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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20

American Forces on the Lorraine
Front, Sept. 17.-Aside from slightly
increasing artillery activity the day
has been largely devoted to patroling
by both sides. r, .s ~
The Germans seemingly are holding
the Hindenburg line, from which they
are sending out patrols, while the
Americans and French encamped a
few miles on this side, continue to
feel out the line by the same method.
German infantry has been observed
consolidating positions at La Chaus-
see as II in preparation for counter
attack, but none so far has developed.
Near this point the enemy is occupy
ing shell holes. '"t
The German artillery fire is limited
chiefly to guns of the r. and 105-mil-
limeter caliber, but many of the shells
are "duds." .,..
The Germans also are active in con-
Structing machine gun nests at va.
rious points of the line. m II
London, Sept. 17.-On the Macedon.
ian front the Allied troops have as.
sumed the offensive. Reorganized
Serbian forces, aided by French units,
are attacking Bulgarian positions in
the mountains on the Serbo-Greek
border east of Monastir. ~
Three important hill positions which
had withstood Allied efforts through
several years, already have fallen to
the Serbs and the French. The heights
are Sokol, Dobro Pole and Teak Vet.
renik. Sokol is 20 miles east of Mon
astir. The captured positions are
about midway between the Cerna and
Vardar rivers and command the up.
per course Of the Cerna after 1t makes
a wide curve southeast Of Monastir.
Several hundred prisoners have been
taken in the advance, which continues.
French and British Advance.
Meanwhile the French and British
troops on the main battlefront in
France cen .inue their progress. +
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French are pressing on. North of the
Aisne they have taken the town of
Vailly and nearer the Chemin des
Danes have stormed Mount des
Slnges, an important hill position.
Astride the Scarpe the British have
pushed forward new posts, while along
the Ypres-Cominos canal, southeast ct
Ypres, they have advanced on a front
of two miles. West of Cambria and
around ST. Quentin the activity has
died down after the British capture
of Maissemy. .,, 81
U. S. Planes and Guns Busy.
The, aerial and artillery arms have
been active on the new American
front southwest of Metz. The enemy
guns have been hammering the Ameri.
can lines, but no infantry attacks have
developed. Allied aviatOrs have bonn
barded railroad centers and other mill.
tary targets in the Metz area, while
enemy airmen have bombed some
places within the American lines, in.
Guiding st. Mihiel.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
For Sale.

Very nice. roomy, comfortable and
well built home with hard wood floors.
electric lights, new heating plant, good
cellar spd cistern, two lots. nice shade
and fruit, large barn, and located one
and one-half blocks from High School.
Will be sold at bargain If taken be-
fore September first. Enquire Of o.
w. Clark. owner. or +
Stiff LUERs & CLARK LAND Co.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Farmers Attention.

For cream separator that is built to
wear, to skim perfectly clean, easy to
turn and easy to wash and keep SAM
tary, one built with the troubles left
out, for such separator you should
ral' m Andrew Smith. Cresco Ia
Phone 2t7 3+-It
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Butter, Eaas and Poultry.

Minneapolis, Sept. 17.-Butter =
Creamery extras, per ID, Sic; extra
irsts, Soc; frsts, 49c; seconds, 4Sc;
dairy, 42c; packing stock, CSC.
Eggs-Fresh prime firsts, new cases,
421kc; current receipts, new cases, rots
out, $12.15; old cases, rots out, $11.S5:
checks and seconds, doz, soc; dirties,
candled, CSC. Quotations on eggs in
clude cases.
Live Poultry.Turkeys, fat, 10 lbs
and over, soc; thin, small, 11@12c;
cripples and culls, unstable; ROSTERS,
old and young, 19c; ducks, zoe; geese,
15c; hens, 1 lbs and over, 27c; hens,
under lbs, 24c; springs, all weights.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Sunnyside Seed Corn

planted May 18th. en- formed July
22nd, dented August 18th. seed picked
August 18th, for sale by Mrs. Alice
Murray Price IS 90 per 80 lbs, ear
corn. Also. some good feeding corn at
&c per h. Residence Corner Market
and End St South East 4t2
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
DAILY MARKET REPORT
South st. Paul live Stock,

South st. Paul Live Stock.
South st. Paul, Sept. 17.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards: Cat.
tie, 1900; calves, 600; hogs, 1900:
Sleeps, 1,4OO: horses, 2; cars, SIS.
Steers, $9@12.50; cows, $7.50@9.50;
calves, $6.75@17.50; hogs, $4,000
20: sheep and lambs, $6@15.75.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Attention, Horse Breeders!

