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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30

further word has been received con-
corning the sad death Of this noble
young man.
Bonnie Brand enlisted with Co. A
and left here early last fall and had
been fighting for some time in France.
Bonnie was about % years Of age
and without question one Of the finest
lads in Ward county.
Bonnie was we'll acquainted thru
out the county, gaining some promi-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30

hence a few years ago in the Boys
Better Farming Club, Of which he vas
an officer. His father is one Of the
county's most prominent farmers. and
Bonnie himself became one Of the
most capable young farmers i The
district.
He was a young man Of high idesls
and leaves hundreds Of friends who
extend the sincerest sympathy to the
bereaved members Of the famia1.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
FOR SALE-Especially fine lot Of
flax seed at $500 per bushel. Phone
424, Minot. 5-3O-t2
From the Wyoming Oil District.

c. ]. Waller of Greybull, Wyo., a
brother of Art Waller of the District
Clerk Of Courts office was the guest
of his brother here the first of the
week. M. Waller is located in the
heart of the Wyoming oil district and
is very optimistic over the oil devel-
opments there. He is interested in
several wells and is confident that
they will ultimately strike gusher.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
BENNIE BRAND OF LOGAN
KILLED IN ACTION
Son of J. J. Brand Gives Up His Life
in France News Telegraphed
Parents.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Brand Of Logan,
N. D., received a telegram from the
war department Friday stating that
their son, Bonnie Brand, had been
killed in action while fighting with
the American forces in France. No
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
A, B. & A, USES ELECTRIC
CARS OF LATESTTYPE

The A. B. & A. has just received,
and will place in service this week,
Beach Electric Car, propelled by Edi
son Storage Battery, for passenger ser
vice on its line between Brunswick and
Thalmann, Ga, where connection is
made with the main line of the Sea-
board Air line to and from Jackson
vile, Savannah and the North. The
car has a seating capacity of AZ, and a
compartment for baggage. The value
of the car is $2S,OO0-an innovation in
passenger train service in Georgia
and complete in the smallest detail,
for comfort and convenience, and it
particularly well adapted for the ser
vice in which it will be used. The bat
terry will be recharged during the lay
over intervals at Brunswick
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
zIRON IRON TONIC
FOR YOUR BLOOD!
DO YOU NEED IT?
Lack of Iron In the Blood Means Lack of Appetite
OF Energy, Pale Cheeks, and General Debili-
tated Condition of the Entire System.
ZIRON Will Put Iron Into
Your Blood.

Be physically fit Guard health the you
have When find yourself losing becoming irritable
weak S
blood probably copusc
diminished
poisonous
find this be will
will
Iron Tonic which contains alcohol habong
reliable,
build
helped throw off the
half much better
SPECIAL Buy bottle of zRoN today druggists
bottle IT,
up find has not benefited take the empty bottle back
he
there Should not This offer only applies
to The first trial bottle, GAP
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
DESTROYS SLEEP
MANY CoRDELE PEOPLE TEST
FY TO THIS.

You can't sleep at night.
With aches and pains of bad back.
When you have to get up from uri-
nary troubles.
If the kidneys are at fault.
Set them working right with Doans
Kidney Pills
Here is Cordele proof of their merit
r. j. Self, ia Third Avenue, says:
81 suffered from a dull pain in the
small OF my back and it bothered me
at work Nights | couldn't lie on my
back as it hurt so and made me ner-
vous. The kidney secretions were too
frequent in passage and scalded.
was also bothered lot by dizziness.
One box of Doan's Kidney Pills sured
the pain in my back and the other
ailments were revomed"
Price 6Oc at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Self had. Foster-Melburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
MANY PEOPLESAW
DOOLY NEW BRIDGE
CROWDS AT FLINT RIVER SUNDAY
REVEALED AN INTEREST IN
NEW STRUCTURE.

