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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-07
TELLS MEANING
Of RED CROSS
HOME SERVICE
Civilian Relief Director Begins
Series Of Articles Explaining
importance Of Assistance to
Enlisted Mems Relatives

EDITORS NOTE: This is the FIRST Of
series OF 1--WE articles prepared by James
l.. Fteser, director OF civilian relief for
the American Red Cross In Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky. The subjects Of the other
four articles In the series are: What
Red Gross Home Service Is" Financial
Aid In Home Service" What Has Been
Taught Home Service Workers" and
"Organizing and Training $4,000 Home
Service Com nttteemen
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-07
TRADE BODIES
COMMEND WAR
Administration
Nation Wide Approval Of National
Security Leagues Revolution
Indorsing Work Of Con Jress.

An encouraging relief in these days
Of charges OF disloyalty and criticism
Of public officials is supplied by the
National Security League in a resume
Of resolutions commendatory OF the
work OF the Special War Congress. the
President. the Cabinet and the Coun-
ell Of National Defense passed by
trade associations, chambers Of com.
merce and other commercial bodies In
all parts OF the country. This action
by nonpartisan organizations. repre-
senting practically every branch OF
business in the United States, Is being
taken In response to their circulariza-
ton by the Security League following
the passage OF q resolution along the
same lines by its Managing Commit
tee. The Endorsement of the acts Of
the various agencies Of the national
government toward the aggressive
and efficient prosecution OF the war In
cluded in the Security Leagues resume
comes from Texas, North Dakota,
Montana-practically every state In
the Union-and from organizations
ranging from the Illinois Grain Deal
ers' Association and the National
Leather Association to the Chambers
of Commerce of Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich, and Port Arthur, Texas.
The Security Leagues letter to the
commercial bodies reads:
"The Managing Committee Of the
National Security League has passed
the following resolution. to which we
invite your special attention:
"Keen Appreciation"
Resolved. That we urge the
branches of the National Security
League and all public bodies to express
to Congress a keen sense Of apprecia-
ton OF the splendid constructive work
done by our senators and representa-
tives In enacting legislation to pro-
vide for the effective conduct Of the
war.
"'And be II further resolved, That
we point out that the remarkable
record OF Congress in this regard.
together with the wonderful work
being done by the President and
Cabinet and Council OF National De-
tense Is such as to merit the gratitude
OF the public and in fact of all liberty
loving peoples throughout the world.
II is but fair that opportunity be taken
to fully convey to them these senti'
ments Of the American people. Those
who know their work will be inspired
by the splendid example Of their off,
cial representatives to render the larg-
est measure OF individual effort and
sacrifice. The quality and unity OF
service that has been rendered to the
nation during the past few months,
regardless Of party lines. is unparal-
leled in history
Kindly permit us to suggest that
approval by your organization OF this
resolution would be distinct public
service at this time when the govern
ment and every one allied With 1t need
and deserve the sincerest support and
cooperation OF all citizens. VIII you
inform us OF the passage by your body
Of this or a similar resolution"
s. ]. Small. manager OF the Chamber
Of Commerce OF Lewistown. Mont.
writes that he hopes the League will
place this resolution where II will do
the most good"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-07
The Soldier
Christian
BY REV. ]. II. RALsToN, d. d.
Secretary Of Correspondents Department.
Moody Bible INSTITUTES. Chicago

TExT-No man that warreth entangieth
himself with the AFFAIRS OF this life; that
ne may please him who hath chosen him
TO be a soldler.-II Timothy "a
This In not n consideration of the
Christian ms soldier fighting for his
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
The Word squaw.

