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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
MARSHALL is CULTIVATING
AN APPETITE FOR OYSTERS
Dear folks:-

Dear folks:-
From the way things look will get
my shore duty on the first part of my
cruise. Our machine shop will be
finished soon and will be equipped
with S250.000 worth of machinery.
You see il will be some shop, and there
will be plenty to do. We have to
take care of motor boats and steam
crs at this station.
/ expect the snow is all gone in
Gunnison by this time. II is raining
here this evening. | was just in the
concert. Sure have some good music.
Every noon the orchestra has a con-
cert.
One thing here at the station, we
don't have to have so much regula-
ton, only time we have to put on our
blues" is at inspection Thursdays
am at liberty the rest of the time.
II is fine weather here now, and the
trees are all leaved out and the grass
green like summer. Is the snow gone
on the hills around Gunnison yet?
Most of the carpenters here are on
strike today. They are getting 5S
cents an hour and want 62ls cents.
hope they all starve to death for
striking now. Anyone who would go
on strike now ought to be maze to
do a year in the trenches.
Yesterday, ] had the af.-rToon off.
Another fellow and got gunny sack
full of oysters out of the ,ay, and
ate so man. I had some awful poins
last night the same place fe'iow
generally GEES the collie. Ny appetis /.
has reached high state OF cultiva-
ton for oysters when l can eat two
dozen raw and still be hungry
Everything is war now. am
afraid it will all be over before l get
to nab my German and Sub or two.
The papers are full of it. We ought
to know in few weeks how this big
battle is coming. l don't see how
the war can end before next year,
April 1st.
There is draft out of the engin-
eers force today. l hope they draft
few machinists mates soon.
and two other boys were just
down to see the sick boy who got
scalded with steam the other day. He
is getting along fine and will not have
scar.
have been down to the power boat
station all day, and made trip to Old
Point Comfort. We took draft of
men over to one of the battleships.
Saturday, we were out on the bay and
got lot more oysters. They were
certainly fine.
Lights will soon be out, so will
close.
Your son,
MARSHALL DAVIS.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
Ny dear Girls and Bows

Ny dear Girls and Boys
Your large letter received some time
ago. | enjoyed your letters and ap-
preciate your kindness in writing to
rue. | should like TO answer each and
every one separately, but | have been
very busy, going out on all-day hikes,
besides entertaining the governor, and
TO put the finishing touch on it all,
have been transferred with 140 other
boys out Of the regiment and expect
to leave some time next week for
South Carolina.
am glad to move out of Kansas;
! think ! shall like our new place bet
ter. 1t cannot be any worse than
Kansas, from what experience went
through. | am very anxious to get
over to France and help the boys
over there. Then, if ! come back, |
shall have more to tell you than did
on my visit there. Tony Long was
over to see me last Sunday; ] re-
quested him to accompany me to a
vaudeville. He did not hesitate a
minute. Tony believes in taking in
everything; he is very much at home
/ in the army, and seems to like il fine
so far, so he says.
Gene Rosetti is now in Camp De
vons, n. j., getting near the mighty
waters. | received letter from him
yesterday. He is only thirty miles
| from New York, and said he was GO
/ ing to see Old New York. He also
likes his new place better than Camp
Dodge. So you see, change does not
hurt the boys, for we get to see some
of the world. The good thing about
| it is that we have a free ride which
makes it nice. have sent Edmond a
small book which has instructions in
semaphore signalling. Be sure you
all know how to send a message when
get back.
Oh, yes, almost forgot to tell you
had to take a squad" over to get
that letter of yours. 1t was worth it.
hope the snow is going fast in
Marble. We have had summer here
for some time.
| l just got back from the drill
grounds; they had US out giving US a
little exercise, did not have time to fin
ish before we fell out.
Here's hoping that you all pass this
year. Be good little boys and girls.
We will promise to bring back the
"kaiser" SO you can take a crack at
him. will close with the best of
wishes and luck to all of you. So long.
Your true friend,
PVT. CHRIS FALETTI,
Camp Funston, Kan.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
HlM FOR VICTORY"
s H0OvER'S war CRY
TO SU6lR BEET MEn