Quite large crowd of people went
out Sunday to the new bridge in Dooly
county which is being constructed
across Flint river and there was more
than ordinary interested manifested.
The funds of Sumter and Dooly county
are being used to construct this bridge
and within short time it will be ready
for use.
The interest shown in the bridge at
this point reveals the general eager
ness with which the people are watch
ing the work of opening up way
across the Flint. Those who want a
bridge across the river on the Cordele
and Americas highway are already
suggesting that the grand jury take I'D
the movement and ascertain whether
a bridge is possible.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
COL ONEI ROOSEVELT STILL
ONTyNUES TO IMPROVE

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Col. Roose
vets condition continues to improve,
it was stated at the Roosevelt hospital
this morning. lie passed a comforta-
bic night.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE ON CONTEST

ST. LONIS, Feb. 12-The executive
committee of the republican national
committee this morning took up the
contest from Tennessee between Jesse
NJ, Littleton and John J. Gore.
Electioneering for a chairman of the
national committee continued all the
morning, preparatory 70 the meeting
This aft 4oo..
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
Could Not Eat or Sleep
Made Well Ely FsE 4ES UNA

Mr.. William L. Denny, 1923 Park
Ave, Springfield, OHIO, writes:
at find great risa9ure IN writ!0g
you and thanking you Ter wha4 Pc
runa has already dou9 for me. !
have been troubled with cafarrh Ter
years, and it had affected my head,
nose, throat and stomach, that |
could not eat nor sleep with any sat
isfaction.
81 have just taken three bottles. I
can eat most anything and am greatly
relieved of nervousness, so that when
lie down can sleep without the
least trouble. | recommend it TO all
those who are sufferers of that dread
full disease, catarri."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-13
DISBURSEMENT

Board of County Commission for
January, 1918.
Rnan EI1..I
The Washington times., 1918-08-07

The Pershing casualty lists issued
last night for publication in this
mornings papers follow:
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
Books For Young Readers

The Story Of the White
House. By Wayne Whipple-
A truly interesting and in
forming story Of the home Of
our Presidents, with portraits
and biographical sketches
Soc
The Young Volcano Ex-
plorers. By Edward Strate-
meyer. The interesting ad-
ventures of five wide-awake
American lads in central
South America Illustrated,
60c-
A Child's Garden of
Verses. By r. L. Stevenson
One of the best known vol
umes Of children's poetry. 8
illustrations in eolors and so
in black and white. soc.
Old Glory. By G. A. Rosa
The story of our country's
flag. Profusely illustrated
in colors. 75e.
Wild Animals l Have
known. BY Ernest Thomp-
son Seton. Personal history
Of Lobo, Silverspot, Raggy-
lug, Bingo, Rebuff and
Wully. Many Illustrations.
SOC.
The Man Without a Coun-
try. By Edward Everett
Hale. A wonderful story Of
a misguided man. 8 full page
eolored Illustrations 75e-
The Ocean Wireless Boys
on the Atlantic By ]. ".
Lawton. A rafting good
story Of Jack Ready and the,
war game
Vacation With the Quaker
Twins By Nell Speed. A
story of good times with the
girls at Willoughby Beach
Soc.
Humpty Dumpty. By Anna
A. Chaplin The story of how
he was rescued in make-be-
ieve-land. Colored illustra-
tions by E F. Belts. 75e-
Babes in TOyland. By Glen
McDonough and Anna A.
Chaplin. Illustrated in colors
and in black and white by
E. F. Belts. 75c-
Second Floor, F street
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
BAKER WILL SPEAK.

Secretary Baker viii address a get
together meeting Of the officers, execu-
tives and clerks Of the quartermaster
generals office tonight at o'clock in
the Central High School. Clifton and
Twelfth streets. Brig. Gen. H. NJ Lord
will preside. Brig. Gen. r. z. Wood
viii speak on what the euartermaster
Corps Means to the Army" Secretary
Bakers address on what the Country
Expects Of the ouArternAstsr corps"
wiz close the proraA
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
LAST NIGHr,S LIST

FIRST LIEUTENANT.
MAss-, Boston. Carleton Burr.
The Washington times., 1918-08-07

