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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
TO ALL TELEPHONE USERS

For the past week the STAN
dard Telephone Company OF
, this city, has been working un-
der a severe handicap. owing
to the shortage Of help,
several of our efficient opera
) tors being confined to their
home by sickness, and extra
J competent, trained help is i'm
possible to get at this time.
The general public, or peo-
, pie who use the telephone, can
assist the company and service
} wonderfully if they will re-
frain from making any un-
necessary calls, whether Lo-
cal or Long Distance. The
) fact of the schools being
, closed, gives school children
a vacation, and they do con-
, siderable visiting by tele-
phone. This should be stop
, ped as near as possible, al
, lowing over-worked operators
} to direct their energies. in CIV
, ing service where it is most
} vitaly needed.
J Both, Local and Long Dis
tance calls have been exceed
ingly heavy, owing to the UNI
, usual amount of sickness
throughout the country, and
, the operators have been taxed
, to the limit to keep the SER
vice up to anywhere near nor
, NAL. We believe our people
will recognize these facts and
, give us their immediate as
sistance, BY NOT MAKING
UNNECESSARY CALLS, un-
til conditions adjust them
} selves.
MANAGER,
Standard Telephone Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
SAYS MUCH FUEL
WASTED IN HOMES
Fuel Administrator of State, Charles
Webster, Talks About Unconsci-
enable Waste of Fuel I'm
Homes
HOMES ARE TP WORST
OF. vRs SAYS HE
Lack of Scientific Fe> q, the Heat
ing Apparatus He / u, D.
Thousands of Hom>
Well-to-do Too Ho> o.
It's the waste-the unconse

It's the waste-the unconse,
often uncohscionable waste of 4, a
in your homes that we must over.
come now" Charles Webster, the
Iowa fuel administrator did the talk
ing.
''It isn't the poor who waste fuel" !"
said the fuel boss, nor is it the
business men. In Office buildings
and stores as well as in factories the
heating is done with J, reasonable
economy. The business man counts
the cost. 1t is in our homes.
"Last winter while calling on a
neighbor, the conversation turned on
the war and fuel. I had noticed that
the house was overheated, so / re-
marked: You seem to have fuel to
burn-your home seems oppressively
warm That's the trouble with our
furnace, It's either too hot or too
cold replied the lady in a despairing
tone, as If it was the act of God that
her house was too warm or too cold.
Where is your thermometer? / ask
ed. She kept that outdoors to show
the outdoor weather, she said. She
didn't need it in the house because
it was easy enough to tell when she
was warm or cold.
Haven't you a heat control OF
some kind?' Yes, they had chain
connected with the dampers of the
furnace, but she never used the
chain until it got either too hot or
too cold for comfort-and of course
she could not sit UP there all the day
moving that chain up and down.
That" said Mr.. Webster, is the
case in thousands of homes. The
house is either very warm or IN
comfortably cold. When 1t gets over
6S degrees Farenheit you are wasting
fuel and when you get the house
cold, the tendency is to waste fuel to
get it back to comfortable tenn
perature again.
''Thermostats that regulate the
damper and drafts of furnaces or
boilers, are so cheap, considering the
amount of fuel saved, that every
home ought to have one. Any builder
will tell you that thermostat is as
essential to making a house modern
n
as bath tub-all new modern
houses are using them. They can be
installed on any kind Of heating
plant in any old house-and in one
season they make good the cost in
fuel saved.
'The first question / ask a man
when he complains to me about
fuel is: How much do you waste?
Have you got heat control on the
heating plant in your house?' ! figure
we could save 10 to 15 per cent on
our fuel If we used thermostat.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

Red Cross Committee on Influenza
In order that we may know what
help is available during the present
epidemic of influenza all the nurses
in the the county, graduates. under
graduates or aides are requested 70
register with Mrs. E. U. Simmons
Chairman of the committee on in
fiuenza, Decorah. Telephone 443
Persons in need of nurses also please
apply to Mrs. Simmons.
PAUL KOREN, Chairman
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
q. l.. Payne Writes His Parents From
France. In the Big Drive They
Took Many German Prison
epS
WATCHED AEROPLANE BATTLE
AFTER DARK ONE NIGHT
Says Ruth Law Would Not Interest
Us Any More III We Could See
One Good Flight of the
Planes Over There.
Somewhere in France
Sept. 16, 1918