After Aug. 10th, all the Lydon
stations will be reduced to $40. 90 each
at the home barn, and all colts must
live one week or no fee is due. If you
try raising fall colts, you will find they
do we'll like fall calves. stiff
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
For Sale.

Two and half acres within the city
limits on the New Oregon road with
ments. Low price for quick sale.
Easy terms. Call md investigate if
interested 46-tf
Harry Pollitt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
ORDERS MINERS. TO RETURN
Then Or. Garfield Will Consider Their
EriAvAneea

Grievances.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE striking
anthracite coal miners In the Shame
kin coRl fields must return to work at
once before demands will be consid.
cred by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
DR.. Garfield telegraphed James Mat
thews, president of District No. 80,
that the striking miners would be held
personally and strictly responsible for
any falling OF In coal production.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Will Pay Until
Further Notice
C1E Per Ton for COUNTR!
%4O MIXED IRON, free of shee

%4O MIXED IRON. free Of sheet
BE-. or galvanized 4Oc per 100
for newspaper and mixed paper baled
in good bundles tied with Irvine or rope;
% cents per 10. for rags in sacks. All
these prices are to be delivered at
yard. Am in the mari ct for beer
bottles and sacks.
Sam FeIdStein.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Prepare to Storm Defenses Sur
rounding Metz as Germans
Take Stand on New Line.
U. 5. FLYERS RAKE FOE
1ulaarians Attacked on Macedonian
Front by French and serbs-erIt-
ish Draw Nearer to St. Quentin
.st Foe Retreats in Flanders.

With the American Army In the
vos0es, Sept. 17.-ArtiIlery activ-
ity Of an intensity to suggest q
possible attack or an expected at
tack, occurred In the vosqes. Il
was accompanied by an extraordi.
nary amount Of signalling. Enemy
airplanes were unusually active, 10
: flew over St. Die and 20 over
Gerardmer.
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@864-Tw0 Notable Thanksgivings-1918

event following and preceding appalling.
lifted days.
Crops of that year we're wonderfully
bountiful, corn being so abundant that
after the closing of the Missouri River
it was lavishly fed to hogs. and in some
places burned as fuel The harvesting
was principally done by women and
children, neighbors giving harvest bees
and help going from enc farm to an
other to save the crops.
Just take your gun and go;
For Ruth can drive the oxen, John,
And | can use the hoe!"
The indomtable spirit of the farmer
cite of 1864 expressed in these three
lines has hanned out again, only this
time its expression is organized and We
have the Woman's Land Army
Our government has learned much
since this other wartime Thanksgiving.
To-day it is feeding millions of it's boys
IN khaki, beside a goodly portion of the
civilian population Of the world. Our
armies do not get lost" today. and
even though they are operating thou
sands of miles away we are in daily
touch with their exploits. Our graft
tudc for this should be ioyously ex-
pressed at Thanksgiving.
We workers at home have been asked
to sacrifice very few creature comforts,
and though prices are high proportion
ate1y they are no higher than during
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OF meat is particularly delicious. While
1t is cooking haste with mixture of one
tablespoonful of melted butter, two
tablespoonful of honey, the juice of an
onion and the juice of half lemon. This
dish requires no gravy, good apple sauce
taking it's place
Boiled goose, cooked Canadian fash
ION and stuffed with an onion and sage
dressing, firmly trussed, boiled until
tender then lightly Drowned in the oven.
is fitting substitute for the bird of
gratitude
Rabbit pie is not as we'll known as it
deserves to be and is simple, delicious
dish; the rabbit, after SHINING, is cut
up, washed and put on to cook in cold
water, adding bay leaf, sliced onion,
a bit OF celery and parsley, pepper and
salt. When tender the pieces are taken
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

handicapped in SO many ways that the
people at large had to furnish what few
festivities were given the boys in blue.
This was before the day of soldier vel
fare activity. But New Yorkcrs raised.
by public subscription, $4,000, the cam
palgn being waged by members Of the
Union League Club With the funds
10000 turkeys and "hxins' were sent to
Sheridan's army on the Shenandoah, the
same to Grants army on the Potomac,
and to Buffers army on the James.
Nothing was sent to Sherman's men for
The reason that they were temporarily
LOST on their famous march to the sea.
The smaller bodies Of troops were also
we'll supplied, while families situated
near enough to the lines furnished
cooked turkeys, homemade pies, fresh
fruits, and so on. This was a gala
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

