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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
Short Winters. Mild Winters, Cheap
d, Land"

40 acres, nicely improved. Price 3d.
400. 90, $4,000 cash, balance to Is
years.
100 acres, well improved. Price
$67. 50 per acre. sl20O.OO cash, balance
to 20 years.
100 acres, good improvements, at
s65, 90 per acre, $1,000. 90 cash, balance
like renting. @l
240 acres, improved. Price $3.50 per
acre, 100000 cash, balance / 8. to 20
years. 4S..
These lands as good as you can buy
in Iowa for $3.50. 90 to $225. 90 per acre.
Short, mild winters. Good markets
near Kansas City. This Is chance to
STOP renting. A few farms on which
clear city property can be taken as
part pay. Send for full information.
Address, The Allen County Investment
Co.. lola, Kans. Saw
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
NEVER TARDY IN so YEARS
Connecticut Man Prided Himself Tina.
He Had Never Been Late
at Work.

New Britain, Conn.-Henry Good
rich, aged ninety-four, who died re-
Gently at his home here and who re-
tired ten years ago after being en-
ployed for so years by the P. & F. Cor
bin Manufacturing company, prided
himself on the fact that during all the
years of his employment he had new
er been late at his work. When the
recent daylight saving plan resulted
in the pushing of the clock one hour
ahead Mr.. Goodrich refused to COM
ply with the government ruling, saying
that he had lived "a years with the
clock ON eLe same schedule and saw no
need of changing It
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
:'i':FIEs SPIRIT or FRANCE.
Fave Thirteen, rear.old Girl. With
Two Small "aoth:rs, Doing Al
the v. yrk ca Farm. #a

u hen the work in your war gar.
uen seems tedious and you straighten
your aching back and look lOngingly
toward the inviting shad1 of the trees
Or toward the arm chair en- the awning
covered porch; when you mutter to
yourself that it will not matter much
whether the weeds do chs1ke the beet
patch-it may help you to finish your
task If you call to mind II story told
il "My War Diary by M.:. Mary King
v addington.
in village near ours, says the au-
thor, q girl of thirteen is running the
farm. At the beginning of the war it
was thriving farm with man and
his wife, six sons and one daughter.
Then the blow fell, and all the men
in France were modified; the father
ani, his two eldest boys went off at
once-four hours after the decree of
mobilization was received in the vii
lage. The farmer had no time to put
his house in order, but left the farm
In the hands Of his wife and the two
big boys, aged fifteen and sixteen. The
man and his two eldest sons are now
dead the two next are in the army,
and the poor mother, wreck phys
1cally and mentally, cries all day. The
girl md the two little boys do the
whole work Of the farm. The young
est, who is only ten years old,
earn, accomplish much, but he does
manG ge to watch the cows and to
carry cans of milk or baskets Of but
ter. N w.. .
! 50 the girl simetimes; she is per-
fectly well, never complains and never
asks :or anything-except occasional
~ for a warm petticoat, or hood to
keep her head and neck warm and dry
when she is working in the fields.
There are hundreds Of girls doing that
work all over France.-Youth's Com
paniCa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
Wrist Score Pads.

A convenient little score pad for the
golfer is attached to q leather strap,
which may be fastened around the
wrist.
The score pad is worn, Of course, on
the left wrist and the golfer may Jot
down memoranda Of his score as easily
as social memos are scrawled on
starched' cuffs-or used to be when
starched cuffs were in fashion.
The usefulness Of the wrist has been
sadly neglected in other years, when
the bracelet and occasionally the fan
were the only things it was expected to
carry. Wrist watches and golf scores
now fall to its share as part OF the
burden Of life's impediments, and very
efficiently it meets its new obligations.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
The Dream and the Business.

'"aThe Germans thought war was ro-
mantle and glorious" said Brand
Whitlock in a Toledo address. They're
finding it a very sordid and disappoint-
ing business.
sThe Germans are in the position OF
the young lady who was asked If her
seaside love affair had been very ro-
mantle.
Romantic? she replied. No. Real
istic, rather. Hubert and I each
thought the other was an immensely
rich swell, and it turns out that ne
collects the monthly installments on
our near-silk parlor curtains.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
Fewer Japanese Silks.

