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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Work or Fight.

The decree has gone forth-"work
or fight" 1t is well--as far as It
goes. But, limited to subjects of the
selective draft, it doesn't begin to
reach far enough. 1t should be made
to reach all classes and conditions
of American life; from the hobo by
the roadside to the millionaire in his
limousine. mo drones in America"
should be the hatchery till the great
conflict is won.
America expects every man to do
his duty. Will public sentiment see
that he does it? Giving is not
enough, though one gives to his last
mite. Money can not win this war;
but that which money can buy-the
fruits of toil-can and will win. The
millionaires give hundreds of thous-
ands to buy cannon-but if no can
non are made, the gift is abortive.
1t is the labor that is needed now,
intelligent, persistent, increasing la
Dor, that shall go to furnish and
create those vital sinews of war,
without which our great armies will
be impotent.
Bar the sluggard. Place him I'M
der the ban of supreme public con-
tempt 1t matters not his poverty or
his millions, demand that he work
and at some needful occupation.
Labor is king, and must hold the
throne until it has made this world
safe for all peaceful peoples.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
More Boy Babes Than Girls.

The birth records at the court
house for the first six months of 49,
IS, that is from January first to
July first disclose that there were
POS births recorded at the County
Clerks Office, Of which III were
boys and 95 girls. During war
times it is said that more boys are
born than girls. Anyway whether this
is true or not, the boys don't exceed
the girls very much in Winneshiek
county, as the record runs about
even. During 1917 in this county
403 births were reported for the
year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Belgian Tax Increased.

Amsterdam, July 5.-The wal
contribution which Belgium has tc
pay to Germany, says Les Nouvelles
has been raised from 5O,OOO,OOC
francs to 60,O00,O0O francs monthly
This is equivalent to $50 francs per
head. The Germans have convoked
the provincial councils to discuss
the method of payment by the Bel.
gians.
This will be our fate, if Germany
wins. No one will be- spared, Ger.
man, French or Norwegian Ameri-
cans.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
LOSE BOOZE AND AUTOS.
Pierce Legal Department. Is Again
Knocked Out.

Des Moines, Ia, July 4.-The re-
cent opinion of the supreme court
that autos seized while being used
to haul booze may be held by the
authorities until suits growing out
of the seizure have been finally de-
termined and all fines and costs paid
should be somewhat of discourage
ment to this form of liquor transpor-
tation.
The case in which this opinion was
rendered, entitled the State VS.. John
son ct al, originated in Fremont
county. A party of bootleggers re-
turned from the state of Missouri
with three auto loads of booze found
themselves minus gasoline in the vi
entity Of the little town of Farragdt.
There was nothing to do but go in
search of the highly needful juice,
which they proceeded to do, leaving
their automobiles in the road
In the meantime a report of the
booze caravan had reached the Off
GERS of those parts, and the latter
swooped down on the three automo-
biles whose drivers were at that mo-
ment negotiating for gasoline in Far
ragut, taking possession of the cars
and their cargoes and placing the
bootleggers,, whom they encountered
shortly thereafter, under arrest.
1t was found that the cars con-
tanned 900 pints of whiskey. This
was destroyed by the authorities.
The unhappy liquod carriers pleaded
guilty to the charge of bootlegging
and were fined. Then the question
arose what to do with the automo-
biles, and the officers held the cars
1t means that parties bringing liquor
into this state in automobiles not
only stand a chance of having to pay
a fine, but also are liable to lose the
booze and their automobile, too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
CrescO Boy Prisoner i'm Germany

1t is quite definitely settled that
Lieutenant Edward Isaacs is a pris-
oner at Karlruhe, Germany, and in
good health, cablegram to that eff
feet having been received by his wife
at Portsmouth, Virginia, through
Red Cross and Swiss agencies. His
parents in Cresco have received no
further information but are con-
fident that the foregoing information
is correct.-Cresco Plain Dealer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
We're Mckinney to Enter Army.

We're Mckinney leaves this month
for Austin, Texas, where he will re-
port to the commanding officer Of
the University of. Texas, and take
course of training for the army. He
will report in Texas on July 25.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Now A Travelling Salesman.