The word squaw, the term for an
Indian woman, is said to have been
taken from the language of a band Of
Indians In New England known as the
Narragansets, and is probably an abb
breviation Of the word eskwaw. Years
ago the word was carried over the
length and breadth Of Canada and the
United States, and came to be used
even by the Indians on the western
reservations, who have taken it from
the whites. A "squaw man. is an Indian
who does woman's work; also a white
man married to an Indian woman and
who lives with her people. After the
squaw have been named squaw berry,
the partridge berry; squaw flower. the
plant known as trillium erecttum !;
squaw mint, the American pennyroyal;
sQuaw winter, used in parts of the
Canadian Northwest to desia ate a
mild beginning of winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
MAY ESTABLISH CAMP HERE

Kenosha may have camp of the
Motor Transport Corps if it wants one
and works hard enough to get it.
County Chairman James f. Knapp, of
the Military Training Camps Associa-
tion, was at Chicago Tuesday and
learned that this Motor Transport Serv-
ice was brand new branch of the
military organization and that it is
the intention of the officials to make
up q train. right here at Kenosha. IN
til this is done there will be a camp
established in this section and it will
be either in or near Kenosha. J. d.
Cornell, representing the Motor Trans
port Corps, will be in the city Thurs
day and Friday and be seen at the
Boy Scout headquarters in the Pub
lie Service building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
FatherIess French Boy
Adopted by Red Cross
Lodge No. IS Knights
of Pythias Writes.
IS SON OF SEA-FISRERaAN
Sends Photograph of Family Who Have
Been Rescued From Want BY
This Noble, Fraternal and
Patriotic Order.

Expressing the gratitude of himself,
his mother, two brothers and sister,
Jacob Pierre, one of family of French
orphans adopted by Red Gross Lodge
No. s85, Knights of Pythias, has writ
ten to the lodge in care of j. D..
Rosenblum. He says:
Clohars, Carnoel, Finistere, France,
September "a, 1918.
"We have received with great pleas
ure your letter of July 18th and our
entire family thanks you for your kind
ness and the interest that you are
showing in us.
"My father was a sea-fsherman. He
disappeared in the Argonne district
July, 1915. My mother works by the
day and does all kinds of jobs. Also
taking care of us.
"My eldest brother, Louis, goes
fishing every day and is now earning
some money. He is fifteen years of
age. My name is Pierre and I am
thirteen. I am still going to school
and have just succeeded in passing the
examinations for pupils of the first
rank and have obtained certificate.
My little brother is called Leon. He is
seven years and is still going to school.
He can read and write. My little
sister is three years. Her name is
Louise and she was born two months
after the disappearance of my father.
"Allow me to offer you little photo
graph of the family which an amateur
has been kind enough to make for US.
"Once more we thank you sincere
ly for your kindness and let me say
to you that all the little French boys
will remember gratefully the strength
of the Americans and the glorious spir-
it that induces them to come to the
assistance Of those who are unfortunate.
We are proud to fight side by side with
the Americans and are very happy to
see the approach of victory. Thanks
to the valor Of your soldiers.
Yours very respectfully,
JACOB PIERRE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
Society and Club Life
the story Of "Blue Beard'' originated

the story of "Blue Beard originated
here.
we had just started going through
the Chateau, when we were joined by
a lieutenant flyer from Tours, and as
we were going to the Art Gallery from
the Chateau, he asked if we would mind
if he went along. To be sure we
didn IT, The dear lonesome lad seemed
Just like our own brother. He had
studied art and therefore we got ever
so much more out Of it, than we would,
had we been alone. There were some
very fine pictures but I was not able
to obtain postals of the ones / wished.
I looked down the wonderful well of
the Chateau, the water is not used for
drinking purposes, however.
We are going in to see the old cathe-
drals some day soon. Forgot to say,
when we finished at the Art Gallery
the dear lad wanted to take us to
dinner, and then took US home in a
carriage, so I certainly had a lovely
half day.
This lad would walk back of us,
when the narrow sidewalk was crowded
and would laugh and say,l"My, you
don It know hom much fun it is walk
ing back of you, watching those French
girls stare at you.'' The boys all
think our blue suits very good looking.
Yesterday ten more Of our nurses left
for another camp, not the front, how
ever, SO that makes fifteen gone.
Well it loks as if we would march
into Germany right soon. This news
is certainly cheerful to us all, but to
see the lads go back to the front-how
/ do hate to have them CO.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
RED CROSS FIRE.

