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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-03
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Mrs. ollie Wells of East Fourth
street has just received the following
letter from her brother in France:
Base Hospital, A. e. F.
Dear Sister:
Am getting along fine and feeling
good. Sit up for awhile every day.
l doubt If l ever see any more bat
ties. I'd like to be there If 1t is ne
cessary, though.
Have you got my letters? Have not
heard from you since July. would
like to have you write me as often as
you have time.
The only thing that l am wishing
for is some long-green tobacco. Please
send me some of that, anyway.
l am inclosing card for you to put
on package.
Your dear brother,
OWEN
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Mrs. John Holland has just received
the following letter from her son
"over there:
Somewhere In France.
Mrs. John Holland
Dear Mother: Just few lines to
let YOU know l received your letter
was glad hear from you and to kndw
YOU was we'll. This leaves me all o. X
and hope when these few lines comes
to hand it will find you the same.
Mother tell Mrs. Greenlee Will
write her in the near future. Mother
Reed is in the hospital, he was wound
ed but l don't think he Is serious. l
will find out and write and tell his
mother Just as soon as l hear IRON
him. Mother l will write you more
when get more time. Mother l an
we'll and hone you are the same. Moth
Won can send me my Christmas boz
with this coupon. You can read tn
directions on this coupon. Mothe
don't tell Mrs. Greenlee about her sol
being wounded for she will be un
easy about him. Mother l Will i'm
ont how he is and will let you an
: Mrs. Greenlee know.
1t is cold and rainy here tcda!
, Mother don't you be uneasy about m
o for I am safe and will be back to 20
some time and what fine time "
will have. Mother tell all my frient
hello for me and l would like to Sc
: them. So l will close hoping to het
y from you SOON Will write more ne
~ time. Your loving son,
EARL.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-03
Such Women Just
Have to "GiVe Up"

"Man may work from sun to sun, but woman's
work is never done" That's why women are
overworked, nervous all run down, no appetite,
and can "hardly drag around" Vinol creates a
hearty appetite, strengthens the digestive organs
induces sound sleep, invigorates the nerves, and in
this natural manner creates working strength
N.v.,.,.., Ill.
back ahed keep house Tor my little family
weak
children condition.
Finally ambition
felt like
L me
rscomend K Others who baby and do all
Mrs G. H. Lamson
ooldp and
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-03
MAYSyILLE MARKET

rhe f. L. Manchester Produce c."
Inc, U. S. Food Administration.
License No. G-09467.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
C. R. < \. ". MAY BE FORGED
 10 CHANGE TO COAL
'bo conner River and Northwest.

The Copper River and Northwest ern railway is now experiencing a shortage of fuel oil, says the Cordoya Herald, and may find it neces- sary to chance to coal, according to a statement made yesterday by Caleb Corser, superintendent.
 Tba railway and the Kennecott and Latouche mines are supplied with fuel oil by the standard oil company. The supplies at present are short and the oil company will not guarantee oil in sufficient quantity to supply the railway and mines. 'tf
 The exact reason for the shortage is not known but 1t is said recent severa storms on the Mexican coast have curtailed the amount brought into the United States from Central America. Also, some of the tank CTS of the company have been sunk by enemy submarines and others taken over by the government.
 A change from oil to coal on the railway will entail considerable work and expense in altering the engines to handle the coal, accord inJ to MT. Corser. He declares, however, he expects the Sandard Oil company to give a month or six weeks notice if it finds it cannot continue to supply the railway.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
\ STITCH IN I|ME
Skagway People Should Not Neglect
 Their Kidneys.

No kidney ailment is unimport- ant. Don't overlook the slightest backache or urinary irregularity. Na' ture may be warning you of ap- preaching dropsy, gravel or Brights disease. Kidney disease is seldom fatal is treated in time, but ne- glect may pave the way. Don't ne- gIect a lame or aching back another say. Don't ignore dizzy spells. headaches, weariness or depression. If you feel you need kidney help be- gin using the reliable, time-tried remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills. For 50 years, Doan's have been found effective. Endorsed by grateful people. ..
 c B. Wright, 1O52 Second St.. Son. Rosa, Calf, says: "1t was several years ago that I suffered from backache and other symptoms or kidney trouble. I had severe Dains across my kidneys and often could hardly get up Or down. The action of my kidneys was irregular, causing me to get up several times at night. A burning sensation at tended the passages of the kia- ner secretions. Several boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pills regulatel' the action of my kidneys and removed the backache."
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for Kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Wright had. Foster-Mh- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19

