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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
PERSONAL NEWS OF THE DAY
-:-ANO D.:

Mrs. NJ. $. Kelly and children Of
Akron are visiting In this city.
Billy West, funnicr than Charlie
Chaplin, at Lyric today. ks
Miss Dorothy Murry spent Monday
in Cleveland.
Mrs Rollin G.. McIntire of Clcvc.
land is spending few days horc.
Il. H. Hirnoy spent Monday in But.
Ter on business.
Save money on your fertilizer and
all kinds of feeds at Mcconnell ware.
house. lowering Bros II tfs
Mr.. and Mrs. James COrlett of Co
lumbus spent Sunday In this city with
relatives.
Mrs. Barbara Garlic returned Sat.
urday after II short visit IN Colum-
bus.
Buy Model 30. B. Il. Salisbury Il Co.
x.,O
Mr. and Mrs. Dcsant DelpOrt and
fniily and Arthur llanicq spent Sun
day at Buckeye Lake
Private Russell Mills of Camp
Sherman spent Sunday here with rel.
ativcs
Mems work shoes they will wear
$2S5 and up, Scverns' shoe store
xS
Mrs. Mae Morgan Of Waldo spent
Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs
Fisher, of East Pleasant street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hunter and
daughter of Danvillc spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Il. T.. Hess.
Don't miss seeing Mary PickfOrd IL
"Amirily Of ClQthcsine Alley" at III,
Vine tonight xs
Miss Florilla 'ribbits Is visiting he
grandmother. Mrs Emma Tibbits o
West Gambler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe spent
Sunday with George Wheaton ant
family of Danvlllc,
Highest prices paid for WOOL Al
kinds Of farm prOducts at old McCOr
ncll warehouse. Levering Bros.
II II
Mr., and Mrs. George Israel aud so
of Massillon spent Sunday In thi
: city with relatives.
Supt Il. j. Williams and family Il
: Cleveland were guests of IT, $. MOilii
Sunday.
Scycrns' shoe store special sale I
summer shoes continues all th
month. y
w, l., Carey and children rcturi
: ed TO Columbus Sunday after visi
: ing relatives In this city
: Camp meeting at tho Caves July
to Aug by the A. NJ u. church. NJ
Vernon, Ohio. Don't forget the dat
IL "Amarily of Clvthesline Alley
with Mary pickrord, IL considered Il
% very bost she ever produced, don
miss seeing It at the Vine tonight,
Mr., and Mrs. Carl Smithhislcr AZ
nj son aud Mr. and Mrs. Austin IIarde
~ Of Akron are visiting IN this city,
Miss Pauline Porterhold Of Bla
,o onSbnrg Is spending the week wi
Miss Merle Darling Of West Gambi
NJ street
Pierce Thayer of Camp Shermi
~ spent Sunday In this city with i
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Thu
d. er.
Miss Helen Faddis returned
rs Lakeside hospital Cleveland. Mond
xS where she is training to become
re nurse, after spending three wee
with her parents, Service Direct
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
TODAY Y'SMARKETS
tBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
JULY 8
PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK
Cattle Receipts 2,10O; market
steady; steers '6,5O017; heifers l1.5O
m13 cows 9.5OdD12.5O.
Receipts: 5000; market act
i've; heavies l7dDl7.15; heavy york
ers and lights l7.9O6DlS.
Sheep and Receipts: 300;
market active; top sheep l3; top
lambs 1880.
Calves Receipts 1900; steady; top
Is.
CLEVELAND LIVESTOCK
Cattle - Receipts; 1900; market
steady; choice fat steers Hdpl6;
good to choice heifers S.5O0Dl0; good
to choice butcher bulls 9dp10.50;
good to choice cows S0p1025.
Calves - Receipts: 500; market
steady; good to choice veal calves II
@lS.25.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts: 500;
market steady.
Hogs Receipts: 5000; market 15c
higher; yOrkers, heavies and medi.
ums 1888; roughs lo,l0; pigs 1875;
stays ~.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
tu. S. Bureau of Markets)
Hogs Receipts: $4,000; higher;
bulk of sales 16.SO@17.30; butcher
hogs i6.95n17.3O; packing hogs 1880
OIL; selected light hogs 17017.40;
selected roughs l5.75M1G,25; pigs
1880 1860.
Cattle Receipts 10000; steady,
Sheep-Receipts: $1,000; strong to
Doc higher.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Corn-Aug. l,54h; Sept. l,55h.
! Oats-Aug. 10; Sept, .63H.
Pork-Iuly 442O; Sept. $500.
Lard-July 2G10; Sept. 1920.
Ribs-Ju!y 24.O5; Sept 2i.6O.
TOLEDO GRAIN -
Cloverseed-l6.25; Oct 1890
Alsike-Oct. 1925.
Timothy-4.O0; Sept. 465.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST
American Beet Sugar 7OH.
American Sugar Refining. ll2H.
Baltimore d Ohio. J4%.
Bethlehem Steel, SO.
Chesapeake a. Ohio, 563s,
Erie. 15&.
kennecott Copper, 33H.
Louisville a. Nashville. ll5H.
Midvale Steel. 53h.
Norfolk L. Western. 1903
Ohio Cities Gas, S7%,
Republic Iron q Steel, 49,
U. S. Steel, 1865.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
Writer'S Cramp.