James Hogan, former member of
Logsdon & Hogan, grocers, who sold
out this spring, is now on the road
selling Palm Olive soap and toilet
articles. He makes his headquarters
at Waterloo. He spent the Fourth
in DEBORAH visiting his parents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
we Shall See.

Pessimests proclaim that the
saving of leather by limiting shoes to
eight inches in height will mean a
loss in wool through longer skirts.
That may be doubted. The shoe
followed the dress up, but the dress
may not follow the shoe down. Any
how we shall see.-New York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10


Rural Carrier Examination July %.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
animation for the county Of Winnie
shiek, to be held on July 81, 1918,
at DEBORAH to fill the position of
rural carrier at Fort Atkinson and
DEBORAH and vacancies that may later
occur on rual mail routes from other
post offices in the above mentioned
county The examination will be
open only to male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory
of post office in the county and who
meet the other requirements set
forth in Form No. 1877. This form
and application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the offices mentioned a
boye or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington,
d. c. Applications should be for
warded to the Commission at Wash
ington at the earliest practicable
date.
During the continuance of the
present war the Commission will in
accordance with the request of the
Post Office Department, admit wo-
men to rural carrier examinations
upon the same conditions as men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

The girl who married six soldiers
in succession and secured an allot-
ment from each of them should have
gone into Wall Street. She has all
the makings Of high financier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Why is Iowa Behind?

About twenty years ago the late
William Z. Curtis, the noted travel
err and journalist, visited Manches-
ter and complimented the city upon
| its points of beauty and interest
and in referring to the United
States flea hatcheries said it was
reached from the Dairy city by two
and one-half miles of the toughest
roads in America. Travellers as a
rule roast Iowa roads. Last week
in Dubuque former President Taft
said: You newspaper men have
a chance TO do a great work for
your state. The Iowa roads are
something terrible for auto travel.
know what / am talking about
because l was stuck in the mud TO:
several hours on one of your roads
recently. Go after your state and
county officials and force them to
build better roads"
Why is it that our roads are re-
garded as among the poorest OF
any in the United States! We pour
out the money by the hundreds of
thousands on them every year. We
know that the work in the main is
done intelligently and honestly, but
dirt roads are bound to be bad in
wet weather and good in dry
weather if properly dragged. AS a
result We have bad roads in wet
weather and rough roads in dry
weather because the system of drag
ging is a failure. The roads are as
rule not dragged az the proper
time or are not dragged at all.
The hard surfaced road is the only
one that will be both pleasant, and
profitable for auto travel.-Man-
chester Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

The yellow address tag on the front
page each week shows the month
and year to which your paper is
paid for.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Subscribers will confer favor upon
us by notifying us at once Of fail
ure to receive the paper regularly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Some folks live and learn, while
others devote their time to talking
about things of which they know abb
solutely nothing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa,
trains for civil service in bookkeep-
ing and typewritin.g Positions at
Washington pay from $1,000 to
$500 year. Many Valdez Stud.
ents are at work there. Courses
begin Aug. 26.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Congregational Church.

Subject next Sabbath morning,
Christ as Mediator" Ne evening
service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

for one year to Winneshiek County
brides who remain in the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Corner Water and Court Streets
Telephone No. is

Display advertising, % cents per
inch, each insertion. Local read
ers, 10 cents per line. Want
advertisements 1 cent per word.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Try Our Want Column.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Worlds Grandest Health
Builder Costs Nothing
Uc.ess 1t Gives to
w o m e n the Buoyant
Health They Long for.