Dear Folks:
have started this, makes the
third letter now and something cal
led me away from it, so here goes
again. suppose you are reading / |
the papers by now of the bg drive,
You just ought to see the prisoners.
Some old guys and some overgrown
kids and some blame we'll built men,
too. But they seem to be very well
satisfied to be prisoners. It sure was
tough weather and roads for few
days, but now it is fine again and
great weather for aerial combats.
If you could see just one good
fight, Ruth Law would not inter-
est you any more. Last night
watched battle after dark, where
there were several big searchlights
playing on the combatants, and you
could see the Jets of fame as they
used their machine guns. 1t was
great. Last night l drove side car
machine about rs k, and part Of the
roads sure were rough. l had an
other fellows machine. I have a
power plus Indian, like Harry Mont
gomery used to sell Ca solo machine)
and she sure will travel. l worked
on it all day yesterday, and had 1t
all to pieces, but it will be ready by
noon today Then bet I will do
65 per as We overhauled the whole
thing and put in new pistons, etc.
/ am sending a letter which is kind
of summing up Of what the 42nd
division has done and where they
have been, which may interest some
of the people of Decorah, who have
sons in it. We sure have been going
some, eh? Keep at least one of these
as will send two. / received your
letter a few days ago, saying ycu got
my check and that there was bal
ance of $65. One of my checks had
not got back, guess. 1t will be too
bad If it was sunk, Ell? I don't see
why my allotment is not coming, but
it may all come in bunch. We
were not paid for nearly three
months, then got three months in
one, so now have nearly 200 F left.
Well / guess must close for this
time. With love to all, your SON
GEORGE PAYNE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
Son OF MFR. ana Nr<. t,le rirjuIn, II
Route G, Decorah, Writes rl;eIn
Letter From Over rGega
SAYS HE WILL DO
HIS DIT TO END OF WAR
Sleeping i'm Good Buildings, But the
Rats Pull the Blankets OFF
Occasionally
Somewhere in France
Sept. 5, 1918

Dear Father:
l will drop you a few lines to let
you know that l am we'll, and hope
you are the same. l have not been
sick yet. Things are going along
nicely now, and if it keeps up
think the war will be over so I can
come back and see you soon. Write
me soon and let me know If you re-
ceivel my letters, as it long time
since / have received any letters
from home. We are sleeping in good
buildings now, only the rats are
running around pulling our blankets
off once in a while. I wish I could
write more, but haven't got very
much time. l have tried to do all
can, and expect to do so in the
future to end the war. will close
for this time. Greet all my friends.
Your loving son,
Pvt. JOHN TINJUM.
Dear Folks; Just received two let
ters from you folks today and was
glad to hear from you. must say
that l am very we'll and coming "a
long alright. We are all still happy
and hope to come home again be-
fore long. We are all doing our best
and are getting along nicely. Had
lots of rain for a while. / just saw
an aeroplane come down the other
day. l hope you are all we'll and
getting along alright. 1 do not
write very much, but thought would
write few lines and let you know
that 1 heard from you, because
know you like to hear from me.
Greet all my friends for me, because
it is hard to write to them all.
1t is pretty good country here,
but there are lots of hills, too big to
suit me- / saw a few French girls
some time ago, but they looked too
strong for me. They call us good
American friends. They are very
good to us. They sell us nuts once
in a while, and they said they would
give us kiss if we would win the
war, so l guess I have kiss coming,
Ha! Ha! But it is hard to beat the
American girls, so | like to come
home again, and il not-I say goodbye
to them and hope that they have a
good time, but hope that / will see
you all again, as have been so well
and have done what / could, and
hope to do it the rest Of the time, II
I do not get sick.
1 am on the Shaw Shot gun squad.
There are two guns to six of us and
each one has rifle, also. The big
guns shoot as fast as we can load
them. I got mothers letter ana
was glad to hear from her, and
thank her very much for writing to
me. This will be all for this time.
and I will write as often as can.
Goodbye,
JUHN j. TINJUM.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
Questionnaires for Older Men Soon.

