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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17

The above is a splendid likeness of
another Lancaster boy, Sam Heron,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Heron,
who has been in the scr,;sc f the
United States H:my for number r.
years, being u"w stationed in the
Phillip.es Islands. He - anxious
to be transferred to France and get
in the tfick 81 the fight with the other
dough no - fIom the stale rs
letter To- MS mother will he rec with
much IIicr'st.
Fort Mills, l.. l.,
Dear Mother and all
will answer your welcome letter
which ! received yesterday and sure
was glad to hear from you and the
rest. This leaves me fine and dandy
and hope these few lines will find you
the same Well mother. leave here
September 18th for destination un-
known, which is "Estados Unidos"
and when reach there | am trying
to get furlough and come home to
see you. as it seems a century since
saw you and the rest.
Well, just got the Central Record
just now and had to stop and read
it, and Sterling's letter was in it. He
is right, you should not worry about
us, he is a splendid boy and deserves
much credit have but two wishes,
the first one is to see you and the
second France. Ii seems as IL all
the people of Lancaster have forgot
ten me, but of course they are think
ing of bigger things than ! am. The
boys in France are in more danger
than we are mere, but ca n one has
million others to ,,"Dtect = = Will he
is protecting some ether mothers son
Over here they cali the men that
came in the arr1y at the point T. the
bayonet IN, letter class pc 'h,r,
they are RLt have aro'he. nam.
for them, aud | s're am s'nl th,t
they are thu better class AMI am
the secon class | am so disgu,ted
with this part the word that ii
seems that September will never
come | will lose several dollars by
coming back to the States, we lose
our grade Of rank and foreign ser
vice pay, but ! had rather be in the
good old u. s. A.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17

pie into a race of demons must
go down before the quiet
phrases of the President as
card-houses topple when
breathed upon. Within their
own proper boundaries and
under just laws, the misguided
race that made a god of a half
crazed and blood-thirsty mon
arch, will be enabled to live as
all human beings have a right
to live. And, more than that,
the human beings that people
the rest of the earth may walk
the paths of peace and pro-
gresS unmoleSted and unafraid.
The anxious Senate, or some
of its members, feared that the
President had laid aside the
trumpet for the dulcimer. To
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,
the President had reopened "a
diplomatic discussion" that
would vitiate the spirit of the
war. There is nothing of dis
cussion' in this great docu-
ment. Germany has unquali-
fiedly accepted the stated con-
ditions, the President says, and
closes debate on that score.
The surprised Power finds it.
self tightly bound to pro-
gramme it might desire later
to evade or avoid. And there
is enough of the promise of fire
and sword and reprisal. until
surrender is enforced, to please
even that implacable Colonel
from whom Mr.. Lodge has TAX
en- such a faulty cue.
The answer of the President !
is an ultimatum to a defeated |
power. Its terms are so clear
that only two courses lie open |
which means present surrend-
er, or resistance, which means |
ultimate destruction. No dis
cussion is possible. The trap
which the foolish feared, if 1
there ever was trap. snaps its
futile Jaws together upon moth
ing and will be heard of no
more.
In the meantime the boys
land in France, 100000 of
them month. The drive goes
on in Flanders, Artois and the
Champagne. Pershing, Haig
and Foch smash away, now at
one point, now at another.
Defeat is at hand, and peace,
when it comes, will be the die
tated peace of absolute sur
render. Whether it is now or
next year does not matter in the
light of the fact that the new
world has given to the old, in
its darkest hour, a leader who
is both warrior and priest
Courier Journal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT.

A wife whose husband is in active
service recently presented him with a
bouncing boy She wrote and asked
him when he could get leave, also
when the war would be over He re-
piled:
Dear Maggie; ! don't know when
! shall get leave or when the war will
be over, but if the boy should be
drafted before | get furlough give
him a parcel Of socks to bring over
TO me-"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17

