and |
knees when we want to go to bed. A |
strange way to get in to tent, but |
nverethleSS true, when you have no
sldebOardS. 1t behOOveS us to make |
ourselves as comfortable as possible. |
as we expect to be here for two or |
three months.
AT last I've escaped from X. P.
have to relieve the man on officers |
mess every fourth day, but at that |
I'm pretty well pleased with the |
change. Do not know when we will |
start on our regular work here. In |
the meantime, though, there is al
ways something to do. Digging post |
holes in this neck of the woods will |
be no cinch, as most of the digging /
will be through rock. I've recently |
received letters from Will, Henry and |
Bert. Also had a nice long letter |
from Mr.. Brown, and two punches of |
Detroit papers, and must say that |
ITO the Aaiser's Aids" is great stuff. |
have also been receiving the Gin
cinnati Enquirer and home papers |
pretty regularly. It's nearly mess |
time, so I'll bring this to a close and |
leave the answering of your letters to |
the next time. Love and best wishes |
to all.
"Affectionately,'
"IEO,,
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04
LEO -

Wayne Cottingham, of Paris, has
been transferred from ordinary SOL
dier work at Camp Zachary Taylor
to responsible position" in the
Finance Office of the Quartermaster's
Department at the camp Wayne
writes THE NEWS another of his in
teresting letters, which we repro
duce below:
Camp Taylor, KY.
Dear NEWS:TIf he was anything
like his namesake, old Zachary Tay-
lor held all records for being indus
|trious. Work, like Spanish flu is all
the rage here at present. Trying to
dodge it is just as easy as shooting
fish or trying to borrow some money.
II am working in the finance office
temporarily, and have to pound
typewriter from daylight until taps
at IL p. m, in an effort to get our
hired hands paid their thirty ko-
peks, minus $3.50 insurance, SIS
allotment, ETC., on time. In this
office everybody works, including the
officers. That's unusual, but the
commissioned specie set the pace for
the whole bunch. This job reminds
all you have to do is work.
81 suppose Paris is as lively as
ever-trafic cops on all the corners.
And / suppose the whole town enjoys
the same recreation on Sunday after
noon as it did when / was there
walking down to see the creek. At
any rate the creek does move. When
is Paris going to awake and open
picture shows on Sunday? Even Rip
Van Wrinkle only slept twenty years.
"Yes, / am in a rather pessimis-
tic mood to-day. This is Sunday
and 1 couldn't get pass to Louis
Vile because of the prevalence OF
Spanish influenza and the issuing Of
only one-fourth as many passes as
formerly.
"All the crowd 1 came to camp
with were transferred to the artillery
range at West Point to-day, leaving
me here by my lonesome. But l
guess I'll follow in their steps soon.
After two months training We'll go
across, according to rumor- That, OF
course, means peace by Christmas.
Otherwise they wouldn't send this
fighting battalion over there.
"As this is Sunday, my wash day,
/ will have to strain my back over
wash-tub for an hour or so, so must
close and go at it. Give my best re-
CARDS to everyone from the devil
clean on up including the printers,
yourself and the editor.
Sincerely,
WAYNE COTTINGHAM,
Finance Office @. M. Detachment,
Camp Taylor, KY"
Mrs. Henry ]. Santen received the
following letter a few days ago from
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04
"On Transport.
ffD nEIr

"On Transport.
Dear Mother:
1--WE are still on the water, but
hope before night to see the dear old
land once more, and there is not a
soul on board who will not be glad,
as we have been on the water long
enough and will be contented when
in sight of land
1--WE have had a fine voyage, ex-
cept we had about four days of real
rough seas, and the old ship would
pitch about, but all is we'll that ends
well and it looks as if we will say
that in a few more hours. AS far as
know we haven't seen a submarine
and / am just a little bit sorry, for
would like to have seen our crew
sight one and then blow it to king
dom come, but it is better perhaps. we
did not, as we were just that much
safer. We have a number of destroy
ers along as protection the last few
days and that has made us all feel
easier, as we have the protection of
their guns and their watchfulness.
Uncle Sam isn't taking any
chances with his troops and sees that
they are all safely guarded while
going across. l have been feeling
just fine on the trip and haven't been
sick day and that is saying a whole
lot, for quite number were, but they
! got over it in a short time. We have
had lovely meals while on board and
much better than while in camp.
Just think, we have had pork chops
and link pork sausage-some eats,
and 1 had nerly forgotten how pork
tasted, it had been so long since
had any. The days don't seem so
long as you would imagine, and
while we have been on a week. it
has passed quickly, as there are so
many of us and don't get very lone
some, but with all that 1 only want
to make one more trip, and that is
coming back, for Will take the land
two to one for the sea, as l like to
see something besides just water day
after day.
''It is a wonderful sight to see the
sun rise in the morning, but not any
prettier than it is back home, in my
opinion. We have been honored by
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04