Questionnaires for Older Men Soon
Americas registered man power
the war department announced yes
terday is 23,456,021. The classifi'
cation by local boards of men of the
new draft registration has been 5;
rapid that questionnaires soon Will De
sent to youths of Is and men be
tween 81 and 46 years of age.
Influenza epidemic conditions are
such, in the opinion OF the general
staff, as to continue the indefinite
suspension of the october draft calls
but it is intimated that the next call
will be of unusually large proper
tions. ylby
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

West Branch, Ia, where Herbert
Hoover was born, is going to have a
Hoover day celebration in the fall
with Hoover, Governor Harding.
Food Administrator Deems and other
notables present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

Where Germany has overrun its
borders, millions of people in Poland,
Finland, Serbia. Romania and Russia
are actually dying of starvation and
other millions are suffering from
under-nutrition.-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

The United States District Court
of Portland, Ore, has imposed fines
of $500 and $3.50 respectively on
Fred Kebbe, Sr., and Fred Kebbe,
Jr., for -four boarding.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

Possibly it is easy for German
soldiers to surrender now because
they know the time of their i'm
prisonment will be short" suggests
the Des Moines Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

Haven't heard a. war rumor for
some time like that about the ground
glass in the cookies" remarks the
Logan Observer. There are prob
ably some floating around, tho, that
have just as little foundation in
fact"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

"a lot of Americans who were in
arms eighteen to forty-five years ago
will soon begin all over again under
new management. and with bottles
barred" says the Keokuk Gate City.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16
NOTICE.

Registrants who have been ex-
amined lately and all Glass men
are requested to meet at the Court
house Friday, October 8 at 100 p.
m. for instruction and drill practice.
Local Board for Winnie
shiek County, Decorah,
Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

The maximum price for milk in
Rome has been fixed at Is cents per
quart. In 1914 the price was from 7
to cents per quart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
says: "If the Americans take the
Briey iron fields the German output
of iron crosses will be seriously cur
tailed. However, If the German
army keeps on fighting much longer
it won't need anything but wooden
crosses"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-16

According to the Burlington
Hawkeye? "The interest of the
fourth liberty bonds is 4 y per cent,
but the popular interest in the bond
IS 100 per cent" AiS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
KULTUR LOSES
ITS GRIP HERE
Board Of Education Swings
AK On German Study
TO STUDY AMERICANISM
French Will Probably Be TAX
en- Up At Start Of
Next Term

After having announced several
weeks ago that the study OF German
in the local schools would stop with
the close OF the present school term
the board of education and Supt. p
G.. Zemcr decided Monday that if Ger
man were dropped at all. it should
be dropped ut once ana consequently
it was announced at the high school
Tuesday morning that there will be
no German classes in the Mt. Vernon
high school and those students who
had burned the midnight oil in pre-
pairing their lesson saw all their work
80 for naught.
I'm place of German the class will
take up the study OF American class.
les and American Ideals during The
remainder OF the term. Supt. Zemer
announced Tuesday, and French will
probably he added to the curriculum
ut the beginning of the next term
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
THIRTY BOYS LEAVE
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY
TO WORK ON FARMS
Twenty More To Go As Soon
AS Necessary Credits
Are Made Up

About thirty pupils left the Mt Yer
non high school Tuesday afternoon
with their credits made up and with
papers In their hands permitting
them to discontinue school for the re-
mainder of the term that they may
aid the United States in winning the
war against the Hun by working on
farms.
There are about twenty more stu
dents who will leave school 10 go on
farms us soon as they make up the
necessary credits TO permit them To
leave school There are one or two
who were granted leave but who will
not go on farms At once, the work
they are planning to do being of a
nature that cannot he engaged IN
now.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
NAME MERGLER
AS MODERATOR
Presbytery Of GAINESVILLE
Elects Utica Man
EMBODIES "A CHURCHES
Committees Make Reports;
Delegates Taken 10
Gambler
EMBODIES "A CHURCHES