that other war, when the problem was
much simpler. We also have many
more kinds of food to draw upon now
than were available in the old hog and
hominy" days
If our best turkeys are sent abroad
and the Indifferent birds are sold here
at high prices, why worry? turkey
dinner Is not much 20 sacrifice on the
altar Of liberty. And there are many
good things to be thankful over
War Times and
Extravaganza
During the Civil War extravaganza
ran riot. "Thc New York Herald" said,
on February ], 1863. War and high
prices could not tcrrify the Gothamites.
AS long as life remained in them they
would keep up their reputation for
JollIty and goodfellowshp" In 1.-The
Post William Cullen Bryant regretted
that after two years of war and grief
the peoples return to 'gayety and ex
travagance. " "The London Times"
also regretted, on November 3, 1868,
that this war has brought the lcvity of
the American character out into bold re-
lief" The New York Tribune urged
economy and more seemly appreciation
of the meaning of war; in it's editorials.
How will to-day's record look fifty
years hence to the eyes of new gencr-
atlon? Thrift and economy have waged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

BY VIRGINIA CARTER LEE
" TlTH a Thanksgiving dinner Gig

w area at a'' So, ine1ud Ss'I'i in this
weeks menus, it will require
careful planning not to have the weekly
budget exceed SIG
Turkey is not included in any Of the
holiday dinners. the cost being almost
prohibtive, and certainly we can eat oys-
ter pie, rabbits or fowl as the case may
be with very thankful hearts this year.
Whatever we choose, let the holiday
dinner be as perfectly cooked as possible
and sec that even homely viands like
spinach and mashed potatoes are feasts
n themselves. Cool; the spinach in as
little water as possible. that which ad-
here's to the leaves after washing is
nearly enough, and be very sure that
the washing is thorough. Sprinkle q
teaspoonful Of salt over the vegetable
and press it down in the saucepan as it
becomes heated. so that the leaves will
cook evenly. When cooked, drain, press
through d PURGE sieve, drain again and
add salt and paprika to taste with q
generous piece Of cleo. Serve in heated
vegetable dish with slices OF hard boiled
esq.
Mashed potatoes whipped light as
feather arc delicious, hut patience, plenty
Of elbow grease and some milk arc
needed 10 bring the dish to perfection
Boil the potatoes drain the moment they
are done, sprinkle with salt and mash
with wire masheJ in the vessel in which
ehey are boiled. Be sure there are no
Jumps and season to taste with extra salt
paprika ard butter or oleo. Have hot
milk ready and add it gradually to tie
potatoes while whipping constantly with
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up, put into deep crust-lined pudding
dish, the gravy thickened and strained
over them, the top crust added, vent
hole being left in it. and the pie is baked
slowly until the crust is thoroughly done
Some cooks add mushrooms and tiny
carrots to the gravy, together with
few seeded raisins.
Guinea hens en- casserole are fine eat,
ing, stuffed with savory crumbs and
nuts, trussed and rubbed over with but
ter, pepper and salt, then put IN the
casserole with pint of stock and cooked
for an hour and a half Potato balls
tiny carrots and button onions may De
added if desired.
A Spanish pic is made with rlch
crust and filled with cold boiled chicken
layers of sausage meat. chopped peppers
and onions, seasoning, two tablespoons
full of flour blended in three-quarters o.
a cup of water and tablespoonful Oh
vinegar. This is good and inexpensive
dish.
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finish with the rest Of the potato. BAKE
until firm.
Bread and jam Pudding
Butter deep pudding dish and hil
an inch deep with fine grated ofea'
crumbs. Heat pint of milk and str II
two eggs. a pinch Of salt, two fao'e-
spoonsful of strained honey and han
teaspoonful of vanilla extract, r..
half Of this over the crumbs, Dass'i',
them with a spoon, and cover WIN Msh
layer Of any preferred fruit JAM , INC
with another layer of the CRUMBS paS 'sr
with the remainder of the cust2fd, cove
the dish and bake Cor half an noqr m
moderate oven, then uncover ana pio"'''
Serve cold with cream.
An Economical Dark Fruit Pudd'ns
slit together two cupsful OF M, nllss =
whole wheat and Victory fieuI, na sa6a
teaspoonful each of salt and baking sorS
and one teaspoonful of mixed gLev nav
spices. Add half cupful each OF n ao,,r
minced beef suet, molasses ana onsd
milk and one cupful Of mixed en enc ;yto
raisins, citron and currants. lei a ~, swo
a CREASED mould ard steam lol OH !.
hours and a quarter. Serve w.sr :
foanly sauce made with maple saSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