The knitting department. lack only
thirty eight pairs of socks, for which
yarn has been given out, and great eff
forts are being made to clear the re-
cords. On Tuesday we printed in this
column that seventy nine pairs of socks
were yet to come in, but the women
have responded wonderfully, this, morn
ing, and now we are only thirty-eight
pairs short, please hurry these in.
Those who cannot return their yarn
to headquarters, viii please telephone
to the Red Cross and we win see that
it is. called for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
Stores WILL NOT
Be open Evenings
Early Christmas Shopping
a Necessity and Those
Who Do Not Shop Early
May Get Left.
DOLLAR DAY IS TINE TO BEGIN
Customers Will Be Required to Garry
Their Own Parcels Unless They
are Too Heavy in Which Case
Merchants viii Deliver.

Early Christmas shopping will be a
necessity this year. Persons who have
much Christmas buying will either have
to buy early or do without as the stores
will not be open evenings nor will
there be an extra force Of sales peo-
pie.
Not only will there be no stores open
in the evenings this year and no extra
sales force during the holiday shopping
reason but the hours will be shorter
so that those who have extensive pur-
chases to make must buy early or run
the risk of not buying at all when the
rush comes.
This state of affairs will not only
exist in Kenosha but will be general
all over the country, so that it will be
useless for Kenosha consumers to think
that if they can not get what they
want at the last minute in Kenosha
they can go somewhere else for no
matter where they go conditions will
be the same.
This condition will prevail in con-
sequence of an agreement between the
Council Of National Defense and the
merchants associations of the entire
country.
1t has always been the practice in
Kenosha for the merchants to begin
on December 10 to keep their stores
open and continue to do so until af-
ter Christmas, but that practice will
be discontinued this year. The request
of the Council Of National Defense
that stores be not kept open in the
evenings is for the purpose Of con.
serving coal, gas and electricity as well
as labor and the order in regard to not
increasing the sales force is also fol-
the purpose of conserving labor.
About the time Of the usual evening
opening of the stores, instead of the
opening, there will probably be a re-
gulation put in force requiring custo
mers to carry their own parcels. The
stores will continue to deliver pack
ages too heavy for the customer t.
carry but those light enough to be
taken along will not be delivered by
the merchant.
Merchants will also encourage the
purchasing Of useful Christmas pres
ents instead of useless trinkets fol
which so much money is wasted ev
cry Christmas.
In view of this it might be well fo1
the Christmas buyer to avail himsel1
of the Dollar Day purchases which
will be on November Z. This will be
a good time to start your Christmas
buying when you can get things at 8
small cost. Start the early Christmas
shopping campaign on Dollar Day In
stead of waiting until December.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
ELKs JUST WAITING.
New Club House Ready to be Opened
Just as Soon as Health Commits
sioners Give the Word.

The new Elks Club is already for the
reception Of its members. With the
last final touches being put on the
building today the men in charge are
already to receive the merry crowds
but the ban of the Health Department
prevents the splendid building being
opened for a general inspection. Mem
bers of the order already have learned
a new path to the shrine of Elkdom
and many of them have visited the new
club rooms. It had been planned to
have the Thursday night meeting of
the lodge at the new building but it
is improbable that this plan can be
carried out as the health officials have
been emphatic that lodge meetings may
not be held until the ban on public
assemblages is lifted.
Over at the new club house the at
PENDANTS in charge are just waiting for
the Health Department to say go
ahead. The new building has been put
in shape for the coming of the
members and formal notice of the
opening will be made just as soon as
the Health Commissioner decides that
there is no longer danger of public
gatherings spreading influenza.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
My Billet Home