The stated spring meeting or the
Presbytery of GAINESVILLE ut the Pres
byterian church April l5 and l6, op-
cned for its first session Monday af-
ternoon at 9 O'Clock with about 70
delegates present. representing the "A
different churches in the presbytcry.
After sermon by the retiring mod.
orator, Rev. II. 4. Bray. Holy Commun-
ion was celebrated. Following that.
Rev. ID. II. Merglcr Of Utica was elect
ed moderator for the coming year.
Al the close of the afternoon ses-
sion, the delegates were taken to
Gambler in automobiles by the men
of the church. In the evening a pop.
ular meeting was held
Tuesday morning devotional servic.
cs were held followed by appointment
OF various committees by the moder-
ator and the election of the several
officers for the coming year in the
prcsbytcry was held.
At noon Tuesday, the women of tho
church served luncheon to the dele
gates and officers.
In the afternoon. reports were read
by the chairmen of the committees
and the meeting closed with a prayer.
All of the sessions were attended
by a large number of both men and
women.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
WIFE ATTRACTED.
BY ANOTHER Is
bARNE' 8 CHARGE
Defendant In Divorce Suit
Says Spouse Desires To
Marry Another Man
LEGACY OF MISSING
HEIR BUYS W. S. 5.
Money Safely Invested Pend
ing Location Of Sharp;
Court News

Silas G.. Barnes. defendant in suit
for divorce filed by Rosa f.. Barnes,
has filed an answer in the. common
pleas court denying the material allie
cations of his wife's petition and ask
ing that the suit be dismissed. Barnes
specifically denies his wifc's charges
OF cruelty and that he charged her
with indescent conduct.
The husband also declares in his
petition that his domestic troubles are
due TO II man by the name of Frank
Ballard, whom he says his wife meets
at her home and upon whose promise
Of marriage she was persuaded to
bring her action for divorce.
Mr.. Barnes asks that the petition
be dismissed. H. T.. Sapp is his attor.
ncy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
LIMBAUGH c OE {
into TRENCHES
FOR FIRST TIME
Son OF Local Man In Letter
Says Kaiser Will Not
Last Long
FRENCH RAILROADS
In GOOD CONDITION
Could Play Outdoor Sports
If Time Would
Permit

Frederick l.. limbaugh. son of John
limbaugh, has been In the trenches
and has been under German fire. ac-
cording to n letter received by his
father from France. limbaugh speaks
of everything in France as being sun
ny and the railroads as being in good
condition. The letter follows:
Somewhere in France,
March H., 1918.
Dear Father and All.
VIII try To answer your most wei
come letter of Jan 2S. Received a
lot OF mail all AT one time. also two
boxes in good condition besides scv-
eral boxes of cigarettes from differ
ent friends Everything that was in
the boxes tasted fine and the differ
eDt articles came in handy. II may
be several weeks between my letters,
the reason for this is good cause;
we are now very busy ana have had
our first trial in the trenches. and II,
was some experience for MS TO be I'M
der fire for the first time. Now we
are used to II, though
All railroads are in good condition.
Everything is sunny now and we
could play outdoor sports il time
would permit Your winter in Ohio
was surely severe. Hope You and all
are getting along well. We have TO
keep on lighting. but things have to
come out right hope sometime soon
DO not think the kaiser will last
much longer.
Well, hardly know how to answer
all your letters, there Is so much
news in each one. | received the
money o. H. you sent me Tor Christ.
mas and surely put it to good use.
Our mail and boxes are coming moro
regularly now We receive them in
from three 10 four weeks. ! divided
with several Of the boys out OF my
boxes. and thank you all for rcmcm-
herring me. ! suppose yOu had q nice
visit In the south would like To visit
there again myself.
Don't worry about me. | am get
ting along line I weigh just about
as much us did when | left the
states. They sure do treat us fine,
and we have plenty Of eats. was
sorry to hear about lch WOlf'a acct.
dent. II get back O. X. think shall
&
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
AUSTRIAN IS DENIED
NATURALIZATION FOR
DURATION OF WAR
Two New Citizens Made Here
While Two Must Wait
Until Later

Two local men received their final
naturalization papers at the court
house Monday when L. S. Attorney
William Shockley was here for that
purpose. They are: Murdocl Gum, II
subject of the English government.
and John Serrano. who halls from
Italy.
Two other cases were ordered con
tinued by the attorney. One of these
was the case of Michael Mackto. who
is precluded from becoming citizen
so long as the United States is at war
with Austria, the land of his nativity.
Johannes Nossers who was born in
the land of dykes and wooden shoes.
was unfortunate to have a technical
error in one of his depOsitions that
caused his case to he continued until
IL later date.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL IS
BEHIND IN SALE
Of WAR ST AMPS
Poor Showing. OF Students
Excites Comment OF
Committee
OTHER GRADES ARE
GOING OVER THE TOP
Total Sales Are Over Quota
Despite Handicap Of
High School

