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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
Sunday. Dec. s. 1917

Lance Corporal j A. Hatton,
Regt. No. 1900 Royal Fusileers.
Attached to 1st Garrison, w. York
Floriana Barracks.
My Dear Sister and Brother:
Just a few lines in answer to your
welcome letter | got this morning.
think it a fine picture of Jack and
Nance, but poor old Jack looks queer,
just as though he had got Up from q
bed of sickness, but | hope that he
is alright. AS for myself / am in
the pink. Now l dare say yoa will
stare to see my reduction in rank.
but it is not through misbehaeior.
was promoted Sergeant by the NJ p.
S. c. and owing to being recalled by
my unit after three years odd, l have
to revoke to my former rank and
climb the ladder again, but | have
done it once AID l will do it again. At
present | am at Pembroke Range fir-
ing my musketry course, the first one
since 1914. / expect we shall be fin
ished by Thursday or Friday and shall
then return to Floriana and shall
leave this island by the first trooper
whether to our unit in France or
England first, we don't know, but Of
course we expect the latter. Though
have dropped a lot to get away | am
still as happy as pig with two tails,
for l am fed up with the job had
Nobody likes the job Of turnkey.
didn't, but being a soldier you have
got to do what you are told, you
can't pick and choose. have written
to my little JEANNE 10 tell her to
save bit of Christmas duff for me,
as should not be surprised to spend
Christmas on the water.
Well l am living in hopes of doing
so for / am anxious to shake the
dust of Malta off of my boots. but l
must not crouch, l have not had
such bad time. / expect to catch it
a bit rougher where our units are,
but what is to be will be Grace and
we can't alter it. l am glad you like
that photo of me, it is not too bad,
but photographers are terrible liars
Grace, so don't put too much faith
in them. We are getting a bit OF
rough weather now and these old
huts are bit drafty, but not too bad.
We get plenty Of mungy (food), more
than we did at Corradena; plenty of
stews, army duff, etc., so l am not
going to crouch, but we are waiting
for the boat. Well Grace / hope you
have your wish gratified of having
your boy to share your Dummies at
Christmas. | myself would like to be
home then to cheer JEANNE up and
the Riddles, for / know the poor
lass must miss me more at those
times, but there it is keep smiling"
better days in store Grace. Well |
must now close up, hoping that this
Christmas will he bright and gay.
Wishing you, Jack and Riddles the
best of all good things, | remain.
Your affectionate brother,
JACK.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06

you safely for / know you will like
to have them. Now sis how is Addie
also Fred and Beatrice and husband
and baby. l hope they are all we'll
am glad you are having decent crops
we need all the food it is possible to
grow. have seven lovely chickens.
had them ice day old. in March,
and they are all pure breds; they
have been do ng their bit since Aug
ust, and are still giving me 4 or
eggs day, although they have only
small house to live in. / have only
2 rooms and one fourth of the yard
you know SIS, SO they never get run
out, but | look after them we'll, keen
them clean and warm and they repay
me well. Some l set aside for the To-
cal hospital and of course my bonny
son has a few sent to him. / have al
SO a few rabbits so l am, doing my
best to nelp the food question. | take
il Is or 16 shillings from washing
every week, just to keep me from get
ting rusty. J. have to do my ironing
sitting down owing to my legs, but /
manage somehow. Husband Jack is
still working at w. G.. Ducros, he is
still the same to me, nothing is too
good, l am thankful to say sis. Well
dear, / really must stop now and
make the fire up or l shall have it
out. Hoping your knee will be better
by this time and wishing you all a
happy new year. 1t won't be very old
before it is peaceful one, l remain
your loving sister and brother,
Grace and Jack.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
Radical Changes Made in Require
ments for Men i'm the National
Army. Power Local EX-
aiming Physicians
Greatly Restricted
PHYSICAL DEFECTS
CAN BE REMEDIED
Indicate That War NDe
rartment is Determined to Hold
for Services, Either General
Military or Special-All
Men Registered.