The Pershing casualty lists issue,
last night for publication in this
papers follow:
KILLED IN ACTION.
SERGEANT.
y. c. Beasemer City, Thomas
Monroe Allen
CoRPoRALS.
r T.. Providence, Edward ReH.
n. ", New York, Daniel A. ChiH-
holm
Ala. Birmingham, Charles II.
Erickson
Ohio, Akron, Charles G. France.
Nd, Mi6dletovn. Roy l. Hoffman.
Ind. HiIIsdaIe. Elijah Gordon
KniEht.
Mo-, Marnhan, Claude ID. More
MECHANICS.
Mich. LanEsSs, Clarence z. Nit
Ga. DearInE, John z. Reardon.
PRIVATES.
Nd, Baltimore, Harry Alderman
Pa, CORY. Leo c. Allen.
Neb.. Dorchester, Ernest Royal
August.
Iovra., Akron. Carl n. Barr.
Mo-. KohOka, Harry II. Bell
RuEsIa. WolenEky Hubarn, TTOfIm
BokolsI<y.
Va, Painter. Gustnv ID. BonniwfI.
X Y, New York. EmanuaI BrOde.
Ark, ParagOuId, Jack Brown.
Ind, New COrydOn, Lowell l.
Butcher.
Mo-, 81. Louis, Theophilus Canary.
Va DanvilIe, Willie ChlIdreSs.
va, Gloucester, Albert f. CIeary.
wis, Chippewa Falls, Arthur
Clayton Close.
View York, John COrcOdilas.
Ala, Ozark, Willie w. Cotton.
Pc, DuHhore, John L. EmiE.
Nd, FrostburG. Hugh Farrady.
Ind, Gas City, Daniel p. Freeman.
va, warrenton. Jefferson Gordon.
n, j., Atlantic City, Jacob r. Het-
tier.
n. J., Arlington. Walter Howell.
Ohio, HIeksy1IIe, George ID. Jack
Utak, Monroe. waIAneF Jensen
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
Latest Casualty List From
Oversee Forces

