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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22
Thursday, 4-11-18.

Thursday, 4-11-18
Dear Father and ALI
Guess I'd better get busy and write
or I'll get scOlded. Sent you a %
page letter week ago and told all
knew in that so nothing much to
write about. They keep us busy all
day long at routine work day in and
day out. Gets rather monot0nous and
not bit exciting. Got paid last
night for month Of February-$44
less 81 for insurance-$3 7O0-so 1
got 210 francs and some 40 or so CEN
times. Ratio is ST, 70 centimes per
U. S. dolIar-franc is 171ac. 5 cen
times make 1c minus. Get paid in
new French paper money!, 10, so
and 100 franc notes. Then they have
soc (centimes) 1 franc, Of and ST sill
yer pieces, and 10c nickel pieces
with hole in them like Chinese mon
ey. Then coppers Of and 10c de-
nominations, towit: sc or sou-cop-
per, size U. S. quarter. sc or sou,
nickel, size U. S. sc with hole in it
value 1c u. S. 1Oc nickel-2c u. S.
SOC silver, size U. S. 10c-value sc U.
S. If silver, size U. S. quarter-val-
ue 171ac U. S. 2F silver, size half
dollar-value 35c U. S. ST silver,
larger than half dollar-value SIC U.
S. 10c copper large as half dollar
but thinner-value &c U. S. The pap
er money is of different sizes and of
white paper similar to writing paper.
A 10OF note is about 51ax8@ inches,
50F about 2-3 that size and the 5 and
10F about "A size. Then they have a
so centime note bit smaller. This
is all Bank of France money. Then
large cities or a province can issue
paper money; for Instance l had sew
eral LIE Havre' Gle Har) notes. These
must be spent in that province-out-
side they are no good-for local use
only. Luckily l found it out and un-
loaded in time. Now they may have
other coins and notes but these are
the common ones as we find them.
Banks, Y. M. G. A and American Elk
press Offices give us full value-$5.70
per U. S. dollar. Outside of that we
get but ST per dollar. The "Y'' is a
wonder and Godsend to us. There
we get nearly all the little necessities
tobacco, nuts, chocolate, (bars on
ly) soap, jam, oranges, dates, figs,
canned milk, pears, peaches, sardines,
paper, information, money changed,
books, magazines, etc. Our band re-
hearses there twice daily and it's al
ways warm and dry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22
come through 0. K. no doubt.

COME through ~. n. no UOuDI.
Sunday P. M-Well this sure is q
dismal day outside, very strong wind,
chilly and dark and some rain. Along
with that we were called out to play
funeral for another regiment who
have no band. There are some TWEEN
ty-five buried here-died Of sickness
mainly and some from accidents. AT
ter the war all are promised a return
to the states and second burial. Here
and there is a small wooden cross
placed on the grave, with sealed
bottle containing their name and re
cord. The funeral cOrtege was head
ed by the band playing ChOp4n's funer-
al march, then came a corporal and
firing squad Of eight men, then the
coffin wrapped in a flag and carried
on caisson (boX affair to carry
shells) with six horses and three
riders, then the fellows who wished to
attend (several Platteville boys in the
bunch.) The cemetery is a mass OF
yellow flowers growing on small
bushes and thick like hazel brush
The graves are on a cleared" spot
and all around are pines. First we
played Nearer My God To Thee
then "Y" man spoke, the squad
! fired three rounds, the band played
| Lead Kindly Light" the bugler blew
Taps and so ended this soldier for
the time being.
We, like you, are having humps
measles and some scarlet fever-no
special epidemic and no more than
can be expected out of so many being
together and under our conditions
Our camp is being rapidly improved
and we now have a fine bath house
where each man has three days a
week to battle. scrubbed and scour-
ed and polished yesterday only to go
out and get dirty again as I'll tell
you.
After seeing these countries and
people and what they have, etc., it
makes a guy feel "Wow, but our I'm
Gle Sam has lots of money" and he
surely spends it on us. The closer
one gets to the front the more he
spends.
Yesterday afternoon three regi-
ments Of us weIe called out about 4
miles to put down a forest fire that
had been burning all day. We took
grain sacks, shovels, axes, picks, ETC..
lined up and went to it. l had a sack
soaked it in a stream of water. The
fire was running up and spread all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22
BETTER MAILS FOR
BLOOMINGTON SOON.