Washington, d. c., Feb. p
Changes in the physical requirements
for men Of the national army, by
which thousands who have been or
would be rejected under the first reg
ulations, can now be accepted for
service were announced today by
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
The notifications indicate that
the war department is determined to
hold for service-e!ther general mill
tary or special-all men registered
except those whose physical condition
can never be remedied to make them
fit for any kind OF service.
Physical defects that can be RENE
died and make the men fit for SER
vice will be remedied or the men put
into some special work not so rigor-
Gus as trench fighting, Gen. Crowder
says.
Those who can hear with one ear
spoken words at a distance Of ten
feet will be accepted. Color blindness
no longer will be a cause for rejec-
ton.
If man has six good teeth on each
jaw he will be taken. Formerly, if
three were missing the man would
be rejected.
A careful examination of the lungs
is ordered, with view of keeping to
a minimum the number of pneumo-
MIA and>tubercular cases in camps.
Height and weight requirements
are changed. Flat foot or club and
claw foot, and several foot troubles,
10 longer are causes for rejection,
and local boards are ordered to ire
ject no foot cases"
Hernia and similar troubles, the
cause of many reflections under the
first draft, must be serious to win re-
lection.
Extreme cases of chronic alcohol
ism will be rejected.
Under the new regulations the
power of the local examining physi-
clans is greatly restricted. Local
boards can reject or accept for physi-
cal qualifications only when the reg
istrant comes within certain uIcondi-
tional standards. All other cases and
those of doubtful interpretation will
go to the medical advisory board,
similar to the district exemption
board.
Physicians do not need to make a
complete report on any man, as was
necessary under the first draft. AS
soon as a defect is found which I'M
conditionally disqualifies a man, the
examination ceases.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
HOW COLOSSAL LIVING FLAG
WAS BUILT.

Photographs of the wonderful
living" flag recently displayed at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
have been widely distributed, but few
have any conception of how the mass
es of men were arranged to present
the banner in perfect perspective, ev-
en- to the wave" in its folds. The
work was executed by Mr.. Arthur
Mole, a young photographer of Zion
City, Illinois, assisted by Mr.. John ID.
Thomas. Aside frOmSfts human inter-
est and grandeur, the flag was an ex-
ceptional example of mathematical
photography. 1t was planned il strict
accordance with the laws of perspec-
tive and involved great amount of
delicate work that had to be execut-
ed with the utmost accuracy. This Is
best understood when 1t is remember
ed that three men standing near
camera will occupy as much space in
a picture as 100 men photographed
at distance of 100 yards. Further
more if one describes a circle on the
ground and photographs it, the fig
nre will appear oval. Given an oval,
however, the reproduction will be
circular.
Only by giving consideration to
these and other facts on which per-
spective drawing is based, is it pos
;sible to conceive how the seemingly
absurd dimensions of the living
Nag and its details, as given in the
February Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. could result in the perfect pic
ture of the Star-Spangled Banner,
which accompanies the article.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
OLDEST INHABITED CITY.
Jerusalem Has Fallen Thirty-Four
Times in Its Long History.