| pies AT the hrst point. rs YOU nave
read IN the papers. big battle be
gan July iith. had one licuten
ant and ~ clerks at the point neal
the front. When the fight began. y
inch shells began landing near oul
supplies Everybody left except oui
men. who stuck to the job-stayec
out in the middle of field went
up the morning Of the 18th and tn,
artillery had died down but the she'll,
were still coming over every few
minutes but none hit within 2Ot
yards Of our supplies. Early IN tn,
morning she'll hit the engine that
was pulling in our train and KILLED
the engineer The lieutenant had
the train reconsigned and sent bach
20 the other railhead now know
the sound Of l2-inch shells
After things had quoted down, the
division moved to another place
where they were needed. So was
ordered to this railhead. about zoe
miles from the former one had ia
start the place Warehouses and
roads are about complete and IN 10
days things will be O. X. Here ] am
assisted by three lieutenants, ~
clerks and checkers. tenlisted men
and we have about 40 negroes under
a fourth lieutenant who do the hand.
ling Of supplies. Later We are 10
have 80 more laborers Beside this
! forgot to mention three larg.
trucks and an automobile and -four
drivers, also "A guard Of nine men.
Fourteen men and one lieutenant run
sales commissary and send out
truck loads OF supplies to sell men in
front line trenches Another lieu
tenant and four men take care Of the
clothing, We receive and unload and
store 25 or 80 cars Of supplies a day
-rations, hay. oats, gasoline. etc.
The other day the hay failed to ar
rive so ] got in the machine and went
to another railhead 20 miles away
and had enough hay shipped up for
the day, promising TO return the hay
when ! receive ours. We use about
q or 3 ears of hay day. The
French ears are not AS large as ours
about half or two thirds as large
This will give you little idea Of my
work here. We start work AT 7 or
1880 and quit anywhere from 7 to II
y. VI. ] am the commander of the
railhead and the commanding General
Of the Division has no authority over
me. ] obey orders from the Quar-
termaster at the Base Depot where
our supplies come from. 4 Colonel
told me he wanted ear Of e.. hut
he didn't get IT,
We are licking the Boche, the main
thing The Boche planes pass over
or near Us most every night with
bombs They usually drop them ON
towns several miles away. One night
these were dropped about l-2.mne
from here.
! have been in towns where many
buildings have been destroyed by
bombs. Although | am now 7 or <
miles from our lines can now hear
guns booming and anti-aircraft guns
plugging away at Boche planes at
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17


Mr. Silas Mathews. from his son. Pvt
Jasper Matthews. will be read with
interest by his many friends through
out the county, where he is we'll
known.
Somewhere in France"
Dear father
! will write you few lines to let
you know ] am well. and getting
along all right. and hope YOU all are
the same.
We have air raids nearly every
night. When the Huns come over
they drop a few bombs and We put
a few shots at them and they are
gone.
When you write me please tell me
all the news and all the boys who are
in camp. Twill close for this time
With love to all, Your son.
Hoping to hear from you all soon
Private Jasper Matthews.
Co r.. ll2 Supply Train, American
Expeditionary Forces, A =. q. 769.
= 4
Somewhere in France"
Co NJ, 800 Infantry. A. r. r
Mr. Coy Price, Lancaster, Ky
As il is Sunday and ! have moth
ing else to do will write you a few
lines. This leaves. me well and get
ting along fine, and hope il finds you
the same
Have just had my breakfast. shay
ed and washed my feet last night for
the first time in two weeks. My feet
sure do feel good too Ii wasn't be-
cause had to sleep with my shoes on
but safety first. There is quite n
little amusement going on here
Every once in while and sometimes
twice in the same length Of time.
you sure would laugh to see US grab
our gas masks and get under cover
II makes a person little nervous at
first but he soon gets used to il. so
he don't pay much attention to il.
The first few nights ] could hardly
sleep but now ! en- sleep any where.
| think | could sleep with my gas
mask on if it was Necessary. | have
not done anything but sleep and eat
for the last week but don't think it
will be so this week
How is every body there around
home, and how are the crops? ! have
not had letter from any one for
three weeks and ! am getting anxious
for one. hope we will get some
mail today. wrote Misheal some
time ago and told her to have the
Lancaster paper sent to me, but |
don't guess ] have had time to get one
yet will close. asking you to write
soon. Thos. X. Price
The following interesting letter
was written to Mr.. W. c. Wynn. Of
Paint Lick, Ky. by his nephew, Capt.
+. W. HUFF. A. NJ. II. c.. A. p. o., 7l2,
American Elk Forces, France.
Dear Uncle:-
Just few words to let you know
that all is well with your fighting
nephew. arrived in France at
May ~. After three
days ! was sent to Blair for assign
ment TO duty. From there | went to
Gievres. After a sojourn OF three
weeks there | came to a supply depot
near the fighting zone. was on
luty there week when ! was sent to
a "railhead" few miles from the
trenches for temporary duty-just
TO learn railhead work. After ten
lays there ! was ordered to another
part of France and put in charge of
: railhead with two lieutenants, and .
p enlisted men as assistants. A
is a point as near the fight
ny lines &C to rs milesD as il is
thought safe to bring trains of sup
)lies When | reached this place the
iivision Of troops had moved farther
IN and found a telegram to unload .
md issue rations at point 20 miles
way, Enough rations were sent
zach day to supply the division. OF
curse we still had few days sup
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17