Miss Lena Jensen, Of Market street,
has Just received the following poem
from Sergeant J. E. Pfankuch, former
~ of Kenosha, but who is now with
the American Expeditionary Forces, in
France:
s'My Billet Home"
Somewhere in France" tonight is
"He",
"Somewhere in the States' are you
I wonder do your thoughts turn to me,
AS mine turn back to you.
The streets are lonely here tonight,
1t rains, and it's dreadfully dark,
Down the street, in fancy, roam
To my little home at L. M. Park.
AT the end of the dark and narrow
street,
Through the mist and the rain
I see a light, in the window, bright,
And me thinks it g "Homeo again
| am living In memories OF days gone
by
AS I quickly hasten my pace,
Expecting there, your face 50 fair,
But a sentry stands in your place.
He looks me over as I pass the gate
I am sober, and he let's me through
It's very different from the welcome
I get
When come rsHome', q you.
He IS standing there till the war il
Ger
Which is to be sooner will it?
T pass him by on to the house,
Which proves to be my "Billet.
No rocking chairs adorn the place,
No mahogany beds to sleep in;
1t surely would do your heart good
To come DER here and peep in.
There are no pictures on the wall
No carpets on the floor you see,
Naught but straw tick on the Hool
of brick,
But still it's "Home' to me.
This sort Of place we must endure,
Until the war is thru.
A 5sBillet' is my home across the
foam,
Till / come back to you.
There are others in my place of abode
They are pals and comrades true,
They re in the strife, from all walks
Of life,
But the "pal of my heart' is you.
In after years, when war is done,
And in fancy roam, perchance
Sweet to me will the memories be
Of my rBillet Home'' in France.
But now I'm here and the time seems
long
Where they 'sParlex vous Fran
caise, DO you speak Frenchg'
And the thoughts that thrill are you
and the hill,
And our cottage in the e. S. A.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
In Seeking Beauty.

Girls are natural beauty lovers. The
thought girls give to their dress and
the pride they take In whatever is
pretty and becoming proves that. But
the girl who loves beauty must bs
careful not to put higher estimate
on the beauty of bright eyes than on
that of a sweet soul. Do not value the
sheen of silk above the charm Of kind
" speech. In seeking beauty, do not
lose sight of the beauty which is the
highest of an.-Girrs Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
SENDING DOCTORS HOME.

There has been such an abatement in
the severity of the epidemic of Span
ish influenza in Kenosha that the SIM
mons Company today discharged all
the doctors they had brought to the
city to help the local physicians cope
with that dread disease. For time
while the epidemic was at its crest
there were too many eases for the local
physicians to take care of and to assist
them in looking after its own employees
the Simmons Company brought five doc
tors to the city with the result that
they did not lose a single case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24

hell to live in a world with people like
that, but they are getting searcer ev-
cry day. Another thing they use is
what we call the Kamerad gum a
tiny, 10 shot automatic pistol which
empties itself at one pull of the trig-
ger. The caliber is less than % and
the gun so small it can easily be car
ried in the hand unseen. The Hun
yells Kamerad, and when you don t kill
him, and get off your guard, he opens
up with his gun. There is only one
of these in or outfit. / couldn't get
one of them.
We are under fire again now but so
far everything has gone over us, so
you see were are close to the line
again, getting set for the next round.
Ihave been shelled, gassed, bombed,
and machine gunned from the air but
haven t even had scratch, for which
I am duly grateful of course. The Ger
mans are no marksmen as whole.
They waste an awful lot of ammuni-
ton. Of course they get lot of our
boys, but they pay for it. At St
Mihiel there were only 400 killed the
first two days while they lost over
$4,000 prisoners, that many more dead,
100 pieces of artillery and a couple
hundred square miles of territory.
This time we hope to double ON them.
] viii have to close now, bat will write
after the next act.
Yours,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
HUN is CAPABLE
OF Anything BAD
This is the Sentiment of
Henry Stefan in a
Letter Written to
His Brother.
HEvER DOUBT EVIL REPORT
Kenosha Soldier Oversee Gives Descrip-
tion of Some of the Devilish De
vices Used by German
Soldier to Torture.
NEVER DOUBT EVIL REPORT