d stiff fight, and if the recruits keep it
up until peace is declared we Will nobly
win out. Victories, both in France and
home campaigns, and the dawning peace
should lend spirit Of gratitude to tl7i,
Thanksgiving such as the day has no,
known since its inception.
Material extravaganza should not be
allowed to mar our spiritual thanksgiv-
ing, and the holiday feast should not
exceed by penny the price we can
afford to pay The substitute chosen to
MI the turkey platter makes tie most
appreciable inroad on the dinner appro-
priatlon; it also makes or mars the feast,
as ell other things take color and flavor
from 1t, so it cannot be considered too
caref111IV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Custard Potatoes

Cut into half-inch dice sufficient cold
boiled potatoes to measure one pint Hsa.
one pint of milk, add half teasnoonf,I
of salt, a saltspoonful of paprika and
two well-beaten eggs. Cook over bo+
water until slightly thickened. add tas
blespoonful Of chopped parsley and nom
over the potatoes that have been placed
in buttered baking dish. Set the dish
IN a pan of hot water and bake in a MOD.
crate oven for about twenty-five minutes
The custard should not be as firm as
baked custard, but should cover each
piece of potato like Hollandaise sauce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Ham, Goose and Guinea
Hen 10 the Rescue

good soup is a subtle economy not
to be overlooked, for it saves too serious
onsaughts on the piece Gle resistance.
A salad is a pleasing addition TO the
dinner but not a necessity if it adds
materially to the expense, and it should
not be OF hearty nature Dessert is
the browning point of success and must
be managed, even if sugar be scrimpcd.
Among the meat dishes that are not
usually considered is fresh ham. roasted.
The butcher removes the bones, and when
filled with a chestnut stufng this piece
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Date and Apple Fluff

Peel, quarter and core two medium
sized sweet eating apples and seed and
WASH three-quarters of cupful of
stoned dates. Pass both through the
1000 chopper. Have ready the stiffly
whipped white of one egg; combine with
the fruit mixture and serve in slender
glasses lined with halved lady fingers.
especially recommended for the chill
dren's dessertl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Suggestions for Thanksgiving Week

q fork. 1t is surprising how they change
in color and texture as the whipping
proceeds, and if the cook whips quickly
it will take but few minutes. Serve
heaped in hot vegetable dish.
In selecting rabbits for the family holt
day dinner, we are really going back to
the colonial custom, when the Thanks
giving dinner was game Of some variety;
and if they are rightly cooked. served
with good gravy and the other appc-
thing accessories, the aristocratic bird
viii hardly be missed, except on the
butchers bill.
Supplies for the holiday week will in
clude at the meat market one pound of
lean stewing beef at % cents per pound,
one pound and half of veal knuclle at
10 cents per pound, half q pound of
tripe at 80 cents PEI pound. half a pound
of sausage meat as As cents per pound,
one pair Of rabbits at $l.25 per pair and
two pounds of stewirg mutton at 25
cents per pound.
At the fish market, one package of
salt cod at Is cents, two dozen large oys-
tiers at Is cents per dozen, two pounds of
pan fish at Is cents per pound and one
pint OF stewing clans or the equivalent
of opened shellhsh at 80 cents.
One pound Of table butter at 67 cents
per pound, seven quarts of bulk milk,
grade B. at 13 cents a quart, half
pound OF cleo. at 3S cents pound, and
two dozen eggs, at rs cents dozen, viii
be required to carry out the menus as
planned Marketing prices should be
about as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Steamed Cabinet Pudding