Just as we had learned to value jap
anese silks and crepes and so on, es-
pecially as substitutes in these times
of shortage of so many materials, we
hear that certain ships engaged in the
Eastern trade, and that brought us
these serviceable and charming ma
terials, have been loaned to the i'm
perial government, and that has Gre
ated scarcity in transportation IA
cilities. So georgettes, crepe de
chimes, and so on, are added to the list
of growing scarcities and advancing
prices. Added to this, little silk is
coming from the French and Italian
markets.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
THROUGH WlLDs OF AFRICA.
Plenty Of Excitement in Motocas
Trip Recently. Undertaken by
Lover Of Adventure. y

To travel 1880 miles overland In q
Africa without mishap is considered
remarkable accomplishment. accord
ing to story in African Motor Of
johannesburg.
In this article r. Asher of Port Eliz-
abeth tells of a successful trip. "The
roads in this country are VIGOROUSLY
bad, which makes the feat performed
by the car the more striking" says Mr..
Asher.
The journey took him through Ora.
Jamestown, City Of the Saints, Fort
Beaufort and through Bedford, typi-
cal inland city, and many of the larger
settlements.
In spite of transforms and almost
impossible roads no difficulty was ex-
perienced throughout the whole trip
aside from tire trouble. Some portions
of the journey were made ut the rate
of 81 miles per imperial gallon Of
gasoline.
Parts Of the journey through Mon
tagu pass and Kyshna hills had to be
negotiated in second speed. yet through
nil of this mountainous travel the re-
markable feature was the GOODNESS OF
the motor. Mr.. Asher reported that
no water was put in the radiator from
Oudtshoorn to Port Elizabeth, which
are at opposite sides of this billy coun.
try.
Describing parts Of the trip and COM
menting upon the appalling road con-
litions in places, Mr.. Asher says that
after plugging and struggling through
almost impossible roads, river was
encountered which had to be forded.
1t was necessary to take the plunge
with the car into swift torrent, SO
deep that he could not open the car
door, The radiator was partly sub
merged, but the car plowed through
successfully.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
For Sale!

A few White Rock Cockrels. Enquire
of EDWARD F. NovAK. Rt. z, Cresco,
Iowa. 8t3-p
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
The Ignorant Lady.

military, ignorance is bound to
show ITSELF" said Representative
woodward in a trenchant criticism OF
the German offensive. "All ignorance
shows itself, for that matter.
81 heard a lady talking to mission
airy the other day about Turk.
"Did the scoundrel wear fezP
the-rlissionary asked.
".No,' said the lady, he was clean
shaved.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11
Land For Sale.
have the following land for sale to

I have the following land for sale to
close up estates:
One farm of 200 acres, miles from
Cresco, fair improvements, all dry land
and one of the best farms in Howard
county. Price and terms are very
reasonable. Il
80 acres within 2 miles of Cresco, no
improvements. all dry land and price
very reasonable. Good terms will be
given.
% acres one mile from Cresco, rather
poor improvements, all dry land, river
running through the land.
Come and see me.
4t6 AMOS E. BARKER.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-11

Lydon and Magnus Hog Sale, Oct.
oath, 6tf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
(Rv Ed. =. Keen.l

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
London, Mar. 27-The seventh
day of the big German drive finds
no reason for pessimism and in
creasing reasons for confidence, of
which the following are outstand-
ing: Although they have regained
most of the territory they had lost
since 1916, the Germans are three
or four days behind their time
table, Notwithstanding they are
using third of all their western
forces on an eighth part Of the line,
including twothirds of their en-
tire strategic reserve, the indica-
tions are now that the enemy s
main object-a weaGe between the
French and British-cannot be
accomplished. The new junction
ing is most firm. The allied re-
serve army is not yet participating,
presumably awaiting a favorable
opportunity to strike the weakest
point in the frightening German
TANKS. All authorities agree the
British retirement is perfectly or
derby. There is no flight, no panic.
They are maintaining their align
ment throughout. 1t is stated
authoritatively that most of the
losses in men and material already
have been replaced Meantime,
the attackers must be losing three
or four times as many men as the
defenders. The overwhelming al
lied air supremacy is obvious. The
home morale is plendid The only
press criticism of the government
is for continuing to allow the Ger
mans to make the first announce
ments of their accomplishments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
SEES A ZEPPELIN FALL
Lieut.. Paul Darby Watches English
Airmen Demolish German Zeppelin
Has Machine Gun Bullet as Souve-
nir-Describes English Trenches.