Mrs, William Burton, has just re-
eeived an exceedingly interesting
letter from her brother, Horace Wal
ker' who is now stationed at Filing
ton Fields, Houston Texas. He is in
the aviation service and his letter is
the best one we have read along this
interesting branch of the service
We have saked her permission TO al.
low us to publish it. as the writer is
so well known and liked here ami she
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-31
HOUSES FOR ARMY NURSES
AT THE BASE HOSPITALS

The American Red Cross issues
the following:
To give Army and Navy nurses
comfortable place in which to spend
their hours off duty, the American
Red Cross will provide special
nurses recreation houses at all large
base hospitals, to cost about s35O,OOO'
Contracts have been let for 40, sew
eral of which are completed and
some more are under contract.
These houses wer provided as soon
as II was learned that the nurses
had no attractive rest rooms and
were Obliged either to stay In their
bedrooms or to sit in a narrow cor
ridorlike space set aside for them.
In some Of the camps the Red Cross
not only has provided these houses
bt has secured cottages nearby in
the mountains or at the seashore
where nurses, especially In need oil
rest. can 20 for a recuperative week
end. The nurses keep house fol
themselves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-31

revenue needed for the Civil War was
of very modest proportion, and It was
modest when compared with the bill
lions required to finance the present
world conflict. But it must be re
membered that aside from the reve-
nue derived from taxation vast sums
were realized through series OF
loans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-31

II q
u q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
Governor-Sidney J. Cats.
SECRETARY Of State-H. Clay Craw-
ford.
Attorney General-van Swearin.
gen.
Comptroller-Ernest Amos.
Auditor.
Commissioner Of Agriculture-W. A.
McRae.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion-W. N. Sheats.
Adjutant General. B. Christian.
State Geolist-E. H. Sellards.
State Chemist-R. e. Rose.
Board Of Trustees Internal Improve
ment Fund
The Governor, Comptroller, Treas.
urer, Attorney General and Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
Board Of Education
The Governor, Secretary OF State,
Attorney General, Treasurer and Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction.
Board Of State Institutions
The Governor, Secretary of State
Treasurer, Attorney General, Com
missioner Of Agriculture, and Super.
intendent of Public Instruction.
Board Of Pardons
The Governor, Secretary Of State
Attorney General and Commissioner
Of Agriculture.
U. s. Senators
Duncan U. Fletcher, Jacksonville
Park Trammel, Lakeland.
U. s. congressman
First Distribution. H. ]. Drane
Lakeland.
Second Distribution. Frank Clark
Lakeland.
Third Distribution. Walter Ke
hoe, Pensacola.
Fourth Distribution. w. J. Sears
Kissimmee
State Senator from Polk County
O. M. Eaton, Lakeland.
Representatives in Legislature
from Polk County-John M. Keen
Lakeland; w. 0. Williams, TT. Meade
Judge Circuit Curt, 10th Judicia
District (Polk, DeSoto and Lee Coun
ties)-Hon. John s. Edwards. Lake
land.
Prosecuting Attorney, 10th District
as above-Hon. John W. Barton, Al
cadia.
County Court Judge-Hon. Kelse
Blanton.
Clerk Circuit and County Clerk
]. A. Johnson.
County Prosecuting Attorney-F
B. Huffaker.
Tax Assessor. J. Boynton.
Tax Collector. P. Murdaugh.
Sheriff-John Logan.
Supt. Public Instruction.. A
Moore.
:. Supervisor Of Registration-P. "
: Daniel.
Mayor. c. Flanagan.
City Attorney-Peterson & PETIT
way.
City Clerk and Tax Collector
L. Swatts.
City Treasurer and Tax Assessor
! A. C. Armistead.
City Engineer. f. Turner.
5 Plumbing Inspector -- John
e Speth.
n City Health Officer-Dr. @. G. Ba
q ton.
y Chief Police-R. G. Ellis.
: Chief Fire Experimentation Dri
n coll.
n Sanitary Inspector.
IS Superintendent City Hospital-D
g. G. c. Barton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-31
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS FOR FINAL