Never DOUBT anything pad you
hear Of the Huns anywhere. He is
capable Of anything devilish. It is
hell to live in a world with such peo-
ple," says Henry Stefan, who is with
the American Expeditionary Forces in
France, to his brother, Jack Stefan, Of
Kenosha. His letter, which was writ
ten from Somewhere 10 France on Sep
TENDER %, says:
AFTER monkeying around on very
quiet sector for some weeks we got
into the big stuff.
Of course you have read all about
the St. Mihiel drive. We were there
through it all, were cited, and now
are way over on another front, ready to
go another round nearer the finish.
This game is like finish fight. Our
brigade is now classed better than
German shock troops, so we will start
all the big stuff from now on.
Our entire Divisioff has now received
two citations for gallantry in action,
which shows that Illinois is losing
none of her reputation as long as
we are still in the running.
In the whole show so far my regi-
ment has lost only three killed and
about fifteen wounded and I bet we
killed hundred for every man we had
touched. There was no work for the
ordinance during the drive SO we jump
ed in wherever we could. Tn that way
got to serving a gun again and while
at that, heard shrapnel rattle off my
tin kelly three different times After
the third time I was too mad to re-
member anything except that wanted
tc get the guy that did it, and we
sure got some of them too. The field
was covered with them and a few
hours after we opened up we silenced
all their artillery. Then of course we
laid our barrage and the Infantry
went over and cleaned up what was
left. There were few Dutch left with
any fight in them when the boys got
there as the number Of prisoners will
testify.
The Germans said they expected to
leave any time. I viii name a few
things we found in their positions and
let you Judge the truth of their state
ment. We found barracks hospitals of
800 beds, laundries, electric light plants,
bowling alleys, billiard rooms, stables,
swimming pools, all built of concrete
about 80 #. underground. Then they
had all concrete trenches, dugouts and
gun positions.
When it comes to fighting Yanks, they
have no CUTS. They say the Infantry is
drunk and the Artillery crazy. One
prisoner asked to see one Of our 3o7
G inch machine guns. That tells bet
ter what they think of the Artillery.
Never doubt anything bad you hear
Of the Hun any more. He is capable
of anything devilish. I have in my
possession saw tooth bayonet. and
another one with razor edge blades on
each side of the point that open up
when the thing is pulled out of body.
You see what that would do. I picked
them up on the field and will bring
them home with me if possible. It is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
FISH SALE THURSDAY.

One thousand pounds of fish viii be
on sale at the Exchange street mar
ket Thursday morning beginning at
$50 0 CLOCK. This sale was announced
to have been this morning but the
fish did not arrive in time to be put
upon the market while the public mar
ket was going on. However they ar
rived later and viii surely be on sale
on Exchange street at $3.50 Thursda7
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24

never DSSH very
strong. You have been the delicate
one of the family, and so have
watched over you and looked after
you, and let your lessons go.
Nov you are strong again and you
must learn the lessons. 1t has been
strange that you have not been at all
curious to learn, for most bunny rab-
bits are very, very curious In fact,
many rabbits get into a great deal of
trouble because they are so curious.
II well remember some of my
scrapes because 1 was very curious as
a young lady rabbit" And Mother
Rabbit dropped her ears, and thought
for some time OF her girIhood days,
her FRANKS and games and her escapes
from danger.
wont you tell me some of your
scrapes as a young rabbit?" asked
Baby Bunny.
He still chung to the name because
he had been named that when he was
tiny and delicate. and names are so
apt to stick to one, and one so easily
gets quite used to ones own name.
WELL" said Mother Rabbit, ~the
lessons must be learned"
Il win learn them twice as fast ana
will study twice as hard, If you will
tell me some stories now" begged the
Baby Bunny.
Perhaps l can teach you some les
sons by telling you of my scrapes"
said Mother Rabbit, half to Baby
Bunny and half to herself
Perhaps" said Baby Bunny, in his
eagerness to hear the stories. And to
himself he thought, as most rabbits
will think, and as many other crea4
lures and people win think.
81 will listen politely, but of course,
| don't have to pay any attention
Things nowadays aren't like they were
in her rabbit days"
And while the Mother Rabbit knew
that Baby Bunny would only half heed
her lessons she was hoping so hard
that Ire would heed them enough t0
keep out Of danger.
81 know he won't take everything
as say ii, Mother Rabbit said to her.
self, "but hope I can make him un-
derstand many things. For though he
has to find out great deal for him
self, and has to make mistakes, stfI1
I can warn him Of so many, many dam
gers, and can tell him the one great
lesson which all rabbits must learn
and believe and remember-that the
brier bushes are their great, great
friends.
'aThe brier roses" she said aloud to
Baby Bunny, "once saved my life. I
was in clover field, and to be in a
clover field, for rabbit, is to be in
the finest place imaginable" Baby
Bunny wiggled his little nose. He
understood this lessonl
SIN fact" Mother Rabbit continued.
people have heard and seen so well
how much a rabbit loves being In a
clover field, that they have a saying
about being in clover, meaning that it
is quite the most perfect thing in the
world.
'Well, was having splendid time
when in the distance saw fox. Now