in the French and not h tho Ger. man Say) to the representatives of Prussiah mtlitarism and junker- ism who had their feet for time an the necks of the French people.
 This meaning for the word "boche" supplies the American soldier with an epithet which de scribes 8 man as he is, without reference to accidental occurrences in the family history. A Boche IS q boche because he would rather be a bcche than be decent. It is a good word and sounds better than several other words now used as "cuss words" and, being pregnant with meaning, should be incorpor- ated in the English-American lan- guage as capable of definition in a family dictionary, yet with mum erous attributes we'll understood. Hereafter, our dictionaries can say: 'Boche, A deprayed type of man."
 INVESTIGATOR.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
SEVEN MEN TURN IN FIRST
 PAPERS IN PETERSBURG

Ketchikan.-The office of the District Attorney here received the following message today from Dep uty Marshal Si Howell at Peters burg regarding the turning in of citizenship papers of ScandinaVians who do not wish to fight for the United States:
 Following are the names of men who turned in their first papers to tho local board at Petersbur to date:
 Ole Ekie, Charleston Hotel, se- attls.
 Halvar Otness, Burke Hotel, Se- attle.
 John Greastad, Petersburg.
 Christian Refness, Petersburg.
 A1ne Rafdal, Juneau.
 John Systad, Big Port Walter.
 Ivar O. Stranden, Petersburg."
 M. ;. Dobbs, of local board No. 4, reports that to date eight men have turned in their papers to the Ketchikan board, although a num- Der of these men are under the lur- Ssdictian of other boards. The nemes of the men here are: Olal Christianson, Olaf Knibe, Emil Nels. n, Martin Hanson, Evn Selnes, Arne Sandvick. Men of the Sitka board turning in their papers are Ole Jorgensen and Conrad Olsen.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
DAWSON VICTORY DRIVE
 CHIEF CONGRATULATED

Frank Lowe, chairman of the Days,n Victory loan 'committee, is busy planning for the big doings In Dawson. He received 8 telegram of congratulations today from w. H. Malkin, chairman Of the Brit ish Columbia Victory loan commit tee. Mir. Maikin will act in con function with MT. Lowe and the British Columbia headquarters Will be the base for the Dawson supply.
 MT. Malkin stated in his tele- gram today that P. Shallcross, the district organizer, has forward ed under registered mail, everything that is necessary to proceed with the loan.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
WHAT LODGE WANTS

Washington, Oct. 17.-Senator Harry cabot Lodge introduced resolution in the Setnate declar- ing that it was the sense of the Senate that no further communica- tion be had with Germany on the subject of an armistice, and that no communication be had with Ger many except on the subject of un- conditional surrender
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19

(This is very likely the true eX- planation of tn origin of "Doche. ' There is at least one other, how ever, which has as logical his tory. In the days of the Franco-
 Prussian war, the Parisian gamin used "boche" as a termination in Slarglfying his daily speech, much in the manner of our own "hoS Latin" Thus, auemand, only one of any number of words to De so used, become alboehe, and the Ger mans of that day were called that trie' was forgotten, but al6oche' Later, as slang styles changed, the subsequently, shortened to boche' still survived. It took the present war to make t eternal. The ter imitation prObablq worked itself into the Parisian vocabulary through the fearful and wonderful argct Ges LSucherbems, the dialect of the PaTisian butchers, which is as clear to an ordinary French man aS real French is to a Yank wh, has just stepped off a trans port. It is interesting to note (pureIy as a coincidence, for the words have no etymological signi- fiGance) that the German Woru boshaft means spiteful, and the word Busheit malice.-Editor-stals and Stripes.S
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
NtEHE COAST GUARDsMEN
 { TAKE COURSE IN ALsKA
and Stripes. }