It is safe to say that right here in
15is big city are tens of thousands OF
Weak, nervous, rundown, depressed
women who in two weeks time could
make themselves so healthy. so attrac-
tive and so keen-minded that they
would compel the admiration OF all
their friends.
The vital health building elements
that these respondent women lack ere
all plentifully supplied in Bio-feren.
II you are ambitious. crave success
in life. want to have healthy, vigor-
Gus body, clear skin and eyes that
show no dullness, make up your mind
to get package Of Bio-feren right
away.
1t costs but little and you can get
an original package at any druggist
anywhere.
Take two tablets after each meal
and one at bedtime-seven a day for
seven dRys-then one after meals till
all are gone. Then IL you don't feel
twice as good. look twice as attractive
and feel twice as strong as before you
started, your money is waiting for you.
1t belongs to you, for the discoverer
OF Bio-feren doesn't want one penny
OF it unless it fulfllls all claims.
Note to Physicians, There is no
secret about the formula of Bio-feren,
IL is printed on every package. Here
1t is: Lecithin; Calcium Glycero-phos-
phate; Iron Peptonate; Manganese
Peptonate; Ext. Nux Vomica; Powd.
Gentian; Phenalphthalein; Oleoresin
Capsicum; Kolo.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
How War Ends More
Important Than When 1t
Closes, Lodge Declares

U.shfpptOn, Oct. IL. = Replying 70
0ams,,ncratic. censure of his attitude on
~ president's note to the German
elayernment. United States senator
1odee leader of the .Repupllcans'
said:
"Am I to be criticised because de-
mand that Germany be forceo TO
make reparation for her crimes IN Bel
GUM and France? There is nothing
in the fourteen terms about repara-
tion. but that is one of the details
vital to a peace settlement. Germany
must be made to pay for her devasta-
tion. Personally. 1 should ike TO see
her forced to pay for the IiVes OF
Americans lost on the Lusitanla, ana
for our lost merchant ships.
"The best diplomats in france To-
day are the armies OF America, Eng
land, France and Italy.
when the war ends Is not nearly
so important now as how 1t ends. 1t
may conceivably end in a way to make
ms hang ouf heads in shame. AS Re-
publican and speaking for all those
about me, / say we have given and
shall give to the President our loyal
support. but we are supporting laws,
.aThe higher allegiance we all share
is to the country and the cause. and
to that all else must and will be
subordinated. My own belief is that
the American people want uncondi-
tionaI surrender and dicated peace
and / shall stand for that in public
and in private. in any field. at any
time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Steelton. Mems Items
HOSPITAL FOR
GRIP. VICTIMS
Thirty Beds Made Ready For
Sufferers in Borough y
Epidemic

The official personnel of the staff
of the new Emergency Hospital at
Cottage Hill was announced this
morning. 1t is headed by Captain
r. c. Battley, who has complete
command of the temporary institu-
ton. DR.. w. ]. Middleton is chief
of the staff of physicians. Assistant
to Captain Battley in the capacity
of safety engineer is w. E. Chick,
upon whose shoulders will fall a
large share of the executive respon-
sibilities of the hospital The State
Board of Health has sent one of it's
best-equipped nurses to Cottage Hill
will have supervision of the nursing
staff at the hospital.
The Emergency Hospital is now
equipped with 100 beds, thirty-nine
of which are already occupied by
patients.
Hereafter it is announced, all
prospective hospital patients will
first have to undergo an official
diagnosis of their cases by physi-
clans before they will be permitted
Siili stliC6 W lile lIlpTONlSeu nOSplJdt.
Such a ruling has been found i'm
perative owing to the fact that many
here who are suffering from minor
ailments wholly outside the in
fluenza class are seeking admittance
to the institution when neither
their condition nor the character OF
their complaints warrant their ac-
ceptance there. The hospital is
strictly for sufferers from the cpl
demic and none but these will be
admitted.
7 Local doctors combating the
scourge have asked superintendent
of Schools l.. E. McGinnis to issue
la call for volunteers among the
teachers to help in stamping out
the disease. Such teachers as re-
spond will be put to work as
nurses aids. Another move some
what in the same direction was that
of Charles Davis, principal Of the
Steelton High School, who called
for volunteers among the students tc
Iact as helpers on ambuhnces
Many of the boys responded to the
call.
Physicians here have sent out
urgent requests that all professional
calls on them be made as early as
possible in the morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Fifty-Six Colored Men
Are Called to Service

