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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
festive American manner. but, % J
say. VIC got to like II after Q while.

te6ove American manner Outs - !
say. we got to like 1t after . while.
Then, too. they do not do any hazing
in the French navy, and this surprised
us. We had expected to 60 through
the mill Just as we did when we Joined
the American service. but nobody slung
a hand ut rs. On the contrary. every
garby aboard was kind and decent and
extremely courteous. and the fact that
we we're from the States counted q lot
with them. They used to brag about
It to the crews Of other ships that were
not so honored.
But this kindness we might have ex-
pected. It is Just like Frenchmen in
any walk Of life. With hardly an ex-
ception, / have never met one Of this
nationality who gas not anxious to
help you In SID way he could; ex-
tremely generous, though not reckless
with small change, and almost always
CHEEKY and there with a smile in any
weather. A fellow asked me once why
1t was that almost the whole world
loves the French, and I told him 1t was
because the French love almost the
whole world, and show It. And I think
that Is the reason, too.
About the only way you can describe
the Poilus, on land or sea. is that they
are gentle. That is. you always think
that word when you e n and talk
to him-unless you happen to see him
within bayonet distance Of Fritz.
The French sailors sleep between
decks in hunks, instead of hammocks,
and as I had not slept in a bunk since
my Southerndown days. 1t was pretty
hard on me. So / got hold Of some
heaving line. which is one-quarter-inch
rope, and rugged up a hammock. In
my spare time I taught the others how
to make them, and pretty soon every
body was doing It.
When I taught the sailors to make
hammocks, I figured. Of course, that
they would use them as we did--that
is. sleep in them. They were greatly
pleased at first, but after they had
tried the stunt of getting In and stay.
Ing in, 1t vas another story. A ham.
mock Is like some. other things-it
works while you sleep-and II you are
not on to 1t, you spend most Of your
sleeping time hitting the floor. Our
gun captain thought I had put over q
trick hammock on him, but I did moi
need to; every hammock is q trick
hammock.
Also, / taught them the way we
make mats out Of rope, to use while
sleeping on the steel gratings near the
entrance to stoke holes. In cold wealth
er this part Of the ship is more com
Portable than the ordinary sleeping
quarters, but without a mat 1t gets toe
not.
American soldiers and sailors rel
the best food in the world, but while
the French navy chow was not fancy
1t was clean and hearty, as they say
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19

Ing along the road, without their gunA
a few of them being slightly wounded.
Some Of them looked scared and 9TH
ers happy, but they all seemed tired.
Then we heard some singing, and pref
ty soon WI could see an Irish corporal
stepping along behind the Huns, with
his rife slung over his back, and
every nee in q while he would shut
fe a bit and then sing some MORE. He
had q grin on him that pushed his
airs back.
The British noncom who was do.
tailed as U guide sang out: "What
kind Of time are you having, Patti"
The Irishman saluted with one
hand, dug the other into his pocket
and pulled out enough watches to
make you think you were In a pawn
shop. "Oh, a foin toim I'm havin',"
he says. II got wan from each Of thin
fellas." We counted fourteen prison.
ers In the bunch. Pat sure thought he
was rolling in wealth.
After we were rested up we were
Issued rifles, shrapnel helmets and
belts, and then started down the com.
munication trench. These trenches
are entrances to the fighting trenches
and run at varying angles and vary.
Ing distances apart. They are sci.
dom wide enough to hold more than
n man, so YOU have to march single
file in them. They wind in and out,
according to the lay of the land, some
parts Of them being more dangerous
than others. When you com to q
dangerous spot you have to crawl
sometimes.
There are SO many cross trenches
and blind alleys that you have to have
a guide for a long time. because with
out n you r apt to walk through
an embrasure in a fire trench and
right out into the open, between the
German front line and your own.
Which Is hardly worth whilcI
II any part Of the line is under fire,
the guide at the head Of the line is on
the lookout for shells, and when he
hears n coming he gives the signal
and you drop to the ground and wait
until 1t bursts. You never get all the
time you want. but at that you have
plenty Of time to think about things
while you : lying there with your
face In the mud, waiting to hear the
sound Of the explosion. When you
hear It, you know you have got at least
one more to dodge. II you do not hear
it-well, most likely you are worrying
more about tuning your thousand.
string harp than anything else.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19