One Kenosha county soldier has al
ready had a shot at "Fritz' accord
ing to letter recently received by
DR.. A. G. Darby of Wilmot from his
son, Lieut.. Paul Darby, who is now
associated with the British forces some
where along the first line trenches in
France The letter reveals that Lieut..
Darby, who is a graduate of the Sec
ond officers training camp was one of
the first Kenoshans to be. actually face
to face with the 'Boaches'' on the
western firing line.
. | was walking along one day. he
writes, when | heard a Whizz and
a crack It was Fritz trying to snipe
me. | spent the next morning waiting
for chance to return it but although
| saw four boches they were gone too
quickly for me to get an effective shot
at them''
Young Darby has been in training
at war school somewhere in
France. - After finishing his course he
was attached to British troops for ac-
tual experience along the allied lines
=" AS l was on my way to join the Bri-
fish regiment, = he writes, EFI witness
ed an air fght--it certainly was won
derful. The Boche machine was brought
down right near me and / have one
OF his bullets from his machine gun as
wonderful
Ny troops were up in the first liae
and [ was sent up. Of all the God
forsaken place a fellow could imagine
that was the worst-just mass of
shell holes, over two feet to twenty
feet across and the same in depth, us
ually filled with water. You walk on
boards laid around the edges. There
are no trees; they are shot to bits
with the stumps usually turned up
side down. All around are broken
pieces of war instruments of all kinds.
| saw an airoplaine with it's nose stuck
in the ground and it's tail ten feet in
the air.
When We were released we came
out and spent few days in some tun-
nels about sixty feet under the ground.
They were more comfortable but I
guess the rats and mice thought SO
too as these were also quite plentiful
The villages around here are all shot
to pieces and remind me greatly of
pictures of old Roman ruins"
The Up. S." to the soldier message
is especially interesting. 'EI had my
first cootie hunt to-day. Fine camel"
is his Parthian shot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
Big INCOME TAX INCREASE
Total Received for City Is Well Over
100000 Mark While County Gets
over $4,000 from City Income Pay
ers-S18,00O Yet Uncollected.

But 9,10707 of the record tax war
rant of more than million dollars,
remained uncolected when City Treas
urer Martin Steinmetz made his final
settlements and turned over the tax
collector s books of the city to the
county treasurer on Saturday after
noon. OF this amount $12 ,35S.23 is
taxes assessed against real estate in
the city and every cent of it win be
collected either before or at the time
the annual sale of tax titles is held.
ST, 634.44 is delinquent personal prop
erty taxes and $5,114.40 is delinquent
income taxes. 1t is expected that inn
mediate efforts will be made to coll
Iect these taxes and if necessary the
courts will be called into service to
make the collections possible.
The outstanding feature of the final
report Of the treasurer is the vast sum
that has been collected as income taxes
this year. The total income tax as
sessed in the city was $470,061.96 and
Of this amount there was collected in
cash 1911, 55S02, while $153,389.54 was
offset by the payment of personal
property taxes.
Of the more than three hundred
thousand dollars collected $218,09061
5 70 be paid into the city treasury IS
the c1ty IS share on, the income ta7,
$62,311.60 is paid to the county treas
urer to be added to the county's gen
eral fund as the income tax contribu-
ton from the city and $31, 1880 will
go to the state.
The report on the collection of the
income tax shows that practically
.ninety-nine per cent has been collected
in the city of Kenosha. 1t is expected
that at least half of the delinquent lax
will be collected so that the total
that the city will receive from the
income tax will reach the record point
of 100000.
There, are few large items of in
come tax remaining uncolleeted bat in
nearly every case the men against whom
the tax was assessed have either re-
moved from Kenosha to some other
state or have fled petitions in bank
ruptcy. Removal to some other state
does not exempt these men from the
payment Of the tax and if they refuse
to answer letters demanding payments
suits will be inaugurated for the col
lection of the tax. There are many
small items of the income tax remain
ing unpaid and 'in these cases the dis
trict attorney may resort to garnishee
suits to enforce payment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
(By United Pressl.