NNAAANu loAH dGC SASASg
Tenn, Memphis, Sam II. Gado.
han- Glen Elder, BENJAMIN n.
CASTOR.
Ill, Chicago, Fred W. Godfrey.
Pa, Sharon. Sydney GoIdEtein.
Ind GreensbuFE, william II.
Gookink-
Tex, Rogers, Roy b. Graham.
H., Springfield, Clyde Green.
hich- Hastings, James w. Gross
NO., St Louis, Richard J. Guides
wftx.
IN, Deland, Thomas Rider Hag.
gard.
Ga, Atlanta, Charles NJ. Hatos.
Okla, Hortsborne. James Warn
Hanna.
Mo-, st. Louis, Arid n. Hanson.
Tex, San Antonio, Della Boyd
HaFris.
III, Springfield. Ralph Kyle Har-
ria.
via, McFarIand. odean Harrison.
Ky, winchester. william s. Hay.
IN, Springfield. Frank G. Helm
Pa, wesfpOrt. Erven Cornelius
Herman.
Ind, VeedesburE, Clark william
HerShberger.
MIch- Detroit. Albert RateIIn
Hess.
IN, ChIeaEo, Charles r. HunefeId
wis. Milwaukee, Walter ". IhL
ing.
Ohio, MIngo Junction. Dwight o.
Imhun.
Kan. Burlington, Finley J. Ise-
man.
n. Y, Lewiston. Warren q. Jack.
W. Va. POerters Falls, Clarence E
JAelEsOn.
Va, EgEIeston, Sidney J. Johnston
Tenn, Memphis, Louis W. kath-
La. New Orleans, Edward C.
Keller.
III, Windsor, Gwen Kfrcher.
Va, Richmond, Leonard 8. KIotA
Mich, Birmingham, Marshan
KOttA.
n. Y. West Falls, Albert J.
KreitEbender.
Va. Norfolk, Joseph Kramer.
No., St Louis, Maurice S. Krause
Ill, Chicago, Edward p. LanaEan.
Mich, Detroit, william E Lang
wis, Milwaukee, Walter c.
W. Va, wIniamstown, walter c.
Lauer.
". Va, Auburn, Leon X. Lawson.
Ky, Leitehfeld, Denver A Lesher.
VIA. MinOnE, Charles e. Lyons.
No, YOunt, william c. McCarty.
n. Y. Brooklyn, RonaLs z. Mae-
kay.
n. j. Harrison. Joseph MarcuA
Va, Lynehburg, Nelson II. Mar
ken-
Ark, Parkin. Oscar n. Marshall
No., st. Louis, Hugh Stanley MIL
Ier.
n. ", Rock Tavern, Edward Har-
old MuIHgan.
Ohio, StubenviIIe, Demarr e.
Myers.
Tex, Houston, Grover Cleveland
NOOnan-
Colo- Cameron. Dewey Edmund
NulPh.
taly, Sicily, Nick Crack.
Ohio, Cndis' Harry Wilford OD-
rant.
Pa, Mercer, Donald CIuIo Perrtne.
Mont Reed Point, Thomas Walter
PaytOn-
n. Y, TrunapSburg. Claude T.
Pereey.
No. Frederie<town. Charles NJ.
Pogue-
Pa. New Eagle. George Alfred
PuEh.
Tex, Hartley, Norven Joahua
Rich.
Tenn Wautaugh Valley. Oscar
Joseph Remiager.
n. " New York, Christopher
John Sehreth.
III, Chicago, Herbert b. Schulz.
Tenn, Macon. Jesse z. Seott.
Miss, GreenViIIe. James Walter
Shepherd.
n. u Schenectady, Lee Norton
Sherwood
MIMI Montrey, Hanson Ambrose
smith.
Ala, Gadsden. Joe Smith.
Ohio, Elyria- william Curl Stark.
Mich. Detroit. Roy Henry TeddeI.
H. Chicago, Dana Bristol
Thraaher.
KY, Hobart, AIva Carter Tomp-
kins.
III, Chicago. Clarence d. Troup.
Mich, Bay City, Fred EoEaIa.
wash, Dayton, Edwin H. Ward.
Neb- BoIIUOOd, Harry p. War
rem
n. M LOvinEtoA. Alvin Bertrum
Wilde.
NJ, LhIeaEO, NinIaeId Il. VII
IO1EhbY.
Wis, Monroe, Bert Henry Young
blood
KILLED IN ACTION.
FIRST LIEUTENAET
Mass, Boston. Carleton Burr,
The Washington times., 1918-08-07

Chlna-open Stock DlnnerWare; Amer
ican hand painted China, including
Breakfast Sets, Cups and Saucers,
TeapotS, Plates and Salad Sets; Eng
lish and American decorated Porcelain
Breakfast Sets in a new and complete
assortment.
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
COLONIAL GLASSWARE

Thin lee Tea Glasses, S1.95 to
$2.25 Dozen
Needle Etched Ice Tea Glasses.
$3.50 to $500 dozen.
Light Cut, in floral pattern, Ice
Tea Glasses, $2.75 to $3.50 dozen.
Handled Ice Tea Glasses, light
cut, $3.75 to $500 DOZEN
The Washington times., 1918-08-07
Wooowaro & Iotbrop
New
DNNERWARE AND CHINA

large shipment of American Dinnerware, that
almost completes our line of sets. English Porcelain
Dinner Sets recently completed gold banded Haviland
The Washington times., 1918-08-07

UNDETERMINED
-
Io"1' rIoO' LouS ~. Da''
E'e[e, =. CeH'
n
..
VIZ ColeIn m, Cossph a
~ DO'es'
80 c r
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
The Grant Monument.