down East. For breakfast we had
bread and coffee and sardines; at noon
a boiled dinner. mostly. beans, which
were old friends Of mine, and Of the
well.named navy variety; at four In
the afternoon, . pint Of vino, and at
SIX. a supper Of soup. coffee. bread and
beans.
Although the French "seventy.Ave"
- the best gun IN the world, their ma.
val guns are not as good 40 ours, and
their gunners arc mostly older men.
But they will give q youngster q gun
rating II he shows the stun.
Shortly after I went aboard tho Cas.
safd, We received instructions to pro.
cesd TO Spesla. Italy, ths large italian
naval base. The voyage waS without
incident but when w deopped anchor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
Much Whale OH In sioh..

For the last 81 years whale fishing
In Norwegian waters has been pro.
hibited. and the whales have multi
piled to an unexpected extent. Ac-
cording to carefully prepared esti.
mates. the removal Of the prohibition.
which is probable, would result In the
obtaining Of not less than 10000 tons
Of whnle oil In the first year. M
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
Heal Baby Rashes

That Itch, burn and torture. A hot
Cuticura Soap bath gives instant re-
lief when followed by q gentle appli-
cation Of Cuticura Ointment. For free
samples address. "Cutlcura, Dept. x
Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment rs and 5O.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
ITO BE CoNTINUED.l
che Earned II.

Ny little daughter came IN With q
penny. asked her where shs found
It. and she said: " earned Il. You
zee, Carter called me q bad sirl ana /
was going to light him. but - ~
sotne pennies. - I told him Il s
would givs me- . penny ! Moal6aH
0sht kim-ard - dlAIs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
GUNNER pEPEw SHOWS THE PoILus HOW AN AMERICAN
NAVAL GUNNER CAN SHOOT.

synopsla-Abet N. Depew. author Of the story. tells Of his service
in the United States navy. during which he attained the rank Of chief
petty Officer. nrstclass gunner. The world war starts soon after ne
receives his honorable discharge from the navy. and be leaves for
France with q determination to enlist 49,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19

eids Dissstlon, relieves Eour cmssS. 1DSi.,vhces
HHp6 rlux. ~ y lgst. e. effective for Adults - fof
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19

ospsw gets HE first experiences
IN the front line trsnehss a
oIxmuds and learns how The
erItIsh Temmiss "earry on"
He tells about Il In The next In.
staiimsnt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21

lungles here the year round. The
weather was fine, 1t only rained one
day while we were in the %jungles. This
Is the dry season here. We have three
months of dry season, and the rest Of
the year it rains nearly every day
Delbert Sheriff. is here in the same
regiment. He is in the Machine Gun
Co. lie had a letter yesterday, say
ing his father was dead. 1t was quite
a shock to him, for he did not even
know his father was sick.
Russell Riggs, with 800 other Y. s..
Marines, left Paris Island, s. c., Feb
ruary oath, bound for Quantico, Vir-
GINA. Said when they went through
Fayetteville, N. c., young ladies' from
the Red Cross came down and talked
to them and handed them out eats.
That the boys nearly went wild, az
they were the first girls they had seen
for two months. 4S men were select
ed from the battalion after they reach
ed Quantico for the sniper's course on
the range. After a two weeks train
ing, 40 were made qualified shippers,
Russell being n OF the 40. March
18th they had orders to pack their sea
bags, write postals saying, "Arrived
safe in France, am WE'LL" which were
turned over to the authorities, and
get ready to leave. The next day
they went to Philadelhia, going
through Washington and Baltimore.
The Red Cross women met them at
the depot at Washington and gave
them coffee, sandwiches and cake.
They will likely ship from Philadel.
phia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21
Red Cross Notes.
Have you paid your Humanity Bond

Have you paid your Humanity Bond
coupon?
The Regular meeting Of the local
chapter was held ut the Methodist
Church on Monday evening with a
large attendance. The business $685.
sion was made most interesting by
the report Of the amount of work be-
ing done Ut the workrooms at An.
nnpolis, B%elleview, Des Arc and Iron.
ton. Some 1000 dressings ana hospital
garments were made since last meet.
ing.
A program followed the business
meeting end consisted OF several
musical numbers, reading, etc. Mr..
Sh0op spoke ON the new era opening
before the Public Schools and predict
ed great progress along varied lines.
Mr.. Edgar was In his usual fino form
with the Question Box :and brought
out many points with telling force.
This IL always Al interesting part Of
the meeting and II 10 hoped that many
questions will be brought In next
meeting.
The treasurer reported that he had
received . donation Of 1880 from the
Lutheran ladies ut Pilot Knob and
$1,000 from Mr.. and Mrs. Gsult. The
secretary wal directed to make prop.
Or acknowledgment and express the
appreciation Of the chapter. !,
Announcement was also made that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21
Belleyiew News.