In Court Of County Judge, stats Of Florida.
Polk County, In 70 Estate Of J0ha ".
Harprove, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, 70 all whom u may
coneern. that on the first day Of March, A. D.
1919, shall apply 70 the Honorable Kelsey
Blantna, fudge Of said court. a. Judge Of pro
bats, for my final Discharge a. administrator
N the estate Of John II. Hargrove. deceased !;
and that at the same time ] will present 70
n ala estats, and ask for their approval.
DATED July 30. A. d. 1918.
75es JoHN HARGROvE, Administrator
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
PUBLIC AUCTION.

Public Auction-Everybody attend
the big household auction sale in Gill
man. Iowa, Saturday. March Q. 1918.
Here Is your opportunity to buy those
extra pieces for your home this spring.
Everybody come. Sale will be held
in the Hall building rain or shine. Mr..
Gould, owner; Col. Kendall, auctioneer.
AS we are breaking up housekeeping.
We will sell all our household goods on
premises 20S East Linn street Mar
shalltown. Iowa, Thursday. March 7.
1918. Beginning at 2 o'clock. AS fol-
lows-Princess dresser. fumed oak IL
brary table Spanish leather reclining
chair, rocker round dining table,
kitchen cabinet. all like new. bed,
springs, mattress, almost new six hole
coal range, sx10 rug, clothes basket.
ironing board, linoleums, six new win
dow shades, almost new incubator.
garden piow. garden tools. $50 feet OF
chicken wire. three hole oil cook stove
and oven couch, and other articles.
Terms cash; everybody come. This is
good lot Of goods. H. Bierwirth.
owner. Col. Kendall, auctioneer. Phone
1872.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

Public Auction-As I am going to
Oklahoma I will sell all my household
goods and canned fruits on premises,
Ills West Summit sereet, MARSHALL
town, Iowa, Friday. March s. beginning
at 2 o'clock, as follows: Beds, springs,
mattress, sanitary couch. dresser,
commodes. cupboard. rockers, square
dining table, good soft round oak din
ing table. sx12 rug, good laundry
stove and oven, combined heater, mir
ror stands, one new Minnesota drop
head sewing machine and fixtures.
Here Is a good one. Electric globes.
ironing board, new wringer, five
bushels OF potatoes, one ton
good coal, stove wood, forty quarts
fine canned tomatoes, beet pickles,
gooseberries. cherries. peaches, dried
apples, a lot Of fine cucumber pickles,
dill pickles, two good aces, dishes.
cooking utensils. Terms cash. Don't
miss this sale. Everybody come. Mrs.
n. J. Smith. owner. Col. Kendall, auc-
tioneer Phone 1872
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
REAL ESTATE AUCTION.

AS I am going to Washington will
sell my home and all my household
goods on premises. $40 South Fourth
street. Marshalltown, Iowa. Tuesday
March 12 1918. The house and lot will
be sold promptly at 2 o'clock. House
hold goods will sell Immediately after
the real estate. House has seven
rooms lot s0y16o feet. with good base
ment all bricked up. city water and
sink in kitchen. coal house. handy to
school and stores and will make some
one a good home. Look it over any
day and be ready to bid on it. This
place is clear. Terms one half cash.
balance viii be ccrried on place at Z
per cent.
Househould goods - Cupboards, dim
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
MINNESOTA LANDS.

For Saler-120 acres for sale with pos
session at once. located three miles
from Albert Lea, Mimi. not far from
state line of Iowa. The land Is mostly
under cultivation, gently slopirg. deep
black soil and no waste land. large
modern buildings facing the south,
close up to state road with fine 10-acre
grove around the buildings. Price s145
per acre, $4,000 cash, balance light
years time. per cent. The SWEETEST
home in the country.
Sixty acres located six miles from
Albert Lea, MINI. all gently slo7inS
deep black soil mostly under cuitiva-
ton, large modern buildings. fine little
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

FLORID A.