Colorado Is up to bat again
This time the state n facing
shortage in the production OF sug-
ar beets, and unless she hits the
ball by planting = larger sugar
beet acreage than ever before VIC
tory will swing In the balance
with Defeat
The price paid the growers last year
for sugar beeLs Was t1-2s ton lnAs
year a federal food commission conr
posed O. representative growers ana
manufacturers made . fiat rate OF Wv
a ton This rate Was decided upon.
not to increase the price OF sugar 70
the consumer or to enrich the grower
but to encourage the planting OF sugar
beets and decrease the danger Oh
sugar shortage in 1918.
The importance OF increasing Colo
radios sugar beet production during
the coming year was emphasized oy
q telegram received by the COLORADO
Food Administration April II, from
Herbert Hoover, federal food admins
TRAITOR
The telegram read in part:
Al the request Ol Nht sugar
growers. the Food Administration
through the inquiry OF various com
missions undertook TO use its best or
fees to secure q price for beets which
would return fair profit TO growers
throughout the beet regions.
The factories having agreed to pay
the prices recommended and upon
basis much higher than was before re.
ceived by the growers, and in accord
with the demands Of the majority Oh
growers l do trust that the growers
will support the nations sugar supply
by enlarged planting.
Our shortage Of shipping and the
necessities OF the allies make larger
demands upon our domestic sugar
next year than ever before and the
maintenance OF our own industry 10
primary not only TO the ~ell-being OK
the growers but the nation a .
whole"
The fact that the land owners IN
beet sections receive one-fourth Of the
gross proceeds OF the beet crop. which
on the basis OF sixteen-ton yield
would mean $40 per acre. Is counted
on to influence landlords to continue
to raising beets.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
Letters From County's Defenders
On Sea, on | land and in the Air
EUGENE ROSETTA Is AT
NEW JERSEY ARSENAL
Gunnison News-Champion,
GunnisOn, Colo,

Gunnison News-Champion,
Gunnis0n, Colo,
Gentlemen:-
We left Camp Dodge a few days
ago. and this is the first opportunity
have had 70 let yuu know definitely
u h,re We would be FOR 4 while. All
ygs knew on leaving Camp Dodge, was
that We were bound for somewhere"
but whether il wJIld be France or
the United States, was a question
which cat sod consider able argument
among the boys. and TO one even
dreamed Picatinny Arsenal would be
the stopping place.
They let Us of at Buffalo for a
fcw hours, so got TO see part of the
city. We wanted 10 see Niagara Falls
but didn't have the time.
The country here Is hilly and is
covered with sagcbruEh and trees, re-
minds me q gr at deal Of Colorado.
Il is fine weather now and It's giving
me the spring fever.
New York City Is only thirty miles
from here. am going down next
week and get a Bird eye view Of the
city.
Yours rc poctfully.
EUGENE ROSETTA,
Hd. Qtrs. Co. 42nd Infantry.
Picatinny Arsenal,
Dover. y. J.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
CONSERVATION EXPERT
TO GIVE FOOD ADVICE.

Miss Sarah Stone ef the Colombo
Food Administration announces that
she viii answer any question concern-
inS food or supply conservation
recipes to any housewife Who win
write to her 1t so Interstate Trust
building. Denver.
Much paper and printers ink has
eesa ussd In telling Why Amerfce
mus aaya. but to- little ha1 boen aaid
esasssnaAt t1e How q Davfnk.. Niss
esone has roeeatly ben secured -
- yood AAninistlaa3oa . enev1
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
WHERE DO YOU STAND!
Rufus W. Landon