Spring seems TO have come to STAY.
our valley farmers are making ar
engagements for a ''big drive" in farm
ing. Quite a number of gardens were
planted last week. A large acreage
OF oats will be sown this week If the
weather conditions permit.
Il. M. Logan recently made q bust.
ness trip to st. Louis; while there pur-
chased u new Victrola.
Prof.. .. l.. Loomis Of Potosi lectur-
ed Mt the Presbyterian Church last
Sunday.
Dent Mckinney and sister, Rachel,
were called to Flat River last Thurs
day on account Of the illness of their
aunt.
Mrs. Harry Russell and little
daughter, Esther, and Mrs. Ollie
Campbell and little son, Henry, spent
Thursday with Rev. and Mrs. Forsythe
10 Caledonia.
Sergeant A. j. Latham OF Camp
Funston was guest In the home OF Mr.,
and Mrs. J. W. Wood last Tuesday.
Robert Bynum spent Saturday night
and Sunday In Ironton.
J. A. Townsend has purchased VIM.
Townsend's farm just south OF town,
and will move this week. VIM. Town.
send will move to town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McMurtry from
st. Louis moved int their newly pur.
chased home In the east end OF our
village. We are glad to have tn en-
with w.
Dent Mckinney, A. r. Campbell
and Wm. lawson are driving new
cars.
The Methodist people are holding a
revival. Rev. ]. N. Sitton Of Farm
ington 10 doing the preaohlngs
ALPHA,
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PERSONAL.

Gene Seals of Chloride was a caller
last Saturday.
Tom Lovelace OF Des Arc was in
fronton Tuesday.
G. w. Wallis of Des Arc was in
Ironton Saturday.
j. M. Hawkins and Russell went to
st. Louis Saturday.
Jas. Dausherly has returned from a
trip to New Haven, Mo.
Postmaster Goeltz and family were
here from Bismarck Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Fletcher of st. Louis Wis
tied In the valley the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Schwab and Mrs,
W. L. Gay went to st. Louis Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Hinsdale arrived from
Webster Groves Sunday to spend Il
few days with her grandparents, Mt.
and Mrs. L. Kaths, in Pilot Knob.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21

The ladies Of the Finance Committee
would serve a chile supper at the
Academy of Music on the evening of
April l, beginning att o'clock. Every
one is urged to attend and come fully
prepared to eat rs we'll az pay. The
AIDES work hard to get up these af-
talrs, SO that funds may be had with
incl to purchase materials to make
surgical dressings, etc. tits expected
that every loyal person will accept
Tue opportunity to help by patroniz-
ing them, II you cannot come send
your money anyway.
There are many ladies in the valley
whose presence at the workroom
would be appreciated. Work will
win, all along the line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21
notice Of CITY ELECTION,

Notice Ia hereby given that an cleo.
ton will be held In the City Of Iron
ton, Missouri. on
TUESDAY,, APRIL ed, 1918,
for tho purpose Of electing the follow
ing officers for said City:
One Alderman from each OF the
two wards Of said City.
Said election will be held for Ward
No. at the Courthouse In said City
and for Ward No. 2 ut the south room
Of the Harry u. jones' building in said
City. j. l.. BALDWIN,, Mayor
Attest: City Ot IrOnton, Mo-.
e. l.. NEWMAN City Clerk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-21
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

The stockholders OF the Ironton
Academy Of Music Company arc here
by notified that an election OF Direc.
tors Of said Company will be held In
the Hall, In lront0n, Missouri, on
Monday April !, 1918, between the
hours Of two and Ave O'Clock In tho
]. 3. GRANDNoIuE, secretary.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
TR0TzkY SENDS
out DELEGATES
TO TELL TRUTH