Due to the untir1ng ana indefatig-
able efforts Of A. G. Bishop, Blooming
ton postmaster, the mail service be-
tween here and that village will again
be upon straight basis. This will
take place June 1st The carriers on
one Bloomington and one Lancaster
route will meet and exchange daily
their routes being timed and arranged
for this purpose. All mail should be
posted by 9 a. m. and will reach
Bloomington the same day
Andrew Zenz has been blowing
with Ford tractor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

THERE is only one way to give to the Red Cross---
give till your heart says stop little contribution
is only salve to pride.
This is not to say that contributions Of only one
dollar or even of only one ncke, are not desred-and
needed.
For you to give S. when you can give $25---for
you to give $25 when you give 800, or to give
500 when you gve$5OOis to doc ge the heaviest
obligation that this war has laid upon you
For remember, this is not a charity:-this is
duty.
This is not time to give because others give.
This is time to give because others need.
No man can tell you how much you ought to give.
Except this that "Over There the need SO great
that only by cutting to the quick only by giving all
that you think you can give and then mp0re---only
by giving not little Of your excess but much Of it.
only by taking from your children and from your
wife and from YOURSELF can the needs of the who
fighting for you and the needs Of the children OF
the men who have died for you be met.
Ask your own soul how much it should be
THIS SPACE
1OLDSTEIN BROTHER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

LAVE you ever lain in No Mans Land, with
l shattered thigh and throat that burned with
thirst?
Has your wife ever begged food for her children
and herself at the mess kitchen of soldiers camp?
Has your little son ever torn his mothers heart
with plaintive cry, day after day, for food she
couldn't give him
Has your little daughter, clad in ragged Dress
her only Dress ever shivered night after night in
the ruined cellar of what was once her home?
Has your city ever been destroyed-nay, pow
dered bricks, stone timbers and all so ground into
the dust that one scarce knew where street ended
and building began?
It is exactly such suffering that the Red Cross is
organized, here and in Europe, to relieve.
The Red Cross asks for One Hundred Million
Dollars as the least it needs to carry on this work.
Can you---dare you---refuse to give to this
: work---and give till the heart says stop?
T RENNFTT D~r,ooSo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29
STORED PLACES.

ur J"rdan'e storm hanks stand.
and wrtch with cheerful eye. III" hur-
rlcd Turks hurn W tn" land. as they
L" whizainE by. Through st"ricd
,;,."ur> rh.y Wildly rush thcor c"attails
rlrlHnX Wild" ihcy'r" scratching fur
tn. unI!rrhruSh. wh"r" they may hope
/" hid" by cool SIlnnIus shady rill
H.. Turks. N deep distress. is wonder
NIX how kalS"r Hill got him in such
Il mess could hur stand whcrr
M.,s"s St,"d and ,icw thu lnudscHp"
"'..r. Id the TURK vam""sr for good
from I"rduiI's sacred shore. Tn" rus"
shat hl""rnS beneath In" hill must
shortly fad" away. and 81 III" Turk.
with lust 1" Kill muSh perish and de-
cay 'rnu long. t." long hos hung
around. u hlcmi$h on this sphere: bark.
from The t"mhs n d"l"ful sound r"lls
that his end i" n"nr. fh" Turk still
IrntS nu weary limbs. and leaves
much dust h"h'nd; aud. ms wr read.
Forgotten hymns. unhdd"n. come to
mind TIL" hillSidrs Rnd III" towns
and streams knew. one. long long aGn.
SHE has inspired tho hopes and
dreams TIM, all good Christians know.
II is the soil nf hRilOwcd works. and
II is good In SOC such moral lcpcrs AS
The Turks chased ont If Cialilnc. oh.
may they 10 forever banned. forever
and n day. from CHnann's fair and Imp
nv land. whore their possessions lay,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

tn" tinted States civil Service ''rn.
mission announces The following named
examinations I" b" held in rht near ru-
tUr'. Necessary Information and an.
pllcHtipu> may H." secured from tho Soc
rotary Of tin Board Of civil Scrvirc
Examiners. H">trffic". Wh,"ling TIL"
list follows:
Departmental clerk. November " and
brC"mhcr :: First Grade" ar clerical rN-
hmluHlinu. November .: Bv"kk"cp"r. No.
N"mt,'r - and l'"r"mh"r 10: Senior In
$p'rt"r "f Car Equipment lrnhl"l. No
v"mh"r -: S"niur Engineer Cmalc),
civil. Electrical. Mechanical. Signal
Structural. Telegraph and Telephone.
November -: Assistant Cynical pSy-
rh!atrist and Psychuthcr"piSt (malcl
November ~: Assistant Substitution
Operator tnai"). November -: Junior
Economist tnnl" and fcmalrD. Mover
h"r -: Scientific Assistant. bureau -
Fisheries tmnlN and femul"). November
." and December II: Physical Lahorn.
tory Helper (mal" and fcmalcJ Nol"m-
her 90 and pocnmh"r Il. Assistant IN
Market BUSINESS Practice. Grade q"
imnl" and f"malcI. Sl.20h-$ 500. Dc.
CCmhCr t.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29