Writer'S cramp Is disease to which
those who do much writing are liable
toward middle age, and II person, af-
hIctcd with II has no complete con-
irpl over the muscles of the thumb.
middle and foreilngcr. The typewriter
has proved the best resource of those
who suffer from the allment.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
learn to Do Without.

One Of the arts of lira Is to learn
how 10 do without. Few of us have
everything we consider desirable aud II
we grumble ut every little deprivation
We make ourselves miserable and our
associates uncomfortable, To learn
to do without and yet be CHEEKY and
happy. goes fur toward making life a
success.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
WEDNESDAY. July 10

4 Ladies' Of the Elks meet at 2
4 o'cOlck at the Elks' Home,
4 The Sons and Daughters Of
/, Liberty will hold nm initiation.
4 The Shepherds of Bethlehem
{ meet at 2:3O y, N,
{ Circle No. 3 Of the Church Of
Z Christ meets at 2 o'clock with
{ Mrs. Sharpnack. West Gambler
Z street
< The ladies of the Congrcga-
4 tional church Will hold an all
4 day work meeting In church
4 parlors.
< The W0nan's Home Mis-.
K sionary society Of tho NJ. II.
K church viii meet at 1880 with
X Mrs. John Weaver Of T., High
K street Installation of officers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09

Dorothy snld to her mother: II
went three errands yesterday, and you
promised me two cents. hut II YOU
haven't any change today wen settle
II for one cent"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
Concerning Eggs.

The word egg occurs six times in
the Old and once In the New Testa-
ment. Deuteronomy, 22:8; Job, GO.
and 30:14; Isaiah. 1915, and 80 :5;
Jeremiah 1T:11, and Luke II :12. Job
0:6. asks: "Can that which is un-
snvOry he eaten without salt? or is
there any taste in the white Of an
cgg?"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
TUESDAY. July .

bINDi'N Juiy
|. The Swastika club meets
4 with Mrs. j. j. Fultz OF West
1 lligl, street at 2 o'clock
4 Sons Of Veterans Auxiliary
4 meets at 7:3O. Important buSl-
4 ness.
! Woman's Benefit association
4 Of tue Maccabces meets at 8
: o'clock. Supervisor Fannie u.
Z Smith Of Wilmington will be
4 present.
Z Circle No, Of the Church Of
4 Christ meets with Mrs, ~. NJ.
{ l.auderbaugh, 705 II. Gambler
& street, at 1880.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09

@ @ N Rs s ~ - - - ~
m War Savings Stamps and ~
~ Thrift Stamps are the most sc. ~
~ cure and safe savings oppor- ~
Ne tunity ever presented to the ~
"a people Of any nation. ~
~ "a ~ ~ NJ ~ ~ ~ ~ n
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
THURSDAY, July II

Tho Past Chiefs association
! viii he entertained at bangs
! by Mrs. Clarence Allen, All
past chiefs meet at the *. of
. l.. hall at o'lOck.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
CALENDAR
MONDAY, July 8