Seattle,-Six patriotic Americans rlemeers of the coast guard. miles above Nome, Alaska, are taking a long distance course in navigation to f't themselves for active service in the merchant marine through the extension department of Washington
 To accommodate the men, the university devised q system whereby the lessons could be sent from here, encased in cylindrical tubes to Nome 1y boat and then on a dog-drawn sled to the little group of students. After completing one lesson the men advised the university by cable that they were ready for the next
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
CARIBOU REPORTED IN
 THE PANAMA FLATS

Many herds of caribou have been reported as being in the flats of the Tanans river, several being seen on the trail between the 1S-mlie house end Munson's. Yesterday an outo returned to town with four nice specimens on board, the result of two day hunt. They were killed a few miles this side of the trading post station.-Citizen.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19

Anton Sander returneG' this moGping from a two-weeks' pros Dec'tinj. tirD on Turnagain Arm, says the Anchorage Times, which he a- vows should be changed to Windy Arm Anton is stopping at the Crescent and says that he was again unsuccessful in locating gold in pay ing quantities, but armed with the recoIIections of the millions h has taken from other Alaska placer fields, he is sublime in the faith that luck will change and some day the creek that will make him rich and Anchorage famous will be discovered in this vicinity. ,.tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
EDITORIAL
WHY WE SAN "BOCBE~

To the Editor os The stars and
 2;I5ysI. why are the Germans Ie called Boches? T At.
 Long before the Unnted states enteIe4 the war, l asked a German of my acQuaintanee in an American citv that question. He replied very grayely that it was fight i9r Rame." equivalent to the verg worst name one man can can calL' anotRa in America, and that sirs's Jha French seemed to have forgnt- ten the origin, the German people We're not disposed to recaIn it for Jae benefit of literary peoplA but they would revenge themselwe just tine same for the insulting epiChet-
 He added that his fashsr had been an officer in the German army fuviuI the occupation Of Paris in [ var of 1S70-71. and had told lin aoout it. I cuala set noth- .av more out of him
 When We finally got into the war I became more curious IS to the, or.-.u of the lams and asked a"mng-s of people in France. all Of whom merely shrugged their shoul- Cers and said 1t was a term al ways aopHsd to Germans and eyerg- tainS German. That standard of .lassiuej knowledge in France. 'eti' L~rousse, says it was prob a7ly derived from q German word A.b0sche. meaning a dun Witted aeav- sort of man. 5
 F.uoLly, I billeteG, With m French maE who possessed a9 eacyclsr padic dictionary, with ii date show ing that his edition. was printed tu tbs early sos. Him asked oud he looked up tler w-u d, firding tha' i; was PastSian slang for "Hberrue.'
 This got Us huth iG'terest4d. and We visited av old rs tired French army officer, Tho toG3 us that th.s w0r6 is derived from the French word bambocbeur which indicates a man of Tather loose habits. as shown in Elwelrz dictionary; bau- Docheuse, meaniuE; a EeOse girl In Casssis EeW French, dictionary, bambocheur is defined. as .'nber- tine" J4S ,,EhsI,Ri PsN
 However. a number of French men have told me that a bam uocnsur is not a ubertine, being merely a rather gay young chap They say that bambocheuse does not stand. for 8 bad woman, but m rely for a woman out for q good time and not So careful off her reputation as sh should be.
 This old French officer, howev, said that about the time of the Franco-Prussian war in 1S70-71, the word "boche," derived from bambocheur, had a very distinct meanmg. It implies libertine of inc yrey lowest and most abandoned! type and. for all he knows, it may be so used today iH certain cir cles of Parisian low life. He said that the habits of the majority Of t'a German officers in Paris were such that the name described them exactly and that GerInany owes the wora "boehe" Spelled, you see'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Change of Scene.

Do you think Josh will be glad to get back to the old placeT asked Mrs. CorntuSSel.
 I'm sure he will" replied her huS- band. What I've read about mo mans land makes me think a sight of plain, peaceahle. plOwcd ground ought to be right satisfactory and suothin'."
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
CHITINA SUBSCRIBES
 LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA

cordova, Oct. 17.-Chitina yes terday went lover the top in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign by m akiug additional bond subscrip- ticns of $1,1OO, bringing the to- tai to S2,1OO. The quota allot- ted is S2,5O0.
 Mccarthy reports pledges or S6,00, or ,SS,350 to date.
 .Strelna also announced $l,OOO subscribed
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Between Girls.