that a half loaf is better than none
~ all. and some of these employers
who hav" hearts rs black rs the fiu"S
nf hcll-"ven intituat" 10 Theses poor
girls that they should have friend
On tho outside Such employers are
20 be found in all cities throughout
This broad land. and Wheeling is no
exception Such mon are one OF the
main factors that force girls into ITO
of sham" disgrace. suicide and VII"
slecp their eternal sleep in the pot
t-rs field.
when a girl comes to tho mission
and she wants to walk in the straight
and marrow path and sh" proves that
she is sincere and wants TO work. that
shn may b. independents and honor
able. l find II position for her. When
I ask what the pay will he md find
thar il Is toe small for thu girl TO live
on straight, I pass IN that rent lHrtn n.
And as sure ~ Kuu is Iron. tho girl
never works in that establishment X L
have anything 70 do with II. or course.
the-. are girls who stay home and pay
little board and room rcnt. I'm not
talking about thos" Kind OF girls, In
discussing tbs ones who have 10 de-
pend upon their earnings that they
ma. OF; tn. bread "C purity and rest
upon the bod az virtue.
Il am praying that tho day will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29

GOd-civn land of OUR: viii riS, ur ami
put the men out Of business. VII" will
sacrifice the greatest possession Of
wunanhood that they might have
more mcasly, filthy money 10 paY: over
II have made il q point never To
place any girl In any situation where
by she cannot mako enough wages 10
keep her decent. Any girl who u"ncndS
upon herself for cXiStancc. should re-
ceive sufficient wages 10 provide her
with substantial food. sanitary. COM
Portable room and To dress neatly and
tastnfuly. Any man who is conduct
ing places whore women and girls arc
employed, knows ahou, what wages
should be given I" provide q living for
thorn There ia no plhusthl" excuse
under heavens for any employer Ia Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29
G, ", CORY ON GIRLS
AND DECENT" WAGES
Union Mission superintendent Tells
Why Mny women Fail TO walk N
Straight and Narrow.

"In securing positions for hundreds
OF girls and women since the mon
Mission onr1ed in this city several
wears ago. I hare mad. il point never
TO have any girl or woman to enter any,
employment unless III" wages would
keep her In III" straight and narrow
stjon nodn las, NIGHT by Supt. G. w.
Cory Of the mission.
lit has boon proved b. investigation
that the reason large percentage Of
girls go wrong is because or the sHau
oav they receive for their services.
Hell is full Of men-and there arc
more headed in that direc,ion-wh%
viii not pay girl wages that viii
encourage her 10 b. pure. Thcr" ar:
raIiso thsy hayc To work and bAliev"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29

The question has h""n asked. In what
WY are chamb"rlainS Tablets superior
10 pills" nur answer iS--Thcy are easier
and NOR. pleasant /" take. mere gentle
and iniid ii their action and NOR. re-
Liable. Then ih"$ cleans" and inviGnrato
ihc stomach and l"aI" eh" bowels in Il
nnturaE condition. whit" pills are m"r"
harsh IN effect and their use is often
followed hy StiIaii"n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29

for girls wages thar Will force them
1" solicit money from other sources
ANY nun in business. wh" cannot
afford 80 xiv" girls decent ware:
should r"t ont sc business thereby
having 81 clearer conscience and nc.
corded mcr". respect from decent and
honorable" poupl"'
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27
THE NEW CALOMEL FINE
FOR COLDS AND GRlPPf


Physicians and druggists have at
last found q quick and dependable
remedy for colds, influenza, and the
grippe. One Calotab on the tongue
at bed time with a swallow of water
that's all. Next morning your col
has vanished and your flyer and en-
tire system are purified and refresh
cd without the slightest unpleasant
ness or interference with appetite
die or work
Doctors lave always con'end'
that oalomel Is the best meii'm,
for colds. bronchitis and la arIpp.
and the first medicine to De given In
pneumonia and acute feyow The new
.calomel, Calotabs IS purified ANA
renae1 from all the slckenIns and
dangorous effects and with molicIn
Al virtues vastly improved.
Calotabs are sold only BOO origin
al scaled packages, price a'c loo'
druggist rccomm nl5 and suaran'o
them and viii icrWl your money II
you are not delighted adv
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27