West FIorida-To close an estate !
offer $50, 5000 and 1920 acres good.
smooth land for stock ranches. coloni-
zation or farming at Sc per acre, lux
uriant grass, running water, fine range.
packing house near. Also choice i'm
proved farms from 10 to $50 acres.
cheap. Will produce corn. oats, cas-
sava- fruit and everything known to
semi-tropical climate; healthiest loca-
ton on earth: small payments. easy
terms. This Is the golden emporium
ity" for small farmers. cattlemen or
investors. Booklet free. Address Dr.
r. B, Crawford. De Funiak Springs
Florida.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
RMS TO RENT.

240 acres in Martin county. MINI.
100 acres in Winnebago county,
Iowa.
100 acres in Cerro Gordo county,
Iowa.
All improved All within four miles
of town. Grain or cash rent. Only
tenants who have the necessary outfit
to farm with or means to procure same
need apply. Security Investment Com
pany, McCallsburg, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
For saIe-A few choice grade Hol-

For SaIe--A few choice grade Hol-
stein cows and heifers from heavy pro-
ducing cows. Three big heifers to
freshen this spring, balance were fresh
in December and January. All coming
3-year- olds and give promise of max
ing good mixers. Located two miles
south and one quarter west of Van
cleve. Iowa. Address j. F. Ingels. Mel
bourne. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

For Sale or Exchange-One hun
dred sixty acre well improved farm in
Stearns county. Mimi. $4,000 mortgage
runs 10 years from March I. 1918, at
per cent interest. WIN sell on easy
terms or trade for Canada wheat land
or wheat Whitehead & Edwards,
over Morgan's Drug Store. Marshall
town Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
HOW TO ANSWER
Advertising Where No Address
Is Given, But Key Mum.
Der Used.

When an advertiser does not use his
name, It is because he hoes not want
the public to know It; SO you must
address a letter to Times Republican,
using the letters he uses. We deliver
them to the advertiser promptly. We
can not give you his name or address
All advertisements for this column
must be in this office by II (noon)
fc- publication that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
IOWA LANDS.

IOWA LANDS.
For saIe-s7O to $3.50 per acre for
best Iowa farms. Large list sent on
request. Spaulding & O'Donnell, Elma.
Iowa.
For SaIe-To settle an estate. 1874
acres OF fine land we'll improved. one
mile from court house. on the Lincoln
highway. eighty rods Of pavement paid
for. Must be sold. Inquire Of j. Fl.
Crabtree. S02 West Linn street, phone
1915.
For Sale or Exchange-Two hun
draa s!Sey three acre Iowa farm, go
miles south OF Des Moires; will sell
on easy terms or take ten or twelve
thousand in good trade as first pay
ment, or Carada wheat land. White
mead & Edwards, over Morgan's Drug
Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

Every one interested In marketing
grain and stock should attend the CO.
operative meeting at Albion, March II,
at $780, Committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

Market sale In Marshalltown Satur-
day, March Q. Bring anything you
have to cell. Plumb Bros, Mason &:
Shoemaker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
WANTED
FOUND
LOST

For Sale-Timothy hay in barn. $50
per ton, inquire II. w. Nelson. 500
North Center street. Marshalltown,
Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

For Sale or Rent-Two hundred for
ty acres good land, S room house and
large barn. s. acres plowed, VIII rent
on shares or cash. I also have good
eighty for sale at a bargain Address
w O T Oleson LEROY. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

Send your family washing to us
Saturday and have it returned early in
the coming week. palace Laundry
CompanY, w. G. Kane.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

For Sale-Forty acres. Washburn
county, good soil. 10 acres cultivated,
new frame house. log barns, spring.
price including team mares. necessary
implements, furniture, $1,000. $500
cash. Get my list Wisconsin farms
Tom o. Mason. 719 Palace Building.
Minneapolis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

To Rent-A modern cottage, ave
rooms and bath. close in Small gar
den plot. Paved street. Inquire OF
Charles Bates POS North Third avenue.
Phone yellow e97.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07

For Sale-A No. / Ford touring car,
nearly new, all same size tires. Call
207 North Second avenue, after p. m.
D. Friend, Jr.