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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
CAPT. F. X.
POMAINVILLE

The many friends of DR.. F. X Po-
mainville will be glad to know that
some time last summer he was pro-
NOTED to the position of Captain in
the Medical Corps and has been draw
ing the salary that office affords. His
official commission has reached him
only recently. He writes home that
he is enjoying excellent health and
has the care of 1000 English soldiers
to look after. He was one of the first
men to leave Grand Rapids to leave
for the front and enter the service.
His experience has been wonderful
and valuable. He doesn't expect to be
able to get home before next April
or June
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
CHAPS WHO
LOVE THEIR
ENEMIES

During an attack, while | was with
in 200 yards of the advanced post and
pinned under a barrage, a Canadian
Tommy wormed his way toward me,
Say, sir, you hungry? Have some
maple sugar an cake?" He had re-
ceived a parcel from Canada the night
before. There, amongst whizz-bangs
and exploding five-nines, we feasted
together. You can't beat chaps who
Joke. think of home, go forward, and
find time to love their enemies under
shell-fre. They're extraordinary and
as normal as the air.-Lieut. Conings-
by Dawson, in the December Red
Cross Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
RESOLUTION
WIS, STATE
COUNCIL Of
DEFENSE

Whereas: The farmers of Wiseon-
sin in the face Of great difficulties
which have arisen in consequence of
the world war have responded so
nobly to the nations call for MEN
and MONEY, which sacrifices has
been borne with equal fortitude by
their wives and children
Whereas: AS a result of the pa
tient and patriotic toll of our farmers
their wives and children, the produc-
tion Of all foods, so necessary to the
maintenance Of our civilian population
our allies and our armies in the field
has been 50 materially, increased in
this state during the past year
"BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED
That the sincere appreciation Of the
Wisconsin State Council Of Defense
which words are Inadequate to express
be extended to the farmers and their
families of Wisconsin and
'.BE IT RESOLVED, That the Wis
consin State Council of Defense-in
continuation of its present policy
pledge to the farmers of this state the
assistance of every state agency that
can be utilized to make their efforts
for the coming year equally product
i've Of results SO important to the
nations welfare
(Signed) II. A. BURD, Secretary,
w. S. HEDDLES, Chairman"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
FOOD AND
MEDICINE FOR
RUSSIA

Mr.. William G. Shepherd, formerly
correspondent in Russia for the Unit
ed Press, says in the December Red
Cross Magazine, in his article, "Rus-
sia in Anguish'':
One of the last cabled cries that
was sent out by a Red Cross man
from Russia, before the German cur
tain went down, was: "Send condensed
milk. powdered milk, egg powder, rice
cocoa. chocolate, sugar, oatmeal, corn
meal and Cruel; all foods for the sick.
And another cry was for large guam
titles of the most common of medicines
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

The final touches to the arrange
ments were made by the President at
today's Cabinet meeting, which prob
badly will be the last Cabinet meet
ing before his departure. He was in
session with his advisors for two hours
The Home Service section of the
Red Cross in France made a record of
handling 1924 cases in four months,
and there were 100 Red Cross search
ers at work by early October. At the
same time rs workers were busy in
% recreation huts. The farm and
garden section, which had proved it
self fine agency for the cure of nerv
BUSINESS, was employing for short
periods more than 5000 convalescent
soldiers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
ALLIED FLEET
To MEET SHIP
IF PRESIDENT
WILSON SAILS NEXT WEEK FOR
MONTH AND A HALF STAY
WILL LAND AT PLYMOUTH