Leo Grosche, formerly of Paris,
now in France, as member of the
Railway and Telegraph Signal Ser
vice with the American Expedition
ary Forces, sends his brothers, JOS,
Will and Henry Grosche, in this city,
the following interesting letter:
France, Aug. "a, 1918.
Dear Folks:-It is now 100 d.
m.. and We can send out no more mail
after 2:30 p. m. before leaving our
present location, so will scratch off a
little note to break the long interval
between letters. Do not know where
We go from here or when we start,
Dut 1t will be soon, and imagine it
VIII be the longest trip we have
Iaken. With the exception of some
papers and the letters from Bert and
Henry from West Baden, I've had no
mail in three weeks and believe me
miss 1T. / believe there will be big
punch Of mail awaiting us at our
next destination. Went to Paris and
spent day last week, but did not
spend much time in Paris; i'm fact,
went to Versailles to see the Royal
Palace. I'll have to leave a descrip-
letter, as time is at a premium this
afternoon. My teeth are getting in
Ialrly good condition again and do
not think it will be long before they
are U. K. again. Did not get the
orldge work fixed though, and will
nave to wait until the next stop for
mat. Must quit for this time, and
you will get long letter from me at
next stop. Love and best wishes to
all. Affectionately,
LEO.
Expect to get started on this trip
tonight or tomorrow, and if we
should pas through a town where
american soldiers are located, I'll
hand this to one of them to mail.
Again we've moved and settled
uoWn, and further from the front
man ever. Made about a 2501mile
Trip getting here. i had to travel
WIN the bunch on the railroad train
ms time, as our Company, E, handled
Ihe Kitchen on the truck train. We
uraVeled in box cars with lots Of straw
On the floors, but that did not keep
me dlnky French box cars from
bouncing all over the road bed. They
are about half the size of the box
cars in the States, and Just have the
capacity of 10000 kilos, or, in good
old English, IL tons, are equipped
win four wheels, and when they are
iIOillng at pretty good clip bounce
IKE rubber ball.
They have larger cars than we
travelled in, but they are few and far
between. The box cars Uncle Sam
mas over here look like mountains
beside them.
Our trip was interesting, but
uresome, before it was finished.
only made short stops, usually just
long enough to eat. Stopped at Or
leans and the bunch was taken up
In the town. i was on X. p. duty
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04

her son, Bernard J. Santen, who was
recently transferred from Camp
Zachary Taylor to an Eastern Camp.
Mr.. Santen, in previous letter, init
mated that he. was. getting ready for
a trip over the ocean. The subjoin-
ed letter was written on board the
transport which took him, with his
companions, to join the American
forces already overseas:
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04

Mrs. Henry j. Santen received the
letter few days ago from
The Bourbon news., 1918-10-04

Leo Grosche, formerly of Paris,
now in France, as a member of the
Railway and Telegraph Signal Ser
vice with the American Expedition
ary Forces, sends his brothers, JOS,
Will and Henry Grosche, in this city,
the following interesting letter:
Evening star., 1918-04-10
KNIT THE SPIRAL SOCK
Two at a Time

It is hard to knit socks to fit each
soldier; sometimes the heel may come
where the sole ought to be; again it
may go far up the leg, and perhaps
you know from experience how un-
comfortable that is, so the men are
asking for the Spiral Sock, the kind
that is heelless, and just slips on.
They are sure to fit any foot, and be
comfortable, and you will probably
want to make them for your soldier
boys
We have the necessary materials for
their making, and free instructions are
given to those who purchase the wool
here. You can make two socks at once
two in the time you used to take for
one-by the new Instructions; but
please remember that We can only
offer these instructions when the wool
is purchased here.
Second floor. 10th street.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
EXPERTS BEGIN WORK
ON U. S. MEAT POLICY
Personnel Of Presidential Commits
sion Is Announced, With De-
partment Heads