Jerusalem, oldest inhabited city in
the world, has fallen for the thirty
fourth time. More than 1900 years
ago, the Washington Times records,
Melchizedek,. friend of Abraham, was
king of Canaan and in his day IRA
Salem had grown to prominence.
It's founding lost in prehistoric
times, its history has been a history
of conquest. The capture by the Bri-
fish was the first for exactly 400
years.
Here are the conquests of Jerusa-
lem, with few other principle dates
in her history.
1880 B. C.-Take1 by Thothmes
III, king of Egypt.
1440-Captured from Amorites by
tribe of Benjamin.
104S-Captured from Jebusites by
King David of Israel.
972-Shishak of Egypt sacked it.
820-Sacked by Jenoash, sover-
eign of northern kingdom of Israel.
5S6-Captured and destroyed by
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the
inhabitants carried into slavery.
7-516-Rebuilt under Zerubba-
bel.
350-Seized by Persians.
320-Seized by Ptolemy, one of
AlexaIder's generals
. 203-Taken from Egypt by Anti
ochus, king of Syria
199-RetakeD by Scopas, general
of Ptolemy, king of Egypt
170-Plundered by Antiochus of
Syria
16S-Captured and partially des-
troyed by Syrian army.
165-Captured by the Jewish lead
er Judas Maccabeus, and the temple
worship restored
163-Seized by Antiochus V, of
Syria
134-Besieged but not taken by
Antochus VII, of Syria. =
66-Captured by Pompey of Rome.
Plundered by the Parthians.
37-Captured and inhabitants
slaughtered by Herod the Great.
ga. D.-Jesus of Nazareth
crucified.
70-Captured and burned by Titus
OilPOAOA VI lboliC, anu llOIC Iltlil
100000 slain.
614-Taken by Chesroes of Persia.
628-Taken by Horaclius, emperor
of Co1stantinople.
687-Occupied by Omar, sultan of
the Arabs.
969-Captured by Mulizz al-Din,
sultan of Egypt.
1077-Captured by Turks.
1098-Captured by crusaders I'M
der Godfrey and Bouillon and 1000
Arabs put to the sword.
1177-Captured by Saladin, Sara
cen leader.
1229-Acquired by Frederick III,
emperor of Germany, a crusader
1239-Seized by the emir of Kerak.
1243-Recaptured by Frederick ii.
1244-Captured by the Tartars.
1247-Captured by the Egyptians.
1260-Recaptured by the Tartars.
1517-Captured by the Ottoman
Turks.
1917-Captured by the British
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
HENRY FORDs SHIPBUILDING.
PLAN.

Henry Ford's shipbuilding plan
contemplates using the same methods
employed in the Ford automobile fac
tory. There the cars are assembled
as they msve along on track or belt
which never stops. When the car
reaches the end of the belt it is COM
pleted. His shipbuilding plan involves
the same principle A four rail track
is to be constructed on l per cent
grade leading to the place of launch
ing. This track can be several miles
long. On it the ships will be con-
structed the various parts being add
ed as the ship moves along toward
the water. This plan does not include
the manufacture of any parts at the
shiDyard. This would be done in fac
tories throughout the country, each
factory making only that part for
which it is best equipped.
Mr.. Ford believes that one con-
struction track would be capable of
launching several ships day. He es-
Inmates that this track could be built
in a month and that the first ship
could be launched in six months after
the plan is adopted. Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman Of the shipbuilding
board, will furnish Mr.. Ford all the
men and money necessary to develop
his plan to the limit as soon as Mr..
Ford shows that his plan is feasible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
This Newspaper-and Your Store.

u.
Would you consider that this news
paper was well managed if it issued
according to the mood oeits publish
ers-instead of at regular, stated
and iIvariable intervals? Would you
think it a good newspaper if it print
ed 12-page issue at one time-and
a one-page, handIbiu size, issue at
another time? Would you feel that it
was serving its constituency effecbual-
ly, if, now and then, it suspended is
sue entirely-to be resumed at some
time when the publisher felt inclin-
ed?
Your store serves. your patrons
with store news through it's adver-
Using. They assume that there is
always store news worth telling
store news that is important to them.
Is it not poor policy for store,
as it would be for a newspaper, to
serve it's patrons in a spasmodic, I'M
dependable way? If your store is i'm
portant to the people of the city,
your advertising is important to them
all OF the time-not merely now and
then.
The size of YOUR advertising space
should not vary any more than the
size of a newspaper varies, and the
appearance of your advertising
should be as frequent and as regular
as the appearance Of this newspaper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06

When YOU ask a man to subscribe
for your paper and he says: on
never read much, and besides, the
times are too plagued hard" for
land sake apologize and leave him.
life is too short to teach jack to
sing soprano. All gentlemen nova
DAYS read newspapers, and lots OIL
them. Show us a man who lives TOT
wears in town or community and new
err subscribes for the papers publish
ed there and we will show you man
whose head is shaped like a piece OF
pie, with the point up and whose ig-
norance is succeeded only by MS 81
gantic gall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
DO You Want am Iowa Daily.