LONDON, Nov. 26.-A big allied
feet, composed of British, French
and American warships, will meet
President Wilson's ship at sea and
escort it to port with distinguished
naval honors, it was learned this aft
erno0n. The President probably will
land at Plymouth.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Complete
arrangements have been made for
President Wilson's trip to the peace
conference
He will sail next week Immediately
upon the convening of Congress and
will be absent from the United States
for not more than six weeks. This
period will include the time con-
sumed in the voyages to and from
Europe.
The personnel of the peace delega-
ton from this country will be made
public by the White House as soon
as the apportionment of the allied ma
tions is agreed on. This means that
the United States delegation will con-
form numerically with those of Great
Britain, France and Italy.
CaIIere To Be In PARTY
Among those in the presidential
party will be Ambassador busserand
of France and Count Macchi di Gel
lere, the Italian ambassador, both of
whom have been invited by the Presi-
dent to make the voyage with him,
The presence Of Ambassador di Gel
Ierc indicates that the President will
visit Rome
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
THE CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL

The Christmas call of year ago for
10000 members succeeded beyond
all forecasts. The result was roster
of 22,0OO,OO0 grown-ups, and a sub
sequent addition of 100000 juniors.
The Roll Call week of this year, De-
cember 16 to %, will find no eligible
loyal American out of hearing dis
tance. The answer to the Christmas
Roll Call for membership in the Red
Cross is not the gift of money. 1t is
the greater gift of faith and loyalty.
From The Red Cross Magazine for
December.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith have
received letters this week from their
three sons Nestor, Henry and Ernest
who are in the Government service
across the sea. They report them
selves all we'll and enjoying the eX-
periences attendant with army life.
The letters were all written before the
close of the war, but they indicated
shat peace would soon come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
RED CROSS SUP
PLIES FOR ABROAD

Food, Clothing, and uniforms are
being sent to Switzerland and Copen-
hagen for the rapidly increasing mum
Der Of American prisoners in Germany
automobiles, linsced oil, and lumber
supplement the Red Cross supplies
going to Palestine; 200 army field
kitchens, 2OO two-ton trucks on their
way to France, $4,000 blankets for
shipment to Siberia, Italy, Archangle
and France-this is how the purchase
and shipment of Red Cross supplies in
America are increasing.-The Red
Cross Magazine for December.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Gilbert Helm. we'll known job print
n. who left home with Troop &c"
IS again back home, one of the ad
vance guard of the boys who will
be returned soon from the various
cantonments. 1t is now Sergt. Helm
and he has been employed for con-
siderable period in the printing de-
partmnt of the Quartermaster's De-
par5lnent of Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas. Sergt. Helm looks as if the
life had agreed with him very well His
many friends are all glad to greet
him and extend the hand of good will
for future success and prosperity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

In the rest house at Milan, which is
being enlarged, new sleeping barracks
have been opened, Food, cigarettes,
and post cards are being given to 25,-
900 men a month. Shirts, drawers,
socks. and shoes are also provided
when needed In the Ancona rest
house more than $4,000 men a week
are being entertained, sometimes as
many as 600 men being served every
/ hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

The benefits of our fo0d-saying
campaign that was vital factor in
the winning of the war were not all to
these we fed. We have at home a new
appreciation of food lEat will prevent
it ever being wasted again by those
that have come TO understand the re-
ligion of saving and the place that
food occupies in our new, worldwide
human relations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

1t is a significant fact that out of
more than 4,2OO men and women who
are giving their entire time, or prac-
sicalIv their entire time, to the work
ngs of the Red Cross in the United
States more than half are serving
without pay And the highest of the
salaries is an inconsequental figure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
EMPTY stomach
IN RUSSIA

The sole trouble with Russia IN this
war. the thing that explains her de
Election, can be explained in two words
Empty Stomachs" People with. emp
tv stomachs don't think rightly; IN
fact, they don't think at an.-Wm
c. Shepherd in Russia in Anguish,
IN the December Red Cross Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

TIE Red Cross sends each month to
Pershing's boys 500 tons of jam and
100000 packages of chewing gum, in
addition to hundreds of thousands of
bars OF sweet chocolate and vast guam
titles of tooth paste, tooth brushes,
and safety razors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
TAXI CHARGES
NOT RAISED

