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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

The following was taken from a
newspaper published in France, and
is now making the rounds here:
"On the Run,> Somewhere in France u
Everywhere in France u
-. "All the Time
"Dear Papa: am writing on der
run, as der brave and glorious sol
diers under my command have not
seen der Rhine for so long dat dey
have started back dat way, and OF
course am going NIT dem. Oh, pap,
dere has been some offel dings hap.
pened here in France. First, l start.
ed in my big offensive which was to
crush de fool Americans, but dey
know so little about military tactics
dat dey will not be crushed just like
l want 'em. I sent my men in der
fight in big waves. and ven dey got
to de Americans dey all said Boo
as loud as dey could holler. Veil,
veil, according to vat you have al
ways told me. de Americans should
have turned and run like blazes. But
vat do you tink? Dem fool Ameri'
cans don't know anything about var,
and instead of running the odder
way, dey came right toward US. Some
of dem was singing about We Won't
come back till it's over, over dere.
or some odder foolish song, and some
of dem was laffing like fools. Dey
are so ignorant. But they are offel
reckless NIT dere guns, and ven dey
come toward us it vas dat my men
took notion dey wanted to 60 back
to de dear Gle Rhine. We don't like
de little dirty Marne river, anyhow.
And oh, pap, dem Americans use such
offel language. Dey know noting
OF kulture and say such offel dings
right before us. And dey talk bias
phemy too. Vot you tink dey said
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.
Mrs. Walter Marof, After Several
Months Illness, Passes Away on
Thursday Last
leaves HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER
Deceased Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. }. Comstock, of Oenison, and q
Lady With Many Friends

The death of Mrs. Walter Marolf oc-
CURED at her home on Thursday Oc-
tober gath, after an illness Of several
months. Mrs. Marolf had been In fail
ing health for the past two years, and
last March submitted to an operation
at Rochester, Minn. For time she
seemed much improved, but In short
time her health began to fail again
and she gradually weakened and az
ter being confined to her bed for nine
weeks, death came to her as o blessed
relief. Her sufferings were intense
during the last weeks, but she bore It
with remarkable patience and forth
| tude.
Lillian Vera Comstock, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Comstock, was
born Sept. 30, 1883, in DenisOn, Iowa.
Her girlhood was spent in the country
near Denison. where she grew to wo-
manhood in her parental home. On
Nov. 27, 1912, she was married to Wal
ter Marolf, of this city. and this union
was blessed with two children, Lillian
Leverne, now five years OF age, and
Marlin Edward, who passed away last
March at the age Of six months.
Besides her husband and little
daughter she leaves to mourn her
death her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. J. Comstock, OF this city; two
brothers,, Gary and Warren, both Of
Denison; two sisters, Mrs. A.. G. Kell-
| er, of Denison, and Mrs. Henry Claus
en-, of Austin, Mimi, and many other
relatives. Funeral services were held
at the home in the north part Of the
city at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Rev. Hamilton. of the Baptist church,
having charge. Interment was made
| in Oakland cemetery. II
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
Crown Prince Writes Letter to Papa, the Kaiser
Says American Boys Awful Rough Boys

right in front of my face? One big
husky from place they call Missouri
ri, he said-oh, papa, hate to tell
you vat an offel ding he said-but
! I can't help it; he said, TO hell init
der kaiser!'' Did you effer hear
anyding so offel? didn't tink any.
body would say such an offel ting
It made me SO mad. | wouldn't stand
and hear such an offel ting so turn
ed around and run NIT de odder boys.
Was right? Vat? And oh, papa,
you know dem breastplates dot you
sent us-can you send some to put
on our backs? You know We are go.
ing de odder way now. and the breast
plates are no good for de cowardly
Americans dey are shooting US right
in der back Some Of our boys took
off der breastplates and put 'em be-
hind, but de. fool Americans are play
ing Der Star Spangled Banner nit
machine guns on dem plates. Can't
you help us? You remember in
,, ,,yorr speech you said nothing could
stand before the brave German SOL
diers? Oh, papa don't believe de
ignorant Americans ever read your
Speecn IOT uey TuH dllcr Us just lhe
We vus a lot of rabbits. Vot do you
tink of dot? Can't you send dem
some of your speeches right away?
Dey don't know how terrible we are.
Can't you move my army back to
Belgium we're We Won all our glory?
My men can svip all der vimmen and
children vot dem Belgians can bring
us. But desc Americans are so rough
and ignorant. We can't make 'em
understand that We are the greatest
soldiers on earth, and ven We try to
sing Deutschland Ueber Allies dey
laugh like lot of monkeys. But
we are getting de best of de Ameri-
cans. We can outrun dem. Papa, II
We are not de best fighters on earth
We are sure de best runners. Nobody
can keep up nit. us when We tink
of der dear old Rhine, and my army
nevere did tink SO much of dat dere
old river. Let me know right away
vot to do by return post office.
July 20 times. ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
$3.50 MINIMUM HOG PRICE
Government Fixed Prices Of Hogs for
). November and Packing House
Products Jump