1T Is doubtful II any high school in
Ohio is making as poor a showing in
the war stamp campaign as is the MI.
Vernon high school" declared mem
her OF the local thrift stamp commit
tee Wednesday morning when II re
port OF the progress of the campaign
In the local schools was tabulated
While every grade in the grammar
schools OF the city has more than
subscribed for its full quota to April
|, the report shows that the high
school has fallen behind In II woeful
manner, having purchased only
S5S567. while the quota is 81. .i90,40.
Members OF the local committee
say that they have been unable to
lind any high school where the pro
port ionate sales are so low. Recently
II number of the students organized
labor bureau" To locate work for stu
dents after hours with the idea that
/ the money thus earned would be in
vested in thrift stamps but as yet this
has failed TO produce results.
w. Il, Mccormick, head OF the
school units, is being highly compli'
l mentcd by the committee ON the
showing OF the schools as a whole
the schools having Oyersubscrihed
their quota by total of $923.6', de
spite the handicap imposed upon the
rest OF the buildings by the poor
showing of the high school.
Tho report made Wednesday morn
ing shows total sales of $3,75a,7' in
the last ~ weeks with the Third
ward leading the list with sales OF
S734.05. The parOchial schools re-
port shows the following sales: Jan
nary SS2,4O, February $3.50, March
Sal 30 and April Sil5O. making to
tai OF SEAS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
D. OF v. CHAPTER TO
HAVE THRIFT UNIT

Al meeting of the Daughters Of
Veterans Tuesday evening. organiza
ton OF thrift stamp society was eff
fccled. the president and secretary of
the Daughters Of Veterans holding
the corresponding offices in the new
society. Rev. +. G.. Anderson AMI
Mrs G. u. Arndt were present TO aid
in the organization.
Also, at this time. committees for
the Decoration Day work were ap.
pointed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
Catarrh is Real Enemy
and Requires Vigorous Treatment

Throw these makeshift remedies to
the winds, and get on the right treat
ment. Go to your drug store to-day.
get bottle of S. S. S., and commence
a treatment that has been praised by
sufferers for nearly half a century
S. S. S. gets right at the source of
Catarrh, and forces from the blood
the germs which cause the disease.
You can obtain special medical advice
regarding your own case without
charge by writing to Medical Direc-
tor, - Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
AWARDS To BE:
IN WAR STAMPS
Fair Board To Help Uncle
Sam Through Prizes

'.Premiums given at the county fair
TO boys and girls from the farm and
all school children viii he war saw
ings stamps or thrift stamps was the
announcement made by Secretary
Howard G. Gates Of the Knox County
Agricultural society Wednesday The
announcement came as n result OF the
authorization by the members of the
board for the executive committee to
pay 80 percent Of each premium
awarded children in war stamps,
At the meeting OF the board Tues
day afternoon the action Of the exec
ntiye committee In purchasing the
war savings stamps was ratified by
tho members.
The board visited the recently
purchased fair grounds Tuesday af
ternoon TO see what repairs were
necessary 10 the buildings.
The only definite action taken IL
regard to repairs was that the fioor
ing of the old bowling alleys shoul'
be taken out. along with partitions
and the hall used for n vegetable an'
fruit exhibit booth.
The board Is contemplating chang
ing tho theatre into a grandstand b,
removing the side and raising th'
roof No definite action in regard Il
this anticipated change was taken
however
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
WHO'LL FIND HIM

Mayor Bair has issued call to the
citizens Of Mt. Vernon to aid in bring
ing to Justice the person or persons
who tore down the Liberty Loan
in this city several nights ago.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-19
LOCAL MEN GIVE WAR
STAMP ADDRESSES AT
GREEN VALLEY CHURCH

About 1j0 people attended the
meeting at Green Valley church Tues
day night which was held for the pur-
pose of preparing the people OF that
community for the organization Of Il
war savings branch. H. G. Ringwalt
and ". A. llosack spoke I'm the inter.
est of the campaign while the Thrift
quartet of Fredericktown rendered
several selections.