In spite of reports to the contrary
my charge for day calls in the city
will remain 25c, from 7:30 a. m. until
10 D. m. Night calls SOC and S1.00
according to time and distance. One
CT more passengers-same charge
Phone 644. H. S. WAGNER. It,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

In Sardinia and Calabria white
-four has been imported and distrib-
uted by the Red Cross to l55 towns,
more than 1900 children having been
benefited. In the war zone near Nj
Ian fourteen institutions have been
aided TO care for $500 children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
branch STORE:

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Miller, who have
successfully operated a Novelty and
ten-cant store in this city for several
wears, have opened branch store the
mast week at Nekoosa. The people Of
Nakoosa will find them pleasant peo-
pie to deal with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
Besides such incidental benefits as

Besides such IncluentaI Dement'S as
the improvement in figure and health
that we've reaped from our meatless
wheatIess days, think of the fun we've
had out of them-the new crop of
Jokes, jibes, topical songs and car
toons TO replace the mother-in-law
Joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Waldvogel re-
ucned Monday morning from Marsh
ield where they attended the funer-
IL Of the formers mother.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28
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PURPOSES OF FOOD
ADMINISTRATION THE
DAY OF ITS MINING.

The hopes of the Food Admin
istration are threefOld: SO to
guide the trade in fundamental
food commodities as to elimi-
nate vicious speculation, extor-
tion and Wasteful practices and
to stabilize prices in essential
staples-Herbert Hoover, Au-
gust 10, 1917.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Mrs. W. F. Chambers, who has been
Ill at the Riverview Hospital, and who
was unable to leave with her hus-
band the past week, left Tuesday for
Chicago where she will join her nus
band and they will proceed to Aylmer
Canada where they will visit Mr..
Chambers parents whom they have
not seen for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Do YOU remember when food con-
troll by voluntary action was deemed
4 daring adventure IN democracyf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Blankets are a most valuable item
:, r-l:ef work; up to the present time
cur Red Cross has sent 1,134,O00. Of
them to the warning nations overseas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Out of empty granaries to draw 141,-
100000 bushels for expOrt-the will of
a free people accomplished that mar
vel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Mrs. Geo. R. Gardner is with her
daughter Mabel at the Mayo Broth
ers' Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota
where she has gone in the interest
of her health
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-28

Mrs. Will Compton and daughter,
IVA. returned Monday from Wausau
vhare they spent the past two days
listing friends and relatives.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
March Receipts
OF Petroleum at
A Lower Rate
Daily Average of Pipe Line
Runs Shows a
Decline

| Receipts of crude petroleum from the
wells by pipe lines making regular re.
ports to "The Oil City Derrick" in the
fields east of the Mississippi aggre
gated 2,o0o,o56 barrels during the
month of March, daily average of 64, ;.
SIT barrels. Compared with Febru.
ary, this was gain in the total of 174,-
$50 barrels, but loss in the dailv av-
erage of 679 barrels, owing to the diff
ference in the number of working days
The daily average, however, makes a
better showing than in March. 1916, but
not SO good as in the corresponding
month of 1917. The increase in Feb
ruary was due to the cleaning up of the
tanks which had been checked during
the cold weather of January, and the
hgures for March more nearly repre-
sent the actual production. Nearly all
of the lines show some increase in
runs from the wells, especially those
OF West Virginia and Ohio. The Cum
berland Pipe Line reports nearly 80. .OOO
barrels more than in February and So
wv barrels more than in January. The
Buckeye of Lima ran $4,000 barrels
more than IN the previous month, and
a
OF over $4,000 barrels The Nationai
Transit was also one to report large
gam, the Increase over February beino
above al, 800 barrels. The Producers
and Retners. which had a largo in.
crease in February, reports less for
March ioi
Receipts from the wells by the mid
continent lines showed a handsome in
crease I, over the figures for February.
Inc total was II 11,666,03S barrels. max.
ing a daily average Of 376,324 barrels
ihese hgures have been exceeded only
n one month, November. 1917 when
sne 'otal was III ,959,229 barrels. The
runs tor the first quarter of 1918 fron,
the mid-continent wells amounted ~, ~
81 l,70l 1l7 barrels, as against 2725o1o
oarre!s Tor the corresponding Quarter
OF l9l|. This shows gain for the Ia 9 =
three months over the comnarot;1o
period Of 4,441,919 barrels. Tbc daiIv aiIv
average for the first three months ~
i9l| was 3O2,880 barrels, and for +ho
last tpree months the average a dav
mas oeen 90, 234 barrels, a substant;a,
increase of nearly $4,000 barrels da;lv
WIN promise of future addition. Tho
;mcreasE IS tne more important when it
eral pools had to be slut in on occo1nt 1u
and February. january
=, Deliveries by the Eastern lines IN
March were 3,566,36s barrels. makin a'4in 10 IN IL
daily average of 1904 barrels Ti "a a
was fair increase in the total and or ms
crage over February. anu NV
Deliveries by the mid-continent lines
IN March aggregated 11,683,956 bar.
1els' .t an increase of 714,092 barrels over
035 barrels in the daily AVERAGE - --'-
On March 81 the amount Of crude
troleum held in storage by the a1 nine poo
lines operating in the Eastern and ma ndo
continental fields totallcd 10000 oaa
barrels. n decrease of 283,776 barrels
compared with February %.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Half of Cartridge
Profits for Taxes

