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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

Gerlach. Can you do that? / as
sure you that he is some fine gentle
man, and am enjoying my associa-
ton withhim to the fullest extent
How are you all? Is it getting
cold, there, already?
have had no news Of you for
weeks now, for no mail has caught
up with us yet, but live In hopes, but
that's the trouble, / usually get your
letters in lunches, but you just keep
it up, just the same. Do you hear
from Painesville? /? And from whom !?
Folks, have at last, literally "won
my spurs, because an adjutant is
mounted, and according to uniform
regulations of the army must wear
spurs, and is furnished a horse. If
ever had an intense desire for any
thing in the military, it was to wear
spurs, and now I have them, SO you
probably won't know me, all dressed
up in boots and spurs and carrying a
riding crop. What say, eh?
Now, goodnight, with love to all,
Don.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away

Medina women know how the aches
and pains that often come when the
kidneys fail make life a burden.
Backache, hip pains, headaches, dizzy
spells, distressing urinary troubles,
are frequent indications of weak kid
5neys and should be checked in time.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only. They attack kidney dis
eases by striking at the, cause. Here's
proof of their merit in a Medina
woman's words:
Mrs. S. M. Shaw, 22O S. Elmwood
street, says: II have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills several times when my kid
neys haven't been acting as they
should and have had baekache and
pains across my loins. Doan's have
always given good results. ! know
Doan's Kidney Pills are a remedy of
merit and act as represented"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Shaw had. Foster -Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
THE RED CROSS
The Red Cross Roll Call

When "the greatest mother in the
world" calls the roll the week Of Dec.
1923, the hope Of the American Red
Cross is that the answer for the en-
tire American people will be: GAIL
present, or accounted for"
1t will be the occasion for 22,000,-
900 adults and 100000 children to
renew their membership and for all
others to join.
This Christmas when our country
is out of the deep waters Of war,
every dollar paid for an annual mem
bership in the Red Cross will be a
direct Christmas gift to our land, air
and sea forces, and to those who have
felt the sting of war in way that
we in this country have not exper-
fenced The ministrations Of the Red
Cross will be good substitute for
Christmas at home as can be furn-
ished under the circumstances.
President Wilson, as president of
the American Red Cross, says: II
summon you to the comradeship."
ST for Annual Membership
| Since the soldiers overseas have been
/ informed by their officers that the
( American Red Cross will play Santa
Claus this Christmas for all the boys
In khaki who have no relatives in the
United States, Red Cross headquar-
ters at Washington has been receiv-
ing hundreds of appeals.
i Following is an excerpt taken at
random from letter inclosing a
4 Christmas package coupon. An Ital-
ian thus addresses his Christmas ap-
/ peal:
TO whom it may concep:--I am
| in service in France, and having no
people in the United States, would
| like to receive little package from
Il the Red Cross on Xmas. I am in No
Mans Land in big woods, and it is
i raining. sa.
II have been informed the Red Cross
4 will send Xmas packages to any sol
I der who sends them his Xmas pack
age coupon. have received SO much
Il tobacco and other things from tho
\ Red Cross in my fourteen months Ii
France, / scarcely like to write again
4 am in a hospital recovering \ from
wounds, and the Red Cross sfurnishes
us with daily papers, writing mater
\ ial, tobacco, fruits and recreation.
u II have no one to send my Xmas
coupon to, SO am sending it to you
as per notice on our bulletin board
4 If you send a package, / would a4
\ preciate it if you would send a bill
4 for same, for ! would gladly pay fol
it. I don't want to impose on you
The Red Cross il the best friend W.
have " slt
\ Hospital searchers are being sen
by the American Red Cross into al
the hospitals along the front. Thei
II task is to supplement the necessar.
meager reports sent by the army t,
the families Of the killed and wound
x ed, with more detailed letters. It i
the Human touch that makes tn
whole world kin"
Do you know the Christmas Re,
Cross Roll Call is the call Of ou
brothers, sons, husbands, who are ia
away, over the sea? Do you know
that If you answer present you'll
be helping some boy over there, an
you'll show that you're backing ou
soldiers and will to do your share D
you know that to millions of childre
this is sign Of a haven, indeed for the
know it means clothing, food, shelte
and love to supply every need D
you know what the millions OF mem
bers all over our we'll l-beloved Ian
have been able to do thru the Re
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the members
of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Com
pany, for the election of three direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting, will be held at the Of
fees of said company, at Leroy, Ohio,
on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, closing at A o'clock p. m. Of
said date.
w. E. HAINES,
1873 Secretary.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
bers to be held in Medina and the
country over Dec. 1928. It says:


During the week before Christ
mas, there is to be Roll Call, giving
evssy citizen an opportunity to regis
ter as member of the volunteer hu-
manitarian agency Of the American
people, which is recognized thruout
the world as the American Red Cross.
This membership involves no commit
ment beyond the payment Of one dol
lar, but this payment will register a
continuance Of humane sympathy and
at the same time it will have the very
practical value of contributing to the
continuation Of Red Cross chapter
work and to the meeting Of the needs
within our own country"
The Sentinel has also received word
from Lake Division Red Cross head
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

Cross in offering a kind and helping
hand? Will you answer "I'm here"
to the Christmas Roll Call? If you
will you'll receive a beautiful Red
Cross button-a token Of Christmas
good cheer.
Christmas Roll Call Dec. 1923.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13
Red Cross Election


Nine hundred and forty-three men,
bers of Medina Red Cross (local) did
NOT vote at the election called for
Thursday, Dec. 5. Eighteen votes
were cast, electing Mrs. Bessie Hewes
chairman, Mrs. Clark Reinhardt, Sec
retary and Mrs. Clyde Jones, treas
urer.
Notices Of the election were sent
thru the mail to the auxiliary men,
bership. If the overwhelming alb
sence signified approval of the former
administration, as has been hinted,
then why not have paid the far great
er compliment of voting for these eff
ficient officers, instead of seeming
merely Indifferent?
Orders from the Knitting Department
Do not knit socks less than 10 1-2
inches long; they will not be accepted
Sweaters must measure at least II
inches at the shoulder.
Red Cross Magazine
Subscriptions to the Red Cross Mag
azine expire with membership. Do
not neglect to renew. Roll Call solic-
itors will take the subscription; So
buys membership in the greatest
fraternal order in the world, and the
best magazine now published.
T The Sentinel has been asked to call
the attention Of it's readers to a para
Igraph from the statement made by
Chairman Henry P. Dawson Of the
Red Cross War Council on his return
from spending three months in
Europe.
| The paragraph deals with the Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call for mem
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-13

quarters stating that 963o of the
Kentucky chapters had appointed their
Roll Call managers up to Dec. 2. On
the same day, Indiana and Ohio were
1870 organized in this respect.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
Overland Is Thrift Car.

The title 1.-The thrift car" as ap-
| piled to the Overland automobile, has
been the topic for widespread dis
cussion since the automobile shows.
1.-THE fact is" said John n. WHY'S,
president of Willys-Overland Inc, re-
Gently, comm enting on the aptness Of
the term, that time and money are
just about one and the same thing
ITO save time is to make more money.
To waste it is to lose both money and
opportunity.
The automobil is helping to turn
spare moments into money, shorten
miles and conserve time, for to be
thrifty with time is an absolute es-
sential to success.
Thrift implies not merely saving
but investng> your savings in hours OF
dollars, with wisdom. The autom obifs
has been the greatest aid we have ever
| had in capitalizing time and coming
| this common possession into cash.
NATURALLY the man who can ac-
| complish more in a given time with
| the aid of an automobile reaps the
| grea test reward. This is equally true
| Of the farmer, the salesman, the doc
| tor, the plumber, the contractor and
| people Of all trades and professions
| whose number is legion.
| I'm the early days of the auton1o-
| bile industry We scarcely realized our
| selves what q great utility the auto
mobile was destined to become. But
| since the demand for greater &C
| complishment in less time, with the
| decrease in man power occasioned by
| the boys in training camps and in
| France we have been doubly i'm
| pressed with the value Of the auto.
| mobile as an essential factor in multi
| plying individual energy.
| "It opens up new avenues to the
| am bilious man formerly forced to
| operate within a, limited area, through
| inconvenient and slowfooted transport
| tation means. Without an auton1orifs
| this man had to be satisfied with
| smaller accom- lishm ents. ''.-Advt-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
BATTLE AIDS RECRUITING.
British Canadian Office Reports Good
Progress i'll Week