To consider and make recommends
tions toward definition Of the gov
ernment meat policy, tho presidential
commission. appointed at request Of
Food Administrator Hoover. today be-
gan Its sessions Tho meeting was In
formal. to determine the data desired
by the commission to aid its delibera-
tions.
The authorization creating the COM
mission vested It in tho heads Of the
Department OF Labor, the Federal
Trade Commission. the Department of
Agriculture. the Food Administration
or their chosen representatives.
The personnel of the commission was
announced as follows:
Department of Labor-John A Moi
fett. commissioner of conciliation; w.
e. Hall, director of the public service
reserve; Ethelbert Stewart. chief statis-
Evening star., 1918-04-10
INTERMENT IN CHICAGO.
Body Of William K. Semple Forward
ed to Western Metronolis.

Funeral services for William K Sem
pie. newspaper man of Washington and
New York, who died yesterday al
Providence Hospital. following a gen.
eral breakdown. will be held tomor-
row in Chicago. The body was sent tc
Chicago this morning and was accom-
panied by a sister, Mrs. II. Mckinley
Interment will be at the family plot
in Rosehill cemetery. Chicago.
Mr.. Semple was employed by the In
ternational News Service here at the
time of his death. He had been iden-
titled with newspaper work all his life
and had written a number of PLAYS
He was formerly press agent for the
old Herald Square Theater in New
York and had been identified with the
Guggenheim interests in the west.
Mr.. Semple was forty-six years OF
Evening star., 1918-04-10
THE VOGUE FOR EAR.
RINGS IS GROWING

In the New Antique Earrings just re-
ceived the setting is dull gold, and the
stones and combinations are in many
effects All of them conform to the
latest craze-the very long earring that
bangles coquettishly with every movet
ment of the head. Particularly attrac-
tive is one of dull Etruscan gold,
fuchsia-formed, the stamens being set
with amethyst, while pure white stones
glitter on the petals. Another has a
small miniature in pearl setting. with
pearl drops. Jet and pearls in artistic
design form another. Indeed we could
not possibly describe how very pretty
they are. but we hope that you will
come in to see them for yourself, and
you will surely want pair. Specially
priced, S2.T5 to $3.50.
Street floor. Eleventh street
Evening star., 1918-04-10
THE FASHION OF SUMMER FURs

It not foolish fashion, people have called it, but
that the
against sudden c aInospherehose chs
that bring colds and ills in their yet heavy
wrap
No fabric is becoming womanind than fur
ing such of elegance to her
oned for Summer differ materially from the garments
for Wntry days.
The Summer frs take the form of aunty little
capes, either combination with Geogette, fur
In shape they the plain wraps uxuously,
about the figure beed about the wastsometimes
ends roomy pockets Sometimes they take the form jaunty
little jackets, with ball-tipped ends
The fashions be copied for suit your
either your old fur from the materials have
here in stock.
Third ror.c ccntr.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
AR, WEDNESDAY, HPRE 10, 1913

transatlantic service Tho total ton
mage is z.762.605.
The American nag 10 flown by s22
of these ships, while 63 are chartered
from neutral nations. AS the American
ship construction program begins to
show cumulative results during the
swell.
This is the first time tho strength
Of the non-flghting feet that the United
States has contributed to the aid of the
allies has been made known to the
public.
AS soon as crews can be provided
1000 tons of Dutch ships are waiting
to go to sea In addition to the pres
ent feet.
American ships alone in this service
have tonnage of 2,365,344.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
SCULPTOR TO BUILD HERE,

Leo Friedlander. the sculptor. who
has recently returned from Italy, is
to build studio in this city. where
he will make his permanent home
During his stay abroad Mr.. Fried
lander resided at the American Acad-
envy in Rome for four years, having
beena grand prix winner there in 1913.
Among the commissions he plans to
execute here is an equestrian work
the subject of which is connected with
Americas participation in the world
Evening star., 1918-04-10
D. c. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Preston Davie OF the fuel and forage
division. in this city. has been ap-
pointed a lieutenant colonel in the
ouartermaster Corps. National Army.
Armand ]. Mechin, at the Stag Hotel.
has been appointed a captain In the
same corps.
James C.. Ray, at tho Metropolitan
Hotel, has been appointed q captain In
the Engineer Reserve. and William r.
Kales, at the Union station, a captain
In the aviation section. Signal Reserve
Corps.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
SYSTEMATIC WORK ADDS
ONE-FIFTH TO TONNAGE