Edward j. Cornish, president of the
National Lead Company, told the stock
holders at the annual meeting held in
Jersey City yesterday that in all prob
ability the United States CARTRIDGE
Company, a subsidiary, would have to
pay SO per cent of it's profits to the
government in taxes Although these
profits were to be regarded as large,
he said, when contrasted with the com
pany's capitalization, they were rela-
lively small compared with the total
amount of business. The president
added that reports that the National
Lead Company might declare an extra
dividend from the profits of the cart
ridge-making subsidiary were "entirely
premature"
A stockholder present introduced n
resolution which would require the
to issue detailed statements
in the annual report covering opera
tions Of the subsidiaries. This was
objected to by the president, who ex-
planned that the officers did not seek
to withhold information to which the
stockholders were entitled, but that
much of the information which would
be published would be subversive to
their interests. Such information, it
was asserted, would be valuable to
competitors. The resolution was not
adopted.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Silver Bill
Passes Senate
Measure Would Permit Melt
ing of Coins and Fix
Price at ST

w WASHINGTON, April 18.-The Ad-
ministraton silver bill, introduced by
Senator Pittman, of Nevada, providing
for the withdrawal from the Treasury
of $35O,000,0O0 in silver dollars, to be
melted into bullion to meet foreign
trade balances, was passed to-day by
the Senate without rollcall. The bill
goes to the House.
A brief debate preceded the passage
CT the bill, its supporters declaring en-
actment of the measure was impera-
tive as emergency war legislation. Sen
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, said that
because of the great demand due to
the war silver must be supplied, and
that there was no other way to secure
it except as provided in the bill.
Although the bill would fix at 81 an
ounce the price to be paid for silver
to be used in replacing the money
taken from the Treasury, Senator
Smoot, of Utah, said the measure
would be of no advantage to Western
silver producers. They would prefer
to have silver follow its natural course,
he SAID, but, realizing the step pro-
Eosed by the government is absolutely
necessary, they are willing to sacri-
nee Cnelr Selnsh interests and meet the
situation patriotically Should the gov
ernmcnt follow "hands off" policy
Senator Smoot said, the price would
advance to $1.29 an ounce.
"The United States is in no shape
to allow the export of it's gold, and
neither are our allies" Senator Smoot
said. "All they have got they must
keep. Although we have one-fourth of
the gold in the world we have none too
much"
Senator Smoot took occasion to ques-
tion the Allies attitude toward the
United States in the sale of materials,
declaring he did not think "we are
being treated as we are treating them. u
This country, he said, fixed a price of
231a cents an ounce for copper sold to
them, yet Canada is permitted to re-
ceive about 80 cents for the copper she
sells to England.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, de-
clared he was "suspicious of any move
ment in Congress that has as it's pur.
pose the diminution of our silver sup
ply"
81 want to know why it is necessary
to take $350,000,000 in silver from the
Treasury and melt it up, when there is
a .good supply in our markets." he
asked
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Relevant Comment
Inland Transportation's Inning