CHIC 4 octs;ss "A minimum Of
prices for hogs for November has been
fixed at, $3.50 as the daily average
for packers droves. A minimum of
$3.50 has been fixed for throw outs,
which consists of hogs under f30
pounds, stays, boars, sOws and skis.
As packing house products have
been selling on a basis of $16.50 for
hogs the announcement today Of the
new basis for November resulted in q
big jump of prices for pork lard and
ribs.
While the new price basis probably
will mean an advance in the price to
consumers of pork and pork products,
such as ham, bacon and lard, it was
explained in summary of the con-
ference issued here, that the peace
talk with it's vision OF corn market
flooded by low priced corn from Ar
gentina and South Africa, had reduced
the market price of that cereal from
25 to 40 cents bushel. The conse-
quence of this, the summary said. was
a near panic among hog raisers who
saw similar declines in the prices Of
their market animals and therefore
rushed their stock to market. a-.r'
The department Of agriculture, it
was said, had information that where
as supplies Of hogs had increased
about 8 per cent over last year, the
past three weeks had seen an increase
Of 27 per cent in the lumber. of hogs
sent to the seven leading livestock
markets. Other factors in failure to
maintain the October. price basis were
given as curtailed consumption, due
to influenza and the reduction of the
packers labor supply. f,
Exports of pork products in Octob-
er were given as 130.000,000 pounds
as compared with 52,000,000 in Oc.
tober, 1917. For November the food
administration has ordered exports of
ITO 100000. These facts were cited
as proof of the necessity Of radical
measures to maintain the large pork
production which the food admins
tration has asked.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
Clown Prince Willie.
Willie Gets An Answer
POtsdam Palace, Sept. 1


Dear Son Willie:-Your letter re-
ceived. The trouble is dat doze ig.
norant American pigs broke our line
of communication so dot Ludendorff
couldn't get word to you what our
brilliant plan of strategy is. You see
when we started out to take Paris We
made our battle line too long and
now we are going to shorten it up.
We found dat doze American pigs
would beat us shootin on a short
line, and il dey can shoot-too well
enough on dot line, We viii 60 back
to de Rhine line and If dot amt
short enough We'll shorten up dot
line until it is so short dot 1t will
just stretch across in front Of Berlin.
Now, my dear son. some Of doze
enemies haf been trying to sow dis.
cord among our faithful troops by
spreading de report dot you never
lead der army but stay in de rear.
Dot has got to stop right away. On
all desc retreats want you to lead
your army-keep several miles in
der lead-den you won't have to
come in contact with dem American
pigs. 1t makes me mad plumb
through vat you tell me aDOut dem
fellers from dot place called Mizoori
saying "To hell NIT der Kaiser
Such ingratitude! Why dots der
place l sent der Bushhizer Annie to
show dem ignorant people how to
make good old lager peer.
Now you and Ludendorff and de
rest of my sagacious commanders
want to do is to keep dem Ameri-
cans on der run. II you can't make
dem run away from you, make dem
run after you, cause dey is short
awinded. Stay in France as long as
you can, but if you can't stay any
longer come on home to your loving
papa.
.. Wilhelm
P. S. l didn't say anything about
Gott in dis letter, cause de, commun-
ication is broken and don't know
just vat Gott is doin deze days.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
AIR BATTLES .......
ARE THRILLING
f - 8 - :, = = = - :, !.
Harry Evans Tells Of Bombardneni
by Daring Airpianes-speetae-
uiar Fight in the Air
NO RETREAT FOR THE yANks
"Retreat, He'll" Said United States
"a Colonel, 81 Just Got Here-Great
p ...s Meeting "Over There"
1y n. c. EVANS