4 MONDAY, July s
: The Daughters Of Veterans
4 meet at 1880 o'clock.
: The J.. G.. ID. A. meets ut
5 1880 O'Clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
FRIDAY, July ~

x Frances Willard W. G. 7. u.
n holds a picnic at Riverside
* park. Program at 3. supper at
* q. Bring plate, cup and silver
II ware.
# M n Is e IS q = 3 Is Is
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
MEETINGS
LODGE AND OTHERWISE

LODGE AND OTHEHWISE
*"HOakhill grange. No. 1916, will
meet at O'Clock Friday evening.
%a+The Y. p. b. will meet Monday
evening at the home of Miss Helen
Mclntire, East Sugar street.
d
"@"St. Paul's Episcopal church and
Sunday school will hold picnic at
Riverside park Thursday afternoon,
July II.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09

Tho Banner Has Up.to.Press-H Hou.
NeWs Services.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-09
Willys-Overland. 1917.
LOCAL PRODUCE

The following are prices paid by fl.
v. Smoots for farm produce delivered
at his warehouses:
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-12-05
BAKER NADsENE PoZDRAVEN
VRACEJfCfM Sc VOJSKEM. !.
MA "LAPLANDU" Sc NACHAZELl TEz
CLEVELANDSTf.

New York, 4. prosnce -'Sekretaf valky Baker, Jenz
sem doprovaze presdenta Washngtonu by prtomen cd
razen parnku cd brehu vmis nepoznan zastup idu
cekavaicfho prsan transponi lode Lapland jez veza
France domacn brehGm asi 1000 vracecich vojfnd
Baker vsoup vrchni palubu prstavsho pamiku kdyz
pojednou jeden vojini doleni paluby nan zvoal: Oh
you Cleveand" drive nez byvaly clevelandsky mayor
mohl odpovedet .ozvao nekok hlasd zastupu "Co
Bakere?" "Tkra hura pro sekretare valky hned
ma to Sc celia LODI otrasaa volanm.
Oslavenec usmval d6koval neocekavanou ovaci.
Nahnu doenni palube taza "Jsou mezi vami Gle
veandst?" zavzneo mu odpov6d' "Vsadte ze jsou
Ceveandane vzdy vsue Osoveny sestoup pax mezi kra
iany setrva mimi jistou dobu pfateskem rozhovoru
Po pn hodnce navstf ranene mac ne sova potechy
Veice pochvaln6 vysov zdravem vzledu nasch
cch hrdnh v9cne vzpominal jech ob6tf Spojene
Stay Ma palube naleza poruck Lou Lewellyn Cleve
andu enz talske fone crnact m9sicI pficha
II domas vaecnym kzem udelenym prokazanou sta
tecnoSt.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-12-05
VSTUP ANCLICKE ARMADY DO
NEMECKA.
OKUPACE RYNSKEHO PRUSKA
AMERICANY.
ODE vojENskE AKcE Sc DEJl BEz PkEkAzE

Mame@y, Nemecko, 3. prosince. - (Opozdena zpra-
va) Dneb g. hod dop. pfekroca brticka armada begi
cke hrance vkrotila nemeckou pGdu Salo TAX
pred edoucf paou jez pfesa pres potok Rothwassser
maly kanenny nemeckeho mesa Malmedy lezcfho
ien nekok ao mil cd pohranicn cary. Stalo mrazi
ku enz dava krane vzhedu ak spatrueme vanocnich
pohlednch Voiko pochoduje dplne pripraveno nahodi
lym srazkar Okupace della vsude lplneho kdu lho
stejnosti du
Trevir N9mecko, g. prosince. (Opozdena zprava.) -
Posup amercke okupacn armady pokracuje systemacky
kazdym dne Vsude kan nase vosko vkroc sou vseobec
ne podmink nez bylo ocekavano Jest sice parny
dosatek pce ku pecen cheba ale podobny nedostatek
jest patrn Ang Franci tez Obsazovana krajina homo
ST pffro krasou zwo mestech osadach pyne jake
by vl ebylo Do of bije primo rozd mezi vakou 70
zedfarItnn Ii Beleie sevefnf Ffadtle
ne obd9lantn Obyvatelstvo Trevir jev jstou uspo
koenost Sc uenus amercke vojsko sarat dosud
chovalo naprosto klidne.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-12-05
TRAkcNf STAVKY v MIMI
LOSTl.