In bringing under the control of the
railroad administration the Erie and
New York State Barge Canal system
Director General McAdoo has taken a
step that is likely to lead to extensive
development Of inland waterway trans
portation, according to interests en-
gagged in the navigation of inland
waters. "This is move in the right
direction said on officer OF one con-
Germ yesterday, land if worked out
properly there is no doubt that the
whole country will benefit. There never
has been proper use made Of our
inland water facilities as an important
avenue of freight transportation. In
these times of express freight trains
it has seemed too slow method Of
moving goods. 1t now seems assured
that the war is going to bring about
recognition of the Importance of in
land waterway transportation supple
menting the railroads."
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Miami Hurt by
Labor Troubles
Strike Caused Heavy Drop
in Last Years
Earnings

Labor difficulties due to a strike last
summer cut heavily into the earnings
of the Miami Copper Company in 1917,
which reported yesterday total income
of s1O,723,7o1, compared with s13,14S,-
427 in 1916. After depreciation charges
and dividend payments there was de-
ficit last year Of s3,332,9S6, against a
surplus of S3.04O,291 in 1916.
The company produced 43,S63,699
pounds of copper last year, Of which
30,597, ,OO6 was turned out in the first
six months. Early in July all men in
the Miami district went out on strike
and production ceased entirely for
seven weeks. Normal production was
not restored until December.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Reports of Price
Fixing Upset
Cotton Market
Wild Fluctuations and
Heavy Price Declines
Feature Trading

Wild fluctuations in prices character
lied the dealings in the cotton market
again yesterday, when there was a re-
newal of heavy general selling, Great
ing even more rapid and sensational
movements than had occurred on pre-
ceding days. Prices did not break be-
low the low level of Tuesday, although
they lost the greater part of the recent
recovery, with July contracts selling
off from 1886 to $500, or lat points
below the Wednesday close, and 1876
points below the early high. Renewed
reports of government interference IN
the cotton goods trade were q factor
in inducing selling at the opening, and
a break of approximately 1OO points
followed later on rumors that Dill
had been introduced in Congress to
fix the price of raw cotton at 20 cents
July closed at 1888, with the general
list closing steady, at a net decline OF
LOT to lis points.
There were overnight buying orders
around the ring at the start, while the
cables were better than due, and first
prices were to 35 points higher. In
the case of July contracts this advance
made a rally of 245 points from the
recent low level, which seemed to at
tract increased offerings for both ac-
counts. Evidently the bullish crop and
spot advices of the previous day had
failed to make any material impress
sion on sentiment, and there was q
feeling that the rally had gone fa1
enough to render the market attractive
to fresh selling At any rate. the early
demand was quickly supplied, and be-
fore the end of the morning the three
active months were 125 to 1876 points
below Wednesdays closing figures
Rallies of rs or so points followed on
covering, promoted by the continued
bullish character of spot advices and
more optimistic war news.
But beyond the demand from shorts
there was very little support, and the
most rapid break of the day came late
reports of another movement to fix
raw cotton prices we're received. The
close showed rallies of Is or SO points
from the lowest.
Sentiment was still extremely nervous
and unsettled at the close of the day
although there was feeling around
the ring that the bill to fix prices or
raw cotton had developed in connec.
tlon with the movement to raise the
price fixed on wheat, and that there
was little chance of its passage. II
is the impression that if price fixing
on raw cotton is resorted to the in.
creased cost of production and the high
level of goods will be taken into con.
sideration and that the price of 20
cents pound proposed in the bill OF
yesterday is too low, compared with
returns for other products