Fifty-six colored registrants quail
flied for general military service
were selected yesterday by local
board for Division No. l of Dauphin
county who will leave for Camp
Green, Charlotte. n. c.. October Is.
They are: Winfred Toliver, Walter
Toliver. James Taylor, Fred Grant
Hervey, Fleming Skipwith, Henry
McNahan, william Branch. Floyd
Mcdaniel, Eppie Wilson. Johnnie
Bratcher, "Jim" Thomas, Roy Daw-
kins, Hope Clinton, John French,
Charles Douglas Freeman, Roy
Bankston, Clarendon Carlisle john
ston, James Moon, Luther Root,
James Roberts, William Ed Sum-
mers. Lloyd Pettyjohn, George Lee,
George Broadic, John Bates, Jr.,
William Anderson, Thomas Lee AL
len, Andrew Powell, John S. Gray,
Rufus Hunter, Willie Jackson,
Clarence Jos, Elwood Sneed, Frank
Washington Ellis, Marion Kelly.
Emerson Brown, Wade Hall, Alfred
Boone, Earl Brown, George Meh-
lev. George McAfee, Willie Priest.
Earl Foster Banks, Arthur Green,
Willie Alvin Vaughn. William Car
ter. John Jackson, Lorenzo Evans,
Leroy sYancy, Johnnie James, Will
liam Henry Wilson. James Lee
Hawkins. Asberry Williams, Robert
Pitt. Lewis Morgan, Will Hall, Ar
thur GRAY. James Johnston, Bunnie
Gurnett. David Williams, Harry
Fred Hadley, jeff Suber. Charles
Austin. John Baptists Smothers, Lit
watson, Wesley Elder, John Rich
ardson, Burrell Bates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
RED CROSS IS
AIDING DOCTORS
No Let Up in Number of New
Gases of Influenza
Reported

Yesterday marked the entrance of
Steelton Chapter, American Red
Cross, into the fight against the
'fue." almost their first step being
to call for volunteers to war on the
disease which appeal was responded
to- literally. A registration station
for receiving volunteer workers was
established yesterday at Fairbanks
store, Front and Market streets.
Some registered there in person and
some by telephone all during the
day. each offering such service as
he or she is fitted for in the esti-
nation of the Red Cross.
The new Cottage Hill Emergency
Hospital has thirty-f1ve cases al
ready, and twenty-five new ones are
expected to-day. Assisting the doc
tors there supplied by the, state are
squad of volunteer nurses and at
tendants under the supervision of
Mrs. 1mhoff. Men who volunteer
will be used for night work at the
hospital as attendants. To-day eX-
ira ward tents will be put up on the
athletic field. Miss Carlene Barrett
has charge of the cooking at the
coterie of volunteer workers.
A house to house canvass of the in
fluenza situation already started by
the police, will furnish the most
complete data on the same so far
obtained. One third of the borough
was covered by them yesterday
which resulted in recording the
names of 902 sufferers from the dis
ease. In one house visited ten cases
of influenza were found out of eleven
living there. Some other houses Wis
tied by the police had five. six and
seven cases of the disease. That al
estimates of the number of sufferers
from the disease will be shattered is
the view of Chief of Police Grove
who said that ther were no signs OF
| the epidemic subsiding yesterday
| The latter put a ban on roller skat.
| ing last night as we'll as coasters anG
express wagons until the disease col.
| lapses. Though the open air is good
! for the kiddies, complaints have
come to that official that the noise:
! from these pastimes disturbs the
sick and on this account they will
| be prohibited until things are nor
NAL again.
The total deaths reached ten yes
| terday when three persons dice
from the disease. The latter were
Patrick Kearney, 80 years old; An
tonic Donatella, / years of age, ant
Mike Serafina. SO years old. The
| first two died in the Harrisburg Hos
pital yesterday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
CHICAGO CATTLE
Rr lissocfated Press

Chicago, Oct. II. - (U. S. Bureau
of Markets). - Hogs - Receipts,
5000; market fully steady on good
hogs; packing grades dull. about
steady with yesterdays close; good
pigs soc lower. Butchers, S1S.15 n
1850; light, s17.6091S.50; packing,
Sl6.7561S.OO; rough, s16.25 @17.25;
pigs. good to choice. $3.50 a 1850.
Cattle - Receipts. 5000; compared
with a week ago. beef and butchers
to S1.75 lower; stockers and feeders
SC to S1.00 lower.
sheep = Receipts. 5000; compared
with a week ago. fat classes of lambs
and ewes mostly steady; fat yearlings
and wethers 25c lower; best feeding
lambs soc lower; others and feeding
and breeding. sheep uneveuly soc to
$3.50 lower.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
HUGHES AIR INQUIRY
TESTIMONY ENDED