Coordination of various agencies
having control over shipping is esti-
mated to have created an increase of
one-fifth in the amount of tonnage sent
across the Atlantic in March. Officials
confidently predict that an increase Of
80 per cent during April will be gained
by efficiency in handling made possible
by the close cooperation of the ship
control committee, the shipping board
and the War Department.
There are now $50 American vessels,
or vessels under American control, in
Evening star., 1918-04-10
SWEATERS FOR CHILLY DAYS

The cold is good reminder need
sweater times during late spring and
when coat too war but some light for
fort-and health.
You could hardly find pretter anywhere
showing, for the designs
colors, and combinations.
For the who prefers the uny sash
gde have Shetland Wool Sweaters in
There style with long shawl collar that fetching
combna like these Turquoise with collar cuffs pocket
haps Nile green with gray; pink with brown; Nile green
white. $780,
Another Coat Sweater with brushed collar cuffs
comes in pink with gray collar and cuffs, $1,000.
solid Shetland Sweaters emerald lavender
and brown, $500 and $780,
SlpOn Sweaters with heavily pured grdc effect brushed
wool collar and cuffs IN combinations of purple gray,
turquoise and gray, $775
Sleeveless slp-on Sweaters in Nile yellow pink and Copen-
hagen $3.o5.
Slp-On Sweaters, from $3.o5 to 5000
Coat Sweaters, from $3.50 to $1,000.
Hand Knitted Shaw1s in black gray blue lavender pink with
knotted fringed ends, $3.50.
center
Evening star., 1918-04-10

tician. and Royal Meeker. commissioners
Of labor statistics.
Federal Trade Commission - Victor
Murdock. member Of the commission.
and Samuel Tator, temporary Examiner.
Tariff commission - Thomas Walker
Page, vice chairman.
Department OF Agriculture-George
M. Rommel. chief OF the bureau Of ami
NAL industry: L. D. Hall. specialist in
marketing. live stocks and meats, bu-
reaus OF markets; former Gov. Henry
|C. Stuart of Virginia and Marion Sam
son Of Fort Worth, Tex.
Food Administration-Jose P. Cot
ton, chief Of the meat division; C. E.
Yancey and W. Sullivan.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Symposium to Women Tonight.


Tonight's meeting of the conference
will take the form of a symposium OF
messages to the women OF America.
Hilda M. Richards, chief Of the wom-
ans division Of the Department OF La
Dor, will preside and will discuss 'Wom-
include Mrs William G. McAdoo. chair
man of the womans committee OF the
liberty loan; Mary c. c. Bradford, prest-
dent Of the National Education Asso-
citation; Kathleen Burke. delegate to the
United States and Canada from the
Scottish Women's Hospitals for Home
and Foreign Service, and Mrs. Frederick
Schoff, president of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers'
Association.
Allied unity must extend far beyond
military command; it must be applied
to war supplies. to food and to ship
ping. Andre Tardieu. high commissioner
Of the French republic to the United
States, told the conference yesterday aft
ernoon.
''The first duty is national unity" said
NJ. Tardieu. Follow your chief. Act
Hike one single man. Forget political
struggles. We have done it: you will
do it,
The second duty being interallied
unity, he pointed out, the third vital
unity must be that of feeling and un-
derstanding as to the conditions of VIC
tory.
Although American troops have not
yet gone into battle in Picardy, they
will be actively opposing the Germans
in the near future. according to Bene-
dict Crowell, assistant secretary of war,
one of last nights speakers. He an
nounced that there are more than LOO
qualified American Army fiiers in France
and that 1000 airplanes have been pro-
cured from the French and Italians for
| their use He denounced as false the
report that American troops have had
defend fhemSalvnq
planes with nothing moro than their
Irevolvers.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
RIBBONS FOR RIBBON
KNITTED SWEATERS
A New Fashion

Narrow, Satiny Ribbons that will
knit into the most attractive Summer
Sweaters are now being shown in
rose and Copenhagen. The ribbon is
on spools, 100 yards to the spool,
SI.25 the spool.
About 400 yards are needed for a
sleeveless sweater, and about 800
yards for the style with sleeve.
These Ribbon-Knit Sweaters ara
becoming quite the fad. Instructions
for their making are given free when
the material is purchased here.
Second floor, 10th street. /,
Evening star., 1918-04-10