Cleveland zazil iiz dive velke
stavky pred nynejsim strajkem
ma poulicnich drahach. Prvni
udala Sc r. 1899 kdy 1900 mo-
torakG a kondukter6 prace "a
nechalo. Bylo to v dobach kdy
Stanley-Andrewsovy financnf
zajmy prevzaty We sprawl Eve
tt-Mooreovym trakcnim SYM
dikatem. Tehda zrizenci pou
litnfch drah pozadovali, zlepSe
nj mzdy jakoz jizdniho f&du.
fTshdsjs stzvka byia oboustran
ne prudka a vytrznostmi prova
zena. Stavkokazi byli do Gle
!velandu privazeni, milice muse
la byt do zbrane povolana. Ka-
ry byly dynamitovany, kabely
fniceny, amnoho lidskych zivo-l
p
til bylo zmafeno.
Druha velka trakcni stavka
vyskytla Sc v Clevelandu v kvet
nu r. 1908, kdy v mest6 skoncil
velky polittcko-trakcni boj a
kdy majetek poulicnfch drah
sveren byl Municipal Traction
Co., jeiiz hybnou silou byval
nynf jiz zvecnely mas mayor
Tom L. johnson. MuEcipalnit
fspolecnost necht9la tenkrat u
znati stare mezdnf smlouvy me
ri Conconem a unit uzavrene a
stavka zahajena. Trvala vsak
pouze nekolik dnd a ku vaz-
|nym vytrznostem "a nj nedo-
slo, takze v jednom m6sici do
Iprava ma nasich karach byla o.
pet We stavu norm&lnim.
Ia nyn6jsf stavky nedoslo
rovnez ku vytrznostem. Stav-
kari chovaji sc vzorne u trak
tnich stanic panuje kid. Po-
ulicnfch nehod bylo az dosud
sestnact. Ia osob poran9no
automobily a dv9 pant autem
usmrceny.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-12-05
OtEKAVAN, zE PREDSEDA POULlC-
Mich DRAHPODkIDi DiSE VLADNIMU
POKYNU, SKLAMAL0.
POULICM DOPRAVA AM DNE.S RIA
NO NEBYLA OBNOVENA.


Stavka unovSch motoraka kondukter6 neskoncena wee
akz vseobecne spravne bylo ocekavano skutenos
neskoncila ami dnes rano vzdor smrnemu dsl nekoka
vvnych eles vsim je John Stanley ptedseda
lecnosti poulitnich drah.
Vaecna vladni komse "odporucia" pfedvcirem trakcn
nas spolecnos ably edna kondukterky rozpusta
ochotn do prace vrat pak Stanley slibf m ze vad
pokynu uposlechne. Pan Stanley vsa podobny sb
depFe skutetnos urovnanf acnf situace znemozn
a stavka nebyla ami dnes rano skoncena.
Nedstupnost Stanleyova provazena je vseobecnym
trpcenim verenos TAX ku prkladu dnesni Plain Dealer
konec stavky z ocekavac otevfenym listen zada
Staneye povonos podobne cnf mayor mesa, Harry L.
Davis jakoz nekolik cilnch organsac Je vseobecne
znavano ze zbytecnym produzovanm savky lid trp fnan
cne trpi nepohodm smeru zdravotnm rakcnf strajk
skutecnos ohrozuje clevelandskou prosperu. Pd
Staneyovych SLOW moho by pr savku skonc cm me
vraty by normani dopravn pomery nasledovne Ia
douci kid Beztak Cleveland utrpe z ztray veike zraty
nezavinene!
Predseda meznarodni unie trakcnfch zzenci NJ Mahon
vyednaval Sanleyem dnes casne rano n9ko hod zda
vsak ze Staneyovi vladnf odporucen ohedne propu
steni kondukerek nestac ze chce pokyn dnrazne jak
pr{my vladn rozkaz Dnes ano eegrafovano byo Wash
ingtonu ably pfedvcere vladn "odporueeni byo tudiz
jak zdrazn9no odpoved docenou depes vsak nedosa
ami do 10 hodn dopoledne.
Clenove m6stske rady zabyvali rakcn otazkou
noc dohodnut rovnez nesprostfedkova McGnty
vyzva poeze konduktery ably vzdaly svh narokd do
brovoln6 prace spoecnos nechay Muvci kondukterek
ST. Moriartyova rd ze jeff koegyne jsou ochotny pnest
obet vefenos pGsoben karach zanechat TFeba pry
jen aby vyasnsh by vyklad doceneho vladnho odporu
cen cinz zenska otazka bya by pry objasnena Secna
Morartyova chce tudz ably dotceny vylad bya vladn
washngonska komise pozadana telegrackou to
srany spolecnos une kodukterek Navrh Morartove bu
de snad vsemi vymenovanym elesy schvaovan podob
nemu telegrafovan dojde patrne dnes dopoledne
Mez tim pfedseda mezinarodnf unie trakcnch zfzencn
prohlaue ze unovf muz vd vekere zenske prac
pfedsudek nemaj Jsou proto aby zeny spoeSnos pouc
mich drah pdsobily ku pfkadu ako kasy stenografky
pisafy pochybu ak rozhodne ze zeny hod pro prac
kondukterskou.
Rovnez cenove Federace Prace konai vtera zvastn
schtz nz rozhodnuto podporova 1silon9 stanoysko
savkuc{ch moorakd kondukter1. jakoz po4adat NEST
skou administered aby fzen akcnfho syemu pffpadne
vlastnf Sprawl pfevzaa pak-i p Stanleyem nemozno
sp6sn6 vyjednAvat >a se5s+s-9-r> ID sE@e
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-12-05