Lieut.. J. J. Todd of the British and
Canadian Recruiting office in New
Haven, reports very heavy enlist
mGnts for this week. The German
drive in France has no doubt stimu-
lated recruiting and it is pleasing to
note that the I3ritshers of Connecti-
cut have made such q wonderful re
Spouse to volunteer and see this wal,
through to a successful issue. The
American people are now COINS
through period similar TO what
England, France and Belgium eXper-
fenced in 1914, and Britons Of Amer
lea viii be all the more appreciated
when they return to civil life.
One interesting case was, that Of an
Irishman, married and with a family
who read that his countrynen were
exempt and was SO indignant that he
INN ediate1y offered his services to
the Mission. Another noticea Bile fea-
ture the last few days has been the
vast mum Der CT men over 40 who
have answered the call Of their
Mother Country.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
GIVES 597 BOOKS
Ne" Britain Generously Responds to
Appeal for Reading Matter for Sol
dCrs During Past Ten DAYS

The Institute library reports that
the people Of New Britain have con-
trjbutcd 597 books during the past
10 days for the use of our soldiers and
sailors, and that more books are still
coming in.
1t Is hoped that week after week
, they will continue to come in steadily,
tor our mon Will need books as long
as the war lasts, and the supply
must be constantly replenshed. All
stations which have been opened for
the receipt of books will be contin-
ued indefinitely, and the public is
urged to form the habit of turning
in their new books as soon as they
have read them. In this way, q con-
slant stream Of fresh books into the
camps will be assured, and a most
effective barrage esta blished against
the blue devils of loneliness and de-
preston.
All books received will be prepared
for use in accordance with the sim
pie rules laid down by the Library
War Service of the American Library
association, and will be shipped to
such points as the \. l.. A. may
Designate The needs Of all camps
and stations in this vicinity will be
taken care of first. Most of the
books collected along the Atlantic
seaboard will be shipped to France
as rapidly as possible. At least half
a million are needed there at once,
and a constant stream of replace
ments must be maintained, for the
Wastage will be very great. Hence
the call for books, books and more
books.
The A, T.. A. has built up an or
ganization capable of handling thou
sands and thousands. That the books
will be forthcoming cannot be doubt
ed
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
PAST MASTERS NIGHT.
Harmony Lodge to Have Degree
Working Monday Evening.

Harmony lodge of Masons will OBJ
serve past Masters night Monday
evening. Work in the master mason
degree will be put on in full form
The past masters participating will be:
Worshipful master, George w. Klett;
senior warden, George w. Ward; jun
Tor warden, Burton D. Goodwin;
treasurer, Loren d. Penfeld; secre-
tary, William J. Rawlings; senior dea-
con Christian Bodmer; junior deacon,
George II. Boyer; chaplain, Frank A.
Goddard; marshal, Charles Schmidt;
senior steward, William H. Crowel:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
LILY JACK TARS
lREAk INTO VERSE
Sailors Ask Herald
k, Their Lines

verse who is too
his name. The Her
eIpt Of several pages
cot two lhaknown sail
Il declare that they do
e their names pub
kfeel that they would
Ltfcle in print. With
came the ! brief
lytll g you this to put
eif - will. While out
Mkg'ht two of us New Brit
Ade this up and I thought
ne folks back home might
I'd In <ll IT. We would prefer not
/ IL menttoA names, but we enlisted in
the navy at the time of the trouble
with Mexiod:
rIyYy InI IT
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30

q three weeks course in Invalid Cook
cry will be given by Miss l.. NJ. Judd.
The Current Events club has it's
last meeting on Wednesday evening,
April 3rd. The Surgical Dressing class
Will continue to meet on Thursday
cVenings,-and the Dressmaking class
on Friday evenings,--and the English
class for Foreign Women on Thurs
day afternoons at 3 o'clock.
There will be no Vesper service on
Easter Sunday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
EVENTS TONIGHT

Vaudeville and superior photo
plays, Lyceum theater.
High class photo plays, FoX's
theater
Moving pictures and vaudeville
keeney's theater.
Vega society meets in Vega hall.
Chamberlain council Jr.. o. ", A.
NJ, meets in Jr. 0. Z. A. NJ. hall.
Set your watches and clocks ahead.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30

Gynlnastic classes meet on Tuesday
and Friday evenings. The girls are
urged to attend these last few lessons
of the term.
Plunges on Tuesday and Saturday
afternoon, Tuesday evening at 1880
and Friday evening at S:45.
The new swimming classes will be-
gin May LIST however if there are ten
girls who wish to form a class before
then, arrangements can be made.
Spring is the time to learn to swim.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
FORREST FIRE.