Silk "a very heavy
chiffon silk taffeta in
all colors, including
black and white. This
is a special value and
should attract your at
tention If interested in
q new silk waist,
dress or skirt.
Evening star., 1918-04-10

al the new colors: a
rich. lnstrous quality.
% much in demand
for waists, skirts and
dresses. Absolu { Q ly
fnst color and first
quality goods.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
$500 babies
Coats

Q nea,' . r q 4 SJ18
Coats for babies.
n 1 C ely Ii n e d
throug h o u t and
prettily made with
emb r o 1 d e T e d
shoulder capes.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
lSpring and Summer Silks and
Soc French
Voiles, Yd.

F r e n c b ZSI
v o 1 I e
Choice of plain or
I "a ncy effects. the
prettiest designs, so
much In demand for
early summer wear.
All absolutely fast
color. Many new floral
designs.
Evening star., 1918-04-10

Large. p0>OO
Heavy Fringed
c ro C h e t Bed
spreads. in many
n e W Afarseilies
designs. Only a
limited supply Of
these spreads to
sell at this price.
Evening star., 1918-04-10

P opli n a n d d 4
Serge Suits. in n
pretty shades
Of gray, tan,
light and navy 1
blue and black.
All the new
styles, including tn
the ''Flared," the
strictly tailored-m
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
BY the REV. CHARLES sTELzLE.

So long as a single woman in Amer
lea is not getting a square deal, the
church cannot be satisfied If there is
child in the heart of Africa that is
suffering unjustly, the church must
demand justice in its behalf. The mis-
sion of the church is world wide, but
do not let us forget that it has "A
mission to the helpless victim who is
close at hand.
Neither can we forget that the mis-
sion of the church is in the interest of
the WHOLE MAN-physical mental,
moral and spiritual. Somehow, it is
driven home upon us that men have
bodies as well as souls. We may the
orize about this as we please, but the
workingman is tremendously concern
ed about how he is going to care for
himself and his family in the here and
now
Therefore, we need to emphasize the
fact that the mission of the church
must be in the interest of the whole
man TODAY. We must be more con-
cerned about the people who are liv-
ing in Chicago, in Pittsburg, in New
York today, than about those interest
ing people who lived four thousand
years ago.
If we are convinced that it is our
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
LOCAL CENTRAL BODIES.

Allied Printing Trades CounciI-W. c.
sec'y-treas RIM. 10. 1910 California St
Phone Champa 42i. Meets Sd Wednesday
Trades Union hall Charles bldg.
Amusement Council of Denver and Vicinity
John +. kessler, sec, lbs Lincoln st.
Meets list Sunday each month, IL q. m.
I. NJ A. hall, 1T15 California st.
Carpenters District CounciI-Walter L
Fowler, sec. 1917 Stout st. Meets LIST and
ID Wednesday, Carpenters hall, l9iI
Stout 81.
Denver Building Trades CouncII-J f.
Boyd. sec, T. 7. G., 1871 ArnpuhOe St,
Peter Johns bus, rep, Il. 4. c, 1871
Arnpnhoe. Meets Carpenters hall, 1917
Stout st. Friday nights.
Board of Business Agents of the Building
Trades Council-Meets every day except
Saturday, IL a. m. b. T. c, Club bldg.
Phone Chnmpa 2T9l bet II and IL a. m.
Denver Trades and Labor AssembIy-H. S.
Peregrine, pres, 200 s. Marion ST. Thos.
= o. Box 1915 Meets LIST and 3rd Tues
days, : 80 p. m, 1T4T Arapahoe st.
Local Joint Executive Board Hotel and
Restaurant EmpIoyes-E. ]. Lott. sec,
p. T. c., Club bldg. Meets every Friday
at 3 p. m, 1871 Arapahoe st.
Metal Trades Council-W. +. Evans, pres,
rm 80, $50 Eighteenth st: L. G. Brayton
sec, 24e Inca St Meets 4th Tuesday.
Union Label League No. of Denver
James j. Torpeg, pres. r, c Greene
and Sd Fridays. s p. m. Hall No. /,
b. T. c., Club bldg