II yy1 ,horoly admire Kaiser Wilhelm
And think that God appointed him
70 reign,
II you sanction the atrocities in Bel
gum,
and applaud the awful submarine
campaign,
II ~ think the Prussian military
system
superior TO peace and mercy,
An oppose the efforts being made to
crush il,
In the bloody battles being fought
on land and sea,
II goG prefer to hoard away your
money
Than to send it to the boys across
the pond,
v no sacrifice their lives for human
freedom,
Eflzc to buy a Liberty Pond.
Theodore Racey writes that he has
j0r.d the army and is now with the
:. Engineers as truck driver in
JeT.rson Barracks, Missouri.
IA
Anton Danni, who is now in France,
y .ta- that he is getting along fine,
bu rhcy won't let him write much
about the country. His new address
is GO. C., 7th Bn. Goth Engs., A. E. F.,
VIA y. Y
Chester Peterson left this week to
visit friends at Elizabeth. Colo, where
h will be entrained for Camp Funs-
ton. and meet the Gunnison contingent
eas, Of the range next week. Mr..
Peterson already has a brother, Frank
I. Peterson, who enlisted last summer,
and Is on the L. S. S. Huntington.
-S-
gayc as died of wounds, Thomas Lay
den: Now Tom Layden formerly of
Gu0nison, but now of Delta, has a son
Arthur in France, but his son Tom
is at home. Some dreadful stories
have been circulated concerning his
mistreatment by the Germans, but as
yet nothing definite is nown.
Jack Clemens, of Sargents, was
shaking hands with Gunnison friends
this week. He tells US that his son,
Sergeant Charles Clemens, who was
seriously wounded in action the 22nd
OF last November is still in the hospi-
tal at Birmingham, England. He is
able, however, to be around now. Ser
geant Clemens was shot over the right
eye, and had four pieces of his skull
removed. He says that his eyes are
affected great deal, but besides that
he is as good as ever.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

Anton Danni, who is now in France,
y .,n- that ne is getting along fine,
b. 'hoy won't let him write much
about the country. His new address
is Co. c., 7th Bn. Goth Engs., A. f. F.,
VIA y. Y
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
CHRIS WRITES TO
MARBLE SCHOOL CHILDREN
- - -

The following is q letter from Chris
Falctti Of Marble, written to the
school children there Mr. Faletti
visited the school while he was home
on a furlough short time ago, and
told them all abou, camp life. Since
his return to Camp Funston, the child
rcn wrote to him, and this was
his reply.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
SOME MORE AMER
ICAN EFFICIENCY

Acting on orders from the German
Government, the officers and crews of
the German ships interned in Ameri-
can waters inflicted such damage upon
the machinery of the vessels as they
deemed absolutely certain to keep the
ships out of service for two years. By
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
VIM. Strunk
Dry-Sox Shoes
that time the Germans thought the
war would be over.

But American efficiency and Ameri-
can invention effected the necessary
repairs in from six to eight months
and at cost of S273, 900; the Germans
had figured the cost of repairs at
50 ,6O0, 900 and the necessary time "a
months.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
Your son,
MARSHALL DAVIS.

Gene Newland, of Camp Kearney
returned to Sargents Monday after q
few days visit in Gunnison with his
friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Casualty Searchers Are
Wanted By Red Cross

An unusual opportunity for war SER
vice has come to clergymen and to
Christian laymen, according to Rev.
Clyde F. Arrlitage Of the federal coun-
Gil of the churches. The American
Red Cross has sent out call for IS
men, who must be above draft age,
American citizens of undoubted 10y
atty, and not born in any country with
which we are at war.
These volunteers will be known as
casualty searchers.' They are to Sc
cure information that will supplement
the meager details concerning wound
ed and missing men who are recorded
by the War department. These Gas
ualty searchers" will visit the sick and
wounded, gathering information con-
corning their condition, their service,
and their unfinished business at home,
and conveying this information
through the War departments bureau
of communication to the mems rela-
tives in America.
When man is missing the searcher
does all that he can to find out from
the soldiers comrades where he was
last seen, what condition he was in,
and what messages he left. This is a
most merciful and helpful work and
will mean in thousands of instances
more than can ever be estimated to
the wounded man and to his friends" 4"
said representative of the federal
council "The value of this work has
already been proved in the British
armv."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Careless Use of Soap
Spoils the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully
il you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive soap
or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thoroueh-
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance Of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easilv, removing
every particle Of dust. dirt. dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scaln soft and the hair fine and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. it's very cheap, and
few ounces will supply every men,
ber of the family for months.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Complete the letters of Smons sgnthey will spell the
OF movie star Answer to previous puzzle-VANDYKEs