The fire department was called to
the vicinity of the Shuttle Meadow
Country club yesterday, on account
of a forest fire. The fire crossed
over the town line into Southington
and the Southington forest fire war
den was notified. No. 8 company ex-
tingUished a fire near the fire sta
ton and No. company put out a
grass fire Oh Lexington street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30

1870 ILLS up ana L InOtSn1
he folks back home might
tn 1T. We would prefer not
/ III mentioA names, but we enlisted in
the navy at the time of the trouble
with Mexiod:
THOUGHTS OF A YANKEE SAILOR
There used to Be times when we met
as friends
At home and in for eisn ports;
We liked your waysSand your rollick-
ing trends
And you always seem led good sports;
But times have changed since then a
lot So
And things have happened that can't
be forgot;
It is hard to believe from the way
you appeared
You would follow the course your
Kaiser has steered;
We always thought that in a squall
Faces and ways and words will de-
ceive,
And the things you have done are
hard to believe;
War is war and fight is fight,
And we always thought you would do
them right,
Fight it out both fair and square,
Never taking a do or dare,
But you didn't do it just the same,
For your ways amt what you might
call game,
Cause there's men and women and
children, too,
Charmed and surely no danger to
you,
who met q fate in a murderous way
And for which ere long someone will
pay;
Orders "is'' orders and obey is obey,
But the stain that is left Is there to
Your flying men seemed good fellows,
But they're all doing the same as
you:
Defenseless towns and 11amlets fair
Are raided and bombed from the air.
What will they do with a little child's
life
Or a mother or daughter or sister or
wife?
Well, sooner or later the time will
come
When they'll be paid with bomb for
bomb.
Belgium at peace and unprepared,
A fate unforgivable, unjustly Jared,
Why did your soldiers invade that
soil,
Made fair by God and the peoples
toll?
They were your friends and never
dreamed
Of the treacherous acts which Ger
many schemed,
And for each gray head with crimson
stain
You will bear the mark of Cain.
We thought you knew what the Red
Cross meant
But it's all the same when on muir
der bent,
The Cross of Mercy or the Cross of
God
Mean nothing to your conscience
SCARED:
Well the time will come when We'll
meet once more ....'
AS we sail the seas from shore 10
shore,
And it may be east or 1t may be
west
Or it may be where the coral reefs
rest
Or it may be in the Arctic glare
we're DOund To meet SOlhetiLlc
somewhere
And your friendly smile and words
and ways
Nav be the same as in other days;
Well never feel the same toward you
AS like in times We used to do,
Sailor to sailor and man to man,
We cannot shake you by the hand,
For the bloody palm as a friend held
out
Will cause our heads to turn about;
Killing is killing and gain is gain,
But there's an answer to come for
each innocent slain,
Your orders were orders, that's all
very true,
And you obeyed them all the best
YOU knew;
Orders sis" orders and obey is obey,
But the stain that's left is there to
stay;
Loyal is loyal and strife is strife,
So from now on We'll fight 1t out
knife to knife,
Forgive you we may If time will let,
But damn if it amt pretty hard to
forget.
FROM A NEW BRITAIN SAILOR
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
INWOOD FARM SOLD.

Walter E. Miller of Bloomfield has
purchased the Linwood farm, con-
sisting of 165 acres in Newington
from the Theodore NJ. Stanley estate.
The farm was at one time known as
the John Webster place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
FJRENEEN SILVER.

Some of the firemen at the head
quarters building on Commercial
street are shivering with the cold
Part of the walls have been removed
for the building Of an addition. A
colds
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
l|nS0n Drug Co.
1871 Main Street
CITY ITEMS