The Des Moines Register is one of
Iowa's leading daily papers We will
take subscriptions for this paper at
the Public Opinion Office, and will
save you some money. Both papers
one year for $5.25. IT
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
$29.5O Fox
Scarfs in Ami
NAL Shapes

Including Natural Jap
Cross Foxes, Natural Aus
tralian, Red Fox, -Taupe
and Poiret Dyed Fox
Scarfs. Regular price,
S29-5o. Aug. eC9 c0
Sale Price. OAe@OO
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
P. 0. DEPARTMENT
REPORTS DISPARITY
.OF7FOOD PRICES

A remarkable disparity" OF local
food prices is shown in reports re-
ceived by the Postoffice Department
from various points along the routes
of the recently established rural
motor truck service, says an an
nouncement from the office of infor-
nation OF the department today.
The routes along which the figures
were gathered extend from Portland,
Me-, to Washington, through New Jer-
sey, Maryland Pennsylvania, Della
ware and also in Virginia. The price
inquiries were made through post
masters in towns along the route,
says the Postoffice Department.
The price of first grade eggs, II
continues, was found to be from IS
to 65 cents per dozen, varying in
price with localities; potatoes from
81 to $3.50 and butter from SO to 81
cents per pound. Potatoes are 81 per
busheI at New Oxford, Pa. and at
Lewiston. Md. S1.50; Washington, 81;
IN Emmitsburg, Nd, $3.50. and CATH
ersburg, Nd, $3.50.
Often, prices for food articles wide
ly differ in towns separated only by a
few miles. On the motor truck route
from Washington to Gettysburg, Pa.
the price of white eggs at several
points is 40 cents per dozen; at Co.
lumbia, Pa, on the same route, so
cents and at Abbotstown, on the same
route, only 81 cents.
The same disparity exists in routes
throughout New England, with prices
about the same generally. All prices
are taken from retail quotations. The
Postoffice Department did not quote
Washington prices except on potatoes.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
Il ENLISTED MEN
Join D. c. POLICE
FORCE TOMORROW

Eleven of the enlisted men on the
national army limited service list of
Camp Humphreys, Va, who have been
granted indefinite furlough to join the
ranks OF the District Police Depart
ment, will report tomorrow to Maj.
Raymond w. Pullman, superintendent
of police, to be sworn in for duty.
The other sixty-two soldiers Sc
lected by Mai. Pullman from Camp
Meade, Nd, and Camp Lee, Va, will
arrive in Washington for police duty
the end of the week. While most of
the soldiers will wear the police uni
form, others will be detailed to special
duty in plain clothes.
All on Duty Monday.
Maj. Pullman said today he expect
ed the seventy-three soldiers to be on
active police duty by next Monday.
All of the men will be full-fiedged
members OF the city's police force
and will receive the regular proba-
tional salary of a policeman, $S5 a
month, with assurance OF an increase.
If not accepted or not kept on the
police force, regardless of the reason,
they will be returned to the camps
from which they have been fur
loughed.
Win Ine appointment 10 lne pOllCe
force of the T3 limited service en-
listed men, Mai. Pullman still has
more than 100 vacancies in the police
department. He made arrangements
this morning to return to Camp
Humphreys in a few days to select
more soldiers. These men will not
have to pass an additional examina-
tion because the army records show
their physical and mental fitness.
New Yorker Makes Plea.
Police Commissioner Enright of
New York, yesterday called at the
White House to urge exemptions for
New York police. He pointed out
that his department had lost 751
trained policemen in the draft
He said that IL the policemen were
not exempted, 1t would be almost
next to impossible for him to keep
the New York police force up to an
effective size.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
VIENNA READYFO
HONORABLE PEACE,
PREMIER DECLARES

AMSTERDAM, July 31.-Baron Won
Hussarek, Austrian premier, has an
nounced his peace policy. In present,
ing his cabinet to the upper house of
the Austrian Parliament, he declared
that I'VE are ready to conclude ar
honorable peace as soon as our op-
ponents renounce their hostile plans
aiming at our destruction or repres
sion"
There Is nothing for us but to con.
tinue the war and carry it on so
vigorously that it will be shortened .
he said, $50 long as our opponents
take the standpoint Of one-sided die
tation-"
The premier spoke warmly of Ger
many, saying that "our alliance with
Germany is a real affair of the heart
and will deepen under the influence
of peace
There is nothing menacing in this
alliance he continued, "the waT-Iike
contents OF which were forced upon
the central powers by their opponents
and will cease as soon as they extend
the hand OF peace"
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
ANGELUS SIREN
FOREST ON TOWER
ON HIGH BUILDING