Stockholm, Feb. 9 - Constantine
Diamandi, the Rumanian minister to
Petrograd who is now in Haparanda,
says the diplomatic missions of the
great powers soon will have to leave
Petrograd, according to the Daghlad
of Stockholm. Foreign Minister
Trotzky had telegraphed to .Tornea
ordering that Diamandi be sent back
to Petrograd, but Trotzky's orders are
not obeyed in Tornea now.
A Bolshevik commissioner who
came on the same train from Petro-
grad with Diamandi and the Rus
sian Bolshevik representative in Tor
nea were tried by court martial by
the White guard there and shot.
A Swedish rescue expedition has
reached Stockholm with $50 refugees
from Helsingfors, including the wife
and daughter of Finland's new minis
ter to Sweden and number of re-
leased Austrian and Germon prison
ers. The expedition also was COM
PEELED to bring three Bolshevik dele
gates sent by Trotzky to spread "the
truth" among other nations.
American Minister Morris was in
formed that a train has arrived in
Tornea with American couriers from
Petrograd.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
WEALTHY DONATE
DIAMONDS FOR
CHILDREN'S FUND

London, Feb. 1.-THE Duchess OF
Marlborough has given $4,000 col
lar composed of fifteen rows of the
Vanderbilt pearls connected by a
large diamond, to a "Children's Jew
ell Fund.- for child welfare, of which
she is treasurer. The work was inau-
gtrated by prominent society women
t. care for needy mothers and babies,
thus lowering the infant death rate
ard improving the conditions of liv-
ing.
The Duchess has received gifts of
tree diamond tiaras, diamond PEN
dants, diamond brooches and other
w luable jeweIry toward the establish
rIent Of 5000 more centers fer the
distribution of aid. Articles of jewel
ry will be received at a central de-
rot, portions being sid through a
jewel dealer and the remainder dis
posed fat auction.
Women throughout the country
are asked to send at least one piece
of jewelry, as anything from Il we'd
ding ring to a tiara is acceptable.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15

Russia steps formally out of the
war by act of the Bolshevik govern
ment, which seized the reins of power
in Petrograd last November and al
most Immediately opened peace nego-
tiations with the Central empires. The
authority of this government seems
virtually unquestioned at present in
northern Russia, and the Teutonic
bowers have already assured the ces-
sation of even nominal hostilities along
virtually all the remainder of the orig
inal long line in the east by signing
a peace with the Ukraine and isolat-
ing Rumania.
Although cutting little figure in the
war for nearly a year, RusSia's great,
indeed vital part in the conflict comes
forcibly to mind as the circumstances
leading up to her exit are reviewed.
Becoming a belligerent on August /,
1914, through Germany's declaration
of war on her, her troops were soon
sweeping through east Prussia, Great
ing a diversion that hampered the
Germans in their first dash through
Belgium and on Paris. Though dis.
astrously defeated by Won Hindenburg
at Tannenberg, she rallied quickly and
by winter was hammering again at the
German borders and her great armies
overrunning Austrian territory in Gal
licia, were at the crests of the Car
pathian mountains and threatening
an INVASION of Hungary.
1t took the bulk of the Austrian
armies and a large proportion of Ger
many's virtually an entire year of
campaigning in 1915 to break Rus
sia's hold on Galicia, drive her out of
Poland and the lower Baltic territory
and force her armies under Grand
Duke Nicholas back to the line of
which Brest-Litovsk, the scene of the
recent peace negotiations formed the
| keystone. Beaten back but not yet
disorganized, she fought through 1916,
creating havoc among the Austrian
armies in Volhynia and Galicia, and, in
Asia Minor, driving the Turks out of
virtually all Turkish Armenia.
The opening of 1917, however,
found RUSSIA, under the old bureaus
| cratic regime, virtually at the end of
her tether
Since August last Russia has fig
ured in the great world war as a mill
| Iel y-Ao1NIOl OIlly ny reason LndL Sn6
still held numbers of German and
Austrian trobps on her frontiers
awaiting the forces of disorganization
1 within to bring about her final disin-
tegration.
| A dispatch from Vienna says that
negotiation between Austro- Huuga-
rian and Russian commissions in Pet
rograd resulted on January 81 in an
agreement to the effect that Austro-
Hungarian civilians detained in Rus
STA, and Russian civilians detained in
Austria of specified categories shall,
as far as they desire, be repatriated
as speedily as possible. The specified
classes include girls, women and males
under Is or over As, and males be-
tween the ages of Is and As who are
unfit for military service, and doctors
and clergymen regardless of age.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
MAJOR CIDD|NGS
Goes ABROAD TO
HELP NEXT. LOAN
Member of State Council Of
Defense Is Part of Spe-
cial Mission.
REPRESENTS STATE
IN THE WAR ZONE
Will Report Back to Cover
nor on How State Can
Help in War.