Stir into a pint of hot milk two light
ly beaten eggs and a pinch Of salt, then
add two tablespoonsful of corn syrup"
and one teaspoonful of vanilla extract.
Have in readiness two cupsful of
crumbled stale cake and two tablespoons
full each of currants, sutana raisins.
shredded citron and chopped candied
lemon peel. Fill q creased pudding
mould with alternate layers of the
crumbs and fruits. Begin with the fruit
and moisten each layer with little of
the custard. Have layer of the cake
on top, cover and steam for three hours.
Serve with little thin cream.
Steamed Indian Pudding
Heat one pint of milk boiling hot, add
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
holiday Desserts Using Little or No Suaar :

through a PURGE sieve, and add the pulp
to one pint of scalded milk mixed with
two lightly beaten eggs and pinch of
salt Fill into a deep pie plate lined
with pastry, dust over the top a little
grated nutmeg and bake as for custard
Mo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

with salt, celery salt and pap,i<. .s
roll in -four. Heat equal parts Of If va aao
able oil and pork dripping (abopt tes e..
tabtliespoonsful EACH, put in the Joints ok *
rabbit and brown over quickly. Dr.s y.
ne tat from the pan, pour on half ea an
lul OF sauterne and let simmer for e;o ap
minute. (Or add half cup Of ea ,snS
parts sherry and beef stock. for VIII 49,
boulllon cubes may be used) Heat s;,.
ttablespoonsful of fat from the nan s 5i1
IN SIX tablespoonsful of four one s sra5
a half cupsful of tomato puree anu
strained brown stock and continpe anu ~
str until thick and smooth. Remove tho
RABBITS to baking pan, pour over them s,,e
the VINE and the sauce that has been ssa
soned with thyme, summer savorv. sal
ana paprlka to taste. Cook in a mod.
crate oven for fifty minutes, basting fre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Sweet Potato Pie

Beat one egg lightly and add one table
spoonful of molasses, one tablespoonful
OF brown sugar, the grated yellow rind
OF half lemon, one cupful of mashed
cooked sweet potato, one tablespoonful of
butter and one cupful of milk. Line q
deep pie plate with pastry, sprinkle over
1t dozen raisins, spread with half the
mixture, again sprinkle with raisins and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Pumpkin Pie

Mix together one and half cupsful ~
cooked and sifted pumpkin and add two
tablesspoonsful of molasses, one teasnoon.
ful OF ground cinnamon, half teaspoon.
full each of salt and ground ginger two
eggs lightly beaten, one cupful Of mill ill
half cupful Of the top Of the bottle rrrH
and half cupful of crushed maple SUGAR
Bake IN one under crust as for cnstsrd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
DutttnG tte Cart 9sefore tfe Dorse

TlVING thanks
the
be dinrer"
Strange things
f tame turkeys brought 90
a
the frsfone
LIP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
BY MARGARET HAMELIN

wv nth three teaspoonsful of sugar
w as the ration per person per
meal, served as such or in the
io0d, the use of sugar and spice and
everything nice for this Thanksgiving
Is entirely out of the question The
holiday hostess must Lear this sugar
'ation in mind if she intends to do her
cart in the conservation programme.
Surely, we can sweeten our Thanks
giving dinner with war news and read
the papers for dessert this year 1t is
. privilege to do this to contribute to
tie ration of the soldiers and refugees.
No sacrifice is asked, just little
tasptebility.
In the following tested recipes white
agar is conspicuous by its absence, and
Fey arc mighty good eating" besides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

whipped), two tablespoonful of mo-
lasses and half teaspoonful each of
ground cinnamon and ginger Beat the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

spoonsful of minced beef suet and a salt
spoonful of salt. Allow the mixture to
cool, and beat in two eggs eighty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Date Custard Pie

Rinse half pound of dates in cold
alter, soak for one hour in enough
water to cover, and remove the pits Cut
in auarterssand simmer until tender, press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

a tiny pinch of baking soda and pour
this over one and half cupsful of corn
meal, Stir we'll and add two table
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24

batter hard, turn into we'll creased
mould and steam four hours. Eat with
thin cream, slightly sweeteaed with
maple sugar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
y JEANNETTG YOUNG NORTON

INHE turkeys of America may
4 spend Thanksgiving abroad at
Uncle Sans cXpense Drum
ticks belong on Tho battlefront, and
boys and feast days Just naturally go
together. Trimmings are going over,
100, in cans and jars, for Uncle Sam
never does things by halves, though it
will be up to the Salvation Army lassies
IN their foreign kitchens to make real
American pies for the feast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-24
Thanksgiving in
Civil War Times

Oar army Is said 10 be the best fed
{" the world to-day. Looking backward
to the wartime Thanksgiving of 1864
VIC find that Uncle Sam was seriously