me- they all express the pleasure my COM
pany gave them. stating also that I was
Just the sort OF girl a man would be happy
to make his wife
l try always to be kind and courteous
happy and serious as need be. tactful and
unassuming. In fact, have practiced these
so often until now find them all habits
from which / do not care to be freed I
nave however. great deal of pride and
can never without apology. forgive any
mans forgetfulness or rebukes.
Now, in spite Of the facts above men
toned, after four or five visits, the men
cease calling. ! cannot remember q time I
nave In any way injured them, nor can
reproach myself for my treatment Of them
What is the matter? DILEMMA.
Perhaps you are one of those girls who
take themselves and their good points so
seriously that after q time they weigh
on the consciousness of those who know
them-begin to bore and tire their friends
Perhaps you are too self-conscious and
elaborately charming. Perhaps you have
the fatal habit Of thinking too much of
yourself and so Of talking too much about
yourself. And perhaps your pride" makes
you touchy and difficult to get on with
Perhaps. too, you give the impression Of
husband hunting taking your men
friends and their attentions too seriously.
AT all events 1t is evident that men tire Of
you Can't you stand off and analyze your
falling instead Of your good points7 Can't
you have a frank and friendly talk with
someone who knows your Your letter does
not reveal enough OF yourself for me TO
undertake q serious diagnosis Of your case
1T Is general. not specific. have an idea
that you try too hard 10 please, and that
so you undo the effects OF your natural
charm.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Not Very Important.

Dear Miss Fairfax. Omaha Bee; Won't
you help me out of a predicament? few
weeks ago i went out with a friend whom
I admire. / was hurt by something he
said. and let him know didn't like IT,
He persisted, for he is the type that seems
to demand obedience, or rather submission
Now, since then I have not seen or
heard from him. I should not like to
break our friendship, but still I will not
run after him. He is very busy--but SO
am ]. ELSIE c.
It isn't q very serious predicament. On
the one pan of the scale there is your
pride, on the other your friendship. Which
weighs heavier? 1t does not matter one
bit who IL in the right or who Is In the
wrong; what counts IL who Is generous
enough to say. II am sorry" OF course.
you don't want to run after" any man;
but II you have had a Misunderstanding
why not seek an explanation as simply and
naturally as you would II your trouble were
with a girl
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Four Nebraska Women
Enter Order of Poor
Sisters of st. Francis

Lafayette, Ind, June 2s.-(Special
Telegram)-The reception of novices
and sisters into the Poor Sisters
Of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adora-
ton will take place at St. Elizabeth
hospital this morning with elaborate
ceremonies at which Right Rev. Her.
man Joseph Alerding, bishop of Fort
Wayne diocese, will invest the new
sisters with the vows of the order.
Before mass 13 sisters will take per-
petual vows. The young women who
will receive the habit are Anna Bis
hoff, Evanston, ILL.,; Cecilia Many, In
dianapolis, Ind; Dorothea Hoffman,
Cincinnati, O.; Gertrude Hau. St.
Bernard, O.; Francesca Merz, Cincin-
natl, O.; Elizabeth Bach, indianapolis,
Ind; Frances Cetta Shimek, Tarno,
Neb.; Thresa Groeger and Antonion-
cite Schmidt, Humphreys, Neb.; Lucia
Writbold, Lincoln, Neb.; Margaret
Reinhardt, Fort Wayne, Ind; Carol
ina Strinkorb, Cincinnati, O., and
Clara Kopp. ST. Paul, MINI.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Newspapers, Magazines.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a young man and do not have
much time for reading, as I want to be
able to keep up with and be able to talk
on current events intelligently. VIII you
kindly suggest what I shall read?
SAM
One look at the newsstand nowadays, and
the question becomes. not what shall you
read, but what dare you omit reading7 The
editorials in the newspapers are an educa-
ton In themselves. and II you add a
monthly magazine Of the review" type
and one or two Of the good weeklies you
will get plenty Of material for conversa-
ton. Read as you travel to and from
work, give an hour before you 60 to bed
at night and two hours or 30 every Sun
day to your pursuit Of information, and
you will discover that your lack Of time
is q myth.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02