kiry budou pry jezdit dnes ve6er .


ksrach bude e hodins pai ~
duter
poledne
rovnsz tivsf kompro hva Dne podne pold s
dopravyn ma uakSn St 4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-12

Lake Co. must buy more w. s. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-12

The Star-spangled Banner. q sym
Dol or the origin and growth of the
Great Republic. in the language Of IN
gersoll. represents "the sunerings Of
the past. the glorfes yet TO be. and.
like the bond of Heaven it is tho child
81 storm ard sun" That emblem Of
a peoples sovereignty Is about 10 be
glorlned anew-thep process has begun
by the sacrifice Of the noble men
gathering beneath It's folds. a did
their forefathers. SO that liberty shall
not perish. Beyond the battles. when
tho din has died away and. in thought,
tho stricken nations bend r~everentfy
above the graves Of their sacred dead.
f. so1ace and comfort offered in the
promise OF a Reunion of the widely
separated Anglo-CeItic nations. tho
drawing together of all the peoples
who have freedom and desire by the
mad moods Of Kaisers ana Kings.
whose arrogant autocracy Is an Of
tense and anchronism in these en-
Ishtened times.
IT Is as feuow-workers engaged in
raising a glorious and enduring fab
rIc with the bodies. the blood, and
sweat Of the young manhood of the
free nations: fa~shioning It amid the
mirk and gloom. the storm and stress
aud the sacrifice and agonies Of a
great war that we greet and welcome
The sons Of In Republic. d moiety or
thc mi%llionos whose martial tread is
already shaking more than one throne
in Europe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-12
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies Are
Using Recipe of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color and lustre,
or when II faded, turns gray. dun and
Ifelcss. Is caused by n lack of sulphur
IN the hair. Cur grandmother made
up n mixture OF Sage Tea and sulphur
to keer her locks dark and beautiful,
and thousands Of women and men who
vaSic that even color. that beautiful
dark shade of hair which is so attrac-
tive. use only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays We get this famous mix
ture improved by Tho addition Of other
ingredients by asking at any drug store
for n bottle of "Wyeth's sage and sui
phur Compound" which darkens the
hair so naturally. so evenly. that nabody
can possibly tell it has been apnlied.
You just danpen n sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your hair.
taking ono small strand at q time. By
morning the gray hair DISAPPEARS; hut
what delights the ladies' with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound is that, be-
sides beautifully darkening the hair at
ter a few applications, it also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives #
an appearance Of abundance.
wyeth's Sage and SULPHUR Compound
is a delightful toilet requisite to irnpart
color and a youthful appearance to the
hair. It is not INTENDED for the cure,
mitigation or prevention Of disease
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-12
From G. r. Corbin.
Parls. France. Send.