Hartford, Feb. 11.-Major Howard
A. Giddings, a member of the Con-
necticut State Council of Defense,
sailed several days ago from an At
lantic port as member of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Liberty Loan Mis-
sion. He is one of u men who have
gone abroad for a tour of study and
observation in connection with the
next Liberty Loan. 1t is planned that
members of this mission will spend
most of their time in the war zone.
Announcement that this Liberty Loan
Mission, of which Major Giddings is
a member, sailed for France several
days ago was authorized today.
Upon arrival abroad, Arthur Crosby,
assistant secretary of the Treasury,
and a member of the Inter-Allied
High Financial Commission, will have
general direction of the Liberty Loan
Mission which has gone abroad under
the auspices of the Treasury, State
and War Departments. The members
of this mission from New England, in
addition to Major Giddings, are Graf
ton D. Gushing of Boston, George B.
Glidden of Boston and George w
VICE pIGSNQCll VI Tic O1A1OAA
Trust Company of Providence.
In connection with his service
abroad as a member of the Liberty
Loan Mission, Major Giddings also
goes to- Europe representing the Con-
necticut State Council of Defense and
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. He
will make certain investigations in the
war zone which will assist the state
council and the state government in
efficiently performing Connecticut S
part in the nations war work.
Major Giddings, who has been a
member of the Connecticut State
Council of Defense since it was Gre
ated by Governor Holcomb, is super
intendent of agencies of the Travellers
Insurance Company of Hartford. He
is secretary registrar of the Connect
icut Commandery, = Military Order OF
Foreign Wars of the United States.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
u. S. NEARLY LOST
RIGHTS. TO name
VICTORY BREAD"

Hartford, Feb. 9-Newspaper ad-
vertise1t ents in Hartford and other
cities of the state are now carrying
bakers ads, showing that real Vic
tory bread and Victory pies and pas
try are to be had. This means that
the bakers are using at least 20 per
cent of corn meal, barley, or some
other cereal substitute, mixed with
their wheat in making bread and rolls.
Nobody is entitled to use the name
Victory until their product has reach
ed this 5000 ratio and it must
reach it by February "a. Similarly,
the pies and cakes must contain at
least thirty per cent of the cereal sub
stitutes before they may be called
Victory.
There is more than one reason why
the United States Food Administration
treasures its trade name of Victory.
1t not only represents the official pro-
duct made according to the admins
tration's formula but it constantly re-
minds the administration officials in
Washington of a good story and OF
how close they came to losing the
name. 1t is all a striking illustration
of the patriotic cooperation of bust
ness men in the work of the food ad-
ministration.
| After this name had been decided
| upon by the Food Administration II
was learned that the same word haC
just been registered by the Schulze
Advertising Service, affiliated with
the Schulze Baking Company of Chi.
cago. The Schulze Company had al
ready prepared an advertising cam.
paign on Victory bread and had open
ed negotiations with many bakers
throughout the country to make use
of the name in connection with the
Schulze Service.
| The Food ADMINISTRATION telegraph
ed to the, Chicago firm explaining the
situation, and, Mr.. Paul Schulze OF
the Sehulze company promptly wired
this epigrammatic reply: Victory is
yours"
A letter Immediately followed stat
ing that the Schulze Advertising ser
vice would gladly assign to the govern.
ment all rights to the name Victory
Bread" permitting the Food Admins
tration to use the words in any man
ner, with no strings attached by the
Schulze company.
William Evans, manager of the
Schulze Advertising service, also of
fered his personal assistance in work
ing out the plan, utilizing his expert
ence of many years in promoting ad
lvertising campaigns to bakers.