.-- BY n. c. EVANS
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS
ON THE BATTLE LINE IN ITALY,
Sept. lon the day the Americans
started their smashing drive just
ksouth 'of Verdun against the Germans
their comrades in Italy moved up to
the fighting line of the Piave river
and were facing the Austrians. The
boys had been in camp for a few
weeks one hundred miles back Of the
front, and were eagerly expecting the
order to move. At 9 o'clock p. m.
the commander Of the army notified
me that his troops would move the
next day. This was official notice
that our Y. NJ. c.. A. forces should
move with the fighting forces. ~ That
night we loaded large army truck
with our supplies and at dawn the
next morning it started for the front.
The army reached its destination at
midnight and detrained. The boys
were greeted by two Y men who had
established their canteen under big
mulberry tree and who served hot
coffee. biscuits and jam to the tired
men until 3 a. M Other Y. M. c. A.
men accompanied the trains with a
car load of supplies,
At noon the following day the
march to the immediate front, four
miles distant, was made. Here the
men were assigned to billets in vii.
lage that has been under shell fire
for months Our canteen was estab.
lished in deserted school house, one
corner of which had been knocked
off by an Austrian she'll.
Knew Our Boys Had Come.
Evidently the Austrians knew the
Americans had reached the line. This
was evidenced by the increased bonn.
bardment of that particular part of
the line and by the daring airplanes
that insisted on making observations
ing overhead before were were un-
packed. Up went four of our planes
and spectacular fight occurred.
Three OF our planes engaged the
three. Austrians. The proceedings
reminded one of half dozen tumb.
ling acrobats. There was diving and
tumbling and looping the loop,
and every conceivable maneuver,
streams Of fire pouring from the ma.
chine guns. We had forgotten our
fourth plane, when suddenly we saw
it far above the .combatants poised
like an eagle ready to strike. And
strike it did. Down it came like a
bolt out Of the blue at terrific speed.
t came straight at an Austrian
plane, a stream of liquid fire blazing
from its machine gun. The Austrian
did not have sufficient notice of this
unexpected attack to escape. We saw
his machine suddenly slow up and
then it crashed to earth. The daring
Italian aviator who accomplished this
feat swept on nearly to the ground,
then swung into the air and Joined his
comrades who were chasing the enc
my planes, that had taken sudden flight
across the. river.
At sundowp four more enemy planes
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

FRUIT | ! | 1 | CROPS {
Crawford County People Overlook king
I Good Fruit Possibilities Along Ap.s
pie Line, Says County Agent
APPLE ORCHARDS NEGLECTED
Farm Bureau Is Going to Boost the
Fruit Industry This Coming Win.
ter-Pruing and Spraying Pay

Crawford county people are over
looking good fruit possibilities espe'
cially along the lines of apple produc
|tion. From Information gathered by
County Agent Quist, merchants have
shipped in apples every fall to supply
the local demand. This is not be-
cause Crawford county soil is not
adapted to apple growing but because
the apple orchard is neglected. Prac
tically no spraying was done this year
and but very little pruning. ~
The Duer orchard along the Lin
coin highway near Missouri Valley
grows on the same kind of soil as we
have here In Crawford county. The
climate is the same in both counties
Tie Duer orchard yields from 5000 to
$500 to the acre worth OF fruit each
year. Mr. Duer prunes and sprays
his orchard as it should be. Not only
does Mr.. Duer have good yields every
year, but every apple is Of good size
and free from worms. 49,, "a !
The Farm Bureau association is 60.
ing to boost the fruit industry In Craw-
ford county this coming winter. While
there are no commercial orchards in
the, county, says County Agent Quist,
there are enough farm orchards to
prove that pruning and spraying will
pay, il we could but get the farmers
to cooperate with us. The extension
department at Ames has just complet-
ed spraying experiments in seven diff
ferent orchards in the state. Spraying
trees yielded 2.8 times as much fruit
as the nnsprayed, and 55 per cent
cleaner fruit.
County Agent Quist Is planning
some pruning and spraying demonstra-
tions for this winter. In Worth coun-
ty where one of these demonstrations
was held, last spring and summer, the
results show that it costs 80 cents a
tree to spray and the percentage of
clean apples has been increased S6
per cent with the Wealthys and 81
per cent with the Northwest Green
ings. Anyone who has had orchard
problems or is interested in boosting
the apple industry In Crawford coun-
ty should get in touch with the county
agent. 's,, Slsat.5 ~.
State horticulturists are fast bring
ing Iowa to the front as a fruit state.
The Iowa Fruit Growers association
is behind the midwest horticultural
exposition which will be held in Des
Moines December 10th to 18th. The
Fruit Growers association Is urging
that spray materials and equipment
be, ordered now. Proper spraying
means more fruit and more fruit
means better health. Membership to
the fruit association enables the
member to secure the equipment and
spray materials at a reduced price If
ordered early. The state association
buys in large amounts and its officers
are working for the interest of the
members.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
AvERAer ACREAGE 10000
Fourteen Thousand and Twenty Bush.
! els Of Seed Corn Already Picked
! by Crawford Farmers IL