The monument to General Grant in
front of the capitol in Washington
was contracted for on August 10, 1908.
The contract provided that the work
should be completed in five years, but
the contractors asked, and were grant
ed. several extensions. All of the ar
chitectural work is finished, the cav
airy and the artillery groups are in
position at either end of the platform,
the lions and lamps called for by the
design are in place and there remains
to complete the memorial only the
placing of the equestrian group, i. e.,
the figure of General Grant on horse
back on the central pedestal, and af-
fixing the two bas reliefs which are to
go on either side of the pedestal. The
total cost authorized by congress for
the memorial is $240,000, exclusive OF
$4,000 which was appropriated for use
in procuring designs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
HUMPBACKED MEN I'M DEMAND
AffIiction Proved Qualification Where
Strange and Successful Expert
ment Was Tried in Factory.

An unusual advertisement appeared
in a Chicago paper recently, desiring
the services of five hImpbacked men.
Fhe explanation of this strange want
is even more interesting than the an
nouncement, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
It seems that a large envelope fac
tory, unable to fill it's orders, decided
to work nights as we'll as days. Long
experience had demonstrated that in
the use of certain machines women
were better operators than men by
reason of their hands being more deli
cate and nimble.
The owner does not believe in-fac-
tory work at night for women, and the
men proved clumsy and slow. It was
then he set about to seek men who
were we'll but physically incapable Of
heavy work. He decided that hump
backs had the necessary qualifications
of more agile and sensitive touch, and
an actual test proved such to be the
fact. Hence the advertisement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
Rubber in India,

In southern India factory at which
high-grade rubber is made resembles
dairy, the milklike appearance of the
latex adding to. this Illusion, as well
as the precautions taken to insure alb
Solute cleanliness, says the Family
Herald. One of two methods of manu-
facture is generally adopted. If the
estate is young and only few trees
are being tapped the rubber is made
in the form of biscuits Or sheets. The
latex is put into shallow, round dishes
or oblong pans and a certain quantity
of acetic acid added to it. This is
the coagulating agent most generally
used. After standing for some hours
the rubber is found floating on the top
of the dish in a white, spOugy clot.
This lis removed and washed and rolled
by hand and through a mangle until
clean. The biscuits are placed on racks
in warm room or an artificial dryer
and allowed to remain there until dry.
The finished biscuits are pale amber
colored and transparent, and for this
reason are popular on the market,
for their purity and freedom from dirt
can be judged by holding them to the
light and looking through them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
EAST PORTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbie Heried spent
last Saturday with friends in Milwau-
kee.
Glenn Peach is visiting friends at
Libertyville and Chicago for several
days.
Rev. and Mrs. George Wilson re-
turned to their home in Beloit the last
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nelson and Mrs.
in Minneapolis.
Lloyd Peach and Tom Hartzell re-
turned to their duties at the u. w.
after spending the holiday vacation at
their homes.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
VIM. Gilley came to us on Sunday. The
family have the heartfelt sympathy of
the entire community.
Breaking out the roads after the
severe storm was the order of the day
on Tuesday last in this vicinity. This
is the first that has had to be done in
several years
Mrs. Carl Dahl, sister of Mr.. Ed
ward Jensen, and son Martin returned
to their home in Chippewa Falls last
Friday after spending few days with
relatives in this vicinity.
Glenn Gardiner returned to Madison
Monday morning where he will take a
short course in radio preparatory to his
service in that line at the Great Lakes
Training Station where he will go Feb
ruary l.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
WEST PORTER

r. L. Earle spent Saturday in James
vile.
Miss Olson is visiting at the home of
Ole Peterson.
C. W. Mccarthy was an Evansville
caller Saturday.
MIR. M. earle was caller in this
vicinity on Friday.
Miss Lucille Earle returned home from
Edgerton on Tuesday.
Kenneth Ludden is spending few
weeks with Mrs. Ella Ludden.
MIR. and Mrs. Ole Peterson are re-
joicing over the arrival of baby boy.
Mr.. Oliver Mabie and son Archie
spent Thursday evening at the home
of G.. w. Mccarthy.
Mrs. Downey returned to Edgerton
on Wednesday after visiting at the
home of Mrs. M. Mccarthy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
FULTON