Ruth e. Anderson Of 430
Street has returned from a
/ isit with relatives in Portland.
Nge Rolf left yesterday for a
I visit with friends in New
Ida Taplin of Newark. n. J.,
ing friends in this city.
ow Screens, best quality. Eddy
& Decorating Co.-advt
Gertrude Dacey is ill at her
Pm East street.
Id Smith, with the Naval Re-
1 in New York, is home on a
I'D furlough.
ness Of Aunt Delta's Bread
eye Incubators for sale. Rack
los, Park and Bigelow Sts.--
edy's dancing school, Tues.
H. Fl. hall. Beginners 35c.
Id class IS cents. Judd's Orch.
Il democratic town committee
II Jet at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
Sn at 3O4 IL Main street.
I m z. Curtin is home from
bwn university.
n Donnelly, student in Ford
8 Aversity, is spending the Eas-
h Ation at his home in this city.
u recent meeting of the Luther
of the Swedish Lutheran
Il was voted to have Rev. DR..
4 hman go to Camp Devens to
Ahe member of the church at
N comment
Il Sengles is home from Yale
B Spring vacation. 49,.
q J. Ross and T. j. Smith have
u med a committee to select
B tiers for the democratic
Carlo of Kensington is
Il pm Georgetown university for
u Ter vacation.
B Nuther league of the Swedish
q #oted at a meeting Thursday
& to purchase $25 worth of
4 camps.
II Julius Hutton of Hartford
u oh at the service given by
h egation of the Swedish Lu-
b 4 nurch for the Sunday school
u tomorrow afternoon.
3 ate convention of the Tur-
8 be held in this city tomor-
n e delegates from the local
n e Paul G. Leopold, Charles
a 10 Kerber, William Albrecht,
n @ zimmerman, Bruno HentA
liam #. LANCE, Herman Va
u Villiam Huber.
1 Fred Andrus is home from
Reserve base at New Ha-
q short furlough.
Herbert F. jain has been
d from the Hospital Corps
u Devens to the Ordnance
may be assigned for gov
q work in this city.
B @ Marshall of Stanley street
L ned from Rochester where
4 pen employed in a, govern
n / for the past few months.
st a Bridgeport munition
u lish republican club will
D 80 o'clock Sunday after
h EMS hall.
d Abby Dawson, Grace Hat
n M Mary Sheehan are visiting
prime Sheehan at the Ander-
asium at New Haven.
D Nv Aleksiewicz, 7 years old,
ID street, has been missing
y e since Thursday.
1skas of II Willard street,
M Id, has been missing from
few days. \
n ce searched through Farm
Unionville last night for
u bile belonging to the Rev.
q 1gberg. They found the
the thieves.
Il Mrs. G. B. Waron leave
n r Atlantic City where they
III or two weeks.
u Degata reported to Cap
y at police headquarters
y # rg that his bicycle was
8 in front of II. H. Cor
y box shop on Church street.
N of SO Oak street, 16 years
n orted missing from home.
u tant rehearsal of the cast
II of the Y. M. r. A. & 3.
81 matte production will be
& & M T. A. & B. building, Sun
81 on at 2:30.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30

junior steward, August BurckharGt;
others assisting, Samuel H. Stearns,
Clarence L. Pierce. Herbert y. Lane.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
Y. w. G. A, NOTES.

The First Aid class will have its
last lesson, preceding the examine
tons, on Monday evening at $50
O'clock Following the examinations,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-30
&RcIief Fund Dance.

8ut College will give a
Ne Y. w. C. A. hall on
] the benefit of the Belgian
Fund. Tickets are now on
w. G. A.--adYt.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
TABOR LOYALTY RALLY
FINAL SESSION CALLED
Socialist Denounces Paciists
Prominent Women Speak-Con-
gress of National Service.

CHICAGO. February 23.-The final
session of the Congress of National
Service today was in the nature of a
labor loyalty rally. Among the speak
ers at the congress, which is under the
auspices of the National Security
United States commissioner of labor.and
Victor A. Olander, secretary OF the IL
linois Federation of Labor. and presi-
dent of the Seamens Union.
Four members of the British labor
mission to this country were expected
fore the close of the day. They are
W. a. Appleton. Charles Duncan. Will
liam Moses and ]. A. Butterworth.
The final meeting of the woman dele
gates, whose sessions have been a fea-
ture of the congress. was scheduled for
this afternoon, with Mrs. Thomas j.
Preston, jr., as presiding officer, and
Miss Helen Taft. daughter of the for
mer President: Miss Maude Wetmore of
sleeve. dean of Barnard College, among
The speakers.
Miss Taft's subject was announced as
Women in Farm Work. and Miss Gill
dersleeve is to talk Americaniza-
tion with reference to the foreign born
of the United States.
At the session of the last night
Charles Edward Russell, formerly a
socialist leader and member of the Root
pacfists of America. He declared that
the pacifists in this country We're "eith-
er German spies, German agents or pro-
Germans"