"Young ladies in offices meet many nice men"
 "I know"
 And often make happy marriages" That's what. think l could get husband myself if 1 could give my chaperone the slip once in while"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
The Proper Caper.

Did you see where two army men escaped from q station house by get ting out on the roof and dropping down.
 "Well. that was all right. They were praCticing going over the top"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
lnfinitesimal CapacitY.

"what do you .hink? Jiggers Is boasting of how well he can drive a car"
 Drive a car, Why. that dub can't even drive a nail"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19

A fresh shipment of Eastman N. c. Photographic and plain films for all sized cameras received on the last boat. Better take advantgae Of this fine weather and get some snaDpy fall pictures. Keller Bros.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
SPLITTING RIG ESTATES

London Oct. 17.-Business in real estate is booming as 1t bag not done for many years. Auction eers say they know no parallel to the present demand for farms and portions of big estates which are gradually being split up all over th. country.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
EcrtuEat. Man,

Weary-Soy, mister, would yousc mind Stakin' pore ElaH wOt aln't got no home [ few pennies?
 Mr. Jar-Got no home? Say, old fel- low. you are playing in great luck. Why, you can stay out all night any old time you wait to.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Nindicatinn.

"The English sometimes employ the letter h peculiarly in their speech"
 "I'm not sure they haven't got 1t right. We used to say 'unprepared.' Now we say, Hun prepared.'"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Prussian Fashions.

"The iron cross Is still highly eS- teemed."
 "I should say so. So many of them are worn now that they are a regular fad"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Money Talks.

Bill-Do you believe that money talks?
 Gill-Certainly, do.
 "Wen. do you remember that s l borrowed from yOu?"
 Sure; and I happen to know It's saying Forget it, all right"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Heads Win.

Mrs. Mix-L0Ok at the Haverleys tossing up dollar. Gambling?
 Mir. MiX-NO. Heads they paint the auto; tails, the house.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Try It.

DuggS-Yes. helped my wife to re- duce all right.
 MuggS-HOw did you do it
 DuggS-TUOk her to high-priCed res taurants where everything was so high she couldn't afford to eat.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
The Real Match.

"She's quit trying to land a rich man for husband"
 "Yes. She says she'd pass up mil liOnaire any time now to marry an oth- cer in the army CT the navy"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Mary'S Lamb,

Mary had little lamb
 But how that lamb has grown! Now Mary'd rather walk mile Than face that lamb alone.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
His Sort.

"Molly's husband is fine, manly young fellow, isn't he?"
 "Well from what l have seen of him when with her, I should say he is something of Molly eoddler,"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19
Their Class,

"I see where the Turks are going to organize women's battalions."
 "I suppose they will be of the harem- scarum sort"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-19

Daily ration: One ounce per per
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12

ers co-operated with the military au-
thorities at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
in growing food for the camp mess.
The city of Mobile has 1000 war gar
dens. On many railroads, particularly
in the South, the unused portion of
the right of way has been given up to
gardens made productive by section
hands and construction gangs. There
has been a decided movement for fall
gardens and even for year-rOund gar
dens where there is long growing
season and the "fall food acre" Of the
South has been a direct result of the
governments campaign for more home
food production.
Gardening Come to Stay.
These facts are significant as show
ing a tendency, and are an index Of
activities In every state of the Union.
The most hopeful aspect of the gar
dening situation, according to the de-
partment officials who are willing to
venture an opinion, is the unanimity
Of their belief that the home and COM
munity garden has come to stay, and
that those who have undertaken the
work as a wartime measure will con-
tinue it after victory has been won.
Their opinion is based, they say,
upon the advantages which garden
ers have found: cheaper vegetables,
better quality and greater freshness,
zest and healthfulness in gardening as
recreative occupation, and the growth
of community spirit and action
through common ground of interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12
w orst Fighting
of War in 1918

dams took 1000 prisoners. The
French, on October, %, attacked
northeast Of Scissors on six-mile
front on the Aisne, from Vauxillon to
La Royere, piercing the enemy's line
four miles and taking 1900 prison
ers. On October 8 the British took
Poelcappelle and 2,028 prisoners and
made some slight gains with heavy
attacks in the Ypres sector October
%, 26 and 80.
On November the Canadians won
their great victory, capturing Pass
chendaele Ridge, for which the British
had been battling for months. The
Canadians held the ridge until the re
cent hammer blows. November also
saw the British success, which was
partially diminished by surprise
commensurate, at Cambria. The Third
British army, under Sir Julian Byng,
on November 20 launched its drive
without artillery preparation on an
eight-mile front, smashing the linden
burg line, almost reaching the out
skirts OF the important railway center
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12
Of Cambria and taking 5000 prisoners