Stanley Jessup was down from Mad
ison spending the week with relatives.
Mrs. Sue Fessenden and son Robert
were GAINESVILLE visitors last Saturday.
No services were held at the church
last Sunday on account of the snow
storm.
Kenneth Sayre was GAINESVILLE WIS.,
itor few days last week, returning
Sunday.
Maurice Thomson, Baxter .Sayre and
Harold Pratt returned to Madison last
Tuesday.
Harold Green's condition is greatly
improved and he is able to be up and
around the house.
On account of the bad roads the lee
ture course number for Monday night
was postponed until Wednesday night,
Jan. 9th.
Mrs. Alice Mead and children re-
turned from GAINESVILLE last Sunday
after spending the holiday vacation
with her parents.
Letters received from Lieut.. Alex
EIy the first of last week state that he
expected to take passage for France at
the time he was writing.
Misses Sweeney and Christensen re-
turned from their holiday vacation last
Saturday. School opened Monday morn
ing with light attendance. as the
roads were impossible.
1t was necessary for all the men
available to get out and shovel snow
last Tuesday to open up the road to
Edgerton in order to get through with
the mail. Mail service was abandoned
for two days.
The next Social Center program will
be given Jan. Is and 18th. Economic
school showing the help needed to carry
on the war. 10 a. m. Tuesday-Wheat-
less Wednesday Made Easy. 2. p. m.
-Remodeling of Garments. $3.50 a. m.
Wednesday Bread That Saves Wheat.
1915 a. m. How to Cooperate with
Relief Organizations. 2 p. m. Breads
That Save Wheat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
twenty-five Years Ago.

Mrs. Kate McDonough died at her
home in this city on the 10th, aged 81
years. Frank Hartzell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Hartzell, died at Nedder
Land, Colo, on the 5th, aged 26 years.
The supreme court holds former state
treasurers responsible for interest on
public funds, amounting to nearly
three-quarters of million dollars.
Andrew Jensen was one of the state
electors who cast the vote of Wiscon-
sin for Grover Cleveland for president
at the capital on Monday.
A season of continuous below zero
weather, the most severe in some
years, has been with US for more than
a week.
Eastern tobacco buyers are taking
hold of the 1892 crop quite extensively
at from Zoe down.
Friday, Jan. Is, 1898.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
German Silver.

German silver is manufactured in
three general ways, according to Pop
ular Science Monthly. 1t is composed
of nickel, copper and zinc in varying
proportions. The German method is
to melt all the copper to be used in
the mixture, and two-thirds of the
nickel and zinc in a graphite crucible
and then add the rest of the nickel
and zinc In the English method the
copper, nickel and zinc are melted
all at one time, then more copper and
zinc are added. Should the metal ap-
pear porous, fireclay pipe contain
ing pitch is pushed into the metal mix
ture to deoxidize 1t. There are sew
eral American methods. One is to melt
a copper-nickel alloy and then grad
ually add the preheated zinc. In an
other method monel metal is used as
q base.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-11
Letter From Edison Ogden.
Somewhere in France,
Dec L. 1917.

Somewhere IN france,
Dec. Is, 1917.
Dear Mother and All: | thought it
about time that was writing to you.
I received the knitted goods the other
day-the helmet, cap and stocking cap.
The helmet is dandy and | will surely
make good use of it.
We have been to the trenches some
time ago and returned all 0. K, or as
we would say, all O. D. (olive drab).
We were the first in France, first IN
the trenches and we fired the first
shots. We are not in the trenches now
but | am not allowed to say where we
are. | saw the empty shell that the
artillery fired their first shot from.
They took up q collection to have
Xmas tree for refugee children around
here. The women and children were
driven from their homes, SO we are go
ing to give them little pleasure if
possible.
[ am feeling fine and hope you are
all the same l certainly have been
getting my share of packages and l
certainly appreciate it. | don't know
what else to say-the latest expression
is "Send up flare, I'm in the dark, "
when you don't understand thing. |
am in the dark as to what to write.
Write soon.
Your Loving Son and Brother,
EDISON L. OGDEN,
Co. c., 10Th Inf. A. E. F.