power to hurry past the spooky place.
Peggy knew now just what button
to push to stop the motor. When
they were opposite the Dalton farm,
where the Giant was working, she
leaned over and pressed the button.
The engine stopped and the truck
slowed down.
Spirits again" groaned the farmer,
so scared that Peggy snickered out
loud. 1t was funny for him to be
afraid of little girl, even if she was
hidden by Camoufage Perfume. The
farmer heard her snicker and whirled
about. He was badly mystihed.
I'm going to take the other road.
after this" he muttered. He started
the engine again, and as the truck
was still moving too fast for Peggy
to jump off, she once more pushed
the stopping button. The engine splut.
tered and quit. The farmer, much
flustered, put out his hand to the
starting button and it touched Peggy.
Wow" shouted the farmer. "A
spirit has got mel Help Helpv
Peggy snickered again, and the
farmer covered his head with his arms
as il fearing instant attack. Fortu-
nately the truck had stopped by this
time.
whats the matter" doomed a big
voice, and there was the Giant of the
Woods looking over the top of a
hedge.
"Spiritsp yelled the farmer.
They've attacked mep
The Giant Of the Woods looked dis
gusted,
81 guess it's the kind of spirits you
get in a rumshop," he retorted. Peggy
jumped off the truck and ran to the
Giant.
IT'S only mew she laughed. The
Giant started in surprise, then his
face lighted up.
MY invisible fairy" he shouted.
I've been wishing you'd come
The farmer looked at the Giant in
open-mouthed astonishment
Gosh" he exclaimed. You're one
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
'SDreamlamd Adventures"
ts-..s.s*.s
A complete. new adventure each week.
beginning Monday and ending Saturday.

Of them folks that talk to spirits,
I'm going to get out of here" He
started his engine in hurry and flew
down the road in a cloud of dust.
The Giant laughed, for he remembered
how upset he had been when he first
heard Peggy talking out of the thin
| air.
Peggy looked at the broad fields
with glow of pleasure. Everything
seemed to be growing splendidly.
Your crops are looking fine. You'll
be able to feed lot of soldiers" she
remarked.
The Giants laugh died away. Tho
Joy in his face gave way to gloom,
Then Peggy noticed he wasn't look-
ing at all we'll. He seemed tired and
worried.
They look we'll now," he sighed,
"but they will never feed our brave
soldier boys, nor our Allies, nor our
people at homer"
"Why not?" asked Peggy, much
puzzled.
They have been attacked by an
enemy as ruthless as the Huns--ar
enemy that is destroying them ia all
their fresh vigor and beauty--an
enemy that is making all our labor
vain--an enemy that is running U.S.
that may ruin America"
why, what enemy is thati" ex-
claimed Peggy.
"A plague of insects, of bugs, Of
all sorts of devouring things that are
eating Our crops as they grow"
And can't you stop them?"
Billy Belgium is fighting them ii
the potato patch; Farmer Dalton is
battling them in the truck garden:
l am trying to stop them here in the
bean field. 1t is all in vain. They are
too many for us"
Peggy's heart sank. It seemed a
terrible thing to lose such splendid
crops at time when America needed
food so badly.
Hail, Princess Peggy" chanted
chorus, afar of. She looked toward
Birdland. There in the trees were
hundreds of birds. "Hail, Princcssl'
they called again, waving their wings.
Come to us. we do not dare come to
your
An idea flashed into Peggy's head.
She turned to the giant.
Don't feel so badly" she said. Il
have an army of loyal subjects in
Birdland. I'll bring them to your aid"
(romorrow II will be told how Peggy finds
the birds In . rebellous mood and why.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-02
Advice to
LOvel0rn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
At Her Home? Yes.

At Her Home? Yes.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Do you think a girl 16 should have boy
friends her own ageH She Is older In a
way and more sensible than most girls
Of her age. but her parents object to her
having any boy friends at her home. They
are all very gentlemanly and her parents
know them. ANNA.
The forbidden has a dangerous charm. A
young girl who has boy friends and is
brought up to take a simple. unselfconscious
attitude toward the companionship Of boys
and men is safeguarded from morbid curl
osty and longings better than a girl who
has cloistered upbringing and is forced to
stifle her desire for masculine society. The
wise mother let's her girl see boy friends at
home they are invited In groups. The
home becomes the center Of good times"
and 50 the good times are Of simple, hon.
est. honey sort.