The hest inyestment a Crawford
county farmer can make 10 q msnabat-
ship in the farm bureau. The farmers
the past year who we're members re-
ceived many times over, in personal
benefits, the amount Of the member
ship fee.
The county's average acreage -
around 100000 acres. Much Of the
seed corn selected will be discarded
as the corn is sorted over before plant
ing. Corn taken from the. cribs will
not be as desirable for seed as that
corn already picked out. 'is9
Farmers of Iowa township lead the
list with 1131 bushels Of seed selected
Boyer township is close second with
1102 bushels. In Iowa township but
II farmers do not have their corn
gathered while Is have. In Boyer
township 73 farmers have their corn
picked and 20 do not.
The winter wheat acreage is not
large. But 902 acres were planted &C
cording to the reports, aud Of this 334
acres are in Boyer township.
Fourteen thousand and twenty bush
els of seed corn have been picked and
stored by Crawford county farmers
this fall. This data is from 146 OF the
1S0 school district cO-operatOrs who
have turned in complete reports. OF
course many farmers are gathering
seed corn as they do their husking.
says County Agent Quist, and they are
storing their late selected seed In good
places. However, there will be big
demand for seed corn in the spring,
says County Agent Quist. since 1 1000.
bushels Of seed will plant but $4,000
acres of corn. MI
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

Some merchants
many people pass 49, y
they don't need
trouble with tha1 vacuum
people. pass on reliacle ef. Z
s'o' tna' q. Priced
The little $3.50.
too insigniflS
street may i
khaki Boy
sell $1,000 knnaaallsI, ,HnasH,laHlAM1;
Your hog
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

1t is suspected that ont
nurses are so scarce is
married so fast to thy
whom they bring bac
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

Somehow our soap box orators still
prefer to live in imperialistic America
rather. than in socialistic Russia
where they really belong.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

-|'""' = = Wilhelm
P. S. l didn't say anything about
Gott in dis letter, cause de, commun-
ication is broken and don't know
just vat Gott is doin deze days.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
THE CHANGED COLLEGES

A letter from college professor
reports that the only thing recognize
able at the colleges this fall is the
buildings The students have or will
have shortly the appearances Of sol
diers in their khaki: The professors
find themselves sidetracked, their cher
ished branches of study set aside,
their time taken up with duties incl
dental to war work. .s :
Some anxious people are fearful that
this condition is to continue and that
our institutions Of learning will be
devoted to propagation OF militarism,
They need have no anxiety, the COZ
leges must serve the greatest nes1s
Of the hour. II the cause OF human
demands instruction in the art OF IS
ing war, they must give that ms
tion and all else must stand asi9 si
the effect of the war t.ill be
crease the demand for the higl
cation rather than lessen 1t.
just beginning to realize tha i
more highly trained men
before.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

Some fussy people who disapprove
of the fall bonfire, think they are do
ing nice thing when they heap up
rubbish in plain sight in their back
yards.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
BELGIUM WILL STAND FIRM
Consul vermeren Declares His coun-
try Never Will Consider Peace
Offers From Germany.

Chicago.-Dr. Cyrille Vermeren, con-
sui for Belgium, said concerning the Of
fer Of peace made to his country by
Germany:
Belgium will never consider any
peace proposals or offers of any kind
from Germany. Just what restitu-
tions Germany must make to Belgium
is up to the United States. The gov
ernment of Belgium is perfectly will
ing to leave it to Uncle Sam, feeling
secure that the United States will de-
mand and obtain for the country that
Germany so wantonly and ruthlessly
destroyed, justice and fair play. l
don't lay great deal of stress on the
sincerity of Austria-Hungary's peace
proposal, as that power is entirely
dominated and under the influence of
Germany Time will tell, however,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
When Soft Answer Doesn't "eo."