Moscow, Mar. 27-The Ukrainian
bolsheviki forces have re-captured
Odessa from the Teutons, after a
bloody fight, according to an Of
fetal telegraph agency dispatch re-
ceived here today. The Black
Sea feet co-operated. Austro-
German forces are advancing in
the direction of Sebastopol Con the
Crimean peninsula.) The Black
Sea feet is ready for battle, ex-
pecting a Turko-German attack
from the sea. The feet comman-
ders say they are prepared to de-
stroy Sebastopol to prevent its
capture. They also are preparing
to lombard Odessa. Bolsheviki
and Socialists interpret the Ger
man west front offensive as result
ing from Germany's failure to OBJ
tain a compromise peace at Rus
sia's expense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
JOHN MCNAMARA IS
GOING COVER THERE"
Well known Kenoshan who has Been
at Jacksonville, Fla, Moves North
Enroute to France.

John Mcnamara who has been with
the American forces in training at
Jacksonville is starting for lover
there. kilograms were received from
him this morning in which he stated
that he had been ordered to pack up
his old kit bag and be ready to move
at once for some point of embarkment.
Nothing has been said of where he is
going or when he is going. Mcnamara
is with the Ordnance department and
he has been attached to the officers
headquarters and his popularity with
the men in camp has been decidedly pro-
nounced. His hurry up order to leave
would indicate that he has been sell
ected by his superior officers for spe-
cial service.
TT is probable that no further word
will be received from "Mac" until
the welcome cable FFSafe Over There''
arrives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
WILSON CASE Is
MOVING SLOWLY
Much Circumstantial Evidence Being
Introduced by the State
Against the Defendant.

The case of the State VS.. George
Wilson, who is charged with running
down Anton Bredek with an automo-
bile on the Geneva Road last May, was
going along slowly in the Circuit Court
today and it was expected that the
state would complete its introduction
of evidence by the close OF the after
noon sessions of the court. Much cir
cumstantial evidence has been intro
duced by the state in its effort to
prove that Wilson drove the car which
struck Bredek. The injured man was
on the stand, but he did not identify
Wilson as the man who had driven
the automobile which caused the ae-
cident Tt is understood that the de-
Tense win put in general denial.
Wilson admits that he was on the road
about the time of the accident, but he
has steadfastly maintained that he did
not strike any one on the road. 1t IS
expected that the case win reach the
jury some time on Friday or early
Saturday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
oONsTN, THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1918.
w HAT IS DOING IN THE
GREAT ERMAN
RIVE.
fBv United press)

Hindenburg s monster war ma
chine is slowly grinding to a pause.
under the battering of the allied
forces and the exhaustion of its
day and night pace, both British
and French communiques indicat-
ed today. AS ct no appreciable
weight of reserves has been
thrown by the allied commanders
in the path of the enemy advances.
The dimunition of German driving
force, therefore, is due to enormous
casualties and fatigue. The French
communique specifically states
that the enemy enfeebled by con-
siderable losses was checked every
where yesterday evening and last
night At the same time the ex-
pected allied counter offensive is
limited at, both from German and
French sources. The Berlin Vor-
waerts declares the tfallies held
strong reserves south of the pene-
trated front, with which to attack
our troops from the flank. = NJ.
Abrami, the French sub-secretary
of war, in the first official intima-
ton of the French plans, says,
THAT only few French divisions
are engaged and announced that
the bulk Of the French army is
awaiting events. The most
powerful of the British reserves,
he says, are ''just arriving on the
field. !" The French continue to
maintain their positions on the
south bank of the Oise-the only
poino at which the allies have re-
fused to give way an inch before
the German attack. 1t is here
that the Germans are creating a
dangerous salient.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
(Rv United Pressl

Paris, Mar 27.--" Enfeebled by
enormous losses and forced to
slacken his efforts the enemy was
checked everywhere yesterday eve
ming and last night - the French
war Office reported today. "The
valor of our troops, who defended
the ground foot by foot, is above
all praise We hold the line from
Echell and St. Aurin to Bevraignes
and north of Lassigay and south
war dto Noyon and the left bank
of the Cize. Strong enemy patrols
attempting to reach rour position
northwest of Noyon during the
night were repulsed. An intermit-
tent bombardment is continuing
along the whole front. "
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
SALEM SALOONS
UNDER FIRE AGAIN