of Cambria and taking 5000 prisoners
the first day.
Huns Regain Ground.
The battle continued ten days, pris-
oners being increased to 1851, while
1873 guns were taken. The deepest
advance was seven miles. But on
November 80 the Germans delivered
tremendous attack against Byngs
army, aiming to cut it off from the rest
Of the British forces. The Germans
succeeded in recovering about half OF
the ground Byng's army had won.
During the past year the British
have made considerable progress In
Mesopotamia and Palestine, capturing
Jerusalem December 8, 1917, while the
allied armies from the Adriatic to the
Egean have prevented the Germanlc
allies from gaining control of the Med
iterranean.
So far the British have won more
than a third Of Palestine from the
Turks. In Mesopotamia the British
have advanced about 100 miles up the
Tigris and Euphrates since capturing
Bagdad, and have made some prog
ress toward the north of Hit, capturing
more than $4,000 prisoners.
During January, February and the
first half Of March only small actions
occurred on the western front, the
British preparing for the German drive
which was launched with unprecedent-
ed fury March p.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12
TellSOf His First Fight

feel bad about it. These men over the
other side are feeling just as bad, In
fact mighty sight worse ] remem-
Der his words distinctly, because
they were the last he said, except to
give the command to start. We had
to advance through a field Of green
wheat, soppy with dew, so that we
got wet through and could hardly keep
our feet on the slippery ground. Our
captain and lieutenant were killed
right at the start. and also the first
sergeant.
"We had only the gunner sergeant
left, and all around the men were fall
ing, and the air was filed with the
noise from bursting shells, cries of
dying men, the groans of the wounded,
the singing of bullets, and the clatter
of the machine guns.
"Tve never been what you'd call a
praying chap, but prayed hard then.
and many times SINCE"
After a moment I said: eyes, and
them"
SWELL, we saw pretty soon that IL
we didn't hurry up and get to the
wood there wouldn't be any of us left
to take it-so we just hiked like-as IL
well, as If it was an express train
that we just had to catch or bust.
And when we got there 1t didn't take
us long to clear the Boche out. He
would go on firing until we were right
on top of him with the bayonet and
then he'd yell out 'Kamerad.'
"EveE In the midst Of the fight
couldn't help laughing out at the man
alongside of me. He had seen his
chum fall and came on just wild, and
when he was going for one German the
Boche yelled: 'Kamerad, I've a wife
and ten children in Berlin and the
marine said: IF you went back to
Berlin there'd be ten more children
to h with you,' and rammed him
with his bayonet"
what happened after you cleared
out the HUMP" I asked.
"By that time we were reduced to
about half our company, and were or
dered to dig ourselves in. You should
have seen me dig!
"Men were falling all around ald
two bullets went through my pack
as crouched as near the ground as
possible digging like h. So took
my pack off and put it on the parapet
to the side Of me, and the Germans
kept on popping at it. While was
digging every time looked up to
throw the dirt out could see flower
moving to and fro in the wind just
in front of me, and then once | glanced
up. Just in time to see that flower
nipped off as if by an invisible hand
and lie on the gound. Somehow that
made me realize almost more than any
thing how near death was"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12
Excel Enemy in Air

cesses on a scale such as were never
known before" -r....t
eff Germany is really pleased with
her air record for the last few
months" remarked British squadron
leader to the correspondent, there is
no reason for us to complain. We ask
nothing better than that Germany
should go on having the same kind of
success in future months"
He took as an example the report for
May, which lay open on his desk.
"This report" he explained, IDEALS
with the British air fighting alone, and
has no reference to the fine air work
of the French, Italians and Americans.
During the month the British brought
down 398 German machines in aerial
combat, and twenty by fire from the
ground, while 100 more were driven
down out Of control and probably de-
,stroyed. During the same period 12S
British machines failed to return to
their airdromes."