Washington, Oct. 12.-Hearings in
the investigation of airplane produc-
tion by the Department of Justice
virtually were completed yesterday.
and final drafting of the report will
begin next week. Charles E. Hughes,
who is conducting the investigation,
declines to say how long it will take
to complete the work, but it is un-
derstood two or three weeks will be
Required. Rumors that the report al
ready had been sent to President
Wilson were denied by Mr.. Hughes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Minersville, Stricken,
Calls For Martial Law

PottsvilIe. Pa. Oct. 12.-The influ-
enza epidemic situation at Miners
Vile is appalling. Application was
made to the state authorities for mar
tial law and 1t is expected the town
will be under full military control
by night. The local authorities say
the situation is entirely beyond them.
Dead are being found in houses who
have been dead several days without
attention, and sick and dead are be-
) ing found in bed together. 1t is ex-
pected to completely isolate the town.
Graves cannot be dug fast enough
on account of the scarcity of labor
, and friends and members of families
are being called upon to perform
this labor. Undertakers have been
summoned from Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Three Soldiers From
Near Here Captives

Washington, Oct '12.-Pennsylvania
soldiers held as prisoners of war at
various camps in Germany include the
At Rastatt-Eugene Gibson, CO.
lumbia; John w. Carl, Newport; Leon
H. Kise, Columbia.
At unknown camps Harry L.
Northeimer. Reading; Arthur Reeder,
Trevorton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
Scores at Funeral
of Aged Canary Bird

Moorestown, n. j., Oct. 12.-
Scores of persons attended the fu-
neral of a canary bird at the home
of Harry Chambers, in East Main
street. yesterday for the bird was %
years old and many grownups had
known the bird since they were chill
dren.
1t had been a songster up to a
few weeks ago, despite it's unusual
age. A little silver box was used to
bury the bird.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
NEW BILL RESTRICTS
POWER OF PRESIDENT

Washington, Oct. ia bill de-
signed to put a stop to granting
"sIacker commissions" in the army
and TO prevnt indiscriminate award
ing of commissions, was reported
from the Senate Military Affairs
Committee yesterday with a favor
able recommendation.
The bill amends the new man
power bill, so as to require that all
commissions hereafter shall be
awarded by the President and must
receive tn Endorsement of the Sem
ate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12
APPOINT APPROVES
PEACE PROPOSALS

Amsterdam, Oct. 12.-Count APP
ponyi. the Opposition leader in the
Hungarian Parliament, has approved
of the peace proposals of the Cen
trail Empires, according to a Frank
fort dispatch to the Nieuwe Courant
of Rotterdam.
1T is not we who bring about the
fall of the dual monarchy" he is
iquoted as saying. 1T has collapsed
of itself"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-12

inquiry from the commissioner as 10
how associations should proceed.
If the present holdings of Liberty
Bonds was made because the build
ing and loan association believed 1t
had the legal right to so invest under
the act of 1917 and that the amount
so obtained and held does not AFFECT
the ability of the association to meet
present demands, you should not in
sist upon their disposal of such
bonds" says the attorney. But
should suggest that wherever pos
sible they should be used in distribu-
tion in lieu of cash. In such cases
where such holdings have absorbed
the assets of the association to such
an extent that demanding stock
holders can not obtain moneys to
which they are legally entitled and
will not accept such bonds in lieu of
cash, the association must produce
the money. But l can not too earnest
ly suggest that wherever associations
have bought they should be used
wherever possible in lieu of cash in
the transaction of its business.
Mr.. Lafean said that associations
had been writing to him asking for
rulings.
Buckwhcat Is In-Ths 5uckwheat
crop is commencing to come in from
the farms of Pennsylvania and Of
ficials at the State Department of
Agriculture expect to see Pennsyl-
vania which has been seesawing with
New York for the leadership of pro-
duction take definite lead this year.
There has been a very largely in
creased acreage compared to that
sown the last half dozen years. 1t