Work was started today on the
frame tower in which the angelus
siren will rest on top of the Evans
building. 1920 New York avenue
northwest
1t is a frame structure three feet
high, twelve feet long and eight feet
wide The idea OF elevating it three
feet from the top of building is to
make possible a larger non-obstruc-
tiSe space for the shrill whistle.
Col John G. Capers, chairman of
the citizens committee. said today
that the siren probably will arrive
from Chicago tomorrow.
When the siren is in place, the
shrill whistle each day, at one min
ute before noon, will call the people
OF Washington to pray for victory.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31


SIs5 Muskraf COat--36 inches long;
taupe dyed; shawl collar and cuffs OF
dyed raccoon. August Sale C1IQ
Price, O44C
$3.50 Natural MusIkrat COat--4J inches
long; shawl collar and cuffs of re-
versed skins. August Sale conn
Price, UHOV
sI7S Huskrat Coat-4o in. e1I0
$3.50 Muskrat coat-so inches long;
cuffs Of Hudson Seal. 3100
August Sale Price, O4HV
$500 NutrIa COat--4O inches long;
Hudson Seal shawl collar and eOA0
cuffs. August Sale Price. OHftO
S225 Nutria COat-4O inches long;
cuffs and sailor collar OF Hud- e100
son Seal. Aug. Sale Price, O1CV
S22s Nutria COat-36 inches long;
extra deep roll collar and deep e1 on
cuffs August Sale Price, O4CV
$3.50 Hudson Seal COats--30 inches
long: taupe squirrel collar and cuffs;
full belted. August Sale e000
Price, OHOO
S27s Hudson Seal Novelty Coat-30
inches long; belted with full back; back
Of coat is finished with deep band of
natural Beaver which gradually mar
rows to a point over each side, where
II Is inches longer than at front OF
coat; collar and cuffs also Of coon
beaver. August sale Price. UHAU
SI1O Dyed Marmot Motor COats-4O
inches long; shawl collar, cuffs coo
and belt. Aug. Sale Price, GOO
500 Natural waIIaby COat-Shawl
collar and cuffs OF black dyed raccoon
fur; full fare back. belted 01Rn
across front. Aug. Sale Price, OAOV
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
p}ALAzIS E20Yl1A!l!4 a! Annual lAugustFurSal
of HIGH Grade Furs at Sauing of 2O2b

UAR PRICES LESS THAN PRESENI MAII
ese August Prices Are Worth While Investment
o 10
fmof IN Wandfo
Tin ymade land ha thai andn
IN Next
e Or Days. of 1919.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
SOLDIERS BARRED FROM
TAKING GOLD ABROAD

Officers, enlisted men and civilians at
tached to the army are prohibited in a
w Department order from taking
gold with them when leaving for foreign
service.
Attention was called to the fact that
this is a violation OF the embargo
against gold exports and the sugges-
ton was made that the men secure
service checks or travellers checks
and letters of credit before leaving
the United States.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
70
OF Regular
Price
Fox Furs


Another GFonp OF Fox
Furs-AnlnaI shape searfs
Of fine silky Alaskan skiing
way under present mar
ket prices. Regular price.
S65. Various colors. ego
Aug. Sale Price,, OC6
S3S Fox SeaFfs-Natura1
red, Spanish, taupe and
Poiret dyed brown; animal
shape. Aug. Sale GOO
Price, OHC
e15O Fox Scarfs-Doubie
skin-animal shape: taupe
dyed Alaska fox pelts.
Price. S1W
Large Animal shape
SeaFfs-Of finest grade se-
lected pelts-in GeoFgette
and taupe dyed Regular
price, sos. Aug. Sale e7G
Price, OeV
POiret Brown Fox-Ani-
NAL Shape Scarfs-Very
large and luxurious silky
finish. Regularly eco
SS5. Aug. Sale Price, QUO
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
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