We viii have all our regular ser
Vices next Sunday. After such a spell
LOT epidemic and having no services
we Will an be glad to get back to
the church Of the Lord again ard
do some work for him. let every.
body come early and with an the
enthusiasm possible and help u7
make up for the time we have lost.
We want to meet the teachers 1T
$3.50 at the teachers meeting. sun
day school at 1900. Preaching ser
vices at 1900 and G.3O. Al the
mootinrs for the coming week At tha
usual hours
The brethren are now taking sub.
scrlptlons for the new year. and cy.
.crybody ought to see this committee
/ this week and give the pledge TOT
the coming year It will be our 81.
fort to enlist many more In the o.
Inancos Of the church and also lead
some to enlarge their offerings Thl,
win be very necessary as We hay,
| lost some Of our people who TOOK
Heading part In this part Of the work
The ladies nlso have a COMMITTEE,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM.
THU METHODIST PASTOR

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thin,inr -, M. 49,, .,
do. ni.,in. 80, r."
., 49,. -,
nbs liza .,,..1. III, -, .9.
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Poo. .,. A., ''"' "
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27
,o,Ien of siorkhnldcrs Mccilnr.


Notice is hereby given Of the an.
|uual meeting Of the share holder
m the snyder National Farm Loan
A. collation., which will be held In the
District court room at Snyder, Tex
as. Tuesday, January II, 1919, al
.9aO o'clock p. m. The Federal Land
INK board at Washington, the Fed.
eral Land Bank at Houston aud the
officers and directors Of this assocla.
ton urge that every member be pres
ent at the meeting.
A. S. Berry, Pres
J. p. Chambless, socrctary-Treas,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27

DO not imagine that because other
cough medicines failed to give you re-.
lief that It will be the same with
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Bear
In mind that from % small beginning
this remedy has gained q world wide
reputation and immense sale. A mod
Iclne must have exceptional merit Ia
win esteem wherever It becomes
known
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27

before used Chamborlaln's Tab
lets / doctorcd great deal for
stomach trouble and felt nervous
and tired an the time. These tablets
helped me from the first. and inside
of weeks time had improved IN
every way" writes Mrs l.. A. Drink.
ard. jefferson cry, Mo,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27

to do 80 until now. was hit by q
ahrapned about one inch above wrist
and plowed down through my hand
tearing Off rlngiinger, also o slight
wound above the knee cap and shell
shock, 10 you see your son came
very near going mp in pieces. had
The satisfaction Of giving the "Boohe'
about 200 rounds Of hard cold lead
before they got me- My hand is about
we'll and unless get The flu will be
%. X. 80 rest easy
You should see the Views from this
island. IL is at the mouth OF Nilsson
lh and Hudson rivers From here you
can see the whole sky line Of \. v,
lWoolworlh, Municipal, metropolitan
aud other sky scrhpors, also the
Brooklw, greensboro and Williams
lburr Bridges, all this together with
the innumorable ferry boats and
ships darting in and out seems ia
Imc one Of the most wonderful sights
ON earth. Liverpool London, Paris
land other cities saw over there do
mot begin to compare with our great
New York. Another beautiful view
I have from my window Is the stat
ne Of Liberty
Just now | heard whistles blow
ling and went to my window to se'
what II was about and saw the Wat
crland slcamlng under Brooklyn
bridge with mother ship load o
wounded from shell torn France.
/ | have @ pass to ~ Y tomorrow
and believe me am going to eniol
myself Must close now as I'm hun
lgry
Your affcotlonAte son,
DEE BEAKLEY,
PRIV co = 359uh Inf
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27

the quarantine win he off this
" and regular services will be re-.
Iomed next Sunday. sunday school
n 9:l5 a. m. Preaching services ai
.snal hours. Lot us take on new en-
NY and start into the new year with
renewed spiritual force and do all
Ne can for the glory Of God and the
werment Of the world
A. W. waddlll, Pastor
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27
NolIrr Of slockhnlder. McclInr.

Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the
SSnual meeting Of the shareholders
Of The snyder National Bank will
he held on the second Tuesday In
ilk,<mDsQl9. being the IAN day
Odd month 2S
A. D. Erwin, Cashier.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-12-27
Libcrt, bond. Wanted.

{ will buy your paid mp Liberty
Bonds See me- for prices.
j. p. Cblmblcss Snyder ToA
The sun., 1918-11-03
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
GROWS IN PALESTINE
American Unit Clues Aid to
Returning Refugees.

The Zionist Organization OF America
gave out a statement yesterday on the
first anniversary OF the issuance by the
British Government OF what 1t terms the
Jewish Magma Charts" on November 2,
1917. After quoting the letter sent on
that date by Foreign Minister Balfour
to Lord Rothchild, in which the project
Of establishing a national home for the
Jewish people In Palestine was approved.
the statement declares that the Zlonirts
are fairly content with the progress
which has been made during the past
year. After referring to the victorious
British campaign In the Holy Land 1t
says:
THE cornerstones OF the Hebrew Uni
versity have been laid. The American
Zionist Medical Unit Is bringing health
and healing TO the Jews OF Palestine.
Friendly relations have been established
by the Zionist Administrative Commits
sion with the new Arab kingdom. and
the refugees who fed from Palestine
rather than become Ottomanized are be-
ing repatriated.
"On the political side the British dec
prevail OF France, Italy. Greece. Serbia,
Holland and Siam, and there Is reason
to believe that several other Govern
ments are preparing to follow the same
course"
The statement concludes by quoting
the letter sent by President Wilson to
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise, In which he ex-
presses support of the Zionist movement
The sun., 1918-11-03
BAY. STATE PLANS TO
GIVE HEROES FARMS
GoU. Mccall Names Board to
Work Out Details.

BosroN. Nov. 2.--Plans for encourage
ing returning soldiers to take up farm
work In this state are being made by a
commission recently appointed by Gov.
Mccall at the request OF Franklin Il.
Lane, Secretary 81 the Interior. The
commission, which is composed OF vii
fred Wheeler, state Commissioner OF
Agriculture Frank l.. Rane, state for
ester: y. II. Goodnough, chief engineer
Of the State Department of Health, aud
Warren II. Manning OF North Billcrica
believes that. the work should be taken
up immediately.
Investigation has shown that there
are $4,000 farms In Massachusetts. for
which 10000 lahorers are regularly re-
CURED. In addition to finding men for
such places the commission suggests
that the State acquire 100000 acres Of
land. setting aside $4,000 acres for
roads, building sites and reservations
and dividing tile remainder into 1880
forty acre farms.
It is proposed to have "A central farm
under competent business and agrcul-
tural management. where returning sol
diers can work. for a time and deteV
mine their fitness inr taking up farm
work rssulsrly. Those wanting to do so
would be permitted To take over one OF
rhc state farms and have thifly years
n which to pay for 1t. .' n.'..,
The sun., 1918-11-03
.st1S,OOo,OoO PAID IN
WAR DEATH CLAIMS
Lives Of L. s. Soldiers and
Sailors Insured for 36
Billions.
speeiai Despatch 10 THE sus.

spetfut bteputc" ~ i"N SN'''
WAsHrSGToS, Nov. 2.-Thes War Risk
Insurance Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment has paid up to date more than
1880 death claims under the soldiers
and sailors insurance act. This big
total reflects the toll of life the Amer
lean forces have paid in the big drives
In France. The claims paid totalled $llS,-
600. 900. which went to dependents. As
against this big total only twenty-four
disability claims have been paid. total
ling tl42,500.
Total payments by the bureau, inClud-
ing allowances made under the law, are
$3.50 900, 000. The issue OF T.ts6.434
checks was necessary in making those
disbursements. In October alone the
bureau sent out 95T.240 checks. OF which
e34.157 were for allotments and allow
ances. 6.07i for compensation and 1909
for insurance claims.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau is
carrying about 100000 policies on the
lives OF American soldiers and sailors
totalling $4,000, 900. 600. The average
insurance n man is mounting rapidly
Almost without exception new men take
| the maximum OF $4,000, and the aver
| age a man has been brought up to ss,7iS
The bureau has grown to be the
| largest single bureau in the Government
| comprising the largest health and acct
| dent insurance company. the largest dis
| bursting organization and incomparabl,
| the largest life insurance company II
! the world.
Many sections of the bureau are work
| ing night and day and the disbursiDl
| office has three working shifts which
keep check writing and check signins
machinery in operation twenty-foul
| hours day.