1dIlSs fanCo, sept 81
Frank s. Betz. Hammond. Ind.
Dear Betz:
have been over here a little over
a month. and believe me. we had some
time getting here. We were asked not
II mention our trip and so I can't tell
you much about 1t. but when 1 return
10 America l viii stop on at Ham
mond. some night, and tell you q real
story. l can say that We landed at
swansea and were the first American
troops to land there. I am enclosing
a copy of an editorial that was printed
tho Day OF our arrial and 1 really think
that it Is good enough to be reprinted
IN some American paper. and wonder
II you would care to take It down to
the Hammond Times and have them
reprint Il. The editorial in itself.
seems to be a Justification from the
English point OF view of American
endeavor as registered in history.
T am perfectly well and trying TO
do some good for the cause. You OF
course are familiar with Continental
Europe and can imagine the many
surprises that I have received on ev-
cry hand. 1 do not have much luck
in talking French for 1 do not swear
fast enough in the language.
You viii also be glad to know that
IN one Of our best hospitals over here
I found Betz furniture. and outside
OF hydraulic tables 1 have never seen
any furniture made in France. either
before the war or now. that Is equal
t3 tho furniture thot Il manufactured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-12

Russia. since I landed.
This is a great lumber district tina
I am IN. and there are a good many
lumber and saw mills not far from
here.
Tho weather is not as cold as I ex-
pected il to be We have had several
frosts and one night it froze quite
hard. when it IS not cold 1t is rain
ing a drizzling rain.
We still sleep outside n big part Of
the time and When we arc not sleep
ing outside We are IN buildings which
I.ussianas have evacuated They are
queer buildings, being built of logs.
about four or five large rooms in one
house and 4 brick nro place in each
room. one thing that IS nice We don't
have TO 80 far Tor wood for all around
us there are wood piles Of cord wood.
No are staying IN a little village.
but 1 don't know the name of the place.
There is plenty of mud for the ground
is clay and it sure gets soft. They
all go to one place like a town pump
to get their water, that is ono thing
that is scarce around here.
We are also on a railroad and It Is
some railroad. Tbe engines burn wood
and there are no brakes on tho cars:
they are funny looking cars. not half
as large as American box cars.
There are a good many Indiana men
in our company. but ! am the only one
from Hammond. There is another man
in another company from East Ham
mond. but 1 hive not seen him since
We landed in Russia. Mail is scarce
over here. Saw an American marine
and he said ho was in this country
for five months and had not received a
letter from the states since he has
been here.
We can send one letter out once a
week SO that is not so bad. The last
letter that I wrote was when I was on
the boat sailing from England to RUS
sia. 1t was q great trip and I was not
sick like 1 was on tile other trip from
New. York To Liverpool. England.
win you give Julia this letter when
YOU get it read as paper IS a scarce
ing paper I have. Guess l Will have
to bum some writing paper tho next
time write. 1 think that is about
ALI have t. say. with tho exception
of saying that I am enjoying the best
OF health and hope when this letter
arrives it will find you all the same.
This being all I have to say. I think
I-wlI stop writing for this time.
I am as ever.
Your loving son.
HARRY +. DRACFERT.
Company NJ. 239th Infantry.
A. L. f.. Via New York.
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road every time we would hear one
coming. You know you can hear them
singing and have time 10 duck if there
Is any place To duck to. Wen. we were
getting along fairly well ducking every
two minu when all OF a sudden we
dropped on our stomachs. There were
two Fellows nifty feet ahead Of us who
didn't duck and the shell killed both
Of them. We stood the same chance.
50 it always pays to duck. We tried
to do something for them but it was no
use. We'll we all got back all right.
Last night and the night before last.
we had some of the biggest shells Ger
could not find us. We went out the
next morning and sure found some big
shell holes. You could build a six
room house and save the time digging
a ccnar We are going TO have a
picture taken of the thing tomorrow.
L also saw a nice air fight after supper.
our planes brought down two German
planes. One had to land IN our lines
and the other was in flames. The OBJ
seryer of the German plane came down
in a parachute and the pilot was out
Of luck.
Wei. I will have to cut short, I want
10 write two more letters tonight.
Your son.
CHARLES.
Battery a., Goth Art. A. L. +.