The town Of Salem has joined the
list of Kenosha county towns which
will test out the wet and dry question
this year and following the fling of a
petition by the Salem drys the ques-
ton of licensing the saloons in that
town will 90 on the ballot for decision
on next Tuesday. The petition was
signed by fifty voters of the town, this
being ten more than needed t get the
question on the ballot The saloon has
been pretty firmly entrenched in the
town of Salem and with a large num-
Der of resorts in the town the drvs
realize that they have a hard battle
before them. At the last test of the
question in Salem, three years ago, the
vets won by Large majority
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
.aig Sends Cheer
to President
Wilson
(By United Press).

Washington, Mar. 27. "De-
termination to fight on without
counting the cost until the free
dom of mankind is safe, was
cabled President Wilson today by
Field Marshal Haig in answer to
the president s message of conf
dence. "Your message of gen.
rous appreciation Of the stead
fastness and valor of our soldiers
in the great battle now raging has
greatly touched us all. Please ac-
cept our heartfelt thanks. One
and all believe in the Justice of
our couse and are determined to
fight without counting the cost
until the freedom of mankind is
safe. (Signed) douglas Haig.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
(By United Press) .

London, Mar. 81 Further To-
cal fighting north and northeast of
Albert" was reported by Field
Marshal Haig today. fThe situa-
tion here is unchanged" he said.
In the neighborhood of Bray, as
a result of enemy attacks yester-
day afternoon astride the Somme,
we were forced back short dis
tance," Haig said. "South of the
Somme, heavy attack early Tues
day night against our new line was
repulsed after severe fighting cat
one point in che neighborhood of
the river the enemy forced his
way into our positions but was
thrown back by counter attack. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
Crisis Is Passing
IN the Great
Offensive
tBy United Press.

London, Mar. 27-"The situa-
ton is less critical than at any
time in the last three days" Gen
eral Maurice, director of opera
tions, told Parliament at three
O'Clock this afternoon.
"The enemy has been definitely
checked north of the Somme.
Their troops show exhaustion.
The enemy is in Albert. Our re-
serves are coming up north of Al
bert. South of the Somme fresh
enemy attacks are especially heavy
against the French. The French
reserves are approaching Roye and
Noyon and the German reserves
are approaching the same points.
There have been two critical mo-
ments in the fighting. Saturday
the enemy crossed the Portille
seriously endangering the separa
ton of our troops north of the
Somme, but the gap was filled.
Monday they broke through and
took Martintuich and Courecelette
but again the gap was filed The
battle is far from over and other
crises are probable but time is on
our side. The enemy is further
from his rail heads, his lines are
congesting, causing difficulties in
moving the forces. Our reserves
and the French reserves are com
ing nearer and nearer the battle
field and we hold the rail-
way embankment on the western
outskirts.
General Maurice also announced
that during the nighS the enemy
drove the British back as far as
Merricourt and Sally. South of
the Somme, he said, that the enemy
had taken Marcourt. "This morn
ing" he said, "heavy reinforce
ments arrived. We captured Mar
court and advanced as far as Fra
yart. Elsewhere the line is steady"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
by Carl D. Groat)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondentl.
Washington, Mar. 27-The allies
are about to throw into the west
front death cauldron mass of
fresh, strong troops. This infor-
nation was forthcoming from re
liable sources here today as the
struggle appeared to be in a some
what slackened transition stage.
American forces are already tax
ing valiant share in the Rove
Noyon vortex, and it is believed
that further American strength
is included in the fresh reserves
to he hurled at the Germans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
(Bv United Pressl.

Amsterdam Mar. 27-The kaiser
today telegraphed the German
crown prince the following, ac-
cording to dispatches received here:
"Fine! The great success your
troops achieved against the British
army affords me welcome oppor
tunity to express to your highness
my hearty recognition of appoint
ing you chief of the grenadier
guard regiment. I am convinced
this brave regiment viii always
prove worthy of its prineely chief. y