A soft answer turns away wrath ex-
cept when little Willie's schoolteacher
asks Willie what he has in his desk
that is causing so much amusement
and little Willie's answer is SO soft
the teacher doesn't understand the first
time. There is very little wrath turned
away in this case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
The Indications.

"Fisl is brain food"
ssJudging from that, krow some
people who must live on steady diet
of gudgeons.' =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
R, L|NDLEY MURRAY
HEADS RANKING LIST
California Tennis Expert Placed
Above w. T. Tilden for Win
ming National Title.

Robert Lindlcv Murray heads the ma
tioual lawn tennis ranking list for the sea-
son OF 1915 He played in only two or
three tournaments. but Won the national
craftsmanship in singles and on the strengh
of this was placed at No. |, by the rank
ing committee of which Abraham Bass
ford. Jr, acted as chairman. The bril-
liant and dashing player who learned his
game in California. but who now lives in
the East. succeeds Captain r. Norris
Williams. I'd who was playing a bigger
game in France this year.
William r. Tiden. Jr., who won tourna
mcnt after tournament this year. and
who was unbeaten up 10 the national
championship when he suffered handi-
can of an injured heel, is rated second and
stands alone with Murray in Glass l. 1t Is
the first time his naIue ever appeared in the
top 10.
The ranking committee made further
change this year and combined the old
system of giving each man "A numerical
ranking and the later one of grouping the
PLAYERS in classes. In the lst announced
Yesterday, each man gets a number as we'll
as class.
II has developed that there has been
considerable difference Of opinion as to the
awarding of the No. | position Paul "
committees. rendered minority report in
favor OF awarding the place to Tilden.
While tho executive committee did rot
consider this favorably, it did view with
approval new and somewhat scientific
method of arriving at the ranking stand
ards for future wears
The Youngsters are all honored as
Elliott H. Binzen has been ranked as No
%; Vincent Richards, No. -; Harold L.
Taylor, No. Sc; Fred G. Anderson, No AZ;
Frank T. Anderson. No. 43, and L. IL.
Hcndrickson, No. "A. These lads replace
manv Of the old familiar names, the names
of those who are in the service.
Vt the request of the California Lawn
Tennis Association. the Pacific Coast
players arc not rated II is the first time IN
many Years that the stars from the Golden
" est have been omitted
Miss AIolla Biurstcdt again stands at
\u On the woman's ranking list 1t IS
The anth consecutive year that the stal-
vart 1i-i from Norway has earned this
Gi-'i.ction
~ac easily won the Tournaments at
l'clliam. Ardsley, Forest Hills for tic
Metropolitan championship, Longwo,d.
NcNtc~n Pennsylvania, Grca; axes.
Ncv .Icr~c> state. Heights Casino. ScS-
enth Regiment Tor national indoor cham
ptcnstip, md Philadelphia for the We
men : National championship.
Th" women PLAYERS were rau-cd H. :.
committee which Included Mrs William
II I'oach chairman Miss i'dth Z.
Handy and Mrs. r. F. Cole. Tho, were
especially careful as 70 the merits of tic
top ion. ard enc notable addition i, Mis-
iarC asset, who Gid not play in 1917 III
No \
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
CONNABLE CUP SHOOT.

In keen race for place on the Con-
nable Cup, at the Bellevue traps, Satnr-
day. r. ID. Guest came out victorious over
Harry Crawford, who was running up
with 1880, including his four birds handi-
cap. p. d. Guest had q out of his first %
birds and had four handicaps, the same as
II. Crawford. Guest had to rim his last %
straight to win, and he did it. 1t was n
classy exhibition.
NJ. Halcomb, a new member, on his first
try at the elusive bluerocks, broke 2Sx50,
which is very good showing for the first
attempt There we're also three other be-
ginners. J. A. Frank with 26x50, J. +.
Edridge, 2Ox5O, and r. II DowdelI, who
has never shot shotgun before. He broke
two the first trial, but was not satisfied
with that and made another try, getting
i3x25, which makes his first trapshootlne
a good one